Something interesting happened at Tuesday's White House press briefing. Press Secretary Josh Earnest was forced to imply that his boss was an idiot who shouldn't have said something that he said. During the briefing Wall Street Journal reporter Bryan Tau wondered how President Obama could go on 60 Minutes and emphatically assert that Hillary Clinton's completely unsecured email server, which has been proven to be a security sieve, was not a national security risk? Further, Tau and CNN's Michelle Kosinski wondered if this commentary from the President in a national interview was actually a directive aimed at the FBI's investigation of Clinton?
Earnest quickly shot down that argument, but then he followed up with a tacit admission that Obama had misspoken, and that the President was only saying that he believes Clinton when she says that nothing leaked. Earnest continued deflecting by saying that the President believes the FBI should pursue the case in whatever direction it leads them.
I think what I'm saying is that what the President — based on what the President knows now, and that's what all of us know now, the President wasn't speaking based on any information that has not yet been made public. But based on what has been made public and based on the public pronouncements of Secretary Clinton herself, that's how the President arrived at the conclusion that this has not and does not pose a threat to national security. But obviously the FBI will take their own independent look at this.
Steve Kroft: Do you think it posed a national security problem?
President Barack Obama: What I think is that it is important for her to answer these questions to the satisfaction of the American public. And they can make their own judgment. I can tell you that this is not a situation in which America's national security was endangered.
Steve Kroft: This administration has prosecuted people for having classified material on their private computers .
Um… that sure sounds like President Obama telling us that 'this is not a situation in which America's national security was endangered' which is awfully curious considering that we know Clinton's server was a HUGE security risk and we know that the FBI is still investigating because they haven't reached the same conclusion that President Obama has.
Press Secretary Earnest better get with President Obama to go over their story again, because at this point, the two men are saying very different things.
The full transcript can be seen at the White House website.
Q Thanks, Josh. In the interview that the President gave to 60 Minutes, he was asked about Secretary Clinton's email server. And he said -- and I quote -- "I can tell you this is not a situation in which America's national security was in danger." How does he know that? Because there's two inspector generals that disagree, and the FBI is investigating.
EARNEST: Well, the President was making an observation about what we know so far, which is that Secretary Clinton herself has turned over a bunch of email to the State Department. And the review that email has garnered some differing assessments about what's included in there, but she made clear that nothing that was stamped "Classified" was sent to her from that email account. And we know that to be true based on what has been collected so far.
So I think what the President was observing is that Secretary Clinton has acknowledged that this was a mistake. But she is cooperating with the inspectors general who are taking a look at this, and even with a partisan investigation on Capitol Hill -- the eighth one -- to take a look at this. That's obviously the right thing for her to do.
Q But we've heard you many times, for a variety of different topics, say, I cannot comment on an ongoing investigation. There is an ongoing counterintelligence investigation on this. Why did the President decide to comment, given that the FBI is looking at this?
EARNEST: Well, he made that observation based on what is publicly known now, and what we publicly know now is that no information that was stamped "Classified" was sent to or sent from that particular email server.
Q Should his comments be read as an attempt to steer the direction of that FBI investigation?
EARNEST: Of course not. The President certainly respects the independence and integrity of independent investigations, including those that are conducted by the FBI.
EARNEST: Absolutely not. The President has a healthy respect for the kinds of independent investigations that are conducted by inspectors general and, where necessary, by the FBI.
Q Yeah, but that's the question then. So if he has a healthy respect for an investigation that's ongoing, to the point that you guys almost never want to say anything about that subject, then why would he say so confidently that it is not -- or was not a national security issue? Why would he say that as a statement of fact?
EARNEST: Well, I think because that was the question -- I don't have the transcript right in front of me. I think that was directly the question that he was asked, and so he was trying to answer the question based on what we all know right now publicly about this particular case. But that certainly was not an attempt in any way to undermine the importance or independence of the ongoing FBI investigation.
Q So does he, in fact, not know until the results of the investigation whether or not this could have had an impact on national security?
Q Is that what you're saying?
EARNEST: I think what I'm saying is that what the President -- based on what the President knows now, and that's what all of us know now, the President wasn't speaking based on any information that has not yet been made public. But based on what has been made public and based on the public pronouncements of Secretary Clinton herself, that's how the President arrived at the conclusion that this has not and does not pose a threat to national security. But obviously the FBI will take their own independent look at this. And for questions about the status of that investigation, I'd refer you to them.


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Safe driving by immigrants forum focus Safe driving by immigrants forum focus Check out this story on htrnews.com: http://htrne.ws/1D31Tjg
Charlie Mathews, HTR Media Published 4:32 p.m. CT Feb. 5, 2015 | Updated 1:44 p.m. CT Feb. 6, 2015
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MANITOWOC – Rosario Ybarra doesn't believe whether an individual is living legally in the U.S. should matter when it comes to driving safely.
"Your legal status should not be an impediment to taking the driver's test ... I believe as a taxpayer my right is to have safer roads," said Ybarra, who was one of several speakers urging state adoption of so-called "driver's cards" at Wednesday night's listening session hosted by state Sen. Devin LeMahieu, R-Sheboygan, and state Rep. Paul Tittl, R-Manitowoc.
"This is a human issue ... no one should be fearful of being ticketed just because they don't have a driver's card," Darlene Wellner said, noting about 10 states have adopted legislation issuing special licenses to people who cannot prove their legal presence in the U.S.
The state of California expects to receive 1.4 million applications for driver's cards over the next three years after legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown recently went into effect.
So, while Walker's proposed funding cut to the University of Wisconsin system was criticized by a few, the majority of speakers during the two legislators appearance at Manitowoc Public Library were focused on legislation that may again be introduced by state Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa.
Last February, the Milwaukee Democrat was joined by Sister Bay Republican Gary Bies, now retired, in introducing legislation aimed at permitting undocumented immigrants the right to access a special category of driver's license after successfully learning the rules of the road.
When introduced — and the bill didn't pass in the Assembly — Zamarripa said "this bipartisan measure will work to ensure motorists on our state's roadways have successfully learned the rules of the road and are licensed drivers.
"It is no secret that undocumented immigrants are residing in our communities and until the federal government works to address comprehensive immigration reform, this bill will provide all Wisconsinites with greater security while driving," Zamarripa stated.
Maple Grove dairy farm owner Diane O'Hearn said one of her Hispanic workers went to jail for not having a driver's license. "He's part of our family, here to work, (Hispanic immigrants) really should be able to have their driver's card just to live."
O'Hearn said not having the opportunity to drive legally "has taken away their dignity."
Bilt-Rite Contractor's Jessie Notz echoed O'Hearn's need for reliable workers, saying he employs many Hispanics.
Several speakers said that without a driver's license, individuals are not able to obtain automobile insurance.
Tittl did not take a position in front of constituents Wednesday evening, but did offer potential support in a Thursday interview as he was driving to Madison.
"It does make sense for you and I that if we get into an accident with an undocumented individual with no insurance, we'll pay through higher uninsured motorist rates," said Tittl, in his second two-year term in the Assembly.
"My concern lies if we have a photo ID for voting, could the driver's card be used by non-citizens to vote ... we need to protect voter integrity."
Tittl said he recognizes the contribution made by Hispanics to agriculture and construction industries in his 25th Assembly District and called them "hard-working people that want to live that American dream."
In promising to explore any proposed legislation linked to driver's cards for undocumented residents, he said, "I am a grandson of immigrants ... early 1900s from Germany."
He said he understands that the Hispanics coming to the U.S. "saw something in their heart that they wanted to be in this great land of the United States for their children and future generations."
Budget concerns
In the wake of Gov. Scott Walker's state budget address Tuesday night, other concerns expressed included:
•Manitowoc's Bob Kaeiser said he doesn't understand how cutting $300 million from the University of Wisconsin will benefit the state when it "has brought so much into the state economically and intellectually."
He also criticized a proposed $5 million cut to Wisconsin Public Radio, which he praised as offering the presentation of conservative and liberal viewpoints in a respectful manner.
"You two have the freedom to do as you see fit (with the budget) with your colleagues in the Legislature," he said of the spending document expected to be modified and signed by June 30.
Tittl called Walker's proposal "is like getting a can of Play-Doh and is not formed into any certain shape ... by the time it is passed it will be totally different."
•Wellner and Maribel's Nancy Slattery urged support of TAD — Treatment Alternatives and Diversion — programs as a less costly way, compared to incarceration, for certain offenses.
Slattery also advocated for expanded residential outpatient mental health treatment, especially in Manitowoc County which has no hospital inpatient mental health unit.
•Cherilyn Stewart, Manitowoc Public Library director, said the state should take the lead in contracting for digital resources, including online tutors and various courses. A statewide contract would save libraries like MPL money compared to multiple local contracts.
Charlie Mathews: (920) 686-2969 or cmathews@htrnews.com
Budget highlights
Highlights of Gov. Scott Walker's $68.2 billion two-year state budget released on Tuesday:
•Taxes: Property taxes on the median-valued $151,000 home would remain about the same, dropping $5 this year and $5 next year, at a cost of $280 million. There are no changes to sales or income taxes.
•Overall spending: State spending would decrease 0.3 percent the first year and increase 6.7 percent the second year. Total state general fund spending is $15.8 billion in the first year and $16.9 billion in the second year.
•Budget cuts: There is no across-the-board cut, and instead the budget is balanced through large targeted reductions like a $300 million cut to the University of Wisconsin System, accounting moves and smaller reductions and savings across state government.
•State positions: There would be a net decrease of about 400 state government positions over the two-year budget, and roughly half of those have been vacant for more than a year. The eliminated positions cut across state government, including 66 positions at the Department of Natural Resources and 60 at the Department of Corrections by doing away with third-shift tower guards at prisons.
•K-12 schools: Funding for public schools will remain essentially flat over the next two years, with revenue limits still in place to ensure property taxes also don't go up.
•School accountability: All schools would be assigned a letter grade based on performance measures, but there would be no sanctions for those that receive low marks. Schools would also be allowed to choose from multiple tests to measure students.
•UW System: Funding for the University of Wisconsin System would be cut by 13 percent, or $300 million, over the next two years, while also freezing tuition and giving UW more freedom from state laws.
•Stewardship: The Department of Natural Resources would be prohibited from purchasing land to protect from development through its stewardship program until at least 2028. The program is set to expire in mid-2020.
•Camping fees: Campsite fees at Wisconsin state parks would increase $2 per night, while the vehicle fee would increase by $3.
•Drug tests: Childless adults on Medicaid, as well as those applying for or receiving aid from other state benefit programs, including unemployment insurance and FoodShare, which is Wisconsin's food stamp program, would be required to take a drug test. Those who fail would be given the opportunity to participate in a free drug-treatment program and receive job training.
•Roads: Taxes and fees would not be increased to pay for roads projects, and instead the state would borrow $1.3 billion to pay for ongoing projects. He rejected calls from Department of Transportation Secretary Mark Gottlieb to raise $751 million through higher gas taxes, registration fees and other new taxes and fees.
•Towns, counties and cities: There would be no cut in shared revenue payments made to local governments.
•Bucks stadium: The state would borrow $220 million to help pay for a new stadium for the Milwaukee Bucks.
•Public broadcasting: The Educational Communications Board, which operates Wisconsin Public Television and Wisconsin Public Radio, would see a $5 million cut.
•Justice: A four-person solicitor general's office would be created in the state Department of Justice to provide more in-depth expertise on particularly complex cases.
•Drug abuse: A new pilot program for treating prison inmates addicted to pain relievers would be created.
•Public defenders: Forty-six positions would be added to public defender offices across the state to help with burgeoning caseloads.
•Boards: Change the boards that govern the departments of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and Natural Resources to advisory bodies.
•Common Core: State money to pay for tests tied to Common Core academic standards would be removed, and schools could choose from multiple tests to measure student performance.
— Associated Press
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Biografia
È cresciuta in una famiglia dove si praticava lo sport ad alto livello, suo padre era un aatleta e allenatore, a anche il fratello praticava lo sport a livello agonistico. Durante l'adolescenza si era concentrata soprattutto su ginnastica, basket e calcio, sport per i quali è stata premiata "Atleta dell'anno" della sua scuola nel anno del diploma. Ha imparato a sciare all'età di 5 anni, ma durante il liceo ho iniziato a dedicare sempre più tempo allo snowboard.
Il 26 marzo 2000, dopo una caduta con lo snowboard, che le ha provocato lesioni al midollo spinale e alla vertebra L1/T12, è rimasta paralizzata dalla vita in giù. Ci è voluto un anno dall'incidente

Successivamente è entrata a far parte della squadra canadese di sci paraalpino. Ha studiato Commercio all'Università di Alberta ad Edmonton e risiede a Rossland.

Carriera
Ha gareggiato alle Paralimpiadi di Vancouver 2010 in cinque eventi delle gare femminili: discesa libera, superG, supercombinata, slalom gigante e slalom speciale, tutte da seduta.

Joines ha vinto una medaglia di bronzo alle Paralimpiadi di Torino nel 2006. Nel 2007 è stata sospesa dopo essere risultata positiva al test per la marijuana. Ha anche gareggiato nel pallacanestro in carrozzina ai Giochi paralimpici del 2004 ad Atene.

Alle Paralimpiadi invernali del 2014 ha vinto il bronzo nello slalom speciale.

Palmarès

Paralimpiadi
 2 medaglie:
 2 bronzi (superG a ; slalom a )

Mondiali
 8 medaglie:
 2 ori (discesa libera e supergigante a Jeongseon 2009)
 3 argenti (slalom speciale a Jeongseon 2009; discesa libera e supercombinata a La Molina 2013)
 3 bronzi (discesa libera a Wildschönau 2004; slalom speciale e slalom gigante a La Molina 2013)

Note

Collegamenti esterni

 Sito ufficiale di Kimberly Joines
  sul sito dell'Associazione paralimpica canadese

Vincitori di medaglia di bronzo paralimpica per il Canada

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Q: .net sql integration tests & full text catalog I'm trying to write some integration tests for a part of our site that uses a stored procedure instead of running through EF.
We just want to ensure that the data that we get back from the stored procedure is actually correct and integrates correctly with our code.
Our basic setup for the integration tests is that we are doing them all within a transaction scope so the process is:

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*Wipe the data from the relevant tables

*Insert appropriate test data

*Run our stored procedure

*Assert the results

Part of the stored procedure we are testing runs on the full text catalog for the table, part of it just queries the table.
This is all running fine for the parts of the stored procedure that don't use the full text index but for the ones that do I get some interesting results.
If I don't clear out the data manually before the tests (ie through sql server explorer) because our mock data is very similar to our seed data the tests all pass.
However if I clear the data manually first so it's essentially starting from an empty full text catalog the tests all fail. What I figure is that the full text index is probably not getting cleared properly in the test but then it's also not getting populated before my stored procedure runs. I've tried adding a wait in (in both code and also similar to this stackoverflow post: How can I know when SQL Full Text Index Population is finished?) but neither seem to allow the full text index to be populated first.
My knowledge on full text indexing is not massive so I'm not sure if it's the way I'm doing or the fact that it's within a transactional scope or what I'm doing wrong.
Interestingly if I don't run it within a transactional scope once (so it populates the database) and then run it the second time it'll pass, so I know that if the full text catalog is there/working the tests will work.
Anyone got any ideas? Am happy to post parts of code if need be.
Thanks,
MD

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Ludhiana: Khanna police on Monday arrested two drug peddlers after 10.3kg of charas was seized from them on Lalheri road in Khanna. The accused were identified as Nand Lal and Pintu Kumar Das of Slop Urban area in Gopal Ganj district of Bihar.
Giving details, Khanna DSP Deepak Rai said that the police have started a special campaign against drug trafficking and related misdemeanours. He added that during this campaign a police party from Khanna was present on Lalheri road, Khanna, and were conducting a check of vehicles and persons.
The police said that while checking, a police party saw two boys coming from Lalheri road side on foot with a bag. It added that after seeing the police party, they started retrieving their steps, but on suspicion the police party chased them and stopped them for checking. Police officials said that during questioning, they were identified as Nand Lal and Pintu Kumar. They added that DSP investigation, Khanna, was also present on the spot during their frisking.
The DSP said that on checking their bag the police seized 10.3 gm of charas, which was wrapped in 19 packets. He added that the accused were booked under Sections 20/61/85 of the NDPS Act at Khanna city-I police station and later arrested. He further added that the culprits were still being questioned and there was a possibility of some major disclosures.
Police officials stated that the accused might have brought the consignment from their native state and were to supply the same in Punjab. They added that police records were being scanned to check whether the duo had been booked in any previous such case in Khanna.


Permit Parking The Town Council now has a limited number of permit parking spaces at Squires Field. Priority for allocation will be for businesses in the parish and people on the Fowey Electoral Register. The cost will be £1 per day, plus vat, payable annually in advance. The income generated will be used towards the day to day running costs of the whole of the Squires Field complex, which are in the region of 10K pa. The devolution of assets from Cornwall Council, whilst welcome in many ways, is placing a significant burden on the council tax payers of Fowey and FTC hopes that levying this small charge will go some way to offsetting this and at the same time support our local businesses and residents by offering guaranteed parking when, as we all know, it is at a premium throughout the town, particularly in the summer months.
For further information please visit the Neighbourhood Plan page.
Welcome to the Ancient Town and Port of Fowey which is situated on the south coast of Cornwall, at the mouth of the Fowey river about 20 miles west of Plymouth, and 5 miles east of St Austell.
With a population of around 1800, which swells during the summer months accommodating visitors, Fowey is a busy port exporting china clay all year round and welcoming cruise liners during the tourist season, as well as being a popular yachting harbour. In May the town is the backdrop for the Fowey Festival of Words and Music. August heralds Fowey Royal Regatta which is always held in the third week of August and our Christmas Market weekend, held at the beginning of December, grows in popularity year on year.
In local government terms, Fowey is a civil parish with a town council and a Mayor. Besides the town, the parish includes the coastal area between the mouth of the River Fowey and St Austell Bay, including Gribben Head and the smaller settlements of Menabilly, Polkerris, Polmear and Newtown.


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Download as PDF 59774 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 197 / Thursday, October 13, 2005 / Notices has determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have been met. A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA–W–57,603] Cordis Corporation, Miami Lakes, FL; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration By letter dated September 28, 2005, the subject company requested administrative reconsideration regarding the Department of Labor's Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance, applicable to the workers of the subject firm. Workers produce medical devices used for surgical procedures. A negative determination regarding the subject facility was signed on August 25, 2005. The Department's notice will soon be published in the Federal Register. The negative determination was based on the findings that there was neither a significant decline in employment at the subject facility nor a threat of employment decline at the subject facility since the previous certification for the subject company (TA–W–52,275) expired on August 7, 2005. During the reconsideration investigation, the Department was informed by the subject company that a significant proportion of workers have been/will be separated from the subject due to an ongoing shift of medical device production to Mexico. In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the Department herein presents the results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) for older workers. In order for the Department to issue a certification of eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department Conclusion After careful review of the additional facts obtained on reconsideration, I conclude that a shift of production to Mexico of medical devices used in surgical procedures like or directly competitive with those produced at Cordis Corporation, Miami Lakes, Florida, contributed importantly to the declines in sales or production and to the total or partial separation of workers at the subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification: All workers of Cordis Corporation, Miami Lakes, Florida who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after August 8, 2005 through two years from the date of this certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974. Signed in Washington, DC this 4th day of October 2005. Elliott S. Kushner, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E5–5609 Filed 10–12–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–30–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Petitions have been filed with the Secretary of Labor under Section 221 (a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (''the Act'') and are identified in the Appendix to this notice. Upon receipt of these petitions, the Director of the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Employment and Training Administration, has instituted investigations pursuant to Section 221 (a) of the Act. The purpose of each of the investigations is to determine whether the workers are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Title II, Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations will further relate, as appropriate, to the determination of the date on which total or partial separations began or threatened to begin and the subdivision of the firm involved. The petitioners or any other persons showing a substantial interest in the subject matter of the investigations may request a public hearing, provided such request is filed in writing with the Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than October 23, 2005. Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding the subject matter of the investigations to the Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than October 23, 2005. The petitions filed in this case are available for inspection at the Office of the Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room C–5311, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Signed at Washington, DC this 6th day of October 2005. Terrance Clark, Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. APPENDIX [TAA petitions instituted between 9/19/05 and 9/23/05] Subject firm (petitioners) Location Eaton Corp. (Wkrs) ................................................................ Collins Supply and Equipment Co., Inc. (Comp) ................... Arvin Merritor, Inc. (Comp) ..................................................... Powder Processing and Technology, LLC (Comp) ............... SKF Sealing Solutions (Comp) .............................................. Sipex Corporation (Comp) ..................................................... Carroll Leather (Comp) .......................................................... Bravo Sports (State) ............................................................... Sun Chemical (Wkrs) ............................................................. Express Point Tech (State) .................................................... Wasley Products, Inc. (Comp) ............................................... Sun Look Garment, Inc. (Wkrs) ............................................. Marshall, MI ........................... Scranton, PA .......................... Chickasha, OK ....................... Valparaiso, IN ........................ Springfield, SD ....................... Milpitas, CA ............................ El Paso, TX ............................ Cypress, CA ........................... Cincinnati, OH ........................ Golden Valley, MN ................. Plainville, CT .......................... San Francisco, CA ................. TA–W 57979 57980 57981 57982 57983 57984 57985 57986 57987 57988 57989 57990 ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:14 Oct 12, 2005 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13OCN1.SGM Date of institution 13OCN1 09/19/05 09/19/05 09/19/05 09/19/05 09/20/05 09/20/05 09/20/05 09/20/05 09/20/05 09/20/05 09/20/05 09/21/05 Date of petition 09/16/05 09/15/05 09/16/05 09/16/05 09/16/05 09/19/05 09/19/05 09/19/05 09/12/05 09/19/05 09/16/05 09/20/05 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 197 / Thursday, October 13, 2005 / Notices 59775 APPENDIX—Continued [TAA petitions instituted between 9/19/05 and 9/23/05] TA–W Subject firm (petitioners) Location 57991 ............. 57992 ............. 57993 ............. 57994 ............. 57995 ............. 57996 ............. 57997 ............. 57998 ............. 57999 ............. 58000 ............. 58001 ............. 58002 ............. 58003 ............. 58004 ............. 58005 ............. 58006 ............. 58007 ............. 58008 ............. 58009 ............. 58010 ............. 58011 ............. 58012 ............. 58012A ........... 58013 ............. 58014 ............. 58015 ............. 58016 ............. 58017 ............. 58018 ............. 58019 ............. 58020 ............. 58021 ............. Med-Data (Wkrs) .................................................................... Radicispandex (Wkrs) ............................................................ Solectron (Comp) ................................................................... Johnnie Overstreet (Comp) .................................................... Hostman-Steinberg (Comp) ................................................... Beverage-Air (Comp) ............................................................. Unifi, Inc. (Comp) ................................................................... Allied Industries Co. (Comp) .................................................. Culp, Inc. (Wkrs) .................................................................... Drexel Heritage Furniture (Wkrs) ........................................... Lea Industries (Comp) ............................................................ Mid Continent Nail (State) ...................................................... Alyeska Pipeline Service Company (Comp) .......................... Pebb Mfg. Co., Inc. (Wkrs) .................................................... Fairfield Textile Corp. (State) ................................................. Baldwin Hardware (Wkrs) ...................................................... West Coast Quartz (State) ..................................................... Inman Mills (Wkrs) ................................................................. Schuessler Knitting Mills, Inc. (Comp) ................................... Holland American Wafer Co. (Wkrs) ...................................... Cherry Corporation (Wkrs) ..................................................... Grover Industries, Inc. (Comp) ............................................... Grover Industries, Inc. (Comp) ............................................... Spectrum Yarns, Inc. (Comp) ................................................ Kern Manufacturing (Wkrs) .................................................... Techneglas, Inc. (Comp) ........................................................ Child Craft Industries, Inc. (Comp) ........................................ GE Financial Assurance (Wkrs) ............................................. Miralba, Inc. (Comp) ............................................................... Aradian Corporation (Comp) .................................................. Southwest Cupid (Comp) ....................................................... Victaulic Apex Facility (Wkrs) ................................................. Salem, OR ............................. Gastonia, NC ......................... Hillsboro, OR ......................... Marrero, LA ............................ Pittsburgh, PA ........................ Spartanburg, SC .................... Mayodan, NC ......................... Beulaville, NC ........................ Graham, NC ........................... Morganton, NC ...................... Morristown, TN ...................... Springdale, AR ....................... Anchorage, AK ....................... Mifflintown, PA ....................... Paterson, NJ .......................... Reading, PA ........................... Union City, CA ....................... Enoree, SC ............................ Chicago, IL ............................. Grand Rapids, MI .................. Pleasant Prairie, WI ............... Grover, NC ............................. Lynn, NC ................................ Kings Mountain, NC ............... Enfield, IL ............................... Pittston, PA ............................ New Salisbury, IN .................. Schaumburg, IL ..................... New York City, NY ................. San Diego, CA ....................... Blackwell, OK ......................... New Village, NJ ..................... [FR Doc. E5–5616 Filed 10–12–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–30–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA–W–57,707] Guardian Manufacturing Company, a Subsidiary of J.P. Industries, Willard, OH; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration By letter dated September 23, 2005, a worker requested administrative reconsideration regarding the Department of Labor's Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance, applicable to the workers of the subject firm. A negative determination regarding the subject facility was signed on September 6, 2005. The Department's notice will soon be published in the Federal Register. The negative determination was based on the findings that, during the relevant period, there were no imports of butyl rubber gloves by the subject company or its customers VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:14 Oct 12, 2005 Jkt 208001 and no shift of production to a foreign country. The determination also stated that the subject company did not lose a contract to a Canadian company and that the gloves made by the subject company are not like or directly competitive with the gloves made by the Canadian company who won the contract. To support the request for reconsideration, the petitioner supplied additional information regarding the federal contract won by the Canadian company. During the reconsideration investigation, the Department contacted the federal contracting entity and the subject company. The contracting entity and a subject company official stated that the subject company had placed a bid for the contract but lost to a Canadian company. The subject company official also stated that butyl rubber gloves of the same thickness perform the same function regardless of the production process. Date of institution All workers of Guardian Manufacturing Company, A Subsidiary of J.P. Industries, Willard, Ohio who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after July 28, 2004 through two years from the date of this certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974. Signed in Washington, DC this 4th day of October 2005. Elliott S. Kushner, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E5–5611 Filed 10–12–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–30–P After careful review of the additional facts obtained on reconsideration, I conclude that increased imports of Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 09/12/05 09/19/05 09/19/05 09/16/05 09/19/05 09/20/05 09/15/05 09/12/05 09/15/05 09/14/05 09/16/05 09/21/05 09/20/05 09/15/05 09/21/05 09/09/05 09/14/05 09/21/05 09/01/05 09/22/05 09/22/05 09/22/05 09/22/05 09/19/05 09/22/05 09/23/05 09/12/05 09/19/05 09/13/05 09/09/05 09/01/05 09/16/05 articles like or directly competitive with the butyl rubber gloves produced at the subject firm, contributed importantly to the declines in sales or production and to the total or partial separation of workers at the subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification: Conclusion PO 00000 09/21/05 09/21/05 09/21/05 09/21/05 09/21/05 09/21/05 09/21/05 09/21/05 09/21/05 09/21/05 09/22/05 09/22/05 09/22/05 09/22/05 09/22/05 09/22/05 09/22/05 09/22/05 09/22/05 09/23/05 09/23/05 09/23/05 09/23/05 09/23/05 09/23/05 09/23/05 09/23/05 09/23/05 09/23/05 09/23/05 09/23/05 09/23/05 Date of petition E:\FR\FM\13OCN1.SGM 13OCN1
[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2005)]
Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply
for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Petitions have been filed with the Secretary of Labor under Section
221 (a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (``the Act'') and are identified in
the Appendix to this notice. Upon receipt of these petitions, the
Director of the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Employment and
Training Administration, has instituted investigations pursuant to
Section 221 (a) of the Act.
The purpose of each of the investigations is to determine whether
the workers are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Title
II, Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations will further relate, as
appropriate, to the determination of the date on which total or partial
separations began or threatened to begin and the subdivision of the
firm involved.
The petitioners or any other persons showing a substantial interest
in the subject matter of the investigations may request a public
hearing, provided such request is filed in writing with the Director,
Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below,
not later than October 23, 2005.
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding
the subject matter of the investigations to the Director, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than
October 23, 2005.
The petitions filed in this case are available for inspection at
the Office of the Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance,
Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room
C-5311, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Signed at Washington, DC this 6th day of October 2005.
Terrance Clark,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[TAA petitions instituted between 9/19/05 and 9/23/05]
Date of         Date of
TA-W              Subject firm  (petitioners)         Location           institution      petition
57979.....................  Eaton Corp. (Wkrs)..........  Marshall, MI..........        09/19/05        09/16/05
57980.....................  Collins Supply and Equipment  Scranton, PA..........        09/19/05        09/15/05
Co., Inc. (Comp).
57981.....................  Arvin Merritor, Inc. (Comp).  Chickasha, OK.........        09/19/05        09/16/05
57982.....................  Powder Processing and         Valparaiso, IN........        09/19/05        09/16/05
Technology, LLC (Comp).
57983.....................  SKF Sealing Solutions (Comp)  Springfield, SD.......        09/20/05        09/16/05
57984.....................  Sipex Corporation (Comp)....  Milpitas, CA..........        09/20/05        09/19/05
57985.....................  Carroll Leather (Comp)......  El Paso, TX...........        09/20/05        09/19/05
57986.....................  Bravo Sports (State)........  Cypress, CA...........        09/20/05        09/19/05
57987.....................  Sun Chemical (Wkrs).........  Cincinnati, OH........        09/20/05        09/12/05
57988.....................  Express Point Tech (State)..  Golden Valley, MN.....        09/20/05        09/19/05
57989.....................  Wasley Products, Inc. (Comp)  Plainville, CT........        09/20/05        09/16/05
57990.....................  Sun Look Garment, Inc.        San Francisco, CA.....        09/21/05        09/20/05
(Wkrs).
57991.....................  Med-Data (Wkrs).............  Salem, OR.............        09/21/05        09/12/05
57992.....................  Radicispandex (Wkrs)........  Gastonia, NC..........        09/21/05        09/19/05
57993.....................  Solectron (Comp)............  Hillsboro, OR.........        09/21/05        09/19/05
57994.....................  Johnnie Overstreet (Comp)...  Marrero, LA...........        09/21/05        09/16/05
57995.....................  Hostman-Steinberg (Comp)....  Pittsburgh, PA........        09/21/05        09/19/05
57996.....................  Beverage-Air (Comp).........  Spartanburg, SC.......        09/21/05        09/20/05
57997.....................  Unifi, Inc. (Comp)..........  Mayodan, NC...........        09/21/05        09/15/05
57998.....................  Allied Industries Co. (Comp)  Beulaville, NC........        09/21/05        09/12/05
57999.....................  Culp, Inc. (Wkrs)...........  Graham, NC............        09/21/05        09/15/05
58000.....................  Drexel Heritage Furniture     Morganton, NC.........        09/21/05        09/14/05
58001.....................  Lea Industries (Comp).......  Morristown, TN........        09/22/05        09/16/05
58002.....................  Mid Continent Nail (State)..  Springdale, AR........        09/22/05        09/21/05
58003.....................  Alyeska Pipeline Service      Anchorage, AK.........        09/22/05        09/20/05
Company (Comp).
58004.....................  Pebb Mfg. Co., Inc. (Wkrs)..  Mifflintown, PA.......        09/22/05        09/15/05
58005.....................  Fairfield Textile Corp.       Paterson, NJ..........        09/22/05        09/21/05
(State).
58006.....................  Baldwin Hardware (Wkrs).....  Reading, PA...........        09/22/05        09/09/05
58007.....................  West Coast Quartz (State)...  Union City, CA........        09/22/05        09/14/05
58008.....................  Inman Mills (Wkrs)..........  Enoree, SC............        09/22/05        09/21/05
58009.....................  Schuessler Knitting Mills,    Chicago, IL...........        09/22/05        09/01/05
Inc. (Comp).
58010.....................  Holland American Wafer Co.    Grand Rapids, MI......        09/23/05        09/22/05
58011.....................  Cherry Corporation (Wkrs)...  Pleasant Prairie, WI..        09/23/05        09/22/05
58012.....................  Grover Industries, Inc.       Grover, NC............        09/23/05        09/22/05
(Comp).
58012A....................  Grover Industries, Inc.       Lynn, NC..............        09/23/05        09/22/05
58013.....................  Spectrum Yarns, Inc. (Comp).  Kings Mountain, NC....        09/23/05        09/19/05
58014.....................  Kern Manufacturing (Wkrs)...  Enfield, IL...........        09/23/05        09/22/05
58015.....................  Techneglas, Inc. (Comp).....  Pittston, PA..........        09/23/05        09/23/05
58016.....................  Child Craft Industries, Inc.  New Salisbury, IN.....        09/23/05        09/12/05
58017.....................  GE Financial Assurance        Schaumburg, IL........        09/23/05        09/19/05
58018.....................  Miralba, Inc. (Comp)........  New York City, NY.....        09/23/05        09/13/05
58019.....................  Aradian Corporation (Comp)..  San Diego, CA.........        09/23/05        09/09/05
58020.....................  Southwest Cupid (Comp)......  Blackwell, OK.........        09/23/05        09/01/05
58021.....................  Victaulic Apex Facility       New Village, NJ.......        09/23/05        09/16/05


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Placer Snake Removal will be entering its 5th season in 2016, and it's been a thrill to work with so many people and snakes, with hopes that next season we continue to become more well-known and easier to find. Beginning now, but more prominently for 2016, Placer Snake Removal will begin to offer our operational services well outside the Placer county region. While the more distant regions won't quite be workable on an emergency basis due to the distance, scheduled property work will be offered for those with notable rattlesnake issues. The expansion of the service area is directed towards those with fairly large properties, or properties that have significant rattlesnake populations that are interfering with residents, pets, or other issues that make it hard to try and live alongside the snakes. So while we may tell you to hold off if it's just one rattlesnake you've seen, if you have seen many and have lots of excellent rattlesnake habitat on your property, this is a perfect instance in which we can and will offer our services.
The reason we'd likely have to turn down a service request that features perhaps just one rattlesnake sighting is due to the aforementioned potential distance from our base location. At the furthest, it could be a 3 – 5 hour drive to the furthest location, more than enough time for a rattlesnake to escape and be long gone. Now, if you have seen multiple rattlesnakes, and have property that features perfect rattlesnake habitat, we could set up a date/time to sweep through the property/hotspots and remove all rattlesnakes discovered. Prime habitat features include boulder formations, rocky outcroppings, mixed woodland with rocky areas, man-made shelter such as barns, sub-floors (space under homes), wood piles & debris, and other objects that make sturdy cover for animals and rattlesnakes to shelter. Sure, rattlesnakes can be found wandering out and about in the open, but there must be some place of residence nearby to sustain a population of multiple rattlesnakes – which is where the most time and targeting is placed, directly at and in the near vicinity of the place rattlesnakes may directly reside.
The expanded response zone goes as far north as Tehama county, as far west as Sonoma/Mendocino counties, and as far south as Tuolumne county. The central part of the Sacramento valley is left out due to little to no rattlesnake populations left, as most are on the east and west fringes of the valley, up into the foothills and mountains. The only place in the middle of the valley rattlesnakes are most likely to reside is the Sutter Buttes, as well as some places along the Sacramento River, mainly in the north end of the Sacramento valley. Elsewhere, much of the valley is flat and home to agricultural land – which is not suitable for rattlesnakes and their specific needs to survive.
Our goal is to safely relocate as many rattlesnakes as possible to avert people feeling the need to kill them off. While it isn't easy or logically possible for there to be "emergency" response to places hours away, the offer of by-schedule property inspections & removals is made in effort to present this option to people who need this type of service – and give rattlesnakes a chance in places that are so used to not having the option.
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A collection of empirical studies
Edited by Wataru Suzuki and Neomy Storch
[Language Learning & Language Teaching 55] 2020
► pp. 20–39
Child EFL grammar learning through a collaborative writing task
Asier Calzada | Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
María del Pilar García Mayo | Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
The present study analyzed the effects of completing a dictogloss task on the development of English grammar (3rd person singular -s and articles) in a foreign language primary school context. Fifty 11–12 year-old elementary EFL Spanish learners worked on a dictogloss task individually, and in teacher-assigned dyads and small groups. Their grammar gains were measured by means of a pre- and post-dictogloss grammaticality judgment test. The analysis of the children's languaging showed that the task encouraged learners in pairs and groups to equally focus on form, although not only on the target features, which did not improve. There was, however, a slight advantage of pairs over small groups and individuals. A number of research implications, drawn from these results, are discussed.
Keywords: children, focus on form, L2 writing, collaboration, dictogloss
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The Altan consortium has been awarded a grant to construct and operate a wholesale 4G network in Mexico by the country's regulator, IFT.
Backed by investors from China, the US and Mexico – including TV firm Megacable and Mexican operator Axtel - the consortium was the sole participant in November's bidding for the long-running wholesale tender. The only other interested party, a consortium consisting of Rivada Networks and Spectrum Frontier, was disqualified after failing to meet a deadline for presenting a $52 billion bid bond.
The introduction of a wholesale network to the Mexican market is aimed at increasing competition and reducing the market dominance of America Movil. The IFT grant will deliver a 20-year shared network concession to the consortium to deploy and maintain the 4G network, which will allow smaller operators to rent capacity and deliver coverage over the new infrastructure.
IFT stated that the grant would enable Altan to "take advantage and exploit frequency bands of radio spectrum for commercial use at the national level" between the 703MHz to 748MHz and 758MHz to 803MHz bands. The consortium can now begin building out the network following the numerous delays that have plagued the tender.
Altan is aiming to extend network coverage to 92% of Mexico's population over the next seven years. It had raised $750 million at the time that it won the network tender.


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Eugene R. "Gene" Beal
Butler, Ohio
In Eugene's Memory
Snyder Funeral Home, Bellville Butler Chapel 81 Mill Road
P.O. Box 338 , Bellville Ohio , 44813
Friday, Nov 16, 2012 from 4:00am - 8:00pm
BUTLER: Gene Beal knew, "whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable…think on these things." Paul's admonition to the Philippian church became his life verse. In many ways, Gene's melodious heart sang of Christ's love. Gene humbly served his friends and family and lovingly sang praises to God. At a young age, Gene once said, "since falling in love with Jesus, it changed my whole life." Covered by Christ's saving grace, Gene's love for the Lord will forever continue. On Monday, November 12, 2012 Eugene R. "Gene" Beal passed away in the Emergency Department of MedCentral Mansfield Hospital. He was 86.
Gene was born January 17, 1926 the son of Gus and Dorris (Phipps) Beal and was a lifelong Butler resident. He was graduated from Butler High School in 1945, where he played basketball with the Butler Bulldogs, which lead to his induction in the Clear Fork Valley Athletic department Hall of Fame. A talented first baseman, for a short time, Gene also played for the House of David, a farm team for the Chicago Cubs. Gene coached little league baseball and was also a Scout Master.
As a teenager, Gene first met his best friend and future bride, Donna Lotz at the Sertell Hotel restaurant in Fredericktown, where Donna was a waitress. On July 16, 1949 the two were married. Throughout their lives, Gene and Donna were inseparable. They enjoyed square dancing at local grange halls and also roller skated at the coliseum in Mansfield. Even a trip to the grocery store couldn't separate the two. Gene was a devoted husband, who in serving Christ, served his wife and family.
His family's spiritual leader, Gene provided a sense of security to his children. Positive and encouraging, his love was unconditional. Gene was also a man of his word, never breaking a promise.
Gene loved singing and was first involved with a barbershop quartet in Mansfield. He loved the barbershop sound, and in the 1960's formed the well known gospel quartet, The Harmonaires. Gene sang lead and continued singing for over 30 years, often including his children and grandchildren in local performances.
Gene worked for The Martin Hardware Company in Mansfield for over 49 years, retiring as Vice President. He also operated a sweeper repair business from his home.
The more involved Gene was, the happier he became. Gene was a member of Palmyra Church of Christ where he served as Deacon, Sunday School Teacher, and sang in the choir.
He is survived by his wife Donna (Lotz) Beal; a daughter Marsha Beal and a son and daughter-in-law Mark & Sue Beal all of Butler; grandchildren Tamara & Alex Rodriguez of Columbus, Gordon Matthew & Kate Eyster of Shelby, Lindsay & Ted Hollinger of Mansfield and Josh Beal and Justin Beal both of Athens; great grandchildren Nic and Max Eyster; a sister Joan Russell of Shelby; a sister-in-law Delee Beal of Mansfield; numerous nieces and nephews and a large extended family.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers Max, Gus Jr., Charles, James and Dennis; and sisters Betty Hershner and Sarah Godra.
The Beal Family will receive friends Friday, November 16, 2012 from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Bellville Snyder Funeral Home where a worship service, giving glory to God for the life of Gene Beal will be held Saturday at 11 am at the funeral home. Evangelist Troy Northrop will officiate. Burial will follow at Zion Cemetery near Butler.
Contributions in Gene's memory to Palmyra Church of Christ may be made at the funeral home.
Snyder Funeral Home is honored to serve the Beal family, and private online condolences to them may be made at: www.snyderfuneralhomes.com


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Cuomo floats plan to allow private sponsorships of NYC subway stations
A company could put its stamp on a subway station for a fee
By Amy Plitt@plitter Jul 27, 2017, 11:00am EDT
Could corporation-branded subway stations be coming to New York City's transit system? It's possible—Governor Andrew Cuomo floated the idea during a speech at the Association for a Better New York breakfast this morning, amid larger remarks about city and state infrastructure.
During the speech, Cuomo suggested that one way to get more funding for the ailing transit system would be to offer companies the opportunity to sponsor subway stations for an annual fee. That money could go toward "enhanced maintenance, additional security, and aesthetic features."
The practice of allowing corporations to put their stamp on subway stations isn't unprecedented. In 2009, the MTA sold the naming rights for the Atlantic Ave–Pacific St station in Brooklyn, tied to the opening of the Barclays Center nearby; now, of course, it's known as Atlantic Ave–Barclays Center. (According to a Times piece from when the sale happened, the MTA gets $200,000 per year for the next 20 years.)
But in that instance, a nearby landmark prompted the renaming, and it at least makes some geographical sense—you hear "Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center," you know to get off if you're going to that stadium. Will New Yorkers be as accepting of, say, Amazon.com presents Bleecker St? If there's a chance that a corporation's dollars will help keep those stations in a state of good repair—as Cuomo argued could be done during today's event—anything is possible.
Thank you @NYGovCuomo for agreeing to implenent an adopt-a-station model, something we've long called for! pic.twitter.com/n3zqcRoZoe
— Ydanis Rodriguez (@ydanis) July 27, 2017
It does, however, lead to another question: How will this affect overall maintenance of subway stations, and will stations that aren't seen as desirable by companies suffer? It's easy to see a corporation fighting to put its name on Union Square or a similarly well-trafficked station; but will stations deep in the outer boroughs then go ignored? Similar issues play out in city parks, where those with deep-pocketed donors—the High Line, Central Park, etc.—are well-maintained, while those without … well, not so much.
Per AMNY's Vincent Barone, MTA chair Joe Lhota later told an assembled crowd that the details of the plan are still being worked out.
That wasn't the only issue addressed during Cuomo's speech; the governor also announced that the new Tappan Zee Bridge—renamed the Mario Cuomo Bridge, for the his late father, the former New York governor—will have its grand opening (presumably with a flashy light show) on August 25.
He also addressed Mayor Bill de Blasio's assertion that New York City will not contribute to the MTA's recently announced $836 million plan to implement immediate fixes to the subway system:
Cuomo says he's making the state funds "available" today for Lhota's $836M subway plan. "Our partner should do the same," he adds.
— Vincent Barone (@vinbarone) July 27, 2017
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Processed food manufacturers are really good at making their products have a very exciting first bite or sip, followed by an utterly familiar taste to ensure satiety. Accordingly, since women are the most frequent food shoppers it is their emotional vulnerability to smell and taste that has food manufacturers targeting women more often. Food product designs attempt to pack an allure with a compelling appeal that works to hit an emotional bliss point upon eating. Think about those yogurt commercials that target women remembering a place in time so good that it topped every probable imaginable blissful moment before.
Food manufacturers thrive on profits gained from synthetic hormone sales from all sorts of products including cosmetics, drugs, food additives, and animal feed. Bafflingly, these same hormones were examined in 1941 by the National Cancer Institute who confirmed that these hormones cause breast cancer in rodents. But shockingly, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved one of the hormones studied, named DES (diethylstilbestrol), for commercial use in products targeted toward women consumers. Since then, corporations freely include these same hormones to make chickens, cows and pigs grow faster, knowing that human cancer from DES exposure was confirmed and banned from animal flesh food.
Life is a series of choices and we should make informed choices, whenever possible. There are a number of health choices surrounding breast cancer that is shortening women's life spans by an average of twenty years. Stringent governmental studies of breast cancer began over fifty years ago, but still more than 46,000 heroic women transpire from this disease annually, where each day roughly 100 women in the United States are told by their doctor that they have breast cancer. However, what most will not be told is they have life-giving choices, where a badly treated diet may have caused the cancer and by choice an improved diet can be a highly effective method to bring an arrest to the cancer.
Environmentally, the bad air, food, water and ionizing radiation contributes considerably to all types of diseases. Still, most health professionals will rarely speak about how animal fat and processed sugar push the risk of poor health like breast and colon cancer, premature puberty, heart disease, and so much more. Even with the accumulation of evidence moving toward the certainty that dietary factors are principally responsible for well over 50% of all diseases.
Some common breast cancer prevention tips are to avoid pesticides, alcohol, smoking, processed sugar, sedentary living, animal fat, caffeine, smoking, lack of fiber, chlorinated drinking water and excessive sodium. Sweet table sugar really does not seem right being associated with avoiding smoking and dangerous pesticides, but cancer cells feed on processed sugar, as sugar is actually cancer's preferred fuel. The more processed sugar you eat the faster cancer cells are able to grow.


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Obamacare Costs To Rise For Some Young People As Benefits Improve
The Huffington Post reports:
"President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act may not live up to its name for some who will see higher health insurance prices than available in today's market.
Experts believe the health care reform law, signed in 2010, will increase the sticker price of health insurance plans sold for 2014 and beyond, particularly for younger and healthier people. Today, these customers have access to relatively inexpensive plans with minimal benefits and high deductibles, but those will all but disappear when the law's new rules take effect. Everyone who buys health insurance on the individual market will gain better benefits and guaranteed coverage under Obamacare but, for some, these improved products will come at a price.
"When you are adding some benefits to what people have today and you're adding value to the insurance they're buying then, yes, we're talking about premiums going up," said Linda Blumberg, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, a Washington-based think tank. "Whether or not that's a positive or a negative for them, I think, depends a lot on perspective."
What may seem like a contradiction or an unintended consequence of the massive health care overhaul is in fact one of its chief aims: Mandating a minimum set of benefits that go beyond what skimpy plans sold to younger and healthier people now offer. Those current plans don't always cover needed medical services and can leave customers exposed to high health care costs or even financial ruin.
The law also seeks to guarantee coverage at lower prices to people as they get older and sicker, but in exchange, it is possible they will pay more into the system when they are young and healthy and need less medical care. Tax credits will be available to many poor and middle class people to subsidize their insurance costs.
Under the new rules, no one can be turned down for health insurance coverage and older people can only be charged a maximum of three times what younger people pay — less than is allowed under most state insurance laws. The reforms forbid health insurance companies from rejecting people with pre-existing conditions and require health insurers to offer benefits, such as maternity care and prescription drugs, that aren't always covered on plans sold on the open market today.
"Pricing will go up for all populations and some more so than others," said Robert Hurley, the senior vice president of carrier relations for eHealthInsurance, an online vendor of health plans.
At the same time, he said, "consumers will be able to stop with some level of comfort knowing that the government has mandated some minimum level of essential benefits."
Other aspects of the health care law tend to lower health insurance premiums, the Obama administration contends. Health insurance companies have to spend at least 80 percent of the premiums they take in on medical care or refund the difference every year and will compete to cover the estimated 30 million new customers they stand to gain by 2022, according to a 2011 report issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
The law also provides tax credits on a sliding scale to people with incomes at the poverty level, which is $11,170 for a single person this year, up to four times that amount. This could result in $14,900 in savings for a family of four with an income of $33,525 compared to the cost under current rules, the department estimates.
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the law "would tend to increase premiums for people who are young and relatively healthy and decrease premiums for those who are older and relatively unhealthy." On average, premiums will rise 10 percent to 13 percent without tax credits. The budget office projects that 57 percent of customers will receive tax credits covering almost two-thirds of their premiums. "That would reduce their costs well below the premiums that would be charged for such policies under current law," the budget office concluded.
But the health insurance industry warns that higher premiums for younger, healthier people will encourage them to go without coverage and defy the law's individual mandate that almost everyone obtain health coverage or pay a tax penalty. A potentially significant portion of these customers may not qualify for tax credits.
Projections about the average costs mask the effects on the people who may pay more, said Karen Ignagni, the president and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans, the industry's main lobbying organization.
"For products to be affordable, then you need to think about what would the pricing be like for the younger and healthier people," she said. Without enough customers with low health care costs paying premiums to offset the higher expenses of their older, sicker counterparts, premiums won't be affordable for anyone, she said.
Starting Oct. 1, 2013, individuals who don't get health insurance from their jobs will have access to new marketplaces called health insurance exchanges in their home states. Using online portals, telephone hotlines and in-person appointments, people will be able to compare the costs and benefits of health plans. Individuals also learn via insurance exchanges whether they qualify for tax credits or Medicaid, the joint federal-state health program for the poor.
"The financial assistance for a lot of those young, healthy people is so significant that it will bring them in," Blumberg said. "What we have found is that because these younger folks tend to be quite low-income, that under the Affordable Care Act, many of them are either going to be eligible for subsidies" or Medicaid benefits.
The law establishes four levels of health benefits, dubbed "bronze," "silver," "gold" and "platinum" for everyone and tax credits that are designed to cap premiums at between 2 percent and 9.5 percent of income based on the cost of the silver option. Access to Medicaid will be limited, however, because eight states so far have announced they won't participate in Obamacare's expansion of the program to anyone earning up to 133 percent of poverty, which is $14,856 for an individual in 2012.
The youngest adults also will have options not available to older people under Obamacare, which should help convince them to buy coverage, said Hurley, whose company has contracted with the federal government and states including Massachusetts and Mississippi to help implement the law.
The health insurance exchanges will offer "catastrophic" health plans with minimal coverage to anyone under 30, though tax credits can't be applied to their purchase. Already, the law allows people to join or remain on their parents' health insurance plans until they turn 26, which has reduced the number of uninsured young adults.
The individual mandate also will push people toward the exchanges, Hurley said. "I don't think individual consumers will make the choice to pay the tax penalty and not get anything back in return for it.""
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Executive Park is a small, hidden yet conveniently located single family subdivision across the street from the expensive Hawthorne subdivision. Services include lake Michigan water, city sewers, city water, NIPSCO gas/electric located in the city of Valparaiso. It is only one hour from the Chicago loop with quick access to IN49 and nearby highway and train transportation. New Construction prices will start in the $270s and range to $400. All lots offer private rear wooded lots and a few provide walk-out basement options. Excellent Washington Township schools. Shopping is only minutes away at the IN49/Route 2 interchange. This gem of a subdivision will sell out soon!


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Stanford Law Professor Confirmed to State High Court
California Supreme Court Jerry Brown Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar by Bay City News | August 28, 2014 12:00 pm	| in Bay Area | 0
Stanford University law professor Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar was unanimously confirmed to a post on the California Supreme Court by a state commission at a hearing in San Francisco this morning.
Cuellar, 41, who was born in Mexico, was nominated to the court by Gov. Jerry Brown in July. He has been teaching at Stanford since 2001 and is an expert in administrative, criminal and international law.
The nomination was confirmed by the state Commission on Judicial Appointments, made up of Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Attorney General Kamala Harris and Court of Appeal Justice Joan Dempsey Klein.
Cuellar will now go before California voters on the Nov. 4 ballot for approval. If approved, he will replace retiring Justice Marvin Baxter and will begin a 12-year term on the high court on Jan. 5.
A State Bar committee that evaluates judicial candidates gave Cuellar its highest rating, "exceptionally well qualified."
Cuellar is Brown's second appointment to the current court. The governor's first appointment was also a law professor, University of California at Berkeley constitutional law expert Goodwin Liu.
Brown also has a third appointment to make to the seven-member court, to replace Justice Joyce Kennard, who retired in April.
If approved by voters, Cuellar will be the only Hispanic judge now on the court, which is headquartered in San Francisco. The court's most recent Hispanic member, Carlos Moreno, retired in 2011 and is now serving as U.S. ambassador to Belize.
Cuéllar was born in Matamoros, Mexico, and as a youth walked across the border each day to attend a Catholic school in neighboring Brownsville, Texas.
After his father got a teaching job in Calexico, Cuellar moved there with his family at age 14 and graduated from Calexico High School. He earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard University, his law degree from Yale University and a Ph.D. in political science from Stanford.
Cuellar is married to a federal judge, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh of San Jose.
Julia Cheever, Bay City News


Interesting talk addressing the challenges of finding product market fit, in the form of a case study about Weebly . It's worth the 1h you will spend listening, if you are into this kind of stuff. The transcript and slides can be found on the Startup School's website.
This video about Gitlab was posted recently and is a very interesting case-study on how a company can normally function while having all of its employees working remotely.


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Q: A problem on solving functional equations If $f(x),\forall x\in\mathbb{R}$ is continous and differentiable, and satisfies:

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*$f(x_1+x_2)+f(x_1-x_2)=2f(x_1)f(x_2),\forall x_1,x_2\in\mathbb{R}$

*$f\left(1\right)=\dfrac{3}{2}$

How to prove:
$$f(x)=2^{-x-1} \left(\left(3-\sqrt{5}\right)^x+\left(3+\sqrt{5}\right)^x\right)$$
Is this the unique solution to $f(x)$?
Can we remove the continous and differentiable requirement for $f(x)$ in order to prove the uniqueness of the solution?

A:
Not a solution but some observations:

With the substitution
$$\begin{aligned}
u &=x_1 + x_2 \\
t &= x_1 - x_2
\end{aligned}$$
we can write
$$f(u) + f(t) = 2 f\left(\frac{u+t}{2}\right) f\left(\frac{u-t}{2}\right)$$
For $u = t = 1$ we get
$$2f(1) = 2f(1)f(0)$$
which leads to
$$f(0) = 1$$
Setting either $u$ or $t$ to $1$ and the other variable to $x$ gives us:
$$\begin{aligned}
f(x) + \frac{3}{2} &= 2 f\left(\frac{x+1}{2}\right) f\left(\frac{x-1}{2}\right) \\
f(x) + \frac{3}{2} &= 2 f\left(\frac{x+1}{2}\right) f\left(\frac{1-x}{2}\right)
\end{aligned}$$
This can be transformed to:
$$f\left(\frac{x-1}{2}\right) = f\left(\frac{1-x}{2}\right)$$
which is equivalent to the symmetry:
$$f(x) = f(-x)$$
$f(x)$ can never be $0$. (How to prove that?) Therefore, it must be positive for all $x$.


On November 27, 2017, US prosecutors indicted three Chinese nationals for allegedly committing identity theft, computer fraud, and abuse, and stealing trade secrets from multinational companies Moody's Analytics, Siemens and Trimble from 2011 to 2017. These individuals were identified by US officials as Wu Yingzhou, Dong Hao, and Xia Lei, employees of Guangzhou Bo Yu Information Technology Company Limited, or Boyusec.
Boyusec is reportedly a Chinese cybersecurity firm based in Guangzhou, China. In November 2013, Boyusec was registered with the Guangzhou Administration for Industry and Commerce.
Lei is listed as an employee of Boyusec, but both Wu and Dong are listed as founding members and equity shareholders of the company. Furthermore, Dong was also Boyusec's Executive Director and Manager.
According to the indictment, Wu, Dong and Xia conspired to launch "targeted cyber attacks against US and foreign businesses." None of these businesses hired Boyusec, nor gave the company permission to access their computer networks.
Wu, Dong, and Xia have been charged a total of eight counts: one count each for conspiring to commit computer fraud and abuse, conspiring to commit trade secret theft and wire fraud, as well as four counts of aggravated identity theft.
These charges were announced by Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Dana J. Boente, Acting U.S. Attorney Soo C. Song for the Western District of Pennsylvania and Special Agent in Charge Robert Johnson of the FBI's Pittsburgh Division.
"Once again, the Justice Department and the FBI have demonstrated that hackers around the world who are seeking to steal our companies' most sensitive and valuable information can and will be exposed and held accountable. The Justice Department is committed to pursuing the arrest and prosecution of these hackers, no matter how long it takes, and we have a long memory," said Acting Assistant Attorney General Boente.
Yingzhuo, Hao, and Lei allegedly used phishing scams and malware to steal intellectual property and sensitive information from Moody's Analytics, Siemens AG, and Trimble. Moody's Analytics, a unit of Moody's Corporation in New York, furnishes financial analysis and risk management services, while Siemens is a large German technology company. Trimble, which operates from Sunnyvale, California, develops and manufactures GPS systems. The three hackers allegedly read the emails of one of Moody's Analytics top economists from 2013 to 2014.
The emails from Moody's Analytics had detailed confidential and proprietary economic information. In 2014, Dong Hao reportedly gained access to the computer networks of Siemens AG. Wu, Dong, and Xia then took around 407 gigabytes of the company's commercial data concerning their transportation, technology and energy initiatives. And in 2015 and 2016, the alleged co-conspirators accessed Trimble's systems networks and stole more than 275 megabytes of data, which included trade secrets of the company, as Trimble made advances in global navigation satellite systems, according to the indictment.
Warrants of arrest have been issued against Yingzhuo, Hao, and Lei, to the effect that the three men cannot travel in countries with whom the US has extradition treaties.
Special Agent in Charge Johnson admitted that cyber attacks are a growing problem. He also reiterated the need for agencies in different countries to work together to address these attacks.
"In order to effectively address the cyber threat, a threat that respects no boundaries and continues to grow in both its scope and complexity, law enforcement must come together and transcend borders to target criminal actors no matter where they are in the world," said Special Agent in Charge Johnson.
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