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Civil libertarians often suggest that, when confronted with an objectionable opinion, it is better to exercise your own freedom of speech rather than attempt to restrict the freedom of the person who offended you. I make that suggestion fairly often myself. After reading Jim Adkins' guest column in last Monday's edition of the Perry County News, I've decided to heed my own advice. Mr. Adkins' colorful, albeit unoriginal, criticism of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) provides yet another opportunity to correct some of the misguided and uninformed opinions about the group. It also provides an opportunity to show the faults in those criticisms. Like so many critics before him, Mr. Adkins cannot or does not differentiate between voicing an opinion and defending the right to voice an opinion.
In the area of free speech, the ACLU is not concerned with what position you are advocating for, they only defend your right to do so. This applies to opinions that most would agree with as well as to opinions that almost no one but the speaker agrees with. Living in a society that values the right of free speech, we are sometimes forced to hear opinions that we may find uncomfortable. We must always remember that the right to voice your opinion does not depend on the comfort of the majority, as Mr. Adkins' column would seem to suggest. Mr. Adkins correctly points out that the ACLU frequently takes on clients whose views are controversial.
The ACLU of Indiana recently defended a central Indiana Ku Klux Klan member's right to publish and distribute his newsletter. The ACLU did this even though members of our staff and general membership are African American, Jewish, Catholic, Latino, and Muslim. I doubt I need to remind anyone of the Klan's views on these folks. The ACLU defended the Klan member's right to free speech and free press because, in the end, when even these extreme views have the right to be expressed, so do other less extreme views. It is about the right, not about the racism.
Mr. Adkins' criticism that the ACLU is anti-Christian is another colorful, albeit unoriginal, claim. The ACLU does support the separation of church and state. It does this to protect each from the other. Like many people before him, Mr. Adkins seems to make the claim that his right to free exercise of religion allows him to use the government as a platform to promote his particular flavor of Christianity. The government belongs to us all. None of us, not Christians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, Atheists, or Rastafarians possesses the right to use the power of government to force others to take on our beliefs.
Contrary to the claims in Mr. Adkins' column, our history is full of examples to support this position. From The Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom to James Madison's and Thomas Jefferson's personal correspondence, which repeatedly reference a separation of religious and governmental functions, our founders repeatedly sought to avoid the strife that state religions had caused for centuries in Europe. Faith and religion can be beautiful things. They are made ugly when certain people use them as a weapon against others. Channeling that weapon through the power of the state makes them hideous.
Mr. Adkins does stumble upon some truth in his column. The ACLU was founded, in part, by socialists of the early 20th century. There is no denying that and I do not apologize for it. I do not apologize for it for a reason Mr. Adkins saw fit to omit from his writing. Socialists of that time were part of the WWI anti-war movement in America. This movement was rather significant and Congress passed the Espionage Act of 1918 in response to it. The act outlawed any speech or writing which painted the government or war effort in a negative light.
Simply put, it was illegal to criticize the government. This law struck at the very heart of our fundamental rights. The ACLU was formed to combat such attacks. It is ironic that Mr. Adkins chose to criticize this particular effort. If this law was still in effect and this view of free speech was cogent, most of the people in Mr. Adkins' political party would be in prison right now for criticizing our involvement in Libya. The rest of us would be in prison for criticizing the Bush Administration's actions in Iraq.
Mr. Adkins' column also overlooked a great deal of the ACLU's work in other areas. This is easy to do, though, as these other areas get far less press attention but are no less important. The ACLU of Indiana is currently fighting the State of Indiana on the behalf of the foster and adoptive parents of children with disabilities. These wonderful families who have opened their homes to the neediest of children have been denied proper access to government assistance. They've also been denied their due process rights to appeal funding decisions by the state.
The ACLU of Indiana is currently fighting on behalf of elderly and disabled people who receive medical treatment in their homes. They want to avoid entering a nursing home for their rehabilitation services, but are being placed in a very difficult position by the state's administrative rules. Their rights are being trampled in the rush to balance the budget and implement austerity measures. I am very proud to be part of the group defending these people.
I value debate highly. I write this blog to encourage debate. As always, I encourage everyone to join the online conversation. We may not agree. We may even passionately disagree. Either way, we're still having the debate and that is what matters. We may even find we agree more than we thought. I am very proud to have the honor of serving on the ACLU of Indiana's Board of Directors. It is a true privilege to have the opportunity to take such an active role in defending the rights guaranteed to all of us in the Constitution of the United States. I appreciate Mr. Adkins voicing his views in his guest column. It provided the readers with an opposing view and provided me with another opportunity to advocate for our rights.
In the end, Mr. Adkins will likely go on criticizing people like me and organizations like the ACLU. We will go on defending his right to do so.
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Scherzer retired 22 straight after giving up two hits and a run in the first and Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer, leading Detroit to a 5-1 win over Cleveland on Tuesday night to stop the Indians' winning streak at five and trim their lead in the AL Central.
CLEVELAND (AP) ? Other than the first inning, Max Scherzer was flawless.
At the perfect time for the Tigers.
Scherzer retired 22 straight after giving up two hits and a run in the first and Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer, leading Detroit to a 5-1 win over Cleveland on Tuesday night to stop the Indians' winning streak at five and trim their lead in the AL Central.
Scherzer (6-0) gave up two singles ? one a broken-bat bloop ? in the first before shutting down baseball's hottest team for eight innings. The right-hander walked just one and struck out seven, including the final four he faced.
Scherzer's 118th and last pitch was his fastest ? a 98 mph heater to fan Drew Stubbs.
"He knew that was going to be it for him," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "He really cranked it up. That was pretty impressive. He did a terrific job."
Cabrera's laser shot in the sixth inning, his 12th homer and fourth in two games, off Corey Kluber (3-3) helped the Tigers win for just the second time in six games. The defending AL champions also moved within 1 1-2 games of the first-place Indians, who have won 18 of 23 since April 28.
"That was a dominant performance," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "His last pitch was 98, and when you're up around 115 or 120 pitches and you have that left in the tank, that's saying a lot."
Scherzer gave the Tigers a much-needed outing and set the stage for Cy Young winner Justin Verlander, who will pitch Tuesday night.
Andy Dirks hit a solo homer in the sixth and had two RBIs as Detroit won the first game of the short, showdown series.
In the first, Scherzer was touched for a leadoff single by Michael Bourn, a one-out base hit by Asdrubal Cabrera and a hard-hit sacrifice fly by Michael Brantley before he made the Indians look silly. He mixed his pitches, had Cleveland's hitters off-balance and grew stronger as the game went on.
"He had his good stuff all the way around from his fastball, a good slider and a good changeup," Bourn said. "He came out and dominated."
Scherzer, who won five straight starts before getting a no-decision in his last outing against Houston, didn't get much support but was so good he didn't need it.
He struck out seven of the last 12 batters, and felt better on his last pitch than the previous 117.
"I definitely had the adrenaline going in that situation," he said. "You know that's your last inning and you throw the ball as hard as you can."
Before the game, Francona said there's a danger in trying to pitch around Cabrera because Detroit has plenty of other dangerous hitters in its lineup.
"I guarantee you if you pitch around him all day, they're going to score," he said.
Kluber went right at Mr. Triple Crown his first two times up, and retired Cabrera on a grounder to third in the first and routine fly to center in the fourth.
But in the sixth, Cabrera, who homered three times in a loss at Texas on Sunday, did what he does best.
Dirks opened the inning with his fifth homer, a drive into the right-field seats to tie it 1-all. Torii Hunter followed with a double that one-hopped the wall in right, bringing up Cabrera with first base open.
Francona elected to have Kluber to pitch to Cabrera, who rocketed an 0-1 fastball over the center-field fence to give the Tigers a 3-1 lead.
Francona said he didn't walk Cabrera because Prince Fielder, Victor Martinez and Jhonny Peralta could have made things worse.
"Nobody out, you're asking for trouble," Francona said. "If you walk him and you have first and second with nobody out, you're putting your pitcher in a tough spot."
Leyland marveled at Cabrera's ability to hit Kluber's pitch.
"The pitch was down and away and he got extended on it," Leyland said. "There aren't many guys who can do that. That's why he is who he is."
Detroit added two runs in the ninth on RBI singles by Dirks and Fielder.
The Indians were missing first baseman Nick Swisher, who was placed on the paternity list before the game after his wife, JoAnna, gave birth to the couple's first child.
With Swisher out, Brantley batted cleanup for the first time this season and his sacrifice fly in the first gave the Indians a 1-0 lead.
Bourn led off with a grounder through the box off Scherzer and raced to third on Asdrubal Cabrera's broken-bat single with one out. Brantley followed with a liner to right-center that was run down by Hunter but was deep enough to score the speedy Bourn easily.
That was it for the Indians, though, as Scherzer shut them down.


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Do you crack under pressure? Crumble when you're stressed? If so, you'd be better off pursuing a career in science or education than you would in healthcare or law enforcement.
Using data from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), a US Department of Labor database full of detailed information on jobs, we found the 29 professions you should avoid if you really don't like stress.
O*NET assigns a "stress tolerance" score (0-100) — which measures how frequently workers must accept criticism and deal effectively with high stress on the job — for each of the almost 900 jobs in its database. A lower rating signals less stress; a higher rating signals more.
Here are jobs that earned a stress tolerance rating of 94 or higher. If you're the type of person who thrives under pressure or can stay cool, calm, and collected in high-stress situations, these jobs may be perfect for you.
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Boeing responded Wednesday morning to reports that 787 operators replaced numerous batteries prior to the jet's grounding by aviation authorities over battery concerns.
Boeing's updated statement:
Batteries are a replaceable unit on airplanes, regardless of the technology used. Every day there are on the order of five or six batteries on Boeing airplanes that are removed and replaced – about 2,000 per year. We have an ongoing process to look for opportunities to extend the service life of replaceable units like batteries across our fleet.
We have not seen 787 battery replacements occurring as a result of safety concerns. The batteries are being returned because our robust protection scheme ensures that no battery that has been deeply discharged or improperly disconnected can be used. The third highest category for battery returns is exceeding the battery shelf life – this is a fact of life in dealing with batteries; they sometimes expire and must be returned.
Read the New York Times report about 787 battery replacements by All Nippon Airways here.
On Tuesday, Elon Musk, SpaceX founder and owner of Tesla electric cars, called the 787's lithium-ion battery is "inherently unsafe" in this Flightglobal report.


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Outstanding alumni honored during reunion weekend
May 10, 2013
The Loyola University New Orleans Alumni Association will honor Nicholas Poché '03 as its Young Alumnus of the Year along with five other outstanding alumni on Saturday, May 11 at The Cannery, located at 3803 Toulouse Street.
The awards reception is set for 7:30 p.m. and is part of the university's annual Alumni Weekend reunion celebration and is open to all alumni and friends. The event will feature live music by the Yat Pack, and tickets cost $50 per person or $80 per couple. Young alumni from the classes of 2002 to 2012 can take advantage of a special rate of $30 per person or $50 per couple. Register online for the event.
Award winners include:
Nicholas Poché '03, Young Alumnus of the Year
Poché, academic programs coordinator and assistant to the associate dean for academics at Tulane University's School of Architecture, received his master's in higher education administration from Boston College after graduating from Loyola University New Orleans in 2003. He is the first in his immediate family to complete a college degree. A world traveler, he lived in Northern Ireland and Australia. Poché is a member of the Young Alumni Pack and co-chair of the association's Community Service Committee. The committee plans Wolves on the Prowl, Loyola's national day of service that coordinates alumni nationwide in meaningful service projects.
Elizabeth (Liz) Horner Foshage '83, College of Business Alumna of the Year
Foshage is vice president of finance at Ascension Health Alliance, the parent organization of Ascension Health, the nation's largest Catholic, nonprofit health system. She is a member of the Alumni Association and has served other nonprofit organizations, including the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Girl Scouts, Vincentian Ministry Corporation and the DeSmet Jesuit High School Ignatian Identity Committee.
Francis G. Martello '75, D.D.S., College of Humanities and Natural Sciences Alumnus of the Year
New Orleans dentist Martello has been in practice since 1979. He is on the dental staff at Touro Infirmary and is a part-time clinical professor at the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry. As a volunteer dentist and medical advisory committee member of the United Cerebral Palsy of Greater New Orleans since 1983, Martello provides oral care to many who often do not receive any type of care.
Bryan J. Hymel '01, College of Music and Fine Arts Alumnus of the Year
Hymel, opera tenor and recent recipient of The Metropolitan Opera's prestigious $50,000 Beverly Sills Artist Award, visits Loyola annually to teach a masterclass as part of the Montage Fine and Performing Arts Series. A highly sought-after recitalist and concert performer, Hymel has appeared in many of the world's most accomplished opera houses and festivals.
Sylvia Marcantel '11, College of Social Sciences Alumna of the Year
Marcantel is a graduate of Loyola's Institute for Ministry and is a mother, grandmother and the primary caregiver of her mother. She retired in 2011 as a registered nurse after a 45-year career managing hospice programs. She also made five medical mission trips with teams to Honduras and Nicaragua. Marcantel has developed and taught a basic health care training program to villagers in rural Honduras where there is no doctor.
Pascal F. Calogero Jr., J.D. '54, H '91, College of Law St. Ives Award Recipient
Retired Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Calogero is the longest-serving justice in the history of the state's high court. Calogero was honored Feb. 22 at the College of Law Alumni luncheon with the St. Ives Award, the highest honor awarded by the College of Law Alumni Association. As chief justice, Calogero spearheaded numerous reform initiatives in the administration of justice in Louisiana, many of which serve as national models of court improvement. Throughout his career, he participated in more than 6,000 orally argued cases and authored more than 1,000 majority opinions, in addition to multiple concurrences and dissents.
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HALF MACHINE is interactive art installations, dance performance and concert events – complex collaborative art experiments involving the audience.
An international group of artists create large scale light- and water installations, aerial suspensions, pyrotechnics, high voltage labs and more from recycled materials and electronic wizardry. HALF MACHINE is inviting both spectators, artists and scientists into dialog and interaction including live musicians and fearless dancers in the air and on the ground. HALF MACHINE gave name to a series of events and installations, all leaving a strong imprint as compelling transformative experiences.
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The Artists from Live Art Installations collaborating as HALF MACHINE
Many hundred artists from around the world take part in creating HALF MACHINE events and installations.
HALF MACHINE is inspired by the theme"meltage man and machine".
"Objects and dancers are suspended in a giant mobile, robots, video art and live concerts in water and light – a crazy and surreal eco system in the midst of an electronic playground"
"All installations are interactive, the artists playing with discarded technology and recycled objects merging with the inventions of tomorrow"
"The art is cross connected in a mega grid, patterns and developments triggered by random human interaction. All artists are present throughout the event, and the art/technology and body experiments constantly evolving!"
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Manulife offers an investment platform including over 200 individual market-based funds that represent all major asset classes directed by more then 40 retail and institutional fund managers. In addition Manulife provides guaranteed interest account options of one, three, and five-year terms. Manulife will provide plan members with stacked deposit insurance coverage totaling $200,000.
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We're pleased and excited to let you know about a new educational initiative we are introducing to advisors – the Fund Manager Insight Forum. We've developed this Forum to be able to help provide advisors with timely and practical investment ideas as well as global market information from a fund manager's perspective.
As part of this Forum, Manulife will be hosting interactive conference calls with one of our key fund manager partners every quarter.
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Reader Discussion: Which Injustice DLC Characters Would You Like To See?
NetherRealm Studios' comic book fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us releases today. You can read Andy Reiner's review of the game here.
While Injustice is a veritable who's who of the DC comic book universe, there are some cool characters that didn't make the cut. NetherRealm has said they are going to be supporting the game with new DLC characters. According to rumors, one of these characters is Lobo. Who would you like to see join the fight? Bizarro? Red Hood? Weigh in in the comments section below.
Note: NetherRealm was set to announce some DLC characters yesterday with a Twitch.TV streaming event. According to the game's Facebook page, the event was cancelled in light of the tragic bombing in Boston.
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Holland family has deep political roots in Mississippi: Associated Press
State Rep. Steve Holland has been saying for years that someone should write about his family's political dynasty in northeast Mississippi.
It's a great story, he promises. One that people would love to read.
Holland, D-Plantersville, has served in the state House since 1984. His wife, Gloria Holland, is mayor of Plantersville, a small suburb of Tupelo. One of his brothers, Billy Joe Holland, is a Lee County supervisor. And their mama, their sainted 80-year-old mama, Sadie Holland, is a Lee County Justice Court judge.
The Holland family has gotten plenty international attention the past couple of weeks — just not for reasons that most folks could've imagined.
Federal agents say Sadie Holland was one of three people who were sent letters in early April that tested positive for the poison ricin. The other letters were addressed to President Barack Obama and Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, but those two letters never reached their intended targets because they were stopped in mail processing facilities.
Judge Holland opened her ricin letter, and Steve Holland told The Associated Press that like just about any country lady would do, she gave it a "smell test" when she saw something odd. Steve Holland reports it burnt her nose a little. The judge later underwent medical tests and was found to be fine.
Nonetheless, the ricin letters saga took a series of turns so bizarre that a book editor would probably kick the story back as too incredible if it were submitted as a work of fiction. Federal authorities arrested an Elvis impersonator from north Mississippi then dropped the charges nearly a week later. The investigation continued with federal agents in haz-mat suits searching another man's home and former business in Tupelo.
Sadie Holland raised six sons on a family farm. In the 1980s, she was the first female mayor of Nettleton, a small town south of Tupelo. Relatives say she was also among the first female bus drivers for the Lee County School District — a job that, in any school district anywhere, requires a strong personality and plenty of stamina.
Mississippi's northern district public service commissioner, Brandon Presley, was mayor of Nettleton from 2001 to 2007, and said he has long known the Holland family, including the woman he calls Miss Sadie.
"She's just about like everybody's grandmother. She's just a kind, gentle woman," said Presley, a distant cousin of the late king of rock 'n' roll.
Steve Holland is among the most outspoken lawmakers on issues such as funding public education and providing mental health services and Medicaid coverage. He's known for frequently waving a tiny American flag during debates and is a jokester who's quotable on a wide range of subjects.
"I've been to five gubernatorial hangings, and I'm still here," Steve Holland said April 3 just before a portrait of Republican former Gov. Haley Barbour was hung at the Capitol.
That's not to say Steve Holland is always a happy-go-lucky guy. Even he acknowledges he can be a bit of a hot head at times. A few years ago, for example, he chewed out a 20-something Barbour advisor in front of a room full of people at the Capitol, using the king daddy of all obscenities in the process.
Things work out, though. Barbour and Holland frequently disagreed on policy issues — one of them being a former Republican National Committee chairman and the other being an unapologetic Yellow Dog Democrat — but Barbour managed to give Holland a friendly shout-out during State of the State addresses he made as governor.


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Hospital-Acquired Conditions (Present on Admission Indicator)
On February 8, 2006, the President signed the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005. Section 5001(c) of DRA requires the Secretary to identify conditions that are: (a) high cost or high volume or both, (b) result in the assignment of a case to a DRG that has a higher payment when present as a secondary diagnosis, and (c) could reasonably have been prevented through the application of evidence-based guidelines. Section 5001(c) provides that CMS can revise the list of conditions from time to time, as long as it contains at least two conditions. The statute is available in the Statute/Regulations/Program Instructions section, accessible through the navigation menu at left.
For discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2008, hospitals will not receive additional payment for cases in which one of the selected conditions was not present on admission. That is, the case would be paid as though the secondary diagnosis were not present. An example of how the HAC provision may affect an MS-DRG payment, beginning October 1, 2008, is presented below.
CMS also required hospitals to report present on admission information for both primary and secondary diagnoses when submitting claims for discharges on or after October 1, 2007.
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Building On Results: A Blueprint for Strengthening the No Child Left Behind Act is designed to provide additional tools to our schools and educators to close the achievement gap and help America's students read and do math at grade level by 2014.
We know what works: high standards, accountability, a highly effective teacher in every classroom, more information and choices for parents, and sound, proven methods of instruction. Building On Results maintains these principles while targeting flexibility designed to help schools and educators raise achievement.
The No Child Left Behind Act has evolved from idea to law to a way of life. It's the foundation upon which we must build, and the time to act is now. The President proposes the following flexibility measures:
Growth Models—States will be able to use growth models to measure individual progress towards grade-level proficiency by 2014, as long as they have robust data systems and well-established assessments, and set annual goals based on proficiency, not on students' backgrounds.
Prioritized Support for Schools—States will be able to focus more federal resources, interventions, and technical assistance on schools with the greatest needs, such as those identified for improvement or corrective action.
School Improvement—States will be able to prioritize their school improvement activities based on the specific needs and successes of the school. To help states and districts tailor programs for their needs, 100 percent of specified federal funds may be moved among programs.
Staffing Freedom—Schools in restructuring status will be authorized to remove limitations on teacher transfers from collective bargaining agreements. This provision, similar to contract revisions permitted by bankruptcy law, will help ensure that effective teachers are in place to match student need.
Students With Disabilities—Allows states to tailor assessments to small groups of students with disabilities with modified or alternate achievement standards as long as they are of high technical quality and promote challenging instruction.
English Language Learners—Schools will be recognized by state accountability systems for making significant progress in teaching limited English proficient (LEP) children critical English language skills.


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This just in,Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan,her navigator,were flying toward Howland Island with 30 minutes of gas left when she lost contact with the Coast Guard on the Itasca.Four million dollars went into the search for Amelia.It was the biggest sea search in the history of the U.S.Since noone found the remains of the Lockheed Electra that she flew,many theories have risen.Some suggest they crash landed on Nikumaroro Island.Others think they were held captive on the island of Saipan,while others blame UFOs for her dissapearance.However,none of these theories have been proven.The search for Earhart goes on.Will we find Amelia and Fred? Will we find out what happened? The world may never know...
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The euro rose against the dollar Monday as investors appeared to shrug off a downward revision in the region's inflation rate that put the 18-nation bloc even further away from its inflation target.
The U.S. and European Union on Monday announced a round of sanctions against Russian officials. U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining for the first time in six sessions.
The euro EURUSD, -0.2083% rose to $1.3927 from $1.3910 late Friday. It jumped as high as $1.3948 on Monday, according to FactSet.
The euro zone's annual inflation rate was revised lower in February to 0.7%. That's the lowest level since October, which was followed by a surprise rate cut by the European Central Bank. The central bank aims for inflation of less than but near 2%. ECB President Mario Draghi and other bank officials last week emphasized that the high exchange rate has weighed on inflation.
"They're clearly concerned about inflation being too low," said Shaun Osborne, chief foreign-exchange strategist at TD Securities. "The downward revision should make them more concerned and it should make them more sensitive to euro strength," he added, referring to the downward revision in inflation.
Still, the ECB's latest forecasts showed expectations of 1.7% inflation by the end of 2016, which could be why the inflation data Monday wasn't weighing on the euro, said Andrew Dilz, a currency trader at Tempus, Inc.
On Thursday, Draghi said that he expects the euro to fall because of a likely decline in the real interest rate spread between the euro zone and rest of the world.
"When central bankers start to talk, it's time to pay attention," said Osborne, referring to remarks from Draghi in August 2012 when the ECB president said "it is pointless to bet against the euro." The aftermath "was really a one-way street for the euro-dollar," said Osborne.
The dollar USDRUB, -0.0008% bought 36.2865 rubles from 36.5625 rubles in the prior session. Russian stocks rebounded on Monday.
The U.S. and EU sanctions came after voters in Ukraine's Crimea region overwhelmingly chose to rejoin Russia. On Monday, Crimea reportedly said it would adopt the Russian ruble as an official currency and continue to use the Ukrainian hryvnia through 2015. The West has said the referendum is illegal.
U.S. data released Friday showed industrial production grew 0.6% in February, beating expectations of 0.2% growth from a MarketWatch poll of economists. Home-builder confidence ticked higher in March but the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing-market index remained near its lowest level since May 2013. Earlier, an index of New York-area manufacturing conditions improved slightly in March.
The ICE dollar index DXY, +0.20%, a gauge of the currency's strength, edged down to 79.363 from 79.406. The WSJ Dollar Index BUXX, +0.05%, an alternate measure that pits the dollar against more rivals, weakened slightly to 73.05 from 73.08.
The Federal Reserve will kick off its two-day March meeting on Tuesday, the first led by Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen. The central bank is widely expected to announce another reduction in its monetary stimulus.
See interactive timeline of the evolution of the Fed's forward guidance.
The dollar USDJPY, -0.43% rose to 101.71 yen from ¥101.40 late Friday.
The British pound GBPUSD, -0.3753% fell to $1.6639 from $1.6648 late Friday. The Australian dollar AUDUSD, -0.3829% rose to 90.89 U.S. cents from 90.32 U.S. cents.
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Thomson recorded 10 points on five goals and five assists in two games for the Rams last week. Thomson, who also collected six ground balls, had a goal and three assists in a 15-9 loss to Vassar. In an 11-10 overtime loss to Skyline foe Kean, Thomson had a hand in six of Farmingdale's ten goals, finishing with four goals and two assists.
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Sprouting from bonafide rock star roots, hotly tipped London based DJ and Producer jozif has been immersed in music and inspiration his whole life. Following a number of years DJing across the UK, jozif's forays into production began in 2005, and after taking time out from his hectic schedule in 2009 to focus on honing his sound, the highly passionate, gregarious and wildly talented artist has hit the ground running in 2010, set to make even huger waves in the next 12 months.
jozif's highly rated DJ sets have been showcased heavily across the UK and Europe, including a string of shows at the global institutions that are fabric and We Love…Space in Ibiza, and shows for every promoter worth their salt across every major city in the UK scheduled for the coming months.
He has garnered support from heavyweights such as Craig Richards, Ben Watt, Matt Tolfrey, Andrew Weatherall, Paul Woolford and Ashley Beadle, while his highly distinctive and original productions have been signed to a plethora of respected labels across the scene.
2010 has already seen the acclaimed 'Chicago EP' drop on the New York imprint Wolf + Lamb, as well as a release in conjunction with the much lauded Balance series and the fabric favourite 'Tiger Tiger' finally seeing the light of day. The scene is set for a fiercesome end to the year, with EPs penned for Matt Tolfrey's Leftroom, Agoria's Infine and Paul Woolford's Intimacy. To top this off, jozif's highly conceptual, limited edition collaborative label project with fabric musical director Craig Richards - Fist or Finger - is due for launch imminently; with jozif's early contributions including 'Beats In Space', 'Brick Jane' and 'Room 3', backed with Craig's reinterpretations on the flip.
jozif is set to make an immediate impact on the remix circuit with works scheduled for Island Records, Infine and the smashing remixes of 'It's Time' by Birmingham based Subb-an and Shelton and 'My Place' by Death on the Balcony.
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A new study by the Wesleyan Media Project has determined that campaign ads are overwhelmingly more negative today than they were in 2008.
According to the report, 70 percent of campaign ads from this year's presidential race have been negative.
Check out the chart:
The survey defines a negative ad as any ad that features the opponent's name and takes into consideration all presidential advertising on broadcast and national cable TV. While the definition is somewhat broad, the fact that the numbers went from 9 percent in 2008 to 70 percent in 2012 is still astonishing.
So what's behind the spike?
"One reason the campaign has been so negative is the skyrocketing involvement of interest groups, who have increased their activity by 1,100 percent over four years ago" said Erika Franklin Fowler, co-director of the Wesleyan Media Project, in statement. "But we cannot attribute the negativity solely to outside groups. Even the candidates' own campaigns have taken a dramatic negative turn."
As the above chart shows, 86 percent of ads coming from interest groups were negative, compared to about half of ads from the campaigns themselves.
Karl Rove's Super PAC Crossroads GPS leads all interest groups with a whopping $12.6 million spent on ads. Second place goes to the conservative Super PAC Americans for Prosperity — $6.9 million — with the Democratic National Committee coming in third — $6.1 million.


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Skip to comments.Obama Makes Violence Against Women Illegal AND Redefines "Women" to Include Illegal ALiens!!!
Posted on 03/10/2013 11:32:00 AM PDT by NOBO2012
Big Guy just signed historic legislation into law expanding the definition of Women to include; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, Native Americans and illegal aliens.*
Wow! That makes them all eligible to receive free Fluke (rhymes with duck) condoms for life!
* NOTE: This offer does not apply in Afghanistan where they operate under sharia law, or Iran where they do not have the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender phenomenon.
The downside of course is that they will all be victims of the R-words war on women and will be blocked from rising to the top corporate ranks by the glass ceiling and will have to work for lower pay than their male counterparts. Butt speaking of parts, they will get to vote like their lady parts depend on it! Although, I suppose they already did last November.
Val-Jar penned an article for the state controlled HufPo explaining the benefits of the newly re-vitamized Violence Against Women Act:
...This Act will help by requiring colleges and universities to provide information to students about dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and improve data collection about these crimes...
Im sure providing rape whistles and information and collecting data are very important weapons in preventing violent crimes against women, butt I think there may be some things that work even better.
Butt back to the all important issue of ethnic and gender demographics. I know what youre thinking, MOTUS; I get the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and Mexicans as women, makes sense. Butt whats up with the Indians? Well, as you accurately observed, Big Guy has a soft spot in his heart for those large, voting blocks, butt with the Indians, hes going for something else. Its part of a much bigger deal to get the Indians to stop trying to scalp his Washington Redskins.
(snip)You may not think this will impact you, butt I promise if they get our Redskins, they wont stop there. Next theyll be coming after something you care about:
(snip)The NCAA, with headquarters in Indianapolis, has already instituted a ban on Indian mascots:
Nicknames or mascots deemed "hostile or abusive" would not be allowed on team uniforms or other clothing beginning with any NCAA tournament after Feb. 1, said Harrison, the University of Hartford's president.
Already in NCAA sights (can I say that?)
[Ed. note: Spokesperson for the NCAA, Walter Harrison is president of the University of Hartford which does not have an Indian nickname or mascot. Butt it does have and an animal.]
Hey Hartford! Wait till PETA gets to the NCAA!
And if the Hawks are in trouble, imagine the grief the Williams College Ephs are going to get for their purple cow mascot:
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I never knew violence against women was legal until Barry Sequester took the "brave,courageous and historical" step to make it illegal.
NCAA going to pick a fight with the Seminole Nation again? They get paid well for use of their name. Last time they were stupid enough to go there the Nation squish bugged the PC morons.
Popcorn time!
Um, I mean last time the NCAA was stupid enough...
No, you can just post the whole thing right here.
Does this mean we can refer to all the above as "ladies", now?
Every constituent who allowed politicians in both political parties to pass the VAWA during the '90s deserves all that they are going to get. They wiped out traditional family and shut down American manufacturing. Have fun. Enjoy the slide. We deserve it.
Show us some anti-feminist, anti-romanticist candidates in favor of manufacturing on US soil and shutting down federal funding to family-busting offices. At least show us some candidates who would actually repeal the bad laws and support our existing Bill of Rights instead of threatening us with more bad legislation by the other party.
Carrot good. Commie/fascist stick bad.
I noticed that the North Dakota Fighting Sioux weren't on the list. Have they been forced to change their name?
I need to check, but I think that it is probably a hate crime if you don't.
"Have they now been forced to change their name?"
——haven't you heard? They're now comprised entirely of women named Susan
their name is North Dakota Fighting Sues.
So, does this mean Custer was wiped out by a bunch of women?
Now that women are well protected , I gues we men are on our own.
Funny we pass this protecton act a week after we send women into combat. No protection act there when they face an enemy.
My advice to them when captured is just go with what you know is coming. No use in getting hurt .
So now he's redefined women, eh?
1. confused from spending too much time spent in that ChiTown gay bath house?
2. the "audacity" of thinking he can improve on the original model?
3. but if he can, are we allowed to submit requests for special features we'd most appreciate?
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These days, more and more units haul their gear in style with a specially designed trailer, like Troop 42's, seen above.
The troop's bold and sophisticated trailer serves both an internal and an external purpose.
Inside, it keeps the Scouts' tents, sleeping bags, patrol boxes, and more organized, and it gets the gear from Point A to Point B.
On the outside, it works as a mobile advertisement for the unit. It announces to potential Scouts and Scouters the presence of a fun, active Scout unit in the area and tells non-Scouts how to find more information.
I especially like the troop's slogan, "Leaving Our Mark Everywhere We Go." And including the troop's Web site? Smart.
I know Troop 42 isn't the only Scout unit with a great-looking trailer design, though. So I want to see what your troop or crew uses.
Send me a photo of your trailer, and I'll post the best ones right here on the blog.
- E-mail me one or two high-resolution photos of your trailer.
- Include the word "trailer" in the e-mail's subject line.
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Indoor Air Quality - Q&A
General Information
- Indoor air quality (IAQ) refers to the quality of air in non-industrial workplaces, such as office buildings, governmental institutions, libraries, malls and schools.
- IAQ can be a problem when any of the following occur:
- There is inadequate fresh air ventilation for the building.
- Painting or other remodeling is performed nearby or in the building.
- There is a furnace malfunction.
- Outdoor pollutants enter the building through improper location of fresh air intakes.
- Water leaks or condensation result in mold or other microorganisms forming either inside the building or in the heating and ventilation system.
What to expect from DOSH
- Although the Division of Occupational Health (DOSH) receives many
inquiries from employees and employers about the air quality in non-industrial
buildings, the only DOSH requirements associated with IAQ are:
- Prohibition of smoking in offices, found in the Safety and Health Core Rules, WAC 296-800-240 (1.28 MB PDF).
- Protection from exposures to specific chemicals at levels typically seen in an industrial setting, found in Respiratory Hazards, WAC 296-841.
- In most cases, DOSH will not conduct an onsite investigation related
to IAQ because:
- Experience in indoor air monitoring has shown that concentrations of chemicals in non-industrial settings rarely exceed current DOSH permissible exposure limits.
- Mold and mold spores are everywhere. Mold growth can present a health concern, but DOSH has no specific requirements about levels of mold or mold spore contamination.
- In some cases, DOSH may conduct an onsite investigation if:
- Employees have ongoing or physician-diagnosed symptoms consistent with IAQ problems.
- Employees suffer heat stress, or heat stress is a possibility.
- Evidence exists of employee exposure to conditions such as:
- A known chemical.
- Gross mold contamination.
- Other exposure to disease-causing microorganism.
- DOSH responds to employer and employee concerns in different ways. The following table, DOSH Response to IAQ Concerns, shows what services DOSH provides regarding IAQ:
DOSH Response to IAQ Concerns
|If DOSH receives:
|Then DOSH provides these services:
|An employer concern
|An employee concern
NOTE: Complaint forms can be found at Alleged Safety Or Health Hazards (DOSH Complaint Form).
Suggestions for specific IAQ concerns
- Asbestos
If you have IAQ concerns about asbestos, the following information might be helpful:
Asbestos is a carcinogen and employees can be exposed if asbestos is disturbed, for example while removing sheet vinyl and flooring tiles.
"Popcorn" ceilings, insulation, pipes, heaters, and other old building materials may contain asbestos.
Before beginning your construction or remodeling project, you are required to determine if materials contain asbestos.
Also see:
Construction or remodeling in this document.
Asbestos, Tremolite, Anthophyllite, and Actinolite, WAC 296-62, Part I-1 (388 MB PDF).
- Carbon
If you have IAQ concerns about carbon monoxide or auto exhaust, the following information might be helpful.
IAQ problems can result from carbon monoxide or irritants such oxides of nitrogen from internal combustion engine exhaust. The following are some examples where this can occur:
Temporary equipment, such as generators, heaters, compressors, or propane fork lifts. These need to be sited outside or well ventilated.
Misplaced air intakes, for example next to a loading dock.
Auto exhaust coming in from a loading dock, or an open door or window.
- Carpets
If you have IAQ concerns about carpet or carpet adhesive, the following information might be helpful:
While some new carpets can smell strongly after installation, they usually don't emit gases or vapors that exceed permissible exposure limits (PELs).
Request material safety data sheets (MSDS) for chemicals or glues being used to evaluate potential hazards and take action to decrease or eliminate employee exposures.
Some sensitive people may be temporarily affected by the odors.
Generally, the odors diminish within a few days or weeks. If time allows, the carpet can be installed several days prior to occupancy and maximum fresh air ventilation can be provided to reduce odors when employees occupy the building or room.
Low-odor carpets can also be purchased from some manufacturers.
For more information related to indoor air quality, carpets, and carpet adhesives, see the Carpet and Rug Institute Web page (www.carpet-rug.com).
- Chemical
smells or strong odors
If you have IAQ concerns about chemical smells or strong odors, the following information might be helpful:
Request material safety data sheets, if available, to determine potential hazards so you can eliminate or decrease employee exposures.
If an employer requests assistance from a DOSH consultant, the consultant may recommend actions to control employee exposures.
In some instances, a building owner directly in control of activities in the building may be required to control exposures to building occupants.
Employees can express concerns to:
- Their employer.
- The manager of the business generating the contaminants.
- The building manager or owner.
If a company or building owner is notified and doesn't take action, the local air pollution authority can be contacted and asked to investigate.
If an employee files a complaint with DOSH, both their business and adjacent businesses may be inspected. Either or both may be required to control employee exposures.
If permissible exposure limits (PELs) are not exceeded, DOSH cannot compel an employer, adjacent business, building owner, or manager to stop or change their activities.
Reference: See Table 3 in Chapter 296-841 WAC, Respiratory Hazards, for more information about exposure limits for air contaminants.
- Construction
or remodeling
If you have IAQ concerns related to construction or remodeling, the following information might be helpful:
Construction or remodeling inside a building occupied by office workers can sometimes cause significant amounts of dust, noise, and chemicals.
Occasionally, remodeling and construction can expose office workers to levels of contaminants above their permissible exposure limits (PELs), found in Respiratory Hazards, WAC 296-841. In these cases, DOSH may do the following:
- Investigate if asked by management or if an employee complains.
- Require measures to reduce employee exposures.
Remodeling should be isolated from office workers with temporary barriers as much as possible.
In some cases, exhaust ventilation will be needed in the construction area to remove dust or chemical vapors.
Remodeling and construction can be done after hours or on weekends.
Request material safety data sheets for materials, chemicals, or glues being used and take necessary actions to decrease or eliminate employee exposure.
Also see:
- Asbestos.
- Hot tar roofing.
- Paint.
- Copy
If you have IAQ concerns related to copy machines, the following information might be helpful:
Copy machines can produce irritating dusts, ozone, or chemicals, though generally not over the permissible exposure limits (PELs).
Provide adequate ventilation.
- Hot
tar roofing
If you have IAQ concerns related to hot tar roofing, the following information might be helpful:
While hot tar operations can be smelly and even cause adverse symptoms in some people, the permissible exposure limits (PELs) are rarely exceeded in offices or workplaces inside the building. However, because fresh air intakes are often on the roof or downwind of the tarring operation, the odors and fumes can be drawn into the building and affect sensitive individuals.
Consider the following strategies:
- Do tarring operations during non-business hours.
- Temporarily alter the fresh air intakes so they still provide adequate ventilation but draw from somewhere else. For example, temporarily extend the intakes past the hot tar area.
- Request a material safety data sheet from the roofing company and review for hazards, following personal protection recommendations.
If a company or building owner fails to take action, you can call the local air pollution authority and ask them to investigate.
- Mold
If you have IAQ concerns related to mold, the following information might be helpful:
Tackle visible mold contamination by having qualified personnel do one of the following:
- Remove contaminated porous material such as rugs, ceiling tiles, or sheetrock.
- Thoroughly clean contaminated hard surfaces such as ductwork and cooling towers.
- Identify and remove, or block, the pathway between the mold source and building occupants.
- Fix ongoing sources of water, for example roof leaks or leaking pipes, to prevent reoccurrences of contamination.
Make sure all investigation and cleanup operations are conducted so that investigators, cleanup personnel, and building occupants are not exposed to contaminated material. This may require one or more of the following:
- Using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as: gloves, tyvek, coveralls, or respirators during removal.
- Conducting removal work when the building is not occupied and the HVAC system is shut down.
- Isolating the work from building occupants.
- Providing additional local ventilation for cleanup activities.
Review of the WISHA Regional Directive (WRD) 10.10 at Indoor Air Quality (242 KB PDF).
Request an onsite investigation. For example, if there is:
- Extensive water damage to a building.
- Gross mold contamination.
- Reports of adverse health effects associated with mold exposure.
- Paint
If you have IAQ concerns related to paint, the following information might be helpful:
Old paint may have heavy metals such as lead or cadmium, and during construction or remodeling employees can be exposed to these components over the permissible exposure limit (PEL).
You can get the material safety data sheets (MDSD) or have paint chips analyzed at a laboratory for metals.
For specific requirements for lead in construction, go to Lead In Construction Training Kit.
Using flammable paint may expose employees to chemicals at concentrations over the PEL. Flammable hazards must also be considered.
Also see:
- Remodeling or construction on a building.
- Schools
If you have IAQ concerns related to schools, the following information might be helpful:
DOSH requirements apply to all school employees, including teachers.
DOSH doesn't have jurisdiction over students.
- Smoking
If you have IAQ concerns related to smokoing, the following information might be helpful:
DOSH has specific regulations in WAC 296-800-240 (1.28 MB PDF), Environmental Tobacco Smoke in the Office, prohibiting smoking in offices or office buildings, except in specially ventilated rooms.
DOSH has no regulations that limit or prohibit smoking in other workplaces.
- Temperatures
If you have IAQ concerns related to temperatures, the following information might be helpful:
DOSH does not specifically regulate temperatures in workplaces. The effects of temperature depend on many variables including individual susceptibility. A DOSH inspector may investigate the workplace in the following situations:
- Heat exhaustion or heat stroke has occurred.
- Conditions exist that increase the likelihood or possibility of heat stress, such as:
- Sustained temperatures above 90° F.
- Employees wearing personal protective equipment.
- Employees are dehydrated or physically active on the job.
- Employees are exposed to cold temperatures below freezing.
Heat stress measurements can be taken with special instruments.
Other Resources for IAQ
For information and guidance about IAQ, see the following resources:
- General information:
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Indoor Air Quality home page (www.epa.gov) has several publications and guidelines that can be downloaded or ordered.
- The National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) provides IAQ information regarding the work environment at CDC - Indoor Environmental Quality - NIOSH Workplace Safety and Health Topic (www.cdc.gov) or by calling 1-800-35-NIOSH.
- The American Lung Association has information about air quality on their Healthy Air Web page (www.lungusa.org).
- Bioaerosols: Assessment and Control. A comprehensive 1999 publication on biologically derived airborne contaminants from the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. To order a copy, call 513-742-6163 or email at email@example.com.
- The Washington State Department of Health Indoor Air Quality Web page (www.doh.wa.gov).
- The Federal OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Indoor Air Quality Web page (www.osha.gov).
- The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) website (www.ashrae.org). This organization publishes technical documents and standards on ventilation and indoor air including the ASHRAE standard 62-1989, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality.
- Public schools:
- The University of Minnesota website on IAQ in public schools (www.dehs.umn.edu).
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tools for Schools, available on the EPA IAQ website (www.epa.gov).
- The Washington State Department of Health School Environmental Health and Safety Program Web page (www.doh.wa.gov).
- Hospitals:
- A Guide to Managing Indoor Air Quality in Healthcare Organizations. Published by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations in 1998. Cost is $45. To order, call 630-792-5800 or fax 1-800-676-3299 (order code # EC-505LH).
- For a schedule of short training courses on IAQ, see the following website from the Washington State University Cooperative Extension Energy Program (www.energy.wsu.edu).
- For answers to specific questions about DOSH and IAQ, contact a DOSH representative by phone at your L& regional office. See L&I office locations.


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The correlation between load and service life is less important for applications where there are very light loads. Failure mechanisms other than fatigue often prevail.
To provide satisfactory operation, Y-bearings or Y-bearing units must always be subjected to a given minimum load. A general "rule of thumb" indicates that minimum loads of 0,01 C should be imposed.
The importance of applying a minimum load increases in applications where there are rapid accelerations or rapid starts and stops, and where speeds are in the region of 75% or more of the limiting speed quoted in the product tables.
The weight of the components supported by the Y-bearing unit, together with external forces, generally exceed the requisite minimum load.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Lipscomb track and field teams took a break from organized workouts over spring break but were held accountable for individual workouts with the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invite on the horizon.
"This weekend's meet is the start of the new season for us," Bill Taylor, director of cross country and track and field, said. "Spring break is over and we've had indoor season and a few outdoor meets. This is the time to perform big, to move up in the A-Sun rankings to secure those marks for the preliminary round of the NCAA I National Championships."
The Black and Gold is a two-day meet beginning Friday at 4 p.m. with field events and Invitational running events at 6 p.m. Saturday kicks off at 10 a.m. for field events and 11 a.m. for running events.
The Black and Gold Invite has several area teams along with schools from BCS conferences. Highlighted by host Vanderbilt, the meet will see Austin Peay, Belmont, Bradley, DePaul, Louisville, Loyola (Ill.), Memphis, Miami (Ohio), Michigan, Middle Tennessee State, Ohio State, Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky.
Lipscomb garnered two athletes of the week this week from the Atlantic Sun Conference as Dani Walker claimed her third-straight award and Gemikal Prude earned his first of the outdoor season.
Walker, who has yet to lose an outdoor race this season, won the 800-meter run at the Jerry Quiller Classic last week in a time of 2:07.66. Walker owns the second-best time in the country in that event. Previously this outdoor season, Walker ran a school-record 10:32.95 in the steeplechase which is the top-time in the country. Both of those times are faster than what it took to qualify for the NCAA National Preliminary Round last year.
Walker will run her first 1500-meter run of the year in the invitational section Friday night.
"Dani has obviously had a stellar season so far," Taylor said. "She is racing at a new level and has been leading a practice effort that far exceeds anything I've seen from a women's distance squad.
"We need more of our women rising up like that too. It is going to happen soon, I can see we are on the verge. We just need a couple more girls to take the mental leap."
Prude crossed the magical seven-foot mark high jumpers en route to winning his field athlete of the week. Prude jumped 2.14 meters at the Samford Invite to win the event and post the eighth-best jump in the NCAA this season. His jump has qualified for the NCAA National Preliminary Round every year since the inception of the format.
"What a breakthrough getting over seven feet," Taylor said. "He opened up a whole new world now and it's clear he can keep going higher."
Brenna Thompson won the 400-meter run in the Jerry Quiller Classic in a time of 57.82 seconds, more than a second in front of second place.
"Brenna is building on a great freshman season last year," Taylor said. "I think she will drop at least two more seconds off the 400."
Tucker Peabody picked up a pair of victories at the Samford Invite in the 100 and 200 meter dashes. Peabody has the top-time in the A-Sun in the 200 with a time of 21.28 seconds.
"Tucker has been good," Taylor said. "As good as he has been I think he and the rest of us are waiting for him to take another step. He is close."
Peabody set the meet record last year in the 100 with a time of 10.99 seconds. He has already surpassed that time this year with a 10.69 second run at the Samford Invite.
"Although it feels like we have a lot of season left, we only have four meets after this weekend, prior to the A-Sun Outdoor Championships," Taylor said. "There isn't much time now and our athletes need to really focus in on what they want to achieve before the season is over."
Entrance into the meet is free for fans which is held at on the campus of Vanderbilt. Live results can be found on the web at www.cfpitiming.com.


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US Department of Defense Tactical Electromagnetic Cyber Warfare: Plant Malware Through the Air -
It was right around that time that scientists began to turn their attention to another project: trying to access these protected networks remotely, through the air, by reading activity via electromagnetic field distortions and inserting code via radio frequencies. Accessing these networks — networks that don't have wireless routers and aren't connected to the Internet — became something of a holy grail, dubbed "jumping the gap."
The science has progressed significantly, and now the Army is looking at demonstrating technology that can be deployed on aircraft and ground vehicles that can wage this kind of cyber warfare.
Iran's uranium enrichment facility at Natanz may have had one of the most secure computer systems in the world. The building housing the nuclear program's equipment is underground, protected by a combination of concrete walls, earth and military guards.
And it was a "closed" network, sealed off from the Internet and unsusceptible to vulnerabilities in the system's Windows-based software.
All those precautions, however, didn't stop the Stuxnet worm from infecting the system, disrupting the delicate balance of uranium-enriching centrifuges and rendering them useless. Stuxnet, part of a broader U.S./Israeli cyberwarfare campaign against Iran's nuclear program called "Olympic Games," was carried in on a small flash drive. Someone, either a spy or an unwitting accomplice, plugged it into a USB port on a computer inside the complex and let loose into the "secure" Iranian system the most devastating cyber weapon ever known.
Without smuggling that cyber weapon physically into the plant, the operation never would have worked, which underscores the problem: No matter how high-tech the cyber tool, the glaring weak link has been the ability to reach out and touch a system. A breach of physical security was required, either secretly getting hold of an employee's thumb drive and infecting it, or working with someone on the inside to covertly plug the device into the network.
With thumb drives now a known vulnerability, most countries have banned their use on sensitive systems. Iran forbade them at Natanz shortly after the Stuxnet worm began to work its magic; the Pentagon banned their use in 2008.
It was right around that time that scientists began to turn their attention to another project: trying to access these protected networks remotely, through the air, by reading activity via electromagnetic field distortions and inserting code via radio frequencies. Accessing these networks — networks that don't have wireless routers and aren't connected to the Internet — became something of a holy grail, dubbed "jumping the gap."
The science has progressed significantly, and now the Army is looking at demonstrating technology that can be deployed on aircraft and ground vehicles that can wage this kind of cyber warfare.
The Army's Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate, known as I2WD, hosted a classified planning day Nov. 28. Representatives from 60 companies and labs attended to discuss what can be done in the realm of electronic warfare and cyber, according to a source familiar with the program.
The roughly half-dozen objectives of the Tactical Electromagnetic Cyber Warfare Demonstrator program are classified. (The TECWD program is pronounced "techwood" by participants.) The source said the program is designed to demonstrate ready-made systems, dubbed "boxes," that can perform a variety of tasks. Some are somewhat typical fare, like systems aimed at the improvised explosive device threat.
But among the objectives are these: inserting and extracting data from sealed, wired networks. The possibilities are remarkable. Imagine being able to roll a vehicle near a facility, sit for a short period while inserting a worm, and leave without having to buy off any employee or sneak anything past an attentive guard. Better yet, a stealthy unmanned aerial vehicle could be quietly flown far above a facility to insert code even in contested airspace. With that kind of tactical deployment, cyber could become a critical part of a wide variety of operations, as localized effects could be integrated with kinetic activities.
The Army program is designed specifically to test capabilities for air and ground platforms, according to an invitation to an information day on the program released by I2WD.
"The TECWD demonstration effort will serve as a technology demonstrator for offensive electronic attack, defensive electronic attack, electronic protection, and electronic support, and EW enabled cyber on ground and air platforms," the invitation read. "TECWD will help the Army assess technologies and capabilities for potential applicability in the Army's next generation EW and beyond."
The program, which will consist of a series of demonstrations roughly every three months for the next two years, will test a variety of electronic warfare, or EW, capabilities, said Moses Mingle, branch chief of the EW systems ground branch at I2WD.
"It's not a system; it's a demonstration platform," Mingle said. "Basically, we're vetting systems concepts: tactical EW cyber scenarios that could be deployed in the future."
Asked if one of the objectives is to demonstrate a system that could jump the gap and access systems remotely, Mingle declined to go into detail, citing classification issues, but said, "That's a part of it, but not all of it."
U.S. intelligence agencies began to worry about distortions to the electromagnetic fields around computer systems, and the potential that they would provide unique signatures that could tip off network activity, in the 1980s. The principle behind it is based on simple physics. Electronics in even a closed network emit an electromagnetic signal, however faint and accidental.
So at the time, a series of research efforts was undertaken to study these distortions, known as compromise emanations, under the code name "Tempest." Could these the emanations be exploited in any reliable way? Researchers found that keystrokes could be detected from signals sent from keyboards to computer units, as well as information on a monitor. The ability to detect these disturbances has become increasingly sophisticated, with systems able to pick out signals from greater distances with greater clarity.
More recently, scientists have been paying special attention to the inverse of reading these emanations: insertion of data using radio frequencies. Again, in theory, since a wire can act as an antenna, an electromagnetic signal can be engineered and potentially transmitted to that wire.
The precision required is tremendous. Popular culture has introduced much of the world to the concept of the electromagnetic pulse, as featured in the George Clooney movie "Ocean's Eleven." (Don Cheadle's character, quite implausibly, fries the electrical grid of Las Vegas.) The pulses are typically created by extraordinarily large systems supported by tremendous supplies of energy or as a side effect of nuclear detonations. They work as blunt-force instruments, frying a system and rendering the electronics useless.
The TECWD challenge would be a technique that would transmit not a destructive pulse but a signal finessed to a specific network. It's more scalpel than sledgehammer.
The technology does exist, but the ability to add data still has limitations, mainly proximity and bandwidth, experts said. The "transmission" system has to get quite close to the targeted network. And at current levels, complex data can take extended periods to insert. Experts declined to provide full specifics on data transfer rates and range for data insertion using radio frequencies, citing the classified status of the capabilities and national security issues.
The actual power usage is far less than you'd expect: One expert said systems as small as man-packable radios could serve as the forward entry point for these types of cyber penetrations.
The recognition that electronic warfare methods can be critical for future cyber applications is clearly making its way up the leadership chain.
At a recent event at the Naval Surface Warfare Center's Crane Division in Crane, Ind., Adm. Jon Greenert, chief of naval operations, made the case.
"We have to understand better the electromagnetic spectrum," he said. "Cyber, our radar and communication, everything. If you control the electromagnetic spectrum, you control the fight."
The cryptic remarks reflect the classified nature of nearly everything in the cyber realm, and particularly in regards to offensive cyber EW capabilities.
But the possibilities are being explored as the U.S. military increasingly recognizes the potential of cyber weapons in operations.
The actual technology that allows for the insertion of data — transmitting cyber into a closed system — isn't novel, said retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Dale Meyerrose, former associate director of national intelligence.
"This is old technology," he said. "The technology itself isn't new, but the application of the technology is new, and the software running the technology on some of these devices is new."
Meyerrose, who runs the Meyerrose Group, said connecting to closed networks using radio frequencies is about five years old, but some of the complications of cyber, including legal authority, have slowed progress. "This could be used to drop a Trojan into a system," he said. "Like everything else in cyber, there are not a lot of legal parameters. Like everything else in cyber, our legal system is about 20 years behind."
But if the legal questions and technical limitations are worked out, a new era of integrated cyberwarfare may be dawning.
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Jamie Cherry scored 31 points to lead West Craven�s girls� basketball team to a 61-38 win at Richlands Tuesday.
Jamie Cherry scored 31 points to lead West Craven�s girls� basketball team to a 61-38 win at Richlands Tuesday.
Jasmine Raynor contributed 15 and Kaylee Koeperich scored nine.
The Eagles (12-1, 3-0 Coastal) travel to West Carteret on Friday.
Pamlico boys knock off Northside
The Pamlico Hurricanes� boys basketball team defeated the Northside (Pinetown) Panthers, 66-57, Tuesday.
Cameron Moore was the leader for the Hurricanes with 22 points.
Josiah Simmons added 16 points and D.J. Lewis delivered 10.
Pamlico improved its record to 7-3 overall and 1-0 in the Coastal Plains Conference.
Pamlico girls clobber Northside
Pamlico�s girls� basketball team dominated Northside, 73-26, Tuesday in Pinetown.
Laichelle Sparrow led the Hurricanes with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Bri Jones added 20 points and Alazia Whitfield posted 13 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks. Chelsea Sawyer scored six.
West Craven wins in overtime at Richlands
The West Craven Eagles outlasted the Richlands Wildcats Tuesday night in overtime to earn a 58-53 victory.
West Craven is now 5-7 overall and 3-0 in the Coastal Conference.
Zac Cuthbertson continued his hot play with 31 points and Jared Fulcher added 13.
Jones Senior still perfect in CPC
The Jones Senior Trojans got an amazing performance from senior leader K.D. McCall, who scored 36 points in an 89-77 win over Southside.
Jones Senior is 4-10 overall and 2-0 in the Coastal Plains Conference.


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Last week when North Carolina State was facing Georgia Tech just three days before its much-anticipated men�s basketball game against then-No. 1 Duke, it was almost too easy to think that the Wolfpack had detoured from its own script.
That�s when it appeared as if Georgia Tech might be ready to put a damper on the buzz surrounding Duke / N.C. State by pulling off an upset of the Wolfpack in Raleigh. The Wolfpack wiggled away in the late stages to thwart the upset bid.
Because the way it often tends to work out is that the Wolfpack pulls off a big conquest and then ruins its own good times by following that act with a disappointing result.
And, after all, that�s how it played out with Wednesday night�s 51-50 loss at Maryland.
�I think they�re very well aware of the fact that each game counts as one game,� N.C. State coach Mark Gottfried said, endorsing his players� mindset following the big victory. �Saturday was fun, but it�s one win, and that�s it.�
Now it will be a matter of the Wolfpack recapturing some of the respect that it held at the start of the season and certainly replenished by upending Duke.
That might take some doing considering that going into the matchup with Maryland that N.C. State wasn�t even favored, according to the oddsmakers.
Despite holding a national ranking all season and coming off a toppling of what was then the top-ranked team in the country, the Wolfpack was listed as a one-point underdog to a Maryland team that hasn�t been ranked this season and was stumbling after back-to-back losses, including a home setback to Florida State a week earlier.
It turned out to be a good call because Maryland won by a point.
None of those details or who�s favored or who�s ranked should matter much to the Wolfpack, which remains in good position despite this week�s mishap. Games against Clemson and Wake Forest come before the always-intriguing encounter with North Carolina.
That ought to be enough time for some new twists for the Wolfpack.
Bob Sutton is sports editor of the Times-News.


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Now this is a concept. It's a Daihatsu transporter decked out, Pinzgauer style, as a mountain-bike support vehicle. Unlike other, more bleeding-edge concepts, the Mudmaster-C (awesome name construction, check) is a body-on-frame mini van-roader, with significant ride hight and fat angle of approach by way of a "hub reduction system," which transfers drive power via gears mounted between the driveshaft and wheel hub. That means super stream-fording potential. Boris Vallejo airbrush job and chinchilla upholstery not included. [World Car Fans]
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This small, tough transporter leverages compactness and light weight for special off-road agility and adopts body-on-frame construction for outstanding durability and cargo capability. This mountain bike support model was designed in collaboration with the leading professional cyclist, Raita Suzuki.
* A hub reduction system, which transfers driving power via gears mounted between the drive shaft and wheel hub, together with large-diameter 16-inch off-road tires, achieves 370mm ride height and generous angles of approach, departure and breakover for outstanding off-road drivability and stream-fording capability.
* The body uses highly durable, lightweight and compact body-on-frame construction. A range of attachments can be combined for a variety of applications, from outdoor sports to work in rough terrain.
* Large gullwing doors on three sides give the MUD MASTER-C great convenience, ideal for loading and unloading bicycles in the "mountain bike support" model.
* Full-cabin styling creates a strong presence.
* The interior features a simple instrument panel with large-screen LCD multi-display and the water-repellent seats, reflecting the car's rugged image.


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This might be a silly question, but as I,m still new to this I,m going to ask any way.
I am testing stuff in my home to pratice, got to my 4 way 15meter extention lead (on a reel). I read up in the COP about the requirments for this lead and find that its 3 meters to long and has no RCD (csa is 1.25mm2) now as its outside the COP requirments. Does this mean that its a fail and it shouldn't be used? I know I could just go and buy an RCD!
question is if I'm testing for some one else, how do you tell them they carnt use that reel and its failed because the regs changed since they bought it and its still in an as new condition because it hardly gets used. so what do you say or do about this?
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