The revive-conscription movement has history against it.
Cries like Rangel’s have arisen in every war and quite often in peace as well. In 1940, inaugurating the first-ever peacetime draft, Franklin Roosevelt argued that the new policy “broadened and enriched our basic concepts of citizenship.” A quarter century later, Lyndon Johnson called the draft “a part of America, a part of the process of our democracy.” Indeed, appeals to patriotism and democracy have often accompanied the imposition of mandatory sacrifice.
Despite these fine words, though, conscription has always been—and probably will always be—a tough sell. The reason isn’t that Americans crave an unjust system, although they haven’t shown too much regret over the draft’s inequities. Rather, the draft’s perennial unpopularity stems from an abiding national regard for freedom from state coercion. For all Rangel’s rhetorical bows to the “citizen soldier” and “shared sacrifice,” his proposal addresses America’s historic concern for equality but skirts its even more primary veneration for liberty.
Indeed, the notion of the citizen soldier of the Revolutionary War to which Rangel hearkens—the common man trading plowshare for sword to fight an imminent threat—actually points up the flaws in the argument for conscription. The Revolution’s vaunted Minute Men were, after all, volunteers who needed no official prodding to take up arms against a threat to their liberty. The Continental Army certainly had its manpower problems—in the winter of 1776, Tom Paine decried the “summer soldier and the sunshine patriot”—but even in those trying times, states rejected George Washington’s plea for national conscription. When individual states did hold drafts, they allowed wealthy conscripts to hire substitutes, who were predominantly poor and unemployed. Service was hardly a shared experience.
Whatever problems hobbled the Continental Army, the new nation’s founders remained convinced that state encroachment on personal freedom was the greater danger. The Constitution’s drafters conferred on Congress the power to “raise and support armies” but not to conscript citizens—an omission notably at odds with the practice in Europe. Virginia’s Edmund Randolph, one of the few founders to raise the issue during the constitutional debates, argued that a draft would “stretch the strings of government too violently to be adopted.” Such sentiments carried the day even when British troops invaded American soil two decades later. During the War of 1812, President James Madison sought a draft. But even though Secretary of War James Monroe promised it would be just a temporary, emergency measure, Congress opposed it, in Sen. Daniel Webster’s words, as “Napoleonic despotism.” It never got off the ground.
In the Civil War, both North and South continued to rely mainly on enlistment, although they did adopt conscription when the volunteers dried up. Even though the Civil War drafts were extremely limited—only 8 percent of Union’s 2 million soldiers were draftees—they were far from successful. The Confederate government gave exemptions to those in certain occupations, sparking popular protest. Meanwhile, the delegation of such vast powers to the Confederate government baldly violated the principle of “states’ rights” and undermined the South’s rationale for its rebellion.
The North had similar headaches. Its practice of letting draftees buy their way out of service for $300—a laborer’s yearly income—led critics to dub the conflict “a rich man’s war but a poor man’s fight.” In New York, enforcement efforts, as anyone who’s seen Gangs of New York will know, triggered ferocious riots that killed more than 100 people, including many young blacks who the conscripted Irish workers lynched as scapegoats.
Fifty years later, with Europe at war, Woodrow Wilson courted the animosity of isolationists left and right by pushing through Congress a sweeping (but temporary) conscription program. To ensure fairness, the law barred the hiring of substitutes and the offering of bounties for enlistees. But the draft’s more fundamental flaw—its coerciveness—still fueled protest. Waves of conscripts, perhaps as many as 3 million, refused to register for the draft, and of those actually called to serve, 12 percent either didn’t report or quickly deserted. Local vigilantes took to shaming or brutalizing resisters into service. Civil libertarians sued the government, arguing that the draft was unconstitutional under the 13th Amendment, which outlawed involuntary servitude, but in 1918 the Supreme Court upheld it as constitutional.
The draft was scuttled when peace returned, but in 1940, when Germany invaded France, FDR sought to resurrect it. Again, opposition was fierce; Sen. Arthur Vandenberg, for one, accused FDR of “tearing up 150 years of American history and tradition, in which none but volunteers have entered the peacetime Armies and Navies.” But FDR won out, and resistance faded after Pearl Harbor. As it was in so many ways, the experience of the “good” war proved an exception to a historical pattern. Yet FDR’s policies also set a precedent for the more questionable Cold War draft, which would last 25 years.
In March 1947, President Truman spoke of his “earnest desire of placing our Army and Navy on an entirely volunteer basis” as soon as possible—a desire that was clearly shared by a public eager to return to normalcy. But one year later, he reversed course, calling for universal service, and a House committee endorsed the proposal, citing the “serious deterioration in the international situation.” Critics limited the peacetime draft to a two-year trial run, after which it would have to be renewed. But Cold War battle lines were hardening, and at each expiration date over the next decade, congressional opposition diminished.
It took the catastrophe of Vietnam to end the draft. By the late 1960s, the mounting body counts and anti-war sentiment made it increasingly hard for President Johnson to justify sending young men to die in battle. Until 1969, Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, the head of the Selective Service, blocked efforts to reform or end the draft, but when Richard Nixon assumed the presidency he saw draft reform as a way to silence the peace movement and steal the Democrats’ thunder without a precipitous pullout. Nixon forced Hershey into retirement, set up a lottery to make the draft fairer, and indicated he would move toward an all-volunteer force (AVF). In a debate over whether to continue the draft in 1971 or adopt an AVF, it was Nixon and Gen. William Westmoreland who argued for the AVF, while leading Democrats in Congress such as Ted Kennedy and one Charlie Rangel pressed to keep the draft in place.
In an April 17, 1971, piece in the New York Times, Rangel argued that the proposed “volunteer” force would be “a lie.” Poor minorities, in need of employment, would wind up volunteering and “doing the white man’s dirty work,” he wrote, while “white Americans could then sip cocktails and watch the black Hessians make war on their color television sets, just like the plantation owners who sipped mint juleps on their verandas and watched the darkies toiling in the fields.” Rangel insisted then—as he insists about his calls for conscription today—that he wasn’t being facetious to prove a point, that he believes a draft would be better than our current military.
But Rangel also wrote in his 1971 article, “There is only one way this country can get its young to loyally perform military service. It must begin to institute morally just foreign … policies.” He may have been overstating the case; whether or not young people will gladly head into battle probably doesn’t hinge on the justness of the war. But with this much Charlie Rangel surely still agrees: Without a just war, it’s impossible to have a just draft.


GOOD Samaritans and wildlife carers have been run off their feet during Townsville's catastrophic floods trying to save as many animals as physically possible.
Bushland Beach resident Ashley D'Silva, along with her partner DJ and some friends, dropped everything to rescue more than a dozen pets after owners in the Idalia and Fairfield areas were rapidly evacuated.
Ms D'Silva said her impromptu rescue team saved about 15 dogs, three cats and ten humans in the space of about six hours.
She said she was helping a friend try and make contact with her mother but was cut off near Fairfield Central shopping centre, and spoke to people who had been evacuated and weren't allowed to bring their pets who were distressed about leaving their animals.
She then used social media to put the call out to see where the animals were that needed rescuing.
"I got an influx of messages from all these people that had abandoned their animals," she said.
"We literally went around breaking into people's houses and taking animals.
"A couple of people met us at Fairfield and gave me keys to their houses, we went back there and collected cats, there were families coming out with children saying we're staying but if you can just take our children for me, if there were people that wanted to get out we took them as well."
Ms D'Silva said she lost everything while living in Mission Beach during Cyclone Yasi, and knew she wanted to do what she could to help.
"You don't really know how bad the situation is until you're actually in it," she said.
"There was so many people in the community out there doing what they can. It was so nice to see the community pull together."
Ms D'Silva said the choice residents were faced with when they were told by police, the SES or the ADF to evacuate immediately without their animals would have been extremely difficult.
"My animals are my kids so I wouldn't have left without them, but when you have a family with kids as well as pets and you have choose between your pets and your own kids, it's a hard situation," she said.
Wildlife carers Dan and Paula McKinlay shared a story of both tragedy and hope while saving a little orphaned joey just north of Ingham at the weekend.
"We were out in the yard in the torrential rain looking for a very young joey we had seen after we'd heard it crying out for its mother," the couple said.
"We found this very large Amethystine Python in our front yard eating an adult wallaby. We concluded it was the joey's mother when the joey kept returning and standing right beside the snake."
The couple captured the baby joey and are now caring for her.
"Three days later she still cries out for her mother," they said.
"We have named her Trinket."
Another heartwarming wallaby rescue has also gone viral on social media, with even Townsville Mayor Jenny Hill sharing the post.
Two soldiers plucked a wallaby from fast-flowing floodwaters, wrapping him in a jacket and naming him 'Skippy'.
The soldiers earned praise from around the country.


School programme aimed at creating a generation of high-tech entrepreneurs.
Five and six-year-olds in England will soon become the first in the developed world to start learning computer coding at school.
It is part of an attempt to create a generation of high-tech entrepreneurs.
Al Jazeera's Kim Vinnell reports from London.


The 2012 Flagbearer of the National Democratic Party (NDP) says President Mahama has failed Ghanaians, hence does not deserve a second term in office.
She’s charged Ghanaians to take advantage of the dispensation of the multi-party democracy by considering the NDP, and vote Mahama out since under Mahama’s four years of government there are no better policies to improve the lot of people in the country.
She made the call over the weekend at a ceremony to welcome some 500 supporters of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Afigya Kwabre South constituency of the Ashanti Region who reportedly switched allegiance to the opposition National Democratic Party (NDP).
She said although the government claimed to be working for the people, there is a huge development gap in the system left unresolved.
“In the wake of the many challenges we face as a country, government should be seen working tirelessly to improve the lives of all Ghanaians rather than amassing wealth to benefit a select few in government.
“As a leader of this country, he’s supposed to know what is happening and the state of development in every corner in Ghana.
“Many of our roads are in deplorable state that need urgent attention. The roads in our hinterlands likewise deserve equal attention just as the ones being constructed in the big cities and towns.


Family traditions can take many forms. It can be the handing down of recipes or gatherings for graduations or weddings.
For some, the tradition can be teaching the next generation how to create needle arts. Many local residents learned from a family member how to create decorative quilts, blankets or wearable items.
Esther Newell of Howland SCOPE’s Ohio Star Quilters guild also learned quilting from an older relative.
“My grandma taught me when I was 14. I made my first quilt when I was 15 years old,” she said.
The use of needles, hooks or a sewing machine to create decorative textile handicrafts is called needle arts. Needles or hooks are used in crocheting, knitting, quilting, embroidery and needlepoint.
Quilting is the process of sewing layers of material usually in a square shape with a layer of batting in the middle as an insulation layer. The squares are sewn together to create what can be used as a bed comfort or blanket. Originally, the material was acquired from scraps left over from sewing projects.
Crocheting uses yarn and the process of interlocking loops with a curved needle to create such items as afghan blankets, hats, scarves, vests and slippers.
“As a kid, my neighbor taught her four daughters how to crochet and knit, and she asked if I wanted to learn to do so,” said Margie Szakacs, a member of Howland SCOPE’s Needle Arts-Crocheting and Knitting group.
Other members of the guilds and groups were adults when they learned to create textile handicrafts. Donna Leet said she worked at General Electric Lamp Division Plant in Niles when she learned how to crochet.
“My co-worker was crocheting an afghan. I wanted it. She told me that she wouldn’t give it to me, but she would show me how to make one,” she said.
Some participants learned needle crafts by attending classes at a craft store or quilt shop.
“When my children were young, I took a class and I learned how to make handkerchiefs. Then a friend taught me how to braid rugs,” said Roni Brosze of the Hubbard Library’s Sit N’ Stitch group. Today, she creates crocheted items.
Now that their children are grown and they have retired, many of these women have the time to learn a needle craft.
“I taught myself how to crochet and knit,” said Mary Merlo at Niles SCOPE.
Judy Bodkin of Howland SCOPE Needle Arts Group suggested YouTube instructional crochet videos as a way to learn new techniques.
The handicrafts are often produced for family members or friends.
“I made my first quilt for my oldest son for his bed,” said Missy Shaffer of Ohio Star Quilters and their former vice president.
Frances Tock of Niles SCOPE Quilting, Sewing and Crocheting group had a specific color palette in mind when she created a quilt for a family member.
“I made my grandson a black-and-white quilt for his bed. He is colorblind,” she said.
Charitable projects are on the agenda for all of the local needle arts groups.
Western Reserve Quilt group, which meets at the community room at Ohio Living Lake Vista in Cortland, consider their location when making donation items.
The Hubbard Sit N’ Stitch group creates items with a military focus.
“We make afghans for veterans living permanently at Washington Square in Warren,” said Pam Loree, group organizer.
Niles SCOPE members also created items for veterans there.
“We made 19 red, white and blue quilts for veterans. We also crocheted and knitted hats and scarves for the Niles elementary and middle school students,” said Maryann Meola Gianetti, creator and organizer of the group.
Howland SCOPE’s Needle Arts group and the Ohio Star Quilters have created items for babies and women at Bella Women’s Center in Warren. They have also crocheted baby hats for St. Joseph Hospital.
After achieving the satisfaction of completing a project, individuals and groups can enter their quilts in exhibits and contests.
“Ohio Star Quilters received a second place ribbon at the Canfield Fair,” Shaffer said.
Tock has won Best in Show for her quilt work.
Receiving accolades through awards and having the satisfaction of helping someone with their charitable needle arts creations are not the only things that the members of the guilds and groups enjoy. Socializing, creating friendships, giving tips and helping each other with their projects are also aspects of their gatherings.
“My husband passed away and I needed to get out and be in contact with people again,” Bodkin said.
Judy Shaffer, also a member of the Howland SCOPE group, recently returned to the gatherings after shoulder surgery with the goal of returning to her friends and creating needle arts.
Continuing the tradition, these needle arts enthusiasts are passing down their knowledge to younger generations.
“I taught my sons to sew and my granddaughter wants to learn to do what grandma does,” Dyett said.
As long as the ways to create textile items with needles, yarn or other material is taught to interested individuals, the custom of needle arts will continue to be passed down and create gathering places as a means of helping others with their needlework, crafters said.


Nineteen-year-old Alex Gonzalez, an Alisal alum, scored Sunday in a game against Guadalajara's Liga TDP squad.
The sun beat down on Club San Rafael Sunday in Guadalajara, Jalisco during a match between Guadalajara's Liga TDP team, Escuela de Fútbol Chivas, and the visiting Catedráticos Elite.
A gusting wind up to 20 miles per hour punctuated the heat, making for exhausting conditions for a game. The game stayed gridlocked in a 0-0 tie for 70 minutes until host Chivas scored to take a 1-0 lead.
Looking for some fresh players to improve their chances, the 77th minute saw Alisal alum Alex Gonzalez substituted in at forward. This was a crucial game for Catedráticos Elite against the fourth-best team in Liga TDP.
Sixteen minutes later, he rose up between two defenders and headed the ball to the back right corner of the net for the tying score in extra time, his first of the season.
After finishing the rest of extra time 1-1, Chivas took the win with an 8-7 margin on penalty kicks. But Gonzalez was far from sad with the result.
"I was confident and I want to prove I have the talent to play at the top level," he said via phone Monday. "That goal was dedicated to my family and friends."
In four months with Catedráticos Elite, the 19-year-old's played in five matches as he works his way into a bigger role. He and the club are fighting to have a shot at promotion into Liga Premier Serie A or B.
"My hopes are to keep playing and get to the finals," he said. "If not, I have teams watching me for tryouts and just keep playing to get farther and keep learning."
That determination comes with credit to his coach at Alisal, Mark Cisneros, and the Trojan program. Gonzalez came to the school and started playing as a sophomore.
"He always told me I had potential and that I had to focus to get far in life not just as a player," he described. "Working with them in high school, putting hours in got me here to where I'm at. Alisal soccer is the top level."
That's prepared him for the competitive ranks of Liga TDP, the lowest of the four levels in Mexican soccer. It's a proving ground of 217 clubs in 13 divisions where young players look to make a mark and cement a promising career.
"Alex's success speaks to the potential and opportunity for success that Alisal students can achieve," Cisneros said. "He's pretty gritty, pretty physically mature. When he played with us it was clear the other players were just as good as him."
Now that he's back in his hometown city, he's focused on continuing his career regardless of where it takes him.
"I want to keep playing because I love playing soccer and it's my passion," Gonzalez said. "The rest will come eventually."
"He's back in a place that's more comfortable for him," Cisneros said. "He's a young man with a good mind, the boys will definitely look up to him."
April 2, 2019, 4:10 p.m.


Bus drivers are expected to return behind the wheel again from today after a wage agreement was reached between their unions and bus companies.
The strike started nearly four weeks ago with unions initially demanding a 12% wage hike.
They've now settled on 9% for the first year and eight percent for the second. Backdating the new wage offer was one of the main sticking points.
The two parties have now reached a compromise to backdate it to the day on which the strike began - as opposed the first of April.
Numsa's Irvin Jim say bus drivers have util Wednesday to return to work.
"We're calling on employers to allow workers to go back to work peacefully without any form of harassment and we secured mandates from our constituencies to basically bring an end to the strike," Jim said.
Jim says they know the impact that the strike has had on commuters. He says strike action is always a last resort.


I am looking out the airplane window. The thickness of the window and the wall of the airplane seem too slight for our height and the space beyond. I can see rivers and lakes as they catch the glint of early evening's summer sun through gaps in the plowed up clouds. Long thin lines of light and shadow fall from the cloud edges and disappear into milky grey. The headphones I am wearing transmit Aaron Copland's music, which seems appropriate to the open and uniquely American landscape below.
The woman across the aisle is eating Lifesavers and doing crossword puzzles. Does she know how astonishing it is to be in this moment of time? Mathematical equations, dreams recorded in hierogliphics, are taking us from Pittsburgh to Dallas. That woman, and all the others on the plane, with their digital watches and electronic games, all of us who have been lifted up by a poem and will be placed safely down again by a poem, are one on the edge of a new vision, of seeing arrangements of thoughts having power to lift and move, rather than arrangements of things. Will we see this in Dallas, or will it come to each of us separately, to some up here, to others down there on one of the gold-flecked rivers? The vision has to do with time, space, love, inevitable arrangements of thoughts, and poems that leap continents and take us to new worlds.


The start of tax filing season means the start of tax scam season, and this year the scams are expected to be worse than ever, despite new anti-fraud measures enacted by the IRS.
So the agency is warning about the top 3 tax scams to watch for in 2016.
Last year Kathy Laumann fell victim to tax scam number one: Someone else filed under her Social Security Number, claiming her tax refund before she could.
The IRS then rejected her return, and she then had to prove who she was.
"It's very definitely not, 'oh we trust you,' rather it's someone with your Social Security Number has already filed," she said.
That led to a four month nightmare to finally get her correct refund.
IRS spokesperson Jennifer Jenkins tells us the agency has instituted new safeguards this year, that should raise red flags if someone files in your name from a different address, or with a different employer.
But she says the best thing you can do is file early, before a scammer (who may have your Social from a recent data breach) tries filing under your name.
"You are increasing your chance that with your delayed filing, that they may step in and file using your information," Jenkins said.
Tax scam number two involves an email from the IRS, or one that at least it appears to be from the IRS."
The email says "click here for the latest on your refund," or something similar.
But it's a phishing scam, designed to get you to enter your Social Security Number. Even if you simply click the link you can invite malware into your PC.
"The IRS does not contact taxpayers by email, especially to request them to download files or click on links," she said.
Tax scam number 3 has become the most common the past two years: the IRS phone scam.
A caller, claiming to be with the IRS or the Treasury Department, tells you that you are behind on your tax bill, and threatens you with arrest unless you pay money immediately.
Thousands, if not millions of Americans have received these calls.
Martin Lemmink got the call last year, and almost fell for it.
"He gave me a name and stated that he was from the US Treasury, and said I owed money," Lemmink said.
Jenkins says the one thing you need to know is that "the IRS would not be threatening immediate arrest or deportation or something like that."
If you get that call, hang up.
The good news for 2016, according to Jenkins, is that most people by now have heard warnings about the IRS phone scam.
In addition, the agency hopes to cut down on fraudulent filing this year by red flagging returns that don't look similar to your return from last year.
That way, the agency hopes to cut down on fraud this year, so you don't waste your money.


Orlando defensive end Ryan Davis Sr. (95) celebrates earning a sack by pretending to take a selfie with teammates. Everything went the Apollos' way in Week 1 and they are pushing to build on the success in Week 2 at San Antonio.
As opening nights go, the Orlando Apollos came away both a commercial and critical success.
The Apollos finished Week 1 as the Alliance of American Football’s highest-scoring team, ranked second in total defense and No. 3 in total offense. A rainy night might have kept some fans away, but the Apollos still drew the second-biggest attendance of the weekend.
After any opening success, though, come the follow-up questions. Can they sustain the energy? And how will it play on the road?
The Apollos will get a strong indication Sunday when they visit the San Antonio Commanders in the weekend’s only clash of 1-0 teams. CBS Sports Network will broadcast the game slated to begin at 4 p.m.
The Commanders dismantled the San Diego Fleet 15-6 in their opener, which stood tied until Kenneth Farrow’s 3-yard run produced the game’s only touchdown on the first snap of the fourth quarter.
The lasting impression, though, wasn’t about San Antonio’s offense, but its defense. Though San Diego was able to move the ball at times, the Commanders sent a message that they might be the most disruptive defense in the AAF.
Six sacks of (not-so) Fleet quarterback Mike Bercovici were twice as many as anyone else recorded on opening weekend, forcing a pair of fumbles. The Commanders also recorded three interceptions and had a fourth called back by a penalty.
And if there was a rival to the “Orlando Special” throwback TD to quarterback Garrett Gilbert as the top play of the AAF’s opening act, it had to be Shaan Washington’s helmet-popping hit on Bercovici in the opening quarter.
In the NFL, the hit certainly would have drawn a fine and maybe a suspension. Perhaps even house arrest. In this event, it stood.
While the Apollos racked up plenty of AAF “firsts” — first touchdown, first interception, etc. — put down the Commanders as catalysts for the first quarterback to lose his job. Bercovici is benched for Week 2.
Now, of course, it’s up to the Apollos to thwart any sort of similar act against Gilbert.
Washington, a Texas A&M product who spent two preseasons with the Minnesota Vikings, finished his night with two sacks for 18 yards in losses. Winston Craig added 1.5 sacks from his defensive tackle spot and finished with three QB hits.
As a team, the Commanders recorded 10 hits on Bercovici and replacement Philip Nelson.
It might mean the Apollos keep their running backs home for blocking duty.
It also wouldn’t hurt if the Apollos could hit on some early success. Orlando managed just 29 yards of offense through the first 13.5 minutes against Atlanta before breaking through on their third possession.
Logan Woodside is at the controls of San Antonio’s offense, throwing for 255 yards against the Fleet but completing just 18 of 36 attempts with a pair of interceptions. Mekale McKay had five catches for 80 yards, though it took 12 targets to reach those numbers.
The Commanders also have Greg Ward Jr., making the transition to receiver after a college career as a dual-threat quarterback at Houston. Ward accounted for 91 touchdowns with the Cougars, including 39 rushing.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2000 -- Lifetime Hoan Corp. is voluntarily recalling about 132,000 fondue sets to replace their burners. Some sets have alcohol burners that can produce high flames beyond the intended cooking surface of the fondue pot. Another set, which uses chafing fuel, is being recalled because the chafing fuel holder could tip as it burns down. Both problems present potential fire and burn hazards to consumers.
CPSC and Lifetime Hoan Corp. have received eight reports of burners producing high flames. No injuries or property damage has been reported.
The fondue sets were sold under the brand names Farberware® (model nos. 86600 (two styles), 86700, 86702 and 76743) and Roshco® (model no. 58903). The model number is on the box, not on the fondue set. The brand name is found on the box. The fondue sets are stainless steel and include various components, including a fondue pot, burner, and fondue forks. Only the burners sold with these fondue sets are being recalled, not the entire fondue sets. Lifetime Hoan Corp. will help consumers identify if their burner is recalled.
Department, kitchen and home stores nationwide sold the fondue sets from June 1999 through October 2000 for about $20.
Consumers should stop using the burners immediately and contact the company to find out how to dispose of the burners. Consumers with recalled alcohol burners will be sent a $4 coupon toward the purchase of Sterno® canned chafing fuel. Consumers with recalled chafing fuel holders (model 86702 only) will be sent a new chafing fuel holder. Consumers should contact Lifetime Hoan Corp. at (877) 523-7190.
Consumers also can visit the firm's web site write to Lifetime Hoan Corp., P.O. Box 1854, Westbury, NY 11590.
No other fondue set is involved in this recall.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 2000 -- Stack-On Products Co. is recalling about 3,300 gun cabinets with the brand name "Stack-On" or "Sentinel". The gun cabinets have push button locks that can be opened without the use of a key allowing unauthorized access to firearms.
Stack-On Products has received two reports of consumers being able to open locks without using their keys. No injuries have been reported.
Only those Stack-On brand gun cabinets and Sentinel gun cabinets with push button locks are being recalled. The brand name is printed on the front of the cabinet door. The model numbers being recalled are GCP-910 or GCP-914 for the Stack-On brand gun cabinets, and GPW-14 for the Sentinel brand gun cabinets. The gun cabinets are a burgundy color and hold either 10 or 14 rifles or shotguns up to 54-inches tall.
The cabinets are made of heavy steel with a single key, chrome-finished handle that moves a locking bar into place. The 14-gun cabinet measures 21-inches wide by 18-inches deep by 55-inches high. The 10-gun cabinet measures 27-inches wide by 10-inches deep by 55-inches high. The cabinets were sold with adjustable storage bins that attach to the door for storing pistols, ammunition and cleaners.
Outdoor and sporting good stores nationwide sold the Stack-On brand cabinets and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. nationwide exclusively sold Sentinel brand cabinets from May 2000 through September 2000. These gun cabinets sold for between $240 and $300.
Consumers with these gun cabinets should contact Stack-On Products for information on receiving a free push button replacement lock. Stack-On Products can be reached at (800) 323-9601 between 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or go to the firm's web site at www.stack-on.com.
Until consumers receive a replacement lock, make sure guns are unloaded and stored in a secured location.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2000 -- Cooper Lighting is recalling about 34,000 recessed lights. The glass ring exterior portion or trim of these lights can fall from the fixture, posing a risk of lacerations and impact injuries.
Cooper Lighting has received four reports of glass rings falling from these light fixtures. In two incidents, consumers were hit on the head causing lacerations and bumps.
These recessed lights were sold from catalogs under Halo Brand Metropolitan Ice Series #945 and #1945. They have blue, rose and frosted clear glass rings that are about 5 inches in diameter. The glass ring assembly snaps into an installed ceiling fixture recessed light housing. Once installed, only the glass is visible. Only model numbers 945, 945H, 945BLUE, 945BLH, 945ROSE, 945ROH, 1945, 1945H, 1945BLUE, 1945BLH, 1945ROSE, and 1945ROH are involved in this recall. The model number appears on a white stick-on label on the black trim ring. Consumers should turn off the power before checking their lights. Consumers that have recessed lights with 5-inch exterior glass rings should call Cooper Lighting. The firm will provide instructions on how to remove the glass ring assembly to check lights to see if they are part of this recall.
Home Depot catalogs, electricians, and electrical supply companies sold these lights nationwide from September 1996 through October 2000 for about $40.
Consumers with the recalled lights will receive free replacement trims. The firm will send consumers free shipping labels to return the trims. For more information, call Cooper Lighting at (800) 954-7145 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or write to: Cooper Lighting, 1121 Highway 74 South, Peachtree City, GA 30269.
Lights without bracing clips are not part of this recall. The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2000 -- Emerson Tool Co. is recalling about 3.7 million Craftsman radial arm saws for repair. These radial arm saws were sold without a guard that covers the entire blade. Consumers have come into contact with the blade or have been hit by pieces of wood kicked back by the saws, resulting in severe injuries.
CPSC and Emerson have received about 300 reports of injuries while using these saws. Injuries include hand and finger amputations; lacerated hands, arms and fingers; fractured hands and fingers; and facial injuries.
Emerson is offering a free repair kit that provides a complete blade guard. Consumers should stop using their Craftsman radial arm saws immediately and call Emerson Tool Co. to determine if their saw is recalled and to ensure that they have proper safety and use instructions. Consumers should have the model and serial numbers of their saw available when they call.
The recalled Craftsman 8-, 8-, 9- and 10-inch radial arm saws have a model number beginning with 113, usually located on the base of the saw. The brand name "Craftsman®" and store name "Sears" are written on the saws.
Sears stores and catalogs sold the 8-, 9- and 10-inch saws from 1958 through 1992. The 8-inch saws were sold from 1990 through 1995. The saws sold for between $100 and $700, depending on the model, year purchased and accessories.
For older model saws and others that cannot accept the new guard, Emerson will provide $100 for the return of the saw carriage. Consumers must contact Emerson to receive a free repair kit or to return their saw carriage. Saws should not be returned to Sears.
The new guarding system provides a substantial safety improvement over guarding systems manufactured before 1993. Even if consumers have purchased a lower guard for their saw, they should still replace it with the new guard system.
For more information, call Emerson at (800) 511-2628 anytime, or visit the firm's web site at www.radialarmsawrecall.com.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2000 -- American Honda Motor Co. is voluntarily recalling approximately 126,000 All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs). Two models of Honda ATVs are being recalled for separate problems, both of which could result in riders losing control of the ATVs, crashing and suffering severe injuries or death.
A mounting bracket on the front suspension of the Honda Rancher TRX350 models could be welded improperly to the frame. If this mounting bracket breaks, the vehicle could lose steering control and crash. Honda has received 98 reports of improper welds. No injuries or incidents have been reported.
These ATVs are red, orange or olive green. "Honda Rancher" is written on the sides of the ATV's fuel tank. The following chart lists the Honda TRX350 models, years and Vehicle Identification Number ranges. The VIN can be found on a bracket behind the front bumper.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2000 -- AMSAFE Commercial Products is voluntarily recalling about 1,150 Murray go-karts to repair their seat belts.
The seatbelts on these go-karts can unintentionally unlatch, posing a risk of serious injury to riders.
AMSAFE has not received any reports of injuries relating to this problem. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries.
The recall involves blue Murray Outrage go-karts with model number GT60102x92A or GT60304A, and manufacturing date codes from 00082 to 00147. The model number and date code are located on a decal behind the seat. "MURRAY" is written on the headrest of these go-karts. These go- karts are blue with neon-green pads on the brush bars.
Wal-Mart and Army Air Force Exchange Services (AAFES) stores nationwide sold these go-karts from March 2000 through October 2000 for about $850. Consumers should stop riding these go-karts immediately. Call Murray for instructions on how to get your go-kart repaired free of charge. Call Murray at (800) 251-8007 between 7 a.m. and midnight ET any day.
Go-karts with a dot after the model number are not part of the recall.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2000 -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Window Covering Safety Council are announcing a recall to repair horizontal window blinds to prevent the risk of strangulation to young children. The recall involves millions of window blinds with pull cords and inner cords that can form a loop and cause strangulation. About 85 million window blinds are sold each year.
Since 1991, CPSC has received reports of 130 strangulations involving cords on window blinds. 114 strangulations involve the outer pull cords, and 16 involve the inner cords that hold the blind slats.
In 1995, CPSC worked with the window covering industry to redesign new window blinds to eliminate the outer loop on the end of pull cords and provide free repair kits so consumers could fix their existing blinds. CPSC issued a safety alert (pdf format) about this hazard and what consumers can do about it, including a detailed description of the free repair kits. Window blinds sold since 1995 no longer have pull cords ending in loops.
Last year, CPSC began a new investigation of window blind deaths. In an extensive review of incidents, CPSC found that children could also become entangled in the inner cords that are used to raise the slats of blinds. These entrapments occur when a young child pulls on an inner cord and it forms a loop that the child can hang in. All of these deaths involved children in cribs placed next to windows. In most cases, the outer pull cords were placed out of reach, but the children strangled when they pulled on the inner cords of the blinds. The strangulation victims ranged in age from 9 months to 17 months.
As a result of the new CPSC investigation, the industry has further redesigned window blinds. Newly manufactured blinds have attachments on the pull cords so that the inner cords can't form a loop if pulled by a young child. Consumers with existing blinds should have them repaired. The repair can be done in minutes without removing the blinds.
Consumers who have window blinds with cords in their homes should call the Window Covering Safety Council toll-free (800) 506-4636 to receive a free repair kit for each set of blinds in the home. You can also visit their web site -- www.windowcoverings.org -- to get more information on checking your window covering. The repair kit will include small plastic attachments to prevent the inner cords from being pulled loose.
The kit also includes safety tassels for pre-1995 window blinds with outer pull cords ending in loops. Consumers should cut the loops and install a safety tassel at the end of each pull cord. Consumers who have vertical blinds, draperies or pleated shades with continuous loop cords should request special tie-downs to prevent strangulation in those window coverings.
Parents should keep window covering cords and chains permanently out of the reach of children. Never place a child's crib within reach of a window blind. Unless the cords can be completely removed from the child's reach, including when the child climbs on furniture, CPSC recommends that parents never knot or tie the cords together because this creates a new loop in which a child could become entangled.
Consumers who have young children may wish to consider purchasing cordless window coverings. These are made by a number of firms.


My father continues to ask me for money.
Of course, adult children should try to assist their elderly parents, but so far, your assistance in the form of unrepaid “loans” has only enabled your parents to live a lie. This has harmed your relationships – and theirs.


marked petroleum. And so. The entire traffic slowed down to below the speed limit and stayed be all three lines. All four lines at that point stayed below the speed limit behind the cops are there is like a parade. Erica out and not everyone else's got to plot along behind them being so good and no one was willing to break. Line and in past the police officer . Would probably just head home more now even when he got into in New Orleans. No one Bassam and so it this was one of those frustrating les. Cone. It's indoors and out but Yang yesterday I was talking about it so you organized. Push it it was meant to be it and Nowak couldn't even divide one your card Mike butcher because there was people lined up in front of me. Preventing me from getting around the officers. It was came and worked under the speed but today for the first time along to talk to us. Speaking of traps I mentioned that yesterday after I admitted that I tend to speed on the interstate. On my way into work this morning I got caught behind eight Condrey of cars that were following a police officer and no one would pass the police officer . One person tax rebates heavenly gates and says I passed cops to do this speed limit . I just have to be careful on that gets silly. As long as a stay within ten miles an hour an hour over the speed limit I'll go around the officer are not present as I hate it. When people are too chicken and spineless to pass the police officers driving under the speed limit . I'll pass every time without even bowling game. But to start blinking when those bright lights are shining in your rearview mirror that O meter on yes it's it's there I get it I understand why people don't buy. Police officers going the speed limit yak you're gonna have to go over the speed limit to pass them. And that people don't want to do you just don't want to get pulled over.
Dave, Man gets ticketed for eating pancakes... in the middle of the street?
WWL's Dave Cohen and Dave Nussbaum crack open the What is Wrong with People!?! file for a man who wanted attention, and got it from the cops after eating pancakes in an intersection and blocking traffic.
Thank you have a good Monday Dave knows mom wonder from the pinpoint forecast about a late Saturday was national awful today. And missionary waffles.
Dave, Should leggings be banned on airplanes?
WWL's Dave Cohen and David Blake discuss the story making headlines about a pair of girls barred from flying because they were wearing spandex.
Dave, Do signs with radar telling you how fast you are driving make you slow down?
WWL's Dave Cohen and David Blake talk about the signs popping up on Louisiana interstates telling drivers their speed. Do these get you to slow down?
WWL's Dave Cohen and David Blake look at the show down shaping at the weekend box office between Beauty and the Beast, Power Rangers, Life and CHIPS.


Special to the DailyGlenwood Springs High School's Daniel Trejo advances on Battle Mountain's Gustavo Bronfield (12) during Tuesday night's game at Stubler Memorial Field in Glenwood.
GLENWOOD SPRINGS – A bad bounce or a good break? It all depends on who you rooted for at Tuesday’s 4A Slope soccer game between Glenwood Springs and Battle Mountain.Demons coach Craig Plizga, whose team finished on the down side of a 4-2 outcome, called after the 73rd minute due to lightning, said it was a series of unlucky bounces.”The game was well-played both ways. We got some lucky bounces in the first half. They got some in the second half.” David Cope, whose Huskies pinned the season’s first loss on previously unbeaten Glenwood and moved into sole position of first place in the Western Slope League, said it was a matter of the team staying calm.
The Huskies didn’t stay behind long once the second half began.”We created enough chances in the first half,” Cope said. “That’s what we said to (the players) at halftime, if you create that many chances in the second half, you’re probably going to score goals.”It took the Huskies fewer than five minutes to prove their coach’s point.Connor Drumm tied the game at 2-2 on a shot that found the far post during a tie-up of Glenwood and Battle Mountain players inside the Demons’ box.


Colorado’s House of Representatives is gearing up for a dog fight as it tackles a bill to prohibit community associations from banning dogs based on their size or breed.
“People with big dogs are having a hard time finding a place to live,” said Rep. Paul Rosenthal, D-Denver/Arapahoe, explaining why he drafted the legislation, scheduled for a floor debate Wednesday.
Community rules on nuisance barking, the disposal of waste and the number of dogs allowed per household would remain valid. Municipal rules barring vicious breeds, primarily pit bulls, aren’t impacted.
Rosenthal said he ran into a problem with housing several years back when his brother went on military deployment and he had to watch his dog, a Samoyed and Golden Retriever mix.
He ran into the issue again when a fellow teacher at his school broke up with her boyfriend and moved out with two German Shepherds. No condo would accept the dogs.
Read more at The Denver Post.


What would hashtags sound like if we spoke them? This, apparently.
Hashtags, as conveners of conversation, can be #whimsical #practical #totallyfantastic. Hashtags, as extensions of language, can be #playful #artistic #totallydelightful. But hashtags, as both of those things, can also be #overused #boring #totallyannoying.


As the crackdown on religious congregations in Beijing and other Chinese provinces intensifies, the country’s government is burning bibles, closing churches and forcing Christian to renounce their faith, according to a latest report by the Associated Press.
“The international community should be alarmed and outraged for this blatant violation of freedom of religion and belief,” Bob Fu, president of legal aid organization China Aid, told the AP.
Fu also provided video evidence of piles of bibles that had been set on fire as well as forms handed out to people for the renunciation of their Christian faith.
The report further said the government’s active resolve to drive people from Christianity and other faiths to the atheist ideology of the Communist Party was part of its efforts to “Sinicize” religion.
Though a government official disputed the claims, reiterating that the Chinese authorities have great respect for religious freedom, a pastor, who wished to remain anonymous, said that immediately after his church had opened its doors in the morning, several people entered and began removing religious items.
Although Trump has been quick to chastise China over trade and unfair tax impositions, he is yet to speak up against the reported violation of religious rights going on in the country.
However, not everyone has stayed mum on the issue. On Sunday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) rebuked the Chinese government for trying to suppress religious freedom.
"Imagine what life would be like for our children if they inherit a world in which the most powerful country is one that burns bibles, ransacks Christian churches & rounds up & detains Muslims in internment camps," Rubio tweeted. "Because that is what #China is doing."
This is reportedly the worst crackdown on religious freedom under Chinese President Xi Jinping since 1982, when religious freedom was included in the country’s constitution. Even then, the country’s law dictated that religious worship can only be conducted in groups registered with the authorities, which left millions of citizens with faiths that fall under government restrictions.
In addition to violating the religious freedom of Christians, Muslim minority groups like Uyghurs, of Turkish origin, who live in the Xinjiang region, have long been targeted by the government and forced to renounce their faith. Up to a million of them were arrested and detained in “political education” camps and even forced to pledge loyalty to the Community Party. Those who resist or refused to change were punished.


Hondo’s Celtic investment in the Finals paid off hand somely last night as it more than offset the betrayal by the Indians and boosted the bankroll to 355 havliceks.
Today, Mr. Aitch will engage in some day-night dou ble-dippage with Galarraga and Chuckles Laffey – 10 units on the Tigers and Tribe.
Obama says he intends to visit Iraq and Afghanistan before the election. Meanwhile, Hillary, his vanquished foe, has made a truly selfless gesture by offering to show him her advanced techniques for dodging tar mac sniper fire – including quick head fakes, stutter steps and sudden bursts of raw speed. There’s also one where she hits the deck, rolls, then pops up and scampers like her double-wide pantsuit’s on fire.


Police in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa Thursday arrested a man released from jail last month for killing one man and severely injuring another.
Luong Van An, 20, of Thuong Xuan District, allegedly attacked two local men Wednesday night after he and his brother had gone to Cam Ba Bien's house for a drink.
Le Huu Duyen and two other men also participated in the drinking.
An boasted that he had just been released and was not scared of anyone. The others called him a "braggart" and asked him to leave.
He returned and stabbed Bien and Duyen several times with a knife borrowed from an acquaintance as the two men slept on the ground. He then and fled to the forest.
Duyen died on the spot due to a ruptured tendon and artery in his right leg; Bien remains at Thuong Xuan General Hospital, where he is being treated for severe injuries.
After a five-hour search, police caught An the next morning in the mountains.
The media on Thursday and Friday had reported that An was one of 15,446 prisoners who were released on August 30 in time for Vietnamese National Day (September 2) under a decision by President Truong Tan Sang.
But in a statement Friday, Ministry of Public Security said that An's name was not on the list of prisoners granted amnesty.
Instead, prison data showed that An, who had been sentenced to one year and three months for robbery, finished his term on August 19.
Senior Lieutenant-General Le Quy Vuong, Deputy Minister of Public Security said during the press conference announcing President Sang's decision on August 29, that statistics compiled by his agency showed that only 0.83 percent of prisoners amnestied between 2009 and 2011 had committed crimes since being released from prison.


A UN source was quoted as saying Ban's trip could serve as a breakthrough in standoff over North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Pyongyang this week for a possible meeting with leader Kim Jong Un, a South Korean news report said.
Yonhap news agency cited an unidentified source in the UN when it reported Sunday about Ban's Pyongyang trip. It gave no details on the purpose of the trip or the day it would take place.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric and Seoul's Unification Ministry said they had no comment.
If the trip does take place, Ban would be the first UN head to visit North Korea since Boutros Boutros-Ghali in 1993.
Yonhap, quoting another unidentified UN source, said Ban is expected to meet Kim because it's unlikely for the secretary general to visit a UN member state without meeting the country's leader.
That source was quoted as saying Ban's trip could serve as a breakthrough in the standoff over North Korea's nuclear weapons program and strained ties between the two Koreas. Ban was South Korea's foreign minister before taking up the top UN job.
International nuclear disarmament talks remain stalled since early 2009 and experts believe North Korea has since built a small and growing atomic bomb arsenal and advanced its missile program. Hundreds of thousands of combat troops from the two Koreas face each other along the world's most heavily fortified border since their war in the early 1950s ended with an armistice, and not a peace treaty.


All property developments with over 100 premises set to get free fibre optic infrastructure from NBN Co.
The company responsible for the rollout of the National Broadband Network, NBN Co, has released key details of its plan to pay for the fibre of all new developments with over 100 premises. The changes begin on January 1, 2011.
Quigley made the announcement in Sydney during his first press conference of 2011. He said more than 70 online applications from developers for fibre had already been received, of which 40 were made on New Year’s Day.
According to NBN Co, just over half of all new developments have over 100 premises.
“We don’t yet have a network out there so this is not an easy job to do, so that’s why we’re going out on tender to see if we can get some Australian companies to help us,” he said. “We have a tender that closes…on Friday January 14, which we expect to evaluate within about a month.
But any new development with less than 100 premises will not be able to apply for the scheme. Telstra will still be expected to build copper infrastructure for these sites, which will then be converted to fibre when reached by the NBN’s rollout.
Developers will be expected to pay for the full cost of building pits and pipes for all new developments to be eligible for the scheme.
Quigley acknowledged NBN Co’s provision of free fibre would damage and take business from third party fibre optic cable providers, but said change to the industry was now inevitable.
“The industry is being transformed and there is going to be changes that will flow from that,” he said.


Aflao, Jan. 19, GNA - The Aflao Circuit Court, has sentenced two Fulani herdsmen to two years imprisonment on each count of conspiracy to steal and stealing a cow valued at three million cedis.
Bello Ibrahim, 35 and Abubakari Abdulai, 36, pleaded guilty to both counts.
Three farmers who were identified only as Samuel, Horvey and Fofonye, who are on the run, have been charged for dishonestly receiving. Prosecuting, Police Chief Superintendent Mr Pius Cudjoe told the Court presided over by Mr Godwin Kwasi-Kumah that the complainant (name not given) who owns a kraal at Avevi in the Akatsi District on December 24, last year, noticed that one of his cows were missing.
He said the complainant found a wrist watch that belonged to Ibrahim and when confronted him, he admitted stealing the animal with the assistance of Abdulai.


Robert Karr's 13F portfolio value increased from $414M to $446M.
Joho Capital increased Floor & Décor Holdings and added Farfetch Ltd.
The top three positions are Floor & Décor Holdings, Alibaba Group Holding, and Cognex Corporation. They add up to ~81% of the portfolio.
This article is part of a series that provides an ongoing analysis of the changes made to Robert Karr’s 13F stock portfolio on a quarterly basis. It is based on Karr’s regulatory 13F Form filed on 02/12/2019. Please visit our Tracking Robert Karr’s Joho Capital Portfolio article for an idea on his investment philosophy and our last update for the fund’s moves during Q3 2018.
This quarter, Karr’s 13F stock portfolio value increased ~8% from $414M to $446M. The number of holdings increased from 6 to 7. The top three positions represent ~81% of the 13F assets: Floor & Décor Holdings, Alibaba Group Holding, and Cognex Corporation.
Karr was one of the most successful among the “tiger cubs” (protégés of Julian Robertson & his legendary Tiger Fund). Although Karr’s main expertise is in Asian equities, ~30% of the assets are typically in US listed 13F securities. The fund (1996 inception) closed to outside money and became a Family Office in 2014. To know more about Robert Karr and "tiger cubs", check out the book, Julian Robertson: A Tiger in the Land of Bulls and Bears.
Farfetch Ltd. (FTCH): FTCH is a ~9% of the portfolio stake established this quarter. Farfetch had an IPO on September 21, 2018. The stock traded between $16 and $25 during the quarter and it currently goes for $19.60.
Hexcel Corporation (HXL): HXL is a ~9% of the 13F portfolio stake. The original position was from Q4 2012 when around 1.3M shares were purchased at prices between $24 and $28. The stake has wavered. Recent trading pattern follow. Q2 2016 saw a two-thirds reduction at prices between $39 and $46 while Q2 2017 saw an ~85% increase at prices between $49.50 and $54.50. There was another ~15% increase in Q2 2018 at prices between $63 and $73 while this quarter saw similar selling at prices between $53.75 and $67.50. The stock currently trades at $71.57.
Estee Lauder (EL): EL is a minutely small 0.31% stake established during H1 2018 at prices between $128 and $158 and reduced by ~25% this quarter at prices between $122 and $153. The stock currently trades at $155.
Floor & Décor Holdings (FND): FND is currently the largest 13F stake at ~32% of the portfolio. It was established in Q1 2018 at prices between $44 and $52 and increased by ~60% next quarter at prices between $45 and $58. There was a stake doubling last quarter at prices between $30 and $52 and that was followed with a ~90% increase this quarter at prices between $24 and $34.50. The stock currently trades at $34.84. For investors attempting to follow Karr, FND is a good option to consider for further research.
Note: Joho Capital’s ownership stake in FND is ~5.8%.
Cognex Corporation (CGNX): The top-three ~24% CGNX stake was first purchased in Q3 2015. It was increased by ~340% the following quarter at prices between $17 and $19. The position has since wavered. Recent activity follow: H1 2018 saw a ~45% stake increase at prices between $44.50 and $69. Last quarter, there was a ~25% reduction at prices between $44 and $59 while this quarter saw a similar increase at prices between $35 and $57. The stock is currently at $50.73.
Note: The prices quoted above are adjusted for the two-for-one stock split in December 2017.
Alibaba Group ADR (BABA): BABA is Karr’s second-largest position at ~25% of the portfolio. It was established in Q2 2015 at prices between $79.50 and $94 and almost doubled the following quarter at prices between $57 and $84. Q1 2016 saw another ~50% increase at prices between $60.50 and $81.50. The next two quarters had also seen a ~21% combined increase at prices between $74 and $109. There was an ~8% trimming in Q2 2017 and that was followed with a ~20% selling the following quarter at prices between $141 and $180. There was another similar trimming in Q4 2017 at prices between $169 and $191. Q1 2018 saw a ~12% increase while last quarter saw a ~9% trimming. The stock currently trades at ~$166.
Four Seasons Education Cayman (FEDU): The ~1% FEDU position was established in Q1 2018 at prices between $6 and $10 and it is now below that range at $1.99.


“We’re always looking at our benefits program,” said Huffman, who is based in Charlotte.
The announcement comes after rival JPMorgan Chase & Co., the largest U.S. bank by assets, in January announced a similar increase in parental paid leave to 16 weeks, from 12. That amount is available to “primary caregivers” only, defined by JPMorgan as the parent who has primary responsibility for a child after birth or adoption. The bank also increased paid leave for non-primary caregivers from one week to two.
There is no differentiation between primary and nonprimary caregivers in Bank of America’s policy, which allows mothers and fathers to both take 16 weeks. The second-largest bank by assets employs roughly 15,000 in its headquarters city.
Huffman said Bank of America’s move was not in reaction to JPMorgan.
Wells Fargo said it does not specifically provide paid family leave but offers options parents can use to take time off from work and still receive 100 percent of their pay.
Wells noted that new fathers can use the regular paid time off the company awards each year, a figure that ranges from 18 days to 33 based on the employee’s time with the company. Generally, new mothers can use a combination of paid time off and short-term disability, said Wells Fargo, which is based in San Francisco but employs 23,300 in the Charlotte metropolitan area.
Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp, which has been expanding its presence in Charlotte, said it offers two weeks of paid maternity and paternity leave.
Nationwide, paid leave remains a perk available to only a small fraction of America’s workforce. Only 12 percent of U.S. private sector workers have access to paid family leave through their employer, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
In recent years, Bank of America has made changes to another program that employees say provides them work-life balance. Some employees who used the bank’s popular work-from-home program have been asked to report to an office, a move that has affected some workers in Charlotte. The bank continues to offer the program to other employees in Charlotte and elsewhere.
Bank of America has also closed day care centers it subsidized around the country, including in Charlotte. But it continues to provide other forms of assistance to parents, such as a $240 monthly reimbursement per child to cover child care costs for full- and part-time employees whose total household cash compensation is less than $100,000 a year.
The bank also continues to offer up to $8,000 per child to cover adoption expenses.


Did P2P lending cause a Chinese bubble, and is it bursting?
Another high-profile P2P lending scam should give pause to Chinese domain investors.
Remember those videos of the Chinese super bus making the rounds on social media a few months ago? The bus was designed to travel above car traffic on the street below.
Well, it turns out it might have been just one big peer-to-peer (P2P) lending scam.
According to a Bloomberg article published this week, the promoters of the bus borrowed money on a P2P lending platform and promised a 12% return to investors. The article goes on to explain the rise of P2P lending in China, much of which has essentially been a ponzi scheme.
I have concerns about the Chinese market for domain names also being underpinned by P2P lending.
Not everyone thinks it’s a house of cards, and it sounds like some platforms are lending money in a smart way. Simon Cousins and Raymond Li of Allegravita discussed P2P lending and its role in the Chinese domain name market on DNW Podcast #95.
4.cn’s lending platform has doled out about $30 million in loans, Li said. But it only lends a small amount of the value of the domain name so that it can protect itself. If the platform lends 50% of the value of a liquid domain, it’s still safe if values are cut in half. It also lends money short term, such as 3-6 months, which reduces its risk.
Still, it’s fair to be concerned when someone says people can start investing in domain names and earn 20% guaranteed. Someone will get stuck holding the bag.
We saw this on a somewhat smaller scale in the U.S. last decade as the economy and PPC collapsed. A lot of domainers borrowed money to buy domain names and ended up deeply in debt.
The Beijing company that is building a “Great Wall of Domain Names” in China.
Domain investing in China has its followship of legitimate, serious investors. They invest, more or less, in the same genres Westerners do: geodomains, generic words, short domains in quality TLDs, plus Pinyin.
The gaming of entire secondary ccTLDs and gTLDs with mass registrations of long numeric sequences, is where one should look deeper. The process serves as a vessel for funds, essentially enabling the exporting of funds out of China; the latter is very much controlled by the government.
10 years from now, after the dust settles, some historian / economist will be writing their PhD dissertation on this period of massive Chinese domain speculation. I mean that quite seriously.
Untangling all the factors will require a lot of research. Not just specialized knowledge of Chinese, finance, and the domain industry … but also a lot of corporate records, archived blog / forum posts, sales data, and tons of historical whois. It’s a fascinating question: What drove this? Probably 20 different causes acting in concert.
But I also wonder: What if they don’t begin the research until 50 years from now? How on earth could someone alive in 2066 understand the domain industry in 2015? Most of the data will have vanished.
Maybe you should write the book on the Chinese bubble popping in 2017. Why wait 50 years?
I don’t have the right skill set. Half the primary sources are written in Chinese. And I think the topic would need the eye of a forensic accountant.
Not exactly a best seller. This sort of dissertation skips over the public and goes straight into university libraries. It’ll be read, at best, 5 times per century. And that only for the sake of a footnote in some other PhD candidate’s dissertation! Nevertheless, it’s a worthwhile topic to tackle for someone with grant money in hand, if he’s seeking a career in academia.
Should have stuck with 3 letter .coms.


That day, in other words, women lived their unique lives. And Fox “News” sent O’Reilly packing for allegedly behaving as if they exist solely for his gratification.
O’Reilly, a pugnacious conservative who was the mightiest oak in the forest of cable news blowhards, was felled by a report in The New York Times three weeks ago that detailed how Fox paid out about $13 million over the years to make multiple accusations of sexual harassment go away. An uproar ensued, and advertisers deserted his top-rated program by the dozens.
Small wonder. The accusations, which O’Reilly denies, read like a manual on how not to behave in a 21st-century workplace. O’Reilly is said to have made unwanted advances, tried to plant an unwanted kiss and backed up his demand for sexual favors by making threats or even taking action to blunt women’s careers. One woman said he called her and described sexual fantasies involving her. She said it sounded as if he was masturbating.
This comes at a bad time for Fox. It’s been less than a year since chairman Roger Ailes left under a similar cloud. But in showing O’Reilly the door, the network makes a strong statement that it has zero tolerance for acts of sexual harassment.
That become public and scare advertisers away.
Otherwise, Fox doesn’t seem to care all that much. What else can we infer when O’Reilly was there for two decades, and Fox repeatedly chose to paper over his alleged misdeeds rather than take action to curb his, ahem, enthusiasm? It’s like people there think it’s still 1968. Indeed, O’Reilly comes across like a guy who just wandered in from one of those old sitcoms where the lecherous boss is always chasing the secretary around the desk.
It was a reliable comic trope that felt harmless way back when. But then, no one ever asked the secretary how she felt about it.
Give or take a president or two, we men don’t behave that way anymore. Or at least, we know we’re not supposed to. Last week’s events suggest that some of us have yet to learn.
On the day O’Reilly was fired, Gail in West Palm Beach researched real estate for a potential buyer. Georgina in New Orleans chased down rats in a property she owns. Laura in Hood River, Oregon, prepared for breast cancer surgery. Lynn drove her semi from Seattle to Ontario, California. In Tallahassee, Marty trimmed the shrubs.
In other words, women did what they do every day. They lived lives of challenge, routine, reward and, most important, volition beyond the entitlements of men.
Meanwhile, a man rich and powerful and beyond judgment – or so he surely thought – was finally held to answer for years of allegedly treating women like things. It was belated comeuppance, to be sure, but it was comeuppance just the same.
So it went in America on Wednesday, the day Bill O’Reilly got fired. And you know something?
It was a pretty good day.


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A portion of the road south of the intersection of 6th Street Northeast and 17th Avenue Northeast will be closed for about two weeks starting Monday for a communication duct bank crossing project.
A portion of the road south of the intersection of 6th Street Northeast and 17th Avenue Northeast will be closed for about two weeks starting Monday for a communication duct bank crossing project. Traffic will not be affected as the street is a dead end.
For more information, call Rhett Hulett at M&D Construction Inc. at 452-8825.


The campaign of Democratic newcomer Dave Cole unveiled its newest attack ad against longtime congressman Frank Lobiondo. Cole, who is trailing badly according to a recent Stockton University poll, has been unrelenting in his criticisms of LoBiondo for accepting donations from Donald Trump throughout his long tenure in the House, but the new ad takes aim at Lobiondo’s longevity itself.
The ad uses 1997 footage of LoBiondo making a speech about the importance of strict term limits, the same year he signed a pledge saying he would only serve six terms. LoBiondo is now likely on the verge of his 12th.
That Stockton poll found LoBiondo in the lead by 26 percentage points, 59 percent to 33.5 percent.
Despite Trump’s unpopularity among New Jersey Republicans in Trenton, Cole’s efforts to tie LoBiondo to the real estate magnate and his checkered business record in Atlantic City have largely fallen flat due to a lack of both name recognition and the kind of fundraising bonanza that is fueling Democrat Josh Gottheimer’s bid against incumbent Scott Garrett in the 5th congressional district.


Dumpty the gnome in his new home.
A giant gnome which was looking for a home has finally found himself a new owner, helping to raise money in memory of a little boy who died last year in the process.
Colourful character Dumpty has been bought for £40 by an 87-year-old woman from a north Northumberland village, who wants to remain anonymous.
The pensioner is said to have a number of weird and wonderful objects in her garden, so the gnome is sure to fit in perfectly.
Dumpty, who stands at more than 11 feet tall, was made by Alnwick-based stonemason and builder Ivan Laidler.
His creation has become something of a celebrity after making a number of surprise public appearances throughout north Northumberland last year.
Dumpty’s visits to various locations, coupled with the sale itself, has helped to raise £250 in honour of Aidan Jackowiak Smith. The four-year-old, from Alnwick, had the complex genetic disorder Cloves Syndrome, suffering swelling to his face and body. He died in May, after suffering respiratory failure. The Dumpty money will go towards paying for Aidan’s headstone.
Life for Dumpty has been far from quiet. The friendly figure was vandalised in October during a special stop outside the Northumberland Gazette office in Alnwick.
Having been patched up, he later went under the hammer at Alnwick Auctions towards the end of last year, but he failed to attract any bids.
Thankfully, there was to be a happy ending to Dumpty’s story, when he was bought by the pensioner recently.


(Reuters) - Canadian Corey Conners clinched an astonishing two-shot victory over American Charley Hoffman at the Texas Open on Sunday to punch the final ticket to the Masters.
He followed four early birdies with four consecutive bogeys on the front nine before storming home with six birdies and three pars to claim his first PGA Tour title.
“It just doesn’t seem real,” Conners told reporters after finishing at 20-under 268 to secure his second shot at the Masters after playing as an amateur in 2015.
Hoffman birdied the par-five 18th to shoot 67 and claim second place, a shot ahead of fellow American Ryan Moore (64).
South Korean overnight leader Kim Si-woo (72) faded to equal fourth with American Brian Stuard (66) on 15-under.
“I’ve been close a few times and feel like I’ve learned a lot in those situations and that really helped today,” said Conners, the 15th Canadian to win on Tour.
The 27-year-old from Ontario was so low on the pecking order that he was not even exempt into the Texas Open.
Instead, he had to run the gauntlet of a Monday qualifier, among 73 players competing for four spots.
Six players ended up in a playoff for the final berth, and Conners was the man to emerge triumphant and he went on to become the first Monday qualifier to win since 2010.
Conners started the final round a shot behind Kim, but powered to a four-shot lead after just five holes as the birdies flowed.
But what the golfing gods give, they also take away, and the Canadian lost those four strokes as quickly as he had gained them as Hoffman took the lead with a birdie at the ninth.
“Got off to a great start, birdied number five and walked to sixth tee thinking, ‘wow, this is really awesome’ and then reeled off four bogeys,” Conners said.
Although Hoffman did not drop a shot on the back nine and picked up three more birdies, it that was not enough to stop a rampant Conners, whose putter was running hotter than a Texas summer as wife Mallory watched on nervously from the gallery.
Conners came to the last with a three-shot lead and held his nerve to book the final seat on the Sunday night charter flight to Augusta, where the first major championship of the year will tee off on Thursday.
“The last few holes are a bit of a blur,” he said.


Maxwell’s in Surfside is remaining open during October, so go by and enjoy some good food and fellowship with your neighbors. A Halloween party with prizes, food and drink specials and live music by the Banana Kings is set for Oct 31, 8-11 p.m.
David Smith, head chef at Flamingo Beach Resort, is returning to the U.S. to be with his son and to take care of a rare blood disease that has become more severe in recent months. As an expression of gratitude, the community is gathering together for a bingo fundraising event to help David with moving expenses and to give him a warm send-off. The event is set for Saturday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m. at the resort’s Salón Las Palmas. The ₡5,000 ($10) admission includes one bingo card, appetizers and natural juices. Extra cards and raffle tickets cost ₡2,000 ($4) each. Some really nice prizes are being offered. For information about the event or how you can help David, call Van at 2653-2505.
Local beach communities welcomed Dr. Paul Martin, his wife, Kristi, and their daughter, Hannah, who visited from the U.S. state of Wyoming so Paul could attend the CPI Flamingo language school. Paul has been senior pastor of Laramie Valley Chapel for 27 years and has always had a desire to learn Spanish to minister to his community’s growing Spanish-speaking population. Paul said he has enjoyed CPI immensely. “The location close to the beach was definitely attractive, the facilities and staff very professional, and the teachers are gifted in the art of teaching the Spanish language,” he said. His plan is to go home to Wyoming and use his new Spanish for a while, then return to CPI Flamingo next year.


More than six-in-ten Hispanics in the U.S. self-identify as being of Mexican origin. Nine of the other 10 largest Hispanic origin groups — Puerto Rican, Cuban, Salvadoran, Dominican, Guatemalan, Colombian, Honduran, Ecuadorian and Peruvian — account for about a third of the U.S. Hispanic population. There are differences across these 10 population groups in the share of each that is foreign born, citizen (by birth or naturalization), and proficient in English. They are also of varying age, tend to live in different areas within the U.S, and have varying levels of education, homeownership rates, and poverty rates.
These profiles of the 10 largest Hispanic populations in the U.S. describe the employment and income characteristics of each group. Characteristics of each group are also contrasted with the characteristics of all Hispanics and with the U.S. population overall. The profiles are based on the Center’s tabulations of the Census Bureau’s 2007 American Community Survey (ACS).
Guatemalan-Americans This statistical profile describes the demographic, employment and income characteristics of the Guatemalan-American population in the United States. The characteristics of Guatemalans are contrasted with the characteristics of all Hispanics and the U.S. population overall.
This statistical profile describes the demographic, employment and income characteristics of the Colombian-American population in the United States. The characteristics of Colombians are contrasted with the characteristics of all Hispanics and the U.S. population overall.
Honduran-Americans This statistical profile describes the demographic, employment and income characteristics of the Honduran-American population in the United States. The characteristics of Hondurans are contrasted with the characteristics of all Hispanics and the U.S. population overall.
Ecuadorian-Americans This statistical profile describes the demographic, employment and income characteristics of the Ecuadorian-American population in the United States. The characteristics of Ecuadorians are contrasted with the characteristics of all Hispanics and the U.S. population overall.
Peruvian-Americans This statistical profile describes the demographic, employment and income characteristics of the Peruvian-American population in the United States. The characteristics of Peruvians are contrasted with the characteristics of all Hispanics and the U.S. population overall.
All 10 demographic profiles are available at the Pew Hispanic Center’s website.
1. The demographic profiles of Mexicans, Cubans, Salvadorans and Dominicans were released in September. The demographic profile of Puerto Ricans in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia was released in July. Country of origin is self-described in response to the Hispanic origin question in the ACS. It is not necessarily the same as place of birth. For example, a person born in Los Angeles may identify his or her country of origin as Mexico. Likewise, some people born in Mexico may identify another country as their origin depending on the place of birth of their ancestors.


2017 Alumni of the CMTI program, Ian Baranowski, was recently hired by local startup LighTopTech in High Tech Rochester. Ian is working to help LighTopTech develop its new standard in rapid nondestructive high-resolution imaging using a proprietary biomimetic microscope design with liquid lens technology. Ian was an integral member of the Cardiovascular group in 2017 that worked on a customized retraction device used in heart surgery. Ian was an entrepreneurial student that was always eager to work in the startup community. This position couldn’t be more perfect for him! We wish Ian well in his new endeavors at LighTopTech!


Pope Francis meets with participants in the Jubilee for Socially Excluded People at the Vatican's Paul VI Hall, Nov. 11, 2016. Credit: Lucia Ballester/CNA.
Vatican City, Nov 11, 2016 / 10:29 am ().- After hearing testimonies from two homeless men Friday, Pope Francis spoke off-the-cuff about the dignity and solidarity that can be found in poverty, but which is often lacking in situations of wealth.
“We must always look for those poorer than I” and seek to increase solidarity by “giving the hand to the one suffering more than me,” the Pope said.
Pope Francis spoke to a group of around 3,600 people in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall Nov. 11. Of those present, most were from precarious situations such as extreme poverty and homelessness who traveled to Rome as part of the European Festival of Joy and Mercy being held Nov. 11-13 in the context of the Jubilee of Mercy.
Organized by the French organization Fratello, the event brought in groups of pilgrims from 22 different countries, including a large number from France, Poland, and Rome itself. It was conceived as a way to help the homeless participate more fully in the Church and in the Jubilee of Mercy.
The weekend’s schedule includes a mix of both sightseeing and religious activities, including Morning Prayer, Mass, and walking through the Holy Doors of Rome’s four papal basilicas. It will conclude with a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica Nov. 13.
Responding to the testimony of one of the men at the audience, Pope Francis said that what struck him most was the man’s words about not being different, about having the same hopes, dreams, and passions as everyone else.
Because of the Christian belief in the dignity “of every man and woman,” we can be assured of seeing that life is beautiful, no matter how difficult it may be or how much suffering it may involve, he said.
“To listen to this from the lips of a man who suffered material poverty, physical poverty” is a call for everyone “to work for peace,” he said.
Francis finished his speech by asking everyone present to please forgive him if he has ever caused offense or not done something that he should have done to help.
He also asked forgiveness for all Christians who do not think the poor are at the center of the Gospel, or who have looked the other way instead of helping those in need.


Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez will hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Friday, the state-run RIA news agency reported, the latest in a flurry of visits by Venezuelan politicians to staunch ally Russia.
Moscow has backed socialist President Nicolas Maduro in the face of a challenge from opposition leader Juan Guaido who declared himself interim president in January, a move backed by most Western nations.
The prospect of Maduro being ousted is a geopolitical and economic headache for Moscow and Russia has accused the United States of trying to engineer an illegal coup to topple him.
Russia, alongside China, has become a creditor of last resort for Caracas, lending it billions of dollars as its economy implodes. Moscow has also helped its military and oil industry and provided wheat.
Venezuela's deputy foreign minister, Ivan Gil, and the country's industry minister, Tareck El Aissami, were in Moscow last week for talks with senior officials.


When Yahoo announced last year that it would allow user names that had been inactive to be claimed by new users, how did Facebook ensure that accounts on the social network that were tied to recycled Yahoo email addresses remained secure? Software engineer Murray Kucherawy detailed the process in a note on the Protect the Graph page.
Our priority when working with partners and other companies is to ensure that Facebook accounts — which are connected to various email services, and can be extended via Facebook Login to other sites — are not only kept safe and secure, but also work together seamlessly. The Facebook ecosystem is large, and keeping your information safe is core to everything we do.
For example, last year, Yahoo announced that it was going to begin making long-dormant logins available for new registrations. This was a shift we knew we wanted to study closely to make sure we understood the impact to Facebook. If a Facebook account were connected to a recycled Yahoo email address, then that account could be taken over by the new Yahoo account owner via a password-change request if no additional protections were in place.
This new method for handling recycled email addresses is a new standard, called RRVS (Require-Recipient-Valid-Since), and it provides a way for senders to indicate to receivers a point in time when the ownership of the target mailbox was known to the sender.
To help other operators solve this problem and protect their own accounts, we documented our extension via the Internet Engineering Task Force, and the mechanism recently became a proposed standard. You can find it at http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7293.
Readers: How active is the email address you registered your Facebook account under?


(CBS) Do the diagnostic tests doctors use to detect breast cancer actually cause cancer?
That's the shocking finding of a new study of some of the newest, most sophisticated imaging techniques, including breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) and positron emission tomography (PEM).
While the new techniques can be very helpful in diagnosing some tricky cases of breast cancer, they involve the injection of radioactive material, which increase the risk of developing cancer.
Just how risky are the new procedures?
"A single breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) or positron emission mammography (PEM) examination carries a lifetime risk of inducing fatal cancer greater than or comparable to a lifetime of annual screening mammography starting at age 40," the study's author, Dr. R. Edward Hendrick, clinical professor of radiology at the University of Colorado-Denver, School of Medicine in Aurora, said in a written statement.
Dr. Hendrick reviewed recent studies on radiation doses from procedures that involve radioactive material to estimate the lifetime risk of radiation-induced cancer and death.
It's no secret that digital mammography, the standard diagnostic test for breast cancer, delivers a small amount of radiation. But Hendrick estimates that a single BSGI exam involves a lifetime risk of fatal cancer 20 to 30 times greater in women aged 40 years.
The lifetime risk of a single PEM is 23 times greater than that of digital mammography, according to his work.
In addition, while mammography only slightly increases a woman's risk for breast cancer, BSGI and PEM may increase the risk of cancers in other organs as well, including the intestines, kidneys, bladder, gallbladder, uterus, ovaries and colon.
The new tests are used primarily in women with dense breasts that are difficult to examine with other techniques.
"The primary tool for breast cancer screening is still mammography, which has a very low radiation dose and a very low lifetime risk of cancer induction," Dr. Hendrick said. "The risk of missing a breast cancer because mammography is not done far outweighs the tiny risk of mammography causing a breast cancer."
The study was published in the journal Radiology.


Remember all those TV segments and magazine articles that had a list of 10 things you can do to save the planet from the perils of global warming? More likely than not, one of things you were urged to do was to switch all you incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs).
And, if you didn't heed their advice, the government's forcing you to through the legislative process. Congress banned the incandescent light bulbs in the energy bill signed into law by former President George W. Bush on Dec. 19, 2007. The bill increases efficiency standards and effectively bans traditional bulbs by 2014.
However, a segment by Washington, D.C. CBS affiliated WUSA on March 30 reported these CFLs were responsible for a fire at the home of Rick Jenkins, a resident of Cumberland, Md.


But I don't want to be a pirate: The Cyclones' "Seinfeld" night is back, baby!
Yet another reason why it's a waste of my time going to MCU Park. What was once the standard of minor league organizations has now become a "Look at me" mentality from the idiots who currently run the club. We're smarter than you are! Look at this player. Do you think he's happy looking like this? When you have scum running this club, this is what you get!


The City Municipal Council has a “tradition” of replacing the presidents at least once in every six months. Raveesh had become the president following swift political development (Operation Kamala), ten months ago. He ditched Congress for BJP and captured power with the support of “like-minded” members.
The previous incumbents, Aslam Pasha of Congress and Ole Chandraiah of JD(S) were unseated as president and vice-president respectively, also by a no confidence motion. In fact, Raveesh was rewarded with the president’s post by BJP, JD(S) and Congress members for his role in the entire exercise. Surprisingly, he has been dethroned without allowing even one year in power.
A total of 28 members (12 of Congress, six each from BJP and JDS, and four Independents) in the 35-member body had decided to move no confidence motion and accordingly, a meeting was called on Monday. Seven councillors and the legislator who didn’t subscribe to the motion stayed away from the meeting.
On the other hand, Raveesh was admitted to Manipal Hospital in the City for kidney-related problems. He had sent his resignation to the Deputy Commissioner in the morning. The meeting had commenced by the time the DC forwarded the resignation to the municipal commissioner. The commissioner brought the resignation to the notice of the meeting chairman. However, as the resignation was still not accepted, the councillors moved no confidence motion, which was passed in the meeting. Hanumantharayappa was elected acting president unanimously, on the occasion.
However, legislator Sogadu Shivanna has taken serious exception to the frequent change of guard at the City Municipal Council. “I am ashamed to call these people as councillors. None is interested in development of the City. All are engaged in this game for money,” he has fumed.
Expressing doubts that the councillors would strive for development, the MLA said that he will present the “anarchy” in the CMC before the government seeking dissolution of the elected body and appointment of an administrator.
BJP member Lakshminarasima Raju said that the legislator had instructed Raveesh to tender resignation and the latter too had agreed to relinquish power. “The councillors acted in haste. He would have resigned anyway in a week,” he said.


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Walter Isaacson’s biography of Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs leapt to the top of bestseller lists in its first week in book stores, flying off shelves to the tune of 379,000 copies, according to Nielsen’s BookScan.
In its first week alone the book became one of the year’s 20 bestsellers.
It has been a year since any book has sold more copies in its first week. Both former President George W. Bush’s autobiography, “Decision Points,” and Jeff Kinney’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth,” sold more than 400,000 copies in their first week last November.
Jobs died on October 5 of pancreatic cancer, age 56. The publication of Isaacson’ book, which was written with Jobs’ cooperation, was moved up from the original 2012 date.
The 571-page volume was released on Apple’s iBooks online store and Amazon’s Kindle the day before it hit stores. Amazon later said it expected the book to be its top seller of the year. Sony has already picked up film rights to the book.


"Many (parties) are interested, more than a dozen candidates," said Altice Portugal chief executive Alexandre Fonseca, who did not name any of the potential buyers.
Fonseca described the business as "valuable" and said that was reflected in the number of interested parties who have been analysing it, but declined to estimate a sale price.
"This network has a lot of value because of its size, its modernity, capillarity, and the fact that it can accommodate new services and new operators," he said.
Sources told Reuters last month the Altice Group was running a process to find a buyer for part of Altice's Portuguese fibre network and had asked interested parties to submit indicative offers by mid-March.
"In Europe we are the most advanced country in terms of fibre penetration in the total population, followed by Estonia, which is a smaller country, and we will cover about 100 percent (of Portugal) next year," Fonseca said.


"Research on Chesapeake Bay and contiguous waters of the Chesapeake Big" by W. J. Hargis Jr.
Research on Chesapeake Bay and contiguous waters of the Chesapeake Bight of the Virginian Sea at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, Virginia and Wachapreague, Virginia 1973-74 edition.
Special scientific report; no. 69.