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Colposcopy at a Glance
- Test to find abnormal cells on the cervix
- Sometimes performed with biopsy
- Helps determine if further treatment is necessary
When a health care provider thinks that a woman may have abnormal cells on her cervix, the provider may suggest further testing. One key way to find abnormal cervical cells is to have a colposcopy procedure and, sometimes, a colposcopy and biopsy together.
Many people have heard about colposcopies, but are not sure what they are. Here are the answers to some questions women commonly ask about colposcopy, biopsy, and abnormal cervical cells.
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What Is a Colposcopy?
A colposcopy is a way to get a close-up view of the cervix. It is used to detect abnormal cells on the cervix and the area near the cervix. During a colposcopy procedure, a health care provider uses a colposcope — an instrument that looks like binoculars with a bright light mounted on a stand.
Why Do Women Have Colposcopies?
A colposcopy may be used when
- you have abnormal Pap or HPV test results
- your cervix looks abnormal during a GYN exam
- you need to find the cause of unexplained bleeding or other problems
A colposcopy procedure is used to determine whether more tests or treatments are needed.
What Is a Biopsy?
If a part of the cervix does not look normal, a health care provider will remove a tiny sample of it and send it to a lab. This is called a biopsy. A biopsy is often done during a colposcopy procedure. Sometimes a woman needs to have more than one biopsy.
What Happens During a Colposcopy and Biopsy?
A colposcopy procedure is simple. It does not require an anesthetic, and can be done in a health care provider's office.
- A woman lies down on an exam table in the same position used to have a Pap test.
- A speculum — a metal or plastic instrument — is inserted into the vagina to separate the walls. You may feel some pressure when the speculum is put in.
- The health care provider swabs the walls of the vagina and the cervix with a vinegar-like solution. The solution removes mucus and also turns abnormal cells white — making them more visible. You may feel a little burning from the solution. The health care provider may also apply iodine to make the abnormal cervical cells easier to see.
- The health care provider looks at the magnified cervix and vagina through the colposcope from outside the vagina — the instrument never enters the body.
Biopsies are taken from any areas that appear to have abnormal cervical cells. This is done in two ways:
- by scraping away cells with a small brush or a small metal loop called a curette
- by taking a plug of tissue about the size of half a grain of rice with an instrument similar to a paper punch. This is known as a punch biopsy.
The tissue that has been collected is then sent to a lab. A doctor in the lab will test them.
A colposcopy and biopsy usually take about 10 minutes.
Are a Colposcopy and Biopsy Painful?
The colposcopy procedure is nearly pain-free — the cervix does not have many nerve endings. Some women feel mild stinging or burning when the solution is applied.
If a biopsy is necessary, you may have some discomfort — most women describe it as feeling like a sharp pinch. To others it feels like a menstrual cramp.
What Should I Do to Prepare for a Colposcopy?
Preparing for a colposcopy is simple.
- Schedule your colposcopy procedure for when you will not have your period.
- You may want to take an over-the-counter pain reliever about an hour before the exam to reduce the chance of discomfort. Ask your health care provider in advance to recommend a pain reliever.
- Do not douche, use tampons, put medications in your vagina, or have vaginal intercourse for at least 24 hours before the procedure.
What Can I Expect After the Procedure?
After you have a colposcopy procedure, your vagina may feel slightly sore for a couple of days. If you also have a biopsy, you may spot or have a dark-colored vaginal discharge. Use a maxi pad, panty liner, or tampon — unless your health care provider tells you not to use tampons.
You may shower or bathe as soon as you want after the procedure.
If a biopsy is not taken, you can resume sexual activity as soon as you like.
If a biopsy is taken, you should wait about three days before having vaginal intercourse. This allows the cervix time to heal. You can enjoy other sex play that does not involve inserting anything into your vagina.
Continue taking your medications as usual — including your birth control.
What Are the Risks of a Colposcopy and Biopsy?
It is rare to have problems after a colposcopy and biopsy. Rare risks include bleeding that needs treatment or an infection that needs treatment.
Call your health care provider if you have
- bleeding that's heavier than spotting — unless you think it's your period
- fever or chills
- heavy, yellow-colored, or bad-smelling discharge from your vagina
- severe pain in the lower abdomen
A colposcopy and biopsy are like many other tests. There is a risk that they can give a wrong result. That's why it's important to continue getting regular Pap tests and follow-up care after your colposcopy.
If You Are Pregnant
The colposcopy procedure is safe during pregnancy. The risk of biopsy during pregnancy is small, but your health care provider may delay performing a biopsy, if possible. Pregnant women may have more bleeding after biopsies than women who are not pregnant. This is because the cervix has an increased blood supply during pregnancy.
Colposcopy and biopsy should not affect your ability to have children in the future.
What Happens If I Have Abnormal Results?
It depends on how abnormal the cervical cells are. Your health care provider simply may recommend waiting to see if the abnormal cells heal themselves. In this case, you will have a repeat Pap test and possibly other tests to monitor the cells.
Sometimes, the biopsy is also the treatment. The health care provider may be able to remove all of the abnormal cells during the colposcopy and biopsy procedure. If so, no further treatment is needed.
Another procedure may be needed for further treatment. The following procedures are very effective at removing the abnormal areas and preventing cervical cancer:
- Cryotherapy — abnormal tissue is frozen off
- LEEP — abnormal tissue is removed using a thin wire loop that carries an electrical current
- Laser — abnormal tissue is destroyed with a laser beam
- Cone biopsy — a cone-shaped wedge is cut out of the cervix
Pap Tests After Treatment
It is important to continue to get regular pelvic exams and Pap tests after you have been treated for abnormal cells. Even though cryotherapy, LEEP, laser, and cone biopsy are very effective, sometimes abnormal cells reappear or develop after treatment.
Very rarely, a hysterectomy — removal of the uterus — is used to treat abnormal cells. Talk with your health care provider about your options if you would like to become pregnant in the future.
Where Can I Get a Colposcopy?
You can get a colposcopy at many Planned Parenthood health centers, or at a clinic or private health care provider.


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Kyle and her husband moved to Brookfield in 1986. She became active in local politics and started blogging in 2004. Her focus is primarily on local issues but often includes state and national topics, too. Kyle looks at things from the taxpayers' perspective in a creative, yet down to earth way, addressing them from a practical point of view.
Ted Kanavas not seeking reelection for STATE Senate
Now this is interesting: "State Senator Ted Kanavas announced today that he will not seek a third full term in the Wisconsin State Senate."* (Kanavas is not my State Senator, I have Democrat Jim Sullivan.)
Will Ted Kanavas announce he is running for U.S. Senate if Tommy Thompson decides not to run?** Thompson probably would like to bask in the Won't you run Tommy? limelight a bit more before announcing that he won't run. At least I hope he will say he is not running, because I am not much of a Thompson fan.
If you recall, Governor Thompson created BadgerCare in1999. Plus, who could forget last October when he was pushing for health care reform? (And I don't mean Congressman Paul Ryan's version of health care reform!) Thompson is too much of a McCain type Republican for my taste. I would swallow hard and vote for him if I had to, but can't we do better?
Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner did hint last week on Mark Belling's talk show to be patient and that we still had time, regarding a worthy opponent to Senator Russ Feingold. Mark Belling was pushing Tommy Thompson, Mark Neumann, and even Charlie Sykes.
Is the candidate Sensenbrenner had in mind Ted Kanavas or is there still someone else? Questions, questions, questions!
This November, we have a real chance to elect a more conservative Republican to the US Senate...should one step forward. It isn't often an opportunity like this comes along. I hope we don't squander it.
*Does this mean State Representative Rich Zipperer will be moving up from the 98th Assembly District to run for the State Senate? That would open the 98th Assembly seat to someone new too. UPDATE: Zipperer did start campaigning for State Senate in Menomonee Falls tonight. (Tip: Randy Melchert) See: State Senate: 33rd District - Rich Zipperer http://www.richzipperer.com/
**Of course the possibility exists that Kanavas is just calling it quits.
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The downside is that I would be leaving everything I have here. My friends, family, girlfriend and Dolphins tickets would be unfortunate casualtys of this. I cannot make up my mind so I am entrusting my future to the posters of Finheaven.


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|Bonefish, Tarpon, and other Obsessions Turquoise water, silver demons on the fly
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Is it true I will only need a floating line?
I fished in Ascension Bay near Punta Allen, about 2 hours south of Tulum two years ago in April. I stayed at the Cuzan Guest Lodge. It was fine for me, good guides, and food. The accomodations were about 2 steps above camping. We fished all around and caught bones, jacks, snook, baracuda, cubrera and mangrove snappers. I had two legitimate shots at permits, but could not get them to eat. I hooked two tarpon (15# size), but lost them both in the mangroves.
Most of the bones were caught on crazy charlies with bead and monfilament eyes. In the real shallow water the beads tended to get stuck in the sand. I ran out of mono eye charlies and ended up cutting the chain bead eyes off with my wire cutter. Sometimes the bright ones were what they wanted, many times a tan/brown with minimal body braid worked better.
Snook were caught on large red/orange flat wings (size2/0).
Tarpon were hooked on standard tarpon flies in drab colors, "cockroach" patterns were popular.
I would imagine the Tulum area would have some of the same species and the same flies would work.
Good luck.
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But if you're new to bones, you might consider our sponsor Randall Kaufmann's magnum opus on the topic. His book is regarded by many to be the ultimate contemporary work on the topic.
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Just booked a trip to Tulum in the Yucatan. I've never fished for bones before. So any info on tackle or flies or tactics would help alot!!! One thing I am still not clear on is a licence. Do I need one?
I've done a bunch of searches and gleaned some info but I am still wondering if there is oppurtunities near Tulum?
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Bulldog Sweep
New Albany has a flair for the dramatic and once again came from behind to top Myrtle, capturing the Union County Girls Championship, 53-45, Saturday night.
A packed house on Myrtle's home court watched the Lady Hawks command most of the game until the fourth quarter. Down by nine, New Albany went on a 21-4 run to close the game and capture their third straight UCT title.
"I don't know what it is with our team, but you'd think in the Union County finals, you'd come out with a little more urgency in the first three quarters," NAHS head coach John Stroud said. "In the last quarter, we turned the pressure up on them and finally got the ball inside. That's the difference in the game."
Neither team had a strong start, with Myrtle clinging to a two-point lead after the first quarter. The Lady Hawks started hitting their shots in the second, as a three-point basket by Jenna Jordan put Myrtle ahead by 10. Down 24-17 and with Aspriona Gilbert picking up her third foul before the break, New Albany managed two late baskets to cut the deficit to three at the half.
Gilbert was not the only one in foul trouble in the third, as a trio of Lady Bulldogs (Jazmine Spears, Micha Washington and Nyambi Penson) all notched their third fouls in the frame. Spears made it a one-point game before Myrtle posted five straight, including a three-pointer by Meshay Cox.
New Albany's scoring problems continued into the fourth quarter, and free throws by Keanna Cox gave the Lady Hawks a nine-point lead, 41-32. At that point, New Albany took over on their late run, hitting 14-of-15 free throws in the frame, eight from Kebrina Lucas, who played a large part in the comeback.
"She stepped up and played like a senior is supposed to play," Stroud said. "Jazmine was sick and didn't play much in the third quarter, so we had to overcome some adversity."
"We needed to make all of our free throws, because normally we don't make all of them, and that helped that we made most of them," Lucas added. "This was like a comeback because we were down the entire game, so we had to fight to come back and win. They've always been competition against us, because they have a good squad and they cause problems for us."
Lucas finished with 15 points to lead New Albany (16-2), while Spears added 13 and Washington added 11.
Meshay Cox led Myrtle (17-5) with 15 points, followed by Gilbert with 14.
New Albany has now won six straight against Myrtle, a feat Stroud is proud his team has accomplished given the talent of the Lady Hawks.
"Myrtle's a good team, but we played around with them too long, and we finally started playing at the end of the game," he said. "I'm pleased that we worked hard and made our free throws only had 11 turnovers."
"It was ugly, but it's still a Union County Tournament win."
New Albany 85 Myrtle 74 (boys)
The five Bulldog seniors have waited a long time for this moment.
Not since 2007 has New Albany won a Union County Championship in boys basketball, but thanks to the help of this class, led by Malcolm Spears, the Bulldogs hoisted the UCT trophy after defeating Myrtle, 85-74.
"We've been wanting to win one since we were freshmen, and we haven't been able to do it the last three years, so we're glad to have won one for us five seniors," Spears said.
Spears' 24 points helped the Bulldogs, who were without leading scorer Tadarious Colburn for a majority of the game due to foul trouble. With 12 first quarter points, Spears and the 'Dawgs jumped to a 30-14 lead at the end of the frame.
A physical battle throughout, New Albany's foul trouble helped Myrtle back into the game, and Cruz Weatherall hit a triple to make it a 41-36 game. Weatherall's basket capped a 20-8 Hawk run before the break.
"Anytime you build a lead and you let them score with the clock stopped, they're going to catch up real quick, especially Myrtle," NAHS head coach Brad Gray said. "They shoot foul shots really well, so they could catch up pretty quickly. They started making shots and had a couple turnovers and got back into the game."
"We were fortunate to hang on."
Heriah Dodson helped Myrtle stay close in the third, scoring eight-straight points to keep the deficit in single digits, 58-50. Steven Taylor made it a five-point game with his three-pointer to open the fourth, but a 10-0 run by New Albany created some space. The Hawks managed a late run, but were forced to foul, sending Spears and Daniel Drummond to the line to close the game.
"I just wanted to give us a boost since Tadarious couldn't play much," Spears said. "I knew I had to step up because he's been our force this year, and there are going to be a lot of fouls because we're rivals, and we played tougher in this game than we would in other games."
Behind Spears' 24 points, Kareem Brown finished with 13. New Albany's depth came into play again, as the Bulldogs' bench outscored Myrtle's, 24-8.
"If we don't have the depth we have, we may be at .500," Gray said. "I tell my kids all the time that they might not get to play one night, but we might need them to win the next, so they have to be ready every time their number is called up."
Robert Montgomery led Myrtle (12-11) with 23 points, followed by Taylor with 16, Dodson with 14 points and Russ Yates with 11.
The win gives New Albany (17-2) their first UCT title since 2007 when the Bulldogs won at West Union. While it was an intense game, Gray notes the passion of the fans bringing life to the annual tournament.
"Any time you win the Union County Tournament, it's huge," he said. "The atmosphere tonight was more like a prizefight than a basketball game, but that's the great thing about playing and coaching basketball here. Anytime you win the county tournament, it's big, especially when it's both boys and girls."
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Given the large number of Gentle Giants products out there I thought it would be fun to do a best of thread. So here goes.
Gentle Giants currently had 4 lines going for Star Wars the first is the Gentle Giants mini bust. I only started collecting these a couple of months ago. But here is my list of the best mini busts by Gentle Giants. My opinion is somewhat biased due to favorite characters in the Star Wars universe, but here goes:
Best in order:
1. Stormtrooper (Deluxe)
2. Boba Fett (now if only I could afford one)
3. Luke Stormtrooper (soon Han Stormtrooper, which will probably tie the Luke)
4. Scout Trooper
5. Bossk
6. Luke X-Wing
8. Leia, Boussh
9. Grand Moff Tarkin
10. Greedo
12. Gamorrean Guard
Next are the Bust-Ups, I currently only have series 1, with series 2 on order, but have seen quite a few images of all 3 series.
Best is order:
1. Boba Fett
2. Stormtrooper(s)
3. Darth Vader(s)
4. Darth Maul(s)
5. Bossk
6. Zuckuss
8. Dengar
9. Royal Guard
10. Chewbacca
11. Leia(s)
12 Yoda
Statues are next. I do not own any of these so admittedly I am only working from pics here.
Best statues in order:
1. Darth Vader
2. Sandtrooper on Dewback
3. Chewbacca
Finally the Maquettes. I do not own any of these either, but I have seen the Yoda up close.
Best maquettes in order:
1. Obi-Wan
2. ARC Trooper
3. Asajj Ventress
4. Padme'
So there you have it. So far I plan on buying all the Bust-Ups, except for the glow in the dark and clear bust-ups, as well as most of the OT Mini Busts and if I can afford it, the Darth Vader and Sandtrooper statues. I will skip the maquettes due to $$$.
So what do you all think...who are your favorites? :D


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As much as I would like to say I get a clean kill with the 12 gauge....I don't.[:o]
That being said... how do you finish off a turkey that you have shot and is laying there looking up at you (it's not like a dove or quail that you can just pull off their heads). The birds I have shot are wounded enough not to fly off -but again- they are still alive and kicking.
On a side note- the articles I read say they don't go after the shot bird for a hour (maybe that is for the turkey shot with a arrow) and deer shot (which I don't hunt- yet). Is that simply so they are not "scared off" to go further away before dieing????
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JACKSON – Education reform has lost its momentum, a former governor best known for his reform efforts said during a forum at Millsaps College on Friday.
The event honored former Gov. William Winter and members of his staff 30 years after they shepherded the passage of the Education Reform Act in December 1982. The most sweeping piece of education reform law in state history, the act created public kindergartens, teacher aides and mandatory attendance requirements, among other reforms.
However, panelists said, much work remains to be done as other states continue to improve.
"I do think we have lost our momentum," Winter said. "I do think we've lost that political will to do the hard things that must be done. They can't be done without more investment in public education."
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Today's state lawmakers have pledged that education reform will again be a major component of the upcoming Legislative session.
But Dick Molpus, who served on Winter's staff and later became secretary of state, said the Legislature's focus on charter schools and vouchers will not go far enough to boost Mississippi's education system.
Those reforms will only impact a couple thousand of the state's 500,000 public school students, he said.
"The support is still there, and it is broader than it was in 1982, but we are seeing piecemeal solutions," Molpus said. "We are seeing artificial solutions being presented. We need to take giant steps in Mississippi to catch up. Instead we are seeing baby steps."
Panel members
In addition to Winter and Molpus, the panel included other former Winter staff members David Crews, John Henegan and Andy Mullins. It was moderated by Charles Overby, who was editor of The Clarion-Ledger newspaper in 1982 and '83 when it won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the process leading to the reform act.
Winter said one of the greatest legacies of the act was that it made education an important part of public policy in the state.
"Can you imagine today if kindergartens and compulsory education hung in the balance?" said Crews, who served as Winter's press secretary. "I'm not sure when since then we would have passed it. If we didn't have that, we'd be so far behind other states. We'd have never gotten Nissan or gotten Toyota."


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Hey zeuss,
Back to the topic, can you explain the dwindling membership in unions?
Without the ability to force membership, workers chose not to join.
Why is that?
Hey zeuss,
Back to the topic, can you explain the dwindling membership in unions?
Without the ability to force membership, workers chose not to join.
Why is that?
Stan b & Elvis
Automation has a lot to do with it. Machines are replacing humans. The face of American industry is also changing. With collars getting whiter, many occupations are rising up that traditionally have not been unionized. Management styles are changing.
If you have an employer that actively seeks to keep good workers with pay and benefits that will keep them--you don't need a union. If your employer treats his workers with dignity and respect --you don't need a union. Many of the new school employers and supervisors are able to establish good employee relations through good leadership. I worked at a aerial survey company that was non union. We got a new manager in from Medtronics. The pay was abysmal but the employees would follow that guy through the depth of hell. He treated everyone like were an integral part of the company. Nobody was going to dream of organizing that company. While I loved working there, I doubled my salary by moving elsewhere. The management the new place needed to have a union on its tail.
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I don't want to feed an ugly dog!
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Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company.
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Gig'em Aggies!! BTCO'77HOO t.u.!!
The intellect from the left is so refreshing!!!! Man I just wish I could be an elitist like ya'll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What I know is a combination of my education both formal and informal. My formal education is what it is. As to the informal, that came primarily from my father was "spend less that you make." "It is not how much you make but how much you save." "Give better than was bargained for and your rewards will be far greater than you expected." I have always felt that he put it simply but spoke volumes. While I have paid my share of "stupid tax", I have never the less tried to follow his guidance. Today I have found it to have served me well. With the exception of college and a year when I was extremely sick, I have always spent less than I made. That has been true even for the 5 years that I have been retired. I have just spent less. Finantially I do not consider myself rich but I am not poor either. I am however richer more than I could have imagined when my father taught me the simple principle. "Give better than was bargained for and your rewards will be far greater than you expected. I did not realize what he truly meant at the time but today I now know that that principle has made me richer than I could have imagined.
Your statement about your avatar reminded me of a story I once heard. Two people were looking at a rainbow. The first said "look at the rainbow in the sky." The second said, looking at its reflection on the water, said "look at it on the water". "Which one is upside down. I trust you can not only picture it but understand its meaning.


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Hasbro definately needs to make a 12in female Jedi. I'd like one of Aayla Secura, how about you guys?
Hasbro definately needs to make a 12in female Jedi. I'd like one of Aayla Secura, how about you guys?
Well, they are supposedly going to continue doing 12" figures of the Jedi Council characters. So Depa Billaba, Adi Gallia, and Yaddle are likely. As is Shaak-Ti, if they do one from just E2.
MTFBWY and HH!!
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I wouldn't like to see a female jedi until Hasbro proves that it can make a decent female sculpt.
I would love to see one. Hasbro should make one with out a doubt. I wouldn't mind any of the ones that JJBmentioned, but would really like Luminara if they made her as good as the 3 3/4 inch figure.
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Well, I'd like ALL the Jedi Council Members, but Eeth Koth, SaeSee Tiin, and especially Adi Gallia were the ones I was most looking forward to.
I loved Adi Gallia in the Jedi Apprentice books and Jedi Council: Acts of War.
Meanwhile, all the Jedi (female and male) that they've added to our collection for 3 3/4" figues, would make great 12". Of course, Aayla Secura, Luminara, and Bariss Offee are high on my list.
A 12" Kit Fisto would really rock though!
BAD Pts Need: R5-C7 lf leg (x2), , R4-P44 right leg BAD Pts Offered For Trade: PM me - I have lots of parts now including BG-J38!. New Kyle Katarn is also available.
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By Adam Armour/The Itawamba County Times
"We know that students learn better in the classroom when they are more fit," Blue Cross, Blue Shield of Mississippi Executive Director Shelia Grogan told a group of hundreds of Itawamba Attendance Center students during a special ribbon cutting ceremony for the school's new Project Fit America outdoor exercise area, Friday.
No matter how young, it's never too early for a child to start looking out for his or her health, she said.
"I encourage you to get out and play," she told the crowd.
Last week, IAC officially joined the Project Fit America program by unveiling a small outdoor exercise area that will soon become a staple in the school's physical education courses.
Although passersby might mistake the colorful equipment as part of a new school playground, the seven exercises in the small PFA park are designed to work in tandem with a set exercise routine that works the entire body. The rotation starts with a step-up station, followed by a pair of parallel bars and a horizontal ladder. Then, the rotation continues with a sit-up station before moving on to a station designed for pull ups. Finally, the rotation circles around to a vault bar and pole climb stations.
From start to finish, the entire program is supposed to take about 15 minutes.
The equipment was purchased using a $26,000 Project Fit America grant from Blue Cross, Blue Shield of Mississippi. IAC joins Dorsey Attendance Center in the short list of Itawamba County Schools to have received Project Fit grants. Dorsey received its grant in 2009 and has since utilized the Project Fit equipment as part of its regular physical education courses.
According to IAC Principal Pat Stone, more and more eyes are turning to schools to help lower Mississippi's high childhood obesity rates. With the help of the new equipment and curriculum provided by Project Fit America, IAC is prepared to do just that.
"We recognize the need to educate and encourage our students to lead healthier and happier lives," she said. "Through Project Fit America, we have received a curriculum to teach healthy eating, good nutrition and how to make wise food choices."
Stone said the school received equipment and materials to improve their indoor physical education courses as well.
"Our goal is to try to make a difference by teaching and promoting healthier lifestyles," the principal said. "We know this needs to start at an early age to develop these healthy lifestyle habits."
Project Fit America is a national non-profit organization that provides cardiovascular health and fitness programs to schools in an effort to give children more opportunities to be active, fit and healthy. Since 2006, Blue Cross, Blue Shield of Mississippi has invested more than $4.5 million placing Project Fit equipment at 188 elementary and middle schools throughout the state.
"We're proud to support a program that is helping kids become more active and learn about making choices that will support a healthy lifestyle now and in the future," Groban said.


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When looking at the Bruins' roster as it related to the trade deadline Wednesday, it seemed the B's needed a forward — at the very least, they needed a depth guy, but adding a player who could handle top-six responsibilites would be a plus given the uncertainty of the concussed Nathan Horton [1]'s season.
Then Wednesday night happened. Rich Peverley [2]'s knee-to-knee collision with Hal Gill left the forward — who was already filling in for Horton on David Krejci [3]'s line — with a sprained MCL in his right knee. Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli announced Friday that Peverley will miss four to six weeks.
And because of that, it shouldn't be Chiarelli's only announcement in the next few days. The B's went from needing a forward to needing a pair of forwards, and if Chiarelli could repeat his magic of a season ago (when he brought in Peverley and Chris Kelly [4] in separate deals), the B's would be in far better shape than they are now.
The issue is that unlike last year, the Bruins don't have a couple of tradeable NHL [5] players like Blake Wheeler [6] and Mark Stuart [7]. If they want to upgrade, they'll need to use draft picks and/or prospects.
So who might fit the bill for the Bruins in their time of need? On Wednesday we took a look at Anaheim's Teemu Selanne, who has 19 goals this season for the Ducks. He should remain an option for the B's in the coming days, but he isn't the only right wing they could land.
Take Colorado's David Jones, for example. Like Peverley, Jones is a native of Guelph, Ontario. He isn't a solution for the top line, but he would fit the bill as a depth guy to take minutes on the third line. He's had a modest season thus far with 12 goals and 11 assists for 23 points, but last season's 27-goal campaign showed that he could score more than people may have thought. Jones plays on Colorado's top line with Paul Stastny and Milan Hejduk.
One thing to watch with Jones is his underwhelming shots on goal total. In 48 games, he has just 69 shots on goal, or 1.43 a night. That's right around where the likes of Shawn Thornton [8] (1.40 shots on goal per game) and Kelly (1.49) have been this season.
Jones is on a one-year deal with a $2.5 million cap hit, making him an affordable option as a rental should the B's make a play for him. One thing that could hold up a deal is the fact that Colorado is five points out of a playoff spot in the Western conference.


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Madden's to host dinner to benefit Kids Against Hunger
Madden's on Gull Lake will host its fifth annual Food & Wine Weekend on Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 22-25, featuring top chefs from around the country, including Johnny luzzinin, Andrew Ticer, Michael Hudman, Doug Flicker, Robert Wohlfeil, Jamie Malone, Jim Christiansen, Niki Francioli and Erik Anderson.
Part of the extravaganza will be a benefit dinner Friday night, Aug. 23, for Nisswa's Kids Against Hunger-Brainerd Lakes Area organization. The chefs will serve a seven-course dinner with accompanying wines.
For tickets, call Madden's at 218-829-2811.


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Description The lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) is the largest known species of jellyfish. Its range is confined to cold, boreal waters of the Arctic, northern Atlantic, and northern Pacific Oceans, seldom found farther south than 42° N latitude. Similar jellyfish, which may be the same species, are known to inhabit seas near Australia and New Zealand. The largest recorded specimen found, washed up on the shore of Massachusetts Bay in 1870, had a bell (body) with a diameter of 7 feet 6 inches (2.29 m) and tentacles 120 feet (37 m) long.
The taxonomy of the Cyanea species is not fully agreed upon; some zoologists have suggested that all species within the genus should be treated as one. Two distinct taxa, however, occur together in at least the eastern North Atlantic, with the blue jellyfish (Cyanea lamarckii PÈron & Lesueur, 1810) differing in blue (not red) color and smaller size (10–20 cm diameter, rarely 35 cm). Populations in the western Pacific around Japan are sometimes distinguished as Cyanea nozakii Kisinouye, 1891, or as a race, Cyanea capillata nozakii.
Warning Highly toxic. Contact with the Lion's Mane's tentacles produces severe burning and blistering. Prolonged exposure may cause muscle cramps and breathing difficulties.
Habitat Open ocean.
Range California, Texas, Mid-Atlantic, Florida, New England, Western Canada, Northwest, Eastern Canada, Alaska.


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Annapolis TRU is sold out of the Clone Wars items & Imperial Forces 4 packs. I wish they would just get rid of those old pegwarmers.
I'll only be working in Naptown a few more weeks until I'm "officially" laid off from work. I'll keep my eyes open & reports coming in until then during my travels up I-97 & I-70


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I received a shiny new mint AT-ST for my birthday on Thursday March 21st. Funny story that goes along with this one. My mother went to the TRU on Monday, I later found out, and saw that none were on the shelf. She went to a stockboy and asked about it. She told him that she had been looking for hours, and didn't realize that Toys R Us exclusively carried it (which isn't the truth)The stockboy dawdled around for 5 minutes or so, looking up the item in the computer (along with some deluxe figures I needed). After he was done, he said "well there is one on hold for someone in the backroom, but since you have been looking for hours, you can have it."
My mother said she was more happier tracking down the thing rather than me receiving the gift. It was the first time she actually found something I asked for her to keep a lookout for.


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Planning and Preparation are the keys to a successful anything.
We are in the process of planning an preparing for our next canoe trip…
There is much to plan for and preparations for a canoe outing is extremely important, especially when you are in Scouting.
Some of the considerations when planning and preparing for a canoe trip are:
In our case we are treating this like a backpacking trek. So we are planning for cooking in buddy teams and taking prepared meals. Freeze dried foods, and pre cooked meats always last longer and are easier to prepare on the trail. The weight is reduced also and there is less garbage. Remember, that a canoe trip is very much like a backpacking trip in that we still practice leave no trace and we pack out what we pack in.
Where are you going to get water. You can haul your water in the canoes, but you add weight and risk the balance of the canoe being compromises, especially when taking younger Scouts or novice canoers out.
How about pumping your water using a filter. You are on a canoe.. in a river.. water all around you. Pump it, you have an endless supply that does not weigh anything in your canoe.
Its beginning to get warmer and warmer, and hot days on the river require less gear. Its time to put away the cold weather stuff and break out the shorts and t-shirts.
Fleece is still a good idea in the evenings, but you can put away the heavy sleeping bag and parkas.
Water proofing your gear is essential. You want fry gear when you get into camp. No matter how hard you try, water gets in canoes, water proofing your gear will keep it all dry and secure for the float.
Lets go back to clothing. Clearly the season will dictate the clothing you wear. As we approach summer we can adjust to summer clothing. Remember however that we want to wear clothing that protects us from the elements. Severe sunburn can occur on open water. Light cotton clothing or tech fabrics to cover the skin will provide a light weight protective layer that will ensure comfort and keep you from getting burned. And make sure you wear a hat.
Life jackets are required and need to be worn by youth and adults when canoeing.
Put in and take our points. Consider where you are going to put your canoes in.. how far you want to travel (per day), where you are going to camp, and how you are going to recover the canoes once you pull out of the river.
Transportation plays a major role in canoe adventures. You will have to plan a lot of coordination between cars and canoes.
If you are planning a weekend float. The canoes can be dropped and the cars will meet you at the end. How may cars do you need to get the Scouts there? How many canoes and trailers?
These are all need to planned, mapped and agreed upon before setting off down the river.
Always check the weather before you go… and a few days before you go. Have contingency plans for "worse case scenarios". What happens if we dump a few canoes? Do we stop get dried off… or do we keep going and dry at camp? What happens if loose a paddle? What do we do if we over shoot our camp area? How do we communicate with the car and trailer crew? Sit down and make yourself a list of ever possible thing that you can think of that can go wrong and try to answer it. You may have to dig for a solution, but you need to have the solution in mind before something happens.
Canoe Trips can really enhance your Scouting program. They are fairly easy to plan and locations are easier to find. The Scouts love it and even on bad trips, they have fun… and thats what its all about.
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Funniest Joke EVER! And it's on US!
Read this slowly to let it sink in.
Does anybody out there have any memory of the reasons given for the establishment of the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY during the Carter Administration?
Didn't think so..
Bottom line . . we've spent several hundred billion dollars in support of an agency the reason for which not one person who reads this can remember.
Ready? It was very simple, and at the time everybody thought it very appropriate.
The main reason the Department of Energy was instituted 8-04-1977 was TO LESSEN OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL.
So, how is that workin for ya? Huh?
Hey, pretty efficient, right?
And now it is 2008. It is 31 YEARS LATER, and the budget for this NECESSARY DEPARTMENT IS AT $24.2 BILLION A YEAR, They have 16,000 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, AND APPROXIMATELY 100,000 CONTRACT EMPLOYEES. AND LOOK AT THE JOB THEY HAVE DONE!
This is where you can slap your forehead and say 'WHAT WAS I THINKING?'
Ah yes, good ole bureaucracy. And now we are going to turn the Banking system over to them? And then healthcare? And then our 401(k)s?
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Poster Friday: Toy Story 3, New Moon, Pirate Radio & More!
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Happy Friday everyone! For the second Friday of October 2009, we've again gathered the latest posters to come out for this week's poster round-up.
Screen Rant's wall this week now includes new one-sheets for Toy Story 3, The Lovely Bones, Drive Angry, Ninja, Ong Bak 3, The Missing Person, The Princess and the Frog, The Box, Boondock Saints 2, New Moon and Pirate Radio.
In addition to that we have two bonus images from a cool looking period action film, titled Centurion.
Let's get to it.
To start, here are a few posters for Toy Story 3 which have been popping up all over the web today, along with the official Toy Story 3 theatrical trailer:
Here's none other than the lovable piggy bank, Hamm, voiced by John Ratzenberger:
Source: /Film
Toy Story 3 comes out June 18, 2010.
Continue through the pages for the other Toy Story 3 posters and much, much more!
Buzz Lightyear, voiced by Tim Allen.
Source: Yahoo
The lead character, Woody, voiced by Tom Hanks.
Source: Moviefone.ca
Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl, voiced by Joan Cusack.
Source: Coming Soon
Rex, voiced by Wallace Shawn.
Source: MySpace
The first official poster the upcoming Peter Jackson film, The Lovely Bones.
Source: Yahoo
Here's the first poster for Drive Angry, an upcoming film starring Nicolas Cage.
Source: Moviehole
Here's two posters that we missed for the upcoming Scott Adkins action film, titled Ninja.
Source: ReelComix
Next up, promo art for Ong Bak 3 which is surprisingly already in production after just having the second installment make its North American premiere at TIFF the other week.
Source: Twitch
Cinematical exclusive one-sheet for The Missing Person.
Screen Rant writer Ross Miller had a chance to catch this film at EIFF and said it was pretty good.
Source: Cinematical
MTV got a hold of the brand new poster for Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day as well as several stills from the film.
Source: MTV
Coming Soon has some billboards for Disney's The Princess and the Frog.
We've seen new posters for this in the last two Poster Friday features. Luckily these are actually different than the previous two so we're getting a little more variety from the Disney section on Screen Rant's wall.
Source: Coming Soon
Here are two New Moon character posters that debuted earlier in the week.
Source: The Movie Blog
Brand new Empire exclusive for The Box.
Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger, delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. But, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.
Source: Empire
Here's the official poster for Pirate Radio (The Boat That Rocked).
Source: IGN
And, as our weekly bonys, we have two images that aren't posters but are worthy marketing images nonetheless. They are two brand new photos for Centurion, the upcoming Neil Marshall film starring Michael Fassbender and Dominic West.
Source: Empire
If you missed it, last week's Poster Friday added the following new posters to Screen Rant's wall: The Princess and the Frog, Caprica, The Crazies, The Mechanic, Stone, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Saw VI, The Twilight Saga's New Moon and Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant.
What's your favorite of this week's batch of one-sheets? I would have to say that my favorites this week are the Rex Toy Story 3 and Boondock Saints 2 poster and the one.
Come back next Friday for the latest!
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Like Denys Finch Hatton, Sara Wheeler was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford. Her books include Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica; Travels in a Thin Country; and Cherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard, all available from the Modern Library. When not traveling, Wheeler lives with her family in London.


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Last time we discussed some leadership basics and we defined leadership as a process in which you influence people to do something by providing them with Purpose, Direction, and Motivation.
That essentially is Leadership. But as Lee Corso from ESPN College Game Day says "Not so fast My friend".
Each person that you lead needs an individual Purpose, Motivation, and Direction.
You can provide Purpose and Direction to your Patrol by having them "buy in" to the goals you have set for the year. The Patrol Leaders Council (PLC) should establish a set of goals for the Troop annually.
Lets say that the PLC sets a Goal that 90% of the Troop will advance to First Class within the year. That gives them Purpose and direction.
Goal setting (which is a whole topic unto itself) is critical in establish Purpose and Direction.
Remember that your goals need to answer the following questions using the SMART tool:
Is the goal Specific?
Is the goal Measurable?
Is the goal Attainable?
Is the goal Relevant?
Is the goal Timely?
We will go into these in detail another time, but keep those questions at the fore front when providing Purpose and Direction.
As adult leaders we have a clear purpose outlined by the Boy Scouts of America. These are the goals of the BSA program. They should guide us in developing our individual unit programs.
Youth leaders establish their goals and then execute them throughout the year. The challenge is getting their peers to do the task.
Motivation is where it gets tricky. All of us are motivated differently. Some guys are motivated by free time, some are motivated by food, some are motivated by doing a job well and being satisfied with accomplishment… whatever the motivator is the leader needs to find it in his unit.
Motivation gives individuals the will to do everything they can to accomplish a task. It results in their acting on their own initiative when they see something needs to be done.
To motivate your people, give them tasks that challenges them. After all, they did not join the Boy Scouts to be bored. Get to know the guys in your Patrol and Troop and their capabilities; that way you can tell just how far to push each one. Give them as much responsibility as they can handle; then let them do the work without looking over their shoulders and nagging them. When they succeed, praise them. When they fall short, give them credit for what they have done and coach or counsel them on how to do better next time. Remember to use the Start, Stop, and Continue format.
But leaders motivate their people by more than words. The example you set is at least as important as what you say and how well you manage the task or the accomplishment of a goal. Never ask someone in your Patrol to do something you wont do. If your Patrol is setting up camp.. than the leader should be pitching in and doing it with a cheerful spirit.
This example will get you far in motivating your Patrol or Troop.
Providing Purpose, a reason to do something, Direction, how to do something, and Motivation, why and how we do something, you can lead and have success no matter what the task.
And as those you are leading see your leadership in action, you will have a high performance team ready to accomplish anything!
Happy Scouting!


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Looks like no one's been in here in a while.
Still looking for leaked ROTS toys here, got all the sneak previews except for R3-G9.
Previews found at,
Oak Hill, WV Wal-Mart. (Only place I've seen Anakin's Jedi Starfighter.)
Charleston, WV TRU, Target, and Wal-Mart.
Charleston Target had all the ROTS Galactic Heros sets but I didn't buy any of them, wish I had now.


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Are you sure this tank is in Iowa??? My LFS has almost the same stocking (all adult fish) in a 125, with an UGF and once a month water changes. Fish look great. All their tanks have UGFs and are on a monthly schedule for water changes and vacuuming. They tried very hard to get me to buy an UGF for my 75 gal. Their tanks have been up and running with the same filters and water change schedule for 24 yrs. They did not understand why I bought 2 AC110s for a 75 gal and was going to do 30% PWCs weekly. They are definitely old school. They recommended once a month 10% water changes - too many changes will stress the fish.
Now I have to say, occasionally when I go there, they have notes on a tank or 2 that it is being treated for ick. I am cautious about buying fish there. Don't know if it's the poor maintenance schedule or if the fish came that way.
I clean each of my filters every 2 weeks - they are definitely doing a good job. I can't imagine what they would look like after a month - YUCK!75 gal - Smudge Spot Cories, Silvertip & Pristella Tetras, Scissortail & Red Tail Rasboras, Pearl Gourami, Black Kuhli Loaches, Whiptail Cats, Wild Caught BNP
Dual 29 gals - Diamond Tetras. Harlequin Rasboras, Bloodfin Tetras
10 Gal - Mr. Betta's Fishy Paradise
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass....it's about learning to dance in the rain"
I have seen the good and the bad as time has progressed. Heck I learned to fishless cycle less than 5 years ago. I remember when it was common practice to get 1 commet per 10 gallons and overfeed til they cycled it for you. Much like danios after and so on.
UGFs are still in use in some of my first aquariums at my granpa's metaframe tanks that still havnt leaked 20+ years later lol. I swear the good the bad and the ugly is true even today.
We have to double the estemated flow rates, now that it matters, double filter, double heater incase one fails, test with liquid tests... I remember using pool tests on my waters to test chlorine and all that...
I think that at the end of the day, as we learn more effecient means of filtration and what impacts have on the fish we keep, we will change. There will always be fluff of the latest and greatest and with innovation comes failure... Like penguin biowheels that stop spinning, or heaters being recalled.
I think old v new school is a great reflection over how far we have come, how much we knew and now know and general rules and applications to go forward. At the core, the rules of fish keeping has not changed... clean water, good stock, good food. Now we just play with how we can be the BEST at it.
030 g FW planted:corys, female ABNP, blue angel, harleys, zebra danios, rummies,
15 g FW planted:2 male guppies, neons, pygmy corys, clown pleco, 4 types of shrimp, assassin snails
90 Gal Journal: http://bit.ly/1vC7gVX
fishless cycling: http://bit.ly/1DARf3T
fish in cycling: http://bit.ly/1ILvcfp
075 gal - Smudge Spot Cories, Silvertip & Pristella Tetras, Scissortail & Red Tail Rasboras, Pearl Gourami, Black Kuhli Loaches, Whiptail Cats, Wild Caught BNP
Dual 29 gals - Diamond Tetras. Harlequin Rasboras, Bloodfin Tetras
10 Gal - Mr. Betta's Fishy Paradise
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass....it's about learning to dance in the rain"
My uncle started me in the hobby with a 5 gal tank. When I became a teenager, I had about 4 or 5 tanks ranging from 10 gal to 20 gal. I remember the day I got a HOB "power" filter. I can't remember the name, but it had the magneted wheel that spun a underwater impeller which sucked up the water into the filter. I used the filter floss and charcoal, which was the standard medium, and I had a "Silent Giant" air pump, which at the time was top of the line in air pumps. It looked like a big, white bell, and pretty heavy.
Anyway, all I know is back then this hobby was a lot easier. Fish lived well, without all this testing and having to calculate how many square inches of fish you can put in your aquarium. Fish had babies, fish ate other fish, fish died sometimes too. But I would say I had more fish commit suicide (jumping out of my tank), then I had just keel over like I have now.
I'm not saying the knowledge we have now isn't good and helpful, but this hobby is a lot more work, and not as fun (IMO), as it used to be. And I think discuspaul has something about the quality of the fish we get. Not only are they raised with who knows what in their water and food, but fish are being sold as a much earlier age. It's not just the chains like Petco & Petsmart, it's any fish place you find. I just bought a few White Clouds, and they were so small they look like guppy fry. I don't think these very young fish can handle water changes well.
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Like the others have said, (as a person who has been in this hobby for 15 years and has known NOTHING about responsible fish care for most of that) you start with the very high-maintenance stuff as you are learning good fish care, and then as you get more knowledgeable you change things as you see fit. I have taking proper care of my fish for about a year now, and for most of that time I've been crazy water changing, lots of monitoring, lots of tinkering to get things perfect. Recently, I have learned to relax a bit. I don't do more than weekly water changes, sometimes I go a week and a half with no ill effects. An understocked tank can go longer without a water change than a fully-stocked one. Plants help a LOT with your parameters. A UV sterilizer also helps...using that puppy for a day per week has really made a world of difference.
Essentially, even though my water changes are not exactly a week apart, I change a lot of water per time. My tanks are not perfect (I still have BGA in my smaller tanks, GAH!), but I don't really worry about anything but dead vegetative matter and fish hormones, since the only thing that removes those two things is me. Once your tanks are established and you know your fish well enough to gauge how they are doing, you have a schedule and mix it up if you need/have to. As it is in most areas of life, you've gotta find your own way, eventually.Beth
1 - 55 gallon planted community
3 - 10 to 20 gallon planted betta tanks
My advice: slow down, think, and be willing to learn. Then you'll be fine, no matter what.
i think the idea of water quality in general in fish keeping is to simulate the natural levels of nitrate found in unpolluted waters around the world. nature's nitrogen cycles involves hydrological exchange, leading to exactly what we do with water changes - DILUTION. nitrogen levels in an unpolluted standing body of water with average tributaries and outlets averages between 20-40ppm. in average flowing unpolluted rivers and streams, it is negligible to 20ppm.
less fun or not - up for debate. i'd honestly kind of be happier if i didn't know these facts and would be easier on my upkeep. but - i know these facts - hence why i think 40 and below is a good bench mark.
my hydrology classes i was forced to take pursuing a geography degree in college weren't a total waste for this reason and this reason ONLY haha
...if someone is going to tell me 120ppm is an acceptable level of nitrate, however...i'd point them to the east river 5 miles from me in NYC. let's see what healthy stock you can fish out of there, buddy.20gal heavily planted: 15 glolight tetra, 5 neon tetra, 5 otocinclus
10gal barebottom QT: Empty
let me also posit the fact that fish CAN adapt and DO, but at a cost of quality of life and thereby, longevity...but i pay for my fish. not much...but i paid for all the crap that i need to keep them. i'm not going to have my neons live for a year or two when i can enjoy them and get the most for my money, and have them exhibit natural behaviors for longer...20gal heavily planted: 15 glolight tetra, 5 neon tetra, 5 otocinclus
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Mainers who live in federally subsidized low-income housing and legally use marijuana to ease symptoms of chronic conditions may find themselves forced to choose between their shelter and their medicine, if a new Maine State Housing Authority (MSHA) policy stays in place.
The state's medical marijuana program, which allows qualified caregivers to cultivate six plants per patient, has flourished over the last two years. The law contains an anti-discrimination clause barring landlords from basing tenancy decisions on medical marijuana status, unless that status could cause the landlord to lose federal funding. (Bans on tenant smoking, including in subsidized housing, are legal, because medical marijuana can be consumed in other ways.)
Citing the fear of losing federal funding, the 10-member MSHA board voted earlier this month "to not allow rental assistance to participants who use, possess, or cultivate medical marijuana in apartments where rent and utilities are federally subsidized under the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program, also known as Section 8," said a press release.
Federal law prohibits illegal controlled substances (like pot) in Section 8 housing; however, it is the official policy of the US government not to prosecute medical marijuana patients who are in compliance with state drug laws.
The MSHA board's discussion was spurred by landlord concerns as well as questions from a MaineHousing inspector who saw medical marijuana plants in a Section 8 unit, says Deborah Turcotte, the agency's public information officer.
Turcotte notes that individuals who are medical marijuana users and live in subsidized housing would still be permitted to use "at a dispensary or a loved one's house."
The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine disagrees with the MSHA decision, and is asking the agency to issue written guidelines for the lawful use of medical marijuana federal housing-subsidy recipients. The ACLU worries that affected tenants — who have been notified of the board's decision and given the opportunity to comply — may be forced into homelessness, due to a misinterpretation the law.
"While marijuana is illegal under federal law, the federal government has been clear that termination of housing benefits for existing HCV participants based on marijuana use is not required either by [federal department of Housing and Urban Development] regulations or existing MSHA policy," ALCU of Maine public policy counsel Alysia Melnick wrote in a statement she delivered to the board on Tuesday.
"This sort of decision forces patients who are using a substance legally . . . to either choose between losing their housing or go onto more serious drugs," she told the Phoenix, pointing out that "our state and our nation are facing a tremendous crisis in terms of prescription drug addiction."
Melnick believes the lingering stigma around medical marijuana use is contributing to the MSHA's decision.
"While I understand the commissioners' concerns, there is no evidence that allowing patients to access medical marijuana as directed by their physician has increased crime in any way or caused any public safety problems," said state representative Deborah Sanderson (R-Chelsea), who also spoke to the board on Tuesday. "In fact, if patients are forced to abandon a natural form of medicine to transition to narcotic pain relievers, they will just be contributing to the rising problem of addiction, crime and overdose caused by prescription opioids."
Neither Turcotte or Melnick were able to estimate how many medical marijuana patients could be affected. At the board meeting, which was not a public hearing, commissioners had the opportunity to reconsider their decision. Check thePhoenix.com/AboutTown for an update.
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By NEMS Daily Journal
OXFORD – An attorney for Monroe School District and others want a federal judge to dismiss a deceased defendant from a lawsuit by a man who claims he was molested by then-Smithville coach Dwight Bowling.
John Chrestman was assistant Smithville principal when the lawsuit was filed, but he has since died.
Attorney Mitchell Driskell of Oxford tells the court in a motion filed Wednesday that because the man suing failed to serve mandatory paperwork on Chrestman within a 120-day time frame, he should be dismissed as a defendant.
The man suing was a minor when he claims Bowling molested him. He also claims officials with the school district knew about the coach's actions but failed to do anything about it.
The defendants deny the allegations.