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The Counting Crows raced their way into fans hearts on the seaside stage at the Del Mar Fairgrounds Racetrack summer concert series show on August 9, 2014.
"Lean on Me" by American singer-songwriter Bill Withers started off the night as they took the stage. As Lean on Me faded out, the band filled in kicking off the show with a fan and my personal favorite, "Sullivan Street." Lead singer, Adam Duritz remained upstage throughout the nearly 2 minute intro but gave it his all for the rest of the night.
The 1990s band can still draw a large crowd of fans. The cutest was a little girl sitting on top of daddy's shoulders shimmying to the music. A couple parents near the back of the large audience had a baby in a pram stroller. My guess it was a fun filled afternoon and extended night out for the newborns' parents. A day filled by surf and turf horse racing, betting, wide brimmed hats, and a nice night of music.
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- Round Here
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The Billion Dollar Copper Theft Industry
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Copper's spike in price over the last decade has made the theft of the metal an epidemic.
For years now, the US has been plagued by an illegal industry driven by a reddish-brown industrial metal. Copper, one of the world's most popular and demanded metals, has been the subject of an underground movement that has created an incentive to steal. Thieves all across the country have been harvesting the metal in homes and highways, and other structures that are under construction; some even go as far as to steal the metal from already built establishments.
The Demand for Stolen Copper
The last decade has seen copper prices spike, as the commodity supercycle helped propel a number of hard assets to new levels. Approximately 10 years ago, copper went for 80 cents a pound on the CME, that price has now jumped to $3 a pound (during a period where prices actually touched $4/pound during the height of the recession). The chart below shows the price of copper over the last 25 years.
With all of the above information, it makes sense that those who can efficiently harvest this resource stand to make a pretty penny.
According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, which tracks metal theft, "25,083 claims were filed from 2009 to 2012, compared with 13,861 from 2006 to 2008. Nearly 96 percent of the claims in the more recent period were for copper theft"
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. Those same statistics cited Ohio, Texas, Georgia, California, and Illinois as the states where the epidemic is the most serious.
Thieves are often able to sell the metal off as scrap to certain locations that tend not to ask too many questions, though some have tightened up their buying policy to ensure that it is within the confines of the law. The industry is estimated to be worth $1 billion each year.
Not All That Glitters Is Gold
While many may see an easy opportunity to go out and steal some copper wiring and scraps, few seem to calculate the risks involved. Aside from the legal ramifications, numerous people die every year simply from trying to harvest the commodity. More often than not the deaths are caused by electrocution when thieves trying to harvest the metal simply make the wrong move. Not only that, but the repair staff who must fix the damage is often put in peril.
Many also fail to think about the full impact of harvesting copper and copper wire. The process can often leave a number of homes without power and costs thousands of dollars to fix.
While this issue is most prominent in the US, there still seems to be a demand for it across the globe. In one of the more clever heists, an
Australian man
posed as a cable technician and ended up making off with over $110,000 worth of the metal after ripping off more than 400 houses.
Putting a Stop to the Issue
For years, states have been passing more and more legislation to ensure that the purchases and sales of copper remain legal. This not only assures the construction world, but it also ends up protecting would-be-thieves from meeting an untimely death, as it takes away the motivation and ease of stealing the metal.
A number of establishments are taking photos of each buyer as well as the copper that is purchased. This along with key identification information is what lawmakers and police are hoping will help tame the underground industry. At the same time, builders and other firms are taking steps to make lots more secure and some have even gone as far to use a copper-steel blend when possible, which has far less value than pure copper.
Unfortunately, at the end of the day the problem will be mostly dictated by copper prices. For as long as prices remain high, there will still be thieves willing to risk their lives to turn a quick profit. While legislation and increased security measures may slow the problem down, it seems that the only cure will be if prices can ever fall back to where they were just 10 years ago.
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College football's main source of fun is winning. Embree's second CU team is a mirthless 0-3 and desperately needs to be reintroduced to the concept of a fun-filled Saturday.
"We're talking to the team about having fun," Embree said. "When they get into games, they get so robotic. With all the hard work you put in, the game is when you're supposed to have fun. We're not doing that."
So this week's message is: Relax, play smart, stay together and let the good times roll . . .
The Buffs appear focused on making it all happen here Saturday against Washington State in their Pac-12 Conference opener (2 p.m. MDT, FX). Not to undermine the message, but CU is a three-touchdown underdog after last week's south-of-sobering 69-14 loss against Fresno State.
In the wake of the Fresno flop, Embree met individually on Monday and Tuesday with each player on this week's traveling squad. The 10-minute listening/reassuring sessions apparently were well-timed, well-received and resulted in three energized practices before the team's departure for Spokane on Friday.
"Oh, yeah," said sophomore cornerback Greg Henderson, who is expected to start after missing the past two games with an ankle sprain. "Everybody is here for a reason, because of our athletic ability. Obviously you've got to just relax and play your game. Everybody is out there nervous and scared to make a mistake. They need to relax and play - that's all they need to do. If we do that, we've got a lot of playmakers on this team. So we do that, we'll start winning and having fun out there."
Of course, proof of positive results and a rerouting to good times must come Saturday afternoon in Martin Stadium, where a second consecutive sellout (33,522) is expected for the first time since the 2006 season. The Cougars (2-1) are eyeing their third straight win - another unprecedented achievement at Wazzu since 2006.
The guy generating September's good vibes in the Palouse is Mike Leach, the former Texas Tech coach who might have been a pirate in a former life and espouses a "Swing The Sword" (the title of his book) mentality in this life. Leach won't disclose his starting quarterback - it will be either sophomore Connor Halliday or senior Jeff Tuel - mainly because he's opposed to releasing injury reports to the media.
Earlier this week, he told reporters this on the starting QB subject: "You'll have to stay tuned and watch very closely. The anticipation is killing everyone, including me."
Of Halliday, who passed for 378 yards and four TDs in last week's 35-27 win at UNLV, Leach said: "He's way ahead of schedule for guy who played only a handful of games."
Of Tuel, the season starter who has been sidelined with an apparent knee injury, Leach noted: "He's ridiculously healthy. Tony the Tiger would be proud to have him be in a commercial and have him eat cereal."
Embree believes the Buffs defense, which surrendered 665 yards last week and is last in the Pac-12 in total defense (476.3 yards allowed a game), will see Halliday first. But, he added, it doesn't really matter. Whether it's Halliday or Tuel, the Buffs must be sound tacklers "in space" against Leach's spread offense and attempt to "shrink the field" and limit the Cougars to field goals.
In Leach's pass-heavy offense (42.1 pass attempts, 284.7 yards a game), his QBs "get rid of the ball so quick," Embree said. That can tire defensive linemen trying to bring pressure, so expect CU to frequently rotate its D-linemen when possible. "You try to figure out a way to get pressure," Embree added, "but if you bring too many (with blitzes) you expose yourself. (Leach) has a good blend of what he does."
As potent as the Cougars are with the pass, they've had problems defending it. WSU is last in the Pac-12 in pass defense, allowing 344.3 yards a game. (CU is No. 11 at 287.3.) Said Leach: "Some of that stuff (completions allowed) is just too easy. We've got to be tougher. Some of those kids in the secondary talk about being tough. They need to start proving they're tough."
Embree is looking for more energy from his players - on the field as well as the sidelines. In an attempt to address that, offensive coordinator/running backs coach Eric Bieniemy will move from the coaches' booth to the sidelines on Saturday.
When the shift was announced at Embree's Tuesday media luncheon, former CU coach Bill McCartney called Bieniemy "a live wire." That's an understatement; Bieniemy is a small nuclear device. But CU's offensive players believe his trip downstairs should be beneficial.
"He'll bring energy," starting quarterback Jordan Webb said. "He's that type of person, that type of coach. Also, another set of eyes down there and he can be in our ears as quarterbacks, letting us know what's out there. And he's definitely going to be able to help the running backs."
Backup Connor Wood said when opponents scored early or came back on the Buffs in the first three games, "That was a little demoralizing. I think as an offense we let that get to us. We would kind of sink . . . I think having a guy like Bieniemy on the sidelines will help the overall energy of the offense, keep it up, keep it in the huddle. He's a fierce, competitive guy. He can bring that to the sidelines."
Webb, Wood and their teammates hope opening Pac-12 play offers a fresh start that will help regenerate them. "Conference play is huge," Webb said. "I think we all understand the importance of conference play - especially in the type of conference we're in. It's really strong from top to bottom. We feel we have to come out and start it off right."
The Buffs (or their fans) couldn't fathom going winless in non-conference play, but that's how they've defined themselves. As former NFL coach Bill Parcells often observed, "You are your record." Still, CU left guard Alex Lewis said "there's definitely a strong belief" the Buffs can be better.
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There are "people" people who are impressive. They are extroverted. They exhibit the positive vibes of a recent Dale Carnegie grad. They are inspiring, too. Their focus on success is catchy. But there are also "horse" people. They are also impressive. Chief among them is the rare individual who has a certain, recognizable skill that is, in part, a gift, as well as the result of experience and know-how. Such a man is Buck Brannaman. Throughout the documentary, Buck, people sing his praises. Small wonder. He solves the unsolvable. He wins over recalcitrant horses. His customers are awestruck. Forty weeks out of every year, Buck takes to the road. The film follows him to Northern California, North Carolina, Washington State, Wyoming, Montana, and Texas. He helps people who have problems with horses, although, according to Buck, these are mainly horses with people problems.
Woven into the documentary are flashbacks and commentary relating to Buck's own story. He grew up doing rope tricks with his brother. Their father was demanding and subjected them to abuse. Buck's way of dealing with his own inner pain served to inform his unique method in training horses. He applies strength and force when needed, but does not resort to punishment. I know plenty of people who enjoy teaching other people "lessons". They do this quite naturally without provocation. It is in their nature. What a more perfect world it would be if Buck divided his time between correcting humans as well as horses. But that is one of those wishes destined to go the way of SOS signals to distant planets that might also support life forms.
Case in point has to do with "breaking". Included in the film are clips that show how old-timers used to tie horses, beat and hobble them, ignore their shrieking, and destroy their will to resist. It may seem as though this blatant mistreatment were inevitable if human and horse were to reach an accord. But Buck demonstrates time and again that he can get horses to do exactly what his clients want them to by means of an effort that is half physical, half psychological. It is quite amazing for those of us who grew up in congested cities and suburbs far from farms and horse country to witness Buck's accomplishments. Horses move backward and forward, at various gaits, or are taught to stop and wait, or kind of strut about in dressage. It pays to remember that horses are vital to certain, mostly cattle-related endeavors. But they have always meant more to us than mere economic partners.
There is the story, for instance, of the mourning of Alexander the Great for his horse, Bucephalus. It is said that he was inconsolable, stricken with grief. Historians claim he did not feel anything close to this extremity at the death of anyone in his short life. The partnership between horses and mankind needs no pointing out. Riding for its own sake also requires no apology. In open country, there are many who prefer riding to driving trendy ATVs. But most of the horses that Buck deals with, at least in the film, are somehow involved in the day-to-day grind of working ranches, found mostly in the spacious West. In addition, horses right now are at the center of a protracted controversy. Mainly mustangs, they roam about, vulnerable, at the mercy of both the elements and a civilization that has cast them off.
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Stop me if you've heard this one: street tough youth gets involved with drugs and gangs, but turns his life around in prison by writing poetry and becoming friends with a veteran inmate. Jamesy Boy, the debut feature by director Trevor White, is based on the true story of James Burns; a former thug-turned-filmmaker who somebody thinks has a story worthy of being told. And while the film is generally well-made and features a strong central performance by newcomer Spencer Lofranco, it's too riddled with cliché to feel genuine.
When we first meet James (Lofranco) he's faced down in the dirt on his first day in maximum security, a place he'll be spending the next few years of his young life. Flashing back a few years we learn that he's always been a trouble-maker and prone to violence. His mother (Mary-Louise Parker) vouches for him and believes he'll change, just as she did, but it isn't long before he's seduced by the streets and falls in with a local hood; selling drugs and pulling off petty robberies. He's more brazen than the other kids who've fallen into the criminal underworld, and soon he's the boss's favorite, while also too smart for his own good.
Burns didn't write the script himself, merely serving as a co-producer, but one can't help but wonder what kind of influence he had on how he was depicted. We're expected to believe that underneath the violent tendencies and willingness to exploit others is a heart of gold. That would be easier to take if we saw the circumstances that drove James towards the life he chose, or were given a reason for his sudden change of heart other than a flirtation with an innocent shop girl played by Taissa Farmiga.
Despite telling the story in a needlessly convoluted non-linear fashion, the film does hit on something raw when we flash forward to James' time in prison. It's there that he realizes his love of poetry, and Ving Rhames' powerful presence takes hold as a "lifer" who teaches James what real courage looks like. Lofranco measures up well opposite Rhames, and he's got a certain tough-guy charisma similar to a young Mark Wahlberg. He's especially good opposite Farmiga, perhaps building off the chemistry they forged in the recent comedy, At Middleton. It's unfortunate that Parker's character seems to vanish about halfway through the movie because she brings a real hopefulness as James' mother, who only seeks to make sure her son doesn't repeat the mistakes of her past. A number of actors from The Wire turn up in brief cameos that don't add much other than giving its fans something to smile about.
Burns has overcome a lot of hardship in his life, and his story is truly inspiring, but not everybody's story needs to be a movie.


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Pesticide Safety
Pesticides are inherently toxic materials -- they are developed and used to destroy or prevent growth or infestations of unwanted insects, plants, and other pests in agricultural, commercial, industrial, and household settings. Farmworkers, and especially those who mix and apply pesticides, face greater risks of becoming poisoned by pesticides because they work with pesticides at their greatest concentrations and strengths.
Pesticide exposure causes farmworkers to suffer more chemical-related injuries and illnesses than any other workforce in the nation. Workers who mix, load or apply pesticides can be exposed to toxic pesticides due to spills, splashes, defective, missing or inadequate protective equipment, direct spray, or drift. Workers who perform hand labor tasks in areas that have been treated with pesticides face exposure from direct spray, drift or contact with pesticide residues on the crop or soil. Farmworker families can also be injured by pesticides when farmworker children play in treated fields; when workers inadvertently take home pesticide residues on their hair, skin or clothing; or when pesticides drift into residences, schools and other areas located near fields.
Pesticides pose risks of short- and long- term illness to farmworkers and their families. Acute (immediate) health effects of pesticide exposure include rash, eye irritation, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, and headaches. More serious acute effects include difficulty breathing, seizures, loss of consciousness and death. Chronic (long-term) effects can result in cancer, neurological disorders, hormonal and reproductive health problems, birth defects and infertility. Even low levels of pesticide exposure over time can lead to these chronic health effects.
The exact number of workers injured each year by pesticides is unknown, because there is no national surveillance system for acute pesticide illness reporting and no surveillance system for tracking chronic illness related to pesticide exposure. 30 states require health professionals to report suspected pesticide poisoning, but many incidents go unreported due to a number of factors, including workers' failure to seek medical care, workers seeking medical care in Mexico, medical misdiagnosis, and health provider failure to report. Factors deterring farmworkers and their families from seeking medical care for pesticide illness include lack of health insurance, language barriers, immigration status, cultural factors, lack of transportation, lack of awareness of or exclusion from workers' compensation benefits, and fear of job loss.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 10,000-20,000 farmworkers are poisoned on the job due to pesticide exposure. Several states, e.g., California and Washington State, have state incident reporting systems. In California, in 2009, there were a total of 916 reported cases which were found to be possibly, probably or definitely related to pesticides. Of those 916 cases, 252 (28%) involved agricultural workers. A recent study of acute pesticide poisonings between 1998 and 2005 among agricultural workers in the United States found that an average of 57.6 out of every 100,000 agricultural workers experience acute pesticide poisoning, illness or injury each year. This number excludes the many workers who suffer chronic health problems such as cancer, infertility, and neurological disorders, including Parkinson's disease, as a result of these toxic exposures.
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Pesticide Regulation (FIFRA)
Due to the human safety and environmental risks of exposure to pesticides, the sale, distribution, and use of pesticides are comprehensively regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ("FIFRA").
FIFRA requires that pesticides sold or distributed in the United States be "approved" or registered by the EPA. In the registration process, the EPA examines the ingredients of a pesticide; the site or crop on which it is to be used; the amount, frequency and timing of its use; and storage and disposal practices. Under this statute, the EPA can only register a pesticide if it determines that the pesticide, when used in accordance with its label, will not cause unreasonable adverse effects to human health or the environment, taking into account the risks and benefits to the agricultural economy.
To secure an EPA registration, pesticide manufacturers conduct a series of tests on the product's active ingredient to determine its immediate (acute), intermediate (sub chronic) and long term (chronic) effects on the nervous and reproductive systems, as well as the likelihood that it would cause cancer. In addition, the active ingredient is studied for its persistence in soil and water and its effects on non-target fish, birds and other wildlife. The EPA evaluates these data, using a risk assessment and risk management process. Any required mitigation measures (such as personal protective equipment for handlers or restricted entry intervals for harvesters) are stated on the pesticide label, and the failure to follow label requirements constitute a violation of law, which may result in fines (or in rare cases in criminal penalties).
Inclusion of Costs to Farmworker Health in FIFRA Cost-Benefit Analyses
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) directs EPA to ensure that pesticides will not "cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment," a phrase that FIFRA defines as, "any unreasonable risk to man or the environment, taking into account the economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits of the use of any pesticide . . .." 7 U.S.C. § 136(bb). This standard has been called a risk-benefit test and has often been equated with cost-benefit analysis.
To make unreasonable adverse effects determinations, EPA must consider the relative magnitude of the risks and the benefits. It cannot base its registration decisions on only the risk or benefits side of the equation. Unfortunately, EPA has often failed to take into account the health costs to farmworkers when considering pesticide registration applications, instead focusing solely on the costs to chemical producers and agricultural users. Consider the example of the risk-benefit determination for three dangerous insecticides: azinphos-methyl (AZM), phosmet, and chlorpyrifos. Though the EPA has determined that use of these pesticides causes "risks of concern" to workers, the agency allowed continued use of all three chemicals based on ad hoc information received from growers and chemical producers on the agricultural benefits of the pesticides. The cost assessment was one-sided, quantifying the economic consequences to growers who would be unable to use the pesticides at current levels but failing to account for the costs of the harm to workers, their children, water quality, or endangered species.
EPA must assess not only the agricultural costs that would be incurred without the pesticide in terms of input cost, yield, and quality impacts, but also the social, health, environmental, and community costs and benefits of curtailing pesticide uses. The fact that it might cost growers somewhat more money to control pests in the short run without a pesticide is not a sufficient basis to retain a registration. Rather, EPA must undertake an objective assessment of the costs to workers, their families, communities, and the environment of continued pesticide poisonings and contamination, and the benefits of shifting to less toxic pest control methods. EPA cannot base its FIFRA determinations on a one-sided benefits assessment that accounts for the costs to growers of shifting to alternatives, but not the costs to workers, their communities, or the environment of continued pesticide use.
Worker Protection Standards
Deadline for comments to proposed revisions is August 18, 2014.
The EPA has established minimum safety requirements when using pesticides on farms, and in nurseries, greenhouses or forests, which are detailed under a set of regulations called the Worker Protection Standard (WPS), 40 C.F.R. Part 170. The WPS requires that: all workers receive basic pesticide safety training by their sixth day of working in pesticide-treated areas; decontamination water be available; minimum restricted entry intervals and personal protective equipment requirements be observed (based on the product's immediate toxicity); and that medical assistance be provided in case of emergency. Farmworkers, however, do not have the same right-to-know protections as do other employees under OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard. For example, farm workers receive no information about the specific short- and long-term health effects associated with the products used at their work site.
Enforcement of the WPS, which is primarily carried out by the states under cooperative agreements with EPA, has been severely criticized by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO 2000: 20-23), and by farmworker advocates reporting on California, Colorado, and Florida. Because of limitations imposed by FIFRA, most violations merely result in a letter of warning, and few monetary penalties are issued.
The purpose of the current regulation is to reduce the risk of illness and injury from occupational exposure to pesticides on farms and in forests, nurseries and greenhouses. The regulation originally was developed to provide agricultural workers with the same basic workplace protections that are provided to workers in industrial settings, but it falls quite short of this goal. The EPA has not revised the WPS in 20 years, yet changes are urgently needed to strengthen the protections for farmworkers, and to reduce injuries to them and their families.
EPA should propose, issue and implement revisions to the WPS without delay. As part of the expected revisions to the WPS, EPA must, at a minimum, bring the protections of the WPS up to the standards that safeguard workers in non-agricultural employment sectors whose safety is overseen by other federal agencies.
Revisions to the WPS should, at a minimum, require
- expanded training requirements for agricultural workers, including pesticide handlers;
- improved hazard communications and direct worker notification regarding restricted entry intervals (REIs) and the pesticides they are being exposed to;
- strict prohibitions on early entry prior to expiration of an REI;
- provision of areas for workers to change into work clothes, store their clean clothing, and shower at the end of the day so they do not bring pesticide residues home with them;
- employers to fit-test respirators for each worker before they are used;
- buffers around fields where work is taking place;
- inspections to be conducted without advance notice;
- protections specifically designed to protect youth workers and workers who are or could be pregnant;
- the creation of a national system to report incidents of pesticide-related illnesses and injuries, and an online database of reported illnesses;
- medical monitoring of agricultural workers and handlers who regularly handle Toxicity Category I and II organophosphate and n-methyl carbamate pesticides to evaluate whether they are being exposed to high levels of these dangerous chemicals;
- use of engineering controls, which reduce exposure to pesticides through the use of engineered equipment or technology to create a physical barrier preventing pesticides from coming into direct contact with the bodies or clothing of pesticide handlers
Bilingual Pesticide Labels
"Si Usted no entiende la etiqueta, busque a alguien para que se la explique a Usted en detalle. [If you do not understand the label, find someone to explain it to you in detail.]"
According to the National Agricultural Worker Survey (NAWS), 81% of farmworkers reported Spanish as their native language, and 53% of farmworkers said they cannot speak, read, or write English. Despite the prevalence of the Spanish language in the fields, currently pesticide labels are only required to be printed in English. Spanish-speaking applicators are directed to get the label translated themselves. Pesticide labels communicate important safety information, including warnings and precautionary statements, first aid information, personal protective equipment, directions for safe use, and emergency decontamination instructions. Thousands of pesticide applicators are at risk of injury or illness as a result of not being able to read the pesticide label.
In 2009, Farmworker Justice, Migrant Clinicians Network, and other farmworker groups petitioned the EPA to require pesticide manufacturers to translate their pesticide labels into Spanish. In response to the petition, in 2011 the EPA sought public comments to determine the need for Spanish labels, whether bilingual labels would ensure meaningful access for those with limited English proficiency, and the costs involved in translation and agency oversight. In comments submitted, Farmworker Justice and other advocates urged the EPA to require Spanish translations of essential safety and environmental information on pesticide labels.
Our research and policy analysis on this issue involved extensive interviews with pesticide handlers and applicators, pesticide safety trainers, pesticide safety researchers, and growers. These interviews revealed overwhelming support for translation of essential information on the pesticide label.
EPA's current approach to communicating label information in Spanish is inadequate to protect workers from the risks of mishandling the pesticide and places a tremendous burden on employers and supervisors. Translation of specific label information can be challenging, even for people who are bilingual. Most growers and supervisors are not sufficiently bilingual to be able to translate all of the important information on the label. According to pesticide safety trainers Farmworker Justice spoke to, supervisors generally explain the required protective equipment and directions for use, but they often do not go through all of the label material, such as symptoms of exposure. Workers need to know what symptoms indicate exposure and when they should seek medical attention. Under the current system, there is no guarantee that all workers and handlers have access to all relevant label information. Furthermore, in the event of an accident, a worker needs to be able to read the first aid instructions immediately, rather than waiting to find someone who can read and provide a reliable translation. Including Spanish translations on the labels would ensure that this information can be quickly and accurately explained by supervisors and accessed by workers who have questions.
EPA's current labeling system is grossly inadequate and does not promote risk management and occupational safety. Without the benefit of a label in a language they understand, farmworkers are ill-equipped to protect themselves, others, or the environment. Providing the most critical label sections in Spanish would improve farmworkers' health and prevent environmental contamination by ensuring that all workers have access to this information.
Children & Pesticides
Children's Exposure to Pesticide Drift
EPA has responsibilities under federal law to "ensure that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result to infants and children from aggregate exposure" to pesticides, including pesticide drift exposures, and to ensure that its pesticide programs do not have a disproportionate impact on minority and low-income populations.
Unfortunately, EPA has failed to assess children's exposures to pesticides that drift from agricultural sites to homes, schools, daycares, parks, and other places where children may be exposed. By failing to assess the risk to children who are exposed to agricultural pesticide drift, EPA maintains a double standard that may provide some protections for kids from pesticides used in urban and residential settings, but leaves kids who live near agricultural sites unprotected and vulnerable to pesticide drift. In failing to protect these forgotten children, EPA has violated federal law.
In 2009, Earthjustice and Farmworker Justice petitioned EPA to do more to protect children from pesticide drift.
Greater Protections Needed for Children Employed in Agriculture
Child workers are particularly vulnerable to pesticide exposure. A 1993 study by the National Research Council concluded that "the toxicity of pesticides can potentially be influenced by the immaturity of biochemical and physiological functions and body composition of developing children and adolescents." The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ("NIOSH") notes that "[t]here is age-related variation in susceptibility to pesticides, based on different metabolic rates and ability to activate, detoxify and excrete xenobiotic compounds, and both qualitative and quantitative differences in toxicity of pesticides between children and adults."
A 2003 report on acute pesticide-related illnesses among young workers, using data from state-based surveillance systems and Poison Control Center data from the Toxic Exposure Surveillance System, revealed that 531 children suffered acute occupational pesticide-related illness between the years 1988 and 1999. The median age for these workers was 16 years (range: 6—17 years) and 122 (23%) were 13 years or younger. Seventy percent of the children were employed in agricultural production and services. Of the 81 percent of cases where the EPA acute Toxicity Category was available, 67 percent of the illnesses were associated with Toxicity III pesticides. Because these acute illnesses affect young people at a time before they have reached full developmental maturation, researchers are also concerned about unique and persistent chronic effects.
Several youth characteristics raise special concern about the health and safety of adolescents in the workplace. Young people are generally at increased risk of injury from lack of experience. Inexperienced workers are unfamiliar with the requirements of work, are less likely to be trained to recognize hazards, and are often unaware of their legal rights on the job. Youths are also generally less assertive than adults, making it less likely that they will question duties that put them at risk for pesticide exposure.
U.S. DOL regulations, known as the agricultural "Hazardous Orders" (HOs), provide limited protections for hired farmworker youths with respect to a number of particularly dangerous activities, including handling of pesticides. Currently, the agricultural HOs, which haven't been updated since 1970, only prohibit farmworker youths from applying or handling Toxic Category I and II pesticides, due to their acute toxicity. Children under 16 can still handle Category III or IV pesticides even though the chronic hazards associated with these chemicals include "potential neurotoxicity, reproductive toxicity, endocrine disruption, and carcinogenic effects."
In September 2011, the US DOL proposed revisions to the agricultural HOs based on recommendations from NIOSH. Among other important changes, these proposed regulations would have prohibited hired farmworkers under age 16 from handling pesticides of any kind.
Farmworker Justice supported the much-needed revisions to the agricultural HOs and submitted comments to that effect.
Shamefully, in April 2012, the Obama Administration withdrew the proposed regulations in response to a selfish, disingenuous campaign by some agribusiness representatives. Despite their duty to ensure that all workers come home safely, the Obama Administration sided with industry instead of with child farmworkers. One of the most outrageous agribusiness claims was that the children of family-farm owners would be prohibited from performing work under their parents' supervision. The proposed regulation specifically exempted family farms from coverage and would have allowed parents to subject their own children to hazardous tasks; however most farmworker children don't work for their parents on a family farm.
In fact, farmworker children work alongside their migrant and seasonal farmworker parents. For decades, agricultural exemptions have impacted the working and living conditions of farmworker children. These predominantly Latino children, many younger than the legal working age of twelve, work for 10 to 12 hour days in excruciating weather conditions, in fields regularly treated with pesticides, and with dangerous machinery and tools. In addition to these harsh working conditions, Latino farmworker children also face language and cultural barriers at school. As a result, many farmworker children do not regularly attend classes and fall behind in their studies. The withdrawal of the agricultural HOs will continue the endangerment of Latino children and the discrimination against farmworkers in industrialized agriculture. Read our discussion paper, The Ones the Law Forgot: Children Working in Agriculture.
Farmworkers and Children in Pesticide Risk Assessments: The need for Greater Consideration
- In October 2011, Farmworker Justice filed comments with the EPA in response to the Agency's preliminary human health risk assessment for the registration review of the pesticide Chlorpyrifos. We urged EPA to ban the use of chlorpyrifos and, in the interim, to implement mitigating measures to prevent exposure by spray drift, such as buffer zones around areas where sensitive populations frequent.
In February 2012, FJ and California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation jointly submitted comments in response to EPA's cumulative risk assessment for the registration review of pyrethrins/pyrethroids. We urged EPA to consider the hazards of occupational exposure to these chemicals, and opposed EPA's proposal to reduce the child safety factor for aggregate exposure under the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).


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What's Up With Miss B? - Week 134
Friday, October 11, 2013
5th weekend of shows, 5 performances left.
My back to 200lbs Challenge is no longer on. I cannot do it anymore and have simply given up. Perhaps it's not in my cards to have a 1 in front of my weight anymore. It sucks and as a result of my disappointment I have stayed away from Spark. I know I shouldn't, but at this point I can't handle the disappointment and embarrassment. Plus, I'm sure that my negativity isn't helping any of my SparkBuddies.
Nutrition = I have been keeping up my freggie intake, but my late night eating has been disastrous and downright scary. Cake, ice cream, additional meals. It's almost as if I'm back to being 285, as if all of the growing I strived to do last year did nothing to curb my old habits and coping mechanisms.
Water Intake = Excellent.
Exercise = None. Me = LAZY.
Clothing Fit, Inches Lost = Some items are getting snug, some aren't. Annoying, but to be expected.
Stress Level/Exhaustion = I'm at my breaking point.
1). I got a lovely compliment from a co-worker who has been keeping an eye on my progress. "You look great!"
2). My new shrink complemented me on confronting my Dad about his physical abuse. That made me feel good.
What I'm Grateful For:
Second chances.
Have a great weekend SparkBuddies and thanks for listening.
Romans 8: 7 "I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us."
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Second chances is what it is all about. It does not matter how many of them you need. They are always there as opportunities. Do not be so hard on yourself. Remember how far you have come and how much healthier you are. That is the real goal...good health. You went from scary bad health to good health, so keep that as your real goal. The numbers are just gravy. And remember that your Spark Buddies are here for you when things look a little dark.
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Don't give up! Try to plan better for your midnight binges and maybe another way to deal with stress (workouts work!) Good luck, keep your chin up, and hope the rest of your performances go great!
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Don't give up. Just don't give up.
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You owe it to yourself to be healthy. I know that is super hard but being healthy does not have to be an all or nothing type of thing. Don't worry about being a certain number right now. Right now you should ensure that your medication is at the correct dose for your current needs and that you are working on the assignments that your therapist is giving you. I would also remind yourself of what it was like to be MissB at 285 lbs. Never having to feel that way again is worth giving up a few extra snacks or desert. Once again, that is easier said than done. I have resorted to putting signs around my kitchen. On my fridge I have two signs. One reads: Before you eat, DRINK." That reminds me to drink 8 oz of water before I have a meal or begin snacking and it helps curb the mindless munchies while I am preparing dinner. I also have a sign that reads: CHOICES - You have one. That is a reminder to me that food doesn't just HAPPEN. I have to consciously decide to grab it out of the fridge or pantry and put it into my mouth. Life isn't something that happens to us, it is a series of events that often times are predicated by our own actions. I also post my goal weight on my microwave and my caloric burn goal on the microwave as well.
I know you have it in you to do this. You have proven over these past two years that you are stronger than what anyone, including yourself, gives you credit for. Don't throw that all away.
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Don't give up! You've done it before, therefore, you can do it again!
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I believe the words give and up in the same sentence were what MissBB told me were not possible..
now, never mind the numbers for the long run.. how about eliminating ONE thing from the foods you ate.. drink a large glass of water instead of that fourth cookie.. or actually place an apple next to a piece of cake.. smile at MissBB and flip off the inner demons that say it is okay to take what you did before,, flip them off and take that apple, toss the cake in the freezer.
MissBB I know has it in her to do this,,try it once.. Then smile at yourself dear...
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((((HUGS)))) Hang in there. Never give up hope. Maybe it won't happen right now, but just keep one foot in front of the other. We can only do our best and make the decision that each day will be better than the one before.
Personally it seems like you are dealing with lots of emotional things and that is so important to work on. And sometimes that takes the front seat to other things we want to accomplish . . . but down the road it will be a key to success!
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Don't give up Sweetie. You did it once, you can do it again. Success isn't a straight line of constant winning.
I would say to focus on your happiness right now. You said that you're fighting major depression which isn't going to get any better if you keep beating yourself up. Conquering the depression demon might help curb the extra eating.
You know what to do. You know who you are and, most importantly, you know WHOSE you are.
And, we're here for you!
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don't give up....just hold your own and watch what you eat.
You are putting in a lot of hours right now...
focus on making good choices and take the better options.
Have a good weekend.
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Senior Brennan Middleton leads the team with a .377 batting average
March 11, 2013
NEW ORLEANS - After facing High Point - a team that Tulane had never squared off against before the weekend - the Greenies will take to the diamond on Tuesday and Wednesday to face a well-known foe in the Southeastern Louisiana Lions.
Tuesday's contest will take place at 6pm CST at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field in Hammond, La. The two squads will take the trip back to New Orleans to battle it out at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium for a 6:30pm CST contest on Wednesday.
The two midweek games will mark the second and third time the teams will have played this season. The Green Wave defeated Southeastern Louisiana, 5-3, on Feb. 19 at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium. The two teams will meet again on Tulane's turf on April 30.
"Southeastern is 10-5, and they are playing really well," said Tulane baseball head coach Rick Jones. "Two of their assistants are former players of mine in Daniel Latham and Matt Riser. I know a lot of our fans will travel up to Hammond for the game before we both come back down to our field on Wednesday. It's going to be a challenge for us, though. This will be the third week in a row that we'll play five games for about a month. This is a week that will really test us, but it won't be the end-all in terms of what kind of a club we are."
The Green Wave currently sit at 9-8 on the season, taking two of three games from High Point this past weekend - including a 12 inning, 11-10 victory on Sunday. Tulane used six pitchers in that contest, meaning they will rely heavily on their starters to go deep in to the contests against Southeastern Louisiana.
On Tuesday, Tulane named redshirt sophomore Randy LeBlancas the starting pitcher. LeBlanc will make his second start on the season, after starting last Wednesday against Northwestern State. In that game, the Abita Springs, La., native pitched 5.2 innings, allowing six hits and two walks while striking out two. However, he was credited with the loss, as he gave up three runs as the Demons took the second game of a two-game midweek series from the Green Wave, 5-1. LeBlanc made one other appearance on the season, pitching 1.1 innings in relief in the Sunday game during the Alabama series. On the year, LeBlanc has posted a 3.86 ERA, allowing seven hits and three walks while striking out three in seven innings.
Southeastern Louisiana will send left-handed freshman Kyle Cedotal to the mound on Tuesday. Cedotal was credited with his first collegiate loss during the last matchup between the two squads. On Feb. 19, Cedotal went 5.1 innings, allowing four hits and three earned runs, while striking out two. On the season, Cedotal holds a 3.77 ERA and a 2-2 record. He has pitched 14.1 innings, notching eight walks and strikeouts. Opponents are batting only .200 against him.
Neither squad has named a starter for Wednesday night's contest.
After a slow start to the season at the plate, Tulane is now batting .250 on the year, after notching 44 hits over the last week. While senior Brennan Middleton's 14-game hitting streak came to a halt on Saturday, he has still posted a .377 average on the year to go along with a Conference USA-best 26 hits. Senior Sean Potkay has upped his batting average tremendously, hitting at a clip of .304. Freshman Tim Yandel had a huge weekend for the Green Wave, and his season numbers of .269 and 14 hits should continue to rise over the course of the season. He may see time at third base, as senior Garrett Cannizaromissed his first games of the season on Saturday and Sunday with an injury. He is listed as day-to-day.
While he hasn't started much against left-handed pitching this season, Richard Carthonmay see time tomorrow in either a starting role or in a pinch hitting situation after going 5-for-6 with three RBIs on Sunday for the Greenies. In 31 at-bats on the year, the freshman from Shreveport, La., has a batting average of .323.
Due to the volume of pitchers used on Sunday, Tulane may not dip into their bullpen often. But if needed, they may be able to rely on junior Andrew Garner, who has posted three saves on the season. Garner also starts in the outfield, and he has 14 RBIs at the plate - tied for third in the conference. Junior Brady Wilson got the start for the Greenies on Sunday, but could be used if necessary, as could freshman Ian Gibaut, who was named the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Pitcher of the Week today for his one-win, two-save effort last week.
Southeastern is 10-5 on the campaign, losing to Troy, 3-1, on Sunday after posting back-to-back wins over Hartford on Friday and Saturday. Last week, the Lions travelled to northern Mississippi to play Ole Miss, who is currently in the top ten in most major polls. The Lions lost 2-0 and 6-2 to the Rebels.
As a team, the Lions are hitting .247. At the dish, Harry Slade is batting at a .412 clip, with three doubles and nine RBI. Right behind him is Brett Hoffman, who is hitting .333 with three RBI. The Lions have only posted two home runs on the season - one each from Aaron Haag and Tanner Rainey.
The Lions' pitching staff holds an ERA of 3.18, striking out 99 while walking 46. Opponents are batting .254 against them.
Jay Artigues' is the skipper of the Lions. In his eighth year, Artigues has a record of 250-169.
Tulane extended their all-time series lead on Southeastern Louisiana last month with a win, pushing the lead to 72-29. However, Tulane hasn't won in Hammond in quite some time. The last victory over the Lions on the road was on March 13, 2002, when Tulane defeated Southeastern Louisiana, 6-1.
Both games will be broadcast on Tulane's flagship station, 106.1 The Ticket. Live stats will be made available at TulaneGreenWave.com for both contests.
You can follow the Tulane baseball program on Twitter (@GreenWaveBSB) or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/GreenWaveBaseball.


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June 6, 2012
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Senior Elisabeth Fournier was named to the 2012 Pac-12 All-Academic Women's Tennis First Team, conference commissioner Larry Scott announced Wednesday. Three other Cougars, juniors Ksenia Googe, Andjela Kankaras and Liudmila Vasilieva, received honorable mention honors.
A native of Ottawa, Canada, Fournier posted a 3.85 grade point average while majoring in economic sciences. Fournier ended her career at WSU last month, one which saw her twice break the single-season wins mark (31 as a sophomore, 33 this season), as the Cougars' all-time singles victories leader with 108. She has been a first team conference All-Academic selection each of the past three seasons.
Googe (Sochi, Russia) carries a 3.19 GPA and Kankaras (Niksic, Montenegro) a 3.48 GPA. Both are majoring in Hospitality Business Management. This past season Googe recorded 28 victories, a career-best, while Kankaras also posted a career-best 24 wins while serving as team captain. Both student-athletes repeated as All-Academic honorable mention recipients.
Vasilieva (Yekaterinburg, Russia) maintains a 3.09 GPA as a finance major. This past season she led WSU to the NCAA Championship by posting a 32-9 singles record while also reaching the NCAA Singles Championship for the second time in her career.
To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall GPA and be a starter or significant contributor.


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We have a big crush on blue, as did some of our favorite designers. From navy and grayish to barely-there blue, we can't wait to try this color on for size. Notice that matte colors made an appearance too.
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Avery De Vogelbekdieren (The Platypus)
Formerly brewed at Avery Brewing Company
Boulder, Colorado USA
Style: Sour/Wild Ale | Ratings: 45 | Special Seasonal | Alcohol: 10.5%
A blend of three Avery oak-aged experiments.
Oaked Oude Deux, an unreleased small-batch Avery beer. Oude Deux is a drak, roasty 8% ABV beer brewed with the Rochefort Belgian yeast strain. For the oaked version, brettanomyces were added to the casks for the subsequent 9 months of aging.
Opus One Reverend, our Belgian Quadrupel. This was aged for 8 months in Opus One Cabernet Sauvignon casks. One of the casks remained somewhat neutral, the other acquired a mild sour aspect.
Buffalo Trace Reverend, aged for six months in an Eagle Rare whiskey cask from Buffalo Trace. This cask was generously loaned to us by Chris Black at The Falling Rock.
The final blend started with three barrels of the Oude Deux, imparting some oak, tannins, dark fruit and phenols. Tasted alone, the Oude Deux has a somewhat medicinal aftertaste and can be astringent. Adding three barrels of the Opus One Reverend, with its huge malt backbone and heavier wine flavors, balanced the flavor dramatically. The mild acetic acid from one of the Opus One casks imparts a surprising amount of sourness considering that it only makes up one seventh of the blend. A single barrel of the Buffalo Trace Reverend rounds the flavor out by adding a distinct vanilla component to the finish without adding too much straight whiskey flavor.
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The result is De Vogelbekdieren, an approximately 10.5% ABV blend with a final gravity of 1008.
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"The 100" has been a hit and with the first season nearly over, viewers are wondering what will happen next. It turns out that there will be a deadly virus. On May 17, Zap2It posted a sneak peek clip of "The 100" episode 10 and the virus looks like a nasty one.
Bellamy and Clarke kicked Murphy out of the camp, but fans can expect his return on next Wednesday's episode, titled "I Am Become Death." He will return bloody, looking like he was beaten badly. Not only that, but he will be infected with a deadly Grounder virus.
According to the sneak peek, Murphy was not welcomed back with open arms, but was caught trying to sneak in. Bellamy goes to talk to him and Murphy tells him he was running from the Grounders. Then he is asked what he told them and the teen admits that he told them everything about "The 100" characters.
The virus seems to be quite contagious because Clarke starts bleeding from her eyes. Then it is revealed that many others in the camp also have bleeding eyes. There is mention of a fever and as the virus goes through their bodies, they start to resemble monsters. They almost look like burnt zombies and are definitely scary looking.
Later in the sneak peek of "The 100" season 1, episode 10, Clarke isn't bleeding from the eyes but ends up passing out. Bellamy believes that the Grounders sent the virus to them. Not growing up on planet Earth has caused their immune systems to be different. While the Grounders have probably built up an immunity to certain things or know how to heal certain illnesses, "The 100" don't. Since the virus is said to be deadly, how many in the camp will die? Will fans see any favorite characters go?
The sneak peek also shows the teens in the camp lifting up their weapons, prepared to fire. Their enemies are seen lurking around, trying to walk quietly and slowly around the trees. There has to be some survivors in the camp because the show was just renewed for a second season. Will the war between "The 100" and the Grounders continue in the episodes to come or will it finally end?
Other symptoms of the virus seem to be coughing up blood, blurred vision and there may be hallucinations. However, it is hard to tell if they are really seeing what they think they are or not. In addition to Clarke being infected, the sneak peek also reveals that Bellamy has also contracted the virus.
The next episode of "The 100" will air on the CW on May 21. What do you think of the sneak peek of the episode titled "I Am Become Death?" Who do you think will survive and which characters do you predict will die?
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