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Repeat abdominal ultrasonography
After the exploratory laparotomy, the dog continued to vomit at least six times a day. Four days after surgery, the dog also
developed signs of acute abdominal pain. However, the dog's vital parameters remained normal (temperature = 101.3 F [38.5
C]; pulse rate = 120 beats/min with a strong pulse; respiratory rate = 36 breaths/min). A repeat abdominal ultrasonographic
examination revealed a fluid-filled hypomotile stomach, an enlarged and hypoechoic pancreas, and hyperechoic peripancreatic
fat (Figure 1). The enlarged hypoechoic pancreas and the hyperechoic peripancreatic fat were consistent with pancreatitis.1,2
Aspirates of the pancreatic region were obtained, and a cytologic examination revealed marked suppurative inflammation with
no etiologic agents identified. A blood sample for a serum canine pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (cPLI) assay was collected.3 Serial serum chemistry profiles and complete blood counts revealed a rising serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and
marked mature neutrophilia but no other abnormalities. The serum cPLI concentration was 388 µg/L (reference range = 2 to
102 µg/L; concentrations greater than 200 µg/L are considered diagnostic for pancreatic inflammation).4
To calculate the resting energy requirement (RER), we used the formula: RER (kcal/day) = 70 (BWkg)0.75 . We initially fed the dog 25% of its RER and planned to increase the amount gradually over the next three or four days until
the RER was met. A constant-rate infusion of liquid elemental nutrition—a mixture of Vivonex T.E.N. (Novartis Medical Nutrition),
8.5% Aminosyn II (Abbott Laboratories) solution, B vitamins, and water—was administered. We administered crystalloid fluids
supplemented with potassium chloride to maintain venous access and to meet maintenance fluid requirements until enteral feeding
reached the RER.
The dog continued to vomit several times a day, despite receiving ondansetron (0.5 mg/kg intravenously b.i.d.), and also developed
profound diarrhea. To allow the dog's gastrointestinal tract more time to adjust, we did not increase the enteral nutrition
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The ribbon is cut at the new Bob Moore Cadillac in Norman Thursday afternoon at the grand opening of the dealership. The 26,000 square foot of state-of-the-art dealership is the first Cadillac dealership in the United States to be built entirely to Cadillac specs, including marble, custom cabinetry and wood provided by Cadillac. Celebrating the opening are, from left, Glenn Boon; Cindy Rosenthal, Norman mayor; Trey Bates; Curtis Hayes, CFO of Bob Moore; Jeff Powell, general manager; George Langley, ambassador for Norman Chamber of Commerce; Mark Moore, CEO of Bob Moore Auto Group; and David Bendigo.
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CHAPEL HILL — Longtime UNC-Chapel Hill womens basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell will be temporarily stepping away from coaching after doctors recently diagnosed her with leukemia, the school announced Monday.
Hatchell, 61, was inducted last month into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. She will receive treatment at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
I have the utmost confidence in my doctors, Hatchell said in a statement. There is a reason why the North Carolina Cancer Hospital ranks as one of the top cancer facilities in the nation.
Hatchell is among the most successful womens basketball coaches in history. Her 908 victories 636 of which have come during her 27 seasons at UNC rank second all-time, only behind Pat Summit, the former Tennessee coach who retired in 2012 after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Hatchell, whose overall record is 908-321, is one of three womens basketball coaches who have won at least 900 games. At UNC, she is 636-241, and she guided the Tar Heels to a national championship in 1994. Her UNC teams have also won the ACC tournament eight times.
Sylvia has our complete support and is in our thoughts and prayers for a full recovery, UNC Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham said in a statement. Sylvia is a fighter and her enduring spirit will aid her greatly. Her staff and players, family and members of the athletics and university community will do what we can to bolster those efforts.
During Hatchells absence, Andrew Calder, a longtime assistant coach, will lead the team. Like Hatchell, Calder is in his 28th year with the UNC womens basketball team.
Throughout her years at UNC, Hatchell has been an outspoken supporter of the Lineberger Cancer Center.
Coach Hatchell has been a tireless ambassador for our cancer center for the last 15 years, Dr. Shelley Earp, director of the Lineberger Cancer Center, said in a statement. She has helped us in countless ways. Now it is our turn to be there for her with the best care and our teams full support.
Dr. Pete Voorhees, a medical oncologist at the Lineberger Cancer Center, will lead the team of doctors in charge of Hatchells treatment. Voorhees in a statement said Hatchell remains strong and in good spirits.
She is physically and mentally tough, and this will serve her well on her journey, Vorhees said. We are optimistic that she will do well.
Hatchell in her statement said she would remain very much involved with her team during her absence.
(I) expect to return to my sideline responsibilities as soon as possible, she said. My veteran staff and team will be well prepared and meet any challenges until my return. Dont forget I am a Tar Heel woman!
Hatchell, who in 2004 was inducted into the Womens Basketball Hall of Fame, arrived at UNC in 1986. Before that, she served for 11 seasons as the head womens basketball coach at Francis Marion, where she led the Lady Patriots to two national championships, the 1982 AIAW Division II national title and the 1986 NAIA championship.
Hatchells leave after being diagnosed with leukemia comes about a year after Roy Williams, the UNC mens basketball coach, endured his own cancer scare. Doctors last year found tumors on both of Williams kidneys, but they were benign.
Williams in a statement said he was heartbroken for Hatchell and her family, which includes her husband, Sammy, and her son, Van, a recent UNC graduate.
I know how much Sylvia loves to coach and compete with her team so any time that she misses will be difficult, Williams said in his statement. But shes tough and she will fight this with everything she has. All of us at Carolina and all of her friends in the coaching community will support her 100 percent in this fight.
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This year's winners for the BlizzCon costume contest were all incredibly amazing efforts, such as the winning costume above, but the contest isn't over for the runner-up costumes! Both the BlizzCon US and the BlizzCon Europe websites are running a contest for those who didn't win on the big stage, and there's a lot of costumes to choose from and vote for.
From Maiev to an Orgrimmar mailbox and from the fluffiest moonkin you've ever seen to the ever-bubbly Mylune, these 20 amazingly constructed costumes were picked and given a second chance at nabbing some prizes. Voting ends tomorrow, Nov. 18 — so log in and vote while you can!
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FOREST CITY, N.C. -- This is a story about what happens when you post.
Every time you log on to Facebook, every time you post a picture -- no matter where you are in the world -- that data, that snapshot, that password ends up here, inside a quarter-mile-long, 350,000-square-foot building in Forest City, North Carolina, an hour and a half's drive west of Charlotte.
Put simply, data centers run the internet. They store information, run programs and answer your questions. If you ask Google what a data center is, Google uses a data center to give you the answer.
North Carolina is rife with these places. Google's got one in Lenoir, Apple has one in Maiden and Disney is reportedly building one in Kings Mountain. Facebook has Forest City. When you log on, anywhere in the world, your name and password pass through a set of servers. Another set of servers in another row bring up your Facebook page. If you upload a picture, it also ends up in Forest City in another room. Every picture ever uploaded to Facebook is in that room.
Everything is backed up, so if one server fails, your picture or your status update won't disappear. There are more than 100,000 servers in the Forest City Data Center. Each one has enough power to handle the needs of a small office. And all of those servers generate a lot of heat. There are fans everywhere, pulling in outside air and circulating the air from the servers on the floor below. If the air's too hot, they cool it down with misters.
It all uses a lot of electricity, enough to power maybe 1,000 homes, says Keven McCammon, who helps run the place. And if the power goes out, Facebook has 14 tractor trailer-sized diesel generators to keep the site up and running.
"This is to ensure that Facebook is always available," McCammon says.
So why is Facebook in Forest City?
The power's cheap, the incentives from North Carolina and Rutherford County are generous, and we're close to the East Coast. That's good for speed. "We don't like users to wait at all," says McCammon.
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(December 9, 2011) Sellersville, PA – The 'Festival of Lights' marked the beginning of its 28th season at Grand View Hospital with a dedication ceremony and lighting of the trees in honor of loved ones on Wednesday evening, December 7. The ceremony included a reading of the names of individuals and organizations being honored and memorialized followed by the lighting of trees in the lobby and on the hospital grounds.
Event co-chair Irene Roberts said, "This is a festive way to honor and remember a special person who has touched your life. These shining lights are a unique way to share the spirit of that individual with others."
The audience enjoyed holiday musical selections performed by vocalist Jenna Myers, a junior at Souderton High School. Prelude music was performed by accomplished pianist Dave Kenney, who entertains audiences throughout the Tri-State area.
Over 10,000 lights illuminating the hospital and its grounds this holiday season create a winter wonderland setting made possible by thousands of donations over the years in honor of loved ones. Red lights honor cancer survivors while all other lights are white. A baby tree located in the hospital lobby celebrates new births and is filled with ornaments personalized with names of newborns.
Anyone can participate in Festival of Lights now through January 15th by making a $20 minimum contribution to:
Memorialize someone special;
Honor a person or organization;
Recognize a cancer survivor; or
Celebrate the birth of a baby.
In addition to illuminating a light, the names of those recognized will appear in a display case in the hospital lobby. For contributions of $100 or more, the name of the honored or memorialized person will be added to the Eternal Tree plaques displayed in the hospital year-round and a light will be lit during Festival of Lights for years to come.
All funds raised by this Grand View Hospital Auxiliary event become part of a gift to support special projects at the hospital.
About Grand View Hospital Auxiliary
The Auxiliary supports Grand View's efforts throughout the community by raising funds to ensure that the hospital is able to continue its mission of making quality health care available to area residents. The Auxiliary has presented the hospital with gifts totaling more than $3.4 million since 1990. The Auxiliary has supported the mission of Grand View since the hospital's founding in 1913. For more information on the Auxiliary and how to participate, call
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We normally don't celebrate St. Patrick's Day but this year I thought we'd have a bit of fun with it.
We are keeping it simple and not doing much - but I thought it would be fun to do a rainbow treasure hunt around the house. I just made this up for us to use, but in the end I thought I'd share it with you all as well - in case you find you're after something easy to do on Saturday. It does have a clover on it, but really you could use this any time of year :o}
The printable is designed so that you can be quite creative with it or use it in a really simple way too. Have the kiddos find something that matches each colour of the rainbow in the house, whether it be random items around the house like a red apple, orange ball and blue teddy for example or coloured 'treasures' you leave around the house in a trail for them to find in the hope that they'll find the 'pot of gold' at the end of the rainbow :o} Whatever that may be :o}
Download here.
I thought it would be fun to listen to a little Irish music and learn a little about Ireland and use that as our country for Travel Night on saturday.
Here is the Irish National Anthem {on YouTube} if you're interested in playing it for your kiddos. I never realised it is pretty long.
Next week will be all about Easter with a little Project Life and more Laundry stuff thrown in :o}


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---- — HAMPSTEAD — A hot-air balloon crash caused major power outages in the area this morning.
Hampstead Police Chief Joseph Beaudoin said the balloon crashed into power lines on Emerson Avenue around 7 a.m. today. No one was injured in the crash.
Public Service of New Hampshire reported 1,491 customers without power in Hampstead, Sandown and Danville due to the crash. Beaudoin said he expected it to take at least an hour to restore power.
Emerson Avenue between East Road and Wash Pond Road was closed as crews work to remove the balloon from the wires.
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RIF kids have a message for Macy's and everyone who supported our Be Book Smart campaign this year: This summer, children will explore new worlds because of you. They will travel to outer space. They'll make new friends and meet fantastical creatures. Thanks to you and our 11-year partnership with Macy's, we've given millions of […]
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President Barack Obama and Congress should take a lesson from Black Friday shoppers: Arrive early for the deal. Amid the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, lawmakers in Washington will resume shopping for a solution to the fiscal cliff in the week ahead. There were encouraging but slow signs of progress before Thanksgiving. Now time is running short for movement toward a conclusion.
Congressional and White House staffers have been talking about what they can reasonably accomplish before year's end. There's no grand bargain on either side's shopping list. Instead, expect more stocking stuffers on extending some of the lower-income tax rates for awhile and shifting spending cuts away from the military.
After the first meeting between the president and the four top congressional leaders, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid was so encouraged he floated the idea of a deal before Christmas. For an institution reluctant to act except when facing a solid deadline, that seems to be optimistic.
Corporate America isn't betting on a door-buster deal. Twenty of the 40 biggest publicly traded companies will
spend less money investing in new equipment and technology this year or next year, according to the Wall Street Journal. This isn't because of politics. Corporate bosses don't make business decisions based upon blue or red. They think in green. Their reluctance indicates worries about slowing demand, even though the holiday lines at the cash register may be long.
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The Creative Cooks Kitchen is a pretend kitchen for preschoolers. There are a variety of moving parts, sound effects, and accessories. Open and close the oven door, and turn the stove knobs to hear clicking sounds. Place the two pots on the stovetop to hear sizzling and boiling sound effects. The sink knobs also turn, and kids can open and close the window shutters. The freezer and fridge open and close to reveal plenty of storage space inside. Above the fridge are cabinets that also open and close and provide storage space. Open and close the microwave, then press the microwave buttons for sound effects. The kitchen comes with a pretend cell phone that makes sound when its buttons are pressed. The Creative Cooks Kitchen provides a pet bed with food and water bowls nearby. There is also a recycling bin. There are 39 accessories including a dish towel, pot holder, plates, cups, utensils, a pepper grinder, salt and pepper shakers, condiment bottles in a spinning holder, a coffee pot, and more.
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The Association welcomes gifts and bequests of numismatic material, numismatic literature, funds, securities and other properties to be used for the purposes set forth in its Federal Charter, such gifts and bequests to be made directly to the Association or to its Endowment Fund Trust. A donor may direct the Association or the trustee of said Endowment Fund Trust to allocate the objective of his or her gift or bequest to one or more of the following purposes: a) library; b) museum; c) numismatic education; d) general operating fund of the Association; or e) such additional purpose or purposes as shall be authorized from time to time by a majority vote of the Board of Governors of the Association in conformity with its Federal Charter.
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Any donor of a gift or bequest of a value specified in the Policy Manual shall receive recognition by having his or her name published in The Numismatist, except that any such gift shall be published as anonymous at the donor's request.
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The Executive Director shall keep a permanent record of all gifts and bequests and issue receipts therefor to the donor or his or her estate at the time such gift or bequest is received, and inform the Board of Governors of all such gifts and bequests in his or her monthly report.
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A gift of any material that the Association does not desire to keep for its museum, library or educational purposes may be sold and the proceeds thereof used for the purpose for which said gift was made, or if no purpose was designated, for such purpose as the Association determines is in the best interests of the mission and purpose of the Association.


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Join us for a free networking event to discover how businesses can support school clubs to ignite interest in STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.
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- Quantum Physics: A beginner's guide
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The Association of Science Education together with the School of Applied Sciences invites you to:the ASE Summer President's Lecture 2013.
Quantum Physics: A beginner's guide
Celebrating the centenary of Bohr's quantum atom
Professor Robert Cywinski, University of Huddersfield
6.30pm to 9.00 Wednesday 12 June 2013. Refreshments will be served from 6:00pm with snacks and refreshments at 7:30pm.


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This spring marks our 24th Annual Food Safety and Pest Management Seminar. We are pleased that Dr. Robert Corrigan is returning for his 18th year. Our speakers included Dr. Robert Corrigan, Dan Collins, BCE, Dr. David Drake, Carl Hinderer and Jason Freels. Audience questions are encouraged!
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Reminder when Working with Aluminum Spikes
by Steve Cielinski, R.T.P.O.
Working with R.G.O.'s
Leverage has been around at least since the Pyramids, but I thought this would be a good reminder:
When bending or putting internal or external rotation while working with heavy aluminum spikes as in a R.G.O., put your bending iron on the spike as you normally would.
Increase the power (leverage) by putting an extension pipe on the end of the bending iron.
A 2 foot pipe is usually good enough. You may find that you need to be CAREFUL!!


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ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sept. 27, 2008) – The U.S. Men's Volleyball Team finished the 2008 America's Cup tournament on a high note with a 25-23, 25-19, 25-15 defeat of Mexico on Saturday in Cuiaba, Brazil.
With the victory, the U.S. Men finish the tournament in fifth. Cuba will play Brazil for the gold medal on Sunday while Argentina will face Venezuela in the bronze medal match.
Evan Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.) led all scorers with 14 points on a match-high 12 kills, one block and one ace. Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) added 12 points on nine kills and three blocks. Andrew Hein (Carol Stream, Ill.) scored seven points on three kills and a match-high four blocks.
Scott Touzinsky (St. Louis, Mo.) scored seven points on seven kills. Phil Eatherton (Glencoe, Mo.) scored seven points on four kills, three blocks and one ace.
Brook Billings (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Brandon Taliaferro (San Clemente, Calif.) each scored one point on one kill.
Anderson had 25 service receptions with 60 percent "excellent." Libero Rich Lambourne (Tustin, Calif.) had 15 serve receptions with 47 percent excellent. Lambourne was also credited with 10 digs.
Jesus Rangel led Mexico with 13 points on 11 kills and two blocks.
The U.S. Men converted 49 percent of their kill attempts into points while Mexico converted 41 percent. Team USA out-blocked Mexico 10-5 and was 60 percent "excellent" on serve receptions as compared to 52 percent for Mexico.
U.S. Head Coach Ron Larsen (Lafayette, Calif.) started Anderson and Touzinsky at outside hitter, Eatherton and Hein at middle blocker, Patak at opposite and Taliaferro at setter. Lambourne was the designated libero. Nils Nielsen (Fallbrook, Calif.), Jayson Jablonsky (Yorba Linda, Calif.), Jonathan Winder (Irvine, Calif.) and Billings all played as substitutes.
Team USA got off to a fast start in the first set, taking an 8-3 lead at the first technical timeout. But Rangel heated up at the net and Mexico tied the score at 11-11. U.S. errors aided Mexico in taking a 14-12 lead. But Mexico's service error cut Mexico's lead to 14-13 and the United States scored the next four points to regain the edge.
Mexico kept things interesting and pulled to within one point at 21-20, but a Patak kill kept the U.S. Men out of reach. The United States reached set point first at 24-22. Mexico gained one more point before a Hein kill ended the set.
The U.S. Men led 8-6 at the first technical timeout of the second set. With Team USA leading 11-9, it scored the next four points, including blocks by Hein and Anderson, to extend the lead to 15-9. Although Mexico trailed by as many as eight points, it did not give up and eventually pulled to within three at 21-18. But Team USA picked up the pace and stayed ahead for the victory.
Mexico held a 6-4 lead in the third set when the U.S. Men got the serve back on an Anderson kill and then scored five more points to lead 10-6. The United States led 16-8 at the second technical timeout and reached match point at 24-12. Mexico scored three points, but a Mexico serving error gave the United States the match victory.
2008 America's CupSept. 24-28 in Cuiaba, Brazil
U.S. Team1 - Matt Anderson (OH, 6-10, West Seneca, N.Y., Penn State) 3 - Nils Nielsen (OH, 6-4, Fallbrook, Calif., Cal State Northridge)4 - Evan Patak (Opp, 6-8, Pleasanton, Calif., UC Santa Barbara)5 - Rich Lambourne (L, 6-3, Tustin, Calif., BYU)6 - Phil Eatherton (MB, 6-9, Glencoe, Mo., Ball State)7 - Jayson Jablonsky (OH, 6-5, Yorba Linda, Calif., UC Irvine)9 - Jonathan Winder (S, 6-8, Irvine, Calif., Pepperdine)11 - Brook Billings (Opp, 6-5, Santa Barbara, Calif., Southern California)12 - Andrew Hein (MB, 6-11, Carol Stream, Ill., Pepperdine) 16 - Brandon Taliaferro (S, 6-5, San Clemente, Calif., UCLA)17 - Delano Thomas (MB, 6-7, Sacramento, Calif., Hawai'i) 18 - Scott Touzinsky (OH, 6-6, St. Louis, Mo., Long Beach State)
Head Coach: Ron LarsenTeam Leader: Mark PavlikAssistant Coach: Jamie MorrisonAssistant Coach: Peter HansonMedical Support: Aaron BrockTechnical Coordinator: David Hunt
Tournament Results and Schedule (All times PDT)
Group ACuba 2-0Argentina 1-1USA 0-2
Group BBrazil 2-0Venezuela 1-1Mexico 0-2
Sept. 24Cuba def. USA, 25-19, 25-27, 23-25, 25-21, 15-8Brazil def. Mexico, 25-18, 25-16, 25-20
Sept. 25Argentina def. USA, 25-17, 16-25, 25-16, 17-25, 15-13Brazil def. Venezuela, 25-20, 25-19, 25-16
Sept. 26Cuba def. Argentina, 25-21, 25-16, 25-18Venezuela def. Mexico, 25-20, 25-17, 25-20
Sept. 27Cuba def. Venezuela, 21-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-19, 17-15Brazil def. Argentina, 25-17, 25-22, 29-27USA def. Mexico, 25-23, 25-19, 25-15
Sept. 28Bronze Medal: Argentina vs. VenezuelaGold Medal: Brazil vs. Cuba


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SARANAC LAKE — A Saranac Lake man incurred felony charges after he allegedly violated an order of protection.
Steven C. Whitman, 47, allegedly shoved the person who was protected by the order and was arrested at 10:20 p.m. Jan. 2, Saranac Lake Village Police said.
Whitman was charged with first-degree criminal contempt, a felony, and second-degree harassment, a violation.
Whitman was arraigned and sent to Franklin County Jail in lieu of $2,500 cash bail or $5,000 bail bond.
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Date: May 13, 2009
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The Lakewood Ranch Post Office and others throughout Manatee County collected more than 16 tons of food for the Food Bank of Manatee during the 17th Annual Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive May 9.
The drive is a nationwide effort to collect non-perishable goods from resident mail boxes for local food banks and pantries. This annual drive is a major source of food for The Food Bank of Manatee, which is experiencing an unprecedented demand for aid from 110 local area agencies that help needy families in Manatee County.
"This one day event took a lot of effort and coordination between the post offices and ourselves to make it such a success," said Joe Mercado, director of The Food Bank. "Without our marvelous volunteers and the help of the postal carriers, I don't know if we would have enough supplies to make it through the summer months when donations are slow. Our local children will soon be on summer vacation and it is satisfying to know that even without a school lunch, we can provide those in need with food, thanks to the generosity of our community."
Volunteers helpedthe mail carriers unload food donations and place them in the Food Bank trucks to be taken to the Food Bank Rescue Center where more volunteers unloaded, sorted and re-packed the goods to be given to the agencies requesting food for residents in need.
More help is still needed to sort food, and all businesses, schools, or civic groups are welcome. For more information on how you can help, call 941-747-FOOD. Additional information is available at www.foodbankofmanatee.org.
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Thirty years ago today, President Ronald Reagan outlined a new vision for American democracy promotion in an address to members of the British parliament in London. He declared that the United States should work "to foster the infrastructure of democracy—the system of a free press, unions, political parties, universities—which allows a people to choose their own way, to develop their own culture, to reconcile their own differences through peaceful means."
Congress established the National Endowment for Democracy, or NED, in 1983 to implement President Reagan's vision. The NED has since given out grants to non-governmental organizations working to promote freedom in more than one hundred countries. American democracy promotion efforts have also expanded outside of the NED. Today, the United States Agency for International Development and the State Department join the NED in giving out foreign assistance with the stated goal of advancing democracy abroad. Combined, their efforts represent a multi-billion dollar a year industry.
To date, the presidential candidates have not spent much energy in public explaining or debating their proposed democracy promotion policies. That lack of attention may be a result of the presidential election's emphasis on domestic issues. It may also reflect the fact that—as I have argued elsewhere—there is no consensus within the American government on democracy promotion policy and so many decisions about how precisely to aid democracy abroad actually take place on the ground in other countries, at some distance away from the White House. But in the wake of what political scientist Marc Lynch refers to as the "Arab Uprising" of 2011—during which time protests swept from Morocco to the Persian Gulf and brought down dictators in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya—how to support political reform in the Arab world will surely be one of the key foreign policy issues that the president will face.
The most discernible differences among the candidates thus far pertain to their rhetoric. President Barack Obama was often (and often derisively) described as "leading from behind" in the aftermath of the intervention in Libya. That phrase became a popular buzzword among critics of his foreign policy, which some Republicans have argued has neither been sufficiently assertive nor unified in a single grand strategic vision for the United States' role in the world. According to Thomas Carothers, the Vice President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and an astute observer of these issues, democracy promotion calls to mind the "larger issue of how assertive America should be in the world, especially toward hostile powers."
President Obama entered office determined to take a "quieter approach to spreading democracy abroad." But despite the change in tone from the President George W. Bush's more bombastic statements on the subject, Obama's administration has in many ways continued the United States' long-standing policy of supporting human rights and democracy around the world—at least when doing so doesn't conflict with other central American foreign policy interests (see: Bahrain). Indeed, President Obama worked hard both in front of and behind the scenes in 2011 to ensure a peaceful transfer of power from Hosni Mubarak. He said the following about the Middle East in an address in May 2011: "It will be the policy of the United States to promote reform across the region, and to support transitions to democracy."
Governor Mitt Romney has challenged the President's tone on democracy promotion—if not his actual policies—in clear terms. The Washington Times quoted Romney in October 2011 as saying, "We're facing an Arab Spring which is out of control in some respects because the president was not as strong as he needed to be in encouraging our friends to move toward representative forms of government."
In terms of aid policies for the Arab world, though, it is less clear where the candidates differ. Although Governor Romney has said that foreign assistance should be cut, he has pledged democracy aid to Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya to help with their transitions. That pledge is in keeping with the current American approach, which recently included an unprecedented $100 million direct cash transfer to the Tunisian government.
The candidates' rhetoric—humbler versus more assertive—is informative. To some extent, how American presidents talk about democracy promotion is democracy promotion policy. Research by the University of Pittsburgh's Daniela Donno, for example, shows that condemning undemocratic political conduct is the most commonly used tool of enforcing democracy abroad—and, deployed under the right circumstances, "naming and shaming" democratic abuses can be an important tool for advancing democracy abroad. Thus, voters can glean important information from how the candidates' talk about democracy promotion.
Still, hopefully in the coming weeks and months, the candidates will say more about their intended democracy promotion policies. What, if anything, do they think the United States can do to support the transition in Tunisia—which today appears to the region's best hope for a true democracy but rests on getting the economy there going? How should the United States encourage freedom and human rights in its military ally Egypt, which the NGO crisis of February 2012 suggests is increasingly hostile to outside interference? Those are the questions that voters will hopefully have answered by the candidates as November approaches.
Sarah Bush is a Research Fellow in the International Security Program in the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School and a former Miller Center Fellow. Her website is www.sarahsunnbush.com and she tweets at @sarahsunnbush.


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With its sleek good looks, the award-winning Hauck Duett is the versatile pushchair for a growing family. With two separate seat units and multiple configurations, it can be flexibly used as a pramette, travel system or tandem. Feature-loaded yet compact, the Duett offers all round performance and exceptional value.About me
Enjoy the versatility of the award-winning Hauck Duett Pushchair; use as a single pramette from birth, a travel system or an inline twin pushchair for 2. This sporty number features a multi-recline rear seat that's suitable from birth and a 2-position front seat suitable from 6 months. Travel system compatible with adaptors included, the Hauck Zero Plus car seat attaches easily.
The comfortable seat units cleverly converts from newborn-friendly pramette to reversible pushchair mode. The lightweight frame and height-adjustable handle make for a comfortable drive whilst the spacious shopping basket gives you plenty of room to store your baby gear. Closed rear wheel guards keep little fingers safely protected.
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I like the tandem, it seems sturdy n swift. I just got it and my experience using it can't yet be stated.My order however came without the rain cover as opposed to what was stated amongst its features. Called customer service to lodge complaint and after several wait I was told I'll get a call back and they'll arrange the delivery of the raincover. I am still waiting to be contacted and am hoping for a quick reply.
hate it wish i never brought it, i fight to put it up i fight to put it down, second seat keeps coming of the runner, front seat doesnt sit up right its always laying back, hard to push with one hand even though there is only a months old init, nice big basket had to pay for rain cover never had to pay for a rain cover in all the prams ive had to big for my car boot not a happy mummy wish i kept my dimples twin now shame they recalled it
This is a great pushchair, looks nice and easy to push with 2 kiddies in it. I needed a double as I like long walks which can be too much for my 2 1/2 yr old but didn't like the tandems 1 stuck on another or side by side as not easy getting around shops and still want to go out when my eldest is at playgroup so this pushchair was perfect for me as I can use as a single! However did take some time getting used to folding down the directions r a lil poor and u need to push the handlebar right down and then click the button and push down on both sides for it to collapse but overall a great buy! :-)
I love this pushchair but the only problem is its a bit hard when turning corners and when jumping on a bus or on a step Other than that its perfect.
i really like this buggy BUT most parents would buy a tandem so they can like me use it for a newborn AND older child/toddler. i have a 3 month old and an 18 month old however you cannot use the pram to lay a newborn flat and have your other child in the bottom seat as there is not enough space!!! this to me is really odd. you can only use the top seat converted into a pram to lay a newborn flat on its own. but if you cant use them together whats the point? its meant to be a TANDEM! this is the only reason i gave 4 stars. having said that, newborns aren't newborns for very long and as soon as baby can sit up its a really lovely buggy. soooo easy to push and surprisingly light easy to get up kerbs and i can push it with one hand with both my children in. it is reeeeally nice to push. the seats are roomy and look comfortable. its sturdy and really good quality looks nicen i do feel that the seats could be better if you could sit more upright as they are quite flat. overall i would say i am happy more so because of the price as its half the price of a p&t or bdual. my toddler loves being in the bottom which is something i was worried about. i really dont see the point of the pram bit tbh as i cant use it. would defo reccomend getting the car seat if you want to use it for your eewborn AND toddler at the same time. also doesnt come with a raincover. overall...good value and lovely to push.
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President and CEO of SMRT, Desmond Kuek, has visited the workers' dormitory in Serangoon and has spoken to the SMRT bus drivers there.
Mr Kuek made the visit today to understand first-hand the concerns of the drivers and to appreciate their living conditions.
He noted that the conditions in the dormitories could certainly be better, and said feedback has been given to the dormitory operators to improve the living conditions there.
Commenting on the four drivers from China who have been arrested and charged in court, he said SMRT is managing the morale of the other drivers who are understandingly anxious about the outcome.
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Updated: iPhone Firmware 2.1 Now Live!
Update: Chad let's us know that Apple already has an iPhone 2.1 info page up on their website!
Boom! iPhone firmware 2.1 (5F136) weighing in at 237.8MB is now live and available via iTunes. We're downloading now. Will it fix 3G? App crash? Security holes? And will any tasty new features (or even hints of new features?) be hidden inside? Apple says:
iPhone version 2.1 contains many bug fixes and improvements, including the following:
- decrease in call set-up failures and call drops
- significantly improved battery life for most users
- dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes
- improved email reliability, notably fetching email from POP and Exchange accounts
- faster installation of 3rd party applications
- fixed bugs causing hangs and crashes if you have lots of 3rd party applications
- improved performance in text messaging
- faster loading and searching of contacts
- improved accuracy of the 3G signal strength display
- repeat alert up to two additional times for incoming text messages
- option to wipe data after ten failed passcode attempts
- Genius playlist creation
If you're downloading as well, please let us know what, if any, issues you encounter, and what delights you find therein!
(Thanks to Tim, justapps, Garret, and everyone else for sending this in!)
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I hope this fixes the GPS function failing. It works on hard reboot, but then after a couple of hours have to reboot to have it work again.
@christbone change your wifi ntietsgs and put it on the wifi your house is on and if not plug it in to your computer, sign out of your itunes then sign back in
After downloading and attempting to update my iphone, I got an error message while it attempted to sync. Unable to sync due to unknown error (-19)
Usman: You too? I'm glad I'm not the only person experiencing that. it's an easy fix (reboot) but pretty annoying when you need GPS in a hurry.
@Yeraze, that is the point when I need it I find myself having to reboot and by that point its useless, cause either a) ive driven by turn already or b) i just forget about it cause it takes 5 solid minutes for a reboot.
The d/l is done but the backup is taking forever :) Hopefully WinPwn releases a jailbreak this weekend.
My download is taking forever!!! Could be my works crappy internet though. Anyone else? It's taking over an hour.
My d/l took less then 5 minutes, but I started mine at 9:50am. Apple might be getting flooded by now.
When I try to install, I get an "Invalid Signature" message. Apple's own software has an invalid signature. Cripes!
My download went fine. The first back up after updating took forever. But, after that initial one, backups were FAST. And, I have a ton of apps. For that error -19, that always happens if iPhone is still syncing during its normal process. That happens at same time of the initial download of the update. Once it is done syncing I just clicked Update again and boom it went through fine. I didn't have to reboot or disonnect the phone. Haven't poked around with the phone much but I had zero bars when on 3G in my area. After the update suddenly I am full bars. We shall see after this first day how things go.
2 min backups?!!?!?!
OMG i want my update now!!!!!!!
Anyone see what that text reminder feature is??
New Edge "E" graphic FTW.
My backup after iTunes 8 and firmware 2.1 only took 3 minutes for 9 gig!!! Wonder if these backups are incremental now.
@Jeff- Yeah i think so.. makes sense.
I'm in the process of updating at the moment. Sadly, it insists on doing a backup which is crawling along at the moment. By my reckoning, it'll be at least as long as the last update which took me 7 hours. Why didn't I think to delete most of my apps from the phone first?? so looking forward to faster backup times once this is over!
@Dkiller, Dude you can hit the X button on the backup and skip it.
The first several times I tried the update it gave me an unknown error. Rebooting the iPhone however fixed it.
Wow! I had absolutely no reception in my house and, after the 2.1 update, I now have FULL bars on the Edge network....Awesome!
Wow! Before the update I was not able to run applications in the background or copy/paste and now I can!..........................not
new 3G icon, contacts and SMS messages load quicker.
I'l wait and see what a sync/backup is like!
Downloading it right now...
Just finished my update. All looks good so far.
Wow the 2.1 update is much better... this is how 2.0 SHOULD of been. It's actually syncing my appstore applications now.
No problems here...backups are indeed faster. I did not however that no in iTunes 8 the phone number no longer shows up on the device summary tab. Anyone else seeing that?
No the # shows up for me. Maybe disconnect and reconnect the iPhone once more
Thanks Jason, that did it maybe that's why I got the "iPhone is activated" message... it didn't even back up after reconnecting. Sweet...
Can we PLEASE stop using that annoying Ballmer picture?!?!?
Hm, iTunes has been sitting at the "Updating iPhone software" message, with my device at the "Apple + spinning thing" stage for 30-45 mins. Something seems to have gone wrong. Think I should try to kill it and start again? How could I do that?
Can someone who has successfully installed 2.1 (I can't because I keep getting "Invalid Signature" messages) tell me if it has a landscape mode now for texting and email?
Just downloaded it and it seems to be a little better but text input is still shitty on websites. Text messages are a little bit better. And sync times are alot better. Also, my 3G signal icon looks different...
finished downloading. email and testing still can't turn landscape. Contacts seem to open a good deal faster - I'm happy about that. My bars in my house went from 1 to 3 but actual reception is no better (I can only transfer at 35KBps.) I did get a huge boost in reception out if the las update so maybe rhtr why i'm not getting much more now. I'm VERY excited about extended battery - right now I go through 2 full charges per day. Let's hope that changes.
Charles Brett was kind enough to let me see a pre-publication vresion of this eBook which gives an excellent explanation of Apple's peculiar habit of facilitating what it thinks is good for you while preventing other behavior which might seem entirely rational, even required, for you. Windows users have a different point of view about technology. They are accustomed to being able to customize their systems and to try out new software and web offerings which the equipment vendor might not have had in mind. This book is a handbook for Windows users who also use an iPad or iPhone and are trying to understand just why they can't do what they please and (sometimes) how to get around Apple's high-handed parental controls. Charles is a very good writer and even thought this book is mainly technical information for everyday humans (a hard thing to do well), he also manages to be humorous. I would consider this an essential companion for a Windows' users iPad and iPhone.
Now when browsing comments in the Appstore, when you go back to the search pane it doesn't take you all the way back to the top. Good fix Apple!
All of my 3rd party apps are still crashing while trying to load and i'm thrown back to the home screen. Is anyone else having this problem or is it just me? This problem has just come up recently and I thought it would have been fixed with this update.
So far it's exactly as advertised. Sync post update was like blinking compared to the hour it took before. Contacts load immediately and I have 700 of them. Now I just need to see if the battery life and phone connectivity are similarly upgraded and I'll be very pleased.
Finally got it installed. The "Invalid Signature" was due to my firewall on my PC. No landscape typing in email. :-( Oh well. The phone is great in so many other ways, I will just patiently wait.
Downloaded in about 25 min I had no problems. I have noticed you can now pause app downloads by tapping their icon. No landscape in SMS or email.
Sent My Now 2.1 iPhone
I just now noticed that when you insert headphones after hav ing listened through the speakers at full blast,ipod volume defaults down to a level that won't have you begging for hearing aids for your college graduation present. I'm happy about that. Is that new with 2.2?
I tried update and i am getting "invalid signature" responce. I tried going to unistall>apple update< change, and that does not work. anybody have an answer on fixing this problem?
im having the same issue... looks like charles above said it was his firewall.. im going to disable now and see if that helps.. ill give an update.
updated to 2.1 got error -19 unplugged phone then said backing up got everything back execpt my dang contacts
I noticed that updates download a lot faster very early in the morning or really late at night. Hopefully it's not because those are the hours my neighbors aren't leeching off my wireless.
i was upgrading my 8gb iphone to 2.2.1 but on the half way iphone restarted and got message in itune"unable to recover an unknoen error14 occured"
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Chlorpheniramine / hydrocodone Side Effects
Not all side effects for chlorpheniramine / hydrocodone may be reported. You should always consult a doctor or healthcare professional for medical advice. Side effects can be reported to the FDA here.
For the Consumer
Applies to chlorpheniramine / hydrocodone: oral capsule extended release, oral suspension extended release
Other dosage forms:
Along with its needed effects, chlorpheniramine / hydrocodone may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur while taking chlorpheniramine / hydrocodone:Incidence not known
- Decrease in frequency of urination
- decrease in urine volume
- difficult, painful, or troubled breathing
- difficulty in passing urine (dribbling)
- irregular, fast or slow, or shallow breathing
- pale or blue lips, fingernails, or skin
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- Drowsiness
- false or unusual sense of well-being
- fear or nervousness
- itching skin
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- vomiting
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Applies to chlorpheniramine / hydrocodone: oral capsule extended release, oral liquid, oral suspension extended release
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Dermatologic side effects have included rash and pruritus.
Gastrointestinal side effects have included nausea, vomiting, and constipation.
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The long-acting hydrocodone-containing cough product (marketed as Tussionex Pennkinetic Extended-Release Suspension) may produce dose-related respiratory depression by acting directly on brain stem respiratory centers. Its use of been associated with fatal respiratory depression.
General side effects have included impairment of physical performance.
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because the Code defines such property as an interest, not to exceed a certain dollar amount, in a particular asset, not as the asset itself, the value of the property claimed exempt should be judged on the dollar value the debtor assigns the interest, not on the value the debtor assigns the asset.
In 2005, Nadejda Reilly filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition and claimed two exempt interests in "business equipment," estimating the value at $10,718. Although an appraisal revealed that the equipment's total market value could be as much as $17,200, the bankruptcy estate's trustee William Schwab, did not object to the claimed exemptions because the dollar value Reilly assigned to each fell within the limits maximum limits imposed by the Code. Schwab moved the Bankruptcy Court for permission to auction the equipment so Reilly could receive the dollar value she claimed exempt and the estate could distribute the remaining value to her creditors. Reilly argued that Schwab's failure to object within the thirty-day statutory period rendered the property exempt. Schwab countered that Reilly's exemption was limited to the specific amount claimed and did not serve to fully exempt the property from distribution. Schwab also argued that the objection deadline applied only to the type of property claimed as exempt, not to the value.
Bail on health grounds cannot be mistaken as vindication for Mr. Erlinder - it just proves that the justice system he so freely criticizes was willing to show him compassion with respect to his physical and mental wellbeing. This will not deter the prosecution as we finalize the case against Mr. Erlinder. He will soon be called to defend his record of genocide denial that insults the people of Rwanda and inflames those who seek to harm us.
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) [official website] on Tuesday called for Erlinder's release [JURIST report] in a letter to Rwanda authorities. Acting on the advice of the UN Office of Legal Affairs [official website], the ICTR asserted in the letter that Erlinder has immunity from prosecution under the Convention on Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations [text, PDF], a treaty that Rwanda to which is a party that prevents legal action of any kind against UN employees working in an official capacity. On Monday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton [official website] stated that the Obama administration had expressed concern [statement] to the Rwandan government over Erlinder's detention and the prosecution of opposition candidates but emphasized the US government's continued support for the Rwandan government. Last week, US Representatives Betty McCollum (D-MN) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) [official websites] introduced a resolution [JURIST report] calling on the Rwandan government to release Erlinder in order to "prevent ... an impasse in relations" between the US and Rwanda. Rwandan police arrested Erlinder [JURIST report] last month on charges that he denied the 1994 Rwandan genocide [HRW backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Erlinder was in Rwanda to prepare his defense of opposition presidential candidate Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza [campaign website], who was arrested in April [JURIST report] on similar charges. Erlinder has pleaded not guilty [JURIST report].
There is no taking unless petitioner can show that, before the Florida Supreme Court's decision, [coastal] property owners had rights to future [coastal expansion] and contact with the water superior to the State's right to fill in its submerged land. Though some may think the question close, in our view the showing cannot be made.
The court originally granted certiorari [JURIST report] in the case to determine the constitutional question of whether the taking of land by the judiciary was a violation of due process. During oral arguments, counsel for the US argued as amicus curiae on behalf of the respondents that "what has happened here is the State has exercised, not just sovereign regulatory rights; it has exercised critical sovereign proprietary rights."
We are not insensitive to the Board's understandable desire to keep its doors open despite vacancies. Nor are we unaware of the costs that delay imposes on the litigants. If Congress wishes to allow the Board to decide cases with only two members, it can easily do so. But until it does, Congress's decision to require that the Board's full power be delegated to no fewer than three members, and to provide for a Board quorum of three, must be given practical effect rather than be swept aside in the face of admittedly difficult circumstances.
New Process Steel [official website], a US-based steel processing company, filed suit against the NLRB in 2008 after the two-member Board issued decisions sustaining two unfair labor practice complaints against petitioner. The three member delegation was brought down to two in December 2007 when a member's appointment expired. During the 27-month period in which the Board had only two members, it decided almost 600 cases.
By its terms, §3582(c)(2) does not authorize a sentencing or resentencing proceeding. Instead, it provides for the modif[ication of] a term of imprisonment by giving courts the power to reduce an otherwise final sentence in circumstances specified by the [federal sentencing guidelines] Commission. ... Section 3582(c)(2)'s text, together with its narrow scope, shows that Congress intended to authorize only a limited adjustment to an otherwise final sentence and not a plenary resentencing proceeding.
Petitioner Percy Dillon was originally sentenced under the federal guidelines to 322 months in prison for drug related offenses. The sentencing commission subsequently reduced the sentencing guidelines for drug related offenses and Dillon filed a pro se motion for sentence reduction pursuant to §3582(c)(2). The district court reduced Dillon's sentence to 277 months, which fell under the revised sentencing guidelines. Dillon appealed the reduction to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals which upheld [opinion] Dillon's modified sentence and ruled that Booker does not apply in sentence modification proceedings. The Supreme Court granted certiorari [JURIST report] to resolve the issue of Booker's application on retroactive sentence modifications.
The Court must proceed with care when considering the whole concept of privacy expectations in communications made on electronic equipment owned by a government employer. The judiciary risks error by elaborating too fully on the Fourth Amendment implications of emerging technology before its role in society has become clear. Prudence counsels caution before the facts in the instant case are used to establish far-reaching premises that define the existence, and extent, of privacy expectations enjoyed by employees when using employer-provided communication devices. A broad holding concerning employees' privacy expectations vis-a-vis employer-provided technological equipment might have implications for future cases that cannot be predicted. It is preferable to dispose of this case on narrower grounds.
The case was brought by Ontario SWAT officer Jeff Quon after text messages on work-issued pager were searched during a department review. The police department had an official no-privacy policy, but a lieutenant announced an unauthorized informal policy of allowing some personal use of the pagers, which Quon utilized. After determining the current payment system was not efficient, the department ordered a review of the content of the text messages for the purpose of determining how many of the text messages were for business purposes. The search revealed Quon had sent personal messages to friends, as well as sexually explicit texts to both his wife and mistress. Quon then filed suit against the department claiming a violation of the Fourth Amendment under unreasonable searches.
While cellular phone radiation emission levels have caused some concern, more legislative attention has been focused on banning cellular phone use while driving. Last month, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon [official website] called for a global ban on cell phone use [JURIST report] while driving. In October, Ontario enacted a law banning the use of handheld devices [JURIST report] while driving, joining other jurisdictions in Canada and the US to pass similar bans including Quebec, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Labrador, California, and New York. Earlier this October, US President Barack Obama signed [JURIST report] an executive order [text] making it illegal for federal employees or government contractors to use text messaging while driving.
This case is about marriage and equality. The fundamental constitutional right to marry has been taken away from the plaintiffs and tens of thousands of similarly-situated Californians. Their state has rewritten its constitution in order to place them into a special disfavored category where their most intimate personal relationships are not valid, not recognized, and second rate. Their state has stigmatized them as unworthy of marriage, different and less respected. ... It is the right of individuals, not an indulgence dispensed by the State of California, or any state, to favored classes of citizens which could ... be withdrawn[.]
[T]he plaintiffs say ... there is no way to understand ... why anyone would support Proposition 8, why anyone would support the traditional definition of marriage except through some irrational and dark motivation, some animus, some kind of bigotry, your Honor. And that is not just a slur on 7 million Californians who supported Proposition 8. It's a slur on 70 of 108 judges who have upheld as constitutional and rational the decision of voters and legislatures to preserve the traditional definition of marriage. It denies the good faith of Congress -- not just these judges, of Congress -- of state legislature after state legislature and electorate after electorate.
The case began in January [JURIST report] with opening statements from lead attorneys and testimony from plaintiffs seeking the right to marry their same-sex partners. In October, Walker ruled that the case could be heard in federal court [JURIST report]. Walker has said the trial is necessary to ascertain the level of constitutional protection granted to same-sex couples. The lawsuit was filed [complaint text] in May 2009 after Proposition 8 was approved [JURIST report] by California voters in November 2008, overturning a decision [text; JURIST report] of the California Supreme Court [official website] finding that same-sex marriage must be allowed under the California Constitution [text]. Several jurisdictions in the US have legalized same-sex marriage. In March, the District of Columbia joined Vermont, New Hampshire, Iowa, Connecticut, Massachusetts [JURIST reports] and the Coquille Indian Tribe [OregonLive report], in legalizing same-sex marriage.
Iceland has historically been viewed as a country with strong protections for freedom of the press. That reputation took a hit in 2009, following the economic crisis, when it fell to ninth in the annual Worldwide Index of Freedom [press release] released by Reporters Without Borders (RWB) [advocacy website, in French]. Iceland had been ranked first in 2007 and 2008, and second in 2006 [JURIST reports].
The National Council on Tuesday voted 81-61 to pass the treaty after rejecting it [JURIST report] last week. The tax conflict has already cost UBS $780 million in fines levied by the DOJ for its admitted assistance [BBC report] of US citizens in avoiding taxes. The agreement was before the parliament due to a court ruling in January, when the Swiss Federal Administrative Court [official website, in French] ruled [JURIST report] that an American taxpayer's financial information at UBS may not be disclosed to the IRS pursuant to an August 2009 agreement [JURIST report]. Also in January, the Federal Administrative Court ruled [JURIST report] that the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority [official website, in German] violated the law in February 2009 when it ordered UBS to disclose information to the US on more than 250 of the bank's clients without the authority to do so. In September, the US and Switzerland signed a treaty [JURIST report] that would increase the amount of information shared between the two nations on would-be tax evaders. The agreement came one month after a Swiss banker and lawyer were indicted in US federal court [JURIST report] for helping clients hide assets. In March 2009, the Swiss announced their intention to adopt a more stringent definition [JURIST report] of tax evasion and to work with other countries to investigate such claims.
The right to adequate housing is an essential component of the right to a decent standard of living. When fulfilled, it can provide a foundation on which other rights are better able to be realized...Violations of the right to adequate housing...are both a symptom of the wider human rights violations to which Palestinians are subject and a barrier to their achievement of other human rights.
Property rights have been an invariable point of contention between Israel and Palestine. In March UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [official profile] called Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank "illegal" [JURIST report]. His statement came two weeks after Israel announced the construction of 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem, where Palestinians hope to establish the capital of their future state. Ban voiced his support for the proposed plan of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad [BBC profile] to build the institutions of an independent state by 2011 and called for the immediate resumption of peace talks to result in an independent Palestinian state within two years. Earlier that month, the Quartet on the Middle East, a group comprising the US, European Union, UN, and Russia, dedicated to mediating the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, urged the Israeli government to "freeze all settlement activity ... and to refrain from demolitions and evictions in East Jerusalem." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [official website] responded stating that construction in East Jerusalem would not be restricted despite international criticism and pressure from the US.
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Peter Hagar
---- — I went for a walk early this morning, early enough to see the sun rising and the haze clearing. While it had cooled down from the previous day's heat, the cows were still lounging under some trees recovering.
When they finally noticed my arrival, they gradually got up, stretched and met me at the fence line, ready to move into the next paddock and some fresh feed. After doing a quick head count and confirming that none had gone astray, I watched them mingle and then head off into the tall grass with a couple of the more curious calves still watching me before turning and high tailing it back to their mothers.
Idyllic scenes and beautiful sights are an everyday occurrence on the farm. It is sometimes hard to find the time to slow down and see the beauty of our surroundings. While on my walk, I began to think of what my week still had in store. The Clinton County Fair is in its third day and there are still many agriculture-related activities under way.
Much of my time this week has been spent at the fair helping with livestock shows. I started thinking about the reasons for cattle judging and why farmers would be interested in bringing their cows to the fair for a week while there is so much to do back on the farm.
Cattle shows have evolved since the 1800s. Originally, cattle breeders would bring their cattle to a fair or market as a way to sell their stock or promote their line of breeding. Other farmers would evaluate and judge for themselves the benefits of adding a new line of breeding into their herds.
In essence, the belief that function follows form was the basis for the selective breeding that began in the 1800s. Many of the major breeds of dairy and beef cattle began to rapidly evolve. While cows have been domesticated for thousands of years, it wasn't until breeders in England and Europe began to selectively breed for certain desirable traits that the dairy and beef cattle of today came into being.
While it may seem that a cattle show is akin to a beauty contest, with fancied-up cow contestants strutting their stuff around a ring of fluffy white wood shavings, that is not what is going on. While the showman obviously wants his or her cow to look her best, the judge is observing them for the body traits that have been established as the ideal breed standard or type.
Each breed has its own "type." Since most cattle breeds have been bred for different traits, each breed has its own show. Holsteins have been bred for size and milk production while Jerseys have been bred for the rich butterfat of their milk.
Beef cattle have been bred for a different purpose and therefore have altogether different desirable traits. There are two common sub-categories of beef cattle in the United States, English breeds and Continental breeds. English breeds such as Angus, Herefords and Shorthorns are moderately sized with fast growth and excellent marbling. Continental breeds such as Charolais and Simmental are large in size, lean and muscular. Other exotic breeds such as Brahman cattle have been bred to more common breeds to give their offspring more heat tolerance for hotter climates.
While the local beef-cattle show is small and there are only a few entrants, I am sure that many hours of hard work was done by the farms involved. Training and preparing a beef cow to lead around a ring in public is no easy task.
As opposed to dairy calves that are handled routinely, beef calves are usually left with their mothers on pasture for six to seven months and have little human contact. Just catching one is usually a challenge. What the judge will be looking for in the beef cattle show ring will be appropriate size for their age and breed, correctness of their feet and legs, smooth and moderate thickness of muscling and a good disposition.
That would be just beautiful.
Anyone interested in learning more about raising beef cattle or starting a small farm in Clinton County is encouraged to contact the Clinton County Extension office at 561-7450 or email me at email@example.com.
Peter Hagar, agriculture program educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension Clinton County, 6064 Rt. 22, Plattsburgh, 12901. Call 561-7450.


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Wonderful for anyone with foot pain
By Kathy
from Marysville, CA
About Me Casual, Stylish
Comments about Okabashi Flip Flops:
The bottoms of my feet are always sore, I also have a bunion on one foot, these sandals helped my feet feel good again, I didn't even need a break in period, right out of the pkg. & wore them for 12 hrs. the first day, I bought 4 pairs & plan to buy more.
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Site picture does not match product!!!
By Loretta
from Houston, TX
I LOVE the Okabashi products, but will NEVER buy from this site again. The "Classic" flip-flop style is pictured, so I bought three pairs. They almost look like leather sandals. What I recieved was three pairs of the "Maui" style, with cross-hatched scoring on the straps. Would have ordered from another site to get what I actually wanted. Online shopping requires an accurate representation for the product. You have been warned!
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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By Morganmad
from Coldwater MI
About Me Casual
This is my second pair of these. I like the arch support and the massaginf bits on the footbed. Very comfortable to wear around the house or for casual.
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There's no smell after wearing!
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Large for size and loose fitting
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Great for casual, around the house use. A little on the large side, both width and length. Comfortable.
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Officer Britt Sweeney was still learning how to be a cop a year ago Halloween.
"Just the basics to be honest with you, how to call in where you are when you go on a traffic stop," she said. "That's what we were talking about at that moment we were sitting there."
Sweeney was in a patrol car with her field training Officer Tim Brenton, unaware all of her training was about to be tested.
"Probably about when I heard gunfire over my head," she said.
Sweeney pulled her own gun and fired back.
"It was not thought, it was pure action," she said.
Sweeney was grazed by a bullet, but Brenton was dead.
"Looked in front of the patrol car," she said. "I knew."
Asked if it was the hardest moment of her life, she said "I don't think it's ever easy to see someone you were just with dead in such a cold blooded way."
And it's not easy to be the survivor.
"You can't question why things happen. They just do. And to sit and question why I lived when Tim died is a waste of energy because there is no answer," said Sweeney.
Days later, Seattle Police arrested Christopher Monfort. He allegedly tried to fire on the officers and took a police bullet becoming paralyzed from the waist down.
Two months later, Sweeney went back to work.
"Everything was a threat to me. It's very taxing...to be on shift for 9 hours and constantly have your head on a swivel, staring at everything that walks," she said.
Time has eased the anxiety.
"You know I'm still a rookie and I am gonna be a rookie for a long time, I don't know the tip of the iceberg and that's okay, I'm out there and I feel good," she said.
She's a rookie who faced what few officers will face in a lifetime of police work, yet she's never doubted her call to duty.
"You gotta make a difference out there, I'm not here on this planet to go to the grave without making my mark," she said.
On Saturday, Sweeney was honored with the medal of valor. The Seattle Police Foundation says even though Sweeney had been struck and nearly deafened by a rifle shot, she was able to radio that her partner had been shot and later return fire. They say Sweeney showed devotion to duty and service in keeping with the highest standards of law enforcement