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Jury selection is set to begin next week for the trial of three suspected gang members from Los Angeles accused of robbing a Canyon Country Bank of America branch, according to an official with the District Attorney's Office.
"(Both sides) did a couple motions, but everything's been put over for monday until jury selection," said Moira Curry, who's handling the prosecution in Los Angeles County Superior Court in San Fernando.
Defense attorneys for Phillip Ely, 30, Lavelle Mosley, 23, and Terion Lamarr Collins, 26, three alleged members of the Rolling 40s Crips gang accused in the September 2012 armed robbery of Canyon Country bank, sought a change-of-venue motion, which was denied Monday.
Curry also successfully argued to have the jury consider evidence of a past conviction for Collins, who received probation for a takeover robbery of United Commercial Bank in Rosemead on March 5, 2010.
The crime is similar to the one he's accused of perpetrating at the BofA branch on Soledad Canyon Road more than a year ago.
In the 2010 case, Judge Teri Schwartz sentenced Collins to probation in a Pasadena courthouse against an objection from the District Attorney's Office.
In the defendants' most recent case, the three men allegedly entered a Bank of America on Soledad Canyon Road around 10 a.m., armed and with their faces covered, jumped over the bank's teller counter and demanded money from the frightened tellers, according to court documents.
Mosley was convicted of possession of rock cocaine with intent to sell, in furtherance of a criminal street gang in 2012. He received probation and was sentenced to drug rehabilitation.
A similar gang allegation is alleged in the bank robbery, as a longtime LAPD officer testified at a preliminary hearing, alleging the three suspects were tied to the Rolling 40s Crips.
The area where the suspects allegedly were found throwing money out of a car, at Vermont Boulevard and Vernon Street in Los Angeles, was three blocks from Mosley's previous arrest.
The bank robbery drew attention from media outlets throughout Southern California, because the incident culminated in a televised car chase with Sheriff's Station deputies.
Four men robbed a bank around 10 a.m., led Sheriff's Department deputies on a chase from Canyon Country to downtown Los Angeles and then threw cash from the car, bringing midday traffic to a grinding halt.
Related article: Bank Robbery Suspects' Past Given To Court In Canyon Country Case
The three are accused of seven felony counts, including second degree robbery, kidnapping to commit another crime, unlawfully taking a vehicle and evading an officer against traffic, according to a criminal complaint.
A fourth suspect escaped the vehicle during the pursuit while it coursed through the 210 Freeway in Sylmar.
The hourlong chase ended when the suspects were trapped by traffic on a busy residential street by cars and throngs of people who ran to scoop up cash thrown out the fleeing vehicle.
Judge David Gelfound found back in March that there was enough evidence linking the suspects to the Canyon Country robberyto prompt the defendants to stand trial.
Even without that charge though, due to their past records, Collins is facing a maximum of 42 years, and Ely and Mosley are facing at least 20-plus years, Curry said.
All three suspects are being held on more than $1million bail.
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April Warm Spell Continues: Any Record Heat?
A quick jump in seasons with near summer-like heat in D.C. Records possible before another big temperature swing.
It feels like we completely skipped the spring season with 50 degree high temperatures last week (average for late February) and 80 degree highs this week (average for early June). Where's spring??
Spring is taking a little hiatus, but will return by the weekend. In the mean time, high temperatures climbed to the 80 degree mark in Washington on Monday, which was the first 80 degree day, since October 24, 2012. Yesterday, all of the region made it into the 80s with Reagan's high 86°.
- Highs Tuesday April 9th
No records have been reached.... yet. Today will be the hottest day this week and records are likely to be tied or broken. In fact, I can almost guarantee Dulles will record a record. The current record is 78° set back in 1992. DCA and BWI's current record is 89° from 1922.
So how did it go from winter to summer in such a short period of time? Well, it's all the position of the jet stream. Last week, the polar jet was positioned very far south, which allowed cooler than average temperatures across much of the US. This week, however, the jet stream is well north of Washington (over the Great Lakes and northern New England), but took a big dip in the west. Check out the highs yesterday. I drew a blue arrow to delineate the jet stream.
An area of high pressure off the Atlantic coast is bringing winds out of the southwest and pumping in the warm temperatures from the south. The high has also kept the weather sunny. A completely different story for folks out west.
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A strengthening area of low pressure over the south central Plains, in association with the diving jet stream is bringing a combination of snow and severe weather to the Plains. The sharp contrast in temperatures along the front is causing very active weather. In fact, some spots (Oklahoma City, for example) were under severe thunderstorm watches and winter weather advisories at the same time! Check out the radar from yesterday evening. Severe storms were firing up in parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, but snow was falling in western parts of those states, too.
No sign of snow or wintry weather here, but the cooler weather will filter in for the weekend. It won't be anywhere near the cold, single digit temperatures out west, but it will be a good 20 degrees cooler than temperatures today. With highs in the middle 60s both Saturday and Sunday, it will be average April weather in Washington... go figure!

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"We are very concerned about the manner in which the European Commission's directive on the industry has been drafted.
It does not appear that the drafting of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive has been coordinated with the relevant international institutions. The G20 mandated the Financial Stability Board and IOSCO (International Organization of Securities Commissions) to look at these issues, and it is not clear how this directive will fit in with the new international architecture established by the G20.
The drafting of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive has been rushed through in a very tight timeframe without anything like the usual standards of consultation that we expect from the Commission. There certainly has been very little consultation with our industry and we are worried that measures could be proposed which are inappropriate for a complex and diverse industry such as ours.
We are also concerned that the process of drafting the directive has been subjected to undue political pressure. There has been much rhetoric from various political organisations on the directive, most of which appears designed to satisfy domestic audiences ahead of the forthcoming European elections rather than to secure an effective and sensible solution to identified problems.
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In recent years, the special operations force has grappled with burnout as demands for its services grew — one factor pushing them toward civilian careers. For instance, many active duty special operators spend more time deployed than at home.
U.S. Special Operations Command vowed this spring, based on results of its Preservation of the Force and Families Task Force, to give personnel more time with their families between stateside training and overseas deployments. But the operational tempo for the 66,000-strong force — which includes Navy SEALs; Marine special operators; Army Rangers, Green Berets and aviators; and Air Force pararescuemen and combat controllers operating in some 78 countries worldwide – shows little sign of relenting.
Despite fat paychecks luring some out of active duty, a surprisingly high number of operators choose to remain in uniform for the camaraderie, the long-term health and pension benefits, and the personal satisfaction of direct service to country, said Retired Rear Adm. George Worthington, of Chula Vista, former head of Naval Special Warfare Command.
"Some guys have had seven, eight deployments. That's a problem for the families. Not having their father there," said Worthington, whose son is a Navy SEAL. But the work for private firms is often no less grueling, he noted: "When a guy burns out you still have to go (overseas), for the paycheck. But when he's in the service he can say I need some down time. He can be an instructor. In the civilian world, you don't have an opportunity to take shore duty for two or three years."
For those who leave active military service, their motivations are more complicated than money, said an acquaintance of Doherty's who asked to remain anonymous out of respect for the privacy of special operations forces. Yes, "it's easier to make a little bit more money with a private military contractor than it is in the armed forces. So for a lot of your SpecOps groups that's the reason why they get out," he said.
But no job is worth dying for unless you believe in the cause. Many former special operators continue to work for the government in dangerous locations as private contractors because they see it as an extension of their careers as public servants, he added. "Nobody ever takes the uniform off. Even when you get out. That mindset, it just makes you who you are. When it comes to what Glen and Ty were doing, they were doing the same crap they were doing when they were on active duty. They just didn't happen to have a rank on their arm."
For the U.S. government, private security contractors employed for diplomatic security abroad are an indispensable and adaptable addition to the bottom line. "As security needs grew … rather than opt to increase the size of that force, the State Department has relied on contractors," hoping for cost savings and increased flexibility to react more quickly to increases and decreases in security needs, Avant said.
Whether the use of private security contractors actually saves money over the long run, when weighing higher fees for civilian services versus retirement benefits for active duty personnel and the hidden costs of training military veterans before they leave active duty, remains fiercely debated.


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Thanks to Disclosure's knack for effortlessly fusing smart, nuanced dance music with infectious pop melodies, their debut album, Settle, has made the young brother duo something of an overnight sensation. But they aren't the only new kids on the block: While the album benefits from a guest appearance from the marginally more famous Jessie Ware, it's also a platform for a number of emerging talents (and, in a few cases, virtual unknowns): Sam Smith, AlunaGeorge, Sasha Keable, Friendly Fires' Ed Macfarlane, Eliza Doolittle, Jamie Woon and London Grammar.
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Twitter has released a new transparency report, covering the second half of last year. These reports highlight numbers of copyright takedown notices Twitter have received and government removal requests.
In 2012 Twitter received 1,858 information requests. 1009 of those requests were in the second half of the year, with 849 being in the first two quarters of the year.
Information Requests include worldwide government requests we've received for user account information, typically in connection with criminal investigations or cases.
In 2012 Twitter received 48 removal requests, with 6 of those in the first two quarters and 42 of those requests in the last two quarters of 2012.
Removal Requests include government requests (and other valid complaints of illegal content from authorized reporters) we've received to remove or withhold content on Twitter.
Now this is where the numbers get very large. During 2012 Twitter received 6,646 copyright notices. 3,378 of those requests were in the first two quarters of the year, with 3,268 of those requests in the last two quarters of the year, so Twitter did see a slight drop in the last two quarters.
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Drama is hitting the Mac App Store before it is even launched…
Many developers are transitioning their existing iPhone and iPad apps to the Mac App Store. Some of these developers have earned hundreds of thousands of dollars under their unique app names. There's only one problem when selling their app on the Mac App Store… their brand name is taken.
Just hours after developers were allowed to begin submitting apps to the Mac App Store high profile names began to disappear. People begin the submission process by selecting an app name but wait to submit the source code. Under Apple's policies these names can be held for up to 120 days. Prominent names such as Fluid, RapidWeaver, and OmniFocus have been scooped up before developers even had a chance. This, of course, is infuriating to developers who have built up a reputation for their app names only to have it taken away by low level developers.
Name squatting is not a new issue for Apple. In the past names could be held for up to two years in the iPhone App Store. Apple's recent change to a 120 day policy helps but is not a solution to the problem. It will be interesting to see how these big name developers handle their brand names being stolen from them.
We got in touch with @isaiah, the developer for YourHead Software via Twitter for a quick look into his thoughts…
think it's just a bug that apple is working on. i'm optimistic they'll rectify it before the store opens.
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THE mysterious illness that is killing vultures across India is spreading. Researchers say that unless the Indian government does more to help them pinpoint the cause, birds such as the griffon vulture could die out all over the world.
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Call for Referendum to Limit Constituent Assembly Gains Support
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In a statement released on Monday, September 6th, some political parties and media outlets called for limiting the duration of the Constituent Assembly's mission to 6 months. This is to be achieved via a referendum that will be voted on the same day, October 23rd, that Tunisians are voting in the members of the Constituent Assembly.
According to the statement, after drafting the Constitution, it will become a body responsible for monitoring the performance of the provisional government and preparing for presidential and legislative elections, all of which should be completed in a period that does not exceed six months. This is to ensure that the Constituent Assembly's role is strictly defined and that it is not in a position to become a legislative body in any future Tunisian government.
These politicians and media outlets also claim that provisional government institutions should aid in the preparation of the presidential election in order to avoid deterioration of the Tunisian economy and national security. The country is fragile and will not survive other experiments.
Mohsen Marzouk, independent political activist , said that this call encompasses around 50 political parties including the Socialist Left Party (PSG) the Democratic Progressive Party (PDP) and 47 other parties that have joined this republican alliance. Several national organizations and hundreds of prominent figures like Sheikh Abdelfattah Mourou and the lawyer Sadok Belaid have also voice support.
Marzouk has also denied that the initiative is serving the interests of any specific political party. All parties supporting the appeal will meet, Sunday, September 11, in cultural and sports center in El Menzah 6, to officially launch this initiative, he announced.
Maya Jribi, Secretary General of PDP, who previously came out in favor of the referendum, also stressed the commitment of her party to the current date of elections in order to "avoid any setbacks resulting from a weak central authority, like strikes and violence".
Other parties came out against the referendum, stating that the Constituent Assembly will be the only legitimate governmental body in the country. Hamma Hammami, president of the Communist Workers Party (PCOT) disagreed with the initiative and announced that "this call for a referendum alongside the election of the Constituent Assembly is unreasonable."
Yadh Ben Achour, President of the High Authority for the Achievement of Revolutionary Objectives, believes that voting on a referendum on the same day as voting in members of the Constituent Assembly will needlessly complicate the electoral process. He suggested the implementation of a series of dialogues between groups to discuss the role of the Constituent Assembly instead of a referendum taking place on election day.
Opinions are several and divergent. Some see in this initiative an opportunity to empower the democratic transition while others consider it as a expansion to an illegitimate and unelected body – the interim government.
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METHUSELAHS of the fly world are hinting that the anti-ageing effects of antioxidants stem from their ability to influence gene expression, and not simply to mop up toxic chemicals.
A team led by Christine Brack at the University of Basel in Switzerland showed that fruit flies fed the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) lived 26 per cent longer than controls. And the more NAC the flies ate, the more messenger RNA they produced (
This suggests that NAC activates genes. "We don't know how far we can extrapolate these results to humans," says Brack. "But it's intriguing." If the genes NAC switches on can be identified, they might reveal which proteins are involved in slowing the ageing process.
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SGI Members Around the World Celebrate May 3, Soka Gakkai Day
In April and May, SGI members around the world gathered to celebrate May 3rd, Soka Gakkai Day. In their respective locales, members studied the writings of Nichiren, shared experiences in faith, put on cultural performances and refreshed their commitment to continue challenging their own personal development and create positive change in their families, communities and nations.
It was on May 3, 1951, that Josei Toda was inaugurated as the second president of Soka Gakkai, and on May 3, 1960, that Daisaku Ikeda became the third president. May 3 is also considered "Soka Gakkai Mother's Day," in recognition of the vital role that women play within the organization.
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In the third quarter of last week's 48-34 win vs. Sandusky, the Norwalk senior quarterback was flushed out of the pocket, prepared to tuck the ball and run, only to see a defender waiting for him.
Johnson then retreated farther back, sprinted toward the left sideline with three more defenders in pursuit, stopped and threaded a pass across his body between three defenders.
The pass was bobbled by his receiver — who appeared surprised the ball even got to him — and intercepted. It was his first interception of the season in 72 pass attempts up to that point. It was also an example of Johnson's ability to extend a play to the absolute limit, always looking to make something happen.
"I was taught to never give up. So if there is a chance to run or scramble a bit longer to see if there is another guy open, I'm going to do that," Johnson said. "Keep the play going, never give up until you hear that whistle and know you are going to go down. That's my mentality. I'm not going down until we get a good play out of it."
Fifth-year Norwalk coach Chris MacFarland can only shake his head when he looks back on the aforementioned play.
"He has such a belief in himself," MacFarland said of Johnson. "Even though he's way out to the side and it's going to take everything he has to get his body back turned to get a real good motion on it … he probably knows it's not a good thing, but his competitiveness says 'I can make this play.'"
Johnson has more than made plays this season for the Truckers, who are 5-1 overall and No. 5 in the Division III Region 8 computer rankings entering Friday's game at Bellevue (3-3).
Through six games, Johnson is 49-of-77 passing for 1,107 yards with 17 touchdowns and the lone interception, good for a 141.4 QB rating via the NFL formula.
With an 11.03 time in the 100-meter dash in track, Johnson is the best dual threat player in Norwalk history, adding 356 yards and 5 TDs on the ground on 53 attempts (6.7 average), although almost 100 yards have been lost off that net total from sacks in the backfield.
"He believes he can make something happen. And sometimes does that hurt and lead to mistakes? Sure, but we're never going to take that away from him," MacFarland said, adding that Johnson's style of play has taught the offensive line not to give up on blocks and for receivers to come back to the ball when necessary.
"It's a great thing to watch him do it," MacFarland added. "Even though at the end of it, sometimes as a coach you say, 'Well, that wasn't the call at all, but it looks pretty darn good.'"
While Johnson won't dispute he's pleased with his play and where the Truckers currently stand, he still has a painful Week 4 reminder of what could have been.
Leading perennial Northern Ohio League power Tiffin Columbian with less than six minutes left, a special teams gaffe and several key turnovers opened the door for a 24-20 win by the Tornadoes — Norwalk's lone loss of the season.
"It's good being 5-1, but it was tough losing to Tiffin because we were in the game and things didn't go right," Johnson said. "We had a ton of penalties and turnovers, and that can't happen against a team like that. So it's good to be 5-1, but we know we could have played better and been 6-0.
"I've had some mental mistakes that need cleaned up, they're not making the team any better," he added. "In a game, I go to some bad habits, and I just shouldn't. I've done alright, but I can play better."
A year ago, Norwalk took a 7-0 record to Bellevue and left with a 27-point loss in one of the bigger regular season games of 2012. Knowing the Redmen have losses to three state-ranked opponents, Johnson said the Truckers are trying to downplay the week ahead rather than play it up.
"The team is ready, so we know it's a big game, but we're not going to hype it up any more," he said. "We're treating it like another game, another week, and to practice hard and go out and try to beat those guys."
One thing that can't be completely ignored, is the playoff talk. Norwalk has just one trip to the playoffs, when it won the Class AA state championship in 1974 with a pair of victories over Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (20-7) and Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas (27-17).
Now, 39 years later, a first-ever home game in the first round could be in the offering if things break right.
"It has a little bit, it comes around every now and then around here," Johnson said of the playoff topic. "We just know we have to keep getting the job done every Friday. We don't want to lose sight of the task at hand this week, and the three weeks after that. If we take care of business every Friday, good things will happen.
"We're just looking to win out," he added. "We just have to worry about ourselves every Friday so that when the playoffs do start, we've done everything we can to make sure we're in there."


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Sugar beet growers cautious of supply predictionsThe possibility of stronger down-the-line sugar prices sounds good, but it's too early to take higher prices for granted, Red River Valley sugar beet officials say.
By: Jonathan Knutson, Agweek
The possibility of stronger down-the-line sugar prices sounds good, but it's too early to take higher prices for granted, Red River Valley sugar beet officials say.
"Whether we see any improvement or not, remains to be seen," says Paul Rutherford, a Euclid, Minn., farmer and president of the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association. "When there's production problems in one area, another region of the world seems to step up (and produce more)"
The Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota is the nation's leading sugar beet producing area. At current sugar prices, which stand at their lowest levels since the 1980s, Red River Valley growers will struggle just to break even this year, producers say.
But price relief might be coming, according to a recent article by Reuters.
The world sugar market, which has had three straight years of big surpluses, could be headed to a small deficit in several years. That should bolster world sugar prices, although the process won't happen overnight, according to the article.
The article found that world sugar demand is rising 2.2 to 2.5 percent annually, with China and other Asian countries accounting for much of the economy.
"The world's economy is getting stronger, and consumers like to use a little more sugar," William Hejl, an Amenia, N.D., sugar beet farmer and a past president of the World Association of Beet and Sugarcane Growers tells Agweek.
Production problems
The Reuters article also points to production problems worldwide. A long drought in Brazil, the world's leading sugar producer and exporter, has hampered sugar cane planting.
Also, Brazil is shifting more of its sugar cane production into ethanol, says Jack Roney, director of economics and policy analysis for the American Sugar Alliance, a sugar industry group based in Washington, D.C.
And the prospects for a bad monsoon season in India, the world's second-largest sugar producer, has cut into planted acreage.
Sugar prices have rallied recently, at least partly in response to the factors cited by Reuters. Raw sugar futures stood recently at 18.28 cents per pound, up from a low of 14.7 cents early this year. Even so, the current price is only half of what it was in early 2011.
Prices of sugar, like those for other agricultural commodities, are cyclical, says Nick Sinner, executive director of the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association.
"We don't wish ill on any part of the production world," he says "But the fact is, production goes up and down. That will affect our prices here."
"It's a tough time for the growers right now," he says "But we're hoping that consumption will continue to increase and we can get back to some reasonable prices for the sugar we're producing."
The Reuters article doesn't mention the formal complaint by U.S. sugar producers that they've been hurt by subsidized sugar imports from Mexico. The U.S. International Trade Commission recently issued a preliminary ruling in favor of the U.S. producers' position.
Roney says the Mexican imports definitely have lowered the price paid to U.S. growers.
Late spring, US prices
The late, wet spring, which has delayed planting in much of the Red River Valley, hurts the outlook for yields, Rutherford says.
Late-planted sugar beets generally don't yield as well as beets planted on schedule.
"When we keep getting rained on, we can't get going (in fields)," Rutherford says.
Valley beet farmers will need better-than-average yields to break even at current prices, he says.
Red River Valley sugar beet growers also battled late planting in the spring of 2013. But unusually favorable weather in August and September allowed growers to harvest an unexpectedly good crop, Rutherford says.
The odds aren't good that weather this August and September will be as favorable, he adds.
Through May 18 of this year, 29 percent of North Dakota sugar beets were planted, compared with the five-year average of 75 percent, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
In Minnesota, 40 percent of beets were planted through May 18, compared with the five-year average of 79 percent, NASS says.
Relatively dry pockets in parts of northwest Minnesota, where many of the state's beets are grown, have allowed more planting there, farmers say
The U.S. wholesale refined sugar price, the price of most interest to Red River Valley sugar beet growers, stands at 29.75 cents per pound. The April price was 26.5 cents per pound.
The rise reflects several factors, including the late, wet spring in the Red River Valley, says Roney, with the American Sugar Alliance.
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Well isn't this anti-climactic? Ke$ha's anthem for the freaks, "We R Who We R" has finally earned itself a music video and... it's pretty crappy?
Seriously! It's like, part 2 Fast 2 Furious, part Fight Club, part The Warriors, and part drunken Wonder Woman's suicide. There's also a Plenty of Fish reference, which I think was stolen directly from Lady Gaga. There is nothing good about this music video besides the song it was made for.
I'm not even going to get into how Ke$ha LOOKS (which is something like Batman's Joker, if he underwent a sex change). Oh, and Ke$ha? Just in case you weren't paying attention, your own lyric is "we've got Jesus on our necklaces (es, es, es, es)" not "I've got a fuck huge Jesus-less golden cross on one of my ears (ears-ears-ears).
Unfortunate, as I'm a HUGE fan of this song. Tsk tsk, Ke$ha. Time to hire a new director. Or, actually, maybe it's just time to hire a director. Personally, I think Ryan James Yezak's ultra-gay and naked version of the video was far better. Maybe you should call him?
I think Towleroad put it best when they said: "Like a Lady Gaga video without the plot, a Madonna video without the sexuality, and a viral video made by a bunch of gay twinks without the production values..."


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Blood in the urine, known as hematuria (hee-ma-TUR-ee-uh), is fairly common and, in most cases, not serious.
The two kinds of hematuria are:
The urinary tract is made up of two kidneys, two ureters, one bladder, and one urethra. Kidneys are fist-sized organs in the back that are shaped like kidney beans. It's the kidneys' job to filter the blood and remove excess fluids and waste products, which it turns into urine. The urine then flows through tubes called ureters into the bladder, where it's stored until it's emptied through a small tube called the urethra. If blood cells leak into the urine at any part of the process, it causes hematuria.
A number of things can cause hematuria, including:
In rare cases, hematuria can be a sign of kidney or bladder cancer, a blood disease, or a blood clot. If something like that is going on, hematuria will usually be one of many other symptoms.
Very occasionally, what looks like hematuria might be something else. It's possible that things like food dye, beets, or certain medications can make a person's pee look red.
Technically speaking, hematuria is a symptom. Microscopic hematuria has no visible signs. The only way doctors know if someone has microscopic hematuria is if it shows up on a urine test. Gross hematuria can be seen because it changes the color of urine, which can happen with just a little bit of blood. In many cases, red or tea-colored urine is the only symptom.
In more serious cases, hematuria can be just one of many symptoms of another condition. For instance, if a bladder infection is causing the hematuria, other symptoms might include fever, pain while urinating, and lower belly pain.
If you ever see blood in your child's urine, don't panic. Chances are it's no big deal, but you'll want to make sure, so take your child to see a doctor. It's important to determine the cause of the hematuria to decide whether any treatment is necessary.
If you see a doctor about blood in your child's urine, or if microscopic hematuria shows up on a urine test, the doctor will give your child a physical examination and ask questions about symptoms, recent activities, and family medical history. Your child will be asked for a urine sample as well.
If the urine test comes back negative, the doctor will probably want another urine sample 1-2 weeks later, just to make sure the urine is free of red blood cells. Hematuria that only happens once won't require any follow-up with the doctor.
If microscopic hematuria is present but your child has no other symptoms (like pain or fever) and no protein in the urine, a urine test will be repeated several times over the next few months to see if blood continues to show up in the urine.
If the urine test points to something more serious, or if your child has had a recent injury, additional tests may be done. These can include a urine culture, or imaging tests like an MRI or CT scan that let doctors examine the urinary tract.
Kids who have hematuria and protein in the urine should see a specialist. So should those with microscopic hematuria that doesn't go away after a few months, or microscopic hematuria with high blood pressure and other symptoms. A specialist will offer additional testing to help determine the cause of blood in the urine.
Testing may include:
Most of the time, hematuria doesn't require any treatment. If it only happens once, it's nothing to worry about. If another condition is causing the blood in the urine, treatment for the hematuria will involve treating that condition. This may involve the use of certain medications, such as antibiotics for hematuria caused by a urinary tract infection (UTI).
Follow-up testing is often done after treatment to make sure the urine is free of red blood cells. If blood shows up in the urine repeatedly but there are no other symptoms, urine testing and physical exams may be done every few months for a year or more as a precautionary measure.
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Date reviewed: May 2013
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I've lived here for 2 years now. Crime control was getting a little better than all the sudden took a turn for the worst. Shooting,killings, house and car break ins. I signed a 60 day no penalty lease break. Then a… Full Review ▶
No offense to any of these issues, because they are all serious concerns. However, this community is right off of Oak Ridge and Millenia. Need I say more. Use your common sense. The staff that covers the office is not the… Full Review ▶
This has to be the worst place I've ever lived . 2 murders within 3 weeks of each other . The neighbors are rude and I can't wait to move out of this horrible place . There's trash everywhere too by… Full Review ▶
i must say this place is not so bad as long as you keep to yourself ... i don t talk to anyone i go to work and back my kids don t play outside and that s working for me.… Full Review ▶
We moved into the villages last June and thank GOD we were able to break the lease. March 10, 2012 about 9:30pm "crazy how early it was" three black guys between ages 18-20 broke into my apartment while we left to… Full Review ▶
At a glance I thought this apartment was a great choice but I am now proving that it was the worst choice ever. The office workers including the Manager needs to do a course in customer service because their attitude is… Full Review ▶
I m looking for a new place to live now. Last week some thieves broke into our apartment when we were not home (thank God we weren t home, I was told that they break in even with ppl in the… Full Review ▶
This place was good at first nothing too bad. I ride my bike sometimes to grab some food. The location was awesome; right next to the mall and there were small shops near. Well one day I was coming back to… Full Review ▶
I only have good things to say about my new home! the grounds are kept clean & the landscaping is beautiful. Im a bit of a neat freak so this is important to me. Lol. the matinance responce time is within… Full Review ▶
I must say I am one of the few who have nothing but the best to state. There was a big miscommunication on my behalf & when I showed up with my moving truck and family, the staff had the problem… Full Review ▶
Do not live here. First my car was broken into and vandalized and now my apartment was broken into and robbed while I was home! All in less then a year. The security guards do not patrol 24/7, there is no… Full Review ▶
I've been a resident of The Villages on Millenia since late February and I must say that in my three and a half months of living here that I am actually considering another move.. the apartments are beautiful but most of… Full Review ▶
DO NOT RENT FROM THE VILLAGES THE REVIEWS ARE CORRECT!! THEIR OFFICE STAFF SUCKS! VERY RUDE AND NO MANNERS WHATSOEVER ... THEY SEEM NICE WHEN YOU ARE APPLYING BUT AS SOON AS IT COMES DOWN TO BUSINESS THAT'S WHEN THE TRUE… Full Review ▶
When I first seen the Villages I thought they were nice. The lady that showed me around was very friendly and the apartment she showed me was very nice. I thought the price for the three bedrooms was reasonable. The next… Full Review ▶
THESE PEOPLE ARE THE RUDEST INCOMPETENT PEOPLE IVE SEEN IN MY LIFE . they give you one price then change it when rent is due and come up with little excuses as to why its so much. The Manager of the… Full Review ▶
I have lived here for 2 years and I hate it! The staff at the front are the rudest people I have ever met. All the -------- who really are nice to their own only. It seems like they are from… Full Review ▶
I have lived here for almost a year and I hate it! The staff at the front are the rudest people I have ever met. One lady told me she was going to snatch my roommate up by her shirt if… Full Review ▶
I recently moved into The Villages and must say that the staff has been more than excellent. Upon moving into my apartment, immediately we noticed a pet odor which was left from the previous tenant and the staff has gone above… Full Review ▶
The first night we moved we heard multiple gun shots, a woman screaming and tires screeching. I was ready to go on the first night! That was August of 08 and since then its been quiet and no drama, thank God!… Full Review ▶
Don't move into The Villages. The people are the leasing office are friendly...everyone is, in fact, super friendly...until you get in. The residentil office staff act like they are doing you a favor by letting you live there. I can deal… Full Review ▶
They only care is about your money,after de second day of pay rent they charge you 85 plus 10 dollars per day until you pay the total amount and they don't receive parcial payments.The company staff,very poor service at the beginning… Full Review ▶
i lived there 2 years the property is decent but the peoplethat work there need to be replaced maintenance take forever to fix stuff if they come and fix anything at all the would rather bypass the problem than to buy… Full Review ▶
I have lived in the Villages for 4 years, and when I first moved in there was an accident right in front of my building. Everyone came out and this was the first and last time I interacted with people in… Full Review ▶
I live here and can't wait to get the hell out, the neighbors can't put the garbage in the bin they throw it on top all around and on the floor, the neighbors that drink on the stairs throw beer bottles… Full Review ▶
Everything you read in these reviews is, absolutely, true. I have never had to deal with such a rude front office staff. When we first moved they told us our rent would be certain amount, three months later, because every month… Full Review ▶
I know alot of you read these review and are wondering how true this is...Well from my point of view...I LOVED IT HERE...Do do family illness I had to move up North again and leave this beautiful place. I lived here… Full Review ▶
I have always lived in apartments since I moved to Orlando. And the Villages is the one I would recomend. The staff is professional and go beyond what I expected. Yes there are people who have a tendancy to hangout outside,… Full Review ▶
well i been living in this apartment for along time well because my doughter has the school right in front of our apartment. well at night it would be a night mera use theres bad people going around trying to still… Full Review ▶
Hi, I just got approved today to move in, I applied exactly one week ago, just wanted to say that I've been looking for an apartment in this area and in Metrowest for couple weeks now, by far, this staff is… Full Review ▶
Well, you do the math and decide whether paying $100 less a month is worth all the inconveniences you and your family are going to go trough. The manager treats you as a criminal when you go the leasing office to… Full Review ▶
The Villages on Millenia have to be the worse apartments! The apartments themselves are ok (low-income housing) but the so-called 'customer service' is absolutely horrible! I haven't lived there for over 6 months and i'm still getting charged stuff. I'm still… Full Review ▶
Fist of all let me say I lived here for only a couple months and already had to break my lease because the place is the worst. I should have read these reviews before I considered singing a lease. First off… Full Review ▶
I have been living in the Brentwood Club at the villages for three years. When I first moved here, the staff were very professional, and the neighborhood it self was very quiet. Since then it has gone done hill for me.… Full Review ▶
I have been here since April 2003(The Landings), have went from a one bedroom to a two bedroom. I had no problems back then but it has slowly went down hill from there. The front office lack customer service skills, you… Full Review ▶
I really enjoy living here. It is close to everything, especially the Mall at Millenia. I love to shop!!! The people in the office are really nice, and the maintenance staff is very helpful. I have had no problem with any… Full Review ▶
I've been here for a little more than six months and I absolutely WOULD NOT recommend it. My car has been vandalized twice and there is always trash in the stairwell. Last week, I found an opened condom wrapper in front… Full Review ▶
From the moment I walked in to the office the first time, these people made me feel so special. The apartment is even betetr then they said it would be. My neighbors are so friendly and i have gotten to know… Full Review ▶
Where do I begin? Murders, Break-ins, Drugs, Loitering, Noise, Unprofessionalism. Only some of the problems with this complex. The staff is very difficult to work with and not respectful to the tenants. There was a murder in the complex about a… Full Review ▶
This was my first place with my wife after we married. When we moved in, the complex was almost brand new. Nice size units and being a gated community made me feel safe...for the first few months. After that, the rif… Full Review ▶
You know, when you think of low income housing, you think "lower class, hard working folks", right? Well, not true here. This place is trash. It LOOKS GOOD, but have you ever heard the saying "don't judge a book by it's… Full Review ▶
Leasing office "workers" aren't friendly, I walk in the office and there were people everywhere. Children in the middle of the streets....loud music...too many -------- people. It's a -------- ghetto. What can you expect for low income families? Full Review ▶
everything that said here is correct. Many people in apartments./ the people with loud music, fighting, yelling in the street, morenos using marihuana, the apartments halls dirty. But is not the spanish people. I can tell that this happens in all… Full Review ▶
The Construction On the South of this Complex requires that the OWNERS of thi Complex Evacuate each of us within 300 Feet of the Contruction to Compsensate for the DUST, DIRT, DEBRIS and Other Pollutants that Plague us DAILY and Causes… Full Review ▶
First of all, this is government-subsedised housing, so how in the hell swarms of illegal aliens just move in, no questions asked? There is a LAW that says illegals cannot get government housing, so what gives??
With that said, let's start with… Full Review ▶
In general, my wife and I liked the apartment itself. Everything was quite and, outside of the gate that was frequently broken and open, we felt safe for the area. However, the office staff was unhelpful once we signed the lease,… Full Review ▶
These apartments suck. Full Review ▶
It's pretty horrible here! No parking, homes and cars being broken into, it should be called the Ghetto at Millenia. Awful, awful, awful. Full Review ▶
My boyfriend and I lived in this complex for about 3 years. We moved out in May. We could not wait. We had the worst experience living here. When we first moved in things weren't too bad but they quickly went… Full Review ▶
I have not moved in yet, and i have to say that now im a lil scared. From the start the management screwed around with us. The said it would only take a week to get approved (or not approved). It… Full Review ▶
Security...What security. People drinking at night, shooting off fireworks, starting fights. They have a company they told me called Action security that patrols the complex looking for troublemakers. What a joke. The office has lied to me on multiple occasions. Anyone… Full Review ▶
I have lived at this complex for nearly a year and have had only one major problem. Other reviewers have complained about maintinence issues, but I have never had a problem with it. Just saturday I notified the office that the… Full Review ▶
This place was an absolute nightmare. While pretty to look at and tour, once you move in it's horrendous. I moved in when there was noone living upstairs or downstairs, and eventually later in the month when people DID move in,… Full Review ▶
This apartment complex is very ghetto!! It use to be nice but now forget about it! Some of their office staff thinks their ---- dont stink and is very snotty with the residents, their maintence thats a nightmare. I asked for… Full Review ▶
This is a great apartment community, I have lived here for 2 years since it opened and I have never had a problem. Maintanence comes quickly and fix things too. Great location, close to Mall at Millenia, I-Drive and downtown orlando.… Full Review ▶
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This past Monday, March 6, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in FAIR v. Rumsfeld, the litigation initiated by a coalition of law schools opposed to the federal legislation commonly known as the Solomon Amendment. For those of you unfamiliar with the statute, the Solomon Amendment requires universities receiving a host of federal funds to provide equal access to military recruiters in their facilities or otherwise face financial penalties. In its decision in FAIR, the Court rejected the law schools' claims that the Solomon Amendment unconsitutionally infringed on the law schools' First Amendment rights, since most schools are forced by the statue to provide access in violation of their own policies forbidding the use of their facilities to engage in discriminatory hiring (in this case, discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students interested in working for the military.)
While I leave it to members of the law faculty here and elsewhere to parse the language of Chief Justice Roberts' opinion, I would like to re-emphasize what has not changed as a result of the Court's decision. Without question, the military's hiring policies violate the Law School's stated policy against discrimination in hiring. Any other employer who would engage in such practices against any of our students would not be permitted to use the services of the CPDC. Nevertheless, as in the past, we are compelled by the federal legislation to provide equal access to recruiters from the military branches for the purposes of recruiting law students. That said, the Chief Justice's opinion clearly allows members of the Law School community, including the administration, to demonstrate their opposition to these hiring practices. We will continue to post disclaimer language on our announcements concerning military recruitment on campus and will be working with the Law School's Solomon Amendment Amelioration Committee to determine if there is a need to strengthen the language used. In addition, we will be working with the Committee to provide other amelioration steps in opposition to the coerced use of our facilities for the purposes of hiring in violation of the Law School's own policies.
We welcome your responses and thoughts. Please contact either Susan Gainen or me directly. In addition, we encourage you to contact Professor Beverly Balos, chair of the Solomon Amendment Amelioration Committee, with your suggestions regarding amelioration activities here on campus. For more information, please check the SolomonResponse.org website.


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Actor Clive Owen has become an Ernest Hemingway expert after scoring private tours of the writer's home in Cuba and his hang-outs in France while researching new movie Hemingway & Gellhorn.
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It is time to start my build thread. I asked a lot of question in Introductions and In Pompei oven build forums but my build is truly on it's way and I want to make sure I keep track of it.....not just to brag and share my happiness but to also share what I learn with others so they can take it and move forward with their oven dreams.
about 5-6 years ago I started looking at the idea of a big combination smoker/outdoor fireplace. I started gathering bricks (craigslist) and making sketches of what I wanted. In my internet travels I came across a few websites that featured Italian Pizza ovens....( I don't remember if this was one of the ones I first found). I had made a plan to break ground in the middle of summer but had to put those plans on hold. Job changes and a serious family illness took precident. My stack of bricks (about 700) sat in the side yard gather moss for several years.....and this year...I decided that I was doing it, so one weekend, one month ago (March 28), I grabbed a shovel, went outside and started digging. We had 3 enormous hedges that I dug up and replanted to the front yard. Then I tore up the apple tree that sat in this area taunting me for the last 8 years (the squirrels have always beat me to the apples). I dug up the peonies and planted them on the other side of the pool.
Next I put up a temporary fence and tore down the old fence next to the pool.
and I started staking out the area for the oven and the fireplace.
I couldn't believe that took up most of a weekend. A few days later my wife asked me to finish a project inside the house ( we redid our kitchen and I was supposed to trim out the bakers window to match the new cabinets.....So the next weekend was devoted to that window. I ripped out the pine casing and window sill and put a proper Sapelle window sill and casing all around. I also trimmed it out properly....she was thrilled and now is 100% on board with the Forno project.
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I think it only fair to mention that I am a world class procrastinator. We redid our kitchen about 4 years ago....and there hasn't been any trim on it all that time. My wife is extraordinarily patient with me. Week 3 was a lot of work with not much to show for it. At one time, our pool had a light inside of the pool. The line for power and the GFCI were run to a small stand just off the concrete then the light was delivered via fiber optic cable(Smart). I spent the better part of a day digging and trying to trace out the line and find out which fuse box it was wired to because if it was still a viable power source I could have it reconnected, save some cash, and have lights in the outdoor kitchen area. Eventually I gave up.....whatever there was before is long gone and long destroyed. So I jumped back in to the job at hand.....and hit another snag.
Planning. The wife, wants to know what is going where.....and quite honestly I had a concept in my head but no real plan.....so we killed the rest of that day smashing stakes in the ground, putting string on the stakes, moving boxes around to simulate the fireplace and oven and deciding where to put things. Finally I had complete approval from the wife. Next day, I dug the holes for he Pergola posts, picked them up at the hardware store and put them in.
I dropped 15 80lb bags of concrete down those holes And just to toot my own horn, I also changed the radiator in her Jeep.
the holes averaged 50 inches depth.
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Eventually This will be the extention of the pool area...it will be the site for fine dining and happiness.....but now it looks like a modern art masterpiece.
Just to give the best perspective I can..... a view from the treehouse. My wife must be thrilled to see me doing something that will get rid of these ramshackle fence sections I threw up one day a few years ago to cover up all my sloppy firewood stacks and broken down yard equipment.( I have actually started to throw away some of the old busted stuff that will never get fixed.)
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I loaded those beasts (6x6x16) onto the truck by myself, unloaded them, dug the holes, and put them up and set them .....by myself. My wife and youngest son were busy removing the sod from the area of the oven.
The next weekend my boys helped me dig out the forms and my youngest helped me make the wooden forms for both slabs.
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90 percent of a job is getting started, the final 10 percent is finishing it.
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At first I bought a cement mixer at one of the big box stores and started bringing home bags of cement.....but then I calculated how much cement I would need for the two slabs. over 90 80lb bags......almost 2 yards. So I contacted a couple local concrete places and found out I could have both slabs poured for about 40 bucks more than the cost of the concrete if I did it all my self. SOLD. I took the mixer back and had the slabs poured Friday......And they even cut the rebar and made the grid/mat for me, then poured it, etc.....all while I was VPN'd in to work in the house. Much easier....and it just plain made sense.
I was much less tired after watching these guys that I would have been after lifting 90 bags of cement.
And the results were pretty darned impressive too. This is the slab for the Oven.
And this will be the fireplace. I'll be stopping at the big box store on the way from work the next couple nights, bringing home 20-30 blocks at a time.
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Started the dry stacking today. I am going to have to do a little mortaring of the first course to get it to start out even. The downloadable book said 78x65. I came out with 78x63. It is for a 42 inch oven. Seeing it take shape is pretty cool
And my dog likes it too.
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Great work, wcd. Keep it going. I'm a procrastinator myself but I noticed that I never stopped or at least slowed down til my oven was functional. When I started to cook that's when my focus was divided. I think you'll finish this project with no time at all or at least before summer ends. Besides, you have a lot forum members who will always check in to find out how the progress is going. That in itself is a good motivator.
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It looks great. I'm increasingly convinced that pouring concrete slabs is one of those jobs, like plasterboard work, that it makes no sense to do oneself.
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subscribing - nice work so far.
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