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This article showed the extent of the corruption in the Nigerian government in the past, and how the current government is attempting to reform. For the past six years methodical, heavily armed terrorist groups have been attacking the Niger delta via boats, sabotaging oil production and kidnapping the workers at oil plants. They have been disrupting production by blowing up oil pipelines and oil-bunkering illegally. They claim that they are doing this on behalf of some of Africa's sickest and poorest, whose communities along the Niger Delta are being polluted by oil spills. Meanwhile, this is severely disrupting the Nigerian economy, which is the second largest in Africa. While Nigeria should be producing 3.6 million barrels of oil per day, production has dropped to less than 2.2 million barrels per day because of the terrorists. This has halted Nigeria's ability to play a role in diplomacy and peacekeeping. In an attempt to stop the insurgencies, the Nigerian government, under the leadership of President Umaru Yar'Adua, have extended an armistice to the terrorists. In exchange for their weapons, which include machine guns and grenade launchers, the insurgents will be granted an "unconditional pardon" for past crimes, a stipend of money and retraining for jobs, even some in the oil industry, and education. So far almost 15,000 have turned themselves in. Hopefully this represents a turning point for Nigeria. These national terrorists represent the corruption running rampant through the country. The fact that Yar'Adua is making promises to better the lives of the people is slightly ironic, given the fact that international organizations have accused him of stealing the most recent election. However, if all goes well, not only will Yar'Adua's credibility be reclaimed, Africa's poorest and sickest, highlighted by the insurgents, will also be helped. It's a win-win for everyone. However, given the promises made in the past which never came to be, the Nigerians are right to skeptical. There is no way to make an accurate prediction, this is a story that has to be watched.
Let's wait and see.
I hope this no be koni koni.
That they will give up harm so easily after so many years and that the federal government will keep its promise! I find it difficult to believe. If this happens, this could be the beginning of good things to come in Nigeria.
This area seems to me to be the worse part of Nigeria. A major infrastructure development if the money is not embezzled could actually spur development in the surrounding area that will initially provide services to support the development.
Probably seeing this outcome will lead to more power being devolved to local government and lets hope there will be good people driving by ideology and not greed to implement the community and centred programme.
Sorry I ma just dreaming! Sorry I hope not!
We shall wait and see.
What matters, at the end of the day, will be the federal and states' governments political will ( and not mere psychological will) to develop the Niger Delta. The post-Amnesty strategy must include non-stop education, engagement and empowerment of the youths.The people of the Niger Delta also deserve potable water, good road, health care system, as well as well-equipped class rooms and libraries for the students. If the "pot of wealth" of Nigeria is well balanced on the tripod of development, democracy and social justice, then the country as a whole will get more balanced.
As a Nigerian, it baffles me that the Federal and State governments would be that ignorant. All they had to do was physically launch a big infrastructure development program in the area. That would have hired most of the youth. smfh
Here is a government handing out allowances to some 15,000 (or more) ex militants who have done nothing but cause chaos and destruction, simply so that they may integrate into a society which they have only wreaked havoc upon. Such funds could undoubtedly be put to better use. Nigeria is an unstable nation with many problems that need to be addressed. Attempting to improve one region may be a step towards progress, but there are certainly greater steps that can be taken - and should be taken. The economy is in a shaky state. The government does not know how to control and best employ its oil supply to benefit the country as a whole. People are living in poverty. Disease is everywhere. Oil drilling is destroying both the environment and people's lives. It is undeniable that there are many more important issues that require the government's attention and funding. So why are leaders focusing on these militant groups? The answer is simple. The government is afraid. It is succumbing to them - eating out of the palms of the militants' hands - instead of helping those who have never done anything wrong. And how foolish this is, as perfectly portrayed by the last sentence. "Prince Wisdom speaks for many thousands when he says that "absence of fulfilling the promises may lead the people back to the creeks."" Nigeria's government is spending money on people who are waiting for it to fail. These militants are enjoying their allowances now, but the moment that the government does not provide for them, they will rebel once more. Instead of attempting to appease those who have terrorized their part the country (an impossible task, in my opinion), Nigerian leaders should focus on strengthening the nation as a whole. Men and women and children are dying in Nigeria as a result of lack of money, food, shelter, and safety. Handing out government funds to "ex" militants who may change their minds at any moment seems like a most unwise and irresponsible use of money and time.
It seems like the Nigerian government is taking the right steps to end the rebellion. Not only are they weakening the efforts made by the rebellion, they are strengthening their own economy as well. They can now start to use more of the oil in the regions where the rebels heavily occupied. The pipelines may be safer from the rebels for a while. However, I think it might be hard to try and keep the promises of integration to all the former rebels. If they do exceed fifteen thousand, it would cost a lot of resources to integrate these people back into society. I wonder what the people in that region think. Do they support the rebels getting all these benefits? Maybe they should have become rebels themselves to get all these perks. I think it would have been wiser to try and improve the area, but only time will tell.
Perhaps the recent military offensive in the Delta was timed to incentivize militants to accept the amnesty. There is a great deal of money to be made in hostage taking and bunkering, as compared to development related employment. I think the amnesty was timed to change the cost-benefit calculation associated with militancy in the Delta. A second problem with the development-based strategy is the well documented problem of corruption in the Delta. Earlier this year, a prominent business and finance publication suggested the River State's budget is almost equal to Senegal's national budget. If one accepts these numbers, then the issues of graft has to be address with respect to the Niger Delta development.
Basically the niger delta has been neglected and grounded for many years, an area of extreme wealth in the ground..lots of signs of affluence by the oil workers, yet just outside all the show of comfort and fine living is the under-fed, poverty stricken citizen of the area..who knows that under his little shack were he lives with a family there is alot of wealth. The area has been left to degenerate to its present level simply due to greed, corruption on the part of both government and the people themselves.
For there to be any real peace in the delta..rapid development and a clear development plan most be in place.good roads, health care, education and jobs..also a massive clean up of the rundown streams and rivers were the locals have suatained themselves...without meaningfull gains and growth in the area, Im afraid all the gains made in the delta will fast disappear and thrust the area in a more difficult and more deadly round of voilence and attacks...but give it to President Yaradua for his gains on the amnesty..we also wish him all the very best of health.
It's always good to see a conflict actually move in the right direction, if only for a moment. With MEND renewing its ceasefire after direct talks with the government, Nigeria has a real opportunity to develop the regional community and restore control over their land. Oil companies should be customers, not owners, in Nigeria. Successful negotiations between MEND and the government would look strange compared to Afghanistan. Nigeria would never win a guerrilla war in the Delta, thus negotiations and development are the rational solution. Whether Nigeria and MEND follow through is another story.
The nation at topic being Nigeria, makes this issue too difficult to make suggestions on whether the government is doing the right thing by showing amnesty to militant groups. Although it does seem like the government is just handing money and rewards to thousands of people who terrorized a region, this could be a great step forward for Nigeria. By getting rid of these militant groups, the Nigerian government is cleaning up the Niger Delta of problems which would seem to have a great line of benefits. The oil industries would drastically improve leading to a much greater economy. On top of a great oil industry, there would be some 15,000 citizens coming back to work in the villages. A better economy would be a great foundation towards progression of the region. All the potholes in the street and all the other flaws could repaired gradually. This could be a great step forward.
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Eggs Benedict tops the menu at The Broken Yolk Cafe
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From scrambled eggs to grilled chicken, The Broken Yolk Cafe offers something for everyone on its oval-shaped menu. The family-friendly restaurant — which has nine locations throughout San Diego County and in Temecula — advertises that its food is fresh and the portions are ample, as scales are not used for weighing. Customers won't find dehydrated potatoes here; the hash browns and home fries are prepared from genuine spuds on site. They will also discover the salsa is house-made, and fruit and vegetables are sliced and diced in the kitchen rather than prepackaged.
"People like that (freshness); they see the difference," said John Gelastopoulos, who co-owns the chain with his wife, Chris.
Starting at the crack of dawn until its mid-afternoon closure, The Broken Yolk serves breakfast, so that even night owls can enjoy the most important meal of the day. The top seller is Eggs Benedict, featuring two toasted English muffins topped with Canadian bacon, two poached eggs and Hollandaise sauce.
Fans of omelets will find seemingly endless combinations (28 to be exact), each containing four extra-large eggs. The Mom Vegetarian Omelet is one of Broken Yolk's signatures; it is stuffed with avocado, mushrooms, bell peppers, onions, alfalfa sprouts and finished with sour cream and salsa. "Mom always tells you to eat your vegetables," Gelastopoulos said when explaining the moniker.
His own favorite is Tony G's Special, named for a patron who has consistently customized his omelet in the same manner for 18 years at the Pacific Beach location. The plate-sized, open-faced egg creation contains sautéed mushrooms, black olives, water chestnuts, green onions, tomatoes and bell peppers.
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But those who have a large stomach — and the huevos — are invited to try the Broken Yolk Iron Man and Iron Woman Special, highlighted in "Man v. Food" with Adam Richman on the Travel Channel. A 6-pound, dozen-egg omelet that is filled with mushrooms, onions, American cheese and smothered with house-made chili and more cheese is served on a 15-inch pizza pan with a large pile of home fries and two biscuits. To complete the challenge, one person must finish it within an hour; winners have the $25.99 cost waived, receive a T-shirt, and have their names added to the Hall of Fame Plaque.
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So i was playing some Pac man CE DX and i was looking through the modes when i realized that my ranking in Spiral mode was not showing up all of the sudden. My overall rank was still the same so i knew that my score hadn't disappeared. So i reloaded the game, still no displayed spiral rank, then i cleared the cache, deleted the game and redownloaded it. Still no displayed rank. So i tried replaying some time attacks to change my rank to see if that fixed it. I beat a time attack rank and when i hit back the Spiral rankings were back, but now i was number 34 out of 540. Weird.
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Followed direction listed at: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair
Used live USB installer > try ubuntu > downloaded Boot-Repair
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Used "Recommended repair" option that ended with successful repair, "reboot your system".
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Davona Tinsley is drawing strength from family and friends, as she tries to make funeral arrangements for her daughter.
Tinsley found out about the murder just a few hours before the family had planned to gather for a July 4th cookout.
"She told my momma, she said I'll be here in the morning. I'll be here early in the morning to help you, and she had plans to be with her family and her kids," Tinsley said.
There was a stuffed animal at the front door where 26 year old Satori Richardson was found early Friday.
Mobile Police and Mobile Fire Rescue were called around 4:30am to the Chaumont Apartments on Navco Road. Once the fire was out, they found a woman in a room suffering from stab wounds. She was taken to the hospital where she died.
"She was a sweet girl, loving always smiling, janking and laughing and always willing to help others," Tinsley said.
Tinsley said she and her daughter spent a few hours together Thursday night. Tinsley said it was late when Richardson left to go home.
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Commercial Development for sale Highgate, Tunstall, Stoke-On-Trent, ST6 4JU
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Office for sale Keele Valley Business Park, Maries Way, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 6PD
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Land for sale Development Land, Brassey Street, Liverpool L8 5RL
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Very Easy XM-L Build
That got me thinking of trying a slightly more ambitious project. I had a junk, non working, SnapOn flashlight that had a nicely machined and anodized head. (BTW, I didn't take pics as I built so I just disassembled things for this thread)
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Carclo 26.5mm optics 26.5mm Carclo Optics - LED Supply.com fit the head perfectly.
I then measured the head unit and subtracted the optic length to get the right thickness for the heatsink puck...
...and glued the XM-L star in place.
Next up was machining the base piece. In order to keep the light as small and light as possible I decided to mount the driver remotely. That also made machining the base far easier.
I found this case Plastic Box Enclosure Case Hobby Electronic Project ABS E203 | eBay That just barely fit the driver.
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New Leaf Literary agent Suzie Townsend negotiated the deal. The New York Times has the scoop:
On Wednesday, New Leaf announced that HarperCollins had signed Ms. Carmack to a three-book deal that includes "Losing It," for a sum in the "high six figures." The HarperCollins "Losing It" e-book will be available before the end of the year. A print version will follow in the spring.


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Gooey and delicious rolls that are covered in cinnamon and frosting.
What do you want to eat? How about some cinnamon rolls.
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A sexual act in which a man ejaculates over a pregnant woman's belly, thus imitating someone icing a large cinnamon roll.
"I love having sex with my wife when she's really far along in her pregnancy - we do the Cinnamon Roll every night!"
Liz T. tərəfindən 09 Yanvar 2008
for a man to have a muffin top
hey Audrey whats that on his sides
those are some cinnamon rolls!
those are some cinnamon rolls!
livilivi<3 tərəfindən 13 Aprel 2009
the art of ejaculating on your womans butt hole thus creating the appearance of a cinnamon roll. You have the frosting, cinnamon, even the spiral.
While we were on vacation I gave my girl a cinnamon roll.
Pau1ie Walnuts tərəfindən 08 May 2011
When a man ejaculates on a caramel or brown complexioned woman's breast.
" I totally came all over Ebony's tits last night!" "Best cinnamon roll ever!"
Jakkspacific tərəfindən 24 Noyabr 2013
A noun, used to describe an extremely fat person who has had their shirt ripped off, and has been ejaculated on by multiple men, giving them the appearance of a cinnamon roll. Also referred to as "Martin".
"I swear to god, if you dont shut the fuck up, Ill turn you into a cinnamon roll!"
Kris "The Bironator" Biron tərəfindən 27 Fevral 2008
When one ejaculates on another's asshole. Then allowing it to dry like frosting.
Mando gave this bitch a cinnamon roll when hitting it from behind.
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18-22% Increase in Property Values Projected With Open Space District
At the May Board of Directors meeting of the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce, the board unanimously approved a resolution of support for the Open Space Preservation District Initiative. Initiative Chair, Laurene Weste provided the organization's leadership with an overview of the proposal. By in large, this effort would authorize the City of Santa Clarita to buy undeveloped land within the Santa Clarita
Valley to protect it so it could never be developed; in addition, the monies could be used to buy other land in the greenbelt around the city of Santa Clarita. The open space district would provide many long-term benefits to the citizens who currently reside in theSanta Clarita Valley-just to name a few, it will limit growth in our valley which will reduce crime, traffic and congestion; it would also preserve the valleys hillsides, create cleaner air and build on an already nationally recognized quality of life. Perhaps the most important benefit of the district-it will increase property values. That's right-other cites who have incorporated similar districts have seen their property values increase between 18-22%-WOW, what a great incentive to support the proposal.
For only $25.00 per year per household, the citizens of Santa Clarita can protect and increase their property values while ensuring their (and their children) a high quality of life for generations to come. One of the features that the board of directors appreciated with this initiative is the "hard cap on annual contribution". By law, the yearly assessment charged residential and business owners cannot be raised by more than $1.00 per year (maybe our state and federal legislators should take notice). The board was also appreciative of the fact that the district would terminate after 30 years.
The Open Space District also has strong accountability features built into the law. A citizens' committee will provide oversight to the spending that occurs in the district. By law, spending must be audited every year by an independent accountant. Finally, all district funds are restricted-they cannot be used for any other purpose.
By now, you have probably received your ballot for the Open Space Initiative. You have until July 10, 2007 to respond. The Board of Directors of the Chamber (A member organization now representing just under 1800 business entities) strongly encourages you to support the creation of the Open Space Preservation District by marking YES on your ballot. For further information on the issue, you may go to SCVSaveOpenSpace.org.


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Dear Dish-It, My Mom's an Attention Seeker
My mom's a bit odd when it comes to men. She dates a lot, and has gotten pregnant three times from three different guys. Back to Article
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there is no way i would even let the new boyfriends LIVE after one night
Liyah_Mahone wrote:report
2013-01-05 20:10:15 -0800
Maybe you would want to live with your grandma and not see your Mom like this or tell your MOM you hate seeing her like this and it makes me sad when your depressed If It was ME i would want to live with my grandma and vist your MOM when you can STAY STRONG
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one word.....H O E !!
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DH was home watching TV with the kids again. DH gets off one day a week and he sits and watches TV. The kids asked him to play and he said after his shows. I got annoyed shut off the TV pulled out a board game. The TV has been off for a week and the kids don't miss it at all. When the kids are awake the TV is off.
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James T. Jacks Joins Patton Boggs LLP
DALLAS, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Patton Boggs LLP is pleased to announce that James T. Jacks, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, has joined the firm as partner. Resident in Patton Boggs' Dallas office, Mr. Jacks joins the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice group.
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Mr. Jacks served as United States Attorney from January 2009 until September 2011, during which time he served as the chief federal law enforcement officer for the Northern District of Texas. In that role, he managed an office of more than 100 lawyers and 120 support and administrative personnel with an annual budget of approximately $20 million. From January 2003 to January 2009, Mr. Jacks served as the First Assistant United States Attorney. Mr. Jacks was a part of the trial team that secured multiple convictions in the largest terrorism financing prosecution ever brought by the Department of Justice.While U.S. Attorney, Mr. Jacks served on the Attorney General's Advisory Subcommittee on Terrorism and National Security, which was tasked with formulating the department's national anti-terrorism strategy and resolving other national security issues. He likewise served on the White Collar Crime Subcommittee as well as the Securities & Commodities Fraud Working Group, which was responsible for coordinating the government's response to the economic crisis beginning in 2008.
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Sometimes it's the mom or dad, but more commonly it's the student who is unfamiliar with the college landscape, who at first blush is challenged to look beyond the "usual suspects."
Every area of the country has its "usual suspects." Here in Charlotte, you'll find lots of students having the following colleges on their list: UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, University of South Carolina, Clemson, University of Georgia, etc.
They may toss in Elon, Wake Forest, Duke or perhaps Appalachian State if they like the mountains or UNC Wilmington if they prefer the beach, but it's all quite predictable. I maintain a sheet with stats on these usual suspects and am happy to share information about any of these schools.
But honestly, I try to encourage students and parents to consider schools where there is less familiarity. We talk about schools that aren't on the usual suspects list that might have that hard-to-find major or are more likely to offer merit-based scholarship money.
At first there's a lot of squirming going on, but as students dig into the college research process by watching videos, reading reviews, etc., they get more comfortable with the possibility of being a little farther away from home and not surrounded by students who look just like them. For some it is life-changing; it is a self-confidence boost to think that they can go to college someplace different and be successful.
For parents, it's part of the letting-go process. They may have envisioned Junior at State U and now Junior is talking about "student-faculty ratios," "professor accessibility," as well as internship and study abroad opportunities.
I've witnessed self-described "unmotivated students" getting jazzed about high school because they start researching colleges. Parents are always happy about that outcome.
So if you have a high school junior in your house and you haven't started the college search process, now is the right time.
• Purchase a college guidebook. My recommendation is the Princeton Review Best 378 Colleges.
• Set aside your spring break this year for campus visits. If you've already booked your trip to Disneyworld, you'll have to work harder to schedule your college tours around upcoming teacher workdays and weekend Open Houses.
• Find out if the colleges you're interested in visiting schedule campus visits on weekends.
• Look into your school's policy on excused absences for college visits. Most high schools allow two or more days per year. Maximize these days by adding nearby colleges that offer tours on weekends.
• Try to remain open-minded and encourage a sense of discovery.
• Enjoy the ride!
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Final Fantasy XIV has been discussed in broad strokes, but the upcoming changes for said patch have only just started to be revealed. Today saw the unveiling of the abstract for patch 1.20's class revisions, aimed at making each class more unique and interesting to play without changing the fundamental cross-class system in place. To this end, every class will see significant overhauls, and the Armoury system as a whole will be undergoing some streamlining.
Among the bigger changes is the abolition of the current system for setting actions, replaced by a much more straightforward setup. All class actions will be automatically added to a players' bars, with players able to equip more actions from other classes as they increase in level. Traits are also being revised to be class-exclusive and automatic, helping to differentiate the classes as you obtain more via leveling. The full rundown is even more extensive, but it looks to be aimed at keeping classes more fun as a whole in future updates.
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Posted: Nov 12th 2011 8:23AM Zorak said
Looking forward to the changes. I was worried about the open ended class system from the start, reminded me of Morrowind, let players do whatever they want with classes and eventually everyone ends up being the nuking, healing, tanking, DD, unstoppable everyclass.
Posted: Nov 12th 2011 11:35AM Audacious said
I wonder what that guy that goes on and on about how awesome TERA is for 3/4's naked women would say about the male armor in this one?
I can dig it, myself.
I can dig it, myself.
Posted: Nov 12th 2011 12:18PM (Unverified) said
It's amazing! Can players' characters get armor like that in-game?
It's amazing! Can players' characters get armor like that in-game?
Posted: Nov 12th 2011 2:11PM bunnzilla said
Okay, people do realize that the top half of the character discussed is not armor but his undergarments, right? The bottom half is the infamous, Subligar. Haha... My Lalafell has to suffer from cotton tops and bottoms haha...
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I still got it!
So thankful this morning that the things I learned on my LC journeys previously have stuck with me.
Week 1 of induction behind me now and I went from a very bloaty 225.4 to 213.2 this morning and I feel like I'm back on the right track again.
I'll take the 11 lb water/fat loss in one 7 day week! You bet!
My bf is finally getting it also after this last week on what's acceptable for me to eat and what isnt. So I'm not getting the questions like the first few days anymore. We got a ton of projects at home finished this week because I simply felt better.
Going out of town this week with my best friend who fully understands LC woe.. So that's a bonus. She even brought over a new Atkins book her hubby had used to drop 60 lbs that he wasn't using any longer.
Got plans to get a Brita or something this week to make my well water taste a bit better so I can cut down on the bottled water expense. Gonna need to research that one a bit before buying.
All in all a great first week if induction and a good start to regaining my health and sanity back
Have a good morning everyone!
Feels great doesn't it Susan:jumpjoy:
Susan, congratulations on the weight loss! That is amazing!
Susan, welcome and congrats! I bought one of the sport water bottles with the filter built in and it has been my constant companion the last 8 months! I take it everywhere with me as I hate the taste of tap water and prefer not to buy bottled given how much I drink each day. Good luck and KUTGW!
That is an amazing drop on the first week of induction! Congratulations! :)
Seeing the numbers go down on the scale sure keep you motivated!
Huge drop!!!
Congratulations and KUTGW!
Yay Susan!! Way to go!!
Yay! That is wonderful. KUTGW!
:clap: Good for you!
Congrats on your great start!
It sounds like you thinking ahead and that is going to help you to have continued success! :up:
Great loss, keep it up
You're off to an awesome start!!
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) â¿¿ Proclaiming that Wyoming needs to find a long-term, predictable source of highway funding, a legislative committee on Monday advanced a bill that would raise fuel taxes.
The House Revenue Committee voted 7-to-2 Monday morning to recommend approval of a bill to hike fuel taxes by a dime, from 14 cents to 24 cents a gallon on gasoline. The bill now advances to the House.
The committee vote came after two hours of testimony, much of it from industry and local government officials who said that although nobody likes paying higher taxes, they believe the time has come for the state to bite the bullet on highway funding."A Band-Aid fix is really what the state has been doing over the past five or six biennial budgets," said Roy Cohee, whose family runs an oilfield trucking business in Casper. Cohee, a former Wyoming house speaker, said his business employs about 60 people and logs about 2 million miles a year delivering drilling and mining equipment. "The roads could be crumbling years from now if a reasonable $70 to $80 million isn't put into them now," he said. Gov. Matt Mead is pushing the tax increase, which would raise more than $70 million a year for state and local road projects. Mead has emphasized that out-of-state motorists would foot much of the bill for maintaining the state's highway system. Wyoming has put hundreds of millions of dollars from the state's general fund into subsidizing highways over the past decade. Mead has said that approach has hampered the transportation department's ability to plan projects because it's never certain how much funding it will have in the future. Brett Moline, with the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation, said his members oppose increasing the fuel tax. "I have a concern, as my members do, that this is going to cause an increase in the price of fuel at the pump," he said.
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Season 3 item changes have done quite a bit and return some very fun champions to previous glory.
On the return is...
Hextech Stack Akali
Hextech Gunblade
+45 Attack Damage
+65 Ability Power
+10% Life Steal
+20% Spell Vamp
UNIQUE Passive: Your basic attacks and single target spells against champions reduce the cooldown of this item by 3 seconds.
UNIQUE Active: Deals 150 + 40% of your Ability Power as magic damage and slows target champions Movement Speeed by 40% for 2 seconds - 60 second cooldown.
ADC Twisted Fate
Sword of the Divine back and TF swinging nice and well.
Manamune Corki.
Purely incredible item on Corki when Manamune turns Manamura.
As far as HUGE viability boosts from Season 2, we have Teemo topping the list.
-Sorceror's Shoes
-Blade of the Ruined King
-Frozen Mallet
-Wit's End, Guardian Angel, Banshee Vail (depending on what your playing against)
QC Sniper
I dont see how you can stack hextech when its unique
You mean gunblade ? why would you want to stack that.
Gunblade stacking is great once again. I've played akali a few times since the changes and am so happy the spellvamp isn't unique anymore. Though I now remember why it was made unique in the first place because it's broken. Sadly I don't forsee this staying long.
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The cornea is the clear outer lens on the front of the eye. A corneal transplant is surgery to replace the cornea with tissue from a donor. It is one of the most common transplants done.
Keratoplasty; Penetrating keratoplasty
You will probably be awake during the transplant, but you will be given medicine to relax you. Local anesthesia (numbing medicine) will be injected around your eye to block pain and temporarily prevent eye muscle movement.
The tissue for your corneal transplant will come from a person (donor) who has recently died and who had agreed to donate their tissue. The donated cornea is processed and tested by a local eye bank to make sure it is safe for use in your surgery.
The most common type of corneal transplant is called "penetrating keratoplasty." During this procedure, your surgeon will remove a small round piece of your cornea. Then your surgeon will sew the donated cornea into the opening of your cornea.
A newer technique called lamellar keratoplasty may be used for some patients. During this procedure, only the inner or outer layers of the cornea are replaced, rather than all the layers. This technique can lead to faster recovery and fewer complications.
Sometimes, the body rejects the transplanted tissue. This occurs in about one out of three patients in the first 5 years. Sometimes rejection can be controlled with steroid eye drops. However, there is always a risk of rejection.
Other risks for a corneal transplant are:
The risks for any anesthesia are:
Blackmon S, Semchyshyn T, Kim T. Penetrating and lamellar keratoplasty. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology . On DVD-ROM. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2012:chap 26.
Yanoff M, Cameron D. Diseases of the visual system. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine . 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 431.


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Charge Nurse did CNA work. Learned A LOT.
- 6Jun 23, '09 by arelle68I did the work of a graveyard CNA last night on my Alzheimer's unit. There was no CNA to cover, so I volunteered to stay another 8 hours. I found out everything that my CNAs should have done, and didn't do. I also found out how hard they work. I know that they work the whole time they are there, and don't always get a break, and the facility quibbles with them over getting out as scheduled. The work that they do is emotionally, and physically exhausting. I have been screamed at, hit, cussed, invited to bed, and barely avoided having my fingers smashed by an angry resident. I feared for my safety during those moments. I moved lots of heavy people, and changed lots and lots of Attends, sometimes with the Rsdt. fighting me. My body hurts all over.
I saw things that made me upset. Bruises that had not been reported. Teeth that had been left in, and not cleaned, with one resident's mouth bleeding. Heels not floated. Heel boots left off. Things that I just trusted that the CNAs would do. Things that I sign on the MAR as done. I don't have time to check on all of these things. I barely have time to initial the little box so that I can hurry and initial the next little box...You people know how it is.
My CNAs need to take care of these things, and I need to make them. Not because my job is on the line, but because it is the right thing to do. The question is, "How?" How do you fo the work without time to do it, and staff to do it? How?
I could tell them, "Ok, these are your residents, these things are what you have to do for them. Do a round with me before you leave, and prove to me that you have done these things before you clock out." That would be the thing to do, right? I know it is in my heart. But then, things will take longer for me, and longer for them, and administration will be all over us about the time.
I am a fairly new nurse, and I want to be the best I can be. I want my unit to shine as an example of excellent care. Please give me ideas, fellow nurses. CNAs, I'd like to hear from you too. What do you think I should do?
- 4Jun 23, '09 by oslogirlYou asked for advice, so here's my opinion. Don't refer to them as " your "CNA's. It's just disrespectful to them. They are the patient's cna's, and even if they are working under your supervision and direction, they are not "yours". If they hear you talking like this, It would be highly likely that they will resent you. Ask them to round w/ you and "prove" they are doing the required tasks? Umm, no. You will create even more resentment, and no one will want to work with or take direction from you. I think you need to examine your own attitude and learn how to delegate effectively.
This is just my opinion and advice. I hope you don't take this as an attack. I am trying to help you as a new nurse.Last edit by oslogirl on Jun 23, '09
- 3Jun 23, '09 by LEM1234I am a new nurse and I understand what you mean. I work at a hospital where we have patient care technicians that assist the patients with ADLs, etc. It is a difficult spot to be in when you are supposed to delegate to someone who may be older than you and may have worked longer than you at your place of employment.
Often times I find the same techs not doing the same things over and over again. Like turning patients. Or changing dirty gowns. Or assisting 1:1 feeds. Or not emptying out urinals and foley bags...I haven't really said anything because I don't know how. Then there are other techs that do their job and do it very well. If I had advice to give, I would give it! So far, I've just been using positive reinforcement for when they do a good job (because wiping butts all day SUCKS).
I would love to hear from other nurses on how they handle these problems.
- 5Jun 23, '09 by blondeamazonRNIMHO, every nurse should have to work as a patient care tech. These people are the day-to-day caregivers and know more about the patient than anyone else on the floor. Some things may not get done on a shift,(that's why it's 24-7 care) but not turning and not changing are not acceptable, EVER. I spent twenty years as a tech before I became a nurse, and my best advice is reward the good techs, and use whatever system you have in your facility to reprimand the sloppy ones. In the meantime, give them a friendly reminder that there was a time when depends were cloth diapers that we had to wash, there was once no such things as fitted sheets, and the patients were all jumbled together no matter their condition. Good luck.
- 1Jun 23, '09 by Penguin67Expectations for the position should be clearly explained during unit orientation, for CNAs, RNs and any other employees. Orientation should give them the time to learn and apply the expected care for all residents. If expectations are clear up front, then they are armed with the information and knowledge to do the job. And, if you must counsel anyone, you can base the counseling on the expectations that were laid down up front. Changing expectations after orientation is not a good idea, unless it is a policy change.
- 6Jun 23, '09 by fuzzywuzzyI'm a CNA and honestly I would be insulted and maybe hurt if you said I had to do a round with you to prove that I was doing my job. I don't skip things or provide shoddy care on purpose. Then again, our 3-11 charge nurse wouldn't touch a bedpan with a 10' pole. She would NEVER do what you did. And she seems to think we're all stupid and lazy. So it might not come off the same way if you do it, but I still think a more subtle approach would be better.
Do the CNAs there know they're skipping these things, or is it not part of their routine? We have a book where we sign off on every little thing and document refusals. So if someone's dentures were left in the book might say "resident was combative when oral care was attempted," "resident refused heel boots" or something like that. If you're signing the book and something you haven't done comes up you can run back and do it. A list on the inside of each resident's closet door might be an idea too. Then the CNAs have something to refer to when providing care.
- 17Jun 23, '09 by maxthecatI wish I had a good answer for you. I don't. But I just want to say that in my opinion a lot of the sloppy care is due to hospitals and nursing homes expecting more of nurses and CNA'a than is humanly possible to do in the time alotted, with the ratios alotted. And it is the routine, not the exception. We've all had days when we had to run like mad to get things accomplished. But when the expectation becomes that you run a marathon every time you come in to work, something is wrong, something has to give. People start taking shortcuts that they wouldn't take with a reasonable workload. People become cynical, "This is impossible and I just don't care anymore." It's the stress response in action. You can run on adrenaline just so long and then you crash. And I don't think saying individual nurses or CNA's don't care and don't give adequate care to patients because they're inherently lazy or uncaring is necessarily a helpful response. (I know you didn't say that, but many do.) Some may be there just to get a paycheck. But I believe many started out with good ideals and wanting to do everything possible for the patient and were turned cynical by a no-win system.
I guess I would just go over what is the minimum standard that has to be accomplished this shift and what would be nice to also get accomplished. That way the CNA's know your expectations clearly. Think of it like working in a war zone. "OK troops, this is the mission for tonight." A good leader doesn't ask the troops to do anything he or she wouldn't do himself or herself, but the leader can't do everything, that is why there is delegation. I think stressing the "we're all in this together" is a better approach than "checking up" on people, for the most part. There may be indiviual exceptions.
- 5Jun 23, '09 by michelle126I had an excellent bunch of CNAs that I worked with...and yes...they were mine and I was their nurse. (might be demeaning for some, but we worked well together...they knew me, I knew them)
I think it is great that you got to see things from a different side. Now...what to do? Pitch in when you can. Easier said than done, but if it only takes you a second to to the task and 5 minutes to hunt down a CNA and that CNA knows it took you that long to hunt them down instead of doing it yourself...well...that isn't anything for team work, morale or for the resident.
Look at the assignments..are they balanced? Are breaks balanced and scheduled? is everyone pulling their fare share? Is managament treating them with respect, etc? Do they have the necessary supplies and info to do thier jobs correctly? Do they get report at the start of the shift and are you communicating with them?
In order for them to know that the splints, heel boots, creams, postioners etc need to get put on, someone needs to tell them and show them how. How is this done in your facility?
When I do meds, treatments or just walk into the room...I check these things. If they aren't done...I will reposition them etc and then just remind the CNA...normally that is all it takes. Don't go hunting them down and making them to it...set and example and teach.
Someone mentioned "checking up on the CNA". Um...yes..it is our responsibility to do this, but it all in your approach. If I have to sign for something and it wasn't done, it is my butt.
- 5Jun 23, '09 by Nascar nurse, ASN, RNFirst let me say that I have always had a great deal of respect for the CNA's and the CNA's have always seemed to have a lot of respect for me as well. I got started in this field as a nurses aide (long before there was any official certification process).
I am never to good or to overqualified to empty a bedpan, assist with a transfer, etc. I also write personal thank you notes to the exceptional CNA's and mail them to their homes.
But, yes, as the nurse it is every bit of my responsibility to check up on them and to ensure that they are doing their job. There are great aides out there, but we all know there are bad ones too and when the shift is over.. I am the one ultimately responsible for what did/did not get done. The good aides seem to like to "show off" their good care (& it is a good time to praise that good care) - it's the bad ones that didn't do their job that usually get defensive about me checking. Tough - to bad!
I have often been guilty of referring to the aides as "my aides". After all their title is Certified NURSES assistant. I have certainly never meant any disrespect by this (and I kinda doubt anyone as taken me to be disrespectful). I see it as we are a team and I am entrusted to be the leader of that team. No different than a sports coach might refer to "his players". I think too many people over think the little things.
- 6Jun 25, '09 by branbran77Dude.....just tell them........... " Hey guys can u make sure every ones teeth are out and cleaned and everyone has there booties on? I also need to know about all bruises so i can chart on them"...............no big deal sometimes we get in such a hurry we do forget to do stuff like teeth.......no good aid would get butthurt about being reminded to do something that isnt getting done.......at least thats my opinion