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A precarious life for Somali refugees in Nairobi
December 17, 2010 by Anne C. Richard
|Anne Richard, the IRC's vice president of government relations and advocacy (4th from left), with a group of young Somali refugees in Nairobi. Photo: IRC
Somali refugees in Nairobi
Far away from home and family, and subject to harrassment by police, Somali refugees living in Nairobi, Kenya are in a precarious situation. The IRC and our local partners are working to ensure that refugee rights are respected, and that these Somalis and other refugees in Kenya get the help they need.
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Far away from home and family, and subject to harrassment by police, Somali refugees living in Nairobi, Kenya are in a precarious situation. The IRC and our local partners are working to ensure that refugee rights are respected, and that these Somalis and other refugees in Kenya get the help they need.
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In mid-November, I visited the Eastleigh neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya. I went to meet refugees from Somalia who are being helped by the International Rescue Committee.
The refugees had fled a chaotic situation in their homeland. Somalia has suffered from years of civil war, lethal rivalries among ethnic clans, a barely functioning government in the capital, Mogadishu, and a weak economy. Other countries fear that Somalia is a haven for both anti-Western terrorists and pirates operating off the coast. So it is not surprising that some families flee to safety in neighboring Kenya. Many Somalis live in large, sprawling refugee camps – but some leave the camps in search of a better life.
Today, almost half of the world's refugees live in cities. Precise numbers are not known. Many refugees are reluctant to come forward because they fear they could be deported or sent back to refugee camps. The IRC has been trying to draw attention to the plight of urban refugees and helped produce a report on urban refugees in Kenya in March 2010.
In Eastleigh, we drove through muddy streets to reach a local school. There, the refugees I met were young people and adults who were too old for school, yet came to an IRC class to learn English. In a vacant classroom at the end of a row of rooms filled with busy youngsters in school uniforms, these serious men and women gathered. We had a conversation in basic English, and they explained that they needed to learn English in order to find employment in Nairobi.
I also met a group of young women who had come to Nairobi to work as maids and domestic help. Some, but not all of them, had jobs. They, too, want to learn English to make a better life for themselves in Kenya. I asked, "How old are you?" Several answered: " nineteen" and "twenty." In Eastleigh, some lived with relatives. Others said they had been taken in by other Somalis and lived in group homes. They had to worry about earning enough to support themselves, and, if lucky, perhaps arrange to send a little money home. These girls seemed so young, with lovely eyes and hennaed hands. Muslims, they dressed modestly with hijab head coverings. They had interested expressions on their faces as they told me their stories in halting English. My heart went out to them, and I found myself worrying for their safety.
Finally, I met with a group of Somali women who ran a small shop to sell items they had sewn or other craft items. The shop was small but colorful as it was packed to the roof with clothing, linens, bedspreads and hard-to-find items for traditional Somali weddings.
Fortunately, the IRC is not alone in Kenya trying to help the refugees. We partner with a few local organizations – like the Refugee Consortium of Kenya and Kituo Cha Sheria (the Centre for Legal Empowerment) – to help ensure refugee rights are respected and that individuals who need legal or other help get what they need. I met with representatives of these groups who are dynamic Kenyan leaders. They were particularly grateful for the work IRC's Kenya office has done in bringing the plight of urban refugees to the attention of policy-makers.
Now that I am back in Washington, I recall the faces of the refugees I met as I read reports that Ethiopian and Somali refugees in Nairobi have been arrested and harassed by the police. I think about how precarious their situations are, away from home and family, and how little they ask. They ask for things that I take for granted: a safe place to live, a job, a chance to learn English. I know my colleagues in Nairobi have their work cut out for them.
Blog editor's note: You can see a slideshow with new photos from Anne Richard's visit to Eastleigh here (1/19/11)


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Fatness is the Cause but Not the Effect of Physical Inactivity
by Dr. Simi Paknikar on December 7, 2011 at 4:37 PM Health In Focus - G J E 4
The next time you wish to tell your kids that they will become fat if they are not active, you will have to think twice!
We often believe that inactivity leads to fatness. However, a recently published study does not believe this to be true. On the contrary, the researchers found that fatness leads to inactivity!
AdvertisementChildhood obesity is a major cause of concern in a number of countries today. Obesity occurs due to an imbalance between intake of energy (in the form of diet) and expenditure (in the form of physical activity, basal metabolic activity rate of the body etc.). A number of initiatives have been taken up by the UK government to promote activity in children in schools as well as at home in an attempt to control obesity.
A study was carried out to test the association between fatness and physical activity level in children. A total of 307 children of 5 years of age were selected from different schools in the UK for the study. These children were examined once a year when they reached 7 years till they completed 10 years of age.
Physical activity was measured for a total of 4 times in each child during the study with the help of an instrument called the Actigraph accelerometer. The physical activity was measured for at least 5 consecutive days including a weekend day each time.
As a measure of fatness, whole body fat percentage was measured using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry. Body mass index and waist circumference were also measured.
From the selected group, 202 children completed the study.
The study found that, in general, girls have a higher body mass index, waist circumference, body fat percentage and are less physically active than boys. In both, boys as well as girls, body mass index, waist circumference and body fat percentage increased with age, just as physical activity declined.
The study confirmed what was earlier known - that physical activity and fatness are inversely related. Based on statistical analysis, it however states that fatness is more likely to affect future activity rather than a decrease in activity affecting fatness. Body fat percentage was predictive of changes in physical activity, but physical activity was not predictive of changes in body fat.
Similar results were also seen in adults in other studies.
The results of this study should however not be interpreted as physical activity being useless. Physical activity definitely has a positive influence on health and should be encouraged. This study mainly highlights that only increasing physical activity is not the answer to controlling childhood obesity in various government programs.
Several explanations have been suggested to explain why increase in fatness may lead to physical inactivity. Fat children may perceive their bodies negatively and therefore avoid taking part in sports. Exercise in obese children may cause muscle pain, breathlessness and fatigue faster than in children of normal weight.
Further large-scale studies are required to establish these findings and find out the exact reasons for the same. In addition, since diet has been successful in various studies in controlling obesity, studies should probably focus on this aspect in controlling childhood obesity.
Fatness leads to inactivity, but inactivity does not lead to fatness: a longitudinal study in children; Metcalf et al; Archives of Diseases in Childhood 2011
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EUGENE, Ore – Offense was plentiful at Matthew Knight Arena, Friday night but the No. 23 Oregon volleyball team (12-9, 5-6 Pac-12) fell in four sets to Arizona State, 25-23, 21-25, 25-19, 25-15.
Oregon finished with a hitting mark of .319, which pointed toward success so far this season as the Ducks were 7-0 entering the match when hitting better than .300 this season.
The Sun Devils, though, were even more efficient hitting .365 as the Oregon defense came up short, .178 better than what Oregon normally allows opponents to swing.
"(Arizona State) played very well," Oregon head coach Jim Moore said. "But there were a whole bunch of easily dug balls, whether that was indecision or whatever it was, we just didn't dig them. We have been digging a bunch of those, so it was a bit of a surprise tonight."
Much of the offense for the home side was Oregon's junior outside hitter, Liz Brenner. Brenner tied her season high of 23 kills while hitting .385 and only making three attacking errors. The Portland, Ore., native also tallied 14 digs for her third-straight double-double and eighth of the season.
Brenner has now surpassed the 20-kill barrier fourth time this season.
Ariana Williams joined Brenner in double digits for kills with 13. The senior had nine in the first two sets and was hitting .722 at one point in the fifth set, before finishing 13-of-21 (.571).
The first set looked as if it would be all Sun Devils, with Arizona State expanding their lead to 21-14 before a 7-1 run, three points coming off kills by Brenner, put the Ducks within a point. From there the two teams traded points and the Oregon came up just short, 25-23.
The Ducks rallied in the second set, jumping out to a 10-5 lead early and never allowing Arizona State within two points for the rest of the set. Similar to the first set, attacking was distributed as Brenner tallied six kills in the set, Williams with five, and Bettendorf with four.
Oregon hit .343 in the third set and was within striking distance throughout the entire set, but couldn't find a way to pull even with ASU, which hit .417. A kill by Bettendorf brought the score to 15-17 but that was as close as Oregon would get before the Sun Devils found more space during the remainder of the set and carried on to a 25-19 victory.
While Oregon had lost previous sets with good offensive performances, nothing was going right for the team in the fourth and final set as ASU led wire-to-wire in a 25-15 route.
"I think we just tried to do too much in that fourth set," said Brenner. "We got down quick and we haven't done very well when that has happened recently."
The Ducks will be back in action against Arizona, Saturday at 7 p.m., at Matthew Knight Arena. It will be a quick turnaround for the Ducks while it will be Arizona's first match of the weekend.


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TEMPE, Ariz.- Arizona State Volleyball made stops around the state this past weekend in preparation for the upcoming season, visiting the historic Camp Tontozona and the Arizona State University West Campus.
Camp Tontozona- Arizona State Volleyball escaped the heat and made a stop at Camp Tontozona prior to practicing in Payson this past weekend, giving the team a chance to partake in the rituals and ASU traditions that have taken place at the site.
As the ASU football team was coming back down to the valley from their weeklong stay at Camp T, head coach Jason Watson and the Sun Devils made the journey up to the historic location.
Volleyball used the time to prepare for the season as well as a bonding experience for the Sun Devil squad, something that the site is known for.
"We talk about the coming season, outline expectations and practice in Payson," Head coach Jason Watson commented about the team getaway. "In all, it sets the tone for the coming season."
"This was the fourth year we have headed to Camp Tontozona. It's become a tradition for our program. We love being able to get away and spend time together as a team."
Scrimmage #3 in Payson, AZ. Spent last night at Camp T. @SunDevilVB pic.twitter.com/KEDTmrqx8D— Jason Watson (@sundevilvbcoach) August 19, 2013
ASU WEST- Arizona State volleyball, along with ASU West, hosted the first-ever inter-squad scrimmage at the Sun Devil Fitness West Center, giving 250 incoming freshman and fans in the West Valley a first look at the 2013 squad.
In front of the lively crowd, the Sun Devils continued their preparation for the upcoming season in a different fashion before the annual Maroon and Gold scrimmage taking place this Saturday, Aug. 24 at Wells Fargo Arena.
Staff led students in chants and brought out the t-shirt gun, which enabled a game-like ambiance for the Sun Devils as they scrimmaged a three-game series.
"Chad Morgan, the director of the Student Recreational Center at ASU West, hosted a scrimmage for our program," Coach Watson commented. "It's the first time we've ever scrimmaged at another ASU campus."
"The reception we received was above and beyond anything I imagined. It was a remarkable event. I can't speak highly enough about the event and hope it becomes an ongoing part of our calendar."
The Sun Devils now prepare for the annual Maroon and Gold scrimmage, taking place at 1 p.m. Saturday Aug. 24 at Wells Fargo Arena. For more details of the scrimmage as well as the free clinic for kids put on by the team following the practice, click here.
@SunDevilVB Excited to be out @asuwestcampus for tonight's scrimmage @SunDevilFitWest pic.twitter.com/StU5OdsP2i— Jason Watson (@sundevilvbcoach) August 18, 2013
Great crowd and Amazing night with @SunDevilVB, @sundevilvbcoach and Camp Solera @asuwestcampus #asufallwelcome, #godevils.— SunDevilFit@West (@SunDevilFitWest) August 18, 2013


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Seattle at No. 6 Oregon
• Date: Friday, 6 p.m.; Saturday, 2 p.m.; Sunday, 12 p.m.
• Venue: PK Park
• TV: None
• Radio: KUJZ 95.3 FM in Eugene/Springfield
• Webcast: O-Zone at www.GoDucks.com
• Audio: O-Zone at www.GoDucks.com
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• Twitter: @OregonBaseball for in-game updates, stats, etc
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The sixth-ranked Ducks currently hold a one and a half-game lead over Arizona in the Pac-12 standings, but Oregon (38-14, 19-8) will take a week off from Pac-12 play to host Seattle (22-24) in a three-game series at PK Park beginning on Friday.
Sunday's series finale against the Redhawks is scheduled for noon first pitch, and prior to the game Oregon will honor its 2012 senior class.
After beginning the season unranked, the Ducks are currently ranked in five national polls, and rest at No. 6 in the Baseball America Top-25 poll.
On Friday, Oregon host 50's karaoke at PK Park. Fans can purchase reserved tickets for $5.50 which are available online only.
On Saturday, Oregon will host Scout Day ay PK Park.
Scouts that wear their uniform can purchase general admission tickets for only $1.
On Sunday, the Ducks will honor the 2012 senior class prior to first pitch. In addition, UO will host State Fair Day at PK Park. 4H and FFA members can purchase two reserved tickets for the price of one.
Oregon finished last week with an undefeated record of 4-0 as the Ducks have extended their win streak to five games entering Friday's series opener against Seattle.
UO opened last week with a 3-2 victory over No. 23 Oregon State before sweeping USC.
Ryon Healy led Oregon batting .476 last week with two RBIs, a double and triple while Brett Thomas (.400) led Oregon driving in a team-leading three runs while stealing three bases.
Oregon's starting pitching staff went 4-0 on the mound, holding opponents to six earned runs in 26 innings. Jimmie Sherfy totaled four saves in six innings while recording 13 strikeouts.
Oregon currently ranks fifth in the NCAA RPI ratings. In addition, Oregon's 2012 schedule is ranked the third strongest in the country according boydsworld.com, while boydsworld.com rates Oregon's RPI at five.
Perfect Game
Preseason All-Conference Team
UT So. Ryon Healy .320, 4HR
Top 50 Draft Prospects
28. Jr. LHP Christian Jones
(missing 2012 season with injury)
40. So. 1B/RHP Ryon Healy
47. So. RHP Jimmie Sherfy
50. So. C/OF Aaron Jones
Top 100 College Seniors
46. Sr. RHP Alex Keudell
98. RS-Jr. RHP Joey Housey
Top 50 Freshmen
23. Fr. RHP Jake Reed
26. Fr. OF Billy Flamion
Once again a highly-touted recruiting class joined the Oregon baseball program as the 2011 class received a No. 9 ranking from Baseball America's annual recruiting evaluations.
For the second year in a row, head coach George Horton brought in a top-10 class, and for the fourth consecutive year, Oregon has recruited a top-25 class.
Oregon entered the 2012 season with 14 newcomers on the roster. From the 2011 squad, the Ducks lost three position starters with shortstop KC Serna, second baseman Danny Pulfer and catcher Jack Marder all departing after being selected in the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
On the mound, Oregon took its biggest hit. The Ducks lost 322 and 1/3 innings of pitching, 15 wins and all 17 saves as Tyler Anderson, Madison Boer, Scott McGough and Kellen Moen were lost to the 2011 MLB Draft. Freshman Porter Clayton (0-1, 1 SV) is also missing from the 2012 roster after choosing to depart on a two-year mission.
• After finishing 2011 with a record of 5-12 in one-run games, the Ducks are currently 14-4 in one-run games and 4-0 in games that are decided in extra innings.
• Oregon is now 13-4 against ranked opponents in 2012.
• Oregon's 19 conference wins are the most in program history.
• Oregon's 25 home runs surpass the club's total of 19 from 2012.
• Jimmie Sherfy's 16 saves are a new Oregon single-season record.
• On April 28, Oregon baseball set a new PK Park attendance record with a crowd of 3,892 as UO defeated Cal 3-2.
• On April 18 at Volcanoes Stadium (Keizer, Ore.), freshman Jordan Spencer threw the first no-hitter since the Oregon baseball program was reinstated (2009) in a 3-0 victory over Portland.
• Oregon's 5-0 series-clinching win over Stanford on April 14 marked the 600th Division I career victory for head coach George Horton.
• With Oregon's 8-3 win at UCLA (April 16), the Ducks won five consecutive conference games for the first time since May 4-9, 1976.
• Oregon's sweep of ASU was the first in the series history between the two clubs, and UO's 1-0 victory on March 31 was the first Oregon shut out of the Sun Devils.
• In Oregon's 3-1 victory over ASU on March 31, Kyle Garlick became the first UO player since reinstatement (2009) to hit two home runs in one game. Aaron Jones became the second player with two home runs at UCLA on April 5.
• On March 17, Oregon won its 100th game since the program was reinstated, defeating Washington, 3-2, in 13 innings at Husky Ballpark.
• Oregon's 8-3 loss at Washington on March 16 snapped Oregon's seven-game road winning streak - its longest since prior to 1963 (the first season game-by-game results are available).
• Oregon's 10-game winning streak (Feb. 18-March 4) was its longest since 1969, and Oregon's 10-1 start was the best for the program since 1965.
• From Feb. 19-23, UO recorded three consecutive wins with double-digit runs for the first time since April 22-24, 1974.
• Oregon trailed Long Beach State 5-0 on March 4, but the Ducks staged a comeback to win 8-7 on Aaron Jones' walk-off in the bottom of the ninth. It was the Ducks' first comeback from a five-run deficit since a 17-7 victory over East Tennessee State at PK Park on May 16, 2010.
• On March 10 in Oregon's 12-0 win over West Virginia, Aaron Jones hit the first Oregon grand slam at PK Park since J.J. Altobelli vs. USC (April 25, 2010).
• Three Oregon pitchers have tossed nine-inning complete-game shutouts in 2012: Brando Tessar's four-hit, nine-inning complete-game shutout helped UO to a 4-0 win over Connecticut on March 11. Alex Keudell pitched a four-hit shutout as No. 23 Oregon upset No. 14 Arizona State 1-0 on March 31. Jordan Spencer pitched a no-hitter in Oregon's 3-0 shutout win over Portland on April 18.
Oregon ended a three-game losing streak by winning 11 of its last 12 games as the Ducks enter the weekend on a five-game winning streak.
During that stretch, Brett Thomas leads the Ducks batting .357 with eight extra-base hits (6 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run). UO, batting .266 on the year, is batting at a clip of .282 in its last 12 games as Aaron Payne (.349) has driven in a team-best 13 runs while Ryon Healy (.313) and Brett Hambright (.303) have also been productive.
UO's pitching staff is managing a 3.02 ERA in 2012, but in Oregon's last 12 games that number is 2.78. In 12 starts the starters are 9-1, while UO's bullpen has earned an additional two wins while also backed with seven saves by UO closer Jimmie Sherfy.
Oregon is currently 13-4 against teams ranked in the top-25 at the time of the contest. In those games, the Ducks have scored 4.5 runs per game, while allowing 3.1 runs per game. The Ducks have totaled 36 extra-base hits in top-25 games led by Aaron Payne (.323) and Brett Thomas (.321). Aaron Jones has driven in 15 runs.
Oregon's defense has a .982 fielding percentage against top-25 competition, while the pitching staff manages a 2.80 ERA. Alex Keudell is an undefeated 5-0 against ranked opponents with a 0.88 ERA, allowing just four earned runs in 41 innings, while Jimmie Sherfy has totaled six saves.
Oregon holds a 10-4 record against teams currently ranked in the Baseball America top-25, including series wins over No. 11 UCLA, No. 14 Arizona, No. 17 Stanford and No. 18 Arizona State. In those games, Oregon's pitching staff has held opponents to 3.2 earned runs per game. Brett Hambright leads Oregon batting .304 in those 14 games, while the trio of Aaron Jones (10), Aaron Payne (9) and Ryon Healy (8) have driven in 27 runs.
Oregon has driven in 217 runs this season, and out of those 217 RBIs, 89 have come with two outs. Oregon sophomore Kyle Garlick leads the Ducks with 15 two-out RBIs followed by Aaron Payne (14) and Aaron Jones (13) and Ryon Healy (13).
Senior right-hander Alex Keudell leads Oregon with a 1.94 ERA (3rd Pac-12, 35th country) and an 9-3 record. The Friday-night starter has been nearly flawless in Pac-12 play, with an 8-1 record in conference games and a league-leading 1.66 ERA amongst starting pitchers.
Against ranked opponents in 2012, Keudell is an undefeated 5-0 including wins over UCLA, Stanford, Arizona State and Arizona. The native of Portland, Ore., is 8-0 in his last eight starts with a 1.27 ERA. During that stretch, he has tossed three completes games, and in 63 and 2/3 innings has allowed just nine runs while holding opposing batters to a .216 clip. Following back-to-back to road wins over UCLA and Stanford, Keudell also received back-to-back Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week awards.
On the year, Keudell is holding opposing batters to a .231 average (.226 Pac-12 play). He leads the UO starting staff with 97 and 1/3 innings pitched, and his nine overall wins tie for second in the Pac-12 while his eight conference wins lead the league. Keudell has also recorded 10 quality starts in 2012, and his nine wins tie for first in UO single-season history while his 21 career wins rank second at Oregon.
Oregon's 3.02 ERA currently leads the Pac-12 and ranks 21st in the nation. The Duck pitching staff is holding opponents to a .227 clip to lead the Pac-12, while UO's pitchers have picked off 13 runners to lead the league.
Oregon's staff allows just 7.25 hits per nine innings to rank second in the country. The Ducks' 348 strikeouts rank second in the league behind Arizona (354).
UO's .978 fielding percentage ranks seventh in the country.
Oregon sophomore Jimmie Sherfy has taken over closing duties for the Ducks. The right-hander leads the league with 16 saves and in 51 innings, he has struck out 78 batters to lead the Ducks and rank fourth in the Pac-12.
In a team-leading 27 relief appearances, Sherfy has inherited 24 runners, allowing just four to score. In addition to his 16 saves, the Camarillo, Calif., native has a 4-2 record and a 2.29 ERA while holding opposing batters to a .174 clip.
During Oregon's five-game winning streak, Sherfy is 1-0 with four saves. During that stretch, he has tossed nine and 2/3 shutout innings while striking out 15 batters.


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For family folks and many others, New Year's Eve is about house parties and quiet nights away from the crowds, but for many of us it's about seeing the best live music around.
With that in mind, let's examine the options for New Year's Eve AKA Saturday night first, and then mention a few other items also worth investigating.
The hippest option - by some distance - is at The State Room when Ohio's Heartless Bastards come calling for what should be a fun celebration of the year's end. Led by big-time rock singer Erin Wennerstrom, the group is touring in advance of 2012's "Arrow," which drops in February and will likely be accompanied by a good deal of buzz. In addition to two sets from the headliners, there will be a champagne toast. Holy Water Buffalo is the opener and Este Pizza is serving good grub between 7 and 9 p.m. There's even a hotel option from Sheraton. Tough to beat, eh? Click here for more info and tickets, which start at $40. Check their sound right here from a 2009 appearance on Letterman:
If dancing to DJs is more your style, The Depot is offering its 3rd Annual Soiree featuring Filo & Perri. Music starts at 9 p.m. and tickets are $30 in advance.
Another rocking, dancing option features LaserFang headlining at The Urban Lounge with Night Sweats working as the opener. Tickets are $6 in advance and available at 24tix.com
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First of all, being in the Appellate Court was a different experience than the State Superior court. The Appellate Court, 3rd district in Sacramento was everything you'd imagine an important courtroom should be. It had exquisite wood paneling and large columns of carved redwood, sets of church-like long rectangular windows. It made the atmosphere feel important. You wanted to speak in hushed tones.
There was very limited seating and no jury box and the room was full. Security was very tight, no cellphones, cameras, I-Pads or computers were permitted. Audio recording was permitted by journalists if they obtained permission in advance but absolutely no cameras were allowed. Anything electronic was confiscated at the door and you were given a claim check so you could retrieve your goods on your way out.
As far as the case itself, while it was a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) appeal, most of the time was spent on Surface Transportation Board (STB) issues, that is, federal supremacy vs. state's rights. The judges will rule, whether both CEQA and the National Environmental Quality Act. (NEPA) will guide the project or will CEQA be excluded and will just NEPA apply.
There was only 15 minutes allowed on each side and if the justices asked questions that did not extend the time period each side had to speak.
The Attorney General's office argued that CEQA does not apply for the High-Speed Rail project since the STB ruled it was in control of the project. Here is the ruling, look closely at page 11 as to why they ruled this way. Stuart Flashman stated that CEQA was a more advisory law and not a make or break deal for the project. Using CEQA was a promise made to the people of California when they voted for Prop 1A. This subject is extremely complex and many attorneys have never experienced a subject like this. Here is one of the many replies the Petitioner filed.
As background, The STB ruled that the high-speed rail project was part of an interstate high-speed rail network with Amtrak. In fact Amtrak was being used as independent utility. In addition Amtrak and HSR could have blended operations and provide connectivity as Amtrak crosses state lines. Authority first argued against the STB jurisdiction but it was overruled. Read the original decision the interesting part begins on page 11.
Legal observers believe from the tone of the questions asked by the justices, the court does not seem to be sympathetic with the state arguments and probably will not rule that federal preemption replaces the state's stricter environmental laws.
There was little time to discuss the actual Atherton appeal issues. Not many questions arose but it seemed that one of the justices believed that all the detailed impacts of the project should occur in the project level EIR. Therefore listening to this one judge's questions, that justice did not seem sympathetic with the plaintiff's arguments however there are 3 justices and two out of three have to agree.
If you are not familiar with California's environmental documents, first you do a 30,000 ft. examination called a Program level environmental impact study (EIR) and you discuss a wide range of options and impacts for a project. Next after you gather lots of detailed information, that's called a project level examination which might be considered a 5000 ft. level study. It's a tiered process.
In this case though it was different. The Authority was doing them simultaneously, since the court ruled against part of the work they did in the program level EIR and the Authority did not reveal some key factors about impacts they discovered as they were preparing the project level EIR.
Stuart Flashman's argument was they had the obligation to disclose what they knew in the Revised Program EIR since key decisions about routing the train through the peninsula were at stake. Would it be Pacheco Pass or would it be the Altamont Pass. Read the story-like explanation through the TRANSDEF site about the appeal of this case. Ironically the Atherton II Appeal was also first judged by Superior Court Michael Kenny, the same judge that ruled against the High-Speed Rail Authority in the Tos/Fukuda/Kings County Case. The difference is the state is appealing that case which will be heard in the same courtroom.
On Friday, May 23, 2014 the Appellate court will hear the appeal of the Tos/Fukuda/Kings County ruling. This is a civil case. This is the one that Judge Kenny ruled against the High-Speed Rail Authority and required that they rescind their funding plan because they hadn't finished the environmental work and neither did they have the funds to complete the entire usable segment of 300 miles. These were requirements and promises made to the voters in the Prop 1A bond measure. This appeal case starts at 9:30 am. See court documents and the story behind this case known as the extraordinary appeal on the TRANSDEF site.
Both court decisions could take as long as 90 days to be announced but legal observers predict it could come earlier in 30- 45 day time frame since the state has asked for an expedited process.


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When you think of a winery wedding how can you not think of glamor and romance! Adam and Cristie's classic pink and gold wedding at Sunstone Winery was just that, classic romance to a T. From the gorgeous gold calligraphy in their wedding invitations to the dramatic pink lighting at their reception, you can not help but fall in love with this fabulous day!
Interested in knowing how you can have a classic winery wedding yourself? Keep reading to get Cristie and Adam's full budget break down, and don't forget to take in all of the details captured by Anna Delores Photography in the full gallery here.
From A Charming Occasion:
Adam and Cristie got married at the gorgeous Sunstone Winery in the Santa Ynez valley. Everything about this wedding day was absolute perfection! Their main priority really was to just celebrate their marriage with all of their family and friends.
Cristie handmade so many of the details for her wedding day, even going so far as to letter-pressing her own invitations! She wanted an intimate atmosphere, filled with candlelight and gold accents. Everything turned out to be just beautiful, and the bride and groom danced the night away under the gorgeous wine country sky.
From the Bride:
I honestly wouldn't have changed one single thing about our wedding. It was the most wonderful and beautiful day of our lives… And as a woman who continuously runs 30 minutes late to everything – I was even early to the ceremony. There was only one glitch, during the champagne toast I spilled my entire glass of champagne on my dress… Yes, I had to do all the dances and cake cutting with a soaking wet dress. Luckily the only people who knew were me and my husband and I am thankful it wasn't red wine!
Photographer: Anna Delores Photography
Coordinator: A Charming Occasion
Venue: Sunstone Winery
Caterer: Bello Forno
Dress Shop: The White Dress
Dress Design: Katie May
Hair & Makeup: La Rouge Artistry
Flowers: Passion Flowers Design
DJ: Bailey Entertainment
Prop or Furniture Rentals: Town and Country
Linens: La Tavola Linens
Cake: Decadence Cakes
Read on to see how much this classic pink and gold wedding at Sunstone Winery cost. Please note that costs change as the years go by, and prices are subject to change. This is just one couple's breakdown to give you a rough estimate on how much a wedding like this may cost you. Here is our budget breakdown of the actual cost of our wedding.
60 guests
Total cost $35,000.
Venue site fee - $7,500
Caterer - $5,600
Florist - $1,800
Photographer - $1,600
Coordinator - $1,450
Cake - $400
Alcoholic beverages - $1,050
Rentals - $4,000
Bride's dress & veil - $3,000
Bride's hair & makeup - $350
Transportation & security - $1,500
Decorations - $3,000
Stationery - $2,000


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TC TO MARGARET A. CARLYLE; 24 December 1834; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18341224-TC-MAC-01; CL 7:353-359.
Chelsea, London, 24th Decr, 1834—
My Dear Mother,
I did intend writing to you one of these days; and here is Jack's Letter,1 which says plainly, Let it be tonight! My day's work is done, better or worse, and also my day's walking: we have a clear cinder-and-coal fire here, a room almost as quiet as the Scotsbrig one; Jane sits "writing to her Mother" on the one side of the table; I, on the other, sit writing to mine.
Jack you will find is still well; and has farther got that great enterprise of asking leave to practice happily transacted, nay is actually practising; which I am very glad to hear of. He seems to me to want nothing but work: his whole life is in danger of becoming too speculative; and those "good advices" (not mine but the Apostle Paul's, brethren2) will be much better when translated into good deeds. I am very thankful for poor Jack; as I know, you are, and as we all should be: if he is spared alive, and we with him, we may look for more and more comfort on his part. These are great blessings; which how many want! Let us be grateful for them, and improve them[.]3
Poor Edward Irving, as you have heard, has ended his pilgrimage. I had been expecting that issue; but not so soon: the news of his death, which Fraser the Bookseller (once a hearer of his) communicated quite on a sudden, struck me deeply; and the wae feeling of what it has all been, and what it has all ended in, kept increasing with me for the next ten days. O what a wild weltering mass of confusion is this world; how its softest flatterings are but bewitchments, and lead men down to the gates of Darkness! Nothing is clearer to me than that Irving was driven half mad and finally killed simply by what once seemed his enviable fortune, and by the hold it took of him. Killed as certainly (only a little more slowly) as if it had been a draught of sweetened arsenic! I am very sad about him: ten years ago (when I was first here), what a rushing and running; his house never empty of idle or half-earnest wondering people with their carriages and equipments: and now,—alas, it is all gone, marched on like a deceitful vision, and all is emptiness, desertion, and his place knows him no more! He was a good man too; that I do heartily believe: his faults we may hope were abundantly expiated in this life; and now his memory, as that of the just ought, shall be hallowed with us. One thing with another, I have not found another such man. I shall never forget these last times I saw him: I longed much to help him, to deliver him; but could not do it. My poor first Friend, my first and best!—— Bookseller Fraser applied to me to write a word about him; which I did, and after much hithering and thithering I ascertain today that it is at last to be printed (in some tolerable neighbourhood, for we discorded about that) in his Magazine. I will send you a copy of it, and another for his Mother, which you may deliver her yourself. Go and see the poor old forsaken widow; it will do her good, and yourself: tell her that her son did not live for Time only but for Eternity too; that he has fought the good fight,4 as we humbly trust, and is not dead but sleepeth.5 There are few women whom I pity more than poor old Mrs Irving at this moment: few years ago all was prosperous with her; she had sons, a cheerful household; could say: O Edward I'm proud of ye: Now "Ruin's ploughshare"6 has passed over her, and it is all fled.— I must mention that David Hope of Glasgow wrote to me; requesting something about the Deceased too, for a Glasgow Newspaper. I now (by bargain with Fraser) enclose him a copy of that piece with liberty to print it anywhere; which somewhere he will likely do. It is only two Pages, and in the shape of a kind of funeral oration. Mr Johnstone ("John Johnstone")7 had agreed with Hope that I should be applied to for this end. I have written David's Letter this night, enclosing the thing in it; and now have no more to do.
Jean (or James rather) sent me a welcome little assurance about you one week; Grahame of Burnswark has since that written a most cheerful Letter, in which not the least cheerful thing was an account that you seemed to "stand out admirably." Good Grahame, I know, paints in flattering colours, where he loves; but I may believe at least that you were in your ordinary way. When is another Letter coming? You must not let your talent sleep: you can now be independent of any of them. Mrs Welsh had seen Jean lately, and sent comfortable word: she is the punctuallest Correspondent we have, and gives a most faithful picture of everything. The great thing and the small thing are alike interesting at this distance: nay to know what you are daily doing, what kind of gown you are wearing, &c &c: that is precisely the most interesting of all.— You never tell me whether your rooms are any way comfortable. That end one was always damp since I knew it: I think you should really shift into the big one, and even shift your bed. Above all things, keep a good fire, and plenty of hap [warm clothing]. Shall I write to Ben Nelson about the Books? Or are you spinning; or what are you doing? Harry will be nearly useless in this hard weather: but you see we are round the corner again; and the day will lengthen, and give us light, if also cold, for
Never was finer winter weather than we have had here; hardly a drop of rain, hardly a day of blustering, and now it is the finest frost.— We are come up stairs now (into my writing-room), which is warmer and cheerier: the under apartment is two rooms, with folding doors for making them into one, and answers best in Summer. This is really a fine spacious place; as broad as your Scotsbrig big room, and somewhat longer; all lined with wainscot, a curiously carved mantle-piece; quite a venerable looking old piece of sufficiency, with three windows, looking to the South-west, over the street, into potherb gardens, then houses, and when (the wind is blowing) clear blue sky. There are houses here, let at £300 a-year, not intrinsically better than this; or so good, for they have all bugs in them; and the very Duke of Wellington has to sleep in an iron bed! So much goes by fashion,—which let them follow that have a call to do it.
I am fighting away at my Book; have got the Bastille all comfortably laid flat; and am determined (alas I fear in vain!) to have my First Section finished on Saturday Night.9 My progress is slower than I expected, and the work grows on my hands; so that I fear I must make two volumes of it.10 But if the quality be not bad, that will be no disadvantage. We must "do the best we can."11 Do not fear my overworking myself: I am very regular; get breakfast about nine; work till two; then go walking till four; and after dinner seldom work more, except reading and the like. The populous roads, Parks and streets are very amusing to walk on: such a bustling flood of life. I have got me a cloak (of brown cloth, with fur neck), a most comfortable article, in which I walk, in sharpest weather, as warm as a pie: I have also a new hat; and on Friday morning am to have a new frock-coat (of very dark "rifle-green"): really a most smart man!— Poor Jane has got her foot burnt: the Maid poured boiling water on it instead of into the coffee-pot, and so the poor Dame sits prisoner; but is getting better. Our maid, who accomplished this feat is the best-natured, most laborious of Pluisters [careless women]; whom after all we reckon far better than a thief or swingler [swindler], as very many of them are. No more tonight dear Mother! I will soon write again; nay perhaps still add a word on the cover. Good be with you dear Mother! Your affectionate T. Carlyl[e]
Thursday Morning
My dear Mother,—Before going to work, I seal you up; my midday walk will then be to Charles Buller's for a frank: he is four miles off me, in the centre of the Town.12
Jane's foot is very sore this morning: it seemed quite a contemptible burn at first; but I think got itself cankered: a Doctor Willis13 of my acquaintance recommended something, but it seems to have produced no benefit as yet. I wish we had you at it! Patience and Time, these must be our resources.
You get the Globe Newspapers when I send them? I could send them [often] if I knew any certainty of your being at the Post Office. I sent one to Mary: will you remember us lovingly to her, and tell us next time specially how they come on at Annan. Alick I doubt has got nothing settled yet about his Farm: give him my brotherly remembrances; say I expect a Letter from him. Mr Cairlill14 will not write to me; but I will to him. Tell him I meant to despatch a Note this very time; but the frank will not carry it now.
Grahame's Letter you can deliver any time. Go up and see Burnswark with it on Harry yourself! The two Mistresses will be very glad to see you, and are really worthy persons.— The Parliament is nearly over: but I hope still to get one other frank for you or some of you. Very soon!—Adieu dear Mother! Good be with you
Our frost has got very faint this morning: it could not hold three days. Peel will dissolve the Parlt, they say, directly after the New Year.15 I wish him luck of his place! No man supposes he can, by possibility, hold it many months. They seem to me little short of mad.


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Denise Richards' Playboy poseDenise Richards has stripped off for Playboy - just five months after giving birth.
The sexy actress has bared all for the x-rated magazine to show off her stunning figure after having baby daughter Sam.
However, Denise admits her husband, former hellraiser Charlie Sheen, wasn't happy about her naked photo shoot at first - but she managed to convince him.
She revealed: "He decided it would be pretty cool to have his wife do it, especially after having a baby."
The couple's daughter, Sam, was born in March and Charlie was present in the delivery room.
He said after the birth: "To be in the delivery room when little Sam arrived just blew my mind. It's pretty interesting - Sam was born on 3/9 and I was born 9/3. She was born at 10:57 p.m. and I was born at 10:58pm. We've definitely got a connection."
Charlie and Denise married in June 2002 after she guest starred in his hit TV show 'Spin City'.
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You may want to stream the free documentary movie, "Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert." The viewing premieres at 9 p.m. Monday on the premium cable channel and can be streamed for free. The documentary premiers at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday March 17, 2014 through March 24, 2014 at the HBO website and at the Shriver Report site.
You also may wish to check out the March 12, 2014 AP article, "Low-wage workers struggle to find middle-pay jobs." You can no longer easily land an entry-level job, accept a modest wage, gain skills, and leave eventually for a better-paying job as your relatives did in the 1950s and 1960s. You may wish to see the article, "Trapped by $50,000 Degree in Low-Paying Job Is Increasing Lament."
Count the time from the U.S. Great Recession that began in late 2007, which helped narrow the road to middle-class lifestyle since many of the next-tier jobs no longer exist
If you just graduated from college or high school and don't have a particular skill learned that quickly is picked up by employers, government or private, recruiting you at your campus or from internships, you could be stuck in low-wage jobs for years. Stories abound in the news of people with college educations or some college work who have to pay back school loans, but are stuck for many years in low-wage jobs with little advancement.
What happens next is a bottleneck of low-wage workers with a wide range of education, experience, and various ages. This narrowing helps to widen the gap between the rich and low-wage workers stuck for years, even decades in the same job.
A lot of people take a job because it's the only one interested in them or the only job available
And at the present time, these individuals wonder how to move up in earnings, skills, and job responsibility or even get full-time hours on any given job. But when the jobs open to college graduates are paying minimum wage or close to it, how does the average person figure out the escape route when such a high percentages of new entrepreneurs fail in either opening their own enterprise or finding a job with an employer that offers an open path to middle-class living.
In many jobs, if you are sick one day, you lose a day's pay. So people come to work sick and spread their viruses to other workers and customers, if they can get out of bed. Others try to make ends meet if they have to stay home. That's where a new documentary comes to mind on how it is living from paycheck to paycheck for many. For some women jobs that used to be open to them such as the steno pool have all but vanished.
And those with general skills who take a relatively short course of a few months to prepare them to enter the world of paid work after having small children in the home may be trapped in low-wage jobs unless they can afford childcare and the high tuition of college training in careers that offer at least a chance for a middle-class life such as moving from low-wage nurse's assistant to registered nurse or another job that requires technical or medical/healthcare training where there's a need for particular type of education or license and skill set. But the waiting list is long to get into college majors where the starting salary is considered more fitting to the amount of education and tuition invested in the training.
And schools are expensive. Some people invest $50,000 in a college education that's not even completed, then land in low-wage dead-end jobs for years with little chance for advancements or gaining other skills and are paying back their college loans facing that type of future for years. The person might have dropped out for health issues or not to have even more college loans to repay in the face of what jobs are available with the set of skills learned in schools or in other situations.
Paycheck to paycheck
Two months ago in Sacramento Karen Skelton, editor-in-chief and chief executive officer of the Shriver Report, and former California first lady Maria Shriver talked to attendees at the California Museum in late January before Shriver spoke about her report on women living in or near poverty. Currently, Skelton is the coordinating producer and Shriver is an executive producer of HBO's new film "Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert." You may wish to check out the March 16, 2014 Sacramento Bee article by Carla Meyer, "HBO documentary tracks working mother on the edge of poverty." The article recounts events in the life of the woman in the HBO documentary, Katrina Gilbert.
She's a certified nursing assistant and single mother with three children who chronicles her life in the documentary. Since it's streaming free, you don't have to subscribe to HBO to watch the movie. Just stream it on your computer on the days it will be available.
The documentary details what it's like earning $9.49 an hour as a single mother supporting three children, working as a certified nursing assistant at a nursing home. If you or someone you know is in this situation, the documentary is an inspiration on how to keep the family together, put food on the table, and focus on commitment to a goal. You've just got to be strong and be a hard worker.
"Paycheck" is part of the Shriver Report, a nonprofit media initiative focused on issues affecting women and led by Maria Shriver.
You may wish to check out the Jan. 7, 2014 article by the Center for American Progress, "The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Pushes Back from the Brink." Check out the site, "HBO and The Shriver Report Present 'Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert'."
This emotional film offers the deeply personal, unvarnished, and moving story of Katrina Gilbert, a single mom of three, whose daily struggles illuminate the challenges faced by the 42 million women who are living in poverty or on the brink of it and the 28 million children who depend on them. The documentary premieres Monday, March 17 at 9:00 p.m. ET on HBO.
From Maria Shriver's groundbreaking multi-platform, "The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Pushes Back From The Brink" in partnership with Center For American Progress comes an emotional film in partnership with HBO Documentary Films that will ignite a conversation in the nation about the story of our time, told through the life of one woman, Katrina Gilbert, whose daily struggles illuminate the challenges faced by 42 million women and the 28 million children who depend on them.
The documentary offers a deeply personal, unvarnished and moving story of Katrina Gilbert, a single mom of three, struggling to get ahead but constantly getting knocked back by a system that almost seems designed to see her fail.
The documentary premieres Monday, March 17th at 9pm on HBO. Here's How You Can Get Involved: "Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert" also will be available on this website.
Also see the sites, HBO.com and YouTube.com/HBODocs. The documentary will be available for viewing for one full week beginning at approximately 9:00 p.m. ET on Monday, March 17, 2014. Note the time difference. It's listed as Eastern Standard Time of 9:00 p.m. Or you can host a viewing party, to download the screening guide, and to join the conversation in the comments section below on the Shriver Report.org site and the Shriver Report-Paycheck to Paycheck site. Don't have HBO? CLICK HERE to register for the FREE Streaming Event. Or register at the EventBrite site.
What's the Federal Poverty Line?
For one person, the 2013 poverty threshold is $11,490. For two people, it's 15,510. For three people, it's 19,530, and for four people, it's 23,550. For families/households with more than 8 persons, add $4,020 for each additional person, according to the site, "Federal Poverty Guidelines - ASPE - U.S. Department of Health." If you move to Alaska, the federal poverty guidelines are higher, such as $13,230 for one and 27,090 for four members of a household/family.
As far as the documentary, the women in the report are in this space between about $23,000 and $47,000 a year for a family of four, according to the Sacramento Bee article. Other figures from the U.S. Census data show that about 42 million women and 28 million children live on the edge of poverty. The smallest issues can loom large. For example, people living paycheck to paycheck can be toppled financially by taking a sick day. Although there are men who live in poverty, two-thirds of all minimum-wage workers are women.
Who makes most consumer decisions?
If you look at statistics, you can find that 70 percent of low-wage workers don't get a single day of sick leave, according to the Sacramento Bee article, which also explains that about 80 percent of women make most of the consumer decisions. But most women spend earned money on their families.
A lot of single mothers would like to attend college if they had affordable child care and the money to pay tuition. One suggestion might be to close the wage gap. The Census Bureau still reports that in 2012 women were earning 76.5 cents for every dollar earned by men. A lot has changed. Where did middle-class jobs go?
Decades ago a lot of skilled office work used to lead to middle-class incomes
Women with high-school educations back in the 1970s used to get middle-class jobs as executive secretaries, some even working in government jobs with pay high enough to support their families with and sometimes afford a house, if they could pass a test taking shorthand at 120 words per minute, type 70 words a minute, and do full-charge secretarial bookkeeping.
Also in the 1950s, a man or woman could start working with a phone company right out of high school or after military service and get skilled in electronics technology or learn to be a repair technician, work at the company for 40 years, and retire with a pension and savings as well as have the chance to become a supervisor. Most employees could afford to buy their own home and raise a family on wages earned. And many women then could afford to be stay-at-home moms living on one salary with one family car in the driveway.
Those jobs just aren't around in the same numbers as they were in the past
Today, numerous people with college educations are working at close to minimum wage or minimum wages in retail stores or in the food industry with little chance for advancement to middle-class occupations. With little chance for advancement to management jobs paying middle-class wages, a lot of people with college educations or some college are working for years in retail jobs at minimum wage or close to it without the hope of gaining the type of skills needed to move up the ladder to more skilled work or more steady hours. Some are stuck in several part-time jobs.
You may wish to check out the March 12, 2014 article, "Low-wage workers struggle to find middle-pay jobs." Or see, "Astonishing Number of College Graduates Had Minimum-Wage Jobs." For comparison, check out the June 4, 2010 article, "Wal-Mart partners with online school to offer college credit to workers." Or see, "Trapped by $50,000 Degree in Low-Paying Job Is Increasing Lament."


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He literally took a bullet for his President. He was shot in the head, the bullet penetrating his brain in a way that is nearly always fatal. And yet he survived. He was press secretary to President Ronald Reagan…a title he held throughout the Reagan presidency, though for two years he was unable to speak and for the remaining years others had to speak for him because he couldn't stand. His successors would hold the title "acting" press secretary.
And, thereafter, James Brady spent the rest of his life trying to make sure that what had happened to him would never happen to anyone else. He and his wife, Sarah, fought for the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, which was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1993…and was endorsed by Ronald Reagan, now the god of the right and the NRA. The act provided for a seven-day waiting period before you could buy a hand gun…and included a mandatory background check before the purchase could be made.
Background checks. Imagine that.
What a different world we live in today. In this world, the NRA and the gun manufacturers reign supreme. The assault rifle ban, passed two years after the Brady Act, was allowed to expire more than a decade ago…and there is no political will in Congress to renew it. Even in the aftermath of mass shooting after mass shooting…even after the murder of 20 children and six of their teachers…the cowards in Congress cannot even pass a new background checks law supported by more than 90% of the American people. And we are treated to the sight of so-called "open carry" morons carrying their manhood on their backs in fast food restaurants and discount stores, frightening little children with their metal penises.
James Brady had more courage than any ten members of the current Congress. Given the nature of his injuries and the resultant disabilities they imposed on him, no one could have blamed him if he had simply retired to his home and lived out his life quietly without controversy or difficulty. He chose a different path. He chose to fight for what he believed in, chose to fight to keep others from suffering what he'd suffered. That he won his battle is a testament not only to his courage and persistence but to the nature of the country he lived in at the time.
Where did that country go? When did our national debate over guns come to be dominated by hillbillies with assault rifles?
When did this country cease to belong to James and Sarah Brady? And how do they…and we…get it back?


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OFFICIAL PRESS: DAVE LOMBARDO JOINS SxTx ON COMING TOUR
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Pictured...Dave Lombardo and Mike Muir. Photo by Pep Williams
SxTx is beyond excited to announce the legendary Dave Lombardo will be playing drums for Suicidal on the upcoming Megadeth tour
SUICIDAL will join tour starting Friday, Feb 26th in Las Vegas and the last show will be March 21st in Boston including 2 headlining shows, March 2nd in Bend, Oregon at the Domino Room and March 3rd in Seattle, WA at The Showbox.
Don't miss your chance to see Dave play with SxTx in this special edition of Suicidal Tendencies!
All tourdates at www.suicidaltendencies.com/tour


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Jonathan Feinstein is interested in creativity and innovation, specifically the paths of development of creative individuals, including entrepreneurs, inventors, artists and scientists. He is the author of The Nature of Creative Development (Stanford University Press, 2006). His class The Practice and Management of Creativity & Innovation was featured in the BusinessWeek Online article, "Creativity Comes to B-Schools" in the spring of 2006 and in Fast Company in 2014; he has been extensively cited and quoted in the media for his approach to creativity. He is also interested in creativity in education and the management of creativity.
Professor Feinstein's current work focuses on formal models of creativity, centering on creative interests, learning, serendipity, and paths of development. What do we choose to learn and explore as we develop our creative interests and passions? What opportunities arise, which projects do we pursue? His approach emphasizes the rich diverse patterns of development, unfolding over a few years or a lifetime. His work has roots in the classic principles of liberty and freedom of individual development, depicting the uniqueness of individuals in their creative development and potential. It also links economics with knowledge representation. His paper "Optimal Learning Patterns for Creativity Generation in a Field" was published in the American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings in 2011, "Unleashing Creative Development" was published in the Kindai Management Review in 2013, and his current working paper is "The Creative Development of Fields: Learning, Creativity, Paths, Implications."
In addition to his class on creativity & innovation, Professor Feinstein teaches the electives Public Sector Economics and Statistical Modeling and runs the math bootcamp for incoming students. Professor Feinstein is an expert in the field of tax compliance and the analysis of audit and detection processes, and has written with Professor Ed Kaplan on counter-terrorism. He served as Director of the Yale Center for Business and the Environment during 2009-14.


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One of the keys to keeping your sanity while parenting preschool children is to get out of the house, even for just a couple of hours. However, with budget constraints and cold weather, options seem limited and you often feel stuck. Here is the first of a series of ideas for family outings on $5 or less.
Library – Free
Your local library not only has activities planned for children of all ages, but also has books, CDs and DVDs that you can check out for free. Go for story time, then spend some time reading with your children and let them help pick out some books to take home. Maybe you can even pick out a book or two for yourself. This has the added benefit of an opportunity to socialize with other parents who also need a break.
Lunch - $2-$5
Find a fast food restaurant that has a built-in playground and a dollar menu and you are set for another hour. If you bring your own drinks or just drink water, you can get enough food for everybody for less than $5. Arrange to meet other parents there for an easy play date, and your kids will have friends to play with while you have some much needed adult conversation. If your children are smaller you might consider lunch at off-peak times to avoid the crowds.
Head Home
After your outing it is time to go home, but you feel better for getting out of the house and your children had a good time with other children. At home the kids can nap or watch the DVD from the library while you read your new book. At the end of the day you sleep well knowing that you provided educational experiences for your kids without breaking the bank, and had fun doing it.
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When I installed Ubuntu 12.10, I installed it onto a 500 GB hard drive using the default partitioning.
Looking at the hard drive in Disks
I see the main partition (
/dev/sda1 = 496 GB) and the swap partition (
/dev/sda5 = 4.3 GB). I also see another partition (
/dev/sda2 = 4.3 GB), which is not mounted. Its type is
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'open the access tool if not already open If Not IsFileOpen(strPath) Then 'IsFileOpen checks and returns true if file is already open depending on strPath (file path) 'close any open access instances Call CloseAllAccess Set oApp = CreateObject("Access.Application") oApp.AutomationSecurity = 1 oApp.OpenCurrentDatabase strPath oApp.Visible = True oApp.DoCmd.OpenTable "tbl_Material" oApp.DoCmd.OpenForm "frmCPanel" Set oApp = Nothing Else Set oApp = CreateObject("Access.Application") oApp.AutomationSecurity = 1 oApp.OpenCurrentDatabase strPath 'i am pretty sure this line shouldn;t be here, but i can;t figure what to put instead oApp.DoCmd.OpenTable "tbl_Material" oApp.DoCmd.OpenForm "frmCPanel" End IfThanks
Dim oWB As Object Dim PWB As String Dim FSS As String PWB = ("c:MyMenuFilesMyMenuiJngo.xls") FSS = "MyMenuiJango.xls" 'First I need to check to see if "MyMenuiJango.xls" is open or not If FileAlreadyOpen("c:MyMenuFilesMyMenuiJango.xls") = True Then ActivateWorkbook (FSS) Application.Quit End Else
Sub OpenMyeMailNo1() Dim oShell Dim sUrl As String sUrl = "http://" & Sheets("Setup").Cells(8, 5).Value Set oShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell") oShell.Run (sUrl) End Sub
VB:which looks for a value in the selected cell and, if that value meets the citeria, presents the user with an open file dialogue. This works beautifully until the user choses to open an already open file. At this point Excel says ' this file is already open do you wish to open another copy'. Clicking yes opens a second copy and the macro proceeds but clicking no stops the macro in its tracks. What I would like is to change this code so that after clicking no the macro ends and presents a message box. Even better would be (though more complicated I suspect!) for the macro to test if the file is open first and then either open it and continue or continue using the already open version. Any hints?!If IsNumeric(ActiveCell.Value) = True And ActiveCell.Value > 100000 Then SetCurrentDirectoryA prometheus & ActiveCell.Value Application.FindFile MsgBox "Please select a valid job number", vbExclamation + vbOKOnly, "Open Job" Exit Sub End IfIf you like these VB formatting tags please consider sponsoring the author in support of injured Royal Marines
'This line of code Goes to below FUNCTION - Should NOT
The "testFileFind" in this line of code is blank after going to Function. Earlier in the routine the "testFileFind" still holds the file name.
I think this is where the problem is.
Set oXL = CreateObject("Excel.Application") 'THIS LINE OF CODE MAKES THE NEW INSTANCE OF EXCEL VISIBLE. oXL.Visible = True Set oWB = oXL.Workbooks.Open("c:extrafilesmiscexcelLinkMenu.xls")
End Else MsgBox "File " & "testfilefind" & "is already open." End If'TO HERE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
When the requested file is already open, the routine should stop here with a message stating that the file is already open.I sure hope that someone can understand what I am talking about.
If the file is not open, the file should be opened and then the routine should stop.
In both instances, the routine goes to my Function below and comes up with an error.
I don't understand why it goes to this function.Function IsFileOpen(FileName As String) Dim iFilenum As Long Dim iErr As Long On Error Resume Next iFilenum = FreeFile() Open FileName For Input Lock Read As #iFilenum Close iFilenum iErr = Err On Error GoTo 0 Select Case iErr Case 0: IsFileOpen = False Case 70: IsFileOpen = True 'ADD THIS Case Else: Error iErr End Select End Function
Sub NewExcelWithWorkbook() Dim oXL As Object 'This is needed to open a new instance of Excel. 'Without it, the file is only opened as a new Window Dim OpenFileName '<-this isn't used Dim testFileFind As String Dim oWB As Workbook Dim cl As Range 'This reads the cell 1 column to the Left so the path & file name can be read Set cl = ActiveCell.Offset(0, -1) 'The following tests for a blank cell and ends processing 'It is needed because dir() function will not work with a blank. If Len(Trim(cl)) = 0 Then MsgBox "You have not entered a Path and File name." End End If 'The following tests for the existance of the file testFileFind = Dir(cl) 'If the file is not found there will be nothing in the variable and processing ends. If Len(testFileFind) = 0 Then MsgBox "Invalid selection." & Chr(13) & _ "Filename " & cl.Value & " not found" End End If 'HERE IS MY PROBLEM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 'THIS TESTS TO SEE IF THE FILE IS ALREADY OPEN OR NOT If FileAlreadyOpen("cl") = True Then MsgBox "File is already open" End Else End If 'THIS LINE OF CODE OPENS THE NEW INSTANCE OF EXCEL. Set oXL = CreateObject("Excel.Application") 'THIS LINE OF CODE MAKES THE NEW INSTANCE OF EXCEL VISIBLE. oXL.Visible = True Set oWB = oXL.Workbooks.Open(cl) End SubPlease take note: The path and file name constantly change.
Function FileAlreadyOpen(FullFileName As String) As Boolean ' returns True if FullFileName is currently in use by another process ' example: If FileAlreadyOpen("C:FolderNameFileName.xls") Then... Dim f As Integer f = FreeFile On Error Resume Next Open FullFileName For Binary Access Read Write Lock Read Write As #f Close #f ' If an error occurs, the document is currently open. If Err.Number <> 0 Then FileAlreadyOpen = True Err.Clear 'MsgBox "Error #" & Str(Err.Number) & " - " & Err.Description Else FileAlreadyOpen = False End If On Error GoTo 0 End Function
Private Sub CommandButton2_Click() Dim WbBook1 As Worksheet Dim WbBook2 As Worksheet Dim sPath As String sPath = "Nymas01financeBudgetBudget 2008ExportsPLATFORM.xls" If IsFileOpen(sPath) Then MsgBox "File is Open" GoTo ResumeProcess: Else Workbooks.Open (sPath) End If ResumeProcess: Set WbBook1 = Workbooks("PLATFORM.xls").Worksheets("PLATFORM") Set WbBook2 = Workbooks("License Fees_2008.xls").Worksheets("PLATFORM not in FRX") WbBook2.Range("A2:A" & Rows.Count).Formula = "=IF(ISBLANK(GROUPLIST!A3)," & Chr(34) & Chr(34) & ",IF(COUNTIF(PLATFORM.xls!$B:$B,GROUPLIST!A3)>0," & Chr(34) & Chr(34) & ",GROUPLIST!A3))" 'Dim eSheet As Worksheet 'Set eSheet = Sheets("PLATFORM not in FRX") 'x = eSheet.Rows.Count 'eSheet.Range("A2").Formula = "=IF(ISBLANK(GROUPLIST!A3),"",IF(COUNTIF(PLATFORM.xls!$B:$B,GROUPLIST!A3)>0,"",GROUPLIST!A3))" 'eSheet.Range("A2:A" & x).FillDown Workbooks("PLATFORM.xls").Close End Sub Function IsFileOpen(filename As String) Dim filenum As Integer, errnum As Integer On Error Resume Next ' Turn error checking off. filenum = FreeFile() ' Get a free file number. ' Attempt to open the file and lock it. Open filename For Input Lock Read As #filenum Close filenum ' Close the file. errnum = Err ' Save the error number that occurred. On Error GoTo 0 ' Turn error checking back on. ' Check to see which error occurred. Select Case errnum ' No error occurred. ' File is NOT already open by another user. Case 0 IsFileOpen = False ' Error number for "Permission Denied." ' File is already opened by another user. Case 70 IsFileOpen = True ' Another error occurred. Case Else Error errnum End Select End Function
Sub Send_info() Dim wbData As Workbook Dim wbArchive As Workbook Dim WS As Worksheet Set wbData = ActiveWorkbook Set wbArchive = Workbooks.Open("C:abc.xls") For Each WS In wbData.Worksheets WS.Range("A:G").Copy wbArchive.Sheets(WS.Name).Range("A1") Next WS End SubIs there a way I can add to this so that if the file is already open it will just paste the data and ONLY if it is closed it will open the file?
VB:End SubOpenSingleFile() 'Open an Excel workbook Dim Filter As String, Title As String, FileName As String Dim FilterIndex As Integer ' File filters Filter = "Excel Files(*.xls,*xlxs),*.xls,*xlxs" ' Default Filter to *.* FilterIndex = 3 ' Set Dialog Caption Title = "Select a File to Open" FileName = Application.GetOpenFilename(Filter, FilterIndex, Title ' Exit on Cancel If FileName = "False" Then MsgBox "No file was selected.", , "Select File" Exit Sub End If ' Open File If Not IsFileOpen(FileName) Then Workbooks.Open FileName '*** It will be the active workbook here b/c it was opened Else Message = "The file " & FileName & " is already open." vbResponse = MsgBox(Message, vbOKCancel, "Select file") '*** I need to activate it here if already open Workbooks(FileName).Activate ' doesn't work - subscript out or range error MsgBox "The active workbook is " & ActiveWorkbook.Name End IfIf you like these VB formatting tags please consider sponsoring the author in support of injured Royal Marines


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Betsy in Buda
2103 trip to Hungary & Italy
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With words and images we have tried to capture the spirit of our amazing journey from Hungary to Italy in 2013. Relax, enjoy and let them inspire you to discover your own magical places in the world.
Tom is senior vice president and executive creative director at the SHEPHERD AGENCY, a full-service advertising agency located in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Advisement meetings are a critical part of the Interior Design Program. Much effort is taken to keep students in the correct sequence. The consequence of getting off sequence is the addition of a year to the student's graduation plan.
It is the responsibility of each student to meet with his or her advisor during the regular advisement period prior to registration each semester. Your advisor is Julie Stadler. Students should sign up for an appointment at the advising center located in the James I Perkins College of Education on the first floor, room 118. Drop-in appointments are not acceptable, nor generally available. Please schedule a time during the semester. This can be done by calling (936) 468-2901 or email email@example.com. Using the student's unofficial transcript, and degree plan, students should develop a tentative schedule prior to their advisement appointment. A course sequencing matrix is provided for you as a guide. Please review to determine sequence of studio/labs.
Interior Design Advisor: Julie Stadler (936) 468-2901, Room 118 College of Education building.
Initiating the Degree Plan
After the completion of 45 course hours the student must initiate the degree plan.
- Go to the College of Education Advising Center, Room ED 118, in the McKibben Building to request the initiation of your degree plan.
- Advise staff of your major and any desired double major or minor. Remember Interior Design does not have a minor, but you may add one.
- The staff in the advising center will contact you when the degree plan is ready, (approximately 2 weeks).
- Follow the routing instructions for appropriate signatures. If you do not add a minor or a second degree come directly to the coordinator of the interior design program. Appointments must be made with the coordinator to review the degree plan and to review your plan of action.
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Do shrinking state and federal budgets spell an end to the DEA's longstanding crop eradication efforts? Newly released data from the agency indicates that the answer may be yes.
While the DEA has been making headlines in recent years by raiding medical cannabis dispensaries in California, as well as to a lesser extent in Montana, Oregon and Washington, the federal anti-drug agency has largely turned its back on targeting outdoor and indoor pot grow sites.
According to the DEA's recently released 2012 Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Statistical Report, the total number of cannabis plants eradicated nationwide have fallen a whopping 62 percent in recent years. In 2010, the DEA reported eliminating some 10.3 million cultivated pot plants (this figure excludes the inclusion of feral hemp plants, tens of millions of which are also typically seized and destroyed by DEA agents annually). By 2011, this total had dipped to 6.7 million. In 2012, the most recent year for which DEA data is available, the total fell to 3.9 million -- the lowest annual tally in nearly a decade.
Chiefly responsible for this sudden and significant decline is a de-emphasis on California, despite its well deserved status as the largest domestic pot producer in the United States. In 2010, the DEA seized a near-record 7.4 million cultivated pot plants in the Golden State alone. By 2011, this total had fallen to four million. Last year, the DEA seized fewer than two million plants in California. By comparison, DEA eradication totals in several other leading grow states, such as Kentucky, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia, have remained relatively stable during this same period (notably, despite Colorado's rising reputation as a primary pot producer, the DEA reported seizing only 23,000 plants in 2012 -- almost all of which came from the raids of three separate outdoor grows -- a total that was virtually unchanged from 2008's figures).
So what's the story behind the sudden decline in DEA pot seizures? It's not likely the result of any change in attitude from the Obama administration, as DEA seizures initially surged to record levels during the years immediately after Obama took office. A more plausible explanation is that the DEA's about face is a consequence of fiscal belt-tightening, particularly in California, which has faced numerous budget crises in recent years. Notably, Governor Jerry Brown downsized and then ultimately disbanded the state's nearly 30-year-old Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) program, which notoriously utilized helicopter flyovers to identify marijuana grows in the forests on northern California.
Equally notable, the DEA's budget also experienced cutbacks during this time, suffering a nearly $4 million reduction from 2011 to 2012. In CAMP's place is a new program that allows local agencies to seek DEA reimbursement for expenditures related to cannabis eradication efforts. But as is abundantly clear from the 2011 and 2012 stats, the present effort is a mere shell of the now-defunct DEA/CAMP campaign. And while the Fed's top anti-pot agency is, predictably, remaining mum about its decreased enforcement capabilities -- the DEA's website refers to its ongoing eradication program as a "success" despite its rapidly declining numbers -- many elected officials are now calling for regulations to bring the cannabis cultivation market out of the shadows once and for all.
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Team BCC's June Recommendations
Each month we'll be sharing our best reads from the previous month. Theses books won't be limited to new releases, but they will be books we loved and want you guys to know about. So here are our June recommendations.
I may be late to the party but my first foray into the world of Kristen Ashley came in the form of Motorcycle Man, book one in the Dream Man contemporary romance series. I really enjoyed this book. The writing is so addictive, and the hero is a huge ball of testosterone, alpha male goodness. If you love hot, sexy contemporaries with a solid heroine and an totally alpha hero then this book is for you.
Changing genres completely I moved on to Skin by Kylie Scott. This is the second book in her Flesh series (I reviewed book one, Flesh, a few weeks ago). The writing was even tighter in this instalment and I absolutely loved it. The zombie infested world is a scary place, combine this with a sizzling romance makes this book just fab. I will say that the premise did have me concerned before I read it as it deals with a woman being sold by supposed friends and bought by the hero. She's then chained up in his cabin. But due to the writing and the way the story evolves, this becomes second to the romance. Just read it and you'll see what I mean ;D
Coming from the warm glow of Skin I decided to read another from Scott, her latest release Lick. This is a new adult contemporary romance and I really enjoyed it. A romance between an ordinary girl and a rock star. I thought this sounded like a fun read, and although it started out fun it turned into something deeper. It's a really good read. If you love NA romance, then definitely add this to the top of your TBR pile.
My final rec for this month is a m/m romance that literally blew me away. I just LOVED it. Glitterland by Alexis Hall is a smart, witty read with unconventional characters and a romance that will melt your heart. Ash is bipolar and suffers from anxiety and depression; Darian is a carefree, flamboyant Essex boy, who doesn't let much get to him. They are like chalk and cheese but compliment each other so well. One of the best reads of the year for me and I'd recommend it to anyone who loves m/m romance.
I've been in the mood to read Urban Fantasy lately, but after indulging a little too much, I needed something different to cleanse my reading palate. In that spirit, I'm keen as a bean to recommend The Best Man by Kristan Higgins. Initially the name was a huge turn off, making me think of a book in the $2 paperback bin at the pharmacy. How wrong I was – once again proving that I need to be less judgemental when it comes to titles and covers.
The first person Faith Holland sees when goes back to her hometown to visit her family is Police Chief Levi Cooper, much to Faith's chagrin. She holds him responsible for breaking up her relationship and ruining her wedding – after all, he was the one who convinced her fiancé to dump her. The Chief clearly has a stick up his arse, but even Faith can't deny that he makes her lady parts sing. Could this be a case of opposites attract?
This was the first of Higgins' books I've ever picked up, but it certainly won't be the last. It was an excellent read after a hard day – leaving me with warm fuzzies before going to sleep.
I have not had the best month for reading. I have a TBR pile that is about to make the Kindle explode but I have two I can not recommend enough. The first is Werewolves Be Damned by Stacey Kennedy. It was the first book I read that I gave a 5 star rating. I hope that you pop on over, read the full review and pick up the book. Nexi's character is just hilarious and I really think you will enjoy it.
The next book, I just finished a few days ago is Clockwork Mafia by Seleste Delaney. This is the second book in the Badlands series and I liked it even more than the first one. This book is the story of Henrietta Mason, a name you might recognize from the first book Badlands. I ask you to give Henri a chance. I hated her character in the first book but soon came to love her in this book. My full review on this book will be out in July.


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