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|January 24, 2013, 01:40 PM
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Tally the votes! Responses from Congress.
I know a lot of us have written our Senators and Representatives regarding the proposed anti-gun bills. I also know that a lot of us have shared our responses from those representatives.
I thought it might be a good idea to have a thread where we can try to pin down which Senators and Representatives are likely to oppose gun control bills. Particularly, which Democratic Senators and Representatives have our backs. Perhaps this will show us the likelihood of any measures passing the Senate and House.
I'll start. Based on responses I've received from my representatives it appears that Senator Murkowski (R), Representative Young (R) and Senator Begich (D) all oppose further gun control measures.
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|January 24, 2013, 03:02 PM
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I have written both Senators and my U.S. Representative. I have not received a response from any of them, but they are all avid gun-grabbers so I know the replies will be along the line of "I appreciate your sharing your concerns with me. The thoughts of my constituents are important to me. That is why I am going to ignore you and do what I think is best for your safety."
|January 24, 2013, 03:06 PM
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The chances of regulations getting through the Congress is alot slimmer than what the Govenors can, are and did do. cuomo, has got them all thinking and that is the dangerous part.
|January 24, 2013, 03:13 PM
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Maria Cantwell would take a hot glue gun from your cold dead hands.
Patty Murray isn't friendly to the 2nd, but she's also weasel-ish enough to fence sit.
Adam Smith.. I haven't heard a peep out of yet, though I may have missed something in the local papers... no response yet though.
|January 24, 2013, 03:18 PM
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I have received responses from Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi (R), Senator John Barrasso (R), and Represenative Cynthia Lumis (R). All strongly opposing any further gun control legislation! Yeah!
If anyone is interested in their replies, I can post them.
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|January 24, 2013, 03:48 PM
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Steve Daines the rep for Montana appears a good bet. Sen. John Tester's response had obvious wiggle room in it. I get the feeling he'd toss the 2nd in a heartbeat if he thought he can get away by calling himself reasonable. I never got a response from our other Senator, Max Baucus, any time I've contacted him in the last few weeks.
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|January 24, 2013, 05:21 PM
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Kay Hagen (D) of North Carolina in her response letter basically said she was in favor of "sensible gun control" while stating she enjoyed hunting.
I have not heard from Richard Burr (R) of NC
And based on Congressman Mark Meadows (R) of NC response, I feel like he is pro 2nd amendment. Here is a copy of his response
Thank you for contacting my office regarding your concerns over the possibility of increased gun regulation in light of the recent tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. Your views are very important, and I appreciate you taking the time to share them with me.
When I heard about the tragedy that took place in Connecticut on December 14, 2012, I was shocked and deeply saddened over this senseless attack on innocent children, teachers and school administrators. As a father, I cannot begin to imagine the horror that those families are going through, as they grieve the loss of their children and loved ones. My thoughts and prayers are with all of them during this difficult time.
Like most Americans, I am horrified by these crimes. The tragedy in Newtown has, once again, brought the debate over our Second Amendment rights to the forefront and has renewed assertions that more restrictive guns laws would have prevented the tragedy in Newtown and other violent crimes.
As a strong defender of the Second Amendment, I will always fight to secure the right of law-abiding citizens to purchase and bear personal firearms. I believe that the best way to prevent acts of violence is to resolutely enforce our criminal laws and to give our citizens proper guidance and training so that they are familiar with firearms and prepared to defend themselves should the need arise. I am working hard with local school officials and sheriff's departments to figure out what additional measures we can take to ensure that our schools are as safe as possible.
The bottom line is that criminals and individuals who intend to do harm to others are not deterred by additional rules and regulations prohibiting gun ownership. Restricting the ability of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves and their families against harm by enacting strict gun-control laws would only further expose the innocent to violent crime.
Again, thank you for contacting my office. Your feedback and suggestions are always welcome. It is an honor to serve as your United States Congressman. If you have not done so already, please visit my website – www.meadows.house.gov – and sign up for my eNewsletter.
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|January 25, 2013, 12:49 PM
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We are not alone, my 2 Colorado Senators initially came out in support of an AWB before it was even written.
Now the latest news is that they "remain uncommitted" which is not how it went down. they went from supporting it to uncommitted.
Their responses to me have also softened, the last response I received contained no mention of Assault weapons or high capacity magazines, but I still continue to write them whenever I come up with a new argument.
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|January 25, 2013, 01:29 PM
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There seems to be a recurring theme among Reps and Senators who have a D for party affiliation that they support hunting, but support universal background checks, magazine capacity limits, and a renewed AWB.
I think we are going to see some serious party-line votes in the near future, with the exceptions of those who come from tightly contested districts.
Sorry if that is too political, mods, but the replies have followed a definite, and seemingly scripted, trend. (I would consider exceptions, such as Begich, to support the idea that in some areas gun control is a career killer. Alaska would be one such area.)
In Missouri, so far, Senator Roy Blunt and Congressman Sam Graves are on our side. Senator Claire McCaskill supports hunting, and the right of citizens to own "appropriate" weapons, but she wants to reinstate the AWB, limit magazine capacity, and close the "gunshow loophole." Governor Nixon favors a ban on all forms of semi-automatic firearms, but probably won't push that too hard as it would bite him in a big way.
Again, seems pretty straight party-line and scripted.
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|January 25, 2013, 01:55 PM
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Here in Connecticut..
You don't have to ask about what side of the fence "They" are on
|January 25, 2013, 02:55 PM
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Letter From Represenative Cynthia Lumis
Here is a letter sent to me today by my Represenative in the U.S. House, Cynthia Lumis (R), Wyoming:
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|January 27, 2013, 01:53 AM
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Florida Senators
Florida is split down the middle in the Senate. Bill Nelson (D) wrote me back to say that he values gun control; Rubio (R) told me in reply to my email that is for "defending the 2nd Amendment" and is against new bills being presented. Haven't heard back from my congressman; but he is a conservative Republican so he will probably be against any gun control measures.
|January 27, 2013, 09:40 AM
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I did get one automated responce that my message was received,
And that the official will review my comments at a later date
Only one
That goes to sshow you
how important that stuff haha is
Here in Connecticut and washington hahaha
I hope not, but it looks like we are sunk here in Connecticut
|January 27, 2013, 07:20 PM
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I live in Texas our congressmen all seem to have very pro 2A track records, our governor came on TV and warned washington against knee jerk politics and in the same speech said "you should be able to carry your gun anywhere you want to in the state of Texas".
|January 27, 2013, 09:36 PM
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In Nevada I received one message from Dean Heller and two messages from Harry Reid. Heller's response to my concerns were a little vague, but seem to indicate a likelihood to vote no on any bans, but may be in support of universal background checks or other similar proposals.
Reid went from first telling me that "every idea should be on the table as we discuss how to best protect our children" in response to my first email to "We must work to protect this right by enforcing laws that keep guns away from terrorists and criminals. However, the rights of responsible gun owners should not be compromised by individuals who use firearms to commit crimes" in response to my second. He's a very shrewd career politician and I'm betting that the political wind among his constituents made him change his outlook some for fear of losing votes in 2016. However, I'm still not 100% sure exactly where he stands; Perhaps he will also vote no to a new AWB, but agree to some other gun control provisions like universal and tighter background checks. Again I'm honestly not sure.
|January 28, 2013, 08:36 AM
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Only one I've heard from is Mark Warner, and he's already flipped on us.
Gerry Connolly is my rep. I've known him for years. He's not unlike Maria Cantwell. I had thought that I and a friend had really made some changes in his views on guns. Can't tech an old liberal new tricks, I guess...
I saw him a month before Sandy Hook and told him in no uncertain terms that A) I really, REALLY like him as a person, but B) he had forever and for all time lost my vote and C) if he EVER came to my front door looking for my vote I'd bumrush his ass right off my porch.
He laughed, I laughed, but he knew I was serious.
Tim Kaine I've not heard from, either. But I don't expect to. He's a complete and total gun grabbing tool, and I really can't believe the Old Dominion elected his communist ass.
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|January 28, 2013, 01:07 PM
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Just got another reply from Maria Cantwell. She's backtracking a bit. Or at least her language is. She's probably rabidly anti-gun. I've seen somewhere, I think a non-partisan on the issues .org website with her on record as believing there is no right for John Q Public to own firearms. In her latest reply she mentions Feinstein's bill, but doesn't say she'll support or oppose it. She mentions new common sense laws, as well as enforcing new ones, and she's starting to talk about putting mental health in the discussion. I suspect she's getting the statistics on which side her bread is buttered on in this State and is trying to find just how far she can push it.
Regardless, I think a lot of the anti's are backtracking.
|January 28, 2013, 01:32 PM
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I heard from my two senators and one congressman here in Fla.
Nelson a Dem seems like he will vote FOR a ban.
Rubio a Rep seems like a vote NO for a ban.
Mica my Congressman a Rep says he will NOT for a ban.
|January 28, 2013, 02:27 PM
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Reply I got from Claire McCaskill (D) Missouri
|January 28, 2013, 02:33 PM
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I have been using popvox to track bills and contact my representatives. I heard back from Representative Mike Rogers, AL-3.
|January 28, 2013, 02:38 PM
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Senator Ted Cruz (R) against any gun control
Senator John Cornyn(R) against any gun control
Congressman Marc Veasey (D) NO RESPONSE
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|January 28, 2013, 02:59 PM
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My two senators, Paul and McConnell, say they will support us but my representitive, John Yarmuth, is on record supporting gun control.
|January 28, 2013, 04:36 PM
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|January 28, 2013, 04:53 PM
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|January 28, 2013, 05:57 PM
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Vermont is lost. . . . .
Patrick Leahy(D) supports gun control
Peter Welch(D) supports gun control
Bernie Sanders(Socialist) supports gun control
We ran an attempt at an AWB out of our legislature this past week. Looks like these three want to be replaced. . . . .
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That rumble you just felt came from Canada as organizers of the Heavy Montreal Festival have unveiled a lineup worthy of its name. When you start with Metallica, Slayer, Lamb of God and Anthrax, you know you've got a rocking music weekend on tap.
This year's extravaganza is set for the weekend of Aug. 9-10 and will take place at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal. Joining the four metal heavyweights on this year's bill will be Hatebreed, Three Days Grace, The Offspring, Bad Religion, Apocalyptica, Exodus, Overkill, Whitechapel, Unearth, Protest the Hero, Pennywise and many more. To see the full lineup for this year's event, see the festival poster (pictured) or click here.
Metallica's set will be part of their 'By Request' series of shows, which allows ticket holders to pick the setlist for the concert. The Heavy Montreal appearance will be Metallica's only North American show of the summer.
Tickets for the Heavy Montreal Festival go on sale this Friday (March 7) at noon ET. There are also travel and lodging packages available. Check out the festival's ticketing section for more details.
The Heavy Montreal Festival, formerly known as Heavy MTL, is now in its sixth year after launching in 2008 (there was no festival in 2009). Last year's event featured such heavy hitters as Megadeth, Avenged Sevenfold, Rob Zombie and Godsmack leading the way. Other past headliners have included Motley Crue, Disturbed, Iron Maiden, Korn, Alice Cooper, Motorhead, KISS, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Five Finger Death Punch, System of a Down and Deftones among others.


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Delirium is a change in mental status. Delirium is marked by extreme, fluctuating changes, including:
- Changes in perception and sensation
Difficulties with ability to:
- Focus
- Sustain and shift attention
- Think and reason rationally
- Function normally
- Communicate clearly
Hundreds of underlying causes can result in delirium. Some of the most common causes include:
- Serious medical condition such as a brain tumor, cancer, kidney failure, heart attack, stroke, seizures, and low or high blood sugar levels
- Serious infections, such as meningitis, pneumonia, and urinary tract infections
- Toxic effects of medications
- Injury such as severe head injury, broken bone, and severe pain
- Alcohol or drug abuse
- Withdrawal from alcohol or drug abuse
- Toxins
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your risk of developing delirium include:
- Terminal illness, especially just before death
- Serious illness, such as AIDS
- Increased age
- Severe sleep deprivation
- Severe burn
- Central nervous system problems such as stroke, seizures, tumors, and dementia
- Surgery
- Hospitalization
- Visual or hearing impairment
- Immobility
- Dehydration
- Severe constipation
- Memory impairment
- Deficiency in certain vitamins
Symptoms usually come on quickly and can last for days, weeks, or longer. They also vary in severity depending on the cause. Symptoms are often worse at night and may include:
- Inability to pay attention
- Confusion
- Memory problems
- Language disturbances
Disorientation, especially about:
- Time of day
- Where one is
- Who one is
Severe symptoms include:
- Misinterpretations—for example, thinking a doctor who is trying to help you is trying to hurt you
- Illusions—for example, thinking someone is someone else
- Hallucinations—seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there
- Emotional disturbances—for example, suddenly becoming angry, fearful, or withdrawn for no apparent reason
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. The doctor will ask specific questions about:
- Present injury or illness
- Use of medications or illicit drugs
- Time when mental state changed
- How and how fast the mental state changed
The diagnosis will be made based on what the doctor finds during the exam. To determine a cause your doctor may need to run several tests:
- Blood tests
- Urine tests
- Lumbar puncture
- Kidney and liver function tests
- Thyroid function tests
Images of internal organs may also help to determine a cause. Images may be taken with:
Electrical activity of the heart and brain can be tested with electrocardiogram (EKG) and electroencephalogram (EEG).
Delirium is first treated by identifying and treating the underlying cause. Then, symptoms are treated through medication, psychological management, and environmental and supportive interventions.
Treatments may include:
Drugs used to treat symptoms of delirium include:
- High-potency antipsychotic medications
- Benzodiazepines—used to treat delirium caused by alcohol withdrawal
- Cholinergic medications—used to treat delirium caused by anticholinergic medications, which are used to treat stomach cramps and spasms in the intestines and bladder, among other conditions
- Vitamins—given if the delirium is caused by low levels of vitamins
If you are taking medication that is worsening your confusion, you may be asked to stop these.
Psychological Management
Psychological therapy may help you:
- Feel safer and more comfortable
- Improve the ability to function
- Calm down and feel less anxious
Environmental and Supportive Interventions
This type of treatment can be done by doctors, nurses, or caretakers. It can help you readjust to your surroundings and reduce anxiety. Examples of this intervention include:
- Placing a clock and calendar in your room.
- Darkening the room at night and providing natural light during the daytime hours.
- Maintaining a quiet, noise-free room.
- Using earplugs and/or eye shades during sleep to help reduce night noise.
- Reminding you often of the day and time, where you are, and why you are there.
- Placing familiar objects around you, such as family photographs or objects from home.
A number of steps have been shown to help prevent delirium in hospitalized patients at risk for delirium. These steps include:
- Using memory orientation aids
- Listening to relaxation tapes
- Doing light exercise—when possible and if advised by your doctor
- Using vision and hearing aids when necessary
- Drinking plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration
Delirium is difficult to prevent because it has so many causes and it can come on suddenly.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board Rimas Lukas, MD
- Review Date: 09/2017 -
- Update Date: 04/29/2016 -


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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's president says authorities have arrested five men in the slaying of a U.S. anti-drug agent during a robbery.
President Juan Manuel Santos says the five men are alleged members of a gang that specializes in robberies. Authorities say two are taxi drivers.
Both Colombian and U.S. officials have said they believe that Drug Enforcement Administration agent James Watson was probably killed in a common robbery, not because of his law enforcement work.
Colombia's National Police director says Edgar Javier Bello is believed to be the man who stabbed the 43-year-old Watson on June 20 after he left a restaurant and got into a taxi.
Gen. Jose Roberto Leon said Tuesday that an informant will receive about $25,800 for information in the case.


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Editorial: The Rising Cost of Home Energy
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September 04, 2007
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SNHU's women business center to host forum on moneyBy DAVE SOLOMON
New Hampshire Union Leader
January 06. 2013 7:27PM
MANCHESTER - After almost a year in operation, the Center for Women's Business Advancement at Southern New Hampshire University will present its first major event on Thursday, the Women and Money Forum.
"This is basically our coming out party," said Tammy Hastings, administrative assistant for the center, based at Madison House on the SNHU campus.
The center hosted a grand opening in February, and has offered workshops, one-on-one counseling and other services to women in business throughout the year, but the upcoming forum is by far its most ambitious undertaking to date.
Funded by SNHU with a matching grant from the Small Business Administration, the center emerged from the ashes of what was the Women's Business Center, which closed in the summer of 2010 after 15 years of operation through SBA funding at offices in Portsmouth.
Membership was declining and the organization was viewed as another nonprofit victim of the recession, according to an article in the New Hampshire Business Review at the time.
Within less than a year, plans were under way for a successor organization, based at SNHU, with MaryAnn Manoogian as executive director. Manoogian, a former manager in the nonprofit sector, had served as director of the New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning under Gov. Jeanne Shaheen. The school applied for and received a five-year, $719,000 matching grant from the SBA.
Unlike its predecessor, which was a standalone SBA-funded organization, the new version benefits from its affiliation with the university and the resources it can provide.
Women in business need the attention of an organization dedicated to their interests for several reasons, said Manoogian, one of them being the need to increase the number of women-owned businesses in the state.
She cited a study by the Women's Fund of New Hampshire suggesting that fewer than 26 percent of small businesses in the state are owned by women, compared to states like Maryland, where the figure is closer to 33 percent.
In 2009 there were 26.8 million small businesses in the U.S., and approximately 30 percent were owned by women, according to the SBA, so New Hampshire is behind the national average.
"We're 50 percent of the population in the state and are vastly underrepresented when it comes to owning a small business," she said.
The focus of Thursday's forum will be on women business owners and budding entrepreneurs, and helping them take control of their finances and their future, said Hastings, who staffs the center along with Manoogian and Program Manager Susan Terzakis.
Thursday's event is a collaborative effort that also involves the New Hampshire State Treasurer's Office and the SBA, with funding from the Citizens Bank Foundation.
Workshops include How to Develop and Manage a Budget, Understanding Your Profit & Loss Statement, Wage & Hour Mistakes of Small Businesses, and Understanding Your Personal Financial Statements.
"Ninety-five percent of women are either making or influencing the big financial decisions in their households, yet 86 percent have a lack of understanding of financial products," said Manoogian. "This forum will give access to the experts and provide the information that women business professionals need to resolve financial issues in the office and at home."
Presenters will include lawyers, bankers, financial advisors, government officials, educators and business owners.
The forum runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at SNHU's Robert Frost Hall. Registration is $50 for CWBA members, $75 for non-members, at www.cwbanh.com/womenandmoneyforum.


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If you could create and manage an entire video blog using nothing other than an iPhone, would you?
If you're interested in learning how to capture audio, pictures and video with nothing but an iPhone, keep reading.
Multimedia Content With an iPhone?
This is what I've been doing with my TalkingWithTom project this year. I've been interviewing digital thought leaders and then sharing those video interviews once a week.
And I'm creating the ENTIRE BLOG using just an iPhone.
The best part of the deal is I've learned a lot about what an iPhone can and cannot do. Along the way, my iPhone has become one of my favorite blog content creation tools.
In fact, I'm now using it in ways I had never envisioned when I purchased it last year.
In this article I'll share 5 tips and tricks that will help you use your iPhone for capturing audio, photographs and video.


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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile's national police force on Friday fired an officer convicted of killing a Mapuche activist five years ago, a death that has been cited repeatedly by the Indians as evidence that authorities abuse them with impunity.
Interior Minister Andres Chadwick released a statement praising the decision to fire Lt. Walter Ramirez.
Ramirez was convicted of unnecessary violence resulting in the death of Matias Catrileo, a Mapuche Indian who was shot in the back in Araucania on Jan. 3, 2008. But he wasn't jailed and remained on the force, a sore point for the Mapuches. Their protests this year on the anniversary of the Catrileo killing set off a fresh wave of violence, including the burning deaths of an elderly couple whose property is near where Catrileo died.
"The government fully supports the action of the police," Chadwick's statement said. "Everything that occurred does not damage Chile's police as an institution, quite the contrary — it shows that the force always follows the law."
Ramirez was fired hours after Chile's Comptroller General ruled that an officer can be fired for simply damaging the image of the force.
Catrileo's mother, Monica Quezada, told reporters Friday that it sends an important signal that no one is above the law.
"I hope that this will serve so that it becomes a policy of the state that when an officer commits unnecessary violence resulting in death, the crime does not go unpunished."
Ramirez's lawyer, Gaspar Calderon, told CNN Chile that his client is a victim of "popular justice," and that Chadwick had to offer the Mapuches something ahead of a high-profile negotiation session he'll be attending on Monday.
The Mapuches' demands for the return of their lands and autonomy date back centuries. They resisted Spanish and Chilean domination for more than 300 years before they were forced south to Araucania, Chile in 1881. A small fraction of the Mapuche have been rebelling for decades, destroying forestry equipment and torching trees.


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Retail industry rebounds in 2010 as global economy stages fragile comeback
2010 started off on a positive note, but as it progressed the global economy began to face headwinds. In the United States, the end of fiscal stimulus, combined with continuing problems in the housing and credit markets, caused a deceleration in growth that led to fears of a double-dip recession. Europe saw the start of the Eurozone crisis when Greece required a massive bailout to avoid default on its sovereign debts.
In emerging markets, on the other hand, growth in fiscal 2010 was unusually strong, resulting in accelerating inflation. Governments in such disparate places as China, India and Brazil responded by tightening monetary policy. Rising interest rates led to severe upward pressure on currency values. Consumer spending in emerging markets rose at a healthy rate, although the monetary tightening in some countries caused deceleration.
Nevertheless, the global retail industry rebounded in 2010. Sales-weighted, currency-adjusted retail sales rose a solid 5.3 percent for the world's Top 250 retailers, up from anemic 1.2 percent growth for 2009's Top 250. As consumers emerged from the doldrums, more than 80 percent of the Top 250 retailers (205 companies) saw their 2010 retail sales increase, compared with less than two-thirds (159 companies) in 2009.
Profitability continued to improve as well. The Top 250 composite net profit margin rose to 3.8 percent in 2010, up from 3.1 percent in 2009 and 2.4 percent in 2008. Nearly all of the companies that disclosed their bottom-line results (183 of 195) operated at a profit in 2010, and more than two-thirds of the reporting companies saw an improvement in their net profit margin.
Stronger profitability also led to an improvement in return on assets. Composite ROA increased to 5.8 percent in 2010. While this is up from 4.9 percent in 2009, asset turnover declined slightly to 1.5 times from 1.6 times the prior year. This suggests that retailers may have increased their inventories and invested in new property and equipment in 2010 in anticipation of an economic recovery.
Walgreen joins Top 10 leader board
The share of total Top 250 retail sales accounted for by the Top 10 retailers slipped again in 2010 to 29.4 percent, down from 30 percent in 2009 and a high of 30.2 percent in fiscal 2008. The Top 10's 5 percent composite year-over-year sales growth, while a significant improvement over 2009's meager 0.2 percent increase, lagged the 5.3 percent sales gain for the Top 250 as a whole.
The leader group's top-line performance in 2010 was dragged down by Wal-Mart's 3.4 percent sales increase. Despite strong growth in international sales, stagnant sales in the U.S. division, which accounted for more than 60 percent of Wal-Mart's total sales, led to overall inferior growth.
All 10 companies on the leader board saw an increase in retail sales in 2010, led by Schwarz and Costco. Tesco, Walgreen and Kroger also outpaced the Top 250's composite growth rate.
The makeup of the Top 10 changed slightly for the first time since 2007. Walgreen continued its steady climb up the Top 250 ranking to become one of the world's 10 largest retailers in 2010, displacing Target, which fell to 11th place. A weaker euro against the U.S. dollar had an impact on the European retailers, causing some to drop in the dollar-denominated rankings despite solid growth.
Profitability for the world's Top 10 retailers also underperformed the Top 250 group as a whole. The eight Top 10 companies that disclosed their bottom-line profits generated a composite net profit margin of 3 percent, compared with 3.8 percent for the Top 250. Although Top 10 sales growth and profitability lagged the larger group, the retail leaders were more productive than the group as a whole, as reflected by the Top 10's superior return on assets and asset turnover ratio.
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PHOENIX (AP) - Key Arizona legislators are asking President Barack Obama to reconsider his administration's denial of the state's request for federal disaster relief for Yarnell for the Yavapai County community's wildfire damage.
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Milton man accused of hitting man with truck, then stabbing himBy MEGHAN PIERCE
Union Leader Correspondent
January 12. 2014 8:19PM
MILTON — A man accused of hitting another man with a truck and then stabbing him on Saturday is due in court this morning.
Christopher Forcier of Milton was arrested and charged with felony level first-degree assault and reckless conduct.
Police and EMTs responded to Townhouse Road at the intersection of Vachon Drive around 3:20 p.m. on Saturday for a report that a person who had been stabbed in the stomach.
When officers arrived, Brandon Henner said Forcier had attempted to hit him with his truck during an altercation.
Witnesses told police Henner ended up in the back of the pickup truck from the impact.
Forcier then allegedly accelerated the truck with Henner in the bed and lost control, ending up in a ditch on Townhouse Road.
Police said Forcier then stabbed Henner with a knife, causing non-life-threatening injuries.
Henner was also arrested on a warrant at the scene.
Police said Forcier was also arrested by Milton police on Jan. 1 for felony level possession of drugs with intent to distribute, as a result of a search warrant on his Milton residence in which a large amount of marijuana was seized.
Forcier is being held at the Strafford County Jail on a $10,000 cash bail. He is to be arraigned on the charges Monday morning at 11 a.m.


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text: In the early 1950's, Dr. King writes a paper elaborating on how modern Christians should think about man. He discusses the difficulty of transition by idealizing the perception of man in a mild neo-orthodox or liberal view. Dr. King battles with having an optimistic view of man and the reality of his experiences in the south. He asserts that man is neither good nor bad by nature by has the potential for either. The objectivity of man as a finite child of nature is further expounded upon. He explains that man is rational, free, and a responsible being.


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Paragomphus sinaiticus
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Paragomphus sinaiticus (Morton, 1929)
|Regional Assessments:
Common Name(s):
Mesogomphus sinaiticus Morton, 1929
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Near Threatened ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Boudot, J.-P., Clausnitzer, V., Dijkstra, K.-D.B., Suhling, F., Samraoui, B. & Schneider, W.
|Tognelli, M., García, N. & Suhling, F.
|Alomari, K.
The species is known from 33 localities in a highly fragmented range with difficult access, covering part of Africa (Sudan), Arabia (Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen), the Sinai in Egypt and western Iran. The overall number of records increased during the last decade due largely to an increase in resident observers in south-east Arabia, showing that at least this area is still only partly explored for species. It is expected that with increased collecting efforts new localities will be discovered in this area as well as in western Iran, where the species was recently discovered (2001-2002). New search in Niger is not possible due to the unstable situation of the country. It is likely that future field work will produce new data and localities in the Sudanese Red Sea Hills and the Sinai. At present, the global range of this species has been estimated in more than 10 locations (approximately 28) and its AOO is 132 km2 (considering a 2x2km2 grid size). Habitat destruction and drought have been observed to contribute to the continuing decline of the species' habitat quality in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula (Schneider and Boudot pers. obss.), and is affected by the decrease of rainfall and the increase of water demand due to human development in the Sahel and southern Arabia. No severe fragmentation or extreme fluctuation of the population has been confirmed. Therefore, the species qualifies for being listed Near Threatened because it meets subcriterion B2b(iii) with the information available at present. This species was previously assessed as VU A2c+3c, but the new records show an apparent broader distribution that previously known. Even though the sites from where it has been recorded are far apart and threats are known to affect local subpopulations, these are not considered to have a significant impact on the global population at present. Therefore, following a precautionary approach, the global category Near Threatened is believed to be the most adequate for this species that is probably Least Concern.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|Paragomphus sinaiticus is known from Saharan Africa (Niger, Sudan) to the Sinai (Egypt, type locality), the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen and Oman) and western Iran in several isolated localities or aggregates of localities. Its whole range is highly fragmented. In Africa it is restricted to the Air Mountains in Niger and the Red Sea Hills in eastern Sudan. In Asia it is confined to the Sinai (Egypt), Iran (a single isolated locality) and is scattered in isolated localities or aggregates of localities over Arabia. The overall range of the species includes 33 distinct localities distributed over 4,900,000 km², with a total of 37 records, among which 17 date from 1990 onwards and 13 from 2000 onwards. There was a significant increase of records during the last decade, largely due to an increase of observers in Oman and the Emirates. Three of five of the Nigerien localities are located in the National Natural Reserve of the Air and of the Tenere, which is presently not properly managed due to the political situation in the north of the country.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Egypt (Sinai); Iran, Islamic Republic of; Niger; Oman; Saudi Arabia; Sudan; United Arab Emirates; Yemen (North Yemen)
|Additional data:
|Range Map:
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|Current population size is unknown.
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|The species is known from oases and gueltas in wadis in desert and semi-desert environment.
|Terrestrial; Freshwater
|Movement patterns:
|Not a Migrant
|Use and Trade:
|This species is not utilized.
|Major Threat(s):
|Water management by locals (e.g., drainage, over irrigation, pollution) and drought are threats to the species. Drought in the Air region (Niger) is causing ground water levels to decline but this is not thought currently to be heavily impacting the permanent water systems. In the south of the Air region overgrazing is causing increased sedimentation, but its impact on the species is unknown. Use of pesticides in oases is another threat. Uranium mining in Niger is taking place for now in the outskirts of the Air Mountains and not within the relevant watersheds where the species live. It should not extend within the heart of the Air Mountains, which should be efficiently protected.
|Conservation Actions:
|Three of five of the Nigerien localities are included in the National Natural Reserve of the Air and of the Tenere, which is now mostly virtual due to the political context of the north of the country. The whole Air Mountains should be efficiently protected and removed from uranium mining projects. The low water resources in the species' range should be preserved and protected against qualitative and quantitative degradation. Research into populations' size and range, biology and ecology, habitat status and conservation, threats and trends/monitoring of the species would be valuable.
|Boudot, J.-P., Clausnitzer, V., Dijkstra, K.-D.B., Suhling, F., Samraoui, B. & Schneider, W. 2013. Paragomphus sinaiticus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T16110A13373413. . Downloaded on 20 September 2018.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Haneke's brutal depiction of an aging couple, "Amour," has won the Academy Award for best foreign language film.
It's the second time an Austrian film has won the best foreign language film award, following "The Counterfeiters" in 2008.
Haneke, 70, thanked his wife Susanne after receiving the award.
"Thank you to my wife, she was a member of the crew," he said onstage. "You are the center of my life."
Though "Amour" was Austria's submission, it was a multinational production. The film's German-born director is Austrian, but it's in French and stars two French film legends, Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant.
They play a loving, elderly Parisian couple. When Anne, played by Riva, has a stroke, her husband Georges is left to care for her. Riva is also up for a best actress Oscar.
"Amour" won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and received a total of five Oscar nominations, including best picture.
The other nominees Sunday night were Norway's "Kon-Tiki," Chile's "No," Denmark's "A Royal Affair" and Canada's "War Witch."


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Between now and Dec. 21, you can vote for what you think are the top items of the year in these categories.
Voting is easy - select a link below to pick. Or fill out a ballot in the paper and mail your picks to: Kate Harrison, c/o The Chattanooga Times Free Press, 400 E. 11th St., Chattanooga, TN 37403.
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Print and Hang! Menus from the New York Public Library
The New York Public Library has a breathtakingly vast digital archive. You can browse botanicals, photographs, historic apartment floorplans, and (our favorite) old menus. It's addictive! And here's the best part: You can order prints, framed or unframed, or print them out yourself for free. We can so see a row of these whimsical menus in a kitchen.
Most of the menus are from hotels and cruise lines and date back to the early-to-mid 1900s. Some have delicate illustrations and embellishments along the top; others are from special occasions, like a fraternity dinner or Valentine's Day.
We love looking at the food. There were a lot of consommes going on back then. One menu offers stewed terrapin (!); many list apple pie and prime rib.
If you choose to order a print from the NYPL, they start at $30 for a 10-inch print. You can get several sizes and can also order them framed.
• Visit the New York Public Library Digital Gallery. Search "menu" or look for the Buttolph collection of menus.
• 1. Restaurant Longchamps in New York (You can also buy the inside view.)
• 2. Menu Du Dejeuner from the Baltimore Hotel
• 3. Ristorante Valiani in Siena, Italy
• 4. Hotel Du Musee in Waterloo, Belgium
• 5. Daily Menu aboard the R.M.S. Etruria from the Cunard Line
• 6. Ebbitt House in Washington, D.C.
• 7. Menu from the Hoffman House
• 8. Phi Delta Phi Fraternity dinner at the Marlborough Hotel
• 9. Russell House in Detroit, Michigan
• 10. Neil House Cafe in Columbus, Ohio- for Faith and Emma, who live there!


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Agencies implementing Baton Rouge's master development plan will hold a two-day public demonstration in the spring to show what it would be like if Government Street had fewer traffic lanes, new bike paths, better landscaping and storefronts that opened out onto the sidewalk.
The effort could ultimately lead to the city-parish taking the busy transportation corridor from the state in exchange for improvements to it that would enhance Midcity, said John Price, assistant chief administrative officer to Mayor-President Kip Holden.
The plans were discussed Tuesday at the Center for Planning Excellence's Smart Growth Summit, held downtown at the Shaw Center for the Arts.
The discussion also included plans to create an urban renewal district encompassing Midcity. That could become the basis for a tax increment financing district, which would channel any additional tax revenue into improvements within its boundaries.
The "Better Block" demonstration project, which has been done in Dallas, San Antonio and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., would transform two blocks across in front of the Westmoreland Shopping Center for a weekend in March or April to show what a "complete street" would look like. It would be less focused on automobile traffic and more on open storefronts, sidewalks and bike lanes, according to Camille Manning-Broome, director of planning for the Center for Planning Excellence.
CPEX, which is organizing the project with the Mid-City Redevelopment Alliance and the blessing of the Mayor's Office, is gathering public input and will host two workshops, the first one sometime in January. CPEX is working with the BR Walls Project to incorporate an emphasis on the arts for the event, which could include pop-up vendors, food trucks and other attractions.
But at its core, the project aims to show residents how calming vehicular traffic and enhancing its other uses can change the nature of a street. Better Block demonstrations use temporary striping and potted plants to claim the outer lanes for pedestrian and bike use and slow down cars, bringing the street down to a more human scale.
For over a decade, residents and businesses along Government have told planners they would like Government to resemble Magazine Street in New Orleans, not the dangerous, high-speed throughway it is today. Traffic studies haven't ruled it out — there are other parallel roads that are underused. But moving cars has remained the city-parish's priority over the years, and skepticism remains about whether such a project could work.
"We want to be able to demonstrate (that) absolutely it can," Manning-Broome said.
The project, between Bedford and Beverly drives, will have a budget of roughly $17,500, though a specific weekend hasn't been selected. CPEX and the redevelopment alliance will work with the state Department of Transportation and Development on a traffic control plan to do it safely, Manning-Broome said.
Price, who is the mayor's liaison to the FutureBR implementation team, said after the discussion that Government Street is one of several roads in East Baton Rouge that are crucial to traffic flow and economic development, but are owned and maintained by the state. Others include Nicholson Drive, Airline Highway, Florida Boulevard and Perkins Road.
While the city-parish couldn't take over all of them because of maintenance costs, it is in discussions with DOTD about the possibilities. And Government is a prime candidate because it runs right through the heart of Midcity, one of FutureBR's early "demonstration" areas, Price said.
Price said Nicholson, for example, was identified in FutureBR as a prime candidate for a streetcar between downtown and LSU, which would boost economic development, land values and the tax base along the corridor.
The potential overhaul of any of these streets — assuming funding is found — would require the city-parish to have control, Price said.
Mark Goodson, vice president of the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority, said targeting Midcity for improvement is also the goal of the urban renewal district. Such districts are planned for north Baton Rouge and Old South Baton Rouge, but the RDA would give Midcity the designation first, probably by early next year.
And if a study of sales and property tax revenue shows a tax increment financing district is feasible, he said, "we think (Midcity's) got the best chance to catalyze investment."


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September 4, 2013 — Catalyst's new study, Anatomy of Change: How Inclusive Cultures Evolve , follows the progress of Rockwell Automation as the traditionally male-oriented company strives to become more inclusive for women and minorities. "Change only becomes possible when leaders are courageous and skilled enough to create an environment where all employees can talk candidly about the impact of gender and race," says Jeanine Prime, PhD, Vice President, Research, Catalyst. In this blog, a sales manager at Rockwell Automation shares how his team learned to talk more honestly about their differences, and how that helped make their workplace more equitable.
I've always considered myself a fairly enlightened guy when it comes to understanding people who are different from me. I grew up in a suburb where inner-city students were bussed into our schools. In college I was part of a singing group composed of people with different ethnicities, religious backgrounds, and sexual orientations. All of this shaped me before I even began my career.
In my job as sales manager at Rockwell Automation–where the culture of the company and the industry as a whole has been traditionally white male-dominated—I thought I was doing all I could to be supportive to my team. But I learned that there were times I hadn't taken opportunities to stand up for female colleagues and people of color.
A few years ago, in an effort to become more inclusive, Rockwell Automation had employees participate in learning labs developed by White Men as Full Diversity Partners (WMFDP). It was one of the most moving and impactful experiences of my life. The conversations we had in the labs were tough; men and women gave each other some really raw and honest feedback. But we had to have those hard conversations in order to move to a place of greater understanding, where we could continue to feel comfortable talking about sensitive issues at work.
The learning labs opened my eyes to the privileges I have as a white male leader, along with how I could be an agent for change. There's always been an "old boys' club" mentality at Rockwell Automation. Teams often gathered after work at sports bars and other places where women wouldn't necessarily feel comfortable. In meetings, women's ideas weren't always acknowledged. And often sales leaders (usually white males) would present projects to senior management, instead of letting their team members do it. We weren't intentionally leaving others out—it's just that we never thought of doing it any other way.
Now I suggest lunch meetings instead of drinks after work. I make sure that everyone's ideas are heard in meetings. And I recently supported our mostly female operations team as they presented their great work to sales management.
I encourage my team to talk to me about issues anytime they need to, and in monthly review meetings I leave room for discussing whatever is on their minds. Over time this has led to deep, meaningful dialogues and more trust from my staff. When one team member came to me about a religious obligation, we had a long discussion about our beliefs, and about what Rockwell Automation might do to be more supportive. When a female team member felt uncomfortable with a group of male customers, she felt safe sharing that with me.
In the past, these frank conversations would not have happened. And people may have wound up leaving because they felt unsupported. Being inclusive helps us to recruit and retain top talent. It's also the right thing to do. We can't completely change the work culture overnight, but we're on the right track. The real proof of change will happen when we can look at our organizational chart and see diversity in the leadership. I want to be part of that culture!
More Men Who Get It: Watch Lee Tschanz, Vice President of North American Sales for Rockwell Automation, describe how having honest conversations about differences has changed him and his company.
Watch the video introduction to Catalyst's new report, Anatomy of Change: How Inclusive Cultures Evolve.
Read more about the report and its methodology.
For a summary of the data, view the infographic.
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I've always loved this cartoon.
Me too! One of Clampett's bests.
Thanks for the commentary! I'd only seen that cartoon once before, and it has haunted me ever since! :)
I felt the same way about it...the way the mother is tortured psychologically is so cruel! I think I laugh more out of disbelief than anything else. The part where the mother whimpers the song and the mouse sings it back to her with its tongue out is one of the pinnacles of Clampett craziness. I loved seeing it again, thanks!
PS: At the time I saw this cartoon I worked with Bob's daughter Ruth. I told her how bizarre and hilarious it was, and as I recall she just shrugged and basically said, "well, that was Dad."