Agenda and Convention Standing Rules 2011

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(Subject to change before convention.) Agenda and Convention Standing Rules 2011 *Required by Bylaws Credential and Seat Delegates of Affiliated Counties* Credential and Seat Delegates from Unaffiliated Counties* Reading and Approval of Minutes of the last Annual Business Meeting – John Schick, Secretary* Adopt Agenda and Standing Rules for Annual Business Meeting* Financial Report – [...]

Want to Cut the Budget? Leave Afghanistan.

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As our nation struggles to close a massive budget gap, our Congress is spending time cutting small amounts of discretionary spending. Should American taxpayers give money to NPR and PBS? Not in my opinion, but isn’t that such a small drop in the bucket? It’s a good distraction for politicians to show they are “fiscally [...]

Rich People Get Welfare Too

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The pipes at Lucas Oil Stadium need replacing, but don’t worry. The Capital Improvement board is going to solve the $1 to $2 million dollar problem with warranties, insurance, and bonds. I’m sure it won’t cost you any more than it already has…

What We Need in an Emergency is Less Information

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Or so says the Japanese Government:

Japan Imposes "Article 15"
Japan has banned all its government agencies, including its nuclear regulatory and protection agencies, from issuing any statements about the nuclear crisis situation in Japan, according to Yochi Shimatsu, former editor of the Japan Times.

Statements will only be issued from the senior level of the Japanese government.

"Article 15" is an article unfamiliar to most Japanese, including most Japanese journalists. It is apparently an emergency regulatory clause that allows the senior levels of the Japanese government to stop other Japanese government agencies from communicating with the public and news media.

Exploring the origin of magnetic fields in massive stars: a survey of O-type stars in clusters and in the field?

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Authors: S. Hubrig, M. Schöller, N. V. Kharchenko, N. Langer, W. J. de Wit, I. Ilyin, A. F. Kholtygin, A. E. Piskunov, N. Przybilla and .<br />Astronomy & Astrophysics Vol. 528 , page A151<br />Published online: 18/03/2011<br />
Keywords:
polarization ; stars: magnetic field ; stars: kinematics and dynamics ; open clusters and associations: general ; stars: early-type.