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I occasionally use the colloquialism "all to cock" to mean "disastrously wrong". I've always thought it a benign phrase, but recently I've wondered whether the use of the word "cock" in this situation is vulgar. Is it? And if it isn't rude, would the 'average' person still consider it so?
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alphadictionary offers as good a definition as any of the meaning of the word cock here...
You also 'cock' a gun with something of this sense, but that's a deliberate move away from 'safe' equilibrium. For OP's idiomatic usage, if it's all [gone] to cock, it's all messed up and gone wrong.
Of course, some people won't realise that's the sense being used, even if the above definition is familiar. So you should treat it as potentially more offensive than the etymology would suggest.
The situation isn't helped by people associating cocked up ("messed up", same origin) with "fucked up", "buggered up", "ballsed up", etc. And in the end, even if you know it wasn't so originally, you might still consider it "bad language" today because of the way other people think they mean it.
LATER Although "cock" doesn't have the longest entry in my Chambers (that honour goes to "see"), it is a very long one. Buried in the bewildering array of meanings is the penis (coarse slang), and in dozens and dozens of idioms the only related ones are cock'sucker and cock'teaser. For all that, even though Obama has said he screwed up, I doubt he'll say he cocked up because that would be even more misunderstood (and it's mainly a British usage anyway).
I find it interesting that one of the usages familiar to me as a boy is to cock a float when fishing, by putting small lead weights on the line below it so the float (usually a quill) would "cock" straight upright in the water. In almost diametrical opposition to the sense we're discussing here. You have to admit the Brits spread their cocks around the semantic landscape.
In the United States, cock is considered vulgar in almost every context, except possibly in situations with people you are very close friends with. I have never heard the phrase all to cock used, but I'm not sure if that has to do with its vulgarity or just the arbitrary nature of dialectual phrase adoption.
Below are some more common American alternatives to the phrase, all meaning disastrously wrong:
I've tried to arrange the above in order of most to least vulgar, but that in itself is debatable, and I would consider all of them to be less vulgar than all to cock.
The word cock is even allowed on television – James May loves it! It is all well even according to the dictionary:
As you can see, the third meaning is just informal (at least amongst the British), not vulgar.
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One statement about the electronic cigarette that I have seen again and again is that the electronic cigarette contains pure nicotine. CNN, for example, states: "The only ingredient: pure liquid nicotine".
"Nicotine is not the thing in tobacco smoke that causes cancer, but inhaling pure nicotine may be dangerous," said Dr. Steven Schroeder, physician and smoking cessation expert at the University of California-San Francisco Medical Center. "We have no clue what the health effects could be."
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My intepretation of this is that far from inhaling pure nicotine we are actually inhaling less than nicotine than a cigarette contains.
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The immigration issue. Can someone answer my questions?
The immigration issue is a hard one to decide. People try to make it a Mexican vs USA issue and it's not, in fact, it's much broader. I recall about a year ago that a person was caught fishing illegally off the coast of La Jolla. Turned out the person was here illegally from Iran. This person had his hands slapped and that was it. I'm sorry, but if I was in another country as a legal alien or as an ILLEGAL alien, and was caught breaking the law, I would understand if that country told me to leave. When you are in a foreign county, you should be doing your best to obey the law, or face immediate deportation.
We have an issue of people crossing our borders illegally. If that is the case, then why do we fund the health, education, well being of those here illegally, and if we see a moral need too, then shouldn't the Federal government pay for this (Instead of expecting the States) since they are the ones that cannot control the borders? Why must the States and Counties pay for the inability of the Federal Government to control the borders?
Next issue-taxes vs benefits. I'm always hearing how much illegal aliens cost the state to provide aid. I've also heard that the tax revenue that these illegal aliens produce, far exceeds what the government pays to support the benefits paid out. I've yet to see these figures. Could someone please supply them? This issue here is a big block for me. Being a fiscal conservative, I worry about the fiscal side of the problem. With the State's inability to balance a budget, if these claims of the costs for the benefits outweigh the tax revenue generated, then it would be a easy decision to cut any aid (In the state budget) to illegals, but then, if controlling our borders is a federal issue, then, once again, the federal government should be reimbursing the states for 100% of the benefits provided.
Recently, the Federal Government raided a restaurant in Pacific Beach over their hiring of illegals. Well, first of all, that is nice that the government is enforcing their laws, but why don't they do this more often. Secondly, many of us are also guilty if hiring illegals to do yard work, interior cleaning, etc. What is the difference here?
What about the people that went thru the long process to become legal US residents and some, later on, going thru the long process to become US citizens? Is it right to NOW change the rules? Sometimes people appreciate things more if they have to work for them.
Why can Mexico and other counties have harsh immigration laws, which they enforce, and if we deicide to enforce our much milder ones, we're called names.
This immigration issue is coming around again. I'd like to be more informed. I'd like to see the facts and figures of both sides. I'd like to have a honest and sincere conversation regarding this issue. Enlighten me.
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I think Congressman Hunter has answers for you. His solutions start at home.
Here it is:
"CA-52: Duncan Hunter (R-CA) hates immigrants AND the constitution"
by Dante Atkins
Wed Apr 28, 2010 at 12:46:03 PM PDT
Adding more blazing hot kerosene onto the raging fire that is the debate over immigration policy in this country, Representative Duncan Hunter has gone on the record supporting deportation of American-born children of illegal immigrants:
"Would you support deportation of natural-born American citizens that are the children of illegal aliens," Hunter was asked. "I would have to, yes," Hunter said. "… We simply cannot afford what we're doing right now," he said. "… It takes more than just walking across the border to become an American citizen. It's what's in our souls. …"
Now, at this point, we really ought to turn to what the supreme document of our country, the U.S. Constitution, has to say about who a citizen is:
Passed by Congress June 13, 1866. Ratified July 9, 1868.
Note: Article I, section 2, of the Constitution was modified by section 2 of the 14th amendment.
Section 1.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Ironic, isn't it? Conservatives love to talk about the Constitution until they're blue in the face–until it gets in the way of their anti-immigrant tendencies. Then they're all too happy to ignore it. And Duncan Hunter apparently thinks it's just fine to deport children who are citizens of the United States out of the only home they have ever known–apparently because they didn't have the "soul of a citizen" in his mind.
Callous. Evil. And downright unconstitutional.
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How does your answer answer my questions? I'm looking for lots, mainly the fiscal bit. Is what we spend on aid to illegals more than what they bring into the tax confers. Hunter is offering an idea, and that is it. I'd like to hear your ideas, instead of relying on politicans for ideas.
So apparently I'm left at where I started. No one is willing to provide the numbers to show that their side makes more sense than the other. Emotions are too strong here. Some facts and figures would have helped.


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It's unusual for a power to grant hit points without a healing surge being used up somewhere; compare with level 2 powers Cure Light Wounds or Spirit of Life, both of which are also Daily. You could switch to temporary hit points, but again these are often Daily (Fiendish Resilience). If Cannibalize is to be an Encounter power can I suggest dropping its value considerably? Well below the normal Surge value. Say, hit points equal to Constitution modifier. Marasmusine 07:58, 28 December 2011 (MST)


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Import prices drop in April
May 15, 2003
The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 2.7 percent in April. The decline, the first since last November, was driven by a substantial drop in prices for imported fuels.
The 2.7-percent decline is the largest one-month drop for the index since monthly publication began in 1989. The decrease was led by a 16.2-percent decline in import petroleum prices, the largest monthly decrease since February 1991. Despite the decline, petroleum prices still were up 15.9 percent over the 12 months ending in April.
Also contributing to the April drop in import prices, the price index for nonpetroleum imports decreased 0.9 percent, the largest one-month decline for nonpetroleum import prices since July 2001. During the past year, however, import prices overall rose 2.3 percent.
Export prices edged down 0.1 percent in April, after having risen in each of the previous three months.
These data are from the BLS International Price program. Import and export price data are subject to revision. Learn more in "U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes - April 2003" (PDF) (TXT), news release USDL 03-240.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Import prices drop in April on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2003/may/wk2/art04.htm (visited June 29, 2016).
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If you know anything at all about the SEO world, you probably heard about the Rap Genius incident a few days before Christmas. If not, let me give you the quick rundown.
Basically, Rap Genius was caught building unnatural back links to their popular lyrics site. Apparently, they were asking their FaceBook fans to link to them and in return they would tweet the fan's page. The tweet from Rap Genius's twitter account would supposedly "bloooowwww up" sending tons of traffic to the fan's site.
Doing this is not only unnatural, but it's also an incredibly old SEO tactic that Google frowns on.
Luckily, a fan of Rap Genius exposed the whole thing in a post that was later picked up by Hacker News. That post caught the attention of Matt Cutts, the head of web spam at Google.
The next thing we knew, Rap Genius had been de-indexed from the Google search results and they were making headlines everywhere. Obviously, search traffic is important for a lyrics site, so losing Google traffic practically crippled them.
What happened next is where I think they really messed up.
Once the Genius's became aware they had been removed from Google's search results, they released a statement saying they were working with Google to clean up their links profile and they expected to be back in the search results soon.
They apologized for their actions, but unfortunately they didn't stop there.
They went on to post 'An open letter to Google', where they essentially 'snitch' on all of their competitors. They even created a chart that shows all their competitors, ranking them from most spammy to least spammy.
The post and the chart was supposed to show Google why Rap Genius had to take such actions to increase the amount of links to their site. They also called on Google to clean up the entire lyrics search landscape.
This was not only a bad decision; it's one that is not well accepted by the SEO community.
Snitching on your competition in the SEO world is pretty much equal to snitching out rival gang members on the street. Only this battle will be fought in the search results and instead of bullets there will be links.
Rap Genius has already shown they are not good at SEO, so you can bet that at least one of their competitors is looking to bury them in negative SEO.
At this point Rap Genius has not managed to get their traffic stats back to where they were before. They are however, back in the Google index.
None of their competitors seem to have lost any traffic and it does not appear that Google is penalizing them. Perhaps Google decided that little rap tattle tales shouldn't get the benefit of seeing their competition penalized.(which makes me love Google even more)
Maybe their competition is just better at SEO and instead of using tactics from 2006 they're actually working on building proper SEO.
Or maybe, just maybe Rap Genius had no ground for such a statement, and they are just whining like little rich college boys who got their girlfriends stolen from them by real thugs.
Anyway, you know how the old saying goes; Snitches get link spammed and negative SEO.
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Dvd Release Date: 1998-07-21
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: R
Duration: 1hr 36min
An ensemble comedy about five guys, all in their 20s, all coping with the mysteries of life and women, set in the back streets and sometimes hidden clubs of Hollywood. It's a story told in the language of the "cocktail nation," a growing 20-something, retro-Swing dance movement that's taken Hollywood by storm and is beginning to sweep the nation. Mike is down in the dumps because he left his girlfriend behind in New York when he came to Hollywood to seek his acting fortune. Instead, he's found loneliness and the blues. Now, after six months of dealing with Mike, his buddy Trent and the other swingers have had enough. It's time to bring Mike back to life.
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- Directed by Doug Limon, Doug Liman
- Produced by Jon Favreau, Victor Simpkins
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New Color for the Sony Ericsson S500, W580
Just a few weeks ago we released information on new colors released for Sony Ericsson phones, and now we have even more details on this.
Two of the already available Sony Ericsson models are now updated because they are getting new color options. The Sony Ericsson S500 and W580 are each getting a new color: the S500 now comes in Velvet Red, the W580 in Steel Silver.
That makes it six available colors for the S500, which other than the newly available Velvet Red includes Mysterious Green, Spring Yellow, Contrasted Copper, Ice Purple, and Silver Steel.
The same goes for the W580, whose color selection now includes Urban Gray, Jungle Green, Metro Pink, Boulevard Black, Style White, and of course the newest addition, Steel Silver.
We will definitely keep you abreast of any new announcements from Sony Ericsson and all updates on these phones in the future.
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A familiar native shrub of moist hedgerows, the guelder rose or European cranberry bush is a large spreading bush with vigorous greyish stems and maple-like leaves, which colour up an opulent red in autumn. It is too burly for most gardens, where 'Compactum' is a more suitable choice, growing up to 1.5m (5ft) high, but usually less. Despite its reduced size, it flowers and fruits freely, the conspicuous lace-cap heads of white summer blooms giving way to bright-red, translucent berries, which often survive into winter. To propagate, take cuttings in summer. Viburnum is best grown in sunny or semi-shaded sites in deep, fertile, not too dry soil. The Royal Horticultural Society has given it its prestigious Award of Garden Merit.
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Viburnum
Species: opulus
Cultivar: Compactum
Plant type: Deciduous shrub
Flower colour: White
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After losing his featherweight title in November to Daniel Straus, Pat Curran will get an immediate rematch against the Cincinnati native.
Bellator announced on Monday evening that Straus will defend his title against Curran in the main event at Bellator 112 on March 14. The event will take place in Hammond, Ind at the Horseshoe Casino and the main card will air live on Spike TV.
"Daniel Straus and Pat Curran are two of the best featherweights on the planet and deserve every ounce and praise and recognition they receive," Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney said. "Our featherweight division continues to be the deepest and strongest featherweight division in MMA."
Straus earned a title shot against Curran after winning the Season 6 featherweight tournament in 2012. Straus won by unanimous decision at Bellator 106 to win the title and even the series at one a piece.
The two originally fought in 2009 at XFO 29 and Curran earned a second round knockout victory. Since then, Straus went on to win 18 of his next 19 fights and Curran would go on to win the Bellator lightweight and featherweight tournaments.
Bellator 112 will also host the opening round of the Season 10 welterweight tournament. Bellator officials have confirmed that "Fight Master" winner Joe Riggs, Nah-Shon Burrell and War Master will participate in the tournament.


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As the twenty second Winter Olympic Games moves in to the first full week of competition, it appears that things are moving along very well, especially from a security perspective. This is not to say that things are going smoothly in Sochi but there have been no security breaches so far.
Opening ceremony on 7 February went off without a hitch although attendees were subjected to full body searches, which according to some rivaled a high school date night. There are reportedly 40,000 police in the area and security officials are also deploying plain clothes police, drones, sonar in the water, boats horse patrols and helicopters. Some believe that there may be as many as 100,000 security forces in place.
Islamic militants have stated repeatedly their intent to disrupt the Games and officials remain on high alert especially in "soft target" areas such as train stations and other public gathering places.
Most observers believe that the Olympic venues including the Olympic Village are hardened targets that will be difficult to penetrate. Athletes generally feel safe and are able to move about Sochi with no difficulties. American athletes have been encouraged not to wear any apparel that would identify them as Americans in order to help prevent any problems.
There is an emergency plan in place and there has been international collaboration and cooperation between countries. Airlines have been on high alert as reports of potential terrorist activity on the way to Russia. Russian security forces have killed five reported terrorists in nearby Dagestan.
On the ground in Sochi there are problems beyond security. Many hotels seem to be "unfinished" and inadequate. Toilets and door handles do not work. Food and water seem to be compromised by bad quality.
One of the bigger problems for the organizing committee and ultimately, Mr. Putin, is the anti or pro-gay protesters. Russia has been at the heart of the gay athlete controversy as homosexuality is not accepted in the Russian culture while many international athletes are openly gay.
Russia has also initiated an aggressive counter-terrorism campaign which has involved international cooperation between security and law enforcement agencies. These measures will be active through the Games as there is substantial potential for terrorism outside the Olympic venues. Much has been reported by the media that "black widow" suicide bombers are already inside Sochi. So far there has been no sign of the bombers but it is still early in the schedule of activities.
Security at the Olympic Games is always an issue. Witness the extraordinary security measures in Greece in 2004 and in Vancouver in 2010 and London in 2012. With the relatively small area in Sochi (the Winter Games are about one third the size of the Summer Games) and the inner and outer rings of security, it will be difficult to initiate a terrorist attack. Perhaps a more important issue is what will happen if there is a terrorist attack at the Games. Will the athletes be safe? Will spectators and corporate sponsors be evacuated safely and efficiently?
Time will tell but one thing is certain. People around the world are watching a lot more than the competition inside the elaborate venues.


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"Titanfall" for the Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC received a significant discount Tuesday at Walmart. The retailer also cut the price of the Nintendo 3DS XL and threw in a free game. Don't get too excited though as the free offering is from a selection of older DS titles.
Walmart slashed the price of "Titanfall" for both the Xbox One and Xbox 360 to $39.96. The PC version of the sci-fi shooter meets battling mechs is not far behind at $40.87.
Meanwhile, the Nintendo 3DS XL is available for $169 as part of a Starter Bundle that comes with your choice of a free Nintendo DS game. The custom Mario and Luigi Nintendo 3DS XL is also available at a cost of $10 more. There are 77 Nintendo DS titles to choose from but the large majority of them are forgettable outside of a handful of titles.
The "Titanfall" discount comes at an opportune time though. Respawn Entertainment plans to release the game's first DLC for the Xbox One and PC this month followed by the Xbox 360 in June. "Titanfall: Expedition" will come with three maps - "Swampland," "Runoff" and "Wargames." As the names for each suggest, "Swampland" features trees that can be used for wall running and hopping, lots of water and zip vines. "Runoff" is set in a water treatment facility with three different levels of gameplay including canals. Meanwhile, "Wargames" is based on the training simulator that players run through as the tutorial for the game with a map that combine elements from the "Angel City", "Rise" and "Airbase Sierra" maps.
Game Update 3 is also on the way which includes custom loadouts and lots of private match options. There's also a host of gameplay balance and bug fixes planned.
An exact release date for "Expedition" or Game Update 3 has not been given yet. The DLC costs $9.99 by itself but comes with the $24.99 Season Pass.


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Seattle Mariners vs. Tampa Bay Rays MLB Betting Prediction: August 13th 2013
Seattle Mariners vs. Tampa Bay Rays
MLB Betting Prediction: Tampa Bay -1.5 +100 (August 13th 2013)
On Tuesday the free MLB prediction is on Tampa Bay on the run line at -1.5. Game 918 at 7:10 eastern. The Seattle Mariners will Head Down to Tampa Bay to Take on the Rays. Tampa is back home off a horrendous road trip which saw them lose all 5 games. Now they will look to get healthy against a medicore Seattle team that comes in off a home shutout win over an equally inept Milwaukee team that was shut down by Seattle Ace Felix Hernandez. That win sets the Mariners up in some negative indictors for this game. As a team the Mariners have lost 12 straight as a road dog of +140 or higher when coming off a home win, and 10 of those 12 losses were by more than 1 run. There is also a Solid League wide system as seen below that applies in this game. We want to play on home favorites like Tampa that are -140 or higher and coming in off a road loss, if they scored 2 or less runs and had 4 or less hits in the loss, vs an opponent like Seattle that scored 4 or less runs in their last game if the posted total in this game is 8 or less. These home teams are a solid 27-5 if we stop right there. However, if we insist our home team is favored at -200 or more that 27-5 System shoots to 6-0 and the average win is by 5.5 runs per game. So its easy to see why we will recommend a run line play on Tampa Bay at -1.5 runs tonight. The Rays are 17-3 of late vs teams under .500 and have won all 3 times as a home favorite of -200 or higher. In home games against left handed pitchers Tampa has won 7 of the last 9. Seattle has dropped 7 of the last 10 when they are off a shut out win and they are hitting just .212 the past week. The Mariners have Lefty E. Ramirez making the start and he has an elevated 7.25 era. He will oppose Hard throwing Tampa Right C. Archer who has a solid 2.37 home era. Congrats to those that jumped on last night as we went 3-0 and hit our 7* MLB Game Of The Year. We have 3 More plays up tonight including the MLB Total of th Month. Jump on and cash out on Tuesday night. Based on the Power system and the Indicators mentioned we will recommend a run line play on Tampa Bay. RV
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Sixth Rocket Slams into Gaza Belt Thursday Evening
Terrorists fired four rockets from Gaza into Israel on Thursday in what has - once again - become a daily occurrence.
By Gavriel Queenann and Gil Ronen
First Publish: 7/14/2011, 7:34 PM / Last Update: 7/14/2011, 8:52 PM
Two Kassam-type short range rockets slammed into Israel near the border with Gaza Thursday evening, a few minutes apart. The "Color Red" siren sounded in both cases, sending residents scurrying to shelters. The rockets fell within the Shaar HaNegev region, which includes the town of Sderot.
No one was hurt and no damage has been reported.
By 10:15 P.M., the count of terrorist rockets for the day was six.
Three Kassam rockets were fired into Israel from Gaza on Thursday afternoon as the rate of attacks from Gaza picks up again, Israel Radio reports.
The rockets landed in open areas and no injuries or damage was reported. The 'Color Red' anti-rocket alert was activated in the area.
Gaza terrorists also fired a rocket at southern Israel Thursday morning. The projectile landed in an open area in Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council.
No injuries or damage were reported in that incident, either.
Security instructions for area residents have remained unchanged in an effort not to disrupt their daily routines more than necessary. But it is clear that following a brief lull following the Fatah-Hamas unity agreement, attacks from Gaza are once again a daily state of affairs.
According to the Israel Security Agency there were 3 attacks from Gaza in May, 5 in June, but half way through July there have been 12.
IAF jets struck Gaza targets overnight, in response to Wednesday's Kassam attacks on southern Israel.
The strike targeted two terror tunnels in south Gaza and a third in its north. The IDF confirmed the targets were destroyed.
The IDF spokesperson's office maintains that Israel holds Hamas responsible for all rocket and mortar fire on Israel from Gaza.
ISA Terror Analysis, June 2011 - ISA Website
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One woman's passion for cooking has been positively impacting the taste buds of valley residents for the last month.
The Buds don't expect it to stop anytime soon!
Lori Vinka was in the midst of a career as a social worker when the economic downturn hit too close to home. After 20 years on the job, Vinka was laid off and out of work.
A chance to move in a new direction finally presented itself after nearly a year of searching when Vinka caught wind that the Zontini's in Bellaire planned to close up shop.
Lil' Gerardo's, offering fresh baked Italian-style foods, is now open at the site of the former Zontini's Pizza on Belmont Street in Bellaire. The menu is limited but everything on it, aside from the sausage, is homemade. Uuuummm ... homemade meatballs, bread and sauce. The Buds are suckers for homemade anything, especially when there's bread and cheese involved!
Patrons can treat themselves to one of Lil' Gerardo's baked or fried pepperoni rolls - which happen to be becoming quite the sensation, old school pepperoni rolls which have extra cheese and sauce added to the inside, meatball hoagies, the meatball deluxe - a meatball hoagie served on a pepperoni roll (interesting indeed!), sausage hoagies loaded with yummy peppers and onions and calzones loaded with three cheeses. Meatballs, pepperoni or sausage may also be added to the calzones for an additional buck.
But that's not all. Lil' Gerardo's also serves up homemade spaghetti and meatball dinners on the first and third Tuesday of each month and lasagna dinners on the second and fourth Tuesdays. Each dinner includes bread and rings in at 7 bucks.
Since Lil' Gerardo's is carry-out only, the Buds called in their orders and took them home to enjoy.
Both Buds were immediately roped in by the lure of their popular pepperoni rolls. Older residents of Bellaire and the surrounding area still remember the pepperoni rolls Vinka's father, Jerry Ciofani, made famous at his pizza shop where the Rite Aid currently stands in town. Today, she is utilizing the same recipe.
The large rolls rang in at $2.50 each and are worth every cent. The deep-fried rolls offer that extra crunch of texture and flavor, blending provolone and mozzarella with the pepperoni. Warm, gooey goodness! They could only have been better if the Buds had remembered to order the side of sauce for an additional quarter. Doh!
Bud Em also ordered a meatball hoagie to take home. The calzone was a bit smaller than those we've seen before but tasty just the same. The homemade dough was light and fresh and it was packed with ricotta, mozzarella and provolone cheeses. The homemade meatballs were tender and full of flavor. Delicious! Bud Em notes that it would be even better with a side of sauce, so keep that in mind when ordering.
Being a Tuesday, Bud Shaunna was delighted to get to try the homemade lasagna. This generous portion of cheesy lasagna was not too saucy and had delicious chunks of meat throughout - Bud Shaunna suspects it was a blend of sausage and beef, as the flavor was mild. Yum! Served with two slices of fresh, soft white bread, this dinner was well worth $7.
Many folks are singing the praises of Lil' Gerardo's on the business's Facebook page, and now the Buds know why! You can add us to the list of growing fans. Lil' Gerardo's is truly quite the lil' gem.
The Buds can be reached at tastebuds@ timesleaderonline.com


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Premier Alison Redford has really done it this time. Or, rather, she did it in 2010. That just happens to be when Moosa Jiwaji's appointment to the Alberta Human Rights Commission was renewed. It will last until 2016.
As the Minister of Justice at the time, Redford bears personal responsibility for this.
For any Albertans unfamiliar with Jiwaji, this wouldn't seem particularly outrageous if one paid attention to nothing more than his credentials. On their own, they're impressive. Jiwaji came to Canada as an immigrant, from Kenya. Upon his arrival he immediately set to work earning a master's degree in business administration at the University of Alberta, and later a law degree from Dalhousie. Prior to be appointed to the AHRC he served on various government regulatory boards.
With this in mind, one would expect that Mr Jiwaji would have a firm understanding on the importance of standards. Yet, as his recent ruling in the matter of Ladislav Mihaly vs APEGA (Associaton of Professional Engineeers and Geoscientists of Alberta) seems to demonstrate, perhaps he isn't.
The decision is a complete disaster in virtually every way imaginable. It threatens the standards of engineering safety in Alberta by entitling foreign-educated engineers -- including those who cannot pass Alberta's certification standards -- to special treatment. In doing so, it effectively relates Alberta-trained engineers to something of a second-class status -- doubtlessly, and rightly, APEGA will not abrogate the standards of competency for them, as Jiwaji seems to think must be done for foreign-trained engineers.
It wasn't long after Jiwaji's re-appointment to the AHRC that Alison Redford was promising Albertans that she would amend Alberta's human rights legislation to strip the body of its censorship powers; that was a promise she went back on as soon as she realized she could win a few votes by doing so.
Now, with the Mihely vs APEGA decision, we see that stripping away the Commission's censorship powers is not nearly enough. Unless the government of Alberta gets a handle on the AHRC, it will soon have no choice but to raze this institution to the ground entirely.
Ending Moosa Jiwaji's appointment immediately would be an excellent place to start.


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|Disabilities Guidebook: Nursing Home Care
Last updated: April 2013
The Nursing Home Care Act
What Is It? An Illinois law which protects the rights and safety of residents of long-term care facilities.
What Is Its Purpose? To protect the rights of long-term care facility residents in connection with privacy, freedom from abuse or restraints and self-determination.
Who Can Benefit? Persons residing in Illinois long-term care facilities.
The Nursing Home Care Act (Act) is an Illinois law which protects the rights of residents of long-term care facilities. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is the state agency given the authority to enforce this law. The Act applies only to those facilities which meet the definition of a Long-Term Care Facility.
A "long-term care facility (Facility)" means a private home, institution, building, residence, or any other place which provides personal care, sheltered care or nursing for three or more persons, not related to the facility owner by blood or marriage. This includes skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, and shelter care facilities
The Act does not apply to a:
Note: Many Facilities provide care to persons with mental illness or developmental disabilities so portions of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code (MHDD Code) may also apply to a Facility. For a detailed discussion of your rights under the MHDD Code, see the section of this Chapter titled "Rights of Recipients of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Services." However, many Facilities are not familiar with the specific requirements of the MHDD Code, so you may need the assistance of an attorney in enforcing these rights.
The Act ensures you retain all your most basic rights when you are living in a Facility. The following is a list of these rights guaranteed by the Act.
You have the right to vote and free speech while you are at a Facility.
The Facility must inform you and your spouse about spousal impoverishment rights when you are admitted to a Facility.
You must be allowed to manage your own financial affairs unless you have a guardian who authorizes the administrator of the Facility in writing to manage your affairs.
You must be permitted use personal property and wear your clothing in your immediate living quarters, unless deemed medically inappropriate by a physician (which must be documented in your clinical record). If clothing is provided to you by the Facility, it must fit properly.
The Facility must provide adequate storage space for your personal property and a means of safeguarding your valuables in your room. The Facility must try to prevent loss and theft of your property which can include monitoring, labeling property, and conducting frequent property inventories. The Facility must promptly investigate all theft complaints.
You have the right to retain the services of your own personal physician (at your own expense).
You have the right to obtain understandable information from the Facility physician concerning your medical diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. You must be permitted to participate in the planning of your care and medical treatment to the extent that your condition permits. You may not be subjected to experimental research or treatment without written consent.
All medical treatment and procedures shall be administered as ordered by a physician. All new physician orders shall be reviewed by the Facility's nurse within 24 hours after being issued. All physician's orders and plans of treatment must be signed by the physician (a stamp signature with the physician's initials is insufficient).
You may refuse medical treatment unless it is documented by a physician in your clinical record that your refusal would be harmful to the health and safety of others.
You (or your guardian) have the right to inspect and copy all your records concerning your care which are kept by the Facility but you can be charged a reasonable fee for copying.
The Facility must have a policy for physician orders limiting resuscitation which are commonly known as "Do-Not-Resuscitate" orders.
If you do not have a power of attorney or guardian, you must be provided written information about your right to name a health care surrogate who should be consulted if you are unable to make health care decisions for yourself. This information must be provided to you within 30 days of your being admitted to the Facility.
If you are admitted to a Facility with a diagnosis of serious mental illness, then you must be re-screened after 90 days and again after 6 months. After the first years, you must be annually screened to assess your continuing need for the Facility.
You have the right to privacy in your medical and personal care program. Your case discussion, consultation, examination, and treatment must be confidential and conducted discreetly. Anyone not directly involved in your care should not be present when you are being treated unless you consent.
A restraint may be used only with your informed consent and only if it is the least restrictive means necessary. A restraint may be used only after less restrictive measures have not worked.
Emergency Treatment: If you need emergency care, restraints may be used for brief periods for medical treatment unless you have previously told the Facility you are refusing the treatment.
Person Applying Restraint Must Be Trained: A restraint may be applied only by a person trained in the application of the particular type of restraint.
Right to Inform a Third Party: Whenever a restraint is used, you must be advised of your right to have a person or organization, such as the Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission (GAC), notified of the use of the restraint which must be notified within 24 hours. If GAC is notified, it will contact you to determine if the restraint is necessary. For more information about GAC, see the section of this guidebook titled "Legal Advocacy for People with Disabilities," in Chapter 16, Miscellaneous Rights.
Restraints Cannot Be Used For Punishment or Convenience: Restraints or confinements cannot be used for the purpose of punishment or for the convenience of Facility personnel. No restraints or confinements shall be employed except as ordered by a physician who documents the need for such restraints or confinements in your clinical record.
Definition of Restraint: A physical restraint is anything which cannot be removed easily and restricts freedom of movement. Any drug used for discipline or convenience is considered a restraint. Devices used for positioning such as bed rails, gait belts, are not considered restraints under the Act.
You must not be given unnecessary drugs by the Facility. A drug is unnecessary if it is excessive (dose or duration) or is given without adequate monitoring.
Psychotropic medication may not be prescribed without your informed consent. Psychotropic medication means medication that is used for antipsychotic, antidepressant, antimanic, or antianxiety behavior modification.
You are not required to have an identification wristlet unless it is ordered by a physician who documents that it is necessary in your clinical record.
You have the right to private communication by mail, telephone, or visitation. You have the right to private visits at any reasonable hour unless they are not medically advisable. While a physician can restrict your mail to protect you from harm, letters from government officials or attorneys may not be read by Facility staff before being delivered to you.
You have the right to reside in the same room with your spouse unless there is no room available in the Facility or it is deemed medically inadvisable by your physician.
You have the right to practice your religion. You may request that the Facility make arrangements (at your expense) for you to attend religious services. This right includes the Facility not being able to impose a religion or religious services on you.
You have the right to have an advocate visit at reasonable hours to the Facility to help you in asserting your rights.
You have the right to file complaints with the Facility administrator, the Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board, the Facilities advisory council, State agencies. The Facility may not retaliate for your filing complaints and must provide you with the contact information of the appropriate State governmental office where complaints may be filed.
You must be screened before entering a Facility to determine the need for services. If you need mental health services, the screening shall also include an evaluation of whether there is a community based housing option which would allow you to live in the community. Screening for mental illness must be performed by a licensed professional (e.g. psychiatrist, a psychologist, a registered nurse certified in psychiatric nursing, a licensed clinical professional counselor, or a licensed clinical social worker).
Each Facility must have a residents' advisory council. No employee of the Facility may be a member of the council but Facility staff does help facilitate the council. The council must meet and its purpose is:
You have the right to have an influenza vaccination by November 30 of each year or as soon as practicable if vaccine supplies are not available before November 1. Residents admitted after November 30 and during the flu season must receive an influenza vaccination before admission (or as soon as practicable if vaccine supplies are limited) unless the vaccine is medically inadvisable.
The Facility cannot require you to perform work for the Facility.
You are entitled to be free from abuse and neglect. If you are abused or neglected, the facility administrator must immediately report this to your guardian or family, and also to IDPH.
The facility must discharge or transfer you at your request or at the request of your guardian.
The facility may involuntarily discharge you from the facility or transfer you to another facility only for the following reasons:
If you reside in a facility that fully participates in the Medicaid program, and if you apply for Medicaid, the facility cannot discharge you because you become unable to pay with your own funds. In some facilities, only certain portions of the facility participate in Medicaid. In this case, the facility can discharge you if you reside in a portion of the facility that does not participate in Medicaid and you become unable to pay.
You have the right to contest the decision to transfer or discharge you by filing a Request for a Hearing with the Illinois Department of Public Health within 10 days after receiving the discharge notice. If you wish to contest the proposed involuntary transfer or discharge, the Facility will provide you a Request for Hearing Form and a pre-addressed envelope provided which should be mailed to the Department of Public Health, Hearings Review Office, 535 W. Jefferson St., Springfield, IL 62761. You may also fax your Request for Hearing to Illinois Department of Public Health, Attention: Hearings Review Office at 217-557-3497.
If you file an appeal, the facility cannot discharge or transfer you while the appeal is pending. If there is an emergency which threatens the safety of you or others, the facility may discharge you without advance notice.
Upon receiving your appeal, IDPH will conduct a hearing at the facility within 10 days. You are entitled to be at the hearing, testify, and present witnesses and other evidence in support of your case. You are entitled to be represented by a lawyer or other advocate of your choice. IDPH will then issue a written decision within 14 days after the hearing. Even if IDPH rules against you, the facility will not discharge you within less than 34 days after the date you received the original discharge notice.
If the IDPH hearing officer rules against you, you are entitled to file a complaint in Illinois Circuit Court. You must file this Complaint within 35 days of the IDPH decision. You or your lawyer will have the opportunity to make written and oral arguments in support of your complaint. The judge will then decide whether the hearing officer fairly considered the facts and properly applied the law. The judge can order that you not be discharged or transferred, can uphold the decision to discharge or transfer you, or can remand your case to be reevaluated.
For assistance in contesting a discharge, you can contact the Illinois Long-term Care Ombudsman Program by calling the Illinois Department on Aging, Senior Helpline, toll-free at 800-252-8966 or by writing to the Illinois Department on Aging, 421 E. Capital Ave., Springfield, IL 62701.
The agency responsible for the protection and advocacy of the developmentally disabled or mentally ill individuals is Equip for Equality, Inc., 20 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60602, 312-341-0022, (Voice) 800-537-2632, (TTY) 800-610-2779, (Fax) 312-341-0295.
If a facility violates your rights, you have several options. You can do one of the following:
As stated above, the Residents' Advisory Council also has the authority to file a complaint with IDPH or the Ombudsman on behalf of facility residents. However, only you or your legal representative may file a private lawsuit concerning a violation of your rights. Each of these options is discussed in detail below.
If you believe that a facility is violating the Act, you may file a complaint with Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). It is a crime to intentionally file a false complaint. Click here for the complaint form.
You may contact IDPH and file a complaint at:
Illinois Dept. of Public Health
Attn: Central Complaint Registry
535 W. Jefferson St.
Springfield, IL 62761
Fax: (217) 524-8885
To file a complaint by phone Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., contact the Central Complaint Registry at (800) 252-4343 or TTY for the hearing impaired at (800) 547-0466.
Upon receiving your complaint, IDPH will conduct an investigation. IDPH must complete the investigation of complaints involving abuse and neglect within 7 days. They must complete other investigations within 30 days. If the investigation shows that the facility is in violation of the Act, IDPH will send a notice of the violation to the facility.
IDPH will not require you to give your name when you file a complaint. But if you do not give your name, IDPH will be unable to notify you of the outcome of their investigation. IDPH will not reveal your identity as the person who filed the complaint without your written permission, unless IDPH needs to file a court case against the facility or it is essential to the investigation.
The facility cannot transfer, discharge, evict, harass, or retaliate against you because you make a complaint or provide information in connection with an IDPH investigation.
Upon completing the investigation, IDPH will notify you and the facility of the results of their investigation. If IDPH decides that the facility has violated the Nursing Home Care Act, IDPH can impose fines and other penalties on the facility. In extreme cases, IDPH also can revoke the facility's license and force them to shut down.
If IDPH determines that the facility did not violate the Nursing Home Act, you are entitled to file an appeal and get a hearing. You must make the appeal in writing and you must file it with IDPH within 30 days of the notice of the investigation findings.
IDPH will hold a hearing within 30 days of your appeal. You are entitled to appear and testify at the hearing. The hearing officer can issue subpoenas to force other people to appear and testify or provide other evidence. You can be represented by a lawyer at the hearing. Following the hearing, the Director of IDPH will send you a written decision.
If you disagree with the Director's decision, you are entitled to file a complaint in Illinois Circuit Court. You must file this Complaint within 35 days of the IDPH decision. You or your lawyer will have the opportunity to make written and oral arguments in support of your case. The judge will then decide whether the hearing officer fairly considered the facts and properly applied the law. The judge can uphold or reverse the hearing decision, or remand the case to be reevaluated in accordance with the judge's instructions.
In addition to or instead of filing a complaint with IDPH, you are entitled to file a lawsuit against a facility if they violate your rights under the Nursing Home Care Act. You also may file a lawsuit if you are injured as a result of a wrongful action by the facility or its staff.
If you file a lawsuit and the judge or jury decides that the facility violated your rights, the judge can require the facility to pay you compensation for your losses. If it is determined that the facility violated your rights protected by the Act, the judge also will order the facility to pay your court costs and attorney's fees. The judge also can enter an injunction, which is a court order requiring the facility stop violating the Act.
The facility cannot transfer, discharge, evict, harass, or retaliate against you for filing a lawsuit or for providing testimony in connection with a lawsuit filed by someone else.
The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is operated by the Illinois Department on Aging. The Ombudsman has the legal duty to investigate and resolve complaints made by residents or the representatives. The Ombudsman can advocate for your rights and seek to have the facility voluntarily comply with the requirements of the Act. If the facility will not correct the violation, the Ombudsman can assist you with a complaint to IDPH. To find the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program for your area, call the Illinois Department on Aging at (800) 252-8966.
The Nursing Home Care Act is found starting at 210 ILCS 45/1. Involuntary discharge, transfer and related appeals are at 210 ILCS 45/3-401 to 3-423. Residents rights are at 210 ILCS 45/2-101 to 45/2-212. IDPH investigations of complaints and related appeals is found at 210 ILCS 45/3-701 to 3-714.
IDPH regulations concerning residents rights in skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities are found at 77 Ill.Admin.Code 300.3210 to 300.3330. (Subpart P). Resident's rights in sheltered care facilities are found at 77 Ill.Admin.Code 330.4210 to 330.4330. (Subpart Q). Resident's rights in intermediate care facilities for people with developmental disabilities are at 77 Ill.Admin.Code 350.3210 to 350.3330. (Subpart O). Administrative appeals are found at 77 Ill.Admin.Code Part 100.
The statute creating the long-term care ombudsman program is at 20 ILCS 105/4.04. Regulations about this program are at 89 Ill.Admin.Code Part 270.
Long-term care facilities that participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs must comply with federal laws concerning residents' rights. The federal statute is at 42 USC 1395i-3 (Medicare) and 42 USC 1396r(c). The federal regulations are at 42 C.F.R. Part 483.
The address and general phone numbers and for IDPH are:
Springfield Office
535 W. Jefferson St.
Springfield, IL 62761
(217) 782-4977(v)
Chicago Office
160 N. LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60601
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