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State Sued Over Murder of 'San Quentin 6' Inmate
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — Revered by civil rights activists for his role in California's 1960s prisoner-rights movement and one of the "San Quentin Six," Hugo Pinell was "assassinated" days after being released into general population in 2015 after 43 years in solitary confinement. Pinell's murder sparked a massive inmate riot at a California prison and left his family questioning why the 71-year-old inmate who was serving multiple life sentences was ever allowed on the prison yard.
Claiming a set-up by California prison officials, Pinell's daughter sued the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in Federal Court on claims of wrongful death and negligent supervision on Friday.
Born in Nicaragua, Hugo "Yogi" Pinell was convicted of rape at the age of 19 and sentenced to life in 1965. He soon gained notoriety for his role in a botched 1971 San Quentin Prison escape that left six people dead, including three prison employees and Black Panther Party activist and inmate George Jackson.
In what was at the time the longest trial in California history with more than 23,000 pages of testimony, a Marin County jury convicted Pinell of two counts of felony assault by a prisoner serving a life sentence. The jury deliberated for 24 days and returned six of the 46 charges against the San Quentin Six. Pinell was given a third life sentence for slitting two officers' throats during the failed prison escape.
Pinell languished in solitary confinement for decades before he was released into the general population at California State Prison-Sacramento in August 2015. According to the complaint, the former Black Panther Party member was killed by two white inmates in a supposedly racially motivated attack 50 years after first being incarcerated.
"Just five days before he was killed, he was released into general population despite the fact that [prison officials] knew that he was targeted by other inmates," Allegra Casimir-Taylor says in her complaint, filed on behalf of herself and Pinell's estate. "They were aware of multiple credible death threats against Pinell including a threat issued by the Aryan Brotherhood."
Pinell's fatal stabbing incited a prison riot at the 2,300-inmate maximum-security prison outside of Sacramento. About 70 inmates were involved with 29 sustaining injuries, according to prison officials.
Jayson Weaver and Waylon Pitchford are awaiting trial for Pinell's murder, with an Oct. 28 hearing scheduled at Sacramento County Superior Court. Weaver was previously convicted of assaulting another inmate, while Pitchford is facing charges for another inmate assault, according to the complaint.
Casimir-Taylor says the department of corrections knew Pinell was a target for assassination and risked his life by placing the elderly inmate into general population. She's suing the state for punitive and exemplary damages for failing to protect Pinell.
"Reportedly [prison officials] placed bets on how long Pinell would survive being in general population," the nine-page complaint states.
Casimir-Taylor's attorney Ashley Amerio did not return an interview request Tuesday. CDCR spokeswoman Terry Thornton declined to comment on the litigation, saying the department hasn't been served with the federal lawsuit.
After Pinell was transferred in 2014 to the maximum-security facility adjacent to the notorious Folsom prison that Johnny Cash famously played for inmates in 1968,Casimir-Taylor says she visited him every weekend. Pinell was an important figure in his daughter's life and during the visits encouraged her to "renew her vigor" in performing charitable work.
In an article published in the San Francisco Bay View, an inmate claiming to be one of the last people to see Pinell alive says the murder was coordinated by the department of corrections.
"About the time I did reach Yogi, it was too late. Dragging him away from his killers, Yogi's eyes were wide open as he took his last breath. His eyes seem to say it all: 'I've done my part, young brotha. The rest is on you," Devon Bush wrote on January 30.


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Through the competition, local elementary, junior high and high school students living or attending Claremont schools are invited to submit an essay on social justice issues. The contest is designed to increase awareness among Claremont youth of the contributions made by human rights champion Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Entire Story Scripps College receives $5.3 and $3 million pledges March 01, 2013 8:34 AM President Lori Bettison-Varga recently announced a $5.3 million pledge to Scripps College from current Scripps College Board of Trustee Nancy Katayama, Scripps class of 1977. "Scripps College's intellectually stimulating community is enriched by the valuable support of our trustees," Ms. Bettison-Varga said. "Nancy embodies the best of Scripps graduates' leadership, integrity, creativity and community engagement. She believes in making a difference and with this forward-looking pledge, Scripps students will benefit now and in the future." Entire Story School board urges congress to rescind federal cuts February 23, 2013 10:18 AM At the latest meeting of the Claremont Unified School District Board of Education, the board took a vote on whether to join districts across the nation—including nearby Glendora Unified School District—in urging Congress to rescind across-the-board federal cuts to education. Unless Congress is able to reach a last-minute compromise to stop sequestration, which would involve $1.2 trillion in cuts to federal funding for programs ranging from public education to the military to Medicare, schools across the nation will face a 6 percent slash in federal funding. Entire Story CUSD's properties declared surplus, head for auction February 23, 2013 10:15 AM Two pieces of district property, the site of the short-lived La Puerta Intermediate School and the current Service Center site, were declared surplus on Thursday at the Claremont Unified School District Board of Education meeting. The school board first voted unanimously to ratify the January 17 recommendation of the Surplus Property Advisory Committee, also known as the 7-11 Committee, to declare the La Puerta property surplus. It was an unsurprising decision, given the land, located at 2745 N. Forbes Ave., has been all but abandoned in recent years. Entire Story EDUCATION OUR TOWNS: Latest news from the CUSD February 20, 2013 12:36 PM Entire Story Board reviews options for surplus property and Service Center February 20, 2013 9:33 AM The fate of district property will be mulled at the next meeting of the Claremont Unified School District Board of Education, set for Thursday, February 21. Board members will vote on whether or not to ratify the January 17 recommendation of the Surplus Advisory Committee that 2 parcels of district land be declared surplus, ideally in preparation for sale. Two votes will be taken, one regarding the site of the short-lived La Puerta Intermediate School, 9.7 acres located at 2475 N. Forbes Ave., and a second regarding the 3.5-acre site of the district's current Service Center (700 W. Base Line Rd.). Entire Story Pitzer president will join Fulbright board February 16, 2013 12:11 PM It was all good news when President Barack Obama appointed Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley to the 12-member J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. In this prestigious position—for which she was sworn in at a February 11 ceremony in Washington, DC—she will not only be expected to meet quarterly to help establish policies for Fulbright selection and operating procedures. Ms. Trombley is also encouraged to travel as much as possible, serving as an ambassador for the program. Entire Story Big Nate creator provides big inspiration February 16, 2013 11:00 AM If you have a little bit of talent and a lot of dedication, greatness is within your grasp. This was the message delivered by Lincoln Peirce, author of the popular Big Nate book series, when he stopped by Foothill Country Day School on February 8 to talk about his journey from doodling kid to comic strip creator to best-selling author. As a boy, Mr. Peirce loved the "Peanuts" comics, so he was inspired when he read this piece of wisdom in an interview with the legendary Charles Schulz. "To be a cartoonist, you need to be a good writer, not a great writer, and a good artist, not a great artist." COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff Entire Story Big Nate comes to Claremont February 14, 2013 1:36 PM Cartoonist and author Lincoln Peirce demonstrates the scribble game during a talk at Foothill Country Day School on Thursday. 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The Undertaker
Season 3 • Episode 3
Teenaged mother Rachel Timmerman takes her 1-year-old on a date with a mystery man, and never returns. When her body is discovered in a lake, the FBI goes on a desperate search to find the murderer and whether baby Shannon is still alive.
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I was in the hospital for 4 days suffering from pneumonia and an extreme pain in my lower abdomen, testicles and scrotum. Apparently that was attributed to an overdose of antihistamines and a flash of diabetic neuropathy. I may now be allergic to antihistamines and I'm not liking that assessment… I did manage to feel better and get through the toughest part of the pneumonia, antibiotics working to help me kick the infection. I was given a prescription and sent on my way… I didn't want to leave; there were a couple nurses and orderlies (they're not called that anymore O.o) that I wanted to ask out, but I only got to ask one and she turned me down. (sad face)
Needless to say I had a treat when my niece and sister I hadn't seen in nearly 24 years shows up at the hospital and wants to see me get better (T). My other two sisters were there (C and B), and we hadn't been together since our mother was alive. This was a treat…
A family friend of B's had a heart attack and was admitted to the same hospital and she went to see him. C and my niece (J) went for a cigarette and to check on the puppies in the car J and T had driven in from Georgia. Mike was with T and she pulled him aside, out in the hallway after meeting me for about 10 minutes, and asked him, without my permission, if I could stay with him to help him with his twins and look after him. How rude! I didn't know this man and she's forcing him on me like some kind of deranged pimp or something. I told Mike that I appreciated the offer and that I would have to think about it. He agreed.
When C came up, she brought me some clean clothes. She told me that I had undies in those clothes; I didn't look well enough to find them and thought she didn't. I told her I didn't find them. (This was just before she and J left for a smoke.) T and Mike left to smoke and J came back up; C had to make a couple of phone calls and stayed downstairs. When J, T and Mike came back, I was served my lunch. It looked just awful, and it nearly smelled the same way. T offered to go get some lunch for the 4 of us and I wrote my order down for Subway. I also wrote down J's order and Mike and T left for lunch retrieval.
I told J that I did not have clean undies and she called her mom, T, and tells her about it. She goes to Walmart and searches for some, HJMS and while T's searching she's still talking to J on the phone (size, colors, and other such things). Sometimes T can't find certain things when they're right before her eyes; typical T. She asks about FoTL, asks the size again and picks up a three pack. Little did I know B was coming back to the room. She was peckish and wanted some lunch too. J called T to stop by McDonald's to pick up a Big Mac and a Dr Pepper. She agrees.
J and I talked about her mom with B offering her bits about T's overbearing nature. I told T several times in phone conversations that "… [she] needs a good woman in her life." She kept thinking I was talking about her turning lesbian and following that path. I was talking about her finding a good woman for a friend and someone to confide in, other than her daughter J who she considers more of a friend than her own daughter. I also tried to explain to J that T's been trying to usurp her control over J's household at home, and J informs me that when T tries, J leaves the house to cool off, and to let T realize what she's did to run J off. (We've had several conversations about T and it always ends up with J leaving the house and T staying there.)
T's plan is for Mike and his twins to move to Georgia, to be with her, in J's house. J has a lot of room, but is not ready to have children in her home, much less a stranger's. We have had conversations about other things, and this one stuck in J's craw. Her hubby, Anton, is in Iraq, trying to help rebuild some infrastructure that was lost over the war. Anton known of T's tirades and bullying. Too bad Anton can't reach out to J and find out about the conditions of the household.
As I was getting ready to check out of the Health Hotel, I asked one of the orderlies (Natalie) if she was seeing anyone. She told me she was. I gave her my number. She accepted it. I was so happy. C helped me out with B's netbook and my other belongings. (I borrowed it on my trip to C's to stay for a while while we tried to get me into the TVRHA in Tupelo.) I had a feeling they were going to keep me for a few days; too bad I didn't have the forethought to grab clothing too.
C and I got to Walmart and I turned in my prescription. We had a little shopping to do and we covered most of the store. I was in a powered cart because it still hurt to walk (lower abdomen, etc.), and she had a regular shopping cart. We parted for a little bit while I went back to the pharmacy to see if my prescription was filled. C went into the next aisle to field a call from T. C told me that I had talked to P&M about staying at their place; we were just talking, nothing set in stone yet. C also told her about her calling a few days previous; T told her that she had just checked her phone and it was in her purse.
Misconstrued information and about two hours later, I'm talking to P on Skype and we're having a great conversation. A good back and forth about the possibilities of my staying with her and M and her 8 kids. I thought that would be wonderful. So did she. T calls and asks to speak to me, she thought that C told her I was moving into P&M's home and that C had dropped me off there. T was on speakerphone and I was on Skype with P. P told T twice about my being on Skype and not at her home; T didn't want to hear it! She started yelling at P about lying that I was there. P hung up on her.
P and I started back again. I left my mic near my cell, on speakerphone, so P could hear my conversation with T. She told me about some crap that C had lied to her about my being over at P&M's; T also said she talked to Mike. Mike had called P and it had nothing to do with T and her crap with me and C, in the interim. I told T that it was ultimately my decision and that P and I were still talking about it.
T started yelling at me again. In the hospital, when she yelled, I lost my respect for her. What the Hell?! This time I wasn't taking it. I called J back on the home phone to just talk to her, and the conversation started pretty normal. I kept the mic situation the same way as before. I never knew T was so paranoid that she had picked up the extension and listened in on our conversation. I told J that her mother was a bully. That's when all Hell broke loose! T started yelling and told me I was an idiot for thinking that. That's when I hung up. P thought I fainted away and asked if I was okay. I said I wasy.
Talking to P, I told her that T needs to seek professional help. Our conversation went back to something else, I don't really remember what it was about. Tina calls back and apologizes about her tirade, crying crocodile tears, and trying to get me to accept her apology and to forgive her negativity. All I replied was "Uh huh." for all of her questions. I was typing to P and she was listening. As soon as the conversation began to turn, T immediately stopped her faux sadness and began to get fixated on some stuff about C and about B, and I told her they had nothing to do with my decision and where I'm going to stay. Then T starts to accuse me of withholding information from her. Yes, I didn't want her to know I was staying in Tupelo with B. Yes, I didn't tell her I moved from Florida to Mississippi. She never told me that she moved from Mississippi to Georgia for almost 4 months. I found out looking at her Skype profile! I asked her about looking at my Skype profile. Her response: "I never looked at it. I don't have to." Then more about how she's been trying to get this done, get that done, and wanting Mike and I to travel to Georgia and visit over the summer.
I told her that I wouldn't right now because I'm not comfortable with the way she forced me on him at the hospital the day before. She started yelling at me again. I hung up.
P and I parted ways on Skype and I went to bed. P was amazed that T would not let stuff go… She did live with T for a few months, too. She and M knew!
Here's something that I wrote today to J on Facebook about how I have perceived T, her mom, and that I'm no longer considering anything she says nor am I allowing her to interfere with my life and my future.
—Facebook Tirade Starts—
J: Hey I'm sorry about earlier I didn't know my mother was on the phone
Me: that's fine. i explained how i felt, imho, to you in the texts i sent this morning.
i love you. i always will. you're mom needs to stay out of my life for what she's trying to do. she needs to stop trying to be "the good Christian" and learn to be a loving caring meaningful person who is not always on the defensive
Me: T needs to understand that her ways are driving the people she 'supposedly' loves the most out of her life. judgement will come, but not from me, from God, and when she realizes that's all she's doing is judging people, and running roughshod over them for 'apparently' not listening to her side, then she is welcome back. until she seeks professional care, enters some kind of psychiatric ward to accept her real problems of "delusion", "hysteria", "paranoia", and "lack of self control", then i want nothing more to do with her.
Me: as far as the reunion, off. if i feel we can have one, it's not at your house. sorry, T's got too much influence in your life. your husband needs to be a part of your life more (not saying he's a bad man for being away and making a living), i'm just saying that it's T that needs to vacate your house instead of you when she's rampaging. she's so quick to temper, quick to judge, and she's always thinking that someone's trying to pick on her, screw her over and mess with her head that she can't see the forest for the trees. T's a mess, and she needs assistance getting cleaned up.
Me: i'm sorry, but that's how i feel. that's my opinion. if T thinks she can keep on keeping on the track she feels is most Christian, then <kiss> beautiful. if she comes to the realization that there's a problem in her burning bridges of those who care about her the most, then she can find a short pier and take a long walk. i need not her kind of sisterly love and her flavor of Christianity in my life.
Me: when i find someone i truly care about, a girlfriend or significant other who wants to spend the rest of her life with me, and T's still like this, she's not going to be welcome in my home.
C's already told me that T's no longer welcome in her home. C's also fed up with T's lies and untruths, as i am.
i'd call, but i'm afraid T's going to jump on the phone, like last night, and try to call me into her rage and disappointment. sorry T, never going to happen again. you fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me! that's where I am, J.
Me: if you feel offended with what i've said about your mom, i was not trying to offend you in the least. i just wanted to say how i felt and wanted to vent; T, right now, is a bad influence in your life. she wants "what's best for you" but had a twisted way of showing it– you do something that's not 'right' in her eyes and instead of asking and showing what was wrong– she barks orders, screams and yells and tells you right where you need to go <straight to Hell>.
Me: T needs to take some of her own advice and find herself a nice well-woven hand-basket, the biggest box of Life cereal she can find, and realize you, me, C and B are trying to give her the benefit of the doubt, but all T sees is a bunch of her siblings as talking heads, spouting off devilish things. we dislike her actions. we dislike what she says about us. we still love the person. wherever T is, we want that T back.
if you feel you need to call me, do so away from your house.
i love you
—Facebook Tirade Ends—
It's not that I hate my sister. Quite the opposite. We find in our everyday lives joys, happiness, fun, turmoil and drama. I prefer the drama I can turn off with a remote (or with a switch). T seems to think she's still in her 20s and had to bully her way back into our lives. She used to be a kinder, gentler soul, but all the crap she's been through, and the stuff she personally witnessed (or claims to) has twisted her mind. We all suffer from some kind of mental states; me with my transgender realization; C with her becoming introverted when she needs to say something; B with her no nonsense attitude and truthful nature, telling someone how it is and how it affects her and the people around her.
T is going to go off on the wrong people and find herself in a world of trouble. I love her dearly, don't get me wrong, but what the Hell is going on with her? I'd love to drop some recordings of her craziness, but I wont to protect the privacy of those I deal with on a regular basis. She needs to come to the realization that what she's doing is wrong and seek help. If not, help will be sought for her. I can even do it from here, but J needs to do it from her home. T needs some tough love and a Divine Intervention…
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The reality of the average Australian investor
Who is the average landlord in Australia and how wealthy are they? Thanks to statistics from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), we now have a much clearer picture.
Landlords are sometimes portrayed in the media as wealthy individuals who would do anything to squeeze an extra dollar out of their tenants. But while this may be true for a few, the reality is that the average landlord in Australia doesn't match this description at all.
So, who is the average landlord in Australia and what do we know about him or her? Well, thanks to statistics for the 2009-10 financial year released by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), we now have a much clearer picture.
The first thing to note is just how many landlords there actually are in Australia – more than 1.7 million of them. That means 1 in 7 Australians is a property investor, which goes some way into explaining why politicians might be wary of upsetting this rather large voter pool.
The ATO statistics show that 63% of investors are negatively geared, which means that their holding costs (e.g. interest payments, rates, and other costs) are greater than their rental income. Clearly, most Australia landlords are making a loss week to week.
As a group, these negatively geared investors made a total loss of $4.810 billion. But what is most revealing is that nearly 75% of these people earned less than $80,000 per annum. I would hazard a guess that half of the tenants renting from these landlords earned more than that!
It might be surprising that the majority of property investors in Australia are in the low-to-middle income brackets, but their age is perhaps less of a surprise. According to the 2009-10 Household Wealth and Wealth Distribution statistics from the ABS, nearly three-quarters of investment properties were held by individuals aged 45 and over. Baby Boomers held just over 55 per cent of these properties.
Retirement planning seems to be a driving factor for the majority of property investors. However, many of them are leaving it too late to start investing. The earlier you can get started the more time you have to build your equity base and the fewer risks you have to take.
Research conducted by property analyst Michael Matusik a few years back showed that three out of five investors borrow money to invest and more than 80% of investors buy for long-term capital gain. Mr Matusik also observed that most investors expect that property values will double every ten years.
Whilst historical data might suggest that this expectation isn't unrealistic, the reality is that different properties will always perform at different rates. If the right properties aren't purchased, investors could easily see their portfolio stagnate or even decline over a ten year period. This is why expert assistance is needed when it comes to selecting an investment property.
According to Mr Matusik's findings, about 25% of the investors decided to sell within 12 months of purchasing the property and 50% sold within five years. The reasons for selling were varied. About one third of investors sold because they needed the money, a quarter due to disappointing capital growth, 20% because of low rental returns, and one in six because they believed owning an investment property was simply too much hassle.
Given that most investors understand that property is a long term investment, and buy with the intention of realising long term capital gains, 75% will sell within the first five years. Ironically, it is generally after 5 years that property investments begin to truly realise their capital growth potential.
What's clear to me is that to create serious wealth, you can't afford to be an average property investor. You need the right information, advice and opportunities to give you an edge and ensure your properties outperform the rest. Only then will you reach your goals in a reasonable timeframe.


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I was born and raised in the beautiful state of Washington, and have lived here my whole life. I grew up in a small farm town about an hour north of Seattle, where I lived until I was 18 years old. I attended the University of Washington beginning in 1999 to pursue my Business Degree, and graduated with concentrations in Management and Finance. After completing that pursuit, I chose to stay in Seattle to receive my Law Degree from Seattle University, doing so with honors. During my studies in Law School I chose to focus my attention on Criminal Law with the hope of someday using my degree to assist members of the public through the criminal justice system.
After graduation from law school in 2006, I chose to move to Clark County to accept a job working as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney. During my 5+ years as a Deputy Prosecutor I handled thousands of criminal cases while working in the District Court unit, the Juvenile Court unit, and lastly, in the Domestic Violence Unit. I have gone to trial on over 100 cases in my time working in Prosecuting Attorney's offices, and have handled cases ranging from simple and gross misdemeanors, all the way up to Felony Assault, Robbery, Burglary, Rape, Kidnap, Felony Harassment, Third Strike prosecutions and multiple Attempted Murder prosecutions.
During my time at the Prosecutor's office I received extensive training, including training at the National Advocacy Center in South Carolina on Trial Practices as well as on Cross Examination. In additional to general trial technique training, I also attending case specific training put on by the National District Attorneys Association on how to Prosecute the Domestic Violence case and on how to Prosecute Sexual Assault cases. My prior training and on the job experience has provided me a complete understanding of how the Prosecution handles a case from the early stages of an investigation to the eventual plea bargain or trial.
When I am not working towards a successful resolution for a current client, I enjoy spending my time traveling the world as well as traveling around the Pacific Northwest. I enjoy kayaking, camping and hiking throughout Washington and Oregon, and explored Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park this fall on a backpacking trip.


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Women in MBA Programs Overcoming Gender Disparity During the Application Process & Beyond
In 2017, women's enrollment in MBA programs reached 37.4% on average, according to data from the Forté Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to increasing women's access to business education and opportunities. But many female MBA students still experience gender disparities when applying and as a student. Get an inside look at the application process and life as a student from two female MBA graduates, along with tips and resources on how to get into b-school, thrive as a student, and find success after graduation.


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Intel has launched a developer platform to make it super-easy to create apps based on HTML5.
You can use the Intel XDK to build HTML5 web applications or for all of the major App Stores.
The new environment is available free of licensing fees and other costs.
Also you need to install Google Chrome first if you it's not already on your laptop or desktop.
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This is the do it yourself generation and because of that, blogs across the web are full of personal solutions to a supposed to be professional level problems. For example, if your carpet has a stain, you only try to clean it with a DIY vinegar solution. If you have a buggy computer, some blogs have a step by step solutions that you can try. Most people today even use coconut oil as their teeth whiteners at home rather than going to a dentist.
However, there are things that are supposed to be handled by professionals and experts and that is especially true when talking about an HVAC repair in franklin TN. In this article, you will be able to learn some of the most important reasons why you need to hire a professional HVAC repair service.
There are things, though, that only experts could handle. In a muggy and hot area of the country, an air condition can literally be a lifesaver, most especially when temperatures continue to go extreme throughout the fall season. The following are the top advantages of hiring a professional HVAC service provider.
Your Safety Do Comes First
Repair and maintaining an A/C requires experience and skill sets which includes handling of sharp metallic pieces, electrical parts, and fan blades. Thus, if you're not a trained professional to perform repair services, most likely, you can electrocute or cut yourself and worst, DIY air conditioning repair can result into a fire. Precision and expertise in work is required in servicing your ducts while standing atop the ladder. Falls can happen. Licensed professional technicians are well-trained and equipped with safety measures to avoid such accidents. They also have the knowledge to which parts of the A/C or the heater need safe handling.
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There might be costs associated with hiring a professional and skilled contractor. However, the time investment requires you to:
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It's really best that you only hire a professional and experienced HVAC repair in Spring Hill to perform necessary repairs on your HVAC unit since they are the most knowledgeable, trained and experts in this field. Aside from that, they carry the most specialized tools and industry grade equipment to ensure that the job will be done in the safest and most effective manner.


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The family rushed him to the hospital, where they spent over $7,000 in hospital bills to care for the man they believed to be their relative.
A woman in India carried out a bizarre and convoluted plot in an attempt to kill her husband and marry her lover.
Swathi Reddy, a 27-year-old nurse from Telangana, India killed her husband and poured acid on her boyfriend's face in order to have him undergo extensive plastic surgery so he could replace her husband, reported India Today.
Swathi had been married to her husband Sudhakar Reddy, 32, for three years, and the couple had two children.
Despite this, she carried out an affair with Rajesh Ajjakolu, a physiotherapist, and plotted to kill her husband and take over his property.
On Nov. 27, Swathi and her boyfriend injected her husband with an anesthetic and bludgeoned him to death after he fell unconscious.
They then brought his body to the woods, where they burned it. Swathi then set into motion the second stage of her plan when she poured acid on her boyfriend's face, burning him beyond recognition.
She then called her late husband's family over to the house, claiming her husband had been the victim of an acid attack.
Taking her claim at face value, the family rushed the imposter to the hospital, where they paid 500,000 rupees ($7,758) in hospital bills to care for the man they believed to be their relative.
However, once Rajesh was in recovery following his facial reconstruction surgery, the family began to notice aberrations in their "son."
One incident that clued them in was when Rajesh refused the mutton soup served to patients, telling the hospital he is a vegetarian, something Sudhakar was not.
The family then asked him to identify some of his relatives, something Rajesh could not do. They reported this to the police, who checked the imposter's fingerprints and determined he was not Sudhakar.
The police then interrogated Swathi, who admitted to carrying out the murder with her boyfriend and was arrested. Rajesh will be arrested after he is discharged from the hospital.
Oddly, Swathi claimed to have been inspired to carry out this crime by the Telugu-language action film Yevadu, wherein a plastic surgeon gives a man who has been severely burned the face of her son.
Next, read about the woman who killed 15 of her in-laws in a failed attempt to poison her husband. Then, learn about the husband-and-wife teachers who got in trouble for having sex with different students at same school.


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Category: Tech
Design Patents vs. Trade Dress: Protecting IP in China
How both avenues can strengthen a foreign company's IP portfolio
How Companies Are Reacting to China's New Data Security Scheme
Will implementing regulations be finalized before push comes to shove?
China's Participation in International Standards Setting: Benefits and Concerns for US Industry
Without continued vigilance by international standards-setting organizations, there is a potential for weaknesses common to the Chinese domestic system to leak in.
Export Controls on Emerging and Foundational Technologies: A Null Set?
There may be less than meets the eye to Congress's latest export controls push.
China's IP System was Improving Even Before the Trade War
Despite little progress on intellectual property in the trade talks and the difficulties of implementing reform, China is quietly revamping its judicial system to better protect both domestic and foreign IP.
The Hidden Challenges of China's Booming Medical AI Market
At an estimated market size of RMB 20 billion in 2018, China's medical artificial intelligence (AI) market promises vast opportunities for US companies with innovative AI products and solutions. Yet, businesses that do not have the foresight and resources to...
The Brave New Business Models Making Waves in China's Ecommerce Market
As new players explore the possibilities inherent in social media integrations, augmented reality, and real-time online purchases, expect more unique platforms to emerge and capture the eyes, ears, and wallets of young Chinese shoppers.
Defining "Emerging Technologies": Industry Weighs In on Potential New Export Controls
What exactly would qualify as "emerging technologies," and how would the United States go about placing export controls on them? Feedback from industry and other stakeholders continues to inform this rulemaking process.
Will China Fold on Structural Issues? An Algorithm says not any Time Soon.
Want to predict China's policy changes? A new machine learning algorithm, called the Policy Change Index (PCI) for China, looks at the state-run paper People's Daily and is a leading indicator of China's policy shifts from 1951 to the most...
The Digital Revolution in Medtech: Opportunities in Asia
Digital technology is revolutionizing the healthcare sector. The global digital health market was valued at approximately $122.66 billion in 2017. Investment in digital health startups reached $11.78 billion globally in 2017 alone, with 852 deals in total. Healthcare companies around...


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Numerous car accidents happen throughout Arizona every year, including Glendale. If you have suffered injuries and damages to your car because of a crash, you should consult with a Glendale car accident lawyer who will file a car accident claim in order to help you pursue compensation to cover the damages you incurred. Anyone involved in an accident at any time. There were almost 5 million drivers licensed in Arizona in 2014, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division.
With such a large number of drivers in the state, car crashes are just waiting to happen. In 2014 there were 109,554 car accidents in 2014 according to the Arizona Crash Facts Summary. Out of those accidents, there were 708 crashes with fatalities and 24,575 crashes with injuries. An experienced Glendale AZ car accident attorney file countless car crash claims every year. These car accident claims lead to millions of dollars in personal injury settlements each year.
Page Contents
- 1 Causes of a Glendale Car Accident
- 2 An Experienced Glendale Car Accident Lawyer Can Help the Injured Get Settlements
- 3 Who is Liable for Car Accident Injuries in Glendale?
- 4 What Damages Can a Car Accident Attorney Glendale, AZ Help Me Recover?
- 5 Schedule a Consultation with a Glendale Car Accident Lawyer
Causes of a Glendale Car Accident
If you have suffered injuries in a Glendale car accident, you probably wonder why the accident even happened. Your Glendale car accident lawyer will tell you there are dozens of reasons that car accidents might happen. Inclement weather and road hazards can be contributing factors, but most car accidents could be prevented. The leading cause of crashes is the unsafe actions of the drivers on the roads. Distracted driving, drunk driving, driving while impaired, and aggressive driving are a few reasons that a Glendale car accident happens. A Glendale car accident attorney can decipher the accident report and help you get a bigger settlement for your damages.
An Experienced Glendale Car Accident Lawyer Can Help the Injured Get Settlements
While some crashes result in fatalities, the loss of life is not the only tragedy resulting from car accidents in Glendale, AZ today. People who suffer car crash injuries can find their lives are permanently impacted by long-term disabilities and disfiguring scars. People who have suffered injuries because of car crashes might have brain trauma that impacts relationships, be left unable to work, and lose their idea of a normal life. Back, neck, and spinal cord injuries might lead to paralysis or cause mobility problems. If you suffer the loss of an organ, you might end up in therapy or rehabilitation relearning movements. You can suffer emotional and psychological injuries that can lead to shock, depression, and anxiety of disabling levels. You can suffer from one of many injuries that are devastating and have a permanent impact on your life.
To make sure you are fairly compensated for your injuries and how your life is affected, you should schedule a consultation with a Glendale car accident attorney. Thousands of people are in car accidents throughout Arizona every year, and because of the damages suffered many of them become involved in car accident lawsuits. It can be challenging to deal with an insurance claim and its legal red tape, so you want to pursue your claim with an experienced accident injury lawyer. With the help of an experienced Glendale, AZ car accident attorney, you can get the settlement that you deserve. Schedule a free consultation with a Glendale car accident lawyer today. A car accident attorney typically gets paid on a contingency basis, so what he or she earns is based on how well he or she does winning your case or reaching a settlement.
Who is Liable for Car Accident Injuries in Glendale?
If you were in a Glendale car crash and suffered injuries, you need to know who is responsible for your injuries. Liability is determined by who is at fault for the crash. While in many accidents it is easy to determine who is at fault, there are some crashes where determining fault can be a real challenge. An Arizona car accident attorney can help you in these situations. If one of the drivers cannot be found and is uninsured or underinsured, you could have a personal injury claim that is even more complicated and challenging. Look to hire an experienced Arizona car accident attorney. When you contact a car accident attorney, you will get the best advice about your claim so you can make the right decisions and get the best possible settlement.
If there is a third-party involved in your car accident, such as the company that made a defective car part or your auto manufacturer, it can be even more difficult to determine liability. In these instances, an in-depth crash investigation might be required. Your Arizona lawyer will conduct this investigation and determine how the crash could have been avoided. Your Glendale car accident lawyer will collect all necessary evidence, get a crash reconstructionist to investigate, call in some forensic experts, and get witnesses to assist with your accident injury claim and determine how and what happened.
What Damages Can a Car Accident Attorney Glendale, AZ Help Me Recover?
There are several different kinds of damages that can be recovered after a car crash in Glendale. Your specific damages are dependent upon the cause of the accident, whether you partially contributed to the cause of the crash, the severity of damages suffered, and any long-term consequences or disabilities caused by the crash. Some of the damages that can be claimed from a car accident include medical expenses, property damages, lost wages, future loss of earning, pain and suffering, and different economic and non-economic losses. If you have suffered the loss of a family member in a car accident in Glendale, you have the right to recover damages on behalf of your relative. Arizona laws permit specific relatives, such as the spouse, children, and parents of the deceased individual or a personal representative for the estate to proceed with a wrongful death claim.
Schedule a Consultation with a Glendale Car Accident Lawyer
If a car accident in Glendale, AZ today has left you with injuries, or you had a family member to die in an Arizona car accident, you need to schedule a free case evaluation with a Glendale car accident attorney. Your car accident lawyer will assess the situation and determine if your claim is worth pursuing in court. A car accident attorney can also assess the damages you have suffered and estimate the amount of a fair settlement based on those damages. the value of your accident is dependent upon several things. Not all car crash settlements are worth the same.


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If you're like most people, you take ordinary pictures with whatever camera is available. Why not take better pictures with the same camera? Shoot Photography Like a Pro! DVD can quickly and easily show anyone the simple rules for taking better pictures, pictures worth saving. This product contains 80 minutes of enjoyable, easy-to-understand demonstrations and tips that make all the difference. Your family, friends, vacations, celebrations, and memories are too important not to get this product.
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Let me share you a story about a young lady I met during the launch of the new Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Giving Journal.
It's always nice to be complemented, especially when someone appreciates your talent. Have you imagined a random stranger showing appreciation for what you can do? Or going out of your way to befriend you?
Neither do I. Being inherently shy (!), I tend to keep to myself until someone talks to me or acknowledges me. It's a personality quirk that I hate because it leaves me paralyzed to approach potential new friends.
That is why it is both a happy coincidence and a nice surprise when one of the attendees for CBTL's Giving Journal approached me and complimented me on my hand lettering work. After I went inside, Liz approached me and mentioned that she hoped to sit with me if I was alone.
The candidness and her refreshing take on approaching strangers (one that is perpetually scowling, mind you) provided me with a new outlook on life. How many opportunities for friendship have I lost just because I looked to unapproachable or because I was too much of a wuss to intiate the first hello? Liz' refreshing honesty and her natural charm and interest in people allowed her to be open. At 22, this young lady taught me-an old hat-a valuable lesson in seeing beyond first impressions.
How about you? When was the last time you showed genuine interest in others? Do you let first impressions or shyness keep you from meeting new friends?


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Google Ice Cream Sandwich, Galaxy Nexus Launch [LIVE BLOG]
Google has unveiled the long-awaited Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS for mobile and the new Nexus Prime smartphone at a joint Samsung Google Event in Hong Kong Wednesday morning.
We're tracking all of the new Android Ice Cream Sandwich features, including a faster interface, updated graphics, folders and integration with Google+. Check out our live blog for all of the latest updates about the OS.


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Swimming Lessons for ChildrenIt is really surprising how many people do not know how to swim. Every summer there is a news story about a child or an adult who felt off of a raft, went past the safety line, or was somehow otherwise involved in a water incident that resulted in drowning. Swimming lessons for children may not prevent this from happening, but it will absolutely reduce the likelihood of a sudden death. Previously the American Academy for Pediatrics advised that kids under four years old were not prepared for swimming lessons, but now they are not advising against it. It is really up to the parent's discretion when to initiate swimming and water safety lessons, but eventually swimming lessons for children become necessary.
Swimming lessons for children should not be overlooked. They can be given to children who are really young, even little babies have taken swimming lessons. As with many things, it is better to get swimming lessons when the child is younger because then it becomes natural. Children tend to learn and absorb information so much more quickly when they are little, so teaching a child to swim is a valuable lesson. Water is a very powerful danger that is often overlooked because it is so beautiful or fun, but it only takes a short time for it to become deadly. Swimming lessons for children should be considered by everyone with kids regardless of how often they take the kids around water. Of course, most drowning deaths occur in home swimming pools, so if there is a pool at home get the kids swimming lessons. The definition of swimming pool should not be simplified into underground pools. Any type of swimming pool counts and having swimming lessons for children will arm them will skills.
There are different types of swimming lessons for children. Some swimming lessons take place at a local swimming pool and then there are people who give lessons in their own backyard swimming pool. The people who give them are usually listed and word of mouth lesson givers. Children can learn just as good in a backyard swimming pool as they can at the city pool, so the main thing to keep in mind is their safety. Make sure that the swimming lesson instructor is certified to teach swimming lessons for children.
Another benefit of swimming lessons for children is that it helps them socialize with other kids. Usually during kid's swimming lessons they are with a group of children. Any time kids can have a positive socializing activity with other children it will be beneficial to them. Not everyone has the ability to spend money on childrens' swimming lessons, so checking with the local parks and recreation department might be a good start. Check with the local pool for times they start swimming lessons for children. Whenever there is a class, whether it is for swim lessons for the kids or any other class or event, ask for a reduced rate or scholarship. There are many organizations that offer assistance to families, individuals, and kids to enable them to attend important events.
Swimming lessons should never substitute for parental or adult supervision. It is said that someone can drown in as little as two inches of water. Although teaching children swimming lessons will help them be less fearful of the water and know more about water safety, it is still important that they are supervised.


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Great work...
Found it very useful package.
This module would be amazing and perfect if it had internal support and documentation for the ----+---- tables instead of simply alluding to it.
The only way to really get them going is to use something like this:
Since the author knows this layout is "popular" why isn't there internal support for building the tables the way people hope?
In the mean time, I'll just use Text::TabularDisplay I guess.
Very good module.
Documentation 5 stars.
Interface 5 stars
Ease of use 5 stars
Overall 5 stars !!
I really like just to read the SYNOPSIS skim a bit through the
docs and jump to writing code and this module was the kind of module
that allowed me to do this, so I'm happy with it.
If you are tired of using sprintf to do basic table data display operations, then this is the module for you. It auto-scales the column widths for you.
This sure is a great module. It saves a lot of time and the resulting tables are very pretty. You have to read the POD twice to understand how to use the column and row separators, though. Other than the commenter below I noticed minor problems with special characters (e.g. german umlauts) but that could also be the result of a bug in Text::Aligner or wrong locale settings in my shell. However, great work!
This is a very useful module. In terms of the interface, it's by far my favorite of the various text table modules on CPAN. The only problem is that it's a little on the slow side. A dozen columns and a couple hundred rows might take over a minute to render. I'd love to see an XS version of this module to speed things up.
This module comes in extremely handy if you need to present data in tabular form. This doesn't happen all the time but when it does you're really lucky to have Text::Table around becausing laying out tables properly with correct alignment and padding isn't as easy as it seems.
On the function front, this module is flawless. I haven't yet encountered any bad layout artefacts caused by pathological input data. It's also fairly easy and convenient to use when you are willing to accept the default layout.
It's a bit more difficult to use when you want to customize your tables. This is not so much due to its interface but rather because the documentation is organized in a way that will make more than one skim through it necessary. The docs do try to be thorough and don't skimp on explaining things, though.
If it weren't for its documentation, this module should get five stars. A valuable addition to the CPAN.
This is another one of those modules that does one of those awful, stupid tasks that every programmer hates doing. It prints a nice text table, perfect for creating simple report output. There are piles of bells and whistles for customizing the display, but I rarely go much past the options in the synopsis. It's definitely saved me from spending hours writing awful display code (or shipping really ugly reports).
This is a great module :) It really saves the programmer
from all of the printf formatting requirments.
The learning curve is kinda steep. The programmer
really needs to read the docs!
Overall a great module!


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Investigators were combing the charred Arizona mountainside Thursday to learn more about how 19 highly trained firefighters lost their lives in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in 80 years.
Besides examining the landscape, the investigators were using radio logs, including a mayday call, to recreate the men's final moments before they were overcome by windswept flames Sunday.
Investigators want to know whether the men established an escape route and took other precautions. They say they hope firefighters can apply lessons from the disaster in future fires.
"We're really looking at and piecing together all aspects of the incident," Jim Karels, who is leading the investigation team, told reporters Wednesday. "We'll look at fire behavior. We'll look at fuels."
Fire officials believe that the 19 men, part of an elite crew known as the Granite Mountain Hotshots, deployed personalized fire-retardant cocoons in a last-ditch attempt to survive the flames. A single member of the team made it out alive.
PhotoBlog: Faces of the fallen
Firefighters are slowly gaining control over the wildfire, which has burned 8,400 acres and destroyed 129 homes north of Phoenix after it was started by lightning last Friday. It was described as 80 percent contained Thursday, up from 45 percent Wednesday. Almost 700 firefighters are battling it, and authorities said they expect to have it fully contained within a week.
Officials described the fire as "low burning" — meaning it isn't burning up treetops and then jumping from tree to tree, making it easier to keep under control. They said it had low potential for growth.
The fire devastated the town of Yarnell, which has a population of about 700. Nearby, the hilltop city of Prescott was cleaning up from a separate fire that burned about 6,700 acres and was described as 96 percent contained.
Prescott pressed on with its well-known July 4 celebration — hotels have long since been booked — but it planned to remember the fallen firefighters in a ceremony before the evening fireworks, which evacuees and relatives of the dead firefighters planned to attend. Almost $1 million has been raised for relatives of the victims.
Firefighters across the country, meanwhile, were also honoring their fallen comrades.
"Every day we come to work, we don't think this could be the last day," said Capt. Tom Schneider with the Yakima, Wash., Fire Department, whose members are wearing black bands around their badges.
"We think about what can we do safely to make sure that we're protecting the community," Schneider told NBC station KNDO of Yakima. "It's sad, a lot of sorrow."
At the July 4 parade in Whiting, Iowa, south of Sioux City, the Hornick Fire Department's float featured 19 fire suits in memory of the Arizona firefighters.
"All firefighters, we're all brothers and sisters, and losing those 19 meant something to all of us," Scott Mitchell, a volunteer with the department, told NBC station KTIV of Sioux City. "So we want to bring it on to everyone else."
M. Alex Johnson of NBC News and The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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After Arsenal's excellent start to the Premier League season, Arsene Wenger has shown he's relaxed enough to have a good old joke with the media.
The Frenchman looked like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders in press conferences last year, but that's all changed this term.
Indeed, far from getting annoyed by questions, Wenger is now bringing on the jokes, having hinted at a possible loan bid for Gareth Bale.
Wenger made the comments as he was diffusing talk that Arsenal were close to signing Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata.
'We are not in talks with Real Madrid about anybody,' he said.
One reporter then shouted 'Bale' in jest, before a quick-thinking Wenger replied with 'on loan?'
Don't get too excited though Arsenal fans, it was clearly a joke, as he showed by grinning with the press room laughing away.
The 64-year-old will just hope he can laughing at the end the season.
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Geometry Packing / Sphere Packing. Periodic boundary conditions with TranslationLock - examples. While Kangaroo is all about applying the laws of physics to digital modelling, there are times when it can be useful to be able to bend these laws a bit.
(I've written about some other examples of this before here: If we want to design repetitive structures, we might want to be able to assign periodic boundary conditions to some structure to enforce translation symmetry. For instance, a long row of connected arches or vaults, which we want to be identical for ease of fabrication. We could simulate this by adding many identical vaults in a row, and as we added more, the ones near the middle would get closer and closer to being identical. But they would never quite reach the point of being truly identical, even as we added hundreds of copies, and this would be very inefficient for large simulations: One way around this is to take some points on one side of our structure, and lock them to some points on the other side of the structure using the new TranslationLock component:
Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces. Circle Packing on a Surface with Set Diameter. Kaleidocycle. I attempt to design a kinematic kaleidocycle structure.
There is a discussion before about that: In this case we see a geometrically approach, which doesn't works efficient, because it required knowing how they behaviors together before, and I think it is not the 'really behaves'. To make the structure 'really behaves' I tried use kangaroo and the result works very well! As you can see I simply give the 2-set reverse UForce, and then they start to rotate until they found their equilibrium. That means 90 degree rotation. By the way, I try to give supports which allow a horizontal movement only (Just curious how we could keep the anchor-movement horizontally and in the same layer, for example like usual supports for compression ring…). So maybe some one knows a better solution? Morphing Circles through compression. Example files.
Edit 29/04/14 - Here is a new collection of more than 80 example files, organized by category: This zip is the most up to date collection of examples at the moment, and collects together a wide variety of definitions made for various workshops and in response to forum questions.
Thanks to all workshop attendees and forum members for your valuable input. It is possible I've missed a few useful ones. If there is something else you'd like to see included please let me know The examples below are mostly older, but I will leave them here for now until I am certain all the same topics are adequately covered in the 'official' collection above. Showing how the trail component can be used to trace the motion of moving particles The wind component acts on sets of 3 points (typically each the vertices of each face of a triangulated mesh). CurvePull - Pulls particles onto a curve. The Vortex component rotates one particle about an axis defined by 2 points. (also requires WeaverBird) drape_example.gh. Circle Packing from Points. Dynamic remeshing script with Plankton and Kangaroo. Here are some demo's of remeshing with Plankton combined with some relaxation functions from Kangaroo.
(Similar to what I described here: The first is a simple remeshing aiming for equal edge lengths, while the second also allows interpolation between multiple target lengths, and also optimizes for circle packing. They require the latest version of Kangaroo to run. Enjoy! More explanations to follow soon Daniel Tags: Kangaroo, Plankton, mesh, remeshing Attachments: Kangaroo Manual (Grasshopper version) The integration method used by Kangaroo to calculate new positions for the particles.
To make the simulation continuously update you need to attach a Timer component (Parameters>Special>Timer). Drag the dotted line from the timer to any part of the Kangaroo component. The timer has an interval setting which controls how long it waits between updating the solution. Right click and change this interval to 1ms to get the maximum speed. Displaying the Grasshopper canvas takes quite a lot of memory and slows down the simulation considerably.


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Puréed foods are prepared by mashing, grinding, or chopping food until a very fine, smooth texture is achieved. Mashed potatoes, squash, and pumpkin pie filling are examples of puréed foods. Although we all enjoy puréed foods as a part of a healthy diet, puréed diets may be recommended for frail people who have chewing and/or swallowing problems.
Most people are able to safely chew and swallow foods of many different textures. As we chew, food is broken down into small pieces. Saliva moistens and binds food pieces together in preparation for swallowing.
A dry or sore mouth can cause problems with chewing and swallowing. More serious problems, such as poor tongue control and reduced sensation in the mouth, may occur after a stroke. Problems swallowing can occur with cancer, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease. Puréed foods are prepared to ensure that people with chewing and swallowing problems are able to swallow safely and maintain their food intake.
When people have problems swallowing, food and liquids may enter the lungs (known as aspiration). This can cause coughing or choking. People with swallowing problems may become afraid of choking and may avoid food and beverages that are difficult to swallow. As a result, dehydration, weight loss, and malnutrition may occur.
The ideal puréed food should be "ready to swallow," not requiring any chewing or added saliva. Puréed foods should be moist, cohesive (holds together), and spoon-thick. They should not be sticky, lumpy, dry, or runny.
Puréed foods are best prepared with a food processor. Hand blenders may also be used for small portions of easily processed foods, such as cooked vegetables or ripe fruits. Common household blenders are not recommended, as achieving a smooth texture is difficult. As well, preparing puréed foods in a blender often requires the addition of too much liquid, resulting in a runny final product.
Steps in preparing puréed food:
Process foods in a food processor until they are fine in texture.
If required, add small amounts of hot liquids for cooked foods or of cold liquids for cold foods, and process until a smooth, pudding-like texture is achieved.
Add seasonings or flavorings. Scrape down the sides and reprocess if needed.
Reheat cooked, puréed foods or chill cold, thickened foods to serving temperature.
A puréed food should be uniform in appearance and color—if you can see chunks or pieces, more processing is needed.
Spoon test your puree! The puree should spoon up like yogurt or pudding. If it drips or runs off the spoon, it may be too thin. If you can heap up the spoon, it may be too thick.
If the puréed food sticks to the spoon (or the roof of the taster's mouth), it is too sticky. Stickiness is a common problem with starchy foods such as mashed potatoes, puréed pastas, and rice—but it can be lessened by adding fat—butter, sour cream, or gravy.
What if a puréed food is too runny?
Infant rice cereal is a great thickener for many puréed foods.
Canned chickpeas and other plain canned beans (puréed until smooth) can thicken up soups and vegetables, adding lots of nutrients.
What if the puréed food is too dry?
Add flavorful liquids, such as milk to puréed desserts and gravy to puréed meats.
Keep hot puréed foods hot and cold puréed foods cold. This is very important as puréed foods that are not handled properly pose a food safety risk.
As puréed foods no longer look like the original foods, flavor needs to be fabulous!
A bit of sugar can enhance the flavor of many puréed foods, such as puréed carrots or peas.
Puréed vegetables and meats may need some added salt or fat to improve acceptability.
The addition of common condiments, such as barbeque sauce to meats, adds lots of flavor.
Taste the puréed food! All purées should taste great.
Serve puréed foods on attractive plates. Take the time to prepare attractive puréed foods with puréed garnishes to improve acceptability. Avoid mixing puréed foods together. For example, mixing peas and carrots together produces an unappetizing color.
Baked Ham & Pineapple Purée
Rosemary Mashed Potatoes
Honey-Dijon Carrot Purée
Chocolate Raspberry Mouse
Serving great tasting, appetizing puréed foods will help to improve food intake and quality of life in people with swallowing disorders.
Your local UF/IFAS Extension Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) agent may have more information and classes for you to attend. Also, a registered dietitian (RD) can provide reliable information to you.
Dahl, .W. J. 2008. Modified Texture Food Production: A Manual for Patient Care Facilities, 2nd Edition. Dietitians of Canada.
Dahl, W. J., and S. Kendal. 2008. Perfectly Simple Purées. Dietitians of Canada.
This document is FSHN11-07, one of a series of the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date February 2011. Revised December 2017. Visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.
Wendy J. Dahl, PhD, associate professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition Department; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.
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I'm sjaytaybay! Welcome to our tiny place on the internet. Follow along as we take on this parenting gig, explore our corner of Los Angeles, take trips to Santa Barbara, attempt to read some good books, make some good meals, drink some noteworthy wine–or beer and whiskey if you are Butcheq (after baby's birth, of course!), and make this studio baby friendly. Here's my attempt to record some of the momentous as well as inconsequential things in life.
Recently, I've been thinking that it may be the seemingly inconsequential moments that feel most profound as time goes on: a quiet morning walk, a margarita with a friend on a hot summer day, the last line of a good book, a knowing glance, or slowly sipping a cup of coffee in the early morning light. You, see, not long ago, I turned 30, and I realized my mom was serious when she told me she looks in the mirror and wonders how she got to be her age. Getting to 30 was full of many kinds of moments, some of which I only now understand as transformative and important. So here's to a new decade and a new blog, where each type of moment may be remembered.


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Project 365 // Day 276 v2.0
I recently asked for input on ideas for a 20 photo project I could do. I received many solid suggestions – but still none have really grabbed me.
Two of the suggestions were i) baseball caps and ii) shadows.
I was standing in the kitchen yesterday afternoon and I saw my bulldogs cap on the floor in a spot where a shaft of sunlight was pouring in. I don't think I will do either shadows or ball caps for my project, but it turned out to be a pretty cool shot.


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I seen no reason to jump onthe wagon lol had my 8 inch lazer for 11 years. Sold the 2 stroke to buy the octane and clam plate. Do not miss the fumes or the hand drilling lol Works great! I seen no sense in spending that much for these new augers. Hook them all to octane or Milwaukee, they all drill! I don't care if it catches at bottom Or if one is a second faster or etc! Gets the job done and way plenty fast for me. Now when or if mine goes to poop, I would at least get something with center point just for extra safety.
I have only used a 8" laser and a 6" jiffy on my drill so cant say about the chipper kind. they turn harder I think from what I read. could mean less holes?
The biggest benefit is the weight reduction. Its not just easier to carry, its easier for the drill to turn it.
I've got my Rigid Octane drill paired with a strikemaster hand auger bit. I got the hand auger because it was cheap ($20 CL score with the handle). But I see lots of threads and comparisons that discuss the k-drill vs the strikemaster LF and others, but dont see many mention the hand augers. Except the Nero and the Nils I guess. What are the major benefits of the augers like the K-drill and the Strikemaster LF that justify the big jump in price? Is it a weight savings? Can't imagine they weigh that much less than the bit from my hand auger, but maybe. I know the k-drill has chipper blades and can reopen old holes, a pro for permanent shacks, though I've heard others say other augers can do that as well. Though I dont have a permy so that's not a feature I need. Help me out here. Is it just one of those things, like a tarp over some poles will block the wind, but a top of the line flip over does it better? They both drill holes in the ice.
its easier for the drill to turn it.
they can be found used for about 20$.. A spare set of blades will run you around 15-20$ as well. Being so cheap, some guys have gone so far as to remove some of the flutes, reducing weight to under 4lbs..
I've been trying to find a decent used hand auger on Craigslist for my buddy to put on his drill......They are getting to be hard to find around here anymore. If you do come across one they ask with $5-$10 of the cost of a new one, and have dull rusted up blades that need sharpened or replaced......There are a Few of the super old screw on handle types cheap......but the eBay adaptor to put them on a drill is $30.....I think the masses caught onto the drill craze and the cheap used hand auger market is starting to dry up around here.
And now a glutton of gas augers for sale as well, mine included. Used to be a running Model 30 was a steal at $100, now an auger at that price will sit while the cheaper ones sell out.
I still have dreams of the old days here in Michigan where the ice gets 2ft thick.yeah my drill auger can cut it up but im saving my jiffy pro4 lite for the time i ever see thick ice again.its not heavy,no gas spills or gummed up carbs.think i have 3 other gassers in the shed.my old 1970 jiffy1 armed bandit has sat for awhile now.im keeping it as a museum piece.lol
I'd sell the gas auger and get yourself a large/big battery.....problem solved.
^This The weights are advertised and people pay attention to them as just a simple non moving weight. What they dont usually consider is the positive impact of reducing rotating weight. Reduction of one pound of rotating weight is comparable to 10 pounds. So to the drill/engine/etc. turning that object, a 4 pound item will weigh 40 pounds less than an 8 pound item.
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It's all the rage lately, the "morality" issue with self-driving cars or autonomous vehicles: What should my self-driving car do if it sees that an accident is inevitable, and somebody has to die?
The Scenario: The Car Crash That Can't Be Avoided
Suppose I am the sole occupant in my smart car, cruising along happily on the highway. It's driving, I'm reading.
Perhaps I'm a nice enough guy, but sadly dying of an incurable cancer, with two months to live. I'm on my way to hospice.
In my lane directly ahead of me is a school bus full of angelic, talented young people, just starting out on the journey of life. They have so much to offer, and so many good years to offer it.
Just behind me is a car speeding out of control. It's going to rear end me in a few seconds. The laws of physics dictate that a horrendous collision is inevitable.
My beautiful autonomous vehicle does a quick calculation, and it determines that there is just enough time for my car to switch lanes. I'm safe!
Of course, this means that the school bus will get demolished instead.
One final detail: the car software knows that if I just stay in my lane and get hit, the school bus will be spared.
The Red Herring: Me or Them?
Maybe I should give it up for the kids? After all, I don't have much longer to live, and they have their entire young lives ahead of them. Should I do the "right" thing, and stay in my lane?
Most people would say yes, but here's the rub – it's not my decision. There's no time. It's up to the car's software.
Why I Don't Give a Flying Fig
A lot of people are spinning their wheels on this one. Why is this an irrelevant or even dangerous question?
Well, here's an interesting fact to chew on: an average of 90 people die every day in the United States alone in car crashes. According to the World Health Organization, there are on average more than 3400 deaths every day on the roads world-wide.
Autonomous/self-driving vehicles would prevent 93% of these deaths, according to Lloyd's. That translates to saving 83 lives per days in the US, and 3160 per day world-wide.
Which means that almost every minute that we delay the implementation of self-driving technology by debating this silly red herring, one more person dies. And the injury rate is one serious, life-changing injury every 2½ to 5 seconds.
So that's why I don't give a flying fig, and you shouldn't either. While these theoreticians debate how many angels can dance on the head of a pin, real people are suffering and dying every second of every day.
And that's why I take this hard line: Anyone in government, industry, academia, or anywhere else who needlessly delays the implementation of self-driving/autonomous technology by even one minute is tantamount to being an accessory to murder. Strong stuff, but tell me why I'm wrong.