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During sleep, everyone has brief pauses in their breathing pattern called apneas. Usually, these are completely normal.
Sometimes, though, apneas may be prolonged and happen often, making the breathing pattern irregular and abnormal. Abnormal apnea might actually cause decreased oxygen levels in the body and disrupt sleep.
The word apnea comes from the Greek word meaning "without wind." Although it's perfectly normal for everyone to experience occasional pauses in breathing, apnea can be a problem when breathing stops frequently or for prolonged periods of time.
There are three types of apnea:
A common type of apnea in children, obstructive apnea is caused by an obstruction of the airway (such as enlarged tonsils and adenoids). This is most likely to happen during sleep because that's when the soft tissue at back of the throat is most relaxed. As many as 1% to 3% of otherwise healthy preschool-age kids have obstructive apnea.
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Because obstructive sleep apnea may disturb sleep patterns, these children may also show continued sleepiness after waking in the morning and tiredness and attention problems throughout the day. Sometimes apnea can affect school performance. One recent study suggests that some kids diagnosed with ADHD actually have attention problems in school because of disrupted sleep patterns caused by obstructive sleep apnea.
Treatment for obstructive apnea involves keeping the throat open to aid air flow, such as with adenotonsillectomy (surgical removal of the tonsils and adenoids) or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), which is delivered by having the child wear a nose mask while sleeping.
Central apnea occurs when the part of the brain that controls breathing doesn't properly maintain the breathing process. In very premature infants, it's seen fairly commonly because the respiratory center in the brain is immature.
Mixed apnea is a combination of central and obstructive apnea and is seen particularly in infants or young children who have abnormal control of breathing. Mixed apnea may occur when a child is awake or asleep.
Apnea can be seen in connection with:
An ALTE itself is not a sleep disorder — it's a serious event with a combination of sleep apnea and change in color, change in muscle tone, choking, or gagging. Call 911 immediately if your child shows the signs of an ALTE.
ALTEs, especially in young infants, often are associated with medical conditions that require treatment; these include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), infections, or neurological problems or cardiac disorders.
ALTEs are frightening to see, but can be uncomplicated and may not happen again. However, any child who has one should be seen by a doctor for evaluation immediately.
AOP can occur in infants who are born prematurely (before 34 weeks of pregnancy). Because the brain or respiratory system may be immature or underdeveloped, the baby may not be able to regulate his or her own breathing normally. AOP can be obstructive, central, or mixed.
Treatment for AOP can involve the following:
Premature infants with AOP are followed closely in the hospital. If AOP doesn't resolve before discharge from the hospital, the baby might be sent home on an apnea monitor and parents and other caregivers will be taught CPR. The family will work closely with the child's doctor to have a treatment plan in place.
Apnea of infancy occurs in children younger than 1 year old who were born after a full-term pregnancy. Following a complete medical evaluation, if a cause of apnea isn't found, it's often called apnea of infancy.
AOI usually goes away on its own, but if it doesn't cause any significant problems (such as low blood oxygen), it may be considered part of the child's normal breathing pattern.
Infants with AOI can be watched at home with the help of a special monitor prescribed by a sleep specialist. This monitor records chest movements and heart rate and can relay the readings to a hospital apnea program or save them for future examination by a doctor. Parents and caregivers will be taught CPR before the baby is sent home.
If you suspect that your child has apnea, call your doctor. If you suspect that your child is experiencing an ALTE, call 911 immediately.
Although prolonged pauses in breathing can be serious, after a doctor does a complete evaluation and makes a diagnosis, most cases of apnea can be treated or managed with surgery, medications, monitoring devices, or sleep centers. Many cases of apnea go away on their own.
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Adolescents are at risk for HIV because of sexual and drug behavior initiated during this developmental period. Adolescents in the juvenile justice system are at increased risk for HIV due to higher rates of substance use and psychopathology than their non-offending peers. Juvenile justice youth may therefore also be less likely to benefit from frequently used skills based interventions. It appears that emotional lability, frequently found in this population, disrupts skills learned. This project will implement and evaluate an affect management HIV prevention intervention for adolescents in a juvenile drug court program. Affect management and general health promotion interventions will be compared to determine which intervention best reduces risk behavior among adolescents in the drug court.
HIV Infections
Behavioral: Affect Management
Behavioral: General Health Promotion
Phase 1
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|An Affect Management Intervention for Juvenile Offenders
- Adolescent-reported sexual activity and condom use [ Time Frame: 3 month post-intervention ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Adolescent substance use (self-report and urine toxicology screen results) [ Time Frame: 3 months post-intervention ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
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Behavioral: Affect Management
5 session group intervention that focused on teaching affect management skills and included HIV prevention and sexual health training
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Behavioral: General Health Promotion
5 session group focused on delivering general health promotion information in didactic format
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Adolescents enrolled in the juvenile drug court program
Exclusion Criteria:
- Adolescent is HIV positive
- Adolescent is pregnant
- Adolescent is developmentally delayed
- Adolescent has history of sexual crime
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00748800
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|Rhode Island Hospital
|Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903
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|Study First Received:
|September 5, 2008
|Last Updated:
|February 5, 2009
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Keywords provided by Rhode Island Hospital:
HIV prevention
HIV seronegativity
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Roy Hunter wrote:First, they have to define their terms. What do they mean by validity?
We are Pastafarians: there are many of us out here; we share a roughly similar belief system; we share some of the same ways of observing our religion (eating pasta, talking like pirates, treating Friday as a day of rest, that sort of thing). According to Pastafarianism's flimsy moral standards and complete lack of dogma, that's all we need. We are satisfied that we have a religion, and it does what we want it to do.
If you are being asked for theological validity, then that must be someone applying the same standards to our religion as they do to their own religion. You can't do that with Pastafarianism: we have flimsy moral standards, a complete lack of dogma, and our deity is a bit of a slacker, truth be told. If they want, they can try Pastafarianism for thirty days with no obligation, and if they don't like it they can have their old religion back with no hard feelings, no hellfire, no damnation. That's about the best we can do.
If you are being asked for empirical or logical validity, or even scientific proof, of our religion, just remember the circumstances beind the revelation of our religion: it was a response to the teaching of ID in schools in Kansas. Our religion is just as valid, just as logical as that; more so in fact because we have a graph of pirates vs global warming on our side (whereas all the IDers have is pictures of Jesus riding a dinosaur). So maybe our religion is not as logical or empirical as science, but it's a lot more logical than some religions out there.
Just remember that you have weight of numbers on your side. Thousands of Pastafarians have no problem with the validity of our religion. If someone wants to question its validity, they need to give us a better argument than "I question the validity of your religion". That's like me questioning the validity of their underwear.
black bart wrote:Also you could get a Pastafarian Minister Certificate...
Westboro Baptist Church, anyone? There's less than 100 of them I think. We've had more than that online here at several points. Do they deny the 'validity' of the WBC? Because they'll probably get sued if they do.Aclor79 wrote:A1) Our small numbers make us invalid.
Define an actual belief. Define sincerity. No-one can prove their faith in Jesus / Yahweh / Whatever. Likewise the FSM: the evidence for our sincere beliefs is just as valid as theirs.Aclor79 wrote:A3) The religion was founded for satirical reasons, not as an actual belief system.
A4) No one sincerely believes in the FSM.
Yes, you can. Flimsy moral standards and lack of dogma, remember..?Aclor79 wrote:black bart wrote:Also you could get a Pastafarian Minister Certificate...
I've never been too sure of this. Can I be a minister if I'm not a legal adult?
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clh_hilary wrote:Pastafarianism is valid because it speaks the only truth in the universe, and worships the only real God.
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"Nothing mere about it: Haunted is crap of a high order, flung fresh against the wall and obsessively smeared by a deeply troubled fellow. As his cardboard characters' internment gets more grim — no heat, no food, no exit — Chuckles performs his standard striptease: grotesque sex, murder, self-mutilation, and cannibalism." Scott Raab, Esquire (read the entire Esquire review)
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"What elevates Palahniuk's best novels (e.g., Fight Club) above their shocking premises is his ability to find humanity in deeply grotesque characters. But such generosity of spirit is not evident in his latest, which charts the trials of a group of aspiring writers brought together for a three-month writer's retreat in an abandoned theater. The novel intersperses the writers' poems and short stories with tales of the indignities they heap upon themselves after deciding to turn their lives into a 'true-life horror story with a happy ending.' They lock themselves in the theater, reasoning that once they're found, they'll all become rich and famous. They raise the stakes of their story by first depriving themselves of phones, and then of food and electricity; eventually they cut off their own fingers, toes and unmentionables before they start dying off and eating each other. Palahniuk tells his story with such blithe disregard for these characters that it's hard not to wish he had dispensed with the novel altogether and published, instead, the 23 short stories that pop up throughout the book. For instance, 'Obsolete,' about a young girl about to commit state-mandated suicide, and 'Slumming,' about rich couples who pretend to be homeless, play so deftly with expectations and have an emotional core so surprising that they consistently, powerfully transcend their macabre premises to showcase the heart beating beneath the horrors. Agent, Edward Hibbert at Donadio & Olson. (May)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Frequently entertaining [and] often appalling....There are paragraphs here — entire pages, in fact — that are as disgusting as anything I've ever read. Truly vivid and harrowing (and often quite funny)." Minneapolis Star Tribune
"[W]hile a number of the stories here are ingenious, in a devilish sort of way, the constant barrage of wicked sadism soon palls. Stomach-churning horror that takes a bit too much joy in its diabolic machinations." Kirkus Reviews
"Chuck Palahniuk is up to his old tricks, going to vast lengths to shock and appall....The only thing saving Haunted from disaster is Palahniuk's prose, which is, as always, gorgeous...even when his subject matter really, really isn't. (Grade: B-)" Entertainment Weekly
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"Summer reading for people who like their lit doused in bodily fluids....Haunted has an anarchic sensibility that hurdles over the top." Time Out New York
"Mr. Palahniuk all but dares the reader to be seasick....Like Neil LaBute and Todd Solondz, he can turn the revenge of the nerds into a bold feat of liberation. Or he can throw in one dead dog too many, which is what happens here." Janet Maslin, The New York Times
"[A]ll the characters share the distinctively choppy writing style of Chuck Palahniuk, as well as his grim world view and fetishistic attraction to suffering....I've recommended this book to a few people, but they are all a little bent." Seattle Times
"All of the stories are written in pretty much the same style and tone, and while the writing occasionally has a certain bug-zapping crispness to it, it's not nearly as amusing as the author thinks....Haunted has plenty of guts, but little glory." Chicago Sun-Times
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"To produce a tract on the cultural depravity that's devouring culture, Palahniuk would have been better off writing a snappy essay; as for this work of fiction, even the most ardent of his fans may have trouble mucking through this world of ingrates." San Francisco Chronicle
"The short stories would work if taken singly and at intervals, but strung together they become a catalog of atrocities. Palahniuk is a clever and inventive writer, but this book is recommended only for...readers with strong stomachs and morbid dispositions." Library Journal
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An Ashe County man died in a crash late Wednesday morning, his car landing overturned in the waters of a creek. The 11:40am wreck was on US 221 North of Jefferson and occurred when Harlie Wagoner ran off of the highway to the right, his 2005 VW hitting a large culvert, according to trooper
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Just got my own boat. This game is pretty awesome.
Is the game too demanding ? I'll download it on my laptop which has an Nvidia 720M 2 GB i3 proc. and 6 GB RAM .. should be able to run it at low/medium I think.What I'm afraid of is the heat.The game does seem beautiful meaning stress on the card = a lot of heat which isn't good if I want to have a laptop after 1 hour of ArcheAge
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I won't have a house because I don't plan on subscribing to this thing I hope they remove the house restriction soon or a lot of players will leave.
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Operators safely shut down Limerick Generating Station Unit 2 for a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage shortly after midnight EDT Monday, March 23.
POTTSTOWN, PA (March 23, 2009) - Operators safely shut down Limerick Generating Station Unit 2 for a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage shortly after midnight EDT Monday, March 23.
This shutdown completes a successful run of 402 days for Unit 2 and sets a new record at Limerick for a dual unit continuous run of 363 days.
"Both Unit 1 and Unit 2 have been online for a year, which represents the station's high degree of reliability for the region's electricity supply," said Chris Mudrick, Limerick site vice president. "The team has been preparing for this outage for more than a year and we are now ready to execute our plan safely and efficiently. A successful refueling outage will enable us to safely and reliably operate the unit during the next two years."
During the outage, workers will perform approximately 19,000 activities on a variety of plant components and systems. This includes replacing approximately a third of the reactor's fuel and performing a series of extensive inspections. Many of the activities performed during the shutdown cannot be performed while the plant is running, and all are designed to ensure the safe and reliable production of electricity through the 24-month operating cycle.
To support this effort, the station will utilize the talents and expertise of close to 2,000 additional workers. These men and women are skilled workers from other Exelon sites, local union halls, travelers from outside the area and specialized vendors. They all provide a temporary benefit for the local economy.
Limerick Unit 1 will continue to generate electricity during the Unit 2 shutdown. Limerick Generating Station is located approximately 21 miles northwest of Philadelphia. With both units at full power, the site can produce enough electricity for 2 million homes.
Exelon Corporation is one of the nation's largest electric utilities. The company has one of the industry's largest portfolios of electricity generation capacity, with a nationwide reach and strong positions in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Exelon distributes electricity to approximately 5.4 million customers in northern Illinois and southeastern Pennsylvania and natural gas to approximately 485,000 customers in the Philadelphia area. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.


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Ronda Callister spoke at a TEDxUSU event about reducing barriers to women contributing in the workplace.
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Professor Ronda Callister had to compete to become one of just eight presenters at the first ever TEDxUSU event, held in November. She used her requisite "18 minutes of innovative ideas" to describe the powerful, world-changing effects that would likely ensue from enabling women to become full contributors to human well-being and progress.
The TED Talks organization moves some TED videos from YouTube to the official TED.com website, if the videos get a lot of "likes" or go "viral." So there is now a push at Utah State to let people know about Professor Callister's video in the hope that it will be chosen for that step. On the TED.com website it would gain worldwide exposure through that website's vast audience.
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By CHRISTINE WATKINSUtah State Representative District 69
The legislature has reached its midpoint, we are having longer and more frequent floor time where we listen to bills and either pass or defeat the bills. The Natural Resources Standing Committee has been very busy listening to bills and passing most of them to the floor for the vote of the whole house.
H.B. 309, Surface Owner Protection Act, sponsored by Representative John Mathis, was heard in Natural Resources Friday afternoon. Rep. Mathis has been trying to get this bill passed for many years. Rep. Mathis had the support of many local residents, most from the Uintah Basin. The bill would require five days notice from any oil or gas mining company before they came onto private surface property to survey, etc. It would also require a forty day notice before they did any surface disturbing work. It requires the company to enter into a surface agreement with the surface owner.
The oil and gas companies are not happy with this bill, they feel they do all they can to notify surface owners and to work with them. We were given a pile of letters from private citizens giving their stories of when this has not happened. The bill passed out of committee and is now on its way to the floor for consideration.
Rep. Jack Draxler's bill that would have required counties of the first, second, and third classification (larger populated counties) to create a committee to help save farm land from development died in committee. There were two major concerns with this bill; it would have required another county committee and a local tax increase. Most people want to save farm land but not at the cost of increased taxes.
The Utah Press Association has worked hard to create a computer program that puts legal notices on the web. It went into operation just a month ago and you can now go to utahlegals.com and pull up the city for which you want to see legal notices. Kudos to the Utah Press Association, of which the Sun Advocate and Emery County Progress are members, for creating cutting edge technology for our use.
Monday, Feb. 22, two opposing bills will be debated. HB 80, sponsored by Rep. Lorie Fowlke and HB 141, sponsored by Rep. Kay McKiff, both of which deal with the stream bed use issue. Rep. Fowlke's bill allows recreational use on private stream bed property. Rep. McKiff challenges the Supreme Court Conaster Decision and states that private property is just that - private property. HB 141 was heard in Natural Resources and passed out favorable with a 12 yea, and two nay votes. HB 80 was heard in the Judicial Committee and it too passed out favorably.
It should be an interesting debate; I know that there are strong opinions on both sides of this issue.
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By KEN LARSONSun Advocate publisher
For the past 32 years Carbon county has been enlightened with the Greek Festival Days. Held last weekend, spotlighting the Greek culture, the event drew another record crowd with traditional Greek foods and dancing. People have come to enjoy pastries such as karathopeta, finika, kourabiethes and koulourakia. Several dancing troups from Salt Lake joined the festival and provided traditional Greek dancing throughout Friday and Saturday. By spotlighting the Greek culture, through the festival they were able to raise money to help support needy families, youth projects, charities, the development of the community and other philanthropic endeavors. The funds also support the building which remains on the National Historic Register.


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An Interview With Anat Cohen
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You'll be hearing a lot about Anat Cohen on WBGO this week. Last year, she debuted at the Village Vanguard, the first female instrumental leader to do so. This week, her quartet takes the stage at the Vanguard to celebrate her recent release, Notes From the Village. We'll take you there. Later this week, you can also hear Anat Cohen's recent performance from the Kennedy Center on JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater. We hope you get a chance to discover an exciting new voice in music.
So while you're waiting for all this excitement, listen to this recent conversation with Anat Cohen. You can also listen to what's on her iPod, arranged by entropy.
Anat Cohen Plays a Game of Shuffle
October 21, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.Add new comment | Filed under: anat cohen, blanton, blue serge, cohen alon, digital library, django reinhardt, djangology, dr lonnie smith, duke ellington, game, Interviews, Jazz Alive, joe zawinul, Listening Post, live at the village vanguard, meade lux lewis, quartet, radio josh, shuffle, unreleased music, wbgo, webster, whip
Question: What do the following songs have in common?
1. Anat Cohen/Alon Yavnai "Very Early" unreleased music
2. Dr. Lonnie Smith "The Whip"
3. Joe Zawinul "Mi Gente (My People)"
4. Meade Lux Lewis "Blues Whistle"
5. Duke Ellington's Blanton-Webster Band "Blue Serge"
6. A chorino
7. Django Reinhardt's "Djangology"
Answer: They are all part of Anat Cohen's digital library.
And our newest game of Shuffle. Listen to it here.
Wednesday at 9pm, WBGO and NPR present the Anat Cohen Quartet.
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Baseball and Jazz: Perfect Together
October 16, 2008. Posted by Doug Doyle.Add new comment | Filed under: baseball hall of famer, baseball hall of famer monte, hall of famer, houston texas, jimmy heath, legendary saxophonist, monte irvin, racism, segregation, Sports Jam
What do you do when you have legendary saxophonist, composer and arranger Jimmy Heath and baseball hall of famer Monte Irvin on your show together? You get out of the way and let them talk to each other!!! Even though both faced segregation and racism during their amazing careers, they feel blessed. Jimmy joins me from Queens while Monte shares his thoughts from his home in Houston, Texas. Check out the latest edition of SportsJam with Doug Doyle.


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Cast: Anthony Edwards, Val Kilmer, Tom Skerritt, Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis
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15 U.S. Code § 278f - Fire Research Center
(a) Establishment; programs of research; functions of Secretary; dissemination of information
There is hereby established within the Department of Commerce a Fire Research Center which shall have the mission of performing and supporting research on all aspects of fire with the aim of providing scientific and technical knowledge applicable to the prevention and control of fires. The content and priorities of the research program shall be determined in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration. In implementing this section, the Secretary is authorized to conduct, directly or through contracts or grants, a fire research program, including—
(1) basic and applied fire research for the purpose of arriving at an understanding of the fundamental processes underlying all aspects of fire. Such research shall include scientific investigations of—
(C) the composition of combustion products developed by various sources and under various environmental conditions;
(D) the early stages of fires in buildings and other structures, structural subsystems and structural components in all other types of fires, including, but not limited to, forest fires, brush fires, fires underground, oil blowout fires, and waterborne fires, with the aim of improving early detection capability;
(E) the behavior of fires involving all types of buildings and other structures and their contents (including mobile homes and highrise buildings, construction materials, floor and wall coverings, coatings, furnishings, and other combustible materials), and all other types of fires, including forest fires, brush fires, fires underground, oil blowout fires, and waterborne fires;
(F) the unique fire hazards arising from the transportation and use, in industrial and professional practices, of combustible gases, fluids, and materials;
(G) design concepts for providing increased fire safety consistent with habitability, comfort, and human impact in buildings and other structures;
(H) such other aspects of the fire process as may be deemed useful in pursuing the objectives of the fire research program; and
(2) research into the biological, physiological, and psychological factors affecting human victims of fire, and the performance of individual members of fire services, including—
(E) psychological and motivational characteristics of persons who engage in arson, and the prediction and cure of such behavior;
(F) the conditions of stress encountered by firefighters, the effects of such stress, and the alleviation and reduction of such conditions; and
(3) operation tests, demonstration projects, and fire investigations in support of the activities set forth in this section.
The Secretary shall insure that the results and advances arising from the work of the research program are disseminated broadly. He shall encourage the incorporation, to the extent applicable and practicable, of such results and advances in building codes, fire codes, and other relevant codes, test methods, fire service operations and training, and standards. The Secretary is authorized to encourage and assist in the development and adoption of uniform codes, test methods, and standards aimed at reducing fire losses and costs of fire protection.
(b) Authorization of appropriations
For purposes of this section, there are authorized to be appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,650,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, which amount includes—
(1) $525,000 for programs which are recommended in the report submitted to the Congress by the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration pursuant to section 2220 (b)(1) [1] of this title; and
[1] See References in Text note below.
Source(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, § 16, as added Pub. L. 93–498, § 18,Oct. 29, 1974, 88 Stat. 1545; amended Pub. L. 94–411, § 1(b),Sept. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1254; Pub. L. 95–422, §§ 1(b), 2 (b), 3 (b),Oct. 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 932, 933; Pub. L. 96–121, § 3,Nov. 16, 1979, 93 Stat. 863.)
References in Text
Section 2220 (b)(1) of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), was repealed by Pub. L. 106–503, title I, § 110(a)(1)(D),Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2302.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 16 of act Mar. 3, 1901, as added by act Mar. 1, 1968, Pub. L. 90–259, title I, § 102, 82 Stat. 35, related to fire research and safety programs, prior to repeal by act Oct. 29, 1974.
1979—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–121substituted provisions authorizing to be appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,650,000 for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1980, for provisions authorizing appropriations not to exceed $1,275,000 for the transitional fiscal quarter of July 1, 1976, through Sept. 30, 1976, not to exceed $5,500,000 for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1977, not to exceed $6,000,000 for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1978, and not to exceed $5,600,000 for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1979, and added pars. (1) and (2).
1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–422, §§ 2(b), 3 (b), in provisions preceding par. (1) substituted "United States Fire Administration" for "National Fire Prevention and Control Administration" and added par. (1)(I).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–422, § 1(b), inserted provision authorizing appropriation of not to exceed $5,600,000 for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1979.
1976—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–411substituted provisions authorizing to be appropriated not to exceed $1,275,000 for the transitional fiscal quarter of July 1, 1976, through Sept. 30, 1976, not to exceed $5,500,000 for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1977, and not to exceed $6,000,000 for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1978, for provisions authorizing to be appropriated not to exceed $3,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and not to exceed $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976.
Termination of Advisory Councils
Advisory councils in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a council established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such council is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a council established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 ofPub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Combination of Fire Research and Building Technology Programs
Pub. L. 102–245, title I, § 104(g),Feb. 14, 1992, 106 Stat. 11, provided that: "The fire research and building technology programs of the Institute may be combined for administrative purposes only, and separate budget accounts for fire research and building technology shall be maintained. No later than December 31, 1992, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute, shall report to Congress on the results of the combination, on efforts to preserve the integrity of the fire research and building technology programs, on the long-range basic and applied research plans of the two programs, on procedures for receiving advice on fire and earthquake research priorities from constituencies concerned with public safety, and on the relation between the combined program at the Institute and the United States Fire Administration."
National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control
Pub. L. 90–259, §§ 101, 103, 104, and 201–207, established the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, directed the commission to study and investigate measures to reduce the destructive effects of fire throughout the country, and provided that the commission cease to exist thirty days after the submission of its report which was to be made no later than two years after the commission had been organized.
Executive Order No. 11654
Ex. Ord. No. 11654, Mar. 13, 1972, 37 F.R. 5361, which established in the Department of Commerce the Federal Fire Council and provided for its membership, functions, etc., was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12379, § 19, Aug. 17, 1982, 47 F.R. 36100, formerly set out as a note under section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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Video: Bills Want Discrimination Lawsuit Dimissed, Handed Over to N
BUFFALO, NY - The Buffalo Bills want to see an age discrimination lawsuit against them thrown out of federal court in Erie County. And that has the former equipment manager of the team, David Hojnowski, who's at the center of the lawsuit - speaking out for the first time.
"We were never really clearly given a clear explanation of as to why I was let go and to this day, they still haven't told me," said the 54-year-old Hojnowski, who filed the claim in April.
Hojnowksi had been with the team for 37 years. But according to documents filed in federal court, the team wants the case dismissed -- claiming the NFL should take it over and that Commissioner Roger Goodell should be the arbitrator.
Before the documents were filed, the Bills had been quiet on the case.
"I just feel that being an employee of the owners, I'm not sure he [Goodell] will be completely impartial and be sensitive to my side of the argument," Hojnowski said.
His side of the story begins in 2010, when former Bills general manager Buddy Nix came to the team. He says at that point, Nix, former head coach Chan Gailey and equipment staffers insulted him daily based on his age, for two years.
Hojnowski says Gailey made a joke after he had an accident on the job by saying: "that's what happens to old guys, they are more likely to get hurt."
Hojnowski says Nix in a conversation asked him how old he was and how long he planned to work for the Bills. Hojnowski claims Nix fired him shortly after his wife inquired about post-retirement health benefits for him.
"This critical event of terminating him when they realized that he was going to qualify for this benefit to me was a distinct act of greed," said Hojnowski.
But, the team is pointing to an employment agreement that Hojnowski signed in 2011.
Scott Horton, an attorney for the Bills says the team is "following the procedure that is in Mr. Hojnowski's employment contract."
But, even with the agreement, legal experts say Hojnowski could still win the case.
"Sometimes if the people don't have an attorney or if the contract is onerous and too one-sided, a court may have to come in and set aside that agreement," said Mike Taheri, a criminal defense attorney.
Hojnowski says that he never raised a complaint with the team, because he says he didn't think the team would fix his problem.
His attorney believes this case should be heard in federal court in Erie County and that the alleged discrimination holds more weight than the agreement.
The NFL did not respond to our call for comment about Hojnowski's case. A judge is in the process of deciding what should be done next.


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Play God Almighty in Babel Rising 3D to prevent the Babylonians from building the famous...
Feel the Wrath — Babel Rising's graphics are amazing, and the premise is very unique. Your goal (as God) is to stop Babylonians from completing the Tower of Babel, by any means necessary. It's like a micro tower defense game!


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As an addon to this months Death Rally Retrospective 1UPGamers spoke to Markus Mäki one of the founders of Remedy Entertainment and a key player in the development and production of the game.
Retrospective – A Look Back At Death Rally
It was 1996 when I first heard of Death Rally a game developed by Remedy Games a then smallish development studio based out of Espoo, Finland. The distributor was Apogee, a heavy weight publisher of its time and one that was an expert at using the shareware model of game distribution.
Game Soundtracks to be Remembered
A good video game has music that fits the style and atmosphere of the story. You may not necessarily be able to hum any of the tunes, but it certainly didn't disrupt your playing. On the other hand, we've all played games where the music is so obnoxious you can think of nothing but getting the setting to change in hopes…
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Guarantees and Warranties
News about Guarantees and Warranties, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
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January 25, 2015, Sunday
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Free Service, for One Owner Only
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November 9, 2014, Sunday
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Lesser-Known Credit Card Perks Hide in Plain Sight
Benefits like car rental insurance and replacement of damaged goods are available through many credit cards, but holders have to do the research.
September 27, 2014, Saturday
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Cure for the Howling at the Door
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August 31, 2014, Sunday
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Should I Buy an Extended Warranty?
Most of the time, no. But, occasionally, yes. It's a bet, like any form of insurance.
August 29, 2014, Friday
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Wheelies: The Sonata Eco Edition
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The automaker attributed the decline to increased warranty costs and expenses tied to a job reduction in Europe.
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The private equity firm TPG said on Friday that it had agreed to buy the Warranty Group, which underwrites insurance contracts for product warranties.
March 21, 2014, Friday
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India is trying to recover 278 million euros in bank guarantees in a deal that was scrapped after top officials at AgustaWestland and its parent, Finmeccanica, were arrested on bribery charges last year.
March 18, 2014, Tuesday
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Hyundai Reverses Policy on Settling Warranty Disputes
Before the change, the company's policy required some matters to be settled through binding arbitration.
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Black & Gold Bullets: February 26
U.S. Soccer announced Monday that former Crew standout Brian McBride was elected into the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame. McBride helped build the foundation of the Crew organization, where he made history as one of the first players signed for the Black & Gold. Find out McBride's reaction on his selection and how he got there.
As the 2014 preseason comes to an end, Ives Galarcep breaks down each club and the changes that occurred during the offseason. The Crew worked non-stop during the months separating the regular-season finale and today, helping the Black & Gold make the top 10 of the Goal.com list of clubs that did the best job re-vamping their rosters ahead of the 2014 campaign.
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Hey, T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 2 owners: your Android 4.0.3 is ready for you. If you want it, you've got to go and get it yourself. Samsung requires you use their Kies software from a computer to download and install the update, so it's not available directly to your cell phone.
Now if you want to use it, you'll need to work a little more to find what's different about this Android version. Samsung's TouchWiz touch interface looks pretty much the same as the last version, so the changes won't be blatantly obvious.
The Android 4.0 update incorporates the majority of the new features Google introduced with the Ice Cream Sandwich version for new devices. Learn how to install ICS on your phone from T-Mobile's support page. To learn more about all the changes included in the new OS, T-Mobile has put together a detailed "Top 10 things to know about TouchWiz Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS): Samsung Galaxy S II" page on its site as well.


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DCRB Open Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes
DCRB Open Board Meetings
Open Board Meetings are held monthly at DCRB offices at 900 7th St NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20001, on the third Thursday of each month at 1 pm, unless specified differently.
The meetings will be held according to the following schedule. Meeting minutes have been linked to dates for your convenience. In accordance with D.C. Code § 2-578, detailed records of meetings will be kept. Draft meeting minutes, not approved by the Board, will be published to DCRB's website within 3 business days after the Board meeting. Final meeting minutes, which replace the draft meeting minutes, will be published to DCRB's website following their approval by the Board. This generally occurs at the Board meeting subsequent to the meeting at which they were taken. Following approval, a copy of the minutes of a meeting shall be made available for public inspection as soon as practicable, but no later than 3 business days after the meeting.
Please note: Meeting place and time subject to change without prior notice.
2015 Open Board Meeting Minutes
|No February Meeting
|March 19, 2015
No April Meeting
|May 21, 2015
|June 18, 2015
|No August Meeting
October 15, 2015
November 19, 2015
December 17, 2015
* Draft meeting minutes, once approved by the Board, final minutes will be posted.
Previously Held Board Meeting Dates and Minutes
Below is a calendar of the Open Board of Trustees meetings held in 2012, 2013 and 2014. You may view and download minutes approved by the Board by clicking the dates in the calendar.
2014 Open Board Meeting Minutes
|No February 2014 Meeting
|March 20, 2014
No April 17, 2014 meeting
|May 15, 2014
|June 19, 2014
|No August Meeting
|September 17, 2014
2013 Open Board Meeting Minutes
|February 21, 2013
|March 21, 2013
|May 16, 2013
|June 20, 2013
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2012 Open Board Meeting Minutes
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No August Meeting
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News: Carl Hagelin Isn't Playing For Team Sweden This Week
According to reports from Andreas Hanson, Carl Hagelin has withdrawn from playing for Team Sweden in the Karjala Cup next week.
Hagelin suffered a shoulder injury on Tuesday.
The coach of Sweden's team said of losing Hagelin, " It's boring. It would have been fun to see him debut."
The coach added, "It's a player who has developed all his hockey not just skating all highlights. I see him as a complete player"
A report from Mikael Widerberg says that Hagelin suffered the shoulder injury over a week ago when he was "tackled" in a game against Djurgården. He notes that Hagelin played on but suffered another "bang" to his shoulder that caused him to leave the game on Tuesday.
Hagelin missed SSK's game last night.
Hagelin, along with prospects Jesper Fasth and Oscar Lindberg, were named to the international tournament.


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For over a month now, 33 Chilean miners have been trapped 2,300 feet underground. Just recently a team of American miners went down to Chile to help the miners get out. This rescue mission is very complicated and may take months to complete. It would have been easy for the American mining team to have felt it was not their responsibility to help; freeing the miners will be a difficult, time consuming, and expensive task. However, the American team seems eager to assist. One reason they might be so willing to help the Chileans is because they identify in these circumstances not as Americans but as miners. Thus, their identities as miners acts as a a superordinate identity linking the American men and the the trapped Chileans together regardless of their different nationalities.
Plenty of research in psychology has shown that when you identify with a superordinate social identity prejudice is reduced and that superordinate identity salience can reduce conflict between groups. In the case of the miners, this feeling of a larger group membership (being a miner) may have helped inspire the helping behaviour of the American miners. In an interview with CNN, one of the American miners explained why it was no question that he and his team wanted to help the trapped Chileans, saying, "We have the ability to help them out, and that's the whole reason we are here. Miners are miners; it doesn't matter what country they are from."


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Though The Supremes released a number of hit albums between 1965 and 69, Ross decided she couldn't ignore her yearning for a solo career. In 1970 she began working with Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson writing new songs for her new career as a solo artist. When Ross' debut self-titled album was released in mid-1970 the first track "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" exploded onto the Billboard charts. Her cover of Marvin Gay's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" was a global sensation and gave Ross her first number one pop single. Concurrent with her solo R&B career Ross began starring in movie roles, one of which she lent her voice to emulate jazz great Billie Holiday.
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Submission Senate Committee Approves Stricter Email Privacy->
DJ Jones writes: The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a bill that would strengthen privacy protection for e-mails by requiring law enforcement officials to obtain a warrant from a judge in most cases before gaining access to messages in individual accounts stored electronically. The bill is not expected to make it through Congress this year and will be the subject of negotiations next year with the Republican-led House.
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