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Many of Jim McGreevey's political problems as governor are the result of friends, supporters and political appointees. Several top fund-raisers have been arrested, or indicted or are under federal investigation. Missteps by a handful of high-profile political appointees have resulted in embarrassing headlines and resignations. And a federal grand jury continues its wide-ranging investigation into the lucrative billboard business run by two men who were once among McGreevey's closest advisers. Here's a look at some of those people:FUND-RAISERS IN TROUBLE
Charles Kushner
McGreevey's all-time top campaign contributor. Tuesday, federal prosecutors charged him with obstructing a federal investigation into his business dealings by trying to lure potential witnesses into videotaped encounters with prostitutes. He was charged with conspiracy to promote prostitution, obstructing a federal investigation and retaliation of witnesses. Also under federal investigation for allegedly misusing corporate money to make campaign contributions. He agreed last month to pay the fourth-largest fine - $508,900 - in Federal Election Commission history for making more than $500,000 in illegal campaign contributions. He also paid $230,000 in state fines for illegal campaign donations made in 1996 and 1997. McGreevey appointed Kushner to the board that runs the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and planned to name him chairman until political controversy forced Kushner to resign under fire.
Friend and significant fund-raiser for the governor's campaigns. He was indicted last week on charges of extorting $40,000 from a Middlesex County farm owner by promising he would get the governor to help settle a long-standing dispute over the sale of the man's property. McGreevey says the indictment smeared him by suggesting he was aware of the scheme. Ronald White Prominent Philadelphia lawyer, McGreevey donor, fund-raiser and member of the governor's campaign finance team. He was indicted two weeks ago by federal authorities in Pennsylvania who accuse him of giving cash and gifts to a Philadelphia city treasurer who then directed city bond business to firms chosen by White.
Roger Rajesh Chugh
A former top fund-raiser and campaign liaison to the Asian-American community. Appointed assistant commissioner of the State Department at the start of the administration. Resigned amid questions about his business dealings. State and federal investigators opened probes into tactics he used to raise money for McGreevey's 2001 campaign.
William Watley
Commerce secretary resigned yesterday in the midst of a conflict-of-interest controversy that prompted a state ethics investigation. Commission is undergoing a state audit, and agency records were recently seized in a raid by the Division of Criminal Justice.
McGreevey's attorney general was sanctioned by the state ethics commission after he took free boxing tickets from promoters he regulates. He was criticized by a Superior Court judge for agreeing to a plea deal in a political corruption case that focused on a company represented by one of his close friends. Joseph SantiagoMcGreevey's first State Police superintendent. He resigned amid unsubstantiated allegations that he had consorted with mobsters.
The governor's former homeland-security adviser. He resigned from $110,000 job after it was revealed he had little experience for the post and could not qualify to receive classified briefings because he was an Israeli national, not a U.S. citizen. Under fire, he quit the governor's staff altogether in August 2002. McGreevey arranged for Cipel to get two private-sector jobs with lobbying firms and helped him get a third position working in business and real estate development.
Gary Taffet
Former campaign manager and first chief of staff to the governor. He was accused last month by federal securities regulators of engaging in insider trading while helping to run McGreevey's political organization in the late 1990s. He was a principal in a billboard-development business before joining the administration. Federal authorities now are trying to determine whether Taffet used his connections with the governor to build the enterprise. Taffet resigned in 2002 amid questions about the billboard business.
McGreevey's campaign finance chief and first chief counsel in the governor's office. He is under investigation along with Taffet for their roles in the billboard business. Levinsohn resigned in December 2002. Ronald ManzoMcGreevey donor, fund-raiser and a member of his campaign finance team. He agreed to advertise on a Taffet-Levinsohn billboard and was accused along with Taffet of insider trading. Manzo admitted he passed insider stock information to Taffet and pleaded guilty last month to five criminal counts stemming from the stock scheme. Has become a cooperating government witness in the billboard investigation.
Jay Phillips
McGreevey donor, fund-raiser and member of his campaign finance team. He agreed to advertise on one of the billboards being developed by Taffet and Levinsohn - increasing the value of the signs when the gubernatorial aides sold them later. Thirteen days after Phillips signed the ad deals, Taffet agreed to hire an executive search firm Phillips recommended and Phillips got a third of the money paid to the firm. Phillips became a cooperating government witness in the billboard probe and, in May, pleaded guilty to federal wire-fraud charge in a scheme that defrauded mortgage companies of $6.5 million over five years.
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Amendment 2, listed second on the ballot, is the simpler of the two pertaining to real estate rental by government agencies. An explanation of the amendment by Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens and Secretary of State Brian Kemp stated the proposal authorizes the agencies to enter into rental agreements without obligating current funds for the full term of the agreement.
That clarification allows the agencies to negotiate multiyear contracts and reduce operating costs for the state.
Amendment 1 is more difficult to understand, partially because its wording may be misleading. The amendment asks to change the constitution to allow state or local approval of public charter schools upon the requests of local communities.
The problem is the question does not let voters know that charter schools may already be approved by local boards of education nor does it speak to how the state charter schools would be funded.
This amendment would actually bypass local boards not in favor of opening of a charter school and then fund the school out of the same pool of money as the local school system.
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Only one week until THE FOOT FIST WAY, the comedy of the summer. Mark our words. We love Danny McBride, and so do Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Jonah Hill and everyone who has seen his videos on FunnyOrDie.com. In fact, when Patton Oswalt and Janeane Garofalo were here for the RATATOUILLE promo screening last year they brought this film along for an advance showing just because they liked it so much.
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Little League Public Service Announcements
Each year since 2007, Little League public service announcements (PSAs) have been seen on the ESPN family of networks.
The PSAs, either 15 or 30 seconds each, comprise a campaign to increase interest in Little League Baseball and Softball, and to educate the public on the benefits of Little League participation.
The campaign is part of Little League's television contract with ESPN that extends the relationship between the world's largest youth sports program and the world's leader in sports television through Little League's 75th anniversary in 2014. Some spots also have been produced for Little League by the New England Sports Network.
Several of the spots also were sent to every District Administrator, so that they might be used by local television stations.
Some of the spots produced in the past can be seen below. You can see these PSAs and other videos produced for/by Little League at www.youtube.com/LittleLeague
2013 PSAs:
Little League Baseball 15 second PSA
Little League Baseball 30 second PSA
Little League Baseball Intermediate 15 second PSA
Little League Softball 30 second PSA
Little League Store PSA
2011 PSAs:
2010 PSAs: These three spots were produced by ESPN for Little League International for 2010. They focus on the theme "Little League RULES … for a reason."
2009 PSAs: These three spots were produced by ESPN for Little League International for 2009. ESPN's Karl Ravech provides the voice-over.
Around the Horn: As Little League Baseball and Softball players toss the ball "around the horn," it becomes clear that Little League involves ALL kids, plus moms and dads.
Being There: It's not necessary to be an expert at baseball or softball to coach Little League. Just being there is most important.
43,000 Little Leaguers: Little League is making great strides in urban areas, with more than 43,000 kids now playing baseball and softball as part of its Urban Initiative.
My Favorite Things: Little League Softball is all about giving ALL girls a place to play.
One Size Fits All: Little League has divisions of play for teenagers or all shapes and sizes, from age 13 to 18.
Little Leaguer Goes Off on Dad?: Most parents are very supportive and positive. However, this is what it's like if a Little Leaguer were to act like some adults.
Celebration: It's a scene repeated thousands of times every day in Little League as players pile on at the end of the game.
Lineup: A coach reads off the "positions," in the dugout, illustrating that Little League is for everyone.
Red Sox/Little League Star: Jason Varitek, Captain and Catcher for the Boston Red Sox, stars in this public service announcement produced by the New England Sports Network (NESN) for Little League International.


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Rudi Stern Memorial Page
1936 – 2006
November 30, 1936-Born in New Haven, CT
1958-Earns bachelor's degree from Bard College
1960-Earns Master's Degree from University of Iowa
1966-"Psychedelic Celebrations" created with Jackie Cassen for Timothy Leary
1966-1968-Numerous light shows with Jackie Cassen for The Byrds, The Doors, The Rascals, etc.
September 1969-Co-founder of Global Village with John Reilly
1969-Daughter Lumiere is born
October 1972-Let There Be Neon opens. Co-founded with Charles Schwartz
1979-"Let There Be Neon" as author, book published by Harry N. Abrahms
September 1980-Marries Moira North (Divorced in 1988) Friends for life.
1988-"The New Let There Be Neon" as author, book published by Harry N. Abrahms
1990-"Contemporary Neon" as author, published by Retail Reporting Corp.
1984-"American Streamline" as editor, published by Van Nostrand Reinhold
1992-"Haiti-Killing the Dream" documentary film directed with Katharine Kean.
1999-2001-Theater of Light performances.
October 10, 2004-Marries Raffaella Michela Trivi.
February 17, 2005-Daughter Stella Fortunata Stern is born.
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The camera is what dictates what is shown on the screen, whether or not it simulates the effect of a video camera. It can depict an invisible viewport of the world around the player character, or it could even be showing things as if from the perspective of a character.
Questions under the purview of this tag generally deal with camera positioning, movement, and special effects.
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Posted by Anonymous on 12/06/2008
Last year - I was a brunch regular. The food was hot, the waiters friendly, and service fast. But they didn't rush you out. Basically it was perfect - but a bit pricey ($14 for brunch - yelch.) I've been back three times in the past two months - twice for lunch or dinner, once for brunch. Twice it was slow - today it was crazy busy. Different waiters each time. What was consistent was lazy, inattentive service, mediocre, overpriced food, and a 45 minute wait in between ordering and getting food. Then - after it took so long to even serve us our meals - the waitress rudely handed us our check when we were still in the middle of eating. There are always new places opening up - so I see no point in returning to an establishment clearly in decline.
Posted by skully on 11/10/2008
I am addicted to their veggie burger and fries (you have to ask for the fries or they give you salad) and I'm not even a vegetarian! A little expensive ($9 veg burger) but the portions are big and delicious!
Posted by Steve on 08/10/2008
Very enjoyable and delicious dinner! Tomato and Mozzarella incredibly fresh - homemade mozzarella. Tuna Tartare - oh my gosh - could have easily had another one! Seared Swordfish - REALLY tasty . Give it a try - you will definitely have a fabulous meal.
Posted by Anonymous on 07/04/2008
I absolutely love Brooklyn Label! the food and coffee are always so good and really hit the spot. Its true that brunch can be a little crazy, but worth it. Also, I dont know why everyone is saying that its overpriced - this is New York City people. If you cant pay city prices for good food then maybe you shouldn't be living here. Also, the service is warm and friendly and they all seem really knowledgeable. All in all, a great dining experience!
Posted by punkboy.buddha on 06/28/2008
Saturday brunch. Not good. I had been coming here since it opened, mainly because I live behind the place, so it is easy. Never great, but good, never consistent, but always passable. There was no excuse for what has happened. We were told to wait, approx 20 minutes, while us and the other folks on the list just stared at an empty table. Finally we said something, got a surprised look from the hostess and got seated. Then the waitress, pleasant enough, comes by to take the orders, come back with coffee, then takes off, we have to get the milk and sugar for the coffee from the to go station and 1 friend suffers through a rancid lavender fizzy. We get our food, and each dish is quite different from the last time we had it, and subpar. Flavorless and overpriced. The huevos rancheros was $13, smaller than ever, lacking most of what we've come to expect, like sour cream, salsa, cheese, and a lot of guac. What we got was small fried tortilla, black beans, white rice, a little guac, a little hot sauce. The tofu and potatoes was bland and I had to smother it in "salsa verde". It only looked like it had curry. (funny compared to a previous poster's experience, right?) We ordered a plain bagel and got a burned and buttered bagel. It should have never made it to our table. The waitress never once checked in on us (just dropped the orders and ran). It wasn't too busy, so there's no excuse. There used to be lines of people waiting to get in, but not anymore and it's easy to see why. Makes me sad. In my neighborhood?! It belongs in Times Square. Eating out should be enjoyable. This just made me and my friends feel disappointed. And the Phil Collins soundtrack didn't help.
Posted by new guy on 06/07/2008
I at here this weekend and it was great. Somebody there told me there was a new chef whom just started this week and he was a good find for the place! My friends and I will definately be back.
Posted by Anonymous on 06/02/2008
I went here with my daughter and I have to say this was disgustingly expensive and NOT family friendly. Why does a waffle cost so much for the portions?


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Supports healthy liver function
These seeds, like other dried seeds, may germinate under proper conditions. However, herb and spice seeds sold by Frontier are not intended for sprouting purposes and in many cases will not germinate.
Milk thistle seed is used as a liver tonic, to "support healthy liver function" and overall well being. The hard, dark-colored seeds are ground and used to make a tea or tincture, encapsulated, or added to foods. The whole seeds are also sometimes added to foods.
Grind milk thistle seed in a coffee grinder or spice mill, and add the ground seeds to shakes or cereals. Or encapsulate the ground seed, if preferred. To prepare milk thistle tea, add one cup of boiling water to one teaspoon of ground seeds, and steep for 15 minutes.
The ground seeds can also be prepared as a tincture using a menstruum of 50% alcohol and 50% water (or 100 proof vodka).
The whole seeds can be toasted and added to salads, breads and cereals.
Milk thistle seed has been extensively researched for its protective effects on the liver. While formulations with concentrated levels of silymarin (70 to 80%) are being studied as a treatment for various liver problems (especially in Europe), the whole seed, with its much lower silymarin levels, is used as a liver tonic, to "support healthy liver function" and overall well being. Chronic drug and alcohol abusers also use milk thistle as a supporting herb.
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dan1950 thank-you for your service. I agree with everything you are saying there, and yes there is something very wrong with this picture and a lot more. Just some words to the wise though you didn't do anything wrong, but be careful stating what you are and what you did. There are a few posters out there that like to discredit people for whatever reason.
dagger I have no idea who you are, and really don't care. I was never a Fire fighter nor claim to be one. I am what i said I am. Believe it or not, your prerogative, but unless you really know you shouldn't go around making things up about people that could come back and bite you in the you know where.
Guess what there are millions of illegals collecting welfare, because they have become baby factories producing babies born in the US and getting the funds that way. You might want to check your research and math again and see how many whites compare to others are on the welfare payrolls. So before you go blowing off crap check first.
Semper Fi Corporal Dakota Meyer P-hosevixen I totally agree with you,
Why is it the libs always fall back on racists and hatred has their defense? None of that is indicated here, but what is indicated is the fact that reality is what it is. People are not happy with their leaders, and they can't wait to bounce them out of office and get some real leaders and adults in there.
How about having Obama has President and Patrick has V.P. they can run a business just like they have run everything else into the ground. So they can be in charge of zippo and give away free stuff to the illegals, hire only illegals and all the employees can make the same amount of money. They can call it the Socialist Brothers CO.
Maybe pointless to you but it means something to the people that came here and worked hard. My grandparents came from Ireland and Austria, nothing was given to them. This country didn't change things for them, they had to learn to do things they were done here. I do have issues the way the government is handling this and spending money on this, so I am just waiting for 2012 to change that pretty quick.
MassLive.com Staff so basically Freedom of Speech is out the window unless we agree with you and we sympathize with the libs. Sounds like Socialism to me. To Marv when the Irish came here, they were persecuted, but they learned to do things the way the USA did them, not the other way around where we now bow and change our life style to accommodate the ones coming in.
So what you are saying the Democratic lead Congress at the time of this back door deal wasn't smart enough to read this and don't have have good reading comprehension skills. We already knew that, that is why they got voted out.
No actually I haven't read all 2000 pages of that comic book thing that nobody in Congress read either when Obama and Pelosi back-doored it into passing. So far Sarah has not indicated she is running, so not sure how that got entered into your mind. Also when the GOP takes the Presidency, you won't have to worry about the Death Panel or Obama-care it will be just like Obama a very bad nightmare that is finally gone.
Checkpoints at airports? Increased surveillance, like the Patriot Act? Checkpoints at airports? Creation of a huge bureaucratic brown shirt security force called DHS? I don't remember DHS wearing brown shirts, but anyways all of these things you listed saved and protected your butt. Don't you Socialist Democrats see that? No because you people are too busy giving into the people that want to harm us.
So if Socialism is the way for you, there are a lot of other places in this world you can go, we won't miss you a bit.
Actually if you read part of the 2,000 or so pages of Obama-care, they have a death panel listed in there. They will decide who lives and who dies. Now those are one sick people.
So if the person is one of the diversified people they are automatically more qualified then someone else that is qualified, and that could possibly be, oh no not a white male.
This plan is already paid for, according to his speech last week. But it will cost about 450 Billion dollars. My house is all paid for, except for my $600/month mortgage.
You are stupid enough to believe what bin Laden said. Yes all Presidents except for loser Carter and Obama has said that we support and side with Isreal.
I bet the enemy likes the fact that Obama is giving them a timetable when we are leaving. Departure day 1, mobilize the al Quada troops, departure day 2 start their holy war again. Thanks Barry you are the dream child.
Maybe test the explosives on this scumbag and see if they really work.
Great point and very true. I remember going into a convenience store to get a coffee and a paper the next day. There were two Muslims working behind the counter, both had the NY Post open and laughing at the picture of the Towers falling. Then they saw me, and stopped laughing, I stared at them and then I put the coffee on the counter and walked out. So there was no apology from them or feeling sorry from them. No doubt this will get deleted like my other posts.
the radical Muslims are doing a good job of that. Let's get them 1st don't you think?


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His songs have been famously covered by the great and the good, each version a fascinating attempt to move closer to Cohen's enigmatic muse. From Judy Collins' Suzanne to Jeff Buckley's seminal rendition of Hallelujah, Cohen's songs have travelled as far and wide as their author. U2, REM, Sting, Nick Cave, Rufus Wainwright and the late Johnny Cash are among other famous devotees. It is estimated that his songbook has been covered over 1,330 times by other recording artists.
With a career spanning six decades and sell out shows around the world, the writer, poet, troubadour and hugely influential artist continues to prove that the hunger to see him is undiminished. Since returning to the stage in 2008 after a 15-year hiatus, Cohen has lost nothing in his years off the road and his shows have quickly been recognised as musical history.
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Ahlrichs will be competing against strong distance competition throughout the outdoor season.
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CINCINNATI - The Xavier track and field team will travel to Indianapolis, Ind., this Saturday to take part in the Butler Invitational at Butler University. This is the first outdoor track meet of the season for the team after an indoor season where several athletes earned accolades throughout and All-BIG EAST honors.
Craig Krcal and Brett Neugebauer will make their season debuts in the javelin, and Rachael Sollman is entering her first-ever 1500m.
Other athletes to watch are Tom Ohlman in the 3000m and Grant Parrelli in the 800m on the men's side, while on the women's side, Audrey Ramos and Anna Ahlrichs will be running in the 1500m after coming off a successful indoor season.
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Krystal learns the truth about Jenny; Tad and company go in search of Adam. Hannah confronts Zach; Bianca worries about Zoe's television appearance.
In Erica's New Beginnings office, Kendall learns that Bianca really wants to go to Paris to be near Zoe. She isn't pleased with the news, but before she can start a real fight, Bianca asks for her help to keep Erica from doing something stupid with Zoe on live television. Kendall thinks Bianca is overreacting. "This is Zoe's choice, not yours," she says, making Bianca angry. She believes that Kendall only wants to see Zoe made a fool of! Erica runs in for her research but won't talk to Bianca about the show. Zoe follows, asking her to come back to the set. Erica runs back out and Kendall follows, leaving Zoe and Bianca alone. Bianca warns Zoe not to go on television with her mother but Zoe is certain she can handle anything that Erica could throw at her. "I'm just going to sing a song and be a fascinating guest," Zoe says. Bianca doesn't understand why Zoe would even want to go on the show and she explains that this gives her the chance to talk to people instead of waiting for the rumors to come out. Zoe changes the subject, asking if Bianca is going back to Paris only to begin a relationship with her. Bianca tells her that she is moving to return to her life there. "I want to be close to you," she says, even though she knows that Zoe isn't ready for a relationship. They hug and Zoe heads out to the stage.
At Cambias, Hannah confronts Zach, wondering how he can be so calm after all that has happened with Alexander. She can't understand how he can focus on work when Alexander has gotten away with murder! Zach explains that Alexander has created a hell worse than jail by copping the insanity plea. "It's still not justice," Hannah says. Zach asks what she wants from him, but Hannah can't give him an answer. She is plagued with doubts about what she has done in the past. Zach talks about his own regrets, especially for Ethan, but explains that he is fully in the future now. "We have the power to let go," he says, moving back to his desk and angering Hannah. She isn't ready to move forward and can't understand why Zach is. "It's my hate that feeds him. It's my indifference that's gonna kill him," Zach says. He tells Hannah about the new baby. Kendall arrives a few moments later and Hannah leaves. "You, my love, are a liar," Kendall says, angry that he lied about sending Bianca out of town. She doesn't stay mad long, though, and soon they are both giggling. Kendall pushes Zach into a chair and he wonders how long she will stay mad. She sits on his lap, letting him know all is forgiven. "You may kiss me," he says and she does!
In her office, Hannah reels from the news of Zach's new baby. "Where is my second chance?" she asks herself and throws papers all around the office. Josh hears the crash and comes in, asking if he can help. Hannah wants him to leave, but Josh just comes right in and begins to clean up her mess. She warns him to keep his distance because she is his boss - and that is all she will ever be! Josh leaves, but is intrigued by Hannah.
In Krystal's hospital room, Stuart asks to see the baby. Jenny isn't there yet and Krystal gives Stuart a warning for Adam: to stay away from Jenny! Babe tells Stuart what happened while Krystal was in labor but Stuart already knows; despite what Adam did, Stuart asks Krystal to forgive his brother! "Adam just gets mean when he's hurt," Stuart says, telling Krystal that Adam is filled with pain not anger. He leaves. Outside, the search is on for Jenny. Tad wonders if Adam could be behind the disappearance. When he asks a nurse to help them search she ignores him and when she leaves, JR and Jamie confront her as well. They ask for descriptions of all of the women who have gone into the nursery. As she tells them about a couple of women and one man who came, Stuart arrives. Tad asks if he may have taken Jenny to protect her. Stuart is confused, and tells them that he just got there. Jamie asks the nurse if the man in the nursery resembled Stuart. "Maybe," she says as Babe arrives and learns Jenny is missing. Stuart admits that Adam did know that he was going to volunteer at the hospital and Tad jumps to the conclusion that Adam showed up a few hours early for Stuart's volunteer duty! Joe arrives, sending Stuart off to help the fill-in nurses. Babe and Tad think Adam is the obvious choice; Jamie suggests that Janet might be involved as well. Joe asks them all to take a step back and not overreact. Tad asks Joe to question the nurses in the maternity ward, hoping that the nurses might remember something more. When he leaves, Tad and Jamie both come to the same conclusion: that Adam has taken Jenny to his secret room! JR overhears and wonders what they are talking about. Tad asks Babe to stall telling Krystal anything and he, Jamie and JR leave the hospital.
Babe returns to Krystal's room, telling her that Jenny will be there soon. She explains that the strike is slowing everything down. Krystal doesn't believe her and doesn't want to wait any longer so Babe comes up with more reasons for the slow down. "What aren't you telling me?" Krystal asks. Babe beats around the bush, not telling Krystal anything but also not letting her out of the room. Krystal realizes something is wrong and worries that Jenny could be sick. Angry, Krystal storms out of the room before Babe can stop her! Krystal tears through the hospital halls but a security guard stops her before she can enter the nursery. The guard won't let her in, worrying her even more. Joe arrives and tries to calm Krystal down; his arrival distracts the security guard and Krystal makes it inside to find Jenny is gone! "Where are all the babies?" Krystal asks. Joe tries to reassure her but Krystal wants answers. "Are you saying that my baby is gone?" she asks!
In the Chandler mansion, Janet realizes that the baby Adam has given her is Krystal's! "How could you do this?" she asks and is perplexed when Adam tells her that Krystal deserves this - for lying to him! Janet holds the baby, trying to protect her from Adam's anger. He tells Janet that he couldn't leave the baby to be ruined by Krystal and Tad. "Who is the best mother I know?" he says, asking for Janet's help. He tells her that as much as he would like to, he can't keep Jenny at the mansion and then asks if she would help him give the child a better life. "I will take care of this child as if she were my own," Janet says. Adam offers to help but informs her that he'll have to send them both away for a while first! He says he will join them as soon as he can, though. Adam kisses Janet on the forehead to convince her that he wants a future with her!
Tad, Jamie and JR break into the attic room, but no one is there! Seeing the empty room, JR believes it means Adam wasn't involved but Tad and Jamie aren't ready to give up. They begin searching the tunnels. Meanwhile in his office, Adam calls the adoption lawyer who has found a couple to adopt the baby - no questions asked! "Perfect!" Adam says. Tad, Jamie and JR enter from the tunnels and Tad immediately goes on the attack against Adam.
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I'm pretty sure they probably just put the frog back in the bag for the photo. Duh.
Clearly inappropriate for who or what? I like how a simple humor piece, which seems to be a light-hearted commentary on how ridiculous the actual news coverage surrounding the fauxnado was, still inspires the MLive crazies to crawl across their caves to their computer machines to leave stupid comments. I'm surprised these people even know HOW to read, let alone type.
I think it's funny that you are personally attacking a news reporter, simply because he occasionally writes well-sourced articles that don't agree with your political agenda.
Which is why I'm sure you an have illustrious writing career. Either statement is fine. You're petty and pathetic.
There's separation of church and state for a reason. Can we keep it that way, please?
Right, because only people under the age of 21 have an abortion and you can totally stop teenagers from having sex by passing a law that dictates people's personal, private behavior.
Obama isn't a Muslim in the first place and so what? I can't wait until the day when we can elect a rational agnostic or atheist president who uses logic to make decisions. And yeah, yeah, yeah, I know... not all religious people are incapable of logic. But really. I can't wait.
You really believe that millions of Muslims were alerting each other to a terrorist attack, in America, using cellphones and not ONE person slipped up, not one text or call was ever traced or discovered before or ever?
What would be really pro-gay is if people would stop being such jerks about letting two kind, loving gay people adopt the kids that straight people conceive and don't want. That would be really pro-gay, and it would make total sense... which is probably why people are so up in arms about it. Sense is scary sometimes!
Whoa, you spout your crazy conspiracy theories on EVERY thread!
Look, there are some things we all know:
Obama was born in Kenya and is a secret Muslim. His election was rigged in some liberal plot.
Now that Obama is the president, he will begin to issue all sorts of laws that allow the government to monitor us at all times, which is wrong (unless you're a woman getting an abortion in OK http://thinkprogress.org/2009/10/08/oklahoma-abortion-online/)
, and what's worse, he's going to take away my guns so I can't shoot the Feds when they show up to indoctrinate me into the New World Order where everyone will be forced to be gay.
Basically, all our problems would be better if all the liberals the illegal immigrants weren't in America and John and Sarah had won, because they totally knew what they were doing.
Global Warming is just some scam, like 9/11, the Holocaust, the Moon Landing, Evolution and womens' rights. If anyone doesn't agree with me, I have a large collection of books and youtube videos to prove my points.
In any case, it doesn't matter because what's more logical than global warming is the fact eventually, I will be taken up into Heaven during the Rapture and anyone who didn't agree with me will burn forever in Hell.
And.... that's about every post on here all smashed together into one!
You're a conspiracy theorist?
You're right, runbum03. If we had all those aborted babies, they'd be adults now. Adults that we could hire for less money to do menial tasks! That'd be great! That'd solve EVERYTHING! You're a GENIUS.
I was hoping that the Glenn Beckers would show up to talk about Obama's plots to murder the eldery, and look, they DID! What a great thread.
Killing an actual, living, breathing child is a lot different than choosing not to have a child by using contraception and therefore not ever creating a child to begin with. And please, please, PLEASE do not try to claim that using a condom during intercourse is the same as having an abortion, just this once?


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In case you haven't noticed, crossover SUVs are hot! It doesn't really matter how they are priced, sized or marketed, if it's got an SUV-like shape Americans will buy it. Actually, so will Chinese, European, Middle Eastern, South American and Russian car shoppers. If you're like me, and feeling somewhat "over" the SUV movement, well…too bad. People like us are in the minority. Everyone else loves SUVs, Crossovers, active-lifestyle-vehicles and any other term that essentially means "tall, aggressively-styled station wagon." One year ago we saw compact SUV traffic at Kelley Blue Book eclipse traffic going to both the compact and midsize sedan categories. That was the first time we'd ever seen that happen at KBB.com, but we knew what it signaled, and the market continues to bear this shift out.
Sure, SUVs have been growing in popularity for over 20 years (I credit/blame the Ford Explorer of the 1990s for starting the movement). But this most recent shift is seeing increased activity around the compact (and smaller) SUVs. That means everything from segment stalwarts like the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4 to newcomers like the Jeep Cherokee and Nissan Juke. The Juke is particularly interesting because it represents the latest evolution in the SUV/crossover category. The Juke is smaller than the CR-V, RAV4 or its stablemate Nissan Rogue, making it the first subcompact SUV. Only one other player exists in this budding segment right now, the Buick Encore, but many more will be arriving in showrooms soon, including the Chevrolet Trax, Honda HR-V and Jeep Renegade.
And don't for a moment think the premium brands are missing out on this movement. Audi's Audi's Q5, BMW's X3, Land Rover's Evoque and Mercedes-Benz' Mercedes-Benz' GLK are also cashing in on the small crossover movement, adding luxury badges and higher profits to the mix. And when you think about it, the compact SUV love-fest makes sense. With or without a luxury badge, these vehicles all offer a compelling combination of functionality, flexibility, fuel efficiency and style at a desirable price. Sure, you can point to vehicles that are better in one of those areas, but no other vehicle type is as well balanced in all of those areas.
Which brings us to Lincoln's all-new 2015 MKC. This is the luxury brand's first ever compact SUV, and it couldn't be better timed. Before we get too far along let's address the obvious question that all you cynics out there are asking (I know you're out there, because I'm one of you): "Isn't this essentially a Ford Escape with Lincoln styling slapped on?" Well…yes, essentially it is.
But whenever an automaker uses a volume platform as the basis for a luxury model there's one critically important question to ask: How well executed is the volume version? The answer to that question will determine how convincingly a volume model can convert into a luxury player. A couple quick examples to prove my point. The Lexus Lexus ES has always been a tarted up Toyota Camry, but because the Camry starts out as such a solid and refined vehicle the Lexus version worked. The same can be said of the Buick Verano (its starts as a Chevrolet Cruze, which is a very solid and refined economy car). An example of luxury rebadging that didn't work out so well? The Acura ILX (sorry Honda, but as good as the Civic is as an economy car it can't pull off luxury by adding an Acura badge).
Now back to the Lincoln MKC, which starts off as the Ford Escape (which isn't a bad thing). The Ford Escape is among the most confident, composed and capable SUVs on the market. And if you think confident, composed and capable are traits that go well with a luxury model, you're right. Put another way, one might argue a Ford Escape with a little more power, a little more noise isolation at highway speeds, a little more upscale styling, and a few more high-tech convenience features, would make a convincing luxury vehicle. That's clearly what Lincoln thought. They were right.
Just like with the Buick Verano and Lexus ES, and unlike the Acura ILX, there's nothing about the MKC to suggest "volume model with chrome." The exterior styling is distinctive without being garish. I haven't been an unqualified fan of Lincoln styling in recent years, but the clean, straightforward execution of the MKC works for me. The rear styling is particularly attractive because the wraparound liftgate means no break in that long string of LED taillights. Throw in the various 18-, 19- and 20-inch wheel styles available at different price points and you've got an attractive crossover that telegraphs "luxury" at first glance.
The luxury impression continues when you open the MKC's door and slide into the supportive and comfortable leather seats. Material quality in the cabin meets or exceeds class standards in most areas. I was particularly impressed with the wood trim that is clearly real wood. The touchscreen interface uses Ford's Sync system, which has its supporters and detractors but I find effective overall. There's a learning curve with Sync, just like every other in-car control system, but it's not the purgatory many claim. If I could change one thing I'd ask for larger on-screen controls that are easier to see and tap in a moving vehicle.
It's during said movement when the MKC really shines. Lincoln had us driving a series of serpentine roads in Southern California, which wouldn't have benefited some luxury crossovers but quickly enhanced the MKC's appeal. Like the Escape from whence it springs, Lincoln's version offers intuitive steering, minimal body roll and plenty of power from its new 2.3-liter Ecoboost turbo engine. With several advanced technologies, including an integrated exhaust manifold and twin-scroll turbocharger, this four-cylinder engine generates 285 horsepower and 305 pound-feet of torque while delivering 18 city mpg, 26 highway mpg and a combined 21 mpg. This is the same engine we'll see offered in the all-new 2015 Mustang, though the base MKC engine is Ford's familiar 2.0-liter Ecoboost that makes 240 hp and 270 lb-ft of torque. MKCs with the 2.0-liter engine can be equipped with front- or all-wheel drive, while the larger 2.3-liter Ecoboost is only available on all-wheel-drive models. Both engines are linked to a six-speed automatic that responds quickly to taps on the steering wheel paddles.
A key part of rebuilding the Lincoln brand is appealing to younger, non-Lincoln buyers, and a critical component in that effort is establishing Lincoln's technology pedigree. Loaded with everything from adaptive cruise control to automated parallel parking to an embedded modem, the MKC can arguably claim the technology throne in the premium compact crossover category. We sampled the parking technology, which allows the MKC to effortlessly squeeze in and out of very tight parallel parking spaces, and came away impressed by its real-world benefits. The embedded modem lets owners start, lock, unlock or locate their MKC through a smartphone app. There's even technology that senses when the owner is approaching and lights up the door handles to make them easier to find at night.
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Catherine Brogan, Ernesto Sarezale and SuperPennie are part of the Shoreditch take over.
So, where do you go to get your fix when it comes to naked men or sexy Irish accents? How about SpeechMotion this coming Tuesday, which is run by msft, somewhere among the chic streets of Shoreditch.
Catherine Brogan is the funniest little Irish poet I've ever met (ignore the fact I've not met all that many) and will have you leak a little on your seat as you hold out going to the toilet in case you miss something. As host of the evening, she has the tough job of levitating in an attempt to hold your attention.
Oh, hold on... levitating isn't part of the deal. Well on the ground or above it, you'll want to hear what she has to say.
Guest performer of the evening is the one, the only... (drum-roll please) Ernesto Sarezale! This man is sure to get all you lads a little hot under the collar. Want to know why? Lay your eyes on this beauty.
This guy holds the Erotic Award crown for this years Poet of the Year, having been a staple of the alternative gay scenes, wandering into many a club (like Horse Meat Disco) dressed in his birthday suit. Now, if you can bare to tear yourself away from your monitor for long enough, you have the opportunity to see him perform in the flesh.
Oh, and as a cheeky bit of self promotion, SuperPennie promises to entertain you a little if you come to the show (yes, that would be me).
As if all of this wasn't enough for you, there will also be a couple of short films interspersed between these fine acts. In fact, if you fancy yourself as a bit of a show stopper there's always the opportunity for a bit of open mic or open screen if you want to bring a short film along. Just make sure you get there mega early to sign up.
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Aipom & Buizel! Respective Roads!
|Japanese Title
|Aipom & Buizel! Respective Roads!
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|Japanese Air Date
|November 22, 2007
|American Air Date
|Ash and Dawn trade their Aipom and Buziel to each other.
|Character Appearances
|Ash Ketchum, Dawn, Brock, Jessie, James, Zoey, Kenny, Marian, Contesta
|Pokemon Appearances
|Pikachu (Ash's), Meowth (Team Rocket), Wobbuffet (Jessie's), Mime Jr. (James's), Aipom (Ash's; traded to Dawn), Staravia (Ash's), Chimchar (Ash's), Piplup (Dawn's), Buneary (Dawn's), Pachirisu (Dawn's), Buizel (Dawn's; traded to Ash), Sudowoodo (Brock's), Croagunk (Brock's), Happiny (Brock's), Seviper (Jessie's), Dustox (Jessie's), Carnivine (James's), Glameow (Zoey's), Prinplup (Kenny's), Ponyta, (silhouette; traded between two trainers), Munchlax, (silhouette; traded between two trainers)
|Dawn finds out the next Pokemon Contest will in Solaceon Town.
The episode starts out on a hill, in the middle of the night, with a saddened James, having just given up Cacnea. Mime Jr. and Carnivine are in sync with James, while Jessie and Meowth try to talk to James, attempting to make him feel better. They even offer him some of the small amount of canned food they've acquired. However, James pays no attention and continues to cry.
The scene now switches to later on in the day. Ash, Dawn, Brock, and some of the Pokémon are watching a contest involving Kenny and Prinplup on a giant television. Buizel, however, is practicing his punches, not paying any attention to the television whatsoever. Aipom is hopping, excited to be watching the contest. Brock is making something to eat with Sudowoodo.
Zoey walks into the scene as Kenny wins the contest. Zoey and Dawn now exchange greetings, and the narrator explains what's going on. Zoey gets a weird look on her face when she notices Ash is lying down on a bench, being massaged by Brock's Happiny, just like Pikachu, who is getting a massage from Buneary, who has a major crush on Pikachu. Brock and Zoey have a light conversation while Brock continues to get the food ready.
Dawn looks at her ribbon case, and seems a bit sad, having only won one official ribbon since she started her journey. Piplup talks to her about it, and Ash encourages her, along with Pikachu, cheering her up.
On the television, we learn that a contest is going to occur soon in a town called Solaceon. Dawn, Zoey, and Ash all get excited over it. Dawn and Zoey are determined to win, while it appears Ash is plain excited to get to Solaceon. Dawn's Piplup and Buneary can't wait either, but Buizel is still practicing with his fists. Pachirisu is preoccupied with a berry. Brock puts the food on Pikachu's nose, and Pikachu licks a little, and is disgusted. He hands Ash a nacho to eat it with, and he slips it down his throat, also to be displeasured. The two of them run around the room in disgust. It seems Brock was making some sort of sauce or dip, and the two of them didn't enjoy the flavour. Dawn, Brock, Zoey, and the Pokémon watch, amused.
We now get to the next scene, in which Dawn and Zoey are having a practice battle. Dawn sends out Buizel against Zoey's Glameow. Ash encourages Dawn, telling her she can do it! Dawn thanks Ash, and Ash sends out Aipom and Chimchar to practice. We now know Ash has come a long way, as back in Kanto, Ash had chewed out a trainer named AJ for doing this exact thing to his Pokémon. Dawn and Zoey begin their battle.
Ash tries to get Aipom's attention, but Aipom is preoccupied with watching Dawn and Zoey's contest-style battle. Ash yells at Aipom, and Aipom remembers her own battle. Buizel starts practicing with his fists again. Aipom and Chimchar finally begin the battle. Buizel shows interest in Ash's battle, forgetting about his own, distracted in a similar way to Aipom's earlier distraction.
When Buizel's battle resumes, Buizel uses full force once again, against Glameow. Dawn explains to Buizel that he wasn't doing it right. Buizel seems saddened and displeased at the same time. After hearing Ash yell at his Pokémon, Buizel starts to watch Ash's battle once again in interest. Aipom starts using more combinations, and Ash has to yell at her again, stating that it's not a contest so she shouldn't act like it's one.
After the battles, Zoey suggests Ash and Dawn make an exchange, to their surprise. Brock seems to like the idea. Everyone seems astonished.
We now see Jessie and Meowth listening in, and they start plotting. The plan seems to be to pretend to be helping with the trade, and make a getaway with Buizel and Aipom, hoping it will cheer up James. James, Mime Jr., and Carnivine are still sad and none of them are paying any attention to Jessie and Meowth.
Zoey takes them to the Trade Center, and they watch two kids trade a Ponyta and a Munchlax. The group watches in interest. I want to note that the silhouette on the machine looked similar to a Rapidash, so the Ponyta must have been well raised. The kids are happy with their new Pokémon, and run off in separate directions. Nurse Joy asks if they're going to trade; Ash and Dawn slouch in sadness.
The situation is explained to Joy. During the conversation, Joy explains to Ash and Dawn the advantages of trading Pokémon. Ash decides it's a good idea, while Dawn is still pondering whether it's a good idea or not. Ash explains it's best, as Buizel can enter battles, and Aipom can enter contests. Dawn decides she likes the idea too, and Zoey congratulates her. Ash's idea is, before trading, to have practice battles. Ash will use Buizel against Brock and Sudowoodo, while Dawn faces Zoey and Glameow using Aipom. A disguised Jessie enters the battlefield, with Meowth and Wobbuffet, also both in disguise. They offer to help with the trade. Ash seems puzzled.
James now comes out, without a disguise, to tell Jessie and Meowth that he's feeling better. Ash notices, and yells at Team Rocket. Jessie and Meowth tell James to hush up and pretend he doesn't know them, humorously right in front of Ash, and they explain the plot. James says it's wonderful, and Jessie and Meowth jump on James to keep him quiet, ironically after they said all that in front of Ash. James starts crying again, and Team Rocket has a group hug. Ash and Dawn just watch, without a clue. James commands his Carnivine to attack, and Jessie sends out her Dustox and Seviper.
Team Rocket begins their attack on Team Twerp with Seviper using SmokeScreen. Ash sends out Staravia to blow the smoke away, revealing Team Rocket in their full glory. Team Rocket now says the motto. Carnivine grabs Sudowoodo and Seviper grabs Glameow. James starts to cry again, and he holds hands with Jessie. Ash has Buizel fight Team Rocket, while Dawn does the same with Aipom. Ash and Dawn are already perfect with their new Pokémon, and are able to take down Team Rocket without flaw, so they decide the trade is still on! Zoey and Brock are very glad to have their Pokémon back. Ash and Dawn say their goodbyes to their Pokémon.
Now back in the Trade Center, Ash and Dawn are ready to exchange. Suspense fills the room. Ash and Dawn pull the lever together, with sad looks on their faces, as they say goodbye. Ash and Dawn thank each other and they're excited to have new Pokémon! They send out the Buizel and Aipom, and they're happy to be with their new trainers. Pikachu and Piplup are happy, too! Buizel starts practicing his fists, as the episode ends.
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The following definition is included in section 55A (1) of the Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Act 1986:
'Workplace bullying means any behaviour that is repeated, systematic and directed towards an employee or group of employees that a reasonable person, having regard to the circumstances, would expect to victimise, humiliate, undermine or threaten and which creates a risk to health and safety.'
Repeated refers to the persistent or ongoing nature of the behaviour and can refer to a range of different types of behaviour over time.
Systematic refers to having, showing or involving a method or plan. Whether behaviour is systematic or not will depend on an analysis of the circumstances of each individual case with the general guideline in mind.
Risk to health and safety includes the risk to the emotional, mental or physical health of the person(s) in the workplace.
Bullying behaviour can be obvious and aggressive.
- Abusive, insulting or offensive language;
- Behaviour or language that frightens, humiliates, belittles or degrades, including criticism that is delivered with yelling and screaming;
- Teasing or regularly making someone the brunt of practical jokes;
- Displaying material that is degrading or offending;
- Spreading gossip, rumours and innuendo of a malicious nature.
assault and stalking are extreme forms of bullying that constitute
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Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Harmful or offensive initiation practices;
- Physical assault or unlawful threats.
Workplace bullying can also be subtle and could include behaviour such as:
- Deliberately excluding, isolating or marginalising a person from normal workplace activities;
- Intruding on a person's space by pestering, spying or tampering with their personal effects or work equipment;
- Intimidating a person through inappropriate personal comments, belittling opinions or unjustified criticism.
Covert behaviour that undermines, treats less favourably or disempowers others, is also bullying, for example:
- Overloading a person with work;
- Setting timelines that are very difficult to achieve,or constantly changing deadlines;
- Setting tasks that are unreasonably beyond a person's ability;
- Ignoring or isolating a person;
- Deliberately denying access to information, consultation or resources;
- Unfair treatment in relation to accessing workplace entitlements, such as leave or training.
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2010 – Arkansas-based Superior Forestry Service Inc. agrees to pay $2.75 million to settle an SPLC lawsuit filed on behalf of guestworkers who were systematically cheated out of their wages. The settlement is one of the largest of its kind.
2010 – A settlement agreement is reached in a federal lawsuit the SPLC filed against the Lauderdale County Juvenile Detention Center in Mississippi. The settlement promises dramatic reforms at the facility. The lawsuit described children locked in cells for 23 hours a day and subjected to the use of pepper spray as punishment.
2010 – The town of Homer, La., settles an SPLC lawsuit filed on behalf of the widow of an elderly black man shot to death by a white police officer in 2009.
2010 – In response to mounting reports of vicious anti-gay bullying and student suicides, Teaching Tolerance releases "Bullied: A Student, a School and a Case that Made History." More than 30,000 copies of the documentary film and classroom teaching kit are ordered by educators within the first three months.
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2010 – The SPLC wins a $250,000 settlement for Mexican immigrants who were jailed and turned over to immigration authorities after demanding pay withheld by their employer at a Tennessee cheese factory. The case established an important legal precedent for worker rights.
2010 – The SPLC releases Injustice on Our Plates, a report finding that immigrant women working in the U.S. food industry routinely endure sexual harassment, wage cheating and other abuses.
2010 – A North Carolina company agrees to pay $230,000 to settle an SPLC lawsuit on behalf of a Latina factory worker who was brutally assaulted by a plant manager after she had earlier reported his sexual harassment to company officials.
2010 – New Orleans schools agree to reform security policies to protect students from handcuffing and shackling after the SPLC sues on behalf of a first-grader who was handcuffed by an armed security officer.
2011 – The SPLC launches a legal challenge to harsh state anti-immigrant laws, filing federal lawsuits against the states of Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina.
2011 – Forty years of fighting hate, seeking justice and teaching tolerance are celebrated at the SPLC's office in Montgomery, Ala., where some 1,500 supporters gather for an anniversary event celebrating the organization's achievements and charting the challenges ahead.
SPLC supporters at the closing session of the 40th Anniversary Celebration.
2011 – A settlement agreement is reached in a federal lawsuit the SPLC filed on behalf of a Latino man who suffered broken bones in his face when he was arrested and beaten by police officers during a 2010 traffic stop in Smyrna, Ga.
2011 – Teaching Tolerance releases Teaching the Movement: The State of Civil Rights Education 2011, a report finding that most states fail at teaching students about the civil rights movement.
2011 – The SPLC launches a national campaign to stop the use of "reparative therapy," a discredited practice that claims to change the sexual orientation of LGBT people.
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2011 – A settlement agreement is reached to pay $1.5 million to more than 1,500 foreign guestworkers owed back wages by an Arkansas agricultural company. The agreement with Candy Brand is one of the largest settlement agreements ever reached against a single employer of foreign guestworkers.
2011 – Less than 24 hours after the SPLC files suit, the Anoka-Hennepin School District in Minnesota restores the rights of two lesbian students denied participation in a school function.
2011 – The SPLC wins access to youths held at the abusive Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center in Jackson, Miss. A federal judge finds that facility officials can no longer block lawyers and advocates from meeting with detained children and teens.
2011 – A settlement agreement is reached to improve conditions and stop abuses at Mississippi's Forrest County Juvenile Detention Center. The facility, located in Hattiesburg, agrees to comply with federal law requiring that children at the center be allowed access to lawyers and civil rights advocates.
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MOUNTAIN CITY — Every parent's nightmare became a reality for Mario and Julie Ramsey Espinoza on April 2nd of this year when their 3-year-old son, Alexander, was pulled from a swimming pool, unconscious and not breathing. The child was airlifted to the Johnson City Medical Center where he was placed on life support in the intensive care unit. His family waited and prayed for seven long, agonizing days for a sign of improvement from little Alex. Miraculously, he not only regained consciousness and was removed from life support but was discharged from the hospital 12 days later.
Although the Espinoza family is very grateful to still have their son with them, the incident did leave its mark on Alex. He has been plagued with abdominal and silent seizures and according to his neurologist is showing signs that his brain was affected by lack of oxygen during the time under water. "Sometimes he bangs his head on the wall, and he has been drooling. He didn't do either of these things before the accident," says his mother, Julie. She also reports panic attacks, nightmares and behavioral issues associated with the traumatic experience he endured.
Initially, Alex's parents thought he had fallen into the water while trying to retrieve a ball from a four-foot in-ground pool. Family members say that he and his cousins were playing with the ball earlier in the day when it was accidentally knocked into the water. They believed he went back after it later and fell in trying to reach it. However, now the neurologist treating Alex says they may never know for sure if the seizures he is suffering from were caused by the accident, or if the fall into the water might have actually been caused by a seizure. Julie says they never knew he was seizing prior to this, if indeed he was. Since the episodes are largely unnoticeable to the untrained eye, simply appearing that the child has zoned out of what is going on around him and staring for a brief amount of time, they are often not detected immediately.
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im gonna start to memorize new words to enlarge my vocabulary.
how many brand new words is possible to learn within one day? Any experience?
If so, just share.
I have heard it said that you can reasonably learn 5 new words every day. Make a sentence with them using context and try to use the new words at some point during the day. Try not to translate. Record the words with any idioms or combinations (collocations) and a definition in English. Good Luck!!
You could try using the software Anki. Each time you encouter a new word you add it, along with a definition and a sentence. It's like using flashcards. And it's easier to remember words like that than random word in lists.
is there any link on internet where can i find ANKI ? is it free for the download?
You may learn vocabulary by making sentences
Yes, here is the link: http://ankisrs.net/
There are versions for Iphone and android too.
I think to memorize between five and ten words per day. It is an easy way and at the end of the week you will have between thirty five and seventy words.
thanks a lot simon. I will download and try how it works. hopefully it will help me a little bit at least.
Thank you again.
Anki is good, but I also like Memrise.com
5 words is easy way, but iťs nothing. Iťs very hard to count how many words you learn every day, because you can count only words in you word memorization program, but with reading, listening radio or podcasts, watching series you learn more than you have in you program. But 5-10 are really few. When I began to study Slovak, every day I added to Anki 50-100 words. Now I add less, but now I know more :) And yes, Anki is really great software.
i hope anki will help me anyway. im not sure of being smart enough to learn 50 words a day and remember them all till the next day.. but will do my best. You are probably right about the fact its not that exactly countable after all.
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Damon Salvatore is the snark king of Mystic Falls. Sure, he mumbles and has a tendency to smirk. But oh — the things that come out of his mouth. So what witticisms did prime time's finest bloodsucker drop this week? Here are Damon's best zingers from Vampire Diaries Season 4, Episode 10, "After School Special."
9. Science for vampires
Damon: Darwinism, Klaus. He [Jeremy] needs to be able to protect himself before we hunt down his first vampire nest.
Klaus: And here was I thinking you're the fun brother.
8. Vengeance is his, sayeth the hottie
Damon: Jeremy, watch and learn. [He loads a handgun and fires two shots into Klaus.] That was for Carol Lockwood.
7. Oh, that's why!
Damon (to Klaus): Now I know why those hybrids hated you. You are annoying.
6. But murder is wrong…
Jeremy (upon seeing a room full of dead people): You said you were going to convince Klaus to do this another way.
Damon: Well, I thought about it then I realized his idea is better.
5. Klaus would win. But then he'd lose
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4. That's good news
Damon: I'm thinking that for the first time all week I'm happy to be at Camp Nowhere.
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2. Can we be Facebook friends too?
Jeremy: Don't' act like you care about my life. You care about the hunter's mark and curing Elena so she's not sired to your ass.
Damon: Both require you to be alive. Which is why I've updated our relationship status to "It's complicated."
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"You have a lot of choices when it comes to the fuel for your fleet. At Virginia Clean Cities, we don't feel there is one solution," Virginia Clean Cities projects director Peter Denbigh told a small crowd at the GOVgreen conference this afternoon. "At a high level, they're all wanting to displace petroleum, they're all wanting to work on their energy independence. There may be a lot of right answers."
The dark-haired and young-looking man spoke with crispness about one solution that the Virginia Clean Cities non-profit has been trying with various public and private fleets — propane, Denbigh declared, also known as autogas. He and one other person run the Virginia Clean Cities autogas initiative along with many partners. The $20 million project hopes to transform 1,200 vehicles, 36 fleets (each with at least 10 vehicles), and 40+ stations across 15 states from 2010 to 2015. A little under half its funding comes from the U.S. Department of Energy. The bigger goal: eliminate 4,000 tons of greenhouse gases annually as well as reduce the annual consumption of gas by four million gallons. Not too shabby a start. Most importantly, Virginia Clean Cities hopes to act as a catalyst for our transportation system — what's relevant for fleets and specialized vehicles now could be part of the transportation solutions of tomorrow. Autogas is currently the third most popular transport fuel in the world but still accounts for under 3% of the total in our petroleum-dominated systems. Commuters, especially those who rely on personal automobiles, should begin to study up on these alternative fuels, including autogas. The commercial sector certainly hasn't been ignoring them, as GOVgreen has attempted to show. Brian Wynne, president and CEO of the Electric Drive Transportation Association, points to the inconsistent history of energy policy in the U.S. "We can't put up with fits and starts," Wynne told today's conference attendees. "We need consistent policy."
Why propane? As Denbigh joked to the conference audience, its uses go beyond helping us grill hamburgers.
Propane fuels cars in a similar way to gasoline now but costs about a dollar less. To convert a vehicle to accept propane costs about $5,800, and there tends to be similar mileage and operating experience but far lower emissions.Unlike traditional gas, propane is a 90% domestic fuel, according to Denbigh, and unlike some alternative fuels, there's less of a need to change driver behavior, which he emphasizes is one of the most difficult challenges in establishing alternative fuels. No driver likes to feel "stranded" in a new system which makes education, training, and resources essential to changing any transportation system.
How to make drivers change what seems like a whole way of life? To shift away from the comfort and reliabilty of the system they know? The tasks are not easy.
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"What's cool is we have both public and private fleets," Denbigh explained. He talked about how the program helps convert police cars, limos, and more. "We have taxis that travel 300 or 400 miles a day. By getting these high-mileage fleets, it really accelerates the impact of this program."
So far, Virginia Clean Cities has converted 314 vehicles out of the 1,200 it plans to. The organization is converting about 25 to 40 vehicles a week. Denbigh touts the fact that it's already saved 130 tons of greenhouse gas, avoided the consumption of 100,000 gallons of gas, and created green jobs (he cites 2,500 hours of work created in October). Above is a map of propane filling stations in the state of Virginia. In April, Fleet Equipment reported more than 2,600 such autogas fueling stations around the U.S. He points to early signs of satisfaction, such as with the police department of Carroll County, Georgia. The police have converted several Crown Vics and have been very satisfied with the changes, Denbigh emphasizes, and several improvements autogas offers, such as doubling the time in which a vehicle needs an oil change.
"Officers love that increased performance," Denbigh explained. "There's reduced emissions, of course, which makes us happy ... If you can find people who want this, it's a huge, huge asset to your efforts."
But as Denbigh points out, there are many solutions, and propane alone is not the only way transportation can change. Virginia Clean Cities works not only with propane but also biodiesel, electric, ethanol, hydrogen, and electric fuel alternatives. The U.S. Department of Defense is in the midst of converting as many of its 200,000 vehicles as possible to electric plug-in models. DOD's Camron Gorguinpour warned that these changes also have to be implemented carefully. To shift from current vehicles to ones that, while more sustainable, perform worse comes with certain risks. What would happen if people suddenly get electric vehicles that don't work so well?
"We're going to have a very bad stigma with electric vehicles at DOD for a very long time," Gorguinpour told his audience today, if vehicle performance is not comparable.
These concerns remain just as valid when talking about police departments, taxi companies, and the public at large as our transportation evolves now and in the years to come. Valuable lessons are emerging from these first commercial efforts. Commuters of today, take note. What changes in these small ways now will begin, hopefully and likely, changing in big ways soon for even more people. When talking to the GOVgreen crowd, Denbigh began his speech by talking directly about the influence of the people in the room and advising how they could help kickstart this broader change. It reminded me of D.C. Office of Planning's Harriet Tregoning's call to action for officials at Rail~Volution.
"I want to talk about you — as a fleet influencer, as a government influencer, or a government official, you have a unique opportunity to leverage your position to have a lot of impact with alternative fuels," the man remarked. He told them that their efforts could easily affect "a thousand tailpipes or more … I want you to take that responsibility very seriously."


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What is a VCUG?
A VCUG is the fluoroscopic evaluation of the bladder and urethra after they have been filled with a dye-like contrast material.
What are some common uses of the procedure?
VCUGs are most commonly used to diagnose vesicoureteral reflux, a condition characterized by the backward flow of urine from the bladder into the ureters toward the kidneys. Other indications for a VCUG include chronic renal infections, uninary tract infections or hydronephritis. This procedure is also performed for end-stage renal disease prior to a renal transplant.
How should I prepare for the procedure?
No special preparation is necessary before a VCUG. Food and fluid intake do not need to be restricted.
Before the procedure begins, you will be asked to change into a gown, so that no metal objects will show up on the images.
Women should always inform their physician or technologist if there is any possibility that they may be pregnant.
What does the equipment look like?
You will be positioned on an exam table. Above you will be a box-like structure containing the x-ray tube and fluoroscopic equipment. Underneath the examination table is a special drawer that holds a film cassette for development of still images.
How does the procedure work?
The radiologist monitors the bladder as it is filled with a dye-like contrast material by using a fluoroscope, a device that projects radiographic images in real time onto a screen in the exam room. The radiologist will also view the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra as the contrast is voided out of the bladder.
How is the procedure performed?
An x-ray of your abdomen will be taken prior to starting your exam. Next, a foley catheter is inserted into the bladder, unless a catheter is already in place. Then, a contrast material is used to fill the bladder. Images are taken of the bladder as it fills and again when it is complete full. The foley catheter is removed, and the technologist will position you (Usually standing) to void. Images are taken of the bladder and kidneys as the contrast material is voided out of the bladder. Once voiding is completed, one last image will be obtained.
The exam is usually completed within 30-45 minutes.
What will I experience during the procedure?
You may experience discomfort when the foley catheter is inserted into the bladder. You will also experience a full sensation as your bladder is filled. Some patients experience discomfort as a result of lying on the exam table, a hard surface that is typically quite cold.
Who will interpret the results and how do I get them?
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