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New Delhi | India
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- Previous job title:Sales AdvisorReliance Life Insurance PVT. ltd.
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I like to work with patience and responsibility towards the Organization. Willing to work as a key player in challenging environment.
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We are an emerging leader in the area of recruiting and staffing services across a vast array of industries. Through our comprehensive network of talented job applicants, we recruit only the most qualified and skilled individuals within every industry to service our clients. Mangal management...
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Sales Manager, Reliance Life Insurance Pvt. Ltd.
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School: Delhi University
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CCE-ops, Reliance life Insuance co.ltd
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- Previous job title:Customer Care ExecutiveReliance Life Insurance Co LTd
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Khalid Jameel*
An Incisive Professional with 17 yrs plus experience in Sales & Debt Management
New Delhi | India
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Kolkata | India
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Cluster Data Lead, Reliance Communications
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School: Saurashtra University
Experience managing relations for Institutional & corporate alliance business. With specific effort to work on increasing the product presence and managing revenue inflow
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Manager Marketing North, Purpleleap Pvt. Ltd.
Delhi | India
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New Delhi | India
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Marketing Manager, Dhanashree Technocrats Pvt. Ltd
Nashik | India
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- Previous job title:Business Development ManagerHDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
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Mandi | India
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School: Pondicherry University
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Regional Manager Sales Process Compliance, Destimoney Enterprises Pvt Ltd
Mumbai | India
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I am a Commerce Graduate with PGDBA in Finance & International Business. I have above 10 Yrs of Experience in Operations, Business Analysis, Process Development, Audit & Compliance. I have worked with industries such as Telecom, ITES, KPO, Finance & insurance.
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MARKETING PERSONNAL , R L Corporation CFA OCL INDIA LTD.
Patna | India
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Sr. Executive (Resource), UPMAN PLACEMENTS PVT. LTD.
New Delhi | India
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- Previous job title:Recruitment ExecutiveMax New York Life Insurance Company
I belong from well educated family, Father is manager (Training and Development) in Luxor International (India's leading pen Exporter). I have two elder brothers (Mechanical and Civil Engineer), both are will settled in U.A.E. I am a management professional, with having some experience in Recrui...
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Sr. Sales Manager, Samruddha Jeevan Foods India Ltd.
Pune | India
- Current job title:Sr. Sales ManagerSamruddha Jeevan Foods India Ltd.
- Previous job title:Relationship ManagerDestimoney Securities Pvt. Ltd.
Udaipur | India
- Current job title:PROJECT OFFICERSIMS SANSTHAN
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School: Govt College
Handling Customer services (Internal & External) Operation Works Handling queries and complants Branch Maintenance & Bill raising
Sanjay Ghoshal*
MBA in Marketing from Symbiosis(SIMS),Pune with over 14 odd years of experience
Kolkata | India
- Current job title:Sr. Manager-Bus dev & Strategy PlanningEmacct Consulting
- Previous job title:Station HeadBIG 92.7 FM ( Reliance Media World Ltd.) -Jamshedpur
MBA in Marketing from Symbiosis(SIMS),Pune with over 14 odd years of experience in industries as diversified as Event Management & Services,Media & Entertainment(FM Radio),Direct(Relationship) Marketing,Consumer Durables & Life Insurance with following skill sets :- Sales Programming ...
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Carmen E. Espinosa
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|Central Connecticut State College, 1971
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Carmen Elisa Espinosa is a justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. She was appointed by Governor Dannel Malloy on January 7, 2013, and took office on March 6, 2013. Her current term expires in 2021.[1][2]
Espinosa received her bachelor's degree in secondary education, with minors in Spanish and French, from Central Connecticut State College in 1971. She earned a master's degree in Hispanic studies from Brown University in 1973, and a J.D. from George Washington University in 1976.[1][2]
After graduating from law school, Espinosa served as a special agent for the FBI. She then spent 11 years as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut. During that time, she spent nine years in the Criminal Division and two years in the Civil Division. She was appointed to the New Britain District Superior Court in January 1992, becoming the first Hispanic Superior Court judge in the state. She was then appointed to the Appellate Court, effective March 16, 2011. She served there until her Supreme Court nomination in 2013.[2][1]
Nomination to Supreme Court
On January 7, 2013, Governor Dannel Malloy nominated Espinosa to serve on the Connecticut Supreme Court. When confirmed by the Connecticut State Legislature, she became Connecticut's first Hispanic justice.[1][3]
|Judge Carmen Espinosa has had an impressive career and is among our state's most respected jurists.[3] - Governor Dannel Malloy[4]
Nomination to Appellate Court
On March 2, 2011, Governor Dannel Malloy nominated Espinosa to serve on the Connecticut Appellate Court. When confirmed by the Connecticut State Legislature, she became the first Hispanic judge to serve on the court. [5]
Awards and associations
- Women of Influence Award, Central Connecticut State University
- 2011 Hispanic Business 100 Influentials, Hispanic Business magazine
- United States Attorney General's Distinguished Service Award
- United States Department of Justice Special Achievement Award[2]
See also
- News: Appellate Judge Carmen Espinosa on her way to becoming Connecticut's first Hispanic justice, January 7, 2013
- News: Lubbie Harper and Carmen Espinosa join Connecticut courts, April 12, 2011
- Judicial selection in Connecticut
External links
- State of Connecticut Judicial Branch, "Connecticut Supreme Court"
- MyRecordJournal.com, "Local woman adjusts to Supreme Court bench," September 15, 2013
- Norwich Bulletin, "New judges joining Connecticut supreme, appeals courts," April 8, 2011
- The Hartford Courant, "Espinosa Nominated To Be First Hispanic Appellate Judge," March 2, 2011
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Governor Dan Malloy Press Release, "Gov. Malloy Nominates Judge Carmen Espinosa to State Supreme Court," January 7, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Connecticut Judicial Branch, "Justice Carmen Elisa Espinosa biography"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Connecticut Law Tribune, "Appellate Judge Espinosa Nominated To State Supreme Court," January 7, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributed to the original source.
- ↑ The Hartford Courant, "Espinosa Nominated To Be First Hispanic Appellate Judge," March 2, 2011


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Jute, a fast growing plant requiring minimal processing, is one of the most sustainable fibers available—especially in the Bengal state of India where it's grown extensively.
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Designed by a vegetarian who loves to cook—and who possesses a wooden spoon collection spanning decades—these handmade, sustainable shesham tools have subtle details that both casual and advanced cooks can appreciate.
First, the shesham spoon was originally referred to as the marinara spoon since other family members aren't vegetarian and frequent dinner invitees love all kinds of chilies, stews and marinara sauces. These types of dishes are usually prepared in deeper pots, so the spoon features a longer handle and a wider bowl to stir more with less work—or attention while the cook visits with guests.
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The shesham salad servers not only serve leafy greens, but they're also designed to catch diced vegetables and scoop up salad dressings which otherwise seem to pool on the bottom of the bowl.
Hints: rinsing is better than scrubbing—use mild soap as needed—and never put them in a dish- washer. Normal use should maintain their condition, but a rub of oil can restore their rich appearance.
Much of the wood used to make the dondra bed is reclaimed from old teak doors, painted windows and doors, beams or flooring from inside old houses that are no longer usable or have been replaced.
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He was born June 19, 1925 in Sheffield, to the late Anthony and Angela Papalia Pellegrino. He has resided in Warren since 1960 and was formerly from Kane. He was a 1943 graduate of Sheffield High School.
For the third straight week, the Kane Wolves football team faces an undefeated team. The Wolves played with both the Brockway Rovers and Curwensville Golden Tide until late in the game, but came up short against each of them. Kane head coach Todd SilfiesŌĆÖ team hopes it can seal the deal this Friday when they take on Elk County Catholic (5-0) at Paul R Miller Stadium in the WolvesŌĆÖ homecoming game.
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China Eastern Airlines Corp. (670), the nation's second-biggest carrier by passenger numbers, said profit fell 7.7 percent last year as fuel prices rose.
Net income dropped to 4.58 billion yuan ($727 million), from 4.96 billion yuan, the company said in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange today. That missed the 5.1 billion-yuan average of eight analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Sales rose 12 percent.
The aviation industry in China in 2012 will "face significant pressures as a result of complex and changing domestic and international operating environments, significant cost increases and general downturn in the global aviation industry," the carrier said in the statement.
China Eastern said it will tighten cost control, strengthen capital operations and diversify financing channels to meet the challenges. The Shanghai-based airline has abandoned an international expansion drive to focus on competing with China Southern Airlines Co. (1055) and Air China Ltd. (601111) in the domestic market.
China Eastern flew 68.7 million passengers last year, 5.8 percent more than a year earlier, the company said. Its passenger load factor, or the percentage of seats filled by paying customers, increased 0.9 percentage point to 78.9 percent.
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Fuel costs jumped 35 percent in the year because of higher prices and an increase in services. Jet kerosene prices averaged $125.6 a barrel in Singapore trading in 2011, 40 percent higher than the year before, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
China Eastern fell 1.9 percent to close at HK$2.63 in Hong Kong trading on March 23. It's declined 16 percent in the past year, compared with a 9 percent drop for the benchmark Hang Seng Index.
The carrier said its board didn't recommend a dividend for last year.
Li Jiaxiang, director of China's civil aviation regulator, said earlier this month that passenger growth will slow this year. The cooling of the Chinese economy and the European debt crisis are damping overseas travel demand, China Eastern Chairman Liu Shaoyong said earlier this month.
The carrier last year dropped an order for Boeing Co. (BA) 787 Dreamliners in favor of 45 smaller 737s because of delivery delays and slowing demand for long-haul international travel.
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RFID Patient Tracking
The sheer volume of patients and medical staff in hospitals creates new challenges, and a need for a system that can regulate the human flow in these vast institutions, not only to ensure that each patient receives the right treatment in a timely fashion, but also to monitor the location of staff members in real time, enabling their work's efficacy and protecting them from potential threats.
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Until now, hospital RFID technology required significant software, specific developments and deployment, at a prohibitive costs for healthcare organizations. These solutions were also hard to maintain over the years as the entire maintenance cost were borne by each single customer; consequently these projects tended to become rapidly obsolete.
Whilst the success of any healthcare RFID solution depends critically on the freedom to select for each project the most suited hardware, the hardware vendors healthcare software packages are limited to their own hardware, Vizbee Healthcare™ closes this major gap. It includes a powerful parameterization tool, enabling the implementation of RFID patient tracking project in days to weeks only, without any risky specific developments. Being an end-to-end RFID patient tracking software solution or system and at the same time open to any RFID hardware, Vizbee Healthcare significantly reduces the total cost of RFID patient tracking project implementations, without compromising on the RFID hardware selection and without taking any risk.
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In order to offer a solid and advanced system, Vizbee combines the robust Vizbee Core with a dedicated RFID Healthcare Package.
The Vizbee Core provides services such as communicating with the RFID tags, RFID reader, database management, 3rd party integration, user permission and more. This warrants for a robust performing infrastructure.
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The death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had a profound effect on many. And Apple stores around the world were the sites of simultaneous outpourings of grief and appreciation through the form of thousands of sticky notes with heartfelt inscriptions.
Philipp Stauffer, a Silicon Valley Internet and Technology Executive, saw all this as he walked by the Apple store in Palo Alto, California, the town that Jobs called home. Stauffer began to photograph the makeshift memorial, and he turned the results into iiii n 4s (1,1111 notes for Steve), a Blurb ebook and printed book. The title references the importance of Apple's idevices, including the iPhone 4S, announced a day before Jobs passed away.
Profits from the sales of the printed book and the ebook will go to charity. We talked to Stauffer about the charities, and about how he came to make his book.
Blurb: Tell us about the charities that will benefit from the sales of the book.
Philipp: College Track, the first charity, was co-founded by Laurene Powell Jobs. It's a catalyst for change for under-resourced high school students who are motivated to earn a college degree. The second charity, The V Foundation for Cancer Research, is an incredible organization dedicated to finding cures for cancer. It was established by Jim Valvano in 1993 a few weeks before he passed away.
Blurb: How did this idea come to you?
Philipp: I walked by the Apple store in Palo Alto several times during the past few weeks and the number and diversity of notes just kept growing. The message in all this is profound, and sets a high benchmark for entrepreneurs, designers, innovators and CEOs, and any other individuals who aspire to change the world. The idea came over time, as I felt lucky to be able to see this firsthand and I wanted to make sure that this touching event was captured and shared to everyone who could not be in Palo Alto to see it. I am also very sensitive to cancer as I lived through the loss of a loved one a few months back.
Blurb: Did you photograph the memorial with an iPhone?
Philipp: No, I thought that my iPhone would suffer too much to take pictures of her father's memorial.
Blurb: What struck you the most about the evolving memorial in Palo Alto?
Philipp: It was not only the notes but also the overall atmosphere around the store during the days since Steve passed. People were discussing stories and memories. Many notes referred to Steve's speech at Stanford back in 2005. The diversity of contributors truly brought our world together. I saw evidence that all major religions, all continents, dozens of languages, nations and origins, very young kids to the elderly alike were sharing one window to allow this memorial to come alive. Everybody side by side with one mission. If we all were more like that, all the time, the world would be a better place.
Blurb: Is there a particular note that you think characterizes the impact that Steve Jobs had on the world?
Philipp: There are a few favorites (and some are not even in the book, as I picked them randomly in order to give a genuine snapshot of the situation), but I can't choose one in particular. I think the important point is the power of the message that you start to understand as you look at the store from afar and you see tens of thousands of notes that hold heartfelt thoughts, memories and wishes. As you zoom in and see individual notes you understand the depth of appreciation, change and inspiration Steve has given to many, including me. It's less about all the great Apple products and more about what Steve meant as a person.
Blurb: Is there anything else you'd like to add?
Philipp: I hope that this book will find its way to many desks and tablets as it will help to spread the moment, make people think, and hopefully keep them "hungry and foolish," to quote Jobs himself. But most importantly, I hope it will help College Track and The V Foundation for Cancer Research to get additional funds to keep changing the world for the better.


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Founded in 1993, Women for Women International (WfWI) is dedicated to providing women survivors of war with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies. WfWI currently works in eight countries:Afghanistan,Iraq,Kosovo,Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Democratic Republic of Congo,Nigeria,RwandaandSouth Sudan. During the last 19 years, WfWI has transformed the lives of more than 317,000 socially-excluded women and distributed over $103 million in direct aid and microcredit loans, benefiting more than 1.7 million family and community members in the process. In 2011, over 78,549 women in all eight countries received program services, with more than 40,000 sponsors from 94 countries across the world. WfWI has over 600 employees worldwide, and each of our country offices are fully staffed by women and men from the local community.


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Michelle Obama says protecting the right to vote has become the nation's most important civil rights issue.
A cadre of Black women has been engaged in a revived wave of voting
rights advocacy four years after the historic election of the nation's
first black president. Provoked by voting law changes in various states,
they have decided to help voters navigate the system — a fitting role,
they say, given that black women had the highest turnout of any group of
voters in 2008.
Customarily, a national political convention has several purposes—it
must establish the party's platform, emphasize its differences in policy
and vision from the other party, and nominate its presidential
candidate. It must also fire up the base and leave the convention with
momentum. Here last week, the Democratic National Convention
succeeded on all these aims, and speaker after speaker took turns
stoking the crowd, creating frenzy, and putting their Republican
opponents' feet to the fire.
President Barack Obama's convention evolution is complete. On Thursday and now the president, Obama took the stage fighting for his job.
After Clinton's electrifying speech on Wednesday, here are some things to watch for at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday.
In an impassioned speech that rocked the Democratic National Convention,
former President Bill Clinton proclaimed Wednesday night, "I know we're
coming back" from the worst economic mess in generations and appealed
to hard-pressed Americans to stick with Barack Obama for a second term
in the White House.
On Tuesday, Gov. Deval Patrick dismissed Republican policies and implored Democrats to help President Obama secure another term.
Michelle Obama's message: President Barack Obama is just like you. With a mix of personal anecdotes and policy talk, Mrs. Obama's speech was her most political yet.


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This orange juice is extremely simple to make and is full of electrolytes. Moooove over Gatorade!
1 cup fresh, hand squeezed oranges
1 cup coconut water
Cut your oranges in half and squeeze out the juice. Place the OJ in a blender and add the coconut water. Blend on low for 3 secs. Pour that mouthwatering liquid in a glass and enjoy!
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Troheus are a very curious fish. They always seem interested in what's going on outside their tank. And since I have always used an auto feeder, it can't be that they just want another handout. Or maybe they know that I am the ultimate source of their food. More like puppies than fish.
The plant order wasn't shipped yesterday so I'll have to wait until next weekend to do my gardening:
- Anubias barteri var. 'nana' (12) (frozen, DOA)
- Anubias kwango minima (1) (frozen, DOA)
- Bolbitis heudelotii (9) (not shipped)
- Microsorium pteropus (12) - Java fern Each was one leaf with 1/4" of rhyzome)
- Fontinalis antipyretica (willow moss) (was alive, but not permited to grow much beyond net)
- Taxiphyllum alterans (Taiwan moss) (frozen, DOA)
- Taxiphyllum incendia stipes (flame moss) (frozen, DOA)
- Sagittaria subulata (dwarf) (frozen, DOA)
- Ceratopteris pteroides (temporary floating nutrient sponge) - water sprite (vendor shipped the regular water sprite)
- Hydrocotyle verticillata (TFNS & likely tropheus' 1st choice for the salad entree) - pennywort (frozen, DOA)
- Ceratophyllum demersum (TFNS) - hornwort Along with the willow moss, the only plant to arrive intact)
The moss will be attached to three different rock walls. I don't know which of these will survive, if any, so I'm hedging my bets. None survived the grazing tropheus.)
The sagittaria will be planted where the current isn't too strong and will be allowed to spread at will across the substrate. It is supposed to be tropheus resistant. (Dead is dead.)
The three last floating plants are just to add biomass until the epiphytes are established.


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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) According to the president of Kenya, the attackers who have held off Kenyan security forces at a shopping mall in Nairobi since Saturday have now been defeated — after killing at least 67 civilians and government troops.
He's making it clear that the death toll will rise — saying several bodies are trapped in the rubble after three floors of the shopping mall collapsed.
Explosions and gunfire had been heard from the mall throughout the day today, and smoke rose from the building in the afternoon. The Kenyan leader says six of the attackers are dead, and 11 other suspects have been arrested.
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Article IV:
Total expenditures for programs in Article IV rose from $78.9 million in fiscal 1990 to $186.6 million in 2002, an increase of 136.6 percent. In real (1990) dollars, the total grew to $131.1 million, a 66.3 percent increase. In 2002, Article IV represented 0.35 percent of all spending used in the statewide index calculation.
The review team created 44 separate expenditure indices for Article IV agencies, all of them based either on salary and wage expenditures per FTE or expenditures per 10,000 Texans.
The combined Article IV expenditure index rose to 1.78 during the 1990-2002 period, representing a 78 percent increase in expenditures per workload unit.
The largest individual Article IV indices for 2002 include:• 10.70, for "All Other" (non-salary) Supreme Court spending. Expenditures under this index rose from $328,000 in fiscal 1990 to $6 million in 2002, or by 1,742 percent; in real terms, the rise was 1,240 percent. Most of this dramatic growth was attributable to the 1997 Legislature's creation of the Basic Civil Legal Services program, as well as Metropolitan Court Backlog Reduction, a 1999 initiative intended to equalize workloads among various courts of appeals. This index accounted for 3.2 percent of all Article IV expenditures in fiscal 2002.
• 4.97, for "All Other" (non-salary) Office of Court Administration (OCA) spending. Expenditures within this index rose from $1.6 million in fiscal 1990 to $13.6 million in 2002, a 756.2 percent increase; real (1990 dollars) expenditures rose by 523.1 percent. "All Other" real expenditures per 10,000 Texans rose by 397.3 percent over the study period. This growth reflected the addition of new OCA responsibilities, including the addition of court masters to hear child support enforcement cases in fiscal 1994; the Judicial Committee on Information Technology's effort to enhance information technology in state courts; and the 2001 addition of eight foster care courts. In addition, the 2001 Legislature authorized OCA to make grants to counties for indigent defense services. In fiscal 2002, grant expenditures totaled $7.9 million. Fiscal 2002 expenditures for the index accounted for 7.3 percent of all Article IV expenditures.
Only two other Article IV indices exceeded 2.0:• 2.90, for "All Other" (non-salary) Tenth Court of Appeals District spending. Expenditures for this index rose from $66,000 in fiscal 1990 to $328,000 in 2002 (400.5 percent); the real increase was 263.9 percent. Real expenditures per 10,000 Texans rose by 190.4 percent. Fiscal 2002 expenditures for the index accounted for 0.2 percent of all Article IV expenditures.
• 2.30, for "All Other" (non-salary) Comptroller Judiciary Section spending. This index covers state spending related to judicial salaries and other payments distributed by the Comptroller's office. Expenditures in this index rose from $9.8 million in 1990 to $39 million in 2002 (296.5 percent); in real terms, the growth was 188.5 percent, and was largely attributable to a variety of new payments, including salary supplements to county judges and county attorneys and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Prison Prosecution Unit. The county salary supplements are distributed as grants to counties, which then use the funding to pay eligible persons. "All Other" real expenditures per 10,000 Texans rose by 130.3 percent from 1990 to 2002. Fiscal 2002 expenditures for this index accounted for 20.9 percent of all Article IV expenditures.
The index with the largest share of 2002 Article IV spending was Comptroller Judiciary Section payments for salary and wages, at $68.9 million or 36.9 percent of all Article IV spending. Expenditures for this index rose by 72.1 percent, from $40 million in 1990. In real (1990) dollars, expenditures rose by 18 percent. The number of FTEs for this index rose from 525 to 570.7 over the study period, producing a cumulative increase in salary and wage real expenditures per FTE of 8.5 percent and an index of 1.09. (FTEs under this index represent visiting and district court judges eligible to receive funding.)


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One often hears that the news media are distorting the situation in Iraq by reporting only the bad things that happen there. That's true. But what you have to realize is that the news media report the bad things everywhere, including in the United States.
Unfortunately, news is generally defined as bad news for somebody. Most journalists see news as scandal, misfortune, controversy, tragedy or calamity.
I once made a speech to a group and as a prop had picked a front page of my own newspaper at random. I clipped out all of the negative stories on Page One. What I had left to hold up to the audience were the name of the newspaper and the weather report. That's all that was left of the front page. Every story on that particular page had been about crime, controversy and tragedy.
Of course, you do find positive news stories, especially in the long run. In my opinion, the best newspapers today are to be found in small to medium-size towns and cities. Newspapers in smaller places tend to be what I think newspapers ought to be — an unbiased record of the day in the life of the community.
In a normal community, there will be occasional tragedies and crimes, but for the most part, good things happen. Government works as it is supposed to work. People do good things for each other. Couples are married. Children are born. People go to concerts and plays. They celebrate important events in their lives. All of these have, in my opinion, a place in the newspaper. A person should not have to suffer death, injury or scandal to get his or her name in the local newspaper.
In recent years, however, there has been a trend, especially in the larger cities, toward sensationalism. Another disturbing trend has been a concentration on the commercial entertainment industry. Too many journalists come out of the university system not only poorly educated but with a built-in cynicism. What is lost is that wonderful thing, perspective, because if you report only the bad and leave out the good, you've distorted reality.
It's hard, however, to convince most journalists that soldiers painting a school, delivering school supplies or playing soccer with a group of children is news. That's automatically rejected as not news. It's news, however, when one or more of the soldiers are killed. It should, of course, all be considered news, but the problem for the reporter is that the editor back home isn't going to devote much space to news from Iraq unless it's sensational.
The basic problem is that news is by nature fragmentary. It's very hard to keep perspective in one news story. For example, draw a line and say that's the life of the community on a particular day. Now pick out 10 points on that line and say that's the news of the day. Obviously, far more is unwritten about than is written about. What is called news happened, but a great deal more happened that goes unreported. Hence, there is the loss of perspective.
I don't know the answer, except to remind you that news is greatly over-rated and is inherently a distortion of reality due to limits of space and time. You should be careful not to become a news junkie. Really important things don't happen on a daily basis, much less on an hourly basis.
I had a conversation years ago with novelist Andrew Lytle. He said he had moved into a cabin in the mountains, subscribed to no newspapers or magazines and had neither a radio nor a television set.
"If anything important happens," he said, "I'll hear about it by rumor."
As strange as that might sound, it's really good advice.
Charley Reese has been a journalist for 49 years, reporting on everything from sports to politics. From 1969—71, he worked as a campaign staffer for gubernatorial, senatorial and congressional races in several states. He was an editor, assistant to the publisher, and columnist for the Orlando Sentinel from 1971 to 2001. He now writes a syndicated column which is carried on LewRockwell.com. Reese served two years active duty in the U.S. Army as a tank gunner. Write to Charley Reese at P.O. Box 2446, Orlando, FL 32802.
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Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti at a luncheon at the Union League Club in Chicago on March 19, 2014. | Al Podgorski/Chicago Sun-Times
RGA sends $750,000 to Rauner Illinois governor campaign
Hours after business executive Bruce Rauner clinched the Illinois GOP governor nomination--setting up a battle with Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn--the Republican Governors Association wired $750,000 to his political warchest on Wednesday morning to send the message the RGA is all in. RGA chair Chris Christie, the New Jersey governor in Detroit and Grand Rapids, Mich. today to headline RGA fundraisers, was also reaching out to Rauner, I'm told.
The mega RGA donation also underscores the reality that while Rauner has the wealth to continue to pour his own millions of dollars into his campaign against Quinn--and a wide circle of individuals who have written mega checks to his warchest for the primary--there are vast amounts of other political money around that will likely be poured into his November general election race.
Christie statement on the Illinois governor race: "It's time to leave behind the days of high unemployment and job losses, skyrocketing taxes, unaccountable spending and failing schools that have blighted the last five years in Illinois under Pat Quinn. Illinois is ready for a real leader: someone who can't be bought or intimidated. Illinois is ready for a governor who is willing to solve the toughest of problems, not avoid them; for a governor who works to foster economic growth, not stifle it; for a governor who can balance a budget without saddling the taxpayers time and time again; for a governor who refuses to endure the persistent failure of government that has racked Illinois for years. Illinois is ready for Bruce Rauner. He is focused, willing and prepared to do what it takes to bring back Illinois. The Republican Governors Association proudly supports Bruce Rauner's campaign to defeat Governor Quinn." – RGA Chairman Chris Christie


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Science's greatest achievement: choco-strawberries
Oh science! Every day you surprise me with some new wonder! Today it is with strawberries that taste like chocolate. Yes, you heard me correctly. Using Infusion Technology, a Japanese company called FCOM has figured out how to change the flavor of strawberries. How? Oh, wouldn't you like to know.
They do it by first freeze-drying the strawberries, then removing all the water from them. They then replace the water with chocolate, filling it to the brim with delicious flavor. The last and most important step is they then eat the choco-berries, patting themselves on the back for a job deliciously well done. Now just bring these amazing creations to stores ASAP, please.
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[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!]
Many readers have different gears when reading books. Some books are ones in which you luxuriate and spend time with, others are such a ride that you turn the pages rapidly, carried along through them at warp speed.
We asked this week's panelists about this phenomenon:
Here's what they said…
As a fitness professional, I have a hard time comparing books to popcorn and candy. I'm sorry. It goes against my nature. Is it all right if I call them fruits versus vegetables? Fruit is yummy, quick to eat and always fun. Vegetables can be yummy, are a bit more work to eat but you know they're extremely good for you.
I always read because I want to be entertained and I admit I don't always read because I want to learn something, or broaden my mind. Sometimes, I really just want to have fun and read an entertaining book. That's when I turn to the fruit.
The fruit books I grab for a quick, fun read are urban fantasy. Give me a Kim Harrison, Kelley Armstrong, Diana Rowland, Kat Richardson, Kevin Hearne (the list goes on and on) and I'll disappear. I'm not saying that urban fantasy can't be mind expanding or explore important issues, when they're well done they certainly do that, but I don't need to rethink my entire life to read them.
I'd also list horror books under this category, though it depends on the author. Some of those are a mix of fruits and vegetables with a side of bloody dip.
My vegetable books tend to be fantasy that take after the Tolkien mold. These are the stories I want to dive fully into, to be immersed in the world the author has created and linger there, enjoying every aspect of the characters, the setting and the story.
I'm interested to see other people's responses on the books they savor, because I know I need more vegetables in my reading diet.


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At the Institute of Facial and Cosmetic Surgery, cosmetic surgeons Brent D. Kennedy and Steven Constantine use their expertise to bolster patients' appearances. Dr. Kennedy, who holds both a medical and a dental degree, established the institute in 1988 to he train doctors from across the country in a continuing-education fellowship program. He also shares his extensive knowledge as a clinical associate professor of aesthetic maxillofacial surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, and has seen his surgical techniques published in several medical journals and textbooks. His colleague, Dr. Constantine, combines his experience in surgical procedures with a deep-seated desire to get to know his patients and witness the positive mental transformation that follows the physical one.
In the 7,000-square-foot state-licensed surgical facility—which offers overnight stays and 24-hour nursing care—the duo performs a variety of procedures, ranging from face-lifts and tummy tucks to laser skin resurfacing. A master aesthetician is on hand to care for skin with anti-aging GlyMed Plus and Obagi products.
After studying at the University of Utah, Emory University, and Vanderbilt, Dr. Justin Johnsen returned to his native Utah to raise his family and begin to realize his dream of helping those suffering from ocular and facial trauma. At Utah Eye & Facial Plastic Surgery, he and his trained aesthetician administer multiple types of surgical and nonsurgical treatments for the face, ranging from four types of cosmetic injectables—including Botox, Juvéderm, Radiesse, and Restylane—to the removal of painful eyelid tumors.
The doctor is happy to consult with any prospective client beforehand—and for free—in order to review all options and develop a rapport that can later be applied to a comedy bit.
For evidence of the keen style sense of Taylor D'Shaw Salon's beauticians, take a look at the staff members' hairdos. The cropped or flowing coifs include luscious waves of blond, bouncy auburn curls, and trendy side-swept bangs. The staff's styling prowess infuses the homey salon and spills into a vast array of services, including flattering cuts and professional coloring treatments that use Pureology products. At the manicure station, nail techs sculpt and adorn nails with glimmering gel polish. The whole beautifying production takes place in a cozy space where bright-yellow walls, rustic wood vanities, and a lack of live amateur musicians playing '80s glam-band hits on the kazoo create a relaxed, intimate atmosphere.
Andrea, the holistic therapist behind Blissful Being Massage & Bodywork, brings bodies back into balance. She draws on nearly two decades of experience to perform specialized techniques, such as targeted injury massages and deep-tissue massages, which work out chronic aches and pains. Additional treatments with clay masks, warm stones, and hot towels leave clients feeling relaxed and pampered.
Now under new ownership, Beau Cheveux boasts a staff of experienced cosmetologists who transform lackluster lid covers into bountiful blinkers with professional eyelash extensions. The service makes lashes appear fuller and longer without makeup, and their waterproof quality makes them conducive to fluttering at fish or singing in the rain without the threat of mascara cheek stains. Adhered to the natural lash, extensions last six to eight weeks, at which point clients can opt to have them filled ($50+ extra) or let them shed with the natural lash cycle. Beau Cheveux's chic and elegant salon befits peeper pampering with floral arrangements and warm lighting to foster relaxation.
The beauticians in training at Cameo College welcome visitors to the comfortable confines of their new cosmetic studio––a contemporary workshop space that mirrors the demands of the professional salon world. Upon arrival, follow the aromatherapy scents to the lower level's adult day spa, where you'll be greeted by a friendly staff, more than 60 high-fashion styling stations, and an 800-galloon saltwater aquarium filled with impeccably groomed fish.


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Matthew who?On the upcoming fourth season of Downton Abbey, the Crawleys upstairs may be mourning the recent death of their heir, but those downstairs are suffering from an additional loss: O'Brien (Siobhan Finneran). Beyond the absence of the scheming lady's maid, the servants will also have to contend with new-fangled kitchen gadgets, a familiar face returning and ongoing internal strife (we blame Thomas!). read more
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Jack attempts to rile up a crowd to join him in the Vietnam War protest as Charlotte hands out flyers for him. She is surely and swiftly falling for him, but does he return her affections? Tune-in Wednesday, May 16 at 10/9c to watch the story take a dramatic turn at the protest.
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The war with France has been over for a year and Horatio Hornblower finds himself on land. With his ship, the Retribution, laid up and his promotion to Commander rescinded as a result, he finds himself a poor Lieutenant in a peace time navy. He has taken to playing cards to make a living. Luck presents itself in the form Sir Edward Pellew, his mentor and former commanding officer. Horatio soon finds himself again promoted to Commander and in charge of a sloop, the HMS Hotspur. He recruits his old shipmate Lt. Bush as his first officer, along with Matthews and Stiles. His task is to transport a French officer to the coast but once ashore, Horatio discovers the French amassing an invasion force. Once again at war, the men of the Hotspur are tasked to lead an advance force against a shore battery ahead of the British fleet. Hornblower soon realizes he has a traitor among his crew.
Starring Rachael Leigh Cook (She's All That), Josh Hartnett (Pearl Harbor), and Alan Rickman (Galaxy Quest) in a great ensemble cast, the Academy Award nominated writer of The Full Monty has crafted a hilarious story about the things everyone wants in life: love, happiness, and great hair! As the National Hair Championships descend upon a small town in England, the country's top stylists aren't expecting much from the local talent. But they didn't count on Phil Allen (Rickman), the retired golden boy of the competition circuit, entering the fray! Also starring Natasha Richardson (The Parent Trap), Rachel Griffiths (My Best Friend's Wedding), and supermodel Heidi Klum, laugh along as the locals dazzle the out-of-towners with some hair do's... and don'ts.
Starring Rachael Leigh Cook (She's All That), Josh Hartnett (Pearl Harbor), and Alan Rickman (Galaxy Quest) in a great ensemble cast, the Academy Award nominated writer of The Full Monty has crafted a hilarious story about the things everyone wants in life: love, happiness, and great hair! As the National Hair Championships descend upon a small town in England, the country's top stylists aren't ex
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Now here's some cheerful news just two days before Christmas — the shimmering beaded pocketbook and multi-colored sparkly pumps you're hoping Santa leaves under the tree for you this year (or at least will go on sale later this week) may actually cause you harm.
Talk about taking the bling out of your holiday.
According to a piece in The New York Times, these types of vividly colored accessories may contain high levels of lead. And experts are concerned because not only may the lead slowly seep into our systems from everyday wear, but the particles from these fashionable extras may also sprinkle onto your plate of food and into your glass of Prosecco.
The article states that lead, "even at very low levels, has been linked to nervous system damage, cardiovascular problems, kidney failure and many other health problems." It's also a concern for women of child-bearing years (since lead can be released through the bones during pregnancy) and factory workers who are continuously exposed to these potentially toxic products.
The writer also quotes David Rosner, co-director of the Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health at Columbia University and author of the book Lead Wars, who summed it up real simply: "There is no good level for lead exposure."
There is a sparkling silver line, though — for the last three years, the Center for Environmental Health has been testing lead levels in accessories, and the majority of retailers have been lowering their lead intake and meeting the approved standards (300 parts per million of lead in leather goods and 200 parts per million in vinyl products).
The retailers who received a big thumbs up (complete with a chunky ring): Target, H&M, Guess and J. Crew. However, the retailers who did not meet the appropriate standards, specifically in their purses, belts and shoes: Wet Seal, Charlotte Russe and Forever 21.
The take-home lesson — for those of us who like to walk with a little dazzle in their step, it sounds like we need to a pay few extra dollars to be safe and sparkly.


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Prince's highly-anticipated guest spot on Fox sitcom New Girl show finally aired following the Super Bowl. Instead of just a quick cameo, Prince takes center stage in the episode right alongside Zooey Deschanel and company, showing off his comedic side and a brand-new song. Touchdown for New Girl.
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Energizer is charging that Gillette's flagship products sold under the Mach3, Mach3Turbo, and Venus brands infringe three Schick patents. Filed on Feb. 13 in Federal District Court in Connecticut, U.S., the lawsuit seeks an injunction against further infringement and monetary damages.
"Schick has an extensive worldwide portfolio of patents in the shaving field resulting from significant investment of resources to develop innovative shaving products," said Joseph Lynch, president, Schick-Wilkinson Sword. "Our patents are valuable assets, and Schick will continue to protect them from all forms of infringement."
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The Northtown branch in Blaine will be reconfigured to include additional computer terminals, a new teen space and an improved children's area.
Northtown Library in Anoka County will close for three months to undergo a $1 milllion makeover. The makeover will include a new children's section, where the preschool and family story time is held. Above, Becky Walpole, a children's librarian, led the story time and read "Goodnight Me" by Andrew Daddo.
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Anoka County Library's busiest branch will get a million-dollar makeover.
The Northtown branch in Blaine will close for several months starting on March 17. When it reopens in June, patrons can expect a brighter, more open and user-friendly space, said the Anoka County library director. The branch logged more than 250,000 visitors last year.
"The key is to create buildings that are warm, inviting and flexible to meet current needs of the community as well as future needs," said County Library Director Marlene Moulton Janssen.
A critical part of the project is the addition of a drive-thru book drop. Currently, patrons have to find parking and then walk up to the front of the building to return items.
Some of the interior renovation highlights include:
• The addition of 10 computer terminals with Internet access, bringing the total to about 30.
• The addition of more comfortable, soft seating in several areas.
• The addition of four small conference rooms for public use.
• One consolidated help desk that will be centrally located. Currently, there are separate reference and circulation help desks.
• A new browsing area in the center of the library for quick trips. The area will include newly released books, DVDs, magazines and other items.
• A new teen area with soft seating.
• An improved children's area, including a new story-time area where parents and children can read.
• Greater flexibility for future uses
The library should also appear brighter. Crews will lower book shelves from 7 feet to 5 ½ feet. The higher shelves are harder to access and create a dark, tunnel effect, Janssen said.
Crews will tear out some interior walls to create a feeling of space and openness. They'll position furniture and fixtures to accent the skylight and windows.
In the children's area, crews will tear out the existing story time room and replace the existing wall with a glass wall to allow for more light.
Finally, the bathrooms will be reconfigured to allow for better access by patrons with disabilities.
This is the largest Anoka County library construction project since the Rum River branch in Anoka was built in 2000. Most of the money is coming from Anoka County. A $150,000 state library accessibility grant through the Minnesota Department of Education will pay for the bathroom renovations.


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Buzzy Sullivan is at the beginning of his photography career, but he's taped into the most crucial lesson that a photographer can learn: shoot what you know. Buzzy is pursuing a BFA at the Oregon College of Art and Craft while honing his skateboarding skills–a passion and profession for the last 20 years. Buzzy was drawn to photography when he discovered he could create his own cameras out of just about anything (including a Barbie Doll). His new series features skateboarding tricks captured with LED lights attached to the board, which become graphic imprints of time and movement.
"Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement."
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When I was young, I spent countless hours after school on the street in front of my house trying to learn to flip my skateboard with my foot and land back on it. Kick, flip, stumble … kick, flip, almost … kick flip kick flip kick flip … there was no end to it, into the evening, until streetlights cast the only shadows.
Every skateboarder has endured the relentless mission of landing a kickflip. My marathon to success took the better part of a year, but it was a welcome monotony. My first kickflip embodied the purity of a 12-year-old boy focusing intensely on moving an object in synchronicity with his body. These images are meant to take away the words, the sport, the marketing, and convey the original feeling I had when I first learned to flip my board.
The art of skateboarding is the gift of motion. This body of photographic work represents the veiled movement of a skateboard while a flip trick is being performed. Photography is like Braille for people with vision, an art form that enlightens our senses to the subtle perceptions to which we are otherwise blind. By contrasting the use of bright LED lights connected to a skateboard against a dark setting, the motions of the skateboard are revealed. The use of long shutter speeds in the making of these images allowed me to explore the nuances of movement and capture the DNA strand of each trick as it is being performed.
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Environmental group Friends of the Earth (FOE) last week sued the State Department for access to communications between it and lobbyists promoting the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, two of whom were prominent fundraisers for the 2008 presidential campaign of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to allgov.com.
That project, in which Canadian oil company TransCanada wants to build nearly 2,000 miles of pipeline to carry tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada, to refineries on the Gulf of Mexico, requires a presidential permit from the State Department. FOE originally filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the materials in 2010.
Two of the lobbyists named in the FOIA request, Gordon Giffin of McKenna, Long & Aldridge, and James Blanchard of DLA Piper, were fundraising bundlers for Clinton's presidential bid, and DLA Piper was the largest single corporate source of employee and PAC contributions to her campaign, the website said. "Both Blanchard and Giffin served as U.S. Ambassador to Canada under President Bill Clinton, Blanchard from 1993-1997 and Giffin from 1997-2001," it added.
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Although the Obama administration recently rejected the permit, TransCanada is preparing a new permit application, leading Damon Moglen, climate and energy project director at FOE, to explain the continued relevance of the request: "The communications we seek are key to ensuring that the State Department isn't letting lobbyists' personal connections to Secretary Clinton or President Obama bias its decision-making."


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Cancer Center Study Shows State'sWorkplace Smoking Laws Are Effective
Researchers at the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center report that California's legislation prohibiting cigarette smoking in indoor workplaces is proving effective at reducing the amount of exposure to secondhand smoke among adult workers. These findings, based on data from telephone surveys conducted in 1990, 1992, 1996 and 1999, are reported in the May 2002 issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
"Over the past decade, Californians have reported steadily decreasing exposure to secondhand smoke in the workplace, as well as increased smoke-free home environments, which indicates that clean air legislation combined with education is making an impact," said the study's principal author, Elizabeth A. Gilpin, M.S. "Although enforcement of workplace smoking restrictions continues to be a concern, these results are very encouraging." Gilpin is a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center and clinical professor of biostatistics at the UCSD School of Medicine.
Gilpin and colleagues report that the percentage of smoke-free workplaces in California increased from 35 percent in 1990 to more than 93 percent in 1999. The number of smoke-free homes doubled, from 36 percent in 1992 to 73 percent in 1999; importantly, nearly half of adult smokers reported living in smoke-free homes in 1999.
"Being unable to smoke in one's home establishes norms against smoking around non-smokers, while also protecting children from asthma and other serious illnesses that can be triggered by secondhand smoke," explained Gilpin.
The UCSD report is based on analysis of the large, cross-sectional California Tobacco Surveys conducted by the Cancer Center periodically throughout the 1990s for the California Department of Health Services. The surveys included randomly selected adults over the age of 18.
California's first comprehensive governmental tobacco control program was initiated in 1989, funded by Proposition 99, a 25-cent excise tax on cigarette packs. Clean indoor air laws for indoor workplaces were first enacted in 1994, although bars and restaurant bar areas were not included in the restrictions until 1998.
Researchers uncovered distinct differences in exposure levels among workplace types. In 1999, 31 percent of bar and restaurant employees reported being exposed to secondhand smoke, as opposed to 11 percent of office workers. Additionally, many nonsmokers who reported recent exposure to secondhand smoke in places other than work or at home said it occurred while patronizing restaurants (13.4 percent) and bars (8.1 percent). These findings led the researchers to recommend increased enforcement efforts for these venues.
In addition to enforcement of existing legislation, UCSD's findings led to recommendations for building increased public awareness of the right to breathe clean air.
"Educating the public will continue to be the most effective method of keeping California's indoor air free of secondhand smoke," said Gilpin. "Awareness programs targeted at demographic groups will reinforce existing mass media messages. Being armed with information about the dangers of secondhand smoke is the best way for everyone – smokers and non-smokers – to change behaviors."
Joining Gilpin on the report were Arthur J. Farkas, Ph.D; Sherry L. Emery, Ph.D.; Christopher F. Ake,Ph.D., and John P. Pierce, Ph.D. The study was funded by a grant from the National Cancer Institute.
Founded in 1979, UCSD Cancer Center was recently renamed the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center in honor of the Moores leadership gift to the Center. The Center is one of just 40 in the United States to hold a National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center. As such, it ranks among the top centers in the nation conducting basic and clinical cancer research, providing advanced patient care and serving the community through outreach and education programs.
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