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Ochsner Baton Rouge:
Accepting Most All Health Plans, Publicizing ER Wait Times
For questions about Ochsner Baton Rouge health insurance, call 225-755-4833.
From Aetna to United, Ochsner Baton Rouge accepts most every health insurance plan. Spreading the word about the variety of insurance plans accepted is important because there are misconceptions.
"In a recent survey of Baton Rouge residents, 50 percent did not know or were unclear about whether Ochsner was covered under their health plan," says Mitch Wasden, CEO, Ochsner Baton Rouge Region. "We have done a huge awareness campaign to let all residents know Ochsner takes all major health plans including Blue Cross Blue Shield, Humana, United, Aetna and many others."
Baton Rouge is one of Ochsner's most dynamic regions, offering hospital treatment, outpatient care and cutting-edge medical services at convenient neighborhood locations. Publicizing ER Wait Times and accepting most health insurance are two ways we are improving our service to our communities.
Ochsner Baton Rouge-Accepted Health Plans
Chantal Lorio, DPM
Hyperbarics Treatment At Ochsner Kenner: Saving Extremities
Refer a patient to Hyperbarics & Wound Care: 504-464-8686
Amputation seemed likely for a 48-year-old diabetic, treated at Ochsner last spring for advancing gangrene in his foot.
Podiatrist Chantal Lorio, DPM, did surgery to drain deep abscesses, yet the patient's condition remained poor. Then, Dr. Lorio referred him to Wound Care & Hyperbarics at Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner, where she is on staff.As Easter weekend approached, fellow staff member James Campbell, M.D., Family Medicine, started immediate, intensive hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to save the patient's extremity.
Dr. Campbell and Hyperbaric Technologist, Brandy Driskoll, worked throughout the holidays to administer HBOT—with excellent results. The patient's foot was saved, and his prognosis is good."In cases of this nature, which involve wounds with little or no circulation that haven't responded to medical and surgical therapy, the trend is to recommend amputation," says Dr. Campbell. "With HBOT, we can frequently avoid amputation. HBOT stimulates growth of small capillary blood vessels that enhance circulation."
Explains Dr. Lorio, "This patient was in immediate danger of losing his toes and perhaps his foot and leg. This case was dramatic, yet it shows how hyperbarics can be a great adjunct therapy for all slow-to-heal wounds. HBOT can jump start healing."She says that this case shows the dedication of the entire Wound Care & Hyperbaric staff to go the extra mile to help patients achieve positive results.
Wound Care & Hyperbarics uses a team approach, in which appropriate multidisciplinary specialists work together. Dr. Campbell says, "We have the camaraderie and communications that make patient care the only priority. The end results have been highly effective."Wound Care &Hyperbarics offers state-of-the-art treatment for a wide range of conditions. Services include wound care, bio-engineered tissue products, negative pressure wound therapy, complex off-loading techniques, and contact casting.
Hyperbarics & Wound Care Physicians
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Dr. Joseph Hajjar
State-Of-The-Art Open Bore MRI Latest North Shore Radiology Service
To refer patients to Open MRI at Ochsner Health Center -Covington, call 985-875-3162
Ochsner Health Center - Covington is now equipped with one of the most advanced open bore MRIs, offering superb resolution and state-of-the-art capabilities. It can scan patients up to 500 pounds in a calming environment.
Dr. David Beck
Ochsner Pioneers TEMS, Colorectal Robotic Surgeries
Information, Patient Referrals 504-842-4060
As one of the few centers in the Gulf South to offer Transrectal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEMS) and robotics-assisted colorectal surgeries, Ochsner continues to pioneer innovative minimally invasive and sphincter-saving procedures.
Over the past year, Ochsner surgeons have successfully performed TEMS (an outpatient procedure) on several dozen patients. "Though each case is evaluated individually with a multidisciplinary approach, TEMS works well for small, early cancerous or benign lesions in the mid to upper rectum," explains David Beck, M.D., Chairman, Colon and Rectal Surgery, and Ochsner Journal Editor-in-Chief. "With TEMS, surgeons can remove polyps too large to be removed by colonoscope." TEMS is performed entirely through the anus, and patients are often discharged the same day.Ochsner's colorectal surgeons also are pursuing ground-breaking work in robotics surgeries and now offer procedures for rectal cancer and rectal prolapse. "Essentially, any case that we can do with the laparoscope, we can do with the robot," says Dr. Beck. "However, robotics is best suited for surgeries confined to one part of the abdomen or rectum."
Colon and Rectal Surgery at Ochsner remains at the cutting-edge of innovation. "Potentially, 40 to 60 percent of colorectal surgeries can be done with minimally invasive techniques," Dr. Beck adds. "There might be reasons not to do an individual case in this way, but we have options available. For elderly or frail patients who are at high risk for open surgery, these techniques may be their best or only option."Minimally invasive techniques are helping Ochsner surgeons do effective surgeries that also preserve sphincter function--a combination that may not be readily available throughout the region. "Data shows that at hospitals nationwide, only 40 percent of rectal cancer surgeries are sphincter-saving," Dr. Beck says. "Here at Ochsner, our percentage is over 85 percent."
For every colorectal surgery patient, Ochsner offers the advantages of comprehensive evaluation, skilled surgeons, active research, innovative techniques and advanced technologies, including TEMS, robotics and other sphincter-saving procedures. Colorectal cancer patients, in particular, benefit from Ochsner's multidisciplinary approach that supplies treatment and support from all the medical professionals needed to restore health and function.
Dr. Jamie Huddleston
Ochsner St. Anne: Hometown Healthcare Leader In Bayou Region
Learn more about Ochsner St. Anne services 985-537-2273 or ochsner.org/Stanne
In the new Ochsner St. Anne General Health Center in Raceland, Ochsner is reaching more patients than ever before with specialty care.
"We're definitely convenient to local patients," says Neurologist Jamie Huddleston, M.D., FAAN, who has practiced at the St. Anne Center for three years. "This area is growing in population, and we have seen increased patient volumes and demand for medical care in response to that growth."Located on the same campus as Ochsner St. Anne General Hospital, the St. Anne Specialty Clinic features a growing range of primary and specialty care including pediatric specialties, urology, psychiatry, dermatology and more.
Dr. Huddleston's practice represents the kind of specialty care Ochsner delivers in Lafourche Parish. Board-certified with a general neurology practice, Dr. Huddleston sees patients with headaches, stroke, neck and back pain, as well as conditions such as Parkinson's and multiple sclerosis.When her patients need quality acute care in a critical access hospital with 25 acute care and 10 psychiatry beds, Ochsner St. Anne General Hospital stands ready. The hospital has 24-hour emergency care, surgery, newly renovated maternity suites, state-of-the-art monitoring for mothers and babies and many other services. In cases in which more highly specialized care at a major center is needed, patients already are at the gateway to Ochsner facilities in New Orleans. Continuity of highest quality care is ensured.
The St. Anne Specialty Clinic in Raceland is one of six Ochsner outpatient healthcare centers in Lafourche Parish. All provide primary and specialized care by leading physicians in convenient locations close to home for local residents. Ochsner also offers a local obstetrics/gynecology physician practice in Lafourche and advanced diagnostics such as 4D ultrasound.Ochsner facilities in Lafourche accept all major health insurance plans, and physicians offer same/next day appointments. In the bayou region, Ochsner not only leads in providing healthcare, we're growing each day to meet patient needs.
Ochsner St. Anne General Health Center Physicians
Ian Nygren, RN
Flight Care Soars with Exceptional Services
Arrange patient transports with Flight Care by contacting 1-855-OHS-LINK. For more information, visit ochsner.org/RRC
Transporting critically ill patients since 1984, Ochsner's Flight Care team has traveled as far as South Africa to serve a patient.
Though most transports are in the Gulf Coast region, Flight Care is able to go anywhere, anytime for a patient, regardless of the distance. The team offers exceptional critical care services to patients from across the region and beyond.As a leading regional emergency and critical care transport service, Flight Care relies on jets, helicopters and ground transportation, as well as exceptionally trained transport teams.
"Our team consists of at least two members, one RN and a paramedic or respiratory therapist. We also have the ability to bring a perfusionist and/or a physician," explains Chief Flight Nurse Ian Nygren, RN. "We form an appropriate team for each patient where orders are started at the patient's bedside as soon as we arrive at the referring hospital."Physicians can request a Flight Care transport through the Regional Referral Center at the same time they call to initiate a patient transfer. The service is available round-the-clock for critically ill neonatal, pediatric, high risk obstetric and all adult patients. The most frequent transports are critically ill adults with stroke or cardiac issues. When patients are en route to Ochsner's intensive care units, Flight Care automatically coordinates care with the appropriate Ochsner intensivist before leaving for the transport.
With a spotless safety record, Flight Care has the experience and capabilities to handle "hot loads," a way to save treatment time by loading patients without the helicopter's rotors completely stopping. The process of completely shutting down engines before loading a patient and then restarting can add significant time to a transport. The team also is equipped with night-vision goggles, an extra safety measure.Flight Care's team is dedicated to the unit and are not pulled from staffing in order to transport patients. Each week, the RNs serve two Flight Care shifts and a third shift in an Ochsner Intensive Care Unit. The Flight Care Nurses hold certifications in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), as well as many other nationally recognized Critical Care certifications and have at least three years of critical care experience. This cross training sharpens their skills and keeps them at peak performance, ready to span the globe, if necessary, and deliver excellent critical care throughout the journey.
Dr. Marcus L. Ware
Ochsner Building Comprehensive Brain Tumor Program
For patient referral or consultation, call 504-842-4033
With cutting-edge treatments, advanced technologies, minimally invasive procedures, clinical trials and superbly trained staff, Ochsner is developing a major Brain Tumor Treatment Program to serve patients throughout the state and region.
"Everything we're doing is moving us toward this goal," explains Marcus L. Ware, M.D., PhD, Medical Director for Neurosurgical Oncology. "In clinical care, we're working in three major areas – brain surgery with physiological mapping, skull-base surgery, and radiosurgery." Each of these areas brings advanced treatments and benefits to patients who, until now, may have been traveling out of state for care.Dr. Ware completed a skull-base fellowship at University of Arkansas, neurosurgery residency at University of California, San Francisco, and earned a PhD in neurobiology at Harvard, where he graduated medical school.
Fully trained in motor, sensory and language mapping, Dr. Ware says these techniques help neurosurgeons to remove more of the tumor than in previous surgeries and preserve essential brain function. "Mapping also allows us to treat high-risk patients and expand the pool of eligible candidates for brain surgery."In skull-base surgery, Dr. Ware uses traditional surgery and open-end endoscopy for safer removal of tumors that may compress the brain stem and other important structures.
Ochsner is making a major push to upgrade its radiosurgery capabilities, including the purchase of new technology with greater capabilities. "This high-dose, focused radiation enables us to treat tumors and other lesions in places that may be difficult to reach with conventional surgery. Because radiosurgery doesn't require anesthesia, it can be offered to more patients," he says.A neurosurgical oncologist is being recruited to join the staff. Research and clinical trials also are essential to the program's growth. Dr. Ware is conducting an open trial with a pharmaceutical company for patients with central nervous system tumors who have failed standards of care.
He summarizes, "We want to ensure that all patients within the Ochsner system have ready access to advanced, comprehensive services for brain tumors. By enhancing what has been available at Ochsner, we are on our way to becoming a major center for brain tumors in the region."
Dr. Victor "Sam" Lucas
Ochsner First In Region To Offer Non-Surgical Pulmonary Heart Valve Replacement
For information and referrals 504-842-0391
Last spring, Ochsner made another revolutionary advance in heart care by completing the region's first transcatheter pulmonary heart valve replacement, a non-surgical alternative to open-heart surgery for a congenital heart defect.
Victor "Sam" Lucas, M.D., Section Head of Pediatric Cardiology, implanted the Melody transcatheter pulmonary valve in four patients, three children ages 10, 11 and 14, and a young adult. Each patient was discharged within 24 hours."This is the first percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement option available in the U.S., and we're the only center in the state offering it," explains Dr. Lucas. "It is revolutionizing the way we implant heart valve replacements. It allows us to decrease the number of operations for patients, ensure a competent pulmonary valve and improve quality of life, especially by letting patients be active." The Melody valve, the first FDA-approved device of its kind, is a tissue valve within a wire stent implanted in the cardiac catheterization lab.
The pulmonary valve is abnormal in many forms of congenital heart defects.Dr. Lucas says most patients, as infants, will undergo open-heart surgery to add a patch or conduit to repair the valve. As patients age, they outgrow the previous repairs and will need new valve replacements. By the time they reach adolescence, they will have had at least one open-heart surgery."Each day I witness the effects multiple open-heart surgeries have on patients' health and the anxiety they and their families suffer," he adds. This option frees them from the risks and stress. While the durability of the Melody valve is still being studied, it is proving highly successful in managing patients' conditions and delaying surgeries. Adults are also candidates.
About 25,000 babies with heart defects are born in the U.S. each year. Dr. Lucas says, "Effective management over a patient's lifetime requires dedicated cooperation among congenital cardiac surgeons, interventional cardiologists and other clinicians. Together, we at Ochsner draw on a variety of treatment options, and the Melody valve is an important addition to the choices available to us."
Dr. John Phillips
Quality Drive Leads Ochsner West Bank To Save Lives, Earn Top Honors
Contact Ochsner Medical Center – West Bank Campus Emergency Department 504-391-5454, ochsner.org/Westbank
Two years ago, the Emergency Department at the Ochsner Medical Center– West Bank campus fired up a strategic initiative to improve quality, outcomes and volumes.
The Department had grown significantly during the post-hurricane recovery period and wanted to keep improving. "We embraced the drive for quality," says John Phillips, M.D., Medical Director, Emergency Department. "We adopted order sets based on national and international standards. We developed our own standards. Everybody got on board, and it was a tremendous success."Earlier this year, the hospital earned the HealthGrades® Distinguished Hospital Award – Clinical Excellence™ for ranking among the top five percent of U.S. hospitals. Ochsner Emergency Departments on the West Bank and Main Campus were the only two in the country to earn HealthGrades Five-Star ratings over the past two consecutive years.
"This means that our quality is saving lives," says Dr. Phillips. "If you look at treatment outcomes at a five-star emergency department compared to a three-star department, 80 percent of lives are saved–in just one measure, sepsis treatment, over two years. We follow the standard that appropriate patients receive antibiotics within an hour of arrival. It makes a dramatic difference."Patients treated at Emergency Medicine Excellence Award hospitals had, on average, a 40 percent lower risk of mortality than at non-recipient hospitals, according to a HealthGrades study.
Patient volumes in the West Bank Emergency Department also have risen dramatically, from 26,000 to 53,000 annually over the past five years. Also enhancing care are Lifenet, which sends patient data from ambulance to ER in advance, and the telestroke program, in which data and video links connect patients to stroke neurologists at Ochsner's Jefferson Highway campus.
"This is a true team effort involving everyone in our department," Dr. Phillips says. "I am proud that our ER physicians write every order for every patient ourselves. We have acquired new skill sets. Our goal continues to be delivering the highest quality emergency care to every West Bank resident."


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Jammu: Registering a complaint with the police in Jammu has become a hi-tech affair with the state police launching its SMS based service for the same.
Launching the service, Jammu Inspector General of Police Ashok K Gupta said a SMS based Complaint Receiving System was a supplement to Dial 100.
Citizens in Jammu City can sent a SMS based complaint to the PCR Jammu through their mobile phone which will be then forwarded to the concern police station or officer for quick and necessary action.
Citizens can send complaint related to harassment, accidents, traffic jams, strangers, dangers, corruption, ragging and domestic violence without visiting the police station.
Jammu & Kashmir unit of the National Informatics Centre has implemented the software with the technical support of CIPA Team of NIC Andhra Pradesh. This facility would be extended to Srinagar soon.

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Discussion in 'Concentrates' started by Gixxerpit, Oct 31, 2012.
This is how I purge my oil without a vacuum. Please like the vid if it helps ya.
hey man welcome to FC
nice lil vid you put together for us man
what was that last song btw?? "all i know..."
This one?
Big Sean feat. Wiz Khalifa - All I Know
yes sir that was it thanks
WELCOME!!!! FC is the place!
I respectfully disagree with some of your information...
but the one thing i really wanna point out is IMO it would not be a good idea to recommend PVC pipe... the plastics will leach into your oil... IMO i would recommend Borsillicate or Stainless Steel for your best choices... everything else is a gamble unless you have info that the material is "Solvent Resistant" at bare minimum, "butane resistant" specifically.
Are there any other open discussions about purging here on FC?
Specifically vacuum-less purging of BHO...
IF NOT this is a great time to discuss it in further detail
Any takers?
ive been itching to discuss the topic in great length myself as of late...
and i will be doing some more runs in the near future as well!
Ya i noticed him mention pvc, meant to say something also..... hmmm musta had some short term memory impairment I dont get why anyone would use pvc when you can get a preassembled statinless turkey baster for less then 5$. I was wondering. Too about all the whipping and stirring that was done for the purge. With a small run like this it may not be as much of a concern but with a larger run. Wont all the stirring just trap more air into the oil giving you a product that will lose potency quicker from oxidation?
well, the only concern about the whipping ive had in my own kitchen was that i dont honestly think any amount of whipping can purge butane entirely... i have spent the most time working on purging w/o vacuum... i have found a few questions and answered some others... the one thing i can say for sure is that i have had the MOST success with Everclear "wash"...
Typical run for me:
1. whole nug snipped just small enough to fit into SSTB (10g typically fits the best)
2. 2 ply natural brown coffee filters just big enough to go around the hole and the outside lip.
SS screen goes over to prevent blowout, fixed with SS hose clamp.
3. Small SS bane marie for a catch pan for my BHO sits at room temp.
4. Run half a can of Lucienne 300ml through the baster, or at least until the solvent coming out the bottom no longer has any "TACK" to it (means the butane out the bottom isnt sticky anymore)
you will have to stick your finger in the stream... (yea i said it... stick that finger in the stream!!!)
5. when the stream loses tack fill a pan with what was boiling water and i start dipping the pan in it until the oil is thick and reduced of 99% of butane. ( next run i am replacing the water with a candle warmer)
6. after most of the butane is gone from that i add just enough Everclear to turn it back into a liquid and thin it out. when this is done i often notice that there is an "oil slick" (like what you see on a body of water that has "petroleum" in it. or like a puddle in a parking lot) now its not a lot but i've noticed that if the Everclear is reduced before that disappears then it tastes like it has solvent in it. If the "oil slick" disappears before the Everclear is reduced out then it tastes great.... clean and clear...
To dissipate the oil slick it has worked best to leave the "wash" in the SS pan that way there is not enough surface area to evaporate quickly. this is left on low heat until the oil slick is gone.
7. Once the Slick is gone then i just pour it onto my evaporation plate and set that over a what was boiling pot of water and evaporate all of the Everclear.
8. once all of the everclear is gone you can leave it in its amber state (which is what u get when all the Everclear is gone) or you can then do the stirring and whip it some... i dont think that a small amount is going to oxidize too much in the time i use it so i like to turn mine into hard wax. I find that it often smells like the botanical where as the oil often does not... so because of that i do a "WAX JOB" that i wont go into detail about at this point...
I dont know that i would really ever do a big run cause it doesnt seem cost effective for me personally but, if i were a big batch fellow... i would prolly move to a far more sophisticated method of extraction and purging... like a Tami and a vacuum! LMAO.
It took a long time to write this cause i kept getting interrupted so if it doesnt make sense then sorry, ill do better next time boss!
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At the Sorensen Institute of Political Leadership's College Leaders Program, party lines are set aside. Participants are not allowed to disclose their political affiliations to each other. "It bonds everybody together," Brendan Oudekerk said. "It is really refreshing to get along with everybody…and know we are working toward common goals. Each person brings different qualities to the table." Oudekerk, a 2012 graduate of the University of Mary Washington, and UMW seniors Meghan Hobbs and Sean Simons are among 18 college students or recent graduates who were selected for the four-week-long summer program held at the University of Virginia. The College Leaders Program, now in its eighth year, brings together youth leaders from across Virginia with a focus on ethics, bipartisanship, public policy and civic engagement. The Sorensen Institute was founded as the Virginia Institute of Political Leadership in 1993 in hopes it would identify and bring together Virginia's emerging … [Read more...]
Commonwealth Governor's School Wins UMW's High School Calculus Tournament
Commonwealth Governor's School in Spotsylvania County claimed first place in the Sixth Annual University of Mary Washington High School Calculus Tournament. The Jeopardy-style tournament, held Saturday, March 31 on the Fredericksburg campus, featured 38 students from seven regional high schools. The winning team included Adam Maung, Morgan Locks, Joshua Carlson and Mason Poffenbarger. Chuck Conran, a student from Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax, earned the top individual score of the tournament. The team from Paul VI placed second overall. More than $1,000 worth of prizes was awarded to the student winners as well as the schools represented by the top two teams. This year, the event was sponsored by GEICO, SimVentions Corporation, HDT Global and Texas Instruments. Twelve UMW students helped run the competition. … [Read more...]
UMW Political Science Students Collaborate on Book Project
As a political science and pre-law philosophy double major, Michael Behrens figured he would spend much of his senior year writing extensive research papers. He never expected to collaborate with his professor on writing a book. Behrens and three fellow seniors -- Chris Blough, Ian Huff and Eric Stortz -- have teamed up with Assistant Professor of Political Science Chad Murphy to research and write chapters for a book on presidential rhetoric. The project is one of more than dozen research initiatives in the university's innovative undergraduate research program. This semester's undergraduate projects delve into such issues as women in Islam; statistical consulting for after-school programs; stress, guilt and eating; the effects of Atrazine in zebra fish; and the effects of exercise and estrogen on mouse hearts. Still Behrens isn't surprised to be part of such a challenging project at UMW. "That's just the environment that the school's attitude cultivates," he said. "If … [Read more...]
Where Great Minds Get Creative
Fourteen students recently sat in a circle in a University of Mary Washington classroom, framed by the view of falling leaves outside the large window. Some students rested their hands on laptops, others opted for the traditional stacks of papers and books. A handful of reusable water bottles and half-empty coffee cups decorated the otherwise sparse table. With the precision of scientists and the careful eye of artists, the group spent nearly an hour dissecting the original work of two students in the class. The professor sat in the circle with the students, guiding the discussion at forks in the road, careful not to dictate the direction. Once the critique drew to a close, applause erupted, as if to pay homage to the artistic endeavor. The scene offered a glimpse into the intricate creative writing process where tone, structure and narrative reign. "We never get to see writers in the act of writing, the way we can with actors or musicians or dancers," said Colin … [Read more...]
UMW Announces Nomination Process for James Farmer Lecture
The University of Mary Washington has announced important changes to the James Farmer Lecture, a program that has honored the legacy of former UMW professor James Farmer for the past decade. The popular address will be continued as an annual lecture presented by a leader in the areas of civil rights and social justice. As a way to recognize the role Farmer played in enriching the intellectual life of Mary Washington, the lecture will be held every fall on the Fredericksburg campus starting next year. In addition, nominations will be open to the community. The lecturer chosen will be a person whose work exemplifies Farmer's qualities and traits through his or her contributions to civil rights and social justice as an activist, scholar, public official or professional. "As an organizer, activist, and scholar, Dr. Farmer understood the importance of community engagement and believed in the power of individuals to transform their communities in positive and meaningful ways," said … [Read more...]
UMW Student Wins Scholarship From Geospatial Intelligence Foundation
Fredericksburg, Va. – University of Mary Washington senior Morgan Lamon is one of only five undergraduate students selected to the 2011 U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) Scholarship Program. Lamon, who received a $5,000 USGIF scholarship, joins 19 other winners from high schools, undergraduate programs and graduate programs across the country. USGIF is a nonprofit educational foundation dedicated to promoting the geospatial intelligence field. Scholarship recipients were chosen based on their academic and professional excellence in a field related to geospatial intelligence. Qualified candidates were selected by USGIF's scholarship subcommittee. Lamon, a geography major with a certificate in GIS, is a member of the varsity softball team. This spring, she was named to the 2011 All-Capital Athletic Conference Softball Team. Lamon, daughter of Bob Lamon and Hannah Cafferty, is a 2008 graduate of Oakton High School. The University of Mary Washington is a premier, … [Read more...]


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I am working on a site and everything seems to be fine, except the category menu in ie. Please help me figure out how to fix it. Thanks
My Herbal Plan
If you see any other ie problems, please let me know. Thanks!
I think all you have to do is set the line height to the same as the height of the li
I tried that and it didn't seem to help. There are variations in the design based on compatibility mode and not in compatibility mode. Any other ideas?
I think that might be the problem.
Can you not set a height for the list items?
Thanks! That did it. I reset the height of the li and added padding to the tag to make it appear correctly in all browsers. Thank you again everyone for your help!
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MARILYN HAGERTY: Grey Sunday in 1941 lives on in infamy
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt called this "a day that will live in infamy." And as we sat by the radio in Pierre, S.D., on Dec. 7, 1941, we shuddered. We were in great fear because brother Harley was with the National Guard and the last letter had come Hawaii. Continue Reading


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iPhone 9.2 feature: edit iOS 4 folders
iTunes 9.2, currently in beta on the Mac, will be required to install iOS 4 for iPhone and iPod touch when it becomes available on June 21, and here's likely one of the reasons why -- it can edit Folders.
We've go a complete walkthrough of iOS 4 features up, but if you're curious as to how it works in iTunes, the good news is -- pretty much as you'd expect. Click on a folder icon and the virtual screen opens up to show the contents, same as in iOS proper. Drag an app out to remove it, or in normal view, drag it over another app to create a folder or an existing folder to add it in. You can even rename the folder if the "intelligent naming" isn't quite intelligent enough.
An obvious addition to iTunes 9's app management repertoire but the obvious stuff doesn't always get done. Nice to see, in this case, it did.
A release version of iTunes 9.2 should proceed iOS 4's availability.
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iPhone 9.2 feature: edit iOS 4 folders
Ugh... I had more to say.
I'm also a heavy podcast listener, and rarely listen to music... and the Podcast section is also a mess. I would love to a way to organize the feeds into sections to easily find, edit and modify feeds... I would love to make a sports, tech, news "folders" for my podcast... maybe someday.
Did they in any way modify how to move apps around ? The way it's done still pushes apps around and messes up orders. I stopped using that feature in iTunes within the first week, it doesn't make organizing apps easier.
Works fine on Win7 64bit
OMFG...I am so MAD...I am sick and tired and they BETTER fix this crap...updating apps thru the app store app on the iPhone screws up the folders etc...
I just did an update of apps...and it erased every one of my folders and placed everything alphabetical...I am stark raving MAD...I spent HOURS organizing my APPS...and I am pissed
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It's another tight budget year for Okaloosa County.
Unfunded state mandates, dwindling reserves and mounting personnel and equipment needs are among the major challenges facing county leaders as they deliberate the 2014-15 budget in the coming weeks.
County Administrator Ernie Padgett has proposed a $308 million spending plan. Although it's a 10 percent increase over the current budget, Padgett said he cut about $6 million from department requests early on.
"We're still playing catch-up," Padgett said. "It's a lean, conservative budget that goes a long way for us to have the level of service we need for our citizens."
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Okaloosa County Administrator Ernie Padgett Padgett's spending plan keeps property taxes steady. The millage rate will remain at 3.4308 mills.
Twenty million dollars has been set aside for three major construction projects – two new buildings and one expansion. Officials plan to bundle the three projects into one financing deal – an $8 million renovation of the county courthouse in Crestview; a $10 million administration building to replace the now-demolished Shalimar Annex and a $2 million building for the Sheriff's Office complex in Shalimar.
Storm water repairs
After spring floods caused widespread damage, Padgett has proposed moving $500,000 from the county parks fund to use on pressing storm water upgrades.
(Currently, residents living in unincorporated Okaloosa are part of a Municipal Services Taxing Unit that generates money to fund parks across the county.)
"I'm just saying let's put this money to work," Padgett said. "... If we continue to neglect (storm water), it will be a crisis."
Additional employees
Money has been allocated for 33 new positions including 9 full-time EMTs and paramedics and 10 relief EMTs for the public safety department.
The remaining positions are found in various departments including code enforcement, tourism development, corrections, public works and airport operations.
Padgett also has proposed a $500 raise for all county employees. Those raises, which total $880,000, are paid for with rebates the county receives from its insurance carrier for having an exceptional claims record.
"I think it'll be a morale booster," he said. "Now, with the economy getting better, there's going to be more competition for good employees. It's a good investment for the future."
$1 million increase for law enforcement
Padgett has proposed giving the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office an increase of $1 million. Sheriff Larry Ashley, who often is at odds with county leaders over his annual allocation, requested $33.3 million this year – a roughly $3 million increase over his current budget.
"That will allow him to give his people some pay adjustments," Padgett said. "He's in the same boat we are.The Sheriff's (Office) doesn't need to be a training ground for deputies that get some experience and then off they go somewhere else."
In Ashley's budget request, he said the additional funds were needed to pay for new patrol vehicles, in-car computers, a 3 percent cost-of-living raise for all employees and new personnel for the beach and marine patrols on Okaloosa Island and in Destin.
Budget hearings open to public
The Okaloosa County Commission has begun its 2014-15 budget deliberations. The board has four budget reviews and two public hearings scheduled between now and mid-September.
- 1 p.m. July 22 and Aug. 7; County Courthouse, Crestview
- 8:30 a.m. July 29, 6 p.m. Aug. 12, County Water and Sewer Administration Building, Fort Walton Beach
The first public hearing on the proposed budget will be held at 6 p.m. Sept. 4 in Crestview. The final public hearing on the budget will be held at 6 p.m. Sept. 15 in Fort Walton Beach.
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a Success on the Grand Concourse Line
For four nights this week, MTA New York City Transit's FASTRACK maintenance program came to the Grand Concourse Line with hundreds of subway maintenance workers going into tunnels and stations to complete repairs ranging from clearing track drains to replacing worn sections of rail. This was FASTRACK's fourth appearance on the Bronx segment of the line from the 161 St-Yankee Stadium station to the 205 St station.
Introduced in January 2012, the FASTRACK program targets subway lines in segments and has been highly successful in significantly reducing the time for maintenance tasks while improving the level of safety for repair crews, who no longer have to share tracks with trains moving through the work area. In addition to addressing critical maintenance, workers also have the chance to do such jobs as high-intensity station cleaning and station painting, tasks that are impossible to do with customers waiting for trains.
Beginning Monday, November 4, 2013, an army of workers were deployed along the more than five-mile long line as train service was suspended from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next morning. Maintenance crews completed numerous tasks each night during the seven-hour work window.
Joseph Leader, Senior Vice President for the Department of Subways said, "Decreasing the time for maintenance activities while improving service reliability and most importantly increasing the level of safety for workers who no longer have to share tracks with moving trains is a great way to describe FASTRACK."
Highlights of the work completed during Grand Concourse Line FASTRACK:
- Track - Generated 8,075 bags of debris, removed 44,000 pounds of scrap and debris, cleaned 73,350 linear feet of track, and replaced 591 friction pads, 1,168 plates, five tie blocks, and 28 sections of rails.
- Third Rail Operations - Cleared 329 defects and scraped and cleaned 19,115 feet of track under and around the third rail.
- Signals - Serviced eight switches, 184 signals, tested 192 signals, and five switches, and supported Track Department on 12 rail/switch maintenance jobs.
- Infrastructure - Repaired/replaced 190 linear feet of no handrail, cleaned 2,750 feet of track drain, repaired two sections of structural steel, sealed 181 leaks and replaced 452 light bulbs.
- Electronics Maintenance - Optimized picture on 24 monitors and serviced 32 cameras.
- Station Environment - Scraped 33,100 square feet of paintable station surface area, primed 2,000 square feet and painted 29,000 square feet. Removed 600 square feet of track graffiti, repaired/replace nine square feet of platform tile, and repaired 107 linear feet of rubbing board, the fiberglass extension attached to the platform edge.
The next FASTRACK will take place on the lines affecting service on the West Side of Manhattan and in Harlem, Washington Heights, and the Bronx. Service on the affected lines will be suspended between 59 St-Columbus Circle on the and 207 St on the , and 161 St-Yankee Stadium on the respectively from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m., for four consecutive weeknights from Monday, November 18 to early Friday morning, November 22. services end early each night.
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THE Nedbank Cycle Challenge takes place for the 28th consecutive year, starting with the mountain bike race tomorrow and culminating in the main race on Sunday, February 17.
At a media conference yesterday, the managing director of Nedbank Namibia, Erastus Hoveka, said they had decided to split the two events to give riders enough time to recuperate between the events.
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According to Backhaus, the Nedbank Cycle Challenge is the only seeding event in Namibia for the Cape Argus Cycle Tour and as such, one of the prerequisites was that it had to cover 100km.
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When Covering Protests, It Pays to Do Your Research
Posted By Fredrik Naumann On May 26, 2009 @ 5:15 am In Photojournalism | 3 Comments
I was recently asked to show some pictures [2] at an informal get-together with photojournalists in Oslo. In January, we had some fairly rowdy demonstrations here — by Norwegian standards anyway — with demonstrators clashing with police as they protested the war in Gaza.
Having covered conflict and social unrest for over 20 years, I thought it would be interesting to dig out some of my old pictures to see how my photography had changed. Assembling the images was a learning experience. I even found a few skeletons in my closet.
Sifting Through Old Shoots
Actually, the "skeletons" weren't all in one closet, it turned out. Simply finding some of my old negatives turned out to be a challenge. Before I could even begin to dust off the negs and put together a show, I had to go searching in unlabeled boxes in the basement and attic.
Eventually, I found most of what I was looking for — as well as some pictures I had forgotten all about. One picture I hadn't forgotten is the first one published internationally. I still have the fading original print (above) that went over the wires credited to "Fredrik Naumann / REUTER". You don't get mementos like that sending pictures over FTP or as e-mail attachments.
Sifting through the pictures, I found black and white negatives and color chromes from the same events, reminding me that I used to have one camera for each. From most events I'd only find a few rolls, perhaps two B/Ws and one color film. Working as a freelancer, I couldn't afford endless amounts of film.
I wonder if young photographers today realize what a gift the digital revolution has given them? I wonder how they'd feel if they were asked to cover a demonstration with the added challenge of using no more than 72 pictures for the full day? I have no nostalgia for film or darkrooms; I'm happy for whatever tools make the job easier.
The Importance of Preparing
There is a lot more to photographing demonstrations than having enough frames to shoot, of course. Two of the most important considerations are logistics and safety. From my pictures I could see that, fortunately, I have improved my skills with both over the years.
Looking at some of my earlier work, I realized I went into some areas without enough knowledge of the local situation. For example, in 1997 I went to Belfast to cover the annual Orange Marches, which usually brought violence. My knowledge was limited to what I'd read in newspapers, and I can't remember talking to anyone from Belfast before arriving there.
This lack of knowledge is apparent in my work. Largely as a result of my poor preparation, I have very little to show from that trip.
Fortunately, technology has made this kind of preparation easier today.
In 1997, I had no Internet access. Today, I wouldn't dream of going anywhere without taking advantage of the wealth of information available on the Web — and perhaps hooking up with some local journalists and photographers before and during the protests.
Using YouTube for Research
I am particularly fond of YouTube for this sort of research. I'm sure I don't have to convince you of the power of a still image in capturing a moment in time. But I would argue that there is also something to be said for poorly edited (or better yet, unedited) amateur videos of events, too.
I've watched quite a few videos of the G20 protests in London in April, and they would be very useful if I were to travel to London to photograph demonstrations. The videos give insight into police behavior and tactics, for example. Frankly, the London police appeared to behave like simple thugs at times.
The videos also gave me insight into what sort of people such protests attract, the level of force and violence used by various groups, how local media covers such an event, what protective gear is used, and how various situations develop.
In many respects, these videos are more useful than looking at the work of other photographers or news segments on TV. While still photographers and TV crews edit with a focus on the height of action, the amateur videos often show how tensions build, how these tensions spark into violence, and the reaction of various parties in the aftermath.
If you are able to learn from that, you are better prepared to get the shot next time. Knowing what to expect is the best way to stay safe, too.
Here's a gallery [2] of the images from my presentation.
3 Comments To "When Covering Protests, It Pays to Do Your Research"
#1 Comment By Mohd Hisham On May 26, 2009 @ 5:45 am
haha this is very very good advice. if you ever want to cover a protest in Singapore, i suggest you bring along some newspaper or a book cuz protests here rarely produce any actions!
#2 Comment By Karl Johnston On June 11, 2009 @ 3:22 am
The underlying advice in this article is to be prepared and to practice your personal organization skills. The organized photographer comes out on top. I spent a whole 3 days re-organizing and culling the images on my computer to bring out the shiners that I previously had just dumped on the computer without realizing their potential for saleability.
A little preparedness goes a long way.
#3 Comment By Mick Mills On March 5, 2011 @ 7:18 am
Thanks for that insight Karl, I was wondering what an article titled "When Covering Protests, It Pays to Do Your Research" was actually about.
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Grey's Anatomy Season 9 is coming to a close in two short weeks, and last night's dramatic episode (Episode 22: "Do You Believe in Magic?") really ramped things up for the season ender. But if you weren't there to catch the insanity unfold in real-time, Wetpaint Entertainment has got you covered.
Watch the full episode below, but in case you need a refresher, here's what's been going down for the docs. (Of course, you can also read our recap from last night's ep!)
After Bailey was investigated by the CDC and found out she killed three of her patients with her MRSA infection, she locked herself in a lab, testing herself over and over again and ignoring all of her colleagues. Meanwhile, a few of our central couples worked through some issues, with Cristina and Owen talking about kids (again), Meredith and Derek lamenting about their bun in the oven, Arizona and Callie dealing with a hot new doc, Alex and Jo ignoring each other, and Jackson and April finally working together again. There are also a few shocking cases in this episode — one of which is magical and bloody. Eek!
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Charles Tillman makes first Pro Bowl teamContinue reading.
Tale of a disappointing team: 7 wins, 5 Pro Bowlers
Pro Bowl voting is an inexact science, but it's not so random that you can't ignore the painful truth revealed by the Pro Bowl rosters released Tuesday: the Bears were the most disappointing team in the NFL this season.
One look at the list of seven teams that had more than three players in this season's Pro Bowl says it all:
49ers (8) — 12-3
Patriots (8) — 12-3
Packers (7) — 14-1
Ravens (7) — 11-4
Saints (5) — 12-3
Steelers (5) — 11-4
If these were the multiple-choice options on a standardized intelligence test, the Bears would be the house without the chimney. There's no doubt which of these does not belong with the others.
The Bears were the worst kind of disappointing –good enough to warrant respect from fans, coaches and players and still fail to make the postseason. The Eagles were arguably the bigger bust. But they just failed to live up to expectations. The Bears actually were good and still crapped out. That's a sting that lasts.
The Bears' five Pro Bowl players were linebackers Lance Briggs and Brian Urlacher, cornerback Charles Tillman, running back Matt Forte and special-teams ace Corey Graham.
Tillman, Forte and Graham are first-time Pro Bowlers. So it's not like they got in on reputation. In fact, the Bears legitimately could have had seven players in the Pro Bowl — one for each victory so far this season — if two players who could have been selected on both merit and reputation had made it: defensive end Julius Peppers and kick returner Devin Hester.
And the great irony is that the one player most responsible for the Bears' demise — injured quarterback Jay Cutler — didn't even make the Pro Bowl and shouldn't have even if he stayed healthy. Is there a player in the NFL more valuable to a playoff-caliber team who is not a Pro Bowl player than Cutler? Not even Tim Tebow.
The five Pro Bowl players is the most for a non-playoff Bears team since 1965, when Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers, defensive end Doug Atkins, tight end Mike Ditka and linebacker Joe
Fortunato made it from a 9-5 team.
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Good intro, ioflying.
As for the dirt--yesterday before I took these pictures I took a wet napkin to the front fairing to get the bugs off. I haven't done any sort of proper washing for at least a month. Typically I just run a squeegie over the grime at the gas station. If you saw it up close you'd see it was no pampered Duck!
So I'm out on this horse farm still....thought I'd be here for a day or two, but I haven't wanted to leave. In addition to being in an optimal location for epic rides, the owners / hosts have been incredible. Ken is ex-RAF and can keep the interesting stories coming all day/night, has owned over 50 bikes (at the same time), including several Vincents, (one of which he sold to Jay Leno). His wife, Deanie, is an absolutely brilliant cook who's always cheerful, smiling, incessantly hospitable and dear. They have two wonderful daughters and the farm attracts some wonderful company. If you are ever in the area, reach out to Deanie and stay a couple nights. Pool table/game room, a pool, a lake with canoes, great conversation, incredible breakfasts and serpentine roads everywhere. ($55 a night, too!) Doesn't get much better:
(If you noticed the lack of posts yesterday it had something to do with imbibing too much/sleeping too little after a dinner/party at their house. Copious amounts of wine, brandy and moonshine (the real kind that comes in a mason jar) were consumed, followed by an attempt to make it out onto the lake with oarless boats. A remarkable time was had.)
Yesterday I did get in some riding....out on what was so far the most treacherous road I'd been on--a few steep hills, lots of rocks, gravel and sand (in addition to a lot of smooth hard pack).
(All of the pictures above were taken ON the property.)
Every time I see a post followed by photos like this I have the impression that who is telling me the story is the Panigale, not AntiHero.
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Apple becomes the focus of the technology universe Wednesday as the world awaits a new iPhone with a big, beautiful touchscreen and connectivity to blazingly fast telecom networks.
Apple becomes the focus of the technology universe Wednesday as the world awaits a new iPhone with a big, beautiful touchscreen and connectivity to blazingly fast telecom networks.
A year after its flubbed tablet introduction, Microsoft is back with a new Surface.
Apple's decisive victory in a landmark US patent case against Samsung could reshape the hot sector for mobile devices and slow the momentum of Google and its Android system, analysts say.
The US International Trade Commission blocked imports of some older model Samsung mobile devices following complaints by Apple that the South Korean company had violated its patents.
Google faces a moment of truth in the coming weeks over a lengthy US probe into potential abuse of its Internet search dominance, amid regulatory woes on both sides of the Atlantic.
Google on Monday closed the book on its free Reader service for gathering news stories and other online items in simple, up-to-the-minute lists.
Someone who is in a mall or near a favorite restaurant might get a message on their cellphone about a sale at a store or specials on the menu. Or they could be alerted that their child has left the school grounds.
The start of this year was marked by a tech industry obsession with where to put growing mountains of information gathered online and by sensors increasingly woven into modern lifestyles.
The mechanical march of robots into consumers' lives is slowly picking up pace. In recent weeks, a handful of companies have trotted out robotic devices to do everything from chasing the family cat to dream painting. One ...
The shift to smartphones and tablets became a landslide this year, crushing desire for laptop computers and pressuring manufacturers to adapt to the mobile Internet era.
Back in 2010, Michael Dell acknowledged that he had considered taking his company, Dell Inc., private, but he declined to say much about it.
It's beginning to look a lot like a big season in the United States for mobile gadgets, with the still-rumored launch by Apple in September of a new iPhone, expected to ignite fresh growth in the smartphone ...
Internet giants from Google and Facebook to Yahoo and Zynga are scrambling to adapt to an online world where people reach for smartphones or tablets instead of traditional computers.
The popular New York Times website returned to service Wednesday after hackers forced it down for nearly a day, with a group backing Syria's government claiming responsibility.
The stage is set for Apple to unveil a new-generation iPhone on Wednesday as the culture-changing company once again lays claim to the heart of the Internet age lifestyle.


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Meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m.Present were Mark Gaffino, Robyn Stecklein, Jim Laughead, Doug Botkin, Steven Bosco, Bill Hannah, Bob Strusz, Jeff Johns, Sarah Deer, Anise Hesson, and Maryann Hupp.
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Robyn Stecklein made a motion to approve the Jan. 29, 2014 North Aurora Days CommitteeMinutes seconded by Sarah Deer. Motion was approved unanimously.
Randall Square was sold – brings up question of where we may hold the fireworks.
Clocktower property may be sold. We have an agreement for the Clocktower property, therefore we should be able to hold the fest there again this year. Mark Gaffino will follow up with the new owners of the property.
The bands are picked out and set for both Friday and Saturday nights. Friday band will be Boom Shaka Laka and Back County Road. Saturday bands will be Alter Ego and Joe Friday and the Dragnets.
We will start at noon on Saturday. Possibility of a High School Band. Lions Club will check into holding Bingo from approximately 9am-noon.
There will be wristbands sold for $1.00 – proceeds will go to the North Aurora Day Fund.
There will not be a garage sale the same weekend as North Aurora Days, but possibly a community garage sale on another weekend.
Jackie Johnson will take over the handling of the Ice Cream eating contest.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:55p.m.
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"Representative John Kline today underscored how out of touch he is with the needs of working families in his Minnesota district and across the country. We certainly expected his opening statement to be long on anti-worker rhetoric, but we were shocked on how wrong he was on the facts," said SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger.
Claim: Representative Kline (R-Minn.) said current policies run counter to job creation.
FACT: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has created more than 12,200 jobs in Minnesota with more than $9 million awarded to-date to his hometown of Lakeville. (Source: www.recovery.gov)
Claim: Representative Kline said that policies like the Employee Free Choice Act would harm small businesses and workers.
FACT: Corporate CEOs obviously want to hold on to a system that works for them. But no one has anything to fear from a process that is fair, neutral, and promotes compromise instead of confrontation. By allowing neutral, independent auditors to decide a deal that works for everyone if the parties fail to reach a mutual agreement, this bill ensures that everyone benefits from America's prosperity, not just CEOs. It protects workers' right to choose whether or not they want to form a union and ensures that CEOs can't intimidate workers or delay elections to deny workers' rights. And it gives workers a chance to get a fair deal, providing them with the raises they need and deserve. (Source: House Education and Labor Committee)
Claim: Representative Kline said that efforts to create green jobs only benefited labor unions. He has even introduced HR 2026, designed to siphon funds away from joint labor-management training programs to ones created solely by industry.
FACT: Under the Independent Energy and Security Act, labor management partnerships are eligible to receive funding for job training programs. This law ensures that workers are an equal partner and are eligible for green job training funds. Creating new green jobs, and finding way to do existing jobs like building cleaning in a new green way, will drive the development of new, green jobs that pay well and cannot be outsourced. Everyone benefits from career paths to good paying jobs and from a green economy, not just businesses and not just labor unions. (Source: House Education and Labor Committee; www.bluegreenalliance.org)
Kline Voted Against Raising the Minimum Wage in 2007. [Vote 18, 1/10/07]
- Kline did not support the minimum wage because it would "halt the momentum of recent economic growth dead in its tracks." In a 2007 speech on the House floor, Kline said that if small businesses do not receive government support, "the cruel irony of any minimum wage increase will be a loss of jobs. Independent studies confirm that the proposal by House Democrats to raise the minimum wage without including considerations for those who pay minimum wage and their workers would halt the momentum of recent economic growth dead in its tracks. According to a Federal Reserve economist, as many as 1 million workers in the restaurant industry alone could lose their jobs under the current proposal." [Minimum Wage Speech, 1/10/07]
- In 2007, Kline said that increasing the minimum wage would be harmful to small business. Kline said, "small businesses are the backbone of the American economy. It is absolutely essential that Congress keeps these creators of jobs in mind when we consider this legislation. We must make sure a minimum wage increase does not have harmful effects on businesses and their ability to foster job growth and provide benefits for working families. [Minimum Wage Speech, 1/10/07]
Kline Voted Against the Employee Free Choice Act in 2007.
- According to the Center for American Progress, the Employee Free Choice Act "holds the promise of restoring workplace democracy for workers attempting to organize, boosting unionization rates, and improving the economic standing and workplace conditions for millions of American workers." [Vote 118, 3/1/07; Center for American Progress, "Issue Brief: Unions Are Good for the Economy and Democracy," 12/9/08]
Kline Voted At Least Six Times Against Expanding Children's Health Care.
- Among Kline's six votes against expanding children's health care, he voted twice to uphold President Bush's veto of the S-CHIP expansion and opposed the last House vote just weeks ago. [Vote 50, 2/4/09; Vote 16, 1/14/09; Vote 22, 1/23/08; Vote 1009, 10/25/07; Vote 982, 10/18/07; Vote 787, 8/1/07]
Kline Voted Against the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act in Both 2007 and 2009.
- During the 2009 debate on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Kline argued, "I rise today to oppose this seriously flawed legislation before us. Not only would it amount to a radical change to our civil rights laws, it has come to us without the benefit of the serious consideration and debate due such a significant policy shift... this bill would set into motion unintended consequences that its supporters simply are not willing to acknowledge, including radically increasing the opportunity for frivolous and abusive litigation and exposing employers to open-ended lawsuits indefinitely." [Vote 9, 1/9/09; Vote 768, 7/31/07; Congressional Record, 1/9/09]
Kline Voted 3 Times Against Protecting Overtime Pay For Millions Of Workers.


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DELHI's reputation as one of the world's filthiest cities has grown with claims that the city's drinking water contains alarmingly high levels of pesticides and heavy metals. The details emerged in a High Court lawsuit filed earlier this month demanding action over pollution in the city's Yamuna River.
The latest lawsuit follows widespread concern about the quality of Delhi's air, which is laden with particulates from traffic emissions (This Week, 8 March, p 9).
Lawyer B. L. Wadehra, who brought the new case to court, claims pesticides used on farmland in the upstream state of Haryana are to blame for much of the pollution. At the first hearing, judges ordered central and local authorities to report back in May on the concentrations of toxins in the river and the tributary canals which provide water to farms and three-quarters of Delhi's 11 million inhabitants.
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Gerudo Symbol
The Gerudo symbol is an emblem which first appears in Ocarina of Time, and has been a recurring element in many other games in the Zelda series. It is frequently seen in connection with the Gerudo tribe. Whether the items with symbols belonged to the forces of evil or not, it is a cameo through the Zelda games. In the original Nintendo 64 version of Ocarina of Time, the symbol had a drastically different design. It was used as a marking on various puzzle objects, the Mirror Shield, and it represents the Gerudo. It appeared almost identical to a horizontally mirrored version of the symbol commonly used to represent the Islam faith, but was replaced with the new Gerudo Symbol from Majora's Mask in the GameCube and Virtual Console versions, as it violated Nintendo's own policy to avoid religious material in their games.[1]
Ocarina of Time
The symbol appears most frequently in Ocarina of Time. It appears on the Mirror Shield, as well as on all of the game's floor-switches and blocks. It also features on the Gerudo flag.
In the original release, the symbol was a crescent moon and a star, however in the Master Quest disc, and all subsequent releases, the original crescent moon symbol has been replaced with the newer Gerudo emblem from Majora's Mask.
However, the original symbol can still be seen on the ceiling of Dampé's Grave in the GameCube version. In the Virtual Console version, this was removed but restored on Ganondorf's cloak. Although the game was re-textured for Ocarina of Time 3D, Ganondorf retains his original cloak.
Majora's Mask
In Majora's Mask, the Gerudo Symbol first appears within the Pirates' Fortress. After Link has forced Aveil to flee her chamber, a framed picture can be found within the chamber displaying the symbol.
Oracle Series
Both Veran from Oracle of Ages and Onox from Oracle of Seasons display the symbol on their armor. Onox has the symbol emblazoned across his chest plate, whereas Veran displays the symbol wrapped around both of her shoulder pads. The most likely reason for this is because the two Gerudo witches, Kotake and Koume, summoned Onox and Veran.
The Wind Waker
In The Wind Waker, the symbol can be found within the Master Sword chamber in Hyrule Castle, beneath the Great Sea. The chamber has seven magnificent stained glass windows, each representing one of the Seven Sages. A slightly modified version of the Gerudo Symbol appears within the window representing Nabooru. The Gerudo symbol also appears on blades of the swords used by Ganondorf and on his clothes.


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Yuck! I thought Matt Damon was so cool, but he apparently has zero interest in animal welfare. The American actor and founder of the charity www.Water.org, is normally thought of as the ultimate in good guy and somehow manages to keep his image, without a lot of work, squeaky clean, but I am sure he is going to get some backlash for attending a recent bullfight at La Monumental Stadium in Mexico City. During a break from filming Elysium in Mexico, he took in the fight with a group of friends.
"Each year, approximately 250,000 bulls die in bullfights, an inaccurate term for events in which there is very little competition between a nimble, sword-wielding matador (Spanish for 'killer') and a confused, maimed, psychologically tormented, and physically debilitated animal," explains American animal rights' organization PETA.
However, clearly times are changing for Damon who is also scheduled to appear with Scarlet Johansson in We Bought a Zoo - a film that will also feature an extensive number of live captive animals.


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Madison . . . Rep. Jim Steineke (R – Kaukauna) announced today that he is introducing legislation to amend the recall provisions in the Wisconsin Constitution.
"Voters in Wisconsin have gone through election upheaval," said Steineke. "It's left the whole state politically exhausted – along with a $14 million bill."
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"When is Chanukkah this year?" The other man smiled slyly and replied, "Same as always: the 25th of Kislev." This humorous comment makes an important point: the date of Jewish holidays does not change from year to year. Holidays are celebrated on the same day of the Jewish calendar every year, but the Jewish year is not the same length as a solar year on the civil calendar used by most of the western world, so the date shifts on the civil calendar.- http://www.jewfaq.org/calendar.htmI like this joke because it reflects the way I think and many others. It shows how, naturally, the civil calendar is my and many people's point of reference. Judaism 101 provides a nice explanation about the Jewish calendar.
Being Religious shares my opinions about religion in general and my thoughts as I become a more observant Jew. Enjoy. Comments are always welcome.
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The Jewish Calendar
Today is the 29th of Tevet 5771 according to the Hebrew calendar on my iPod. I've always loved calendars and thought using the Jewish calendar would bring a little more "Jewishness" into my life.
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