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I don't believe that IDPA has an exact weight for trigger pull in the rule book. the best I can find is "Internal action work may be used to enhance trigger pull as long as safety is maintained" I think as long as the pistol can be safely fired it should be fine but if an accidental discharge happens due to too light of pull I get the feeling you won't be allowed to compete. ever! IIRC in USPSA production class it is 4 lbs of pull required. Granted I have never had a trigger pull test done at any competition. Here is the rule book. http://idpa.com/Documents/IDPARuleBook2005.pdf
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Apple Paltrow Goes Vegetarian Because of Stella McCartney
Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter, Apple, has taken a shine to PETA pal Stella McCartney, and the fur-free designer's good influence has rubbed off—Stella says that she has convinced Apple to go vegetarian! According to the Daily Mail, Gwyneth sent Stella a photo of Apple wearing a PETA T-shirt and said, "She's your child!"
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i think this is great even if she is a child and not capable of choosing for herself, after all children are fed meat without thier consent from an early age, they have no idea that meat comes from animals and if they saw how it got on thier plates, believe me they would all choose to be vegetarian!!!
Love this story! Being that Paltrow has always been one of my favorite celebrities, I think I like her even more, now!
Apple Paltrow is a child and she eats what her parents and other caregivers allow her to eat. I am glad her parents have made the vegan choice for her but at her age had no say in the matter.


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Our family of four spent Christmas 2014 at this fantastic Nanaimo property and it by far exceeded our expectations. The online pictures are amazing and normally on holiday property rentals the photos always look better than reality - not in this case. The place looks even better in-person. Cozy rooms, a well-appointed kitchen that had everything we needed to cook and host Christmas dinner for my extended Canadian family, stunning views that make early rising a pleasure as you watch the sun come up over the bay, and Su even set up the Christmas tree and put out decorations so our little kids could get into the spirit and decorate the tree before Santa came. The beach just outside the door was perfect for our 3.5-year-old who was in heaven skipping rocks into the bay every day. Nanaimo has so many parks, lagoons, marshes and lagoons - winter or summer this house is a great base from which to explore. And Mt. Washington is only about an hour's drive away, meaning snow in winter and hiking in the summer. I could go on and on, but I'll sum it up by saying that I know I will return to Nanaimo to visit family and I will book this house again without hesitation.
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Have you ever seen that TV home renovation show where everyone screams at the completion of the reno's "Move that bus!!" and the family then gasps, gapes and goes bananas over the miracle they're about to take part in? That's what it's like walking into Lisa's house.
You can't quite believe YOU get to be THERE! You drive up, and it's a 'nice' neighbourhood, very Canadian, suburban. Ample parking, easy to find, and you park the car. Front garden well maintained. Then, you open the door: It's THAT moment when the breathtaking view can not be under estimated. An elegant dining room, a reading room for days of rest and relaxation, but you'll see those in a moment, just walk into the main room - there's room enough for a battalion! But it's the view.....you get up early on your vacation to soak it in and you eat breakfast and lounge on the terrace - wine and cheese. Lisa and Blake have a home on the corner lot - there are no neighbours peeking in - privacy!
The house is furnished with everything you can imagine, and then some - the bar sink, the master bath, the gas bbq, and a basement for a gaggle of teens to hang out and claim as their own - games, games and games - electronic and old fashioned (the kind that require no electricity)
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Makes 6 to 8 servings
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- 1/2 cup pecan halves, cut crosswise into thirds
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 pounds baby Brussels sprouts, trimmed
- 1/2 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
Spread pecan pieces in 1 layer in a shallow baking pan and bake until fragrant and a few shades darker, about 10 minutes. Add 1/2 tablespoon butter and 1/4 teaspoon salt to nuts and toss until butter is melted and nuts are coated.
While nuts bake, cook Brussels sprouts in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water, uncovered, until just tender, 5 to 6 minutes, then transfer to a bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking. Drain sprouts and pat dry.
Melt remaining 2 1/2 tablespoons butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, then add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Increase heat to moderately high, then add sprouts and sauté, stirring occasionally, until browned in patches, about 5 minutes. Add lemon juice, pepper, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, then stir in pecans and serve.
Cooks' notes: ·If you can't find baby Brussels sprouts, you can use 2 lb regular Brussels sprouts, quartered.
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- Calories180
- Carbohydrates15 g (5%)
- Fat13 g (20%)
- Protein6 g (12%)
- Saturated Fat4 g (22%)
- Sodium329 mg (14%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat2 g
- Fiber7 g (27%)
- Monounsaturated Fat5 g
- Cholesterol15 mg (5%)
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There are two solid ways to run win on linux machines. Virtual box runs well and will run almost all windows software. A few win't accept the virtualness. There is also wine which works quite well. It seems who ever designed the original tomtom was a linux person since it is the perating system of tomtom. However the people there now do not understand linux or what they are doing or we would not have all these problems associated with the lack of computer knowledge on the part of customer support staff.
At first I thougt it was only my problem, but I can see it is huge and worldwide and has been goingon for a long time. Probably ever since they fired whoever did the original gps software on which the thing is based. It works well, but all the "improvements and updates" are buggy and nearly non functional. Usually these are the signs that despite a great reputation, this company is headed straight to the junk pile fast. I am sure they have all the right credentials, but clearly they know nothing.
The problem is primarily related to the way maps are transferred across the wire.
TomTom doesn't supply them in a format that linux can use, it's a closed protocol-ish thing.
The solution is to get TomTom to deliver the maps as plain old files instead of proprietary format. If they supplied them as files that, say, wget or curl could use, it wouldn't be that difficult for the open source community to write software for linux. (you could probably even do it in shell... but I wouldn't recommend it)
This REALLY shouldn't be that big a deal for them! all they'd need to do is provide a web interface (with an account password) that transfers the maps as regular files... or.. if they insist, using rsync.
If anything, it'd be easier than windows... because they wouldn't have to do anything.
I did some reading about this. Apparently, TomTom got in trouble with both the Linux community and Microsoft over licencing problems.
Linux is licenced under the GNU GPL, which means that, since the original TomTom OS was Linux, it was supposed to be open source. TomTom was ordered in court to make a big cash donation to some hacker group, and to publish the TomTom proprietary source code. I bet that was irritating!
Microsoft singled out TomTom for a FAT16 copywright infringement of some sort. Very strange.
Anyway, I think we can forget about TomTom giving Linux users even the time of day. That whole mess must have left a very bad taste.
I knew about MS and the FAT problem.
As far as the GPL is concerned the source code must be available to any purchaser.
I think the GPL will allow undisclosed proprietary extensions for a fee.
I did once attach the TomTom as USB storage and backed up the code but a restore changed uppercase letters to lowercase, that was several years ago.
I see there is now an Android app and it shouldn't be that difficult to provide a Linux update to the TomTom mounted as USB storage.
The GPL'ed source code used in TomTom GO falls into a number of categories: The compiler toolchain used to build all the software. The Linux kernel for ARM, with modifications by TomTom. BlueZ libraries and utilities (under GPL). Other third party software (under GPL or LGPL). TomTom software (under GPL or LGPL). A detailed description of these categories follows, including information on where to download this source code and/or its modifications. If you want to build your own software to run on the TomTom GO, RIDER or ONE devices, and need information or suggestions on how to do so, we suggest taking a look at the independent OpenTom project, on its website: http://www.opentom.org/. However, please note that TomTom has no control over the OpenTom project or its websites. Therefore TomTom does not officially support it, and takes no responsibility for any problems you might have using it.
...Just received an email from TomTom stating the following:
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"...Our ambition is to help billions of drivers, like you, to get to your destinations faster, every day. ..."
IF their "Ambition" is to help billions of Drivers like me, then they would make their "Map Update" application available on all platforms - INCLUDING LINUX!
...It's really not to much to expect, considering their devices already benefit from using Linux firmware, that they "Give Something Back" in return, to the Linux community who made the software available to them in the first place!
They're downright inconsiderate, rude and plain selfish, to be completely honest.
After previously enjoying TomTom devices for so long, I can now no longer justify buying them, seeing as I can nolonger update the maps with ease.
Why shoud I have to "Downgrade" my OS of choice, to something like Winblow$ or some "half eaten" fruit OS (who "ALSO" benefits largely from GPL software but gives nothing back that's useful in return!)
In comparison to how much they spend on developing the app for other platforms, it would cost NOTHING really, to port it over to a basic linux binary, which the community could then furthr develop for deployment onto various Linux distro's. ...Once again, the "Open Source" community would be doing all the hard yards for them - (As usual!)
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Kind of defeats the purpose though doesn't it. The whole idea for me was to "SAVE" HDD space, by removing MS's bloated OS completely. Linux runs faster, takes less space, and with the exception of iTunes and TomTom home, runs EVERYTHING else I need painlessly and without problems.
I solved the iTunes problem, ...dumped apple and went android phone.
NOW it looks like it's time to DUMP TomTom devices, and get a different brand GPS!
If you hook a TomTom up to a Linux box it is detected as USB storage and you can do a backup. Restore is a problem because everything goes to the TomTom arrives as lowercase and the device fails to work with it.
Microsoft's support for USB is poor and other projects such as Software Defined Radio have to use the open source libusb0.dll.
High Speed sound devices are restricted as Microsoft only implements UAC1 (USB Audio Class 1) and not the modern UAC2 which has been around for years. Users of those high speed audio cards have to obtain a driver from the maunfacturer under a NDA license and pay ~$1000.00 for the privilige.
All embedded ARM processor boards use SD cards with one partition as FAT16/FAT32 and the other partitions are Linux EXT4 and swap - no difficulty there.
I don't see any insurmountable difficulty, after all it's all about transferring a blob of data to a device.
In one case when rebuilding a laptop for a relative the Ethernet driver was missing which meant I couldn't get online to install it. I downloaded it to Linux, copied it to a USB stick and installed it on the Windows laptop.
Supplied as a blob, there must be a way to wite it to USB storage (The TomTom).


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text: AFSCME and MSEA, No 84-A-01 STATE OF MAINE MAINE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD Case No. 84-A-01 Issued: August 24, 1983 ___________________________________________ ) COUNCIL NO. 74, AMERICAN FEDERATION ) OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, ) AFL-CIO, ) ) Appellant, ) ) and ) INTERLOCUTORY ) DECISION AND ORDER MAINE STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, ) TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 48, and ) STATE OF MAINE, ) ) Appellees. ) ___________________________________________) This case is an appeal by Council No. 74, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO (AFSCME) of determinations issued on June 10, 1983 by the Executive Director that the Maine State Employees Association (MSEA) and Teamsters Local Union No. 48 (Local 48) had submitted adequate showings of interest with their representation petitions. These petitions include a petition for a de- certification election filed by MSEA on April 22, 1983; a petition to intervene in the decertification proceeding and a petition for unit determination filed by Local 48 on April 27, 1983; and a petition to intervene in the bargaining unit proceeding filed by MSEA on May 10, 1983. All of these petitions involve the State of Maine Institutional Services bargaining unit, which currently is represented for purposes of collective bargaining by AFSCME, the certified bargaining agent. A pre-hearing conference on the case was held on July 12, 1983 by Alternate Chairman Donald W. Webber. Alternate Chairman Webber issued on July 13, 1983 a Pre-Hearing Conference Memorandum and Order, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. The case was heard on July 19, 1983, Chairman Edward H. Keith presiding, with Employer Representative Don R. Ziegenbein and Employee Representative Harold S. Noddin. AFSCME was represented by Stephen P. Sunenblick, Esq., MSEA by Shawn C. Keenan, Esq., Local 48 by Jonathan G. Axelrod, Esq., and the State by Gerard P. Conley, Jr., Esq. Full opportunity was given to examine and cross-examine witnesses, [-1-] _____________________________________________________________________________________ introduce evidence, and make argument. Post-hearing briefs were filed, and have been considered by the Board. JURISDICTION AFSCME is an "aggrieved" party within the meaning of 26 M.R.S.A. Section 979-G (2). MSEA and Local 48 are labor organizations and the State is the public employer. The jurisdiction of the Maine Labor Relations Board to hear this appeal and render a decision and order lies in Section 979-G(2). FINDINGS OF FACT Upon review of the entire record,[fn]1 the Labor Relations Board finds: 1. The Institutional Services bargaining unit is composed of approximately 1,350 employees employed by the State of Maine in various institutions such as the Maine State Prison, the Pineland Center, and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. AFSCME has been the certified bargaining agent for this bargaining unit since 1977. The most recent contract negotiated by AFSCME and the State expired on June 30, 1983. 2. In late 1982 and early 1983 both MSEA and Local 48 began organizing drives among the employees in the Institutional Services unit to decertify AFSCME as the bargaining agent. In addition, Local 48 seeks to "break out" a separate bargain- ing unit from the existing unit. This proposed new unit would consist of the Depart- ment of Corrections employees presently in the Institutional Services unit, a total of about 430 employees. 3. Included with the various representation petitions filed by MSEA and Local 48 in April, 1983 were the "showings of interest" required by 26 M.R.S.A. Section 979F(2)(B) and (C), in the form of authorization cards signed by employees in the Institutional Services unit. Local 48 submitted two showings of interest with its petitions, one with its petition to intervene which amounted to at least 10% of the members of the Institutional Services unit, and the second with its petition for unit determination which amounted to at least 30% of the potential members of the proposed Corrections bargaining unit. Some of the same cards were used by Local __________ 1/ Including, as agreed to by the parties, the record developed in MLRB Case No. 83-24 as well as the record in Case No. 84-A-01. -2- ____________________________________________________________________________________ 48 for both showings of interest. One-hundred sixteen employees signed authoriza- tion cards for both MSEA and Local 48, and both unions used these cards as part of their showings of interest. 4. After examining the authorization cards submitted with the petitions, the Executive Director set aside for various reasons 97 of the cards submitted by MSEA, 18 of the cards submitted by Local 48 with its petition to intervene, and 18 of the cards submitted with Local 48's petition for unit determination. Among the reasons the cards were set aside was that the card has been filled out and signed in pencil; the person signing the card was not employed by the State as of October 22, 1982, 6 months prior to the filing of MSEA's petition; and that the person's name was not included in the list of bargaining unit employees provided by the State. After deducting the set-aside cards from the total number of cards sub- mitted by each union, the Executive Director determined that both MSEA and Local 48 had submitted a sufficient number of valid cards to satisfy the required showings of interest. 5. The authorization cards submitted by MSEA state: "I, the undersigned hereby designate the Maine State Employees Association and its authorized agents to act as my sole and exclusive representative for collective bargaining with respect to terms and conditions of employment, the negotiation of col- lective agreements and any questions arising thereunder . . . I hereby revoke all other authorizations, if any, previously made for such purpose." Local 48 submitted two different authorization cards. One of the cards states in pertinent part, "I . . . authorize Local No. 48 . . . to represent me in negotiations for better wages, hours and working conditions," while the second card states in part, under the caption "State, County, Municipal and University Employees of Maine Teamsters Local Union No. 48:" "I hereby authorize you, or your agents and repre- sentatives to act for me as collective bargaining agent on all matters pertaining to rates of pay, hours, or any other condition of employment." 6. Some of the cards submitted by MSEA were solicited by supervisors who are members of the State Supervisory Services bargaining unit, which is represented for purposes of collective bargaining by MSEA. An example of a supervisor who collected cards for MSEA is Carol Harlow, a team leader in charge of a ward at the Bangor Mental Health Institute (BMHI) and a member of the Supervisory Services bargaining unit. Michael Chambers, a BMHI employee who is supervised by Harlow, saw Harlow ask 3 employees to sign MSEA authorization cards. Chambers testified that Harlow was not the supervisor of the 3 employees, that he had never seen her solicit cards from any of the employees she supervised, and that the 3 employees may have -3- ____________________________________________________________________________________ initiated their card-signing encounters with Harlow. One of the 3 employees, Tim Davis, did initiate the discussion with Harlow by telling her that he was dissatisfied with AFSCME and wanted to sign an MSEA card. A fourth BMHI employee, Wayne Babb, testified that Harlow handed him a card and asked him to sign it as he walked past her. Harlow was not Babb's supervisor, and Babb did not sign the card. 7. Douglas Nash, an employee at BMHI, saw a psychologist ask another em- ployee to sign an MSEA card. Nash testified the psychologist was not his super- visor, that he did not know whether the psychologist was the supervisor of the employee who was solicited, and that he did not know whether the psychologist was a member of MSEA. 8. Another BMHI employee, Charlotte Carter, testified that an employee brought an MSEA representative up to her while she was working and the representative asked Carter if she wanted to sign a card. Carter said she didn't, and the representa- tive stayed in the area awhile and talked to other employees. Carter's supervisor walked by, saw the MSEA representative, and said, "oh, you represent my union," and then left. Carter testified that the supervisor did not know that the represen- tative had been soliciting cards, however. 9. Dan Warner, an employee at Pineland, testified that when he called the shift supervisor on April 18, 1983, a state holiday, she said "MSEA is on the grounds." The supervisor said she didn't know where the MSEA representatives were and that she didn't want to call anyone to check because she didn't want to bother anyone. Warner, who had been in an adversarial position with the supervisor over contract questions, looked around for MSEA representatives but did not find any. Warner also testified that he had never seen an MSEA representative in a work area at Pineland. 10. Harry Finnemore, a guard at the Prison, was asked by a secretary if he was interested in signing an MSEA card while he was copying some documents in an administrative area. Mary McAleney, an MSEA staff representative, was with the secretary at the time. One would have to go through Prison security to get to the administrative area where this encounter took place. 11. The only evidence of a supervisor soliciting an employee he/she supervised is the testimony of Frank Mack, the Director of Personnel in the Department of Corrections. Mack confirmed one instance of a supervisor soliciting a card from a supervised employee, and then took action to see that such solicitation did not occur again. -4- ____________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Local 48 concentrated some of its organizing efforts in the State Pri- son. At one organizing meeting for prison employees attended by Jay Carlson, a Steward at the Prison, Local 48 representatives said that they were getting em- ployees to sign authorization cards so that they could try to get a separate bargaining unit of Prison employees. Carlson understood that Local 48 was trying to establish a separate unit and was trying to replace AFSCME as the bargaining agent of the unit. One Prison employee who solicited cards for Local 48 was John Eckhardt. Eckhardt asked Harry Finnemore if he wanted to sign a card to get a vote to do away with AFSCME, explaining that Local 48 would try to get the bargaining unit split between the Corrections and Mental Health and Retarda- tion Departments. Finnemore said he was not interested so Eckhardt did not give him a card. 13. The only evidence in the record suggesting that some cards may have been signed under false pretenses is an incident where a Pineland employee, David Beaulieu, asked Paul Wiers and a group of about 10 other Pineland employees to fill out cards which Beaulieu called MSEA "survey cards." Wiers signed a card which was submitted with MSEA's showing of interest, but testified that he didn't know if any other employee signed. DECISION AFSCME urges that we must overturn the Executive Director's determinations that MSEA and Local 48 submitted adequate showings of interest for several reasons, in- cluding 1) that employees who signed authorization cards for both MSEA and Local 48 at the very least revoked the card they signed first, 2) that supervisors who belong to MSEA improperly solicited a large number of the cards submitted by MSEA, or improperly allowed MSEA representatives to solicit the cards, 3) that some cards were obtained under false pretenses in that the employees were told that the cards would be used only for one purpose when they were actually used for another purpose, and 4) that the cards submitted by both unions do not comply with Rule 2.03 of the Election Rules. We find that while a few cards must be invalidated because they may have been obtained under false pretenses, the remainder of AFSCME's allegations are meritless. Because the invalid cards have no effect on either union's showings of interest, we will affirm the Executive Director's determinations, dismiss AFSCME's -5- ____________________________________________________________________________________ appeal, and remand this case to the Executive Director for further proceedings.[fn]2 -6- 1. The "Dual Cards." AFSCME urges that under the well-known "dual card" rule, at the very least the first card signed by employees who signed cards for both MSEA and Local 48 must be invalidated. However, as the case in which the National Labor Relations Board announced the "dual card" rule and as the cases cited by AFSCME make clear, that rule applies only when a union is using the cards to show that it has majority support among the employees so that the employer is obligated to bargain with the union. See, e.g., Harry Stein and Arthur Calder, 46 NLRB 129, 130131 (1942); NLRB v. Unit Train Coal Sales, Inc., 636 F.2d 1121, 1125 (6th Cir. 1980); NLRB v. Atlas Lumber Co., 611 F.2d 26, 28 (3rd Cir. 1979). The rationale for this rule is that an employer should not recognize and bargain with a union unless a majority of the cards "reflect a clear and unambiguous selection of a collective bargaining representative." NLRB v. Hi-Temp, Inc., 503 F.2d 583, 586 (7th Cir. 1974). Quite a different rule applies when the cards are being used for a showing of interest, however; both "dual cards" should be counted for showing of in- terest purposes: ". . . we are satisfied that the IBEW has made an adequate showing of interest. There is no reason why employees, if they so desire, may not join more than one labor organization. The election, hereafter directed, will determine which labor organization, if any, the employ- ees wish to represent them for purposes of collective bargaining." __________ 2/ The parties agreed in a meeting with our counsel after the July 19th hear- ing that cards signed by employees hired subsequent to October 22, 1982 (6 months prior to the filing of MSEA's decertification petition) should not be counted. Our review of the cards reveal that the Executive Director set aside all cards of employees hired after that date, although technically the correct "cut-off" date with regard to Local 48's petitions is October 27, 1982. The parties also agreed that 26 employees listed by the State as "ineligible" in its list of bargaining unit members were eligible to sign cards. The Executive Director counted these employees when computing the total membership of the unit but then set aside the cards signed by these employees. If these cards were counted, MSEA would receive 8 valid cards. We also note that if we had to review the cards set aside by the Executive Director, we would count a number of them - for example, those filled out in pencil which are legible and those on which the signature contains an initial for the first name - i.e., where the employee signed his name "R. S. Smith" instead of "Richard S. Smith." It is not necessary for us to review these cards, however, because both unions have an adequate showing of interest without the set-aside cards. -6- ____________________________________________________________________________________ Brooklyn Borough Gas Co., 110 NLRB 18, 20 (1954); see also Duquesne Light Co., Case No. 6-RC-7821 at 3 (NLRB 1977). The purpose of the showing of interest requirement is, not to show that a union represents a clear and unambiguous majority of the employees, but merely "to determine whether there is a demon- stration of enough genuine employee interest in a union to justify the ex- penditure of agency resources for an election." Quick Find Co., 259 NLRB 1051, 1062 (1982). We think it entirely logical that employees would sign cards for two or more unions in order to get a decertification election; some employees might not know which, if any, union they favored and accordingly might wish to receive information about several different unions during the election campaign. The proper time for an employee during an election campaign to indicate his/her final choice of a bargaining agent is of course at the election. To afford em- ployees the opportunity to consider several different unions, "dual cards" signedby the employees should be counted in any showing of interest determination. We therefore conclude that the Executive Director did not err when he counted "dual cards" submitted by MSEA and Local 48 as part of their showings of interest. Our conclusion is not altered by the fact that MSEA's cards state: "I hereby revoke all other authorizations, if any, previously made for such purpose." Again, we find the National Labor Relation Board's practice persuasive: "It is well settled that a showing of interest is not subject to attack on grounds that the authorization cards on which it is based have been revoked or withdrawn and that the question of whether particular employees have changed their minds can best be resolved on the basis of an election by secret ballot." Frank Hagar, Inc., 230 NLRB 476 n.1 (1977); see also General Dynamics Corp., 175 NLRB 1035 (1969). The question whether employees have revoked or withdrawn their authorization cards does not undermine the original showing of interest but merely raises the question whether particular employees have changed their minds about representation by the particular union. As we have noted, that question is best settled by a secret ballot election. We conclude that the Executive Director acted properly by not getting into the question of whether some of the "dual cards" had been revoked. 2. Supervisory Influence. We must reject, for essentially three reasons, AFSCME's contention that supervisory influence improperly tainted MSEA's showing of interest. First, the record falls far short of showing that supervisors collected, or deliberately allowed other persons to collect, a substantial number -7- ____________________________________________________________________________________ of MSEA's cards; second, unlike the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) the State Employees Labor Relations Act allows supervisors to engage in organiza- tional and representational activities; and third, some of the employees in the Supervisory Services bargaining unit would not be classified as supervisors under the NLRA in any event, but would instead be called "leadman" or "working foreman," and such employees are entitled to engage in organizational activi- ties even under the NLRA. We first note that the record does not support AFSCME's claim that there was "substantial supervisory participation" in MSEA's organizational drive. The evidence regarding supervisory participation in the collection of cards is stated in Findings of Fact Nos. 6 through 11 in this decision. The only evi- dence of a supervisor soliciting a card from an employee he/she supervised comes from the testimony of Corrections Personnel Director Frank Mack, who stated that he confirmed one instance of such solicitation and that action was taken to see that it did not happen again. The evidence that Carol Harlow solicited at least 4 cards and Douglas Nash's testimony that a psychologist solicited a card hardly is so probative as to lead us to infer that supervisors played a major role in gathering cards. The same is true of the evidence regarding AFSCME's claim that supervisors allowed MSEA representatives to "roam at will" through the institutions collect- ing cards. For example, while Charlotte Carter testified that her supervisor did not tell the MSEA representative to leave the ward, she also testified that the supervisor did not know that the representative was soliciting cards. We fail to see how a supervisor can be said to have permitted MSEA to solicit cards when she was not informed that that activity was occurring. For all the supervisor knew, the representative could have been on the ward for a perfectly proper reason, such as discussing a grievance with an employee. The other examples cited by AFSCME are equally impersuasive; there is no direct evidence that MSEA representa- tives were soliciting cards at Pineland on April 18th, and the evidence does not show that Mary McAleney, an MSEA representative, was soliciting cards at the Prison when a secretary asked Harry Finnemore if he wanted to sign a card. We also note that unlike Section 2(3) of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C.A. 152(3), Section 979-A(6) of the State Employees Labor Relations Act -8- ____________________________________________________________________________________ does not exclude supervisors from the definition of "employee."[fn]3 This means that supervisors employed by the State are entitled to organize and to engage in collective bargaining. See, e.g., State of Maine and MSEA, Report of Appel- late Review at 7 (March 2, 1979). Moreover, Section 979-B guarantees supervisors free exercise of the organizational and representational rights as are guaranteed for all other state employees. Among the rights protected by Section 979-B is the right to distribute and solicit union authorization cards during non- working.times. See, e.g., Southern Airways Co., 124 NLRB 749, 752 (1959). We therefore conclude that since supervisors are "state employees" under the Act they are guaranteed the right to distribute and solicit authorization cards on behalf of MSEA, AFSCME, or any other union. This means that the cards collected by Carol Harlow or by any other supervisor are valid. Were we to hold, as AFSCME urges, that supervisors are not entitled to engage in solicitation activity, we would act contrary to the express language of the Act.[fn]5 Finally, it is apparent to us that some of the employees included in the Supervisory Services bargaining unit would not qualify as "supervisors" under __________ 3/ Section 2(3) of the NLRA states in pertinent part: "The term `employee' shall include any employee . . . but shall not include . . . any individual employed as a supervisor." Section 979-A(6) excludes a number of different categories of persons from the definition of "state employee," but does not exclude supervisors. 4/ Section 979-B of the Act states: "No one shall directly or indirectly interfere with, intimidate, restrain, coerce or discriminate against state employees or a group of state employees in the free exercise of their rights, hereby given, voluntarily to join, form, and participate in the activities of organizations of their own choosing for the purposes of representation and collective bargaining, or in the free exercise of any other right under this chapter." 5/ Because supervisors are "state employees," the cases cited by AFSCME which hold that supervisors may not participate in organizational activity are inapposite. If there was evidence that a supervisor coerced or pressured an employee to sign a card, then we would invalidate that card as well as any other cards gathered by the supervisor. No such evidence appears in this case, however. -9- ____________________________________________________________________________________ the NLRA in any event. A "supervisor" is defined by the NLRA to be "any individual having authority, in the interest of the employer, to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees, or responsibly to direct them or to adjust their grievances, or effectively to recommend such action, if in connection with the foregoing the exercise of such authority is not of a merely routine or clerical nature, but requires the use of independent judgment." 29 U.S.C.A. Section 152(11). "Leadmen," "working foremen" and other employees who direct employees but who do not possess the necessary supervisory authority are of course included in bargaining units and are entitled to the free exercise of all organizational and representational rights. See, e.g., NLRB v. Parma Water Lifter Co., 211 F.2d 258, 261 (9th Cir. 1954). We hereby take administrative notice of our recent review in a unit clarifica- tion proceeding of various positions included in the Supervisory Services bargain- ing unit,[fn]6 and find that some of the positions in the unit very likely are not endowed with sufficient supervisory authority to qualify as a "supervisor" as defined by the NLRA. There is a real question, which of course need not be re- solved here, whether team leaders such as Harlow as well as various other employees in the Supervisory Services bargaining are in fact "supervisors." If they are not "supervisors" as defined by the NLRA but are instead "employees," then they would of course be allowed to join bargaining units and solicit cards even under the NLRA. In short, AFSCME's contention that MSEA's cards are tainted by supervisory influence is meritless. The Executive Director did not err by refusing to set aside MSEA's showing of interest on the basis of AFSCME's allegation. 3. False Pretenses. AFSCME's allegation on this point is that some employ- ees were told by the solicitors that the cards would be used for one purpose when in fact the cards were used for other purposes. This contention apparently is based on NLRB holdings that when employees sign cards based on the representation that the cards will be used only to get an election, the cards are invalid under some circumstances. See, e.g., Stride Rite Corp., 228 NLRB 224, 235236 (1977). The test for determining whether such cards are valid is, considering what the employees were told, whether there is evidence "to negate the overt action of the __________ 6/ Our decisions in this review are State of Maine and MSEA, MLRB No. 82-A-02 (Aug. 9, 1983) and State of Maine and MSEA, MLRB No. 82-A-02 (June 2, 1983). -10- ____________________________________________________________________________________ employees in signing cards designating the Union as their bargaining agent." Cumberland Shoe Corp., 144 NLRB 1268, 1269 (1963). Again AFSCME's allegation is not supported by the record because there is no evidence that the employees were told that the cards would be used for only one pur- pose. Jay Carlson testified that Local 48 representatives stated at a meeting that the cards would be used to get a separate bargaining unit of Prison employees, but Carlson also stated that he understood that Local 48 was also trying to re- place AFSCME as the bargaining agent of the unit. Similarly, when John Eckhardt asked Harry Finnemore if he wanted to sign a Local 48 card, he explained that the purposes of the card were to get a vote to do away with AFSCME and to try to split the bargaining unit up. Since there is no evidence to negate the action of any em- ployee who signed a Local 48 card, no cards can be invalidated on the basis of AFSCME's allegation. We also reject AFSCME's contention that a showing of interest can be used to support only one representation petition. The logical extention of this argument is the ludicrous position that a separate showing of interest would have to be sub- mitted with every petition filed during a representation proceeding. Our practice has been, and the only reasonable reading of the Election Rules is, that the same showing of interest can be used in support of the bargaining unit petitions, election petitions, and petitions to intervene filed by a particular union in any one repre- sentation proceeding. The only evidence that any cards were obtained under false pretenses is the incident during which employee David Beaulieu asked Paul Wiers and about 10 other employees to fill our MSEA "survey cards." Since these "survey cards" may have been authorization cards, we hereby invalidate the card signed by Paul Weirs which was submitted with MSEA's showing of interest. As the record does not disclose the names of any other employees who may have signed cards based on Beaulieu's repre- sentation, we are unable to invalidate any other cards. We note that even if we did invalidate 10 more cards, this would have no effect on MSEA's showing of interest. 4. The Language of the Cards. AFSCME's final contention is that the language on the cards does not comply with Rule 2.03 of the Election Rules, which states in pertinent part that the petitioner shall submit evidence "that at least 30% of the employees in the unit do not desire to be represented in their employment relations by the existing bargaining agent." 12 - 180 CMR Chapt. 2, 2.03. MSEA's authori- zation cards state in pertinent part: -11- ____________________________________________________________________________________ "I, the undersigned hereby designate the Maine State Employees Association and its authorized agents to act as my sole and exclusive representative for collective bargaining with respect to terms and conditions of employment, the negotiation of collec tive agreements and any questions arising thereunder . . ." Local 48 submitted two different types of authorization cards, one of which states in part: "I . . . authorize Local No. 48 . . . to represent me in negotiations for better wages, hours and working conditions," while the second card states in per- tinent part: "I hereby authorize you, or your agents and representatives to act for me as collective bargaining agent on all matters pertaining to rates of pay, hours, or any other condition of employment." By authorizing the respective unions to act as their bargaining agent, the employees signing the cards obviously indicated a desire not to be represented by AFSCME. The cards therefore comply fully with Rule 2.03. There is no requirement that the language of the card parrot the language of the Rule, and we consider AFSCME's allegation on this point to be frivolous. Having concluded that the Executive Director committed no error in his determina- tion, we will dismiss AFSCME's appeal, affirm the Executive Director's determinations that both MSEA and Local 48 have satisfied their showing of interest requirements, grant the petitions to intervene, and remand this case to the Executive Director with instructions that he next consider the merits of Local 48's petition for unit deter- mination as expeditiously as possible. The merits of this petition must be considered, we believe, prior to proceeding to conduct any decertification election. ORDER On the basis of the foregoing findings of fact and discussion and by virtue of and pursuant to the powers granted to the Maine Labor Relations Board by 26 M.R.S.A. Section 979G(2), it is ORDERED: 1. Council 74, AFSCME's appeal of the Executive Director's determinations is denied. 2. The Executive Director's determinations that both MSEA and Local 48 have satisfied the requisite showing of interest requirements is affirmed. 3. Both MSEA's petition to intervene in the bargaining unit proceeding initia- ted by Local 48 and Local 48's petition to intervene in the decertification pro- ceeding initiated by MSEA are granted. -12- ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. This proceeding is remanded to the Executive Director with instructions that he consider the merits of Local 48's petition for unit determination on as expeditious a basis as possible. Dated at Augusta, Maine this 24th day of August, 1983. MAINE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD /s/__________________________________ Edward H. Keith Chairman /s/__________________________________ Don R. Ziegenbein Employer Representative /s/__________________________________ Harold S. 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23 July 2014 // In line with this year's theme of Care, EURORDIS has launched a survey to gather information about the difficulties people with rare diseases and conditions face with regard to accessing their treatment. They invite you to share your experiences, which they will use in their advocacy work and lobbying at national level. Are personal payments creating financial difficulties? Are there long waiting lists? Is the type of treatment or care you need not available close to where you live? What is the impact on your health, on your quality of life? Please take the time to fill out the EURORDIS questionnaire. It is available in 19 European languages. Thank you!
UNICEF Uganda Study on Children with Disabilities in Uganda
07 July 2014 // IF contributed to the development of the UNICEF Uganda Study on Children with Disabilities Living in Uganda: Situational Analysis of the Rights of Children with Disabilities in Uganda. Children with disabilities are one of the most marginalized and disadvantaged groups in society. Understanding their current situation by assessing the extent to which their rights are realised in Uganda, reviewing available statistical information, analysing the regulatory and institutional frameworks and mapping programmes was of paramount importance.
The study revealed a gap in addressing or meeting the needs of children with disabilities by duty-bearers and key stakeholders. The study used the example of IF's project aimed at improving quality of life for children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus in Uganda, undertaken with the lead of RHF (Norwegian Association for Spina bifida and Hydrocephalus) and the RBU (Swedish Association for Disabled Children and Youths).
From the new LATAM network for spina bifida and hydrocephalus: Genetic factors and social inclusion are fundamental worldwide!
6-7 June 2014 // During last two days Buenos Aires was filled with discussions on key topics for the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (SBH) global community. Genetic factors of SBH, social inclusion, and the right to health were at the top of the agenda. Around 400 participants attended IF's 25th International Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Congress: "GENErating Changes" and more than 200 people followed online. IF's global network has been enlarged by welcoming six new organisations.
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Governor Debuts Virginia Faces of Drunk Driving Site to Combat DUI in Commonwealth Leads Remembrance Event to Pay Tribute to State's Victims of Drunk Driving
Richmond, VA – Following last year's increase in drunk driving fatalities – the first rise in six years – Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe unveiled a powerful new tool to keep drunk drivers off of the Commonwealth's roadways: The Virginia Faces of Drunk Driving website. The governor dedicated the Tumblr site to those taken by drunk driving, as well as survivors and led a remembrance of their lives with Virginia's top law enforcement and highway safety officials.Read more
2014 Virginia Law Enforcement Challenge Awards Presented 34 agencies recognized for traffic safety efforts in 2013
The Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police (VACP) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014 Virginia Law Enforcement Challenge awards for the best traffic safety programs in the state. The awards luncheon took place during the VACP's 89th Annual Training Conference on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at the Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke, VA.
Celebrating its twenty-fifth year in Virginia, the Law Enforcement Challenge program promotes professionalism in traffic safety enforcement and encourages agencies to share best practices and programs with each other. The awards are based on entries prepared by the participating agencies that highlight their traffic safety education and enforcement activities in the past calendar year. Judges award points to the agencies in the six areas that comprise a comprehensive traffic safety program: problem identification, policies, planning, training of officers, public information and education, enforcement, and an evaluation of the outcomes of the agency's efforts. VIEW THE WINNERS
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Kendell Poole, Director of the Tennessee Governor's Highway Safety Office, was re-elected for a third term as chairman of the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), at the association's Annual Meeting, held earlier this month in Grand Rapids, Michigan. GHSA is the national nonprofit organization that represents the state and territorial state highway safety offices across the country.
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RICHMOND – Virginians are encouraged to get out their cell phone cameras, snap a self-portrait of them buckled up while parked and share it on social media sites using the hashtag #SafetySelfieVA. Virginia DMV will search for and post these buckled-up selfies daily on its new Instagram page. Read more...
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NEW ORLEANS, La. –Today, Virginia State Police Superintendent, Colonel W. Steven Flaherty, joined state police and highway patrol leaders from 40 other states along with the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to announce the Drive to Save Lives Campaign at a press conference in New Orleans, La. Read more...
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Collis leads Bandits to win
QB's quick thinking leads to key 1st down
SAN ANGELO, Texas - San Angelo quarterback Luke Collis made plenty of spectacular plays throughout a tightly contested Lone Star Football League game Saturday against the New Mexico Stars.
Yet, it was a non-offensive one — drawing the defense off side on fourth down early in fourth quarter — that had the most impact in the Bandits' 56-34 victory over the Stars inside Foster Communications Coliseum.
"We made some plays when we needed to," said San Angelo head coach Joe Brannen, whose team is on a two-game win streak. "That's what counts."
Collis said he kept track of how aggressive the Stars' defensive line was — racking up several illegal defense penalties during the game — and felt a hard count would be enough to earn the Bandits a crucial first down.
With 4th and 3 at the New Mexico 9-yard line, the Bandits' first-year signal caller changed his cadence and watched as a couple of New Mexico defensive lineman charged over the line of scrimmage.
As soon as the ball was snapped, penalty flags flew in the air.
"We were looking to take advantage of that (aggressiveness) at that point of the game," said Collis, who threw four touchdown passes, and one interception and ran for another score Saturday night.
The Bandits (3-1 overall) scored three plays later on a 3-yard run by Jeremiah Turner. Following an extra point, San Angelo took a 44-22 lead at the 11:48 mark of the fourth.
"They jumped, and we did a good job of holding our water," Brannen said. "It was a big play for us, because it gave us a free first down, and we capitalized with a score."
From that point on, San Angelo's defense came up big by earning a 3-and-out on the Stars' following offensive drive, and gave the ball back to its potent offense.
The Bandits would score again as Collis connected with Lemans Casimier for a 15-yard touchdown pass to increase the lead to 50-22.
"Their (defensive) line kept it pretty interesting," Collis said, cracking a smile when discussing the New Mexico defensive front. "They're a good football team. Everything in this game was hard-fought."
Collis, who completed his first eight passes, connected with Le'Juan Edwards for his final touchdown pass of the game.
Edwards had three catches of 20 yards or more and finished the contest with a game-high 117 yards.
Stars quarterback Andrew McGlory threw for 193 yards and four touchdowns. Wide receivers Marcus Smith and Jerome McGee combined for 89 yards and hauled in the four scores.
"It didn't feel consistent, but, I think, we only got stopped three times which is our goal," Collis said of the Bandits' effort on offense. "I don't think the score line accurately reflects how close the game was."
Consistent or not, that would be all the offense the Bandits needed thanks to a staunch defense that recorded four goal line stands.
"Sometimes you have go against adversity, and overcome it," said Casimier, who recorded 109 receiving yards.
The Bandits are scheduled to take on the West Texas Wildcatters on Saturday in Odessa. Kickoff is at 7:05 p.m. at Ector County Coliseum.
"We're going to go back to work, look at the film and see what we can improve on," Colis said. "Of course, after we enjoy this win."
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SpinMedia Group Eliminates Print Edition of Vibe; Will Be Published Online
*For the second time, the print edition of Vibe magazine is no more. The publication's owner, SpinMedia Group, eliminated 19 positions this past Tuesday (09-09-14) and CEO Stephen Blackwell told capitalnewyork.com, adding that some of the layoffs resulted from the elimination of Vibe's print edition, which the company acquired last year. " 'If we're not going […]
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*Johnson Publishing Company released its first digital-only version of Jet Magazine. The digital app replaced the print platform for the magazine. And look who graced the virtual cover — KeKe Palmer. Palmer talked about her upcoming talk show, "Just KeKe." She's young. She's hip. So it only make sense she received her own talk show and got the […]
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*The end of an era is upon the black community. The legendary Jet Magazine is going out of print. The final print issue of Jet will be released on June 9.
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*After more than five decades in operation, Jet magazine has announced it will end the publication of its print magazine and become available only as a digital app. Johnson Publishing Co., which owns Jet along with Ebony magazine, says the switch will take place at the end of June. The Chicago-based company says the move […]
Queen Latifah Opens Up on Love, Having Children and Returning with New Talk Show
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This delicious salad started out life as a salsa recipe from epicurious.com and has morphed into one of our favourite salads. We always have it with Grilled Cumin Chicken.
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Yield: 3 Servings Ready in 15 minutesKimboslice1960 , 1 years agoMade this recently, no bad, but I didn't have the jalapeños :( I think that would have a big difference...next time I'll be sure to add them
carolfine , 1 years agoGreat for lunch! I used fresh peppers.
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Heatherferg , 1 years agoI prepared this all earlier except for the avocado which I added just before serving. A good refreshing salad and will be doing this again.
JordanA18 , 1 years agoI am seriously addicted to this salad. The touch of Lime juice perfectly compliments the veges
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Lisabarreca , 1 years agoI found the flavor a need to marinate a little and I added salt and pepper
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Golizliz , 1 years agoLoved the flavors. Perfect with chips too. Did not add the pickle
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tanduri , 2 years agoI made it today n addedcucumbers n ccoriander smallchopped green chilly.
tanduri , 2 years agoAdd diced cucumber also for a crunch
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CookingDanielle , 2 years agoA nice fresh salad. Something different from the ordinary. Kids and hubby loved it!
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PJStephen , 2 years agoDefinitely will make again.