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Published: Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, 9:18p.m. Updated 13 hours ago

PHILADELPHIA When a high school newspaper at a suburban Philadelphia football powerhouse decided the word Redskins had no place in its pages, the paper's student editors found themselves called to the principal's office.

The dispute between Neshaminy High School's paper, the Playwickian, and school administrators is a strange twist on the fight over what students can and can't say: This time, it's the students urging restraint.

The Playwickian editors started getting heat from school officials as a result of an Oct. 27 editorial that barred the use of the word Redskins the nickname of the teams at Neshaminy, a school named for the creek where the Lenape Indians once lived.

Detractors will argue that the word is used with all due respect. But the offensiveness of a word cannot be judged by its intended meaning, but by how it is received, read the editorial backed by 14 of 21 staff members.

(An equally well-written op-ed voiced the dissenting group's opinion.)

The ban occurs as Native American activists and a few media outlets, along with President Obama, challenge the moniker of Washington's NFL team, which visits Philadelphia on Sunday.

At Neshaminy where the welcome sign sometimes reads: Everybody do the Redskin Rumble and the football team is 11-1 with a shot at its second state title news editors had pledged to stop using the term Redskins as far back as 2001 but sometimes wavered. This year's staff decided to take it on full-force.

You are not afraid to write about the hard and sensitive issues. You take risks on editorial pages bravo! judges wrote last month in a student journalism contest, when the Playwickian earned a top award.

Nonetheless, principal Robert McGee ordered the editors to put the Redskins ban on hold, and summoned them to a meeting after school on Tuesday, according to Gillian McGoldrick, the editor-in-chief.

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BETHESDA, Maryland (AP) In a story Nov. 14 about Lockheed Martin cutting 4,000 jobs and closing some plants, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Lockheed Martin makes the Patriot missile defense system. Raytheon is the prime contractor of the Patriot missile defense system. Lockheed Martin is a component provider and subcontractor to the Patriot missile defense system.

A corrected version of the story is below:

Lockheed Martin cutting 4,000 jobs, closing plants

Lockheed Martin cutting 4,000 jobs, closing 4 US plants as US gov't cuts spending

BETHESDA, Maryland (AP) Lockheed Martin is cutting 4,000 jobs, about 3.5 percent of its workforce, as the defense contractor continues to look for ways to lower costs amid reduced government spending.

"In the face of government budget cuts and an increasingly complex global security landscape, these actions are necessary for the future of our business," CEO Marilyn Hewson said Thursday in a statement.

Across-the-board spending cuts by the federal government have helped trim U.S. budget deficits. Budget negotiators in Congress are holding talks centered on find ways to cut spending and tax breaks to replace the automatic cuts that started earlier this year that are slamming the Pentagon and domestic agencies.

Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed Martin Corp. provides components for, and is a subcontractor to, the Patriot missile defense system. It also makes F-35 and F-16 fighter planes. Lockheed Martin will close plants in Goodyear, Ariz.; Akron, Ohio; Newtown, Pa.; and Horizon City, Texas; as well as four buildings at its Sunnyvale, Calif. campus, by mid-2015, eliminating 2,000 jobs.

Another 2,000 positions will be cut in its information systems and global solutions, mission system and training, and space systems units by 2014's end.

Lockheed Martin said it will shift work and some employees to facilities in Denver and Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The company is also reviewing other possible plants to which it could relocate programs, including facilities in Owego, New York, and Orlando, Florida.

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DGAP-News: Joyou AG / Key word(s): Quarter Results Joyou AG continues along its path of growth in 2013

15.11.2013 / 08:26

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9M 2013 Report

Joyou AG continues along its path of growth in 2013

- Revenues increased to EUR 267.5 million, a growth of 8.7% compared to 2012

- EBIT grew from EUR 37.0 million to EUR 41.1 million, bringing EBIT margin up to 15.4 %

- International Sales increased strongly by 16.9% to EUR 26.4 million

Hamburg, November 15, 2013. Joyou AG, a leading bathroom solution supplier in China, achieved improved financial results in the third quarter of 2013. Despite the still difficult business environment, the group revenues growth momentum has improved. Revenues rose in the first nine months of 2013 to EUR 267.5 million, an increase of 8.7% in EUR terms or 8.5% in RMB terms. Sales abroad increased strongly by 16.9% to EUR 26.4 million, while the domestic sales grew by 7.9% to EUR 241.1 million.

Along with the positive sales development, Joyou managed to improve the operating profit margin. Due to tighter cost control, especially in regards to administrative, selling and distribution expenses, the operating profit (EBIT) rose to EUR 41.1 million (9M 2012: EUR 37.0 million).

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PRESS RELEASE: asknet publishes business figures for the first nine months of 2013

DGAP-News: asknet AG / Key word(s): Quarter Results asknet publishes business figures for the first nine months of 2013

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asknet publishes business figures for the first nine months of 2013

- Sales revenues and gross profits up on prior-year period

- Positive nine-month result

- Full-year forecast confirmed

Karlsruhe, November 15, 2013 - asknet AG has announced its business figures for the first nine months of 2013. The leading supplier of global e-commerce solutions generated consolidated sales revenues of 58.86 million euros in the reporting period, up approx. 12 percent on the same period of the previous year. asknet Group's gross profits in the reporting period rose by approx. 4 percent to 7.39 million euros compared to the first nine months of 2012, of which 5.47 million euros were contributed by the eDistribution segment and 1.92 million euros by ePortals.

Both business segments of asknet Group delivered a positive performance in the reporting period. The eDistribution segment continued its growth, with sales revenues and gross profits up by approx. 12 percent and approx. 3 percent, respectively, on the first nine months of 2012. While last year's trend in the ePortals segment was negative, asknet's academic software portals returned to growth in the first nine months of 2013, reporting a roughly 13 percent increase in sales revenues. Gross profits rose by approx. 9 percent. The good business performance in the reporting period is reflected in a positive nine-month result. Earnings before taxes (EBT) amounted to 22 thousand euros, having improved by 87 thousand euros compared to the same period of the previous year. After interest and taxes, asknet Group posted a net profit for the period of 20 thousand euros.

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