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A federal trade agency has sided with Gulf of Mexico shrimp industry officials who are seeking an investigation into whether seven countries are unfairly subsidizing shrimp sold in the U.S.
A federal trade agency has sided with Gulf of Mexico shrimp industry officials who are seeking an investigation into whether seven countries are unfairly subsidizing shrimp sold in the U.S.
The U.S. International Trade Commission determined Thursday that there is a "reasonable indication" that the domestic shrimp industry has been injured by subsidized imports from China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
The Coalition of Gulf Shrimp Industries, which claims to represent processors and other industry interests in Louisiana and half a dozen other states, filed petitions Dec. 28 seeking tariffs or other trade actions against the nations.
The U.S. Commerce Department launched an investigation Jan. 18. The Trade Commission's 5-1 preliminary ruling Thursday allows the Commerce Department to expand that investigation, which is expected to lead to a preliminary decision by March 25.
A final decision by the Trade Commission is expected late this year. Commerce has not set a time frame for its final decision. Approval from both agencies is required before any trade actions are enacted.
"Today, we cleared another hurdle on the path to obtain relief from massive and unfair government support of their industries in seven key shrimp exporting nations," David Veal, the Gulf coalition's executive director, said in a news release.
"We look forward to further developing our case against foreign shrimp subsidies before both the ITC and the DOC," said Eddy Hayes, a Gulf coalition attorney. "The cases will now move on to determine the level of subsidization. The very survival of the U.S. Gulf shrimp community from the boats to the processors is at stake here."
Elizabeth Drake, the lead attorney for the coalition's case, said the domestic shrimp-processing industry and its suppliers need a tariff to offset the "injurious effects of massive subsidies provided by our trading partners to their shrimp producers."
"Relief would give the U.S. shrimp industry the opportunity to compete under free and fair market conditions," she said.
The investigation applies only to frozen warm-water shrimp packed in sauce or spices. It does not apply to cold-water, breaded or fresh shrimp.
The coalition says the federal agencies' final rulings could affect a combined $4.3 billion worth of shrimp imports from the seven nations.


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Wrightwood, CA – September 6, 2005: Mountain High's annual Freedom Pass sale kicked off Labor Day Saturday with the hugely successful Buck Off Freedom Pass Jib Jam. More than 80 tons of snow was used to create a 10,000 square foot jib arena and riders from as far away as Oregon came to participate. Freedom Pass sales are now up 37% due, in part, to the event, and the resort also raised a significant amount of money for the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
John McColly, Director of Marketing, said "The response was fantastic. Roughly 2,500 riders came out today and we had cars parked a half a mile up the road this morning waiting to get in."
The Buck Off Freedom Pass Jib Jam was a well needed break from the Southern California summer and got skiers and snowboarders thinking about the season ahead. A huge festival with vendors, clearance sales and a 10,000 square foot jib arena provided the perfect backdrop to the resort's pass promotion and sales are up 37% over last year. The make-shift jib arena consisted of five boxes including a step-up box, a step-down box and a new feature called the Paradox, a pyramid-shaped feature with a spinning top. As part of the promotion, riders were able to "knock bucks" off their Freedom Pass price by riding the features and collecting points. Freedom Passes are anytime season passes valid any day or night during the 2005/06 season including weekends and holidays. Regularly $499.00, they are now just $249 for the first 5,000 sold and $299 for the second 5,000 sold. The sale officially ends October 31st however resort operators are confident they will sell out long before then.
Off the snow, a sea of music filled the air as DJ's and sponsoring radio stations took their turns banging beats. Vendors such as Ride Snowboards, 32 Boots, Girl Powder clothing, 686 Outerwear, and Anarchy Eyewear displayed the latest in equipment and apparel. And Mountain High teamed up with the local Red Cross chapter to raise funds for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Karl Kapuscinski, President and CEO, said "The event was a resounding success. We couldn't have been happier with the turnout and the enthusiasm towards the coming season. This will definitely become an annual event here at Mountain High."


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Quick, name a place of employment in the public or private sector where people have not been asked to do the same, or more, with less.
Quick, name a place of employment in the public or private sector where people have not been asked to do the same, or more, with less.
Chances are you can't. The economic meltdown at the end of the last decade devoured a lot of jobs.
A word often heard in such situations is flexibility — the ability to adapt to changing or specific circumstances and needs.
It's a positive concept not just for those trying to fill gaps and persevere with less, but for those seeking to do things better and more effectively.
That's why we're intrigued with a bill in the Legislature to give local school systems more flexibility in setting rules and regulations.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Chad Fincher, R-Mobile, is a top priority for passage by House Republicans — and a top priority for defeat by the Alabama Education Association.
It would allow school systems to, if the local and state school boards approve, waive regulations over such things as daily school hours and allowing people not certified as teachers to instruct certain classes.
State School Superintendent Tommy Bice supports the law because it would allow local systems to use creativity in their operations.
Local school officials, some of whom especially in poorer counties are struggling to pay the bills, say they would welcome a chance to do things differently, even temporarily, to get them through difficult periods.
AEA officials direly foresee local systems taking rights away from teachers, ignoring state ethics laws and mandating substandard textbooks, and see this as a nefarious plot to sneak charter schools, which they've managed to prevent so far in Alabama, in through the back door.
Fincher says his bill would specifically bar waiving ethics laws. We doubt any local system would risk the wrath of the AEA (plus a certain court fight, and legal fees it most likely can't afford) by trying to arbitrarily launch a charter school. We doubt the state board would sign off on such a move, or deviations from the state curriculum (i.e., textbook changes), or blatant attempts to violate teachers' rights.
What this will do is give systems a chance, as others in the U.S. have done, to experiment with the school day to fit the changing times. It would give them a chance to, for example, let a professional musician teach a guitar class, or a professional artist teach a painting class, even if neither could define the word pedagogy.
It would, as Bice said, foster creativity.
No system would be forced to be creative, however, and we see sufficient safeguards in place to keep systems from fluttering off into the ether and doing things to adversely affect the education of Alabama's children.
Creativity is good, but it needs to have a point.


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The Bourbon Renewal was originally created by Jeffrey Morgenthaler
I however first discovered this drink on the Sloshed blog.
Bourbon Renewal
2oz bourbon (Makers Mark)
1oz fresh lemon juice
.5oz creme de cassis
.5oz simple syrup
1 dash Angostura bitters
Shake all ingredients in an ice filled cocktail shaker and pour over cracked ice. Garnish with a lemon wheel or lemon wedge whichever works for you
This drink was sweet, fruity, tart with a faint hint of spice. The bourbon is evident throughout and complemented by the spiciness of the Angostura. Next time I will up the bitters to 2 or 3 dashes to add a heavier spice note.
In the process of making this drink I noticed that I still had some hibiscus simple syrup in the fridge. I made a second drink and replaced the simple syrup with the hibiscus. I found that this creates a softer drink with the floral notes of the hibiscus pairing well with the cassis and toning down some of the bourbon flavors. I garnished it with a lemon wheel and an edible hibiscus flower. Hibiscus flowers taste like a combination of sweet raspberry and tart cranberry.


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It is amazing! I mean, I have learnt Latin without continuity for a time and the other day I found an old edition (very cheap) of Caesar's De bello Gallico in Latin with some help in footnotes. I am trying a go at it... and it works! I mean, some constructions still puzzle me, but I am reading Latin.
Probably many of you are used to it, but for me it is a real shock. Really nice shock, anyway.


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Out And About: Celebrities Spotted At Coachella 2012 (Weekend 1)
Ahhh, The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, one of the biggest three-day music festivals to grace the lives of music fans each year. It's also one of the most celebrity-packed festivals to go down each year, and this year was no exception. From Rihanna and Katy Perry to Usher and Kesha, check out celebs doing it up during weekend one of this year's festivities. —Stephanie Long


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The INA28x family includes the INA282, INA283, INA284, INA285, and INA286 devices. These devices are voltage output current shunt monitors that can sense drops across shunts at common-mode voltages from –14 V to +80 V, independent of the supply voltage. The low offset of the zero-drift architecture enables current sensing with maximum drops across the shunt as low as 10 mV full-scale.
These current sense amplifiers operate from a single +2.7-V to +18-V supply, drawing a maximum of 900 µA of supply current. These devices are specified over the extended operating temperature range of –40°C to +125°C, and offered in SOIC-8 and VSSOP-8 packages.
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Launch Taste in Art Deco Style Friday 02 October in Leeton
Posted on 21 Sep 2015 under Blog
**WIN - Book your tickets now for a chance to WIN a five-course degustation dinner for two, with matched wines, valued at $200, courtesy of Pages on Pine Restaurant Leeton.
Book now at www.roxyleeton.com.au
Join us for a night of tantalising delights at the Leeton Roxy Theatre, 7pm Friday 2nd October. Mingle and enjoy a delicious tapas style menu , by renowned chef, Eric Pages, from Pages on Pine Restaurant, with Lillypilly Estate, Toorak Wines, and Barellan Beer.
Experience Parisian style night life with fabulous classic European and English cabaret of piano and song by the talented Marie-Cecile Henderson from Riverina Conservatorium of Music, local talent Alice Halden and dance let by CAT Award nominated choreographer, Mel Donges, and girls from "Life in the Spotlight", Wagga Wagga. Tickets: $55 per person, includes entry, food, entertainment and complimentary drink on arrival. Alcohol available for purchase. Bookings are necessary and tickets are only available online at www.roxyleeton.com.au ($2.50 booking surcharge applies). This event will sell out fast, so don't miss out! For more information, please contact Pages on Pine on (02) 6953 7300.


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Building DIY Plumbing Pipe Shelves in My Dining Room
We've seen more than a few posts featuring DIY plumbing pipe shelves around here and I have been trying to think of a way to incorporate it into my own home for the past year or so. I recently switched around my rooms and ended up with a blank wall surrounding a radiator and that seemed like as good of place as any to finally take on the project myself!
The first post about plumbing pipe shelving that really got my attention was way back in 2009 – Morgan's DIY Plumbing Pipe Shelving. I will be forever indebted to Morgan and her blog, Brick House, for her insightful, detailed post about how she put together her shelves. Without her post I don't know if I would have ever figured out the details of how to DIY this unit on my own. Even with her post as a guide, my project still required numerous trips to the hardware store, including one last minute trip when my measurements turned out to be a little off. Although, granted, the repeated trips weren't entirely my fault. One trip to Home Depot was quickly aborted when I learned that the machine that cuts the metal pipes was out of order.
When I had finally collected all the components I needed for the shelves, I set out prepping the area where they were to be installed. (Rather than list the components for the shelves here, I'll refer you back to Morgan's comprehensive how-to post.) Thank God we had the foresight to paint the radiator before we assembled the shelves. For anyone who has never painted a radiator let me just report that it is a pain in the neck to get into all the nooks and crannies! Also, high heat paint is stinky so open all the windows! We stained and drilled the holes for the pipes in the 1" x 12" pine planks that we would be using for the shelves and washed the greasy residue off all the pipes while the radiator paint dried overnight.
With the radiator painted and all the components prepped, it was finally time to start building the shelves. As Morgan at Brick House reported, measuring and planning were the lion's share of the work for this project, putting it together was the easy part. Still, it's definitely a two person job and I'm grateful my husband was home to assist.
Basically erecting the shelves was like working with Legos or Lincoln Logs. We screwed together the base, laid a shelf on top of it, screwed together the next level of pipes, laid the next shelf, and so on until we reached the top. Once we had the entire unit pieced together, we straightened it out and then screwed the flanges to the floor at the base and to the wall at the top.
I'm absolutely giddy with the way the shelves turned out. They have a stunning visual impact and, because we went almost to the ceiling with them, make the walls, and thereby the room, seem taller. While I had never thought much about the radiator before, it looks amazing painted black. And surrounded by the black pipes and dark stained shelves, it recedes into the shelving.
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Lady Stangs beaten at LV, play at C-City
After an 11-1 loss at San Angelo Lake View on Saturday, the Sweetwater High School softball team will try to rebound today when it goes to Colorado City for a 6:30 p.m. contest.A nine-run, second-inning uprising by Lake View turned Saturday's game into a blowout as Sweetwater fell to 6-4. The Lady Mustangs managed to avoid a shutout by scoring in the fifth inning, but still lost by the 10-run rule. Kinsey Browning, Jackie Carey and Suede Shirley had hits and Taylor McKoy, Alicia Finn and Maty Montgomery pitched. Sweetwater committed four errors.


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Final Applications -- August 15, 2006, via e-mail as instructed in these application materials.
Applicants failing to meet this deadline will be ineligible for an award.
Current Application
Application Process: Hurricane Katrina Foreign Contributions Awards will be made through a three-stage process:
1. Eligible applicants are informed of the availability of Hurricane Katrina Foreign Contributions Awards through a letter to the institutions chief executive officer.
2. Eligible institutions access the Department of Educations Office of Postsecondary Education Web site to download the Hurricane Katrina Foreign Contributions application title page and budget form, along with their respective instructions, and other forms and information necessary to submit an application.
3. Applicant institutions will then prepare and submit an application via e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com no later than August 15, 2006. OPE will review the final applications and budgets to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and the requirements in the application materials on this Web site. OPE will allocate approximately $30 million to the applicant institutions. If necessary, OPE will contact the institutions named project director to address questions or concerns about the application. For this reason, it is important that the project director be someone who will be readily available for consultation between August 15 and August 27, 2006. Upon final approval, Grant Award Notification (GAN) documents will be printed and mailed to the named project director and to the authorized institutional representative who signed the application title page. Receipt of the GAN signifies that the award has been officially made and the recipient institution may begin to draw down funds in accordance with its approved grant application.
Required Elements of the Final Application
I. Each application must include the following forms and documents, completed per their instructions:
- A Hurricane Katrina Foreign Contributions title page signed by an authorized institutional representative; MS Word (159K) | PDF (53K)
- A Hurricane Katrina Foreign Contributions budget summary form indicating hurricane-related expenses to be charged to the Award. MS Word (87K) | PDF (33K)
Recipients of Hurricane Katrina Foreign Contributions Awards are not required to provide matching funds;
- A statement in response to the Department of Education's General Education Provisions Act (GEPA), Section 427; MS Word | PDF
- Form 424B - Assurances, Non-construction programs (see note below); MS Word (35K) | PDF | PDF Form
- Certifications form regarding lobbying and other matters; MS Word (35K) | PDF (65K) | PDF Form (104K)
- Certifications form regarding debarment and other matters;
- Form SF-LLL - Disclosure of Lobbying Activities. MS Word | PDF | PDF Form
Regarding the title page, please note that no application can be processed without all the required information. If the organization named as an eligible applicant for an award under this program does not already have D-U-N-S and T-I-N numbers, numbers must be obtained before the application is submitted (see instructions included with the form). The project director named on the application must be someone empowered to negotiate with the Department on the terms and conditions of the award, and should be someone who will be readily available for consultation during the application process. Communications will generally occur through e-mail, so it is important that a valid e-mail address for the project director be recorded on the title page.
The title page requires applicants to designate start and end dates for their Hurricane Katrina Foreign Contribution Awards. The Department expects to finalize these awards in late August, 2006. September 1, 2006 will be the earliest possible start date and is recommended for all applicants. Projects will extend for a maximum of two years, so a typical end date will be August 31, 2008. As these grants are intended to defray expenses already incurred, the Department will not grant no-cost extensions beyond the initial two-year period of the awards.
For the purposes of this program, the Secretary has waived the usual 90-day limitation on pre-award costs that may be charged to project budgets. Applicants may seek to recover/defray expenses incurred as a direct result of hurricane damage occurring in August, 2005 or thereafter.
II. In addition to the required forms and documents noted above, each application must include:
Abstract: A one-paragraph abstract describing the purposes and activities for which the Hurricane Katrina Foreign Contributions Award will provide support. This statement will be sent to your Congressional representatives and should begin: "X (institution) will use its Hurricane Katrina Foreign Contributions Award to..."
Statement of Work: A statement of work (project narrative), not to exceed 15 double-spaced pages, describing how award funds will be spent on hurricane-related recovery activities and the persons responsible for implementing those activities. This narrative should answer the following questions in some detail: What does the institution plan to do with the grant funds? How will these funds serve to defray expenses directly related to damage resulting from hurricanes on the Gulf Coast in calendar year 2005? Who will be responsible for carrying out these activities? What is the project timeline?
Line item budget and budget narrative: The line item budget expands on the summary budget form, breaking down the costs in each budget category into their component parts.
Note: Each applicants budget narrative should record, at the top of the first page of the narrative, the following three figures:
a) the percentage of time the named project director will devote to the project, whether or not a portion of that persons salary is included in the project budget;
b) the amount of the award request that is for non-construction activities;
c) the amount of the award request that is for construction-related activities.
Additional notes on the budget form and narrative: The budget categories for "Personnel," "Fringe Benefits," and "Travel" only include payments for services rendered by regular employees of the applicant institution. Salaries, benefits, and travel for any sub-contractors should be included in the "Contractual" category. If any salaries are to be covered by the grant, the budget narrative should indicate whose salaries are included (by title, not name), at what percentage of their time, the base annual salary, and the amount of their salary to be charged to the grant. In the case of equipment purchases (items over $5000 per unit; smaller purchases are included in the supplies category), it is sufficient to describe the equipment/supplies in a general way (e.g., 20 desktop computers) with an approximate cost estimate. It is not necessary to specify manufacturers or model numbers; the Department assumes that you will choose machines appropriate to the task and at the best price available at the time of purchase. Budget figures for student tuition and/or fees are included on the budget line entitled "Training Stipends" and are not to be included in calculations of indirect costs.
See also "Post-Award Information" in these application materials regarding changes in budgets after an award is made.
Special note on construction activities: "Construction" includes construction of new buildings and acquisition, expansion, remodeling, and alteration of existing buildings, and the purchase of initial equipment of any such buildings, or any combination of such activities (including architects and engineering fees and the cost of land acquisition). Applicants that apply for construction funds under the Hurricane Education Recovery Awards program must comply with Executive Order 13202 signed by President George W. Bush on February 17, 2001 and amended on April 6, 2001. This Executive Order provides that recipients of Federal construction funds may not "require or prohibit bidders, offerors, contractors, or subcontractors to enter into or adhere to agreements with one or more labor organizations, on the same or other construction project(s)" or "otherwise discriminate against bidders, offerors, contractors, or subcontractors for becoming or refusing to become or remain signatories or otherwise adhere to agreements with one or more labor organizations, on the same or other construction project(s)." However, the Executive Order does not prohibit contractors or subcontractors from voluntarily entering into these agreements. Projects funded under these programs that include construction activity will be provided a copy of this Executive Order and will be asked to certify that they will adhere to it.
Department of Education regulations generally prohibit the use of grant funds for construction purposes. Consequently, the standard forms included in this application package may describe Department grants as "non-construction" awards. For the purposes of the Hurricane Education Recovery Awards, the Department has waived its limitation on construction to fully implement the Congressional purpose of these awards. Applicants are therefore to read any form headed "non-construction" as "construction and non-construction" for the purposes of this grant program. See, for example, Form 424B above.
III. Special Conditions Applicable to Hurricane Katrina Foreign Contributions Awards:
Under a Memorandum of Understanding between ED and DOS, ED has committed to impose conditions on these awards to promote accountability for and transparency in the use of funds, including, but not limited to, requirements to ensure that recipients:
a) Obligate and expend the funds in accordance with prudent management practices, to include internal controls sufficient to protect against waste, fraud and mismanagement;
b) Maintain records of the use of the funds in accordance with standard accounting practices, so that a clear audit trail is maintained; and
c) Develop performance measures to evaluate the effective use of these funds.
Pursuant to this understanding and to further the objectives of the foreign contributors in providing these funds, the recipient of these funds must comply with the following conditions:
1. General conditions. The recipient must obligate and expend these funds in the same manner as it would administer funds provided by other funding sources, including its regular requirements regarding financial management of funds, payment of funds to contractors and sub-recipients, allowable costs, audit, property standards and management, procurement procedures and standards and retention of records. If the recipient or a sub recipient uses funds to purchase library materials, those materials must be secular, neutral, and non-ideological.
2. Construction. These funds may not be used to construct or repair a building used for a religious purpose (e.g., a chapel). However, the recipient may use these funds to construct or repair a building in which the primary activity is secular and non-religious.
3. Application condition. The recipient must conduct the award consistent with the activities authorized in the cover letter provided to the applicant for this award and with the information in these application materials, as approved by the Secretary.
4. Project income. The recipient and sub-recipients must use all income earned under projects funded in whole or part with funds made available under this award for allowable costs under the applicable cost principles to further the objectives of the award.
5. Changes to awards. Recipient may make changes to the approved application with the approval of the Secretary.
6. Participation of faith-based organizations.
a. Eligibility: A faith-based organization is eligible to receive sub awards from the recipient and contract with the recipient and sub-recipients on the same basis as any other private organization, with respect to sub awards and contracts for which such other organizations are eligible.
b. No recipient, sub-recipient or contractor may use funds under this award to pay for any of the following:
i. Religious worship, instruction, or proselytization; or
ii. Equipment or supplies used for these activities.
c. Independence of Faith-based organizations:
i. A faith-based organization that receives a sub award or contracts with the recipient or a sub-recipient may retain its independence, autonomy, right of expression, religious character, and authority over its governance.
ii. A religious organizations exemption from the Federal prohibition on employment discrimination on the basis of religion, in section 702(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-1, is not forfeited when the organization receives an award or sub award or contracts with the recipient or a sub-recipient.
7. Reporting program performance.
a. The recipient is responsible for managing and monitoring each project, program, sub-award, function, or activity supported by the award.
b. The recipient shall submit performance reports on a quarterly basis containing the same information as would be included in reports required by other funding sources.
c. The recipient may require sub-recipients to provide performance reports as needed for the recipient to meet its reporting responsibilities under this award.
d. The recipient shall immediately notify the Secretary of developments that have a significant impact on the award-supported activities. Also, the recipient must notify the Secretary in the case of problems, delays, or adverse conditions which materially impair the recipient's ability to meet the objectives of the award. This notification must include a statement of the action taken or contemplated, and any assistance needed to resolve the situation.
e. The Secretary may make site visits, as needed.
8. Financial reporting. The Recipient and sub-recipients must use the financial reports prescribed by the Secretary for this award and any sub-awards made by the recipient. The Secretary may request information in addition to that required in any report if needed to ensure funds are being used as required under the award and sub-awards. Financial reports are due with the same frequency and on the same date as performance reports are due under these conditions.
9. Termination:
a. Awards may be terminated in whole or in part only--
i. By the Secretary, if a recipient materially fails to comply with the terms and conditions of an award;
ii. By the Secretary with the consent of the recipient, in which case the two parties shall agree upon the termination conditions, including the effective date and, in the case of partial termination, the portion to be terminated.
iii. By the recipient, upon sending to the Secretary written notification containing the reasons for the termination, the effective date, and, in the case of partial termination, the portion to be terminated. However, if the Secretary determines in the case of partial termination that the reduced or modified portion of the award will not accomplish the purposes for which the award was made, the Secretary may terminate the grant in its entirety under either paragraph a i or ii of this paragraph.
b. The recipient shall provide final performance and financial reports as required under paragraphs 7 and 8 of these conditions within 180 days after the effective date of the termination.
10. Enforcement.
a. Remedies for noncompliance. If the recipient or any sub-recipient
materially fails to comply with the terms or conditions of an award, whether stated in an assurance, application, or grant award notice, the Secretary may, in addition to imposing any of the special conditions outlined in paragraph 11 of these conditions, take one or more
of the following actions, as appropriate in the circumstances:
i. Temporarily withhold cash payments pending correction of the deficiency by the recipient or more severe enforcement action by the Secretary.
ii. Disallow (that is, deny both use of funds and any applicable matching credit for) all or part of the cost of the activity or action not in compliance.
iii. Wholly or partly suspend or terminate the current award.
iv. Withhold further awards for the project.
v. Take other remedies that may be legally available.
b. Appeals. In taking an enforcement action, the Secretary provides the recipient an opportunity for appeal as follows:
i. In a decision to terminate or suspend the award or withhold or recover funds, the initial decision shall be made by an Officer of the Department below the Assistant Secretary level.
ii. The notice regarding the initial decision must contain, at a minimum --
1. The facts and reasons for the suspension, termination, withholding or recovery;
2. The effective date of the suspension, termination or withholding or the amount the Department seeks to recover and the date by which the recipient must repay those funds to the award account in GAPS;
3. A note indicating the grantee's right to request appeal of the suspension, termination withholding or recovery to the assistant secretary;
4. The address where the appeal must be sent;
5. The date by which the grantee must submit its appeal;
6. That the assistant secretary to whom the appeal is made will reach a decision on the appeal and notify the grantee of the decision within a reasonable period of time, as specified in the notice.
iii. The decision of the assistant secretary is the final decision of the Department in any termination, suspension, withholding or recovery.
c. Effects of suspension and termination. Costs of a recipient resulting from obligations incurred by the recipient during a suspension or after termination of an award are not allowable unless the Secretary expressly authorizes them in the notice of suspension or termination or subsequently. Other recipient costs during
suspension or after termination which are necessary and not reasonably avoidable are allowable if--
i. The costs result from obligations which were properly incurred by the recipient before the effective date of suspension or termination, were not in anticipation of it, and in the case of a termination, are noncancellable; and
ii. The costs would be allowable if the award were not suspended or expired normally at the end of the funding period in which the termination takes effect.
d. Relationship to debarment and suspension. The enforcement remedies identified in this section, including suspension and termination, do not preclude ED from initiating a debarment or suspension action against a recipient, sub-recipient or principal under 34 CFR part 85 (see Sec. 74.13).
11. Special conditions.
a. The recipient may impose special award conditions on a sub award, if a sub recipient of this award
i. Has a history of poor performance;
ii. Is not financially stable;
iii. Has a management system that does not meet the standards prescribed in this part;
iv. Has not conformed to the terms and conditions of a previous award; or
v. Is not otherwise responsible.
b. If special award conditions are established under paragraph (a) of this section, the recipient must notify the sub recipient of--
i. The nature of the additional requirements;
ii. The reason why the additional requirements are being imposed;
iii. The nature of the corrective action needed;
iv. The time allowed for completing the corrective actions; and
v. The method for requesting reconsideration of the additional requirements imposed.
c. Any special conditions must be promptly removed once the conditions that prompted them have been corrected.
12. Limitations on the award. The Secretary has no obligation to increase the amount of this award after it is made based on increased needs of the recipient or its sub-recipients or for any other reason.
a. The recipient shall insure that the total costs obligated under this award are not more than the amount stated in the notification of grant award or an amendment to the award approved by the Secretary.
b. This award binds the recipient, any sub-recipients and the Secretary to the conditions of the award.
13. Sub awards.
a. Recipient may make sub awards of assistance under this award only if it proposed to make sub awards in its application to the Secretary for receipt of these funds.
b. The recipient shall administer any sub-awards under the same conditions as it administers awards it makes using funds provided by other sources.
14. Obligations. When obligations made under this award are determined under the rule in 34 CFR 75.707.
15. Performance measures.
a. The recipient must establish performance measures to determine the extent to which these funds have been used effectively by the recipient and sub recipients, if authorized, to assist in the recovery of educational institutions affected by Hurricane Katrina.
b. The recipient must develop the performance measures required by this condition within 60 days after the date of this award in coordination with ED.
The basic principle is that all expenses charged to the grant must be reasonably and directly related to damage caused by hurricanes on the Gulf Coast in calendar year 2005. It is the applicant's responsibility, in the required budget narrative, to relate each claimed expense item to hurricane damage, and to retain original documents justifying their award request.
Pre-award costs: Project expenses incurred before Departmental approval of your application may be reimbursed from the grant award if those expenses were the direct result of hurricane damage in 2005.
Indirect costs: Recipients of Hurricane Katrina Foreign Contributions awards may charge indirect costs to the grant to the extent permitted in the regulations, if the organization has a current indirect cost rate agreement.
Matching requirement: Recipients of Hurricane Education Recovery Awards are not required to contribute any matching costs.
A. Project Monitoring: Your Grant Award Notification (GAN) will identify an OPE program officer as the "Education Program Contact" for the award. Any questions or requests for changes to the approved project application must be directed to the monitoring program officer identified there. Be sure to include your project number (assigned when you complete the online application, it will begin with P940F06----) so the program officer can easily locate your project files.
Due to the large volume of grants and a shortage of staff and travel monies for their oversight, it is unlikely that a Department staff person will visit your project during its short lifetime. Site visits will be made, however, to institutions that fail to conform to the requirements of the grant, such as by not submitting required quarterly progress or final reports.
B. Post-Award Budget Changes: Changes in approved project budgets are not uncommon. As a general rule, moving funds from one budget category to another (e.g., from "equipment" to "salaries") can be made without prior consultation with the Department, so long as: a) the amount of money involved does not exceed 10 percent of the total project budget; b) the budget changes are intended to address the goals and objectives set for the award; and c) the budget changes lie within the scope of project activities previously approved by the Department. In such a case, the project director should simply make a formal note about the change and the reasons for it, email a copy to the monitoring OPE program officer, and include a copy in the institution's file on the project. Where the amount exceeds 10 percent of the project budget, prior approval for budget changes must be obtained from your monitoring program officer.
Certain other changes always require prior approval fro the Education Program Contact: changes in key personnel, including the project director; post-award decisions to transfer or contract-out any work; and post-award requests for international travel.
C. Extensions of the Project Period: As noted previously in these materials, the expectation is that all activities funded with Hurricane Katrina Foreign Contributions Awards will be completed within two years of the project starting date. Since these awards are to defray expenses already incurred, the Department of Education does not anticipate approving requests for no-cost extensions to these awards.
D. Drawing Down Project Funds: Recipient institutions will not receive a check for the full amount of their awards. Department regulations forbid the earning of interest on grant awards, so funds are disbursed as they are spent or in the form of reimbursements. Your business office must set up an account with the government so that funds can be transferred electronically. Contact the GAPS Payee Hotline for information on how to set up and draw down from an account, at 888-336-8930. Your Education Program Contact cannot assist with this aspect of grant management.


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Keith Findley, co-director of the Wisconsin Innocence Project, will move from the clinical faculty at the UW Law School in July to join the tenure -track faculty this summer. He is currently Clinical Professor of Law in the Law School's Frank J. Remington Center, where he serves as research director for the Remington Center and the co-director of the Wisconsin Innocence Project. Prior to joining UW Law School, Findley worked as an Assistant State Public Defender in Wisconsin, both in the Appellate and Trial Divisions. Findley's research focuses on wrongful convictions, forensic science and the law, eyewitness identification procedures, and interrogation and false confessions.
"Keith is a great teacher and scholar," said UW Law School Dean Margaret Raymond. "His work in the Innocence Project has been extraordinary, and he's a remarkable clinical teacher. His work on law and forensic science and law and science more broadly adds a very significant dimension to our faculty. We're delighted that he'll be continuing as a member of the Wisconsin faculty in his new role, which will expand the time available for his already robust scholarly reflections on innocence and on the criminal justice system generally. We welcome his continuing contributions to our community and intellectual life."
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KENNESAW, Ga. (Nov. 21, 2013) – For the second straight season, ETSU and Lipscomb will square off in the semifinals of the Atlantic Sun Championship as the Bucs and Bisons renew their rivalry Friday at night at 7:30 p.m., inside the KSU Convocation Center.
ETSU (22-8, 16-2), who earned a bye into the semifinals by securing the second seed, face third seed Lipscomb (22-7) in postseason play for the third time in the last four seasons. The Bisons advanced to their ninth straight conference semifinal by defeating tournament host Kennesaw State in four sets (25-23, 25-20, 18-25, 25-21) on Thursday night.
A year ago, the Bucs ended Lipscomb's three-year run as tournament champs by taking down the Bisons in four sets on their home floor en route to ETSU claiming its first-ever A-Sun Championship.
This season, the Blue and Gold swept Lipscomb, becoming the first conference team to accomplish the feat since Florida Gulf Coast in 2008. Both matches went five sets, with the most recent being a thrilling comeback win for the Blue and Gold back on Nov. 8 inside Brooks Gym.
In the two matches, senior Megan Devine (Kingsport, Tenn.) averaged 4.60 kills and 2.40 digs per set, including a career-high 28-kill effort in the win two weeks ago. Meredith Hardy (Kingsport, Tenn.) hit .347 (20-3-49) and averaged 1.40 blocks per set against the Bisons this season.
Despite losing the battle on the stat sheet, ETSU picked up the most important result – the wins. As a team, the Bucs averaged 12.30 kills, 11.60 assists, 1.10 service aces, 12.30 digs and 2.70 blocks per set in the season series. Meanwhile, Lipscomb recorded 13.60 kills, 13.10 assists, 1.10 service aces, 13.60 digs and 1.80 blocks per set. ETSU hit .242 (123-43-331), while the Bisons posted a .243 clip (136-53-341).
The Bucs have won the last three meetings, but Lipscomb leads the all-time series, 11-8. Friday's match marks the fourth meeting in postseason play, with the Bisons taking two of those three matches.
The winner of Friday's semifinal match advances to take on No. 1 Jacksonville or No. 4 Florida Gulf Coast in Saturday's A-Sun Championship.
Friday's match will be broadcast live on ESPN3, while live stats can be accessed on Stat Broadcast.
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This summer's traveling music festivals offer plenty of blockbuster rock and metal names, from Staind to Motörhead to Shinedown. But when you're heading out to your respective shows, don't forget to check out some of the under-the-radar acts – those guys (and gals) playing early in the day under a hot, unforgiving sun – because amid those openers are some gems.
We here at Gibson.com have selected a handful of bands to check out at this summer's tours, and while it's true many of these groups have been around for years, we're hoping most of them are new to you. What young band are you digging these days? Let us know in the conversation, below.
Who: Adelitas Way
Find Them: On the Rockstar Uproar Tour this summer
Band Crib Notes: Las Vegas hard rockers Adelitas Way are experts at churning out radio hits. If you listen to active rock radio at all, you've no doubt heard the band's recent chart-toppers: "Sick," "The Collapse," "Invincible." Pretty impressive for a band that formed in the late-2000s. Check them out if you dig angst-y, polished modern rock in the vein of Three Days Grace and Papa Roach.
Who: Asking Alexandra
Find Them: On the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Tour this summer
Band Crib Notes: U.K.-based metal-core group Asking Alexandria formed in the mid-2000s and broke out in 2009 with their debut, Stand Up and Scream, speaking to a generation of frustrated youngins. Musically, the band's latest album, Reckless & Relentless, features down-tuned, spunky riffing combined with dance-y synths. Vocals move between throaty death metal growls and pure crooning. It's a sound that's hitting a chord out there, as Reckless & Relentless debuted at #9 on the Billboard charts last year.
Who: Betraying the Martyrs
Find Them: On the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival this summer
Band Crib Notes: Betraying the Martyrs describe themselves as a "positive metal band out of France" on their Twitter page, and it's true. On the band's 2011 release, Breathe in Life, the French gentlemen bring a hard metal-core mix with reflective and inspiring lyrics. Catch them play alongside acts like Anthrax and Motörhead on Mayhem this summer.
Who: Cavo
Find Them: On the Carnival of Madness Tour this summer
Band Crib Notes: St. Louis, Missouri-based rockers Cavo fall under the Eleven Seven Music label – the same record group behind legendary acts Mötley Crüe, Nikki Sixx's Sixx: A.M. and Buckcherry. The band's 2012 release, Thick as Thieves, has a touch of everything for the modern rock aficionado, from dense, hard-hitting guitars to frontman Casey Walker's thick, powerful vocals and lyrics. For fans of new rock with a bit of grunge nostalgia.
Who: Five Finger Death Punch
Find Them: Trespass America Tour this summer
Band Crib Notes: Five Finger Death Punch are certainly not "under the radar," but they may be new to some Gibson readers, so we thought to slap them down on the list. The Los Angeles-based thrash outfit formed in the mid-2000s, and since then, they've scored plenty of chart-toppers: "Remember Everything," "Under and Over It," "Walk Away" and, of course, their ubiquitous cover of "Bad Company." The guys are also favorites overseas, having played USO tours. This summer, they're on the road with fellow heavy music acts Killswitch Engage, Pop Evil, Trivium and more on Trespass America.
Who: Impending Doom
Find Them: On the Vans Warped and Scream It Like You Mean It Tours this summer
Band Crib Notes: Say your kids want to rock out to Cannibal Corpse, and you're not cool with the band's messages? Impending Doom may be your answer. The California-based boys Impending Doom are one of the most extreme faith-based bands on the scene, employing the gore-centric death metal sound of groups like Behemoth and Cannibal Corpse to create songs about faith and devotion. They're on two tours this year, so chances are they're coming to a city near you.
Who: Lostprophets
Find Them: On the Vans Warped Tour this summer
Band Crib Notes: Welsh hard rockers Lostprophets have been making music for over a decade, and they've remained consistent in their drive, churning out new albums every few years and hitting the road regularly. The outfit's 2012 album, Weapons, is refined and well-crafted from beginning to end, buzzing with electro-rock fundamentals alongside elements of punk and emo. The guys are in the states this summer for the Warped Tour.
Who: Redlight King
Find Them: On the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Tour this summer
Band Crib Notes: Redlight King is the songwriting project of Mark Kasprzyk, an Ontario-based performer who mixes rock with hip-hop. Kasperczk's breakout song was a remake of Neil Young's eternal hit, "Old Man," with Kasperczk's version sampling the Young record. Redlight King's 2011 release, Something for the Pain, carries the rock radio hit, "Comeback," a song dedicated to the struggle of bouncing back from life's setbacks.
Who: The Devil Wears Prada
Band Crib Notes: By blending the fury of American metal-core and beauty of European melodic metal, Dayton, Ohio's the Devil Wears Prada have turned on a whole new generation onto the sounds and style of metal music. On 2011's Dead Throne, the band delivers clear, clean songwriting and a keen balance between melody and aggressiveness, with fast-paced, energy-infused tracks. The Christian metal gents are on the main stage of Mayhem this year, alongside longtime headbangers such as Slipknot and Anthrax, so if you're heading to the local date of your tour, get there early.
Who: Thousand Foot Krutch
Band Crib Notes: Toronto-based Christian rockers Thousand Foot Krutch broke out in 1997, and they've survived label changes, going out on their own this year. The band's new album, The End is Where We Begin, recently arrived on the band's own label, and the set shows off the group's rap-rock influences, with rhyming passages and hard-going rock riffs.


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KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Germany offered to fly jailed former Premier Yulia Tymoshenko out of Ukraine to provide medical treatment for a back problem, putting further pressure on the government Friday to release her from prison.
Tymoshenko's seven-year sentence on charges of abuse of office has seriously strained Ukraine's relations with the European Union, which it seeks to join. Brussels has warned that it will not sign a key cooperation deal with Ukraine unless the Tymoshenko case, which it says is politically motivated, is resolved.
On a visit to Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Friday that Tymoshenko, 52, hadn't been given a fair trial and offered to transport her to Germany for medical help.
"Mrs. Tymoshenko, in our opinion, has the right to a fair trial and appropriate medical assistance," Westerwelle told reporters in between meetings with members of the government and the opposition in Kiev.
President Viktor Yanukovych's spokesman wasn't immediately available for comment and a terse statement on the meeting with Westerwelle from Yanukovych's office didn't discuss the Tymoshenko case. A senior Ukrainian prosecutor in charge of the Tymoshenko case, however, recently hinted that sending her to Germany could be an option.
After narrowly losing to Yanukovych in the 2010 election, Tymoshenko was jailed on charges stemming from a natural gas deal she struck with Russia as prime minister a year earlier. She denies the charges against her and accuses Yanukovych of imprisoning her to bar her from elections. She is also the subject of other criminal investigations, including a murder case that took place 16 years ago.
Tymoshenko has spent more than a year at a Ukrainian hospital being treated for a back problem under the guidance of a team of German doctors. But Tymoshenko doesn't trust government-controlled Ukrainian doctors and says her condition has been made worse by having to live under round-the-clock surveillance, including in the shower. Some of the videos were leaked onto the internet.
Flying Tymoshenko to Germany has been touted as an initial compromise option acceptable to both sides. Westerwelle declined to say whether merely allowing Tymoshenko to travel to Germany for treatment, without actually fully freeing her, would prompt Brussels to sign the agreement.
Yanukovych has denied Western accusations of targeting his political rivals for prosecution, saying he has no influence in the judicial process.


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The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and Ellsworth police searched the home of Matthew Wright late Wednesday evening.
Agents seized more than 330 retail bags of heroin, $2,100 in cash and two handguns, one of which was loaded.
Agents also seized approximately forty grams of another substance that has not yet been positively identified.
Wright was charged with aggravated trafficking in heroin and taken to the Hancock County Jail. Bail is set at $2,500 cash and his initial court appearance is scheduled for Feb. 21.
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The Eastern Oklahoma Emergency Preparedness Expo is planned for Sept. 21 on the campuses of Carl Albert State College and Kiamichi Technology Center.The LeFlore County Local Emergency Planning Committee, LeFlore County Office of Emergency Management and LeFlore County Medical Reserve Corps are co-sponsoring the event.The annual event offers information to the general public, plus demonstrations and displays of a wide array of emergency and disaster response assets and skills competitions for first responders.The expo features free activities, games, and arts-and-crafts for children and a variety of personal health, preparedness and safety related activities. Demonstrations and static displays feature an array of emergency and disaster response assets. The expo will include a health and safety fair with tables, exhibits and displays various topics and a free health screening area. A 5k run will kick off the activities, beginning and ending on the CASC Campus.More information and updates may be found at https://www.facebook.com/easternokexpo?ref=hl.


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Everyone is saying and writing that the Dolphins chances of being a playoff contender depend on how well quarterback Chad Henne develops in his third NFL season. Duh. That is an easy column for journalists with little imagination.
The fact of the matter is Miami's playoff chances are not necessarily dependent solely on whether Henne becomes the finest quarterback in franchise history -- as owner Stephen Ross said earlier this offseason he hopes will happen.
Sure, everyone is hoping Henne is the real deal after he delivered 12 touchdown passes and 14 interceptions in his first season as a starter in 2009. But frankly, the Dolphins have fallback positions they can resort to if Henne is ...
A. Only mediocre.
B. Terrible.
C. Injured.
If Henne is not the next coming of Dan Marino, the Dolphins can and still throw the ball and expect relative success because receiver Brandon Marshall is a Top 5 wide receiver who has authored three consecutive 100-catch, 1,000-plus-yards seasons -- all while catching from Kyle Orton and Jay Cutler, two quarterbacks with mediocre reputations.
The Dolphins can and will also rely heavily on their running game, which is still their bread and butter and still among the better ones in the NFL as their No 4 overall ranking from a year ago proves.
So the Dolphins have reasonable expectations for some success even if Henne is only mediocre.
Well, what about if he's terrible or injured?
In both cases, he would be out of the lineup. And while not having Henne under center would be a blow to the grand expectations everyone has placed on him, it wouldn't necessarily be a catastrophic blow to Miami's playoff chances.
The reason the Dolphins could survive without Henne is because they have Chad Pennington. And the chart below strongly suggests Pennington is the NFL's best backup quarterback option.
Think about that.
While everyone in New Orleans, Indianapolis, San Diego, New England, and Houston can count on continued excellence from their starting quarterbacks, they can count on nothing if those quarterbacks aren't around. Those loss of their starting quarterbacks to injury (sorry, but it does happen) would be a train wreck for those teams.
I mean, seriously. Are the Colts a playoff team with Curtis Painter under center? Are the Saints that dangerous with Chase Daniel at quarterback? Are the Patriots even a six-win team with Brian Hoyer replacing Tom Brady?
The Dolphins, meanwhile, are a playoff contender with Chad Henne as their starter. And they're a playoff contender with Chad Pennington as their starter. I'm not saying Pennington has the same ceiling as Henne. I'm saying the last time Pennington was Miami's starter for an entire season, the Dolphins went to the playoffs.
Way I see this list, the next best backup quarterback situation behind Miami is enjoyed by Dallas because they have Jon Kitna behind Tony Romo. Kitna has never been a star. But he has been to the playoffs as a starter and has had some NFL success.
So thinking the Dolphins universe must and will revolve around make-or-break exploits by Henne is simple-minded. It's also wrong.
Quarterback, College, 2010 NFL Experience (years)
Derek Anderson, Oregon State, 6
Max Hall, BYU, R
Matt Leinart, Southern California, 5
John Skelton, Fordham, R
Chris Redman, Louisville, 8
Matt Ryan, Boston College, 3
John Parker Wilson, Alabama, 2
John Beck, BYU, 4
Marc Bulger, West Virginia, 10
Joe Flacco, Delaware, 3
Troy Smith, Ohio State, 4
Brian Brohm, Louisville, 3
Levi Brown, Troy, R
Trent Edwards, Stanford, 4
Ryan Fitzpatrick, Harvard, 5
Hunter Cantwell, Louisville, 1
Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame, R
Matt Moore, Oregon State, 4
Tony Pike, Cincinnati, R
Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt, 5
Caleb Hanie, Colorado State, 3
Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan, R
J.T. O'Sullivan, California-Davis, 8
Carson Palmer, Southern California, 8
Jordan Palmer, Texas El-Paso, 3
Jake Delhomme, Louisiana-Lafayette, 12
Colt McCoy, Texas, R
Brett Ratliff, Utah, 3
Seneca Wallace, Iowa State, 8
Jon Kitna, Central Washington, 14
Stephen McGee, Texas A&M, 2
Matt Nichols, Eastern Washington, R
Tony Romo, Eastern Illinois, 8
Kyle Orton, Purdue, 6
Brady Quinn, Notre Dame, 4
Tim Tebow, Florida, R
Shaun Hill, Maryland, 9
Matthew Stafford, Georgia, 2
Drew Stanton, Michigan State, 4
Matt Flynn, Louisiana State, 3
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech, 1
Aaron Rodgers, California, 6
John David Booty, Southern California, 1
Dan Orlovsky, Connecticut, 6
Matt Schaub, Virginia, 7
Tom Brandstater, Fresno State, 2
Tim Hiller, Western Michigan, R
Peyton Manning, Tennessee, 13
Curtis Painter, Purdue, 2
David Garrard, East Carolina, 9
Trevor Harris, Edinboro, R
Luke McCown, Louisiana Tech, 7
Matt Cassel, Southern California, 6
Brodie Croyle, Alabama, 5
Tyler Palko, Pittsburgh, 1
Chad Henne, Michigan, 3
Chad Pennington, Marshall, 11
Tyler Thigpen, Coastal Carolina, 4
Pat White, West Virginia, 2
Brett Favre, Southern Mississippi, 20
Tarvaris Jackson, Alabama State, 5
Sage Rosenfels, Iowa State, 10
Joe Webb, Alabama-Birmingham, R
Tom Brady, Michigan, 11
Brian Hoyer, Michigan State, 2
Zac Robinson, Oklahoma State, R
Drew Brees, Purdue, 10
Sean Canfield, Oregon State, R
Chase Daniel, Missouri, 2
Rhett Bomar, Sam Houston State, 2
Eli Manning, Mississippi, 7
Jim Sorgi, Wisconsin, 7
Erik Ainge, Tennessee, 3
Kellen Clemens, Oregon, 5
Kevin O'Connell, San Diego State, 3
Mark Sanchez, Southern California, 2
Kyle Boller, California, 8
Jason Campbell, Auburn, 6
Charlie Frye, Akron, 6
Bruce Gradkowski, Toledo, 5
Mike Kafka, Northwestern, R
Kevin Kolb, Houston, 4
Michael Vick, Virginia Tech, 9
Charlie Batch, Eastern Michigan, 13
Dennis Dixon, Oregon, 3
Byron Leftwich, Marshall, 8
Ben Roethlisberger, Miami (OH), 7
Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, R
A.J. Feeley, Oregon, 10
Thaddeus Lewis, Duke, R
Keith Null, West Texas A&M, 2
Jonathan Crompton, Tennessee, R
Philip Rivers, North Carolina State, 7
Billy Volek, Fresno State, 11
Jarrett Brown, West Virginia, R
David Carr, Fresno State, 9
Nate Davis, Ball State, 2
Alex Smith, Utah, 6
Matt Hasselbeck, Boston College, 12
J.P. Losman, Tulane, 7
Charlie Whitehurst, Clemson, 5
Rudy Carpenter, Arizona State, 2
Josh Freeman, Kansas State, 2
Josh Johnson, San Diego, 3
Jevan Snead, Mississippi, R
Kerry Collins, Penn State, 16
Chris Simms, Texas, 8
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A leaked image of the Motorola Droid MAXX for Verizon is making its way across the web, giving us a clear look at the front of the phone. The design of the Motorola Droid MAXX isn't much of a departure from devices like the RAZR M or RAZR HD, but it will be the first Motorola device in quite some time to not feature any logos on the front. The Droid MAXX trades in on-screen buttons for capacitive ones and the volume and power buttons visibly protrude from the right edge of the device.
While little in known about the Motorola Droid MAXX, the handset is associated with the XT1080M, said to be an extended battery version of the XT1080 Motorola Droid Ultra. Since the Droid Ultra recently passed through the FCC and is expected to make its way to Verizon stores soon, it's not too far of a stretch to assume the Motorola Droid MAXX will be tagging along for the ride.
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FAA Extends Lockheed Martin's Work Supporting The National Airspace System
Work Will Sustain Reliable, Safe Air Travel Throughout United States
Jan 29, 2014, 11:00 ET
ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) work supporting foundational elements of the Federal Aviation Administration's National Airspace System (NAS) will continue through October 2017. The corporation was awarded a $440 million extension to the NAS Integration Support Contract (NISC), which it has held for the past four years.
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Lockheed Martin's air traffic and airport management technologies facilitate thousands of journeys daily. More than 60 percent of the world's air traffic is controlled by Lockheed Martin's air traffic management software. Approximately 700 million passengers and 3 million aircraft movements depend on Lockheed Martin's airport management software annually.
"Lockheed Martin's NISC team continues to meet demanding requirements, supporting the FAA's mission of operating the world's safest airspace system," said Preston Hertzler, FAA NISC program manager. "We look forward to continued success with their team."
Lockheed Martin's work on this contract includes providing integration and implementation services across a broad range of areas including information technology; engineering; energy, environmental occupational safety & health; spectrum analysis; and training and flight procedures support.
"Our support of the FAA's NISC program helps millions of U.S. travelers reach their destinations annually," said Rick Hieb, vice president of exploration and mission support for Lockheed Martin's Information Systems & Global Solutions business. "We've brought resources from across Lockheed Martin together with the FAA's NISC team to help improve the national airspace in a cost-efficient and innovative partnership."
NISC provides services and integration planning for equipment and infrastructure improvements for NAS modernization. NISC task orders enable rapid access to an array of experts with high-level technical, engineering and information technology capabilities where the FAA needs to implement or integrate equipment, components or related capital projects.
The contract is required to implement a highly visible, complex, large-scale, geographically dispersed integration effort that supports approximately 1,000 management and technical personnel. FAA NISC customers are located at the FAA headquarters in Washington, D.C., as well as FAA regional offices, service centers and field facilities nationwide.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 115,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's net sales for 2013 were $45.4 billion.
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Male seahorses undergo pregnancy and give birth to their sons and daughters. Every human mother must surely have pondered, "What if men got pregnant?"
What an enlightening experience it would be for our species. Human men would develop empathy, but extinction would be inevitable!
When mating, the female seahorse deposits up to 1,500 eggs in the male's brood pouch located on the front-facing side of the tail. The male carries the eggs for nine to 45 days until the "fry" (newborn seahorses) emerge very small, but fully developed.
Unlike seahorses, human mothers are deeply invested in carrying the fetus to full development - nine long months of nausea, constipation, achiness, sleep deprivation, frequent urination, heartburn, swollen feet, perhaps prenatal diabetes - our discomfort is incessant.
Men can't truly understand the physical toll, much less our emotional investment, yet GOP men feel entitled to decree women's health issues.
All expectant human mothers suffer continuous anxiety, concern and apprehension: Will the baby be normal? Will my back stop aching? Will I ever sleep through the night again? Am I capable of caring for this precious gift? will my body ever be the same? No human man could withstand nine long months of pregnancy, yet Republicans feel entitled to dictate women's reproductive choices.
In the watery realm of seahorses, procreation is instinctual and habitual. Once the fry are released into the water, the male's role is done and he often mates again within hours or days during the breeding season.
Our human "lizard brains" are susceptible, to some degree, to the same "propagation of the species" compulsion. However, through centuries of socialized evolution, humanoid reproduction has primarily become a byproduct of loving relationships and, admittedly, primal and/or recreational pleasure pursuits. Incest and rape brutalize both genders, yet the female alone experiences the ultimate penalty: Possibility of fertilization and ensuing pregnancy.
Unlike humans, almost all other fish species, including seahorses, do not nurture their young after birth. They offer no further care. Thus, newborn fish are susceptible to predators or ocean currents sweeping them away from feeding grounds or into temperatures too extreme for their delicate bodies.
Back on land, pro-life pronouncements of deep reverence for the fertilized egg to birth are followed by a "washing of the hands" dismissal of any further involvement in protecting and nurturing that "life" - much like the seahorse. Once birth occurs, pro-lifers are "outta there"!
Republican lawmakers - from state capitals (Ohio already!) to Capitol Hill - seek to restrict contraception accessibility, abolish abortion, then defund pre-natal care programs, after-birth family supports of Medicaid, nutrition programs, Obamacare, Planned Parenthood, unemployment benefits, et al.
For me, those who fervently defend a fetus for nine months, then so easily abandon that life following its entrance into the world, should more aptly be labeled anti-abortion, anti-choice, anti-freedom - certainly not "for life."
Survival is tough enough without the hurdle of being an undesirable intrusion into a woman's life. Why force fruition of an unwanted child? True "pro-life" advocates understand preventing conception is actually "pro-child," for all babies should be treasured and nurtured, not coerced into the hands of an unqualified, ill-equipped, possibly abusive caregiver.
The label "pro-abortion" is totally and irrevocably inaccurate. No one encourages abortion unless "life of the mother" makes it unavoidable. Pro-choice folks are deeply dedicated to "freedom of choice," embracing deep concern for the life of the child following birth. Our ardor lives long beyond nine months.
As a pro-choice advocate, I accepted motherhood and chose to tackle the wearisome, difficult mission of parenting. I'm firm in the belief every newborn angel has the right to be and feel cherished. Pro-choice is pro-life-of-the-treasured-child.
If pro-lifers were true crusaders, they'd be standing in line at the hospital nursery awaiting adoption of each unwanted, legislated-to-term newborn. And if their dedication fails that commitment, effective available birth control should be their overwhelming objective.
Election exit polling indicates 59 percent of voters support legal and available abortion - a 23-point advantage over voters believing otherwise. The majority of Americans assert women deserve the civil right to choose their economic and parenthood future.
This life choice must ultimately be deemed a personal liberty and private decision, not subject to government jurisdiction.
Sherry McKnight is a Sun City resident and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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STRATA necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 96 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
STRATA is a start-up IT Security Consultancy.
A key principle of Information Security is 'Defence in Depth', which is our strap line. The whole concepts is based on the idea of protection in layers.
STRATA is a play on a geographical term STRATUM meaning layers. This is a key word and should be built in to the logo.
We see the company expanding in to other 'risk' business areas so we need the logo to be flexible and not tied to IT Security.
Our current target customers are medium to large range public and private sector organisations that require IT Security consultancy.
We need a brand image that shows strength, creativity and quality without alienating conservative corporate clients.
UPDATE 29/06 - Firstly thanks for all your efforts, you guys have tallent! We have decide we dont like the colour green.
UPDATE 28/06 - We like the font of #45. Please do not use mirror effects on the base of you logo like #33 and others. We want to see the logo as is.
Key characteristics of the logo will include no padlocks or other security clichés.
It should be Abstract, Contemporary, Simple, Stylish, Professional and Business like.
We would like the layers concept to be symbolised in the logo somehow but not at the sake of loosing integration, ie no disparate elements.
We're open to using any colours so long as they are simple, stylish and contemporary.
We would particularly like a vibrate colour paired with some complementary neutral/calming colours. For example we very much like Symantec's vibrancy of the yellow contrasting with the black and the overall crispness and simplicity.
We would consider a crisp, clean, modern look where the logo and company name can be used independent of each other and still represent the brand (i.e. adobe.com, apple.com, symantec.com).
The logo should be easily translate as a black and white image for mass laser printing purposes.
The logo will be used for all web and print work and used on corporate merchandise so logo should be suitable for use on both light and dark backgrounds.
Please supply the logo in a vector format such as Adobe Illustrator (.ai) and include any custom or non-standard fonts.
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Mike Forte hadn't won a race at Monticello Raceway, or anywhere for that matter, since May 30th. But yesterday(Sept. 24) he not only won one, he had two driving victories.
One might think that he had lengthy dry spell or he had been in a very long slump. However, neither is correct.
Back on June 3 Mike Forte was in a horrific accident in a trotting race so bad that no horses finished the race. Although no horses were badly hurt Forte was.
The veteran driver sustained a broken left wrist and four painfully broken ribs.
"They (the broken ribs) are so painful that it takes the wind right out of you. It's hard to breath," Forte related. "And the broken wrist was no picnic either."
However, after long recuperation Forte returned to the Mighty M driving colony where he has been among the tracks leading reinsmen over the past decade.
"When I got back I started out slow and I was trying to get comfortable in the sulky again," he said."It took a little time but now I'm back and feeling good and the two winners I drove today helped my spirits a lot."
On the Tuesday card of September 24, Forte won the second race with 14-1 longshot Rozewood ($30.50) in 1:56.2 for trainer Dave Barrett, beating among others, the 1-2 favorite and 19-time winner Haroun Hanover who faded after leading most of the way and finished fourth.
Then in the fourth race Forte struck paydirt again this time with Brett Smith's Broule Hanover ($6.50) when, as second choice in the wagering, their first-over trip finally wore down the 1-2 favorite Fast Bill to score in a time of 2:00.
"I can't tell you what those wins meant to me. Somehow winning sure helps me forget how hard the racetrack was," Forte added with a chuckle. "I'm beginning to feel like myself again."
When Forte was sidelined he was fourth in the driver's standings with 53 wins and in the late 2012 season he drove his 3000th winner right here at the Mighty M.
"I don't have a big stable and I do a lot of catch driving and just in the past two weeks I've been getting those assignments again. And winning surely helps." He says.
In amazingly good spirits Forte said he used his forced time away from racing as a vacation of sorts.
"I spent plenty of time with my two grandchildren and I enjoyed every minute with them. While I was recuperating I had plenty of leisure time to do in nearly anything I wanted. I even took a couple of trips to Saratoga to watch the runners," he said.
Although Forte made his time away from the race track sound great he confided that as good a time that he had he longed to be back racing horses.
"It's funny, when you're involved in racing it gets in your blood," he mused. "Or as someone famous once said, 'the outside of a horse does something for the inside of a man', or something like that."
Forte was referring to Winston Churchill who said, "There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man."
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Chandni is 16 years old and has been living on the streets since she was born. Her father died some years back and she lives with her mother and four siblings in a makeshift tent in Noida, on the outskirts of the Indian capital Delhi. Her mother sells sweetcorn in the market but doesn't earn enough to rent a proper home for Chandni and her brothers and sisters.
When Chandni was 10, workers from the charity Badhte Kadam approached her on the street and told her they could help her go to school.
Despite opposition from her family, she went to lessons and learned to read and write. She now is editor of Badhte Kadam's newspaper, Balaknama (Children's Voice), written by and for street kids.
Balaknama has been running for 10 years and has a readership of around 5,000 – mostly street children. The eight-page quarterly newspaper features stories on issues affecting children who live on the streets, under bridges and in shelters across northern India.
According to Badhte Kadam there are around half a million street children in Delhi, with more arriving every day. The children are runaways, have been trafficked or come to the city with their impoverished rural parents in search of menial work.
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The San Antonio Spurs are being sued by a lawyer who claims the team violated the state's deceptive and fair trade practices law when they sent home several of their best players so they could rest rather than play in a game against the Miami Heat in November, ESPN's Darren Rovell reported Tuesday.
According to the report, Larry McGuinness filed a class action suit on Monday in Miami-Dade County. The suit stated head coach Gregg Popovich "intentionally and surrepticiously" sent Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker and Danny Green back to San Antonio without the knowledge of the league, the team and the fans attending the Nov. 29 game in Miami.
McGuinness contends that he and other fans "suffered economic damages" as a result of paying a premium price for a ticket with the expectation of seeing those star players.
Popovich sent the players home to rest them for their fourth game in five days.
"It was like going to Morton's Steakhouse and paying $63 for porterhouse and they bring out cube steak," said McGuinness, according to ESPN.com. "That's exactly what happened here."
The NBA fined the Spurs $250,000 for sending the four players home, and the NBA is not named in the suit.
The Heat still barely beat the Spurs that night, winning 105-100. McGuinness said that doesn't mean a game with the Spurs top players couldn't have been more exciting.
It's unclear whether the Spurs have been served with the lawsuit yet.


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Secretary Rokita introduces criteria-driven method for redistricting that puts people before politics; Governor Daniels joins the effort and expresses support
(Indianapolis) – Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita wants people, not politics, to come first when the state's legislative district lines are redrawn after the 2010 census. He also announced a statewide public awareness effort to engage voters and taxpayers in a discussion about how criteria-driven redistricting could better serve them.
"Competition in government is a good thing, and the way our district boundaries are drawn today we don't have enough of it because most of the districts are considered 'safe' for one party or another," said Secretary Rokita. "The current process lets the political parties choose their voters, and not the other way around as it should be."
Secretary Rokita believes that the responsibility for redrawing legislative boundaries should remain with the General Assembly, but says redistricting would result in more competition, more accountability and access to government if lawmakers used a process that required the following:
"Todd Rokita and I have been talking about this initiative for a long time, and I am completely supportive of his actions to encourage citizen input into the process," said Governor Mitch Daniels. "Let me be clear, it is the rightful prerogative of the legislature to draw political boundaries, but their duty is to draw those lines in the public, not political interest. Districts should make geographic, social, and economic sense, period, and Todd's model maps serve as examples. I look forward to signing a bill supported by leaders in both the Indiana House and Senate based on these principles that will create far more fair and responsible districts than today's."
Secretary Rokita also announced the launch of the web site http://www.rethinkingredistricting.com/ and encouraged Hoosiers to go online to find news about this issue, sign up for email alerts, submit their own ideas on how redistricting should be accomplished in 2011, and contact their legislators.
"Redistricting will work better for Indiana voters and taxpayers if lawmakers are expected to follow a set of criteria that keeps communities together instead of dividing them for political purposes," said Secretary Rokita. "It would make things much easier for lawmakers and the voters in their districts if the district boundaries made more sense in relation to their everyday lives."
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By Gary Lee Clothier
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Q: When Dell Computer Corp. first started, it was known by a different name. Do you know what it was? When did the company start? -- G.K., Joplin, Mo.
A: In 1984, Michael Dell started PC's Limited in his University of Texas dormitory room. At age 19, he dropped out of college to run his business full time. In 1987, the company name was changed to Dell Computer Corp. In 2003, the name was changed to Dell Inc.
A: In 1984, Michael Dell started PC's Limited in his University of Texas dormitory room. At age 19, he dropped out of college to run his business full time. In 1987, the company name was changed to Dell Computer Corp. In 2003, the name was changed to Dell Inc.
Q: Before Diane Keaton became an actress, her name was Diane Hall. Did she act under that name? I recall an actress named Dianne Hall. Keaton and Woody Allen were a couple for a while -- did her last name have any influence on the movie "Annie Hall"? -- J.L.B., Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
A: Diane Hall took her mother's maiden name, Keaton, to avoid confusion with the already-established actress Dianne Hall. Woody Allen did adopt her given last name and nickname for the 1977 movie in which Diane Keaton had the title role. According to several sources, one of her childhood nicknames was Annie.
Q: My husband and I recall a TV show in the 1980s that was about life aboard an aircraft carrier. Do you recall the show? -- D.W., Pueblo West, Colo.
A: "Supercarrier" ran for about six months in 1988. The hourlong drama depicted life aboard the aircraft carrier USS Georgetown. The series was based on a book of the same name written by George Wilson. The aircraft carrier USS Kennedy was used in the filming of the show.
Q: What were Thomas Edison's first and last patents? -- E.L., Albany, Ga.
A: Edison applied for his first patent on Oct. 28, 1868. It was for an Electrographic Vote-Recorder, which he unsuccessfully attempted to market to the Massachusetts Legislature. On Jan. 9, 1931, he applied for his final U.S. patent -- his 1,093rd -- which was a Holder for Article to be Electroplated. Edison died later in 1931; the patent was issued in 1933.
Q: Years ago, my grandmother often talked of having "freedom steak" when she was a kid. I have often wondered what she was eating. I can't ask her, but I'll ask you if you know. -- A.L.B., Reading, Pa.
A: In the philosophy of having "freedom fries" and "freedom toast," during World War I, many Americans had "freedom cabbage" (sauerkraut) or "freedom steak (hamburger) -- or even owned a liberty dog (dachshund).
Q: I saw a drawing of John Rolfe and his wife Rebecca. This is John Rolfe of the Jamestown, Va., colony who married Pocahontas. Who is Rebecca? -- C.L., Woburn, Mass.
A: John Rolfe and Pocahontas married on April 5, 1614. Earlier, Pocahontas converted to Christianity and took the name Rebecca for her baptism. Pocahontas, who was born Matoaka, was the daughter of Indian chief Powhatan.
Q: What was the middle name of novelist Ernest Hemingway? -- F.L.M., Ocala, Fla.
A: Miller.
Q: I recently purchased a Jack Russell terrier. How did the breed get its name? -- D.J., Lima, Ohio
A: It was named after English clergyman John Russell (1795-1883), who developed the dog through breeding.
Q: From time to time I see the phrase "six flags over Texas." What are the six flags? -- M.S., Bristol, Conn.
A: From 1519 to the present day, six different flags have flown over at least a part of the second-largest state. From 1519 to 1685, that flag was Spanish. In 1685 to 1690, the flag was French. The Spanish flag flew again from 1690 until 1821, when the Mexican flag replaced it -- that's flag No. 3, if you're keeping track. From 1836 to 1845, it was the flag for the Republic of Texas. In 1845, Texas became part of the United States, flying the Stars and Stripes. From 1861 to 1865, the sixth flag was the Stars and Bars of the Confederacy. Since 1865, the Stars and Stripes flies atop flag poles in Texas.
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