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The Senate Judiciary Committee heard heartfelt, emotional testimony on Wednesday about how the federal Defense of Marriage Act is undercutting the financial security of gay and lesbian married couples by treating their legal, committed relationships as "second-class marriages."
"DOMA imposes a gay exception to the way the government treats all other married couples," Evan Wolfson, president of Freedom to Marry, told the panel. "It stigmatizes people by dividing those married at the state level into first-class marriages and second-class marriages for those the federal government doesn't like," he said.
"In America, we don't have second-class citizens, and we should not have second-class marriages."
Mr. Wolfson's comments came during a two-hour Senate hearing to examine financial and other impacts of DOMA. The law, passed in 1996 and signed by President Clinton, restricts the receipt of federal benefits to marriages between one man and one woman. It bars gay and lesbian married couples from taking advantage of some 1,100 federal benefits, ranging from filing joint tax returns to qualifying for side-by-side burial in a US military cemetery.
A group of senators and members of Congress have introduced the Respect for Marriage Act, which is an effort to repeal DOMA. Doubts persist over whether the bill can pass the Republican-controlled House.
The Respect for Marriage Act seeks to broaden the definition of marriage to entitle gay and lesbian married couples to the full range of federal rights and benefits currently available only to heterosexual married couples.
Couples who are in a legal domestic partnership or civil union will not be eligible for the federal benefits unless they are also legally married.
Six states and the District of Columbia recognize same-sex marriage. Those states are Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York.
Forty-one states ban same-sex marriage.
DOMA supporters say public opinion favors the current definition of marriage as between one man and one woman as husband and wife. "Thirty-one times Americans have voted on marriage and all 31 times they voted to affirm one man and one woman," said Rep. Steve King (R) of Iowa.
Other supporters note that when DOMA was passed 15 years ago, gay and lesbian couples had no statutory marriage rights in any state. The law did not disenfranchise anyone, they say.
"The effect and purpose of the [repeal] bill is to have the federal government validate same-sex marriage," said Edward Whelan, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, a conservative group.
He said the repeal of DOMA would require tax payers to subsidize federal benefits to same-sex marriages. It also threatens to pave the way for tax payer support for polygamists and other polyamorous unions, Mr. Whelan said.
In addition to the policy debate, the committee heard the real-life experiences of several individuals who are enduring significant hardships because their marriages are not recognized as legitimate by the federal government.
Ron Wallen of Indio, Calif., told the committee that he had been in a committed, 58-year relationship with his partner Tom Corrollo. The two were married in California in 2008 and pledged to support each other for the rest of their lives. But when Mr. Corrollo passed away in March, Mr. Wallen was not permitted to claim the spouse's Social Security survivors benefit.
"That additional benefit would have done for me what it does for every other surviving spouse in America," he said. "This is unfair. This is unjust."
Wallen says that after losing his partner to leukemia, he is now facing the loss of his home as well.
"We served our country, paid our taxes, and got married as soon as we were able to do so," he told the senators. "It is hard to accept that it is the federal government that is throwing me out of my own home."
Andrew Sorbo of Berlin, Conn., worked for 35 years as a school teacher and principal before retiring in 2005. His partner of 32 years was a professor at Yale University. The couple married in Connecticut in January 2009, but four months later the professor passed away.
Because the federal government did not recognize their marriage, the professor's federal pension checks ended with his death and the household income dropped by 80 percent, Mr. Sorbo said.
"This year I had to sell our house and downsize to a condo," he said.
In addition, he said, he was excluded from his spouse's health care policy, he was ineligible for Social Security survivors benefits, and they could never even file a joint tax return.
"The financial aspect of this is only one part of it," Sorbo noted. He called their treatment by the federal government "an insult to our dignity."
Sorbo said gay and lesbian Americans have long endured second-class treatment. "Every day of my career, I led my students in the Pledge of Allegiance. That pledge ends with the words 'with liberty and justice for all,' " he said. "For 35 years I stood before my students with a blank face, but I knew inside it was not true."
The former teacher told the senators he couldn't understand how lawmakers could miss the a broader, historic perspective.
"This country was formed on ideals of equality and justice. We have had to struggle and fight during every generation to extend that ideal of freedom and justice to more and more groups," he told the judiciary committee. "My group is the latest."


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E.J. Glave, The Slave-Trade in the Congo Basin. By one of Stanley's pioneer officers. Illustrated after sketches from life by the author (The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, 1889-1890), vol. 39, pp. 824-838. (Copy in Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library)
Caption, Slave -Shed; shows several captive Africans, including women and children; African guard holds spear. Glave lived in the Congo for six years, 1883-1889, and provides a vivid account of slaving activities in the Congo river basin. The illustration shown here is described as follows: Captives . . . are hobbled with roughly hewn logs which chafe their limbs to open sores; sometimes a whole tree presses its weight on their bodies while their necks are penned into the natural prong formed by its branching limbs. Others sit from day to day with their legs and arms maintained in a fixed position by rudely constructed stocks, and each slave is secured to the roof-posts by a cord knotted to a cane ring which either encircles his neck or is intertwined with his woolly hair. Many die of pure starvation, as the owners give them barely enough food to exist upon . . . . After suffering this captivity for a short time they become mere skeletons. All ages, of both sexes, are to be seen: mothers with their babes; young men and women; boys and girls; and even babies who cannot yet walk . . . . One seldom sees either old men or old women; they are all killed in the raids (Glave, pp. 830-31). This image was reproduced in Thomas W. Knox, The Boy Travellers on the Congo (New York, 1887). A variant of this illustration, captioned for sale appears in Glave's book In Savage Africa (New York, 1892), p. 201). (Katherine Prior brought Glave's account to our attention.)
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State and federal agencies on Wednesday officially unveiled a joint plan detailing how they will tackle the ongoing drought that has raised difficult questions about how California farmers, residents and wildlife share the dwindling supply of water.
The plan, which various agencies have been hammering out since December, does not call for changes in agreed-upon reduced water allocations to farms and municipalities and does not address the contested emergency drought barriers meant to keep brackish bay water from contaminating drinking supplies.
Two-thirds of California is in extreme drought, prompting Gov. Jerry Brown in January to issue a proclamation urging residents and businesses to voluntarily reduce water usage.
On Wednesday, officials hailed the newly named the 2014 Drought Operations Plan as an important milestone that creates a single response plan for managing the drought during the next seven months.
"We've been working together to eke out regulatory flexibility as quickly as possible and adapt quickly to weather and environmental conditions to bolster water supplies to the extent possible … even as we know that many users and wildlife will suffer hardship this year," said Mark Cowin, director of the California Department of Water Resources.
The State Water Project will continue to withhold water from agricultural water service contractors, a first in more than 50 years since it was created. Most people who get their water from the Central Valley Water project will also not get their allocations.
Federal wildlife refuges and senior water rights holders along the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers will continue to receive 40 percent of their contract totals and water rights holders along the Feather River will get 50 percent of water promised them, the least amount permissible under the terms of their contract with the state.
Meanwhile, late season storms have made it less likely the state will erect rock barriers across three Delta waterways to repel salinity intrusion that could degrade drinking water supplies for 25 million Californians, according to Cowin.
The state has considered the $25 million in dams an emergency measure to prevent having to make large releases of reservoir water to repulse seawater intruding deep into the Delta because of low river flows.
While the state hasn't abandoned the barrier plan, Cowin said, "It would appear to be less of a likelihood than we would have thought a couple months ago."
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text: HomeArticlesIslamic BeliefAL- QADEE - The Ruler; He Who Completes His Task AL- QADEE - The Ruler; He Who Completes His Task Harun Yahya The Originator of the heavens and Earth. When He decides on something, He just says to it: "Be!" and it is. (Surat al-Baqara, 2:117) Allah is infinitely powerful. As the verses inform us, He wills something into existence by saying "Be." No doubt this is an obvious manifestation of Allah's greatness and absolute control over the universe. From humanity's perspective, all life on Earth operates according to the law of cause and effect. For instance, objects depend upon Earth's gravity to remain stationary, while ships float only because water holds them up. But Allah is exalted above all of these causes and effects, for He creates all causes and the ensuing effects within the framework of certain laws and cause-and-effect relations to reveal whether we are His true servants. No doubt, Allah can easily create things without a cause. Indeed in the Qur'an, Allah relates some of His miracles, such as the birth of Prophet 'Isa (as) without a father: She [Maryam] said: "My Lord! How can I have a son when no man has ever touched me?" He said: "It will be so." Allah creates whatever He wills. When He decides on something, He just says to it: "Be!" and it is. (Surah Al 'Imran, 3:47) Allah informs us that everything is possible when He commands "Be." That Allah has infinite power, owns the entire universe, and rules humanity is related in several verses, as follows: The likeness of 'Isa in Allah's sight is the same as Adam. He created him from earth and then said to him: "Be!" and he was. (Surah Al 'Imran, 3:59) He created the heavens and Earth with truth. The day He says "Be!" it is. His speech is Truth. The Kingdom will be His on the Day the Trumpet is blown, the Knower of the Unseen and the Visible. He is the All-Wise, the All-Aware. (Surat al-An'am, 6:73) His command when He desires a thing is just to say to it: "Be!" and it is. (Surah Ya Sin, 36:82) He gives life and causes to die. When He decides on something, He just says to it: "Be!" and it is. (Surat al-Ghafir, 40:68) Thu 10 Feb 201118213 تعليقات (0)أضف تعليقك تعليقات


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Unwired Planet, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPIP) ("Unwired Planet" or the "Company"), the inventor of the mobile Internet, today announced that it has entered into a patent purchase agreement with Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) whereby Ericsson will transfer to Unwired Planet 2,185 issued US and international patents and patent applications. The transferred patents significantly broaden Unwired Planet's Mobile Internet-focused portfolio and include 753 United States issued patents related to 2G, 3G and LTE technologies. Under the terms of the transaction, Ericsson will also contribute 100 additional patent assets annually to Unwired Planet commencing in 2014 through 2018. Unwired Planet will compensate Ericsson with certain ongoing rights in future revenues generated from the enlarged patent portfolio. Unwired Planet will also grant Ericsson a license to the Company's enlarged patent portfolio. The combined portfolio reflects decades of significant investment in research and development and the companies' respective roles as pioneers in the development of technology critical to Telecommunications Infrastructure and the Mobile Internet. The contributed Ericsson portfolio includes patented inventions relating to global telecommunication technologies, such as GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA and LTE, as well as many other patented inventions that are widely implemented in many popular wireless devices and mobile industries. Following the transaction, Unwired Planet will execute a strategy as a long-term industry platform for the realization of intellectual property value across the global telecoms and mobile handset markets. "Ericsson and Unwired Planet teamed in the late 1990's at the dawn of the mobile Internet to define an industry and develop technology at the cutting edge of mobile communications. Our mobile heritage reflects decades of pioneering new technology, supported by billions of dollars in research and development. Our inventions have delivered massive social value and this transaction with Ericsson reflects our commitment to protecting and realizing value from this innovation," said Mike Mulica, Chief Executive Officer of Unwired Planet. "We look forward to leveraging a strong, multi-dimensional patent portfolio and furthering discussions with key industry players who are interested in licensing these inventions to protect and further build their product strategies."
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Fonds contains business records accumulated by George MacKay, including correspondence, receipts, and invoices.
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Fonds contains business records accumulated by George MacKay, including correspondence, receipts, and invoices.
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This fonds consists of material created by or accumulated by George V.V. Nicholls. Records include correspondence, Nicholls and Van Vliet family estates and wills, course material from classes taught by Nicholls at Dalhousie's Law School and Queen...
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Fonds consists of two notebooks and a number of Douglas's offprints on geological topics, including findings from the Shackleton expedition and mineral deposits in Nova Scotia.
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Fonds consists of medical notebooks, journal articles, an academic calendar, a student handbook, notes, and correspondence.
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Fonds consists of reports, statistics, and photographs of the hospital.
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File contains records related to fundraising, membership, and proposed workshops organized by the Grassroots Theatre Company.
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Fonds consists of correspondence, newspaper articles written by Cook, published and unpublished manuscripts, published articles, academic papers, association minutes, writings, subject files, financial records, and research files.
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Fonds includes papers pertaining to an arbitration between the Civil Service Commission of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Government Employees Association. The papers include correspondence, research materials, research notes, and submissions to ...
Kealey, Gregory
Guest books of Malachy Bowes Daly
File consists of two guest books (1890-1893 and 1897-1900) printed for Daly and his wife, used during his time as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
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Fonds consists of correspondence (1943-1975), publications (1946-1970), addresses and forewords (1944-1977), unpublished documents (1952-1978), material collected for reference and other purposes, newspaper cuttings, memorabilia (1934-1977), and b...
Henson, Guy
Fonds contains the records of H. H. McCurdy and Co., including ledgers (1869-1899); daybooks (1872-1873); and a scrapbook of advertisements (1922-1923).
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Fonds contains business records and personal correspondence of H.L. Ruggles. Financial records primarily relate to Ruggles' wholesale grocery business, but some materials relate to the settlement of his mother's estate. Personal correspo...
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Fonds contains records that document the activities of the Halcon/Hal-Con Science Fiction Society, primarily Halcon festivals presented in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, membership lists, posters, newslett...
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Halifax Camerata Singers fonds
Fonds consists of records created for and as a result of the performance activities of the Halifax Camerata Singers. Records include posters and programs from concerts\ and administrative and financial records from the Board of Directors of the no...
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Halifax Graving Dock Company fonds
Fonds contains documents used in the legal proceedings taken by the shareholders of the Halifax Graving Dock Company in response to the company's expropriation by the government. Fonds also contains a 1942 court judgment of an unrelated case ...
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Fonds consists of one photograph of unidentifed women circa 1939-45.
Halifax Labour Temple Association.
The fonds contains business correspondence between the Halifax Seed Company and their associates worldwide as well as two ledger books. Advertisements and printed matter originally enclosed with correspondence provide an insight into the 1960s rel...
Halifax Seed Company.
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Handwritten poem by E.J. Pratt
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Fonds consists of medical notes on obstetrics and gynaecology.
Atlee, Harold Benge
Fonds consists of correspondence in association with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia and correspondence regarding his involvement with the Provincial Medical Board. Other papers include financial records, miscellaneous public...
Scammell, Harold L., Dr., 1905-1991
Fonds consists of three cash journals and a cash book with financial records of Dr. McKean's medical practice.
McKean, Harold Ross, Dr., 1910-1991
The fonds contains both business and personal correspondence; materials related to awards received and events attended; and research notes, correspondence, interview notes, manuscripts, typescripts, and reviews of his published writings.
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Fonds consists of correspondence, notes, and manuscripts for Oxorn's book "H.B. Atlee: A Biography." Fonds also contains copies of articles and stories written by H.B. Atlee.
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Ledger 1893-1994 of John S. Jenkins later used as a journal 1936-1942 by Henry S. Jenkins. Cheque books - January 24, 1929 - August 4, 1930; October 4, 1941 - June 9, 1942; Agreement of sale - Henry S. Jenkins and Johnson and MacDonald, New Glasgo...
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Harza Engineering Company fonds
The records in this collection deal primarily with the energy sector, and, more specifically, hydroelectric power. Many records detail the company's attempts to start a hydroelectric project on the Bay of Fundy. Some records pertain to projec...
Harza Engineering Company.
Fonds consists of a certificate, diploma, a Dalhousie song book (ca. 1912/1913), photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, election paraphernalia, invoices, and speeches made to the Nova Scotia Legislature.
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Helen Dorothy Armitage Arnell's Dalhousie University scrapbook
File contains a scrapbook documenting Helen Arnell's student life at Dalhousie University from 1907-1911, including her BA diploma. The file also contains her 1905-1906 class pin from the Halifax Academy and her Dalhousie class pins from 1911.
Arnell, Helen Dorothy (Armitage), 1891-
Fonds consists of material relating to Henry Hicks political career, his time as Dalhousie University President and also his personal papers and hobbies. This fonds includes his diaries, personal papers, appointment books, correspondence, Dalhousi...
Hicks, Henry D.
Fonds consists of records primarily originating from Herbert L. Stewart's work as a philosopher, professor, and political commentator. Records include manuscripts and typescripts, notes, scrapbooks, diaries, offprints, reports, and correspond...
Stewart, Herbert Leslie
This fonds consists of a photocopy of a single manuscript called "My Memoirs." The memoirs focus largely on Fillmore's family history and the early period of his life prior to his involvement with the Maritime Communist Party.
Fillmore, Herman C. (Herman Clide), 1892-1977
Hid treasure, or the labours of a deacon, and other poems : [manuscript]
Item is a manuscript of "Hid Treasure, or The Labours of a Deacon and Other Poems" dated April 29, 1919, which is possibly when the pages were taped into the bound scrapbook with the title embossed on the spine. A contents page lists bot...
Fenerty, Charles, 1821-1892
Himmelman Supply Company fonds
Fonds contains the business papers from Himmelman Supply Company and several other companies owned or operated by Ernest H. Himmelman and Lawrence Himmelman. These include O.K. Service Shipping Company, Himmelman Shipping Limited, Oakland Shipping...
Himmelman Supply Company.
History of the V.O.N., Halifax Branch by Jean S. Forbes
Item is an article by Dr. R. Singh titled "Homotransplantation."
Singh, R.
Hope McPhee's notebook from the first Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic
Formerly known as the Hope McPhee fonds (MS-10-90).
McPhee, Hope
This fonds consists of a variety of materials related to all aspects of Read's career. The fonds includes a range of correspondence; biographical records pertaining to Read himself such as newspaper clippings and a curriculum vitae; conferenc...
Read, Horace Emerson
Howard Logan Bronson Collection
Contains material related to Howard Logan Bronson, who was Chair of the Physics Department at Dalhousie University.
Bronson, Howard Logan
Fonds comprises an early teaching contract (1878), handwritten notes on Nova Scotia high school curriculum revisions, and a published pamphlet of opinions on proposed provincial curriculum reform (ca. 1906).
Murray, Howard
Fonds consists of notebooks created by Hugh Bell during plant-collecting trips around Nova Scotia.
Bell, Hugh Phillip
Humphrey Motors.
I. H. Mathers and Son Ltd. fonds
Fonds contains the diaries of I. H. Mathers and Son Ltd. from 1893-1971.
I. H. Mathers and Son Ltd.
Fonds consists of correspondence, published articles, and a bound copy of Ian MacKenzie's thesis submitted to the University of Edinburgh in 1955.
MacKenzie, Ian
Fonds contains research material and manuscripts created by historian Ian McKay when he resided in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Materials include a student essay on strikes in the Maritimes (1901-1914), a manuscript of McKay's undergraduate honours ...
This fonds contains general correspondence, reports and research material belonging to Dr. Ian McLaren. Dr. McLaren was also a member on various environmental organizations and the fonds also contains minutes, correspondence and reports of thes...
McLaren, Ian Alexander
Indenture for land sold to John Halliburton by William and Elizabeth Peck
Item is a deed from William and Elizabeth Peck for land on the Northwest Arm in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Halliburton, John
Institute of Public Affairs fonds
Fonds consists of textual records created and accumulated by various groups and organizations within the Institute of Public Affairs.. Records include articles, correspondence, minutes, memos, newspaper and magazine clippings, interviews, field no...
Dalhousie University. Institute of Public Affairs
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1928 fonds
Fonds includes financial, legal, administrative and human resources materials dating from the local's founding in 1955, providing insight into the development of the organization's policies and procedures, and also illustrating the broad...
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1928
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 625 fonds
This fonds consists of records that document the administrative and operational activities of IBEW Local 625. As the union which represents inside electrical workers across mainland Nova Scotia, Local 625 engages in a variety of activities which a...
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 625 (Halifax).


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A majority of EU governments oppose a plan to impose hefty duties on solar panel imports from China, a survey of member states showed on Monday, undermining efforts by Brussels to pressure Beijing over its trade practices.
The European Commission, the EU's executive, accuses Chinese firms of selling solar panels at below cost in Europe - a practice known as "dumping" - and plans to impose duties, making it far harder for China to gain market share.
The duties, averaging 47 percent, will come into force from June 6 for a trial period and could be withdrawn if both sides can reach a negotiated settlement. Chinese officials were holding talks with EU officials in Brussels on Monday.
The case is the largest trade case the Commission has undertaken, with around 21 billion euros of China-made solar panels sold in the EU. The duties are being proposed by the EU's trade commissioner, Belgian lawyer Karel De Gucht.
But fearful of losing business in China, Germany, Britain and the Netherlands are among at least 14 member states who oppose the sanctions, diplomats told Reuters.
(Read More: China to Cut Duties on Swiss Watches)
The EU's 27 countries had until Friday to submit a formal, written response to De Gucht's plans. While the trade commissioner would still have the right to impose the duties, doing so in the face of member states' opposition would be hard.
Provisional duties will more than likely still go ahead on June 6, once they are published in the European Union's official journal, officials say, but the pressure to roll them back before they become permanent in December will be intense.
The split underlines the depth of division in the EU over how to deal with China, a critical market for many EU exporters and the region's second biggest trading partner over all.
Reuters spoke to 21 of the EU's 27 countries and confirmed that 15 - a majority - opposed the duties while six supported them. The other six either declined to say or were unreachable.
France and Italy are leading a group of countries who say De Gucht is right to go ahead with sanctions, arguing that China's rapid rise in solar panel output to more than the world's entire demand could not have happened without illegal state support.
(Read More: China, EU to Discuss Trade Disputes on Monday)
Chinese companies have captured more than 80 percent of the European market from almost zero a few years ago.
De Gucht met China's deputy commerce minister for informal talks in Brussels on Monday, a day after Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, meeting in Berlin, called for an end to the dispute, as well as another conflict over Chinese telecoms companies accused of dumping in Europe.
Germany initially supported De Gucht's plans for duties, and it was a German company, Solar World, which first raised the complaint against Chinese dumping.
But rather than punitive measures, Merkel now appears to favour a negotiated solution, wary of the potential impact on German exporters if China were to take retaliatory steps.
"There is no need for more sanction measures," German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler told a news conference on Monday after talks with Li.
Trade Chief's Strategy
Although De Gucht says he had no intention of damaging European business interests in China, he wants to show Beijing that the Commission is serious about preventing dumping and that China must play by international trade rules.
France holds the same view.
(Read More: Swiss-Chinese Free Trade: And the Winners Are…)
"We want to see a balanced relationship between China and the European Union," said French Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg. "Countries that use protectionism, and China is one of them, should accept reciprocal rules," he told reporters.
EU officials told Reuters earlier this year they were frustrated with the Chinese leadership's lack of engagement.
By levying provisional duties, the Commission feels it has leverage because under EU law, the sanctions could be cemented for up to five years from December if no solution is found.
According to a copy of the Commission's solar investigation obtained by Reuters, the Commission found clear evidence of dumping by Chinese producers.
"The Commission was presented with prima facie evidence that dumping occurred. They can't just ignore that," said Stuart Newman, a legal advisor to the Foreign Trade Association, a lobby group based in Brussels.


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June 23, 2009
Scott Lewis was greeted with a cacophony of cheers as he walked up to the 17th green at Bethpage Black Saturday.
"You can do it, Lewis!"
"Go Gauchos!"
"Yeah, UCSB!"
At that moment it would have been tough to guess that he was a few shots from missing the cut in his first U.S. Open.
"It was just so awesome to go up there and having everybody rooting me on," Lewis said in a phone interview from Farmingdale, N.Y., Saturday.
He was even greeted with a "You can do it, Lewis!" during his swing.
Lewis, who earned a spot in the tournament by qualifying as an alternate in a sectional tournament, chuckled at the memory that was still clear in his mind as he watched the TV coverage of the tournament in his hotel room.
"I'm a fan through and through," he said. "Playing in it makes it more special for me to see on TV. I'm watching the guys who made the cut play the holes I navigated the last couple days."
The 20-year-old Lewis shot a 10 over 80 Saturday, giving him a two-round total of 21 over 161. He finished third from last, one shot ahead of Josh Brock, a golfer at UBC-Wilmington who also is 20, and Matt Jones, who withdrew.
All three were playing in the U.S. Open for the first time.
"I would have had to be really, really on top of my game to make the cut," Lewis said. "It's just so spectacular that I ended up getting in the event."
Lewis shot one better in the second round, but he wasn't as consistent as Friday, when he parred 10 holes, bogeyed five and double bogeyed three.
Saturday, Lewis had eight pars, two doubles and seven bogeys, but he birdied the par 4 fourth hole.
"It was a little bit of a relief, especially since it happened pretty early after a rough start," Lewis said, referring to his par, double bogey, bogey start to the second round. "That felt really good."
Despite the high scores, Lewis said he won't look back on his Open experience with anything other than fond memories.
"I can't say I can remember the last time I felt pretty good about shooting an 80," he said.
With his stay as a competitor over, Lewis was hoping to watch the rest of the tournament as a spectator. Because there was uncertainty about whether or not he would get into the tournament, Lewis' father/caddy Mike bought plane tickets to New York so they could watch in the gallery.
"I may walk the course while the tournament is going on and try to watch," Lewis said. "There's nothing like being there live, so I think I'm going to suck in as much as I can while I've got the opportunity."
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|December 2012
|OKLAHOMA'S eGOV NEWS REPORT
Welcome to Oklahoma's eGovernment News Report. We hope you enjoy the monthly report providing you with up-to-date information on Oklahoma's eGovernment achievements.
Oklahoma eGov News
OKLAHOMA CITY – December 18, 2012 – The Oklahoma Highway Safety Office (OHSO) recently launched a new Oklahoma Motorcycle Safety & Education website (http://www.okiemoto.ok.gov). The site provides one convenient location for motorcyclists to find legislation, training opportunities, and other motorcycle safety information.
"Of the almost 130,000 motorcyclists in Oklahoma in 2011, over 1,400 were killed or injured. The need of a single source on motorcycle safety and education was evident," said OHSO Director, Garry Thomas. "I am pleased that this new site can serve as that complete resource. It provides information on motorcycle safety and statistics while giving the public an overview of the state's motorcycle laws."
The relatively rapid adoption by government organizations of big data analytics, cloud computing social business and mobility is expected to propel the use of "smart strategies" in 2013, according to a leading research group.
IDG Government Insights, in its annual "Top 10 Predictions" for government information technology in 2013, predicted as a result that more than 40% of U.S. local governments will be in research and evaluation stage for "smart city" pilots/projects and 50% will begin implementation in 2013.
In addition, "the coming year will present significant changes in government and commercial partnerships to achieve mutual goals," predicted Thom Rubel, vice president, IDC Government Insights.
"I think the big news here is what's happening with devices and data in government,"said Rubel. "Although it's all about operational efficiency and mission outcomes, government organizations really need to focus on device and solution 'best use' -- in other words, those things that they need to support the government workforce in carrying out their mission in the most effective ways," he said.
During the next eight years, the amount of digital data produced will exceed 40 zettabytes, which is the equivalent of 5,200 GB of data for every man, woman and child on Earth, according to an updated Digital Universe study released today.
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Looks to Build on Last Year's Result
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Heading to NYU for the second United States College Squad Championships on Feb. 26, the Yale women's fencing team will look to improve upon its performance last year in New York.
The Bulldogs took home a pair of sixth-place finishes and a seventh-place finish at the inaugural Collegiate Squad Championships last year.
As part of that result, the epee squad placed sixth overall, the foil squad placed seventh and the sabre squad finished in sixth.
But many of the fencers from that team are returning this weekend, with more experience under their belts. So far this season, the Bulldogs have notched up victories against Sacred Heart, Vassar and Brown, as well as a fifth place-finish at the Ivy League Championships.
After this weekend, Yale has a two week break before competing at the NCAA Northeast Regionals on March 11.
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Martin, TN
Brandt Gibson can't remember a time before UT Martin. "When both your parents work on campus, you sort of grow up on the campus attending all kinds of activities. For Brandt, now a UT Martin sophomore biology major, that included football games, science fairs and Governor's School for the Humanities.
"I was even a ball boy for the Skyhawks basketball team and volunteered for the Kid College program for several years," he said.
Brandt's parents are Dr. Michael Gibson, professor of geology, and Edie Gibson, executive assistant to Chancellor Tom Rakes. And while familiarity had a part in his choice of college, he did not take the decision lightly.
"I chose UT Martin because it offers a great education and the unique benefit that it was already a home that I had grown up in," he said. "Several of the faculty and staff were already like family, and as time went on we only grew closer."
Likewise, Brandt put much thought into his major, choosing biology because of the extensive list of possible career choices and also because he enjoys the challenges of the curriculum. He was inducted into Phi Eta Sigma, a national honor society that recognizes high academic achievement in the freshman year.
Even though Brandt is very focused on his core classes, one of his favorite courses plays on another interest. "Hands down, scuba rocks. It is a great course… . Scuba diving is very relaxing and exciting for me at the same time. I love just floating around and seeing the environment that I am surrounded by." He added, "It is really cool to turn your head to the right and see a catfish the size of your leg being fed hotdogs by your dive buddy, or when you turn to your left and see a spoonbill with its mouth fully open feeding right next to you. It's nice to see and study biology outside of the classroom. It also develops a skill that fits well with my career interests."
One of Gibson's favorite dives is Mermet Springs, located in Illinois. He describes it as sort of theme park for divers, complete with various scenes depicted and accompanied by music.
"Mermet Springs is an 8.5 acre spring-fed rock quarry that has been turned into a dive site. The unique quality it posses is that several attractions have been sunk there. At various locations in the quarry is a school bus, the Boeing 727 airplane that was used in the movie 'U.S. Marshals,' partially filmed at Reelfoot Lake, a fire truck, an ambulance, a motorcycle, a submarine and even a train car. It is a really neat experience to be able to swim through all of these and listen to music underwater at the same time."
Brandt enjoys other outdoor activities, such as backpacking, that allow him to find a positive outlet for stress from class and opportunities to make friends.
He also supplements his college experience with another interest as part of a campus job in the Office of Instructional Technology Services that he's held for two summers. "Most of the work calls that I get for my job are preps and installs. This means I deal a lot with replacing different types of computers, whether it is for a faculty or staff member or even one of the many labs we have on campus." Occasionally, he repairs equipment, but on a day-to-day basis, he installs printers, computers and iPads.
"ITS has given me the chance to develop a skill and have fun along the way. I really enjoy the opportunity of learning under exceptionally brilliant IT technicians, who have been able to teach me more than I could have ever imagined," he said. "I have been really blessed in being able to meet a variety of faculty and staff on campus, all of whom were pleasant and helpful."
He looks forward to, but has yet to take, one of his father's courses. "I always hear good things about his classes, and everyone I talk to says that he is an excellent teacher."
Brandt's advice for all incoming students couldn't be more appropriate based on his experiences. "Take the time to make UT Martin your home away from home and get to know the rest of the Skyhawk family. You will make many friends and learn so much."
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As described in the current Cato Policy Report, one of the "Hard Lessons from the Auto Bailout" is that management at GM is likely to be "highly erratic, as the president and Congress wrestle for decisionmaking primacy at this majority taxpayer-owned entity." The "dealerships" issue is Exhibit A.
One of GM's first decisions upon emerging from bankruptcy was to announce closures of a number of dealerships to help reduce costs. Then-nominal-CEO Fritz Henderson explained that the planned closings would save GM about $100 in distribution costs per vehicle–a few hundred million dollars per year when factoring in the millions of units GM expects to produce.
But many of GM's congressional CEOs cried foul, demanding reconsideration from a company that had taken public funds. The House of Representatives even passed a bill requiring companies that received federal funds to reestablish terminated dealership agreements, though no action was taken in the Senate.
However, as reported in The Hill today, Congress is fast-tracking legislation to restrict GM's (and Chrysler's) closings, by subjecting each decision to an arbitrator, who will "balance the economic interests of the terminated dealership, the car companies and the general public." A Senate aide is cited as saying legislators intend to pass this measure before Christmas.
Well, look, EVERY decision GM makes will produce winners and losers in terms of real and opportunity costs. Hence, EVERY decision is just as worthy of legislative or executive scrutiny, if the dealership issue is the litmus test.
With 537 CEOs, all but one of whom have bigger priorities than GM's bottom line, GM's future will be dictated by splitting differences, political logrolling, and managing by consensus–tactics that will assure GM's demise.


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Anonymous on 03/07/2014
WE stayed at this hotel December 2012..We came back home and were displaced from our home due to a flood. and came back home 4 months later to discover bed begs.Never had a problem with bugs in this home ever and from reading the articals can now say that we more than likely took them home from this hotel
Anonymous on 05/21/2013
We stayed here for 4 nights reciently in may . in room 2516 . the first night my husband noticed a few bites we didnt think much of it than the second night he had some on his face we thought it was just mosquitos. the next 2 nights myself and mom started getting bit up. all over my tummy back arms n hand . i always check the roome first and didnt notice anything so we thought ok we can stay.now between myself n husband we have over 40 bites. we notified the hotel n they said they will have some
one check into it.Really i have to miss work i think they should give a refund. i really hope we didnt bring any home i will be pissed.
Anonymous on 04/03/2013
Stayed here in the end of March 2013
We recently stayed here our trip to Disneyland (room 2204) and I looked at the sheets on the bottom bunk and I saw multiple blood stains. It was disguising I didn't know that it was bed bugs or else I would have complained.
Anonymous on 01/29/2013
JAN 25-JAN 28. The hotel was very dirty to begin with. I stayed on the 2nd floor. The next day i noticed bites on my leg but had no idea what is was from. I never thought about bed bugs. The second night woke up with more bites. I got home and it occurred to me BED BUGS!! I called the hotel and they said they would get check out the room tomorrow and have the manager call me. I just hope i didnt bring any home!!!
Anonymous on 12/20/2011
We stayed at the Portofino in October 2011. At the time, I noticed on several occasions that there were blood stains on our sheets but without knowing about bed bug bites I blew it off as having a scrape and I remember thinking that they must not change the sheets very often. Several weeks after coming home we started noticing bites on our legs... We checked our bed at home and we found several live bed bugs!! After doing some research online, I located photos of bed bug blood smears and they lo
oked the same from what we saw!! Now we are going to have to pay $1000's of dollars to get our home fumigated! I will never stay at this hotel again!!
Anonymous on 11/13/2011
The hotel is very pleasant but I was worried about the cleanliness of the rooms. I checked our mattresses and behind the beds. Although there was a lot of debris and dust, I felt like it was safe to sleep. I had a few concerns with the bottom bunk bed. The mattress cover was filled with debris, hair, stains (blood?). On the 3rd day my son woke up with a couple of bites. On the last day, I woke up with bites on my leg. The hotel graciously said that they would look at the room and they offer
ed to discount us quite a bit.
CM on 10/27/2011
I was a board certified pest inspector years ago and I always check mattresses of hotels before staying, and for the first time I found them here today. I kept a dead one for proof in case I need it when I call the health department tomorrow. This really put a damper on our vacation, and now we are in a hotel for twice the price for the next three nights...but it is worth it!! They stated that they have no "live infestation currently, but had a recent problem" but when I pulled the box spring
s back they had bugs, hatched egg cases, and smear marks from the bug poop. I checked out immediately!
Anonymous on 06/01/2011
We were traveling with a high school band and spent 3 nights at the Portofino Inn. Dates:
May 26, 27 & 28.
4 girls in out group stayed in room 1217 and the first night they pulled back the sheets they thought they saw 'crumbs' in the bed. That morning, a couple of the girls woke up with bites on their legs. They had the sheets change. The girls didn't report it to the chaperones until the second morning when they had MORE bites. Upon inspection of the room they found the tell tale s
igns of bed bugs and the chaperones insisted on a new room. When they flipped the mattress there was a used sanitary napkin between the mattresses and more signs of bedbugs.
We moved the girls to a new room and 2 of the chaperones moved to a new room as well because one of the chaperones left and we had access to another room. Once they moved - 3 doors down from the other room into 1223, one of the chaperones woke up with bites on her legs. She's not sure if she received it in bed that night or if she received the bites when she was moving the girls out of the other room.
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No Stadium Needed: OSU Polishes for Game at Hotel
GRAPEVINE, Texas – Oklahoma State followed its normal game-week schedule by conducting a walkthrough Thursday, a little over 24 hours ahead of its matchup with Missouri in the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic.
Instead of staging the walkthrough at AT&T Stadium, the 13th-ranked Cowboys (10-2, 7-2 Big 12) accomplished what they needed to accomplish at the team hotel, OSU and No. 8 Missouri (11-2, 7-2 SEC) meet Friday.
Oklahoma State practiced six consecutive days after arriving for bowl week, two of those at AT&T Stadium and four at a local high school. Missouri practiced four times, each at the stadium. Both teams balanced their work with entertainment throughout the week.
"From our administration, players and the Big 12, we want to say thank you to AT&T," Cowboys Head Coach Mike Gundy said. "Bowl games are about an opportunity for the fans, coaches, players to enjoy a week. And as everybody said, the Cotton Bowl's been terrific, the hospitality, everything involved. We've had a great week.
"We're very excited about the game. We want to say congratulations to [Missouri] Coach [Gary] Pinkel, his staff, and his players for a terrific season, what they've been able to accomplish.
"And we're looking forward to playing. We've been at this since Aug. 1, and we're excited about the competition and the game and looking forward to getting out there and kicking it off."
The 78th AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic is Friday, Jan. 3 on FOX. Airtime is set for 6:30 p.m. CST with kickoff scheduled for 7:10 p.m. Making their fourth appearances as members of FOX's broadcast crew, Gus Johnson and Charles Davis will describe all the action and will be joined by Kristina Pink reporting from the sideline. FOX is broadcasting the Classic for the 16th consecutive year.
ESPN Radio returns as the Classic's national radio partner for a second-straight year. Brad Sham, the "Voice of the Dallas Cowboys," will partner with Ed Cunningham offering color commentary and Ian Fitzsimmons adding analysis from the sideline to provide the call of the 78th Classic to hundreds of affiliate stations around the country as well as subscribers of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio in the United States and Canada.


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The Human Cost of California's "Fixed" Budget
Governor Jerry Brown recently congratulated himself for "fixing" the California budget, but he left out some of the details. One of the cuts involved in "fixing" the budget was the removal of essentially all dental care for poor and disabled people. Medicaid used to cover normal dental care like exams, cleanings and fillings, but now it mainly just covers pulling out a poor or disabled person's teeth after they go bad. And the reason they go bad is lack of the preventive care that Medicaid used to cover.
To be fair to Governor Brown, the removal of dental care from California's Medicaid program was done in 2009, before he came into office. But he hasn't done anything to restore dental care, instead he is spending the money on the California High Speed Rail project. That is not something to be proud of, depriving disabled people of essential dental care.
A friend of mine is disabled and needs $3000 of fillings soon or else she is going to lose many or most of her teeth. And she doesn't have the money to pay for it. So unless something is done about California's Medicaid, Jerry Brown and will have done the equivalent of punching my friend in the face and busting her teeth out. Basically robbing her of money on the way to her dentist so he can give it to the companies and unions that supported his campaign.
A 30-year-old woman will spend the rest of her life without teeth that could easily have been fixed.
This is a major social injustice. I don't believe Brown when he says things like "The ideology of the Republicans is different from the Democrats. They don't mind the inequality." I think in this case, the ideology of the Republicans and the Democrats is exactly the same. Neither seem to mind the inequality of some people getting to keep their teeth and other people having to lose theirs, just because they are disabled.
In my opinion, anyone who says the state budget is fixed is a lying hypocrite.
If Governor Brown won't do anything about this problem, I would like him to at least talk to my friend and explain to her why she will have to lose her teeth, how it's more important to spend the money on high speed rail than on her.


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The United States today is facing a crisis of long-term unemployment unlike anything it has seen since the 1930s. Some 40% of the unemployed have been out of work for six months or more, which, as US Federal Reserve board chairman Ben Bernanke noted in a recent speech, is far higher than in any other post-second world war recession.
This crisis of long-term unemployment is having a profoundly damaging impact on the lives of those bearing the brunt of it. We know this thanks to a series of careful studies of the problem conducted in the depths of the 1930s Great Depression.
The most famous such study, of the long-term unemployed in New Haven, Connecticut, was conducted by E Wight Bakke, a graduate student and subsequently a professor of economics at Yale University. Through participant interviews, personal observation, time diaries, and longitudinal studies, Bakke showed how extended spells of unemployment caused workers' skills to deteriorate and made it difficult for them to acquire new ones. The long-term unemployed also experienced a variety of physical and psychological problems, among them demoralisation, apathy, and a sense of social isolation.
For those unfortunate enough to experience it, long-term unemployment – now, as in the 1930s – is a tragedy. And, for society as a whole, there is the danger that the productive capacity of a significant portion of the labour force will be impaired.
What is not well known, however, is that in the 1930s, the United States, to a much greater extent than today, succeeded in mitigating these problems. Rather than resorting to extensive layoffs, firms had their employees work a partial week. The average working week in manufacturing and mining fell from 45 hours in 1929 to 35 hours in 1932. We know this from a 1986 article by my Berkeley colleague James Powell and his co-author, none other than – wait for it – Ben Bernanke.
The 24% unemployment reached at the depths of the Great Depression was no picnic. But that rate would have been even higher had average weekly hours for workers in manufacturing remained at 45. Cutting hours by 20% allowed millions of additional workers to stay on the job. They continued to earn an income. They continued to acquire skills. They had hope and the possibility of advancement.
Why was there so much work-sharing in the 1930s? One reason is that government pushed for it. In his memoirs, President Herbert Hoover estimated that as many as two million workers avoided unemployment as a result of his efforts to promote work-sharing.
Second, legislation encouraged it. The industrial codes of the New Deal set ceilings on the workweek for specified industries and workers. The Fair Labour Standards Act provided financial incentives by requiring overtime pay for employees working long hours.
Third, there was no unemployment insurance to discourage it. An individual today, faced with the option of working 20 hours a week or drawing unemployment benefits, might be tempted by the latter. But, back in the 1930s, before unemployment insurance, 20 hours was better than nothing.
Of course, unemployment insurance replaces only a fraction of most workers' previous wages, which suggests that its effect in this regard is not very strong. But, even if unemployment insurance does not discourage work-sharing, it could be restructured to encourage it. Partial benefits could be paid to workers on short hours, rather than limiting payments to those who are fully unemployed. The program would at least partly pay for itself, with additional payments to workers on short hours offset by lower unemployment (and thus lower payments to those who are completely without work).
In fact, the US already has something along these lines: a programme known as Short-Time Compensation. Workers can collect unemployment benefits pro-rated according to their hours when their employer submits an approved work-sharing plan, while the federal government compensates the states for a portion of the set-up costs. At last count, 24 states have begun adapting their unemployment-insurance systems to take advantage of the measure.
Unfortunately, the financial incentives that the federal government provides are mainly limited to helping the states to advertise and automate their programmes. And those programmes, in turn, are too modest, especially for senior workers with a reasonable expectation of remaining in a full-time job, to make work-sharing an attractive option.
Other countries have gone further. In Germany, for example, the federal government's Kurzarbeit (short work) programme makes up a significant fraction of the difference when, owing to short hours, a worker's earnings fall by more than 10%.
The US federal government could emulate this example by compensating the states more generously for their Short-Term Compensation programmes. Its failure to do so not only inflicts avoidable pain and suffering on the unemployed, but also threatens to inflict long-term costs on American society.
Copyright: Project Syndicate, 2012


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Sharon arrives at the tackhouse. Noah ignores a call from Adriana. Sharon is ticked off that she hurt him. He feels he was stupid to get involved with her. Sharon counters that he has a big heart, and didn't have a good example with her and Nick. Noah still thinks he's an idiot, but says it's over. Sharon admires him, but warns if the other person's not done, it's harder to walk away.
Can You Save Me?
Chelsea makes a decision, Noah talks, and Tyler and Leslie discuss the past.
At Crimson Lights, Adriana leaves Noah a message to call - she's tired of being scared. Nearby, Kevin and Chloe are all turned on with each other because of the money. Chloe arranges for Delia to spend the night with Esther. Adriana chats with Eden, and then returns to the patio where Alex appears. She insists she doesn't know where the money is. He says she's a liar. "Give me the money back now or I'll put you in jail." They bicker. Alex overhears Kevin and Chloe discussing 'the best idea ever' and approaches them. Alex unnerves them by implying that he knows they have the money.
At the Club, Neil tells Leslie that last night was some of the best you-know-what they've had ever. Leslie reminds him at the office it's still strictly professional.
At Jabot, Devon tells Tyler that Lily took a personal day with the twins. He's surprised Tyler appreciates the 'mom' thing. Tyler snaps, "You don't know me, man." Leslie and Neil enter as Devon is apologizing for earlier. Leslie explains that their mother passed away. After, Neil asks Leslie if she wants to talk, but she doesn't. Later, Devon notices their closeness. Tyler joins in the 'fraternization' discussion. Neil says Lily and Cane are married - the rules don't apply to them. Once alone, Leslie tells Tyler she wants to be with Neil, but it's not possible. Tyler says she's safe from the past. Leslie tells Tyler he deserves to be happy too - but not with Lily. Tyler goes on about how amazing she is. Leslie says to leave her alone - they've had enough trouble. Meanwhile, Devon meets with Neil about ads. Neil senses he's not into the job.
Adam tells Chelsea, at home, that Jack is stepping down at Newman. She says, "You're never getting on that plane to Paris." Chelsea says she would give up anything for him and asks what he'll give up for her. Adam doesn't understand her fixation with running away. She begs him to let Newman go and leave tonight. He can't. She cries that he's different now. She says she wants a divorce. Adam leaves. Chelsea calls Chloe, who is busy with Kevin. Chelsea smashes their photos and screams.
Sharon joins Adam at Newman and realizes he's drunk. She guesses he told Chelsea 'no' to Paris and tells him he's stupid. Adam acts sarcastic and tipsy. Sharon mocks him for acting like the hero of Newman and quits. They bicker about his attachment to Newman. He says his siblings turned their backs - he knows how to put Newman first. Sharon says it won't love him back. Adam's had enough of being punished for who he is. He tells Sharon if she stays, it would save him. "Can you save me?"
At the Club bar, Alex grills Noah about Adriana. He bets she told him he's a dirty cop, and warns Noah not to get sucked in again. Noah says he knows that. He tells Alex what he knows. Alex says the money belonged to a drug dealer - Adriana's boyfriend. Noah tells him somebody took the money. Alex coaches him to go along with Adriana for now. Later, Adriana shows up tells Noah they can fix this and be together. She claims to have an idea who took the money.
At Crimson Lights, Kevin tells Chloe that Adriana was asking questions about how they get by when the coffee house is so empty - he thinks she knows. They leave Eden in charge and take off. Alex slips in and searches behind the counter.
Genoa City Spoilers for Tomorrow on The Young and the Restless:
Victor tells Nick that Billy and Adam won't be at the helm for long.
Marcus Wheeler asks Jack if he thinks coming forward and getting a slap on the wrist will make this easier for his family.
Paul enters Jamie's hospital room as he wakes up and Lauren asks if he remembers what happened.
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NHL: Kings get rings, raise Stanley Cup banner
LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Kings raised their first Stanley Cup championship banner Saturday in a joyous ceremony delayed more than three months by the NHL lockout.
With help from the family of a victim of the Sandy Hook massacre, the Kings hung their black-and-white banner in the rafters at Staples Center and received their championship rings before their season opener against the Chicago Blackhawks.
The ceremony was the culmination of Los Angeles' improbable rampage through the postseason last year, when the Kings became the first eighth-seeded team to capture the Cup.
The Kings hadn't played on the Staples Center ice since June 11, when they completed a six-game victory over the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup finals. With the 6-1 win, the 45-year-old franchise secured its first NHL championship.
After a lengthy video presentation in the darkened arena while fans waved glowsticks, Nancy Anschutz the wife of Kings owner Phil Anschutz handed the ring boxes to the players as they skated to center ice.
After the Stanley Cup's handlers brought the trophy through the crowd and onto the ice, the Kings relayed it around the perimeter of the rink, with each player raising it one more time.
Even two injured Kings suited up for the ceremony: Anze Kopitar, the club's co-scoring leader in the postseason, and defenseman Willie Mitchell, the oldest player on last year's team. Los Angeles retained every player who skated in the playoffs last season, a remarkable feat in pro sports.
The Kings' leaders then picked up the banner from the family of Ana Marquez-Greene and Los Angeles hockey stars Marcel Dionne and Rogie Vachon, skating it across the ice and raising it to the rafters amid thunderous applause.
Los Angeles' accomplishments during its 16-4 run through the postseason are well-known to every Kings fan by now.
Starting with their upset of Presidents' Trophy-winning Vancouver, the Kings set NHL records by leading all four of their playoff series 3-0 and winning 10 straight road games. Los Angeles thrashed the Western Conference's top three seeds, never played an elimination game, and only trailed for about 184 minutes in the entire postseason.
With plenty of time to plan during the lockout, the Kings also made a few changes to their arena to honor their first championship, notably moving their banners and retired numbers off the Staples Center wall and hanging them in the rafters.
The Kings had followed the tradition of the Lakers, their co-tenants in the Forum and Staples, by hanging their banners on the walls of the arenas. But after doubling their number of banners from two to four, the Kings joined every other NHL team and moved their banners into the rafters.
The club also made new banners for the transition, hanging its Western Conference title banner before fans even entered the arena next to a similar new banner celebrating the 1992-93 conference title. The Kings hung new ones for their five retired numbers, including Dionne, Vachon and Wayne Gretzky.
The Kings' celebration began early Saturday outside the arena, where thousands of black-jerseyed fans gathered for a street fair. General manager Dean Lombardi and Kings ownership executive Tim Leiweke greeted fans at the door and even handed out hot dogs.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman was in the building, but didn't go on the ice.


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Images | July 3, 1998
Flat Top as Viewed by the Rover
This anaglyph view of Flat Top, southwest of the lander, was produced by combining two right eye frames taken from different viewing angles by Sojourner Rover. One of the right eye frames was distorted using Photoshop to approximate the projection of the left eye view (without this, the stereo pair is painful to view). The left view is assigned to the red color plane and the right view to the green and blue color planes (cyan), to produce a stereo anaglyph mosaic. This mosaic can be viewed in 3-D on your computer monitor or in color print form by wearing red-blue 3-D glasses.
Mars Pathfinder is the second in NASA's Discovery program of low-cost spacecraft with highly focused science goals. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, developed and manages the Mars Pathfinder mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).