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The 2012 planning rule for land management planning for the National Forest System was published in the Federal Register on April 9, 2012, and it became effective 30 days following the publication date on May 9, 2012.
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LaCharity prioritization/delegation/assignment book DRIVING ME CRAZY!!!
0Jun 16, '11 by 3finsBeen doing the LaCharity book and the questions relating to delegating tasks to LPNs are driving me CRAZY as I'm missing most of them.
In nursing school we were taught LPNs had two general rules: They cannot teach, and they cannot assess. Further, I know the role of the LPN may vary from facility to facility and state to state. Thus, these questions are reaaally difficult for me as there seem to be no real cut-and-dry rules to go by.
Are these LaCharity type LPN type questions actually on NCLEX, or is it at least more cut-and-dry? They really have me stressing.
Then in the cardiovascular section I came to a question that's just so WRONG I couldn't believe it:
An unresponsive client with vfib has just arrived in the ED. What action is taken first?
a. defib the client
b. start CPR
c. administer epi
d. intubate the client
LaCharity says the answer is "a" with the rationale the client is always defibbed first and THEN start CPR if defib doesn't work.
That answer couldn't be more wrong - at least according to the AHA. CPR should be started first (immediately) while defibrillation is prepared. This is what we were taught in school, as well as BLS/ACLS. Am I right?????
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0Jun 16, '11 by CourtneyBSNYes, I am having a hard time understanding it as well, and I have been getting alot of them wrong too. That question is wrong I am sure of it. It doesnt follow ABCs? Right? The book it very helpful, but its making me doubt my test taking abilities.
0Jun 16, '11 by caliotter3If you are having that much trouble with the book just set it aside and come back to it later in your studying, or even just go to the test with your thought processes as they are now. Don't waste time on being frustrated.
4Jun 16, '11 by trooperwifeyI just wanted to reply, maybe it will help you.
When I first read that question, I didn't read the answer right away. I too, picked A. defib the patient.
Here is why I thought that. If you are in the ED, then you have the equipment, ready, right away to do the defibing. That is better over CPR.
We were always taught vfib=defib too. -
0Jun 16, '11 by Tinkerbell04I will be taking the test for the second time soon. I have been going over these priority questions; they are difficult. Most of them are making sense. I have also been reading the Kaplan strategy book, which explains when to assess and implement. It seems as though an assessment of vfib has been made. I also found this website here:http://www.nursing-nurse.com/medical...chycardia-551/
1Jun 16, '11 by BetterMeRNDefib= V-Fib. Remember, we also have supplies readily available for our use in the NCLEX world.CEPJ likes this.
0Jun 16, '11 by Savvy20RNQuote from BetterME29Apparently! I got that question wrong too and I knew that Vfib= defib. My train of thought was that we're just going to stand around while someone runs to get a defibrillator. That didn't make sense, but yeah, NCLEX world is utopia. You have everything you need at the bedside.Defib= V-Fib. Remember, we also have supplies readily available for our use in the NCLEX world.
0Jun 19, '11 by CourtneyBSNQuote from kishmwahIf you have an android or any smart phone you can get in on Amazon for roughly $18Hi there! can anyone send me a copy of la charity? Thanks!

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1 After these things a man of the house of Levi went out, and took a wife of his kin into fleshly coupling , (And after these things, a man of the house of Levi went out, and knew his wife, who was of his own kin, or of his own tribe,) | 1 Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman, |
2 which conceived, and childed a son. And she saw him well-faring, and hid him three months. (who conceived, and bare a son. And she saw that he was a fine boy, and hid him for three months.) | 2 and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. |
3 And when she might not cover [him], then she took a basket of sedge, and balmed it with tar and pitch, and put the young child within, and put him forth in a place of spires of the brink of the flood, (And when she could no longer hide him, then she took a reed basket, and balmed it with tar and pitch, and put the young child in it, and put him out in a place of reeds by the bank of the Nile,) | 3 But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile. |
4 the while his sister stood afar, and beheld the befalling of the thing. | 4 His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him. |
5 Lo! forsooth the daughter of Pharaoh came down to be washed in the flood, and her damsels walked by the brink of the flood. And when she had seen a basket in the place of spires, she sent one of her servantesses, (Lo! then Pharaoh's daughter came down to wash in the River, and her slave-girls walked by the river bank. And when she had seen a basket among the reeds, she sent one of her slave-girls,) | 5 Then Pharaoh's daughter went down to the Nile to bathe, and her attendants were walking along the river bank. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her slave girl to get it. |
6 and she opened the basket (when it was) brought to her, and she saw a little child weeping therein. And she had mercy on the child, and said, It is (one) of the young children of (the) Hebrews. | 6 She opened it and saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. "This is one of the Hebrew babies," she said. |
7 To whom the child's sister said, Wilt thou that I go, and call to thee an Hebrew woman, that may nourish the young child? (And the young child's sister came over to her, and said, Wilt thou that I go, and call a Hebrew woman, so that she can nurse the young child for thee?) | 7 Then his sister asked Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?" |
8 She answered, Go thou. (And so) The damsel went, and called the child's mother. | 8 "Yes, go," she answered. And the girl went and got the baby's mother. |
9 To whom Pharaoh's daughter spake, and said, Take thou this child, and nourish it to me; and I shall give to thee thy meed. The woman took, and nourished the child, (And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take thou this child, and nurse it for me; and I shall give thee thy payment, or thy reward. And so the woman took, and nursed the child,) | 9 Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you." So the woman took the baby and nursed him. |
10 and she betook him, (when) waxen, to Pharaoh's daughter, whom she (had) purchased into the place of a son; and she called his name Moses , and said, For I took him from the water. (and when he was old enough, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter, who adopted him as her own son; and she called his name Moses, saying, For I took him out of the water.) | 10 When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, "I drew him out of the water." |
11 In those days, after that Moses increased, he went out to his brethren, and saw the torment of them, and a man Egyptian smiting an Hebrew man, one of his brethren. (And later, when Moses had grown to be a man, he went to see his brothers, that is, his fellow Israelites; and he saw their torment, and he saw an Egyptian man striking a Hebrew man, one of his brothers, or one of his kinsmen.) | 11 One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people. |
12 And when he had beholden hither and thither, and had seen, that no man was present, he killed the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. | 12 Glancing this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. |
13 And he went out in another day, and saw twain Hebrew men chiding, and he said to him that did [the] wrong, Why smitest thou thy brother? (And he went back the next day, and saw two Hebrew men fighting, and he said to the man who did the wrong, Why strikest thou thy brother?) | 13 The next day he went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, "Why are you hitting your fellow Hebrew?" |
14 Which answered, Who ordained thee prince, or judge, on us? [Who ordained thee prince and doomsman upon us?] Whether thou wilt slay me, as thou killedest yesterday the Egyptian? Moses dreaded, and said, How is this word made open? (Who answered, Who ordained thee prince and judge over us? Shalt thou kill me, like yesterday thou killedest the Egyptian? Then Moses feared, and said, How is this made open?) | 14 The man said, "Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid and thought, "What I did must have become known." |
15 And Pharaoh heard this word, and sought to slay Moses, which fled from his face, and dwelled in the land of Midian; and he sat beside a well. (And when Pharaoh heard of this, he sought to kill Moses, and so Moses fled from him, and lived in the land of Midian.) | 15 When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian, where he sat down by a well. |
16 Forsooth seven daughters were to the priest of Midian, that came to draw water; and when the troughs were filled, they coveted to water their father's flocks. (Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. One day, as Moses sat beside a well, they came to draw some water; and when the troughs were filled, they desired to water their father's flocks.) | 16 Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father's flock. |
17 (But some) Shepherds came upon them, and drove them away; and Moses rose (up), and defended the damsels; and (then) he watered their sheep. | 17 Some shepherds came along and drove them away, but Moses got up and came to their rescue and watered their flock. |
18 And when they had turned again to Jethro, their father, (the son of Reuel,) he said to them, Why came ye swifter than ye were wont (to do)? | 18 When the girls returned to Reuel their father, he asked them, "Why have you returned so early today?" |
19 They answered, A man of Egypt delivered us from the hand of the shepherds; furthermore and he drew water with us, and gave drink to the sheep. (And they answered, An Egyptian man saved us from the hands of the shepherds; and then he drew water for us, and gave it to the sheep to drink.) | 19 They answered, "An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the flock." |
20 And he said, Where is that man? why left ye the man? call ye him, that he eat bread (call ye him, so that he can come and eat with us). | 20 "And where is he?" he asked his daughters. "Why did you leave him? Invite him to have something to eat." |
21 Therefore Moses swore, that he would dwell with Jethro (And so later, Moses agreed, that he would live with Jethro); and he took (for) a wife, Zipporah, Jethro's daughter. | 21 Moses agreed to stay with the man, who gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage. |
22 And she childed a son to him, whom he called Gershom , and said, I was a comeling in an alien land (And she bare a son for him, whom he called Gershom, and said, For I am a newcomer in a foreign land). Forsooth she childed another son, whom he called Eliezer , and said, For [the] God of my father is mine helper, and he delivered me from the hand of Pharaoh. | 22 Zipporah gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, "I have become an alien in a foreign land." |
23 Forsooth after much time the king of Egypt died, and the sons of Israel inwardly wailed for [the] works, and they cried [out], and the cry of them for their works went up to God. (And after much time the king of Egypt died, and the Israelites wailed over all the hard work they were forced to do, yea, they cried loudly, and their cries over all their hard work went up to God.) | 23 During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God. |
24 And he heard the wailing of them, and he had mind of the bond of peace, which he had made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; (And he heard their wailing, and he remembered the covenant, which he had made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob;) | 24 God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. |
25 and he beheld the sons of Israel, and knew them, that is, showed love to them. (and he looked upon the Israelites, and he had concern for them, that is, he loved them.) | 25 So God looked on the Israelites and was concerned about them. |
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This is from 2008, but still relevant. If you run across more recent articles, please post them in the comment field below. Of course, a seven-second delay between brain activity and action does not necessarily imply lack of free will, I guess. It only implies a seven-second delay. - DG
Brain Scanners Can See Your Decisions Before You Make Them
You may think you decided to read this story -- but in fact, your brain made the decision long before you knew about it.
In a study published Sunday in Nature Neuroscience, researchers using brain scanners could predict people's decisions seven seconds before the test subjects were even aware of making them.
The decision studied -- whether to hit a button with one's left or right hand -- may not be representative of complicated choices that are more integrally tied to our sense of self-direction. Regardless, the findings raise profound questions about the nature of self and autonomy: How free is our will? Is conscious choice just an illusion?
"Your decisions are strongly prepared by brain activity. By the time consciousness kicks in, most of the work has already been done," said study co-author John-Dylan Haynes, a Max Planck Institute neuroscientist.
Read the rest of the article on Wired.com.
Here is a follow-up article to this one: Is Free Will an Illusion?
And here is a link to the abstract: Unconscious determinants of free decisions in the human brain
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text: | Dáil Éireann - Volume 327 - 24 February, 1981 Written Answers. - Grants to Organisations. Miss Barry Miss Barry 283. Miss Barry asked the Minister for Education if he will list the sports organisations and the grant they are to receive in 1981 under the aid to sport scheme. Miss Barry Miss Barry 51 284. Miss Barry asked the Minister for Education if he will list the voluntary [51] youth organisations which will be grant-aided by his Department in 1981; and the amount of money each will receive. Minister for Education (Mr. Wilson) John P. Wilson Minister for Education (Mr. Wilson): With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 283 and 284 together. Applications from the national governing bodies of sport and youth for grant-aid in the current year are at present under consideration. I hope to announce details of the allocations within a few weeks. Dáil Éireann 327 Written Answers. Grants to Organisations. Questions 19810224 | ||||||||||||||||||||||


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The provisions of NERC can seem very confusing. GLASS's Rights of Way officer tries to work through examples to show how the parts fit together.
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A real situation; this is my own home, a 1950's built ex-council house. Looking out of the window, I can see a tarmac road with made up pavements, street lamps, bus shelter. Obviously Parliament doesn't intend to change roads like this, and I'm 99.5% confident ... but let's see how it works in practice.
NERC section 62 begins ... "An existing public right of way for mechanically propelled vehicles is extinguished if it is over a way which, immediately before commencement ..." Note the use of the words 'is extinguished' - not maybe, not perhaps. If the circumstances fit, the right is gone forever, irrevocably. "But we didn't mean to!" carries no weight later.
I must have a hard look at my circumstances then. NERC s.62(1) continues ... "(a) was not shown in a definitive map and statement or was shown in a definitive map and statement only as a Footpath, Bridleway or restricted byway, and ..." Clearly I'd better look at this Definitive Map, it's the primary condition.
I can start by looking at an Ordnance Survey Map. Good, the road isn't shown there as a 'Right of Way', with red dashes. But it is shown in yellow, meaning a made-up road. I know that not all RoW get shown on the OS map, especially when it would be over a 'yellow' road - and that dual circumstance is exactly the kind of situation that NERC targets. Quite often in towns there simply isn't room on the map to show it all either. So I've got to dig further.
Because of my interests, I'm saved a visit to the County Council Rights of Way department. I already know that my road isn't shown on the Definitive Map at all. On the face of it then, it could have motor rights extinguished under s.62(1)(a)!! The vast majority of ordinary roads will fit into this category and be liable to closure unless one of the protecting clauses applies.
Right, I need to look at condition following that 'and' then; NERC s.62(1) continues ... ".. and (b) was being used by the public mainly for one or more of the purposes for which restricted Byways are used or was not being used by the public as a right of way of any kind." Say what? To be extinguished, the road must also be being used in the way described. Referring to Countryside & Rights Of Way Act 2000, we can find the description of 'restricted byway'. Such a road can be used by walkers, horse riders, and non-mechanically propelled vehicles - that's pony & trap and bicycles.
Somehow then, someone has to conduct a survey of who's using each road and how, before the NERC act begins. Over what period of time; a day, a year? Don't know, not stated. If no-one at all can be proven to have used the road during that unknown period it gets extinguished. My own use won't count because it's private use to get to my property - not use by the general public. My road is okay though, it's in constant use by others and I'm sure my neighbours would swear to that too. I hope that's enough evidence that it's used - but I've lived here just three years, what if they want ten years of evidence?
Some uncertainty there then, but I'm reasonably confident it could be shown to have been used by someone for many years. So my road is saved from the 'not being used' condition I think - so now I must look into the other condition, 'used like a restricted byway'.
My road is certainly used by motors, including buses. Wait though - s.61(1)(b) says used mainly like a restricted byway. Ah, so we have to show more motor use than pedestrian/horses/cycles to save the road. I could have a problem here; there's a school up the road and a thousand pupils walk and cycle in each day. Maybe this outweighs the number of cars. This kind of issue could even affect a busy high street - it's not at all obvious if shoppers on foot outnumber through motor traffic.
I'm not very confident that this how-is-it-used clause protects my road; I must have a look and see if there is more help.
NERC s.62(2) continues ... "Subsection (1) does not apply to an existing public right of way if -" and goes on to list exceptions. Thank goodness!
The first exception (a) is about being on a list kept by the County Council. I don't have easy access to that list, I'll come back to it if I need to.
NERC gives another exception in s.62(2) ... "(b) it was created (by an enactment or instrument or otherwise) on terms that expressly provide for it to be a right of way for mechanically propelled vehicles," That's very wordy, but essentially means roads that were authorised by Parliament especially for motors, like Motorways. Sure doesn't apply to my road, no comfort there.
NERC gives another exception in s.62(2) ... "(c) it was created by the construction, in exercise of powers conferred by virtue of any enactment, of a road intended to be used by such vehicles, or ..." That's still wordy, but essentially means roads that were built especially for motors under terms authorised by Parliament. Highway Authorities, such as County Councils, are authorised to build public roads under the Highways Act and suchlike. Aha! There's hope here for me. My own road must have been built in the 1950's - and as a council estate, it must have been built by the County Council. There is nothing that says it was particularly built for motors - no-one distinguished motor vehicle use from general vehicle use until now. But there is a good argument that anyone building a road in 1950 must surely have expected it be used by motor vehicles. This might save my road - but I'm no lawyer and not sure that argument would stand up in court.
It's a good job it wasn't a private housing development - in that case the developer would have made up the roads to the CC's standard, and when complete the CC would usually have 'adopted' them. That case wouldn't be saved by s.62(2)(c) because it wasn't constructed 'in exercise of powers' by the County Council itself, so we'd have to look further.
Oh dear. Just checked my copy of the house deeds, to see if the road out front was mentioned in any way. (Please, please say 'public motor road' - but it didn't.) Included in the deed bundle were copies of documents showing the land before the council bought it and built the houses. What is now the road, existed beforehand as cross-field track. It probably wasn't a public way then, but it does mean it'd be inaccurate to describe the current road as constructed in the 1950s. Any lawyer would say it was re-constructed or improved. So s.62(2)(c) doesn't have any effect to protect it all. I need to look further after all.
NERC gives another exception in s.62(2) ... "(d) it was created by virtue of use by such vehicles during a period ending before 1st December 1930." It's not immediately obvious what that means. I've looked into the laws of 'prescription', and it seems to relate to that. Prescription in this context means that if you do something for long enough, and no-one stops or tries to stop you, you can assume you actually have a right to do it. More precisely, if the public drive up and down a road for twenty years, but not secretly or by use of force, and there's no 'Private' notice or locked gate, it's legal to claim a public vehicular right exists. Lawyers say "the evidence of use raises a presumption of rights"; it's quite incorrect to say the use actually creates the right, only the Landowner can create the right. Prescription just allows you to infer that the Landowner has dedicated the route to the public without telling anybody. So far as I can see then, s.62(2)(d) is quite meaningless. I think we can guess it's meant to cover prescription though. But, only in the case where motors were used before 1930. Why 1930? Don't know, but perhaps it relates to the Road Traffic Act of that year that made it an offence to drive a motor "other than on a road". That doesn't have much to do with NERC really, as s.62 is talking about roads and of course driving on a road remains legal post-1930 to this day.
Still, that's what is written, confusing as it is; and s.62(2)(d) doesn't seem to apply to my road as it's clearly something to do with pre-1930 circumstances.
Well, that's got us to the end of section 62 without any proof that my road is saved from extinguishment. Just have to go back now and check out that protective condition in NERC s.62(2)(a) that we skipped ... "(a) it was not shown in a definitive map and statement but was shown in a list required to be kept under section 36(6) of the Highways Act 1980 (c. 66) (list of highways maintainable at public expense)," Ah, I know that list; it's commonly called the "List of Streets". It's kept by the Highway Authority, often in the form of a master map rather than an actual list. It's never had anything directly to do with public rights, what it shows is the council's maintenance responsibilities. If a way is repaired by the public, it's safe to assume it can be used by the public; but current opinion from DEFRA is that it's only safe to presume it's at least a Footpath. Be that as it may, NERC is now going to use the LoS to determine the vehicle rights that exist.
I made an appointment with Highways division at County Hall, explaining I needed to check their 'List of Streets'. And hurrah !! - my road was included as a class C road. So the effect of NERC 62(1) to extinguish my road is cancelled, because it fits the condition of the exception in s.62(2)(a).
As you can see, it's a rather long paper chase, full of uncertainty, just to show that NERC doesn't really affect an ordinary road it wasn't intended to.
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A partly real, partly imagined situation; changed to protect the innocent (as they say) and to better illustrate more points. It's based on one I heard about in a neighbouring village. The end result is quite real! Mr. X's property is accessed by a stone and gravel road, that goes on to service a farm and beyond. Mr.X wants to sell, but immediately hit a snag. The road is also shown on the Definitive Map as a Bridleway. So any public motor rights are liable to extinguishment under NERC s.62(1).
There's known to be public vehicle rights, because the road was awarded as a "Public Carriageway" under an Inclosure Act in 1820. It got put on the Definitive Map as a Bridleway by the Parish Council in the 1950s because that was pretty much how it was being used then, apart from the farm traffic and the odd car. That didn't cause problems to anyone because despite the 'Bridleway' signs, anyone who needed to could prove it was really a vehicular road.
Because of the existing public vehicle rights, Mr.X has never had any documented private access. That was no issue when he bought the house; after all the public vehicle access was well documented.
There has been a BOAT claim lodged with the County Council for the last three years, but Mr.X objected to that because he'd been told by someone it would result in lots of 4x4s passing his house. So the disputed BOAT claim awaits its turn to be resolved.
Mr.X found a buyer, but the buyer's solicitor is aware of NERC and the uncertainty it brings. The buyer is aware of the BOAT claim, and the convincing vehicular evidence (that old Inclosure award carries the full authority of a Parliamentary Act); but is also aware that NERC is still likely to prevent the BOAT claim - the 1820 vehicular right doesn't expressly include motors. No way is the buyer going to proceed without a written guarantee that he can park a car in the garage!
Mr.X should certainly be able to claim some private right according to NERC section 62(3). He doesn't know when - NERC may be affecting the sale today but isn't yet law, so he can't start anything yet. Nor does Mr.X have any idea how long it may all take or how he can go about it, let alone how much it all costs.
Mr.X's solicitor notes that the effect of the 1820 Inclosure award is to make the Highway Authority, which is now the County Council, the effective Landowner of the road itself. So they apply to the CC for an Easement - a private right expressly to use motors. The CC legal department responds to the effect that it is only interested in the land insofar as it is a vehicular Highway - they are well aware of the Inclosure award which gave them this stake in the strip of land. They can't give anyone a right higher than the existing public right, because that's all they have to give. If the law says that the public vehicle right doesn't include motors, then there is no motor right for the CC to give out. They do point out that any other rights over the land forming the road (like mineral or hunting) can be presumed to belong to adjacent Landowner(s).
Mr.X's solicitor takes the hint, and checks who owns the land on either side of the road up to the house - it's the farm of course. It's pretty clear that if he wants to sell the place in the next few years, Mr.X has no choice but to get an Easement in writing from the farmer.
This is duely done, with Mr.X making payment to the farmer of 2.5% of his house sale value. "Nice little windfall", says the farmer, and looks to see who else lives nearby ...
See the NERC Bill in full at www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/ldbills/023/2006023.htm but remember it could be amended further.
Barsby Legal Publishing offer a free guide to private roads via www.barsby.com/articles.html
'Fax your MP' facility at www.faxyourmp.com
I will try to keep this information up to date as the NERC bill progresses.
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Gist of SCOTUS Voter Discrimination Ruling: Enough Is Enough!
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In acting to tone down the Federal Government's over reach in implementing the voting rights act of 1965, the SCOTUS echoed the feelings of millions of ordinary Americans: Enough is enough!
After five decades , the time has come to level the playing field--- in the other direction.
The ruling correctly recognizes the significant progress that has been made while acknowledging that more remains to be done.
What better time to rethink the issues than now? After all, our African-American President is starting his second four-year term in office: Proof positive that dramatic change is in place, and that American states no longer need to be bullied about like school kids.
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This is from a book that I got at the TS for 25 cents called Greetings by Rebecca Carter. It's called Turkey Blessings because that's what was on the sign in the book, but I changed it. I kinda overspeckled my sign.
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Anj, This sign is so cute and has alot of detail. Great job painting and all that raffia you added looks super. I think it's the pumpkin saying "Happy Fall Ya'All". You can just see it in his expression. TFS Punk |
- Posted by citytransplant (My Page) on Tue, Nov 10, 09 at 8:56
How sweet! You did a great job at showing all of the interesting things to look at. Punk is right, the rafia really makes a difference. Love the pumpkin, the scarcrow is adorable and the goofy turkey... well that is over the top. Joan |
- Posted by luvstocraft (My Page) on Tue, Nov 10, 09 at 11:12
Cute! I like all the details you added like the raffia too, and that expression on the turkey is priceless! So did it feel good to finally have a little painting time again? You sure painted up a storm--three projects in one day! Wow! Luvs |
Anj....you are a blesssing! Such a fun grouping and I like the change in the saying!!!!!!! Everything looks so good....lots of different techniques...and all done so very well! I really like that you changed things to fit your personality! Thank you for sharing and bringing a smile to my face. Belle |
Thanks and glad ya'll liked this. I just did the raffia just like it had it in the book, although hers looked a little stiffer than mine. Luvs..I did enjoy my painting day! I've missed it so much! |
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Looks really good to me. I love looking at what yall have done because I rarely paint anything for the fall. |
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Bebe, do you just go from Halloween right into Christmas there in Florida? I usually decorate for Fall about when school starts in September, then add in some Halloween, take that back down and keep the Fall until after Thanksgiving. I really love Fall when our temps cool down and the winds blow all the smog away so the air is clear and crisp. And I love the faces on the scarecrows--they just make me smile! Luvs |
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In the famous 1997 movie comedy "Liar Liar," actor Jim Carrey plays a lawyer who, as a result of his young son's birthday wish being magically fulfilled, cannot tell a lie -- he can only tell the truth -- for 24 hours. Let's imagine that such a wish forced President Obama to do the same, not for 24 hours, but only during his State of the Union address.
I spent Thanksgiving debating at the Oxford Union.
Since 9/11, the Western world's academic, media, political elites have done their best to portray Islam in a favorable light, treating it very differently from all other religions. Criticism of every doctrine, religious or secular, is permitted, often encouraged. But not of Islam. Only positive depictions are allowed.
One of the rarest and most important things a pope does is issue encyclicals.
Many people -- even among those who revere the Ten Commandments -- do not think that the fourth commandment, the Sabbath Day, is particularly important, let alone binding.
The Ten Commandments is the most morally influential piece of legislation ever written.
I have been devoting my columns this month to the Ten Commandments because we need a fixed moral anchor to solve the problem of evil. And nothing is as effective as the Ten Commandments.
We don't have to love our parents.
Ask almost anyone to recite the commandment in the Ten Commandments that prohibits taking a life and you will be told, "Thou Shall Not Kill."
As we await protests and riots scheduled for Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere if a grand jury in Missouri does not indict the white officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, a black teenager, a little moral clarity is called for.
One of the first clues that this Columbia-educated, liberal, Democrat, New York Jew had that there was something wrong at the heart of progressive/left-wing thought was when I read and was taught over and over that "poverty causes crime."
One of the first clues that this Columbia-educated, liberal, Democrat, New York Jew had that there was something wrong at the heart of progressive/left-wing thought was when I read and was taught over and over that "poverty causes crime."
Since the Bolsheviks inaugurated the first edition of their party newspaper Pravda (the Russian word for truth), the left has shaped truth to serve its goals.
Last week, I was a speaker and the emcee at a rally convened by the Republican Party and WLSS, the Sarasota station that carries my radio show.
In almost every area of American life, the better things are, the worse it is for the Democratic Party. And vice versa.
Why do some things scare people more than others?
There is a noble-sounding attitude that many Americans hold regarding whom they vote for. "I vote for the candidate," they say.
Last Friday night a rare dialogue/debate took place on American television. It was rare because it involved criticism of Islam, one of the many taboo subjects that are labeled "politically incorrect."
At least since the early part of the 20th century, aside from oil, the Arab world has produced and exported two products.
President Obama declared in his recent address to the nation that "ISIL is not Islamic."


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Department of Physics and Engineering West Virginia Wesleyan College Dr. Wiest Brings AAPT Meeting to Wesleyan |
Wesleyan hosted the annual meeting of the Appalachian Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers on October 26, 2007. Wesleyan's Dr. Joseph Wiest serves as president. He also chaired this year's meeting. Wesleyan President Pamela Balch gave the attendees a warm welcome. |
Joe Zambelli (1991) demonstrated a diffusion cloud chamber that he developed. Wesleyan students Josh Mullenax, Phil McElfresh, Scott Roberts, and Jacqueline Queen presented results of their NASA summer research internships. Our guests were also given a tour of Wesleyan's physics labs. |
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Sep 16th 2009 12:49PM I don't think the problem with this encounter is that it's "like PvP", but that it's rather like playing a PvP match against a bunch of cheaters. Player CC abilities don't last nearly as long as they do even in PvP, and the enemy's heals are very overpowered. Because of these things, player ingenuity and creativity is limited and classes with interrupts/dispels are favoured over classes with various CC abilities.
It's frustrating to the extreme as a player to miss a *single* interrupt because you just got charged by the warrior and see your target heal itself to full from near-dead. Or to have to spam a CC ability every 2 seconds because it doesn't hold any longer than that, thus being unable to do anything else when your raid really needs your help burning down the cheaty hax healers.
My raid (10 person) has found decent strategies that work for this fight, but it's annoying that half of our class abilities don't work as they should. The MrT "PvP" fight didn't work like this... you could CC the enemies in that fight for a decent amount of time (if you kept them from breaking each other out, anyway), and thus you were more flexible in the class composition you faced them with.
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Sep 14th 2009 12:54PM I love...
Gnomes with three pigtails.
King Ping, the rare elite penguin that attacks by thumping you with his little thumpy feet!
Reminiscing in guild about the fun and funny stuff you've experienced together over the years.
The silky-smooth sound of Moroes' voice.
Getting achievements like Going Down? and Ultimate Triage by accident.
Toshley's Station.
The hawtness of the Avatar of Freya in Sholazar Basin.
Duoing quests with my spouse, especially when we both play our rogues.
Our raid's mage in Vent when he's been drinking.
Coming up with a name for a new character.
Pulling an entire instance with a misplaced Starfall.
Just about everything about being a combat rogue.
The waterfall in Mauradon.
Night elf flipping into the saddle of my flying mount.
Finding a new book in the Steamy Romance Novel series while picking pockets.
Discovering obscure quests that most people don't know about.
Being /saluted by other Bloodsail Admirals.
Doing unusual things like successfully trioing Ramparts with an on-level DK, pally, and shammy.
Lunarsphere. Seriously, that addon is *awesome*.
The fact that I'm super excited about Cataclysm even after playing this game since launch.
Officers' Quarters: Cataclysm's guild revamp -- guild achievements {WoW}
Sep 14th 2009 12:28PM See, I prefer the Blizzard achievements listed to many of the ones suggested here, merely because they don't require that everyone in the guild raid together, and don't require a guild-only raid. As one of the many WoW players who raids with a stable group of people from various guilds, I resent the fact that we're considered a PUG by Blizzard's system, and don't have access to raid-related guild achievements/talent points.


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After a while, my wife came in and immediately went to the drawers to dress up for work. One thing about my wife when dressing up is that she does all her lady morning rituals in front me bare-naked - lotion, baby powder, etc. And though I always get to luckily witness this hot ritual every morning, this time it was different for I suddenly became super horny after seeing her beautiful, neatly shaved and trimmed pussy. I hissed at her and pointed my lips to her pussy - which is a sign from me, saying, "I want to fuck that." She immediately replied, as if reading my thoughts, "NO. We're gonna be late for work. Go take a shower." I removed my boxers and showed her the angry dragon wanting to get some love but she still declined my offer. Giving up, I took a shower and went upstairs to get dressed while my sweetheart was watching T.V. Then suddenly, the horniness built earlier started to take over and I thought of watching some porn videos my wife and I downloaded over the net last night. A few minutes later and I began to feel aroused. So I laid down my back and started masturbating in front of my laptop. A few minutes later, BAM! In goes my wife to which I immediately jump up with a pillow in my crotch. "I knew it", said my wife. "Oh my god, I'm so sorry." I said; like a child being caught by his mom. She just stood there, silent, while I was mumbling like a teenager. I looked for a pair of boxers and just when I was about to put them on, my wife says, "No. I know your horny." "Sweetie, we're gonna be late." "No, I want you to fuck me." "What about.." "I don't care. Just fuck me quickly." We got down on the bed and without any hint of foreplay or teasing, I removed her slacks and banged her without remorse. She then whispered to my ear, "So, which feels better: your hand or my pussy?" I didn't bother to answer since she knows what I'd say, after all. A few thrusts later and I decided to lift her blouse and pull down her bra and began sucking on her tits. She responded by slightly yelling, "Fuck baby, I'm cumming!" to which I replied, "You said 'no' earlier and now you're cumming?! Damn you!" We finished off beautifully. x------------------------------------------------------------------x On the way to work, she kept on insisting that she can't get the image of me jacking off out of her head. I asked, "Was I hot?" To which she responded, "Hmmmm... Let's just say I'm gonna be imagining it all day." And that, my friends, is one of the many reasons why I love my sweetheart so much. |
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CHICAGO November 9, 2012 - The symptoms of advancing MS, or multiple sclerosis, can be eased or compensated for with regular exercise. Working out will improve your balance, strength, flexibility, mobility, and reduce the risk of certain complications. It keeps the heart strong, lowers stress, and may boost self-esteem.
Before sliding into a pool or pumping iron, consult with your doctor or physical therapist. When exercising, keep the word moderation in mind. Too much exercise will over-tax your muscles and cause pain.
1. Weight Lifting
Weight lifting is a physical activity that uses the force of a muscle against some type of resistance to increase muscle strength, size, and endurance. Lifting weights will strengthen your body making it less prone to injury. It will also help you bounce back faster if you are injured.
2. Yoga (asanas)
Yoga is the performance of different postures or poses to balance the body's energy, increase flexibility, and build strength. Practicing yoga has been shown to reduce fatigue in patients with MS as well.
Practicing yoga involves breathing deeply and effectively. This focus on the breath may help you develop a habit of breathing properly even as you veg on the couch. Effective breathing supports all aspects of well being. For example, it increases blood circulation and relieves anxiety or tension.
3. Water Exercise
Pool exercises include stretching, lifting weights, and aerobics to strengthen the heart muscle. If you have problems with overheating, exercising in a pool will keep you cool.
In water, you may be more flexible than when you are topside, and since water supports the body all movements becomes easier. It is possible you will do exercises in the pool that you could not perform on land.
4. Tai chi
Tai chi, also called Tai chi chuan, is an ancient Chinese tradition now practiced as a graceful type of exercise. It involves a series of slow movements performed with a focused mind and coordinated with the breath.
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Clairette dwarf iris (Iris reticulata 'Clairette') is blooming in the iris family bed of the Heritage Garden.
Clairette dwarf iris (Iris 'Clairette') is a vibrant purple- and-white-flowered cultivar of Iris reticulata, or netted iris. The species name reticulata refers to the netted pattern on the dry bulbs. This award-winning variety is a low-growing, bulbous plant that blooms in early April at about the same time as snowdrops (Galanthus), glory-of- the-snow (Chionodoxa), and early crocuses. Its striking, long-lasting, 2.5-inch purple flowers have streaks of white on the deeper purple falls. The flowers bloom on naked stems, typically reaching 4 inches tall. Narrow, lance-shaped, grasslike leaves elongate to 15 inches after blooming, and they disappear by late spring as the plants go dormant.
These dwarf herbaceous perennials are especially effective when planted in large masses in sunny or lightly shaded areas of rock gardens, in the fronts of borders, along walks, or near streams or ponds. To ensure consistent flowering from year to year, plant supplemental bulbs each fall, or grow as annuals by planting new bulbs every fall. The bulbs also may be forced in pots indoors. Clairette dwarf iris thrives in USDA Zones 5 to 9. Don't be tempted to nibble the leaves, however; it is highly toxic.
Galanthus nivalis 'Atkinsii' is a very showy, large-flowered snowdrop, among the first bulbs to bloom in early spring. The name was given to the genus by Carl Linnaeus in 1735. Native to large areas of Europe, from Spain to the Ukraine, the name is derived from the Greek gala (milk) and anthos (flower). The epithet "nivalis" means "of the snow," referring either to the snowlike flower or the plant's early flowering. With especially hardened tips to push through the late-spring snow, Galanthus nivalis was described at the 1891 meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society as "second to none in size, form, quality, and freedom of growth." The 'Atkinsii' cultivar is a vigorous, tall variety that grows to 9 inches. This dwarf bulbous perennial has linear or strap-shaped green to gray-green, glaucous leaves (with a powdery surface, like that on grapes). At the top of its erect, leafless flowering stalk is a solitary, pendulous, bell-shaped flower with three pear-shaped, white, outer segments and three shorter inner ones, marked with a prominent green heart-shaped mark at the tips. The whitish seeds have small, fleshy tails containing substances attractive to ants, who distribute the seeds. Best planted in partial shade in moist, hummus-rich soil, snowdrops can be naturalized in grass under trees, where they look spectacular mixed with crocuses. The leaves die back a few weeks after the flowers have faded. Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis 'Atkinsii') may be found in the middle level of the Waterfall Garden, on the south side. |
Iris histrioides 'George' is among the first of the very early spring flowers to come into bloom in the Chicago area. 'George' is actually a hybrid between Iris reticulata and Iris histrioides and combines the early flowering of histrioides with the robust vigor of the reticulata parent. The flowers are composed of three upright petals known as "flags" and three petals that hang down, known as "falls." The dark purple falls contain a blotch of white edged in yellow, known as a nectar guide. Close observation on a sunny day will provide an opportunity to see bees and other nectar-gathering insects landing on the blotch and following the yellow strips inside the flower to the nectar. Very close observation will reveal pollen stuck to the backs of the insects, which provides for pollination of the flowers as the bees move from one flower to another. The genus name is derived from the Greek iris, a messenger from the gods that traveled to earth on a rainbow. About 300 species of iris can be found in a wide range of habitats in the northern hemisphere, varying in size from diminutive very-early-spring alpines to tall bearded and juno iris, up to 3 feet in height, blooming near midsummer. George dwarf iris (Iris histroides 'George') is in the Sensory Garden, on the west side of the path. |
Amur adonis (Adonis amurensis) and its ties to the namesake god are a good match. This plant is as handsome as any perennial, and once seen in bloom, its perfection is almost impossible to resist. Adonis is as ephemeral as the god Adonis, and soon after blooming, the plant returns underground to await the next late winter or early spring. This beautiful plant is native to the hills of Japanese islands and China along the Amur River, from which it derives its species name. A member of the Ranunculaceae (buttercup) family, the flowers have waxy, heavy, bright yellow petals. The 1- to 2-inch, large-for-the-plant blooms emerge and open first. Just as the flowers fully mature, bright green, divided, featherlike foliage appears to form a fluffy collar around each individual blossom. The blooms are hermaphrodite (having both male and female organs) and are pollinated by bees, flies, and beetles. Reaching a height and width of about a foot, amur adonis quickly forms a very well-behaved, open clump in the garden. It thrives in full sun or light shade in USDA Zones 3 to 7, where the blooms react to cold or cloudy days by closing and waiting for sunshine and warmer days to return. It's a delightful choice for sun-dappled woodland areas, rock gardens, and cultivated beds that are humus rich, moist, and well drained. Amur adonis (Adonis amurensis) is on the hillside facing the exit to the Graham Bulb Garden. |
A herald of early spring, winter aconite's beautiful yellow blooms are borne over a mound of rich green foliage. A member of the Ranunculaceae family, Eranthus hyemalis is one of the earliest spring-flowering bulbs to bloom — and also among the smallest. Because these bulbs grow closer to the soil's surface, it takes only a few sunny days or thawing rains to warm the soil and signal to dormant bulbs that it's time to start growing. Cold winters typical of the plant's native European woodland origin, and cooler, humus-rich soil often bring the best show of flowers for the aconite. There is, however, a dark side to these showstopping beauties — the entire plant is quite poisonous and may cause nausea, vomiting, colic attacks, and visual disturbances. Don't let this information compel you to remove them from your yard, though — the aconite's bitter taste makes it unlikely that a pet will fall victim to the plant through curious nibbling. Winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) is in the path between the Graham Bulb Garden and Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden. |


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Technically, that is called popcorn texture. It is basically deywall mud with additives to make the bumps. Removing is is possible, but messy. Best way is to remove/cover all furniture/flooring, use a spray bottle with plain water in it, get up to the area you want to work, spray the area(2' by 2'), wait about a minute, and scrape off the popcorn texture with a wide putty knife. You can use a small bucket/trashcan to catch the stuff. You will then find the reason the popcorn was used---it hides all the roughness caused by not finishing the mud/tape job(saves a LOT of labor for builders) to the same smoothness of the walls. So, opnce you get all the stuff off, you will need to do some mudding/smoothing to get a good enough surface to paint. That process i8s VERY dusty and requires a bit of experience to do quickly. DIYers can learn how to do it, but it takes days as a rule. A pro team can come in and do it in hours. |
The first things to determine are: is it asbestos and has it been painted? If the answer is yes to either question you have a considerably more difficult job on you hands. Sometimes it is best to cover it with 3/8" drywall if the perimeter trim will accommodate it. |
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It is not that hard to remove the drywall and just replace it. Finishing the new drywall will be the same amount of work if you tear out the old or just cover it up with another layer. Covering also takes longer than hanging new on the joists since you can see everything (shorter screws and fewer misses). |
Technically popcorn is an Acoustic Textured Ceiling. It is basically vermiculite, drywall compound and water based white paint. |
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Brevity is the soul of wit (not love): Last week's Book Bench writes about a topic that's long lived in my mind--e-mail flirting--and I thought it was worth raising up as we head this weekend towards the Year's Most Over-anticipated Material Celebration of Love . It's true I'd much rather receive a witty, charming e-mail from a potential paramour (or an existing one) than a dozen roses, a box of chocolates, or a diamond ring. What I don't understand is people who wouldn't! It's also true, according to one commenter, that "sometimes emails are more interesting than the people who write them."
Kirkus Reviews joins an unlikely empire: GalleyCat reports that Herb Simon--shopping mall developer, owner of the Indiana Pacers, and voracious reader--now owns Kirkus Reviews, which will retain its current editorial leadership but be married to Simon's other retail business under the rubric Kirkus Media.
Moving & shaking: I suspect tonight's Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains premiere is responsible for moving Ben Sherwood's The Survivors' Club towards the top of our Movers & Shakers list (still available on Kindle).


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HMS Exmouth at sea travelling at speed. Officer looks at radar scanner. Shot taken from ship as we travel along. Shot of white naval ensign flying from ship.