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While getting sick is a total drag, sometimes, when you wake up with a 102-degree fever on a rainy Monday, being sick really doesn't seem all that terrible. A raging fever or a case of the flu means that instead of going to work, you get to stay home in your sweatpants and watch Christmas movies and "The View" all day while eating chicken soup and drinking ginger ale (or whatever makes you feel better).
Unfortunately, though, we can't control our immune systems (Baseball game = feeling good; Another 10-hour workday = bring on the Streptococcus), so most of us are stuck with taking our sick days as they come.
Yet some workers are not content to just sit around and wait for the next time they're feeling under the weather to take a sick day. According to CareerBuilder's annual survey on workplace attendance, 29 percent of workers said they'd called in sick when they were well at least once during the past year.
While the most common reason for calling out was simply because employees "just didn't feel like going to work," some employers reported hearing some pretty fanciful excuses for taking a sick day.
Among them:
- Employee said a chicken attacked his mom.
- Employee's finger was stuck in a bowling ball.
- Employee had a hair transplant gone bad.
- Employee fell asleep as his desk while working and hit his head, causing a neck injury.
- Employee said a cow broke into her house and she had to wait for the insurance man.
- Employee's girlfriend threw a Sit n Spin through his living room window.
- Employee's foot was caught in the garbage disposal.
- Employee called in sick from a bar at 5:00 p.m. the night before.
- Employee said he wasn't feeling too clever that day.
- Employee had to mow the lawn to avoid a lawsuit from the home owner's association
- Employee called in the day after Thanksgiving because she burned her mouth on a pumpkin pie.
- Employee was in a boat on Lake Erie and ran out of gas and the coast guard towed him to the Canadian side.
Although these excuses certainly win points for originality, if you find yourself in need of a day off, a simple "I'm not feeling well," is probably a better bet than coming up with a ridiculous story. The majority of employers reported that they believe their workers when they say they're feeling under the weather.
However, if you have a hunch your boss will check up on you by making you bring in a doctor's note, calling you at home, etc., which 29 percent of employers reported they have done, try telling the truth — that you just need a day off. You might be surprised by how understanding your boss is.
"Six-in-ten employers we surveyed said they let their team members use sick days for mental health days," said Rosemary Haefner, vice president of human resources at CareerBuilder. "If you need to take some time away from the office, the best way not to cause yourself more stress is to be open and honest with your manager."
What do you think about bogus sick days? Have you played hooky in the past year? Have you had to call out sick because something bizarre actually did happen to you? Tell us your sick-day stories in the comments section.


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text: The Texas Legacy Project, a cooperative documentary initiative supported by the Conservation History Association of Texas, aims to preserve the history of resource and wildlife conservation in the state through interviews with conservationists. The project began in 1995 when David Todd, a Texas environmental attorney, found that the early years of the environmental movement in Texas were poorly documented. Conservationists involved in the project include ranchers, farmers, politicians, scientists, landowners, citizen advocates, journalists, medical doctors, environmental attorneys, engineers, agency officials, and others, from every region of the state.


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Unders & Sven Prinsen - Dancing With The Minotaur EP
90watts proudly presents Unders and Sven Prinsen, two well talented Dutch producers who have been running around the electronic dance scene for quite some time.
This stunning debut release is like a time machine exploding in your ears. A trip to ancient Greece where Minotaurs and Gods pursuid the nightlife. Think Mythology, think hollywood in a new age suit.
Nuno Dos Santos, wellknown for his productions on Compost and his 360 clubbing events, made a masterpiece of a remix.
About Unders & Sven Prinsen
Unders and Sven Prinsen are two respected names in the Dutch scene.
Unders has quite some history, bringing artists such as Booka Shade Minilogue, Locodice and Trentemoller to aa variety of events he organized in the Netherlands. And pushing Circoloco, Dirtybird, Cadenza and Connaisseur on different label nights put this fella on the map and led him to his new job at Studio 80.. Besides that his dj career is succesful with residencies at Studio 80, Electronation, Karotte's Kitchen and more..... As a producer he already got minor success with the '3 Days In Kazachstan' track, which was remixed by Stimming and compiled by Karotte for his radio show & compilation.
Sven Prinsen is making his debut with releasing this E.p. Sven Prinsen is known as one half of Sven & Tettero, being a successful dj duo with gigs all over the Netherlands. With residencies at parties and venues such as Klinch, Paradiso, Patronaat, Club Stalker and Woodstock69 there's no doubt his dj skills have a good reputation. Besides Djing and being a record freak, Sven has great passion for producing. With this release he shows his production skills for the first time in collaboration with Unders. more tracks to come but be sure to feel this one.


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I'm so bored with the Horde
And frankly, that was the last time any of my Horde characters got any serious play.
Since 5.1 I've felt myself shifting away from the Horde. Part of that was going back to raiding on my draenei warrior, of course. But a bigger part of it was simple ennui, and a general culture shift in the Horde that left me feeling totally unable to connect to it. When I rolled my first Horde characters (an orc shaman and tauren warrior back in vanilla days) there was a real, concrete tone shift when I played them vs, when I played my Alliance characters. A sense of desperate odds, of outcasts banding together to stand against a hostile world, facing off against a monolithic power.
That's gone. It's probably gone forever. Even after the events of Mists of Pandaria, it's impossible to view the faction that banded together from the events of Warcraft III as the same entity anymore - over the course of two expansions, the Horde went from underdogs to aggressors. And while I've heard many players say things like "the orcs are not the whole Horde" to attempt to distance ourselves, fact is, my tauren did the quests in Twilight Highlands. My blood elf led the charge onto Pandaria's shores, and he stole the Divine Bell so that Garrosh could make use of it. Up until patch 5.3, if you played Horde, there was no real way to not aid Garrosh's cause - you were complicit in everything that helped make the Warchief's plan work. The orcs may not be the whole Horde, but what excuse does that give your pandaren or forsaken, when they're the ones who delivered the keys to the kingdom into Garrosh's hands?
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A day off from work and didn't want the day to waste so I design this style. I use up my leftover fabric to create the look. I cut the design free handed base on my measurements. It is a sleeveless dress with round neckline and a slight V at the back with three bows in the center. The skirt is slightly gathered at the waist with a bubble effect at the hemline. I use elastic at the hem to create it. A zip is at the side
With a few tweaks here and there I am so happy with the outcome :-)
The green edges you see at the back is the bias binding on the seams.
What do u think???
Apr 22, 2013, 05.50 PMby chula123
A day off work well spent ! The colours work beautifully together, and the little bows are adorable ! You have such wonderful imagination, I just love to look at your creations :-))
Apr 22, 2013, 07.45 PMby kisses
Thanks Chula! I constantly think about trying different things and how they would look when I bring them to reality. Really appreciate that you love my creations. Good motivation for me to continue :-)
Apr 19, 2013, 10.14 PMby zoeope
Nice. one day I'll start venturing for 'out of the ordinary dresses' like this.
Apr 20, 2013, 02.09 PMby kisses
Thank You :-)
Apr 19, 2013, 03.53 PMby chrissal
Love the Bows!
Apr 19, 2013, 11.53 PMby kisses
Thanks Chrissal! glad you love them :-)
Apr 19, 2013, 02.02 PMby balllisaann
Day well done! The bows are so look so nice.
Apr 19, 2013, 07.06 PMby kisses
Thank You.:-) The bows are the highlight of this dress
Apr 19, 2013, 10.55 AMby liliv-1
Very very nice!! I love the colors and the detail at the back!
Apr 19, 2013, 12.02 PMby kisses
Thanks Liliv :-) I so love the back too
Apr 19, 2013, 05.11 AMby Mary Athey
lovely dress, the two fabrics go so well to.gether. you are so good at drafting your own patterns kisses. i would'nt know where to start. i hope you've got a big night out planned for this dress as its fabulous on you x
Apr 19, 2013, 12.01 PMby kisses
Thanks Mary :-) for you lovely comment. I really want to be good at pattern drafting but I am nowhere there yet. It takes a lot of practice which I am now doing in my spare time. So planning on buying a book to work with
Apr 19, 2013, 04.00 PMby Mary Athey
good for you, i'm sure anything you put your mind to you can achieve x
Apr 19, 2013, 07.05 PMby kisses
Thanks Mary .. That is so true. U are a great motivator :-)
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Two years ago, world-renowned military and law enforcement artist Dick Kramer began producing stunning artwork that captures the spirit of the National Matches at Camp Perry. In 2010, Kramer crafted a piece based on the National Pistol Championships and in 2011 he did the same for the Smallbore phase of the National Matches.
For 2012, Kramer is composing a piece for the National High Power Championships along with a comprehensive work that combines all three phases of the National Matches.
Whether you've taken part in the National Matches or are an admirer of Kramer's work, you can now get these prints for your home, office, range clubhouse or to give as a gift. The Pistol print is now available for purchase at the NRA Program Materials Center.
For the Smallbore print, you'll have to wait until late March when it's scheduled to go on sale. Keep checking back, because NRAblog will keep you up to date on the latest developments on these new pieces of artwork.
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Don't worry, there's plenty of fun on the 4th
EVERETT – With all the positive things to do in the City of Everett on July 4th, there will still be some people who hope to get a bang with their own fireworks. Note to these folks: All fireworks are illegal in the City of Everett. And that includes fireworks labeled "Safe & Sane."
Having them is illegal.
Discharging them is illegal.
Watching professional fireworks shows, however, can be great fun. (Professionals receive permits to operate shows.)
Should police find residents or visitors with fireworks, those fireworks will be seized. And criminal citations may be issued. Additional police and fire staffing is already on Everett's streets. Teams of officers have been assigned to patrol and respond to complaints. Their first goal is always education. But City of Everett police and emergency staff have seen too much to have any sense of humor about this.
There is overwhelming evidence of the danger of fireworks. Most of us know the statistics: Across the USA, 13,000 injuries sent people to the hospital last year, with males three times more likely to be injured; more than 2,000 structure fires caused damage, expense and regret. The Everett City Council recognized the dangers and made possession and/or discharge of fireworks illegal in Everett in 1997.
With all that's going on in Everett on July 4th, there's really no reason to take a chance of physical harm or police response.
A professional fireworks show over Everett's Port Gardner Bay will offer plenty of flash. "Thunder over the Bay" will begin at 10:17 p.m., according to community organizer Joel Starr. Everett Symphony will be providing fireworks' music from Naval Station Everett. Great viewing will be from the naval station, the 10th Street Board Launch, as well as Harborview, Legion or Grand overlook parks. Just think if everyone who considered buying fireworks sent a donation instead to this community fireworks event.
For those who wish to start July 4th fun early in the day, Yankee Doodle Run warms up at 7:30 a.m. at the Everett YMCA. The Everett Jaycees host the annual July 4th Parade downtown beginning at 11 a.m. and running along Colby and Wetmore between Wall and 26th streets.
Naval Station Everett will be open to the public all day with ships' tours and activities. (Cars will not be allowed on base.) Everett Transit is offering free shuttle service to and from the naval station all day and following the fireworks.
More events: The 7th Annual Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser, 6-11 a.m., the Flying Pig, 2929 Colby Ave., $8.95 per person benefits the Everett Jaycees. Fire & Ice: Comcast Community Ice Rink, 2000 Hewitt Avenue. Ice skating for the entire family, $4 each or 4 for $14. Includes skate rental. Fun in the Sun Street Fair: First Baptist Church of Everett, parking lots, Wetmore between Pacific and 32nd. Free entertainment and activities including puppet shows. Star-Spangled Celebration: Imagine Children's Museum, noon to 4 p.m., 1502 Wall St., special 2-for-1 admission. AquaSox baseball vs. Vancouver Canadians, 7:05 p.m., Everett Memorial Stadium, 3802 Broadway.


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GenXYZ companies
Passion and persistence a common trait for eight emerging companies
Eric Peterson
"I've been in the software industry since I was eight years old," says Bart Lorang, 33. His first professional foray: selling friends floppy discs of a game he created for the Commodore 64 called "The Great Balloon Chase." In high school, he started a consulting company to develop websites and fix computers.
After graduation, Lorang went to work full-time at Dimensional Technology Solutions (DTS), a provider of enterprise asset management software in Englewood, while he got a degree in computer science from the University of Colorado. After about a decade, "Time came for a change," he says. He enrolled in the executive MBA program at the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver in 2009 and was a full-time student for all of one year before catching another entrepreneurial bug.
"Contact management sucks," he says. "It's so not automated and it's such a pain point. I was always asking myself, 'How can I automate this and all of this cutting and pasting?" In August 2010, Lorang "hacked something together" and the resulting contact-management app went viral and evolved into FullContact.
FullContact's solution "pulls all of your contacts in one place, duplicates and consolidates it, enriches it with photos and other data," says Lorang, noting that it even extracts signatures from emails automatically. "Then you can push that data where you need it."
"There are about 10 billion address books on the planet," he adds. "Our job is to attach to every address book in the world and fix it." The tally as of today: 100,000 down, 9,999,900,000 to go. It might sound daunting, but don't bet against Lorang. FullContact has 18 employees and is gaining some serious steam. He got loads of national publicity for his vacation policy: FullContact employees not only get paid vacations, they also get $7,500 from the company on the condition they disconnect from email, voicemail, and work in general for the duration. An ABC News story said that Lorang "may be the best boss ever" for the perk. "They come back so refreshed," he says of post-vacation employees.
After graduating from the University of Denver in 2005, Kael Robinson decided to quench her wanderlust in South America. In Brazil, she discovered the traditional good-luck bracelets called fithas. Back in Colorado, she started marketing them as Brazilets in 2008, and by 2009 Robinson was placing monthly orders of 100,000. Soon she started donating $1 from each sale to the Nature Conservancy's Plant a Billion Trees (www.plantabillion.com) initiative in Brazil's Atlantic Forest.
"I was really passionate about traveling and fashion," explains Robinson of her entrepreneurial genesis. "I wondered, 'How can we show people what is going on in the world through fashion?'" After Brazliets took off, she expanded into other Brazilian products and branded the company, Live Brazilian, again giving back to Brazil-focused nonprofits.
In October 2010, a Wall Street Journal article on Robinson's exploits generated a torrent of inquiries and product samples from around the world, and Live Brazilian became Live Worldly. The catalog includes Brazilets alongside scarves from India, belts from Bolivia and hats from Peru. Last year, Macy's started carrying Live Worldly's products in 300 stores, more than doubling the number of stores where they are available.
"The last year has been crazy," says Robinson. "I was just working by myself until a year ago, and now I work with more than 10 other people. It's been pretty cool to see it grow.
"We're now importing from about 30 countries around the world and giving back to nonprofits in the countries we import from," she adds. "If we import from Africa, we give back to education in Africa. If we import from India, we give back to clean water in India." Robinson calls her model "a double-sided giveback" in that she generates business for the largely female craftspeople who make the products she sells as well as giving as much as 20 percent of sales to nonprofits.
To date, Live Worldly has raised enough money to plant 8,000 trees in Brazil, not to mention $5,000 to nonprofits focused on India. And Robinson has even rolled up her sleeves and planted trees and dug wells herself. "We're working in the field more and more," she says. Digging clean-water wells "makes a big impact."
Robinson, now 29, has a lofty goal. She wants Live Worldly to import from and give back to every country on the planet. She says members of her generation are more apt to integrate social consciousness into their business philosophy. "I'm amazed by my generation and how much of a difference we can make," she says. "It's all about how much we want to do to help others. I've been surprised by how much I've personally been able to help others and make a difference in their lives."
Think of Cubelets as robotic Legos. Instead of coming in different colors and shapes, they do different things: There are Drive Cubelets with wheels and Temperature Cubelets with thermometers, and Flashlight Cubelets, Speaker Cubelets and Knob Cubelets. Plug them together and you get robots that can race, or follow a line, or act as a robotic watchdog, or pretty much anything else the builder can design.
Eric Schweikardt, 36, founded Modular Robotics, the Boulder-based company behind Cubelets, in 2009 with Mark Gross, his Ph.D. adviser at the lauded Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Before they released Cubelets into the world in early 2011, pre-orders were through the roof, and demand far outpaced supply. That hasn't changed in the ensuing year and a half.
"As soon as we put some online, they sell out in 30 minutes," says Schweikardt. Cubelets "let kids build robots that do all sorts of things without having to know anything about programming or electronics," Schweikardt says. "We're abstracting things away from the process and making it easier. That's the great thing about construction kits. We let kids focus on the building." Kits of several Cubelets usually cost $160, and individual Cubelets, of which there are 15 varieties -- and counting -- run about $30.
Modular Robotics currently has 10 employees, and Schweikardt says a recent Series A round of $43 million from the Foundry Group will allow the company to nearly double its staff. But it won't include any sales or marketing positions. The company has yet to engage in either, because it hasn't needed to in the face of word of mouth.
While it gets the components from China, Cubelets are made in east Boulder. Noting that minimum wage has doubled three times since Modular Robotics' founding in 2009, Schweikardt says the savings gap is starting to close. Making Cubelets in Boulder "is the right thing to do," he adds. "It's more agile and more flexible to manufacture here rather than thousands of miles away."
Schweikardt worked in architecture in Boulder for several years before going into robotics at Carnegie Mellon. "I hated it," he says. "I love architecture, but the job is just awful." His new career is a total reversal: "It's a lot of fun. We're making robot toys at a little factory in Boulder."
Does Schweikardt's age impact his business strategy? "Honestly, you'd have to ask someone else that question," he says. "I don't know what it would be like if I did this when I was 50, or when I was 18. I have one data point: my own age."
Todd Lindenbaum, 35, has been passionate about sports since he was a kid, but now that he's been in the industry for more than a decade, he's not just a fan. "My passion has become the business more than the sports side," he says. "My passion is being an entrepreneur and building the business from scratch."
Fresh out of college, Lindenbaum got his start in sales for the San Francisco Giants. "When we were renewing people's season tickets and luxury suites, the common objections were, 'There are too many games,' 'There are too many tickets,' and 'It's too hard to manage,'" he says. Baseball suites can be the hardest for a company to handle, Lindenbaum adds. "You have 16 tickets each for 81 home games, and sometimes there are games nine days in a row."
Subsequently, Lindenbaum started Sports Shares' predecessor, OneSuite Sports, in Atlanta in 2005, then moved it to Denver and merged with nascent Sports Shares in 2007. "Our model is about efficiency and service," he says. "We make it as easy as it can be. We manage the whole process."
Taking cues from the fractional-jet business, Sports Shares buys luxury suites at professional sports venues and then sells them, game by game, to nearly 200 customers, most of which are corporations. (Individuals can buy a $1,000 membership then buy tickets a la carte.) The suite is staffed by a Sports Shares concierge who handles catering and other logistics with "white-glove service," Lindenbaum says.
Sports Shares owns suites "at almost every venue in Denver, Atlanta and Dallas," Lindenbaum says. (One notable exception: Sports Authority Field at Mile High, as the Denver Broncos have gone their own way with an internal suite-sharing program.) Sports Shares also arranges one-off suite sharing at other venues, which have included Yankee Stadium in New York and AT&T Park in San Francisco.
The 25-employee company is now eyeing expansion into a number of new markets. "We're certainly in growth mode," Lindenbaum says. "This model becomes exponentially more compelling the more markets and geographic diversity we can provide." New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix and Minneapolis are high on the list.
While the Dallas Cowboys are the hottest ticket for the company, Lindenbaum says the Colorado Rockies defied expectations during an abysmal 2012 season. "We have been more full at Coors Field than ever," he says. "It's less about team performance and more about the experience. When you're in a suite, it's like you're at a cocktail party and there's also a game going on."
Lindenbaum believes age has been an asset to his career. "Starting early was a huge advantage," he explains. "I started the business when I was 28, and I think to some degree my youth allowed me to take greater risks."
"Before I started Travelers Haven, I had about six or seven companies," says Elia Wallen, the 29-year-old president of the company. "I kept doing more and more."
Nobody has accused Wallen of being an underachiever. He got his real estate broker license in Florida when he was 20 and launched Travelers Haven, a temporary housing provider, three years later, in 2006. He'd been working with one of his companies in Ohio, and it came time to return to the Sunshine State. "I did not want to go back to Florida at all," he says. "It's hot and it's pretty much a retirement community."
It follows that Wallen picked up stakes and moved across the country to Colorado in 2008. That year, Travelers Haven had three employees and took in $1.2 million in revenue. Today the company employs 55 and Wallen expects 2012 revenue will hit $45 million. The company operates in 5,000 cities in all 50 states, as well as Canada and the Caribbean, utilizing proprietary software and an extensive quality assurance process to match workers with temporary abodes.
Wallen says the company's success stems from its turnkey approach. "We get the furniture going, we set up utilities, we pay the deposits. When they get there, it's like checking into a hotel." Not only does Travelers Haven dot the i's and cross the t's, but the rent is also less expensive than it would be at many hotels, averaging $2,000 a month for a furnished apartment with a kitchen.
Thanks to its user-friendly model, Travelers Haven has quickly emerged as the largest provider of temporary housing for the U.S. health-care industry. Other key markets include construction, government/military and insurance. Energy has emerged as another promising vertical, Wallen says, but it's tricky. Case in point: In Minot, N.D., near the Bakken shale formation, a serious oil boom is putting a strain on housing. "It's insane," he says. "We're renting these 500-square-foot apartments to people for $2,500 or $3,000 -- when you can find them."
Wallen is not resting on his laurels. He launched ShortTermHousing.com earlier this year as an "open-source" alternative to vacation house portal VRBO.com, with free listings for property owners, and HotelEngine.com in August as a business-friendly alternative to Expedia and other booking sites. "We're taking the same tools as the big players and adding some business-friendly features."
Of his age, "I used to think it was a hurdle," Wallen says, recalling providing housing for employees of the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Fla. "I'm 22, maybe 23. Those days, I was really concerned with it." Today it is a different story, and the state of the national economy has played just as important a role as Wallen's age. "We've grown up in the recession. I never expected how it could have been. The decisions around growing the business were based on leaner times."
Denver-based writer Eric Peterson is the author of Frommer's Colorado, Frommer's Montana & Wyoming, Frommer's Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks and the Ramble series of guidebooks, featuring first-person travelogues covering everything from atomic landmarks in New Mexico to celebrity gone wrong in Hollywood. Peterson has also recently written about backpacking in Yosemite, cross-country skiing in Yellowstone and downhill skiing in Colorado for such publications as Denver's Westword and The New York Daily News. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com


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My city is relocating the sewer line from the back of the property to the front along the street. I signed off on a plan to route the new line around the side of my house which requires trenching through my patio and down my driveway. The other side of my house has about 3-5 mature oak trees. I've been told that the construction company has a boring machine that can dig under the oak tree roots and not damage them. The arborist with the engineering company that devised the plan recommended staying 10 feet away from mature trees and thus the patio/driveway plan. Anyone have experience digging under oak trees? I just don't know which way to go. MK |
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1) Ive had a Home loan through 3 different Mortgage companies since 2000 (Same Home, but the Loan was Sold).
2) I was Discharged from Chapter 13 Last Year.
3) All my Bills Are Current, Have been Current for over 14 months.
4) My Question is, Should i contact my Mortgage company and Inquire why they are not Reporting my Mortgage info or will the Delinquency >14 months hurt me more than it will help? I Always pay my Home loan from my Bank Electronically so its Documented .
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Middle School Students Accused of Sodomizing Friend with a Cell Phone
POSTED: Saturday, January 22, 2011 - 6:54am
UPDATED: Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 1:45pm
"It hurt me. It does. Like, he's my family. I didn't think he was that bad."
18-year-old, Pablo Garcia, is talking about his cousin. One of the four students accused of sexually assaulting one of their friends with a cell phone.
Cameron County authorities arrested two students yesterday. The others were picked up this morning. The students who attend Liberty Middle School in Laureles were interviewed by Cameron County investigators at the Cameron County Sheriff's Office after the department received the call from the victim's family on Monday.
Garcia says, "My mom told me they were horsing around and everything and I guess they started undressing the kid. In my mom's words, that's what they had told her, they started undressing the kid. One of them was pinning him down and something with the phone being placed somewhere I don't want to mention."
"What they did is they pulled the pants down of this individual then they threw him down on the floor. They held him against his will and they used a cell phone to penetrate his anus," said Cameron County Sheriff, Omar Lucio.
Lucio says this was done at one the teen's home and the group claims they were playing a game they called "pants". As this act was committed, the sheriff says one of the boys took pictures on his phone and they planned to upload them online.
"This is not the kind of game that is permissible and we hope this is the last case we hear about it. We don't want it to go out here and the other kids try to do the same thing. This is not only embarrassing and dangerous but this is a violation of the law."
"I knew he was a troublemaker. I knew. He's a little kid. He's still learning and everything but that's just a little too much. He's a young adult already so it hurts me to know that one of my family members, like he just did that right now."
The victim is doing okay today. As for the four minors, they were transported to the juvenile detention where they away sexual assault charges.


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I had a so-simple recipe for bulgur with chickpeas that I made often years back, but I lost it. It came from a free magazine given out by a health food store.
Online, everything I can find has tomatoes and feta. (the same recipe repeated on many different sites) Mine was cooked in chicken broth, mostly, but I can't recall what spices were in it. The bulgur was sauteed in olive oil first, until lightly browned. Then simmered in chicken broth, with the mystery spices. The chickpeas were added at the end. |
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- Posted by neversink4 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 21, 10 at 11:49
This sounds very good..I might try it using cumin as the spice. Do you bruise the chick peas a little or leave them whole? |
The chickpeas are whole. |
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My DD got Krazy Glue all over her fingers. I don't know what to use to get it off. Any suggestions, Please????? Thanks!
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Hi GH, Crazy glue is meant to stay on indefinitely. I am just grasping at straws here but I would try to use something called Goo Gone. I have found this product at Michael's Crafts stores. It is fairly safe to use one ones skin. If you can't find that I would recommend plain old fingernail polish remover. I hope one of these works for you. Larry |
You might try going to their website and see if they list anything that might be able to release it? Are her fingers stuck together? If not you should just be able to let it wear off I think. I have actually done that before to myself and it wears off within a day or so. Hope that helps!! Carly |
I tried the Acetone Nail Polish remover, but it didn't help much. I had her to keep washing her hands in warm water and soap, to no avail. She started to pull it off with her fingers and I almost fainted. LOL She said, "It doesn't hurt mommy, SEEEEEEEE!" She's gotten all of it off of her left hand. Now we have to work on the right hand. Thanks Larry and Carly. GH- who's breathing a sigh of relief! |
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- Posted by Calla_Lady Z8b N. Calif (My Page) on Wed, Nov 9, 05 at 19:03
This is way after the fact but I'll throw this out there for future reference,,,earlier this year I was using C.G. to fix something and was very intent on what I was doing. So intent that I did not notice that a drop had run down between two of my fingers and glued them together. Finger nail polish remover did not even touch it, so I filled a bowl of warm soapy water and sat there for a very long time with my hand submerged and sure enough it eventually pulled off one of my fingers (leaving skin intact :~)allowing me to seperate my fingers. Doing the evening dishes took the rest off. Apparently skin + warm water loosens the bond. I read something in the newspaper the other day that made me think of this post. A man is suing Home Depot because he went in to use their restroom and somebody just before him had spread Crazy glue on the toilet seat as a prank. I guess that he sat down and was stuck there for quite awhile. His issue with H.D. was not about that, rather he called for helped for 15 minutes and the H.D. employeess assumed that it was a joke ("Help I'm stuck to the toilet seat and can't get up!" ) and would not go in to help him. Somebody finally did check and called the paramedics. They had to unbolt the toilet seat to get him to the hospital to remove it (and a lot of skin). How awful would that be! Can you imagine??? Just a bit of Crazy Glue trivia there...... :~)Alicia |
Alicia- Thanks for the tips. I hate fooling with Krazy glue, but DD was putting on the pressure for me to hang plastic Barbie curtains in her doorway.:) She got a little anxious and opened the packet while I went to retrieve the curtains. They are curious little buggers during the tender years! Yeah, I saw this guy on the tele this morning. Apparently, he has done this type of thing before and has a rap sheet. I think he lives in Colorado???? GH |
- Posted by Calla_Lady Z8b N. Calif (My Page) on Wed, Nov 9, 05 at 21:31
No kidding? He did that to himself?! What a fool! I just can't imagine doing something like that! Of course I had to wonder what kind of a person sits on a toilet seat that has a wet sheen to it. Bizarre! lol..... |
- Posted by Jeez_Luweez (My Page) on Thu, Dec 8, 05 at 3:37
It's funny how often this happens. I just cracked the faucet in my kitchen. In an attempt to rectify the situation before anyone else discovers it, I tried to krazy glue the holes so that the water would not spray. Needless to say, 2 seconds into fixing the mess, I created a new one. This time on my fingers. Now that my hands are covered in krazy glue, I figure I can still get it off before it dries completely so I run my hands under warm water. Some of it softens so I get excited. But I act in haste as I proceed to dry my hands with a paper towel. So now that my fingertips are more absorbent than a bounty paper towel, I still can't get the krazy glue off and the faucet is still cracked. If necessity is the mother of invention. Panic and necessity is the father of misfortune. I wonder how many things got ruined before a real solution came of it? |
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Long-term Test: Honda NC700X - Simple economics
One of the first bikes on the MCM test fleet this year, the Honda NC700X is already impressing us with its frugal mile-munching credentials...
MOTORCYCLE clichés no 27. Why don't the Japanese stop building bikes with crazy horsepower figures at stratospheric redlines and build one that does 110mph, cruises at 80mph and does 65mpg? You've heard it, I've heard it, we've all probably said it at some point. Well, now they have. Honda's new NC700 series (three bikes use this engine and chassis), makes 47bhp, redlines at 6500rpm and claims 110mph, easy motorway cruising and 78mpg. All for just £5850.
This one, the NC700X, is styled like an adventure bike taking cues from VFR-based Crossrunner and Crosstourer. If you ever rode Honda's Transalp, you'll feel comfy with the NC's similar riding position, its similar power delivery and its similar all-round excellence.
The Transalp's V-twin engine felt lumpier, with more character, but it also needed more revs. The NC's engine is based on the one in Honda's four-wheeled Jazz, missing a couple of cylinders and the VTEC, with a motorcycle gearbox bolted on. Plus the pistons in this parallel twin engine fire at 270º intervals which make it feel like a bit like a V-twin. There's lots of torque from very low revs, a lowly (6500rpm) redline and an easygoing, lazy feel.
That laziness comes from a relatively small bore and long piston stroke. Long stroke engines (mostly cruisers) make plenty of torque at low revs but the last time we saw a stroke this long on a street bike was Norton's 1968 Commando 750, which also claimed about 47bhp at around 6500rpm.
So the NC's performance is on par with a 1960s British sports bike or a Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200, but the Honda squeezes almost 50% more mileage from every gallon of fuel than either of those bikes and at least 20mpg more than almost any other bike you care to name.
What's it like to live with?
During our first 1500 miles together, the NC's best fuel figure has been 83mpg, ridden at a constant(ish) 55mph over 150 miles. Average consumption ridden normally has been 70-75mpg and the worst was 51mpg being thrashed almost flat out, desperately trying to make a meeting 40 miles away with just 25 minutes to spare. We made it in time and bearing in mind that the only other bikes I've managed those kind of A-to-B speeds on returned about 35mpg, I'd suggest that Honda has got the efficiency/performance balance about right.
Engine aside, it's a simple but effective chassis with supple but controlled suspension, a comfy ride and decent brakes. ABS is standard and the handling is superb for a budget machine. It steers quickly and has plenty of ground clearance and tracks through fast corners without any sign of a weave or wallow.
Only having one front brake disc means you need a hefty squeeze for last-minute braking but then you remember that the brakes are linked and a stamp on the rear pedal brings in the third piston on the front caliper (as well as the two in the rear) which slows the NC in plenty of time. The ABS is unobtrusive in normal riding, with none of the rear-wheel chatter that accompanies so many ABS bikes.
So, a good bike then, but not perfect. The biggest niggle is that lowly redline. It caught me out a couple of times hitting the rev limiter while halfway through an overtake, losing vital seconds when you can least afford it. It only took a day or so to get used to it and I haven't had a problem since – there's enough torque to be in a gear higher than you'd normally select and make the pass with ease. Other than that my biggest niggles are down to the bike's spec and that has to be qualified by the price. If this is a bike to get people commuting on two wheels then for me it needs heated handlebar grips and a luggage rack as standard. The sizeable storage compartment where the fuel tank would normally be (the fuel is under the seat), has been designed with helmet stowage in mind so isn't as flexible in shape as a top box would be (I said it was only a niggle).
And talking of capacity, another two litres of fuel would be good too. The tank holds 14 litres, which is enough, for around 175 careful miles before the warning light flashes and another 50 miles afterwards. But knowing that there is only three litres in reserve makes me panic. The mega-economy only happens when riding very carefully and it only takes a couple of spirited overtakes or a long-ish spell keeping up with faster moving traffic to drop (raise?) the consumption down to a 'mere' 65mpg and then how long have I got?
Sorry. It's a silly point. Irrational, I know, but the fact is that the NC700 changes your priorities as a rider from mph to mpg. Which isn't to say that the NC isn't fun. Ridden with gusto it's as thrilling as anything else in this class. But the knowledge that when it's ridden differently, it can be soooo very economical brings out the angel in me where motorcycling usually tends to do the opposite.
It's a bit like those hybrid, eco-friendly cars. I once drove a Toyota Prius which was a tedious experience mainly because there's a flipping great 'saint-ometer' in the middle of the dash that tells you when you're being economical. You spend the whole time staring at it, desperately trying to achieve the maximum efficiency, refusing to concede momentum to anything because accelerating back up to speed will turn you into a planet-killing, bunny-smothering monster. The NC700X doesn't have such a gauge, which is good, but once you know how frugal it can be, it's hard to go back to ragging it.
So, are you prepared to meet your inner angel?
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Julian Rose Says:
February, 6th 2013 at 08:32 am
Have you seen the Honda 'touring extras' & then they put the fuel cap under the seat?
I'll stick with my 900tdm for the moment, an easy 65mpg on A&B roads. A pity Ymaaha have discontinued this model with some new clothes & some alterations to the engine it might have provided some interesting competition to the NC700
Valko Says:
January, 6th 2013 at 09:11 pm
I agree quality is more important and by the looks of it new Honda will providing good quality ride. I mean quality does not mean high speed and high rev, for me quality means high low torq and pleasant cruising and commuting. And yes i am using Honda linked brakes and so far very pleased, definitely linked brakes are deal maker for me.
claire k Says:
May, 24th 2012 at 04:41 pm
This looks to be a great bike to commute on but I think Honda have missed out by not putting on a shaft drive for that extra low maintenance.As for the styling, get rid of the ugly beak thing! I will stay with my Moto Guzzi Nevada, it has every thing i need in a commuter, I can live with the poor fuel economy 55 to 65MPG (compared to the NC 700). :-)
David Robinson Says:
April, 21st 2012 at 08:07 am
I"d rather live 5 years as an adrenaline fuelled Yamaha-ist than survive 100 years as a Volvo driving banker. It"s a matter of quality over quantity. The same logic applies to the NC700X. And linked brakes are a deal breaker, too. Thanks for the review!
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Kinder Morgan notified the BLM on January 21, 2015, that they intended to withdraw their application for a right-of-way permit for the Lobos CO2 Pipeline Project. As announced by Kinder Morgan on January 21, the project timing is being reassessed because of current market conditions related to the significant decline in oil prices. Kinder Morgan will continue to re-evaluate the timing of its planned investment to develop the St. Johns source field and construction of the Lobos Pipeline, as well as the related expansion of the southern portion of the Cortez Pipeline to accommodate future required CO2 capacity from St. Johns field. Kinder Morgan's online newsroom can be accessed by clicking here: http://news.kindermorgan.com/. A link to an article published in the Albuquerque Journal is below.
If you have questions you may contact Mark Mackiewicz, Senior National Project Manager at (435) 636-3616 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Update 11-6-2014
The BLM is in the process of selecting alternatives and analyzing data for the Draft EIS. In addition, we have updated the map of Kinder Morgan's proposed pipeline route to provide more detail. A map of the alternatives will be available when the Draft EIS is published. We also have updated the Frequently Asked Questions page to include current information and address additional questions.
Update 9-9-2014
The Frequently Asked Questions page is available! This document is based on questions received during and after the scoping period.
Update 4-1-2014
The Scoping Report is available! The Scoping Report provides an overview of the comments received during and after the scoping period. Please note that, while the scoping period has ended, the BLM will continue to accept comments throughout the NEPA process
Update 2-4-2014
The BLM thanks everyone who participated in the scoping process. We appreciate the time and effort you have contributed to this project.
The project Scoping Period ended on January 29, 2014, however, public comments will continue to be accepted throughout the BLM's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. Comments or questions received after the end of the comment period may not be included in the Scoping Report or addressed in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Based on the complexity of the information provided and the amount of time that has passed after the end of the scoping period, you may not see your comment(s) addressed until the Final EIS.
The BLM will use comments from the public, agencies, and tribes to develop a range of alternatives to Kinder Morgan's proposed route. The BLM will analyze the range of alternatives, including the No Action Alternative and Kinder Morgan's proposed route, and document this analysis in the EIS. The next formal opportunity for public comment will occur once the BLM has released the Draft EIS for public review. Comments from the Draft EIS review and comment period, as well as any comments that were received too late to be incorporated into the Draft EIS, will be incorporated into the Final EIS.
Documents:Final Scoping ReportFrequently Asked QuestionsNotice of IntentPublic Scoping BrochurePublic Scoping Posters MapsKinder Morgan Proposed Pipeline Route Map
Scoping Meeting TranscriptsQuemado: 12-03-2013Socorro: 12-04-13Mountainair: 12-10-13Belen: 12-11-13The National Environmental Policy ActAbout NEPANEPA ProcessNEPA FAQsNEPA Citizen's Guide (Non-BLM)
For further information, contact:Mark Mackiewicz, Washington Office Project Manager(435) 636-3616
Information About CO2
Carbon Dioxide Frequently Asked Questions Information Portal
Natural CO2 Reservoirs on the Colorado Plateau and Southern Rocky Mountains: Candidates for CO2 Sequestration
Pipeline Safety Stakeholder Communication: Regulatory Fact Sheet: New Mexico
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement The BLM will collect data and develop alternatives to the route proposed by Kinder Morgan. The BLM will consider input from Public Scoping, Native American Tribes, and Cooperating Agencies during the BLM's alternative development process. Once the BLM has identified alternatives, the BLM will analyze the potential impacts from the proposed route and the BLM's alternatives. This analysis will be documented in the Draft EIS. Specialists with expertise in the following disciplines will be involved in the Draft EIS process: rangeland management, minerals and geology, outdoor recreation, archaeology, paleontology, wildlife, lands and realty, hydrology, soils, sociology, and economics. Other specialists also may be involved.
DEIS Comment PeriodThe next formal opportunity for public comment will occur when the BLM publishes the Draft EIS. The publication of the DEIS will begin a 45-day comment period. During the comment period, the BLM will hold public meetings in addition to accepting written comments.
The BLM will alert the public to the availability of the DEIS by placing notices in the Federal Register and local newspapers, and sending an announcement to the project mailing list. The Draft EIS will be available on this website and through local BLM offices.
If you would like to be added to the mailing list, please send an email with your contact information to email@example.com or call the Socorro Field Office at (575) 835-0412.
Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)Once the Draft EIS comment period has ended, the BLM will revise the analysis based on public feedback on the Draft EIS. The revised analysis will be documented in a Final EIS, which also will be made available to the public.
On September 11, 2012, Kinder Morgan CO2 Company, L.P. (Kinder Morgan), submitted an application to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Socorro Field Office, requesting a right-of-way (ROW) across public lands for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline. The purpose of the pipeline would be to transport CO2 for enhanced oil recovery at existing oil fields in Texas and Eastern New Mexico.
The Kinder Morgan proposed pipeline would originate at the St. Johns CO2 field in Apache County, Arizona. The proposed pipeline would cross three New Mexico counties (Catron, Socorro, and Torrance) and would terminate at the existing Kinder Morgan Cortez Pipeline, at Main Line Valve (MLV) 160. According to Kinder Morgan's current development plan, this pipeline would consist of approximately 214 miles of 16- to 20-inch diameter pipe, with an initial capacity of approximately 200 million standard cubic feet per day of pressurized, liquid CO2. The proposed plan anticipates that up to four pump stations would be strategically located along the proposed new pipeline route, and interconnections would be made at the origin and terminus.
Kinder Morgan also proposes to construct a 40-mile long, 30-inch diameter loop parallel to their existing Cortez Pipeline in Chaves County, New Mexico. This loop would help to offset the additional CO2 load brought in from the St. Johns field, which would be introduced into the Cortez line. In addition, Kinder Morgan proposes upgrades in pumping capacity to the existing Caprock Station in Chaves County, in order to assist with the proposed increase in CO2 load. A new pump station also would be added at the location of MLV 170 on the existing Cortez Pipeline in Torrance County.
The BLM will analyze Kinder Morgan's proposed route, as well as a range of reasonable alternatives, in the EIS. The BLM alternatives will include alternatives identified during the scoping process, as well as a "no action" option (i.e., an alternative in which the BLM does not grant a right-of-way across public land). The BLM will use this analysis to determine a preliminary Preferred Alternative which will be included in the Draft EIS. While the BLM will consider Kinder Morgan's proposed route and alternatives, the alternatives brought forward in the Draft EIS may not necessarily be the same.
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Hi fellow gardeners! I'm a newbie. Have been reading the posts and find I can learn a lot from other people. 'Hope I can also be of help to someone. How do I permanantly get rid of this determined vine! I've cut it down and dug up what I could, but I'm afraid the runners will revive this summer. Any suggestions on how I can get rid of it for good?
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- Posted by karyn1 MD 7 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sat, Mar 29, 08 at 10:10
I hate to say it but you might never rid your yard of this vine. I'd been trying to kill them for about 8 years and finally gave up. Now I just try to keep it confined to the far corner. It really is beautiful when in bloom. I've tried pulling it up, herbicides, including Vine-X, with no luck. I've even injected the herbicide directly into the stump. Maybe a few gallons of gasoline and a match? The trumpet vines and cockroaches will be all that's left after a nuclear blast.lol Karyn |
I don't know if this will help you with your TC, but maybe you could try this or a similar idea, and secure it somehow from the dog. I had a Virginia Creeper, which I love in the right environment, but it was about to overtake my holly trees. First I cut down all the vines I could and removed whatever roots I could. As soon as new leaves sprouted from near the ground, I used a paintbrush (NOT spray!) to apply the liquid Roundup directly onto the VC's leaves and stems, then covered it with a flowerpot held down with a brick, so that it could not touch anything else. Later that summer, a few more volunteers came up from nearby roots, and with the same treatment, the VC eventually surrendered. |
Bluebars, was your trumpet vine for sure dead after all of that. My husband and I have one we are about to tackle this summer. I am sad that I have to kill it because it is beautiful but it is getting worse and worse. We have much too small of a yard to have such a beast, let alone three of them. Your idea is exactly what we felt we were going to try but I would love to hear that you won. What a depressing thing, Karyn, to try and try and never win. Why is that? My biggest worry is that we are going to take them off the fence, dig out the roots of the three main parents, paint the other sprouts and then nothing will stop it and we have lost what was good about them...the flowers. What do you guys think? |
It takes more than one applicaiton but persistence will do it. If you keep cutting it back and applying roundup, it will eventually feel unwanted. |
- Posted by karyn1 MD 7 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Wed, May 28, 08 at 8:45
I've never had any luck with Round-Up on Trumpet vines or brambles, even with repeated applications and injecting directly into cut stems. I've heard very good things about a herbicide called Vine-X but haven't tried it yet. I've finally found a way to coexist with the Trumpet vine but not the brambles! I have to get some and see if it's as effective as I've heard. Karyn |
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Since arriving in Los Angeles from Japan in 1962, the Buddhist teacher Joshu Sasaki, who is 105 years old, has taught thousands of Americans at his two Zen centers in the area and one in New Mexico. He has influenced thousands more enlightenment seekers through a chain of some 30 affiliated Zen centers from the Puget Sound to Princeton to Berlin. And he is known as a Buddhist teacher of Leonard Cohen, the poet and songwriter.
Mr. Sasaki has also, according to an investigation by an independent council of Buddhist leaders, released in January, groped and sexually harassed female students for decades, taking advantage of their loyalty to a famously charismatic roshi, or master.
The above excerpt is from the opening lines of Zen Groups Distressed by Accusations Against Teacher by Mark Oppenheimer and Ian Lovett. New York Times: Feb 11, 2013.
Note: I initially hesitated posting this story. Given, however, the long relationship between Leonard Cohen and Roshi, how closely this site covers other aspects of Mr Cohen's life, and the public's increased awareness as a result of the New York Times article, ignoring this controversy is impossible. Consequently, I have provided links to pertinent information, including the extensive New York Times piece (which includes the original Report on Joshu Sasaki Allegations) by Oppenheimer and Lovett, to allow readers to consider the issue for themselves. The following information, gathered from publications within the Zen community may also be helpful.
Rinzai-ji Oshos' Response To Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct By Joshu Sasaki Roshi
In response to allegations of sexual misconduct leveled at Rinzai-ji senior teacher Joshu Sasaki Roshi, Rinzai-ji oshos have issued a statement announcing that Sasaki is no longer teaching. The sangha is creating policies to address other complaints of misconduct, and to try to prevent other abuses from happening in the future.
From Updated: Rinzai-ji oshos' open letter regarding Sasaki roshi responds to sexual misconduct allegations; acknowledges misconduct. Posted Jan 11, 2013 at Buddhadharma on the Shambhala Sun web site.
For more information, see
- Everybody Knows – Kyozan Joshu Sasaki Roshi and Rinzai-ji posted by Eshu Martin at Sweeping Zen on November 16, 2012
- American Buddhism: Some Big Names in Crisis by Justin Whitaker. Patheos: November 24, 2012


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SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Supreme Court ruled today in the case City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients Health and Wellness Center that local governments may ban the distribution of medical marijuana and are not preempted by state law by doing so.
However, the court also recognized the legality of dispensaries, more than 1,000 of which currently exist and operate throughout the state. More than 50 localities in California officially regulate the distribution of medical marijuana, while nearly 200 cities ban the activity outright. Notably, the court emphasized that, "nothing prevents future efforts by the Legislature, or by the People, to adopt a different approach."
"While the California Supreme Court ruling ignores the needs of thousands of patients across the state, it simply maintains the status quo," said Joe Elford, Chief Counsel with Americans for Safe Access, the country's leading medical marijuana advocacy group, which filed an amicus 'friend of the court' brief in the Riverside case. "Notably, the High Court deferred to the state legislature to establish a clearer regulatory system for the distribution of medical marijuana, which advocates and state officials are currently working on."
Proposition 215, passed by California voters in 1996, encouraged the state and federal governments to adopt a distribution plan, however that never happened. In 2003, the California legislature adopted the Medical Marijuana Program Act (MMPA), which addressed the issue of distribution, but left much of the authority to local governments.
Concurrent to the California Supreme Court decision in the Riverside case is a renewed effort by advocates and elected officials to seek medical marijuana reforms in Sacramento. CRMM is hosting a lobby day today, during which scores of advocates will meet with their state legislators to urge passage of pending medical marijuana regulatory bills such as SB 439, introduced by State Senate President Pro-Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) and Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), and AB 473, introduced by Assembly member Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco).
Mayors from San Diego, San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley are urging the legislature to ensure that patients have a safe and legal means to obtain their medication. San Diego Mayor Bob Filner "urge[s] the Governor's office and the Legislature to craft sensible medical cannabis guidelines, to provide clarity to local governments, and finally to implement the will of a majority of Californians who believe in compassionate use," a sentiment echoed in the other mayoral letters.
Oral arguments occurred in February in the Riverside case, which is one of at least six similar appellate cases before the High Court, including County of Los Angeles v. Alternative Medicinal Cannabis Collective, 420 Caregivers v. City of Los Angeles, City of Lake Forest v. Evergreen Holistic Collective, City of Temecula v. Cooperative Patients Services, Inc., and People v. G3 Holistic. Last July, ASA filed an amicus 'friend of the court' brief in the Riverside case on behalf of patients and against local bans.
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In the summer of 2007 a group of people in Nashville were asking the question, Do we want to start a new church for our city? As they thought it over, it seemed right to change the question to, Does God want to start a new church for our city? So they devoted the fall of that year to weekly Bible study and prayer, asking God for clarity. By the end of November, he did make it clear. There was a call from God to start a new church for the blessing of our city.
God still has great things to do for Nashville. According to the Association of Religion Data Archives, the largest group in our city is "religiously unclaimed" – loved by Christ, but as yet unclaimed by his love. Add to that the rapid growth of our city, and it is clear why Immanuel Church is needed. There is no city anywhere with too many revival-ready churches.
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CDC is changing to meet the challenges of public health in the 21st century. To address the shifting landscape of public health, the CDC has established four Health Protection Goals focusing on healthy people, healthy places, preparedness, and global health.
CDC's Healthy People goals encompass the unique health issues and risk behaviors that affect the quality of health in every stage of life. This broadcast of Public Health Grand Rounds focuses on Healthy People and the importance of establishing healthy behaviors during childhood instead of attempting to change unhealthy behaviors in adulthood. Major research initiatives and school and community based interventions to prevent and reduce unhealthy behaviors that cause and exacerbate chronic diseases is discussed.
Recent studies of children, adolescents, and young adults have demonstrated the close link of blood cholesterol level, blood pressure level, smoking, and obesity with the extent and severity of atherosclerosis among people well below 20 years of age.
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In 2001, the Texas state legislature passed a bill authorizing the state Board of Education to require all school systems in Texas to provide 30 minutes per day of school-based physical activity and to implement a coordinated school health curriculum. Schools and communities, in particular, have a critical role to play in promoting the health and safety of young people and helping them establish lifelong healthy behavior patterns. Work with community partners continues to further the adoption and implementations of CATCH and similar behavioral change programs across the nation.
This program will seek to increase knowledge and awareness of how the CATCH program gives schools and communities the tools they need to help children improve their diet and increase the amount of physical activity they engage in. By addressing chronic disease risk factors at a young age, we can begin to prevent and reduce the chronic disease burden in the U.S.
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