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	Charleston.net News Commercial Real Estate Residential Real Estate Subscribe to the Post & Courier Place a Classified Ad	Cutbacks endanger public, officials say
			The state is endangering the public and adding to the burden of local police by slashing nearly $3.5 million from the agency that tracks thousands of criminals free on probation and parole, law enforcement leaders said Monday.
Enjoy a every Sunday Only In The Post & Courier find locations		S.C. population growth in top 10 South Carolina was among the 10 fastest-growing states in the nation from 2007 to 2008, with most of the population increase resulting from people moving here from other states, the Census Bureau reported Monday. Cutbacks endanger public, officials say The state is endangering the public and adding to the burden of local police by slashing nearly $3.5 million from the agency that tracks thousands of criminals free on probation and parole, law enforcement leaders said Monday. 16-year-old runaway needs reassurance during holidays Sixteen-year-old Mira is living in an emergency shelter. She ran away from home after years of neglect and a history of attempted suicides. On the streets, Mira learned to take care of herself. 3 on council decline raise SUMMERVILLE â€" Dorchester County Council salaries are scheduled to jump 33 percent next month, but three councilmen say they won't take the $5,000 increase.
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	Charleston.net News Commercial Real Estate Residential Real Estate Subscribe to the Post & Courier Place a Classified Ad	All hands work to keep Maersk
			In a rare move, union leaders and State Ports Authority officials came together Monday afternoon with state legislators and Maersk Line executives in an effort to salvage the company's business in the Port of Charleston.
		Bank raises $14.5M in deal with Treasury A second local bank owner has received a fresh infusion of capital by selling stock to the federal government. Gas prices at lowest level since February 2004 With gasoline prices at the lowest level in almost five years, Jim Lindley of West Ashley can now afford to travel more often to visit his family in Pickens County. "It's nice," the Medical University of South Carolina worker said. "I get to spend more on gifts, too." Wealthy people cutting back, searching for bargains NEW YORK â€" The rich are tightening their belts, too. Even if it's still a Gucci. Faced with the sharpest decline in net worth in nearly 50 years, wealthy Americans are re-evaluating their priorities and slashing their spending at a rate unseen in decades â€" a move that could have dire consequences for the economy, luxury stores and high-end brands. Customers demand discounts NEW YORK â€" If you're looking for an extra bargain before the holidays, you may only have to ask. With holiday sales shaping up to be the lowest in years, possibly the worst since the industry began annual comparisons in 1969, retailers say they're taking consumers' demands for good deals seriously. Some are extending return policies, while others are matching competitors' prices. Many are volunteering on-the-spot discounts and even letting customers haggle prices well down from what's marked in a desperate bid to make the cash register ring.
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	Charleston.net News Commercial Real Estate Residential Real Estate Subscribe to the Post & Courier Place a Classified Ad	Carpenter lifts Beaufort to Porter-Gaud title
			Beaufort guard Kentura Carpenter was big time in prime time of the Porter-Gaud Holiday Classic. Carpenter scored 12 of her game-high 16 points in the final eight minutes Monday night to lead the Lady Eagles to a 42-37 victory over Northwood Academy in the championship game at the Wendell Center.
		Charleston survives for ninth straight ROCK HILL â€" It seemed the College of Charleston's defensive strategy against Winthrop Monday night was to wait for the Eagles' Charles Corbin to miss. Middleton powers Cyclones to victory The Porter-Gaud Holiday Classic included some players on high school basketball's A-list. Several playoff-bound teams are limping toward the regular season finish line The Arizona Cardinals have lost four of their last five games, allowing 37, 48, 35 and 47 points. Their only win during that period was over St. Louis, a 2-13 team. And if they don't beat 4-11 Seattle at home on Sunday, they will finish 8-8. Gamecocks lose strength coach Smith to Tennessee COLUMBIA â€" South Carolina officially confirmed Monday that strength coach Mark Smith will leave to take the same position at Tennessee.
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140a 12/23 Update: Spacewalk ends

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CBS NEWS Coverage of Breaking Space News
Posted: 01:40 AM, 12/23/08

By William Harwood
CBS News Space Consultant

Changes and additions:

12/22/08 (07:55 PM): Spacewalk begins
12/23/08 (01:00 AM): Spacewalkers install probe, one of two experiment packages
12/23/08 (01:40 AM): Spaewalk ends

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01:00 AM, 12/23/08, Update: Spacewalkers install probe, one of two experiment packages (UPDATED at 1:40 a.m. with end of spacwalk)

Expedition 18 commander Mike Fincke and flight engineer Yury Lonchakov, carrying out a five-hour 38-minute spacewalk, successfully installed an electrical probe on the Russian Pirs airlock module, retrieved a space exposure experiment and mounted instrumentation on the Zvezda command module that will monitor disturbances in the ionosphere.

But the spacewalkers ran into problems getting a second experiment package, designed to expose biological samples to the space environment, properly plugged into the station's power and data system. After extensive troubleshooting, Russian flight controllers ordered Fincke and Lonchakov to disconnect the EXPOSE-R experiment and return it to the airlock, foregoing a few minor maintenance chores.

"It's a pity we had to bring EXPOSE-R back in," someone said.

"Well, there's nothing we can do now."

The hatch to the Pirs module was closed at 1:29 a.m., officially ending a tedious five-hour 38-minute spacewalk. This was the 119th spacewalk devoted to station assembly and maintenance since construction began in 1998, the 19th this year, the fifth for Fincke and the first for Lonchakov. Station EVA time now stands at 751 hours and seven minutes.

"It's a pity we did not manage to complete the timeline in full," one of the spacewalkers lamented. "The problem was with those connectors. I don't believe we made any mistakes because we did it, both of us tried demating and remating those connectors. We double checked and triple checked everything.

"Yes, we understand," a flight controller replied.

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Quick-Launch Web Links:

CBS News STS-119 Status Reports:
http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/current.html

CBS News STS-119 Quick-Look Page:
http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/currentglance.html

NASA ISS Expeditions Page:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/index.html

NASA Shuttle Web: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/index.html
NASA Station Web: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/index.html
Spaceflight Now: http://spaceflightnow.com/index.html
GoogleSatTrack: http://www.lizard-tail.com/isana/tracking/

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1a 12/23 Update: Spacewalkers wrap up tedious EVA; one experiment returned to airlock

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CBS NEWS Coverage of Breaking Space News
Posted: 01:00 AM, 12/23/08

By William Harwood
CBS News Space Consultant

Changes and additions:

12/22/08 (10:45 AM): Station astronauts gear up for spacewalk
12/22/08 (07:55 PM): Spacewalk begins
12/23/08 (01:00 AM): Spacewalkers install probe, one of two experiment packages

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01:00 AM, 12/23/08, Update: Spacewalkers install probe, one of two experiment packages

Five hours into a planned six-hour 10-minute spacewalk, Expedition 18 commander Mike Fincke and flight engineer Yury Lonchakov have successfully installed an electrical probe on the Russian Pirs airlock module, retrieved a space exposure experiment and mounted instrumentation on the Zvezda command module that will monitor disturbances in the ionosphere.

But the spacewalkers ran into problems getting a second experiment package, designed to expose biological samples to the space environment, properly plugged into the station's power and data system. After extensive troubleshooting, Russian flight controllers ordered Fincke and Lonchakov to disconnect the EXPOSE-R experiment and return it to the airlock, foregoing a few minor maintenance chores.

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Quick-Launch Web Links:

CBS News STS-119 Status Reports:
http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/current.html

CBS News STS-119 Quick-Look Page:
http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/currentglance.html

NASA ISS Expeditions Page:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/index.html

NASA Shuttle Web: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/index.html
NASA Station Web: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/index.html
Spaceflight Now: http://spaceflightnow.com/index.html
GoogleSatTrack: http://www.lizard-tail.com/isana/tracking/

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One of Your Most Impactful '08 Fair Trade Actions + See Teens FT Caroling on TV!

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Dear friends: Last year, when I visited the La Pita Fair Trade coffee cooperative in Nicaragua as part of a Reality Tour, I asked how the Global Exchange community of staff, activists, educators, and listserv participants could help.  Pedro Torrez, Secretary of the cooperative replied, "To be certified Fair Trade was a great joy for us.  Fair Trade has enabled this cooperative to survive.  You ask how you can help.  You are helping.  You are spreading awareness of our situation and our poverty." Pedro's message of gratitude and encouragement to keep up the good work we are doing together was a thank you directed to each of you who read this listserv and advocate on behalf of Fair Trade. And that is exactly what we have done over the past year.  Together we: Educated nearly a quarter million households with Reverse Trick or Treating and thousands of children with our Fair Trade curriculum; Launched two wildly successful new programs:  Fair Trade Holiday Caroling* and We Want More from Our S'mores; and Kept critical pressure on the cocoa industry to end child slavery and abusive child labor in cocoa. And those are just a few examples.  We have big plans to do even more exciting projects next year to build a national, vibrant movement for Fair Trade. As you consider your end-of-year charitable contributions, please consider supporting farmers like Pedro Torrez, by supporting Global Exchange's work to grow the market for Fair Trade certified products.  It could be one of your most important actions of 2008 to promote Fair Trade and end child labor in cocoa.  Every donation is tax deductible. If each member of the Global Exchange Fair Trade community contributes, you will play a central role in keeping the campaign alive.   Your contributions are critical to our efforts to support Fair Trade farmers while maintaining our vigil against abusive child labor in the cocoa industry.  Please help us reach our goal of raising $5,000 in end-of-year contributions.  Every little bit helps, even if you can only make a small contribution. For larger contributions, we will also send you a small token of our appreciation.  With a $100 gift, we will send you a delicious Fair Trade chocolate bar.  With a $500 gift, we will send you a copy of Putumayo's Music from the Chocolate Lands CD.  (This is my personal favorite CD... and not just because it's chocolate-related... the music is fabulous!). With a $1,000 gift, we will send you both the CD and a Fair Trade chocolate bar.* Please contribute at:  https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?id=2192 If you contribute through our online system and wish to receive your gift premium, please also send an email to fairtrade@globalexchange.org with "End of Year Donation" in the subject line to let us know that you have made a contribution online.  That way, it can be credited to the Fair Trade Campaign account and we can send your CD and/or chocolate bar.  In your email, please include the name you used when you made your online contribution, the date you contributed, and the amount. Alternatively, checks can be mailed to: Attention Fair Trade Campaign Global Exchange 2017 Mission Street, 2nd floor San Francisco, CA  94110 Please write "Fair Trade Campaign" in the memo line and write "Attention Fair Trade Campaign" on the envelope. Sincere thanks and warm wishes for a joyous holiday season and Happy New Year, Adrienne Fitch-Frankel Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign Director *PS:  Watch one example of the Fair Trade campaign's initiatives: Fair Trade Holiday Caroling... in this case, the fabulous Montclair High School Fair Trade Club caroling in their New Jersey Fair Trade Town!  This report on Channel 1, which aired December 18 to six million teens in homerooms nationwide.  Viewable only for a week at:  www.channelone.com/onair (Click on Videos>Channel 1 News>image that says "December 18" when you mouse over.)  To participate in the fun yourself, visit www.globalexchange.org/cocoa *Please note that, if you receive a gift premium, the tax deduction for which you are eligible is reduced by the value of the gift, as consistent with tax law.	Global Exchange is an international human rights group that relies on its members - tens of thousands of people like you - to work with us to create social, political and environmental justice. Please become a Global Exchange member today. Your tax-deductible donation helps keep our programs running.
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