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Fox News contributor John Bolton used President Obama's upcoming trip to Israel as an opportunity to paint him as "the most hostile" U.S. president toward that nation in its history, ignoring the fact that Obama will receive the Presidential Medal of Distinction from Israeli leaders during his trip.
On Wednesday, Obama will begin a three-day trip to the West Bank and Israel where he is slated to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Discussing the trip on America Live, Bolton said, "I think it's clear that President Obama is the most hostile president that America's had since the formation of Israel in 1948."
Bolton's comments are unenlightened at best, given that Israel will award Obama the Presidential Medal of Distinction during his visit for his "unique and significant contribution to strengthening the State of Israel and the security of its citizens." Obama will also be the first sitting U.S. president to receive the award. From The Hill:
President Obama will be awarded the Israeli Presidential Medal of Distinction during his visit to Israel next month, according to a report in the Times of Israel.
Obama will be the first sitting U.S. president to receive the honor, which was announced by Israeli President Shimon Peres's office on Monday.
"Barack Obama is a true friend of the State of Israel, and has been since the beginning of his public life," said Peres in a statement announcing the decision.
The narrative that Obama is hostile toward Israel has long been advanced by Bolton and other right-wing media figures, even though Israel's own leaders have repeatedly praised the president for his record on Israel. In a March 2012 interview with Charlie Rose, Israeli President Shimon Peres said that Obama is "a great president and a great friend of Israel," and that under Obama, security ties are "the best we've ever had." In August 2011, former Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak told Fox's Greta Van Susteren, "I can hardly remember a better period of support, American support and cooperation and similar strategic understanding of events around us than what we have right now." Barak has also praised Obama for doing "more" for Israeli security than any other U.S. president.
And Prime Minister Netanyahu has repeatedly praised Obama for his administration's actions, including opposing a unilaterally-declared Palestinian state, helping to free Israelis detained in Cairo in September 2011, and helping fund a missile defense system.
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) New York Jets wide receiver Jeremy Kerley is questionable for the team's game at St. Louis with heel and hamstring injuries, but is expected to play against the Rams.
Coach Rex Ryan says Friday that Kerley, the team's leading receiver, did not practice and has been bothered all week by the heel and tightness in the hamstring. He has 35 catches and two scores, and is the Jets' primary punt returner.
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Reprintas at 30 April 1993
Catherine A Tizard, Governor-General
At Wellington this 26th day of April 1993
Present:The Hon Doug Kidd presiding in Council
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This order is administered by the Ministry of Economic Development.
Pursuant to section 47(1) of the Energy Companies Act 1992, Her Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, and on the recommendation of the Minister of Energy, hereby makes the following order.
1 Title
2 Interpretation
3 Appointment of date for vesting of undertaking of Board in successor company
4 Shares held by Board in company
5 Equity securities to be issued by company
This order may be cited as the Energy Companies (Buller Electricity Limited) Vesting Order 1993.
(1) In this order, unless the context otherwise requires,—
the Act means the Energy Companies Act 1992
the Board means the Buller Electric Power Board
the company means Buller Electricity Limited
the Trust means the Buller Electric Power Trust, being the trust referred to by that name in the establishment plan approved by the Minister in respect of the Board on 5 April 1993.
(2) Expressions not defined in this order but defined in the Act have, in this order, the meanings so defined.
1 May 1993 is hereby appointed as the date on which the undertaking of the Board shall, by virtue of section 47(1) of the Act, vest in the company.
On 1 May 1993, all of the shares held by the Board in the company at the close of 30 April 1993 shall, by virtue of section 47(1)(b) of the Act, vest in Kay Margaret Loader in her capacity as nominee on behalf of the Trust.
(1) The equity securities that shall be issued by the company consequent upon the vesting in it of the undertaking of the Board shall be 6 249 900 fully paid up ordinary shares of $1 each on the terms specified in the articles of association of the company.
(2) The equity securities referred to in subclause (1) shall be issued as follows:
(a) to the following persons in their capacity as trustees of the Trust:
(i) 1 249 960 to Bruce Neville Hamilton:
(ii) 1 249 960 to Gary Cyril Howard:
(iii) 1 249 960 to Wilfred Earnest Lineham:
(iv) 1 249 960 to Clark David Nicholson:
(v) 1 249 960 to John Desmond O'Connor:
(b) 100 to Arthur Leslie Douglas in his capacity as nominee on behalf of the Trust.
(3) The equity securities referred to in subclause (1) shall be issued on 1 May 1993.
Marie Shroff,Clerk of the Executive Council
This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This order is made pursuant to section 47(1) of the Energy Companies Act 1992. The order appoints 1 May 1993 as the date on which the energy undertaking of the Buller Electric Power Board shall vest in its successor company, Buller Electricity Limited. The order—
(a) provides for the vesting of the shares held by the Board in the company by virtue of section 47(1)(b) of the Act; and
(b) specifies the equity securities that shall be issued by the company consequent upon the vesting in it of the undertaking of the Board; and
(c) specifies the persons to whom those equity securities shall be issued.
Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.
Date of notification in Gazette: 29 April 1993.
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This is a reprint of the Energy Companies (Buller Electricity Limited) Vesting Order 1993. The reprint incorporates all the amendments to the order as at 30 April 1993, as specified in the list of amendments at the end of these notes.
Relevant provisions of any amending enactments that contain transitional, savings, or application provisions that cannot be compiled in the reprint are also included, after the principal enactment, in chronological order. For more information, see http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/reprints/ .
Under section 16D of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989, reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by the amendments to that enactment. This presumption applies even though editorial changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in the reprint.
This presumption may be rebutted by producing the official volumes of statutes or statutory regulations in which the principal enactment and its amendments are contained.
A number of editorial conventions are followed in the preparation of reprints. For example, the enacting words are not included in Acts, and provisions that are repealed or revoked are omitted. For a detailed list of the editorial conventions, see http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/editorial-conventions/ or Part 8 of the Tables of New Zealand Acts and Ordinances and Statutory Regulations and Deemed Regulations in Force.
Section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 authorises the making of editorial changes in a reprint as set out in sections 17D and 17E of that Act so that, to the extent permitted, the format and style of the reprinted enactment is consistent with current legislative drafting practice. Changes that would alter the effect of the legislation are not permitted.
A new format of legislation was introduced on 1 January 2000. Changes to legislative drafting style have also been made since 1997, and are ongoing. To the extent permitted by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989, all legislation reprinted after 1 January 2000 is in the new format for legislation and reflects current drafting practice at the time of the reprint.
In outline, the editorial changes made in reprints under the authority of section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 are set out below, and they have been applied, where relevant, in the preparation of this reprint:
•omission of unnecessary referential words (such as "of this section" and "of this Act")
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•typeface and type size (Times Roman, generally in 11.5 point)
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•position of the date of assent (it now appears on the front page of each Act)
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•small capital letters in section and subsection references are now capital letters
•schedules are renumbered (eg, Schedule 1 replaces First Schedule), and all cross-references are changed accordingly
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SOCORRO, N.M., May 4, 2001 -- Mary Robin Harper, a native of Rio Rancho who is now a graduating senior majoring in materials engineering at New Mexico Tech, recently was named the research university's "Engineering Student of the Year" runnerup, an annual award presented by the New Mexico Society of Professional Engineers (NMSPE).
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It's only a matter of time, sadly, before someone – either mistakenly or pointedly – refers to Golden State's ailing Australian center as "Sam Bogut."
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There was no Michael Jordan in the 2005 draft that saw Andrew Bogut selected as the No. 1 pick overall, but there was Chris Paul (No. 4). And Deron Williams (No. 3). And, deeper in, guys like Danny Granger (No. 17), David Lee (No. 30), Ersan Ilyasova (No. 36) and Monta Ellis (No. 40).
Bogut's production in eight NBA seasons has surprassed Bowie's – but not by all that much (12.5 ppg, 9.3 rpg). And in durability, the 7-foot native of Melbourne has only the slightest of edges: 52.5 appearances per season to Bowie's 51.1.
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His contributions have been meager this season, his challenge in assimilating to the Warriors' system – and teammates to him – considerable; Golden State was 6-6 in Bogut's 12 games vs. 26-17 without him.
And as this season's trade deadline passed Thursday, there was ominous talk that, by the same time next season, Bogut's greatest contribution to Golden State might be his $14 million expiring contract.
It's a shame, because Bogut had stretches of true dominance with the Bucks and was headed toward an All-Star breakthrough when he got nudged from behind by Amar'e Stoudemire late in 2009-10 – that was Milwaukee's "Fear The Deer" year – and landed all wrong. He never regained that form, never stayed on the floor long enough to get there, and at 28 might be too risky for teams to consider at top dollar.
Speaking of dollars, it's worth comparing the cost of Bogut's output with Ellis' since the trade in which they were the principal players. Since the deal on March 13, 2012, Bogut has scored 85 points for the Warriors, grabbed 78 rebounds, dished 28 assists, had four steals, blocked 19 shots and played 270 minutes. Ellis has scored 1,340 points, grabbed 278 rebounds, had 416 assists, picked 128 steals, blocked 33 shots and logged 2,722 minutes.
Break that down according to each man's current annual salary – Bogut at $13 million, Ellis at $11 million – and the Bucks' bargain in that GM John Hammond-engineered trade looks overwhelming.
Golden State's cost per stat: $152,941 per point, $166,667 per rebound, $464,286 per assist, $3.25 million per steal, $684,210 per block and $48,148 per minute.
Milwaukee's cost for Ellis: $8,209 per point, $39,568 per rebound, $26,442 per assist, $85,938 per steal, $333,333 per block and $4,041 per minute.
That's value that Bucks owner Herb Kohl has to be pleased about. And costs that has to have the Warriors wondering with Bogut's latest veer into the trainer's room.


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Even when Jeffrey Toobin is absolutely, positively, flat-out wrong, it's worth listening to what he has to say about the U.S. Supreme Court.
Toobin, an Emmy Award-winning senior analyst for CNN and a staff writer for The New Yorker not only is smart, he also has a background as a practicing attorney. A few years after graduating from Harvard Law School, he was part of the prosecutorial team that tried Oliver North.
For his new book, "The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court," Toobin has his usual impeccable sources. He says that he spoke with "a majority of the current and former justices," though he declines to identify them specifically, as well as the law clerks for all nine. "The Oath" will be published Tuesday.
So what does it matter that Toobin was widely quoted in late May as predicting that the Affordable Care Act would be struck down? Who cares whether he described the Obama administration's case as a "train wreck?"
"The Supreme Court surprised everyone," Toobin says, laughing, "and no one more than me."
The author will be in Baltimore on Friday at the Enoch Pratt's central library to read from "The Oath" and to discuss his lifelong fascination with the nation's highest court.
The premise of your book is that from the moment Chief Justice John Roberts botched the oath of office at the inauguration of President Barack Obama, the relationship between the Supreme Court and the White House has gone downhill.
Barack Obama and John Roberts represent different political and legal traditions. They're both really smart, decent, charismatic — and completely at odds about most issues.
And yet it was the archconservative Roberts who sided with four liberal justices to hand Obama one of his biggest victories as president. If you were starting now to write "The Oath," would the thrust of your book be different?
The health care decision doesn't change my central premise. But it does change my perception of Roberts to a certain extent, no question about it. John Roberts did not discover his inner moderate. But he did establish that he has an enormous concern for the institution of the Supreme Court that is somewhat separate, though not totally, from his political agenda.
But it's not as though Roberts is going to be transformed. I don't expect to see that 5-to-4 configuration in which Roberts is siding with the liberal judges often — or perhaps ever again.
What's your sense of why he decided to uphold the health care act?
I think his desire to keep the court out of the partisan abyss that the other branches of government have descended into trumped his conservative ideology in this one case.
Roberts saw the possibility of a trilogy of cases — Bush v. Gore, Citizens United and Affordable Health Care — in which five Republican justices would take steps aggressively against the Democratic Party.
He did not want to see the court in that position. He's not naive. He knows the court cannot be completely divorced from politics, but he wants some measure of separation between the elected and judicial branches.
Let's talk about Citizens United. In the book, you argue that that Roberts set out to advance conservative Republican goals by hijacking a case about a narrow aspect of campaign finance law and turning it into a free-speech fight. The eventual result was that on Jan. 21, 2010, the court struck down all restrictions on political advertisements by corporations.
The Citizens United ruling was a dramatic departure from decades of Supreme Court precedent and a huge gift to the Republican Party. I think it's irresponsible to pretend that a decision about how campaigns are funded is unrelated to which side benefits — and this is a case where the Republicans are benefiting and will continue to benefit.
And it isn't the end. It's just the beginning. The decision was a major step in the deregulation of American political campaigns. The logic of Citizens United could clearly extend to allowing direct contributions by corporations to campaigns. The logic could also extend to putting an end to the limits on how much individuals can contribute to a political campaign.
Have you seen any fallout during the current election cycle?
Particularly in down-ballot races, corporate money is playing a bigger role in American politics. We're not seeing it so much in the presidential race. I think corporations are a little wary of getting involved in elections that could alienate their customers. But when voters pay relatively little attention to the races, corporations are less concerned about being associated with individual candidates.
Given your recent illustrious track record, would you care to predict the major Supreme Court decisions during the coming term?
[Laughing.] Over the summer, I vowed to stick to predicting the past rather than the future. But since this is my field, I can't avoid predictions entirely.
The cases before the court this term are huge. I expect they will reverse the Grutter v. Bollinger affirmative action decision from 2003 and rule that race cannot be considered as a factor in determining college admissions.
I think the court will also strike down Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. [The act was designed to protect minorities in several Southern states from state laws that can make it difficult to vote.]
But Anthony Kennedy often sides with the liberals on gay-rights issues. So when the court evaluates the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, they may get his vote to strike it down.
But given my record on health care, let the reader beware.
"The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court, will be published Tuesday by the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. 352 pages. $29.95.
Author Jeffrey Toobin will read from his book at 7 p.m. Friday at the central Enoch Pratt Library, 400 Cathedral St. Free. 410-396-5430 or prattlibrary.org.


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November newsroom award winners announced
Each month, the StarNews editors recognize employees for their stellar performance during the previous month. We use the "newsroom awards" as a way to celebrate the great work our employees are doing. Nominations are made by individual editors and then the editors vote by secret ballot. The winners for November were: Community Engagement Editor Jeff Hidek: Jeff had more than 15 minutes of fame on Thursday, as he won two awards for his in-house work on the United Way campaign.… Read More »


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Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, mother of News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch, has died at her home outside Melbourne, Australia, at the age of 103.
The matriarch of the world's most prominent media family was well-known in Australia for her philanthropy, and she remained active late into her life.
News Corp. confirmed her death Wednesday.
"Throughout her life, our mother demonstrated the very best qualities of true public service," Rupert Murdoch said in a statement published in the News Corp.-owned Wall Street Journal. "Her energy and personal commitment made our country a more hopeful place and she will be missed by many."
She was born Elisabeth Joy Greene in Melbourne on Feb. 8, 1909, the daughter of a wool trader of Scottish descent. She began volunteer work while still in school, knitting clothing for babies in an area hospital. But her life changed dramatically in 1927 after a 42-year-old newspaper editor and former prominent war correspondent, Keith Murdoch, saw the 18-year-old debutante photographed in the gossip magazine Table Talk. A whirlwind courtship began, culminating with the couple's marriage in 1928.
They had four children. Their only son, Keith Rupert Murdoch, was born in 1931.
Her husband was knighted in 1933, making her Lady Murdoch. In 1944, when fire threatened the family's homestead, Cruden Farm, Lady Murdoch drove back from Melbourne to help maids evacuate the children and fight the flames, according to a chronology of her life provided by News Corp.
Her husband died in 1952, leaving Lady Murdoch to raise the couple's children. She sold some media holdings to resolve tax obligations, but 21-year-old Rupert took over his late father's Adelaide News. The Australian paper provided the foundation of a global empire that now produces $33 billion a year in revenue, and includes the Wall Street Journal, Times of London and Fox News Channel.
In 1963, Lady Murdoch was appointed a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by the Queen. She is said to have strenuously protested her son's purchase in 1968 of the London tabloid the News of the World, saying (quite prophetically, as it turned out) that it would lead to trouble. However, out of respect, none of Rupert Murdoch's Australian tabloids would print the topless Page 3 girls that were calling cards of the News of the World.
She was actively involved in philanthropy for the next five decades, supporting dozens of charities, and was generous to the arts, including the development of Australian ballet, mental health and children's health causes. Four years ago, her likeness appeared on an Australian postal stamp. Cruden Farm became a showpiece of landscape gardening and often was open to the public.
After a serious fall in September, she was visited by her son in the hospital during his two-week stay in Australia.
She died Wednesday at Cruden Farm. Besides her media mogul son, other survivors include two daughters, Anne Kantor and Janet Calvert-Jones, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her first-born, Helen Murdoch Handbury, died in 2004. The Courier-Mail of Brisbane said she was survived by about 77 direct descendants.


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ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida woman whose boyfriend switched her antibiotic with a medication known to cause abortion is suing the Tampa-area pharmacy where the drug, prescription bottle and a faked label were obtained, according to a lawsuit.
Remee Jo Lee believed she was taking an antibiotic prescribed in March 2013 by her boyfriend's father, an obstetrician, who had confirmed her pregnancy, according to a court documents. Several days later, she went to the hospital with severe pain and bleeding, and suffered a miscarriage.
The boyfriend, John Andrew Welden, 28, admitted in a signed plea agreement last month in Tampa federal court that he forged his father's signature on a prescription and conspired with an as-yet unnamed employee of Sun Lake Pharmacy to order Cytotec, which can induce abortions.
Cytotec, known generically as misoprostol, is prescribed to prevent stomach ulcers and carries a warning that it should not be used during pregnancy because it can cause abortion, birth defects and premature death.
Welden scratched off identifying markings on the pills and then placed them in a bottle with Sun Lake labels provided by the co-conspirator indicating the contents were Amoxicillin, an antibiotic, prescribed for Lee, according to court documents.
Lee and Welden met in 2012 at a "gentlemen's club" where she worked at the time. Welden described himself on Facebook as a pre-med student at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Police investigators found text messages between the two showing Lee wanted to keep the baby but Welden did not.
Lee filed a lawsuit last week accusing Sun Lake and five individuals of professional malpractice, according to court records.
A woman at Sun Lake who answered the telephone and only identified herself as "Ingrid" referred questions to the pharmacy lawyer who she refused to name.
The five named defendants are three Sun Lake pharmacists and two technicians, who Lee claims are also responsible for what happened to her, according to the Tampa Tribune.
Welden's plea agreement requires him to cooperate with any federal prosecution of other unnamed people.
He was indicted for murder in May but the charges were reduced as part of the plea deal. Police recorded his phone call with Lee in which he acknowledged what he had done, according to court documents.
Welden pleaded guilty to charges of tampering with a consumer product resulting in bodily injury and conspiracy to commit mail fraud.
Under terms of the plea deal, Welden faces a little over 13 years in prison when he is sentenced in December.
Editing by Kevin Gray and Alden Bentley


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Giant Tortoise
These enormous animals are one of the highlights of a visit to Melbourne Zoo.
Aldabra Giant Tortoises are classed as 'vulnerable' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (on the IUCN 'red list'). They have a sorry history with humans – in earlier centuries they were captured in large numbers for food, sometimes being kept alive in sea vessels until they were killed for meat. They are currently protected but suffer from poaching and loss of traditional habitat. Predators in the wild including rats and cats seek out tortoise eggs and vulnerable hatchlings. They are also vulnerable to natural disasters such as fire and drought and to climate change.
This is the only remaining giant tortoise species to still survive in the wild. Captive breeding programs are in place to try to increase numbers. A visit to the Zoo is an opportunity to learn more about the plight of Aldabra Giant Tortoises in the wild and be inspired to take action to contribute to the protection and preservation of this species.
They are found on the islands of Aldabra atoll in the Seychelles but have been introduced elsewhere.
They may grow to over 1 metre in length, although females are smaller, with their shell (carapace) being up to 80cm. Adult males weigh up to 250 kg and females up to 150 kg.
They are land animals; they live in grassy plains and scrub and mangrove swamp areas. They eat grass and herbs, leaves and woody stems.
Their 'shell' (carapace) is grey to black. A tortoise's head and limbs are protected by bony scales.
The female may lay up to 25 eggs. Many of the eggs are infertile and they are sometimes crushed by their mother as she lays the eggs, so often only a few eggs survive to hatch.
- Giant Tortoises are the longest lived vertebrate animals
- They may live for more than 150 years. A tortoise called Harriet at Australia Zoo in Queensland was thought to be 176 years old when she died
- Giant Tortoises may live alone or in herds
- Werribee Open Range Zoo
- Melbourne Zoo
- Healesville Sanctuary


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Meyers named regional sweet potato specialist
Stephen Meyers
A new sweet potato specialist has joined forces with Mississippi growers as they produce and promote one of the state's favorite vegetable crops.
Stephen Meyers, a native of northern Indiana, is working with growers whose fields are largely centered in or around Calhoun and Chickasaw counties. He earned his bachelor's degree in horticultural production and marketing, with a minor in weed science, from Purdue University. He received master's and doctoral degrees in weed management from North Carolina State University.
"Some of our growers' biggest challenges are weed control, nematodes and disease pressure," he said. "We are always looking for ways to help with all these issues."
Meyers said growers have few options for controlling weeds.
"Most of the registered herbicides are preemergence products that require a rain to activate. Once weeds are up and growing, there are not many options for control," he said. "Then, weeds compete for sunlight, water and nutrients, and eventually they slow down harvest."
Another challenge growers face is the amount of waste from culled potatoes.
"MSU is looking for viable uses for culls, such as livestock feed or ethanol use. In a field with a severe outbreak of tip rot, growers could lose as much as 30 percent of their potatoes," he said.
Steve Martin, newly appointed head of the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center in Verona, said Meyers is a great addition to MSU's research and Extension program.
"Dr. Meyers comes to Mississippi with a good understanding of the sweet potato industry and production issues," he said. "We expect him to form strong relationships with growers as we work together to increase yields and profits of this much-loved crop."
Meyers office is located at the Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Station at 8320 Hwy 15 South. He can be reached at 662-489-4621 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Linda Breazeale | MSU Ag Communications


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CEJ Director Among Leaders at Environmental Summit
Barry University School of Law's Sister Pat Siemen, OP, is among the key leaders of the emergent nature-rights movement participating in the first international Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature summit and tribunal from Jan. 13-17 in Ecuador.
Summit participants will analyze the experiences of communities in Ecuador, Bolivia, and the United States that have implemented "Rights of Nature" laws. They also will discuss a unified global strategy for advancing the Rights of Nature movement.
Sister Pat is Director of the Center for Earth Jurisprudence, a collaborative initiative co-sponsored by Barry and St. Thomas Universities. A Dominican Sister and civil attorney, Siemen has been a leading environmental advocate in Florida, championing issues such as the ongoing Wekiva Springs cleanup and serving as a speaker in last fall's TEDx Jacksonville event. A video of Sister Pat's presentation is linked below.
The Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature was created in 2010 to help advance the message that humans are one part of an interdependent community of life on Earth and human existence is wholly dependent on the health of the world's rivers, plants, animals, oceans, forests, and other ecosystems.
Other summit participants include Indian physicist Vandana Shiva, South African attorney and author Cormac Cullinan, North American indigenous leader Tom Goldtooth, former Bolivian U.N. ambassador Pablo Solón, and U.S. community rights attorney Thomas Linzey.
The five-day summit will conclude with a public tribunal in Quito, where key Rights of Nature cases will be heard, including the Chevron/Texaco case in Ecuador, the oil exploitation of Yasuní-ITT in Ecuador's rainforest, and the destruction of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Read more about the summit and the Global Alliance for Rights of Nature: www.therightsofnature.org.


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At the Turku Airport
Traveler's checklist
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Check if the product is allowed on the flight
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See here which items may and may not be carried through security control.
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Northern Illinois' double overtime win over Kent State Friday will make things interesting Sunday night when the final BCS standings are revealed. The Huskies, now looking for a new coach, would need to jump up five spots to No. 16 in the BCS to receive an at-large spot in the Orange Bowl.*
Moving up those five spots would mean jumping Boise State in the process, but the No. 25 Broncos did their own BCS work on Saturday with a 27-21 win over Nevada. Boise State is now locked in a three-way tie atop the Mountain West with Fresno State and San Diego State. All three teams hold a 1-1 record against the other two.
The Broncos are ranked No. 20 in the BCS standings, meaning they would have to jump four spots (instead of NIU's five) to receive a BCS berth. Both BSU and NIU got help with losses by UCLA and Kent State (No. 16 and No. 17 in the BCS, respectively), and losses by No. 18 Texas against Kansas State and No. 13 Florida State against Georgia Tech would help even more.
That's a lot to ask, of course. The Broncos' best win is against 9-3 Fresno State and NIU's most impressive victory came on Friday against the Golden Flashes. That alone might give the Huskies enough to jump Boise State in the latest BCS rankings since KSU was ranked. But is it enough to get into the top 16? Voting
SIDs coaches are hard to predict. It's a small chance for both teams, and NIU might have the better odds, but Boise isn't out of the conversation just yet. At least not officially.
(*Louisville, the Big East champion, will not be ranked above either NIU or BSU, so a non-AQ team only needs to finish in the BCS top 16)


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The making of Paul Ryan
One good way to understand how 42-year-old Paul Ryan vaulted over a generation of politicians into the top tier of national Republican politics is to dive into some numbers.
One hundred ninety times. That's how often the Wisconsin lawmaker's name appeared in the opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal between Election Day 2008 — when a Republican rout at the polls left the conservative intelligentsia urgently looking for a new star — and the day this month when Mitt Romney tapped Ryan his running mate.
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( Also on POLITICO: Ryan to Obama: 'Put up or shut up')
Another revealing number: Ryan and his plans for overhauling the federal budget drew at least 72 mentions in the conservative Weekly Standard magazine, according to a POLITICO count. There were at least as many references in the equally influential National Review.
These billings, in turn, helped Ryan drive an even bigger number: 1,050 is how many times Ryan and the Ryan budget were talked up on Fox News.
There are legions of smart and ambitious politicians who could never dream of this kind of publicity who can testify that numbers like this do not just happen by accident.
In Ryan's case, say people who have worked closely with him, they are the result of a years-long effort to cultivate relationships with a small but influential corps of commentators, policy intellectuals and impresarios of the conservative movement.
( PHOTOS: Paul Ryan through the years)
Ryan invites these people to off-the-record dinner briefings to talk about ideas and his policy proposals. He calls them to say how much he liked their articles. He attends their going-away parties and hires young people from their staffs. Above all, he has made clear that he takes these people seriously and wants to be taken seriously by them.
And these Washington and New York influentials — including writers Bill Kristol and Stephen Hayes of The Weekly Standard, Rich Lowry of National Review and policy provocateurs like Bill Bennett and Pete Wehner — have repaid the favor. In the process, they have helped Ryan illuminate a path to power much different than the traditional strategy of bill-passing, logrolling, and above all loyal time-serving that historically was the way to win influence on Capitol Hill.
"Ryan developed a fan base outside of Congress," explained conservative editor Yuval Levin. "He seems to be taken seriously by people who other members take seriously."
( Also on POLITICO: Ryan on his abortion view, and then Romney's)
"Public policy and intellectual types are susceptible to flattery and the bar is not particularly high," quipped Ramesh Ponnuru, a National Review writer who knows and admires Ryan.
The GOP, long a royalist party that rewards those who wait their turn, has been upended in recent years by powerful ideological and technological forces, and nobody better symbolizes the new ways in which power is obtained than Ryan.
His rise represents the most significant triumph yet of what could be called the "outside-in" approach to navigating Washington. Because of the attention and praise given to his ideas by external validators like The Wall Street Journal — whose editorial page editor Paul Gigot is a Ryan fan and fellow Wisconsin native — Ryan not only elbowed his way into the top tier of GOP politics but made his policy vision the centerpiece of the House GOP agenda.
If Ryan were the typical House Budget Committee chairman, in contrast, he might win quiet praise on Capitol Hill for being collegial or serious-minded, but there would be scant chance that he would have been urged to run for president — as many conservative writers urged Ryan to run this year — or been selected as the vice presidential nominee. There was no fever of excitement for Republican Jim Nussle of Iowa, or Democrat John Spratt of South Carolina, two politicians who in recent years preceded Ryan as chairman of the budget panel.


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Johnny Cash Live Albums, Rarities Part of New 'The Complete Columbia Album Collection' Box Set
During his nearly 50 years in country music, Johnny Cash proved to be one of the most prolific recording artists of his time. He brought equipment everywhere -- often to prisons -- to capture unique sounds and tensions on tape. Those rarities and long since forgotten live albums are just part of what's included in the new 'The Complete Columbia Album Collection' box set.
Over 59 albums on 63 CDs fill one big treasure chest of Cash music. It begins with his debut, 'The Fabulous Johnny Cash,' and ends with 'Highwayman 2,' which was released in 1990. Thirty five of the albums are being released to disc for the very first time, including live albums recorded in Prague, London and New York. In one recording from a prison in Sweden, fans will be surprised to learn that the Man in Black speaks the native language.
"Johnny always connected to the down-trodden and he had a deep feeling for the prisoners and the injustices of the penal system in the United States," box set producer Steve Berkowitz says in the above video, exclusive to Taste of Country. "He wanted to bring joy to these folks and he also wanted to try to bring their story out to the rest of the world."
Another two-disc album of singles that didn't make albums is included (over 50 songs), plus guest performances by Bob Dylan, the Carter Family, June Carter Cash and Willie Nelson. One will also find two movie soundtracks, for 'I Walk the Line' and 'Little Fauss and Big Halsy.' For more information and to order this box set (retail price: $278.99) visit JohnnyCashOnline.com.


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MADE BY MONKEYS http://bit.ly/MadeByMonkeys The Mill Is Peppered With Problems The peppermill that resides on our kitchen table was on its last legs, so my wife bought me a new one for Christmas. It seemed reasonably well made, had an adjustment for how fine it ground the pepper, and even had the grinder at the top so it didn't leave a mess wherever it sat. I was a little concerned that the grinding surfaces were plastic, but I've learned over the years that well-chosen polymers don't necessarily mean cheap. A couple of days later, it stopped grinding — OK, maybe it was cheap after all. Now that I had two barely functional peppermills, I did what any engineer with four kids would do — I set them aside for some time when I could figure out what was going on. A couple of months later, having exhausted the supply of pre-ground pepper in the house, the time had come for a design review. I carefully disassembled the peppermill and examined its components. It was set up as a ratcheting design, where the grinding rotor was rotated by engaging teeth on a driver. The square driver was inside a square recess, which was driven by the outside of the mill, held by the user. A curved disk spring pressed the square driver against the grinder. The teeth that engage between the driver and grinder were shaped such that they would engage solidly in one direction, but f loat up and over each other in the other direction, providing a ratcheting action so that an oscillating rotation of the peppermill body by the user would create a continuous rotation of the grinding surface. The diagnosis was obvious: the spring was not strong enough, allowing the mating teeth to f loat over one another in both directions, and not turning the grinding surfaces at all. The first attempt at a solution was to bend the spring, to cause a slightly greater engagement force. After reassembling the peppermill, I found that its behavior had not changed. Only brief contemplation was required to realize that the ratcheting action was a feature I could live without. So I once again dismantled it, and filled the square recess the driver f loats in with hot-melt glue, making for a very stiff spring indeed. It no longer ratchets, but it does grind peppercorns just fine. I wonder if the grinding surfaces were touching initially, causing me to damage the form on the engaging teeth on first use, or if there are untold numbers of inoperable peppermills f loating around out there. I retained the old one with the metal teeth as a backup in case the plastic grinding surfaces don't last; it will be harder to repair because of accumulated damage from combined fatigue (use) and impact (dropped too many times) damage. — JAMES SEBASTIAN Made by Monkeys highlights products that somehow slipped by the QC cops. email your examples to Rob Spiegel at firstname.lastname@example.com. Design News | MAY 2013 | w w w. d e s i g n n e w s . c o m –16– magenta cyan yellow black ES244470_DN1305_016.pgs 05.02.2013 05:51 UBM


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Halloween candy has changed over the years. While old-time favorites like Mallo Cups, Mary Janes, and Black Jack Taffy are still around, there's now a dizzying array of new candies such as Blue Raspberry Sour Punch Straws, pumpkin-shaped Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and Angry Bird gummies. It's as if Willy Wonka waved his magic wand, creating a rainbow of tropical flavors, turning chocolate bars into unusual shapes, and making everything sour, gummy and jelly bean–shaped. Remember Life Savers? There's now a gummy version of those. Below we've put together a series of then-and-now photos to show you exactly how candy has evolved. After you take a look, please tell us about your favorite Halloween candy in the comments.
[Candy history: wikipedia]


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Ambrose Burnside
"Only Burnside could manage such a coup to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory"
"Bridge my natural nemesis! DAMN THEM!"
"My units right here!"
General Burnside appeared in the novel "Book of Heroic Failures" telling about his battles on the bridge or pit as he failed miserably in an epic way. He had over 9000% chance of success and managed to fail.
Burnside also appeared in the "Book of Famous Celebrities 1800's" in which he discusses what he plans to do with his new invention: Sideburns. The style soon caught on, and quickly died shortly after.
Burnside as an early youngling[edit]
When Burnside was only four years old, his sideburns had started to grow. This caught attention of the people around him and he soon became a famous pimp. However, little did he know the dangerous territory he was stepping in and soon he was caught on charges of supporting prostitution. As a means of community service, he was forced to join the Military.
As a side note the drunken manly man had Scottish blood.
Early Military Stage[edit]
During the "Early Military Stage" Burnside had become incredibly popular due to his dim-witted and friendliness. He rose up the ranks faster than...well anyone really. It was here that he befriended President Lincoln and General Bridgez. Slowly however, a rivalry was developing between Burnside and Bridgez, and soon...Bridgez defected and Burnside was put in charge of all of Bridgez men to take him down in the Battle of the Bridge.
Battle of the Bridge[edit]
When Burnside was rejected in using the niggers in battle he elected to use the Irish instead. This lead to several drunken men running around on the battlefield declaring that they have a grenade.
They soon came across the subject of the battle, the bridge. Burnside, not knowing what to do while facing his future nemesis, decided to have his men cross the bridge in single file while taking fire from the enemy in order to cross to their side. Little did Burnside realise that the water was waist high.
He came out alone, the sole survivor as his 12'000 man unit perished in battle against a 500 unit guerilla group. But that wasn't the end of it.
Bridgez was among the leaders of the enemy unit, however it would take Burnside a good few weeks later to finally meet him face to face...
Battle of the Pit[edit]
Over 9000 hours later, Burnside had obtained a new squad of 15'000 men and had them dig a pit, throw dynamite in, and try to lure the enemy in. Unfortunately for Burnside, the mist had gotten worse and he led his men into said pit. The enemy, surprised to find their enemies under their Christmas tree, had fired at them, leading to Burnside's routing. Bridgez wept happily to the retreat of his former ally and rival, as he had bested him. Burnside was not amused.
Burnside After The War[edit]
After Burnside's defeat in The Pit and The Bridge, Burnside attempted to retire from the Military. Unfortunately, Lincoln needed Burnside to help reduce the number of niggers and Irish in the army.
Burnside had one final mission: Invade Poland. Unfortunately, no one knows what happened to Burnside after that mission.
Burnside's Inventions[edit]
Burnside had invented many things during the war such as; Failure, Side Burns, Holocausts and many more.
Before Burnside nobody knew failure existed. It was but a theory. However, after experiencing Burnside's achievements (and viewing them on XBox Live), failure was finally confirmed to exist.
To this day failures still exist, but none to the extent of Burnside.
Side Burns[edit]
Burnside sported a strange individual style, the side burns. Everyone wanted them, and for Burnside's 15 minutes of fame everyone wore one. Until they realised it was uncool. Burnside soon copyrighted side burns, and now has amassed a great fortune from this style.
Burnside had caused the first three major holocausts in the world (out of all 4, Hitler's being the more recent one). Burnside had lead an army of troops of several unpopular racial origin to their death. See holocaust for more.
Burnside had invented many other uncatalogued things that my imagination can't even cope with. Instead just think of the wondrous things this failure could accomplish.


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N. M. Tech Receives Counter-Terrorism Funds, March 16, 1999
Contacts: Larry Dye, Senator Domenci's Office, (202) 224-6621
Kristen Kudeke or Jude McCartin, Senator Bingman's Office, (202) 224-5521
Selma Sierra, Rep. Joe Skeen's Office, (202) 225-6989
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 11, 1999 -- U. S. Senators Pete Domenici and Jeff Bingaman, and U. S. Congressman Joe Skeen have announced that the Clinton administration has relented from its plan to withhold $3 million which Congress provided to New Mexico Tech as part of a national program to prepare American cities for possible terrorist attacks.
Last month, Domenici blasted President Clinton's budget, which recommended eliminating 1999 funding for the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium and proposed redirecting $8 million elsewhere.
New Mexico Tech, a consortium member, was to receive $3 million in 1999 for its work to help prepare firefighters, law enforcement, medical, and other emergency personnel to respond to
potential acts of chemical, biological, or nuclear terrorism.
In response, the U. S. Department of Justice has indicated to Domenici that it will follow congressional intent to provide funding to the consortium, including New Mexico Tech.
At yesterday's hearing to review funding for the Justice Department in 2000, Domenici asked U. S. Attorney General Janet Reno to release the funding to New Mexico Tech as soon as possible and further explain the administration's plans for the consortium next year. The Clinton budget, unveiled in February, proposed no direct funding for the consortium, but instead focused attention on counter-terrorism activities at Fort McClellan in Alabama.
"I'm pleased the administration will back the Justice Department's commitment to the consortium," Domenici said. "Now we need the Justice Department to release this funding quickly so New Mexico Tech and the other members can get on with the work of preparing Americans for the possibility of terrorist attacks.
"In terms of plans for 2000, I believe Congress will carefully look to make sure that the Justice Department doesn't overlook the specialties offered by New Mexico Tech and other members of the consortium," Domenici added.
Formed by the Justice Department in June 1998, National Domestic Preparedness Consortium members are New Mexico Tech's Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC), the National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center at Texas A&M University, the Nevada Test Site, the National Bio-Medical Research and Training Center at Louisiana State University, and the U. S. Department of Justice facility at Fort McClellan.
The Clinton administration proposes using only the Fort McClellan site for "live agent" training, abandoning the conventional explosives expertise at New Mexico Tech, and the counter-terrorism specialties offered by other consortium members.
Domenici, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, also serves on the Senate Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Appropriations Subcommittee that met yesterday to review Justice
Department funding requests for 2000.
The Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996, commonly referred to as the "Nunn-Lugar-Domenici program," established a program to train and equip first responders and other public safety personnel in 120 major cities over the course of five years. An expanded effort on domestic counter-terrorism is being funded through the Justice Department.


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The Almond Board's recent environmental stewardship tour provided real-world examples of how almond growers are taking sustainable farming principals and putting them into action in a way that manages resources with an eye toward environmental stewardship and economic viability.
Brian Leahy, director of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, one of the state's highest ranking regulators who himself has a background in sustainable
farming, was one of 40 state, local and federal regulators, elected officials, media and other invited guests who got a firsthand look at innovative almond growing practices related to water, nutrient and pest management at the Almond Board's eighth annual Environmental Stewardship Tour in May.
Mike Burden, farm manager for tour host Jackson-Rodden in Oakdale, shared how the 5,000-acre farm has integrated sustainability into water, nutrient and pest management on the farm and in the end boosted the efficiency of its applied inputs.
The farm in recent years converted a tailwater drainage area for neighboring water districts near the property into a series of sediment settlement ponds and is now reclaiming the nitrogen-rich tailwater for irrigation, keeping it out of environmentally sensitive surface waterways. Burden said the return system provides enough water to irrigate 600 acres of almonds and walnuts at about 10% of the cost of pumping supplemental water from its deep wells. The reclaimed tailwater also provides 50 pounds of nitrogen per acre through the irrigation water that is taken into account in the overall nutrient management budget.
Leahy said Jackson-Rodden's sediment basin provides a perfect example of how sustainability is being implemented in very real ways in California almond orchards.
"The real definition of sustainability is when you can take a misplaced resource and put it to use somewhere else and at a fraction of the cost," he said. "That's what you want and that's what we are learning growers are doing. Nothing is sustainable until it makes you more efficient at the end of the day and I think we are rediscovering that."
Burden also shared with tour participants how high-tech soil, weather and water monitoring systems are helping integrate technology into its drip irrigation and fertilizer decision-making for optimum efficiency. Jackson-Rodden uses a combination of plant and soil based monitoring in the Monterey/Fritz/Nonpareil orchard.
Burden said he first looks at the soil's water holding capacity to determine how much applied water will be available to the tree at the time it needs it. Microsprinklers are geared to soil infiltration rates to ensure optimum applications that do not exceed holding capacity. Pressure chambers measure leaf tension to ascertain tree-water status at certain times of the year to allow deficit irrigation for hull rot control.
Burden also shared how high-tech soil, weather and water monitoring systems are helping integrate technology into its drip irrigation and fertilizer decision-making for optimum efficiency. Throughout the season, soil moisture monitoring systems continue to drive Jackson-Rodden's irrigation decisions by measuring moisture throughout the soil profile every 15 minutes and integrating that real-time information with evapotranspiration rates to help schedule irrigation.
Sustainable irrigation practices not only optimize water use efficiency, they also help manage diseases, such as hull rot, and mites by maintaining well-timed levels of moderate stress that decreases hull rot without flaring mites. Jackson-Rodden also relies on cultural practices, such as winter sanitation, for controlling navel orangeworm.
Joe Browde of SureHarvest, which partners with the Almond Board of California to manage the California Almond Sustainability Program (CASP), said this year's environmental stewardship tour illustrates that almond growers are already using sustainable farming practices in the orchard. CASP is working to encourage more growers to participate in the program to further document the many sustainable practices they are doing related to irrigation, nutrient and pest management, air quality and energy use efficiency.
"Telling the individual stories is critical but we want to make sure we have accurate information on the industry as a whole we can talk about," Browde said.
The California Almond Sustainability Program has already achieved and is improving upon its ambitious goal to triple participation in the program this year through workshop attendance and completion of the five sustainability modules either at workshops or online. By engaging handlers to get growers more involved, CASP has added more than 200 additional orchard assessments since February to its sustainability database.
This vast amount of statewide assessment data helps reinforce that almond growers are successfully integrating sustainable management practices.
Burden and the farm managers he works with at Lent-Burden Farming Inc. have attended a number of sustainability workshops. He says participation not only provides valuable feedback on sustainable practices to buyers, regulators and consumers of California almonds, but also provides stimulus for him and his crew to implement additional sustainability measures on the 9,000 acres of permanent crops Lent-Burden manages.
"We can show that not only do we have a very healtful food, we are now proving that it's healthy to the environment, which in the end helps us market the commodity," Burden said.
At the same time, Burden said, participation by growers and farm managers in CASP contributes to the cycle of continuous improvement by pointing out additional sustainable farming practices they may not already have considered.
"I think growers will find that, if they go through the self-assessment and all five modules, they will take home at least one thing from each module that they're currently not doing and can look at it at home," he said. "And in many cases, they'll be able to increase production or save money."
For information on how to participate in the California Almond Sustainability Program, go to www.AlmondBoard.com/Sustainability.
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