Friday, March 30, 2012

Keene police Run Down Activists to Serve Him with Papers

Casey Anthony To Drop Baptism Plan And Take Up Job As Stripper?

Controversies surrounding Casey Anthony apparently don't end. Here is a new one. According to reports, a strip club in Port St. Lucie, Florida, has landed in trouble after offering Anthony the job of a stripper. (Photo: Reuters)
Casey Anthony's civil defamation trial will most likely be in April. Brought about by Zenaida Gonzalez, Anthony is being sued for the hardships forced upon Gonzalez when Anthony identified someone with a similar name as abducting her daughter in 2008. Enlarge (Photo: Reuters) Casey Anthony's civil defamation trial will most likely be in April. Brought about by Zenaida Gonzalez, Anthony is being sued for the hardships forced upon Gonzalez when Anthony identified someone with a similar name as abducting her daughter in 2008. Share This Story 0 inShare Related Articles Wisconsin Primary: Romney Leading In Polls Ripped Congressman Aaron Schock Denies Using Campaign Funds For Fitness DVDs Kentucky vs Louisville: Prediction, Preview, Betting Odds For Final Four Game The offer made by the club owner, Doug Delvin, has divided the town of Port St. Lucie, reports the Global Christian Post. Delvin, the owner of strip club "Body Talk," had followed the three-year trial and final acquittal of the Florida mother and was aware of her move to Port St. Lucie from nearby Orlando. When he heard that Anthony was struggling to find a job due to the lack of education and skills, he put up a sign board at the club on Sunday that read: "Hey Casey We Are Hiring." Though the majority of people in the town are highly critical of Delvin's offer, he says he might actually hire Anthony if she applies for the job.

Mega Millions jackpot swells to $640 million

(AP) OMAHA, Neb. - Lottery ticket lines swelled as the record Mega Millions jackpot grew to $640 million, thanks greatly to players who opened their wallets despite long odds of success. Officials estimated ticket-buyers will have spent more than $1.46 billion on the jackpot by the time Friday night's numbers are drawn.
A cafe worker in Arizona reported selling $2,600 worth of tickets to one buyer, while a retired soldier in Wisconsin doubled his regular weekly ticket spending to $55. But each would have to put down millions more to guarantee winning what could be the biggest single lotto payout in the world.
"I feel like a fool throwing that kind of money away," said Jesse Carter, who spent the $55 and donated the last two tickets he bought at a Milwaukee store Friday to a charity. "But it's a chance you take in life, with anything you do."

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Judge to rule on Casey Anthony defamation lawsuit within 60 days

(CBS/AP) ORLANDO, Fla. - A Florida judge says she will rule on a defamation lawsuit filed against Casey Anthony sometime in the next two months.
Pictures: Casey and Caylee Anthony, personal photos
Anthony's lawyers have asked Judge Lisa Munyon to have the lawsuit thrown out, reports CBS affiliate WKMG.
Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez claims she was damaged by Anthony telling detectives that a baby sitter by the same name had kidnapped Anthony's 2-year-old daughter Caylee. The detectives were investigation the girl's 2008 disappearance. She was later found dead and Anthony was acquitted of murder in July in the closely watched case.
Lawyers for Gonzalez also filed a motion seeking a judgment in favor on some of the allegations for damages. They they have already submitted enough evidence to show their client was defamed by Anthony, WKMG reports.
The judge decided against immediately ruling on the motions and said during the hearing that she would issue a written ruling.
Fernandez-Gonzalez had never met Anthony. Investigators believe Anthony may have seen the name on an apartment rental application.
Complete coverage of Casey Anthony on Crimesider

Friday, March 23, 2012

Weird Al Yankovic found dead in florida home

Breaking news weird al yankovic found dead in his home in Florida, police say the man who shot mr yankovic in his home was George Zimmerman the george zimmerman that killed   Trayvon Martin more news comeing when it comes in
                                                                 

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Chicago cop tells reporters: ‘Your First Amendment right can be terminated’


An angry Chicago police officer tells reporters to move away from a hospital, shortly before arresting two of them. Screenshot via NBC Chicago.
Topics: If one Chicago police officer is to be believed, American citizens can lose their most fundamental rights simply by standing near an irritable cop.
That’s what two members of the press found out on Sunday, when an angry police officer told them they would be arrested if they did not stop filming in front of the Mt. Sinai Hospital. They were attempting to cover a tragic story of a little girl who was shot and killed over the weekend.
Security guards at the hospital reportedly called police and claimed that a reporter had tried to push past them and get into the hospital. When police showed up, reporters with NBC Chicago claim they respected their request to move across the street and into a median, away from the public sidewalk in front of the facility.

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Monday, March 19, 2012

Executive Order -- National Defense Resources Preparedness

EXECUTIVE ORDER
NATIONAL DEFENSE RESOURCES PREPAREDNESS
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
PART I  -  PURPOSE, POLICY, AND IMPLEMENTATION
Section 101Purpose.  This order delegates authorities and addresses national defense resource policies and programs under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (the "Act").
Sec. 102Policy.  The United States must have an industrial and technological base capable of meeting national defense requirements and capable of contributing to the technological superiority of its national defense equipment in peacetime and in times of national emergency.  The domestic industrial and technological base is the foundation for national defense preparedness.  The authorities provided in the Act shall be used to strengthen this base and to ensure it is capable of responding to the national defense needs of the United States.
Sec. 103General Functions.  Executive departments and agencies (agencies) responsible for plans and programs relating to national defense (as defined in section 801(j) of this order), or for resources and services needed to support such plans and programs, shall:
(a)  identify requirements for the full spectrum of emergencies, including essential military and civilian demand;
(b)  assess on an ongoing basis the capability of the domestic industrial and technological base to satisfy requirements in peacetime and times of national emergency, specifically evaluating the availability of the most critical resource and production sources, including subcontractors and suppliers, materials, skilled labor, and professional and technical personnel;
(c)  be prepared, in the event of a potential threat to the security of the United States, to take actions necessary to ensure the availability of adequate resources and production capability, including services and critical technology, for national defense requirements;
(d)  improve the efficiency and responsiveness of the domestic industrial base to support national defense requirements; and
(e)  foster cooperation between the defense and commercial sectors for research and development and for acquisition of materials, services, components, and equipment to enhance industrial base efficiency and responsiveness.
Sec. 104Implementation.  (a)  The National Security Council and Homeland Security Council, in conjunction with the National Economic Council, shall serve as the integrated policymaking forum for consideration and formulation of national defense resource preparedness policy and shall make recommendations to the President on the use of authorities under the Act.
(b)  The Secretary of Homeland Security shall:
(1)  advise the President on issues of national defense resource preparedness and on the use of the authorities and functions delegated by this order;
(2)  provide for the central coordination of the plans and programs incident to authorities and functions delegated under this order, and provide guidance to agencies assigned functions under this order, developed in consultation with such agencies; and
(3)  report to the President periodically concerning all program activities conducted pursuant to this order.
(c)  The Defense Production Act Committee, described in section 701 of this order, shall:
(1)  in a manner consistent with section 2(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2062(b), advise the President through the Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor, the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy on the effective use of the authorities under the Act; and
(2)  prepare and coordinate an annual report to the Congress pursuant to section 722(d) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2171(d).
(d)  The Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and other agencies, shall:
(1)  analyze potential effects of national emergencies on actual production capability, taking into account the entire production system, including shortages of resources, and develop recommended preparedness measures to strengthen capabilities for production increases in national emergencies; and
(2)  perform industry analyses to assess capabilities of the industrial base to support the national defense, and develop policy recommendations to improve the international competitiveness of specific domestic industries and their abilities to meet national defense program needs.
PART II  -  PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS
Sec. 201Priorities and Allocations Authorities.  (a)  The authority of the President conferred by section 101 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071, to require acceptance and priority performance of contracts or orders (other than contracts of employment) to promote the national defense over performance of any other contracts or orders, and to allocate materials, services, and facilities as deemed necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense, is delegated to the following agency heads:
(1)  the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to food resources, food resource facilities, livestock resources, veterinary resources, plant health resources, and the domestic distribution of farm equipment and commercial fertilizer;
(2)  the Secretary of Energy with respect to all forms of energy;
(3)  the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to health resources;
(4)  the Secretary of Transportation with respect to all forms of civil transportation;
(5)  the Secretary of Defense with respect to water resources; and
(6)  the Secretary of Commerce with respect to all other materials, services, and facilities, including construction materials.
(b)  The Secretary of each agency delegated authority under subsection (a) of this section (resource departments) shall plan for and issue regulations to prioritize and allocate resources and establish standards and procedures by which the authority shall be used to promote the national defense, under both emergency and non-emergency conditions.  Each Secretary shall authorize the heads of other agencies, as appropriate, to place priority ratings on contracts and orders for materials, services, and facilities needed in support of programs approved under section 202 of this order.
(c)  Each resource department shall act, as necessary and appropriate, upon requests for special priorities assistance, as defined by section 801(l) of this order, in a time frame consistent with the urgency of the need at hand.  In situations where there are competing program requirements for limited resources, the resource department shall consult with the Secretary who made the required determination under section 202 of this order.  Such Secretary shall coordinate with and identify for the resource department which program requirements to prioritize on the basis of operational urgency.  In situations involving more than one Secretary making such a required determination under section 202 of this order, the Secretaries shall coordinate with and identify for the resource department which program requirements should receive priority on the basis of operational urgency.
(d)  If agreement cannot be reached between two such Secretaries, then the issue shall be referred to the President through the Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor and the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism.
(e)  The Secretary of each resource department, when necessary, shall make the finding required under section 101(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(b).  This finding shall be submitted for the President's approval through the Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor and the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism.  Upon such approval, the Secretary of the resource department that made the finding may use the authority of section 101(a) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(a), to control the general distribution of any material (including applicable services) in the civilian market.
Sec. 202Determinations.  Except as provided in section 201(e) of this order, the authority delegated by section 201 of this order may be used only to support programs that have been determined in writing as necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense:
(a)  by the Secretary of Defense with respect to military production and construction, military assistance to foreign nations, military use of civil transportation, stockpiles managed by the Department of Defense, space, and directly related activities;
(b)  by the Secretary of Energy with respect to energy production and construction, distribution and use, and directly related activities; and
(c)  by the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to all other national defense programs, including civil defense and continuity of Government.
Sec. 203Maximizing Domestic Energy Supplies.  The authorities of the President under section 101(c)(1) (2) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(c)(1) (2), are delegated to the Secretary of Commerce, with the exception that the authority to make findings that materials (including equipment), services, and facilities are critical and essential, as described in section 101(c)(2)(A) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(c)(2)(A), is delegated to the Secretary of Energy.
Sec. 204Chemical and Biological Warfare.  The authority of the President conferred by section 104(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2074(b), is delegated to the Secretary of Defense.  This authority may not be further delegated by the Secretary.
PART III  -  EXPANSION OF PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY AND SUPPLY
Sec. 301Loan Guarantees.  (a)  To reduce current or projected shortfalls of resources, critical technology items, or materials essential for the national defense, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense, as defined in section 801(h) of this order, is authorized pursuant to section 301 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2091, to guarantee loans by private institutions.
(b)  Each guaranteeing agency is designated and authorized to:  (1) act as fiscal agent in the making of its own guarantee contracts and in otherwise carrying out the purposes of section 301 of the Act; and (2) contract with any Federal Reserve Bank to assist the agency in serving as fiscal agent.
(c)  Terms and conditions of guarantees under this authority shall be determined in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).  The guaranteeing agency is authorized, following such consultation, to prescribe:  (1) either specifically or by maximum limits or otherwise, rates of interest, guarantee and commitment fees, and other charges which may be made in connection with such guarantee contracts; and (2) regulations governing the forms and procedures (which shall be uniform to the extent practicable) to be utilized in connection therewith.
Sec. 302Loans.  To reduce current or projected shortfalls of resources, critical technology items, or materials essential for the national defense, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 302 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2092, to make loans thereunder.  Terms and conditions of loans under this authority shall be determined in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of OMB.
Sec. 303Additional Authorities.  (a)  To create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential for the national defense, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093, to make provision for purchases of, or commitments to purchase, an industrial resource or a critical technology item for Government use or resale, and to make provision for the development of production capabilities, and for the increased use of emerging technologies in security program applications, and to enable rapid transition of emerging technologies.
(b)  Materials acquired under section 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093, that exceed the needs of the programs under the Act may be transferred to the National Defense Stockpile, if, in the judgment of the Secretary of Defense as the National Defense Stockpile Manager, such transfers are in the public interest.
Sec. 304Subsidy Payments.  To ensure the supply of raw or nonprocessed materials from high cost sources, or to ensure maximum production or supply in any area at stable prices of any materials in light of a temporary increase in transportation cost, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 303(c) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(c), to make subsidy payments, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of OMB.
Sec. 305Determinations and Findings.  (a)  Pursuant to budget authority provided by an appropriations act in advance for credit assistance under section 301 or 302 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2091, 2092, and consistent with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as amended (FCRA), 2 U.S.C. 661 et seq., the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority to make the determinations set forth in sections 301(a)(2) and 302(b)(2) of the Act, in consultation with the Secretary making the required determination under section 202 of this order; provided, that such determinations shall be made after due consideration of the provisions of OMB Circular A 129 and the credit subsidy score for the relevant loan or loan guarantee as approved by OMB pursuant to FCRA.
(b)  Other than any determination by the President under section 303(a)(7)(b) of the Act, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority to make the required determinations, judgments, certifications, findings, and notifications defined under section 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093, in consultation with the Secretary making the required determination under section 202 of this order.
Sec. 306Strategic and Critical Materials.  The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the Secretary of Defense as the National Defense Stockpile Manager, are each delegated the authority of the President under section 303(a)(1)(B) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(a)(1)(B), to encourage the exploration, development, and mining of strategic and critical materials and other materials.
Sec. 307Substitutes.  The head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 303(g) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(g), to make provision for the development of substitutes for strategic and critical materials, critical components, critical technology items, and other resources to aid the national defense.
Sec. 308Government-Owned Equipment.  The head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 303(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(e), to:
(a)  procure and install additional equipment, facilities, processes, or improvements to plants, factories, and other industrial facilities owned by the Federal Government and to procure and install Government owned equipment in plants, factories, or other industrial facilities owned by private persons;
(b)  provide for the modification or expansion of privately owned facilities, including the modification or improvement of production processes, when taking actions under sections 301, 302, or 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2091, 2092, 2093; and
(c)  sell or otherwise transfer equipment owned by the Federal Government and installed under section 303(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(e), to the owners of such plants, factories, or other industrial facilities.
Sec. 309Defense Production Act Fund.  The Secretary of Defense is designated the Defense Production Act Fund Manager, in accordance with section 304(f) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2094(f), and shall carry out the duties specified in section 304 of the Act, in consultation with the agency heads having approved, and appropriated funds for, projects under title III of the Act.
Sec. 310Critical Items.  The head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 107(b)(1) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2077(b)(1), to take appropriate action to ensure that critical components, critical technology items, essential materials, and industrial resources are available from reliable sources when needed to meet defense requirements during peacetime, graduated mobilization, and national emergency.  Appropriate action may include restricting contract solicitations to reliable sources, restricting contract solicitations to domestic sources (pursuant to statutory authority), stockpiling critical components, and developing substitutes for critical components or critical technology items.
Sec. 311Strengthening Domestic Capability.  The head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 107(a) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2077(a), to utilize the authority of title III of the Act or any other provision of law to provide appropriate incentives to develop, maintain, modernize, restore, and expand the productive capacities of domestic sources for critical components, critical technology items, materials, and industrial resources essential for the execution of the national security strategy of the United States.
Sec. 312Modernization of Equipment.  The head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense, in accordance with section 108(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2078(b), may utilize the authority of title III of the Act to guarantee the purchase or lease of advance manufacturing equipment, and any related services with respect to any such equipment for purposes of the Act.  In considering title III projects, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense shall provide a strong preference for proposals submitted by a small business supplier or subcontractor in accordance with section 108(b)(2) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2078(b)(2).
PART IV  -  VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Sec. 401Delegations.  The authority of the President under sections 708(c) and (d) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2158(c), (d), is delegated to the heads of agencies otherwise delegated authority under this order.  The status of the use of such delegations shall be furnished to the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Sec. 402Advisory Committees.  The authority of the President under section 708(d) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2158(d), and delegated in section 401 of this order (relating to establishment of advisory committees) shall be exercised only after consultation with, and in accordance with, guidelines and procedures established by the Administrator of General Services.
Sec. 403Regulations.  The Secretary of Homeland Security, after approval of the Attorney General, and after consultation by the Attorney General with the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, shall promulgate rules pursuant to section 708(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2158(e), incorporating standards and procedures by which voluntary agreements and plans of action may be developed and carried out.  Such rules may be adopted by other agencies to fulfill the rulemaking requirement of section 708(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2158(e).
PART V  -  EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL
Sec. 501National Defense Executive Reserve.  (a) In accordance with section 710(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2160(e), there is established in the executive branch a National Defense Executive Reserve (NDER) composed of persons of recognized expertise from various segments of the private sector and from Government (except full time Federal employees) for training for employment in executive positions in the Federal Government in the event of a national defense emergency.
(b)  The Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue necessary guidance for the NDER program, including appropriate guidance for establishment, recruitment, training, monitoring, and activation of NDER units and shall be responsible for the overall coordination of the NDER program.  The authority of the President under section 710(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2160(e), to determine periods of national defense emergency is delegated to the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(c)  The head of any agency may implement section 501(a) of this order with respect to NDER operations in such agency.
(d)  The head of each agency with an NDER unit may exercise the authority under section 703 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2153, to employ civilian personnel when activating all or a part of its NDER unit.  The exercise of this authority shall be subject to the provisions of sections 501(e) and (f) of this order and shall not be redelegated.
(e)  The head of an agency may activate an NDER unit, in whole or in part, upon the written determination of the Secretary of Homeland Security that an emergency affecting the national defense exists and that the activation of the unit is necessary to carry out the emergency program functions of the agency.
(f)  Prior to activating the NDER unit, the head of the agency shall notify, in writing, the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism of the impending activation.
Sec. 502Consultants.  The head of each agency otherwise delegated functions under this order is delegated the authority of the President under sections 710(b) and (c) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2160(b), (c), to employ persons of outstanding experience and ability without compensation and to employ experts, consultants, or organizations.  The authority delegated by this section may not be redelegated.
PART VI  -  LABOR REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 601Secretary of Labor.  (a)  The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other agencies, as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Labor, shall:
(1)  collect and maintain data necessary to make a continuing appraisal of the Nation's workforce needs for purposes of national defense;
(2)  upon request by the Director of Selective Service, and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, assist the Director of Selective Service in development of policies regulating the induction and deferment of persons for duty in the armed services;
(3)  upon request from the head of an agency with authority under this order, consult with that agency with respect to:  (i) the effect of contemplated actions on labor demand and utilization; (ii) the relation of labor demand to materials and facilities requirements; and (iii) such other matters as will assist in making the exercise of priority and allocations functions consistent with effective utilization and distribution of labor;
(4)  upon request from the head of an agency with authority under this order:  (i) formulate plans, programs, and policies for meeting the labor requirements of actions to be taken for national defense purposes; and (ii) estimate training needs to help address national defense requirements and promote necessary and appropriate training programs; and
(5)  develop and implement an effective labor management relations policy to support the activities and programs under this order, with the cooperation of other agencies as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Labor, including the National Labor Relations Board, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the National Mediation Board, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
(b)  All agencies shall cooperate with the Secretary of Labor, upon request, for the purposes of this section, to the extent permitted by law.
PART VII  -  DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT COMMITTEE
Sec. 701The Defense Production Act Committee.  (a)  The Defense Production Act Committee (Committee) shall be composed of the following members, in accordance with section 722(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2171(b):
(1)   The Secretary of State;
(2)   The Secretary of the Treasury;
(3)   The Secretary of Defense;
(4)   The Attorney General;
(5)   The Secretary of the Interior;
(6)   The Secretary of Agriculture;
(7)   The Secretary of Commerce;
(8)   The Secretary of Labor;
(9)   The Secretary of Health and Human Services;
(10)  The Secretary of Transportation;
(11)  The Secretary of Energy;
(12)  The Secretary of Homeland Security; 
(13)  The Director of National Intelligence;
(14)  The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency;
(15)  The Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers;
(16)  The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and
(17)  The Administrator of General Services.
(b)  The Director of OMB and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall be invited to participate in all Committee meetings and activities in an advisory role.  The Chairperson, as designated by the President pursuant to section 722 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2171, may invite the heads of other agencies or offices to participate in Committee meetings and activities in an advisory role, as appropriate.
Sec. 702Offsets.  The Secretary of Commerce shall prepare and submit to the Congress the annual report required by section 723 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2172, in consultation with the Secretaries of State, the Treasury, Defense, and Labor, the United States Trade Representative, the Director of National Intelligence, and the heads of other agencies as appropriate.  The heads of agencies shall provide the Secretary of Commerce with such information as may be necessary for the effective performance of this function.
PART VIII  -  GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 801Definitions.  In addition to the definitions in section 702 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2152, the following definitions apply throughout this order:
(a)  "Civil transportation" includes movement of persons and property by all modes of transportation in interstate, intrastate, or foreign commerce within the United States, its territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia, and related public storage and warehousing, ports, services, equipment and facilities, such as transportation carrier shop and repair facilities.  "Civil transportation" also shall include direction, control, and coordination of civil transportation capacity regardless of ownership.  "Civil transportation" shall not include transportation owned or controlled by the Department of Defense, use of petroleum and gas pipelines, and coal slurry pipelines used only to supply energy production facilities directly.
(b)  "Energy" means all forms of energy including petroleum, gas (both natural and manufactured), electricity, solid fuels (including all forms of coal, coke, coal chemicals, coal liquification, and coal gasification), solar, wind, other types of renewable energy, atomic energy, and the production, conservation, use, control, and distribution (including pipelines) of all of these forms of energy.
(c)  "Farm equipment" means equipment, machinery, and repair parts manufactured for use on farms in connection with the production or preparation for market use of food resources.
(d)  "Fertilizer" means any product or combination of products that contain one or more of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium for use as a plant nutrient.
(e)  "Food resources" means all commodities and products, (simple, mixed, or compound), or complements to such commodities or products, that are capable of being ingested by either human beings or animals, irrespective of other uses to which such commodities or products may be put, at all stages of processing from the raw commodity to the products thereof in vendible form for human or animal consumption.  "Food resources" also means potable water packaged in commercially marketable containers, all starches, sugars, vegetable and animal or marine fats and oils, seed, cotton, hemp, and flax fiber, but does not mean any such material after it loses its identity as an agricultural commodity or agricultural product.
(f)  "Food resource facilities" means plants, machinery, vehicles (including on farm), and other facilities required for the production, processing, distribution, and storage (including cold storage) of food resources, and for the domestic distribution of farm equipment and fertilizer (excluding transportation thereof).
(g)  "Functions" include powers, duties, authority, responsibilities, and discretion.
(h)  "Head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense" means the heads of the Departments of State, Justice, the Interior, and Homeland Security, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the General Services Administration, and all other agencies with authority delegated under section 201 of this order.
(i)  "Health resources" means drugs, biological products, medical devices, materials, facilities, health supplies, services and equipment required to diagnose, mitigate or prevent the impairment of, improve, treat, cure, or restore the physical or mental health conditions of the population.
(j)  "National defense" means programs for military and energy production or construction, military or critical infrastructure assistance to any foreign nation, homeland security, stockpiling, space, and any directly related activity.  Such term includes emergency preparedness activities conducted pursuant to title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5195 et seq., and critical infrastructure protection and restoration.
(k)  "Offsets" means compensation practices required as a condition of purchase in either government to government or commercial sales of defense articles and/or defense services as defined by the Arms Export Control Act, 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq., and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, 22 C.F.R. 120.1 130.17.
(l)  "Special priorities assistance" means action by resource departments to assist with expediting deliveries, placing rated orders, locating suppliers, resolving production or delivery conflicts between various rated orders, addressing problems that arise in the fulfillment of a rated order or other action authorized by a delegated agency, and determining the validity of rated orders.
(m)  "Strategic and critical materials" means materials (including energy) that (1) would be needed to supply the military, industrial, and essential civilian needs of the United States during a national emergency, and (2) are not found or produced in the United States in sufficient quantities to meet such need and are vulnerable to the termination or reduction of the availability of the material.
(n)  "Water resources" means all usable water, from all sources, within the jurisdiction of the United States, that can be managed, controlled, and allocated to meet emergency requirements, except "water resources" does not include usable water that qualifies as "food resources."
Sec. 802General.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided in section 802(c) of this order, the authorities vested in the President by title VII of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2151 et seq., are delegated to the head of each agency in carrying out the delegated authorities under the Act and this order, by the Secretary of Labor in carrying out part VI of this order, and by the Secretary of the Treasury in exercising the functions assigned in Executive Order 11858, as amended.
(b)  The authorities that may be exercised and performed pursuant to section 802(a) of this order shall include:
(1)  the power to redelegate authorities, and to authorize the successive redelegation of authorities to agencies, officers, and employees of the Government; and
(2)  the power of subpoena under section 705 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2155, with respect to (i) authorities delegated in parts II, III, and section 702 of this order, and (ii) the functions assigned to the Secretary of the Treasury in Executive Order 11858, as amended, provided that the subpoena power referenced in subsections (i) and (ii) shall be utilized only after the scope and purpose of the investigation, inspection, or inquiry to which the subpoena relates have been defined either by the appropriate officer identified in section 802(a) of this order or by such other person or persons as the officer shall designate.
(c)  Excluded from the authorities delegated by section 802(a) of this order are authorities delegated by parts IV and V of this order, authorities in section 721 and 722 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2170 2171, and the authority with respect to fixing compensation under section 703 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2153.
Sec. 803Authority.  (a)  Executive Order 12919 of June 3, 1994, and sections 401(3) (4) of Executive Order 12656 of November 18, 1988, are revoked.  All other previously issued orders, regulations, rulings, certificates, directives, and other actions relating to any function affected by this order shall remain in effect except as they are inconsistent with this order or are subsequently amended or revoked under proper authority.  Nothing in this order shall affect the validity or force of anything done under previous delegations or other assignment of authority under the Act.
(b)  Nothing in this order shall affect the authorities assigned under Executive Order 11858 of May 7, 1975, as amended, except as provided in section 802 of this order.
(c)  Nothing in this order shall affect the authorities assigned under Executive Order 12472 of April 3, 1984, as amended.
Sec. 804General Provisions.  (a)  Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect functions of the Director of OMB relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b)  This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c)  This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
BARACK OBAMA

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Hershel Shepard to receive the de Aviles Award

Hershel Shepard to receive the de Aviles Award


The de Avilés Award is presented only by the city commission and only once a year. For 2012, that presentation will be on Monday, March 26 when the commission recognizes Hershel Shepard as the 30th recipient of the prestigious de Avilés Award.
The presentation will take place early in the commission’s regularly scheduled meeting starting at 5:00pm in The Alcazar Room, 75 King Street. The meeting is open to the public.
A renowned architect, Shepard has devoted much of his career working in Florida and much of it in Northeast Florida, including St. Augustine. Specializing in historic preservation, Herschel’s credits include the restoration of the Historic 1902 Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee and the Florida Theater restoration in Jacksonville and dozens of other properties in communities throughout the state. His nationally recognized expertise in historic preservation has served many Florida communities during his career, and certainly none more so than St. Augustine.
The de Avilés Award was initiated by the commission in 1988 and since 2002 has limited recipients to one per year. The guidelines specify only that the recipients be those who are, “...identified in the field of public service or those well-known and respected by the citizenry who have dedicated and honorable service to the community of St. Augustine and St. Johns County.”
Shepard’s work in St. Augustine has contributed to the preservation of many of the city’s most prominent structures, including the Acosta House, the Joaneda House, the O'Reilly House, the Tovar House, Avero House at St. Photios Shrine, the de-Mesa Sanchez House, the Gonzalez-Alvarez ("Oldest") House, Ximenez-Fatio House, the Castillo de San Marcos, Government House and the Alcazar Hotel (City Hall/Lightner Museum).
              
After two decades of his first career as an architect in his native Jacksonville , Shepard started a second career as a professor of architecture at the University of Florida where he held the Bienecke-Reeves Distinguished Chair in Architectural Preservation. The recipient of many awards for his work, Herschel is an advisor emeritus of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and a founder and director of the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation.
For more information on the de Aviles Award and the city’s other honorary award, The Order of La Florida, including rosters of recipients of each award, click here.
For more information about the presentation, contact the Public Affairs office at 904.825.1004 or at info@citystaug.com.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

First Coast preacher's kids share what it was like growing up

First Coast preacher's kids share what it was like growing up

Florida Times-Union -
Jane Nixon White holds a photograph of her father the Reverend Eugene Lewis Nixon. White grew up on the grounds of what is now the Episcopal School of Jacksonville when her father was the priest at St. John's Cathedral.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- We now have two different reports on the condition of ...

First Coast News -
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- We now have two different reports on the condition of this Veterans Memorial Arena. We just received a report from Turner Construction, the company that built the arena.

First Coast Gears: Blending Chevelle, Camaro, Past and Future

First Coast News -
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- At the Old Florida Cafe Antique Car and Truck Show on Philips Highway, a 1970 Chevelle SS, which Sunshine State Chevelles President Chris Conover helped restore, was among the classics on display.

Gators Notebook: Donovan praises Prather's 'great example'

Florida Times-Union -
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Police Reports from March 16, 2012

St. Augustine Record -
Parents held on charges of failing to send child to school: Two people were arrested Friday on charges that they failed to make their child go to elementary school regularly, according to St. Johns County Sheriff's Office reports.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The JEA has placed a veteran employee on ...

First Coast News -
Spokesperson Gerri Boyce said the woman has been with the JEA 13 years and 9 months but Boyce declined to disclose her identity. A few weeks ago the utility company launched an internal investigation into Stephen Smith and how he handled customers ...

Religion notes: Jacksonville church gets new denomination, pastor

Florida Times-Union -
Christ Church of Peace in Jacksonville has a new denominational identity and a new pastor after recent congregational action. The congregation has joined Congregational Conference and this past Sunday it voted to call the Rev.

Festivals around the community

St. Augustine Record -
The Palencia Club will host the 4th Annual “Spring Break at Palencia” Street Festival beginning at 5 pm Friday. Palencia Village will be lined with vendor booths including flowers, plants, clothing, jewelry, art, farmers market and much more during the ...

Firefighters wrangle with Jacksonville over push for pension changes

Florida Times-Union -
By Timothy J. Gibbons The push for changes to Jacksonville's pension system for public safety employees has again become a major sticking point as the city and the firefighters union try to hash out a contract for the next three years.

Man steps in front of train, dies

St. Augustine Record -
By DARON DEAN, daron.dean@staugustine.com Law enforcement personnel congregate on County Road 210, at the intersection of US 1, after an FEC freight train hit and killed a pedestrian just south of their location on Friday afternoon, March 16, 2012.

Clinton to visit Amphitheatre Monday

St. Augustine Record -
By JENNIFER EDWARDS On Monday, Bill Clinton will become the first president to visit St. Augustine in more than half a century. Clinton will be at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre to give a talk about the goals of his foundation and other global issues, ...

Gail Compton: Maggie's Herbal Farm retreat

St. Augustine Record -
By Gail Compton March 9, a group of St. Augustine Wildflower Meadow volunteers took a trip to Maggie's Herbal Farm and enjoyed a quiet, peaceful, morning looking at herbs, butterflies, birds and talking plants with the farm's owner, Dora Baker.

Hail to the chief

St. Augustine Record -
By NICK MCGREGOR Pop quiz: Who was the last US president to visit St. Augustine? If you guessed Lyndon B. Johnson, you'd be partly right.

1929 Ford Tri-Motor takes First Coast fliers back in time

Florida Times-Union -
By Dan Scanlan “The Tin Goose” makes a stop at Herlong Recreational Airport on Jacksonville's Westside Thursday afternoon.

Garden Club of Jacksonville continues to bloom at age 90

Florida Times-Union -
The courtyard of the Garden Club of Jacksonville shows the refurbished fountain. The club is celebrating its 90th anniversary. By Sandy Strickland The Garden Club of Jacksonville is about much more than flowers.

Garden Help: Avocados might grow here, but there are a lot of 'buts'

Florida Times-Union -
Photos.com There are varieties of avocados that are cold hardy, but the bigger concern is the tree's high risk of infection to laurel wilt disease.

Art opening in Palatka

St. Augustine Record -
As part of the visiting artist series, Florida School of the Arts will present a gallery exhibition for Florida artist Janis Brothers opening with a reception at 7 pm Thursday in the Fine Arts Gallery located on St. Johns River State College's Palatka ...

Art association memorial rites set for Dick Zayac

St. Augustine Record -
The St. Augustine Art Association, 22 Marine St., will host a memorial gathering at 10:30 am Saturday to honor artist Dick Zayac, who died March 4 in Michigan.

Weathersbee: Willye Dennis took on dangerous duty

Florida Times-Union -
Perhaps that's because to become a librarian in Jacksonville in the 1950s, Dennis, who later became head of the Jacksonville branch of the NAACP, not only had to fight for a job, she had to fight for her dignity, too.

Fishin' Weather: Texan takes lead in Day 2 of St. Johns River Showdown

Palatka Daily News -
By Greg Walker After Thursday's first round of the BASS St. Johns River Showdown, a number of the Elite pros made the decision to abandon sight fishing for the most part and go to other methods.

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Sgt. Bales' past put under microcope

CBS News -
(CBS News) Thirty-eight-year-old Staff Sgt. Robert Bales arrived at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. late Friday night.

Convicted Nazi criminal John Demjanjuk dies at 91, German police say

Fox News -
BERLIN - John Demjanjuk, a retired US autoworker who was convicted of being a guard at the Nazis' Sobibor death camp despite steadfastly maintaining over three decades of legal battles that he had been mistaken for someone else, died Saturday, ...

Rutgers Case Jurors Say Digital Evidence Crucial

New York Times -
Dharun Ravi was not accused of causing the death of Tyler Clementi, his Rutgers University roommate who jumped off a bridge after Mr.

Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill Went Skinny Dipping in Miami...Yes, Together

E! Online -
While appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday, Channing Tatum confessed that while filming in Miami, he and his 21 Jump Street costar ditched their cop threads and went for a little dip in the ocean—in their birthday suits.

Gas prices up for 8th straight day

CNNMoney -
By CNNMoney staff @CNNMoney March 17, 2012: 10:30 AM ET The average price for a gallon of gas nationwide is $3.835, according to AAA.

Polling shows Romney, Santorum poised to split upcoming contests

Fox News -
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum could be poised to split the upcoming Republican primary contests, a scenario that would leave the tumultuous nomination battle no more decided heading into April.

Twin bombings in Damascus kill at least 27, almost 100 hurt |

Reuters -
By Dominic Evans and Crispian Balmer | BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two explosions struck the heart of Damascus on Saturday, killing at least 27 people in an attack on security installations that state television blamed on "terrorists" seeking to oust Syrian ...

Ireland leads the global St. Patrick's party

AFP -
DUBLIN - Parades and festivals were held throughout Ireland for Saint Patrick's Day on Saturday, while the global diaspora also joined in the party in honour of the Emerald Isle's patron saint.

Clooney's takes protest role

Sydney Morning Herald -
Actor and activist ... a member of the US Secret Service arrests George Clooney. Photo: AFP WASHINGTON: George Clooney was arrested outside the Sudanese embassy in the US capital while protesting against attacks by the African nation's government on ...

Former Libyan spy chief arrested in Mauritania

CNN International -
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Libya said Saturday it will seek extradition of its former spy chief who was arrested in Mauritania and is wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court.

Kony2012 criticism brought on campaigner's naked meltdown, his wife says

Globe and Mail -
The narrator and star of the viral video “Kony 2012” was taken by police to a medical facility on Thursday morning after he was allegedly seen partially clothed and behaving irrationally in a San Diego neighbourhood.

Family: Man didn't kill black teen in self-defense

Boston.com -
By Mike Schneider AP / March 17, 2012 SANFORD, Fla.—Calls made to police show that a black teenager was terrified as he tried to get away from the white neighborhood watch volunteer who shot him, and that the volunteer was not defending himself as he ...

Rick Santorum vows to end 'pandemic of pornography.' Could he prevail?

Christian Science Monitor -
GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum says he would order his attorney general to begin a war on pornography. There are plenty of obscenity battles Santorum could win, but the mission could ultimately be quixotic.

Wyoming tribe says first bald eagle kill permit is a victory for American ...

Washington Post -
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Members of a Wyoming American Indian tribe that recently received a federal permit allowing the killing of bald eagles for religious purposes say it's a victory for Indian sovereignty.

US stocks waver, then end the day mixed

BusinessWeek -
By CHRISTINA REXRODE The Dow Jones industrial average and the Nasdaq composite index both ended the day down. The Dow fell 20 points to 13233.

Under fire, Goldman finds friend in New York's mayor

Reuters -
By Paul Thomasch | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs (GS.N) has no shortage of friends in high places - including New York's City Hall.

Ahead of the Bell: US consumer prices

BusinessWeek -
Americans paid more for gas last month. But excluding a spike in pump prices, inflation was likely mild. Economists expect that the consumer price index rose 0.4 percent last month.

Obama: Oprah helped make me president

USA TODAY -
By David Jackson, USA TODAY Wrapping up a full day of campaign fundraisers, President Obama paid tribute Friday to one of his earliest and most prominent supporters: Oprah Winfrey.

In 1996, Romney helped scour New York City for runaway daughter of Bain ...

Washington Post -
BOSTON - In the summer of 1996, Mitt Romney received a frantic report from one of his fellow executives at Bain Capital. Robert Gay's 14-year-old daughter, Melissa, had gone missing after taking a train into New York City, Gay told Romney.

Heavy demand expected as iPad goes on sale Friday

BusinessWeek -
BY PETER SVENSSON The customary storefront crowds are expected to gather as Apple's latest iPad goes on sale Friday. Long lines are likely even though customers could have ordered the new tablet computer ahead of time for first-day home delivery.

New iPad: Was It Worth the Wait?

eWeek -
NEWS ANALYSIS: eWEEK Columnist Wayne Rash decided to brave the lines during the first morning of sales for the new iPad. Here's what he found.

Rosie O'Donnell's show cancelled

WSBT-TV -
By Robert Channick and Nina Metz Chicago Tribune reporters Rosie O'Donnell's talk show - produced at Oprah's old TV home, Chicago's Harpo Studios, for Winfrey's new TV home, the California-based OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network - has been canceled, ...

TV Review: 'Frozen Planet'

New York Daily News -
By David Hinckley / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS IF YOU THINK you would rather be exiled to Antarctica than be forced to watch a TV special about it, start rethinking.

Jennifer Lawrence: 'Hunger Games' important for 'our generation'

The Seattle Times -
An interview with "Hunger Games" stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth in advance of the late-night March 22 Seattle opening of the movie based on Suzanne Collins' best-selling book series.

Horse racing drama 'Luck' proved too real for HBO

The Associated Press -
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Horse racing has long withstood the deaths of its skittish, injury-prone thoroughbreds. Hollywood proved it lacks the stomach for it.

2012 NCAA Tournament: Round Two Recap Of Historic Upsets

SB Nation -
By Brad Wells - Editor For the first time in NCAA tournament history, two No. 15 seeds have made it past the first round. Mar 17, 2012 - The second round of the 2012 NCAA men's basketball tournament saw upsets flirt with fans in the form of No.

Reports: Peyton's Titans workout Sat.; verdict Mon. or Tues.

USA TODAY -
By Nate Davis, USA TODAY Next up, he'll work out for the Titans at 11:45 am ET on Saturday morning in Knoxville, per the team's flagship radio station.

Jeremy Lin, Amar'e Stoudemire reignite under Knicks interim coach Mike Woodson

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -
By Alex Raskin, NJ.com Knicks blogger Chris Trotman/Getty ImagesThe Knicks have rallied around interim coach Mike Woodson, who is now 2-0 since taking over for Mike D'Antoni.

Jeter sensed Pettitte had desire to pitch again

Atlanta Journal Constitution -
AP New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter swings a weighted bat by the batting cage before taking batting practice prior to the Yankees spring training baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin, Fla.

Duke's Ryan Kelly helpless in loss

Boston Herald -
By Andrew Carter / The Raleigh, NC News & Observer GREENSBORO, NC - Ryan Kelly walked past a table of food in the Duke locker room, reached for a plastic container filled with a salad and then pulled his hand back.

Neutrinos clocked at light-speed in new Icarus test

BBC News -
By Jason Palmer Science and technology reporter, BBC News An experiment to repeat a test of the speed of subatomic particles known as neutrinos has found that they do not travel faster than light.

Scientists discover secrets of Giant Squid; Navy could benefit?

The State Column -
A team of scientists working to decipher the secrets of the Giant Squid say they have finally discovered how the massive squid eyes evolved to see predators and prey alike.

Miss America Kirsten Haglund opens up about her battle with anorexia

CNN -
By Yasmin Khorram, CNN Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund reacts as she is named Miss America 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 26.

" Sexually thwarted flies turn to drink"

Bend Bulletin -
A male fruit fly drinks alcohol-laced food from a tube. Researchers say sexually deprived male fruit flies are driven to excessive alcohol consumption.