Friday, March 30, 2012
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.
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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.
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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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."
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57407093/mega-millions-jackpot-swells-to-$640-million/
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
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
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Chicago cop tells reporters: ‘Your First Amendment right can be terminated’
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 101. Purpose. This order delegates authorities and addresses national defense resource policies and programs under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (the "Act").
Sec. 102. Policy. 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. 103. General 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. 104. Implementation. (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 ALLOCATIONSSec. 201. Priorities 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. 202. Determinations. 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. 203. Maximizing 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. 204. Chemical 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. 301. Loan 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. 302. Loans. 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. 303. Additional 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. 304. Subsidy 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. 305. Determinations 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. 306. Strategic 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. 307. Substitutes. 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. 308. Government-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. 309. Defense 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. 310. Critical 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. 311. Strengthening 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. 312. Modernization 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. 401. Delegations. 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. 402. Advisory 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. 403. Regulations. 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. 501. National 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. 502. Consultants. 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. 601. Secretary 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. 701. The 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. 702. Offsets. 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. 801. Definitions. 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. 802. General. (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. 803. Authority. (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. 804. General 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
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.
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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.
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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.
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Florida Times-Union -
By Dan Scanlan “The Tin Goose” makes a stop at Herlong Recreational Airport on Jacksonville's Westside Thursday afternoon.
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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.
news you can use
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CBS News -
(CBS
News) Thirty-eight-year-old Staff Sgt. Robert Bales arrived at the
military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. late Friday night.
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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, ...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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.
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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.
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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 ...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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, ...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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CNN -
By
Yasmin Khorram, CNN Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund reacts as she is
named Miss America 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 26.
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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.
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