The MDU Resources Community Bowl is replacing their field turf this summer and so they need something to do with the old turf.
They could choose to just throw it out, sell it, or maybe donate it but instead, it can be yours. And the best part? It's free. They say the turf will likely become available beginning on June 24th.
It's the same turf that the community stood on to watch Carson Wentz get drafted into the NFL (pictured above).


Hitwise has analyzed the data and come up with the conclusion… Digg is not a patch on The New York Times. Which shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone since The Times website has been around for a very long time, and Digg, well is just a puny little infant in web terms.
What I have to say about Digg is that it doesn't cost as much to make, it doesn't win Pulitzers, but it is still a lot of fun. Surely, you can't go grab a brew with Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. But Kevin Rose, now that's a whole different story.
More importantly, there is that other thing which the raw numbers miss: Digg is the new king maker. If that was not the case, then why else with big media outlets including BBC put the little "digg it" button next to their important stories. Sure, The Times at one time decided the fate of presidential candidates or in some cases Presidents, but in these harsher times, when page views have an impact on the bottom-line, Digg is the new king maker.
Funny part – Hitwise blog post has a little button that says: Digg It. Too bad it doesn't say Time(s) It.
typically there are two kinds of editors. ones who are wordsmiths, and they craft, and shape the stories into masterpieces. however there are others who decide what goes on the front page. i think it is rarely those two talents come together.
i think digg replaces the later. i am not sure if all can agree on the digg front page stories, but one thing is for sure – they are interesting (if you are into technology) and fresh. same goes for techmeme, tail rank, etc.
I actually continue reading the NYTimes online for the generic and political news coverage, and I find TechMeme more relevant to my interests than Digg – though the larger topical coverage of Digg 3 and the increased personalization are pretty cool.
My favorite news site – not available in English just yet – is Wikio because it mixes all types of sources (pure mainstream, specialized sources and blogs) and combines most interesting features of Digg, TechMeme, Topix, etc.
Disclosure: I ended up investing in Wikio.
Except that it hasn't in any way replaced the role occupied by editors, even a little bit. How many editors at the NYT, BBC, Time Inc, Condé Nast, Xinhua, Reuters, Gannett (and on and on) have lost their jobs because of Digg? How many will in the case where Digg gets 10x or 100x bigger? I'm pretty sure the answer is "0" and "0".
I am a true believer in the democratization of the Internet. I am sick of using the cliche, "giving the power back to the people", but it is fitting in the current web landscape.
Digg, along with other wildly successful 'web 2.0' sites such as Wikipedia and Craigslist, has taken the power from huge corporations and handed authority back to the user. Many profits have been eliminated in the process, which is why corporations are not very receptive to the idea.
From a user perspective, I am hopeful that more such start-ups continue to appear on the web.
being a member of the traditional media, it is fascinating to see how this little website has replaced the role occupied by the editors, especially the ones who decide what is on page one.
Hasn't replaced it at all, in my book. Complementary, maybe. But I see stuff on Digg that isn't news, or I see stuff where the best article isn't necessarily being plugged, and I certainly get plenty of stuff presented with no context or background.
I don't want them to go away, and they definitely deserve credit for exciting people about sharing news more and providing another method to tune into stories. But there's also been human involvement that's been discussed on Digg, plus there's been gaming of how stories have gotten onto the front page, as well.
Nothing's perfect, of course. I don't want to seem like I'm knocking them entirely. It's just they have a place among the many news choices out there — they aren't necessarily in my book a replacement for all of them.
I'm boycotting digg. When you view the RSS feed and click on a link, they make you log in before you can view the link. Very bad move.
Small clarification – the BBC News website does not have a "Digg" button on its stories and I've not seen one on other parts of the BBC.
Guys, whatever you might think of Digg, or their technology focus, I love the idea of news being curated by communities.
digg, to me represents the american idolization of the news selection/curation process. And the fact is that they are only a year old. I think they deserve the credit.
Digg is a great tech site, but when you sit and talk to people who are not tech geeks, many rarely visit digg in favour of the more popular news sites like the Times, CNN, BBC etc.
With the launch of the new Digg, and it's recent penetration into non tech articles and news I think they definitely have the potential of becoming the next "King Maker", but I am reluctant to say that they have that title today.
Digg is the new king maker. If that was not the case, then why else with big media outlets including BBC put the little "digg it" button next to their important stories.
Because it's an easy way to get traffic, and they aren't stupid. But Digg hardly is a kingmaker of many of these sites. Somehow sites managed to struggle on without getting Digged or Slashdotted, so let's not fall down and worship Digg as a sole king maker. People don't "Times It" because the Times isn't that type of community place. Doesn't mean non-community sites are doomed to die, can't generate their own traffic without the community tie in or so on. Can't we have a spectrum of sites and niches, rather than it always having to be black and white?
PS: Sorry about the accidental anonymous post above. Hit submit too quickly — you can delete.
Because it's an easy way to get traffic, and they aren't stupid. But Digg hardly is a kingmaker of many of these sites. Somehow sites managed to struggle on without getting Digged or Slashdotted, so let's not fall down and worship Digg as a sole king maker. People don't "Times It" because the Times isn't that type of community place. Doesn't mean non-community sites are doomed to die, can't generate their own traffic without the community tie in or so on. Can't we have a spectrum of sites and niches, rather than it always having to be black and white?
Much more important then page views is that Digg is the "new king maker". And besides – aren't page views merely a statistic used to hopefully point out who the king maker/king is? Isn't (yes) being the king maker more powerful than being the king? So we shouldn't be as concerned with how many people use it and realize the immense power the community does weld.
I think that this is expected. Digg is a great community for the technically literate, but a vast majority of the world still lack any sort of online community membership. For them, the web is the new newspaper or the new magazine. To understand and be excited by Digg you need to understand and be excited by (and hopefully participate in) online communities.
Otherwise, Digg is just a newspaper with short stories and no pictures.


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include_recipe "sprout-base::addloginitem"

app_path="/Applications/Flycut.app"

ruby_block "Install Flycut" do
  block do
    system("cd #{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}/ && curl -OL https://github.com/downloads/TermiT/Flycut/flycut1.5.pkg")
    system("installer -allowUntrusted -package  #{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}/flycut1.5.pkg -target /")
    system("chown -R #{node['sprout']['user']} #{app_path}")
    # oh ugly hack, how I abhor thee!
    system("su #{node['sprout']['user']} -c \"addloginitem #{app_path}\"")
  end
  not_if {File.exists?(app_path)}
end

ruby_block "test that Flycut install worked" do
  block do
    raise "Flycut install failed!" if ! File.exists?(app_path)
  end
end

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package org.apache.deltaspike.test.jsf.impl.scope.view;

import java.net.URL;

import org.apache.deltaspike.test.jsf.impl.config.TestJsfModuleConfig;
import org.apache.deltaspike.test.jsf.impl.scope.view.beans.ViewScopedBackingBean;
import org.apache.deltaspike.test.jsf.impl.util.ArchiveUtils;
import org.apache.deltaspike.test.category.WebProfileCategory;
import org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.api.Deployment;
import org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.api.RunAsClient;
import org.jboss.arquillian.drone.api.annotation.Drone;
import org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian;
import org.jboss.arquillian.test.api.ArquillianResource;
import org.jboss.arquillian.warp.WarpTest;

import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.ShrinkWrap;
import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.asset.EmptyAsset;
import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.spec.WebArchive;
import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.ExpectedConditions;

/**
 * Test for the DeltaSpike ViewScoped context
 */
@WarpTest
@RunWith(Arquillian.class)
@Category(WebProfileCategory.class)
public class ViewScopedContextTest
{
    @Drone
    private WebDriver driver;

    @ArquillianResource
    private URL contextPath;

    @Deployment
    public static WebArchive deploy()
    {
        return ShrinkWrap
                .create(WebArchive.class, "viewScopedContextTest.war")
                .addPackage(ViewScopedBackingBean.class.getPackage())
                .addClass(TestJsfModuleConfig.class)
                .addAsLibraries(ArchiveUtils.getDeltaSpikeCoreAndJsfArchive())
                .addAsLibraries(ArchiveUtils.getDeltaSpikeSecurityArchive())
                .addAsWebInfResource("default/WEB-INF/web.xml", "web.xml")
                .addAsWebResource("viewScopedContextTest/page.xhtml", "page.xhtml")
                .addAsWebInfResource(EmptyAsset.INSTANCE, "beans.xml");
    }

    @Test
    @RunAsClient
    public void testViewScopedContext() throws Exception
    {
        driver.get(new URL(contextPath, "page.xhtml").toString());

        WebElement inputField = driver.findElement(By.id("test:valueInput"));
        inputField.sendKeys("23");

        WebElement button = driver.findElement(By.id("test:saveButton"));
        button.click();

        Assert.assertTrue(ExpectedConditions.textToBePresentInElement(By.id("test:valueOutput"), "23").apply(driver));
    }

}


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Institutionalized Insanity and Humanity's Existential Crisis
"I know what you're thinking. I am proposing a sane world — I must be crazy."
— Swami Beyondananda
Japan just made reality illegal.
Well, maybe I exaggerate just a little. Reality is still permitted to exist in Japan — it's just illegal to talk about it. A new — and thankfully very unpopular — State Secrets Act makes whistleblowing (and reporting leaks from whistleblowers) illegal, and punishable by ten years in prison!
While this law was ostensibly passed to prevent "state secrets" being passed to "enemies", it is far more likely that the current batch of state secrets are to cover up the mega-disaster at Fukushima, and the enemies are none other than the Japanese people, and people everywhere. So while TEPCO can continue leaking radioactive poison into the ocean, reporters cannot leak stories about it.
Welcome to the world of institutionalized insanity, where Official Media selling Official Stories insist that we the people ignore our eyes, ears, and senses — not to mention worldwide reports of raised levels of radiation in Alaska and California, and mysterious die-offs of starfish in the Pacific.
Fortunately, we have organizations like Project Censored to publish a more balanced account, and a respectable ecologist David Suzuki to offer a grim warning.
Indeed, many of those who allow themselves to pay attention see the Fukushima meltdown as what may be the beginning of the end of human life on earth, and even more likely the collapse of civilization as we know it.
While there are actually people who get some strange "juice" from tales of doom and gloom, I am not one of those. And … I am also not willing to put my head in the sand and pretend that the insane is somehow sane. Here is my sober assessment of the situation: Humanity has just received some alarming lab results that indicate we are suffering from a life-threatening condition that will prove fatal unless we take immediate, collective action.
We can speculate if the world leaders are just dazed and confused, or whether there is a concerted effort to "run out the clock" and make sure that the population is appropriately controlled and drugged during the dying process. Either way, it is now up to the people of the world. Do we want to live, or do we want to quietly die?
Again, I say none of this lightly.
No one wants to face our children and grandchildren and say, "Sorry about that. Guess we left you with life-threatening challenges and an increasingly toxified world of scarcity. But no worries. You can still watch reality TV to avoid watching reality."
Yes, crisis precipitates evolutionary opportunity. And … the window of opportunity will only stay open so long. When the window is gone, well … so long.
Humanity's Existential Crisis
Humanity is undergoing an existential crisis in a very real way. We are in the process of choosing if we want to exist or not. As more and more of us are coming to see, to navigate the evolutionary passage in front of us, we will have to recognize ourselves as cells in one related organism. Having spent the past 5,000 years focusing on survival of the fittest (we all know that Social Darwinism pre-dated Darwin by about 4,850 years), we must now shift to thrival of the fittingest. If we fit into the web of life, we survive and thrive. If we don't fit, we don't survive. And for those of you concerned about the financial costs of making these fundamental changes, I offer this dire warning: If humanity goes extinct, there goes the GDP!
Reading about the starfish die-off, the elevated radiation levels on the west coast (where I live) and the increasing dangers of a very poorly managed "clean up" at Fukushima, I admit to having dark thoughts this past week. Someone asked the Swami if he believed in the Big Bang Theory and he said, "Well, I used to. But now I am leaning more toward the Lone Nut Theory."
How else could we explain the nuttiness we are experiencing now?
So … what would it be like for a critical mass of the uncritical masses to "go sane" and declare the physical world our "sane asylum"?
First, we must face the dire prognosis with clarity, awareness, courage and resourcefulness. To take a cue from a wise teacher, Jean Houston, maybe our entire species is undergoing a Hero's Journey.
We must now collectively (and individually, of course) face our demons, and work together to overcome steep odds. This means playing an entirely new game, and while the outcome of the new game is still undetermined, we do know that the old game will lead to death.
In Spontaneous Evolution, Bruce Lipton and I talk about the phenomenon called "spontaneous remission." A certain percentage of patients who receive a dire prognosis and are told to "go home and get your affairs in order" miraculously recover. While their recovery might seem like some anomalous act of grace, it turns out that those who recover have something in common. According to Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona, author of Coyote Medicine, spontaneous remission is often accompanied by what he calls "a change of story".
When Bruce and I wrote this several years ago, we thought of "spontaneous evolution" as a noun in the future. I now see clearly it is a verb in the present. Our positive choice is to write and then live into a new story.
The dire prognosis is calling forth evolutionary change, where we gather under "one big intent" to use our collective intelligence intelligently and our resources resourcefully. We have the technological wherewithal to mobilize the global village. Now we need the "aware-with-all" and the will, and the willingness.
One of my colleagues and mentors, Donny Epstein, originator of Network Spinal Analysis says, "Pain is an invitation to progress." Society's institutions and misleaders — in seeking to protect what must collapse — are doing everything they can to numb or manage the pain. As Donny says, to transform the pain, we must first feel it, acknowledge it and accept it. What would it be like to have the conversation about the true state of the natural world in community, in our churches and spiritual centers, in our schools, and of course in our families? What would it be like to break this conversation through the "soundless barrier" so the media has to report it?
Donny makes another very powerful distinction that applies here and now. In his 30 years in the healing professions, he has found that patients who declare, "I want to live" are far more likely to survive and thrive than those who say, "I don't want to die."
Please be with that for a few moments.
As a civilization that has lost its spiritual moorings and insists that only the material world is "real", there is a profound fear of death. Some sanity in this regard is emerging through the hospice and conscious dying movements. Still, heroic end-of-life interventions are still the costliest and most futile forms of medicine.
And … along with change of story, one of the markers for overcoming life-threatening conditions is having a compelling future to live for. So what would it be like for Humanity to declare the future it chooses to live into? Seriously. What if there was a positive, proactive mission statement for Humanity, a vector pointing toward greater health, wellbeing and sanity?
Businesses write mission statements, as do individuals who are "up to something". What if communities, nations and even our entire human community declared what they seek to bring to the world? Doesn't it make sense that every region, every state, every nation has something that it does or creates better than anyone else? What would it be like for a billion or two billion or three billion people to declare they are choosing a world where there is thrival for all?
And then, what would it be like to actually create a structure and DO something to demonstrate this?
Some 70 years ago, the United States gathered its greatest scientists and resources in a secret project, the Manhattan Project, to build the first weapons of mass-destruction, nuclear power.
What if all of Humanity today called forth our current resources in a massive campaign to create renewable, nonpolluting energy so abundant that no armies are needed to defend it? We could call it the Man-Helping Project to create a web of mass-construction, new clear power. Imagine if this were done without the control of any government or single corporation, but simply by a new entity that declared the mission and gathered the resource.
This is an idea whose time has come. And … it will only happen through our collective awareness, intention and practical focus. So as we begin a new year, let's recognize that the evolutionary upwising is fully underway. Let's shoot way past apathy and despair, and let's call forth the healing and transformational energy in our community and world.
Let's take the bad news coming from Japan and the Pacific Ocean as "karma fuel" to propel us toward what the Swami would call Humanifest Destiny … manifesting our destiny as a healthy and whole species.
Proclaiming and then gathering around this "sane center" in the wake of this low point can be the turning point … and set us on course to the tipping point.
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A great deal is written for and about HR's agenda in the "post recession" economy and world. Everyone has an opinion. To be honest, sometimes it's a little tiring.
Because I try to stay on top of the key issues facing organizations and the management of their talent to achieve business success, I read all the reports. So when I ran across yet another report titled Human Capital Trends 2012, I steeled myself for another rote discussion of becoming strategic, immersing the function in social media, yada, yada, yada.
Imagine my delight, when I started reading and found an actually interesting and useful report from Deloitte. Really. Download it here and read it.
Growth is the top priority for many CEOs this year.
Developing the next generation of leaders to drive future growth is a nearly universal need.
People risk is a risky business so HR's role in managing enterprise risk is expanding.
Advanced tools are turning workforce data into powerful insights that help businesses navigate uncertainty.
There are several additional trends called out and discussed, but I found the treatment of these particularly useful.
As far as maturity models go, this one is a winner!
I think you'll enjoy the entire report. It's full of high level trends that all HR professionals will recognize as well as practical approaches to combat, overcome or exploit them. Get a cup of coffee, your highlighter, and check out this report.
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Driven by his passion for roots music, Patrick McAvinue uses traditional bluegrass to create his own unique performances that embody musicality, energy, and creativity. McAvinue was recently awarded the International Bluegrass Music Association's 2015 Momentum Instrumentalist of the Year, an award reserved for emerging virtuosic artists. McAvinue tours with acclaimed bluegrass super-group Audie Blaylock and Redline, Baltimore-based traditional roots quartet Charm City Junction, and is a featured recording artist for the Patuxent Music recording label. McAvinue recently released Charm City Fiddle Favorites, Vol. 1—sixteen foot-stomping solo fiddle tunes that embody Baltimore's style of music.
From The Koppernik Theatre in Prague to The Country Ren-dez vous Festival in France to the US Embassy in Ecuador, McAvinue's performances have thrilled audiences around the world!
Audie Blaylock and Redline's I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky topped both Bluegrass Music Profiles' Top 10 Albums and Bluegrass Today's Weekly Song Chart with McAvinue on fiddle.
"Roller coaster ride of pure uncut fiddle nirvana"— those are the words used to describe McAvinue's album Rutland's Reel by Country Music Pride's Joseph Scott.
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EMD Serono Appoints Scott Filosi As Senior Vice President Of Managed Markets
by Michael Gibney |
ROCKLAND, Mass., Sept. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- EMD Serono, the U.S. biopharmaceutical business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, announced today the appointment of Scott Filosi as Senior Vice President of Managed Markets. Filosi brings extensive specialty pharmaceutical experience with a focus on managed markets, global business development and market access for biologics. He has led national and regional accounts teams including federal, field reimbursement, contracting and health outcomes.
As Senior Vice President of Managed Markets, Filosi will be responsible for developing and executing Managed Markets marketing, sales, and contracting strategies to ensure optimal market access and pull through for EMD Serono products for patients, as well as reimbursement strategies for the oncology portfolio. He is also responsible for leading specialty pharmacy patient adherence and retention programs.
"Mr. Filosi brings to us a successful track record of driving operational growth and performance for mid-sized specialty pharmaceutical market access teams," said Gary Zieziula, Chief Commercial Officer of EMD Serono. "He's well-positioned to lead a strong managed markets team, continuing to drive successful strategies for our specialty care portfolio which will help us deliver our medicines effectively to patients."
Prior to joining EMD Serono, Filosi was the Head of U.S. Market Access and Pricing and the Head of Established Brands in the U.S., and led business operations for Canada and Mexico at UCB Pharma. In this role, he had full Profit and Loss (P&L) responsibility for the established brands and led contracting, access, distribution, reimbursement, access strategy, health outcomes and channel forecasting.
Previous to UCB, Filosi was Vice President of Global Business Development at i3 Innovus where he led the U.S. and EU business development model design and implementation for health outcomes. Prior to joining i3 Innovus, Filosi spent six years with Boehringer Ingelheim and 13 years with Johnson & Johnson in a variety of commercial and sales roles.
Filosi holds a B.S. in Marketing and Business Administration from University of Massachusetts.
About EMD Serono
EMD Serono, the U.S. biopharmaceutical business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, is a leading U.S. biopharma company focused exclusively on specialty care. For more than 40 years, EMD Serono has integrated cutting-edge science, innovative products and devices, and industry-leading patient support and access programs. EMD Serono has deep expertise in neurology, fertility and endocrinology, as well as a robust pipeline of potential therapies in neurology, oncology, immunology and immuno-oncology. Today, EMD Serono has more than 1,100 employees around the country with commercial, clinical and research operations based in the company's home state of Massachusetts.
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, is a leading company for innovative and top-quality high-tech products in healthcare, life science and performance materials. The company has six businesses Biopharmaceuticals, Consumer Health, Allergopharma, Biosimilars, Life Science and Performance Materials and generated sales of 11.3 billion in 2014. Around 39,000 employees work in 66 countries to improve the quality of life for patients, to foster the success of customers and to help meet global challenges. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, is the world's oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company since 1668, the company has stood for innovation, business success and responsible entrepreneurship. Holding an approximately 70% interest, the founding family remains the majority owner of the company to this day. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, holds the global rights to the Merck name and brand. The only exceptions are Canada and the United States, where the company operates as EMD Serono, EMD Millipore and EMD Performance Materials.
Cory Tromblee
To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/emd-serono-appoints-scott-filosi-as-senior-vice-president-of-managed-markets-300139893.html
SOURCE EMD Serono
Michael Gibney


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Net-Zero Embodied Carbon by 2050?
A group of structural engineers has released a plan to eliminate the embodied carbon of concrete, steel, and wood within 30 years.
Source: Structural Engineering Institute
The building industry could achieve net-zero embodied carbon of structural materials by 2050, according to a working group of the Structural Engineering Institute. Through the use of carbon sequestration, this is possible even without purchasing carbon offsets, claims a white paper on the group's findings.
The plan starts with architectural design, according to the paper, which identifies four "tracks" for carbon reductions and four "paths" that combine differing intensities of each track to achieve net-zero carbon (see chart). The four tracks are:
Design—Includes strategies to optimize use of structural materials, such as voided concrete slab systems, braced steel frames instead of moment frames, and advanced wood framing; also encourages building reuse, resilient design, and use of salvaged materials
Electricity—Points to continuing grid decarbonization
Material production—Includes use of supplemental cementitious materials, reduced fossil fuel use, and carbon-sequestering aggregate in production of concrete; carbon capture and sequestration during steel production; and sustainable forestry practice for wood production
Carbon offsets—Involves the purchase of offsets to make up for remaining embodied carbon
Depending on how intensively each of the first three tracks is implemented, varying levels of offsetting will be necessary in order to reach net zero. One path—where carbon sequestration is used—allows for reduction to zero with no offsets needed.
The white paper points to the importance of single-family residential construction as a dominant emitter. "The carbon emissions from residential construction exceed the emissions from commercial construction," states the report. "Although structural engineers play a limited role in most residential construction projects, this sector must be addressed."
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Ras Al Khaimah: Ras Al Khaimah Police rescued seven tourists after their boat broke down in the middle of the sea and was about to sink near the Mina Al Arab in Ras Al Khaimah on Friday.
Brigadier Dr Mohammad Saeed Al Hamidi, director-general of the General Directorate of Central Operations at Ras Al Khaimah, said one Asian woman was carried away by the high waves but was pulled out of the waters in the nick of time by the Coast Guard.
The rest of tourists were picked up by police rescue boats before their boat could sink in the rough seas.
The tourists, who were a mix of Asians and Europeans aged between 30 and 40 years, were enjoying an evening out in the sea when the mishap occurred.
Brigadier Al Humaidi said the police operation room received an emergency call at 7.30pm alerting them about the sinking boat. Rescue teams which rushed to the scene found the boat was inoperable. The passengers, who suffered minor scratches, were provided first aid.
The Asian woman who was pulled out of the sea waters was also said to be in good health.
Brigadier Al Humaidi urged tourists and visitors to pay heed to weather warnings before embarking on maritime tours.
The tourists thanked the Ras Al Khaimah Police as well as the Coast Guard for their prompt rescue efforts.
Brigadier General Abdullah Khamis Al Hadidi, Acting Police Commander in Chief of Ras Al Khaimah Police, also praised the rescue teams, especially the marine wing of the Ras Al Khaimah Police, Coast Guard and National Ambulance for their prompt action despite rough weather.


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Who are your progressive male role models? Who has inspired you to be a better person? What particular lessons have you taken from them?


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Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875)
Sat 7 Jan 1860 - Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875)
Page 4 - Family Notices
BIRTHS.
ABRAHAMS—On the 31st December at her residence, 388, Pitt
street, Mrs. Joseph Abrahams, of a daughter.
BASSETT—On the 31st December, at Parramatta, the wife of
William F. Bassett, Esq., of a son.
BLOMGREN—On the 29th December, at her residence, 404,
Sussex-street South, the wife of Jons Blomgren, of a son.
BRIERLEY—On the 2nd January, at her residence, 88, Goul-
burn-street; the wife of Mr. Ittai Brierley, of son.
BUSBY—On the 1st January, at Bathurst, the wife of John
Busby Esq., of Orange, of a daughter.
BROWN—At Chiltern on Christmas Day, the wife of Mr. Lewis
Brown, of a son.
BROWN— On January 2nd, at 95, Sussex-street, Mrs. C. Brown, of
EARLE—On the 27th December, at 550, George street, the wife
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of Mr. C. V. Earle, chemist, &c., of a son, still-born.
EVANS—On the 1st January, at Balmain, Mrs. O.S. Evans, of a
FRENCH—On the 4th January, at Regentville, Penrith, Mrs.
Alfred French of a son.
FIELDING—On the 3rd January, at Campelltown, the wife of
Edward Fielding, of twin sons.
FORSTER—At Clifton, on the 1st January, Mrs. Derwent F.
Forster of a daughter.
GOULD—On the 28th of December, 1859, at her residence
Singleton, Mrs. E. Gould (late of the Glebe), of a daughter.
GRANT—On the 1st January, at Balmain, Mrs. P. S. Grant, of a
HEWETT—On New Year's day, at Wilshire Cottage, Pitt-street
South, the wife of Mr. G. A. Hewett, of a son.
HINDMARSH—On the 26th December, at St. Leonard's, Mrs. W.
H. S. Hindmarsh, of a daughter.
MACK—On the 24th December, at her residence, Kiama, the wife
of the Rev H. Mack, of a son, premature birth.
McDONELL—On the 29th December, at Yielima, Murray River,
the wife of John McDonell, Esq., of a daughter.
PLUNKETT—On the 24th December, at her residence, War-
gundy, county of Bligh, Mrs. James F. Plunkett, of a daugh-
ROGERS—On the 30th December, at her residence, 185, South
Head-road, Mrs. C. W. Rogers, of a son.
ROWLANDS—On the 17th December, at Ipswich, Mrs. Rowlands,
of a daughter.
RUSSELL—On the 3rd January, at her residence, Maida, Mrs.
William Russell, of a daughter.
SEVERN—On the 1st January, at the North Shore, Mrs. Henry
Augustus Severn, of a daughter.
SOLOMON—On the 1st January, at her residence, 155, Elizabeth-
street, Hyde Park, the wife of John Solomon, Esq., of a
TIDSWELL—On the 4th January, at her residence, Balmain,
Mrs. Henry E. Tidswell, of a son.
WEAVER—At Armidale, on the 25th of December, at her resi-
dence, the wife of C. T. Weaver, Esq., of a son.
WILKINSON—On the 1st January, at Redfern, the wife of Charles
Wilkinson, of a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
BROWNE—HENLEY—On the 26th December, at the residence
of the bride's brother, by the Rev. S. Ironside, Mr. Frede-
rick Henry Browne, a native of Leicester, England, to Miss
Elizabeth Hephzibah Henley, a native of this colony.
EASTON—CURR—On the 17th December, by the Rev. Mr.
Milne, Helen, youngest daughter of John Curr, Esq., Wol-
longong, to Henry Edward Easton, Esq., of Billa Billa, Dar-
ling Downs.
GRACE—WALCH—On the 29th December, by license, at the
residence of his father, by the Rev. S. Ironside, Charles,
eldest son of Mr. William Grace, to Johanna Elizabeth,
eldest daughter of the late Mr. James Welch.
GRAY—GLASSOP—On Wednesday, 28th December, at the resi-
dence of the bride's parents, by the Rev. James Voller, Mr.
Alexander Gray, of the Commercial Bank, Maitland, to
Elizabeth, second daughter of Mr. James John Glassop, of
Balmain.
HEATH—WHEELER—At the Scots Church, by special licence,
on Wednesday, the 4th January, by the Rev. Dr. Lang, M.P.,
Mr. Sidney Richard Heath, of Brougham-place, Pitt-street,
late of Rockhampton, a native of Deptford, London, to Mary
Ann Wheeler, of Pitt street, Sydney, born at sea.
HERON—WALKER—On the 31st December, at the Congre-
gational Church, Pitt-street, by special license, by the Rev.
W. Cuthbertson, B.A., Frederick Heron, to Sarah Walker,
both of Sydney.
LYALL—CAMERON—On the 27th December, at Kedron Brook,
in the house of the bride's sister, by the Rev. B. G. Wilson,
B.M., Mrs. Flora Cameron, of Glasgow, to Mr. William Lyall,
of Edinburgh.
MADDEN—SUTTON—By license, at Warwick, on the 6th
January, by the Rev. Thomas Kingsford, John Madden, to
Jane Sutton, widow, both of Killarney.
MANSON—EWAN—On Thursday, 19th December, by special li-
cense, by the Rev. Dr. Mackay, at Ashmore Cottage, 98,
Kent-street, Mr. William Manson, of Sydney, to Mary, third
daughter of Mr. James Ewan, of Maitland.
NASH—WARD—By license, at Maryland, on the 14th December,
by the Rev. Thomas Kingsford, Richard Nash, to Ann Ward,
widow, both of Maryland.
POWELL—SANDS—At the Scots Church, by special license, by
the Rev. Dr. Lang, M.P., on Monday, the 2nd January, Mr.
William Henry Powell, harness-maker, a native of Limerick,
Ireland, who arrived in the colony in infancy, to Elizabeth
Celty, second daughter of Mr. William Sands, a native of Dun-
fermline, Scotland, both residing at the Glebe.
PERRY—KING—By special license, on Wednesday, 4th January,
at St. Mathew's Church, Windsor, by the Rev. Henry Stiles,
John Perry, Esq., of Ovilton Park, Narellan, to Annie Caro-
line, relict of the late Mr. Simeon King, of Cobbedee.
SIMPSON—CALDWELL—On the 26th December, at Wollongong,
by the Rev. Cunningham Aitchison, Mr. Robert Simpson, of
West Dapto, to Janet, eldest daughter of Mr. William Cald-
well, of West Dapto.
STONE—FORRESTER—At Glen-Rock, near Newcastle, on the
29th December, by the Rev. James Nimmo, of St. Andrew's
Church, Mr. George Stone, to Miss Rachel Forrester,
daughter of Mr. Robert Forrester, Glen-Rock.
SIZEMORE—FARRELL—September 2, at St. Mary's Cathedral,
by Rev. J. A. Ford, Mr. Frederick John Sizemore, eldest son
of Richard Sizemore, Auckland, New Zealand, to Miss Mary
Ann Farrell, eldest daughter of Mr. William Farrell, hair-
dresser, King-street, Sydney.
DEATHS.
ANTILL—On Tuesday, the 27th December, at Jarvisfield,
Picton, of diptheria, John Macquarie, eldest son, in the
third year of his age ; and on Sunday, the 1st January, Celia
Farrington, younger daughter of J. M. Antill, Esq., in the
fifth year of her age.
BARNES—On the 2nd January, at the Sydney Infirmary, after a
long and severe illness, Mary Ann Barnes, native of Hamp-
shire, England, aged thirty years, leaving two children to
deplore their loss.
BROWN—On Christmas Day, at the residence of his father, Mr.
William Brown, Jerrawa Spencer Brown, in his nineteenth
year, after three years painful suffering. Weary of this
world, he has departed in peace for a better.
CARTER—On the 13th April last, at Eastworth Cottage, Chertsey,
Mr. George Carter, aged 76. Also, on the 17th October last,
at his residence, Berwick-street, London, Mr. James T.
Carter, aged 74 years, uncle and father of Mr. George Carter,
late of the Victoria Wharf, Sydney.
CARTWRIGHT—Suddenly, on Sunday, the 25th December, at
his residence, Windeluma, Argyle, Richard C. Cartwright,
Esq., in his 53rd year, third son of the late Rev. Robert Cartwright.
CHURCHILL—At Golden Grove, Manning River, on the
17th December, Anne, infant daughter of Mr. Richard
Churchill.
DAVIES—At Kircurgo, Lower Namoi, on the 15th December,
from a fall off his horse, Thomas Davies, in the 42nd year of
his age. Deceased had been a faithful servant to Messrs J.
and J. D. Brown, on the Ace of Club stations, for twenty years.
DYER—On the 3rd January, in childbirth, Mary Hannah, aged
43, the beloved wife of B. Dyer, builder, Jamison-street,
leaving eight children, a disconsolate husband, and nume-
rous friends to deplore their loss.
EYLES—At Ballina, Richmond River, on the 21st December,
1859, Mrs. Ann Eyles, wife of Mr. Joseph Eyles, aged forty-
one years.
FAUNCE—On the 26th ultimo, at Queanbeyan, from severe inju-
ries received from a fall from his horse, Granville Faunce,
second son of the late Captain Faunce, of Queanbeyan, in the
15th year of his age.
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HATTON—On the 29th of December, at the residence of her
parents, Ryde, Jemima Agnes, fifth daughter of Joseph and
Sarah Hatton, aged nineteen years.
HENDERSON—On the 8th ultimo, at Brighton, Victoria, Malcolm
John, aged fourteen months, youngest son of Mr. William
J. Henderson, late of Wingello Park, near Goulburn, New
South Wales.
HOPE—On Friday the 30th ultimo, at Native Dog Creek, aged 42
years, Ann, the beloved wife of Mr. Redmond Hope, leaving
him and five children to deplore their loss. May she rest in
HOWE—On the 22nd ultimo, at Carroll, of apoplexy, Mr. Robert
Raworth Howe, deeply regretted by all who knew him.
LUCAS—On the 2nd October, at Hyde Park Square, London,
Anna, wife of William Lucas, Esq., late Senior Staff Surgeon,
Melbourne, and mother of Dr. Lucas, Ipswich.
McMAHON—On the 3rd January, at the residence of her parents,
Brickfield Hill, of scarlatina, Elizabeth Clare, fourth child of
Mr. Francis McMahon, aged four and a half years.
MOLONY—On the 20th August, at Gambia, west coast of Africa,
of yellow fever, Lieutenant Arthur Molony, 1st West India
Regiment, aged 22 years, youngest son of the late Walter
Molony, Esq., R.M., Belfast, Ireland.
MORRIS—On the 3rd January, at Petersham, Mr. William Bays
Morris, aged 25 years, formerly of Lewes, Sussex, England.
NUGENT—On September 19th, at the residence of his grandson,
Deptford, near London, Mr. James William Nugent, aged 80
years, late of the H. E. I. Company's Service, and father of
Mr. James Nugent, Gunning.
PINKERTON—On the 31st December, at the residence of John
Howe, Esq., of Singleton, Thomas Chmel Pinkerton, only son
of Thomas Pinkerton, Esq., aged nearly 13 months.
POCKLEY—On the 3rd January, at Pictonville, North Shore, of
diptheria, Robert Fulcher, eldest son of Mr. Robert F.
Pockley, aged 4 years and 7 months.
SHEPHERD—On the 31st December, at the residence of the
Bishop of Sydney, Bishop's Court, Randwick, after a short
but painful illness, Emma, the beloved wife of George Shep-
herd, aged 28.
SHORT—On the 11th December, at Claremont, near Ryde, after
a long illness, which he bore with Christian fortitude, Mr.
Andrew Short, native of Kelso, Scotland, aged 49 years.
STANTON—On the 25th December, at Dungog, at her daughter's
residence, Ellen, the beloved wife of Mr. Edward Stanton,
after two nights and a day's illness, leaving a numerous
family of children to deplore their loss, aged 50 years.
TAYLOR—On Monday, the 2nd January, at Marlborough-street,
Surry Hills, Frederick William Padwick, son of William and
Ellen Taylor, aged eleven months.
TEMPLETON—On the 28th December, at her residence, 244,
Kent-street, Isabella Taylor, in the 42nd year of her age, the
wife of Mr. James Templeton, native of Scotland.
THOMSON—On September 23rd, suddenly, at Norwood-green,
the Rev. A. C. Thomson, curate, formerly missionary of the
S.P.G., Southern India, afterwards minister of St. James's
Church, Melbourne, Victoria, and late chaplain at Evandale,
Tasmania, aged 59.
WALSH—On the 9th November, after a short but painful illness
of five days, Mr. John Walsh, of the Wurrambungle Moun-
tains, Bligh District, aged 51 years, leaving a wife and child
to lament their loss.
WESTCOTT—At Queen Charlotte's Vale, on the 31st December,
Mrs, Westcott, aged 47 years, much regretted by all who
knew her.
Persons who intend to apply for licenses to
keep omnibuses and cars during the present year are informed
that the Mayor and two aldermen will be in attendance at the
Town Hall on Tuesday forenoon, for the purpose of inspecting
all such vehicles, and granting licenses for those approved. A
similar notice has been issued with regard to hackney carriages
and cabs, but the day fixed for inspecting and licensing these is
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Arizona sues GM for $3 billion
The lawsuit suggests GM deliberately misled owners of the recalled vehicles
Arizona sues GM for $3 billion The lawsuit suggests GM deliberately misled owners of the recalled vehicles Check out this story on Freep.com: http://on.freep.com/1uWTYk8
Published 11:27 a.m. ET Nov. 20, 2014 | Updated 4:33 p.m. ET Nov. 20, 2014
Arizona's attorney general is suing General Motors, charging that the automaker had defrauded the state's consumers of an estimated $3 billion by delaying a recall of cars with defective ignition switches.(Photo: AFP/Getty Images)
Arizona's attorney general has sued General Motors, alleging that the automaker defrauded the state's consumers by claiming it was a new company and not responsible for faulty products made before its 2009 bankruptcy reorganization.
The lawsuit seeks $3 billion for the decline in value of GM vehicles owned by 300,000 residents of Arizona.
Arizona Attorney General Thomas Horne is taking a different path from his peers. Attorneys general in 48 states are pursuing a multistate investigation into GM for its handling of the ignition-switch defect. Michigan is among those states and Attorney General Bill Schuette has taken a leading role in that litigation.
Schuette's office declined to comment on the Arizona lawsuit.
GM issued a statement challenging the allegations.
"We have reviewed the complaint filed by the State of Arizona," the company's statement said. "It misrepresents the facts, the performance of our vehicles and our work to ensure the safety of our customers. We intend to vigorously defend ourselves."
A federal grand jury in New York and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating the automaker's handling of the ignition switch recall. The National HIghway Traffic Safety Administration has fined GM $35 million for failing to report the ignition switch defect in a timely manner.
GM has hired compensation expert Kenneth Feinberg to pay victims and their families and expects to pay $400 million to $600 million in claims. So far Feinberg has approved settlements with surviving families of 32 people who died in accidents caused by the defective ignition switches.
Horne said Thursday that he sued under the state's consumer fraud statutes and is seeking a $10,000 fine for each of hundreds of thousands of defective vehicles sold in the state. The lawsuit filed in Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix also seeks an an order that GM hand over profits it made from selling defective vehicles.
The complaint attempts to measure the economic losses owners of recalled GM vehicles well beyond the 2.6 million included in the ignition switch recall.
GM has recalled nearly 30 million vehicles this year through 76 separate campaigns. According to the Arizona complaint, about 300,000 of those are registered in the state.
"It manufactured and sold millions of vehicles that were not safe, including hundreds of thousands in Arizona, and it failed to remedy serious defects in millions of older G.M.-branded vehicles," the complaint said. As examples, the Arizona attorney general calculated that the 2010 and 2011 models of the Chevrolet Camaro had lost $2,000 in value, and the 2009 Pontiac Solstice had lost $2,900.
GM is defending itself against dozens of other lawsuits alleging lost economic value. The company asserts that the reorganization plan that enabled it to exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009 granted it immunity from product liability lawsuits involving products made before the bankruptcy. The company is not using that immunity to fight lawsuits involving deaths or injuries.
Horne's actions came on the same day that news broke that he was settling campaign-finance allegations brought by the state's public campaign financing board and would pay a $10,000 fine. Horne is leaving office in January after losing to his Republican opponent in the primary after years of allegations that he violated campaign laws in 2010 and again this year.
Horne said the two developments were unrelated.
"One of the questions that I was asked frequently was 'can I continue doing my job while defending against charges which I say are false charges,' and I've always said yes, I can," he said.
Contact Greg Gardner: (313) 222-8762 or ggardner@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregGardner12. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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