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"Ignition" is, among other things, the slang word for "vagina". A "penis" is called a "key", because you stick the penis in the vagina like you stick a key in the ignition
R. Kelly sings: "Let me stick my key in your Ignition, baby"
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The course of growth and development of 30 infants of heroin addicts was observed from 3 to 34 months.
Eighty percent had signs of neonatal withdrawal, while 60% continued with subacute withdrawal signs for three to six months.
Behavioral disturbances, predominantly hyperactivity, brief attention span, and temper outbursts, were identified in seven of 14 infants observed one year or longer, while two had neurological abnormality. Growth impairment was associated with behavioral disturbances in four of the seven. These disturbances appear to be unrelated to subsequent environmental factors.
Infants performed at age-appropriate levels on developmental testing.
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It was encouraging to read about the ambitious program undertaken by Chan-Yeung and colleagues1 to reduce the incidence of asthma through early intervention. However, I have 2 major concerns about the methods employed regarding "dietary avoidance." First, partial breastfeeding is never defined. The interested reader cannot determine whether the infants were breastfed once per day or 5 times per day. Since the benefits of breastfeeding tend to be dose-related, the amount of breast milk a baby actually ingests becomes an important clinical question. The failure to accurately define partial (vs token vs almost exclusive) breastfeeding makes the results of this study less reliable and less useful. It is imperative that researchers use consistent and valid definitions of breastfeeding to increase the comparability of data collected from different sites.2
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Despite harsh times for the automotive industry over the past few years, manufacturers have begun to increase production, leading to success for one Tiffin company.
Toledo Molding and Die Inc. makes plastic components for GM, Chrysler, Ford, Valleo, Automotive Components Holdings Corp. and Behr at the Tiffin facility. Three of those companies GM, Chrysler and Ford have grown in the past year, which has translated to growth for TMD.
"Things have bounced back pretty strong for 2010 for those automotive manufacturers and, ultimately, our customers," said Jay Gilliland, plant manager. "So when you look at their success, that has led to some opportunities for us to grow."
In the past year, TMD helped create parts for the launches of three vehicle lines Jeep Wrangler, Jeep Cherokee and Chevy Volt, the company's new electric car.
"We kind of went through three different phases of new launches in the plant this year, which is probably the most launches we've taken here in any given year," Gilliland said. "It's been a challenge not only to launch the new programs, but to maintain and sustain our current businesses."
To meet the demand, TMD has hired an additional 95 employees in the past year.
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But there is room to grow, and the company says it hopes to increase the hourly workforce by 10 to 15 more employees, bringing the workforce to about 300.
Gilliland said TMD was able to add employees with the help of the Department of Job and Family services.
Carol Owen, administrator of Workforce Development, worked with Human Resources Manager Carl Pastorella and other TMD administrators to introduce Project Hire, a program funded through the Ohio Department of Development to provide subsidized on-the-job training.
Owen said 19 employees qualified for the program, and training happened at the plant for a fraction of the cost.
Rich Focht, president and chief executive officer of Seneca Industrial and Economic Development Corporation, said he was excited to hear TMD was growing in the community.
In 2003, Toledo Molding and Die opened its Tiffin facility as a merger of plants in Sycamore and Carey. SIEDC was one of the organizations instrumental in the move, but he said the community has since taken the lead in making the company successful.
"I'm excited we recruited them it's been a real success for us but it's about community effort and support we're able to offer our businesses," he said.
Pastorella said one incentive to open the plant in Tiffin was the workforce, of which the company is proud.
"We have a great, hardworking workforce. The people here care about their work and the quality of their work," Pastorella said. "They really are the backbone of our business - they keep our customers happy. ... That's one of the reasons why the company looked to put the facility here was because of the quality of the workforce in the area, and we've really had some success in bringing folks in here."
"We have an excellent quality record," Gilliland said. "Our folks do an excellent job of helping us manufacture world-class quality products here. That goes back to why we're having a such success right now - you don't have that level of success and be able to build upon your business in the automotive sector unless you have a great level of performance and quality. We rely on them to maintain, and sustain and improve that performance."
In addition, they have worked closely with local organizations such as SIEDC and the Department of Job and Family Services.
"All of those folks have been very supportive of our growth," Pastorella said.
TMD said it is working to bring in more new lines and build on the success of the past year, while continuing to grow as a community asset.
"I think it's really been a win-win for TMD as well as Tiffin in terms of the success we've been able to achieve in the eight or so years we've been here," Gilliland said.


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Name of website or photo HeartStrings #H79 Dragonfly Dreams
What materials did you use? Buffalo Gold Lux Lace / 2 ply 45% Bison, 20% Cashmere, 20% Silk, 15% Tencel color Malachite; Miyuki beads colors #18 Silver-lined Light Blue (dragonfly wings and scarf border) and #234 Metallic Gold-lined Crystal (dragonfly bodies)
What are you most proud of? This has been one of my more challenging designs to render. I am pleased with the vision finally coming together. I had actually started playing around with possibilities early this year. Then Id hit a design block or just wasnt quite happy yet with what I had. When Patternfish announced their 10,000th Design Competition, this gave me the motivation (and deadline date!) to tackle this design again. I am so pleased to be selected as one of the finalists. The winner will be chosen by popular vote. Id love it if youd take a moment to vote for Dragonfly Dreams to be the winner. Voting closes. Nov 18, 2011 EST. The link is here -- http://www.patternfish.com/contests/1/vote/4
Wonderful design! You really captured the essence of the dragonfly
This is lovely - hope you won!
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Michael Pärt, sometimes spelled "Michael Paert", (born 17 August 1977 in Tallinn, Estonia; Estonian pronunciation: [ˈpær̺t]), is a music producer and co-founded and chairs Arvo Pärt Centre. He is the son of classical composer Arvo Pärt.
Michael Pärt is an award-nominated[1] music producer and music editor, who has gained renown in the music and film communities by working closely with Oscar- and Grammy-winning artists, and with Icelandic megastar Björk, film director Francis Ford Coppola, composer Howard Shore,[2] and film director and Prince of Thailand Chatrichalerm Yukol among others. He has contributed to award-winning projects such as the BAFTA-winning LazyTown and the Grammy-nominated albums Volta and Vulnicura[3] by Björk and Neon Bible by Arcade Fire.[4] Away from production he has exhibited a music installation at the Stanley Picker Gallery, and his most recent project was establishing the International Arvo Pärt Centre, a foundation to preserve his father's heritage.
Michael Pärt was born in Tallinn, Estonia, on August 17, 1977. In the late 1970s he went with his parents when they emigrated through Austria to Germany. Michael was exposed to music from a very young age, and having grown up in a musical family where everyone was always actively involved in creating music, studying music was a natural route for him to take. After graduating top of his class, Michael Pärt holds a Masters in Music with distinction from Kingston University in London.
Music has taken Michael Pärt around the globe many times over. Since around 2000 he has been using his creativity to structure workflows and lead and motivate production in music and film, while also contributing directly as producer, editor and more. He has experience of both classical music, with orchestral and ensemble-work, and of contemporary and popular music.[5]
In 2008 he returned to Estonia, the homeland of his father and the country where he was born, to establish the International Arvo Pärt Centre, which he chairs. The foundation preserves Arvo Pärt's creative contribution to the arts for future generations and ensures that they can learn from him.[6]
His most recent work took him to New Zealand, where he worked as the Music Editor for Howard Shore on Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
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- ^ Björk: Vulnicura (2015). Digital booklet.
- ^ http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2007/04/arcade-fire.html
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On the Cover 88
Phil Donahue is savvy and cuddly, and his issue-oriented talk show has won the hearts of American women like nothing since disposable diapers
Up Front 26
Eunice Shriver could be the Kennedy to solve Ted's 1980 "Joan problem"
Mexico's black tide, warns oil spill expert Dr. Roy Hann, may be just the beginning
His sorrow behind him, Robert Plant unleashes the thunder of Led Zeppelin
Marvin Mitchelson—star of the Dylan, Marvin and Jagger legal battles—is hitting Adnan Khashoggi for $2 billion
Crime 39
Rape authority Susan Brownmiller launches a new crusade against pornography
Winners 43
George Plimpton may be a pyrotechnic maniac, but he lit up the sky in Monte Carlo
Couples 47
What happened to the documentary makers behind the Loud family? Alan and Susan Raymond didn't split
On the Move 57
Tim Matheson, who scores as John Belushi's Animal House pal, now ranges from Walt Disney to Steven Spielberg
In His Own Words 63
What do Kleenex, a $2,000 Galanos gown and a Bic lighter have in common? They're the best, says Stanley Marcus of Neiman-Marcus
On Stage 69
Gilda Radner headlines on Broadway, and Hollywood with Robin Williams could be next
Happy 73
Histrionic lawyer Ken Hur goes showbiz to advertise his cut-rate briefs
Arts 77
With Glynn Ross as Ring-master, Seattle Opera makes Wagner a box office smash
Jocks 82
Baseball's Lou Brock and Carl Yastrzemski add to their legends
Medics 84
Dr. Elizabeth Whelan defends saccharin, nitrites and other endangered substances
In Trouble 86
The Aga Khan may be a religious leader, but Okie Wayne Murty calls him a horse thief
To the Top 94
In the strenuous Iron Man competition, Lyn LeMaire proves she's a woman of steel
For a Song 99
C&W's Hoyt Axton says the corporate enemy is not the oil but the record industry
Inventors 105
John and Mary Glifa built a better dog wash, and the world beat a path to Akron
Out of the Pages 106
Joan Collins' sexy writer sister Jackie is Britain's answer to Jacqueline Susann
Mail 4
People Picks & Pans 10
Diff'rent Strokes' Charlotte Rae tries a new series; Taxi's Andy Kaufman gets his own special; and Mister Rogers is back
Albert Goldman's compendium Grass Roots is about the kind you smoke, not cut
James Brown is The Original Disco Man
Brooke Shields and George Burns team in Just You and Me, Kid
Einstein, Picasso, DiMaggio and the anonymous faces of World War II are part of "Life: The First Decade"
Star Tracks 53
Brigitte Bardot suns with her son
Why Billy Carter is watching his step
Joe Namath's onstage squeeze play
Bruce Springsteen is Rachel Sweet's treat
Lou Ferrigno gets incredibly looped
People Puzzle 103
Chatter 108
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The statewide advisory does not apply to fish from commercial
sources, including private fish farms, restaurants and markets.
Some fish from some waters are subject to different consumption advisories.
[Current consumption advisories]
Trout stocked from Pennsylvania state hatcheries are safe to catch, safe to handle, and safe to eat in moderation
in accordance with consumption advisories.
Consumption advisories are designed to be protective of pregnant women, women of childbearing age and children,
as well as those who consume larger quantities of hatchery trout. Consuming fish with the low levels of PCBs found
in the PFBC hatchery trout is of less concern to men and women beyond childbearing age, but they may wish to follow
this consumption advice.
Trout stocked from Pennsylvania state hatcheries are subject to the statewide one-meal-per-week consumption advisory.
In addition brook trout raised for Fish and Boat Commission stocking at the Allegheny National Fish Hatchery and rainbow
trout stocked in Pennsylvania lakes under contract with Tellico Trout Farms were tested. No additional advisories
apply to state hatchery trout or trout being stocked by or behalf of the Fish and Boat Commission. These hatchery
trout are safe to catch, safe to handle and save to eat in moderation in accordance with this consumption advice.
All sportfish taken from Pennsylvania waters by recreational angling are subject to a one-meal-per-week consumption
advisory. This advisory applies to fish stocked from state hatcheries and caught from Pennsylvania waters. This
advisory applies to state hatchery fish when stocked in Pennsylvania waters. It applies to all contaminants,
including mercury and PCBs.
Q. What are PCBs?
PCBs are polychlorinated biphenyls. These are a group of man-made chemicals that were
used as lubricants and coolants in a variety of industrial and electrical products and applications,
such as capacitors, transformers, turbines, etc. The manufacture of PCBs in the United States was discontinued
in 1977. PCBs are very persistent, and even though their manufacture was discontinued more than 20 years ago,
trace levels of PCBs remain throughout our environment. PCBs are a group of 209 individual chemicals, known as chlorinated
hydrocarbons, that were marketed under various trade names. The most common name for PCBs found in the environment
is Aroclor. Everyone is exposed to some PCBs, and they are found everywhere. They have even been found
in penguins in Antarctica. There are several possible sources of exposure to PCBs including drinking water with
PCBs, breathing air with PCBs and occupational health exposures. The most common source of exposure is from
eating foods that may contain some level of PCBs. Such foods include fish, eggs, red meat, poultry, milk and
cheese. Click here to see "PCBs 101" from
the U.S. EPA.
Q. How should you clean and cook fish that might contain PCBs?
PCBs and most other organic contaminants usually build up in a fish's fat deposits and just underneath the skin.
By removing the skin and fat before cooking, you can reduce the levels of these chemicals.
One of the best ways to reduce your exposure, and get a more enjoyable meal, is to fillet the fish:
You can take other steps to reduce chemicals in the fish you eat:
Q. What are fish consumption advisories?
Pennsylvania uses consumption advisories, based on Great Lakes Consumption Advisory Protocols, to inform anglers
about how many fish they may wish to consume. Consumption advisories are designed to inform and not
alarm people who consume fresh fish. They are an informational tool for Pennsylvania agencies to
provide information about how many fish they may wish to eat and how often they may wish to eat them. Consumption
advisories provide guidance to individuals or segments of the population at greater risk from exposure to contaminants
in fish. Advisories are not regulatory standards, but are recommendations intended to provide additional information
of particular interest to high-risk groups such as pregnant women and young children. These advisories apply only
to recreationally caught sport fish in Pennsylvania, not commercial fish. The federal Food and Drug Administration
establishes the legal standards for contaminants in food sold commercially, including fish.
Fish subject to a consumption advisory are safe to catch, safe to handle and safe to eat in moderation. Consumption
advisories tell consumers of fish, including those in the more sensitive populations, that it they can consume certain
levels of fish without worry. Consumers have more information about these fish than any other stocked fish in
the country.
How are fish consumption advisories targeted?
Consumption advisories are geared to provide advice as to consumption patterns for members of the segments of the
population that might be at some risk to possible chemicals in fish, such as pregnant women, women of childbearing
age and young children, as well as persons who regularly consume large quantities of hatchery trout. They are
based on assumptions that persons consume fish with the same levels of contaminants from similar sources over
long periods of time or their entire lifetimes. Women of childbearing age and children should try to space fish
meals out according to the advisory tables. The human body can get rid of some contaminants over time. Spacing
the meals out helps prevent the contaminants from building up to harmful levels in the body.
Men and women beyond their childbearing years face fewer health risks from chemicals. Studies have shown that
sport anglers consume more fish than other population groups. Anglers should consider a consumption advisory as
part of their dietary efforts to reduce total exposure to contaminants over long periods of time or their entire lifetimes. Adult
men and women beyond childbearing age need not make special efforts to space out their meals of fresh fish, but they
may wish to consider limiting the total number of meals they eat during the year. Many of those meals can be eaten
during a few months of the year. If you are an average size individual and most of the fish you eat are in the "One
Meal a Month" category, you should not exceed 12 meals (24 average size stocked trout) per year. If they
are in the "One Meal a Week" category, you should not exceed 52 meals(104 average size stocked trout) per
One meal is assumed to be one-half pound of fish (weight before cooking) for a 150 pound person. A half pound
of trout ordinarily would be comprised of four (4) fillets taken from two average size stocked trout. (Remember, when
dealing with larger fish species, the number of fish per meal will vary.) The meal advice is equally protective
for larger people who eat larger meals, and smaller people who eat smaller meals.
Q. What are the Great Lakes Fish Consumption Advisory Protocols?
Pennsylvania and the other Great Lakes states use a way of issuing fish consumption advisories which provides specific
meal advice for fish tested. The Great Lakes risk assessment based advisory levels for PCBs in sport fish tissue are
as follows:
Pennsylvania is the only state annually to test its state hatchery fish and announce consumption advisories for them
using Great Lakes protocols.
Are the Pennsylvania consumption advisories consistent with the FDA tolerance or action levels?
Yes. Consumption advisories are consistent with FDA levels. They use the same "DO NOT EAT" level
as the FDA and extend meal-specific advice to fish containing lower levels of PCBs.
You may visualize the FDA tolerance levels for PCBs in commercial fish as a traffic signal with just a red lens and
a green lens. If the PCB levels are below 2 ppm, the light is green, and there are no warnings about eating the
fish. If the levels are 2 ppm or higher, the light is red, and consumers are advised NOT to eat the fish.
Consumption advisories are akin to a traffic light with a red lens, a large yellow lens that glows at various intensities,
and a green lens. Under PCB consumption advisories, the red light comes on at exactly the same time as it does
under FDA tolerance levels (2 ppm). What's different is that the yellow light comes on for PCB levels between
1.9 and 0.06 ppm, and the green light does not come on until the levels are below 0.06 ppm.
Q. Are PCBs present in PFBC hatchery trout?
Yes. Some very low levels of PCBs are present in just about all wild and PFBC hatchery trout in Pennsylvania. State
hatchery trout, when stocked in Pennsylvania waters, and all other recreationally-caught sportfish in Pennsylvania,
are subject to a blanket one-meal-per-week consumption advisory.
Trout are stocked for recreational angling, and some anglers harvest fish to eat them. Trout are not stocked as
a foodstuff: If they were sold as foodstuffs in interstate commerce, they would be well within the applicable FDA safety
The stocking program is designed to provide fishing opportunities. Surveys show that anglers harvest no trout on
about 60% of their fishing trips and two or fewer trout about 80% of the time. Most anglers do not regularly bring
home large quantities of stocked trout (the daily creel limit is 5) to eat as meals.
Consumption advisories are information tools, not regulatory or safety restrictions. They are intended to inform,
not alarm. They are designed to be protective of pregnant women, women of childbearing age, children, and anglers who
regularly consume fish in larger quantities over long periods of time. Consuming fish with the low levels of PCBs found
in the PFBC hatchery trout is of less concern to men and women beyond childbearing age, but they may also wish to follow
this consumption advice. The whole subject of risk assessment and consumption advisories is quite complicated. The
Great Lakes Protocols were developed after years of study to provide information to anglers who regularly
consume fish from similar sources with similar levels of chemicals over their lifetimes.
For purposes of consumption advisories, a meal for an average size individual is the approximate equivalent of four
fillets from two trout. The existence of consumption advisories on some stocked trout does not affect anyone's
fishing opportunities. Consumption advice is designed to inform people about consumption patterns and not to discourage
people from participating in wholesome, safe outdoor recreation.
Q. What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tolerance level for PCBs in fish?
The FDA tolerance (action) level for PCBs in commercial fish currently is two parts per million (2 ppm). The
FDA has established tolerance levels for PCBs in foodstuffs, including fish, in interstate commerce. The FDA limits
are used determine whether or not the food is safe to consume over an extended period of time; they do not include
advice on limiting the number of meals of particular fish. The levels of PCBs found in trout stocked from state
hatcheries are many times less than the FDA tolerance levels for PCBs in fish.
Q. What has the state done to help determine the cause of low levels of PCBs in hatchery trout?
We have done a great deal to look at the issue of PCBs in state hatchery trout. The PFBC undertook a scientific research
project in conjunction with Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit to look at issues related to PCBs
in hatchery fish in a controlled feeding study.
Additional studies were also conducted at Huntsdale FCS. The PFBC has adjusted production -- and discontinued
trout production in one series of raceways -- as a result of these studies.
Q. When were the results of the controlled feeding study on accumulation of PCBs
in hatchery trout be released?
The study conducted by the Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at the Pennsylvania State University
were released in January 2002. The lead investigator on the project briefed the House Game and Fisheries Committee
on the study on December 4, 2001.
Q. How did the briefing summarize the results of the study?
Q. Does this mean that PCBs in fish food is not a factor in PCBs in hatchery trout?
Not at all. The study showed that the levels of PCBs in fish food is the major factor related to the levels
of PCBs in fish fillets. The study showed that a diet of commercially-available fish food that complies with FDA
standards for fish food should not result in the need for any additional consumption advisories. (Note: Pennsylvania
has a blanket one-meal-per-week advisory for all recreationally-caught sportfish. Therefore no additional advisories
would be triggered unless the PCB levels in the fish fillets were at 0.2 ppm (200ppb) or above. The study showed
the fillets from fish fed the standard diet had PCB concentrations of under 0.1 ppm (100ppb).
Q. How do FDA standards figure into this? Doesn't Pennsylvania use Great Lakes protocols for
determining consumption advisories?
A principal focus of the study was to show what levels of PCBs would show up in fillets of trout fed fish food, which
complied with regulatory PCB limits for fish food (0.2 ppm of PCBs), over a period of months. The study
also examined the levels of PCBs that would be shown with different diets.
The federal Food and Drug Administration establishes tolerance levels (safety action levels) for PCBs in fish food. Pennsylvania
follows the FDA levels for PCBs in fish food. This is a regulatory standard. Under FDA standards, finished feed
may not have more than 0.2 ppm of PCBs.
The FDA also sets regulatory standards for acceptable levels of PCBs in fish sold as foodstuffs in interstate commerce. The
FDA tolerance level for fish sold as food is 2 ppm of PCBs. Pennsylvania uses the FDA levels for fish sold in
stores and those raised by commercial hatcheries.
For recreationally-caught sportfish, including state hatchery fish when stocked, Pennsylvania uses the
Great Lakes Consumption Advisory Protocols. Consumption advisories are not regulatory in nature; they
provide advice to anglers about how many sportfish they may wish to eat.
Q. What do we know about consumption patterns for state hatchery trout?
The results of a statistically-valid random survey of Pennsylvania
trout anglers showed that the number who reported eating more than 104 such fish per year (one-meal-per-week)
was less than one-half of one percent.1Only about 5% of all trout anglers ate more
than 24 stocked trout a year, which is the equivalent of a one meal per month. Remember that, applying the Great Lakes
Consumption Advisories to hatchery trout, average sized persons could safely consume, over a period of months, 104
trout if subject to a one-meal-per-week advisory. For the vast majority of trout anglers and their families the levels
of PCBs reported in PFBC hatchery fish appear to have no impact on their consumption. They say they eat far fewer
stocked trout than would be advisable even using the Great Lakes protocols.
Q. How do fish consumption advisories compare with health warnings?
It's important to keep consumption advisories in perspective. Consumption
advisories are informational tools. Consumption advisories are not the same thing as health
warnings. Consumers are familiar with warning labels on beer and other alcohol products and cigarettes
and tobacco. These warnings are much stronger in form and content than consumption advisories. Consumption
advisories are not required by any regulations. Fish that are subject to consumption advisories are legal to
catch, harvest and eat. Speed limits on the highway and creel limits for fish are examples of regulatory limits.
Q. What are the health benefits of eating fish?
When properly prepared, fish provide a diet high in protein and low in saturated fats. Many doctors suggest that
eating a half-pound of fish each week is helpful in preventing heart disease. Almost any kind of fish may have real
health benefits when it replaces a high fat source of protein in the diet. A person can get the health benefits of
fish and reduce unwanted contaminant's by following consumption advisories and cleaning and cooking their
catch in ways that reduce fatty tissue.
Q. What are the health impacts of consuming fish with PCBs?
The PA Department of Health provides detailed health information about this and other subjects. Long lasting
contaminant's such as PCBs, chlordane, and mercury build up over time. It may take months or years of regularly eating
contaminated fish to build up amounts that are a health concern. Women of childbearing age and children, as well as
people who regularly eat hatchery trout or other sport fish, may have concerns about contaminants that build up
over time. Health problems which may result from the contaminant's found in fish range from small changes in health
that are hard to detect to birth defects and cancer. Mothers who eat highly contaminated fish for many years before
becoming pregnant may have children who are slower to develop and learn. The meal advice in consumption advisories
is intended to protect children from these potential developmental problems. Adults are less likely to have health
problems at the low levels that affect children. The human body gets rid of some contaminants over time. Consumption
advisories for PCBs are based on effects other than cancer. PCBs have not been positively identified as a human
carcinogen.2 The documented effects are mainly neurobehavioral and developmental.
What is the background of the Great Lakes Protocol?
The procedure used by the Fish and Boat Commission, Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Health
(PA agencies) to make decisions about whether or not to issue fish consumption advice is called the "Protocol
for a Uniform Great Lakes Sport Fish Consumption Advisory." This protocol was developed for PCBs by the
Great Lakes Sport Fish Consumption Advisory Task Force -- a group of public health and natural resource agency specialists
from the eight states bordering the Great Lakes -- as a result of a charge provided in 1986 by the Great Lake Governor's
Toxic Agreement. The final protocol has gone through extensive
national and international peer review before it was published in September 1993.
The Pennsylvania agencies that serve on a fish consumption advisories working group have agreed that this public
health risk assessment-based approach is appropriate to provide advice and information to those who choose to consume
sport fish that have a known amount of PCBs. Although this protocol was developed specifically for PCBs in Great
Lakes sport fishery, the Pennsylvania agencies concluded that it is a useful guideline to provide advice and information
to anglers about fish in all waters in the Commonwealth that have been identified to contain sport fish with elevated
levels of PCBs. The protocol was implemented in 1996 for Lake Erie fish. The first listing of statewide consumption
advisories for PCBs based on this protocol was published in the 1998 Summary of Fishing Regulations and Laws.
What do other states do about this issue?
We know of no other state that regularly tests hatchery-stocked trout to detect the very low levels of PCBs reported
in Pennsylvania state hatchery trout. Other states have approached the issue of consumption advisories and warnings
for sport fishes in different manners. With the advice of the Department of Health and DEP, Pennsylvania uses
the Great Lakes protocols for sports fish taken from waters with repeated exposure to chemical sources. The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency has taken an approach to PCBs that is even more cautious.
Q. Can you tell whether a fish has PCBs in it by look or taste?
No. At the very low levels of PCBs involved found in any of the PFBC hatchery trout, there would be no external evidence
of the presence of the substance and the taste and smell of the fish would not be affected.
Do PCBs in PFBC stocked trout dissipate once they are stocked in the streams?
These levels might diminish over time, but since PCBs accumulate in tissue over a period of time, they take a similarly
long time to dissipate. The trout stocked from PFBC fish culture stations are fully-grown adult fish. Unless
they have major growth in body weight after being stocked or they lose a lot of fatty tissue, it is unlikely that the
amount (a fraction of one part per million) of PCBs in their tissue will change significantly during the relatively
short time they remain in the streams into which they are stocked.
Do the test results mean that PFBC hatchery trout are somehow unsafe?
Not at all. PFBC-stocked trout are safe to catch, safe to handle and safe to eat in moderation, using consumption
advisories to guide consumption levels.
Why do Commonwealth agencies tell consumers that they should limit consumption of stocked fish when most
stocked fish have levels of PCBs well below levels where any consumption advice is warranted?
All recreationally-caught sportfish are subject to a one-meal per week statewide consumption advisory, and this includes
state-stocked trout. Consumption statements are based upon the best available information. It is prudent to err
on the side of caution and provide information to anglers based on the best available information at the time we receive
it. Commonwealth agencies do not want to unduly alarm people. We don't want to discourage participation in angling,
which is a safe and wholesome sport. We don't want to discourage consumption of fish, which is a valuable
component of a healthy diet. At the same time, we recognize that PCBs are present in some fish. Consumers are
exposed to PCBs from numerous sources, not just hatchery trout. Consumption advisories are based on a presumption
of a lifetime of eating fish with relatively uniform levels of chemicals. The advisories are not based
on a consumer eating just a few servings. The advisories are focused on pregnant women, women of childbearing
age and small children, who may have particular concerns about consuming PCBs over an extended period of time. A
goal of the consumption advisory effort is to reduce overall PCB consumption from all sources.
What testing guidelines applied to testing of spring stocked trout?
The agencies work under the guidelines established by the House Game and Fisheries Committee at its October
19, 1999 meeting. These guidelines provide:
2. Consumption advisories for PCBs are primarily based on effects other than
cancer. The available human studies have limitations preventing scientists from drawing definite conclusions
about PCB exposure and cancer risk in people. Animal studies show that PCBs have caused cancer in animals. Animal
studies suggest that PCB mixtures containing 60% (Aroclor 1260) chlorine by weight, administered orally to rats, are
liver carcinogens in the rats. Animal studies with Aroclor 1254 and other lower chlorinated PCBs indicate that
these PCBs have weak carcinogenicity. Any human risk of cancer from eating fish with PCBs cannot be predicted
with certainty. Cancer currently affects about one in every four people by the age of 70, primarily due
to smoking, diet and hereditary risk factors. Exposure to contaminants in the fish you eat may not increase your cancer
risk at all. Consumption advisories are based on assumptions of relatively consistent consumption over
a person's lifetime. By following them, a person may minimize exposure and reduce whatever cancer risk is associated
with those contaminants. Using Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) methods, it is estimated that approximately
one additional cancer case may develop in 10,000 people eating with levels of contaminants at FDA tolerance levels
(2 ppm) over their lifetimes.
test reults (2001-2006)
feed study
of Trout Consumption and Attitudes toward Consumption Advisories Among Pennsylvania Trout Anglers"
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The president of Libya said he believes al Qaeda is responsible for the deadly attack at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.
In an interview with NPR, President Mohammed el-Megarif said that al Qaeda used protests over an anti-Muslim film as a cover to attack the consulate on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
"We firmly believe that this was a precalculated, preplanned attack that was carried out specifically to attack the U.S. Consulate," Megarif told NPR.
Four Americans were killed in the attack, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens.
Megarif's position on the attacks differs from that of the Obama administration. The White House launched an investigation into the attacks and Sunday the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations said the attacks did not appear to be premeditated or tied to the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Ambassador Susan Rice said the deadly protest in Benghazi appeared to be a copycat of demonstrations that had erupted hours earlier outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, spurred by a YouTube film mocking the Prophet Muhammad.
"It seems to have been hijacked, let us say, by some individual clusters of extremists who came with heavier weapons," Rice said adding that such weaponry is easy to come by in post-revolutionary Libya.
Whether those extremists had ties to al Qaeda or other terrorist groups has yet to be determined, Rice said, noting that the FBI has yet to complete its investigation.
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This year, Burton had a 4.14 ERA in 53 games for the Rockhounds. He struck out 66 and walked 27 in 74 innings in 2006. He also gave up less than a hit an inning (71). Burton was part of a strong Midland bullpen that included Marcus McBeth and Connor Robertson.
Burton pitched well in the recently completed Arizona Fall League, helping the Phoenix Desert Dogs win the AFL championship. He held opposing batters to a .213 average. Burton features a heavy low-90s fastball, a slider and a change-up. His change-up is his best secondary pitch. He has allowed only 19 homers in 252.1 career minor league innings. Burton was a late addition to the AFL roster after A's prospect Dallas Braden had to withdraw due to injury.
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The Gigabyte F2A85XN-WIFI is a great little Mini-ITX board that provides a strong hardware and software feature set along with excellent performance. In terms of pricing it might be a little spendy for a small A85X motherboard, but with its only competition coming from the Asrock FM2A85X-ITX which is also priced at $105, we certainly cannot knock it in terms of value.
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Great little board. Good that it has a PCIe x16 slot but I am guessing most wont use it since the point of the APU's is the graphics. Otherwise you are better off with a Core i3/Core i5.
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- my Powerconsumption in IDLE ist far less than 48 Watt. Its about 26 Watt. The Asrock B75 ITX + i3 is around 23 Watt.
- by using my thermalright macho i loose the pci-e slots. Prolimatech´s Samuel 17 fits, but you will need very low profile memory
- the Gigabyte F2A85XN-WIFI is canceled. The Gigabyte F2A88XN-WIFI will arrive in a few weeks.
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Interesting facts, not sure they are all factual though. Also not quite sure why you brought some of them up.
You say your power consumption is much less than 48 watt, thats great news but what are your system specs. You then go on to say The Asrock B75 ITX + i3 (which i3 model?) uses around 23 watt, our H87 board with the Core i3-4130 used 26 watts so not entirely sure what your point is.
Why are you talking about the Thermalright Macho on a Mini-ITX board and why did you bring up the Prolimatech Samuel 17? Are you just starting this for the hell of it or did we make a mistake somewhere?
The Gigabyte F2A85XN-WIFI is not canceled, at least that is not what Gigabyte is telling me. That said you might have a better source. The board is also only a few months old, doubt they would axe it so soon. The A88X chipset is also not a replacement for the A85X, it introduced the AM2+ socket.
Thanks for the comment but please provide a little more context, without all the information they arent exactly facts, more like loose statements.
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Sorry for my comment, but i needed some time to retest my power consumption:
System Specs:
2x 4 Gbyte DDR3-2400
1x SSD
1x fan
Windows 7 64bit
standard settings in uefi and a fresh installtion of windows.
by using a bequiet pure power 350 watt 7: 23 Watt Idle / 185 Watt Load (Prime + Furemark)
by using a bequiet straight power 450 watt E9: 23 Watt Idle / 189 Watt Load (Prime + Furemark)
I did some other tests using newest drivers, aggressive energy options and different testes like unplug lan cable, deaktivating onboard components.


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The Pacific Justice Institute, a Christian law firm, is challenging California election officials over a petition to vote on the state's co-ed bathroom bill.
The controversial law allows transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms of the opposite gender.
Secretary of State Debra Bowen disqualified 131,000 signatures on the petition calling for a state-wide referendum on the measure.
Now the Pacific Justice Institute is filing suit for Bowen to certify the referendum for the November 2014 ballot.
It alleges the reasons Bowen gave for throwing out the signatures are subjective and vary from county to county.
Last November, Bowen tried to block hundreds of thousands of signatures from being counted.
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wearing a black tall t-shirt,
dark blue jeans, possibly a
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Media Release No. 143 Monday,
Contact: Sergeant Johnny Williams
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Telephone No. (205) 254-1708
The Birmingham Police Department reports that detectives are conducting a homicide investigation. The victim was discovered at approximately 11:56 p.m. at
1141 John J Eagan Drive.
North Precinct officers were dispatched to the incident location to investigate a traffic accident. Upon arrival, officers located a white Chevrolet pickup in the
rear of the residence that had struck a chain link fence. Upon further investigation, the victim was found to have suffered a gunshot wound.
The victim's identification will be released upon confirmation of his identity and notification of immediate family members.
There are no arrests in this case.
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Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch, seated to Modano's left, also was rejuvenated and enthusiastically welcomed home the Westland native. Modano played for Ilitch in the Little Caesars youth hockey program, and now, the one-time high-scoring center will finish his Hall of Fame career at Joe Louis Arena, the building where he got his start.
"I had him as an amateur. He won me my first Midget national championship, and we went nuts,'' Ilitch said. "You couldn't have wrote a better script. He starts here, he ends up here. Big thrill for us.''
Modano, who spent 20 seasons with the Dallas Stars organization, signed a one-year, $1.25 million contract. He thanked the Ilitches for his start in hockey and for bringing him back. He acknowledged it was not an easy decision.
"I thought I was emotionally and mentally finished with the game after last year. The last little while in Dallas has taken a toll on me,'' Modano said. "Coming in here, talking with these guys certainly gets you excited about the opportunity. And having the talent and players they have and the way the organization is operated ... everyone in the league has been chasing the Detroit Red Wings for years, but no one has come close.
"I'm just elated. It's exciting to come home.''
Projected to center the third line between Dan Cleary and Jiri Hudler, Modano isn't the impact player he was during most of his career. But in addition to his speed and playmaking abilities, the Red Wings think he also brings important intangibles.
"Mike's got leadership abilities,'' Ilitch said. "He reminds me of Stevie (Yzerman) from the standpoint that you never heard anything bad about him, highly respected by everybody, one of those special types of players that everybody is comfortable with.''
Ilitch then let it be known that his expectations for a fifth Stanley Cup championship in 14 seasons have grown.
"I don't want to talk too much, but Cupie, Cupie, Cupie!'' Ilitch said. "I do feel it.''
Modano acknowledged he will be as nervous as he has been in years when he takes the ice because of the high expectations.
"Hopefully, I'll live up to the hype and play a little more youthful than a 40-year-old,'' Modano said.
Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said Modano will be further motivated by the fear of failing in his hometown.
"At times, we've made winning look easy, and it's not easy,'' Holland said. "When he gets in the locker room and gets around our players with their skill level and determination, with his skill and his skating ability and with what he's accomplished in his career, I think those juices will get flowing.''
Modano can earn an additional $500,000 in bonuses if he plays 55 games and the team wins two playoff rounds. But at this stage of his career, he said he is motivated only by winning.
"Quite frankly, if they didn't have a chance to win, I probably would have retired,'' said Modano, who won the Stanley Cup with Dallas in 1999. "For my career, there isn't much more to obtain except winning and having fun.
"Seeing older players come here and have great success, a second wind, I feel the same way.''
He said he will enjoy playing in the Red Wings' up-tempo, puck-possession style. He also looks forward to not having to chase down Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg or try to beat Nicklas Lidstrom one on one.
"It was hard to play against them,'' Modano said. "They moved the puck, they skated well, they had a power play that could score at will. The game looks easy when you watch these guys, looks effortless, and you don't waste a lot of energy. At 40, I don't want to waste a lot of energy.''
Modano also was impressed by Red Wings coach Mike Babcock's passion after meeting with him last month. He said other players told him they relished playing for the demanding coach.
"He's a perfectionist, very similar to Hitch (former Stars coach Ken Hitchcock),'' Modano said. "He drives guys hard, but in a positive way, from what I heard. And it seems he's gotten the most out of his guys.''
Modano holds no grudges against Dallas for not re-signing him.
"There were a number of occasions Gainey (former Stars GM Bob) felt like getting rid of me when I was younger,'' Modano said. "Under the circumstances, I understand. Being 40 and with the team going through transition, I think it was time for them to feel like they needed to move on and start fresh.''


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Two Salem County municipalities will receive funding through the Small Cities Grant Awards.
Third District legislators Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney, Assembly Deputy Speaker John J. Burzichelli, and Assemblywoman Celeste M. Riley announced the grants.
Woodstown received $119,120 to remove barriers to disabled persons at Memorial Park and 33 intersections located throughout the borough.
Penns Grove was awarded $500,000 for the reconstruction of the Straughen Lane pumping station and associated equipment.
The funds will also be used to resurface the road and steambank leading into the pumping station.
The Small Cities Program, administered by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, provides funds for economic development, community revitalization, and local needs.
The program is specifically designed to benefit low and moderate income populations.
"The approval of these grants will be of enormous benefit to the citizens of Salem and Cumberland counties," Sweeney said in a press release.
"The Small Cities Program, since its establishment, has provided crucial funding for many worthwhile projects that have needed state support in order to move forward," said Sweeney.
Burzichelli said in the release that he applauds New Jersey's municipalities for their diligent efforts and work in securing funding for projects that will be of immediate assistance to our residents.
"During this time of difficult economic hardship, it is more important than ever that our local municipalities receive aid for projects that will have a significant impact within our communities, with an emphasis on assisting our senior and disabled residents," Sweeney said.
"The purpose of these grants is to strengthen the overall welfare of our residents and support endeavors that keep our communities vibrant and livable," Riley said.
"The awarded grants allow our municipalities to pursue necessary and long fought for projects that are integral to the quality of life for our citizenry," said Riley.
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Erie Free Taxes eager to help more file tax returns
Erie Free Taxes has returned more than $4.4 million through refunds to low-income workers throughout Erie County, a 9 percent increase when compared year to date to the 2012 filing season.
Coordinators of the free tax-preparation service expect those totals to rise over the next five weeks as the April 15 deadline to file federal and state income taxes approaches.
The number of federal tax returns prepared by Erie Free Taxes this season is up 3.6 percent when compared year to date to 2012. The program has so far prepared 1,983 returns, compared with 1,914 in 2012.
Officials with the program said they are encouraged with the increase but had initially projected a higher number of returns by the midway point of tax season.
Cheryl Bates, director of Erie Free Taxes, said she has seen a national trend among similar programs that have reported a lower number of tax returns prepared than the number they had initially anticipated.
Bates said the Internal Revenue Service not accepting returns before Jan. 30 may have discouraged some from having returns prepared earlier. Erie Free Taxes began preparing returns on Jan. 22.
Bates said another possible detractor from early filing was the IRS not accepting returns until Feb. 14 if filers were claiming education credits.
Bates said she is energized by the continued success of Erie Free Taxes, which began operating locally in 2006.
"Any increase over the previous filing season is a positive sign that the community is becoming increasingly familiar with, and trusting of, the services we provide," Bates added.
Erie Free Taxes has so far returned $4,421,665 through refunds.
The program this season has helped 938 people receive the earned income tax credit, a 13.3 percent spike compared to 828 year to date in 2012.
Refunds through the program for the special federal tax benefit have reached $1,982,733, a 24 percent increase when compared to the $1,596,609 year to date in 2012.
The earned income tax credit, in place since 1976, was created as a poverty-reducing tool for low-income workers. The maximum amount a household can receive through the tax break is nearly $5,900.
"People tell us through the client satisfaction surveys they fill out that they appreciate the free service, the expertise, the professionalism," Bates said. "And that translates into excellent word of mouth and better community outreach for us."
The program, coordinated by the United Way of Erie County, is offering this tax season the option to file online for the first time. For more information, go to www.unitedwayerie.org/erie freetaxes.
To make an appointment at one of the initiative's 21 sites throughout Erie County, call (888) 829-5680.
Households with incomes of $51,000 or less are eligible to receive free tax-preparation assistance from the program.
Erie Free Taxes returned nearly $5.6 million through refunds throughout Erie County during the entire 2012 filing season.
Bates said the program saved local taxpayers more than $730,000 in fees and costs during the 2012 season.
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Is it possible to switch the fiber optic sight for a tradtional blade sight?
How do you hook up 88gram to this I was reading Tom Gaylords or BB Pelletier article he stated that is what he was using.Thanks
you can but they discontinued the adapter. if your lucky amazon has one once in a whie
you have to purchase an 88 gram convertor kit on amazon or from www.gmaccustomparts.com
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Depending on your race/socio-economic class, its a day in June which can be a source of rejoicing or sorrow or confusion.
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Generally the idea of "Song of the Day" is to share songs we really love. Occasionally, though, the point is something different: to draw attention to something that's so weird it deserves to be seen.
Today is one of those days. I can't say that the new version of "Winter Wonderland," by Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland, is particularly good. But for a Weiland fan, this video -- a corny retro fantasy, with the stubbornly grim Weiland in the center of it all -- has to be seen to be believed. Check it out:
Truly brave souls may want to check out Weiland's new album, "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year," which also offers his takes on "Silent Night," "White Christmas" and more.
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"The only security of all is in a free press. The force of public opinion cannot be resisted when permitted freely to be expressed." – Thomas Jefferson
Someone in the Obama administration doesn't understand the concept of a free press. Unfortunately, the people involved in that misunderstanding work in the Justice Department, and are positioned to wreak maximum havoc on the First Amendment.
While Attorney General Eric Holder says he played no direct role in the ransacking of telephone records of the Associated Press, he is accountable, nonetheless. So, ultimately, is President Obama.
The Justice Department revealed on Friday that it obtained two months of telephone records of Associated Press journalists, apparently as part of an investigation into a leak of classified information about a failed al-Qaida plot last year. That may have been the official purpose, but the glaring subtext was to intimidate both the press and those who speak confidentially to reporters.
In response, AP President Gary B. Pruitt called the actions a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into news gathering. It is that and more.
The Justice Department swept up information from individual reporters and an editor, targeting their cell phones, office phones and home phones. It also vacuumed up information from general office numbers for the AP in Washington, New York and Hartford, Conn., as well as the main number for AP reporters who cover Congress. As Pruitt noted, the scavenger hunt could potentially compromise confidential sources across all AP reporting and disclose information about the AP's activities that the government "has no conceivable right to know."
Here is how a government secrecy expert described the assault on the AP to the Washington Post: "This investigation is broader and less focused on an individual source or reporter than any of the others we've seen," said Steven Aftergood of the Federation of American Scientists. "They have swept up an entire collection of press communications. It's an astonishing assault on core values of our society."
Floyd Abrams, a prominent and respected First Amendment attorney, told the New York Times that the norm has been for the government to seek information from press sources and, if it was declined, to litigate the matter. "The notion of avoiding any First Amendment resolution by the courts by going right to the telephone company with no notice to the press organization is outrageous," he said.
There is, of course, an inherent tension between government and news agencies. Government likes to keep secrets; reporters like to ferret them out. Why? Because of what Jefferson said.
But, as Abrams noted, if the government believes an employee has broken the law in revealing classified information, it has many options short of a broad-based subpoena that aims for the very heart of the First Amendment. Someone in the Justice Department is making insupportable decisions that shred press freedom and cast the Obama administration in a bad light.
Indeed, the administration can't seem to get out of its own way lately, with the IRS apparently targeting conservative groups – a violation of law – and now taking aim at the press – a violation of the Constitution.
Obama risks watching his second term collapse over the coming weeks if he doesn't quickly rein in the people making these decisions, regardless of how high in the administration those decisions are being made. He needs to act. And an apology wouldn't hurt, either.


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Colorado Public News interviewed the seven Colorado members of the U.S. House of Representatives about provisions in the health care law that are prompting their votes for - or against - repeal. Then we checked whether their arguments are based in fact. Colorado's four Republican members voted for repeal, and the three Democrats voted against it.
» Surprising bipartisan support: Democrats Diana DeGette, Ed Perlmutter and Jared Polis along with Republicans Mike Coffman and Cory Gardner support ensuring that people with pre-existing conditions can obtain insurance. Another Republican, Scott Tipton, mentioned his concern for children in this situation. The current health care law includes this provision, but insurance companies say they can afford it only if large numbers of Americans are required to buy insurance - and that provision could be thrown out by the Supreme Court. That would leave coverage for pre-existing conditions in trouble.
» Good for them: No one claimed the health care bill will send Americans to jail for failing to buy health insurance. The penalty will be a tax that would help pay for health care for uninsured people, or higher bills paid by the insured.
» Good for them: No one mentioned death panels, a widely discredited myth. Polls say large numbers of Americans still believe this. A new provision allows Medicare to pay doctors to discuss with their over-65 patients what type of health care they want at the end of their life. Some people believe this will lead to pressure on patients to veto expensive care when they are dying. http://factcheck.org/2009/08/palin-vs-obama-death-panels/
Housing tax - not exactly: Tipton said the health law enacts a 3.25 percent tax on the sale of homes valued at more than $250,000.That is inaccurate. Instead, starting in 2013, the law enacts a 3.8 percent Medicare tax on unearned income, such as profits from the sale of a home. But the tax does not apply to houses with sale prices of more than $250,000. It applies only to profits of more than $250,000 for individuals or $500,000 for couples. Also, this tax applies only to people with modified adjusted gross incomes of more than $200,000 if they're single, or $250,000 if married filing jointly. Farms, ranches, and properties used for businesses are exempt. Estimates are that 4 percent of home sales will be taxed. AARP explanation: http://www.aarp.org/health/health-care-reform/info-10-2010/hcr_explained__home_sales.html
More detailed Kiplinger explanation: http://www.kiplinger.com/columns/ask/archive/new-tax-on-windfall-homesale-profits-.html
» Cost of exchanges: Gardner said local officials told him creating the health insurance exchanges will cost the states a fortune, and this is the largest-ever unfunded mandate. Lorez Meinhold, Colorado's official in charge of creating the exchanges, says this cost is entirely covered by the federal government for the next three years. After that, the exchanges should be up and running, and they must be self-sustaining.
Explosion of bureaucracy: Tipton said the law would create 24-28 new agencies. His staff cited an article that estimates there will be 180 new programs, boards, panels, etc. http://thf_media.s3.amazonaws.com/2010/pdf/CancerJournalArticledec2010.pdf
Gardner cited a similar concern for bureaucracy, holding up a complex organization chart with elaborate lines and ovals prepared by the Republicans. Here's the chart and the Republicans' interpretation of newly created government bureaucracy: http://www.house.gov/brady/pdf/Obamacare_Chart.pdf http://www.house.gov/brady/pdf/Press_Packet.pdf
» Medicaid costs: Gardner's staff said he also was concerned about the increased cost to cash-strapped states if a provision takes effect that would allow more people to enroll in Medicaid, the government insurance program for the poor. He cited an article from the conservative Heritage Foundation saying 33 Republican governors want this provision repealed.
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The health care law does make millions more low-income people eligible to get insurance through Medicaid, beginning in 2014. It's one of the highlights of the bill for Democrats and one of its biggest problems for Republicans.
However, there are disagreements about how many people will sign up. The law would allow anyone earning up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level to be eligible, but Colorado already provides Medicaid to children under 6 and pregnant women at this level so it's unclear how many others would qualify and actually sign up.
A Kaiser Family Foundation study calculated that in Colorado, 37 percent of the estimated increased cost of Medicad will be covered by the federal government, and 1.8 percent by Colorado taxpayers. See page 10 of the study for the Colorado costs, and page 11 for a higher estimate.
http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/Medicaid-Coverage-and-Spending-in-Health-Reform-National-and-State-By-State-Results-for-Adults-at-or-Below-133-FPL.pdf" target="_blank">class="NormalParagraphStyle">http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/Medicaid-Coverage-and-Spending-in-Health-Reform-National-and-State-By-State-Results-for-Adults-at-or-Below-133-FPL.pdf
Sharp disagreement on overall cost: Democrats, citing the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, say the law will reduce the federal deficit by $230 billion between 2010 and 2019.
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Republicans, citing their own study, say the law will cost $2.6 trillion and add $701 billion to the deficit in its first 10 years.
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http://rpc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PolicyPapers&ContentRecord_id=65095daa-fb0e-47cc-b240-4bb1fcd9d442&ContentType_id=48a8eee4-33df-4bce-b6bd-710c426ab3e1&d77c912a-2c22-4843-a17b-96c2f091d607&Group_id=173c191d-eb25-4dc2-91aa-8240e24e28db&MonthDisplay=11&YearDisplay=2009" target="_blank">class="NormalParagraphStyle">http://rpc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PolicyPapers&ContentRecord_id=65095daa-fb0e-47cc-b240-4bb1fcd9d442&ContentType_id=48a8eee4-33df-4bce-b6bd-710c426ab3e1&d77c912a-2c22-4843-a17b-96c2f091d607&Group_id=173c191d-eb25-4dc2-91aa-8240e24e28db&MonthDisplay=11&YearDisplay=2009
Bipartisan agreement on reversing 1099 requirement: Republicans Coffman, Tipton and Gardner and Democrat Perlmutter all object to the 1099 provision meant to improve tax collection and help pay for health care. It requires all businesses to report purchases of more than $600, even from Walmart, to the IRS on Form 1099.
Even though there is bipartisan support for repealing this provision, efforts late last year failed because there is no agreement on how to replace the lost revenue the measure is designed to recoup. There's plenty of time left to figure this out though-the provision doesn't kick in until the 2012 tax year.
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Sharp disagreement on jobs: The very title of the Republican repeal bill calls the health care law "job-killing," while Democrats say it will add jobs. Tipton's staff cited a Republican list of new taxes in the health care law as his reason for calling the bill job-killing.
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A Republican study says 650,000 to 1.6 million jobs will be lost.
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Democrats argue that despite higher costs on businesses, the health care law could increase the number of jobs in the United States by about 250,000 to 400,000 per year over the coming decade. The figures come from the Center for American Progress.
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A former River Road High School baseball coach turned himself in to Potter County authorities Friday after he was charged with having sex with two female students, officials said.
Prosecutors charged John David Bryan, 32, on Thursday with six counts of improper relationship between an educator and a student, a second-degree felony, court documents show. Potter County deputies had issued a warrant for his arrest.
Bryan's bond has been set at $10,000 per charge, for a total of $60,000. The charge carries up to a 20-year prison sentence and a $10,000 fine.
According to criminal complaints, Bryan had sex with one female student four times and once with another student who also had oral sex with the former coach. Each student told authorities she "knows the defendant and observed him commit the offense," the complaint said.
River Road Independent School District officials declined to comment on the matter.
River Road ISD launched an internal investigation April 2, Assistant Superintendent Gaye Lynn Dampf said earlier.
The district initially placed Bryan on paid administrative leave and said April 5 he no longer worked for the district.
District officials couldn't discern the scope of the relationship from initial reports and turned the matter over to the Potter County sheriff's office, a news release had said.
District records show Bryan was hired in August as a teacher and a coach. His salary was $44,885.24, and he holds a certificate to teach social studies to high school students, district and state records show.


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Project Manager Skills
July 19, 2011 | Author: PM Hut | Filed under: Project Management Best Practices
Project Manager Skills
By Keith Mathis – PM Expert Live
Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor. – Ulysses Grant (1822-1885), 18th US President
In this article we're going to focus on the necessary skills a project manager must possess in order to be effective. While this may be common knowledge to some of you, let's first look at what a project is and some obstacles that it may face.
A project is a temporary process which has a clearly defined start and end time, a knowable set of tasks, a management structure and a budget that is developed to accomplish a well-defined goal or objective. We deal with projects of various size and length in all aspects of our lives. It could be a building project, a marketing campaign, or, on the home front, getting our kids' rooms clean. A project is deemed successful if it is:
- Within the allocated time period
- Within the budgeted cost
- At the proper performance or specification level
- With acceptance by the customer
- With minimum scope changes
- Without disturbing the main work flow of the organization
- Without changing the corporate culture
There are also certain obstacles that can try to derail a project. For the sake of time, we are only going to look at three of them, even though there are many.
- Project complexity
There are some projects that are naturally more complex than others. For example, a multi-million dollar building project is going to have more facets and steps than installing a new computer network.
While both of these are very important projects, the building project has more areas in which delays or other problems may occur.
Customer's special requirements and scope changes
Before a project begins, you should always have a thorough interview with the customer in order to gain the exact requirements and needs that the project should fulfill. There are times, however, when the customer will request something a little unusual or they will completely change a section of the project with little or no notice. When this occurs, it wastes valuable time and money to get the project back on track.
Project risks
Some projects will have more risks than others. Developing a detailed risk analysis before the project begins will help you to avoid as many risks as possible.
At the very least, you will have developed a contingency plan to know what to do if the risk does occur. Minimizing the potential risks will decrease the amount of time spent in putting out fires.
Now let's look at where the project manager fits into the project. The project manager has a seemingly endless list of duties that he/she must perform. Some of their major responsibilities are to meet contractual profit objectives, to make all required decisions, to complete all the work while staying within the original cost and time constraints, and to resolve all conflicts. While this is no where close to an exhaustive list, these few things can still seem intimidating.
The project manager must control company resources within time, cost, and performance. He or she is in charge of the money, manpower, equipment, facilities, materials, and information/technology needed to complete the project. He/ she must also coordinate and integrate activities across multiple departments. He/she must be able to develop a project plan, execute it, and make any changes necessary.
In order to complete a task, a project manager must:
- Set objectives
- Establish plans
- Organize resources
- Provide staffing
- Set up controls
- Issue directives
- Motivate personnel
- Apply innovation for alternative actions
- Remain flexible
A key to success for a project manager is to have excellent time management skills. There are three rules that a project manager should always follow:
- What am I doing that I don't have to be doing at all?
- What am I doing that can be done better by someone else?
- Am I establishing the right priorities for my activities?
Remember, the job of a project manager is not to do everything on his or her own. It's to find the most capable people for the job and have them do it. Project managers have a very stressful and demanding job. They are continually under pressure to make sure the project is coming in on time and under budget. Remembering these rules may save you some headaches along the way.
Dr. Keith Mathis, founder and CEO of The Mathis Group, specializes in Project Management, Management Leadership, and Marketing training for private businesses and government agencies of all kinds. He offers 33 Project Management courses, is a Project Management Professional, is certified by the Project Management Institute and will customize every training session to your individual company's needs. The Mathis Group also sponsors www.pmexpertlive.com, which is a powerful project management resource with free reports, podcasts, videos, and a monthly newsletter. He also offers customized management training and coaching on any subject with prolific communication and professionalism.
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Its very crystal clear article for PM :)
– Senthil S
The project success criteria given in this article seem a bit strange to me. Usually, they are written as the simple sentence : "deliver what was asked, on time, within budget". Clear and to the point. Besides, the notion of a project being successful only if it has no impact on the corporate culture sounds downright out of place – hell, some projects have no objective other than transforming corporate culture!
In addition, the idea that project managers are given responsibility to "make all required decisions" is something that I've never seen in real life. Decisions are always too big for the PM, and have to be escalated. Money has to be requested, and there's never enough. Resources have to be requested, and everyone is always too busy. I totally agree that it's a difficult and stressful job, but the source of that difficulty is precisely because the PM has no executive authority. The PM doesn't decide – he convinces. Before anything else, the PM is a problem-solver.
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kimi wrote:
> hi,
> I am actually trying to ftp a PS file from mainframe to UNIX.
> The contents of the PS file are data declared as S9(8) COMP-3 and
> 9(2).
> When i ftp this file to UNIX in ASCII mode , i am able to read
> the data declared as 9(2) as it is but there is a
> erroneuos read as far as the COMP-3 data is concerned.
> When i ftp this file to UNIX in BINARY mode , i am able to read
> the data declared as COMP-3 as it is but
> there is a erroneuos read as far as the 9(2) data is concerned.
> The ftped data in UNIX is being read using a cobol program.
> The cobol program is being compiled using the command "cob -iaPV
> filename.cbl".
> The cobol program is being run using the command "cobrun
> filename.int".
> The above commands are provided by microfocus.ie. the cobol
> program is being executed on a UNIX
> environment using MICRO FOCUS SERVER EXPRESS 4.0 SP2.
> Pls let me know how i can read both the types of data
> successfully.
What is a PS file?
If you mean a postscript file, then a cobol program shouldn't be
able to read it at all.
What platforms are your UNIX.
If they are both AIX, then it shouldn't matter whether you use
ascii or binary transfer.
What is an "erroneuos read"?
Are you getting an execution time error or are you just getting
the wrong results.
I would guess that at least one of the machines is not AIX and
the two machines very likely have an different Endian setup.