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CHICAGO, IL, August 14, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Soon we will see summer's fading days and the seasonal end of our culture's annual fixation with slathering sunscreen products on exposed skin in pursuit of 'safety' or vanity.
You have all heard -- and probably warned your children -- what will happen if they don't use sunscreens. Not only will they get sunburned, their skin will get wrinkled and aged prematurely.
But what if you were warned that the dangers of sunscreens to health, besides the environment, outweigh their proclaimed benefits? Your first response would probably be incredulity. How can a product that's been championed by health agencies the world over possibly be a threat?
The answer hinges on a state of denial, and a false sense of security. This reflects ignorance of the toxic effects of sunscreen ingredients, says the chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition, Samuel S. Epstein, M.D.
Sunscreens absorb short-wave ultraviolet light, which is responsible for sunburn. However, they do nothing to block long-wave ultraviolet radiation which is the major cause of a skin cancer, known as malignant melanoma," Dr. Epstein explains.
A Sun Protection Factor (SPF) was introduced in 1962 as an international standard for measuring how much protection sunscreen products are supposed to afford. So a SPF of 25 claims that you can stay safely in the sunshine for 25 times longer than if you had not applied the sunscreen.
However, there are two glaring problems with reliance on the SPF standard, Dr. Epstein warns.
First, swimming and sweating sharply reduce the effectiveness of sunscreens, so they must be applied repeatedly during exposure to sun. How many people actually do this? Second, the SPF number labeled on sunscreens is determined by laboratory tests based on an internationally agreed application rate. However, most people use only a fraction of the required amount - between 10 and 75 percent of the lab test quantity - which renders the listed SPF number meaningless and ineffective.
All this means that people using sunscreens are encouraged to remain in the sun far longer than is safe. This is the reason why, since 1975, the incidence of malignant melanoma has increased by about 200 percent in white men and women, and its mortality has increased by about 10 percent. Dark skinned races are largely protected by pigment, known as melanin, which largely blocks long-wave ultraviolet radiation.
Dr. Epstein cautions that another major and generally unrecognized problem with sunscreens is due to their undisclosed toxic ingredients.
As detailed in Dr. Epstein's most recent book, "Toxic Beauty," (Benbella Books) sunscreen products contain unlabeled dangerous ingredients. These products are also labeled with false and misleading promises about their effectiveness, such as 'all-day protection' and 'blocks all harmful rays.'
Apart from these concerns, he warns, common sunscreen ingredients pose toxic effects.
Some of these ingredients also pose unrelated threats. Once washed off sunbather's bodies, oxybenzone accumulates in sea life and damages their reproductive systems. In 2006, it was found that oxybenzone had transformed the males of coastal fish near California beaches into feminized fish with ovarian tissue.
"Now that you've heard the bad news, you're probably wondering how you can protect your children and yourself from harm," says Dr. Epstein. "Sunblocks containing zinc oxide and titanium dioxide offer protection as they block long-wave ultraviolet light by reflecting the radiation off the skin's surface."
"But beware of recently developed sunblocks," he cautions. "These contains nanoparticles, a technological innovation which reduces ingredient particles to an ultramicroscopic size. These then readily penetrate the skin, invade the blood stream, and pose major toxic threats to distant organs such as liver and bone."
"Fortunately," Dr. Epstein advises, "a new generation of sun-protective natural organic ingredients is on the horizon. These range from SoyScreen, a 'green' sunscreen, based on ferulic acid and soybean oil, to sulforaphane, a broccoli ingredient that significantly reduces ultraviolet light damage."
Until these new natural ingredients, and products based on them, reach consumers and the marketplace, the best advice for self-protection is to limit exposure to the sun, says Dr. Epstein, who asks us to remember the old saying, "Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun."
Also, he advises, make sure your children stay in the shade, wear hats, and also special new light sunscreen protective clothing marketed by Solumbra.
Under the explicit provisions of the 1938 Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, it is anticipated that Dr. Margaret Hamburg, the newly appointed FDA Commissioner and inspiring public health advocate, will prohibit the sale of sunscreens containing toxic ingredients, and also sunblocks based on nanoparticles.
Samuel S. Epstein, M.D. is professor emeritus of Environmental and Occupational Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health; Chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition; and author of over 200 scientific articles and 15 books on cancer, including the groundbreaking The Politics of Cancer (1979), and Toxic Beauty (2009).
Samuel S. Epstein, MD
Professor emeritus Environmental & Occupational Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health
Chairman, Cancer Prevention Coalition
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Two years after being disbanded for "repeated incitement to discrimination," Belgium's far-right Vlaams Blok party has reemerged as Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest). In October elections, it expanded significantly for the first time beyond its traditional base in Antwerp, Belgium's second largest city, where it won 33.5% of the vote. Party chairman Frank Vanhecke called the election a "landslide victory."
The Oct. 8 election saw the Vlaams Belang reach just over 20% of the vote in the 308 municipal councils of Flanders, the country's Dutch-speaking region. The anti-immigrant, Flemish separatist party has been accused of ties to neo-Nazi skinhead groups in Antwerp, the site of numerous hate attacks in recent months, including a shooting rampage last May that left two dead.
October elections in Austria also saw gains for the far right. Together, the Freedom Party and the Alliance for Austria's Future won more than 15% of the national vote -- a 50% rise since 2002. As in Belgium, anti-immigrant rhetoric dominated the parties' campaign strategy. Members of both parties have also expressed antipathy toward Israel and are known for their campaigns against Muslims living in Austria.
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On July 4th, 2013 at approximately 9:45 PM, I was sitting in my living room watching TV. The only reason I went outside that night was because my neighbor decided for some odd reason to cut his grass in the middle of the night. It was dark outside, so the sound of a lawnmower coming from next door at that time of night was odd. I put on my shoes, and walked outside to have a look.
When I got outside, sure enough, there was the neighbor on a riding mower with someone walking beside him with a flashlight. I've never seen anyone cut their grass in the dark before. I had a quick laugh about it, then turned to my left to head toward the front door of my house. When I turned to my left, I noticed something odd in the sky coming toward me through the treeline. It was orange in color, with no blinking lights, no port or starboard lights, and no sound. The object was traveling toward the Southwest at a pretty fast rate of speed.
I had my Iphone on me at the time, so I was able to get a few photos and video of the object. I took a few still shots, then shot some video. After the 1st object flew out of visual range, a second object about a minute or so later flew toward me. This one looked exactly like the first one did. The object was orange in color, no blinking lights, no sound, no nothing. It was traveling in the same direction as the first object. I was able to get photos and video of this one as well. When the second object flew out of visual, I saw one more odd thing. There was a very fast streak of white light that whipped through the sky, heading toward the Southwest as well.
Look at the video of this UFO sighting HERE
I reported my sighting to (MUFON) Mutual UFO Network, and my case was assigned to UFO investigator Rich Hoffman. After some thorough investigation, MUFON was unable to debunk what I saw. There was one witness that also saw what I saw that night. A neighbor of mine was on her porch that night. She saw the first object, but did not see the two other objects because she went back inside.
I am a Navy veteran and was trained on identifying Russian ships, and Russian aircraft back in the 1980's. I have a pretty keen eye, and I am pretty familiar with the normal air traffic that flies in the skies in my area. Whatever this was that flew over my house on July 4th, 2013 was no normal or conventional type aircraft. MUFON agrees.


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Proponents of legalized pot see Portland vote as launch pad
PORTLAND — Voters will decide Nov. 5 whether the city will join a growing number of states and municipalities that have legalized marijuana.
A citizen-initiated referendum will determine if the city allows adults over age 21 to use pot for recreation and to possess up to 2.5 ounces of the drug.
That's about enough to fill two sandwich baggies, or for 100 or so joints.
The referendum lets landlords ban marijuana use in their buildings. Its sale would remain illegal, and use or possession would still be illegal in public spaces and on buses and school grounds.
The City Council in July rejected a similar ordinance proposed by the citizens' initiative, prompting the question of legalization to be put on the November ballot.
David Boyer, state political director of the Marijuana Policy Project, said he is "cautiously optimistic" that the referendum will pass.
The MPP, a national advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., is part of a broad coalition, Citizens for a Safer Portland, that in May submitted a petition with 3,000 voter signatures to begin the initiative.
The coalition says current law unfairly stigmatizes marijuana users and is inconsistent with rules allowing alcohol – which, the coalition claims, carries greater health dangers.
"Both alcohol and marijuana can be used responsibly. But we celebrate alcohol, which is more dangerous, so there's obviously some hypocrisy regarding the two substances," Boyer said.
Boyer and others also claim law enforcement resources could be better spent on more serious infractions than recreational pot use.
"Law enforcement should be going after more pressing issues," he said. At the July council meeting, Oami Amarasingham, of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine, said the state spends $8.8 million annually on enforcing marijuana laws.
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But some people have concerns about the impact of legalization.
A Portland-based group, 21 Reasons, "has decided not to take a stand one way or another" on the referendum, project manager Jo Morrissey said on Friday. Nevertheless, the ballot question's passage would "absolutely send a mixed message" to young people, for whom marijuana poses different risks than for adults, she said.
The group, which works to prevent underage drinking and drug use by youth, says that marijuana and alcohol are both dangerous, especially to the developing brains of children and teens. Downplaying the danger of pot by comparing it to alcohol can be misleading and results in increased use by minors, Morrissey said.
That concern has led her to criticize how the MPP is encouraging passage of the referendum.
Earlier this month, the MPP launched an ad campaign promoting passage of the ballot question. The campaign includes posters on METRO buses and bus shelters showing clean-cut adults who explain why they prefer marijuana to alcohol – for example, because pot use doesn't cause hangovers.
Morrissey called the campaign, which will continue through Election Day, "unfortunate, reckless and irresponsible." She also claimed it violates METRO's policy of refusing ads for illegal or tobacco-related products.
"Those ads cross the line into promoting the use of marijuana. That's a promotion of a product; that is not a persuasive argument to vote a certain way," Morrissey said. "I'm all for free speech, and I'm really not against the referendum. I'm against the message it sends to youth."
Boyer, however, said legalizing adult use of marijuana would allow it to be regulated and more effectively kept out of the hands of people under 21. And he has defended the ads as constitutionally protected, political free speech.
Shielding youth from the ads' message, he said, is pointless.
"We need to be honest with our children about the facts and relative harms of the two most-used substances in our society," he said. "Otherwise, it's a disservice to the kids we're trying to educate."
Legal limbo
If Portland legalizes pot as a result of the referendum, it's not clear how the new city law would be affected by state and federal regulations.
Under Maine law, possession of less than 2.5 ounces of marijuana is a civil offense, much like a minor traffic violation. (Possessing small amounts for physician-approved medical use is legal.) Offenders can be fined, but aren't jailed and don't get a criminal record.
Possessing small amounts of pot for recreational use is also decriminalized in 14 other states; Vermont, the most recent to do so, made it a civil offense in June. The states of Colorado and Washington last year fully legalized recreational sale and possession.
But marijuana is illegal under federal law, which classifies pot in the same category that includes heroin and LSD. The Justice Department, however, recently said it won't try to pre-empt state laws, and that federal enforcement will focus on priorities such as large-scale trafficking and keeping the drug away from children.
Passing the referendum won't change the way Portland police enforce marijuana prohibitions, Chief Michael Sauschuck has said publicly. Boyer said he is "disappointed" by the chief's stance.
"It's disappointing that the police have said, even before the referendum, that they're going to disregard the will of Portland voters. (The police) have things a little backwards," he said. "But they can use discretion. Hopefully they'll do the right thing."
As Portland goes ...
Across the country, cities and towns have sometimes found themselves at odds with shifting laws on marijuana, or at least their spirit.
In Massachusetts, which approved medical marijuana use in 2012, about a third of the commonwealth's 351 municipalities have imposed moratoriums on marijuana dispensaries. And since Colorado legalized pot last year, dozens of communities there have passed laws banning the sale of marijuana within city and town boundaries.
Sometimes municipalities have inspired statewide changes.
Nearly a year before Vermont decriminalized pot, voters in the state's largest city, Burlington, overwhelmingly passed a nonbinding resolution calling for legalization. And in Colorado, the city of Denver started the push for statewide legalization in 2005 by allowing possession of small amounts of the drug.
Now Boyer is hoping Portland's referendum will spark a similar movement in Maine.
"We're hoping (the Portland referendum) can change the state," he said. "I don't think a patchwork quilt is the best way to handle marijuana policy for the state or the country, but we want to use Portland to get other legislators on board and to further the discussion."
Earlier this year, state Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, sponsored a bill to legalize and tax recreational marijuana. While the bill was easily killed in committee, Russell then led an attempt in June to put the question to a statewide referendum. That effort failed in the House by just four votes.
The MPP may also launch local citizens' initiatives in Biddeford, Lewiston and northern Maine, Boyer added.
Portland voters can cast ballots from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 11 polling locations, which are listed on the city's website. Absentee ballots can be requested from the City Clerk's office before 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 31, and must be returned by mail, fax or hand-delivery by the time the polls close.


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The Obama administration hopes to issue a cyber security executive order similar to the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 which was killed by the US Senate.
Techdirt.com published what it described as a leaked draft of the White House's 19-page executive order, which outlines the security objectives proposed for critical infrastructure protection.
According to the draft, the order calls for a revised federal architecture to "enhance the protection and resilience of critical infrastructure," as well as an "information exchange framework," in hopes to enable collaboration between the private industry and the government.
In addition, the proposed order gives the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) oversight regarding the implementation of the recommended changes.
The executive order would be similar to the White-house backed Cybersecurity Act of 2012 that was struck down by Senate Republicans.
The largely Democrat-supported bill would have incentivised companies that operate critical infrastructure to meet a series of security best practices as part of a voluntary program.
Critics of the bill were primarily concerned with its shortcomings in addressing privacy issues, but the legislation was re-introduced to include privacy concessions and rid the enforcement oversight it originally gave to the DHS.
A letter released on Friday written by John Brennan, national security adviser to the president, written to Sen. Jay Rockefeller, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, confirms that the White House is working on the order.
"Following congressional inaction, the president is determined to use existing executive branch authorities to protect our nation against cyber threats," Brennan wrote.
In a recent sponsored Washington Post editorial, Senators John McCain, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, and Saxby Chambliss blasted the idea of an executive order.
"Unilateral action in the form of government mandates on the private sector creates an adversarial relationship instead of a cooperative one," the senators wrote.
This article originally appeared at scmagazineus.com
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A Bryan music store has closed its doors for good.
Waco-based Holze Music had been temporarily closed for delinquent tax bills.
However the store on Villa Maria will not reopen.
While lawyers and banks work through the financial part of the business, the closure has created some confusion for customers.
Those with rented instruments through Holze have not been told how and when to return them.
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NIN iPhone App Makes Bono Pee His Pleather Pants
If you are a Twitter addict and are following Trent Reznor (Yes, it really is the one and only TR), you would be well aware that the official Nine Inch Nails application is making it's way onto the App Store any time now, for FREE.
You may be thinking "many bands have apps in the App Store", which may be true. But to be honest, they are pretty poor attempts. If anyone can get a iPhone application done the right way, it would be Reznor.
blockquote>"Anyone who's an executive at a record label does not understand what the internet is, how it works, how people use it, how fans and consumers interact — no idea, I'm surprised they know how to use e-mail. They have built a business around selling plastic discs, and nobody wants plastic discs any more."
For a full run down on the app from the man himself be sure to check out the video on wired.com. This is an app that any NIN fan will not want to miss.
If you're Bono, however, you're well warned to avoid this one, especially after yesterday's RIM shot...
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The 4th International Conference on Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response (FRIAR) took place in Poznan, organised by the University of the West of England, represented by Prof David Proverbs, and the Wessex Institute of Technology, represented by Prof Carlos A Brebbia.
FRIAR 2014 is the fourth conference in this successful series. The meeting started at the Institute of Civil Engineers in London (2008) and reconvened at the Lombardy Region Headquarters in Milano (2010), followed by a meeting in Dubrovnik in 2012.
Flooding is a global phenomenon that claims numerous lives worldwide each year. When flooding occurs in populated areas it can cause substantial damage to property as well as threatening human life. In addition, many more people must endure the homelessness, upset and disruption that are felt in the wake of floods. The increased frequency of flooding in the last few years, coupled with climate change predictions and urban development, suggests that these problems are set to worsen in the future.
Apart from the physical damage to buildings, contents and loss of life, which are the most obvious aspects of floods upon households, other more indirect losses are often overlooked. These indirect impacts are generally associated with disruption to normal life as well as long term health issues, including stress related illness. Flooding represents in many cases a major barrier to the alleviation of poverty in many parts of the world, where vulnerable communities are exposed to sudden and life threatening events.
Opening of the Conference
The Conference was opened by Prof Brebbia who referred to the importance of the series for the Wessex Institute, whose primary function is to disseminate knowledge at an international level.
The Institute – Carlos said – carries out research in computational models and their application in engineering and sciences. It developed the boundary element method, in particular, as a practical design tool for a variety of problems, ranging from offshore engineering to aerospace, automotive problems, acoustics and many others.
In addition, its publishing arm – WIT Press – has a very active programme publishing a substantial number of books – including the conference proceedings – as well as a series of international journals; the closest associated to this conference being the International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering.
The conference papers presented at FRIAR 2014 are published in Volume 184 of the WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, which ensures the maximum worldwide dissemination in digital and hard copy formats. They are also archived online in the WIT eLibrary (http://library.witpress.com/), where they are immediately and permanently available to the international community.
Carlos ended by thanking the delegates for attending the conference and wishing them a very successful meeting. He then introduced Prof Konrad Domke from the Technical University of Poznan's School of Engineering, who welcomed the participants to the city and read a letter by the Mayor of Poznan which referred to the importance of flooding for the region and the interest of Poznan in promoting this type of scientific meeting. The city particularly welcomes international delegates who can bring their expertise to solve problems of great practical importance.
Invited Presentations
The conference opened with a series of invited presentations:
Special Sessions
A special session organised by Prof Molinari consisted of three papers on the topic of "State of the Art on flood damage survey and assessment":
Another excellent session on "Property-level flooding and health consequences" was organised by Dr Colin Booth from the University of the West of England, and consisted of two invited presentations:
These presentations were followed by another four papers:
Social Occasions
There were many occasions for the delegates to interact and hold discussions in a friendly environment. In addition to coffee breaks and complimentary lunches they were offered a complimentary excursion to see some places of interest which helped the delegates to become better acquainted with each other. The guided excursion took them to the Kornik Castle, a well know location in the Wielkopolski region, originally built by the Gorka and Działyński family in the XVI-XVII century and redeveloped by successive generations. The delegates were shown some of the antique books and maps preserved in the library of the castle, which include some hand written and illustrated manuscripts on vellum, as well as one of the oldest deeds in Poland. The library was built by one of the Dzialynski family members, many of whom added different collections to the castle. Of special interest were the ancient suits of armour, dating from the XVth century and including some of those worn by the famous "winged" Polish horseman during the wars in west Ukraine and Eastern Europe. The knowledge of the guide and the beautiful setting added to the enjoyable excursion.
Conference Dinners and Closing of the Conference
The conference banquet took place in a restaurant renowned for its cuisine, located in one of the oldest houses in the Market Square. The house, originally belonging to a merchant family, has private dining facilities, and offered an excellent cuisine. The main dish was roasted duck for which Poznan is famous. This was accompanied by good wines. The banquet was very friendly with a series of toasts, including one to Prof Konrad Domke from the Technical University of Poznan, for his help in arranging the conference and welcoming the delegates to his beautiful city.
The International Scientific Advisory Committee met over dinner to discuss ways of improving the meeting in future in 2016. New members were also nominated and those selected will receive a letter of invitation shortly.
The meeting was closed by Carlos and David who thanked the delegates for their presence and hoped to see them in 2016.
Conference Proceedings
Papers from the conference will also be hosted online at the WIT eLibrary as Volume 184 of WIT Transactions on the Ecology and the Environment (ISSN: 1746-448X, Digital ISSN 1743-3541). For more details visit the WIT eLibrary at http://library.witpress.com
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University of the West of England, UK
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Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
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University of the West of England, UK
D De Wrachien
University of Milano, Italy
H Hashimoto
Kyushu University, Japan
M Holicky
Czech Technical University, Czech Republic
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UNICAMP, Brazil
D Mioc
Danish Technical University, Denmark
M Mohssen
Lincoln University, New Zealand
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Liz CoadyA native Nova Scotian, she completed her BKin at UNB Fredericton, and is currently working toward her MSc Kin (Biomechanics and Ergonomics) at Memorial under the supervision of Dr. Scott MacKinnon.
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Physiological responses to cold and moving environments, and anti-motion sickness drugs mediating effects on symptoms of motion sickness and attenuation of body temperature loss. Data collection will take place at the Marine Institute's Centre for Marine Simulation.
Recreational runner, enjoying the outdoors, playing guitar and writing music, baking cookies and other treats for fellow grad students. Liz is also a Big Sister with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Eastern Newfoundland, a mentor involved with the Go Girls, healthy bodies, healthy minds program, building leadership and healthy lifestyle skills with 12-14 year old girls.


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Dog, meet yoga: Brunswick shelter program aims to enrich canines' lives
BRUNSWICK — Starting in January, four lucky dog owners will have the opportunity to learn about the power of "Doga," a marriage of yoga for humans and obedience training for dogs.
The class is one of the many upcoming features in the Coastal Humane Society's new Canine Behavior Modification and Enrichment Program, which is being overseen by Sara Sokol, a behavior and training coordinator who was hired in October.
Sokol on Monday said the enrichment program is designed to improve the lives and behavior of dogs while they await adoption and decrease the likelihood owners will return them because of behavior issues.
"My biggest goal coming in here was to not only make the dogs more adoptable, but find kind of better fits for the dogs and the adopters," Sokol said. "And not only that, but make the time that the dogs are with us as good as it can be."
A portion of the program consists of creating activities that will stimulate and occupy dogs during their daily lives, Sokol said. This includes feeding them food that is contained within paper towel tubes or hollow plastic container that creates something of a time-consuming challenge for the dogs to fully consume.
Sokol said there also will be a "scent of the day" and a "sound of the day."
"They're getting a different CD every day, mostly classical music," Sokol said. "There have been studies that have shown classical music helps reduce anxiety for kennel dogs."
In addition, a new color-coding program for all the dogs will make it easier for kennel volunteers to assess what techniques they should use when improving a certain dog's behavior.
"It basically categorizes dogs based on the behaviors that they're exhibiting while they're in the kennel," Sokol said, "and it gives the volunteers really good direction on how to work on that behavior."
Jane Siviski, the shelter's marketing and development coordinator, said this is the first time the shelter has had a full-time behavior and training coordinator, and it's already making a difference for the dogs.
"I think the consistency for the animals is very important," Siviski said. She said the shelter took in 200 surrendered dogs this year due to financial, commitment or behavior issues, and they hope the new program and courses can reverse the trend.
Besides the daily enrichment activities for the dogs, Sokol also will teach several obedience classes starting in January, including her unique "Doga" program.
Sokol, who is a certified yoga instructor, said the class will combine yoga and stretching for humans and obedience cues and massages for dogs. She said this is unlike other forms of "Doga," where the dog is sometimes put into yoga positions that might be too uncomfortable.
"When people work with their dogs a lot of the time, they get really frustrated," Sokol said. "... What I found with the 'Doga' classes, people were breathing, they were taking their time, they were being calmed and relaxed and they started noticing when they were calm and relaxed, their dog was calm and relaxed."
Sokol, who designed the course, said it worked wonders for dogs and their owners during the year she taught it California.
"For me it's a really good class that helps strengthen the human-animal bond," Sokol said, "because it's a nice hour to spend with your dog."
Siviski said in addition to the new program and classes being offered, Coastal Humane Society will soon open a behavior hotline, which dog owners will be able to call for free behavior advice.
More information about the dog obedience classes and the limited capacity "Doga" class can be found at www.coastalhumanesociety.org/obedience/.


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Puppy hiding in CPS Energy equipment lot rescued
Utility workers' success comes ahead of frigid temps
SAN ANTONIO - The puppy hiding in a CPS Energy equipment yard on the south side has finally been rescued.
Nicknamed "Sparky," the little brown dog has eluded capture for the past several weeks. The puppy was among a number of adult dogs and puppies which have recently called the equipment yard home.
One by one, they all were rescued. Except one.
Billy Mays was one onlooker who began to get worried about the one lone puppy.
"Every day that I'm over here, I stop by and feed it and it looks like other people have been as well, so it looks like there are other good people out here that care about the dogs," May said earlier in the week.
Animal Care Services, which had tried to capture the puppy in traps, hypothesized that the animal was so well fed he did not go into the traps for food.
But on Thursday, with the weather turning colder, CPS Energy decided to make a renewed effort to capture the dog.
With Sparky hiding in the pipes, they brought in a crane to try to get him out.
Rosalinda Martinez is with CPS Energy's WARM group -- Worthwhile Animal Rescue Mission -- and was there for the capture attempt.
"We were determined to get him today because we didn't want him to spend the night in the cold weather," Martinez said. "He'll find a good home. We'll make sure that he finds a good home."
With the puppy hiding among the pipes, workers used a metal pole to try to force him out but that did not work. Then CPS Energy Spokesman John Moreno said they used the crane to slowly moved the pipes so they could reach down.
"We had to actually have a crew out here and lift the pipes up for us so we could get to him," Moreno said. "The weather's coming in, it's going to be very cold so I think the timing on this is excellent to get this puppy out of here and get him to a safe environment and a warm environment."
After two hours of maneuvering, they were able to grab the puppy and hold on tight.
It was a happy ending for CPS Energy's WARM group and for Sparky.
"I'm just overwhelmed," Martinez said. "We've been out here several days to try to get him. We wouldn't have been able to do it without them. They helped us move the pipes to get him. If not we would have been here all day long."
Now the puppy will get checked out by a veterinarian and be able to sleep somewhere warm.
Moreno said the utility has some good-hearted employees.
"I think it speaks highly of our employees that we're willing to come out here and take care of this," Moreno said. "I think everyone was waiting to see what the outcome was and I hope this is the outcome they were expecting."
And now Sparky's big adventure is over.
"He's on his way to finding a good home," Martinez said. "It was worth it. It was worth it."
A CPS Energy worker will be fostering the rescued puppy after he is checked out by a veterinarian.
Sparky will then go up for adoption through SNIPSA -- Spay, Neuter, Inject Protect San Antonio.
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My Workbench is the area in WebPublish that you will come to find your work. It is different for each user depending on their role in WebPublish and on the work they have been doing.
My Workbench has 4 tabs
The My Content tab is the first one you see when you open My Workbench.
It is divided into 3 sections:
The My Edits page will show the pages that the current user has been working on. As the web site grows this list will also grow. To make it easier to locate pages there is a search area at the top of the page. A title can be entered to search for or choose between published, unpublished, or all pages. Each user can also set the number of items to show per page.
Additionally each column title can be sorted on. By default the Last Updated column is the sorted column. If the Title column is sorted then the list will be alphabetized. If the Published column is sorted all the published pages will be sorted together, the Unpublished pages will be sorted together, all Needs Review will be sorted together and all Draft will be sorted together.
The All Recent Content button will show content created by all the users, not just the user logged in.
There are 2 new columns: Author and Actions
At the bottom of the page, there is a navigation menu.
To return to the My Workbench page click My Workbench in the breadcrumbs.
The Create Content tab is where the user comes to create a Basic page. Click the Basic page link. Note the shortcut menu has a Create a Page link.
The My Drafts tab lists all the pages the user has created or edited that have the Moderation State of Draft.
On this page there is a column for Moderation State that shows the current state of the page. Under the Set Moderation State are the options the user has.
The Needs Review tab allows a Publisher or Site Administrator to go to one place to see pages that have been set in a Needs Review Moderation state. From here, the page can be viewed, the revision state can be reset to Draft if additional changes are necessary or to Published if the page is ready to go live. The area at the top of the page can be used to sort the pages.


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Burslem-based Quality Care rewards staff loyalty with move away from zero-hours contracts
Posted: May 07, 2014|
A HOME care firm is attempting to break the mould and swap zero-hour contracts for fixed-hour agreements among its loyal workforce.
Quality Care (Staffordshire) hopes offering the new contracts to carers with 12 months' service or more will boost staff retention and even aid its recruitment processes.
It comes after research by the Office of National Statistics shows that the number of zero-hours contracts has reached 1.4 million.
More than one in 10 employers are using such contracts, with the survey showing that almost half of all employers in the tourism, catering and food sector use contracts that do not guarantee a minimum number of hours. Retail and the care industry are also big users of zero-hours deals.
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Quality Care director Paul Ravenscroft said the flexible nature of the care industry means it has always used zero-hour contracts.
But as of this month, about 35 of its 64-strong workforce have switched to fixed-hour contracts, based on their average hours over the last 30 weeks.
Mr Ravenscroft said: "Although we have always used zero-hour contracts, we have always made sure our staff have had their rotas in plenty of time for the week or sometimes two weeks ahead. We don't do daily lists.
"We have now decided that staff with 12 months service or more will be offered a fixed hour contract and we believe we are the first medium sized business in this industry in Stoke-on-Trent to do this.
"We've gone from setting up to having 64 staff in two-and-a-half-years and from May 1, just over half will have gone on fixed-term contracts. And this will continue.
"Most of our staff are getting up to two years of service anyway and it won't be long before most of the others catch up.
"The staff love it. It rewards their loyalty and it gives them an incentive to stay with us."
Mr Ravenscroft, who owns the Burslem-based business with wife Wendy, said that as before, those still on zero-hours terms will continue to receive the correct employment rights such as the National Minimum Wage and paid annual leave.
He believes it won't be long before other organisations follow Quality Care's suit.
The company is recruiting for domiciliary carers after seeing its workload increase by 62 per cent over the last two months.
He said: "Our staff are being rewarded for their loyalty. This is an industry where people may need our help at the drop of a hat.
"But our staff also know that my wife and I are always here.
Labour leader Ed Miliband has detailed plans to tackle zero-hours contracts if Labour wins the next election, saying workers with irregular shifts and pay should be given more employment rights.
Last autumn the ONS, using a survey of employees, estimated 583,000 people had zero-hours contracts.
Unions have demanded a crackdown on the use of the contracts.
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This patent application concerns a molded plastic sole with pliable pumping cushion which, as the person wearing the same walks, forces air into the shoe and through an evacuation chamber with which the sole is fitted and which is connected to the exterior by one or more breather holes.
1. A molded shoe sole having a longitudinal axis, a top surface, an opposite bottom surface and a heel at an end thereof, comprising:
an elongated cavity being formed in the top surface, the cavity having a first front section extending continuously forwardly from the heel communicating with an empty second back section disposed over the heel and extending downwardly into the heel, the second back section being uninterrupted and continuous with the first front section,
a pliable elastic cushion being disposed in the cavity, the cushion having an upper surface and a length, the cushion serving as a pump,
a plurality of internal rectilinear ducts being formed in the length of the cushion parallel to the longitudinal axis of the sole, the ducts communicating with the second back section of the cavity,
a series of spaced-apart holes being formed in the upper surface of the cushion and extending to the internal ducts within the cushion, such that air exteriorly of the sole may be pumped into the ducts through the holes over the length of the cushion,
at least one breather hole formed in the heel communicating with the second back section of the cavity, the breather hole extending exteriorly of the heel,
wherein walking on the shoe sole forces air out of the internal ducts, into the second back section and outward through the at least one breather hole and lifting the shoe sole draws air through the spaced-apart holes into the ducts.
2. The molded shoe sole of claim 1, further comprising a respective unidirectional valve disposed in the at least one breather hole.
This patent application concerns a moulded plastic sole which is provided on its upper surface with a pliable cushion which also ensures forced ventilation of the inner section of the shoe as a result of the alternating pressure of the user's foot on the same as he or she walks.
The sole in question is designed to ensure forced circulation of air in a closed shoe so that the foot can transpire properly. It is common knowledge that in conventional closed shoes with plastic sole the foot does not transpire properly with the risk of skin irritation and peeling; this becomes even more of a problem for those who tend to sweat heavily.
As a matter of fact this problem has already been faced with techniques which are undoubtedly more sophisticated and costly, the most common of which require radical modification to the structure of the rubber sole itself.
The soles which to date ventilate the foot generally have a hollow at the front of the sole designed to house a conforming insert which pumps air as well as a chamber through which the air drawn into the shoe is evacuated, generally on the heel; it being provided that these two hollows intercommunicate by means of a series of longitudinal air passages in the sole at approximately the level of the shank.
The air drawn into the shoe by the opposing pumping insert is then conveyed into the longitudinal air ducts and from these flows into the chamber positioned on the heel from which it is evacuated to the exterior of the shoe through one or more breather holes opening on the sides of the heel.
As far as the pumping element is concerned, it should be noted that to date on the most commonly used models the same is realised in rather soft materials and is fitted with a closely fitted series of pliable hollow fingers each of which is provided with a respective hole through which air is drawn into the inner section of the shoe.
The energetic pressure placed on these fingers by the sole of the foot due to the impact of the shoe on the treading surface compresses the same thereby forcing the air out into the longitudinal air passages which in turn convey the air to the evacuation chamber.
It is evident that each finger of the above pumping insert elastically resumes its shape as soon as the foot lifts from the ground; obviously this expansion again forces air into each hollow finger which is again forced out as described above when the shoe is again pressed against the treading surface.
The sole according to the invention is a valid alternative to this tried and tested technique in that it provides the same practical result with a less sophisticated and consequently less costly structure which is easier to produce.
In particular the item according to the invention supercedes the prior manufacturing principle requiring two separate hollows (at the front to house the pumping insert and at the back for the evacuation of air) joined and connected by one or more straight longitudinal air passages between the same.
In order to implement the inventive solution a single long cavity is provided on the upper surface of a plastic moulded sole; this cavity extends from the middle of the front section to the heel including the shank area without any gaps.
For most of its length from the front end, said cavity houses an innovative conforming pumping insert; while the rear section of the cavity, namely that on the heel, acts as evacuation chamber.
For this reason the rear section of the cavity in question is connected to the exterior by one or more breather holes realised in the preferred embodiment on the front vertical edge of the heel.
In this regard, the innovative pumping insert consists of a pliable and elastic plastic cushion provided in the interior with a series of rectilinear ducts each of which communicates with the exterior by means of a series of holes realised on the upper surface of the cushion.
As mentioned previously, said cushion is housed in the long section of the above cavity which covers the front area of the sole and shank; it being provided in particular that the inner ducts are positioned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the sole.
Moreover, the cushion is shaped and dimensioned to fit perfectly with a slight pressure into the section of the cavity in question; this perfect fit prevents unwanted sliding of the cushion in the respective housing and consequently ensures absolute stability in the sole according to the invention.
The ducts provided in the cushion in question produce a pumping action which in the conventional models was produced by the yielding fingers.
When the cushion housed in the sole according to the invention is pressed by the weight of the foot, the air in the inner ducts is forced out and when the sole is lifted from the treading surface the inner ducts spontaneously resume their original shape and are again filled with air through the series of holes provided therefor.
In this regard it should be noted that the air in the inner ducts of the pumping insert in question can escape only through the rear section of the cavity, which is the only cavity not occupied by the cushion.
For the remaining perimeter in fact of the pumping insert the ends of the ducts are "sealed" by the vertical walls of the housing which prevents air from escaping and consequent loss of pressure.
This means that the air expelled from the cushion, thanks also to the longitudinal positioning of its inner ducts, can only be forced into the evacuation chamber provided on the heel of the sole according to the invention.
In this sense it is obvious that the longitudinal ducts of the pumping cushion fitted on the sole according to the invention replace, in terms of positioning and function, the rectilinear ducts which in conventional soles link the front housing section and the rear air evacuation chamber.
It should also be noted that the pumping cushion used in the sole according to the invention ensures an undoubtedly more efficient and regular air flow with respect to that produced by the pumping inserts of the previous type, namely those using the conventional fingers positioned side by side; the reason for this is that the rectilinear ducts used have no dividing or deviating sections which would certainly result in a loss of load capable of preventing the free circulation of air.
For major clarity the description according to the invention continues with reference to the enclosed drawings which are intended for purposes of illustration and not in a limiting sense whereby:
FIG. 1 is a top view of the sole according to the invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-section of FIG. 1 on plane II--II;
FIG. 3 is a cross-section of FIG. 1 on plane III--III.
With reference to the enclosed figures, the sole according to the invention (1) is moulded in plastic material and provided with a long cavity on its upper surface which extends continuously from the front section to the heel; the first long section (2a) of said cavity--namely that on the front section and on the shank--is designed to house a special conforming pumping insert (3).
The rear section (2b) of the same cavity--namely that positioned approximately on the heel area--remains empty and is the air evacuation chamber which communicates with the exterior thanks to a small breather hole (4) under the sole (1) on the front vertical wall of the heel.
It should be noted that a unidirectional valve 5 to prevent air, dust or water from the exterior from entering in the evacuation chamber (2b) could be fitted on said breather hole (4).
Regarding the pumping insert (3), the same consists of a pliable elastic plastic cushion provided internally with a series of rectilinear ducts (3a) positioned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the sole (1); the upper surface of the cushion (3) being provided with a series of holes (3b) designed to link the above inner ducts (3a) to the exterior.
As mentioned above, the particular positioning of the ducts (3a) of the pumping insert (3), parallel to the longitudinal axis of the sole (1) ensures that every time the pumping insert (3) is pressed--the air in the same flows directly into the empty rear section (2b) of the above cavity, namely the section which acts as the evacuation chamber.
It should be mentioned that shoes fitted with the sole according to the invention must be provided internally with a hygienic inner sole having numerous through holes preferably coinciding with the position of the holes (3b) which allow air to enter the pumping insert (3).
This feature is designed to prevent the inner sole from sealing the upper surface of the underlying pumping insert (3) thereby preventing the air in the shoe section from being drawn into the same.
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