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Washington, D.C.—It is increasingly clear that sequestration would have devastating effects on both the national security and economically-important trade functions of Customs and Border Protection (CBP)—and could trigger furloughs of up to 14 days and possible reductions-in-force, the president of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) said today. NTEU represents the entire 24,000-employee CBP bargaining unit."Significant budget cuts for this agency pose real-world dangers for the range of critical CBP duties," said NTEU President Colleen M. Kelley, "and inevitably would have a ripple effect throughout government, since CBP is the second-largest generator of federal revenue, behind only the Internal Revenue Service."The NTEU leader's position was underscored sharply today by a letter from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano to Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee. CBP is a key unit of DHS. In her letter, Secretary Napolitano said that under sequestration, CBP would not be able to maintain current staffing levels as mandated by Congress. "Funding and staffing reductions will increase wait times at airports, affect security between land ports of entry, affect CBP's ability to collect revenue owed to the federal government, and slow screening and entry programs for those traveling into the United States," she wrote. The secretary, who warned of furloughs of up to 14 days for "a significant portion of our frontline law enforcement personnel," added: "We simply cannot absorb the additional reduction posed by sequestration without significantly negatively affecting frontline operations and our nation's previous investment in the homeland security enterprise." "Congress must act immediately to put an end to this destructive policy," said President Kelley. "Sequestration could have far-reaching impacts across every community in America. NTEU is urging Congress to stop the sequester now."Separately, President Kelley noted that the greatest roadblock to trade and travel efficiency is the lack of sufficient staff at the nation's land, air and sea ports of entry. Understaffed ports, she said, lead to long delays in commercial lanes as cargo waits to enter the country and could hurt our country's travel and tourism industry, which has only begun recovering from the recession.In congressional testimony last year warning of the impact of inadequate staffing, she noted that one government projection is that by 2017, average wait times at ports of entry could rise to nearly one hour and forty minutes—a development that would cost the U.S. economy more than 54,000 jobs annually, along with $12 billion in economic output, $3 billion in wages and $1.2 billion in tax revenue. The cumulative loss in output due to border delays over the next decade, she said, is estimated by the Commerce Department to be $86 billion.Moreover, sequestration could mean a significant loss of pay or even job loss for the dedicated and highly-trained officers and other frontline CBP personnel, the NTEU leader said. "This would be devastating for these employees, their families and the communities around the country that rely on them to keep us safe and to facilitate trade and travel.""Sequestration is the direct opposite of the policy we should be following," Kelley said. NTEU is among the most highly-visible and vocal proponents of congressional action to head off sequestration, now scheduled for March 1. NTEU is the largest independent federal union, representing 150,000 employees in 31 agencies and departments.
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Pamela Anderson just can't make up her mind if she wants to be married to Rick Salomon or not. On Tuesday, Philly.com shared that she has decided to end the divorce with her ex-husband. Back on July 3, she decided she wanted to divorce him and now she has decided that she doesn't want to divorce him.
Just two weeks later Pamela and Rick were seen kissing again. They looked very on again and now reports are that they are rekindling their romance. Now she wants the divorce papers to be dismissed because she doesn't want to divorce him. It looks like she might be trying to work out this marriage instead.
This is Pamela Anderson's third marriage, but the second one to Rick Salomon. They might end up being the perfect match for each other, but only time will tell if they will stay married again this time or not. It looks like they might be able to make it work finally.
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Tech Earns Top-20 Finish Saturday at NCAAs
The Red Raiders secured their third-consecutive top-20 finish at the NCAA Championships Saturday.
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DES MOINES, Iowa - Senior Shane Brathwaite and the Lady Raider 4x100 sprint relay team concluded action for Texas Tech Saturday afternoon at the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
After four days of competition at Drake Stadium, the Red Raiders finished the meet tied for 18th overall with Stanford in the team standings after finishing with 16 points. The Red Raiders now have three consecutive top-20 finishes at the NCAA Championships.
"It was a top-20 finish for the men and I am very proud of that," head coach Wes Kittley said. "I was really proud of Shane today and the women's 4x100 team for getting into the finals. That 4x100 relay group has been so tremendous for us."
The Lady Raiders finished tied for 55th overall in the team standings with three points.
Brathwaite finished seventh overall in the men's 110 meter hurdles Saturday with a time of 13.93. The performance secured the best finish at the national meet in his already decorated Red Raider career.
Meanwhile, the Lady Raider 4x100 relay team finished eighth with a time of 44.76 to match the best finish in school history at the NCAA Championships in the event. The 2010 4x100 relay, comprised of each of the same four sprinters on Saturday, also finished eighth at the NCAA Championships to earn the school's first ever All-American status in the event.
Senior Jamele Mason led the way for the Red Raiders earning a team-high eight points after a second-place finish in the men's 400 meter hurdles Friday night. His time of 48.89 broke the school record and his second place finish marked the best in school history by a Red Raider in the 400 meter hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
In all, Texas Tech had five top-eight finishes and broke three school records over four-day meet. Mason and senior Precious Nwokey (heptathlon) each broke school records in the finals on Friday, while senior Gil Roberts broke his own school record in the 400 meter dash during Wednesday's preliminaries.


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NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The second day of action at the Eck Fall Classic was held Saturday, with Mississippi State women's tennis posting three wins.
Singles matches kicked off the action with wins from Roseline Dion and Petra Ferancova.
Dion took down Zane Zarina of Wake Forest 6-4, 6-2. Ferancova defeated Brigita Bercyte, also of Wake Forest, 7-5, 7-5. Olesya Tsigvintseva fell to her Wake Forest opponent, Ryann Cutillo, 6-2, 6-3.
Doubles play also resulted in a victory for the Lady Bulldogs as Tsigvintseva and Ferancova ousted JoHanna Manningham and Christine McGaffigan of host Notre Dame, 8-5.
Tsigvinsteva and Dion then paired up against Cutillo and Karen Forman of Wake Forest, but were unable to pull out the victory, falling to their opponents 8-1.
"It was a solid day today. The girls battled and earned a few big wins. I was happy with their effort," commented head coach Daryl Greenan.
Play will continue Sunday at 9 a.m. (ET).
MSU Results from the Eck Fall Classic Notre Dame, Ind. - 11/5/11
SINGLES - Roseline Dion (MSU) def. Zane Zarina (Wake Forest) 6-4, 6-2; Petra Ferancova (MSU) def. Brigita Bercyte (Wake Forest) 7-5, 7-5; Ryann Cutillo (Wake Forest) def. Olesya Tsigvintseva (MSU) 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
DOUBLES - Olesya Tsigvintseva/Petra Ferancova (MSU) def. JoHanna Manningham/Christine McGaffigan (Notre Dame) 8-5; Ryann Cutillo/Karen Forman (Wake Forest) def. Olesya Tsigvintseva/Roseline Dion (MSU) 8-1


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So after eight seasons and boatloads of pleasant-if-mostly-forgettable memories, as of last night, the HBO bromantic comedy series Entourage has finally run its course. (Until the movie comes out, anyway). While we'll miss certain things about the show—namely that it always provided a half-hour's worth of entertainment on the most depressing night of the week without ever being totally shameful in its fluffiness—there's one thing about it that we are guaranteed to not miss. For the eight years it was on the air, Entourage's theme song, Jane's Addiction's "Superhero," was easily the most insufferable song to grace the credits of an otherwise-watchable TV program.
Many TV programs these days don't even have extended opening credit sequences (think the ten-seconds-tops title cards of Curb Your Enthusiasm or Breaking Bad), or if they do, they get creative with switching it up (think the theme-song artist shuffles of The Wire or Weeds). Entourage, however, was fairly old fashioned with it, going with a minute-long clip of the Jane's Addiction song over a relatively staid sequence of the series' four main characters driving down the Hollywood strip, with the show's primary actors' names appearing on signs and billboards that they pass by. That's not a bad thing in itself, as The Sopranos successfully used a similar theme structure for a full 90 seconds back in the day. But the song they used (A3′s "Woke Up This Morning") was a whole lot better and more appropriate than the plain awful "Superhero."
"Superhero"—which isn't even available for viewing in its full studio version on YouTube, as if it was now the sole property of Entourage—is representative of just about every criticism often levied against the show. The appeal of the song is all sheen and no substance, keyed around its slickly distorted guitar hook, impossibly smooth production, and superfluous "Yeah, Yeah-ah!" yelps, all of which become impossibly grating by the end of the song's minute of screen time. It sounds exactly like the kind of song that a Hollywood suit would pick as something that hip young people would listen to, even if by the time of the mediocre 2003 album Strays (which "Superhero" is plucked from), not even a couple of '80s babies like E and Vince would have still been listening to Jane's Addiction. (Drama, maybe, but why would the other guys ever let him wrest control of the car stereo?)
Of course, the show does the song no favors by cutting up its verses and choruses in such a piecemeal fashion that it guarantees that the lyrics make no sense and bear absolutely zero relevance to anything that happens in the show. "My mind had been enabled / In a memory you overflow / Want to be your superhero / Even if I tumble fall / I'm OK / you know I need you desperately." If you can find any way to spin that nonsense as being about the characters or events of Entourage in any way, then congratulations on your successful career in public relations. It's not quite so bad in the full song—of which the Entourage credits take the last half of the first verse and two-thirds of the chorus—where the whole thing amounts to just a dippy psychedelic love song, but in the Entourage edit, the lyrics come off as even dumber and more annoying than they already are.
On some TV shows, when the opening credits roll around, it's a familiar and comforting experience, and in the best cases, it can even be integral to the show's identity. With Entourage, the credits are just a reason to be grateful for the invention of DV-R and the fast-forward button. As much as we'll miss the show's steadily above average presence on TV and in our lives, we'll be infinitely grateful for our Sunday nights to be forever free of Perry Farrell mewing "YEAH! OH…YEAH!" amidst the sound of car doors opening.


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A remarkable second half performance has proved enough for the San Antonio Scorpions as they managed a 4-2 win over NTX Rayados in the US Open Cup at Toyota Field on Wednesday night.
San Antonio were stunned early as NTX continued their good goal scoring form with a corner allowing Clifford Spence to score thanks to poor Scorpions defense.
After the goal the Rayados were able to just park the bus and sit back, inviting the Scorpions on them as they easily held out.
Within 20 minutes the Scorpions chances of advancing took a heavy hit as Alberto Rodriguez continued his incredible scoring form, launching a power effort from just past halfway that stunned Jeremy Vuolo and the Scorpions, putting NTX 2-0 up.
The Scorpions had their first chance of the match in the 24th minute as Leo Cruz was able to hit a free kick that beat the wall and the keeper but bounced back off the post.
That was about as good as it would get for the Scorpions in the half as NTX Rayados managed to hold out and keep it at 2-0 at the break.
Scorpions coach, Alen Marcina must have had words of wisdom at the interval because the Scorpions came out and showed that they were the professional team as they took charge of the match in the second half with Walter Restrepo coming in after the break.
The change paid off just four minutes in as a cross came in from Josue Soto and found Restrepo, who headed home the goal, his first in Scorpions colors, and gave the Scorpions a chance.
It was all San Antonio but the Rayados were holding firm, until the pressure finally told in the 64th minute as Sainey Touray made space for himself and launched a rocket of a shot from the top of the box to level the scores.
Five minutes later and the Scorpions were in front, and again it was Touray scoring, with Soto picking up another assist, sending the ball for Touray who scored the vital goal.
Soto was given a reward for his hard work in the 77th minute when Touray was brought down in the box, it was Soto who stepped up to take the penalty and bury it to put the Scorpions 4-2 up and seal the win.
With the win the Scorpions move in to the fourth round, where they will play FC Dallas in Frisco on June 17th, the Scorpions will be hoping to repeat their pre-season form when they beat Dallas in San Antonio.


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New Secretary of State John Kerry thought it would be a good idea to release a quarter of the $1 billion President Obama promised to Egpyt back in May of 2011.
Kerry referred to the giving of aid to the Muslim Brotherhood controlled government as a "good-faith effort" to help the Egyptian people. Except the funds will probably be used to further limit freedoms and spread the power of the Brotherhood. That's the same Muslim Brotherhood, by the way, whose self-stated goal is to "destroy western civilization from within."
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JWC TO MARY RUSSELL ; 2 October 1857; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18571002-JWC-MR-01; CL 33: 92-94
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[2 October 1857]
Dearest Mary
I couldn't for shame write to you last week—for I couldn't in writing have withheld the fact that I had—got a shocking bad cold!—(again!)— Really I found myself making apologies, and explaining the cause to every body who came in—as if it had been a punishable offence against society I was committing. Harriet Martineau used to say of me, with that show of accuracy never accurate which distinguishes her: "Jane Carlyle has eight Influenzas annually; I wonder how she survives it"! Now it is getting to be one Influenza lasting all the year round— However I must not lose heart; tho it was disappointing to fall ill just when I had been taking all that trouble to strengthen myself, and with tolerable success apparently— But really I should have needed the thick skin of a horse, instead of being "born without skin" as the germans call those born, (as I was) in the seventh month;1 to resist the masked batteries of cold air, Mr C brought to bear on me during the east wind ten days ago! He has a mania about "fresh air," this man—and is never happy unless all the doors and windows are open. From open violence of draughts I can partly defend myself; wearing a cloak and bonnet the same as if I were out of doors! &c—but when he surreptitiously opens a window at my back (the back of my seat) when I am out of the room, and the curtains are drawn over it, I often receive my first notice of the fact in the form of a sore throat— As he never takes cold himself, he can't be made to understand how sitting between two open cross windows, at midnight, in an east wind, should not be excessively bracing and healthy for me!— However I have had the weather in my favour, and seem to be getting over the attack which was sharp enough while it lasted—
I was really thankful to hear from you— For I had been working myself into a worry about your health.—That being the rock a-head with myself always—; I am apt to fancy it every bodys rock a head, when there is any delay I dont understand—
I hope to hear of you from my Aunt Ann more particularly than you ever tell me about yourself— Grace wrote the other day that she (Ann)2 was gone to "her beloved Dumfriesshire" but didn't say to what place of it first.
Poor Mrs Scott!3 What horrid anxiety she must be kept in! I thank God I have nobody belonging to me in India just now. It is miserable enough to think of the wretchedness of those who have! I fear it will be long enough before there is any safety for those who are there, or any peace for their friends at home. All the Indian officers I have seen, who have any sense, and experience of India think very badly of our chances of reducing it back to tranquility and if Madras and Bombay join the revolt they think we shall lose India altogether.
I wait anxiously to see what Sir Colin Campbell will do4— The one sensible thing one has seen done by the Home Government was sending him.
My London Friends are almost all gone into the Country and the Town looks strangely dull—the more so from our having been used to spend this part of the year at the Grange— Lord Ashburton has been in the Highlands deer-stalking as usual, and is going to Ireland with some friends—not being able to face the Grange— He thought of going to India—for a resource!—but was advised off that scheme,— It is not so much sorrow that troubles him one would say, as bewilderment— He looks like a child who had lost his nurse in a wood— I expect some scheming woman will marry him up—not because he is likely to care for anybody, but because he does [not]5 know what to do with himself, and would be glad that some one took the trouble of him off his hands.
Ann goes on well— I was afraid her temper might suffer under the loss of absolute mistressship—but she has stood it pretty well, and her qualities and capabilities as a servant come out very strong in comparison with the Servants at Auchtertool—where it is "toil and trouble"6 from morning till night—with three regular servants and two supernumuaries—and nothing able to go on without Maggie fussing and fuming like a little steam engine! I wouldnt lead such a life! but Maggie seems to like it! and as Walter seems to think dinner parties the chief end of life, it is well for her she does like it— But it made me both sad and angry to see such waste—of every thing—time and strength and human faculty as well as of money— Mary was fast falling into her old bad way when I was there—which I did not wonder at, considering the late and perfectly irregular hours they kept and the stew of hot over crowded rooms—but Dr Dewar7 put her on milk diet again—and under orders—and I hear she is improving— But oh dear it is a precarious life hers and its precariousness not sufficiently recognised by either herself or others— As for Jeanie (Mrs Chrystal with her infant and its two six feet high nurses—attending her about shed a series of visits— Such an affected bedizzened! caricature of a fine Lady I never came across I could hardly keep my hands off her— My Mother always predicted what she would grow to—
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Thank you to Backcountry.com and Aqua-Bound for hand-selecting me to review this piece of gear for the benefit of the backcountry.com community.
I received my 198cm Aqua-Bound Shred a few weeks ago. This paddle looks just like the photo and is true to size. I tried it out on Meadowcamp, a class 4+ section of the Deschutes River in Bend,OR. As soon as I entered the water I went for a roll and it was no problem. Once in the rapids I began making my way from eddy to eddy and was able to get where I wanted to go without difficulty. I usually use a 200cm Werner Powerhouse and I did notice that the Shred had a lot more flex It took a little getting used to but wasn't a big issue. I intentionally paddled hard into several rocks to get a feel for the durability of the plastic blades- they're stronger than I would have guessed. I've given this paddle a 4 star rating because it is perfectly adequate for whitewater kayaking. The recommended use for this paddle is 'entry-level paddling. I think this paddle would work well for many all the way up to class 3-4. It may be a good choice for smaller/weaker paddlers because of the flex. For the money this is an extremely good deal for folks that are entering the sport. I have been carrying the 4 piece breakdown version of this paddle for 2 years and it has gotten me out of several tough spots already. I will continue to test the Shred on class 3-4 into the winter and report back in a few months.
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I moved to kayaking after years of paddling canoes because the (used) boats were cheaper than whitewater canoes (such is the life of a college student). For me, the most shocking part of the switch didn't occur in the water, but instead when I looked at paddle pricing. Fortunately, I managed to land one of these with my first kayak. Now, to begin with the pros: It's light enough, it's reasonably comfortable, and, at least as a 19 Y.O. male in good shape, found that I could put even the longest days on the water without getting fatigue. It's a whitewater design, and the catch is fairly clean. It's not as nice as the Werner I use now, but I'm glad I started with this paddle so that I can appreciate the difference. To put it simply, there isn't anything I can't do with this paddle I can do with my current paddle. However, if I may caution those looking for a first paddle: get a breakdown paddle. You may pay a little extra now, but if you do end up upgrading your paddle later, you end up saving money as you can repurpose this paddle as your spare paddle instead of dropping money on a third paddle when that time comes.
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I bought this paddle after getting into kayaking and it fits the bill for me.
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If youre doing water where your paddle may be the difference between life and death, I would get a different paddle, but if you are looking for an entry level paddle, guest paddle, or a spare, this is a good paddle for the money (especially if you use a 20% off coupon). Also, if you a looking at long days of paddling or overnight tripping, then you are ready to spend a little more money for lighter paddle.
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I am 19 years old and have been a believer all my life. I didn't really follow God's Word until 2 years ago. My husband was diagnosed with cancer in 2009. He was only 17 years old and I was 2 months pregnant. I felt like the whole world came crashing down on me! It was very hard for me to accept it. My husband then decided to give his life to God and has been a believer ever since. He was recently told that there was no cure for him anymore; that there are no chances of the tumor getting smaller. He can only do radiation to ease the pain. About two days ago I was driving and was thinking about everything that was happening. I was listening to K-LOVE and the song "Lead Me" came on. All of a sudden a car pulled up to the side of me and when I looked at the bumper there was a sticker that said, "Relax, God is in control." It was shocking to me and I went home rejoicing! There is no doubt that we are battling this cancer with God on our side! God has the last word.
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Category: Culture | Posted on Tue, May, 27th 2014 by THCFinder
While giving kids cannabis for health issues isn't exactly common practice, it's these young people who need the plant more than anyone when they're suffering from epilepsy or cancer. The medicines that are produced by large pharmacy can have dangerous side effects, not to mention the rapid deteriorating effect that chemo has on a person. Kids especially need the healing power of cannabis because it virtually has no side effects, leaving the young one using it to develop and live a more normal childhood.
When a person is diagnosed with epilepsy, it means that the neurotransmitters in the brain are constantly firing. These transmitters are part of the encocannabinoid system that every human body possesses and are also connected to the psychoactive effects of THC. However, when high levels of CBD are introduced, it triggers a reaction in the endocannabinoid system and sends messages to the transmitters, telling them to stop firing off so rapidly. This effect drastically decreases seizing in patients and is being looked at as an incredibly effective medicine against epilepsy, especially in children.
CBD treatments on children with epilepsy were shown to be incredibly effective. Parents of these children were so happy with the results that they claimed the plant to be an actual miracle... Which, after trying multiple different pills, tranquilizers, and steroids, isn't a surprise. A study done by the National Institute of Health in 2013 showed that CBD treatments in children with epilepsy showed that 16 out of 19 children taking CBD showed drastic improvement. In two of those cases, the epilepsy disappeared completely.
The appeal of highly concentrated CBD cannabis products is overwhelming. Even though there are some people who still don't agree (there are many reports of families getting Child Protective Services called on them for using cannabis as a treatment rather then the "normal" way), the progress of the children who are taking cannabis now cannot be denied. Pills given to these kids can cause liver failure, developmental problems, and completely take away the child's lust for life, causing them to become zombified and sad. A child should not have to spend their younger years in hospitals or being shot up with terrible drugs with adverse effects. If there is a natural, side effect free cure out there, there's absolutely no reason why we shouldn't be using it, researching it, and benefiting from it.
Hundreds of families have relocated to the state of Colorado in order to get their hands on the strain of cannabis known as Charlotte's Web, named after a little girl with epilepsy that the strain was specifically made for. The stain contains only the very smallest amounts of THC, leaving almost no psychoactive effect when ingested. Instead, the strain has an extremely high CBD content. The waiting list for this particular strain is months long and full of hopeful parents that want nothing but health for their suffering children.
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Category: Tokers | Posted on Mon, May, 26th 2014 by THCFinder
Uruguay To Sell Recreational Marijuana Tax Free
Category: Legalization | Posted on Mon, May, 26th 2014 by THCFinder
Uruguay recently became the first country to completely legalize cannabis, and has big plans to create a recreational marijuana industry. This has lead to numerous other countries considering following suit. I think after other countries see how well it works, it will speed up the process of reform around the world. Hopefully the United States gets on that bandwagon sooner than later at the federal level.
A lot of people in the media and in the international community were shocked to see Uruguay make such a bold move. But I think the most shock came from the United States cannabis industry when it became known that Uruguay would be selling cannabis at such a low price – less than one dollar per gram. That price is considerably lower than prices in stores in Colorado.
It appears that Uruguay will be making another bold move with their cannabis policy – selling legal recreational cannabis tax free. Per Reuters:
Uruguay will exempt marijuana production and sales from taxes in a bid to ensure prices remain low enough to undercut competition from black market pot smuggled in from Paraguay, according to consultants advising the government on a legalization plan.
"The principal objective is not tax collection. Everything has to be geared toward undercutting the black market," said Felix Abadi, a contractor who is developing Uruguay's marijuana tax structure. "So we have to make sure the price is low."
Uruguay will auction up to six licenses to produce cannabis legally in the next weeks. The government is also considering growing marijuana on a plot of land controlled by the military to avoid illegal trafficking of the crop.
One of the biggest selling points in the United States to reform cannabis laws and allow the industry to operate is that it will generate a significant amount of tax revenue. It seems that Uruguay is not as concerned with generating tax revenue. I think legalization combined with extremely low prices will catapult Uruguay to the status of 'most cannabis friendly destination' once sales start rolling out. How Uruguay will deal with an influx of foreign travelers is yet to be seen, but I think added tourism is 'problem' every nation would love to have.
Laura Blanco, President of Uruguay's Cannabis Studies Association will be on hand at our conference in September to give attendees a first-hand account from the country making international waves by regulating cannabis sales. Join us in Portland, Oregon, as we bring together entrepreneurs, activists and professionals from across the globe to provide an international cannabis conference like no other.
Larry OG Cannabis
Category: Nugs | Posted on Mon, May, 26th 2014 by THCFinder
Larry OG Kush by the Cali Connection Marijuana Seedbank. Based mainly on genetics from the Californian Coast, USA. These guys marry the finest marijuana strains with their favorite OG Kush legendary strain. Larry OG Kush is no exception to this rule, using the fames Larry cutting and crossing with a F3 OG KUSH hybrid the boys have again produced some perfect pot seeds. Ideal for the ever growing, cannabis seed collectors market.
Canada vending machines pop out marijuana
Category: News | Posted on Mon, May, 26th 2014 by THCFinder
The vending machines at a Vancouver storefront look ordinary -- but instead of spitting out gum or snacks, for a few coins they deliver medical marijuana.
For Can$4, the brightly lit "gumball" machine drops a plastic ball filled with the so-called "Cotton Candy" variety of the drug. The "Purple Kush" option costs Can$6.
But the really good stuff, said proprietor Chuck Varabioff, is "Pink Kush," available from another machine the size of a fridge that delivers a wide range of marijuana in plastic bags heat-sealed for hygiene.
His British Columbia Pain Society is one of about 400 pot stores -- which call themselves medical marijuana dispensaries -- in the western Canadian city.
They're all part of a booming medical marijuana industry that operates in a legal gray zone since a federal court ruling recently overturned Ottawa's latest attempt to regulate its distribution.
Under the new regulatory regime, as of April 1, some 30,000 home-based growing operations and distributors across Canada are to be replaced by fewer but larger commercial operations.
Many of the smaller growers and distributors, particularly in westernmost British Columbia province, however, refused to step aside.
The drug is illegal outside of the new regime, Vancouver police said in March, but it's not one of the force's top priorities, which are instead focused on violent and predatory drug traffickers, gangs and hard drugs including cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine.
"Medical marijuana dispensaries operating today in Vancouver do not meet these criteria," the police warning said.
Official city policy -- and to a lesser degree British Columbia government policy -- tackles all illegal drugs as a health instead of a criminal issue.
The use of marijuana for medicinal purposes was effectively legalized in Canada in 1999, and its use has been expanded through a series of court challenges.
Calls are now growing to also decriminalize recreational marijuana use -- which Canada has prohibited since 1923.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com
Superman OG Weed
Category: Nugs | Posted on Fri, May, 23rd 2014 by THCFinder
A very strong OG kush strain that contains a high amount of THC and CBD. An indica-dominant hybrid that will leave you feeling tired or somewhat euphoric. Great or insomnia and stress.
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This series lists sites in Scotland regarded as being worthy of preservation by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Sites are assessed according to a variety of factors such as architectural merit, historical association, and known or potential value for archaeological research. The volumes usually contain an introduction providing a brief statement of physical and other factors affecting settlement in a region. This is followed by an inventory of the monuments, the monuments being grouped according to type and arranged as far as possible in chronological order. The descriptions are illustrated with ground plans, drawings and black and white photographs. National grid references for each site are also provided.
The Library holds 15 volumes (published 1956-1992) for: Argyll (covering Kintyre, Lorn, Northern Argyll, Iona, Islay and Jura, Mid Argyll), Lanarkshire, Peebleshire, the County of Roxburgh and Stirlingshire, Outer Hebrides, Skye, Mid and West Lothian, Fife, Kinross, Clackmannon.


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It's good if you have planned to work as a freelancer, but it can be even better if you plan to do it cautiously. Agreeing to work as a freelancer is always an option for all of us, but the first thing every one of us should ask ourselves before taking any freelancing work is how much time do we have to dedicate to these projects. Besides, are we passionate enough to spend some extra time on work. Once you have answers to these questions, you can go ahead to look for projects that you can start working upon as a freelancer. For this, your social network can be of help to you. Your contacts can surely help you find your first few clients.
Below are some tips that can help you work efficiently as a freelancer:
Balance is needed
Maintain balance between what you are charging for your services and what should be charged. First, you should know your worth and then think of the remuneration you should ask for your services. It doesn't mean that you should charge less than what others are asking for. It just signifies that you should keep a check on the market trends, know your worth and ask for the money that looks apt, and nor over charged.
Don't put your personal life at stake
If you are putting in extra hours at work to complete your freelance projects, you should make sure that your personal commitments aren't being kept at stake. Ensure to manage your time and fulfil your professional commitments without making any compromises on the personal front.
Quality should be your priority
When you decide to work as a freelancer, you first need to build a faithful relationship with the clients. Your quality of work is one of the significant factors that can help you do so. So, never compromise on the quality, and make every possible effort to keep the clients interested in the work you deliver.
Manage your clients wisely
Freelancer jobs ask you to manage a client list of your own. Initially the client base may not be too vast, but as the time passes by, the clientele expands and so does the workload. In such a case, the freelancers should be skilled enough to manage all of their clients simultaneously. At the same time, they also need to devote a sufficient amount of time to each of the projects.
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NIST Releases Final Charleston Report
March 16, 2011 – The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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Sofa Super Store in Charleston, South Carolina that trapped and killed nine fire
The final report is strengthened by clarifications and supplemental text based on comments provided by organizations and individuals in response to the draft report of the study, released for public comment on October 28, 2010 and posted on the IAFF web site.
According to NIST, this final report does not alter the study team's main finding: that the major factors contributing to the rapid spread of the fire at the Sofa Super Store were large open spaces with furniture providing high-fuel loads, the inward rush of air following the breaking of windows and a lack of sprinklers.
NIST does recognize that shortages in staffing and deployed resources, as well as the management of available resources, were also major factors in the tragedy. NIST notes that for this type of high-hazard occupancy, NFPA 1710 advocates a minimum crew size of five to six members for each apparatus.
Based on its findings, the study team has made 11 recommendations for enhancing building, occupant and fire fighter safety nationwide.
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text: [[quoteright:300:[[Series/{{Outsourced}} http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/outsourcedtvshow_193.JPG]]]][[caption-width-right:300:Guess who's the main character.]]->''"Our team consists of two black guys, two white women, and one white guy, so I guess it's pretty clear who's in charge."''-->-- '''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica''', ''Website/TheEditingRoom's'' abridged script for ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''No matter how diverse a show's cast or how positive its portrayal of minorities, the lead character will almost always be a conventionally attractive, heterosexual, Caucasian, vaguely Christian male. Common wisdom in the Western entertainment industry is that a show or film needs a lead character that the [[MostWritersAreMale target demographic]] can [[LeadYouCanRelateTo identify with]], so this is usually an EnforcedTrope. The White Male Lead is often TheHero. There are, of course, shows and films with female and/or minority leads, but those works are almost always targeted towards those specific demographics. If a producer wants to appeal across all demographics, chances are they'll go with a white male lead (with the occasional Creator/WillSmith and Creator/JackieChan exception). This is because there is still racism in the West; whites are the majority there and studios believe they are unable to relate to minority characters. Men are not the majority, but in the world of writing most of them are and there's still plenty of sexism in the west, so they thus believe that their audience can't relate to women either. Advertising for a show or film will often show the white male in the front and centre with all other characters in the background. It is the advertiser's way of saying, "Yes, this show is perfectly accessible to the majority of Americans."Many stories, both real and fictional, are often subjected to {{Race Lift}}s in TV or movie adaptations so that there will be a white guy in the lead role. Another common tactic is for the adaptation to focus on a white male who was a minor character in the original story.Tropers are reminded that '''[[TropesAreTools tropes are not always bad]]'''. Many works with white male leads have been praised for their positive portrayals of minority characters. And of course it's a vicious cycle of investors who want to put their money in a sure thing and studios who want to have something to point at to seem like they know what's going to sell; there's no one group to blame. Compare GirlShowGhetto and MinorityShowGhetto (which this trope is intended to avoid), RidiculouslyAverageGuy, and WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant. Compare and contrast {{Mukokuseki}}, making characters racially ambiguous so that multiple demographics can relate to them. Unless a work is consciously avoiding it, he is often the leader of a TokenTrio or FiveTokenBand. If the one white person is not the lead character, then he's the TokenWhite.----!!Examples:[[foldercontrol]][[folder:Film]]* Averted in many martial arts films, especially those starring Creator/BruceLee, Creator/JackieChan, and Creator/JetLi. The martial arts genre is perhaps the only genre in which a large number of films with Asian leads found success in the United States.** ''Film/TheForbiddenKingdom'' takes place in ancient China, but its lead is a white male from the present day. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forbidden_Kingdom#Critical_reception One reviewer]] said "As a Hollywood blockbuster, ''The Forbidden Kingdom'' offers no apologies for its American-centrism. In fact, it wears it with pride like a badge of honor." It was star JackieChan's own idea that the protagonist be a white kid, precisely to attract interest in the West for what was basically a WireFu movie. This example is unusual in that the White Male Lead is not featured prominently in any of the advertising. The purpose of a White Male Lead in a movie with a minority-heavy cast is usually to attract white audiences, but as mentioned above, JackieChan and JetLi movies usually do not have this problem.* Universal's ''Film/FortySevenRonin'', based on the Japanese historical legend of The47Ronin starring [[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118033107?haasFormId=98003e0c-be4d-4ba0-886d-07c949a13db8&haasPage=0 Keanu Reeves]] is a debatable [[SubvertedTrope subversion]], since Creator/KeanuReeves ''is'' part-Asian, but he is not Japanese and [[OriginalCharacter no character like his]] (a British-Japanese "[[ButNotTooForeign half-breed]]") appears in the original story. ExecutiveMeddling had several scenes [[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/universal-pulls-47-ronin-director-budget-swells-225m-exclusive-57111?page=0,0 reshot]] because the originals did not give enough focus to Reeves. Keanu tends to play this role a lot -- a generic-looking blank that is easy for audience members to project themselves onto (even if this doesn't speak well of his acting ability). * ''Film/TheLastAirbender'' is based on a cartoon with two lead characters of ambiguous race (tan skin and blue eyes) and a culture based on Inuits. The film cast unambiguously white actors to play the lead roles and Inuit actors as the rest of their tribe.* ''Film/NoEscape'': Despite being set in an Asian country, the film is focused solely on Jack Dwyer (played by the very white Owen Wilson) and his desire to protect his family, and not focused on any Asian character.* ''Come See the Paradise'' is a story about Japanese internment camps centered on Dennis Quaid.* In the original novel ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'', the narrator is the Native American Chief Bromden. The film version centers on the white male Randle P. [=McMurphy=] without any narration from the Chief. This is a case of PragmaticAdaptation, because Chief Bromden is a SupportingProtagonist who does not speak for the vast majority of the film (and it's a surprise reveal in the movie that he actually can), while the main conflict in both the book and the film revolves around [=McMurphy=] and Nurse Ratched, not Chief.* ''Film/{{Glory}}'' is about UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar's 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, one of the first formal units of the U.S. Army to be made up entirely of African-American men. The movie's viewpoint character is Colonel Robert Gould Shaw (Creator/MatthewBroderick), the 54th's white commanding officer.** This is the case in RealLife as well. The relief sculpture on the Boston Common commemorating the 54th centers on Colonel Shaw, who was a Boston native.* ''Film/GoForBroke'', a movie about the Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team, starred the very blonde Van Johnson.* ''Franchise/StarWars''** ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack:'' Despite the introduction of Lando, Luke is always in charge throughout the original trilogy.** The Prequel Trilogy had this. Introducing Mace Windu, an Hispanic Bobba Fett, and other minorities, Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Padme; (All White) recieve the most screen time.** In ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', Finn (Black Male,) is implied to be the hero for most of the movie, and [[HeroOfAnotherStory Poe Dameron]] is played by Hispanic actor Oscar Isaac. While both do play major roles in the films, it's revealed that [[spoiler: Rey (White female) is the ChosenOne]] while the main antagonist is Kylo Ren (White Man).* Averted when Creator/NeilGaiman was approached by film studios wanting to adapt ''Literature/AnansiBoys''; he refused because they wanted to [[RaceLift cast white actors]] in place of the all-black leads.* Averted and parodied in ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle''. The opening scene contains two white guys rather than the actual lead characters and sets up their storyline, [[HeroOfAnotherStory which happens almost entirely offscreen]]. The film's creators initially feared that ExecutiveMeddling would turn Harold and Kumar into "Joe and Dave." The two white guys are the movie the creators were afraid that '' Harold And Kumar'' would become. * Christian Bale played a funeral director in ''[[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/12/22/christian-bale-nanjing-heroes/ Nanjing Heroes]]'' (Now called ''Flowers of War''), a story about the Nanjing Massacre during WorldWarII. Fortunately, there ''were'' many foreigners in China prior to the rise of communism. This example is unusual in that the movie was made by a Chinese studio.* The 2011 film ''Film/TowerHeist'' was supposed to have a mostly black and Latino cast with EddieMurphy in the lead. The lead role instead went to Creator/BenStiller.* Inverted in ''Lilies of the Field''. Creator/SidneyPoitier plays a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who decides to help out some rather disaffected German nuns.* In the film version of ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'', Alan Quartermain is the lead character and the team leader. In the [[Comicbook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen original comic]], Mina Murray is the team leader. [[RuleOfSeanConnery But he's]] SeanConnery!* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse** Every hero with their own movie is white and male. This seems to be changing with film adaptations of ComicBook/BlackPanther and the [[ComicBook/MsMarvel Carol Danvers]] incarnation of [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]] being announced.** It's worth noting that Marvel's various TV shows are much more diverse, with only one, ''Series/{{Daredevil 2015}}'', starring a white man. ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' has an ensemble cast that includes multiple women and people of color, ''Series/AgentCarter'' stars Peggy Carter, and the ''Series/JessicaJones2015'' and ''Series/{{Luke Cage|2016}}'' series star a woman and a black man, respectively. This isn't too surprising, since the small screen is generally better than the big at featuring women and minority characters in lead roles.** Rumor has it that one of the reasons that the long-planned ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' movie is languishing in DevelopmentHell is because of the lack of white male characters in the team. Of the characters from the comic, Alex Wilder is black, Nico Minoru is a Japanese-American girl, Karolina Dean is a lesbian, Molly Hayes is a girl, Victor Mancha is Latino, and Xavin is a shape-shifting alien that usually settles on the form of a black girl. Chase Stein is the only straight white male on a team of 5-6 characters. * During the time Jeff Robinov (who infamously said in 2007 that he would never greenlight a film with a female lead after the box office disappointment of ''Film/TheBraveOne'') was there, most of the films at WarnerBros consisted of these. In June 2013, Robinov was finally fired (over greenlighting ''Film/PacificRim'') and replaced with a three-person committee (two men and one woman). It has yet to be seen if Warner Bros. will change their practices.* Creator/DannyGlover blames this trope for his biopic of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Ouverture Toussaint L'Ouverture]] being stuck in DevelopmentHell for years. The script was finished long ago, but every time he shows it around the studios demand the inclusion of "white heroes" as a condition to produce it. ''[[CompletelyMissingThePoint White heroes in a L'Ouverture biopic.]]''* ''Film/TheLastKingOfScotland'': A movie (and [[AdaptationDisplacement its source novel]]) about Idi Amin's dictatorship in Uganda, with a fictional Scottish doctor as the lead. Though, admittedly, it ''is'' a heavy plot point, with at least one LampshadeHanging. And it's VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory.* Max from ''Film/{{Elysium}}'' is a light-skinned Hispanic, but is played by the very [=WASPy=] Matt Damon. While it's true that [[LatinoIsBrown not all Latinos have olive skin]], the fact remains that they cast ''Matt Damon'' for the role instead of someone of the appropriate ethnicity, when pretty much all of the background characters were non-white.* One of the most common criticisms of the film adaptation of ''Film/WorldWarZ''. The novel was a collection of interviews with a large variety of witnesses and survivors of varying genders and nationalities, while Brad Pitt's character -- the sole protagonist in the film -- might as well have been named Punch Whiteman.* This trope backfired HARD with the 2015 ''Film/{{Stonewall}}'' film, a BeenThereShapedHistory account of the Stonewall Riots that kicked off the modern gay rights movement. The real-life riots were headed by ButchLesbian Stormé [=DeLarverie=] and two [[{{Transsexual}} Transgender]] women of color: Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, among many others. However, the movie focuses on fictional Danny Winters, a white StraightGay teenager from Indiana who bused to New York City after being kicked out of his home. Filmmaker Creator/RolandEmmerlich stated in interviews that he created Danny to appeal to straight white audiences, which pleased nobody. LGBT activists and historians were angered that the film did no justice to the real heroes of Stonewall, film critics were unimpressed by the ClicheStorm plot, and even many straight white people--particularly the ones who'd be interested in seeing this movie in the first place--were insulted by the notion that they'd be unable to empathize with minority characters and would need the most whitebread kid possible (not even a native New Yorker but someone from [[DownOnTheFarm the rural Midwest]]) to identify with. Predictably, the film was an utter bomb in the box office.* The movie ''Film/AbductionOfEden'' is based on a true story about an Asian-American girl who was kidnapped and sold in to sexual slavery. Jamie Chung, the lead actress, has said the movie struggled to find funding or a distributor because the executives wanted to add in a likable white male protagonist who would ultimately rescue Eden, even though such a character never existed in real life.* ''Film/TheLastSamurai'' is a loose retelling of the Boshin War and Satsuma Rebellion [[HollywoodHistory rolled into one event]]. It stars fictional American advisor-turned pro-Samurai defector Nathan Algren (played by Creator/TomCruise), whose real inspiration is Frenchman Jules Brunet. While the studio insists that the "Samurai" in the title is plural and [[WordOfGod does not]] reference [[MightyWhitey Cruise's character]] (who is not a Samurai) but Creator/KenWatanabe's Lord Katsumoto (a reimagined Saigo Takamori) and his allies, the advertising featured Cruise prominently and the final scene [[spoiler:where SoleSurvivor Algren schools the young Emperor of Japan into respecting his own country's history]] drew some criticism.* The LiveActionAdaptation of ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell'' has cast Creator/ScarlettJohansson as the very Japanese Major Motoko Kusanagi, a decision leading to a BrokenBase. What really clinches this trope, however, is the claims that at one point the production team were seriously considering CGI-editing her to look Japanese. It would be more acceptable, apparently, to have a Caucasian actress in yellowface--and not just boring old makeup yellowface but ''expensive computer-generated yellowface''--than an actual Asian actress in the lead role. The response to ''this'' has been rather universal bewilderment.* ''Film/SpeedRacer'', though based on a Japanese cartoon, is cast mostly with actors of non-Asian descent and has Emile Hirsch playing its lead; ''one'' of the supporting roles went to a Korean. Even though ''Speed Racer'' was very much a {{Mukokuseki}} series, the casting is still vaguely odd.[[/folder]][[folder:Literature]]* In ''Literature/ABrothersPrice'', 90% of the population are women, but the lead is ...male. Justified in that the gender-inversion of many tropes wouldn't be interesting if we just got the point of view of the women, as it would then be almost exactly like any other novel with a male lead. Confusing, but it makes sense if you read the novel. And the second narrator ''is'' female. Played straight with the cover, where the protagonist carries an unconscious woman. While this does happen in the novel, it doesn't really represent the role this woman, and other women, play in the novel; they aren't nearly as passive. * Played with in ''Literature/GivesLight''. The main character is a light-skinned Native American boy (his father is Shoshone and his mother was Caucasian). As a result other children on the reservation see him as white, and because he was raised off of the reservation (but by the aforementioned Native American dad) he doesn't always fit in with them.* ''Literature/{{Remnants}}'' plays the trope unfortunately straight. The cast was enormously diverse, filled with [[TokenMinority minorities]], but Jobs, the lead, is a white male.** One of the authors who co-wrote ''Remnants'', Creator/MichaelGrant, later did the exact same thing in ''Literature/{{Gone}}'' with Sam.* Max in Bryan Miranda's ''Literature/TheJourneyToAtlantis''. Not only is he this trope, even his (last) name is White.* ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'' series:** The series [[AffirmativeActionLegacy amps up the minorities]] compared to its predominantly Caucasian prequel, but Percy and Jason are still the attractive, straight, white, male [[TheAce leads]] of the Greek and Roman camps, as well as of the Seven. ** Subverted in ''Son of Neptune'' - Frank is the official leader of the quest. And again in House of Hades, when Jason promotes Frank to praetorship to lead the ghost army.[[/folder]][[folder:Live Action TV]]* ''Series/{{Outsourced}}'', a fish-out-of-water story about a white male American running a call center in India.* ''Series/{{Glee}}''** ''Glee'' has a very diverse cast, boasting characters of all different races, sexual orientations, and levels of ability, but the stars of the show always seem to be the white, heterosexual teacher Will, and the leaders of Glee club: white, straight couple Finn and Rachel. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by Emma at one point.** It gets to the point where one episode has a tacked-on musical number for the black Mercedes and the Asian Tina. This number is explicitly said InUniverse to have been added to give two underutilized characters something to do.** ...Until the fifth season with the untimely death of Finn's actor Creator/CoryMonteith, which led to Kurt and Blaine becoming ''Glee's'' OfficialCouple, though they are both white males.** Finn is also an example in-universe. Apparently he is the only suitable "male lead" for the Glee club at the time the other two boy members are white, but one is a CampGay and the other one is disabled. Shortly later three other boys join in, but one is Jewish, one is black and one is Asian, so Finn, the only non-minority boy, stays as the designated lead, soaking in Will's favoritism, despite definitely not being the best male singer in the group and actually being one of the worst dancers.* ''Series/SavedByTheBell'': Zack, Screech, and Mr. Belding are all white males. Zack is the protagonist during the most popular 1989-1993 run. Screech and Mr. Belding were in all the incarnations. * ''Series/{{Community}}'' probably qualifies as a subversion of this. When it was first being advertised, it came off to some as yet another show about a white guy and his new quirky minority friends, but the show's {{Troperiffic}} nature quickly put an end to that. While Jeff isn't the main character in all the stories, he often is. He is certainly the one the group expects to come up with solutions to most of their problems, even if they know he's often self-centered and egotistical. While the 'mother figure' in the group alternates between Britta and Shirley, the "father figure" is firmly in Jeff's ballcourt. The only member who would challenge him is Pierce, who is also white and comes with a whole host of problems. To be fair to the show, Joel [=McHale=] was the cast member with the most TV credits to his name (save for Chevy Chase, who�not being the main character at all�was given the And Starring credit).* ''Series/DoctorWho''** All the Doctors so far have been white males, even though it has been stated and shown that Time Lords can change race and sex when they [[TheNthDoctor regenerate]]. There's been debate among fans -- and indeed, Creator/{{the BBC}}, who's considered black actors for the role -- of getting a female or alternate race in, but this quickly degrades into accusations that it was wrecked.** For the run on the classic show, the Doctor was treated as asexual, but the TV movie and the revived series frequently make overtures of the Doctor having sexual tension with his female companions (and pansexual male companion Captain Jack Harkness). One of Peter Capaldi's demands upon taking the role was for the Doctor to become an aromantic again.* ''Series/TheSingoff'''s third series was won by a now famous group called Music/{{Pentatonix}}. Despite all the singers being diverse and talented, the lead singer during the show was definitely the conventionally good looking white male.* The ''Franchise/LawAndOrder'' franchise usually has one of these, typically from a salty, no-nonsense, working class background, plus or minus an [[ActionGirl Olivia Benson]] or two.** Averted as of season 13 of ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' when Olivia Benson moves into the role of lead character, and the male lead, Nick Amaro, is Latino. By season 15, all of the regular male cast members (Ice-T, Danny Pino and Raúl Esparza) are black or Latino. Though in season 16, one white man is added to the regular cast.* Jim from ''Series/TheOffice'' isn't exactly the only white male at his small paper company in small town Pennsylvania, but he often served as being the young, attractive, savvy [[SitComCharacterArchetypes wisecracker]] who would make fun of the middle aged eccentric losers around him. Naturally, the [[SpotlightStealingSquad spotlight gets stolen from him]] on a regular basis. After a good deal of CharacterizationMarchesOn, he's learned to be NotSoAboveItAll.* The ''Series/{{CSI}}'' shows, at various points. The two spinoffs, ''Series/{{CSI NY}}'' and ''Series/{{CSI Miami}}'' all the time and ''Series/{{CSI}}'' started out with white male William Petersen and then went into an aversion phase with Lawerence Fishburne as its lead, and now back to the white male lead thing with Ted Danson.* As diverse as ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' tried to be in the [[TheSixties racially charged 60s]], they still had to have a white man as the Captain; the [[ExecutiveMeddling meddling executives]] wouldn't even stand for a female NumberTwo. This was followed by Jean-Luc Picard in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' and Jonathan Archer in ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise''. It was averted with ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', in which the eponymous space station is commanded by BaldBlackLeaderGuy Benjamin Sisko, and ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', in which the eponymous ship is captained by the female Kathryn Janeway.** TOS went even further in its final episode, where a character is given a line which, in one reading, may be explicitly stating that in Starfleet, women ''can't'' be Captains. (It's possible, however, to parse this line as meaning Kirk doesn't have room in his life for a steady relationship, because he's too obsessed with the job. It's ''possible''...)** One episode of ''Deep Space Nine'' revolved around a war-weary Ben Sisko slipping between the world he knows and one where he's a struggling sci-fi writer in the 1950's who is ''writing'' short stories about [=DS9=]. The biggest problem he faces is that nobody wants to publish them. His editor suggests that Ben replace his black lead by applying this trope.* Inverted on ''{{Benson}}'': the main character is black while the rest of the characters are white. * When the Creator/SciFiChannel adapted the Literature/EarthseaTrilogy into the mini-series ''Series/{{Earthsea}}'', they decided to make the main character white. This [[DisownedAdaptation did not sit well]] with the [[Creator/UrsulaKLeGuin original author]].* ''Series/CriminalMinds''** Although more properly an EnsembleCast, in its first two seasons billed Mandy Patinkin and Thomas Gibson as the show's leads. Furthermore, the pilot only had one female lead character (Elle Greenaway) and one African-American lead character (Derek Morgan) surrounded by white males, indicating that they were tokens. More female characters were added or became relevant, and Morgan's character has gained depth and prominence as the series progressed, but the show's "stars" are still white males- Gibson and Joe Mantegna.** The [=UnSub=] in "Broken Mirror" lampshades this when he "profiles" the team while taunting them during one of his phone calls, deriding Morgan as simply a "side of beef" and telling Elle she had no chance of "joining the all boys' club".** The first {{spinoff}} ''Series/CriminalMindsSuspectBehavior'', in its pursue to be radically different from the original series while keeping faithful to its [[StrictlyFormula basic structure]], had a BaldBlackLeaderGuy played by Creator/ForestWhitaker among an [[InvertedTrope otherwise whole white main cast]]. The character "Prophet", who had been originally envisioned as [[TokenMinority black]], was made white.** Played straight in the second spinoff, ''Series/CriminalMindsBeyondBorders''. The team includes two white females (one played by a Hispanic actress though the character is not), a half-Asian male, a black male and an older white male played by Creator/GarySinise, who is the team leader.* ''Series/{{Dexter}}'': Taking place [[OnlyInMiami in Miami]], the series [[TruthInTelevision features many Hispanic characters]] and those of other races and ethnicities/nationalities, though Dexter himself is white.* ''Series/{{Elementary}}'': Despite genderbending and racebending Watson (Lucy Liu) and having a host of genderbent original characters from the Sherlock canon and the racial diversity expected of a New York show, Sherlock Holmes remains the White Male Lead.* ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'': The 99th precinct has a good number of racial minorities and women as main and one-shot characters, but the lead character is the white Jake Peralta. Although he does at least subvert the "vaguely Christian" part of the trope, being Jewish. * ''Series/MarcoPolo'' is about the eponymous Italian merchant's adventures in the court of Kublai Khan. He is the only major white character.* ''Series/{{Sense8}}'' features protagonists from all around the world, two of which are white males. Of those two, Will, [[CreatorProvincialism a clean-cut Chicago cop]], is the only one to receive any sort of training in their newfound abilities and possesses ChronicHeroSyndrome. The first season finale focuses on his efforts to save another member of the cluster from dying. Subverted, though -- he may have started out as this, but [[spoiler:he ends the season as TheLoad and has to stay unconscious or heavily medicated, the others now having to look after him]].* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'': Four white men, two white women, one black woman, and one black man in the main cast. The captain and pilot make up two of the white men. However, the black woman is second in command, and the captain avoids the "vaguely Christian" description by being belligerently anti-spiritual. [[/folder]][[folder: Theater]]* In ''Theatre/{{Rent}}'', despite its racially and sexually diverse cast and high praise by the LGBT community, the two central characters are still the straight and white Mark and Roger (HoYay between them notwithstanding). While Mark is explicitly [[AllJewsAreAshkenazi Jewish]], Roger's race isn't discussed but he's usually cast as Caucasian due to his grunge rock style.[[/folder]][[folder: Video Games]]* Initially subverted for the ''AssassinsCreed'' franchise, but eventually played straight to the point where the parade of WML's is becoming impossible to tell from each other. Not helped by the fact that the titles centering on a half-black woman and a black man are small side games rather than main series games and receive barely any promotion, to the point where few have played ''Liberation'' and barely any have even heard of ''Freedom Cry''.* Subverted in the early ''{{Metroid}}'' games. For the first two games, Samus wears armor that completely covers her body and is described as male in the manual. At the end, it is revealed that SamusIsAGirl.* The original North American localization for ''{{VideoGame/Persona}}'', ''Revelations: Persona'', turns the Japanese main protagonist into a white American red-headed teenager, along with making the rest of the characters diverse. This would be an example of a RaceLift.* Averted in the online dollmaking game [[http://www.dolldivine.com Doll Divine]], in which most of the dollmakers are for female characters, but the default for skin, hair, and eye colors, shapes, and styles is totally random.* Also averted in any other character customization system that starts out with a randomized appearance, like ''WorldOfWarcraft''.* Lampooned in ''VideoGame/SouthParkTheFracturedButWhole'', taking particular aim at the MarvelCinematicUniverse with the gag.-->'''[=SuperCraig=]''': {{Creator/Marvel}} is making a [[Film/BlackPanther black superhero movie]]. -->'''The Coon''': Yeah, ''now''! They waited years to get to that! [[FollowTheLeader We follow their plan]] - we do all the real people first, then we sneak the black guy in at Phase 3. [[/folder]][[folder:Web Animation]]* Chris from WebAnimation/BravestWarriors is the only Caucasian character in the show, and also the main protagonist and leader of the group.[[/folder]][[folder:Web Comics]]* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', DangerouslyGenreSavvy Tarquin has one blind spot: he believes the hero of the story is Elan (white male), when in fact Elan is part of an ensemble and the ''de facto'' protagonist is Roy (black male). A large part of Tarquin's VillainousBreakdown is that other characters are overshadowing Elan, whom he insists ''should'' be the hero to his BigBad--and according to WordOfGod, it's no accident that Elan and Tarquin both are straight white males while the characters sidelining Elan include a black man, a woman, [[WordOfGay an individual outed as genderqueer in that very piece of Word of God]], and a Latino guest star. Tarquin not only can't stand [[ControlFreak losing control]] of his carefully-crafted narrative, he can't stand the idea that the character who best fits the White Male Lead mold ''isn't'' the lead.[[/folder]][[folder: Web Original]]* ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' parodies this in ''WebVideo/ATrailerForEveryAcademyAwardWinningMovieEver'' with Wealthy, Successful Protagonist. They cover this trope again [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19549_5-old-timey-prejudices-that-still-show-up-in-every-movie_p2.html here]].* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic likes calling these out in movies, often expressing belief that the female sidekicks/love interests should take over because they're usually more interesting. He's also called himself this, although if you know him, you'll get that he fits the description InNameOnly.* Deconstructed with Donnie [=DuPre=] from ''WebVideo/DemoReel''. He's the "main" InnocentBigot in a show that has a woman, a black man and two foreign guys, but he's very bisexual, very nice and very woobie, really wants to be a good friend to all of them, and after some firm prodding, works to make up for his initial racist/sexist comments.* The Daily Currant: [[http://dailycurrant.com/2013/05/16/ann-coulter-walks-out-of-star-trek-claims-too-many-minorities/ Ann Coulter walks out of star trek claims too many minorities]]-->''Apparently in the future the liberals have extinguished all the white people,'' Coulter explained, ''I mean they got a black girl running the communications, an Asian guy driving the ship and a pointy-eared alien doing pretty much everything else. I guess we're supposed to just accept that minorities will be the new majority. This isn't an entertainment film - it's nothing but a pro-Obama, multicultural piece of propaganda. And of course its not even realistic. Since when have black people been able to speak foreign languages? And shouldn't Sulu have crashed the ship into a quasar by now?''-->''Now Ann, you know I love you,'' a puzzled Hannity said, ''but I've seen the film, and although there were minorities, there were also plenty of whites. So I guess I don't see your problem.''-->''Sean, the only other white people are foreigners,'' she retorted, ''you got one Communist from Moscow and a lazy, socialist engineer from Scotland.'' '''There's only one red-blooded American white person in the whole movie - and thank god he's the captain. The ship would fall apart in minutes without him.'''* ''Literature/ChronoHustle'' is fairly diverse in it's cast but, while it isn't explicitly mentioned, Jack seems to be white based the fact that his race likely would have come into play otherwise when he went to the Old West.* Given a LampshadeHanging in the ''WebVideo/HonestTrailers'' for ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' after the narrator goes over the many factions of differently colored aliens.--> '''Narrator:''' In case you get confused, the hero is still the white guy.* A theory known in some internet communities as the Galbrush Paradox posits that the reason that straight white male characters (especially leads) are so ubiquitous is that they are the only type of characters who creators feel like they write as realistically flawed without being required to use PositiveDiscrimination, and that often the people demanding better representation for women, minorities, LGBT, etc. end up calling for the creators' blood when those characters are portrayed as anything less than perfect. The name comes from the ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland'' series of video games, as the theory explains that if the protagonist Guybrush Threepwood was a woman named Galbrush instead, the developers would be called misogynists if they portrayed her as the exact same hopeless dumbass that Guybrush is.-->"A white male can be a lecherous drunk. A woman can't or it's sexist. Sexualizing women and what all. A white male can be a mentally disturbed soldier whose mind is unravelling as he walks through thehell of the modern battlefield. A woman can't or you're victimizing women and saying they're all crazy. [...] Men can be comically inept halfwits. Women can't. Men can be flawed, tragic human beings. Women can't. And why? Because every single female character reflects all women everywhere."[[/folder]][[folder: Western Animation]]* ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'''s main cast includes a robot, a mutant woman, a Jamaican, a {{Space Jew|s}} lobster-thing and a Chinese-Martian woman, but the main character, Fry, is still a white male (admittedly, one odd in [[HumanPopsicle being from modern times]]). ** Notably, as the show evolved into more of an ensemble comedy, Fry lost his status as the sole lead character.* Played straight in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', where Robin is the leader, main character, and the only white male on the team (unless one counts Beast Boy, who is ethnically Caucasian but physically ''green''). Justified in the original comics, where the Bat family are trusted mostly because they are unpowered (not because they are white men). Knowing that your boss can't casually mind-rape or lobotomize you with a glance is important.* Notably averted in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'', which also focuses on DC's young superheroes- while the show doesn't have a single central character, the closest is team leader Aqualad, who is black. Notably, this Aqualad, Kaldur'ahm, was [[CanonImmigrant created for the show.]]* Averted in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', in which the titular character is both female and the universe's equivalent of an Inuit [[spoiler:and confirmed via WordOfGod as not straight]]. Notable because in doing so, the creators risked the GirlShowGhetto in addition to the obvious {{Animation Age Ghetto}}, though the former proved to averted when young boys responded very positively to the character during initial test screenings, and the show's first season proved popular enough to be renewed for three additional seasons.* Played (almost) completely straight in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. Steven, the lead character, is an alien-human hybrid, yet he still entirely appears to be a white, male human. He's also, however, TheChick, and the WhiteMage in a show where all the combat-oriented characters present as women [[spoiler: including his sword-wielding girlfriend]], and no one sees it as a big deal. * In ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', Finn is a white male lead in a world where he is actually the only human.[[/folder]]----


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(Communicated by the Deputy Foreign Minister's Bureau)
Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon on Sunday (September 23), at the United
Nations, addressed the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee of donor countries to the
Palestinian Authority. Ayalon addressed the PA's support of terror, transfering
funds donated by the international community to Gaza, which is controlled by the
Hamas terror organization. He also referred to the ongoing efforts by the PA to
achieve a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations
and the steps taken by Israel, despite this, to foster socio-economic stability
in Palestinian society.
Deputy FM Ayalon called on the international community and the leaders of the
donor states to cease the transfer of funds to the Palestinian Authority, which
are used to fund terrorists and their families. He also called for a halt to the
transfer of international funds from the PA to Gaza, which threatens innocent
Israelis and their children: "About 50% of the PA budget is directed to Gaza,
which is controlled by Hamas terrorists," said Ayalon.
Ayalon called upon the international community to do all in its power to
force Hamas to accept the Quartet's three conditions: the renunciation of
terrorism, the implementation of the Roadmap obligations and recognition of
Israel's right to exist.
Not only are the international funds being used to finance terror, the PA is
taking advantage of these resources to avoid peace negotiations, adopting
belligerent positions towards Israel and the peace process on the international
arena and at the United Nations: "The Palestinian Authority, which cannot even
collect municipal taxes, wishes to pose as a state. It is clear that the PA does
not meet the minimum requirements of a state. It also fails to meet another
requirement of the UN Charter - to be a peaceloving nation."
Ayalon made is clear that if the PA persists in its antagonistic measures,
Israel will be less inclined to continue to support the Palestinian economy:
"Israel has done much this year to help the PA overcome the economic crisis, and
has taken measures to stabilize and strengthen Palestinian society, but if it
will continue to use this help to finance terror and to pursue unilateral
action, this cooperation will be in jeopardy."
Ayalon protested the Palestinian efforts to deliberately mislead the
international community into funding projects in Area C which are subject to
Israeli sovereignty, without coordination with Israel, with the clear aim of
harming relations between Israel and those states. He expressed the hope that
the Palestinian Authority will reconsider, cease financing terror and stop
avoiding negotiations. "No foreign funds will help the PA in the absence of a
viable political process," concluded Ayalon.


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text: Burn Patient Resources and Education Leaving the hospital after a burn injury You will receive your own copy of Your Guide to the Oregon Burn Center. You will also get additional education and resources about your care. Please read your information carefully and ask if you have any questions. Your social worker will meet with you to arrange your discharge - either to go home or to a rehabilitation facility depending on your needs. Together we will create a plan to meet your goals for a safe discharge. This plan will include: Helping you get any equipment or support you need. Determining if you are able to go home or need additional care at another facility. Teaching you how to change your dressings (wound care bandages). Information about nutrition to promote healing after a burn injury and how to take care of yourself at home. Information and referral to burn resources and community support Survivor Support Group Meeting schedule - click here Follow-up appointments: Legacy Emanuel Chronic Wound and Outpatient Burn Clinic 503-413-3311 Surgical and Burn Specialists 503-288-7535 (Emanuel campus) 503-692-0444 (Meridian Park campus) Videos from the Oregon Burn Center Burn support groups and resources at The Legacy Oregon Burn Center Pain management Nutrition after a burn injury How to change your Xeroform bandage How to change your Silavadene bandage Hand wrapping Compression garments Injury inspires patient to achieve A burn survivor's story A burn survivor talks about taking care of yourself after a burn injury Reources and tools for thriving after a burn injury Dressing instructions Caring for wounds after leaving the hospital is important for burn patients. If you don't care for the wound, it may not heal properly or become infected. Follow these directions to change the dressings over wounds. Remove the old dressing and wash with soap and water Look at the area before placing a new dressing. Any redness and swelling should be improving. If there is new redness and swelling, this could be a sign of infection. Additional signs of infection include: Elevated temperature, foul smelling drainage from the wound, and generally not feeling well. You should contact your physician if you notice any of these symptoms. Silvadene is a cream used on burns wounds to prevent the growth of bacteria on the damaged skin. Here is how to change a Silvadene bandage: Gather your supplies and set up before you do anything else. Clean the wound completely with soap and water daily before new Silvadene application Saturate the gauze with Silvadene, as instructed by your nurse Wrap with Kerlix Xeroform gauze is a dressing that does not stick to the wound and is typically used for less severe burns. You should use it with an antibiotic ointment such as Polysporin. Here is how to change a Xeroform bandage: Apply a liberal layer of antibiotic ointment to the area Apply a single layer of Xerform. Do not wrap in in double layers Wrap with Kerlix or Conform gauze Health info on the go Check your health info with the new Legacy Health phone app. learn more


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Rihanna Hot New Bikini Pictures, Usher Prepping New Music For 2014 And More In The R&B Playbook
Welcome to the Saturday edition of the R&B Playbook.
Kenny Lattimore has unveiled a new track called "Heart Stops" that may or may not appear on his upcoming album.
On Christmas day, Chrissy Teigen posted a picture on Instagram where it looked like her new husband John Legend was grabbing her by the throat as she tried to wish "Merry Christmas" to her followers.
Her fans were alarmed by the video which prompted them to contact Twitter's webmasters. The model was forced to explain that it was a stupid joke and deleted the clips.
With the news that his protege Justin Bieber is retiring, Usher has announced that he will be releasing new music early next year. The crooner who is a judge on "The Voice" and is currently filming a movie "Hands of Stone" told MTV:
"[You're] going to hear some new music at the top of the year."
Usher's friend and Bieber's manager Scooter Braun added:
"I've heard Usher's music — get ready."
Rihanna has unveiled another another series of bikini pictures.The diva who is set to drop 2 albums a la Justin Timberlake shared several pictures of herself in a brown bikini on a Barbados.
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COM Superintendent President Elected to Serve on National AACC Board
Wash. D.C.-based organization advocates for more than 1,200 community colleges educating more than 11 million students
KENTFIELD, Calif.—April 15, 2008 — The American Association of Community Colleges has elected College of Marin Superintendent/President Frances L. White, Ph.D. to serve on its Board of Directors.
As a member of the AACC board of directors, White intends to serve the organization's bold vision of access to education for everyone.
"It is a great honor to be elected to the AACC board," says White. "AACC is an effective advocacy organization at the national level and is a valuable resource to its members. I very much appreciate this opportunity to serve."
Headquartered in the National Center for Higher Education in Washington, D.C., the AACC is the primary advocacy organization for more than 1,200 associate-degree granting institutions and works closely with directors of state offices to inform and affect state policy.
The election of new board members was certified Saturday, April 5, 2008, at the organization's board meeting and annual convention in Philadelphia, PA. White's three-year term begins July 1. White has been active in the organization for several years. She was elected last year to serve a one-year term as chair of the AACC Presidents Academy. That term ends June 30.
White joined College of Marin in 2004 after serving five years as president of Skyline College in San Bruno. A community college educator for nearly 30 years, White has also served as executive vice-chancellor at the City College of San Francisco and interim chancellor of the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District. She received a doctorate in educational administration from the University of California, Berkeley.
About AACC
AACC supports and promotes its member colleges through policy initiatives, innovative programs, research and information and strategic outreach to business and industry and the national news media. Its efforts are focused in five strategic actions areas:
Governed by a 32-member board of directors elected by the membership, AACC is a nonprofit organization whose overriding mission is to "Build a Nation of Learners by Advancing America's Community Colleges."
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