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At this Monday's council meeting, however, that formerly clear-cut course of action went up in smoke, as the majority of council reversed their former position and discussed imposing a moratorium instead, ultimately allowing Ouray's electorate to decide in November 2014 whether commercial pot shops should be permitted.
You could tell it was going to be a doozy of a meeting from the number of chairs that were set up in Massard Hall at the Ouray Community Center – at least twice as many as usual. And indeed, by the time council reached the discussion item at the very bottom of the agenda regarding Amendment 64, most of those chairs were occupied by community members, many of whom were adamantly opposed to commercial recreational pot shops in Ouray.
While some aspects of Amendment 64 regarding the legalization of personal use of marijuana went into immediate effect with the bill's passage last November, the new law gives communities in Colorado local control over how, or whether, to allow the commercial sale of marijuana for recreational use in their own jurisdictions before the state starts issuing licenses in January 2014.
As such, council could decide on an outright ban (such as the one that the City of Montrose recently imposed); could agree to allow commercial recreational pot shops within city limits and begin developing local regulations; or, could put the whole thing off by imposing a moratorium until Nov. 2014 and allow Ouray voters to decide whether or not to allow commercial pot sales within city limits.
Councilor Richard Kersen had requested that the matter be placed back on the agenda for discussion following council's last meeting in June, at which four out of five councilors agreed to start moving forward with developing regulations for local implementation.
At that meeting, Kersen was the only councilor who spoke out against retail recreational pot shops in Ouray, while Councilor John Ferguson led the majority in directing staff to begin the process of developing regulations to manage retail sales.
At this Monday's meeting, however, Councilor Michael Underwood took the lead, stating that he had done some soul searching on the matter, and had come to the conclusion that the best course would be to implement a moratorium until November 2014, when the matter can be put to a vote of the people. In the meantime, he proposed that staff and council should continue to move forward in discussions on how to implement Amendment 64, should the matter gain local approval in that election.
"I submit to everyone, what's the hurry?" Underwood said. "I'm determined it's a matter of enough social significance to allow a vote, and I would challenge council to adhere to the will of the people. I have a passion for democracy. We can choose to take our personal biases and impose those on the populace but I think that's unfair and unwise. Our community is capable of making a decision for themselves."
Kersen backed Underwood's proposal, pointing to the dual nature of Amendment 64 and arguing that although 59 percent of Ouray's electorate voted in favor of the amendment as a personal rights issue, many of those same people did not want to see pot shops in Ouray.
Ferguson, meanwhile, took exception to Underwood's implication that democracy had not already taken place, and to Kersen's suggestion that anyone would vote in favor of the amendment but not be in favor of fully implementing it in Ouray.
"I do think there has been a vote already on this issue, and it is naive and a little insulting to think they [the Ouray electorate] voted for Amendment 64 yet didn't want it here," Ferguson said. "That seems hypocritical and illogical. Another vote would be redundant."
Mayor Bob Risch, meanwhile, staked out neutral ground but pointed out the potential revenue boost which local pot shops could bring to Ouray through excise taxes and sales taxes. "What impact this could have on us locally, we have no idea," he said. "But it would be interesting to get more information.... Something we need to recognize is that 60 percent of Mexican drug cartel money comes from marijuana. I would prefer that be brought above ground; to me it is an enormous waste."
Several community members in the audience took the opportunity to share their thoughts on the matter. Ken Garard and Bud Zanett, two members of the Ouray Planning Commission who are both adamantly against pot shops in Ouray, reemphasized points they had made at the last council meeting.
"I have talked to many people who voted for [Amendment] 64 and do not want [commercial pot shops] in Ouray," Garard said. "You call it illogical, I call it reality. Ouray is primarily a family-oriented tourist destination town. Marijuana doesn't fit with that; it's an incompatibility."
The audience burst into applause as Garard concluded his remarks, but Risch quelled the outburst with a sharp comment:
"We will not have applause. I'm sorry. We don't need that."
Local business owner Bruce Gulde offered a counter-argument to Garard's lengthy speech, stating that commercial recreational pot shops have the potential to significantly boost the city's coffers. "The bottom line is, it comes down to the bottom line," he said. "[Commercial pot shops] should be allowed, zoned and regulated, and taxed to the maximum for benefits of the City of Ouray."
If anyone wanted to discuss the matter further, he wryly remarked, "We can talk about it at one of the many revenue-producing bars on Main Street."
Pollyanna Marigold said that while she advocates federally legalizing marijuana "just like spinach", she also believes in the right of states, cities and counties to choose whether to allow marijuana-based businesses.
"The little city of Ouray has a character, a reputation," she said. "I live here because I feel safe here. If you bring retail marijuana to a town this small, you will draw riffraff; they use it to party and get down and be cool, and manipulate young people with the effects of the drug. It will bring more unwanted pregnancies."
Barry McClennan embodied the anti-pot sentiment that hung in the room, asking rhetorically, "Would you rather have your kids playing frisbee in the park, or smoking a bong or a dube?"
Discussion eventually wound its way back to council, with Kersen pushing for a commitment from council to move toward a moratorium and ballot question in 2014.
But Mayor Risch refused to be rushed, particularly since Councilor Hansen was absent from Monday's discussion. "I need a lot more information," Risch said. "Let's give it two more weeks."
Risch instructed staff to come back to the next council meeting on Monday, July 15 with language for a moratorium, for council to discuss and act upon.


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Instead of acting to create jobs and strengthen our economy, on July 13th House Republicans passed H.R. 2018 to limit federal oversight of state clean water plans -- undermining two fundamental elements of the Clean Water Act: water quality standards and protection of waters from dredging and filling for large-scale mining, development, and water resource projects.
These changes would undermine EPA's ability to assure state water quality standards protect clean water, public health and incorporate advances in scientific understanding without state approval - shifting some regulatory power of water, wetlands and mountaintop mining from the Environmental Protection Agency to the states.
This is no time to endanger our rivers, streams and lakes that sustain our health and economy. They provide the clean drinking water we need. And local economies and millions of jobs in tourism, outdoor recreation, and commercial fisheries depend on clean water and healthy fish and wildlife habitat.
These changes would give upstream states power to weaken their pollution protections, and weaken the power of downstream states to protect their water supply, their communities, and their economy.
Specifically the bill:
- Limits EPA 's ability to ensure that states effectively implement or make necessary improvements to their water quality standards to deal with modern pollution challenges, as it did in restoring Lake Erie. The bill also blocks EPA from objecting to individual permits that fail to comply with water quality standards.
- Revokes EPA's authority over approved-State programs, creating the potential for "toothless" State programs that look good, but fail to take key actions to prevent the discharge of pollutants.
- Blocks EPA's veto authority to stop dredge and fill projects that have "unacceptable adverse effect[s] on municipal water supplies, shellfish beds and fishery areas…, wildlife or recreational areas." This "veto" authority has been used only thirteen times in the past 38 years, and is a critical safeguard against the most polluting activities.
The bill is opposed by sports/hunting groups and environmental groups - including Trout Unlimited, Izaak Walton League, National Wildlife Federation, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Clean Water Action, Clean Water Network, Environment America, Sierra Club, and Natural Resources Defense Fund. The Administration strongly opposes the bill, and senior advisors would recommend a veto.
Regarding water quality standards, the bill would:
- Restrict EPA's ability to revise an existing water quality standard or promulgate a new one, unless the state concurs.
- Prohibit EPA from mediating interstate water quality concerns related to State water quality certifications granted by a state.
- Prohibit EPA from withdrawing approval of a state water quality permitting program (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System), or from limiting federal financial assistance for the state program even when the State's program is inadequate to protect water quality.
- Block the EPA from objecting to individual permits that fail to comply with water quality standards.
Regarding permits for dredging or fill material, the bill would:
- Restrict EPA's ability to veto a Army Corps of Engineers' permitting decision to allow discharge dredge or fill material into the water (404 permit), unless the state concurs.
- Restrict EPA's oversight over civil works projects carried out by the Corps of Engineers, such as the construction of the Yazoo Backwater Pumps project that was vetoed by the Bush administration EPA in 2008.
- Allow a state to assume and administer only parts of the 404 permit program; under current law, states are required to assume the entire program or none of it.
- Limit the EPA, U.S Fish and Wildlife Service and other agencies to 30 days to submit environmental impact comments to the Corps on a proposed section 404 permit.


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DreamForce's Big Idea: Smartphones as an Enterprise App Platform
At a conference as big and boisterous as Dreamforce, you hear a relentless stream of ideas. Some are good, but most are bad. At Dreamforce 2013, there was only one idea that really mattered: Whether smartphones are the future client for enterprise apps.
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CIO — Although I'm a 20-year marketing veteran, I'm generally allergic to marketing messages and naked sales pitches. Call it an autoimmune disorder. I therefore tend to discount most of the pitches I hear at tech conferences.
Every once in a while, though, I see an idea presented that's important but not yet true. These kind of visionary or revolutionary ideas essentially represent a big decision that the industry has to make; you have to decide which side of the bet you want to be on. These bets are rare but important.
After the fact, of course, we all say we knew which side of the bet to take and claim that we chose right (even if we didn't). The iPad is a recent example of this kind of bet. Of course everybody knows now how important the iPad is — 250 million of anything is important, and tablet sales are killing the PC — but think back to the days before the iPad announcement. Doubters questioned the value of this not-phone, not-computer. Even Steve Jobs said at the time, "We think there's a market &hellip"
Dreamforce 2013 News: Salesforce.com Unveils Salesforce1 Platform
More: Salesforce.com Says Developer Base Almost Doubled in a Year
So it is now with the big idea from Dreamforce 2013: Smartphones as the primary target for new apps. It's not entirely obvious which side of the bet you should be on.
What If the Smartphone Becomes the Business Device of Choice?
For games, ecommerce and social networking, that's a serious "Duh." The battle is over. But for B2B and B2C products and services, that idea is a brave new world.
The notion of desktop PCs as secondary, legacy clients for business apps, with smartphones in the driver's seat, sure doesn't seem to be true yet. If the smartphone is to become the primary client any time soon, though, that means the browser-based cloud app will be relegated to admins and other desk-bound dullards.
What happens, then, if high-value users pull the smartphone into the role of primary target for business apps? It would certainly require a huge retooling of application development, infrastructure, deployment and support. It will demand skills in SSO, mobile security, mashups, UI and usability. Any new app you build will need to be seen as a series of Web services chained together in the smartphone.
This will mean a lot more vendor focus on APIs that are deep and complete enough for integration and extension on an iOS or Android device. I see two particular areas of focus. First, vendors must make moving information from a smartphone app to paper, PDF or DocuSign output much easier than it is today.


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Folks, meet T.J. Simers. He is the second half of the Flaming Dipshits at the L.A. Times, along with WPS. Unlike Plaschke, Simers typically has a shtick and tries to be witty and humorous in his articles: he fails miserably at both. Add his smartass tone to his dumbass statements and, well, you get this from a few days ago, in how… well, kids = mean and bad. There's several of these articles lately and while I'd love to rip every one of them, I'll try to restrain myself… somewhat. Anyways…
After spending about a fourth of the article rambling on about McCourt, Simers finally decides to start talking about his actual article. Let the surgery begin…
Next year it will be the young leading the younger, unless Colletti really does have what it takes, a shrewd baseball man making the case that youth must be dealt here and there for just the right performer to bring it all together on the big stage in L.A.Easy to say, "just go with the kids," but check with your friends in Kansas City.
Am I the only one that catches the irony in this statement? That he wants us to check with our friends in Kansas City, while the day he wrote the article, the Dodgers were getting their asses handed them by another youth movement, the first place Diamondbacks?
I really shouldn't have to explain the difference with all of this, but what the hell…
Kansas City sucks because they have a very worthless and cheap owner who does not put money back in his team, hence their $47 million payroll, which ranked them 26 out of 30 in 2006. They also have had complete idiots running their organization. Combine this with their low payroll and not only is KC forced to play kids, but very likely also some bad ones too. Contrast this to the great scouting department formerly headed by savior Logan White which have enabled the Dodgers to have successful drafts, and you might notice a few differences.
They have been brought along as a pampered group in the minors, which is going to make it quite the challenge for the next veteran acquired to crack the clique.
And just wait until you really get to know your heroes: Matt Kemp, offering as much promise as any prospect in baseball, but also a jerk in the making and one of those gifted athletes who doesn't necessarily have to work hard to get by.
James Loney, hardworking and solid in performance, is also packing an attitude that suggests he needs no more help to prosper.
You're just going to love cheering for a group of arrogant pro athletes.
But right before we do that, let's get to know some of TJ's heroes…
Wait until you get to know Luis Gonzalez. Sure, ol' Gonzo might be a saint to the media and the community, but how about we go back to last year where, despite being the biggest face in Arizona's history, they let him go because even THEY knew he was done? Yes, that leadership of Gonzo's was really apparent last year when he bitched over playing time, despite hovering around .260 at the time. Yes, his leadership was astounding when he wasn't interested in playing mentor to those kids who are currently in first place right now… cocky young bastards.
And wait until you get to know the leadership of Nomar Garciaparra, who made himself a complete malcontent to get out of Boston. Yeah, he was one of the best shortstops in history from about 1997-2000, but let's go back to the leadership he showed during his last two years there. Go talk to Red Sox fans and see how they felt about his constant sulking in the dugout during the 2003 ALCS, as well as how he managed to completely alienate himself with Red Sox fans. Or better yet… is he still nursing that achilles tendon?
As for Jeff Kent… I actually like the guy, but let's not start.
Hard to argue right now with either Kemp or Loney, both finding this game pretty easy to play, and shoving their batting averages into the faces of anyone who might disagree.
And I hope they continue to shove their batting averages, on base percentages, slugging percentages, and every other damn statistic in yours and the other idiots in the local media, as… oh, I don't know, their performance is actually what counts. But, no, instead of focusing on them playing a large part of winning ballgames and even making it this far, let's smear them because… they're not nice?
As long as they keep hitting the crap out of the ball, give me James Loney's swagger or Matt Kemp's cockiness any day over the candy ass "my ballplayers are role models and bring signed bats to the kids at the YMCA" propaganda. I hate to be the one to break this but: most ballplayers have egos. Big ones. If Loney and Kemp do, whatever. Just don't make an ass out of yourself and imply that some of the veterans, like some on the Dodgers who have proven to be bitchy and malcontents at some point, don't because they once went and played canasta with Sophia Pertrillo at Shady Pines.
We'll learn more, of course, when baseball slaps them around a little bit, like it does to just about everyone.
Let's recall their pampered way to making it to where they are…
James Loney – Pampered into the big leagues after hitting .380 at Triple-A last year, which led EVERY ONE in the minor leagues. Eventually comes up in late September after Nomar gets hurt again and goes bat shit crazy and also sets the L.A. single game RBI record, comes up with a key RBI hit in game three of the NLDS which put us back in the game… at least briefly (incredibly small sample size, but he went 3-4 in that series). Then after rewarding him by re-signing Nomar to a two-year deal, he goes and outhits every one in Spring Training by hitting near .450, only to get sent to Las Vegas until June 10th, with Nomar well into his 1 HR season. And despite this and despite Loney going 22 for his first 50 once being called up, he still couldn't find consistent playing time and, when he did play, he would hit like 7th. Also, because Mr. Carne Asada Man still needed to be getting at-bats at first base, the organization then thought: "Hey, you know what we should do with his Gold Glove caliber defense at 1B? Let's put it in the outfield!," which led to Loney almost blowing out his knee. Quite the charmed life you've had, James! Cinderella would be envious.
Say you're Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier – You had to sit on the bench throughout the first half because somehow Juan Pierre justified starting, even though he couldn't get on base and do… well, anything productive. But due to his high salary and consecutive games streak, he got to start, while Kemp and Ethier had to needlessly platoon, despite having, unlike Pierre, the power the Dodgers sorely needed. Then once Gonzo started tanking in the second half, which just happens to be when Ethier went on a tear, Andre STILL has to fight for playing time and when he sometimes got it, our moronic manager thinks it's a great idea to put him in the 8 spot. Then there are the times Matt Kemp would get benched a few games at a time, the list goes on. However could there be division in the clubhouse?!
That's some of the growing pains that Dodgers fans will still have to endure too, Jonathan Broxton going through it right now, and folks, how does that feel?
Well, let's see:
Jonathan Broxton 2007:
2.96 ERA, 137 ERA+ and a 1.17 WHIP.
That feels pretty fucking good, TJ! In fact, it feels a lot better than enduring the geriatric pains of some of the elderly we've had to watch this season.
By the way: no doubt Broxton blew some big games for us this September, but it's pretty convenient to forget his recent admission of arm problems, isn't it? Or the fact that he's worked a career high in innings? Not to mention how convenient it is to forget that, even despite his blowup in September, he still has those numbers. Oh, the horror of having to endure that!
There are questions about Andy LaRoche's makeup and ability to make it, and who knows if a moody Andre Ethier can take it to another level.
Not if they have a manager who has preferred to play a washed up Nomar and a bitchy Gonzo.
It's Colletti's job to figure that out before anyone else, make his own moves and mark as a GM, and stop a disgraceful Dodgers slide now two decades in the making.
But right now there's no reason to believe that'll happen.
No, because Ned Colletti's philosophy thus far has been to sign old, washed up veterans who are in rapid decline, only because they're "veterans". Somehow this "veteraness" becomes, in Colletti's eyes, more important than actual production. Sure, there are things that can be learned from veterans, Greg Maddux last year case in point. There's just one tiny problem to that: if you're now in a big decline and these same kids are now threatening your job security, securing a contract and getting playing time will likely take precedence over playing mentor. Again, Gonzo has made numerous comments to the press this year about playing time. Easy to blame that on the kids, but, uh, again, go back last year when he did the same thing in Arizona, despite not really bringing it. That's not selfish? Having people now go to the press saying that they're against a youth movement because of either their advanced age or other reasons pertinent to them isn't being selfish? Sure it is. The attitude itself is contradicting: "Uh… say, kids, I don't really want a youth movement and I want to play more over you guys and I let Grady know that and now the press… but… uh, dammit, why aren't you letting me teach you and letting me show you guys leadership and professionalism?!"
You see, I don't really care one way or the other, as long as the players actually perform, but just don't come and sell it as them being "character guys"; that's just stupid.
Which brings me to the irony of this entire article. Simers – and, for that matter, most of the damn local media – constantly bitches about how pathetic the organization has been run for the past 20 years and he's actually right on that. So what's he suggesting to fix this? To finally stop handing lots of money to old veterans near the end of their careers and go back to bringing kids up from the system, like how most successful Dodger teams did it?
No! Let's change the way the organization has been run the past 20 years and do… more of the same.
Let's trade the best crop of kids the Dodgers have had in over 30 years and trade them for some gritty veteraness. Guys who will walk out there and say: "My name is Ron Coomer and I am going to stuff myself with 44 Krispy Kreme donuts to turn on my experience and flash my winning smile and steal home because I am a motherfucking gritty veteran who also helps old ladies cross the street and that means something!" Who needs James Loney, when we could ship him off and go back to the veterany days of Todd Hundley and Marquis Grissom? Sure, they weren't really that good, but, man, were they funny in the clubhouse! Let's replace Matt Kemp with the winning attitude of Devon White. I miss seeing "DE-VO!" flashing on the scoreboard. Let's lure Jeremy Burnitz out of retirement… he might be old and not that good, but look at how much he would care when he screwed up… you just can't learn that yourself! It just really means something. We can even dig up the corpse of Otis Nixon (yes, I know he's still alive). In fact, I have a better idea: as a gift for his 80th birthday, let's install Lasorda as GM again. It's about damn time we make another Paul Konerko for Jeff Shaw trade.
Until then… I'll just endure watching James Loney go 3-5 with yet another HR and 3 RBI's as he now has a league leading 28 RBI's this month, or check out Chin-Lung Hu the fuck are you (what, you thought I'd let the Hu jokes go?!) and Delwyn Young hit HR's, or Andy LaRoche's two hits, Matt Kemp with another hit, etc., etc.
Hey, it wasn't all bad. At least we got to see the experience of Roberto Hernandez.
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Thanks, Justin. We did get hit pretty hard with the storms in northeast Texas; not sure about east Texas in David's neck of the woods. My brother is close to him and didn't mention anything in her text today, so I guess all is well there. My roof still hasn't been replaced from when it got wind/hail damage last year, so I'm glad the new one wasn't on last night. Crazy thunder, lightning, etc...lots of downed trees in my neighborhood. Nothing landed on my car, and none of my trees were hit. Got lucky again!
Laurie!! What a trooper you are. You did a great job, and are still working out with that foot. Wow! I don't know if I could be as dedicated!
All is status quo here, so nothing to report. Still shrinking slowly but surely, though slower with the weight lifting. But wow, am I getting strong! I wouldn't trade it. Still shredding, Michele, heheh...it works wonders, though I really , really hate her most days.
Bart, MrGuy...so curious as to what's up with you dudes! Any, Flygirl, how are you guys?
Had an awesome UBWO this morning!! I was lifting so much on my pressing exercises that I actually started getting dizzy (I wasn't holding my breath or anything, this just happens when I go to extremes). What a wonderful feeling when you force your body to do what it tells you that it can't........
I was looking in the mirror this morning and it seems that my body is changing faster and faster. I must have less papertowels on my roll these days. My weight has stayed about the same over the last couple of weeks so I guess I must be putting on some serious muscle mass. The pants I started wearing at the end of C1 have about 3 inches of extra room in them now. They were tight when I first started wearing them, so I'll be pulling a smaller size out of the closet pretty soon!
Melissa- I'm glad to know that you're alright! Great news that you didn't have to suffer anymore property damage. I saw that David posted on another thread yesterday, so he's ok too.
Justin~ I love reading your posts about what you do in the gym! And how you are seeing changes that make you happy. That is awesome.
Melissa~ I didn't hear about the storms, but glad you are okay. What a positive way to look at the thing with your roof! When I lived in Florida with my family, we got hit by some awful hurricanes. Weather can be scary, so I am glad that you got through it with a positive outlook afterwards.
No real "news" on the stuff I was talking about with my brother. Mostly just daydreaming out loud to each other. And I have been talking to my sister on the phone too. Its really special to me that they have conversations with me regularly now. When I started, I talked to my mom about what I was doing and cooking advice. I have mentionedbefore that health and fitness is really important to my family, and doing this has given me a real relationship with them. It just really means a lot to me. I had waited to tell my dad what I was doing until I had stayed on track for a while. He was the one who got the book and showed me the whole thing, over a decade ago. When I finally told him, omg I could barely speak because I was so choked up. So that was cool.
I am really looking forward to takin my end challenge pics! I don't have a six-pack or anything, but jeez I sure feel like I do! I feel so confident and happy :-D
Hi Everyone!
Sorry I have been MIA on the forums! Life has gotten busy so I haven't been on here as much as I used to be. Luckily, I am still getting in all of my workouts. I am either going to boxing class for cardio or doing interval sprints on the treadmill. I am continuing to increase my weights during my upper and lower body workouts and I can definitely notice the soreness in my body from it. My shoulders have been really tight so I treated myself to a massage last night, and what a difference it made! I feel so much better today.
Glad to here everyone is getting stronger and seeing results!
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
LBWO this morning kicked my DONKEY! I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to walk out of the gym to the car on my own because my legs went numb..... My legs have regained sensation now, so now all I have to do is wait for the DOMS to set in.
I sucked on my diet this weekend so I'm not planning on any cheats for at least a couple of weeks. There was a couple of birthday parties and I had a friend in town that I haven't seen in about two years so almost everything I ate wasn't on plan.
Amy- Glad you checked in! It seems like everyone has been super busy so far during C2. There hasn't been nearly as many posts this time.
Caity- Thanks! How much time do you have left in C1? Are you using the gym or still doing it at home?
Hey, guys!
Things have definitely slowed down as everyone buckles down for the long haul. At least that's what it feels like. I must admit that it is definitely harder to keep going back to back like this. Possibly we should have taken longer off, but I didn't want to lose my momentum, either. Now, Steve has injured his arm doing some plank exercises. It seems like everything is worn out and prone to injury.
Another interesting twist is that, now that I've started the weightlifting again, I've put back on a couple pounds. Diet has been completely clean except for Sundays, but even those have been scaled down from what they were. I have cream in my coffee, and maybe a special meal and a piece of cake. So it must be muscle weight. I soooo did not enjoy seeing the scale creep up. Though I know what it is and that I'm not really getting fatter, it works on you mentally.
Still doing the shred, and that is fantastic, but I DID skip my lower body workout yesterday from being SO SORE from doing it. It seems to move fat better than I was doing with mainly the bike and walking before, so I don't want to give it up, but MAN does your lower half get pounded. So...many...squats and lunges of all kinds, and now the second levels has a LOT of plank exercises. Squat thrusts, plank jacks, walking pushups (I can now do 5 normal ones), and the last ab exercise is a leg twist in plank. No wonder Steve hurt his elbows. She never mentioned not to lock your elbows, and if you don't "just know" not to do it, you're screwed. Anyway, I'm thinking about doing some lower body weights this evening on top of the cardio that I did this morning. I want to hit some muscles that the shred didn't get, though that isn't many.
We're expecting some of that bad weather that caused the Oklahoma tornadoes today. After what happened there, I'm really scared. That tornado that hit a couple years ago in Forney (where I live) almost leveled the neighborhood where my daughters school was. One school was damaged, and hers ended up being ok. It's so scary for your kids to be away from you when that stuff happens. I was out of my mind when I saw on the news where it hit. We didn't have electricity for a couple days around the area, and my daughter didn't get home from school until 7:30. They won't even let you come get them. Anyway, my heart is really hurting from that today because I have some small idea of what they must be going through.
Caity, it's wonderful that you are getting to connect with your family, and feeling good about yourself. You just can't put a price on that. You have such an awesome attitude! Also, it only gets better and better. If I did it again, I'd take 2 extra weeks off like Kat is doing before starting another full-blown challenge. I only mention it because I know you're up against that very soon. I just kept my diet very close and did the 30 day shred every couple days for that 2 weeks off. What I'm aiming for for the rest of my life is just the consistency. I'm going to stop worrying about ups and downs and just keep on keeping on.
Justin, I like hearing your reports, too. You sound happy and psyched! I really like that.
Everyone, I hope all is well in your world. KEEP ON TRUCKIN'!!!! You guys rock.
Hey Gladiators!
Have been a litle busy and have not been on here much, but I am plugging away through C2. It is different from BFL. I'm actually lifting 5 days a week and I'm still getting cardio 5-6 days a week. Cardio has been 3 days of spin (intense) 1-2 days of swimming and a mini bootcamp like class ever so often. I have not run a lick, mostly just haven't had the opportunity. I had signed up for a Consistency Challenge with our gym and need to get at least 3 classes a week. Ideally, spin is the easiest to get to in the morning and I get a lot out of it. Getting stronger. I have pushed bench up (finished yesterday with 245 at 4 reps). Today, was legs and it was a killer. One of my goals was to be squating over 300 by end of C2. With a little over 3 weeks into it, I did my last set today at 285! Can't remember when I last squated that amount. Haven't weighed since end of C1 but I expect with going heavy, I've gained a little. Clothes still fit nicely so hopefully mostly muscle.
On home front, little sad. Our youngest has left for the rest of the summer. He had only been home from college for about 2 weeks. He is interning with youth minister at a church in Abilene. We will not see him much this summer. A great opportunity for him, but he's our baby and we will miss him.
Melissa - glad you are hitting C2 hard. Agree, this is harder. I'm a little sore and dealing with some minor injuries myself. I bet you are gaining muscle. Scales are not reliable. Go with how clothes fit and the mirror. Keep staying with it - especially the lower body. You gain the most from it b/c the muscles are larger and it requires more energy to work them. Agree, hope we don't see any severe weather later today. Horrible what happened in Ok. Very tragic.
Caity - hope you're doing well and enjoying your reconnect with your family. You are in week 9? This is the time where you can really see the changes. Finish strong! Keep up the inspiration!
Ok guys, work beckons.
I had a great HIIT session this morning. I turned it up another notch and burned 601 calories on the stair climber. I felt like I hit a 10 at the end of my 20 minutes, but after my 10 minute cool down I was pumped and felt like I still had some gas in the tank. I think I'll increase the speed by 2 levels on my next session.
Melissa- I know what you meen. It feels like the energy has kind of fizzled on this thread. I keep checking in multiple times per day to hopefully see some new news. I'm still 100% committed to this and will be here for a looooong time. Hopefully the energy picks back up soon. I hope Steve's arm gets better soon and CONGRATS on the 5 pushups!
David- I think you'll end up surpassing those strength goals you've set! With 245 for four reps you should be around 270 for your 1RM on bench. Are you doing any heavy negatives at the end of your routine? Those will really help you up the poundage on your max.
Happy Hump Day Gladiators!
Back day. Had a good one! Pullups are a bear so I do them first. Goal is to get back over 10. Did 3 sets of 8,8, and 6 with good form. Think I'll get there if I have less weight to pullup. Will do spin class this afternoon. (only a 45 minute class today)
Doing my best to keep on BFL diet and having a little less rigidity this time. Can't let that slip. Come to far to let it get away again.
Have a great one everybody!
Had a decent little run on the eliptical machine this morning. Not nearly as good as the stair climber, but burned 457 calories and covered 4.2 miles in 30 minutes.
Well I have been enjoying my week off, I start again on Monday. Its been nice to take a break from writing everything down and going to the gym. I have been riding my bicycle though. In january, I couldn't really ride it at all. Its clunky and heavy. On Monday, I rode 25 miles on that sucker. Today I rode 30 miles. I feel invinceable!!!!
Justin that is some impressive work on the cardio!! You must have been sweating your booty off!
Hello everyone!
I'm still here plugging away. I have missed a few workouts with the busy schedule I have had but I'm still making progress. I'll be at the beach for the next two weeks so I'm not sure how that is going to go but I'm going to give it my best effort. If I miss too many workouts I might restart this challenge but I will still be here. My kid is out of school so I'm having to get uo at 530 to go to the gym before she wakes up. That is hard for me since I'm not much of an early riser but I have been doing it. I'll check back in when I can. Keep up the good work everyone.
Justin, you're always on the train chugging away. Love your drive, man!
David, I know what you mean about being careful not to let things slip. I feel the same. How bout that darn weather this past week?? We got nailed here, did you guys?
Amy, I missed your post somehow...glad to see you're seeing increases in your weight. Sounds like you're really in the groove!
Flobee, Michele, Flylady, Laurie...hope y'all are doing well! Wave out to Sharon and Kat if they can get on to see it :).
Mrguy, haven't forgotten you either.
Welp folks, I took a little break this week. I have had this nagging pain in my knees since the 10th week of the last challenge, and since I worked out with the cardio over my break, I didn't rest them like I should have. When Steve got injured, I decided I would take a break with him...eating cleanly, of course. So, since my cardio on Tuesday, I have been taking it easy and not doing anything. I know it's only 2 days, but it feels like forever when I"ve been working out every day. I feel stronger and my knees are barely hurting today. So...I will get up and do my cardio tomorrow, and get back on the train. I'm trying not to feel guilty because I can tell I needed it, but it's hard.
Here's the funny part. It seems I carry an extra 4 pounds or so when I'm doing weightlifting (I finally narrowed it down). I looked it up and apparently it's considered normal inflammation. I've been keeping track of it since I read that and this morning, after only doing a cardio session since Sunday, that extra 4 pounds is gone. I fully expect it to be back next week after I start back up. But I thought I would share that, especially with you ladies since I know how much we all think we're not doing something right when we don't see the scale go down.
Going to be hitting hard starting Saturday again...I'm liking being thinner and more fit. Don't want that to slip ;).
FYI, I have been eating the yummiest thing lately, so I wanted to give you the "recipe".
2 multigrain WASA crackers (3 for men)
1/8 to 1/4 of an avocado (you can slice it or get a soft one and use it as a spread, like I do.)
thin slices of red onion
tomato slices
red/yellow/orange pepper slices
lettuce (I use baby spring mix when I have it; if not, romaine)
kraft lite asian toasted sesame dressing (just a drizzle, or you could toss it with the greens before piling them on)
3 to 5 slices lunch meat according to your protein needs (I use 1.5 on each cracker since the cracker has some protein and each slice has about 5g of protein)
I layer that on the crackers, then drape the meat (folded) over the lettuce, which holds it down. I got this idea from a website and modified it for me...I can't remember her name offhand. It surprised me how good it is. We prefer it to a lot of the things we eat.
Hi Team!
Happy Memorial Day to everyone!
I am still getting in my workouts and continuing to increase my weight. I can definitely feel the soreness in my muscles. I have been doing my HIIT mostly on the treadmill lately. Work has gotten busy and I haven't been able to make it to the boxing classes I like. I don't think I have been to boxing class in 2-3 weeks, so I am running instead.
David--I agree with you about being rigid on the diet this time. I need to get back on track.
Caity--Great job on finishing your C1. Your results are impressive!
Melissa--That recipe sounds great. I ned to try it!
Keep up the great work everyone!
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Store Room Escape is almost exactly like the opening sequences of Star Wars IV: A New Hope, but with less starships, laser guns, droids, stromtroopers, Darth and Leia, and with slightly more of a store room vibe. This might not bother everyone, but if it does trouble you, then you should probably get a dose of dancing darth first, which should remind you that having Star Wars involved with everything isn't necessarily a good thing. Now just get over it and escape the room already! [subbed by Buji].
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Hallway Escape that the word "Hallway" is too far removed from "Haddaway" for me not to spuriously link to a 90's music video on youtube, then you just don't know how we roll around here [subbed by Buji].
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Transportation Alternatives Program awards
Jurisdiction Project Amt. asked for Amt. awarded
Yorkville Sidewalks, Route 47 $54,000 $5,000
Oswego Sidewalks, Path, Route 71 $34,000 $15,000
OswegolandPD Sidewalks, bridge $7,200 $10,000
Lisbon Sidewalks $20,000 $20,000
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YORKVILLE — The Kendall County Board this week awarded $50,000 to four local governments in the county to put toward sidewalk construction along redone highways.
The program is known as TAP, which stands for Transportation Alternatives Program, and was created last year by the County Board to help local governments pay for enhancements such as sidewalks and bike trails as part of highway projects.
The Kane County Highway Department sets aside $50,000 from the general transportation fund each year for TAP. Municipalities or other local governments can apply for that money.
The point of the program is to help municipalities pay for parts of programs they might otherwise cut. A local government can only apply for, at most, half of a project cost
For instance, Yorkville applied for $54,000 of a $108,000 sidewalk construction project associated with the Route 47 improvements through Yorkville. City officials made a conscious effort to cut costs on the project to keep the local match as low as possible, and cut out sidewalk enhancements.
So, city officials said they would cobble together funding for sidewalks and pay for it themselves, when they could.
Because the city is paying its local match for the Route 47 project over 10 years, members of the County Board's Highway Committee decided to award $5,000 this year toward the sidewalk project, and have Yorkville reapply each year for more TAP funds to put toward the work.
"They will probably ask for TAP money each year," said Andy Myers, of the highway department staff.
The other projects awarded were: $15,000 to Oswego, which asked for $34,000 to put toward a multi-use path and sidewalk along Route 71, between Orchard Road and Route 34; $10,000 to the Oswegoland Park District toward construction of a sidewalk and sidewalk bridge along Plainfield Road, connecting Route 71 to a path at Prairie Point; and $20,000 to build a sidewalk along Lisbon Road north of Whitewillow Road in Lisbon.
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People Share Stories About How Seat Belts Save LivesSeveral people shared stories of survival and loss with law enforcement Monday as Click-It-Or-Ticket efforts start across North Dakota.
Several people shared stories of survival and loss with law enforcement Monday as Click-It-Or-Ticket efforts start across North Dakota.
With each story, law enforcement has an even bigger reason to promote the use of seat belts.
"We were driving and our tire blew out causing us to flip one and a half times and we were wearing our seat belts so we were all o.k.," 13-year-old Mallory Twet said.
Twet, 13, learned from her experience. Now, she wears a seat belt every time she gets into a car.
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"He was driving from Fargo to Grand Forks, swerved off the road onto the rumble strips and rolled his vehicle several times. He wasn't wearing his seat belt," Piper Welsh said.
Their brother Patrick was killed in a car accident two years ago. Sharing their loss with officers Monday morning was a reminder of why the extra seat belt enforcement is important.
"The sheriff's office, the city police department of Grand Forks and highway patrol are increasing their patrol in an effort to enforce the seat belt laws," Sheriff's Deputy B.J. Maxson said.
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"Wearing your seat belt does save your life most of the time," Welsh said.
"It'll save a lot of people from pain and suffering because it goes further than you dying, it goes everywhere," Twet said.
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Figure 1: Hydrogel biophysical and biochemical characteristics can be altered to control angiogenic growth factor delivery. Furthermore, hydrogel chemistry provides avenues for host cell degradation and subsequent migration into the hydrogel to form angiogenic networks.
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LAWRENCE, Susan "Sunny," 67, formerly of Toronto, passed away peacefully in her home in Myrtle Beach, SC, on November 18.
She was born May 10th 1945, the daughter of the late Virginia and John Bodnar.
Sunny was a loving and devoted mother. She was an accomplished and passionate quilter and needleworker designing and publishing quilt and cross stitch designs.
Sunny is survived by her children: son, Charlie, daughter-in-law, Bree of Wisconsin, daughter, Summer, son-in-law, Michael Mclaurin of Myrtle Beach; grandchildren, Pearson, Marley and Brennan; brothers, Bo, Mark and Rick.
She was beloved and cherished in life and will be missed by all of those who know and love her.
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With Great Grandmother Geraldine Hughes missing out on the huge £702,010 bonus at Haydock Park last Saturday the combined funds in the totescoop6 will soar over a million pounds this weekend.
The bonus has not been won since the 31st August last year and currently stands at a massive £740,861.
Betfred boss Fred Done said, "With this huge bonus to chase the combined funds should easily smash through the million pounds barrier, The nation's favourite Saturday bet is definitely a life changer."
Solving this weekend's Scoop6 means finding the winners of two races each from Lingfield, Kempton and Newcastle with the marathon of the Betfred Eider Chase amongst them.
Although Geraldine, who only staked £2, missed out on last week's bonus she was over the moon at picking up an extra £100,000 simply by placing her bet in a Betfred shop.
Betfred boss Fred Done has decided to offer the same incentive this weekend. The £100,000 bonus would be added to any Scoop 6 winner who places their winning bet in a Betfred shop or on line at Betfred.com. (This would be shared if there was more than one winner Betfred winner).
Fred, who created Britain's first betting shop millionaire when Stuart Boland from Cadishead, Greater Manchester, won the Scoop6 in October 2004, added,
'It would have been great if Geraldine had won because she was a terrific advert for the Scoop6 but she was delighted nevertheless after being presented with her cheque for £154,782 at Haydock. Let's hope I'm writing another big cheque to a Scoop6 winner very soon and who knows it may just be you."
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Newcastle - 2.20
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Newcastle - 2.55
Kempton - 3.50
Win fund rollover £90,650.70
Bonus fund rollover £740,861.10
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This study is designed to look at healthcare utilization following the removal of tonsils and adenoids in pediatric patients who are not given an antibiotic following surgery.
Strep Throat
Other: No postoperative antibiotic
Drug: Amoxicillin
Drug: Amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium
Drug: Azithromycin
Drug: Cefaclor
Drug: Cephalexin
Drug: Cefdinir
Drug: Clindamycin
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Postoperative Healthcare Utilization in Adenotonsillectomy Patients With Postoperative Antibiotic Administration Compared to Patients Without Antibiotic Administration
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Antibiotics Potassium Snoring Tonsils and Adenoids
Drug Information available for: Potassium bicarbonate Potassium chloride Cephalexin Clindamycin Clindamycin hydrochloride Clindamycin phosphate Clindamycin palmitate hydrochloride Amoxicillin Amoxicillin sodium Clindamycin palmitate Cefaclor Clavulanate potassium Azithromycin Cefdinir Cephalexin hydrochloride Azithromycin dihydrate Azithromycin monohydrateU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by University of Missouri-Columbia:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Healthcare Utilization [ Time Frame: 6 wks post-operative appointment ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Questionnarie designed to evaluate healthcare utlization following surgery. Unit of measure will be a change in healthcare utilization.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|March 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|June 2014
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Control
Patients will receive postoperative antibiotic after surgery.
Drug: Amoxicillin
Generic antibiotic at standard dosage that may be used for 7-10 days following surgery .Drug: Amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium
Generic antibiotic given at standard dosage that may be used for 7-10 day after surgery
Other Name: AugmentinDrug: Azithromycin
Generic antibiotic given at standard dosage that may be used for 7-10 day after surgery
Other Name: ZithromaxDrug: Cefaclor
Generic antibiotic given at standard dosage that may be used for 7-10 day after surgery
Other Name: CeclorDrug: Cephalexin
Generic antibiotic given at standard dosage that may be used for 7-10 day after surgeryDrug: Cefdinir
Generic antibiotic given at standard dosage that may be used for 7-10 day after surgery
Other Name: OmnicefDrug: Clindamycin
Generic antibiotic given at standard dosage that may be used for 7-10 day after surgery
Other Name: Cleocin Pediatric
Experimental: Intervention
Patients will NOT receive postoperative antibiotic
Other: No postoperative antibiotic
Patients will not be given a prescription for postoperative antibiotics
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 17 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients who are candidates for Adenotonsillectomy or Tonsillectomy only (AT/T).
- Patient age 18 years or younger(if patient not 18 years, then parent/guardian will be the participant and must also meet inclusion criteria #3).
- English as the primary language.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients not having English as their primary language
- Patients <18 years of age without a parent/guardian present.
- Patients with periodic fever syndrome, immunocompromise, hemophilia, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, sickle cell disease, or with known preoperative aspiration.
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01561703
|Contact: Rebecca Schneider, MS
|United States, Missouri
|University of Missouri
|Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65212
|Contact: Rebecca I Schneider, MS 573-882-2549 email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Eliav Gov-Ari, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Jason Showmaker, MD
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Telian SA, Handler SD, Fleisher GR, Baranak CC, Wetmore RF, Potsic WP. The effect of antibiotic therapy on recovery after tonsillectomy in children. A controlled study. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1986 Jun;112(6):610-5. PubMed PMID: 3516177.
Colreavy MP, Nanan D, Benamer M, Donnelly M, Blaney AW, O'Dwyer TP, Cafferkey M. Antibiotic prophylaxis post-tonsillectomy: is it of benefit? Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 1999 Oct 15;50(1):15-22.
Krishna P, LaPage MJ, Hughes LF, Lin SY. Current practice patterns in tonsillectomy and perioperative care. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2004 Jun;68(6):779-84.
Baugh RF, Archer SM, Mitchell RB, Rosenfeld RM, Amin R, Burns JJ, Darrow DH, Giordano T, Litman RS, Li KK, Mannix ME, Schwartz RH, Setzen G, Wald ER, Wall E, Sandberg G, Patel MM; American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. Clinical practice guideline: tonsillectomy in children. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Jan;144(1 Suppl):S1-30. doi: 10.1177/0194599810389949.
|Responsible Party:
|Eliav Gov-Ari, Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Missouri-Columbia
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01561703 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 16, 2012
|Last Updated:
|March 21, 2012
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by University of Missouri-Columbia:
Healthcare utilization
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Respiratory Sounds
Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory
Signs and Symptoms
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination
Clavulanic Acids
Clavulanic Acid
Antibiotics, Antitubercular
Anti-Infective Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions
Antitubercular Agents
Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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Roger Kozemchak and Norma Stocker of Upper Nazareth Township were driving east on Route 22, nearing 25th Street in Palmer Township, when they noticed that a blue Camry had pulled over to the shoulder of the entrance ramp.
Kozemchak said, "A woman put the window down and took a huge fast food bag and threw it right smack into the middle of the road."
Then they saw the male driver hand the woman another bag — and she threw that out into the street, too, before they resumed their trip.
Kozemchak honked at them and slowed down, hoping they would pass him so he could get the license plate number. "We try to keep our roads clean," he said, "and then you get people like that. It just really teed me off."
The driver must have figured out what they were up to, because he hung behind them. "I guess he knew I blew the horn at him," Kozemchak concluded.
Luckily, the witnesses weren't easily dissuaded. They pulled to the far right as they approached the toll bridge, then sneaked in behind the slobs and got their Pennsylvania license number.
When Kozemchak called me to find out where to go with this information, it brought back great memories. I saw a guy toss a bag out his window on Route 22 years ago, got his make and license number and published it in the paper. It was sweet.
I'd love to give these bozos a taste of the same medicine, but it's too risky since I didn't see this firsthand. Instead, I've advised readers in years past to call Pennsylvania's Litterbug Hotline in order to trigger a PennDOT letter advising the slob that he or she was seen in the act, and then listing all the fines they could be facing. No teeth, but at least an educational tool that reminded litterers someone was paying attention.
Alas, the Litterbug Hotline funding ran out. I double checked just before I returned Kozemchak's call, and all I got was a fast busy signal. It's disconnected.
I did write a few years ago about another litter reporting tool, which is the litterbutt.com website. According to its home page, it's up to 84,000-plus litter reports, many of them coming from Pennsylvania, since it's received a lot of publicity here. Just go the website, register and file your report.
As the name suggests, it's mostly about cigarette litter — more on that in a bit — but they also will accept your reports about other littering. Reports are passed on to the state involved, and according to the site, the litterers in some states will receive a letter. If that's happening in Pennsylvania, I couldn't find evidence of it.
The Pennsylvania Resources Council, a citizen action environmental organization, used to administer the Litterbug Hotline under a state contract, as well as do litter educational programs at school and community events. All that has fallen by the wayside with state budget cuts.
PennDOT Press Secretary Dennis Buterbaugh said his agency hasn't been involved with that for several years, but that doesn't mean litter isn't a problem anymore. "It's incredible, and our guys who work along the road will tell you," he said.
Mario Cimino, Philadelphia Office regional director for the Pennsylvania Resources Council, said the group still fights littering, but it has shifted some of its focus to urban areas, where littering invites other antisocial behavior.
"If you neglect these minor issues, it creates a more inviting environment for gangs and drugs, and it looks like nobody's minding the store as far as local government grows," he said. "If you're not addressing these issues that are really fundamental, it doesn't promote an overall healthy functioning community."
Allentown City Council voted in March to increase to littering fine from $25 to $100, part of what has been billed as a more aggressive approach toward quality of life issues.
Of course, pretty much everyone can agree that large-scale slobs like the fast-food-bag tossers deserve not only a big fine, but some lengthy community service cleaning our roadsides. But many people who never would otherwise litter think nothing of dumping their cigarette butts along the sidewalk or out their car window.
That's litter, too. In fact, cigarette trash is the world's biggest source of litter. Millions of pounds of cigarette butts are dumped into our environment every year, not only resulting in fires and degradation of wildlife habitats but creating an unsightly, nonbiodegradable mess. All because you don't want to dirty your ashtray or are too lazy to carry your butt to a trash can.
"There's not some grand broom that comes down from the sky and sweeps this up," Cimino pointed out. "Because somebody chooses to throw their stuff on the street or the sidewalk, somebody else actually has to clean that stuff up."
But back to Roger Kozemchak. On my advice, he contacted the state police, and they said the information would be passed on to the local barracks — presumably Belfast — where police would decide whether to prosecute.
I hope they do. The police can't be everywhere, but ordinary people, collectively, can cover a lot of ground. If nothing else, we can make some of these slobs a little less comfortable.
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I write this in safari http://conceitedsoftware.com/iphone/beta and appears a pop-up that says "Safari can't download this file".
Any help?
I can't install Trip1Prepz.
I write this in safari http://conceitedsoftware.com/iphone/beta and appears a pop-up that says "Safari can't download this file".
Any help?
Yes i do.
I've "tapped" sources.
I uninstall conceitedsoftware and re do again and now it works!
Faloman, did it this morning at 5AM and it worked just fine. Are you following the directions? Have a look at the following thread. It may help. Let us know how it goes. http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=10858
I have this problem too. Community sources are installed, so that's not the issue.
Faloman, can you elaborate on what you did to get this to work?
To clarify, I'm getting the "Safari cannot download this file" error whe I try to go to the conceited software link.
Try adding www in front of the address. http://www.conceitedsoftware.com/iphone/beta
I know it sounds simple but I had the same problem and this worked for me.
Nope, still get "safari cannot download this file".
Make sure you have Installer.app running on the iPhone and that you've installed the Community sources correctly (check it in the Uninstall page of Installer.app), then open that link only once, so you add the repository to the Installer.app list.
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I was wondering if anyone out there had ideas for assessing this student work. Even though, students will be learning a great deal, I still need to show some kind progress that students are making in my class room through grades. Any ideas on rubrics, assessments, how to grade presentations, etc would be much appreciated!
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The Future of Oceanography: Where are the People?
For a marine scientist, there is nothing like being on a boat. Your senses become alive, your creativity peaks. As you gaze over the side of a boat, the ocean mysteries you have been trying to solve suddenly come into focus.
But being on a boat is expensive. A recent article in the journal Science, "A Sea Change for Oceanography" by Eli Kintisch, clearly spells this out. Kintisch tells us that shrinking budgets and increasing costs are driving a change in how people study our oceans. A growing array of high tech devices that remotely collect information are being deployed and less days on sophisticated boats are spent at sea. The article suggests that this shift from field data collection programs to remote data collection programs is a change from "small" to "big" oceanography.
But what should "big" oceanography really be? Should the ability to connect to society's needs be a part of "big" oceanography? If the answer is yes, I would say oceanography is failing. The good news is: there is still opportunity to redirect course.
Why has a field critical in describing the fabric of anything that has do to with oceans (how we use them, how we depend on them) failed in demonstrating its relevance beyond primary science? Perhaps it's because oceans are still viewed—by oceanographers and the public—as one of the last great frontiers. Kintisch calls attention this in the Science article, concluding with a call for support of ocean studies "…comparable to [funding for] research in outer space…"
Indeed oceanic exploration has always generated tremendous media attention and public interest. But the ocean is much more than a last frontier. Our decisions around assigning priorities and allocating resources, the stories we share about the ocean should reflect this.
When the field started the ocean was mostly un-explored (and large sections of the ocean still are). The last frontier should and will continue to provide inspiration for years to come. But what about all the people that we now know live and depend on the ocean? Who solves their mysteries and the integral part that the ocean plays in solving their riddles?
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