| Gov. Mark Sanford's 2008 State of the State address
His work creates opportunities for the people who work there, and these businesses and individuals pay the taxes that make government services possible in the first place. Finally, I'd recognize my Cabinet for their hard work in administering their respective fields of government. We've had some changes in the guard since last year, so I specifically want to recognize Colonel Emma Forkner at the Department of Health and Human Services, Scott Richardson at the Department of Insurance, Buck Limehouse at the Department of Transportation, Kathleen Hayes at the Department of Social Services and Reggie Lloyd who we just nominated at the State Law Enforcement Division. Last year, in my second Inaugural Address, I said that I believed that the "keys to change were in our collective hands." I still believe that, but for keys to have value they must be used.
Serbia and Russia reject Albanian rule in Kosovo
Tensions have risen in Kosovo's first full week as a separate state as Serbs vent their anger and determination to reverse the move. In the Serb stronghold of north Mitrovica, over 1,000 people demonstrated for a seventh day, burning not only an EU flag but also a picture of Tadic. Eighteen Kosovo police officers were injured when dozens of Serb war veterans lobbed stones and bottles during a protest at a border crossing into northeastern Kosovo. Police used teargas to disperse the demonstrators. U.N. governor Joachim Ruecker urged Serbia to confirm its respect for the U.N. mandate, following Belgrade's endorsement of mob attacks on U.N.-run border posts and disruption of police and justice in the Serb-dominated north. Ruecker said he reminded visiting Serb Minister for Kosovo Slobodan Samardzic that Resolution 1244 puts the United Nations and the KFOR peacekeeping force KFOR "in charge of the whole territory of Kosovo." "I made it very clear to him that the condoning of violence, direct or indirect support for violence, is totally unacceptable," Ruecker said, referring to a remark by Samardzic saying that attacks on border posts were "legitimate." Samardzic said Serbia would do all it could to maintain peace and order "in the areas that it controls, where Serbs live." Serbia would also provide jobs, schooling and infrastructure in Serb areas of Kosovo.
VU professor has been trailblazer for women in law profession
I still have a box of her briefs down there," said the lawyer with a whiff of amusement. At 59, Levinson, a Gary-bred civil rights counsel, has lived an intriguing life. "I've had a very exciting career; I've been really fortunate," said Levinson, who was VU's first female law professor. She clarified her standing as a pioneering woman of law. "I was the first one in the 20th century," she explained. "They actually had a woman in the 19th century who taught a course in elocution at the law school." Nevertheless, Levinson has blazed her own distinctive trail when it comes to strides for women in the legal profession. She's lectured nationally on the subject of sexual harassment and argued civil rights cases before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. Her regional impact was recognized late last year when she received the Athena Award at the annual Merrillville Town Ball.
JOHN L. SMITH: Fattest City? Biased magazine didn't even count video ...
How dare Men's Fitness magazine dub Las Vegas America's Fattest City. I'm so angry I nearly spilled my gravy shake. Clearly the magazine doesn't understand that physical fitness has a whole other meaning here. The Las Vegas lifestyle is not conducive to traditional calisthenics. People have been known to spill a lot of beer doing jumping jacks. Around here, we improvise. Did the magazine, for example, take into account that a majority of Las Vegans never sleep, which means they live twice as hard as residents of other cities and, therefore, are double the girth? In Las Vegas, a large segment of the male population long ago gave up on "six-pack abs" and moved on to the more challenging "24-pack abs." It takes great dedication to reach such widths.
He did laps at 110 km/h to prove turban held tight
BRAMPTON, Ont. A devout Sikh all his life, Baljinder Badesha never imagined that his religious devotion would compel him to race a motorcycle around an Ontario speedway to test whether turbans unravel at high speeds. The bizarre image of Mr. Badesha's experiment last year - conducted under the auspices of the Ontario Human Rights Commission - was evoked during a constitutional challenge to a law that forces motorcycle riders to wear a helmet. .
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