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Guest comment: Veterans give more than most people know; it’s time we gave back
A veteran is someone who, upon their enlistment or commission into the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, wrote a blank check to the United States, for up to and including their life, to support and defend the Constitution. That is an honor. Why? Because the most expensive thing everyone owns is freedom, and freedom isn’t free. We veterans are an extraordinarily rare 6% of the population who served for 100% of the population.
A suite of enhancer AAVs and transgenic mouse lines for genetic access to cortical cell types
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Keywords epigenetics transcriptomics enhancer cell type neocortex AAV transgenic recombinase mouse human Introduction To understand how the brain works, we need to establish the structure-function relationships between the units that comprise it and the outputs of its activity.1 One approach is to gain experimental access to each building block (e.g., a cell type) and manipulate it to observe effects on an animal’s physiology and behavior.2,3,4 Historically, the definition of building blocks...
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Meet Our Governance Board: Dewaynna Horn and the Importance of Assessment in Accreditation
As the Associate Dean for Accreditation in the College of Business at Texas Woman’s University, Dewaynna Horn advocates for seeing accreditation — and the assessment activities associated with it — as an opportunity for programs to continuously improve. “Faculty are sometimes not as engaged with assessment as accreditors would like,” she says. “But accreditation is really about continuous program improvements.
Stressors on Independent Auditors Will Have Ripple Effect on the Work of Governments and Nonprofits
By Pamela W. Baker, CPA, CGFM Public accounting firms have long been known for being “full service,” providing tax, advisory, and audit services to virtually every sector of our economy. This is changing. Public accounting firms increasingly are becoming more strategic in how they use their resources and the types of services they will provide and to whom.
Daily Legal News
Common Pleas Tort-motor vehicle Date Filed June 5, 2020 Case Number 933133 Amount $25,000.00 Case Type Tort-motor vehicle Judge Judge D. Ambrose Plaintiff Filed by. Pamela Baker 19580 Euclid Ave., Apt. 306 Euclid, OH 44117 Defendant Douglas Hunter 143 East 201st Street Euclid, OH 44123 About your information and the public record.
"Helms Alee": Learning To Sail At 62
It’s my turn at bow watch. I look to the sides, then straight ahead as the ship motors through water smooth as glass. The morning mist still hangs on the deeply forested islands surrounding us and the rising sun shimmers on the water like a million sparkling diamonds. A cool breeze blows gently through my hair, and I breathe deeply, filling my lungs with the clean air of the Salish Sea. Content, I’m mesmerized by the beauty of the San Juan Islands.
Rottnest Island - Western Australia’s holiday playground
Once a local getaway for Western Australians, Rottnest Island is fast becoming a popular destination for international travelers. Thrust into the spotlight, thanks to a few celebrity Instagram photos, the “quokka selfie” is drawing curious visitors. It started in December 2017 when tennis star Roger Federer took a selfie with a quokka. The photo went viral. Four months later, the actress Margot Robbie did the same thing. Now the quokka selfie phenomenon has reached new heights.
NH Court Upholds Beach Ban on Bare-Breasted Ladies
CONCORD, N.H. (CN) – Slamming a razor-thin vote that upheld a New Hampshire beach town’s ban on topless women, the dissenting justices accused the majority Friday of upending the safeguards of equal protection.
Voter Database Off the Table for New Hampshire Lawsuit
(Photo via New Hampshire Secretary of State) CONCORD, N.H. (CN) – New Hampshire’s voter database is off limits to Democrats challenging voter-identification requirements, the state’s highest ruled Thursday. Distinguishing the records here from less intrusive voter checklists, the 10-page ruling emphasizes that “the database contains substantially more personal information” about New Hampshire voters.
NH Secretary of State Gardner Re-Elected to 22nd Term
CONCORD, N.H. (CN) – A Democrat who has been the longest-serving secretary of state in the nation was re-elected to another term in New Hampshire on Wednesday after a close race that drew scrutiny on his voter-rights record. Elected to his 22nd term this afternoon in a 209-205 by lawmakers, William Gardner narrowly defeated former executive councilor Colin Van Ostern, a fellow Democratic who also ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2016.
Prep School Assault Conviction Affirmed in New Hampshire
CONCORD, N.H. (CN) – In a sexual-assault case that brought disgrace to an elite New Hampshire prep school, the state Supreme Court upheld the conviction Tuesday of an 18-year-old who lured a freshman to a campus boiler room as part of an annual hookup competition. The scandal erupted four years ago when the springtime tradition known as the “senior salute” began to dominate the halls of St. Paul’s, a coed boarding school in Concord.
Voter Registration Law Upheld in New Hampshire
CONCORD, N.H. (CN) – A controversial new voter registration law in New Hampshire will stay in place until after Election Day, the state’s highest court ruled on Friday.
NH Judge Pauses Stringent Voter-Registration Law
MANCHESTER, N.H. (CN) – Blocking New Hampshire’s voter-identification law with less than two weeks until midterm elections, a judge said Monday that an injunction is the only way to prevent the threat of disenfranchisement.
"Tribalism is ruining us" ~ Missoula Current
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Courthouse News) – Closely watched for his pivotal role in the battle over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Senator Jeff Flake rallied Monday night in New Hampshire for the return of civility and compromise in American politics.
A Senator Without a Party: Flake Touts Compromise in NH
MANCHESTER, N.H. (CN) – Closely watched for his pivotal role in the battle over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Senator Jeff Flake rallied Monday night in New Hampshire for the return of civility and compromise in American politics.
5 of Sonoma County's most exceptional wine tasting experiences - A Luxury Travel Blog
By Pamela Baker on Sep 24, 2018 in California, Food and Drink, North America, Regions, Travel Miscellany, USA According to the Wine Institute, in 1996 Americans drank 1.89 gallons of wine per capita. Twenty years later, this figure increased to 2.94 gallons. Now considered an important part of American culture, wine is so popular in the U.S.A. that there are 7,700 wineries spread across all fifty states. As wine drinking has become more popular, so has wine tasting.
NH High Court Deals Blow to Debtors' Prison Practices
CONCORD, N.H. (CN) – New Hampshire’s high court ruled Tuesday that the state must afford due process to indigent defendants before jailing them over their nonpayment of legal bills. The case stemmed from John Brawley’s repay the state Office of Cost Containment $450 after public defenders helped get him acquitted of two counts of simple assault.
NH Breaks Ground in Candidate Selection for November
CONCORD, N.H. (CN) – New Hampshire Democrats rejected more progressive candidates in their U.S. House and governor races on Tuesday, while picks for the state’s 1st Congressional District from both parties represent historic firsts. Executive Councilor Chris Pappas emerged victorious from a crowded field of 11 candidates in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District.
Courthouse News Voter Guide: New Hampshire Primary
CONCORD, N.H. (CN) – New Hampshire voters decide Tuesday who will face off in crucial races for governor as well as both of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. For the Democrats, former state Senator Molly Kelly and former Portsmouth Mayor Steve Marchand are vying for the chance to take on first-term Governor Chris Sununu in November. Kelly heads into the primary with the backing of party leaders, including Senator Jeanne Shaheen, while Marchand is running as the more progressive choice.
US Sues for Return of Giant Lighthouse Lens
FLINT, Mich. (CN) — The United States sued a Michigan museum for two giant, century-old lenses that “revolutionized lighthouse optics” in the 1800s, making light visible for more than 20 miles.The United States sued the Maritime Exchange Museum and its owner Steven J. Gronow on Sept. 6 in Flint Federal Court, demanding two Fresnel lenses.
For Trump, Border Wall Key to Curbing Heroin
BEDFORD, N.H. (CN) – Donald Trump offered up his solution to New Hampshire’s growing heroin epidemic at a rally on Thursday, calling it the “single biggest problem” facing the Granite State.Drug deaths in the state surpassed the number of traffic deaths in 2015, and analysis from the state medical examiner reveals this year’s death toll will be even higher.Trump briefly addressed the drug crisis to the hundreds gathered at NH Sportsplex in Bedford before reading his prepared remarks.“How does...
Kardashian Sues Over Claims She Faked Robbery
(CN) — Kim Kardashian West sued an online media outlet for libel after it allegedly claimed she faked her recent Paris robbery to bilk her insurance carrier for millions of dollars. The reality TV star was assaulted and robbed on Oct. 3 in Paris after armed robbers forced their way into the private residence she was staying at during fashion week.
Fatal Neglect Alleged at NH Home for Disabled
CONCORD, N.H. (CN) – Before a series of abuse reports caused it to shut its doors, a New Hampshire home for people with disabilities left a man to die naked in a pool of urine, his estate claims in court.
School Board Member Says Newspaper Defamed Him
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (CN) – A New Hampshire newspaper shamed a school board member with untrue claims that he brought a gun to a school, the man claims in court. Daniel Popovici-Muller, of Windham, says the accusations appeared in the “Thumbs Up? Thumbs Down?” column of the Pelham-Windham News, a free paper delivered biweekly to every home and business in his town and in Pelham.
Pipeline Loses Challenge to City Oil Ordinance
PORTLAND, Maine (CN) – A federal judge upheld a Maine city’s ban on the bulk loading of crude oil onto tankers in its harbor Friday, derailing a pipeline operator’s plan to reverse the flow of oil along its conduit. U.S. District Court Judge John Woodcock declared South Portland’s “clear skies” ordinance constitutional after a four-day bench trial. It’s the latest blow to Portland Pipe Line Corp.
Judge Strikes Down NH Signature-Mismatch Voting Law
CONCORD, N.H. (CN) – New Hampshire can’t enforce a law that allows poll workers to throw out absentee ballots over penmanship, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Calling the process “fundamentally flawed,” U.S. District Judge Landya McCafferty struck down the law that requires local election moderators to compare the signature on a voter’s absentee-ballot application to the signature on their ballot. If the moderator determines the signatures don’t look similar, the ballot is discarded.
Voter-Fraud Commission Found Nothing, Ex-Member Says
(CN) – After reviewing the records of President Donald Trump’s disbanded voter-fraud commission, Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said Friday that its only objective was to support the president’s unfounded statements that millions of illegal votes were cast during the 2016 elections.
NH Justices Give Green Light to Voting Residency Bill
CONCORD, N.H. (CN) – A divided New Hampshire Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for a controversial voter residency requirement to move forward, declaring the bill constitutional in an advisory opinion.
Top New Hampshire Court Reverses in Adult Adoption Case
CONCORD, N.H. (CN) – A New Hampshire woman seeking to be adopted as an adult by an unmarried man can still maintain a legal relationship with one of her birth parents, the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled. Reversing a decision by the Nashua Probate Division last week, the state’s highest court said that nowhere in New Hampshire adoption statute is it required that an adult adoptee terminate their legal relationship with both biological parents.
Maine Primary Augurs First Test of Ranked-Choice Voting
AUGUSTA, Maine (CN) – Maine voters will be the first in the nation to use a statewide ranked-choice voting system as the state holds its primary elections Tuesday, having overcome fierce opposition from Republican lawmakers.
Judge Hangs Poland Spring Class Action Out to Dry
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CN) – Consumers must amend a massive fraud class action that accuses Poland Spring of mislabeling its bottled water, a federal judge ruled. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer did not reach the merits of the claims that Poland Spring’s “100% natural spring water” is groundwater from artificial sites, finding instead Thursday that federal law pre-empts the allegations.
Mnuchin, Ivanka Trump Tout Tax Plan in New Hampshire
DERRY, N.H. (CN) – Joined by one of the president’s daughters, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin touted President Donald Trump’s new tax law Tuesday at a town hall-style discussion in New Hampshire. Taking presubmitted questions from the invitation-only crowd of 150 people, the Mnuchin and Ivanka Trump highlighted what the administration considers the benefits of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act. Former New Hampshire Governor John H.
Granite State Red Tape Scuttles $1.6B Northern Pass Project
CONCORD, N.H. (CN) – New Hampshire environmentalists claimed victory Wednesday after the state’s largest utility lost its conditional selection for a $1.6 billion Massachusetts hydropower project. Known as the Northern Pass, the Eversource project would have involved running a 192-mile transmission line through New Hampshire from Canada.
President Trump’s Opioid Plan Includes Death Penalty
MANCHESTER, N.H. (CN) – Calling for more toughness, President Donald Trump announced his long-awaited plan Monday to combat the opioid epidemic in a speech in New Hampshire, which includes seeking the death penalty for some traffickers. His wide-ranging proposal focuses on curbing the over-prescription of opioids, stopping the flow of drugs through border security, and a public relations campaign aimed at educating children.
Anonymity Granted to NH Winner of Powerball Jackpot
NASHUA, N.H. (CN) – The mystery winner of the $560 million Powerball jackpot can remain anonymous, a judge ruled Monday, saying the New Hampshire woman’s right to privacy outweighs public interests. Jane Doe, as the winner had identified herself in a Jan. 29 complaint, said she had been in a panic when the winning numbers were announced on Jan. 6. Following instructions from the New Hampshire Lottery Commission’s website, Doe signed the back of her ticket with her name, phone number and address.
Maine Court Urged to Institute Ranked-Choice Voting
AUGUSTA, Maine (CN) – Vying to implement ranked-choice voting by the June primaries, Maine political candidates have asked a court to institute the nation’s first electoral system where voters rank candidates by preference rather than casting a ballot for them. The Committee for Ranked Choice Voting and eight candidates filed the suit on Feb.
Maine’s LePage Fought on Wind-Turbine Moratorium
PORTLAND, Maine (CN) – A week after Maine Governor Paul LePage halted permits for new wind-turbine projects, environmentalists accused the Republican in court of pulling an end run on the Legislature. Represented by in-house counsel, the Boston-based Conservation Law Foundation brought its Jan. 30 complaint in Cumberland Superior Court. LePage complained about harm to Maine’s tourism industry in issuing the Jan.
‘A Huge Mistake’: NH Lotto Winner Sues for Anonymity
NASHUA, N.H. (CN) – A New Hampshire woman who hit this month’s $560 million Powerball jackpot asked a judge Monday to keep her identity secret. Represented by the law firm Shaheen & Gordon in Concord, the winner of the Jan. 6 lottery drawing says her privacy is at risk because of “a huge mistake.” Identifying herself only as Jane Doe, the winner says she wrote out her name on the back of the ticket she bought from Reed’s Ferry Market in a panic to secure it.
Judge Rejects Challenge to Maine City’s Crude-Oil Ban
PORTLAND, Maine (CN) – A federal judge on Friday largely dismissed a pipeline operator’s challenge to a small coastal city’s ban on the export of crude oil from its harbor. Portland Pipe Line Corp., a Canadian-owned subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corp. and Suncor Energy, sued the city of South Portland, Maine, in February 2015 after it passed its “clear skies” ordinance, which prohibits shipments of crude oil from the city’s waterfront.
Feds Seek Input on New Ocean Habitat Regulations
(CN) – The public comment period closes Tuesday for the federal government’s proposal to reopen some protected fish habitats off the coast of New England, including part of the historic fishing grounds of Georges Bank. The New England Fishery Management Council, which operates under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, is taking public comments through Tuesday night on its proposal to change how it manages ocean habitat.
Judge Tosses Suit Over Aaron Hernandez Prison Calls
BOSTON (CN) – The phone service company that recorded former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez’s hacked prison phone calls will not face privacy claims from his estate after a judge dismissed the case. Suffolk Superior Court Judge Helene Kazanjian agreed Monday with Texas-based Securus Technologies Inc. that inmates are “aware of the fact that all non-privileged calls are being recorded and stored” and they do not have a privacy interest in those calls.
Billboard-Defamation Verdict Sets Record in New Hampshire
CONCORD, N.H. (CN) – Three businessmen defamed for years with wild accusations on a mortgage company’s neon billboards won a record-breaking $274.5 million verdict from a New Hampshire jury. The jury returned its verdict Friday after a three-day trial, finding former New Hampshire gubernatorial candidate Michael Gill liable for nearly $275 million related to a three-year campaign he waged against the CEO of a local auto dealer, a banker and a real estate developer. Steven M.
Thousands of Cases Tainted in New Massachusetts Drug Lab Scandal
Thousands of Cases Tainted in New Massachusetts Drug Lab Scandal More than 20,000 drug cases were dismissed after an earlier state drug lab scandal. Now we're likely to see thousands more thrown out. BOSTON (CN) – On the heels of a sweeping order that dismissed 20,000 Massachusetts drug convictions tainted by evidence tampering, the state’s highest court now faces a call to do the same for thousands more cases handled by another disgraced chemist.
ACLU Calls Thousands of Massachusetts Drug Cases Tainted
BOSTON (CN) – On the heels of a sweeping order that dismissed 20,000 Massachusetts drug convictions tainted by evidence tampering, the state’s highest court now faces a call to do the same for thousands more cases handled by another disgraced chemist. “The Amherst drug lab crisis represents a complete collapse of the criminal justice system,” the Sept. 20 petition filed by attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union states.
Trump's Voter-Fraud Commission Faces Rebuke in New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, N.H. (CN) – Unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud met with quick reproach Tuesday at a much-anticipated meeting of an advisory committee convened by the White House. “Making this equation that somehow people not updating their driver’s license is an indicator of voter fraud would be almost as absurd as saying that if you have cash in your wallet, that that’s proof that you robbed a bank,” Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said to applause.
Trouble Brews in New Hampshire for Voter-Fraud Showdown
MANCHESTER, N.H. (CN) – Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach set the stage for a much-anticipated meeting of the voting commission he leads by lobbing unsubstantiated fraud claims at New Hampshire, where lawmakers will gather Tuesday. “It has long been reported, anecdotally, that out-of-staters take advantage of New Hampshire’s same-day registration and head to the Granite State to cast fraudulent votes,” Kobach wrote in a recent column for Breitbart.
New Hampshire Voter-Suppression Law Drives Suit
NASHUA, N.H. (CN) – Filing suit Wednesday over the first voter-suppression law in New Hampshire, state Democrats say the legislation is ham-fisted response to President Donald Trump’s loss there last year. Signed into law last month by Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, Senate Bill 3 tightens the state’s definition of domicile for voting purposes by requiring those who register to vote near the date of the election to provide paperwork proving that they intend to live where they register.
Firm Pushing for New York Pipeline Loses at 2nd Circuit
MANHATTAN (CN) – Upholding the denial of a permit that would make New York home to a 125-mile natural-gas pipeline, the Second Circuit found Friday that the state is entitled to conduct its own environmental-impact review. The Constitutional Pipeline Company petitioned the federal appeals court for review last year after the New York State Department of Environmental Conversation declined to certify that a federally approved, 30-inch pipeline would comply with state water-quality standards.
Neighbors Say Lewandowski Menaced Them With Bat
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (CN) – A couple engaged in a property dispute with former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski claim in court that their neighbor’s bullying tactics include menacing them with a baseball bat. The allegations appear in new counterclaims filed by Glenn and Irene Schwartz, residents of Windham, New Hampshire, where Lewandowski also lives with his family.
New Hampshire Reaches Deal with ACLU on Voter Data
NASHUA, N.H. (CN) – New Hampshire’s secretary of state will send voter data to President Donald Trump’s election-integrity commission but the information will not be made public in a digital file, after the state reached a resolution with the local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.
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