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TheStreet) -- So long summer! It's been such a tremendous season of unadulterated dumbness that we here at the 5 Dumbest Lab really, really hate to see you go. Labor Day is upon us and that means our friends on Wall Street will soon be trading their casual polo shirts for pinstripes and power ties. Yes, it's time for America's captains of industry to get back to business. Monkey and otherwise.But before officially saying goodbye to what has been a three-month bull market for both stupidity and stocks, we wanted to reminisce just one more time about some of the highlights -- or lowlights -- of summer 2012. So please enjoy the 10 Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Summer. See you in the fall. 10. Dimon's Self-Inflicted Disaster -- (Originally published June 15, 2012) What a difference a year and a $2 billion (and counting) loss makes. Right, Jamie Dimon? JPMorgan Chase's (JPM - Get Report) CEO found himself before a Senate panel this Wednesday with the uncomfortable task of explaining why and how his London-based Chief Investment Office lost billions when it was supposed to be hedging run-of-the-mill risk for the bank's excess deposits. Of course, the reason why this appearance was less pleasurable for Jamie than his previous jaunts to Washington -- the ones where he played Congress' prize pupil sitting in a pew full of naughty, bailed-out bank CEOs -- was because in this case Dimon set the witness table for himself. In other words, Jamie's own hubris came back to bite the government's former golden boy in the ass. And sadly, that's the real dumb part of this whole affair, not so much the loss, which, although sizable by Main Street standards, is barely a blip for a company with $1.1 trillion in deposits, $700 billion in loans and $18 billion in profits last year. It was a year ago this week, if you recall, when the follicly-blessed bank chieftain traveled to Atlanta, the home of baseball's Braves mind you, for the sole purpose of waving a hatchet at the already-scalped Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. Why Dimon literally and figuratively went off the reservation to heckle the fairly even-minded Bernanke is beyond us. But there he was in the crowd during the Q&A session, braying about the government's stepped-up efforts to clamp down on the banking industry. "I have this great fear that someone's going to write a book in 10 or 20 years, and the book is going to talk about all the things that we did in the middle of a crisis that actually slowed down recovery," said Dimon, who then asked Bernanke, "Is this holding us back at this point?" Ouch. Wish you could that one back, don't you Jamie? Just like you wish you could time travel and strike April's "tempest in a teapot" line about this particular loss from the record as well. Sadly, not even your so-called "fortress balance sheet" is enough to buy you that luxury. All that said -- and we've said a lot -- we will cut Dimon a slight bit of slack, but not for owning up to his bank's mistakes. Certainly we would not have heard a peep from Dimon if the so-called hedge had gone JPMorgan's way, so why on earth should we celebrate Dimon publicly admitting the "self-inflicted" nature of the loss? Seriously, what else is the guy to do after spending the last year taunting poor government officials over their plans like the Volcker Rule to protect bankers like Dimon from themselves? No, the break we will grant Dimon is that his ego-inflation was not entirely his own fault. The truth is, the very folks now pillorying him deserve a lot of the blame for puffing him up. As Dimon rightly reminded the panel during the hearing, it was the government that gifted him $25 billion in TARP funds even though his bank didn't require the cash. And speaking of gifts, it was Uncle Sam who guaranteed $29 billion in losses so he could buy a busted Bear Stearns, or what Andrew Ross Sorkin called "Jamie's deal" in his book Too Big To Fail. It was also that same Uncle Sam who blessed his deal to buy WaMu for a paltry $1.9 billion. Put it all together and it's clear to see that JP Morgan had a great deal of assistance from Washington as it snowballed into the colossus it is today. And it was those same silly folks who gave Dimon the false confidence to think that a single man could hold it together.NEW YORK (
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MIAMI-- Miami Dade authorities say they have found the family of 5 from Seville lost in the Florida Everglades and they are all OK.
The family has been identified as Scott Schreck, 44; his wife, Carrie, 40; and their three young children, 9, 7 and 4. Scott is aPGA pro at several local golf courses andCarrie works forMedina City Schools.
They are expected back in Seville on Monday, friends told WKYC's John Anderson.
Scott Schreck talked to reporters when he got back on dry land.
"...took a wrong turn...took a right and couldn't get the boat turned around...it was a good fishing trip...caught quite a few bass..." he said. "...the boys slept overnight...we had plenty of food and water..."
They were found by a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue helicopter and firefighters were lowered to the ground to assess the situation, said Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Jorge Pino.
Authorities were able to hear the family blowing horns and whistles and the Fire Rescue the coordinates to find them, he said.
It looks like they got stuck in that dense vegetation in the Everglades," Pino said.
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Authorities wereusing airboats and helicopters to search a remote area of the Florida Everglades for the family of five from Seville, Ohio that had not returned from an airboat trip.
The family launched their boat Thursday. Authorities say they were searching more than 1,000 square miles in the Everglades and a wildlife management area.
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The Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a procedure to—
(1) identify, by State, inholdings for which the landowner has indicated a desire to sell the land or interest therein to the United States; and
(b) Public notice
As soon as practicable after July 25, 2000, and periodically thereafter, the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide public notice of the procedures referred to in subsection (a) of this section, including any information necessary for the consideration of an inholding under section 2305 of this title. Such notice shall include publication in the Federal Register and by such other means as the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture determine to be appropriate.
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An inholding—
(1) shall be considered for identification under this section only if the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture receive notification of a desire to sell from the landowner in response to public notice given under subsection (b) of this section; and
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(a) Eligibility; Amount Advanced.— If a member of the armed forces is assigned to duty in an area for which special pay under section 310 of this title is available and the assignment is pursuant to orders specifying an assignment of one year or more (or the assignment is extended beyond one year), the member may request, during the period of the assignment, the advanced payment of not more than three months of the basic pay of the member.
(b) Consideration of Request.— A request by a member described in subsection (a) for the advanced payment of a single month of basic pay shall be granted. The Secretary concerned may grant a member's request for a second or third month of advanced basic pay during the assignment upon a showing of financial hardship.
(c) Recoupment of Advanced Pay.— The Secretary concerned shall recoup an advance made on the basic pay of a member under this section in equal installments over a one-year period beginning as provided in subsection (d). If the member is serving on active duty for any month during the recoupment period, the amount of the installment for the month shall be deducted from the basic pay of the member for that month. The estate of a deceased member shall not be required to repay any portion of the advanced pay paid to the member and not repaid before the death of the member.
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- Emotions at work : feelings towards industrial participation
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- Langan-Fox, Janice; Gray, Rachel
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- Research directly linking emotions and work has generally been limited to investigation of global constructs like job satisfaction or stress rather than analysis of specific emotions. The current research investigates specific emotions elicited in response to an industrial participation program in industry. Two approaches were used: (1) according to common underlying dimensions, and (2) based on discrete categories. The former approach led to the construction of new variables relating to emotions. The latter was used to link specific emotions to industrial participation. In addition, exploratory analyses on group demographic differences were carried out. Questionnaires were distributed to a trainee and a workforce sample within the same organisation. It was found that: (a) the emotions of the trainee and workforce samples could not be generalised, (b) that the discrete taxonomy of Pekrun and Frese (1992) could not represent the range of emotions at work, and (c) that group differences in emotions towards work exist. Future directions for classifying and linking work and emotions are discussed.
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- Best paper and abstract proceedings of the 2nd Biennial Australian Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27-29 June 1997, p. 48
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- 1997
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- Emotions; Job satisfaction; Stress; Workplace
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OK - terminology issue here. The "shower pan" is a collection liner than underlies the shower floor itself, and is designed (if built and plumbed right) to trap any leakage from the shower floor and route it to the same floor drain pipe. Example image here, copper in this case -
It sounds like your are saying the shower floor or base unit failed - likely a fiberglass or plastic shower, which commonly fail due to incomplete support under them. This can be repaired if fiberglass, but is not usually done unless just microcracking, as it is hard to find an expert - usually you have to have a car body fiberglass specialist or a surfboard repair expert do it, and the color will not match perfectly unless you get a new gelcoat over the entire base unit. Cost about $300-500, ASSUMING the material can be repaired - true fiberglass can, thermoplastic can sometimes be welded but anyone's guess how long it will last without cracking again, plastics like PVC can rarely be fixed so they will hold someone standing on them. Any sort of repair is likely to crack again, because you have done nothing to remove the cause of the cracking which is standing on a base that is not fully supported over its full extent. Some cheepo or desperate plumbers try injecting non-pressuring type expanding foam underneath to improve the support - this does a great job of supporting it but unfortunately supports mold, so starts stinking in short order as a rule.
The normal fix is to remove and replace it, because once it is out there is no sense in putting a damaged one back in for the small increment in cost. Removing it means taking the shower wall liners or the bottom row or two of tile out so you can get the new base unit into place (because they overlap it), then replacing them. So, the $3000 range indicated is indicative of this type of job, which typically runs from a very low of around $1500-2000 for an identical base unit, to more typically $3-5,000 depending on whether a shower enclosure or tile walls. Of course,when the new one is put in, it is CRITICAL that it be fully supported - this means rubbing plumbers rouge or similar marking substance on the bottom, test fitting it, and then lifting it out and checking that all the stiffener ribs and support pads made contact with the pan, and making adjusments as necessary until it has full contact, then standing in it and rocking back and forth to check for any points not making full contat and fixing them.
The $10,000 plus numbers you got must have been for entire shower replacement down to the joists and studs, and the $30,000 range number would be typical for a full bathroom remodel with new shower or shower/tub and doors and surround, wall finishes, vanity, sink, toilet, and flooring and door.
I am not sure a general handyman is the right person for the skylight. We fix quite a few skylights that were installed by handymen and that could be the problem at its origination. You will want a roofer for that.
As long as you are splitting the trades at that point, might as well get a flooring contractor to look at the floor once you have figured out the skylight repair/replacement equation.
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That's really cool. Quite a different style from Thorstan's original work, but both are really nice. And, just 20 minutes? That's really impressive!
From: Variations on a Theme
I'm working on a tutorial to show how I was able to take a 2-D map (of Torstan's Academy) and wanted to show the before and after pictures.
This is the image of the 'map' that I'll be using. It's a chopped version of Torstan's original 'Academy' Tile.
Through the creation of several simple shapes and 'pulling' them up into a 3-Dimensional form I was able to create this:
As you can see it does not have the same artistic style as Torstan's original map tile. I'm still working on how to wrap the image around the solid shapes. (I've forgotten how I did it from the version a while back) but this version has had the Google Sketchup textures applied to give everyone a sense of what the model will look like when complete.
Obviously with Sketchup you could add in details like windows and doors and such to give it a more complete and 'rendered' version but if you're just wanting to see how the design manifests in 3-D then you can stop where I did.
The whole process took maybe 20 minutes.
Let me know what you think.
I'm not sure how I could post the actual sketchup file here - maybe a link or something?
Tutorial to follow once I convert it to PDF.
Comments Welcome.
That's really cool. Quite a different style from Thorstan's original work, but both are really nice. And, just 20 minutes? That's really impressive!
Put it in a Zip archive and upload that.
In order to place the texture on the model, you need to perform a planar projection from the top. Unfortunately, you'll have to come up with something else to texture the sides. Also, you may want to do some work in Photoshop to remove Torstan's lighting so that the shading comes from the render rather than the texture. That's up to you, though. You can certainly leave the lighting baked into the textures if you want. It does make rendering go faster.
The dormers in the corners do not match the reference. I don't know how important the accuracy is to you, but it will certainly look odd unless you either modify the model or modify the texture.
Bryan Ray, visual effects artist
Howdy Mid.
I am still working on projecting the image onto the top of the rendered model but normally I don't go into that much detail. So long as I can get a sense of what the 2-D model of the building is like once it's rendered as a 3-D model I'm happy.
You can also adjust the lighting of the new, rendered model within Sketchup. This makes the process of removing such lighting from the original image unnecessary. I'm still working on fixing the dormers on the new model and I'll post some updates here in a bit.
Thanks for the comments.


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Stir-Fried Broccolini with Oyster Sauce and Garlic
(Makes about 4 servings, recipe adapted from The Joy of Cooking.)
1 large bunch broccolini, about 1 pound
1 T peanut oil or vegetable oil
2 tsp. minced garlic (I used minced garlic from a jar)
2 tsp. minced ginger root (I used ground ginger from a jar)
1/2 tsp. Chili Garlic Sauce (optional, it's quite spicy with this added)
1/4 cup chicken stock (or use vegetable stock for vegan version)
3 T oyster sauce, or a bit less (substitute Hoisin Sauce or other vegan stir-fry sauce for vegan version)
4-5 drops toasted sesame oil for drizzling over at the end
Heat wok or large heavy frying pan for 1 minute over high heat, then add peanut oil, and heat 1 minute more, Add garlic, ginger root, and Chili Garlic Sauce if using, and stir-fry 15 seconds. Add the broccolini and stir-fry about 2 minutes more. (Be sure to stir constantly when you're cooking at high heat.)
Add chicken stock (or vegetable stock), cover pan, reduce heat to medium-high, and cook about 3-4 minutes (depending on how crisp you like it.) Uncover the wok and add oyster sauce (or Hoisin Sauce), then cook over medium heat 2-3 minutes more, or until broccolini is bright green and still a little tender-crisp. Drizzle with a few drops of sesame oil and serve immediately.
This dish would be perfect for a side dish for any phase of the South Beach Diet. (Oyster sauce does contain a small amount of sugar, but you're only eating the small amount of sauce that sticks to the broccolini and divided over 4 servings it's not a huge amount of sugar.) This would taste great with Sauteed Scallops with Garlic or Parmesan Chicken for Phase One.
Nutritional Information?
I chose the South Beach Diet to manage my weight partly so I wouldn't have to count calories, carbs, points, or fat grams, but if you want nutritional information for a recipe, I recommend entering the recipe into Calorie Count, which will calculate it for you.
More Stir Fried Vegetables You Might Like:
(Recipes from other blogs not always South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Spicy Stir-Fried Broccoli Stems ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Asian Vegetable Stir Fry ~ Recipe Girl
Spicy Stir-Fried Sugar Snap Peas with Soy Sauce, Sesame Oil, and Sriracha ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Thai Stir-Fried Green with Oyster Sauce ~ The Kitchn
World's Easiest Garlicky Green Beans Stir Fry ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Stir-Fried Broccoli with Pesto ~ Love Food Eat
Spicy Asian Stir-Fried Swiss Chard ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Spicy Stir-Fried Bok Choy with Ginger and Soy Sauce ~ Cookin' Canuck
Stir-Fried Green Beans with Lemon, Parmesan, and Pine Nuts ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Chinese Greens Stir Fry ~ Steamy Kitchen
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Has "Bachelorette" Emily Maynard Found Love . . . with Host Chris Harrison?
EMILY MAYNARD is down to FOUR guys on "The Bachelorette". Shooting has already wrapped, but the finale won't air until next month.
--"Star" magazine claims Emily HAS found love on the show . . . but not with one of the remaining bachelors. They say she's "madly in love" with host CHRIS HARRISON.
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JENNIFER ANISTON was spotted earlier this week with a diamond on her right hand. And even though an engagement ring is supposed to be worn on the LEFT ring finger, people were speculating that she and JUSTIN THEROUX were engaged.
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Oprah Winfrey Will Appear on "Keeping Up with the Kardashians"
"Us" magazine says OPRAH WINFREY has agreed to appear on an episode of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians". There's no airdate yet.
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Paris Hilton Got Knocked Into a Wall During a Scuffle With the Paparazzi
PARIS HILTON got knocked into a wall Tuesday night during a scuffle with the paparazzi in a parking garage.
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The MCA Visiting Artists Lecture Series brings artists, scholars and critics to interact with the College and the larger Memphis community. All lectures are free of charge and open to the public.
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Our CE division offers several opportunities for both adult and youth audiences to be active participants in the artmaking process. Courses, workshops, and special programs are offered each fall, spring and summer – including our very popular youth Saturday School, Summer Art Camp and the college preparatory Summer Academy. Adult non-credit classes are offered year-round though Continuing Education and are open to anyone age 16 and older.
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MCA conducts free workshops to train teachers in various methods of teaching accelerated art courses to high school students. These workshops also include ways in which to market art to students.
• Triennial TAEA (TN Art Education Association).
The Triennial is a 3-day annual conference hosted by MCA free of charge to local area educators and includes teacher workshops and vendor and visiting artist displays.
• WTNAEA (West Tennessee Art Education Association).
WTNAEA is an annual 2-day conference hosted by MCA free of charge to educators based in west Tennessee and includes teacher workshops and vendor and visiting artist displays.
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Mount Washington (Snoqualmie) Climber's Log
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|Beautiful view!
Date Climbed: May 3, 2015
|Led a hike for the Mountaineers CHS group with 7 happy hikers and 2 friendly dogs. Nice stiff climb made for a great conditioner! Perfect weather capped off with an amazing view from the top!
|Posted May 3, 2015 9:28 pm
|Autumn colors
Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2014
|Great weather, and only encountered 3 other people.
|Posted Oct 2, 2014 11:07 pm
|Mt Washington
Date Climbed: Oct 3, 2012
|Clear skies, warm weather. Last real weekend of summer, and this was a bit of a slog. Looking forward to a winter ascent.
|Posted Dec 6, 2012 1:12 am
|Mount Washington
|Another "one'n'dun". Much better peaks in the area for less effort.
|Posted Sep 26, 2012 3:59 pm
Date Climbed: Feb 26, 2012
|Cold, snowy day. No snowshoes. Took almost 5 hours to make the summit from the car due to a lot of trail-breaking thru hip deep snow. No views.
|Posted Feb 27, 2012 10:27 am
|Mount Washington summit
Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2011
|It was a beautiful sunny day but slushy snow was on the trail from about 3 miles on and off up to the top. We took it slow and easy, endured some post holing and scary parts and were rewarded with the amazing views at the top. We saw just 8 other people the whole 9 hours we were on the trail.Awesome day!
|Posted Jun 18, 2011 4:27 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2010
|enjoyable solo!
|Posted Mar 17, 2011 1:10 am
|Snowy midweek hike
Date Climbed: Jan 19, 2011
|One retired, two unemployed, and me (midweek days off). Headed up in delightfully fresh, dry snow. Super-sunny and lovely. Drank beers at the top -- actually the knob just below the top, looking out at Rainier. Didn't need our axes or snowshoes. Nice.
|Posted Jan 19, 2011 7:17 pm
|Solitude on Summer Trail.
Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2010
|Summer trail to summit of Mt Washington mid week. Total absence of people on this trip. No bugs though! Guess it got too cold for em.
|Posted Sep 23, 2010 1:03 am
|Low snow year.
Date Climbed: Feb 25, 2010
|Night hiking with hardly any snow except at the very top above 3,800'. Lights of NB below lit up the scene a bit. Nice way to spend a Thu night.
|Posted Jul 23, 2010 2:08 pm
|Snow level 3020'
Date Climbed: May 8, 2010
|5 to 6 feet of snow at the summit. Snow was firm enough to stay on top of without any post-holing. Made for a quick descent as I heel stepped and boot skated on top of it.
|Posted May 9, 2010 12:00 am
|Winter outing
Date Climbed: Jan 15, 1996
|Went up one winter.
|Posted Oct 8, 2009 4:44 am
|with Magellan & EastKing
Date Climbed: Mar 18, 2008
|good times in big snow. no glissade opportunities here but a good looking alpine ridge for such a close peak. 100 times more interesting than going to tiger mountain even on a bad day.
|Posted Dec 25, 2008 3:48 pm
|Dan Winter
|Green Trails Map
Date Climbed: Oct 26, 2003
|After more attempts than I care to admit I made it to the top! Unless you enjoy hiking fire roads that lead everywhere BUT the summit... Use Green Trails Map 206S Mt Si NRCA
|Posted Apr 29, 2008 2:45 am
|Cloudy with good snow
Date Climbed: Mar 16, 2008
|Fun mountain to do in March! Unfortunately the summit of cloud covered but good views broke out on the North Ridge.
|Posted Mar 17, 2008 3:37 am
|diarrhea + hiking = ouch
Date Climbed: Jan 15, 2007
|I was fairly ill during this hike but managed to summit with my friend Kyle. Probably the most painful hike ever, thank you diarrhea.
|Posted Sep 24, 2007 1:16 am
|Kyle Bissell
|North Ridge ascent
Date Climbed: Jan 15, 2007
|Left the TH at 07:40 and reached the summit by 11. Lower trail previous to the "owl hike spot" was extremely monotonous, but once the snow deepened up it became more interesting. Views from the North Ridge are excellent and I'd highly recommend this route.
|Posted Jan 23, 2007 12:52 am
|Mt Washington
|One of these days I'll have to go back at night and see if there are any owls at the Owl Stop.
|Posted Dec 29, 2006 11:50 pm
|Rainier view and Marmots
Date Climbed: May 2, 2006
|Garen and I reached the summit at 4 pm and were rewarded with a spectacular view of Mount Rainier. There were a lot of marmot burrows on the top but we were being too loud to see one of them pop up. What a long walk...
|Posted May 3, 2006 4:50 am


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Cloverdale on Saturday: Crafts Fair + Gram Parsons Birthday Concert
Tomorrow, Cloverdale is the place to be, especially if you love the music of the late Gram Parsons, who was born on November 5, 1946. Doug Jayne has once again pulled together a birthday tribute concert, an evening of Cosmic American Music, which, decades after Parsons' death in 1973, continues to exert an extraordinary influence. An entire generation may not have discovered the honky tonk if it weren't for Parsons. At the time he came to national prominence, country music… Read More »


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Introduction to Radiologic Technology and Introduction to Respiratory Care are designed to introduce students to these popular Allied Health programs. The classes are being offered for the first time in Springfield this spring semester. They're open to all students and the Radiologic Technology course is required for any student wanting to apply to the program. Radiological Technology and Respiratory Care are two of the top programs at Vol State, with a highly competitive application process and an excellent track record for students passing the board exams and securing employment.
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Classes start January 12. New students will need to apply to the college before they can register for classes. That can be done online at www.volstate.edu or in person at the Highland Crest campus. The College is located at 150 Laureate Avenue, just south of NorthCrest Medical Center, off of Highway 431 and Billy Batson Parkway. For more information about the campus and a copy of the spring schedule of classes, visit www.volstate.edu/highlandcrest. Highland Crest can be reached at 615-433-7030.
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Red River, Texas
Red River Basin, southwestern USA. Source: NASA/cc-3.0
The Red River, sometimes called the Red River of the South, is a major tributary of the Mississippi River; the Red River, which rises in eastern New Mexico, drains a large portion of north Texas, as well as part of southern Oklahoma, southwest Arkansas and northern Louisiana, in the USA. There are basin water quality issues of salinity stemming from the presence of saline springs in the headwaters, and from elevated coliform bacteria levels in the middle to lower part of the catchment. There is a low level of faunal endemism in the basin; however, as a transition between eastern and western parts of the USA, the Red River Basin is a frequent east-west species range limit demarcation.
Recently the Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha), an introduced species to the Red River, has been recognized in Lake Texoma, an artificial impoundment of the river, as a significant threat to the aquatic ecosystem. As of 2012 authorities, in Texas have begun to take action to effect control of this alien species. Terrestrial elements of ecosystems through which the Red River flows vary dramatically from a semi-arid headwaters grassland to swampy zones of the Piney forests ecoregion in the lower basin.
Basin geometry
Historic photo of Red River crossing near Granite, OK. Source: NOAA To the north of the Red River Basin is the Arkansas River Basin, while to the south are a series of coastal basins that drain to the Gulf of Mexico. West of the Red River Basin. all basins drain toward the Gulf of California and the Pacific Ocean. The headwaters of the Red River occur in two forks in Oklahoma and Texas on the Llano Estacado Mesa, the chief one being Prairie Dog Town Fork rising in north Texas. This headwaters reach occurs within the Western short grasslands ecoregion.
Palo Duro Canyon State Park. Source; CC-3.0 Prior to the confluence of the two forks, the Red River cuts through the Palo Duro Canyon, the second largest canyon landform in the USA. This complex system of hoodoos and canyons was originally downcut during the Pleistocene as the Llano Estacado was uplifted. The Prairie Dog Town Fork plunges down the Caprock Escarpment to join the north fork and roll through Wichita Falls, Texas. After falling from the escarpment, the Red River flows through the Central and Southern mixed grasslands and the Central forests grasslands of the middle basin.
The lower reaches of the Red River include travel through east Texas, a small area of southwestern Arkansas and a portion of northwest Louisiana. In this lower basin the channel is often over 1000 feet wide, traversing erosive soils, subjecting the river to a shifting channel alignment; moreover, at flood stage the channel width often exceeds one mile.
The Red River discharges to the Mississippi River immediately above the branching of the branching of the Atchafalaya River distributary; the Atchafalaya is a river which is assuming dominance as the future main branch of the Mississippi River through natural hydrologic change; moreover, the Atchafalaya is expected to take over most of the discharge flow of the Mississippi, unless human intervention is continued in waterway dredging to salvage the future of New Orleans as a major port. The terrestrial ecoregions in this lower basin include Piney forests and Mississippi lowland forests.
Water quality
Chief water quality issues in the Red River Basin include salinity, bacteria levels and dissolved oxygen. The salinity issues derive from presence of dissolved chloride and sulfate ions. The chief origin of elevated concentrations of these constituents are salt springs in the western headwaters portion of the basin, which in some reaches have salinities higher than that of seawater. In fact, in some places side pooling where high evaporation occurs can lead to formation of hypersaline ponds.
Choctaw Creek, Denison, Texas. Source: Joseph E.Elliot/Library of Congress Bacteria concentrations have mainly been tracked utilizing Escherichia coli densities also are used to assess the quality of recreational waters. The natural habitat of E. coli is solely the intestinal tracts of warm-blooded animals, although the bacterium can survive ex vivo in natural water systems such as rivers. The presence of E. coli in water samples of the lower Red River Basin is an indicator of fecal water pollution and the potential presence of an enteric pathogen. Some of the waters of the lower reach constitute a risk to human health with respect to contact events such as swimming or wading. Example sites of such risk are near tributaries Mineral Creek and Choctaw Creek. Likely sources of coliform contamination are livestock grazing at densities greater than desirable.
Dissolved oxygen concentrations in the Red River are generally viewed as acceptable, based upon limited amounts of data collected (chiefly in the middle reach areas of Index and Arthur City); however, as in other areas of the western USA, dissolved oxygen is typically most critical in summer months when water temperatures are high (thus holding minimal quantities of oxygen), and metabolic needs of aquatic fauna are greatest.
Basin fishes
One of the most notable fishes present in the Red River is the 1.3 meter long Mississippi Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula, VU), which taxon prefers deeper areas of slow flowing rivers such as the lower basin of the Red River. The Spotted Bass (Micropterus punctulatus), a popular sport fish, is found widely in the Mississippi River Basin as well as other coastal Gulf of Mexico drainages within Texas. Another even more widely distributed sportfish that can be found in the Red River is the White Crappie (Pomoxis annularis). The Blue Catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) is found in the middle and lower parts of the Red River Basin, and this species is also sought by anglers.
Basin terrestrial vegetation
In the headwaters rough terrain area the Western short grasslands predominate. This grassland ecoregion is distinguished from other grassland units by low rainfall, relatively long growing seasons, and warm temperatures. From a structural standpoint, the short stature of the dominant sod-forming grasses, Needle Grama (Bouteloua aristidoides) and Buffalo Grass (Buchloe dactyloides), separate the ecoregion from other units. Low rainfall prohibit useful crop growing, although some grazing uses are carried out.
The infamous dustbowl of the 1930s was centered in this western part of the Red River Basin. After the desertification that followed the misguided attempts at crop growth from the early 20th century, large areas have been invaded by Honey Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) and thorny shrubs, e.g. Opuntia spp., Lotebush (Zizyphus obtusifolia), Berberis trifoliata, forming a savanna or shrubland with a shortgrass prairie understory.
Basin amphibians
Red-spotted Toad. Source: John Tashjian/EoL Amphibians in the Red River Basin include the Red-spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus), which can be seen in the upper basin of west Texas; the Couch's Spadefoot Toad (Scaphiopus couchii), which is found in the upper and middle basin; the Great Plains Narrowmouth Toad (Gastrophryne olivacea). The Eastern Green Toad (Anaxyrus debilis) and Southern Spadefoot Toad (Spea multiplicata) both occur in arid upper and middle reaches, and witnesses its eastern and northern range limits in the Red River Basin.
The very wide ranging Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans) can be found throughout the basin and broadly beyond. The Plains Leopard Frog (Acris crepitans) is also found throughout the basin and the Red River basin comprises a portion of the southern species range limit. Cope's Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) is found in the lower woods in such places as the bayous and ponded prairies of the Piney Woods. Also inhabiting the swampy Piney Woods is the Southern Crawfish Frog (Lithobates areolatus), which is a fossorial anuran that takes over rodent, crayfish or reptile burrows.
Basin reptiles
American Alligators in the wild. @ C.Michael Hogan The Red River Basin is home to a number of reptiles, including the Black-necked Garter Snake (Thamnophis cyrtopsis) in the upper basin, residing in the eastern limit of the species range. The Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris) occurs in most of the Red River Basin. The small Flat-headed Snake (Tantilla gracilis) is found in the upper and most of the lower Red River Basin as well as northward extent into the Arkansas River Basin and southwestward to northern Mexico. The Four-lined Skink (Plestiodon tetragrammus) occurs in the upper half of the Red River Basin, extending southward to northeastern Mexico. Greater Earless Lizard (Cophosaurus texanus) is found in the upper and middle Red River Basin, which occurrences mark the northern and eastern range limits of this taxon. The lower basin provides habitat for reptiles who seek more aquatic habitat in the swampy bayous and braided channels in the Piney forests; perhaps the most notable reptile in this zone is the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis).
Basin mammals
Nine-banded Armadillo. Source: Encyclopedia of Life A number of mammalian species are found in the Red River [catchment] area, including the Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys spectabilis, NT), whose occurrence is evident in the upper Red River Basin. The Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) is a notable widely occurring member of the dasypodidae family found in the upper and middle basin, whose historic northern range limit was the Red River Basin, but is now found north to the Arkansas River Basin.
Bovids found in the headwaters area include the Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) and the Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana), the western Red River Basin comprising part of the eastern species range limits for these two grazers. Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) occurs in the western portion of the Red River Basin, and this locus marks part of the eastern range limit of this apex predator, save for an outlier relict population in the Everglades of Florida. The Collared Peccary (Tayassu tajacu) is near the eastern limit of its broad range in the basin here. The Desert Shrew (Scaphiopus couchii) is found in more arid parts of the basin and has a range extending westward to southern California and southwestward to Mexico.
Ancient history
Warrior of the Lipan Apache tribe, who had conflict with Comanches. Source: Arthur Schott 1857 A number of diverse Native American tribes inhabited the Red River Valley throughout prehistory. At the time of initial European exploration of the Red River Basin, the eastern portion of the Piney Woods ecoregion were inhabited by South Caddo tribes, who captured abundant fish and terrestrial wildlife, and furthermore raised crops; the Caddoan culture is thought to have controlled this portion of the watershed for several thousand years.
The Lipan Apache dominated the western Red River basin until well after initial European contact; then in the 1700s invading Comanche from the north pushed the Apaches from their traditional lands. The middle basin was governed by Wichita and Tonkawa tribes, who constructed temporary tepees or thatched rectangular huts upon the prairie, and undertook some farming; however, deriving from at least as early as 500 BC, they mostly pursued game in nomadic seasonal fashion until around 900 AD, when farming villages became common. In the 1800s the Tonkawa were allied with the Texas Rangers in conflict with the Comanche tribe.
- Stanley Baldys III and D.G. Phillips. 1998. Stream monitoring and educational program in the Red River Basin, Texas, 1996–97: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 170–97
- Arthur Benke and Colbert Cushing. 2005. Rivers of North America. Academic Press. p. 1144. ISBN 0-12-088253-1
- G.M. Brune. 1981. Springs of Texas. Fort Worth, TX: Branch-Smith
- Vine J. Deloria Jr. and Raymond J. DeMaille. 1999. Documents of American Indian Diplomacy Treaties, Agreements, and Conventions, 1775-1979. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-3118-4.
- D.L. Flores. 1984. The Ecology of the Red River in 1806. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly 88,1
- Lawrence J. Rouse, Harry H. Robert, and Robert H.W. Cunningham. 1978. Satellite Observation of the Subaerial Growth of the Atchafalaya Delta, Louisiana. Geology 6 (7): 405–408
- Karl H. Schleser. 1994. Plains Indians, A.D. 500 to 1500: The Archaeological Past of Historic Groups. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma
- Darwin Spearing. Roadside Geology of Texas. Missoula, Montana. Mountain Press Publishing Co., 1991. ISBN 0-87842-265-X
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Lecture: "The Inherent Worth and Dignity of All Persons," Bobby Newman
The 4th Annual Esteves School of Education Spring Speaker Series welcomes Bobby Newman, Ph.D., BCBA-D, a licensed psychologist, author, and director of training for Room to Grow, which provides behavior intervention services for families, schools and agencies.
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People with developmental disabilities that result in unusual behavior are often excluded from places where one would expect full acceptance, including places of religious worship. An analysis of why this is often the case, and steps that can be taken to ensure access for all to live as unencumbered and limited a life as possible will be outlined. Concrete behavioral and educational solutions will be described.
Newman is the first author on 12 books including Gentle Redirection of Aggressive and Destructive Behavior: A Support Manual to Accompany In-Person Training regarding behavior therapy, the philosophy of behaviorism, the autism spectrum disorders, crisis intervention and utopian literature. He has published over two dozen articles in professional journals, as well as numerous popular magazine articles and has hosted two series of radio call-in shows. He is the past president of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment and the New York State Association for Behavior Analysis. A popular speaker, he also provides direct treatment, staff training and consultation around the world, and has been honored for this work by several parents and professional groups.


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The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located in the front of the neck. It produces hormones that control metabolism. Pregnancy hormones can affect thyroid hormones. Untreated thyroid disorders in pregnancy increase the risk of pregnancy complications. It may cause harm to the developing fetus. There are two types of thyroid disorders:
- Hypothyroidism —the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone
- Hyperthyroidism —the thyroid gland produces too much thyroid hormone
Hashimotos disease is the most common cause of hypothyroidism. The immune system attacks the thyroid gland. Other causes of hypothyroidism in pregnancy include:
- Inadequate treatment of pre-existing hypothyroidism
- Overtreatment of hyperthyroidism
Graves disease is characterized by overactivity of the thyroid. It is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. Another cause of hyperthyroidism in pregnancy is very high levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). However, cases of high hCG can resolve on their own.
Symptoms of hypothyroidism may include:
- Goiter in the front of your neck
- Fatigue
- Forgetfulness
- Depression
- Dry skin
- Slow heartbeat
- Weight gain
- Constipation
- Intolerance to cold
Untreated hypothyroidism in pregnancy can:
- Increase the risk of miscarriage and fetal death
- Preeclampsia
- Low birth weight
Symptoms of hyperthyroidism may include:
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- Heart palpitations or abnormal heart rhythm
- Sweating
- Nervousness
- Tremors
- Protruding eyes
- Intolerance to heat
- Diarrhea
- Trouble sleeping
Untreated hyperthyroidism in pregnancy is associated with:
- Heart failure
- Premature birth and low birth weight
- Preeclampsia
- Stillbirth
- Fetal hyperthyroidism
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
Your doctor will test your thryoid hormone levels and other blood tests. Imaging of the thyroid may also be done. You may be referred to a doctor who specializes in hormone disorders.
To treat hypothyroidism, your doctor will prescribe medication to replace the hormone your thyroid is not producing enough of.
Mild hyperthyroidism during pregnancy is often monitored closely without therapy. In some cases, you may need to take medication. If antithyroid medications do not work, surgical removal of your thyroid gland may be done. It is rarely recommended during pregnancy. Treatment with radioiodine destroys the thyroid gland. It is not done during pregnancy because of risk to the fetus.
Hormones associated with pregnancy can cause changes in thyroid hormone levels. Therefore, your medication needs may vary during pregnancy. Your doctor will likely check your blood levels of thyroid hormone every 6-8 weeks during pregnancy and four weeks after your medication dose is changed.
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The government has signed a loan agreement with the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (Badea) amounting to US$23 million (34.5bn/-) for financing a 22.1 kilometre-road linking Wete and Chake Chake in Pemba.
Minister for Finance Dr William Mgimwa represented the government of Tanzania, while Badea Director General Abdelaziz Khelef signed on behalf of the bank.
In his remarks after signing the agreement, Dr Mgimwa commended Badea for its commitment to help Tanzania improve its road infrastructure and boost the country's development.
He said the loan would speed up development in the country particularly in Pemba Island.
Dr Mgimwa explained that apart from signing the agreement the bank had already issued US$10 million (over 15bn/-) for the road project.
"We have also issued US$10 million from the Arabian fund to boost the construction of the road," the minister said, adding that the government of Tanzania would contribute US$3 million (4bn/-) for the project.
He said Wete and Chake Chake were important areas for agricultural production, hence having a tarmac road would improve agriculture in the area.
"These areas are suitable for clove production. So, having a tarmac road will improve the transportation of yields in the area," the minister stressed.
According to Mgimwa, the road construction will start in October this year and end on October 31 next year and the project will be implemented in three phases.
"People living along the proposed road, whose houses will be demolished to pave the way for the road construction, will be compensated because they have been there before the road was planned," the minister noted.
So far, Tanzania has benefited from Badea with funds amounting to US$73 million since Badea started supporting development projects.
Zanzibar Finance Minister Omary Yusuph Mzee said the road would link the northern and southern parts of Pemba Island.
For his part, Zanzibar Infrastructure and Communication Minister Ahamad Masud Ahmad said the project would involve expansion of the current road from a width of 4.5 to 6 metres.


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A tax code change that makes it harder for U.S. corporations to skirt taxes by merging with foreign firms is renewing debate over our corporate tax code.
A tax code change that makes it harder for U.S. corporations to skirt taxes by merging with foreign firms is renewing debate over our corporate tax code.
Donald Trump plans to transform the Old Post Office building into Washington's most luxurious hotel. As for the White House, 4 blocks away? He's not saying.
President Barack Obama is rebounding from record-low approval ratings as he remedies the botched rollout of his health-care website and moves past years of budget standoffs.
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A Democratic official says President Barack Obama has decided to allow the sale of canceled individual health insurance policies to existing customers for one more year.
Senate Democrats will introduce a "clean" bill by midweek to raise the nation's debt limit, as the White House signaled it would accept a brief extension to prevent a default.
President Obama on Monday warned Republicans they could trigger "economic chaos" if they demand a delay of his health care law as the price for averting a government shutdown.
Gene Sperling, President Barack Obama's top economic adviser, plans to leave in January and will be replaced by Jeffrey Zients, a veteran budget official.
This afternoon, Barack Obama gave an economic policy speech focused on a "grand bargain for middle-class jobs." But it's not clear who he's bargaining with.
On the surface, President Obama's economic speech on Wednesday was little more than warmed over political boilerplate. But was there a deeper strategy at work?
President Barack Obama leaves behind scandal-focused Washington to focus on the country's slowly improving jobs picture.
Now that tax season is over, it's natural to wonder exactly where the hard-earned dollars you paid in income tax over the past year actually went.
On Monday, the White House rolled out "Your 2012 Federal Taxpayer Receipt," an online tool that purports to detail how your personal taxes are spent. But it's not that simple.
The White House has released 2012 tax information for the President and Vice President. The President and First Lady paid $112,214 in taxes on income of $608,611.
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How do you show average Americans that one of the most complex and controversial government programs ever devised is a good deal for them? With the science of mass marketing.
President Obama is going all out to warn Americans about what could happen if the sequester hits. The country's response: a collective yawn, as we assume that after the political grandstanding, a deal will be struck as usual. But that may not happen this time.
The White House has detailed the potential fallout in each state from budget cuts set to take effect at week's end, while congressional Republicans and Democrats keep up the sniping over who's to blame.
President Barack Obama is urging congressional Republicans to accept more tax revenue in order to avert the sequester -- an $85 billion, across-the-board budget cut due to take effect March 1 that could derail America's still stuttering economic recovery.
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President Obama is expected to call for comprehensive trade and investment talks with the European Union in his State of the Union speech Tuesday.
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Last week's fiscal cliff deal did much to resolve the dark specter of economic uncertainty in America. However, it was only the first of three fiscal crises set to hit before March. Next on deck, another sequestration battle; and then the biggie: "Debt Ceiling 2: The Tea Party Strikes Back."
Legislators show no signs they're heading toward compromise in resolving the nation's next financial crisis, with Democrats talking about further taxes hikes on the rich, and Republicans saying a crippling default on U.S. debt is possible unless they get significant cuts in government spending.
Under intense pressure from angry Republicans, House Speaker John Boehner agreed late Wednesday to a vote this week on aid for Superstorm Sandy recovery. He will schedule a vote Friday for $9 billion for the national flood insurance program and another on Jan. 15 for another $51 billion in aid.
A weary House of Representatives passed legislation late Tuesday night that will prevent the long-feared fiscal cliff of broad tax increases and spending cuts. The bill's passage on a bipartisan 257-167 vote sealed a hard-won political triumph for President Barack Obama.
An agreement was reached late Monday between the White House and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell aimed at averting the fiscal cliff. Early Tuesday morning, the Senate passed the bill, and late Tuesday night, so did the House. Let's break down the key points of the deal.
The Senate passed legislation early New Year's Day to neutralize a fiscal cliff combination of tax increases and spending cuts that kicked in at midnight. The pre-dawn 89-to-8 vote set the stage for a final showdown in the House, where a vote was expected later Tuesday or perhaps Wednesday.
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What are the long-term effects of cocaine use?
Cocaine is a powerfully addictive drug. Thus, it is unlikely that an individual will be able to reliably predict or control the extent to which he or she will continue to want or use the drug. And, if addiction takes hold, the risk for relapse is high even following long periods of abstinence. Recent studies have shown that during periods of abstinence, the memory of the cocaine experience or exposure to cues associated with drug use can trigger tremendous craving and relapse to drug use.
With repeated exposure to cocaine, the brain starts to adapt, and the reward pathway becomes less sensitive to natural reinforcers and to the drug itself. Tolerance may develop—this means that higher doses and/or more frequent use of cocaine is needed to register the same level of pleasure experienced during initial use. At the same time, users can also become more sensitive (sensitization) to cocaine's anxiety-producing, convulsant, and other toxic effects.
Users take cocaine in "binges," during which the cocaine is used repeatedly and at increasingly higher doses. This can lead to increased irritability, restlessness, panic attacks, and paranoia—even a full-blown psychosis, in which the individual loses touch with reality and experiences auditory hallucinations. With increasing dosages or frequency of use, the risk of adverse psychological or physiological effects increases.
Different routes of cocaine administration can produce different adverse effects. Regularly snorting cocaine, for example, can lead to loss of sense of smell; nosebleeds; problems with swallowing; hoarseness; and an overall irritation of the nasal septum, which could result in a chronically inflamed, runny nose. Ingested cocaine can cause severe bowel gangrene, due to reduced blood flow. Persons who inject cocaine have puncture marks called "tracks," most commonly in their forearms, and may experience allergic reactions, either to the drug or to some additive in street cocaine, which in severe cases can result in death. Many chronic cocaine users lose their appetite and experience significant weight loss and malnourishment.
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The Power of Independent Thinking
Robert Higgs on Federal Reserve Transparency
Recorded: Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Originally aired on 12/1/09 on FoxNews.coms Freedom Watch. Robert Higgs, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, discusses increased scrutiny of the Federal Reserve and Chairman Ben Bernanke's nomination for reappointment with Judge Napolitano.
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The New International Arms Race in SpaceAnd How to Avoid It
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Did the United States test an anti-satellite weapon when it shot down an out-of-control spy satellite earlier this month? Or was it a precautionary measure to protect people on the ground who might have been hit with a fuel tank filled with a poisonous gas?
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Holder appeared Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee and was asked about the issue by Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont.
The attorney general reiterated what he has said recently—that a policy decision will be announced "relatively soon." He also said he's had good conversations with elected leaders from Washington and Colorado.
The measures set up systems of state-licensed marijuana growers, processors and retail stores. But marijuana remains illegal under federal law, and state laws can be struck down if the "frustrate the purpose" of federal law.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (21Alive) -- Despite the cold, it's a taste of spring! TinCaps tickets are now on sale.
The first day of sales kicked off with a special event at Parkview Field Thursday. The organization is getting ready for the 6th season of baseball downtown.
Opening day is Thursday April 3rd. If you head to that game, you'll also catch drink specials and post-game fireworks, the first show of 30 this season.
It's a sign that is welcome during this harsh winter.
"I think people were excited to get out to the ballpark," said Michael Limmer, VP of Marketing with the TinCaps. "The weather was a little warmer today than it has been. We had a great turn-out today and we're excited about getting the sixth season of TinCaps baseball underway in a few weeks."
The TinCaps are offering a special deal with game tickets as well. If you buy an opening day ticket, as well as a ticket for a different game, you will get a free hot dog and drink.
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