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Dan Burton
This article is about the congressman. For other uses, see Dan Burton (disambiguation).
Chair of the House Oversight Committee
William F. Clinger Jr.
Thomas M. Davis
David W. Evans
Susan Brooks
6th district (1983–2003)
5th district (2003–13)
Member of the Indiana Senate
from the 31st district
December 4, 1980[1] – November 3, 1982
John Mutz[2]
William Vobach[3]
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
November 3, 1976 – December 5, 1980
Stanley Clark Boyer[4]
Lawrence Buell
November 6, 1968 – November 4, 1970
Willie Warren Hill Jr[5]
Multi-member district[7]
Multi-member district
Danny Lee Burton
(1938-06-21) June 21, 1938 (age 81)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Barbara Logan (Deceased 2002)
Samia Tawil (m. 2006)
Indiana University, Indianapolis
Cincinnati Christian University
Branch/service
Danny Lee Burton (born June 21, 1938) is an American politician. Burton is the former U.S. Representative for Indiana's 5th congressional district, and previously the 6th district, serving from 1983 until 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party and the Tea Party Caucus.[8]
1 Early life, education, and early career
2 Indiana legislature
4 Post Congressional Career
4.1 Azerbaijan America Alliance
4.2 Lobbying
5 Controversies
5.1 Tainted funds from Pakistan
5.2 Vincent Foster
5.3 Golfing
5.4 "... off the coast of Bolivia"
5.5 Investigation of Democratic Party fund-raising
5.6 Autism
5.7 Constituent mailings
5.8 Daughter
5.9 Sibel Edmonds testimony
5.10 ADA
Early life, education, and early career
Burton was born in Indianapolis, the son of Bonnie L. (née Hardesty) and Charles W. Burton. His father, a former policeman,[9] was abusive to his mother,[10] and never held a job for very long. The family moved constantly, living in trailer parks, cabins, and motels. In June 1950, some years after the couple divorced,[9] his mother went to the police and got a restraining order against his father. He responded by kidnapping Burton's mother. Burton and his younger brother and sister were briefly sent to the Marion County Children's Guardian Home.[11] After his mother escaped, Burton's father went to jail for two years. Burton's mother remarried, and Burton and his younger brother and sister had happier teenage years.[12][13]
Burton worked as a caddy at a local country club in order to make ends meet, where he learned the golf skills that led to his winning a statewide golf championship in high school.[9] He graduated from Shortridge High School in 1957, and attended Indiana University (1958–59) and the Cincinnati Bible Seminary (now known as Cincinnati Christian University) (1959–60). He served in the United States Army from 1956 to 1957, before leaving active duty to return to college but remained in the Army Reserves from 1957 to 1962. After school, Burton became a real estate broker and he founded the Dan Burton Insurance Agency in 1968.[11]
Indiana legislature
Burton was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1967 to 1968 and again from 1977 to 1980 and the Indiana State Senate from 1969 to 1970 and again from 1981 to 1982.[14]
Burton with President Ronald Reagan in 1987
Burton and Mike Pence with Paul Bremer during the US invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2004.
Burton speaking at the Declaration of American Energy Independence event in 2008
Burton first ran for Congress in 1970, losing to Democratic incumbent Andy Jacobs in Indiana's 11th congressional district. Burton ran again in 1972, losing in the Republican primary to William Hudnut.[11]
After the 1980 census, the Republican-controlled state legislature reconfigured the 6th District into a heavily Republican district focused on the suburbs north of Indianapolis. The district's four-term Democratic incumbent, David W. Evans, opted to challenge Jacobs in the Democratic primary (which he lost) rather than face certain defeat. Burton jumped into the Republican primary halfway into his second stint in the state senate, and won a five-way Republican primary with 37% of the vote.[15] He then defeated Democrat George Grabianowski in the general election 65%–35%.[16] He would be reelected 14 times, never dropping below 62% in a general election.[11] His district was renumbered as the 5th District after the 2000 census.
See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2008; United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2010; and United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2012
In 2008, Burton faced a reasonably well-funded challenger in the Republican primary for the first time since his initial run for the seat in former Marion County Coroner Brigadier General Dr. John McGoff. Burton defeated McGoff 52% to 45% in the closest Republican primary election of his career.[17]
In 2010, he faced six challengers in the Republican primary. He won the primary with a plurality of 30%. He defeated State Representative Luke Messer (28%), McGoff (19%), State Representative Mike Murphy (9%), Brose McVey (8%), Andy Lyons (4%), and Ann Adcock (3%). Burton only carried a majority in one county (55%): Huntington.[18][19]
In 2012, Burton was due to face a number of challengers in the Republican primary including McGoff, former U.S. Attorney Susan Brooks, former U.S. Congressman David McIntosh, and attorney Jack Lugar. On the Democratic side, State Representative Scott Reske and labor activist Tony Long entered the race. While the reconfigured 5th is still a Republican stronghold, it is said to be slightly more Democratic than its predecessor.[20] In January 2012, Burton abruptly announced his retirement, saying, "I don't want to get into it, it's about personal problems with family health."[21] Brooks won the election.
Helms–Burton bill
In 1995, Burton authored legislation targeting foreign companies that did business with Cuba. The bill allowed foreign companies to be sued in American courts if, in dealings with the government of Fidel Castro, they acquired assets formerly owned by Americans. In February 1996, Cuba shot down two small Brothers to the Rescue planes piloted by anti-Castro Cuban-Americans. As part of the White House response to crack down on Cuba, President Clinton signed the Helms–Burton Act into law.[11]
Conservative voting record
Burton was a consistently conservative vote in the US House. In the 109th Congress, he had a 100% rating from the National Right to Life Committee.[22] He also has an A rating with the Gun Owners of America.[23]
Burton has received a number of awards from conservative groups, including a Friend of the Farm Bureau Award in 2004 from the American Farm Bureau Federation, a True Blue Award in 2006 the Family Research Council, eight Guardian of Small Business Awards from the National Federation of Independent Business and twenty-two Spirit of Enterprise Awards from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.[24]
Government Performance and Results Act
Burton was the primary sponsor for a 1998 effort,[25] opposed by the Clinton administration,[26] to require federal government agencies to do more strategic planning, establish more accountability measurements, and do more reporting on their performance. H.R. 2883, the "Government Performance and Results Act Amendments", was not enacted into law.
Exposing the Winter Hill Gang/FBI Corruption
In his role as chairman of the House Government Oversight Committee, Burton helped expose FBI corruption that led to the wrongful conviction of Joseph Salvati, Peter Limone, Henry Tameleo and Louis Greco for the murder of Edward "Teddy" Deegan. The three-year investigation that Burton spearheaded helped exonerate the four, who were eventually awarded $102 million by Judge Nancy Gertner of the District of Massachusetts.[27]
Main article: Republican Study Committee
Burton served as chairman of the Republican Study Committee, a caucus of conservative House Republicans, during the 101st Congress. After Newt Gingrich yanked funding for the group in 1995, Burton joined fellow congressmen John Doolittle of California, Ernest Istook of Oklahoma and Sam Johnson of Texas in refounding it as the Conservative Action Team. The three men shared the chairmanship from 1994 to 1999. In 2001, the CAT regained its original name, the RSC.[28]
Pro-Pakistan and Anti-India
Congressman Burton is a founding member and co-chair of Pakistan Caucus in House of Congress.[29] His consistent support for Pakistan and his voting record has prompted the Indian media to describe him as "anti-India" in the past.[30][31]
Burton has received at least $10,000 in campaign donations from Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, who runs the Kashmir Center, a pro-Pakistan advocacy group.[32] Burton was the chief supporter in Congress of the Kashmiri American Council, until it was revealed to be a front of Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate engaging in illegal lobbying activities on US soil.[33]
Support for Bahrain's monarchy
Burton has been noted for his vocal support of Bahrain's monarchy and criticism of protesters during the Bahraini uprising. In April 2012, Burton and his wife took a paid trip to Bahrain to meet with the country's rulers. The $20,966 trip was paid for by the pro-monarchy Bahrain American Council, a non-profit group established by and closely linked to Policy Impact Communications, a lobbying firm founded by William Nixon.[34]
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia (Chairman)
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives
Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations
Post Congressional Career
Azerbaijan America Alliance
On February 13, 2013, the Azerbaijan America Alliance announced his appointment as Chairman of the group.[35] Burton is listed as Chairman on the organization's web site as well.[36]
In October 2015, it was reported that Burton registered as a lobbyist on behalf of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), an organization established by the Church of Scientology. CCHR advocates against psychiatry and psychiatric medicine, and is critical of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It has been described by critics as a Scientology front group. While not a member of the Church, Burton attended the opening of the Church's national office in 2012 and has praised CCHR's work in the past.[37]
Tainted funds from Pakistan
In July 2011, Burton was revealed by an FBI investigation to have received tainted election funds ultimately traced to the military intelligence services of Pakistan, apparently as a quid pro quo for "supporting to Pakistan's position on Kashmir".[38] These funds were routed via the so-called Kashmiri American Council, run by Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, later revealed to be a front for the Pakistani Military. Subsequently, Burton's office donated the funds to charity.[39]
Vincent Foster
Burton said, in 1998 of Bill Clinton, "If I could prove 10 percent of what I believe happened [regarding the death of Vincent Foster], he'd be gone. This guy's a scumbag. That's why I'm after him."[9] Burton led the House inquiry into the death of Vince Foster, who he believed was murdered and urged extensive investigation into the possible involvement of the Clintons. Burton gained attention for re-enacting the alleged crime in his backyard with his own pistol and a canteloupe[40] standing in for Foster's head. After hearings into Democratic fundraising (see section below) began, a Democratic National Committee staffer appeared in a pumpkin suit with a button that read, "Don't shoot."[41] Burton's information during the Whitewater controversy was based on opposition research conducted by Floyd Brown, who founded Citizens United in 1988. Due to problems with the quality of Brown's research and testimony, the investigation was closed.[42]
In 1990, The New York Times reported that in 1989, Burton had been a "celebrity player" at the Bob Hope Classic in Palm Springs, Calif., the Kemper Open in Potomac, Md., the Larry Bird Golf Classic in Indianapolis, the Danny Thompson Memorial Tournament in Sun Valley, Idaho, the Sugarloaf Invitational tournament in Maine and the Arte Johnson Tournament in Chicago. Such players received free airline flights, free meals, and free lodging from tournament sponsors and, often, free merchandise.[43]
In November 1995, the House voted to prohibit members and their staffs from receiving gifts, including free meals and free travel to charity sports events. Burton, who led the effort to exempt charity trips, said that he played in two golf tournaments each year, and, "We get more of these lobbyists in our office than we do on the golf course."[44]
In January 1997, Burton played in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, at the invitation of AT&T Corporation, the tournament sponsor. The day before the tournament, he played a practice round with Robert E. Allen, AT&T's chairman and chief executive, at a nearby country club. AT&T also hosted a campaign fund-raising dinner for Burton at a local restaurant. Three weeks earlier, Burton had become the chairman of the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, which had jurisdiction over the legislative agency scheduled to soon award at least $5 billion in long-distance and local telephone and telecommunications contracts with the federal government. Burton defended his participation in the tournament, saying it would not affect his objectivity when dealing with telecommunications issues. He said that he had partially paid for the trip, with his re-election campaign funds paying as well because he attended three fund-raising events while in California.[45]
In December 2004, Burton and two aides flew to the island of Guam. The trip was paid for by the Guam government and tourism industry. In addition to some official events, including touring a military facility, Burton played in a charity golf tournament. After he returned, he tried to help Guam's tourism industry get a sought-after change in visa rules.[46]
In January 2007, the House passed a measure by a vote 430–1 that banned members from accepting gifts and free trips from lobbyists and discounted trips on private planes. Burton cast the sole nay vote.[47]
In February 2007, a review by the Indianapolis Star of votes in the House of Representatives for the past decade showed that Burton had missed all votes during the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic golf tournament for five years between 2001 and 2007. The tournament, the third event each season on the PGA Tour, pairs celebrities with golf professionals for four of the five days of play. Since 2004, Burton has played in a guest spot of the Eisenhower Medical Center, the primary charitable beneficiary of the event. The slot carries with it a commitment to donate $10,000 to the event; Burton has made arrangements with the hospital to do this over a period of time. Burton's campaign committee reported donating $1,500 to the medical center in December 2004 and $6,353 in January 2006.[46]
The Indianapolis Star review also found that in 2006, Burton ranked last in voting among members of Congress from Indiana, missing 11 percent of the 541 recorded votes.[46] In 2007, the Indianapolis Star rated his voting record as "one of the strongest in the House, with an attendance record consistently above 95%."[48]
"... off the coast of Bolivia"
On March 29, 1995, during congressional hearings on the US War on Drugs, Burton proclaimed that the US military "should place an aircraft carrier off the coast of Bolivia and crop dust the coca fields." It was later pointed out to him that (a) Bolivia is landlocked and has no coast (Burton was chairman of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee); (b) the Bolivian coca fields (in the yungas and Amazon lowlands) are beyond the reach of any carrier-borne crop-duster, being separated from the nearest coastline (the Pacific coast of Peru and Chile) by the 20,000+ feet high peaks of the Andes; and (c) F-18s cannot crop-dust. While criticism of this misstatement was muted in Washington, it sparked a major anti-American backlash in Bolivia, derailing the same War on Drugs that Burton purported to be speaking for.[49][50]
Investigation of Democratic Party fund-raising
Main article: 1996 United States campaign finance controversy
In 1997, Burton headed an investigation into possible Democratic Party campaign finance abuse, focusing on the 1996 presidential election. The committee investigation ran for several years and issued over 1,000 subpoenas of Clinton administration officials and cost over $7 million.[51] The committee, and Burton's leadership, were labeled a "farce",[52] a "travesty",[53] a "parody",[53] and "its own cartoon, a joke, and a deserved embarrassment".[54]
In March 1997, as the investigation began, Burton was accused of demanding a $5,000 contribution from a Pakistani lobbyist. The lobbyist said that when he was unable to raise the funds, Burton complained to the Pakistani ambassador and threatened to make sure "none of his friends or colleagues" would meet with the lobbyist or his associates.[29]
In May 1998, Burton apologized for releasing edited transcripts of prison audiotapes of Webster Hubbell, a former associate of President Bill Clinton. The edited transcripts omitted substantial information and differed significantly from the original recordings. Burton was harshly criticized by members of his own party, including Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who called the investigation a "circus" and chided Burton for initially refusing to admit any error.[55]
David Bossie, the staff member who arranged the editing and release of the tapes, resigned on Burton's request. Noting that Burton had personally released the tapes and had supported Bossie's plans over the objections of other committee staffers and attorneys, Democrats urged Burton to step down as well. Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt said, "A committee staff member should not be made the scapegoat for Chairman Burton's mistakes, missteps, and misdeeds."[55] Burton said, "I take responsibility for those mistakes," but never resigned nor faced any consequences for his actions.[55]
In President Clinton's final year in office, Burton was mentioned in a short film for the White House Correspondent's Dinner. President Clinton: Final Days, which depicted Clinton as a lonely man closing down a nearly-deserted White House. Clinton is shown hitting golf balls from the South Lawn, and gets excited when he hits a car parked in a spot near the U.S. Capitol that says "Reserved for Chairman Burton."
Main article: Thiomersal and vaccines
Burton has been an outspoken critic of what he terms the failure of government to determine the cause of an alleged autism epidemic. When his grandson began to show the signs of autism shortly after receiving vaccinations, Burton inferred the relationship to be causal: "My only grandson became autistic right before my eyes – shortly after receiving his federally recommended and state-mandated vaccines."[56]
Burton was instrumental in pressuring the National Institutes of Health to launch a five-year, $30 million study of chelation therapy for cardiovascular disease."[57]
In an October 25, 2000, letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, acting in his role as chairman of the House Committee on Government Reform, Burton asked the agency's director to get the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to recall all vaccines containing the preservative Thimerosal. "We all know and accept that mercury is a neurotoxin, and yet the FDA has failed to recall the 50 vaccines that contain Thimerosal," Burton wrote, adding "Every day that mercury-containing vaccines remain on the market is another day HHS is putting 8,000 children at risk."[58]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not agree that vaccines containing mercury caused autism, and the US FDA refused to ban the vaccines. Most manufacturers removed the preservatives from their vaccines anyway, with no resulting decrease in autism rates.[59]
Burton maintained a page on his Congressional website called House.gov "Autism" which includes his speeches, transcripts from hearings, and newspaper articles on the relationship of autism and vaccines.
In a June 2017 episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver a C-SPAN 2 clip from 2002 of Dan Burton was used to highlight Burton's position on vaccines in relation to autism. In the clip Burton says, "I have yet to find any scientist who will say that there is no doubt, no doubt, that the mercury in vaccines does not contribute to autism. Now they'll say there's no scientific evidence, there's no studies or anything that proves that yet. But turn that around. There are no studies that disprove it either." John Oliver correctly highlights this as Burton's demand for "proving a negative" which he calls "an impossible standard."[60]
Constituent mailings
An Arizona newspaper study ranked Burton as the fifth-biggest user of free congressional mail, sending constituents more than $190,000 worth of mail in 2007.[61]
In June 2007, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington reported that during the 2001–2006 period, Burton's campaign fund had paid $143,900 to his daughter Danielle Sarkine, who manages his campaign office. It is not illegal for federal candidates to pay family members for political work, as long as they are paid fair market value, the Federal Election Commission has ruled.[62]
Sibel Edmonds testimony
On January 6, 2008, FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds included Dan Burton's photograph among others featured in the "State Secrets Privilege Gallery" posted on her website, composing images of figures considered to be relevant to her case.[63] Later, on August 8, 2009, she gave sworn testimony about Burton and others during a witness deposition before the Ohio Elections Commission in the Schmidt v. Krikorian case, in which she stated that he had engaged in "[E]xtremely illegal activities against the United States citizens ... and against the United States' interests" that involved covert operations by foreign governments and entities, but did not further elaborate on these activities, ostensibly due to the limitations applied by the State Secrets Privilege.[64][65]
On October 2, 1989, Representative Dan Burton took to the floor of the house to argue against the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). He stated "The ADA is a last ditch attempt of the remorseless sodomy lobby to achieve its national agenda before the impending decimation of AIDS destroys its political clout. Their Bill simply must be stopped. There will be no second chance for normal America if the ADA is passed." [66]
Burton's first wife, Barbara (Logan) Burton, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993[67] at the age of 56. She died in 2002 after battling breast and colon cancer. They had three children together: Kelly, Danielle and Danny.
In 1995 speaking of the then recent affairs of Republican Robert Packwood and the unfolding affair of Democrat Bill Clinton Burton stated "No one, regardless of what party they serve, no one, regardless of what branch of government they serve, should be allowed to get away with these alleged sexual improprieties..." [9] In 1998 the magazine Vanity Fair was to print an article detailing an affair which Burton himself had in 1983 which produced a child. Before publication Burton admitted to fathering a son with a former state employee.[9][11]
In August 2006, Burton married Dr. Samia Tawil in Park City, Utah.[11] She was the internist who cared for Burton's wife, Barbara, during her battle with cancer. Tawil and her first husband had divorced in 2005.[68]
Burton's brother, Woody Burton, is a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 58.[69][70]
Burton is a member of the board of advisors of the Institute on Religion and Public Policy. Burton is a 33° Scottish Rite Freemason, and a member of Evergreen-Oriental Lodge No. 500 in Indianapolis, Indiana.[71]
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"Jewish education is the most effective means of ensuring that Jewish youth understand our history and destiny, the responsibility to repair the world, and the joy of doing so."
Those who instruct our young people to the highest standards have an enormous impact on the vitality of our communities and the viability of our heritage. With the goal of recognizing and rewarding the most outstanding among them, we initiated the Jewish Educator Awards in 1990 to dramatically expand the support and recognition for teachers, administrators and other education professionals working in schools affiliated with BJE: Builders of Jewish Education.
By surprising educators with their Awards before entire school communities, we say in a very public way that excellence in education should be rewarded. And by capturing the imagination of students, we hope to encourage our next generation to consider the adventure and impact of teaching.
A great education is not passive but active. If we hope to attract, develop, motivate and retain talented people to choose this most fundamental of professions, we must honor those who bring excellence to their efforts and provide them with opportunities and incentives for their work to flourish.
Those we celebrate with this Award exemplify the Jewish day school mission to prepare our youth for successful lives in the context of our values as a people. Through their intelligence and scholarship, their commitment and compassion, these educators set students on a path to achieve their academic potential, improve our communities and embrace the joys and responsibilities of their Jewish heritage, lighting the way for generations to come.


The Life Between Lives regression uses deep hypnosis to guide a client beyond a past life and into what appears to be their soul memories between lives.
To gain entry into your Soul-state experiences, you are regressed in time to your immediate past life or most significant past life. After a brief review of your past life, you are progressed in time through the death experience of that previous life. Following a past life death we enter this realm of unconditional love and caring we are first met by our spirit guide. Our guide then takes us to our core soul group. We are warmly welcomed with sharing and reminiscing. One of the spirits in our soul group is our primary soul-mate. Clients often talk about being welcomed by deceased friends or family and receiving healing to shed the denser emotions and energies associated with the physical world to allow them to re-enter the higher frequency vibrations of the spirit realm into the Spiritual Realm and your Life Between Lives state.
Near our soul group we may encounter affiliate souls from soul groups close to ours with whom we incarnate less frequently. Our guide may then take us to the spiritual library where we each have a 'life book'. This book is filled with all of the many lives we have lived.
Our spirit guide may open this book to a particular life for our review. The still picture in the book becomes alive as our spirit moves directly into that life to 're-live' some important lesson. When we have seen what our guide feels is important for our learning we instantly return to the library.
It is not uncommon to view 3 to 5 such past-lives from the spiritual library in one Life Between Lives session. The next stop commonly is our Council of Elders. These are highly evolved spirits who help us plan our spiritual advancement.
Our Elders comment on our performance in the past-life from which we have just returned, and make recommendations for future learning. At this point in our Spiritual World journey we may be taken for special trainings, large group meditations, or to communicate one-on-one with a spirit with whom we have a particular task to accomplish on Earth. The list of possibilities at this stage is probably infinite.
When our spirit guide feels the time is right we are taken to the 'life selection room'. Here we view possible selections for our next life. We are shown short vignettes of each possibility and we see with whom we would share each choice.
After choosing our next life on Earth, we move to the 'life preparation room' where we plan that up-coming life more fully. We make various specific contracts with the different players in the life to come.
When all is arranged we say a final good-by to our soul group members and move to the 'exit portal'. Our guide wishes us well on our next adventure. We then shoot back to Earth, and find our spirit in the womb of our new mother.
This probably all seems quite amazing to those who have not had this remarkable experience. Actually, the experience itself is even more amazing. The power of this visit to the Spirit World cannot be reduced to human words. Rather, it must be experienced.
Spirit Guides and Teachers review the past life. The only judgment comes from the client themselves, because at a soul level all their actions and intentions are laid bare. At some point a soul group is encountered. These are souls working closely together over many lives. Reuniting with them is often described as a profound experience and being home.
At some point there is a meeting with spirits of light that have attained a level of experience and wisdom that not does require them to physically reincarnate. They review the progress of the soul and can replay the past lives and discuss any aspect until the soul understands what will be expected in the next life. Done with love, compassion, and the participation and freewill of the soul it leads to the next physical incarnation having a purpose.


Metal detectors were not operational the day an Alabama high schooler was fatally shot, the school superintendent said Thursday.
The shooter, who has not been identified, killed 17-year-old Huffman High School student Courtlin Arrington and injured another 17-year-old student in Birmingham, Ala., the Associated Press reported. Police arrested a "person of interest" Thursday.
"Yesterday, although we have metal detectors here in Huffman High School, our metal detectors were not in use," Birmingham City Schools Superintendent Dr. Lisa Herring said.
The new information regarding the metal detectors contradicts an earlier statement from Birmingham interim Police Chief Orlando Wilson.
Arrington was a smart and well-liked student who "was lost to senseless gun violence," Herring said. Huffman High School contained 43 entrances and used stationary and wand metal detectors, the superintendent said.
"We consider it accidental until the investigation takes us elsewhere," Wilson said, according to AP.
The Daily Caller News Foundation reached out to the Birmingham police for comment but received none in time for press.


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Government facility design: Fire and life safety
Consulting engineers are working on government, state, municipal, federal, correctional and military buildings
By Consulting-Specifying Engineer July 25, 2019
On a recent project located in Key West, Florida, engineers put in place a vehicle exhaust capture system, air-powered utility hose stations and emergency shower with horn and strobe. Courtesy: CDM Smith
Jody W. Baldwin, LEED AP, CEM
Branch Manager, Mid Atlantic Division
Envise, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southland Industries
Christopher Carter, EIT
Associate/Graduate Electrical Engineer
Mark Chrisman, PE, MS
Vice President/Healthcare Practice Director
Henderson Engineers
Gary Krueger, PE, LEED AP BD+C, CM
Vice President and Executive Director
TLC Engineering Solutions
Cocoa, Florida
Joshua Meinig, PE
Brian Pak, PE, LEED AP, BEMP
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Department Lead
CSE: What are some of the unique challenges regarding fire/life safety system design that you've encountered for such projects? How have you overcome these challenges?
Meinig: On rehabilitation project where you physically cannot follow the code to the letter of the law due to existing conditions. I will add additional systems to help mitigate potential issues.
CSE: How have the trends in fire/life safety changed on such projects?
Krueger: The consideration of life safety/fire protection systems has become increasingly complex especially on large or unusual project types and we have seen an increase in the adoption of a design approach led by a registered fire protection engineer who can review and incorporate the architectural life safety with fire alarm and fire sprinkler considerations similar to the approach dictated for Department of Defense projects.
Meinig: Life safety is in the forefront of all design projects, keeping the public and employees safe is the most important job of a design engineer.
CSE: What fire, smoke control and security features might you incorporate in these facilities that you wouldn't see on other projects?
Chrisman: Many public sector facilities have fire protection and life safety features not required in private sector facilities.
For example, a two-story office building (business occupancy) under Department of Defense criteria may be required to have a fire sprinkler system, a voice evacuation fire alarm, mass notification system and protected means of egress, while that same building in the private sector may only require protected means of egress or fire alarm system. You might encounter a requirement for a smoke control system more easily on a public sector facility as well because of the large number of codes, standards and criteria that are adopted.
Meinig: Some military project facilities require high-expansion foam fire suppression systems. As for security in military installations, designing systems for sensitive compartmented information facilities is very challenging and requires extensive coordination among designs and contractors to ensure all systems are provide in accordance to the project's requirements.
CSE: Describe unique security and access control systems you have specified in such facilities.
Chrisman: On General Services Administration projects, we have seen a wide range of security and access control systems depending on the varying tenants within the building. Spaces involving higher security, like U.S. Marshals or Department of Homeland Security, present challenges depending on the existing building's active and passive fire safety features and the location of the spaces within.
While we can often make the varying levels of security/access control work within a building, half the challenge is often discussions during design to identify what hardware is required where and documenting how it is compliant.
CSE: Do you see any future changes/requests to the structural design of these buildings regarding fire/life safety systems?
Meinig: Yes, in a changing world, new threats always arise. For government buildings, the Department of Defense Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings must be examined to see if it applies to the project.
Chrisman: The types of materials being used for the structural support of the building is continuing to change and be challenged. Recently, there's been a huge push in the private sector to build large, wood structures with mass timber. There are environmental and financial considerations for using wood, but there are also ongoing discussions with the AEC industry and AHJs for how to address adequate fire protection/life safety within the building, as well as how to respond in the event of a fire. It's likely this will continue in the future and will impact public sector projects in some way.
CSE: How has the cost and complexity of fire protection systems involved with government, state, municipal, federal, correctional and military projects changed over the years? How did these changes impact the overall design process?
Meinig: With an increase in network rooms, server rooms and data centers clean agent fire suppression systems are increasing.
Chrisman: For Department of Defense projects specifically, there have been significant changes to the fire sprinkler pressure and flow requirements in the past 10 to 15 years. These have impacted many renovations and, depending on the age of the building and original building sprinkler system design, have required fire pumps and/or water storage tanks, which can impact the project duration and construction cost. However, in some instances it has been the reverse, where the building was designed for more restrictive criteria and the renovation had no impact on schedule or cost.
Consulting-Specifying Engineer

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Sherif Emil, MD,CM, FRCSC, FACS, FAAP
Region(s): Northeast
Specialty: Pediatric Surgery
Dr. Sherif Emil is director of the division of pediatric general and thoracic surgery at the Montreal Children's Hospital, associate chair for education and departmental citizenship in the Department of Pediatric Surgery, and professor of pediatric surgery, surgery, and pediatrics at McGill University. He also co-directs Canada's first multidisciplinary Chest Wall Anomalies Clinic at the Shriners Hospital for Children.
Dr. Emil received his medical degree from McGill University and completed a residency in general surgery at Loma Linda University. During his residency, he spent two years in laboratory research at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Following residency, he lectured at Loma Linda and completed a fellowship in pediatric surgery at McGill. Dr. Emil returned to California to join the surgical faculty at the University of California, Irvine, serving as chief of pediatric surgery until his move to Montreal Children's.
Dr. Emil has published more than 90 manuscripts and several book chapters on many topics in pediatric surgery. He also has a passion for teaching and has been honored with several teaching awards. His article, "The Quest for Significance," based on his 2010 School of Medicine commencement address at UC Irvine, was published in the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons and gained wide traction within the surgical community.
Dr. Emil is active in numerous professional organizations and has served as program chair for the surgical section of the American Academy of Pediatrics and chair of the workforce committee of the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons. His many accomplishments led to his selection as one of America's Best Doctors in 2007 and one of Canada's Best Doctors for the years 2009 to 2014. Dr. Emil also serves on the board of Mercy Ships Canada. In 2012, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Governor General of Canada for his service to children around the world and his academic accomplishments in pediatric surgery.


For Ancient Pathways, Ancestral Knowledge, by Nancy J. Turner, published by McGill-Queen's University Press. This two-volume ethnobotanical work reflects forty years of research into the people-plant interrelationships of the First Nations in British Columbia. The two indexes can be viewed here.


Rats can be located around the globe and they're always looking for homes to occupy. A rat will always use your home to seek out some food and to acquire some refuge. However, these pests might cause disturbance around your house. They will cause various damage and bring around various ailments as they keep growing in size and numbers. It's very important to use the appropriate rat control method to be sure that you will eliminate these pests from the house. This may guarantee that your loved ones would be safe and your home won't be damaged. If you wish to know more about the infestation and how to get rid of them, listed below are a few of the facts that may help you deal with these rats.
A rat can live anywhere. Nonetheless, your home will truly have a better condition compared to other areas around the house. These pests will absolutely select your house compared to other areas.
If your neighbor is coping with an infestation problem, he or she will certainly fight these rats to keep them out of his or her house. In the process, some rats will escape the house unharmed, which is among the greatest brings about of migration from one house to another. After rats escape from your neighbor's home, they'll go to your home using various entrances. If your home would have perfect circumstances, they'll surely breed and you are going to have to cope with an infestation.
Food will be a reason for the infestation. This is mainly food thrown out in trash, or food that is stored in the wrong manner, making it easy for rats to access. The rats will likely be able to seek out comfort in a house with constant supply of food. The breeding process will start as several adults understand that they could get adequate supply of food for their young ones.
Rat extermination would only make sense if you were sure that there is an infestation inside your home. You should therefore use the following tricks to recognize an infestation in your house.
Rats don't typically appear during day time. They'll surely hide and avoid exposing their infestation to the owner of the house. Nonetheless, there are some chances that you may see one or two rats in your home. Once this happens, you should know that there is a chance of a great infestation in your home. You must therefore act immediately to eradicate it.
Rats will start their feeding and breeding activities. These habits would include unacceptable noises that could come from hidden spots inside your home. You should listen to these noises throughout the night and determine squeaks or gnawing sounds. They are easy to identify during the silence of the night.
You'll not easily recognize the hiding spots, but you can always take your chances by searching for areas that might harbor these pests. You must concentrate on abandoned areas of the house and other dark areas that you rarely visit. You might certainly find a nest there that is full of rats.
You might begin by checking for possible marks that may represent chewing. They will surely target wire insulation, clothes and wooden materials. These are habits which are associated with rat infestations.
You can find an infestation if you can use the right rat removal method. You may pick a number of or one method to fight the infestation. This section can offer different efficient techniques to fight rats and get rid of them totally. However, you need to make sure that you have a rat infestation inside your home before you use any of the techniques for eradication.
This is the effective and effortless strategies to catch rats and lessen the infestation. Rat trapping is very easy and efficient if you know how to do it right. You are going to have to pick the right kind of trap. You can select from various types as they could have various methods to catch them. It will probably be advisable to use glue traps since they can catch more than one rat in just a single board.
Once you select a trap, include bait. The bait could be a small amount of food. Most people prefer using a single slice of meat to attract rats. You should put the trap in a position which will be accessible for rats. The rats will then move to the trap in efforts to get the food. The rat will likely be trapped in the process.
A professional exterminator can eliminate rats from your home in a shorter period. The exterminator can determine the hiding areas of rats and they're going to assess the level of infestation. They're going to make a point to pick the best solution to deal with the infestation selecting the more effective technique depending on the extent of the infestation.
Rats will really leave your home after a rat pest control. Nevertheless, there is a possibility that these rats will come back to your home if you are going to not use the right techniques to keep them out of your house. You may do this by using advisable techniques which will ensure that rats will not come back to your home.
Trash will usually be the first source of food for rats. This can actually be a source of food for them when they get to it.If you wish to prevent this, you have to make specific that rats will not have their food source. To do this, prevent using nylon bags to store trash. Instead, you must use metallic dustbins that will easily resist rats. You must also put tight lids to make specific that rats will not enter the containers just to get to your trash. You have to ensure that the containers will likely be emptied regularly. You must never store trash in your home for a long time since it will attract rats.
Rats will get in your house using several entrances. For instance, rats will use particular cracks in your house to get in the house. You must use concrete or other material that is not easy to chew on. Through this, rats would stay out of your home.
You must clean your home regularly. The pests would hide in the areas that you will not visit often. To prevent the pests from using these areas, you should always try your best to clean these areas constantly, reducing the components that contribute to the comfort of these pests. Make specific that you check under furniture and other kept items for such pests.
You have to make certain that you can eliminate all aspects that may contribute to another infestation in your house.
You have to remember that a rat infestation might cause a lot of diseases to your family. It's a great idea to get rid of these pests from the house. You should use the right techniques right away and use follow-up treatments to make sure that the pests won't come back. If you realized an infestation is growing in your home, you should hire a professional exterminator.


Ken Harris is a proven leader in building profitable businesses during times of growth and change. Before joining Pelstar, Ken was a Division General Manager for SCA, a Financial Times 200 International company. He led the creation and growth of multiple profitable business units with revenues exceeding $100 million in the healthcare, building products and industrial and automotive markets. At SCA, Ken's business units were regularly awarded top vendor honors at large multinational companies such as Merck, Fisher Scientific and others. Ken also brings 17 years of operating experience in Venture Capital start-ups and acquisitions to Pelstar.


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Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova Will Keynote Living at Your Peak, Vail's Interactive Health Event
Navratilova joins distinguished panel of health, fitness and longevity experts at exclusive event specifically designed to help people learn how to live longer and better
Vail, CO, May 09, 2012 - Tennis legend Martina Navratilova will share her unparalleled health and fitness expertise as the keynote speaker at Living at Your Peak (www.livingatyourpeak.org), the Rocky Mountain region's premier interactive wellness experience, the Vail Symposium announced today. The inaugural event, to be held September 13-15, 2012, in Vail, Colo., is the nation's only gathering designed to help health-conscious individuals and influencers discover how to live longer, better and impact the wellbeing of their world.
"You don't need to be an elite athlete to be dedicated to wellness; anyone – at any age – can make a commitment to be fit and healthy," said Navratilova. "As AARP's Health and Fitness Ambassador, I have dedicated my time to helping those of us who are 50+ learn to lead healthy, active lives, and I am thrilled to be part of an event that is focused on teaching everyone health, fitness and longevity – from elite athletes to weekend warriors to individuals just beginning their journey to wellness."
Navratilova is widely considered to be the greatest women's tennis player in the history of the sport. Over the course of a career that spanned an amazing four decades, she amassed an unmatched number of professional records. She won 59 grand slam titles, including a record nine Wimbledon singles championships. Still in phenomenal shape on the verge of 50, she became the oldest player to ever win a grand slam title before retiring in 2006.
In addition to her work on the tennis court, Navratilova is a compelling advocate for active living and aggressive goal setting. Her book, Shape Your Self, is a guide to personal fitness and healthy living. She has motivated thousands to live healthier lifestyles by taking simple steps to a better life. She also serves as the health and fitness ambassador for AARP, in an alliance created to help AARP's millions of members lead active, healthy lives.
"Martina Navratilova is not only a legend in the tennis world, she is also an inspiration to anyone with a commitment to lifelong wellness," said Jamie Stone, Living at Your Peak event champion and a board member of the Vail Symposium. "Her presence at Living at Your Peak elevates this event to the next level, enabling our guests to have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to interact with a world-class health and fitness expert."
Living at Your Peak is an interactive health, fitness and longevity experience offering unparalleled access to accomplished world champions; internationally recognized trainers, coaches, researchers and doctors; top chefs, nutritionists and world-class restaurants; and peer networking opportunities. Living at Your Peak sessions will offer interactive components to engage guests beyond a traditional presentation environment. Jenna Wolfe, co-anchor of NBC News' Sunday TODAY show, will emcee the event.
Registration is $1,000 until June 30 and $1,200 beginning July 1, and includes priority access to event sessions, event coordination with a personal concierge, exclusive access to VIP events and gourmet meals prepared by Vail's internationally renowned chefs. Spouse passes are $300 and individual session fees start at $50 per session.
The event is organized by the Vail Symposium, a grassroots, non-profit organization providing thought-provoking, diverse and affordable educational programs to the Vail Valley community. Event sponsors include Vail Valley Medical Center, HealthONE, the Town of Vail, The Steadman Clinic, Vail Summit Orthopedics, Triumph Development, the Vail Daily, Antlers at Vail, Vitality Center, Udi's, The Biegler Foundation, Colorado Access and Wendy and Paul Raether.
For more information about Living at Your Peak or to register, please visit www.livingatyourpeak.org.
About Living at Your Peak
Living at Your Peak is a two-and-a-half day summit designed to help individuals learn how to live longer, better and influence positive change in the wellbeing of the world around them. The event is designed to promote lifelong health and fitness through customized experiences in an intimate setting. Program presenters are proven experts and peak performers in the fields of fitness, nutrition, cognitive and emotional wellbeing, preventive medicine and cutting-edge research. Living at Your Peak is organized by the Vail Symposium. For more information, please visit www.livingatyourpeak.org, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/LivingatYourPeak, follow us on twitter at @LivingaturPeak or follow us on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/living-at-your-peak.
About the Vail Symposium
The Vail Symposium is a grassroots, non-profit organization that has been part of the life and history of Vail since 1971. Its mission is to provide educational programs for the Vail Valley community that are thought-provoking, diverse and affordable. A (501)(c)(3) non-profit organization, the Symposium is almost entirely donor-funded. For more information, please visit www.vailsymposium.org.
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FRA highlights Forestry's ROI and Sustainability Credentials
FRA has highlighted a piece by Doug Jones of Remsoft in the Environmentalleader.com, which talks about achieving both sustainability and return on investment through investing in forestry.
Bainbridge Island, WA, May 09, 2012 - Forestry Research Associates (FRA) has highlighted a piece by Doug Jones of Remsoft in the Environmentalleader.com, which talks about achieving both sustainability and return on investment through investing in forestry.
Remsoft's Vice President of Forestry explains that finding an investment that is ethical and offers potentially strong returns is a difficult ask these days. With such major demands on commodities, energy and food, sustainability is increasingly important issue for investors to consider, claims FRA. Mr Jones offers an example of an asset class that fits the bill: timber.
There is an ever-increasing demand for timber, according to Jones' article, which cites figures published by the Oregon Resources Institute. These figures show that US citizens now consume 3.5 times more timber than they did back in 1970. With emerging markets like china, India and Brazil all desperately improving their infrastructure and building housing in urban regions, the demand for timber from these countries is also increasing.
The secret to sustainability, claims Jones, is developing a model by which timber can be grown and harvested, while forests are always growing. A rotation method can be used to achieve this – generating timber for sale, but also ensuring that standing forests are planted and maintained, which helps provide carbon dioxide absorption and habitats for animals.
As well as its sustainability credentials, forestry investment can also offer some serious ROI potential, according to FRA's analysis partner Peter Collins. He said, "timber has consistently outperformed equities over the long-term and can offer an investment solution that has a low level of correlation with major economic trends – providing opportunities for investors to diversify their investment portfolios against risk."
FRA supports the work of Greenwood Management, which operates plantation projects in Brazil, growing sustainable, fast growing breeds including teak and eucalyptus.
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Labels: forestry, FRA, Greenwood Management, plantation projects, ROI, Sustainability Credentials
AAA claims Alternative investment will be boosted by Euro elections
The latest news that election results in France and Greece reflected strong anti-austerity sentiment could lead the way for even more interest in alternative asset classes, claims AAA.
Boston, MA, May 09, 2012 - The latest news that election results in France and Greece reflected strong anti-austerity sentiment could lead the way for even more interest in alternative asset classes, claims Alternative Asset Analysis (AAA).
The weekend's elections in France and Greece reflect the fact that the French are unhappy about the bail-outs delivered to Greece and other struggling EU nations. Meanwhile, the Greek election results showed that the Greek are equally unhappy about the austerity measures brought in by the outgoing leaders in exchange for the bailout cash.
AAA, an alternative investment advocacy group, explains that this ongoing uncertainty about what will happen next in the Eurozone, could lead to even greater demand for alternative investments.
AAA's analysis partner, Anthony Johnson, said, "following a short period of relative calm in the Eurozone, these elections really couldn't have come at a worse time.
"For those looking to invest, the anti-austerity sentiment will bring with it more concern about the volatility of the stock exchanges. This, in turn, will lead many to look to less traditional asset classes such as real estate, precious metals and timber."
AAA claims that there is little doubt that the election results will cause increasing concern about the Eurozone debt crisis. This could lead to millions being wiped from equity markets overnight and open-minded investors will be sure to look elsewhere for long-term risk-averse investment strategies.
AAA supports a large range of alternative investments, but is keen to promote ethical options, such as impact investing and investing in sustainable forestry projects. "We believe that investing in forestry can have far-reaching benefits, such as helping to safeguard the future of the industry in developing countries for generations to come," explained Mr Johnson.
The organization claims that projects run by firms like Greenwood Management in Brazil offer great investment opportunities as they are not closely correlated with equities and offer good long-term return on investment.
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Labels: AAA, AAA analysis, Alternative investment, Euro elections, Greenwood Management
Free Community Technology Forum Focused on How to Develop an Enterprise Portfolio Project Management Office
The event is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., May 17th at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology.
Harrisburg, PA, May 08, 2012 - The public is invited to the Government Technology Institute's May 2012 Community Technology Forum: "Developing an Enterprise Portfolio Project Management Office with Clarity Technology" featuring Ron Huston President of ClearPoint and Sponsored by CA Technologies. The event is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., May 17th at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology.
Recognized by Computer World Inc. in 2009 as one of the top Information Technology leaders in the world, Mr. Huston brings over 35 years of experience in managing complex diverse organizations, requiring an entrepreneurial spirit, change agent, team builder, facilitator, strategist, and communicator in the private and public sectors.
This event is ideal for CIOs, consultants, developers, managers, analysts, enterprise architects and information technology professionals, educators, faculty, staff and students in project management, and computer or information sciences.
There is no charge for the event but seating is limited. RSVP at www.HarrisburgU.edu/RSVP
Mr. Huston recently retired from the State of Colorado where he was appointed by Governor Ritter in 2007 as the State of Colorado's Chief Enterprise Architect. As the Enterprise Architect Ron published the Colorado Consolidation Plan, which was the cornerstone to enact legislation creating the Governor's Office of Information Technology. Today he is president of ClearPoint where he provides executive support for a variety of organizations.
In the past six months Mr. Huston has:
* Initiated planning of the modernization of the Wyoming Health Insurance Eligibility and Enrollment System Master Plan.
* Provided mentoring/training to C-level executives at State, Federal agencies and corporate entities.
* Conducted an examination of the Information Technology organization for the Regional Transportation District in Denver. This work effort resulted in a new organizational alignment of RTD IT implementing new roles for service delivery. These new roles are dramatically changing the culture as a new service delivery model is implemented for supporting the business/divisions.
* Initiated the creation of a Portfolio Project Management Office for RTD. An analysis was completed of how work requests are derived and managed in the RTD IT division. Ron is currently heading a team that is creating work processes, implementing a comprehensive management tool and working with RTD executive leadership to change RTD's culture for IT services.
CA Technologies is an IT management solutions and software company and a founding member of the GTI, which officially launched in October 2011. The GTI provides education and training for government IT employees through courses, seminars and certification programs, such as the Certified Government Chief Information Officer Program. The University relies on partnerships with companies, such as CA Technologies, to develop content for hands-on workshops and courses which focus on innovations, trends, industry best practices and emerging technologies that can aid in developing future service offerings to meet growing citizen demands.
You can literally take planes, trains and automobiles to the event. The University's location at 326 Market Street in downtown Harrisburg is near Interstates 83 and 81 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike, making it an easy drive to the University from any of Pennsylvania's major cities. And it's only a two-hour drive from the University to Baltimore, Washington, DC or Philadelphia. The Amtrak Passenger Train Station and Greyhound Bus Station are one block from our location. And the Harrisburg International Airport is only nine miles from the University. http://www.harrisburgu.edu/campuslife/directions.php
Harrisburg University is located at 326 Market Street in Harrisburg. Free parking is available on the street. Additional parking is available in the Harrisburg Parking Authority operated garage accessible via Fourth Street. Cost for parking in the garage is $5.00 for 0-2 hours. Kiosk for parking accepts cash only. More information on parking rates and directions to the University are found online at http://www.harrisburgu.net/campuslife/directions.php#parking
About Harrisburg University
Founded in 2001 to address Central Pennsylvania's need for increased opportunities leading to careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, Harrisburg University offers 24 undergraduate and 35 graduate programs. The University is an innovative and ambitious private institution that produces graduates who provide increased competence and capacity in science and technology disciplines to Pennsylvania and the nation. Harrisburg University ensures institutional access for underrepresented students and links learning and research to practical outcomes. As a private University serving the public good, Harrisburg University remains the only STEM-focused comprehensive university located between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
For more information on the University's demand-driven undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs in applied science and technology fields, call 717.901.5146 or email, Connect@HarrisburgU.edu
Steven Infanti
Harrisburg University
SInfanti@harrisburgu.edu
http://www.harrisburgu.edu/
Labels: Free Community, Harrisburg University, Management Office, Portfolio Project, Technology Forum
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