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Google Chooses Kansas City, KS for Ultra High-Speed Broadband Network

s ultra high-speed broadband network.

The search giant announced Wednesday that it will build the network, which is intended to provide speeds up to 1 gigabit per second, in Kansas City, Kansas.

"We've signed a development agreement with the city, and we'll be working closely with local organizations, businesses and universities to bring a next-generation web experience to the community," Milo Medin, vice president of access services at Google, wrote in a .

Googlein February 2010, and has beenever since. Medin said the response was "overwhelming - nearly 1,100 cities felt the need for speed." Topeka, Kansas even temporarily renamed itself Google, Kansas in an effort to attract Google's support.

In selecting Kansas City, Google said it was looking for "a location where we could build efficiently, make an impact on the community and develop relationships with local government and community organizations," Medin said. The company pledged to work with local organizations like the Kauffman Foundation, KCNext, and the University of Kansas Medical Center to develop "the gigabit applications of the future."

After obtaining approval from the city's board of commissioners, Google said it plans to offer service in the area sometime next year. "We'll also be looking closely at ways to bring ultra high-speed Internet to other cities across the country," Medin wrote.

Google will be at Wyandotte High School in Kansas City with Mayor Reardon today for a launch event that will be broadcast on theat 1pm Eastern.

In October,an ultra-high speed broadband network for a residential subdivision at Stanford University, though that will be separate from the community fiber effort.

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Toronto Cosmetic Dentist Treats Craniofacial Disorders Holistically to Manage Patients’ Pain

15% of North American population may suffer from Temporomandibular disorder, commonly called TMJ. Dr. Susie Ang, a , is one of a select few with training in craniofacial dentistry. When treating TMJ and other common craniofacial disorders, she says dental practitioners must take a holistic approach to treatment to decrease overall pain.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Vocus/PRWEB) March 29, 2011

The most recent research from the American and Canadian Academy of Craniofacial Pain shows 5 – 15% of the North American population suffers from pain associated with Temporomandibular disorder, more commonly referred to as TMJ. At herpractice, Susie Ang, DDS says dental practitioners must treat TMJ and other common craniofacial disorders holistically to help patients truly manage pain.

Dr. Ang says cosmetic dentistry procedures such asand porcelain veneers in conjunction with TMJ treatment can eliminate pain and create a gorgeous smile. She says medical research has confirmed craniofacial disorders occur through readaptation and neurological signaling errors related to common misalignment issues that lead to TMJ. adding that because of her interest in craniofacial dentistry, she is able to treat her patients from a unique, and more informed perspective than traditional dentists. Once her patients’ pain is under control, Dr. Ang says she promotes a preventative approach to dental health to avoid future concerns and maintain long-lasting function and comfort, while creating positive patient experiences.    

About Dr. Ang

Susie Ang, DDS earned her dental degree from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry. She then completed post-graduate work in Esthetic Dentistry at SUNY Buffalo, along with a number of continuing education courses focused on holistic cosmetic dentistry, including smile makeovers withand porcelain veneers. Dr. Ang is a member of the American Academy of General Dentistry, the Toronto Crown and Bridge Study Club, the Toronto Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, and the American Academy of Dento-Facial Esthetics. She also maintains a long-standing relationship with the Pankey Institute, an educational center devoted to achieving excellence in cosmetic and restorative dentistry.

The Art of Smile Making, Dr. Susie Ang’s cosmetic dentistry practice, is located at , and can be reached at (866) 601-4439, or found online at .

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Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics: Supreme Court to decide on workplace retaliation against verbal complaints

In , the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether employees making verbal complaints are protected under a federal labor law barring retaliation against workers who complain of workplace statutory violations.

What led to this lawsuit?

Employees at St. Gobain Performance Plastics were required to wear company-issued protective clothing. The company required hourly laborers to put on the clothing before punching the time clock and to remove it afterward. As a result, employees worked from 20 minutes to 2.5 hours per week without pay to comply with the company's dress requirements.

Kevin Kasten followed a company-mandated internal complaint resolution procedure, verbally telling his supervisors as he worked his way up the chain of command that he believed the practice was illegal. After he made his complaints, he was subject to a spate of disciplinary reprimands. Kasten was suspended for alleged disciplinary infractions. During his suspension, the company fired him after learning that he was discussing possible class-action litigation.

How did the case come before the Supreme Court?

Kasten filed a lawsuit in district court, claiming that he was fired in retaliation for his time clock complaints and threats of legal action. The company moved for summary judgment arguing that oral complaints could not be "filed" as required to trigger protection from a federal statute. The district court agreed with the employer, and Kasten appealed to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeals court affirmed the judgment of the district court. In doing so, it rejected the position of the U.S. Department of Labor, which had filed a friend of court brief supporting Kasten. Kasten applied for a rehearing, and the circuit court denied the motion. Then Kasten appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

What is the issue before the court?

The court will decide whether the Fair Labor Standards Act provision protecting an employee who "files" a complaint of unfair labor practices from retaliation covers verbal as well as written complaints. The court will decide whether filing a complaint required putting the complaint in writing; if not, the court must determine how formal a process is required for a verbal complaint to be covered by the statute.

The court will also decide whether the FLSA stipulation requiring complaint refers only to complaints made to the government or also covers complaints made to management.

Why does this case matter?

During oral argument on Oct. 13, the justices expressed concern with the concept of oral complaints being adequate to trigger the anti-retaliation protections of the FLSA. The court seemed concerned about whether an employee's verbal report would necessarily be interpreted as a complaint by management, and if so, under what circumstances.

This case is also important because it will resolve discrepant opinions by various circuit courts as to whether an oral complaint can be considered "filed."

Argentina, US tangle over military material

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina is accusing the U.S. military of trying to sneak guns and spy equipment into the country under the guise of providing a routine police training course — a charge disputed Monday by U.S. officials.

Argentine authorities say they seized nearly 1,000 cubic feet of undeclared equipment, describing it as machine guns and ammunition, drugs and spy equipment. It was on a U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo plane that landed Thursday with material for a training course that a U.S. Special Forces team had been invited to provide to Argentina's federal police.

"Argentine law must be complied with by all, without exception," Foreign Minister Hector Timerman told Arturo Valenzuela, the assistant U.S. secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, when Valenzuela called him to complain about how authorities handled the cargo, the ministry said.

Timerman also said Argentina would file an official protest in Washington and ask for a shared investigation into why the U.S. Air Force would try to violate Argentine law, the ministry said.

The seized material includes equipment "for intercepting communications, various sophisticated and powerful GPS devices, technological elements containing codes labeled secret, and a trunk full of expired medicine," the ministry said.

An Argentine federal judge is demanding a full accounting from the foreign ministry, and some lawmakers vowed to hold investigative hearings.

State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said he could not confirm if a protest had been filed, but he called on Argentina to return the U.S. equipment.

"We are puzzled and disturbed by the actions of Argentine officials," he told reporters in Washington.

Crowley called the search of the plane "unusual and unannounced" and said minor discrepancies in the manifest "were the kind of thing that could have been cleared up on the ground by customs officials."

The plane arrived at a sensitive time for Argentine-U.S. relations. Since the White House announced that President Barack Obama would visit Chile and Brazil but skip Argentina in his first trip to South America, Timerman has complained about U.S. military policies — in particular, training that the U.S. provides to Latin American police and military at the International Law Enforcement Academy in El Salvador.

The academy replaced the U.S. military's School of the Americas, where critics contend many Latin American military figures learned torture techniques that served the region's dictatorships in decades past. Human rights is a main thrust of the academy's curriculum, but Timerman has focused on the darker history.

A U.S. State Department official with knowledge of the events told The Associated Press that all the key material in the shipment was properly declared and authorized by Argentina, describing the undeclared equipment as a minor problem with the plane's manifest that could have been resolved privately.

For example, the official said, each machine gun and related equipment was declared. But extra gun barrels brought to replace barrels that overheat during live-fire exercises were seized because they lacked matching serial numbers, the official said.

The official agreed to discuss the matter only if not quoted by name because of the sensitivity of continuing talks over the issue.

Also seized was a U.S. medic's kit, brought along in case anyone got injured. While the kit was declared, all the drugs inside weren't individually listed, the official said.

The purported spy equipment is simply satellite phones, which the nine-member Special Forces training team carries with them in the field in case they must communicate through secure channels to their U.S. commanders, the official said. Only one of the three phones listed in the manifest was declared, and the inventory didn't specify all the related computer equipment or classified codes used to make the calls. All were seized, the official said.

"This elite team from the U.S. is on active duty. They're on call. They absolutely had to have it because at any moment if there was a hostage crisis that broke out in the world, they would have to leave and use it to communicate," the official said.

Stretchers, bandages and military rations make up most of the rest of the undeclared equipment. Argentine officials told the Americans during planning for the training course not to worry about declaring such material, the official said.

The course was canceled and the C-17 flew home with the Special Forces team, the official said.

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Associated Press writer Matthew Lee in Washington contributed to this report.

Murray into semis; Clijsters to meet Zvonareva

MELBOURNE, Australia – Andy Murray had a struggle on his hands, constantly trying to find his rhythm against Alexandr Dolgopolov before advancing 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3 to the Australian Open semifinals and a possible showdown with Rafael Nadal.

Dolgopolov had already beaten 2008 runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and French Open finalist Robin Soderling and has the kind of unorthodox game that can unsettle higher-ranked players.

Apart from the second set, when 2010 finalist Murray didn't lose a point on serve until he had triple set point, momentum swung frequently.

Fifth-ranked Murray will await the winner of Wednesday's later all-Spanish quarterfinal between Nadal and No. 7 David Ferrer. Murray was the only man to beat Nadal in a major last year — here in the quarterfinals. Nadal went on to win the French, Wimbledon and U.S. Open titles and is aiming to be the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four majors at once.

U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters is the growing favorite in the women's draw. She advanced to a semifinal against No. 2 Vera Zvonareva, whom she beat in the last U.S. Open final.

Murray had some challenges in overcoming his 22-year-old Ukrainian rival, who grew up playing with tour professionals because his father was a coach. He seems to have cherry picked a shot or technique from every one of them and bundled it all together.

"It was very tough. Every point is different. He hits the ball different from everyone else — it's tough to explain," Murray said. "It was a very tough match and tough to get my rhythm.

"I'm going to need a little bit more in the next match.

Dolgopolov was able to mix up his slice and spin with deep flat shots, sometimes at the net, sometimes at the baseline, and rarely giving Murray a look at the same ball twice in a row.

Dolgopolov had 77 unforced errors, mainly because he was trying to push Murray to the extremes. In the first set, it took Murray move than 10 minutes and four set points to finally win the 12th game.

He got the better of Murray in a 36-ball rally in the third set, saving three breakpoints and then going on to force a tiebreaker.

Dolgopolov's coach, Jack Reader, left the court after the third set and returned asking "What's going on?" when Murray had opened up a 3-0 lead in the fourth. From then, although he dropped a serve, Murray was able to remain consistent enough to win it.

Clijsters had some nervous moments in her 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over No. 12 Agnieszka Radwanska, but really only when some air force planes flew in formation overhead as part of celebrations for the national holiday.

Cannons went off earlier when Zvonareva started the Australia Day proceedings at Rod Laver Arena with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Petra Kvitova.

Clijsters is the only Grand Slam winner into the women's semis, although she's still seeking her first major title outside of America. No. 1-ranked Caroline Wozniacki and China's Li Na meet in the other half of the draw.

"I hope the experience can help me a little bit," Clijsters said. "But there are some tough players out there, we have Nos. 1, 2, 3 still in and Li Na has been playing really well. So it is going to be really tough.

"I lost to Vera at Wimbledon last year, I beat her in finals of U.S. Open."

Zvonareva has lost the last two Grand Slam finals, to Clijsters in New York and Serena Williams at Wimbledon.

Clijsters was up a set and a break before Radwanska rallied, winning three straight games to lead 5-4 with a chance to serve for the second set.

With six Royal Australian Air Force "Roulettes" flying overhead, Clijsters converted her fourth break-point chance to tie it at 5 and the set went to a tiebreaker.

"I think the planes kind of took me up higher!" joked Clijsters, long a crowd favorite in Australia, where she's still called "Aussie Kim." She also was engaged for a time to former No. 1-ranked Lleyton Hewitt.

"Happy Australia Day everybody," she said in a salute to her supporters.

Zvonareva wore a black ribbon on her hat in honor of the 35 victims of the suicide bombing at a Moscow airport this week. Her quarterfinal also featured a couple distractions.

Zvonareva and Kvitova were surprised when cannons went off in a nearby park. And Zvonareva asked that the match be stopped for a few minutes while a woman in her sight line was given medical attention in the stands, but chair umpire Mariana Alves told them to continue.

"I didn't know they were going to start this noise during our match, it was a difficult moment," said Zvonareva, who led the final set 3-0 before the disruptions but saw Kvitova level it at 4-4. "You're here to play tennis ... I was trying to keep my concentration."

On Tuesday night, defending champion Roger Federer set up a semifinal against Novak Djokovic, who beat him here in the 2008 semifinals enroute to the title. That remains Djokovic's only major.

Federer routed Stanislas Wawrinka 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 in the first all-Swiss quarterfinal at a major. Djokovic eliminated Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych 6-1, 7-6 (5), 6-1 on Tuesday night.