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45 U.S. Code § 157 - Arbitration
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Whenever a controversy shall arise between a carrier or carriers and its or their employees which is not settled either in conference between representatives of the parties or by the appropriate adjustment board or through mediation, in the manner provided in sections 151—156 of this title such controversy may, by agreement of the parties to such controversy, be submitted to the arbitration of a board of three (or, if the parties to the controversy so stipulate, of six) persons: Provided, however, That the failure or refusal of either party to submit a controversy to arbitration shall not be construed as a violation of any legal obligation imposed upon such party by the terms of this chapter or otherwise.
Such board of arbitration shall be chosen in the following manner:
(a) In the case of a board of three the carrier or carriers and the representatives of the employees, parties respectively to the agreement to arbitrate, shall each name one arbitrator; the two arbitrators thus chosen shall select a third arbitrator. If the arbitrators chosen by the parties shall fail to name the third arbitrator within five days after their first meeting, such third arbitrator shall be named by the Mediation Board.
(b) In the case of a board of six the carrier or carriers and the representatives of the employees, parties respectively to the agreement to arbitrate, shall each name two arbitrators; the four arbitrators thus chosen shall, by a majority vote, select the remaining two arbitrators. If the arbitrators chosen by the parties shall fail to name the two arbitrators within fifteen days after their first meeting, the said two arbitrators, or as many of them as have not been named, shall be named by the Mediation Board.
(a) Notice of selection or failure to select arbitrators
When the arbitrators selected by the respective parties have agreed upon the remaining arbitrator or arbitrators, they shall notify the Mediation Board; and, in the event of their failure to agree upon any or upon all of the necessary arbitrators within the period fixed by this chapter, they shall, at the expiration of such period, notify the Mediation Board of the arbitrators selected, if any, or of their failure to make or to complete such selection.
(b) Organization of board; procedure
The board of arbitration shall organize and select its own chairman and make all necessary rules for conducting its hearings: Provided, however, That the board of arbitration shall be bound to give the parties to the controversy a full and fair hearing, which shall include an opportunity to present evidence in support of their claims, and an opportunity to present their case in person, by counsel, or by other representative as they may respectively elect.
(c) Duty to reconvene; questions considered
Upon notice from the Mediation Board that the parties, or either party, to an arbitration desire the reconvening of the board of arbitration (or a subcommittee of such board of arbitration appointed for such purpose pursuant to the agreement to arbitrate) to pass upon any controversy over the meaning or application of their award, the board, or its subcommittee, shall at once reconvene. No question other than, or in addition to, the questions relating to the meaning or application of the award, submitted by the party or parties in writing, shall be considered by the reconvened board of arbitration or its subcommittee.
Such rulings shall be acknowledged by such board or subcommittee thereof in the same manner, and filed in the same district court clerk's office, as the original award and become a part thereof.
(d) Competency of arbitrators
No arbitrator, except those chosen by the Mediation Board, shall be incompetent to act as an arbitrator because of his interest in the controversy to be arbitrated, or because of his connection with or partiality to either of the parties to the arbitration.
(e) Compensation and expenses
Each member of any board of arbitration created under the provisions of this chapter named by either party to the arbitration shall be compensated by the party naming him. Each arbitrator selected by the arbitrators or named by the Mediation Board shall receive from the Mediation Board such compensation as the Mediation Board may fix, together with his necessary traveling expenses and expenses actually incurred for subsistence, while serving as an arbitrator.
(f) Award; disposition of original and copies
The board of arbitration shall furnish a certified copy of its award to the respective parties to the controversy, and shall transmit the original, together with the papers and proceedings and a transcript of the evidence taken at the hearings, certified under the hands of at least a majority of the arbitrators, to the clerk of the district court of the United States for the district wherein the controversy arose or the arbitration is entered into, to be filed in said clerk's office as hereinafter provided. The said board shall also furnish a certified copy of its award, and the papers and proceedings, including testimony relating thereto, to the Mediation Board to be filed in its office; and in addition a certified copy of its award shall be filed in the office of the Interstate Commerce Commission: Provided, however, That such award shall not be construed to diminish or extinguish any of the powers or duties of the Interstate Commerce Commission, under subtitle IV of title 49.
(g) Compensation of assistants to board of arbitration; expenses; quarters
A board of arbitration may, subject to the approval of the Mediation Board, employ and fix the compensation of such assistants as it deems necessary in carrying on the arbitration proceedings. The compensation of such employees, together with their necessary traveling expenses and expenses actually incurred for subsistence, while so employed, and the necessary expenses of boards of arbitration, shall be paid by the Mediation Board.
Whenever practicable, the board shall be supplied with suitable quarters in any Federal building located at its place of meeting or at any place where the board may conduct its proceedings or deliberations.
(h) Testimony before board; oaths; attendance of witnesses; production of documents; subpoenas; fees
All testimony before said board shall be given under oath or affirmation, and any member of the board shall have the power to administer oaths or affirmations. The board of arbitration, or any member thereof, shall have the power to require the attendance of witnesses and the production of such books, papers, contracts, agreements, and documents as may be deemed by the board of arbitration material to a just determination of the matters submitted to its arbitration, and may for that purpose request the clerk of the district court of the United States for the district wherein said arbitration is being conducted to issue the necessary subpoenas, and upon such request the said clerk or his duly authorized deputy shall be, and he is, authorized, and it shall be his duty, to issue such subpoenas.
Any witness appearing before a board of arbitration shall receive the same fees and mileage as witnesses in courts of the United States, to be paid by the party securing the subpoena.
Source(May 20, 1926, ch. 347, § 7,44 Stat. 582; June 21, 1934, ch. 691, § 7,48 Stat. 1197; Pub. L. 91–452, title II, § 238,Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 930.)
In par. Third (f), "subtitle IV of title 49" substituted for "the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended [49 U.S.C. 1 et seq.]" on authority of Pub. L. 95–473, § 3(b),Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1466, the first section of which enacted subtitle IV of Title 49, Transportation.
1970—Par. Third, (h). Pub. L. 91–452struck out provisions authorizing board to invoke aid of the United States courts to compel witnesses to attend and testify and to produce such books, papers, contracts, agreements, and documents to same extent and under same conditions and penalties as provided for in the Interstate Commerce Act.
1934—Act June 21, 1934, substituted "Mediation Board" for "Board of Mediation" wherever appearing.
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 91–452effective on sixtieth day following Oct. 15, 1970, and not to affect any immunity to which any individual is entitled under this section by reason of any testimony given before sixtieth day following Oct. 15, 1970, see section 260 ofPub. L. 91–452, set out as an Effective Date; Savings Provision note under section 6001 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Abolition of Interstate Commerce Commission and Transfer of Functions
Interstate Commerce Commission abolished and functions of Commission transferred, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104–88, to Surface Transportation Board effective Jan. 1, 1996, by section 702 of Title 49, Transportation, and section 101 ofPub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 701 of Title 49. References to Interstate Commerce Commission deemed to refer to Surface Transportation Board, a member or employee of the Board, or Secretary of Transportation, as appropriate, see section 205 ofPub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 701 of Title 49.
Work Rules Dispute
Pub. L. 88–108, Aug. 28, 1963, 77 Stat. 132, provided:
"[Sec. 1. Settlement of disputes]. That no carrier which served the notices of November 2, 1959, and no labor organizations which received such notices or served the labor organization notices of September 7, 1960, shall make any change except by agreement, or pursuant to an arbitration award as hereinafter provided, in rates of pay, rules, or working conditions encompassed by any of such notices, or engage in any strike or lockout over any dispute arising from any of such notices. Any action heretofore taken which would be prohibited by the foregoing sentence shall be forthwith rescinded and the status existing immediately prior to such action restored.
"Sec. 2. [Arbitration board]. There is hereby established an arbitration board to consist of seven members. The representatives of the carrier and organization parties to the aforesaid dispute are hereby directed, respectively, within five days after the enactment hereof [Aug. 28, 1963] each to name two persons to serve as members of such arbitration board. The four members thus chosen shall select three additional members. The seven members shall then elect a chairman. If the members chosen by the parties shall fail to name one or more of the additional three members within ten days, such additional members shall be named by the President. If either party fails to name a member or members to the arbitration board within the five days provided, the President shall name such member or members in lieu of such party and shall also name the additional three members necessary to constitute a board of seven members, all within ten days after the date of enactment of this joint resolution [Aug. 28, 1963]. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National Mediation Board is authorized and directed: (1) to compensate the arbitrators not named by the parties at a rate not in excess of $100 for each day together with necessary travel and subsistence expenses, and (2) to provide such services and facilities as may be necessary and appropriate in carrying out the purposes of this joint resolution.
"Sec. 3. [Decision of board]. Promptly upon the completion of the naming of the arbitration board the Secretary of Labor shall furnish to the board and to the parties to the dispute copies of his statement to the parties of August 2, 1963, and the papers therewith submitted to the parties, together with memorandums and such other data as the board may request setting forth the matters with respect to which the parties were in tentative agreement and the extent of disagreement with respect to matters on which the parties were not in tentative agreement. The arbitration board shall make a decision, pursuant to the procedures hereinafter set forth, as to what disposition shall be made of those portions of the carriers' notices of November 2, 1959, identified as 'Use of Firemen (Helpers) on Other Than Steam Power' and 'Consist of Road and Yard Crews' and that portion of the organizations' notices of September 7, 1960, identified as 'Minimum Safe Crew Consist' and implementing proposals pertaining thereto. The arbitration board shall incorporate in such decision any matters on which it finds the parties were in agreement, shall resolve the matters on which the parties were not in agreement, and shall, in making its award, give due consideration to those matters on which the parties were in tentative agreement. Such award shall be binding on both the carrier and organization parties to the dispute and shall constitute a complete and final disposition of the aforesaid issues covered by the decision of the board of arbitration.
"Sec. 4. [Award]. To the extent not inconsistent with this joint resolution the arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to sections 7 and 8 of the Railway Labor Act [this section and section 158 of this title], the board's award shall be made and filed as provided in said sections and shall be subject to section 9 of said Act [section 159 of this title]. The United States District Court for the District of Columbia is hereby designated as the court in which the award is to be filed, and the arbitration board shall report to the National Mediation Board in the same manner as arbitration boards functioning pursuant to the Railway Labor Act [this chapter]. The award shall continue in force for such period as the arbitration board shall determine in its award, but not to exceed two years from the date the award takes effect, unless the parties agree otherwise.
"Sec. 5. [Hearings]. The arbitration board shall begin its hearings thirty days after the enactment of this joint resolution [Aug. 28, 1963] or on such earlier date as the parties to the dispute and the board may agree upon and shall make and file its award not later than ninety days after the enactment of this joint resolution [Aug. 28, 1963]: Provided, however, That said award shall not become effective until sixty days after the filing of the award.
"Sec. 6. [Collective bargaining for issues not arbitrated]. The parties to the disputes arising from the aforesaid notices shall immediately resume collective bargaining with respect to all issues raised in the notices of November 2, 1959, and September 7, 1960, not to be disposed of by arbitration under section 3 of this joint resolution and shall exert every reasonable effort to resolve such issues by agreement. The Secretary of Labor and the National Mediation Board are hereby directed to give all reasonable assistance to the parties and to engage in mediatory action directed toward promoting such agreement.
"Sec. 7. [Considerations affecting award; enforcement.]
"(a) In making any award under this joint resolution the arbitration board established under section 2 shall give due consideration to the effect of the proposed award upon adequate and safe transportation service to the public and upon the interests of the carrier and employees affected, giving due consideration to the narrowing of the areas of disagreement which has been accomplished in bargaining and mediation.
"(b) The obligations imposed by this joint resolution, upon suit by the Attorney General, shall be enforcible through such orders as may be necessary by any court of the United States having jurisdiction of any of the parties.
"Sec. 8. [Expiration date]. This joint resolution shall expire one hundred and eighty days after the date of its enactment [Aug. 28, 1963], except that it shall remain in effect with respect to the last sentence of section 4 for the period prescribed in that sentence.
"Sec. 9. [Separability]. If any provision of this joint resolution or the application thereof is held invalid, the remainder of this joint resolution and the application of such provision to other parties or in other circumstances not held invalid shall not be affected thereby."
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The rate is down slightly from September, but remains a bit higher than the rate recorded a year ago.
Maine's unemployment rate fell slightly in October to 7.4 percent. That's down from 7.6 percent in September, according to state labor officials, but slightly higher than the 7.3 percent rate recorded a year ago.
State officials say 52,700 Mainer's remain unemployed, up about 1,500 over the year.
But Maine's unemployment rate remains below the national average of 7.9 percent, and is the same as the average rate recorded for New England in October.
Among New England states, Vermont had the lowest unemployment rate, 5.5 percent, while Rhode Island recorded the highest of 10.4 percent.

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Comments On Dec 10, 2015:Installed easily and works nicely. These twist throttles for ATV are not for everyone. It's not the same experience as a motorcycle because you don't lean to turn with the ATV. So sometimes the twist throttle is a hindrance when you are turning tightly. But since I ride dirt bikes too, I am happy!
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Comments On Nov 26, 2014:Fit great works flawless kit grips are not the best but make great spares
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Comments On Oct 09, 2014:As I was preparing to race the Baja 500, I bought this twist throttle because the quad we were racing had a twist on it. This throttle is perfect. installing takes minutes and there is absolutely no resistance and response is great. I was really impressed on how smooth it is. Buy it and you will not be disappointed!!
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Comments On Sep 22, 2014:I started out riding motorcycles and still primarily ride motorcycles so I thought a twist throttle would be a good match. It is good for comfort but is not the go-to throttle type for reasons that become obvious once you start riding. That being said, it's not a bad setup, but might not be best in all situations. As for the kit itself, the throttle tube felt a bit cheap, but fit pretty decent. I had to sand my handlebars pretty heavily to get rid of some drag. The cable was the perfect length and installed easily. A second set of hands is helpful for installing into the carb and make sure you have it adjusted right before you take off (but that should go without saying).
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**Bad** *Awkward to use when making tight right turns. *Not quite as easy to do spins and slides *Whiskey throttle happens a lot easier than on a bike
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1954 GMC 100 - Skin DeepWritten by on February 19, 2013 Contributors: Robert McGaffin Fritz Holzer Makes a Silk Purse Out of a Sow's Ear
Traditional-style hot rods, of both the truck and car persuasion, never go out of style. They may ride the wave of popularity as most trends will, but the old-school look will always be a part of the hobby. Over the years, the "beater" look has worked its way into the hot rod universe as well, and though it may be considered a fad by many, it's a style that'll be around for a long, long time.
Fritz Holzer is one classic trucker who has a soft spot for the beater style and it was with that in mind that he began his search for a likely candidate he'd be able to transform into a cool classic driver.
Fritz started looking on the Web, and like many, he found the foundation of his project on eBay. In Fritz's eyes the pickup was in perfect shape – if by perfect one means a truck that has, as they say, been ridden hard and put away wet. The perfectly running '54 GMC proudly wears nearly 60 years' worth of bumps, bruises, and wear and tear and was, as we've already stated, exactly what he was looking for.
Once Fritz got this jewel home he began thinking about how he'd transform the pickup into a reliable mode of everyday transportation – this baby wasn't gonna be a weekend toy by any means. After investigating all his options Fritz decided on the easiest, most affordable way to obtain his desired results, and that was via a donor chassis and driveline combination. All he'd need to do is to calculate the GMC's wheelbase and track width and then begin the hunt for a good-running/driving vehicle that'd fit the bill.
Fritz found the perfect donor in the way of a 4.3L V-6/4L60E-equipped 1997 Chevrolet S-10 pickup. After stripping the S-10 down to its bare frame and discarding everything he didn't plan on using, he then carefully did the same to the GMC – except that instead of tossing the sheetmetal he ditched the chassis instead. Starting with the perfectly patina'd cab, Fritz lowered it into place over the S-10 chassis with the front wheels centered in the GMC wheelwells.
He then noted the cab mounting points and modified/fabricated a set of mounts that mated the GMC cab to the Chevrolet chassis. He then did the same with the '54's cargo bed. With the new and old sheetmetal mounted to the late-model S-10 chassis he then proceeded to equip the chassis with a pair of 3-inch drop spindles, RideTech airbags, and Monroe shocks up front and out back he notched the S-10 framerails a whopping 8 inches and added another pair of RideTech bags and an Ekstensive two-link suspension setup.
As you'd expect, Fritz left the exterior of the pickup in the exact state in which he purchased it, with the exception of adding a pair of '32 Ford taillights to the rear fenders. The most extensive bodywork was saved for the truck's interior where Fritz fabricated a custom console from sheetmetal, outfitted the instrument cluster with a full complement of So-Cal Speed Shop gauges, a Speedway Motors steering column, and a So-Cal Speed Shop steering wheel. Since the plan was to drive the GMC daily Fritz made sure to add a quality sound system. He chose to install a Kicker PXI502 head unit, 6.5-inch front speakers, and a 12-inch subwoofer. While Fritz worked on the interior upgrades, RPM Hot Rods was thrashing away reupholstering the GMC's stock bench in a combination of green metalflake vinyl and '59 Caddy cloth.
Though maybe not everyone's cup o' tea, Fritz is super pleased with the way the GMC has ended up, and personally I love it as well.
Fritz Holzer
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Frame: '97 Chevrolet S-10
Rearend / Ratio: '97 S-10 / 3.42:1
Rear suspension: Ekstensive two-link, RideTech airbags, Monroe shocks
Rear brakes: drum
Front suspension: '97 S-10, 3-inch drop spindles, RideTech airbags, Monroe shocks
Front brakes: disc
Steering box: S-10
Front wheels: American Racing Torq-Thrust D
Rear wheels: American Racing Torq-Thrust D
Front tires: wide whites
Rear tires: wide whites
Gas tank: S-10
Engine: '97 Chevrolet 4.3L V-6
Heads: stock
Valve covers: stock steel
Manifold / Induction: stock / fuel injected
Ignition: GM HEI
Headers: stock
Exhaust / Mufflers: stock / stock
Transmission: '97 Chevrolet 4L60E
Shifter: Lokar
Style: pickup
Modifications: none
Fenders front / rear: stock
Hood: stock
Grille: stock
Bodywork and paint by: father time
Paint type / Color: worn thin / sorta green
Headlights / Taillights: stock '54 GMC / '32 Ford
Outside mirrors: unknown
Bumpers: stock '54 GMC
Dashboard: modified stock
Gauges: So-Cal Speed Shop
Air conditioning: nope
Stereo: Kicker
Steering wheel: So-Cal Speed Shop
Steering column: Speedway Motors
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Upholstery by: RPM Hot Rods, CORAOPOLIS, PA
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The coaches at Carmichael raised my Lactic Threshold numbers!... Which basically means they had to make the program harder because the intitial "program" I was on has become too easy. I was soooo excited! That was until I got on the bike that day and realized I was starting from ground zero again with really hard workouts. But that's how you get better, right?
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- "He would see this country burn if he could be king of the ashes."
- ―Varys on Petyr Baelish.
Petyr Baelish, popularly called Littlefinger, is a major character in the first, second and third seasons. He is played by starring cast member Aidan Gillen and debuts in "Lord Snow." Petyr Baelish was the Master of Coin on the Small Council. He is a skilled manipulator and uses his ownership of brothels in King's Landing to accrue intelligence on political rivals. His spies which are everywhere make him a "knowledgable" man, second in such power only to Varys. He betrayed Eddard Stark to side with House Lannister and King Joffrey Baratheon following the death of King Robert Baratheon. Following the events of the Battle of Blackwater, King Joffrey named Littlefinger the Lord of Harrenhal.
Petyr Baelish is the head of House Baelish and is the lord of an extremely minor holding, just a small area within the Fingers, a coastal area in the north-eastern shores of the Vale of Arryn. In reference to his family's humble domain in the smallest of the Fingers, as well as his small size, Edmure Tully nicknamed him "Littlefinger" when they were children and Petyr was fostered at Riverrun. The nickname would stick with him throughout his life. Eventually even Baelish sarcastically embraced the nickname, due to the fact that it demonstrated how far he had risen, from a poor minor noble from the "little Finger" peninsula to one of the most powerful officials in the Seven Kingdoms.Despite Baelish's humble origins, his financial acumen has seen him rise to the small council and the rank of Master of Coin, the treasurer of the Seven Kingdoms, under King Robert Baratheon. His naked ambition often places him at odds with the Master of Whisperers Lord Varys. He is a friend of Lady Catelyn Stark, one of the few contacts she has at court. Baelish's father was a wartime friend of Catelyn's father, Lord Hoster Tully.[1]
He challenged her betrothed Brandon Stark to a duel and was severely injured. Brandon was later killed by King Aerys II Targaryen but Catelyn married his younger brother Eddard Stark in his place. He owns a number of brothels in King's Landing. Though the symbol of his family is the head of the Titan of Braavos, Petyr prefers to use a personal sigil, that of an unthreatening mockingbird.
Season 1
Littlefinger greets Eddard upon his arrival in King's Landing and reports that the realm is six million gold dragons in debt, half of it owed to House Lannister. Catelyn Stark and Ser Rodrik Cassel attempt to sneak into the city, but are spotted by one of Littlefinger's men. They are taken to meet Littlefinger at one of his brothels. Catelyn is angered by their treatment, but asks Littlefinger for aid. She is trying to identify the people who tried to have her son Bran Stark killed. Littlefinger is able to answer this quickly: the elaborate dagger wielded by the assassin used to be his, but he lost it in a gamble with Tyrion Lannister.[2]
Littlefinger fetches Eddard to meet his wife, but when Eddard realizes he was being brought to a brothel, he thinks Littlefinger is insulting him by saying his wife is a whore. Eddard throws Littlefinger up against a wall before Catelyn appears and Eddard becomes pacified. After hearing her news, he vows to find the truth and expose the Lannisters to Robert and Littlefinger agrees to be his ally in this, for the affection he once bore Catelyn as a youngster. Eddard believes that Littlefinger is still in love with his wife.[3]
Littlefinger attaches himself more firmly to Eddard's cause, giving him information that leads Eddard to Tobho Mott's smithy. He also points out some of the agents belonging to the Queen and to Varys. He later tells Sansa Stark about how Sandor Clegane has his face burned by his brother when he was young for stealing a toy. He advises her not to mention the matter to Sandor.[4]
Littlefinger loses a bet to Renly Baratheon over the joust between Ser Loras Tyrell and Ser Gregor Clegane. He makes it clear that he knows about Renly's sexual relationship with Loras, to Renly's discomfort. Littlefinger and Varys verbally spar, Littlefinger threatening to reveal to the King that Varys has been meeting with Illyrio Mopatis in secret whilst Varys threatens to reveal to the Lannisters that it was Littlefinger who implicated Tyrion in the attempted murder of Bran Stark. However, they then both support the motion to have Daenerys Targaryen assassinated before the Dothraki can invade Westeros.[5]
Littlefinger later introduces Eddard to Mhaegen, a prostitute and mother of yet another of King Robert's bastard children. Outside the brothel Eddard gets into a fight with Ser Jaime Lannister. Littlefinger flees, promising to return with the City Watch.[6]
Littlefinger is stunned when Eddard orders that Gregor Clegane be arrested and executed for his raids on the Riverlands and when he also orders Tywin Lannister to present himself at court to answer for his bannerman's crimes. Littlefinger reminds Eddard that Tywin is the richest man in Westeros and that it is gold that wins wars, not armies. Eddard disagrees, asking why then Tywin is not the king.[7]
Littlefinger tutors a new recruit to his brothels, Ros, and discusses his ambitions with her. Later, Eddard tells him the truth of Joffrey's parentage and his plan to install Stannis on the throne when Robert dies.[8]
Littlefinger suggests instead that they let Joffrey rule but act as the powers behind the throne. If he does not mature into the king they want, they can expose his dirty secret and install Lord Renly instead. Eddard rejects the plan as treason and instead asks Littlefinger to win over the City Watch to their cause. Littlefinger agrees, but later the City Watch turns on Eddard's men and kills them, whilst Littlefinger holds a dagger to Eddard's throat, pointing out, "I did warn you not to trust me."[9]
Lord Baelish asks the Queen to allow Sansa Stark to prove her loyalty as he attends the girl's audience with the Queen and the council. He stands with the small council as the details of Joffrey's reign are read out and Barristan Selmy's position is ordered to be taken up by Jamie Lannister. He glances suspiciously at Varys as Sansa seeks pardon for her father's actions.[10]
Baelish watches on as Eddard Stark confesses at his trial and is executed.[11]
Littlefinger discusses kingship with Varys, and they engage in banter revolving around the Master of Whispers' lack of genitalia.They eventually acknowledge their mutual admiration and respect of one another before being interrupted by Joffrey and his entourage.[12]
Season 2
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The Citadel announces the coming of winter and Littlefinger warns the small council that they do not have enough food for a protracted winter lasting more than five years. Cersei orders the city barred to refugees from the War of the Five Kings. Tyrion Lannister arrives to take up his position as acting Hand of the King to Cersei's consternation.[13]
Stannis Baratheon learns of Jaime Lannister's incestuous relationship with Cersei in a letter sent by Eddard Stark before his death. Stannis composes his own missive and sends it to all the high lords of the Seven Kingdoms asking them to declare their loyalty to him and telling them of Joffrey's illegitimacy. Cersei tasks Littlefinger with finding the missing Arya Stark and needles him about his love for Catelyn Stark. He responds by referencing her incest and receives a violent reprimand. King Joffrey Baratheon responds to the ensuing rumors by ordering a city wide massacre of his father's bastards. The city watch storm into Littlefinger's brothel and kill the infant Barra in front of his employees.[13]
Littlefinger mocks a request from the Night's Watch for assistance combating Wildling activity and reporting an attack by Wights. Tyrion has Lord Janos Slynt exiled to the Wall for his part in the massacre. Littlefinger intimidates Ros into keeping up her work despite the traumatic murder she witnessed.[14]
Tyrion meets with Littlefinger and outlines a plan to wed Myrcella Baratheon to Robin Arryn to secure the support of the Vale. He promises to make Littlefinger the Lord of Harrenhal and Lord Paramount of the Riverlands in exchange for his assistance and swears him to secrecy. Pycelle is arrested for revealing that Tyrion plans to wed Myrcella into House Martell and Littlefinger realizes that he was involved in a ruse. He confronts Tyrion who apologizes and offers him another opportunity; to act as an envoy to Catelyn to propose a prisoner exchange.[15]
Littlefinger reaches Catelyn at Renly Baratheon's camp in the Stormlands. He faces a frosty reception from Renly but nevertheless offers to betray the Lannisters and open the gates of King's Landing to Renly's army. He takes interest in Renly's new bride Margaery Tyrell and lets Margaery know that he is aware that it is a purely political marriage because of Renly's homosexuality.[16] He meets with Catelyn as planned and delivers Eddard's remains as a sign of good faith. She greets him with angry recriminations over his betrayal of Eddard and rejects his poorly timed advances. He delivers Tyrion's suggested exchange terms; Jaime for Sansa and Arya Stark. Littlefinger lies that the Lannisters have Arya in their custody.[16] Renly is killed in mysterious circumstances and Littlefinger then approaches the Tyrell's with a new alliance with Joffrey. This will allow Margaery Tyrell to remain a queen and provide Loras Tyrell vengeance on Stannis. He leaves the camp with them for Highgarden. [17] Catelyn acts alone to free Jaime on returning to Robb's camp, just as Littlefinger suggested.[18]
Littlefinger travels to Harrenhal to propose an alliance between House Lannister and House Tyrell to Lord Tywin Lannister.[19] Littlefinger is successful in negotiating with the Tyrells and the allied forces arrive in time to claim victory at the Battle of the Blackwater.[20]
Littlefinger is elevated to Lord of Harrenhal in reward for brokering the alliance. He jokes that now he must get started on producing some heirs. Sansa's betrothal to King Joffrey is broken so that Joffrey can marry Margaery. Sansa is overjoyed at this, but tries to look heartbroken. Littlefinger warns Sansa that she isn't fooling anyone and that Joffrey will not let her go despite setting her aside. Lord Petyr tells her that she reminds him of Catelyn and offers to take her home to Winterfell but she is reluctant to trust him.[21]
Season 3
With his new position as Lord of Harrenhall, Littlefinger's status shoots up considerably enough for him to leave his position as Master of Coin to Tyrion, purchase a ship and prepare to sail to the Eyre with a marriage proposal to the widowed Lysa Arryn. However, knowing full well that Sansa could end up being a more politically powerful wife than Lysa, he plans to take her on his ship with him. Ros, now secretly working for Varys, discovers his intentions and tells them to Varys who promptly convinces Lady Olenna to arrange a marriage between Sansa and Loras.
Having been asked by Cersei to collect information on the Tyrells anyway, Littlefinger orders one of his homosexual prostitutes, Olyvar, to act as Loras' squire and seduce him all the way to the bedroom. He does so and manages to get Loras to admit to the secret wedding plans. Olyvar relays this piece of information back to Littlefinger, who tests Sansa. When she declines her place on his ship, Baelish deduces Varys's plan and tips off Cersei and Tywin.
Baelish deduces that it must have been Ros who betrayed him, and he proceeds to send her to King Joffrey who tortures and kills her. In the throne room, Littlefinger confronts Varys about his foiled plot. Varys responds by telling him that he "did what he did for the good of the realm" to prevent it spiralling into chaos but Littlefinger counters him by asserting that he views chaos as the perfect scenario to climb further up the social ladder.
Later, he departs to the Vale aboard a ship.
|Season One appearances
|Winter is Coming
|The Kingsroad
|Lord Snow
|Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things
|The Wolf and the Lion
|A Golden Crown
|You Win or You Die
|The Pointy End
|Fire and Blood
|Season Two appearances
|The North Remembers
|The Night Lands
|What is Dead May Never Die
|Garden of Bones
|The Ghost of Harrenhal
|The Old Gods and the New
|A Man Without Honor
|The Prince of Winterfell
|Valar Morghulis
|Season Three appearances
|Valar Dohaeris
|Dark Wings, Dark Words
|Walk of Punishment
|And Now His Watch is Ended
|Kissed by Fire
|The Climb
|The Bear and the Maiden Fair
|Second Sons
|The Rains of Castamere
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- Littlefinger: "You know what I learnt losing that duel? I learnt that I'll never win. Not that way. That's their game, their rules. I'm not going to fight them: I'm going to fuck them. That's what I know, that's what I am, and only by admitting what we are can we get what we want."
Ros: "And what do you want?"
Littlefinger: "Oh, everything, my dear. Everything there is."[22]
- "Those who have the most power have the least grace." - to Ros in the "Power and Grace" trailer
- "Distrusting me was the wisest thing you've done since you climbed off your horse."
- Varys: "I admire you, Lord Baelish: a grasper from a minor House, with a major talent for befriending powerful men, and women."
Baelish: "A useful talent, I'm sure you'd agree."[23]
- "Look around you, we're all liars here, and every one of us is better than you."
- " "Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some are given a chance to climb; they cling to the realm or the gods or love. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is. "
- ―
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Petyr Baelish's father made the acquaintance of Lord Hoster Tully during the War of the Ninepenny Kings, where they fought together. On the basis of this acquaintance, Petyr was sent to foster at Riverrun, where he met Hoster's own daughters, Catelyn and Lysa. Lysa developed a crush on Petyr, but Petyr preferred the older, more unobtainable Catelyn. When Catelyn was betrothed to Brandon Stark of Winterfell Petyr challenged Brandon to a duel of honor for Catelyn's hand, but was soundly defeated. Petyr returned home. He was later appointed as a customs official in Gulltown, the main city of the Vale, and his extreme success in raising funds led Lord Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, to appoint him to the small council as Master of Coin, a task at which Petyr has excelled.
"Littlefinger" is a nickname given to Petyr by Edmure Tully during their time at Riverrun together. It is a reference to the fact that Petyr Baelish's holdings are on the smallest of the Fingers, the numerous headlands and peninsulas protruding into the Narrow Sea on the Vale's east coast.
According to the TV series official pronunciation guide developed for the cast and crew, "Petyr Baelish" is pronounced "PEE-ter BAY-lish", i.e. like the normal given name "Peter".
See also
- ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Baratheon of King's Landing - Petyr Baelish entry
- ↑ "Lord Snow"
- ↑ "Lord Snow"
- ↑ "Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things"
- ↑ "The Wolf and the Lion"
- ↑ "The Wolf and the Lion"
- ↑ "A Golden Crown"
- ↑ "You Win or You Die"
- ↑ "You Win or You Die"
- ↑ "The Pointy End"
- ↑ "Baelor"
- ↑ "Fire and Blood"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "The North Remembers"
- ↑ "The Night Lands"
- ↑ "What is Dead May Never Die"
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Garden of Bones"
- ↑ "The Ghost of Harrenhal"
- ↑ "The Prince of Winterfell"
- ↑ "The Old Gods and the New"
- ↑ "Blackwater"
- ↑ "Valar Morghulis"
- ↑ "You Win or You Die"
- ↑ "Fire and Blood"
Lord: Lord Petyr Baelish Heir: None Seat: The Eyrie (regency) / Baelish Keep / Harrenhal (nominally) Lands: The Vale of Arryn /The Riverlands (nominally) Title(s): Lord Protector of the Vale
Lord Regent of the Eyrie
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Current members: "Alayne" Deceased members: Baelish · Baelish · Baelish Household: Lothor Brune · Olyvar · {Ros} Overlord: House Frey / House Arryn Hand of the King Current:
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Friday, April 16, 2010
The Legendary Hilda Longinotti
Everything she was wearing was from T.J. Maxx except the sunglasses which are about 45 years old. Hilda's favorite colors are red, orange and chartreuse. When I asked her if she had any style advice for young generations she said, "Set yourself apart from the crowd, young people need to find their zone. Style is an evolution, a process."I hear a lot about the process of finding one's style from the people I talk to and how with age they have grown to know what they look and feel good in.
After we talked a bit Hilda invited me up to the Herman Miller design showroom and I had the privilege to take her photo amongst some of the world's best designed furnishings. It was an extraordinary experience. Here is an expert from an article about Hilda from Metropolis Magazine:
I started out as George's(Nelson's) receptionist. I think it paid $55 a week. They were so thrilled with me that the designers completely redesigned the reception area, and they made the colors of the space complement me—behind me was a purple felt wall with an orange-and-white Howard Miller clock and the Herman Miller daybed. It was amazing. Whenever they needed to take photographs of anything, they would march me to the roof, and I was the in-house model for all of the prototypes: the Coconut chair, the Marshmallow sofa—whatever they were designing that needed a body, I would sit on it.
Every Monday there were project meetings. Everyone would sit at this huge table, and George would attend. They'd go through the projects, where they were going, the billings, et cetera. In '62 I bought an old gate house in Whitestone, and Dolores Engle and everybody else at the office was helping me withthe interiors. So one morning George said, "What is the biggest project on the boards that we have at the moment?" And some smart aleck said, "Hilda Longinotti's house." And he banged on the door and said, "Goddamn it! I mean paying client!" But he said it with good humor.
24 comments:
- blukats said...
Two classics, one great post!
Now I'm going to have to go check out TJ Maxx. She got me!
- April 16, 2010 at 1:31 AM
- That's Not My Age said...
She's lovely. Great glasses and great story.
- April 16, 2010 at 10:36 AM
- Style Odyssey said...
Very wise style advice...and she's so pretty. Red and black should be her trademark- I've never seen anyone wear that combo so well.
- April 16, 2010 at 12:20 PM
- lisa golightly said...
She is GORGEOUS !
- April 16, 2010 at 2:06 PM
amazing woman--great style! Thanks for getting the sole of the shoes shot!!! And for including advice for us!
- April 16, 2010 at 10:08 PM
- Rosina at Middle Ageless said...
Oh those red glasses!!! What a style statement for a lovely lady. Look at the shoes...how they pick up on the pattern in her necklace. Very impressive. I don't know where you find all these ageless women, Ari!
- April 16, 2010 at 10:21 PM
Hilda is very beautiful!
- April 17, 2010 at 1:18 AM
- Forest City Fashionista said...
She looks so good in all the red--I think as women age we need to embrace more colour, as Hilda, and others on your blog like Debra, have demonstrated. I just wish we had a TJ Maxx here in Canada. What a fascinating life she's had!
- April 17, 2010 at 2:11 PM
- Ron Kustek said...
I am thoroughly enjoying your blog! Many great stories, and the visuals are amazing! Kudos on your work, lifestlye, and active being!
- April 17, 2010 at 6:48 PM
- jane said...
She's simply gorgeous!
- April 18, 2010 at 11:14 AM
- Veuve said...
She's fabulous, thank you for finding me yet another wonderful style icon (along with Lubi)!!
- April 18, 2010 at 2:56 PM
- www.majormusthaves.com said...
She is toooo cute.:)
- April 18, 2010 at 4:06 PM
Work it girlfriend..and to think I was just hearing the other day that wearing Red is no longer the thing...you've convinced me that red is hot! and that you are too...
- April 18, 2010 at 8:07 PM
- DH Hunter said...
You really are one of the luckiest people in the world. Seeing, meeting and exploring these wonderful people and their personal contributions,simply
fantastic work!
- April 19, 2010 at 12:46 AM
- Sam said...
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- April 19, 2010 at 2:15 AM
- Wendy R Wolf said...
1) I love the peace signs on the bottom of Hilda's sandals!
2) Ari, I wish you had met my Grandmother - oh she had such style and class. My mom follows right in her footsteps, she is turning 65 tomorrow, so maybe you can look her up in a decade or so ; )
best to you!
- April 22, 2010 at 11:54 PM
Look how happy she is to be back on that couch modeling for a photograph.. what a great post, and interesting subject, I can't even imagine how special you have made her feel. This makes me feel less anxious about growing old, it prooves that you can have fun with clothes feel great and know that someone out there still appreciates you. I love a story and it is so hard to find people who have one.
- April 25, 2010 at 11:46 PM
- Brent Van Horne said...
I Love HER!! I have to say that I think her strong point is accessorizing. Her necklace, sunglasses, shoes, bag - all amazing!
- April 29, 2010 at 11:07 AM
- Margaret said...
My sister and I have known Hilda for many years - living across the street from her and that wonderful gate house she speaks of in Whitestone. We loved to visit with her, have coffee (from a French press - who knew coffee could be something other than instant!). We loved everything about her - her style – her flair –her Capri pants – so Audrey Hepburn(ish) - her flair for telling a great story. We admired her then - we admire her now! What a wonderful example of today's woman - today. I'd love to pull of that red thing like she does – but then no one does it better than Hilda.
- April 29, 2010 at 10:04 PM
What a stylish lady
- May 3, 2010 at 9:04 AM
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- October 17, 2011 at 12:04 PM
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Every now and again, while I'm standing in my kitchen and chugging a glass of cold tapwater, I think about the journey these refreshing ounces had recently made through many miles of concrete pipe.
I wonder whether I'm quenching my thirst with the bounty of Mill Creek or of Goodrich.
Probably this is a riddle which has no solution.
Baker City diverts water from fully a dozen streams and springs, and it all goes into a pipeline that spans more than a dozen miles between the mountains and town. I suppose that by the time the liquid flows from my faucets it's been mixed up as thoroughly as a well-made martini.
(And as mixed up as I would be if I had just knocked back a couple of those.)
It seems to me rather wonderful that when I wish to see where my water comes from I need only look west at the forested slopes of the Elkhorns.I would at any rate prefer to gaze at real trees as opposed to artists' rendering of trees printed on the label of a plastic bottle.
Baker City's water system is not quite unique by Oregon standards.
But it is unusual.
Our city is one of just four places in the state that obtain their drinking water from streams so pure that the water doesn't need to be filtered to meet muster with the federal government's purity standards.
The other members of this fortunate quartet are Portland, Bend and Reedsport.
The feds have been nosing about in Baker City's water, sniffing for trouble, pretty regularly since Richard Nixon signed the Clean Water Act in 1972.
Since I'm no more fond of debilitating diarrhea than the next man, I sort of appreciate this diligence on my behalf.
In the main, though, the government's investigations around here have come to naught.
The city, which pays a lab to test the water four times a week, last year searched for, but failed to find any trace of, about 100 chemicals.
(Perhaps most troubling is the possibility that as many as 100 chemicals — which is a lot of chemicals in my view — could infiltrate out water.)
This roster of suspects includes some 30 synthetic organic chemicals and 21 volatile organic chemicals, according to the drinking water report the city is required (the feds, again) to mail to residents once a year.
(The report, compiled last summer, covers testing done in 2008.)
I'm not sure what the difference is between a synthetic organic chemical and a volatile one, although the latter sounds more dangerous.
In any case, I'm pleased to know that I'm not ingesting either kind when I guzzle city water.
Of the three substances the tests did detect in the city's water last year (aside from hydrogen and oxygen, of course), one is actually good for you — good for your teeth, anyway.
That's fluoride.
Some cities actually pay to add fluoride to their water, but in Baker City we can fortify our enamel for no extra charge.
According to the water report the concentration of fluoride, which leaches into the water from rocks, is less than .87 parts per million (ppm).
Unfortunately the report doesn't say how much less.
Cities that fluoridate their water generally try to maintain a concentration of between .7 and 1.5 ppm, so we're in the anti-caries ballpark anyway.
As for the less desirable components there are two: nitrate and nitrite.
The good news here, though, is that both contaminants are so scarce in our water as to be irrelevant.
Each is present at less than .1 ppm. By the feds' figuring, nitrite poses no known health risks at concentrations of less than 1 ppm, and the danger of nitrates is negligible at anything below 10 ppm.
So we're in the clear.
The government, though, seems disappointed by this overwhelming evidence pointing to the purity of Baker City's water.
But the government is nothing if not persistent.
Having failed to find anything nasty in our water by way of the standard battery of tests, the feds has been casting about for other candidates.
That they found one should not surprise anybody.
It's called cryptosporidium. Although in the interest of saving syllables I'll use the nickname: crypto.
Crypto is a microscopic parasite that likes to linger in the intestines of animals (yours and mine included, if it can find its way inside) and cause all sorts of mischief there.
The experience is unpleasant but rarely fatal — much like listening to any album from the Osmonds, now that I think about it.
The worst outbreak in U.S. history (of crypto that is, not the Osmonds) happened in Milwaukee, Wis., in 1993 and was blamed on the city's drinking water. About 400,000 people were sickened, but fewer than 50 died. And most of those victims were AIDS patients who had severely weakened immune systems that made them more vulnerable to all sorts of infections.
Anyway, crypto exists, and we don't want it in our water.
And especially not in our intestines.
But here's the thing: Baker City doesn't now, and never has, tested its water for crypto.
Most cities don't.
Nor does the federal government require them to do so.
All available evidence, though, strongly suggests that crypto is not in our water.
The lack of diarrhea outbreaks, for one.
Oregon has confirmed fewer than 1,000 human cases of crypto infection since 1988. Fewer than a dozen were in Baker County, and none was connected to the city's water.
Such details are no deterrent to the federal government.
Given what we know about crypto — and more to the point, what we don't know — it seems to me reasonable for the government to require cities to add crypto to their testing regimen. Which the government has done.
This will cost Baker City maybe $10,000 a year.
But the feds, probably because they're accustomed to dealing with dollar figures that don't stop at five digits, are not satisfied with mere testing.
They insist the city spend a couple million bucks to bombard the water with ultraviolet light. This kills crypto.
I imagine it's a particularly effective method when there's no crypto to kill.
(The city does add chlorine to its water, but chlorine doesn't kill crypto.)
I don't mind paying extra to ensure a refreshing drink of water won't condemn me to a couple of weeks confined close to a toilet, feeling anything but refreshed.
But it seems to me a silly squandering of my dollars — not to mention a waste of ultraviolet light — to eradicate a substance before you've even confirmed its presence.
That's like going in for radiation and chemo before you've had a biopsy.
Jayson Jacoby is editor of the Baker City Herald.


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Fashion Trends I Don't Understand...
...sorry, sometimes I'm stupid. (File this one under "Rants"...)
Now that my general apology for my stylistic unintelligence is out of the way, let's get down to brass tax. I take issue with a few fashion trends I've been seeing over and over, and now I'm going to say something about it. I've sat by idly, watching the emperor shed his proverbial clothes for far too long, and now I'm reaching for the bathrobe. I have to. That willy is just too sad-looking out there in the cold like that.
Again, have some patience with me. I'm a (somewhat) older, more crotchety, more academic blogger than you young upstarts with your gorgeous selves in daily outfit posts, so perhaps I just don't understand. Maybe I'm David Letterman to your Jimmy Fallon and my routine is a little classic, but there's something to be said for the classics.
For instance, why not paint all of your fingernails the same damn color? I honestly do not get the fourth-fingernail or index-finger painted a contrasting color thing. What is that? What...you ran out of Essie's "Splash of Grenadine" so you had to finish off your manicure with "Armed and Ready" instead? I don't buy it. No one could possibly find ten fingers of the same color so boring that they had to change up numbers three and nine. Is this a drug thing? Because that is the only answer I can think of. The legendary cocaine pinkie spoons of old have given way to this new odd-finger-out manicure...so your party people know which fingertip to load.
And while we're on the subject of manicures...what's with the obsession over "nail art"? I thought that was relegated to the board of plastic fingernails on the wall at the manicurist's shop, but which no one ever actually ordered for themselves because they were too tacky for anyone who had any class. Seriously? Daisies and polkadots to match your outfit? Flames and lightningbolts? Mustaches & monocles? Leather & lace? Florentine paper swirls? Are you fucking kidding? This may be hard to hear for some of you (but with my readership, I suspect not) but, to put it in the vernacular: nail art is GHETTO. Don't do it.
And what about the special polishes that create a craquelature effect? (Ahem, let's leave the special effects to the paint department at Home Depot, okay?) Has technology made our lives so efficient that we have time to waste like this?
That's basically the whole point: why waste the time? If you get a professional manicure, it's thirty minutes to an hour MINIMUM door to door. If you do one at home it's probably fifteen to forty-five minutes. Who has the time to be changing nail colors with every outfit? That, and have you seen the "ombre" manicure ridiculousness? Clearly this is only something you can do at a nail salon because what idiot would buy five shades of blue nail polish to make this happen? Economically, this is a bad trend. OPI's bottles are now around $8.50 each x 5 = $42.50...You'd better hope those colors don't go out of style in the next six months or you'll be sitting on a whole lot of "Austin-tatious Turquoise" and getting zero return on investment. And it's not like you can consign used nail polish.
Not to say I haven't tried to do these trends. I have. I even have a bottle of OPI's "Gargantuan Green Grape" waiting in my medicine cabinet, but somehow I just can't get myself to break it open. I've also tried to do the glitter thing, but it chipped right away and I ended up with gold glitter in my gluten-free pizza dough. That's not as glamorous as it sounds, kids.
Don't get me wrong, I adore a lot of the "outfit of the day" girls, but I always get a little panicked when they go in for the manicure detail shot. How many hours of the week go to polish changes? Oy! I shudder to think. I'd rather spend that time reading email spam from mail-order-brides in Uzbekistan. I also completely and whole-heartedly admire anyone who has this level of fashion intrepidness that they don't care about the looks in askance they get with such weird fingernails. I applaud them and their bravery! But at the same time, I worry. I worry because they're probably in for a rude awakening, and like Holden Caulfield, I'd like to catch them before they fall off the edge of a cliff...
Floral pants from Anthropologie. There are like, three people in the universe who can wear these.
Now that we're done with the nail polish thing, let's discuss the floral pants thing. I know that florals are always big for spring, but on pants? Really? I mean we're not all 80 pounds here. Don't designers know that putting a big ol' print on the bottom half cuts out about 99% of their customer base? I know it looks great on some people, but let's get real.
Sloppy stripes, courtesy of weird tucking at J.Crew.
Also...and this is the last, I promise. What is the deal with tucking in just the front part of your shirt? We used to do this in grammar school when we had to tuck in shirts for dress uniform days but we got around it by just tucking in the front where the blazer opened... When did this become the cool thing to do? I get that you want to show off your Hermès belt buckle and what-not, but to me it looks sort of sloppy. I'm already having a hard enough time getting my sleeves to roll just so so that I can show off my arm party. Now you want me to tuck my shirt in just so too? That's a lot of just so juzhing for one busy girl to carry off for an entire day.
Like I said, perhaps I'm just a classicist. I like my fingernails all one color (usually in a shade of red or pink) and I like my shirts either in or out. Okay, so I am getting into the colored denim thing, but I don't do floral prints on the bottom, in fact, the most I'll usually do is a great Windsor check.
Maybe that makes me boring, or maybe that makes me...normal?


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Police say the driver, 19, and his 19-year-old female passenger were injured after the vehicle they were in struck an embankment and a tree Sunday morning.
LINCOLN, Maine (AP) _ Two 19-year-old youths were hospitalized following a weekend crash in Lincoln and police say speed and alcohol are believed to be factors.
Police tell WABI-TV the 19-year old male driver was ejected from his pickup truck after striking an embankment and a tree at about 8 a.m. Sunday.
He was taken to Penobscot Valley Hospital, then flown to Eastern Maine Medical Center.
Police say the 19-year-old female passenger was also brought to Penobscot Valley Hospital, but has been released.
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Touchpad and remote control deadbolt allows you lock and unlock your door without keys, while the elegantly sculpted handle set with interior knob adds a touch of modern class to any entryway. Convenience, security, and luxury all in one. Great for house guests, service personnel, children, or when your hands are just full.
- 5 pin SC-1 Keyway
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- Accepts up to 10, 2-8 digit codes
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Cancer in Children: Managing Pain
Children coping with cancer usually need pain management. Your child's health care provider will assess your child's pain and prescribe pain medication as needed. But you are the expert on your child. Your input is important to help the team understand how your child is feeling. Be sure to alert your child's health care team if you notice any signs of pain in your child. Also, keep in mind that pain should be treated promptly. This is because the stress of untreated pain can cause more health problems.
Causes of Cancer Pain
Pain from tumor. A tumor can cause pain in the area of the body where it is located. A tumor that's growing can also cause pain. The pain can be deep and constant.
Pain due to treatment. Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery can cause pain. For instance, chemotherapy can cause painful side effects, such as mouth sores.
How Pain Is Assessed in Children
Children express pain differently than adults. So a special scale may be used to help your child describe his or her pain. The scale may have facial expressions or numbers. Changes in your child's physical and emotional behavior are also clues of your child's pain level.
Pain Medications Your Child May Receive
There are many different pain medications. The type your child receives depends on the cause of his or her pain and the results of the pain assessment. Your child's age and health history are also factors. Keep in mind that a medication can have different names. So ask your health care team if you don't recognize the name of a medication that's given to your child and you want to know more. Some types of pain medications include:
Opioids to reduce moderate to severe pain. These medications are also called narcotics, and are prescribed by the doctor only.
Anticonvulsants or antidepressants to manage nerve-related pain. While these medications are most often used to treat seizures and depression, they can also calm nerves to ease pain.
Over-the-counter (OTC) medications to reduce mild to moderate pain and fever. Note: Do NOT give your child OTC medications, such as aspirin, ibuprofen, or acetaminophen (Tylenol), unless you are told to do so by your child's health care provider. These medications can mask a fever, which is an important sign that there is a problem with your child's health. They can also make it harder for the blood to clot. This raises your child's risk of bleeding.
How Pain Medications Are Given
Pills or liquid. These are taken by mouth.
Transdermal patch. This is placed on the skin. It gives pain medication through the skin where it is absorbed into the body.
Intravenous (IV) delivery. An IV (small tube) is inserted into a vein in the body to deliver pain medications.
PCA (patient-controlled analgesia) pump. A PCA pump uses an IV to deliver medications. Your child can press a button and get more medication when he or she needs it. The medication makes your child sleepy. This helps relieve pain and protects your child from getting too much medication. Note: To protect your child from getting an overdose, no one other than your child should press the button for medication.
Regional anesthesia. This is pain medication that blocks pain in 1 section of the body. For instance, an epidural or spinal may be given to numb from the waist down.
Possible Side Effects
Pain medication may cause side effects. These usually go away when your child stops taking the medications. Side effects can include:
Constipation (child has trouble releasing stool)
Urinary retention (child can't pass urine out of the body)
Nausea and vomiting
Euphoria (child feels extreme happiness for a short time)
Hallucination (child sees things that aren't there)
Allergic reaction (child's body has a bad reaction to the pain medications)
Safe Medication Use
You may worry about your child becoming addicted to pain medication. This is very unlikely because medications are given in controlled amounts over a set time. You may also be concerned about the risks of taking certain medications together. Be sure to tell your child's health care provider about all medications your child takes. This includes OTC products, such as vitamins and herbal supplements. As always, share all of your questions and concerns with your child's health care provider.
Other Ways to Manage Pain
Along with medication, your child's pain may be managed in the following ways:
Touch and massage to soothe the child. Rocking and cuddling can also help calm your child.
Comfort sucking to soothe infants and toddlers. Thumb sucking for toddlers or pacifier use for babies aged 12 months and younger can help.
Distraction to take your child's mind off of pain. Have your child blow bubbles, watch funny videos, and play with toys or games. Your child may also like listening to music, reading and being read to, and doing arts and crafts. A technique called guided imagery can also help. The child imagines a pleasant or happy scene. This way your child focuses his or her attention on the scene's sites, smells, and sensations instead of the pain.
Relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing, to help your child relax. Relaxing helps loosen muscles, ease anxiety, reduce pain, and relieve nausea.
Preparation to get your child ready for painful medical procedures. Knowing what to expect can help your child relax and make pain seem easier to bear.
Positive thinking to help your child put a positive spin on his or her pain. Saying "I'm in terrible pain" makes pain worse, while saying "I'm working with my doctor so that I'll feel better" is more positive and helps empower the child.
Acupressure to stimulate certain areas of the body called acupoints. Massaging the body's acupoints releases chemicals that may help reduce pain.
Acupuncture uses small needles to stimulate acupoints. But acupuncture may not be right for all kids.
Biofeedback uses monitoring equipment and electrodes to teach your child how to control certain body functions, such as body temperature, heart rate, and muscle tension. Biofeedback can help reduce pain and give your child a sense of control over his or her pain.
Hypnosis to help your child change how he or she thinks of pain. This is done with the help of a trained practitioner. Hypnosis can reduce pain and pain-related anxiety in your child.
Tips to Help Manage Your Child's Pain
Learn what you can about your child's cancer. Staying well informed can ease some of your own anxiety and help you feel better able to handle the situation. This is important because your child picks up on your fears and worries. By being calm, you can help relieve some of your child's anxieties and discomfort.
Alert your child's health care providers if you notice any signs of pain in your child. You may be able to tell from your child's expressions if he or she is in pain. Your child may also become irritable, moody, cry more often, lose his or her appetite, or become withdrawn. You are most likely to know if these changes in your child's behavior suggest a problem.
Be honest with your child if you know a medical procedure will cause pain. Ask your health care team to help you explain the procedure to your child and answer his or her questions. Reassure your child that you'll be with him or her or nearby during the procedure.
If your child is in pain, you can help by touching and holding him or her. Stroke your child's hair or head or hold his or her hand. Play games, watch videos, or read books with your child. If your child has to go to the hospital or clinic, bring comfort items, such as a favorite blanket or stuffed animal, from home. Relaxation techniques, such as blowing bubbles, listening to music, as well as slow and deep breathing, can also help.
Ask your child's health care provider for more resources about managing pain in children.


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Travel FAQ
- Where can I find VSCC's policy regarding travel?
Volunteer State Community College currently has two travel policies in place, one for general travel and one for athletic and group travel.
- Where can I find travel forms?
The only travel forms that should be used can be located on the Business Office Forms and Documents website. Please be advised that any old travel authorization and travel expense forms should be discarded and not used. If one of the old forms is submitted, it will be returned with a request that the information be submitted on the new form.
- Who should complete a Travel Authorization form?
Anyone who will be requesting reimbursement for travel related expenses must have an approved Travel Authorization on file prior to the date(s) of travel. A blanket authorization may be submitted for the entire fiscal year (July 1 through June 30) for frequent in-state travel (covers mileage and parking expenses only). However, a separate travel authorization is required for any travel that requires registration fees, airline tickets, or overnight stays in a hotel. The travel authorization must include all estimated expenses for each trip (See General Travel Policy — Section II). All out-of-state and out-of-country travel must be approved by the President of the College. The Travel Authorization Form and the Travel Expense Form can be found on the Vol State website under Business Office Forms and Documents.
- What documentation should be included with the travel authorization form?
Documentation regarding all expected travel-related expenses should be attached to the back of the travel authorization, i.e., per diem rates, conference information, transportation costs, etc. Please remember that the authorization is an estimate of total expenses.
- When is it permissible to drive instead of fly?
Air travel is recommended when time is a factor or when the cost of other methods of transportation is substantially higher or when the length of the trip is so long that it is the most practical means of transportation. Automobiles may be used when two or more are making the same trip and it is more economical, in cost and time, to travel by automobile (See General Travel Policy — Section III-B).
- When is it permissible to rent a car?
Renting cars is allowed as long as it is more economical than other forms of transportation or it is the only practical form of transportation. Purchasing the insurance for the rental car is not allowed. Refueling before returning the car is strongly recommended. The estimated cost of a rental car, including the fill ups, should be included on the travel authorization (See General Travel Policy — Section III-G).
- General Reimbursement Rates (Updated 09/28/2012):
Description Rate Standard mileage rate Rate approved by the Dept. of Finance and Administration Maximum parking fees without receipt $ 8.00 per day Fees for handling of equipment or promotional materials $ 20.00 per hotel
- When do I have to deduct commuting miles?
Commuting miles are the miles that an employee drives from their home to their normal place of work. Commuting miles must always be deducted when an employee travels from their home to a location other than their normal place of work for business purposes on a normally scheduled workday. Please note that commuting miles should not be deducted for any travel to and from the airport when flying is included as a part of your business travel nor for any travel by automobile when an overnight stay is required. No reimbursement for expenses shall be made for transportation in connection with an employee's commuting miles to and from their normal place of work. If the trip to the alternative location is shorter than the normal commute then no mileage reimbursement is given (See General Travel Policy — Section III-A).
- What expenses are included in the M&I rates?
The per diem rates for M&I (Meals & Incidental expenses) include all meals, tips, non-business phone calls, etc. These expenses will only be paid for travel that requires an over night stay. Please remember that only 75% of the per diem rate will be allocated for the first and last day of travel.
- Where can I find the M&I (per diem) rates for in-state travel?
In-state M&I rates are included in TBR's General Travel Policy.
- Where can if find the M&I (per diem) rates for out-of-state travel?
Out-of-state rates can be found on the GSA website.
- Where can I find the M&I (per diem) rates for Out-of-Country travel?
Out-of-Country rates are included in TBR's General Travel Policy.
- Do I have to stay in certain hotels when I travel over night?
No, you have the freedom to determine what hotel to stay in while you are traveling. However, you will only be reimbursed up to the maximum outlined in the Addendum to TBR's travel policy unless you are attending a conference/meeting and are staying in the conference-approved hotel indicated in the brochure. (See General Travel Policy — Section IV.)
- Can travel expenses be placed on the Procard?
If so, what can be charged? Yes, some travel expenses can be charged on the Procard. They include the following:
- Conference Registration Fees
- Airline Tickets
- The first night's hotel charges [This only applies if required by the hotel at the time the reservation is made (please do not ask the hotel if they require up-front payment of the first night's stay)].
Please be aware that the Travel Authorization Form, located here, must be completed and approved prior to placing any charges on the Procard. A copy of the approved Travel Authorization Form should be attached to the Procard along with the receipts and kept in the Procard Log that is maintained by the manager or his/her designee of the Procard in your department.
- Are reimbursements for travel automatic?
No. In order for travel expenses to be reimbursed an approved Travel Expense Form with all attached receipts/supporting documents must be submitted within thirty days of travel and the policies for travel must be followed. (See General Travel Policy — Section VII.)
- What documentation should be included with the Travel Expense form to substantiate the mileage amounts and other expenses incurred?
Print outs from either Rand McNally or MapQuest documenting the route taken and the commuting route should be attached to the form. In addition, receipts or other documentation substantiating the amount should also be attached. (See General Travel Policy — Sections I-F and III-E.3.)
- When will I be reimbursed for my travel expenses?
Reimbursement of expenses will only take place after travel has taken place, and both a Travel Authorization Form and a Travel Expense Form, located here, have been submitted (Including the attachment of all outstanding receipts/documentation) and approved. Do not forget to keep of copy of everything that you submit for your records. Please reference General Travel Policy — Section VII.
- Can I receive an advancement of any of the expense money prior to travel (Individual Travel)?
Yes, up to 80% of the total travel expenses that have not been prepaid by check or Procard may be advanced prior to the date of travel. No advance of less than $100 will be made. Please reference General Travel Policy — Section VIII. A follow-up claim is required when a travel advance is issued. When requesting a travel advance, please keep in mind the Accounts Payable Check Printing Schedule.
- What is the policy regarding the advancement of expense money for students and employees traveling with students?
Students traveling under individual authorization and an employee traveling with a student or students who is responsible for disbursing all funds for the trip may be advanced 100% of the amount of the travel authorization prior to travel taking place. Please reference General Travel Policy — Section VIII-B.


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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (www.incnow.tv) – May is also National Bike month, and safety for bikers is something both drivers and riders need to be familiar with.
Officials say when you're in your car and sharing the road with a biker, you must leave at least three feet of space between the two of you. That is a law which is enforced here in Fort Wayne.
Service manager Tim Wegner at Summit City Bicycles and Fitness says bikers must also follow rules to keep themselves safe.
"As a bicycle rider you're required to follow the rules of the road: stop at stop signs, go on green lights, signal, things like that. Have lights at night," said Wegner.
Bikers should also always know where traffic is and of course, always wear a helmet.
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