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Cholinergic Contributions to the Effects of Early Lead ExposureEPA Grant Number: U915393
Title: Cholinergic Contributions to the Effects of Early Lead Exposure
Investigators: Driscoll, Lori D.
Institution: Cornell University
EPA Project Officer: Just, Theodore J.
Project Period: August 1, 1998 through July 1, 2001
Project Amount: $90,000
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Research Category: Fellowship - Psychology , Economics and Decision Sciences , Academic Fellowships
The objectives of this research project are to: (1) characterize the specific behavioral processes that underlie lead (Pb)-induced changes in explicit memory; (2) determine whether early postnatal Pb exposure produces deficits in sustained attention; and (3) assess the degree to which the cholinergic system contributes to the effects of Pb on accuracy, motivation, and motor function in both tasks.Approach:
Explicit memory was assessed in a radial arm maze with varying retention intervals (0, 4, and 8 hours) imposed halfway through the task. Long-term and short-term memory errors, as well as speed and latency measures, were recorded. Adult rats exposed to Pb from birth through weaning or chronically were compared to age-matched controls. An automated vigilance task, in which a brief light cue was presented over one of three funnel-shaped ports, was utilized in the assessment of sustained attention. The animals were food reinforced for a nose poke into the funnel under the light, which appeared after an unpredictable delay (0, 3, 6, or 9 seconds) and remained illuminated for an unpredictable cue duration (200, 400, or 700 milliseconds). Responses made prior to the light presentation were considered incorrect, providing a measure of inhibitory control. Subjects in the sustained attention task consisted of adult rats exposed to Pb from birth through weaning and controls.Supplemental Keywords:
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Two anniversaries take place this week, each involving one of the two women in Ronald Reagan's life.
Try this test to determine if you are easily shocked: What two anniversaries in Ronald Reagan's life take place this week, each involving one of the two women in his life?
The first, today, is the 50th anniversary of Ronald and Nancy Reagan's wedding. They were married March 4, 1952, in a quiet ceremony in a small church in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley. Actor William Holden and his wife, Ardis, were the best man and matron of honor.
The second, taking place Friday, is the 19th anniversary of the former president's famous "Evil Empire" speech in 1983. At least indirectly, another woman in his life was involved with the Evil Empire speech. Read on.
Alzheimer's Disease has robbed the 40th President of the United States of the ability to enjoy his golden wedding anniversary with elation, for the disease gradually takes away one's memory. And what memories the Reagans shared before his affliction! Their journey took them through careers in film, television, politics, and eight years each in the California Governor's Office and the White House. Their mutual devotion has been widely noted and recorded. Nancy Reagan's recent book, "I Love You Ronnie: The Letters of Ronald Reagan to Nancy Reagan," is unsurpassed in conveying the warmth and depth of the love of this couple.
As anyone who has known them can attest, their love is constant and genuine. Nancy Reagan has borne the difficult "long goodbye" with grace and courage, and these days devotes her time to her husband's care.
One anecdote comes to mind to recall their happy days together. Nancy Reagan once remarked that she thought the perfect marriage proposal would be one made in a canoe while the woman sat back, dabbling her fingers in the water. Her husband -- then between his governorship and the presidency -- bought a canoe, named it "TRU LUV" and launched it on Lake Lucky, the pond on their ranch north of Santa Barbara. On their 25th wedding anniversary, in 1977, he took Nancy for a spin in the canoe and repeated his original proposal of marriage -- while she dabbled her fingers in the lake.
Yet there was "another woman" and he told his wife about her. On July 3, 1986, as they flew in the presidential helicopter over New York harbor, he said, "There's the other woman in my life," pointing to the Statue of Liberty, which he was to rededicate that night. "Lady Liberty" had been restored from top to bottom, after a century. That night, just before he flipped the switch that relit the statue, President Reagan said, "...our work can never be done until every man, woman and child shares in our gift and our hope, and stands with us in the light of liberty."
That's where "the other woman" comes into the Evil Empire speech. Reagan was in Orlando, Florida, to address the annual convention of the National Association of Evangelicals. The conventioneers were to discuss proposals favoring a unilateral "nuclear freeze," an idea much liked by the American left (and which quietly pleased the leaders of the Soviet Union). He urged his audience not "to ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire; to simply call the arms race a misunderstanding and thereby remove yourself from the struggle between right and wrong and good and evil."
What he called "the light of liberty" at the statue's rededication was a subtext of his strategy to bring an end to the Cold War. It began with the enunciation of what came to be called The Reagan Doctrine to the British parliament in 1982 (pledging encouragement to dissidents and democratic movements in countries behind the Iron Curtain). It moved on to the Strategic Defense Initiative, the deployment of cruise missiles in Western Europe (to checkmate mid-range Soviet missiles), and ultimately to the first two summits with Mikhail Gorbachev. Reagan knew that the Soviet Union's economy was being strained to the breaking point. If he could force it right to the edge, some Soviet leader would recognize the need to reduce, not expand arms. Gorbachev turned out to be that man, and since then "the light of liberty" has shone in many corners where there had been only the darkness of totalitarianism.
Calling the Soviet Union's vast holdings an "evil empire" brought gasps of horror from many in the foreign policy establishment, media pooh-bahs and academics. Men who had invested their entire careers in Mutually Assured Destruction ("MAD" for short) were certain that these words would destabilize the world. Yet what Reagan said was what millions of ordinary people knew to be true. Today there is wide agreement that Reagan's honesty contributed to the process of moving the Cold War toward its culmination.
Just as Reagan's "evil empire" comments brought a rain of criticism on him, so, too, has President Bush's "Axis of Evil" comment in his State of the Union speech. Few people understood in 1983 how Reagan's remarks fit into a purposeful and carefully developed strategy whose seeds had been planted well before he became president. Bush was criticized for not spelling out his strategy; for not saying precisely what he would do about each of the three countries named -- Iraq, Iran and North Korea. Would you telegraph your punches if you were in Bush's shoes? Reagan didn't and Bush won't. The pooh-bahs will simply have to bite their nails and wait.
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Moscow (AP) -- Russia says it will team up with China for robotic missions to the moon, but that's where the cooperation ends.
Russia's space chief says Moscow will restrict the transfer of technology to Beijing. He says China's space program is still about 30 years behind Russia's achievements but the Chinese are quickly catching up.
Russia sold china the technology that formed the basis of its manned space program. The Chinese Shenzhou spacecraft closely resembles the Russian Soyuz.
China plans its next manned space flight in 2007. It also wants to send up a space station and land a robot probe on the moon by 2010.
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Late last January, chief U.S. weapons-hunter David Kay left his post, saying that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction and that most likely none would ever be found. For pro-war pundits and editorialists who had spent months issuing periodic reminders that Kay still had not yet finished his work, and that we should all wait for his final judgment, Kay's final judgment, when it came, was uncomfortably final: "It turns out we were all wrong," he mournfully told a Senate committee (CNN, 1/28/04).
But for many pundits, embarrassed by their confident assumptions that Iraq was one big chemical weapons dump, Kay left a glimmer of hope in his wake. Somehow a myth has grown up that Bush administration officials and the media, whose collective error on the WMD issue was so stunningly complete for so long, might actually have been wrong through no fault of their own. According to this theory, the blame for the U.S.'s intelligence failure should be laid at the feet of none other than Saddam Hussein himself.
One version says that although he had no WMD, Saddam engaged in an elaborate ploy to convince us he did, so as to maintain a deterrent. Another version, somewhat confusingly, says he thought he had WMD because his corrupt scientists lied to him about their progress. And sometimes the two theories are combined. The basic premise has been around in one form or another since last year (see Extra!, 1-2/04), but after David Kay finished his work in January, it has become semi-official history.
"Kay has now offered the most novel and convincing explanation for why U.S. intelligence . . . misjudged what Iraq possessed," wrote columnist Charles Kraut- hammer (Washington Post, 1/30/04). "It was a combination of Iraqi bluff, deceit and corruption far more bizarre than heretofore suspected. Kay discovered that an increasingly erratic Saddam Hussein had taken over personal direction of WMD programs. But because there was no real oversight, the scientists would go to Hussein, exaggerate or invent their activities, then pocket the funds. Scientists were bluffing Hussein. Hussein was bluffing the world. The Iraqis were all bluffing each other."
Never mind that before the war, the same Krauthammer was insisting that the reason no weapons had been found was that the U.N. was refusing to shuttle these same scientists out of the country so they could eagerly spill the beans about the massive arsenal (Washington Post, 1/10/03): "Everyone knows that the only way to find weapons is to question Iraqi scientists under conditions of protective asylum outside Iraq," he wrote as the U.N.'s Hans Blix was searching the country.
And forget the obvious fact that Iraqi officials practically pleaded with the world to believe their 12,000-page declaration of December 2002, which stated that Iraq had no WMD. The country's U.N. ambassador and chief U.N. liaison gave televised press conferences to stress this point (CNN, 12/6/02, 12/8/02) and Saddam Hussein himself gave an exclusive interview to Dan Rather to deliver the same message (CBS, 2/25/03). But the U.S. media, too clever to fall for such lies, scoffed at the denials.
One way or another
According to the theory that seems to be emerging as the new conventional wisdom, Iraq's media messages were part of an elaborate and devious plan to convince the world that Saddam Hussein really did have WMD—or, if he himself was being duped by his own scientists into believing he had weapons that didn't exist, then these messages were deceitful attempts to conceal weapons Hussein thought he had. So if the U.S. invaded Iraq on the false premise that it was armed with WMD, it wasn't because of mendacious U.S. politicians or gullible media. It was because Saddam Hussein was lying—one way or the other. Which is all the more reason to conclude that he really was a threat after all.
In part, the theory emerged from an inaccurate reading of a major Washington Post exposé, "Iraq Arsenal Was Only on Paper" (1/7/04), on the non-existent state of Iraq's arms. It offered evidence that the country's weapons scientists, finding themselves with little to do in the absence of serious WMD programs, busied themselves with pen-and-paper research into weapons designs and then exaggerated their findings to their bosses to free up more money for their work. But the piece never claimed that Iraqi leadership believed that any actual weapons were being produced.
The source usually cited for the theory was David Kay himself, as in the Krauthammer column quoted above. Yet despite his access to reams of captured documents and detained Iraqi officials, Kay has never put any evidence on the record to substantiate the notion that Saddam was bluffing.
Said by friends to be devastated at the absence of the WMD on which he staked his professional reputation (L.A. Times, 2/1/04), Kay has, instead, tacitly allowed himself to be portrayed as having found solid evidence for the theory. In congressional testimony and in two post-resignation TV interviews (MSNBC Hardball, 1/28/04; Larry King Live, 2/11/04), when asked whether he believes Saddam was trying to inflate perceptions of his arsenal, Kay has given vague and noncommittal answers.
Since he is supposed to be a methodical investigator, it was often assumed that he was endorsing the notion based on the detailed data he collected. For Kay, and for other officials who anonymously endorsed the theory in interviews with reporters, it was a convenient perception for the public to have. What better way to avoid responsibility for the weapons failure than for the blame to fall on Saddam Hussein?
The fire last time
The true origins of the "Saddam-fooled-the-world" theory are actually a bit mysterious. Last May, a pro-war academic consultant at MIT wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post offering up the theory ("No Weapons, No Matter. We Called Saddam's Bluff," 5/11/03). But he didn't claim to have any new information backing it up and his flimsy piece didn't get much attention. His "proof" consisted entirely of a single bogus, easily debunked claim: that after the first Gulf War, "Hussein regularly threatened to engulf his enemies in a 'sea of fire.' No one knew what he was really trying to do," Michael Schrage wrote. "That was precisely his point."
But Hussein's "sea of fire" quote dates from before the Gulf War, when he threatened to blow up Saudi oil wells if attacked (Toronto Star, 11/9/90). The phrase doesn't reappear in any Hussein statement made since 1991, according to Nexis.
More influential were two "Saddam-fooled-the-world" leaks from anonymous high-level administration officials. The first came in late August 2003, when the Los Angeles Times ran a front-page story by Bob Drogin (8/28/03) quoting a senior intelligence official who said that "former Iraqi operatives" had posited the existence of a fantastically elaborate deception operation.
The official's story went like this: Would-be Iraqi defectors "were shown bits of information and led to believe there was an active weapons program, only to be turned loose to make their way to Western intelligence sources. Then, because they believe it, they pass polygraph tests . . . and the planted information becomes true to the West, even if it was all made up to deceive us." This formulation has the double benefit of putting the blame on Hussein while excusing the Pentagon's reliance on the word of dubious exiles.
Calling the bluff
The second leak appeared in October 2003, one day before David Kay was scheduled to give his first major congressional briefing. The Washington Post's Walter Pincus and Dana Priest (10/1/03) cited "people familiar with his planned testimony" as saying that Kay would tell Congress the next day that he was "pursuing the possibility that the Iraqi leader was bluffing, pretending he had distributed [WMD] to his most loyal commanders to deter the United States from invading."
According to the article, "Kay has examined prewar Iraqi communications collected by U.S. intelligence agencies indicating that Iraqi commanders—including Ali Hassan Majeed, also known as 'Chemical Ali'—were given the authority to launch weapons of mass destruction against U.S. troops as they advanced north from Kuwait." Supposedly, it was this intelligence that had prompted Bush to announce shortly before the war (2/6/03): "We have sources that tell us that Saddam Hussein recently authorized Iraqi field commanders to use chemical weapons, the very weapons the dictator tells the world he does not have." According to the article's sources, however, these were not actual chemical weapons, but figments of a Saddam Hussein bluff.
One day later, Kay delivered his testimony, and the text of his statement shows that he said exactly the opposite (CIA website, "Statement by David Kay," 10/2/03): "We have also acquired information related to Iraq's CW [chemical weapons] doctrine and Iraq's war plans for OIF [the invasion] but we have not yet found evidence to confirm prewar reporting that Iraqi military units were prepared to use CW against Coalition forces."
Hours after Kay testified to the Senate Intelligence Committee, CNBC anchor Alan Murray teased an upcoming segment about the story (10/2/03): "Was Saddam Hussein bluffing about having weapons of mass destruction? Senate Intelligence Committee Chair-man Pat Roberts tells us what the man leading the hunt for those weapons testified today."
But Roberts swiftly shot down the Post leak. Murray asked him: "Senator, there's a theory that's been going around in the last few days about the possibility that Saddam Hussein was bluffing, trying to convince the world, maybe trying to convince U.S. intelligence forces, that he had more weapons than he actually had in order to deter an invasion. What do you think about that theory?"
"I don't think there's much to that," Roberts replied.
Bluffing-related activities
Three months later, Kay gave his valedictory testimony in which he finally confirmed there were no WMD in Iraq. Here he finally seemed to come out and endorse the bluff theory—though his endorsement came in a rather elliptical form: A senator quoted something Kay had presumably said behind closed doors, and Kay seemed to accept the implication that it constituted an endorsement of the theory.
Sen. James Inhofe (R.-Okla.) prefaced a question to Kay with this:
Inhofe then asked, rather astutely: Isn't it a contradiction to say, on the one hand, that Saddam erroneously believed he had WMD, and on the other hand that he knew he had no WMD but bluffed the world into believing he did?
Kay's answer seems carefully ambiguous: "I actually don't see [the contradiction]," he said. "I think it's he knew he had the capability. He wanted to enjoy the benefits of others thinking he had it." In other words, Hussein wasn't trying to fool the world into thinking he had weapons that he lacked; according to Kay, Hussein wanted others to know about whatever weapons capability he did have—presumably the nebulous "weapons-of-mass-destruction-related program activities" that Kay has repeatedly cited. Kay didn't object to Inhofe calling that a "bluff," but it's hardly the normal way that word is used.
Meanwhile, in the real world
Yet in the aftermath of this testimony, the "Saddam's bluff" theory catapulted its way into the status of fact, or at least persuasive theory. It was cited in a Newsday editorial (2/1/04):
CNN's intelligence reporter recited (2/23/04): "Given a secretive strongman capable of bluffing and too little credible intelligence, the dangers of miscalculation were all too real." And U.S. News & World Report (2/29/04) wrote that "Kay has turned up evidence of acts of self-deception or bluffing among the Iraqi leadership." Other mentions of it abounded (e.g., Boston Globe, 2/1/04; Washington Post, 2/1/04).
Despite all the confident talk of Iraqi bluffing, no one seems ever to have offered any actual examples of when it took place. The Iraqis, after all, publicly insisted over and over again, for years, that they had no weapons of mass destruction. And despite claims, as in a Washington Post editorial (6/4/03), that Saddam "repeatedly refused to provide evidence that he had destroyed" his missing weapons, the Iraqis not only turned over military diaries and inventory records to document the destruction (UNSCOM report, 1/25/99), but actually brought the inspectors to the disposal sites, where huge quantities of destroyed chemical and biological weapons were identified by U.N. scientists (though, crucially, the amounts could not be quantified). The problem was less that Iraq failed to provide any evidence, than that the media hardly reported it.
Iraq was never able to prove that its WMD had been destroyed—but not because the regime didn't want to prove it. Rather, it was for exactly the reason Iraq always cited: The destruction had been done secretly and most of the records were destroyed. That is what a senior Iraqi weapons official, Dr. Alaa Saeed, told the L.A. Times' Drogin (New Republic, 7/13/03): In 1991, his boss "ordered him to destroy all his original notes and records" about the secretly destroyed weapons. Then, in 1994, when it came time to submit a report to the U.N. on the chemical weapons program, "We had to do it mostly from memory. We worked day and night for six months. Maybe we could collect a piece of paper here and there or check labels on some equipment. Maybe some numbers were not right." He could not even correct the reports later as new documents were discovered: "Because then we will look like liars. And that will make Iraq look bad."
Those do not sound like the words of a man involved in a diabolical plot to deceive the world into thinking Iraq had WMD. They sound like the words of someone desperately trying to prove that the WMD were gone. As Iraq's U.N. liaison explained to the foreign press corps in a live televised news conference more than three months before the invasion (CNN, 12/8/02): "When you remove something completely, it no longer exists. And if you want to do it properly, you also remove all of the evidence [that] it ever existed. And that's what we did and retrospectively, it was a mistake."
The uses of deception
The "Saddam-made-us-think-it" hypothesis clearly has an appeal that allows it to live on despite a near-total lack of evidence—and that's its ability to transfer responsibility for WMD delusions toward Hussein and away from either U.S. officials or the compliant media. If Iraq was trying to pretend that it had banned weapons, how was anyone to know that it did not?
Yet somehow Kay's former colleague Scott Ritter knew it: "Iraq has been fundamentally disarmed," he said before the war (War on Iraq, 2003). And somehow former top U.N. inspector Rolf Ekeus knew it: "In my view, there are no large quantities of weapons. I don't think that Iraq is especially eager in the biological and chemical area to produce such weapons for storage" (Arms Control Today, 3/00). Several other U.N. inspectors at least suspected it: "[An] inspector said his colleagues think it possible that Iraq really has eliminated its banned materials" (L.A. Times, 12/31/02). Even a senior U.S. intelligence analyst was on the right track: "[He] said one explanation for the difficulties inspectors have had in locating weapons caches 'is because there may not be much of a stockpile'" (Washington Post, 3/16/03).
All of which suggests something the press still has not fully come to terms with: that ignoring evidence that Iraq was free of WMD was a conscious decision. Ahmed Chalabi, one of Washington's prime sources for fictitious weapons reporting, has even glorified this misdirection: "We are heroes in error," he told the London Telegraph (2/19/04), in a startling admission that got little play in the United States. "As far as we're concerned we've been entirely successful. That tyrant Saddam is gone and the Americans are in Baghdad. What was said before is not important. The Bush administration is looking for a scapegoat. We're ready to fall on our swords if he wants."
In other words, the "mystery" of Saddam's missing weapons is much less a mystery than a scandal.


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While plumbing is a complex discipline, it can be learned, taught and researched by anyone who is willing to put forth the effort. Whether you are a beginner or more experienced plumber, these tips should help you become a little more prepared.
To maintain a clean, well-functioning septic tank, it is recommended that you clean it out once every five years. Having it cleaned out prevents the sediment from accumulating in the septic tank and creating a sewage backup in your house or triggering the meltdown of the entire septic system. While it may cost a bit to have your septic tank pumped out, it will cost you much more to clean up any sewage backup or to repair or replace your septic tank.
If any water pipe that you have freezes, be sure to turn on the faucet that is closes to the pipe to give the water an exit as the pipe thaws. This helps decrease any pressure in order to prevent burst pipes. A burst pipe can create damage that is expensive to repair.
You can pour baking soda down a drain followed by some vinegar if you want to keep drains clear. This should be done once a month, and a cup each of baking soda and vinegar should be used. Cover it with a plug or rag, since a chemical reaction should happen in the pipes. Pause a few minutes, and then follow the mixture with boiling water. This simple solution can break up clogs caused by everything from hair to soap scum.
Position a strainer over all drains to collect any particles that would otherwise go down the drain and possibly cause a stoppage. Clean your kitchen strainer often, particularly if you can see debris accumulating. Clean out the bathtup strainer every few days before it becomes clogged.
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written at 29th november 2004, by Misura, for Beccadg, who replied to my 'Comment and I'll drabble you something for an interest of yours'-post on livejournal. (Interest-Henry Fitzroy)
Edward dipped his pen into the inkwell, writing the header of the letter to Lady Alys in a clear and careful handwriting. After that, he halted, contemplating how best to continue. The complexitiy and depth of his feelings seemed impossible to put into words.
He'd thought he could do this. He'd written hundreds of letters after all, more than that toad of a Sir Robert ever would. He'd written both in english and in french, about subjects that ranged from the offering of a treaty to a declaration of war, and everything in between.
Yet it wasn't enough. Sir Robert was favored with an invitation for tea, while Edward was still nothing more to her than a friend of her brother's, a guest to be put up with. She treated him civil enough, but in her eyes he could read the truth.
Her lovely blue eyes. Edward sighed. It was undoubtedly -
Henry's sensitive ears caught the sound of someone approaching the door to his 'office', the place where he wrote and received his editor whenever she dropped by in person. It was furnished to present the image people expected of a romance-writer; a bit messy, but cozy. Not possessed of overly much style or taste, yet with a few reproductions of good art on the wall.
And books, of course. Lots of books, some of them literature with a capital 'l', others gifts from his publisher, successful romance-novels from which he might learn a few new tricks of the trade. His non-fiction books mainly consisted of 'research'-material; books on the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth century.
Most of them he never used. His own memory was capable of painting a better picture of the life in those days than any scientific book, written hundreds of years later. Again, they were there to maintain the illusion that he was normal.
- foolish to think a letter from his hand would be able to convey the depth of his feelings where the words from his mouth had failed. A letter was just a piece of paper after all. Perhaps he simply ought to abandon this whole plan.
Sneaking out of bed in the middle of the night to write and deliver a love-letter was hardly an act worthy of a nobleman. His father would undoubtedly call it another sign of how his years abroad had corrupted his sense of good manners.
The door was opened softly. Not in the way of someone who wishes to enter unnoticed, but rather in the way of someone who doesn't want to intrude or disturb. Henry smiled, knowing without needing to turn around who was hovering in the doorway now.
Just as he has decided to return to his room and forget about his plan, Edward heard the sound of someone opening the door to the library. He froze, wondering who might be coming here at an hour like this, and what they'd have to say about his presence here.
A thousand excuses and explanations fluttered through his mind, none of them the least bit convincing. Yet to confess the truth was not an option either; at best, he'd make a fool of himself, and at worst, he'd ruin his every chance at ever winning Alys' favor.
He made no sign of hearing the soft footsteps that came closer and closer, remaining in his place as if he was unable to move.
"Am I interrupting you at something important?" Tony asked.
Henry allowed his gaze to wander for a moment, to glance at the small digital clock that stood on the left side of his desk. He was surprised to see that two full hours had passed since Tony's arrival.Because he'd had an upcoming deadline to meet, Henry had installed him in front of his TV with a drink and some food, promising that he wouldn't be long, that he just needed a few minutes to wrap up the seventh chapter.
Currently, he was well into the eleventh.
"I'm writing," he replied, in a tone that was half-apologetic and half-absent. The biggest part of his mind was still focused on the novel that was taking shape on his screen, instead of the visitor who had sauntered forward and was standing close enough to read what he was typing now.
"Am I interrupting you at something important, Sir Edward?" Alys' soft voice seemed to break his paralysation, causing him to rise and spin around so wildly that his chair fell to the floor. Alys blinked, and Edward cursed himself for a fool.
He had to be looking like he was suffering from a guilty conscience, like he had been doing something dishonorable and nefarious that couldn't bear the daylight.
"Hey, she's using -my- line!" Tony sounded indignant.
"Actually, I, as the author, am using your line," Henry pointed out.
"Hmm. Well, I guess that's okay," Tony said magnanimously. "But only because it's you." Henry could practically hear the grin.
"Thank you," Henry replied, meaning more than just Tony's granted 'permission'. Deciding he'd done enough for tonight, not to mention that he'd let Tony wait far beyond the time he'd promised to require, Henry saved what he had for chapter eleven.
"What's going to happen next?" Tony asked curiously. "In the story, I mean," he clarified as Henry raised one eyebrow.
"Well, likely she'll misinterpret his actions, at which -he- will get all miserable. Perhaps enough so that he'll challenge the odious Sir Robert to a duel, which, under the circumstances, is a lose-lose situation for him. I haven't quite made up my mind yet," Henry mused. "But they'll end up happy and together in the end, naturally. It's a romance-novel after all."
Tony snorted. "In that case, I'm glad I'm real, and not a character in some book."
Henry took a few seconds to ponder this.
"I think I should be glad most people don't seem to share your opinion then. Otherwise, I'm rather sure nobody would be buying my novels."
"Most people are stupid." Tony shrugged. "Or maybe," he added pensively, "they just haven't been as lucky as I have been."
Henry used the time it took him to shut down his computer to think about -that- suggestion.
-the end-


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Mackey In and Out of Saftey Racing With Lead
Lance Mackey continued his drive to win another Iditarod stopping only a few minutes in Safety about 11:37 this morning. He was racing with 12 dogs.
Hans Gatt, who had passed Jeff King on Monday, left White Mountain about 6:40 this morning with 11 dogs. King left about 7:06 with 12 dogs. They are the closest to Mackey but still trailing.
Other mushers of interest (and the number of dogs):
- Ken Anderson: In to White Mountain. (11)
- John Baker: In to White Mountain. (10)
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- Ramey Smyth: In to White Mountain. (12)
- Sebastian Schnuelle: In to White Mountain. (13)
- Mitch Seavey: In to White Mountain. (10)
- Dallas Seavey: In to White Mountain. (10)
- Ray Redington, Jr. In to White Mountain. (11)
- Martin Buser. Out of Elim. (14)
- Zack Steer. In to White Mountain. (14)
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- Martin Buser. Out of Elim. (13)
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- Newton Marshall. Out of Kaltag. (12)
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Skin: Combination, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I bought this to see if it would make my forehead less shiny than the maybelline bb cream, but it's just the same and I like the colour of the maybelline more for my skin tone . I am considering throwing my tube away which at ~8$ at cvs in the US would not be too painful and help declutter my shelf. i did my best to use it up in the summer because of the high SPF but did not learn to like it more. I do think the packaging looks more professional than the maybelline one though, which looks like something for teenagers, so I take this one for hand luggage only trips on the plane so I'm not embarrassed at security check.
Age: 18 & Under
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Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I have combination skin with occasional dry patches. And i really like this bb cream. I use it in light/medium with revlon colorstay concealor and a loose powder.
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I will repurchase but I do need to find something that lasts at least 7-10 hour day
Age: 25-29
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Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
I am so not happy with this BB cream. If there was a tester at the store where I bought this from, I definitely wouldn't buy it. But since I love the Colorstay foundation I thought I would give this a try. Obviously, I regretted buying it. It does not give a coverage at all. It applies like a tinted moisturizer, appears sticky and transclucent upon application and has an inaccurate colour with the label. Because of such quality I do not think the price is suitable, in my place it costs around USD14.
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Eyes: Blue
Oh,where to begin.I really love Revlon products.I've been wanting to try this,so I purchased & was excited about using this.As I was putting this on my face,it was like putting on a tinted moisture.I didn't get it,maybe I picked up a defected tube.Most BB's I have tried had a slight thicker consistency,this did not.About 15 min.'s later my face looked very oily/shiny.What the heck was going on? I ended up having to put a sheer layer of my normal foundation over this,which was my whole point of purchasing this,so I wouldn't need a foundation..lol.
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
It seemed to be a tinted moisturizing cream. It made my skin feel greasy by midday. The lightest color was still too dark for my fair skin. Not worth the money.
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Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
I purchased this BB cream in light medium and although it looks okay when you first apply it it has a very orange-y undertone to it which does not work with my skin tone. The product itself actually provides a very nice medium coverage while still feeling very light on the skin but the finish is a bit too greasy for my liking and takes a bit of effort to blend in. The packaging is actually nice and easy to use with the standard tube shape. On its own the product is not long lasting at all but with a primer and powder it can last for almost a whole day. I really did try to like this BB cream but i just don't think it's for me however, for a drugstore BB its not bad. If i did repurchase this i would probably go a shade lighter because this one is way too orange-y for me but i do not think i will be repurchasing it as there are many better BB creams out there.
Age: 19-24
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Eyes: Hazel
After two tubes of this BB cream I am decided that my feelings toward it are neutral. I like the lightweight feel of it compared to wearing foundation every day, but this product does have its drawbacks. On their website Revlon claims this product "HYDRATES like moisturizer, SMOOTHES like primer, COVERS like foundation, BLURS FLAWS like concealer, and PROTECTS with SPF 30 like sunscreen." I have found that 1) I still require a moisturizer with this product (and I have combination oily skin, so I don't have very demanding dry skin), 2) it emphasizes my pores like nobody's business, and sits on top of the skin in a weird way, 3) I absolutely still need concealer for under the eyes and for blemishes after I've applied this product, and 4) I have to vehemently blend this out with a buffing brush or else it will look like a noticeably streaky, crumbly mess...especially if your shade is even slightly off from your skintone. I find it ironic that a product meant to be multi-use and time-saving can be so high maintenance. This product is considerably cheaper than other Western BB creams, and has more coverage than other drugstore BB creams I have tried (I'm looking at you Maybelline), which is why I have stuck with it so far. However, of the claims Revlon makes about this product the only one I consider legitimate is the SPF factor, but even so, I would probably rather use a facial sunscreen if I was expecting to be out in the sun all day. So overall, not great. Not terrible. Just okay.
Age: 44-55
Skin: Other, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
I have only just returned to liquid foundations after a very long period using mineral powder foundations. My main goal for foundation is high SPF, medium coverage and decent colour. Using this as my criteria, BB creams seemed the logical option and I did try several of the Korean BB creams including the more popular ones that have the very high SPF. Being in Australia, I wanted a BB cream that was easy to source and that led me to Revlon. I chose the lightest shade "fair" and applied it using my beautyblender sponge. I found the coverage to be light to medium, but it is definitely buildable. It sets (minus powder) to a semi matte finish which is flattering and looks really great in photographs as promised. I used a seperate concealer for my eye area, but found that it worked great at covering all those little bits of redness and discolouration on the rest of my face. The look is very natural and it feels moisturising on your face without looking greasy or shiny which is a huge problem I had with many of the other BB creams. The semi matte effect lasted all day and this was without using any powder over the top as I dislike powdering over foundation. This BB cream lived up to everything it promised.
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I tried the loreal magic bb cream and this is so much better. The coverage is good, considering that it is a bb cream. So it is good for light makeup days and it is buildable. There are not a lot of shades, so I was scared that it wouldn't march me, but it actually matched perfectly (I bought the shade medium). I have oily skin and this works great. It looks so natural. This doesn't make my skin any more greasy. The only time I blot is because of my skins natural oiliness. The only downside is that it does not last long. I don't know if I will be repurchasing, but I do know that I will be finishing this tube.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE McGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE McGUIRE AFB, NEW JERSEY and LOCAL 1778, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
United States of America
In the Matter of
McGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE
McGUIRE AFB, NEW JERSEY
Case No. 01 FSIP 38
Local 1778, American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO (Union or AFGE) filed a request for assistance with the with the Federal Service Impasses Panel (Panel) to consider a negotiation impasse under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (Statute), 5 U.S.C. § 7119, between it and the Department of the Air Force, McGuire Air Force Base, McGuire AFB, New Jersey (Employer).(1)
Following an investigation of the request for assistance, arising from negotiations over the Employer's decision to replace a 4/10 compressed work schedule (CWS) with a 5-4/9 CWS,(2) the Panel determined that the impasse should be resolved through an informal conference by telephone with a Panel representative. The parties were advised that if no settlement were reached, the representative would report to the Panel on the status of the dispute, including the parties' final offers and her recommendations for resolving the matter. After considering this information, the Panel would take whatever action it deemed appropriate to resolve the impasse, including the issuance of a binding decision.
Accordingly, Chief Legal Advisor Donna M. DiTullio conducted a teleconference with representatives of the parties on February 23, 2001; the parties, however, were unable to resolve the matter. Ms. DiTullio has reported to the Panel regarding the parties' final offers on the issue, and it has now considered the entire record.
The Employer, which is part of the Air Mobility Command, refuels and flies cargo planes and trains pilots. The Union represents a bargaining unit consisting of approximately 690 employees. The parties' collective bargaining agreement (CBA), which was to have expired in 1997, has been extended until a successor is negotiated. Bargaining over a new agreement is underway. Pursuant to the current CBA, which was implemented in 1994, squadron commanders are to negotiate with the Union over alternative work schedules. For at least the past 7 years, civilian employees in ISO had been working under a 4/10 CWS while the military personnel worked a standard schedule consisting of 8 hours per day, 5 days a week. In April 2000, the Employer notified the Union that it wanted to replace the 4/10 CWS with a work schedule that would permit both civilian an military personnel in ISO to have the same work hours.
The dispute herein concerns seven employees who work in Isochronal Inspection Operations (ISO), and hold positions as aircraft mechanics. These employees, along with their military counterparts, are responsible for dismantling, inspecting, and reassembling aircraft that have been taken off flight status; the current cycle for this inspection process is 21 days. Bargaining-unit employees work side-by-side with military personnel who typically are lower-graded airmen. Initially, the Employer proposed that unit employees work the same standard 8-hour tour of duty as their military counterparts. Eventually, however, the Employer modified its position and, instead, proposed that the civilians work a 5-4/9 CWS which the Employer would also implement for the military members of ISO. On November 3, 2000, during a mediation session with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the parties tentatively agreed, subject to employee approval, to test a 5-4/9 CWS as a replacement for the 4/10 CWS. The unit employees failed to ratify the new 5-4/9 CWS, however. Thereafter, on November 19, 2000, the Employer implemented a 5-4/9 CWS for both bargaining-unit employees and military personnel who work in ISO.(3) The schedule has remained in effect since that time.
The parties disagree over whether unit employees in ISO should return to a 4/10 CWS or continue on the current 5-4/9 schedule that was implemented in November 2000.
1. The Employer's Position
In essence, the Employer proposes that employees remain on the current 5-4/9 CWS which requires them to have workhours from 7 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., a 45-minute lunch break from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., and two 15-minute rest periods starting at 9:15 a.m. and 2:15 p.m., respectively. The 8-hour day would continue to be scheduled on the same day of the week opposite the employee's regular day off (RDO). On the 8-hour workday, employees would work from 7 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. with lunch and rest periods to remain the same as other workdays. Employee attendance would continue to be monitored through roll calls at the start and end of each workday. Employees who are not present for roll call would report their arrival and departure times to their supervisor. Employees who are eligible may request compensatory time off in lieu of overtime pay for any overtime worked. Requests from employees who wish to be excused from working under the 5-4/9 schedule due to hardship would be submitted in writing to the Employer, who would have sole discretion to determine whether an exemption should be approved.
The Panel should adopt its proposal for a 5-4/9 CWS because it is nearly the same as what the Union tentatively agreed to during mediation, except it no longer provides for a trial period or employee ratification. The proposal would enable civilians and military personnel to have the same work hours and still provide a CWS benefit to employees--a "win-win" situation for both parties. The diminishing number of military personnel assigned to ISO, from 70 in 1994, to 15 in 2000, has caused management to examine how it may "work better and smarter" to carry out mission requirements; placing all personnel in ISO on the same 5-4/9 schedule likely would facilitate this objective. In this regard, having civilians and military personnel on the same schedule would promote the continuity of work and provide certain efficiencies for the Employer such as facilitating on-the-job training by bargaining-unit employees for military airmen who, typically, are less experienced than their civilian counterparts, and eliminate the need to have two separate roll calls and safety briefings each day for civilians and military.
Since implementing the 5-4/9 CWS on November 19, 2000, statistics show that there has been a "dramatic improvement in the number of first flight discrepancies."(4) In this regard, during the period beginning December 1999 through November 18, 2000, when bargaining-unit employees were on a 4/10 CWS and active duty military personnel were working 8-hour days, 8 of the 12 aircraft inspected had maintenance "events" during test flights that should have been detected in ISO. During the period from November 19, 2000, through February 17, 2001, however, when bargaining-unit employees and military personnel were working under the same 5-4/9 CWS, the number of first flight discrepancies was reduced to one out of the four aircraft inspected. While the Employer does not have any empirical proof that the lower number of first flight discrepancies is due to all ISO personnel having the same work schedule, it believes that there is some correlation. In addition, it is not feasible for the Employer to place military personnel on the same 4/10 CWS which the Union proposes for bargaining-unit employees because that schedule would interfere with the ability of military personnel to "surge."(5) While surging is not a routine experience, it is happening with greater frequency. Finally, there is no need to "burden" military personnel with a 4/10 CWS merely to accommodate civilians.
2. The Union's Position
The Union basically proposes that of the seven employees assigned to ISO, six work a 4/10 CWS, starting at 6:30 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m., with two employees off on Mondays, two off on Wednesdays, and two off on Fridays; the lunch break would be from 11 to 11:30 a.m.; and employees would take two 15-minute rest breaks at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., and one 7-minute break at 3:30 p.m. One employee would be permitted to work a flexible schedule, Monday through Friday, from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; the lunch break and two 15-minute rest breaks would be at the same times as breaks for employees working under a 4/10 CWS. Credit hours could be earned, with supervisory approval, only by employees who are not on a compressed schedule. All employees would be able to request compensatory time off in lieu of overtime pay, when overtime has been worked. Employees would account for their time by using sign in/out sheets; in the alternative, the ISO Flight Chief could be assigned to the 4/10 CWS to monitor time and attendance. Employees who would suffer a personal hardship by working under a CWS either would be reassigned or excused from working a compressed schedule. In exercising its authority to approve hardship exemption requests, the Employer would take into consideration the needs of employees, particularly those responsible for caring for dependent children, elderly or disabled family members.
Employees should be permitted to return to a 4/10 CWS because management has not been able to demonstrate that there was a need to change from that schedule. Employees refused to ratify a tentative agreement reached by the parties' representatives concerning the implementation of a 5-4/9 CWS because they were not persuaded that any compelling reason existed for them to give up having 1 day off each week under a 4/10 CWS. The Employer has acknowledged that it did not have any hard evidence to show that productivity suffered during the 7-plus years a 4/10 CWS had been in place. Moreover, the Employer cannot conclusively attribute the recent reduction in the number of first flight discrepancies to employees' new 5-4/9 CWS; first flight discrepancies are more likely due to the age of the aircraft, the experience level of the mechanics working on the aircraft, and/or "problems" created by other shops. The benefits which management alleges are gained by having unit employees and military personnel work the same schedule are relatively minor and do not in any way contribute to increased productivity or better customer service. Furthermore, the Employer's claim that bargaining-unit employees and military personnel in ISO should be on the same work schedule to facilitate civilians providing on-the-job training to the military is overstated. Typically, civilians and military personnel only work together when there is a "two-person job" and not solely for the purpose of providing on-the-job training.
Having carefully considered the entire record in this case, including the evidence and arguments presented by the parties, we are persuaded that the dispute should be resolved on the basis of the Union's proposal.(6) In our view, the Employer has not sufficiently supported its decision to replace the 4/10 CWS which had been the status quo for at least 7 years. In this regard, the record does not contain any empirical evidence that productivity or customer service had been declining while employees were working a 4-day workweek. Nor has the Employer demonstrated that there is any real connection between the lower numbers of first flight discrepancies and the recent implementation of the 5-4/9 CWS. The statistics compiled by the Employer are based on events which occurred over a relatively short period of time, from November 19, 2000, to February 17, 2001, and may not reflect a continuing trend. In the absence of stronger evidence, we cannot justify the elimination of a benefit enjoyed by employees for many years. Furthermore, a number of the efficiencies the Employer alleges to have been gained by having employees work the same schedule as military personnel appear to involve matters of administrative convenience insufficient to outweigh the more significant interests of employees. We note, however, that if the agency head determines that as a result of our order the 4/10 CWS is causing an adverse agency impact, as defined under the Act, the Employer may, at any time, seek its termination by meeting the requirements specified therein.(7)
Pursuant to the authority vested in it by the Federal Service Labor-Management relations Statute, 5 U.S.C. § 7119, and because of the failure of the parties to resolve their dispute during the course of proceedings instituted pursuant to the Panel's regulations, 5 C.F.R. § 2471.6(a)(2), the Federal Service Impasses Panel under § 2471.11(a) of its regulations hereby orders the following:
The parties shall adopt the Union's proposal.
By direction of the Panel.
H. Joseph Schimansky
Executive Director
April 2, 2001
Washington, D.C.
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Leibham joins 6th District race as 3rd Republican
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) – Republican state Sen. Joe Leibham says he's joining the race to replace longtime 6th District Congressman Tom Petri, who announced earlier this month that he will not seek re-election.
Leibham says he wants to be a reformer in Congress and help reduce taxes, which he says are too burdensome. He announced his candidacy Tuesday at his parents' home in Sheboygan.
Winnebago County Executive Mark Harris became the first Democrat to declare his candidacy earlier Tuesday.
Leibham will face primary opponents state Sen. Glenn Grothman and state Rep. Duey Stroebel in the Republican-leaning district that spans eastern and central Wisconsin.
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One of my best friends from college, who is now a UCC minister in Vermont, has begun a blog. He's posting his sermons, mostly, although he told me that at some point he might post audio files of his sermons, which I think would be way cool. Pay him a visit, and if you leave a comment, tell him Carl sent you...The Reverend Mark Pitton's Blog … [Read more...]
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Celebrate Europe Day at the UK's European university
Tuesday 12 May, Canterbury Campus
Europe Day (9 May) is the annual celebration of peace and unity in Europe. The date marks the anniversary of the historical Schuman declaration, which is now celebrated as a key moment in the creation of the EU.
As the UK's European university, Kent is committed to the opportunities provided by European and international engagement. Read more about why Kent is the UK's European university here.
To mark Europe Day and to celebrate the University's internationalisation, International Development will be organising various exciting activities on 12 May.
Everyone is welcome so please do come along and celebrate!
European Opportunities Fair
12.00 - 15.00 Plaza
Come along to the fair and find out about opportunities to study and work in Europe, opportunities for academic and professional staff to train at our European partner institutions through Erasmus+, postgraduate and summer school opportunities at our European Centres, and opportunities to learn with Kent Extra and the School of European Culture and Languages.
European Food
From 12.00 across campus
European food will be available from various outlets and pop up stalls around campus.
Language Taster Sessions
Monday 11 - Thursday 14 May, 13.00 - 14.00 Keynes Seminar Room 21
Free language taster sessions in French, Spanish, German and Portuguese. Book your place here.
Treasure Hunt
12.00 - 16.00 across campus
Take part in our 'European Treasure Hunt' for a chance to win Gulbenkian film tickets.
Clues can be downloaded here or you can collect a clue sheet from the European Opportunities Fair.
Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Opportunities
12.30 - 13.00 Keynes Lecture Theatre 2
International Development office holds limited funding through Erasmus+ each year for University of Kent staff members to undertake teaching or training opportunities at one of our European partner institutions. Come along to this lunchtime information session to find out more.
Petanque Tournament
12.00 - 14.00 Petanque Pitch outside the Gulbenkian
Registration for the tournament is now closed.
Each team will represent a different European country of their choice.Feel free to come dressed in the traditional costume of the country you will be representing!
The winning team will win a lunch for 2 at the Pavilion.
A pitch will also be available if you simply want to turn up and play.
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£100 Amazon Voucher to person who posts the winning photo. Open to University of Kent students and staff only.
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Winner will be announced after 12 May on University of Kent Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
UK Research Office Presentation
10.30 - 12.30 Grimond Lecture Theatre 3
UKRO's mission is to promote effective UK engagement in EU research, innovation and higher education activities. This year there will be two topics: 'The first year of Horizon 2020' to reflect on the successes and challenges of the new programme, and, 'How to influence future work programmes' – tips on how to get your research area to the top of the Horizon 2020 agenda . There will also be an opportunity to discuss specific matters with the advisor on a 1:1 basis.
Interactive 'language learning' quiz and info session with SECL
11-12.00 Grimond Lecture Theatre 2
This interactive quiz and info session addresses the importance of having another language for employability, confronts myths about language learning and provides interesting facts and information about the modern languages offered by the School of European Culture and Languages. You will also have the chance to talk to the experts managing those languages and explore the possibility of taking them as a wild module.
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Evening lecture on Via Francigena: in the footsteps of Medieval pilgrims'
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