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Once you have selected (or been selected by!) that perfect companion, stop by the front desk to pick up an application for adoption. The application should be filled out completely and returned to the front desk staff. Each application will be reviewed thoroughly to ensure the best homes for our furry friends. Upon approval, the office staff will explain the terms of adoption and have you sign the contract for adoption.
All animals adopted from our SPCA must be spayed or neutered before crossing the Virginia state line. Therefore, it must already be spayed or neutered, or be at least 4 months of age to be adopted out of state. If a dog or cat is not neutered, but is old enough, the SPCA may take the animal to a local vet for neutering and the adopter can pick up the animal at the vet, pay the bill, and take the pet home.
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A list of our adoptable pets can be found here.
The SPCA offers cremation for deceased animals. It takes about a week to receive your pet's ashes back, depending on weather & how many people we have in line, and we have a variety of urns that are available.
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The SPCA also offers cremation without ashes returned (disposal) for a fee of $50.00.
We can always use people to volunteer at the shelter. If you have some free time and would like to walk some dogs or spend time socializing some cats, come in and sign up to volunteer. Volunteers with the SPCA need to be at least 18 years old to stay at our shelter without parental supervision. The process is simple after that; you fill in a form, attend a volunteer orientation meeting, and then you can sign up for whatever time you're available!
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Being a non-profit organization, we rely on the kindness of others. We are usually in need of some supplies at the shelter. If you would like to donate anything from our list you can drop by the SPCA any time we're open.
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As always we appreciate any and all help we receive. Thank you from all of us here.
The first shelter in Winchester/Frederick County was acknowledged in 1952, but we've been saving pets in the community since the early 1900's! We are a private, tax-exempt, non-profit corporation. We are NOT a chapter or branch of the HSUS, ASPCA, or AHA - we are an independent agency. In addition, we do NOT receive funding from national animal welfare organizations, federal, or state governments. Therefore we rely on private and corporate donations to run our shelter.
Monday - Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Phone: 540/662-8616
From Interstate 81: Take exit 313 (Route 50/Jubal Early Drive) towards Winchester - West. Turn left on Pleasant Valley Road. Turn right on Featherbed Lane. We're on the left just about 1000 feet after your turn. Here's a map of where we are.


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Joseph Coveney <email@example.com>
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Re: st: Advice on Analysis (unbalanced data)
Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:39:49 +0900
Thomas J. Steichen wrote:
I have a difficult little dataset for which I could use some advice on how
to proceed.
In this data, samples of 3 items each of 3 Types (A, B, C) were
(destructively) analyzed "fresh" (i.e., unused) on a number of different
Other samples of these items were given to Subjects (1-9) for use and were
subsequently returned for analysis. Subjects 1-3 used type A, subjects 4-6
used type B and subjects 7-9 used type C. Each subject could use multiple
items on each of 2 Days (not all did and actual days were not the same for
all subjects, i.e., day 1 for subject 1 may be a different calendar day than
day 1 for subject 2).
In variable Fresh, unused items were coded 1 and used items coded 0.
Thus, Fresh and Type are crossed, Subject is nested in Type, Day is nested
in Subject, and Rep is nested in Day.
Because of the destructive nature of the testing, if a subject used only a
small number of items, not all analyses could be carried out (resulting in
unbalanced cell counts).
For purposes of coding, the "fresh" items were assigned to a "dummy" subject
and day (coded as subject 0 and day 0), resulting in missing cells.
The question of interest is whether the yield for an analyte differs between
fresh and used items.
Here is an example of the replicate counts in each cell:
.. table subject type day, c(n r1) by(fresh) concise
Fresh? | Day and Type of item
and | ---- Dummy 0 --- ----- Day 1 ---- ----- Day 2 ----
Subject | A B C A B C A B C
Old |
1 | 2 2
2 | 1 2
3 | 1 2
4 | 3 3
5 | 2 3
6 | 2 2
7 | 2 2
8 | 2 2
9 | 2 2
Fresh |
Dummy 0 | 3 3 3
It seems that a cell means model (Milliken & Johnson, Ch. 13, 1992) would be
the most straightforward approach for a null hypothesis about recovery of
analyte from fresh and used items. At least I think that you could get away
with testing that hypothesis with the missing cell pattern shown. You'd end
up testing the hypothesis with a contrast matrix, and because you have
repeated measurements (days and replicates), you have three error terms, and
so would need to construct the test using the method in the FAQ that Ken
Higbee just referred to. Trying to get at the expected mean squares in the
unbalanced mixed model is probably more trouble than it's worth, and
so -xtmixed- might be a more amenable approach, again with a cell means
model and a linear combination of coefficients for testing the hypothesis.
Joseph Coveney
G. A. Milliken and D. E. Johnson, _Analysis of Messy Data. Volume I:
Designed Experiments_ (London: Chapman & Hall, 1992), esp. Ch. 13
(pp. 172--77), and Ch. 14 (pp. 178--90), with worked example in
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If Nemo Were a Rich Man
It's Saturday in New York, and the Weather Channel is happy to report that Nemo has stuck.
The white powder, yes. But, more importantly, the name.
The Weather Channel launched its effort to christen big winter storms in October, allegedly in order to raise awareness and make the events easier to track, talk about and tweet about. It was a slow start, judging from the fact that we're already on the 14th letter of the alphabet and didn't hear quite so much buzz over Athena, Draco or Euclid.
These icy ancients have also spawned quite the meteorological catfight. The Weather Channel doesn't really have any authority to name storms except for the fact that practically all of the U.S. relies on its services. According to the Weather Company's website: "Across all its platforms - television, online, desktop and mobile - The Weather Channel and weather.com have an 89 percent share of the huge U.S. weather audience."
Competitors are not impressed. After the Weather Channel announced its project, Dr. Joel N. Myers, the founder and president of AccuWeather, said in a statement: "The Weather Channel has confused media spin with science and public safety. We have explored this issue for 20 years and have found that this is not good science and will mislead the public. Winter storms are very different from hurricanes." The National Weather Service also refuses to join the naming fun.
But is anyone really surprised that the Weather Channel wants to turn big storms into celebrities? E! has made a family of young women with large behinds and names that start with "K" into Hollywood royalty. TLC has turned a child who competes in beauty pageants into a national sensation. All the Weather Channel has to work with is a load of slush falling from the sky. Props to them for finding a "branding" strategy that's kind of working.
Still, I have a better plan for next winter. All these weather services and agencies should give up their bickering, join together and sell the rights to name storms for a lot of money. Better yet, auction the names to the highest bidder.
Buying a big storm would be a small price to pay for entry into the history books. People on the streets would be talking about you. You'd get your own hashtag. Turn on the television and meteorologists would be brandishing their pointers, delivering impassioned oratory in your honor. The kids would adore you. Even Kim Kardashian doesn't have it this good.
Yes, this is also a public relations nightmare waiting to happen. Storms inconvenience people, put them in danger and can take their homes and lives. BMW learned this the hard way last year. In Germany, you can already pay to put your name on a weather system. BMW got an ad agency to put "Cooper" and "Minnie" on the list and then got in a bit over its head when "the Cooper" took more than 100 lives.
The solution to this is to make purchasing naming rights an act of charity. Use the money to plow the streets, get homeless people into shelters and assure all families are warm and fed. Make sure your storm helps more people than it hurts. Turn a little bit of hubris into a whole lot of humanitarian aid.
(Zara Kessler is an assistant editor and producer for Bloomberg View. Follow her on Twitter.)


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I saw him on Fox new the other day and I thought he said that it was an experimental gun he was working with.
This is a discussion on Doomsday Preppers, Tim Ralston shoots his thumb! within the Defensive Carry & Tactical Training forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Hey OP, I think you inadvertently invented a new word, and a darn good one at that! There wasn't anything wrong with the gun--just the ...
Yes, the gun manfunctioned and went off by itself.
No, Poor weapons handling, He pulled the trigger and shot his thumb.
Hey OP, I think you inadvertently invented a new word, and a darn good one at that! There wasn't anything wrong with the gun--just the "man" holding it and pulling the trigger. So, therefore, it was a "manfunction"!
It's easier to blame the inanimate object that to admit on TV, with potentially millions of people watching the original broadcast and all the reruns, that you were a "dumb-A" and had your thumb in front of the muzzle when you pulled the trigger! He wins the "prize".
Live to ride, ride to live. Harley Road King And keep a .45 handy Kimber Custom TLE II
I saw him on Fox new the other day and I thought he said that it was an experimental gun he was working with.
"The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution."
Thomas Jefferson
Third President of the United States
Since I was there on the scene and reloading the new weapon system...I can dispel your poll. While I can't disclose what happened "yet", you will find you all were incorrect. I follow proper procedures and strict safety guidelines. Guys...accidents happen and it just so happens after 39 years of no accidents...Murphey's law occured.Tim
great way to give guns a bad name on nat tv.
My guns all dont work right..they only go off when, as another put it, the booger hook is on the trigger thingy"
whether I mean to pull it or not, or think I did..if it went off.....I DID.....they DONT go off by themselves.
My mother, a nurse, asked about "THAT" recently. not a gun user but interested in it..asked..do they just go off all the time like I hear they do.....Oh Boy I thought......
Look..he may not have thought he pulled it, or wanted to, but he did! and did what it was supposed to do......
my nickels worth.
Please...work HARDER as MILLIONS on welfare depending on YOU !!
"The pistol, learn it well, carry it always ..." ~ Jeff Cooper
"Terrorists: They hated you yesterday, they hate you today, and they will hate you tomorrow.
End the cycle of hatred, dont give them a tomorrow."
If it's a new design for a weapon, something that you can't divulge because you plan on patenting the design, I can understand and appreciate what you're are saying. I'm sorry that you have that injury and will have to deal with it for the rest of your life.
You are correct, accidents do happen. Would it be fair to say that you put your thumb in front of the barrel? (I think you mention that on the show). I think most would say that alone is poor weapons handling. However if it was an experimental design I can see that you may not have have pulled the trigger and it may have actually misfired, that part makes sense.
I wish that the producers of that show had explained that a little bit (in a way that didn't divulge the design), I think an uneducated viewer came away thinking guns just fire by themselves (which as you and I know isn't true for production guns on the market) and an educated viewer comes away thinking that you mishandled the firearm and didn't take responsibility. So, given that it was an experimental gun, I blame the show for how they portrayed the incident.
Good luck on your design, and safe shooting!
12/08 National Geographic TV Takes Aim At Your Guns - Gun Owners Of America
In defense of show, I find it a bit entertaining. Yes, there are a number of people on there that reflect poorly on firearms ownership. But there are some people that really have their crap together. The best one was the family in Arizona who farmed fish in a pool. I think that was pretty impressive.
But, I must agree, it generally embarrasses the firearms community....


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Actress Emma Thompson has been helping us oppose the government's plans for a third runway at Heathrow. With a vote on the runway now scheduled for next Wednesday, Emma explains how you can help us make sure MPs who oppose Heathrow expansion follow their conscience and vote against the third runway.
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On Wednesday there will be a vote in parliament on a third runway at Heathrow. Ahead of this vote we urgently need your help to put pressure on Labour MPs to vote with their conscience and say NO to a third runway. We already have the support of the LibDems and Tory MPs.
The government is treating us as if we're stupid. They're asking all of us to reduce our energy consumption while they build another runway at Heathrow. I think it's the most egregious piece of hypocrisy I've seen in a long time.
Fifty-seven Labour MPs signed an Early Day Motion against airport expansion last autumn and now we need those same MPs to vote against a third runway in parliament on Wednesday.
This won't be a binding vote, but cross-party opposition to the runway will put enormous pressure on the government. It will certainly be a big blow to the government's insane plans to expand Heathrow.
Please take a couple of minutes today to send a letter that will go to all 57 MPs who have opposed Heathrow expansion and ask them to stick to their principles at the vote next Wednesday.
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Given the level of applause that greeted the announcement of VMware's new pricing model, I know this will open me up to criticism, but was the old VMware licensing model really all that bad? It certainly wasn't perfect, and there's an awful alot to like about the new model, but was the old license pricing model so bad that it could only be fixed by ripping it up and replacing it with something so very different?
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VMware has listened to its community – which hated the vTax when it was introduced, and never warmed up to the whole idea over time. VMware has killed the vTax, removing the price on density which it represented.
More importantly, VMware has also gotten rid of the per VM pricing for its management solutions – a pricing model which exacted another tax upon success – as the cost of these solutions grew as the number of VM's grew.
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VMware has now standardized upon per CPU socket pricing for its key new product, the vCloud Suite. So now the product that combines vSphere 5.1, vCloud 5.1, vCenter Operations, and vShield is avaiable on one simple packaging and licensing model. There are no more virtual memory entitlements, no more core entitlements, and no more need to purchase licenses for management products as VM density increases.
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When we look for patterns from the past, sometimes we can really get a good idea of what the future might entail. If you take a look at the way VMware has rolled out licensing changes during each of the major releases you can see a pattern and get an idea of what the future may bestow upon us. When Virtual Center was first released, vMotion and vSMP were licensed separately from Virtual Center as an add-on for Virtual Center.
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Arsenic and Diabetes
Allan H. Smith
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Environ Health Perspect 121:a70–a71 (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206100 [Online 1 March 2013]
The author declares he has no actual or potential competing financial interests.
Maull et al. (2012) reviewed evidence linking arsenic with diabetes in an evaluation that I believe could divert research resources from where they should properly be allocated. I wish to make two points:
- The review gives credibility to flawed studies that conclude that the prevalence of diabetes is increased in people having urine arsenic concentrations in the upper 20% of the general U.S. population.
- The authors implied that we need studies assessing arsenic concentrations < 150 µg/L in drinking water, whereas research should actually focus on 150–500 µg/L.
Regarding the first point, Table 2 of the review by Maull et al. (2012) reported an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 3.58 for diabetes in the upper quintile of U.S. urinary arsenic concentrations (Navas-Acien et al. 2008). When adjusted for sex, age, race, and creatinine (Navas-Acien et al. 2008), the OR was 0.82, and adjustment for four more factors resulted in an OR of 1.05. Navas-Acien et al. inserted two more variables into the regression model, including arsenobetaine (a nontoxic form of arsenic originating from fish), and the OR jumped up to 3.58. Never in the history of epidemiology have valid findings emerged from results like these. For > 20 years, arsenic researchers have been subtracting arsenobetaine from total arsenic in urine when assessing exposure to inorganic arsenic. When this is done, the OR estimate is 1.15 (Steinmaus et al. 2009a).
If the OR of 3.58 were valid, then very low concentrations of arsenic in water would be a major risk factor for diabetes. Among the 40 million or so adults within the highest quintile of urinary arsenic concentrations in the United States, > 4 million would become diabetic, attributable to low arsenic exposure. However, the OR estimate lacks scientific plausibility, with urine arsenic concentrations in the United States about 10 times lower than those related to diabetes in Taiwan, Bangladesh, and elsewhere, and with U.S. water arsenic concentrations about 50 times lower.
In their Table 2, Maull et al. (2012) also cited another paper by the same authors that claims there are increased risks of diabetes related to arsenic in the United States (Navas-Acien et al. 2009). Again, the OR suddenly jumped up after inappropriately adding variables into the multivariate analysis (Steinmaus et al. 2009b). Yet this review from Maull et al. (2012) presented Navas-Acien et al.'s results as if they were from valid methods of analyzing the data. These analyses should not have been cited or their mistakes should have been acknowledged.
With regard to the point that studies should assess arsenic concentrations 150–500 µg/L in drinking water, there is good evidence that arsenic in water may increase the incidence of diabetes. However, every study that has produced strong evidence has included water arsenic concentrations > 500 µg/L at, or before, the time of the study. Indeed, Maull et al. (2012) cited one large, well-designed study in Bangladesh (Chen et al. 2010) with water arsenic concentrations up to 500 µg/L that found no evidence of increased diabetes, even among the > 2,000 participants with urinary arsenic concentrations > 200 µg/L.
In courts of law, experts may be entitled to their opinions, but in science we are not. We must focus only on the evidence and its logical interpretation. The logical interpretation of the evidence here should lead us to pursue studies in populations exposed to arsenic in drinking water in the range of 150–500 µg/L and to dismiss the notion that millions of people in the United States with very low exposure to arsenic in drinking water have major increased risks of diabetes.
In the past, I was attacked for exaggerating the effects of arsenic in drinking water, including in this journal (Carlson-Lynch et al. 1994). Now I find myself on the other side. In 1995, it was said that epidemiology was facing its limits (Taubes 1995); at that time I thought these criticisms were unfair (Smith 1995). But now epidemiology is going beyond its limits. Limited research resources should focus on biologically plausible, detectable risks, recognizing that protecting the general population which has very low exposure involves extrapolating risks downward from higher exposure studies, and accepting that we may never prove whether risk estimates at very low exposures are real or not.
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EHP is pleased to announce that Prenatal Exposure to Glycol Ethers and Neurocognitive Abilities in 6-Year-Old Children: The PELAGIE Cohort Study, published in EHP on 14 October 2016, has been selected by the Children's Environmental Health Network (CEHN) as its May 2017 Article of the Month. CEHN Article of the Month summaries discuss the potential policy implications of current children's environmental health research. The CEHN summary can be viewed here.
Among the Resources now available on our Children's Health page is the text of Executive Order 13045, "Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks" (21 April 1997). The Executive Order noted the particular vulnerabilities of children to environmental hazards, codified the need to identify and alleviate such risks, and created the President's Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children to identify data resources and promote research in these areas. As we mark 20 years since the order was enacted, we can see how these efforts have produced important research and mitigation of hazards—a strong base for continued work on behalf of children's environmental health.
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HULL, Acting P. J.
Robert Milbrodt filed a verified complaint alleging malicious prosecution and similar causes of action against his former spouse, Rachel Milbrodt. Rachel (we will use the parties' respective first names in this opinion in the interest of clarity and brevity) filed a special motion to strike Robert's complaint under the anti-SLAPP statute (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16; statutory references that follow are to the Code of Civil Procedure unless specified otherwise). The trial court granted her motion, and Robert brought this appeal. We affirm the order striking Robert's complaint.
In 2007, Rachel reported to a deputy sheriff that she and Robert had argued over child-rearing issues and, during the confrontation, Robert pushed her down and held her on the bed with his hand on her neck, choking her. Robert was arrested and charged with battery and misdemeanor false imprisonment. The criminal trial of those charges resulted in a hung jury and the court declared a mistrial. The matter was recalendared several times, and the district attorney ultimately dismissed the charges in 2009.
Robert then filed a verified complaint initiating the instant action. He denied attacking Rachel, and alleged that her law enforcement report—and her subsequent testimony to the same effect in the criminal proceedings and dissolution of marriage proceedings—were false, fabricated by Rachel to improve her position in the marriage dissolution proceedings and to "destroy" Robert financially, professionally and emotionally. The complaint asserted causes of action against Rachel for malicious criminal prosecution, defamation (both slander and libel) and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Rachel moved to strike Robert's complaint pursuant to section 425.16, arguing that all Robert's claims are based on her report of an alleged crime to law enforcement, which qualifies as a protected activity under section 425.16. Rachel also asserts Robert cannot demonstrate a probability of prevailing on his malicious prosecution claim, because Robert did not "prevail" in the criminal action; nor can he prevail on any claim because statements made to police officers regarding criminal activity are absolutely privileged under Civil Code section 47. In support of her motion, Rachel submitted a declaration describing the choking incident and Robert's criminal prosecution.
The only opposition brief in the record on appeal is Robert's "supplemental opposition" to Rachel's motion to strike. There, Robert did not dispute that his claims arose from Rachel's report to law enforcement, but argued a false report to police, maliciously made, is unprivileged. In addition, he argued, he will likely prevail: (1) on his claim for malicious prosecution because he obtained a finding of factual innocence; (2) on his claims for defamation because he was falsely arrested, and Rachel continues to spread "false rumors" about him by which he has been damaged; and (3) on his claim for intentional infliction of emotion distress, because Rachel's false accusation of domestic violence has injured his relationships and his health, and facilitated his "patently false indictment." Robert's opposition did not include any evidence he had obtained a factual finding of innocence of the criminal charges. Nor did the opposition describe the rumors or statements Rachel allegedly made to the couple's children or other individuals.
After a hearing at which both sides argued (no transcript of which appears in the record on appeal), the trial court granted Rachel's motion to strike the complaint. It found Robert's suit arises from Rachel's constitutionally protected activities (reporting an alleged crime to police and testifying about it in court), and Robert failed to provide admissible evidence showing he has a probability of prevailing on the merits of his claims.
Governing Legal Principles and Standard of Review
The California Legislature passed section 425.16 after finding "there has been a disturbing increase in lawsuits brought primarily to chill the valid exercise of the constitutional rights of freedom of speech and petition for the redress of grievances" and "it is in the public interest to encourage continued participation in matters of public significance, and that this participation should not be chilled through abuse of the judicial process." (§ 425.16, subd. (a).)
To address these findings, the statute authorizes the filing of a special motion that requires a court to strike claims brought "against a person arising from any act of that person in furtherance of the person's right of petition or free speech under the United States Constitution or the California Constitution . . . unless the court determines that the plaintiff has established that there is a probability that the plaintiff will prevail on the claim." (§ 425.16, subd. (b)(1).)
A court evaluating a defendant's anti-SLAPP motion engages in a two-step process. First, it decides whether the defendant has made a threshold showing that the challenged cause of action is one "arising from" protected activity. If the court finds such a showing has been made, it then must consider whether the plaintiff has demonstrated a probability of prevailing on the claim. (Episcopal Church Cases (2009) 45 Cal.4th 467, 477.) To show a probability of prevailing for purposes of section 425.16, a plaintiff must make "`"`a prima facie showing of facts which would, if proved at trial, support a judgment'"'" in his favor. (See ComputerXpress, Inc. v. Jackson (2001) 93 Cal.App.4th 993, 1010, and cases cited therein.)
We review an order granting an anti-SLAPP motion under a de novo standard, and employ the same two-pronged procedure as the trial court in determining whether the anti-SLAPP motion was properly granted. (Alpha & Omega Development, LP v. Whillock Contracting, Inc. (2011) 200 Cal.App.4th 656, 663; Mendoza v. ADP Screening & Selection Services, Inc. (2010) 182 Cal.App.4th 1644, 1651-1652.)
The Trial Court Properly Applied Section 425.16
Robert argues the trial court erred in striking his complaint because Rachel made statements (by declaration and/or testimony) about the alleged choking incident in the parties' subsequent marital dissolution proceeding; those statements are not covered by the litigation privilege set forth in Civil Code section 47, subdivision (b) and were therefore not a "protected activity." (See Episcopal Church Cases, supra, 45 Cal.4th at p. 477.)
Civil Code section 47, subdivision (b) provides in relevant part: "A privileged publication or broadcast is one made: [¶] . . . [¶]. . . [i]n any . . . judicial proceeding." The litigation privilege is absolute, which means it applies regardless of the existence of malice or intent to harm. "Although originally enacted with reference to defamation actions alone [citation], the privilege has been extended to any communication, whether or not it is a publication, and to all torts other than malicious prosecution. [Citations.]" (Edwards v. Centex Real Estate Corp. (1997) 53 Cal.App.4th 15, 29.) "The privilege vindicates several public policies: `The principal one is ensuring free access to the courts by prohibiting derivative tort actions. [Citation.] The privilege also promotes complete and truthful testimony, encourages zealous advocacy, gives finality to judgments, and avoids unending litigation. [Citation.]' [Citation.]" (Wise v. Thrifty Payless, Inc. (2000) 83 Cal.App.4th 1296, 1302, citing Budwin v. American Psychological Assn. (1994) 24 Cal.App.4th 875, 880; Abraham v. Lancaster Community Hospital (1990) 217 Cal.App.3d 796, 810.)
Because courts making very difficult and critical decisions regarding child visitation should do so with the maximum amount of relevant information, "`[c]ase law is clear that [Civil Code] section 47(b) absolutely protects litigants and other participants from being sued on the basis of communications they make in the context of family law proceedings.' [Citation.]" (Jacob B. v. County of Shasta (2007) 40 Cal.4th 948, 956, quoting Wise v. Thrifty Payless, Inc., supra, 83 Cal.App.4th at p. 1302; Begier v. Strom (1996) 46 Cal.App.4th 877, 882; Nagy v. Nagy (1989) 210 Cal.App.3d 1262, 1270.) "Any other rule would surely spawn a second layer of litigation between a former spouse or a spouse currently seeking a dissolution whose goal it is to make his or her former partner's life miserable." (Wise v. Thrifty Payless, Inc., supra, 83 Cal.App.4th at p. 1302.)
If, as Robert suggests, Rachel attempted in the dissolution proceeding to persuade the court that Robert's having committed an act of domestic violence against her rendered him undeserving of custody of their children, the court properly considered her declaration or testimony to that effect, and those statements would be absolutely privileged. The litigation privilege applies to any communication (1) made in judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings; (2) by litigants or other participants authorized by law; (3) to achieve the objects of the litigation; and (4) that have some connection or logical relation to the action. (Silberg v. Anderson (1990) 50 Cal.3d 205, 212.) Moreover, in making a determination of the "best interest of the child," a court must consider, among other factors, "[a]ny history of abuse by one parent or any other person seeking custody" against "[a]ny child" and/or "[t]he other parent." (Fam. Code, § 3011, subd. (b)(1), (2).)
Robert's argument to the contrary is premised on Civil Code section 47, subdivision (b)(1). He misreads the statute. The exception described in that subdivision provides: "(1) An allegation or averment contained in any pleading or affidavit filed in an action for marital dissolution or legal separation made of or concerning a person by or against whom no affirmative relief is prayed in the action shall not be a privileged publication or broadcast as to the person making the allegation or averment within the meaning of this section unless the pleading is verified or affidavit sworn to, and is made without malice, by one having reasonable and probable cause for believing the truth of the allegation or averment and unless the allegation or averment is material and relevant to the issues in the action." (§ 47, subd. (b)(1), italics added.) This exception does not apply here, because the alleged statements by Rachel in the dissolution proceedings related to Robert, who was either seeking relief or against whom relief was sought. (Silberg v. Anderson, supra, 50 Cal.3d at p. 216 ["the `without malice' requirement [of section 47, subdivision (b)(1)] applies only to those allegations against correspondents published in the pleadings and affidavits filed in dissolution proceedings"].)
Robert also argues on appeal that Rachel made defamatory statements about him to his employers, and to his friends and colleagues, which would not be protected by the litigation privilege and which therefore provide grounds for tort liability that should have survived Rachel's anti-SLAPP motion. But as the trial court correctly noted, Robert has presented no evidence Rachel made such statements, and his verified complaint contains no such allegations. Accordingly, he has not made a prima facie showing of "`"`facts which would, if proved at trial, support a judgment'"'" in his favor on his claims for defamation and infliction of emotional distress. (Cf. ComputerXpress, Inc. v. Jackson, supra, 93 Cal.App.4th at p. 1010.)
Finally, Robert argues his verified complaint shows a sufficient probability of prevailing on his defamation and emotional distress claims. Having rejected the assertions underpinning this argument—that Rachel's written declarations filed in the marital dissolution proceeding are unprivileged and that the verified complaint contains evidence of other unprivileged statements by Rachel—we likewise reject Robert's contention he has shown the requisite probability of success on the merits of his complaint. The motion to strike was properly granted.
The order striking the complaint is affirmed. Rachel is awarded her costs and attorney fees on appeal. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.278 (a)(1)(2).)


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Love the colors in yours Lori and Wendy that is soooo pretty! Makes me want to try one. I think I'll go look up the tutorial for it. One more thing on my to-do list!
Another thing to decorate is demin shirts I have done a few with embroidery on them!
I bought a pattern at my LQS but the directions sound somewhat complicated and I have put it off (like so many things I should do) -- but your mentioning this has inspired me to at least look at the pattern and the ones on this site --I really like the pix of the ones I have seen -- maybe after Christmas....
I've made only one, and really enjoy it. The next time I make one I'll use the outside of the sweatshirt as the inside of the jacket, so it'll be easier to slide on over shirt sleeves, etc...and the lining won't continually 'pilll' as the one I have now, is doing.
Oh now that's a great idea! That would never have occured to me, thanks!Originally Posted by rustqlts
I plan on just sew and fold.I don't know what ribbing to take off.Maybe all of it.
I made a red/white/black one last winter. The directions stated to get a sweatshirt one size larger than normal because of the shrinkage due to quilting. However, mine came out HUGE....so I had to cut it down more than expected.
I love mine and hope to do another one some day soon!
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I made one for my DIL about four years ago. I put binding all around the bottom, sleeves and front,I used a cat fabric for all the applique and covered the buttons with kitten heads, and made loops for the buttons. she really liked it and received a lot of compliments at work
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wikiHow to Dispose of Television Sets
Two Methods:Recycling Your TVDonating or Selling Your TVCommunity Q&A
Your old, outdated television set should not be thrown out with the trash or left out for dump collection. That's because old TVs contain toxic chemicals like lead, mercury, cadmium, and more. These chemicals are detrimental to human and environmental health, and they need to be dealt with safely. Instead of throwing it in the trash, you can recycle it at a recycle center or participating electronics store. You can also sell or donate any working TV.
Recycling Your TV
1Call your local waste disposal company. It's illegal to leave TVs and other electronics out for trash pickup, but your local waste disposal company probably has a system set up to let you drop off old TVs on site so they can be recycled. Give your local company a call to find out the protocol. [1]
- Depending on the location, the company may require you to show proof of residency, such as a driver's license or utility bill.
- Most of these centers accept TVs and other items, such as cameras, small appliances, phones, CD players and photocopiers.
2Locate a recycling program in your area. Many cities and towns have private electronics recycling programs. Some offer the option of picking up your old TV so you don't have to bring it in. This can be a useful offer, since old TVs tend to be extremely heavy.
- One option to check out is aslrecycling.com, which has listings of electronics recycling programs.
3Research programs at electronics stores. Some big electronics stores, such as BestBuy, offer free or low-cost electronics recycling. Call electronics stores or check online to see if your TV meets the requirements for free recycling.[2]
4Return the used television to the manufacturer. Some manufacturers will accept your old television and related components, then recycle the products themselves.
- Generally, you must search for the nearest designated drop-off site online and follow the guidelines according to the company. For example, a manufacturer may have a weight limit for the televisions it will accept.
- Some companies may offer free recycling services to consumers and businesses, while others may charge a fee.
Donating or Selling Your TV
1Donate a television to a nonprofit agency.If the TV still works well, but you just want to buy a new, updated television, then donate your current television to a church or community center. National groups, such as the Salvation Army, and similar organizations often accept electronics that are still in good condition.
- Many donation centers will deliver or sell your old television to a family in need.
- You may also consider lending the TV to a friend or a relative for them to reuse.
- Contact local schools, homeless shelters or nursing homes to see if they could use an old TV.[3]
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- You could also try selling your TV at a yard or garage sale. Offer free delivery if you're having trouble moving it off your lawn.
- If it's not in working condition, you may be able to sell it to a local theater so they can use it as a prop.
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How do I get rid of a working TV?wikiHow ContributorHave a garage sale, or sell it on eBay or Craigslist. You could also give it away to someone who needs a TV, or take it to a recycling center.
How do I recycle a TV?wikiHow ContributorTake it to your nearest electronics recycling hub. You can find out where it is on the Internet.
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- To avoid exposure to chemicals, such as lead or mercury, manufacturers or recyclers use furnaces or similar machines to destroy the chemicals before reusing or disposing the material.
- Before disposing of your television set, review the product manual to determine whether you can repair or upgrade the TV.
- Online organizations provide listings of reputable recycling centers. The Environmental Protection Agency also offers a list of resources for recycling televisions and other electronics.
- When visiting a recycling drop-off center, make sure to ask questions to ensure the facility follows state and local recycling laws. Find out whether they send materials to centers that specialize in hazardous waste.
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By Matt Fortune
Two points from the last six available may not read particularly well, but Cesc Fabregas insists there is no reason for Arsenal to feel down.
The Gunners sit top of the Premier League, albeit by just one point, and still have European aspirations. However, they are without a win from their last four games.
The doubters are sharpening their pencils as they prepare to draw a line under Arsenal's season, but, speaking after Saturday's late, late show against Aston Villa, Fabregas was in defiant mood.
"I don't think there is any reason to be down," said the Spaniard. "Four weeks ago we were two points behind Manchester United, then we were five points in front. Now we are one point [ahead] but still at the top.
"I don't think that is bad. But we have to be strong and at least [against Aston Villa] we have come back fighting until the end. This is the most important sign.
"When you are so young and if you do not have this spirit, it is very difficult to do something. If a team is weak mentally, you do not come back from these games because everything is against you.
"Maybe it is not the best game of your life, but still you come back and get the points. That means something."
In one of football's old clichés, any successful side is often paid a visit by Lady Luck - in recent weeks, she has been conspicuous by her absence.
"The goals we are conceding are a bit unlucky, own goals, or mistakes," continued Fabregas. "Not because they make a perfect, great goal.
"Sometimes when you look at that it can be disappointing. But we are still at the top and we have to be strong.
"We have to try to be there until the end."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Account Sales Representative
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As the nation's leading bottled water company, Nestlé Waters North America is dedicated to providing customers with healthy hydration options. Alongside that, we're also committed to developing our people - enabling them to make the most of the many elements that help them to succeed.
Nestlé Waters consists of four business units: Corporate, Retail, Supply Chain and ReadyRefresh by Nestlé. Whichever one of these areas you choose to join, you'll find yourself collaborating with a highly talented team on work that's challenging, engaging and incredibly rewarding. You'll be an essential element of our success: trusted, empowered and supported to make a lasting impact on the very future of our business. It's a chance to use your knowledge, skills and experience to shine brightly and achieve your ambitions - all while delivering healthy hydration to millions of customers.
ReadyRefresh by Nestlé is one of the most visible parts of the Nestlé Waters business, delivering healthy hydration to customers where they need it most. It's another example of how we are committed to helping people maintain a healthy lifestyle. You've no doubt seen our trucks on the road, on their way to bring our water and tea products to thirsty consumers. By joining this fast-growing area of our organization you'll have the opportunity to share in our mission with a real sense of ownership and the freedom to succeed in your role. It's a chance to apply your skills and experience to work that's as challenging as it is rewarding. Whether collaborating as team to deliver superior customer service or making a lasting impact with your individual accomplishments, you'll be an essential and valuable element of our success. We'll make sure you receive the support, benefits and development you need to build the perfect career.
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The Account Sales Representative plays a key role in helping us grow our direct delivery customer base through face-to-face selling to commercial prospects. The ASR presents and sells our product line (water, dispensers, case goods, filtration systems, cups, coffee, etc.) with emphasis on features, benefits and value. This is a high-activity, process-focused, cold calling position.
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Surprised Bunny Didn't Think Human Knew About His Secret Hiding Place
Posted on May 19, 2014
Thanks, Rachel and bunny Oliver!
Posted on May 19, 2014
Thanks, Rachel and bunny Oliver!
His expression is priceless! His dark paws are so sweet too.
Oh,hi there, you with the camera, says handsome brown bun, to his slick bunnymom!
How very adorable. Thanks for brightening my day!
Super-cute chocolate boy Oliver looks none-too-pleased that he's been found and photographed!
I'm impressed with how clean it is under there! Will you come clean at my house?
"No, no Oliver bunny under here. I'm only a little Dust Bunny hiding here, honest!"


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After not getting through the CCC ballot - My instinct took over and I found myself pressing the transfer button for the TDS......
I've heard the climbs are more technical and the climb at marathon distance is a bastard... but just wanted some more advice/ hits/ tips from anyone who has run this race before; in surviving and trying to make the most of this race.
Lots of trips planned for rougher training ground in the UK.... but any advice greatly welcome....
Whats people opinion on poles and which ones do they reconmend???
Any little tips welcome -
Also a little worried about the long night section along the tops at between 2000-2500m - What clothing do you reconmend and how do you think you can prepare the body to go through this event..... I really want to be one of the 66% ???? that make it to the finishline in one piece!
This is how I found it: http://idreamofkona.com/2011/09/30/tds_r/
Things to be aware of; I did IronMan UK 3 and a bit weeks before it, this probably wasn't the greatest of ideas, I felt mostly OK through it but everyone I mentioned it to thought I was nuts; perhaps some of my later fatigue was due to that?
Get used to running at night and on uneven terrain underfoot. There are a few river crossings that are basically planks over small streams; don't think, just do.
I didn't have poles and I was envious of those who used them properly, those who just carried them and tried to take my eye out were quite different.
I was fine going up hill, even when I was struggling over the last section from Les Contamines on the up I was passing people but they would come past on the descents because my quads were trashed, I think being ok on the ups was from cycling a lot, it's a similar movement, but lack of training was a shocker on the descents.
Pace well! I was hoping for 24 hours, because I went off at that pace and was finding it easy by 18 hours in I was in bits and took 12 hours to get in from there. My splits make for sad reading!
Any questions, PM me here, or if I don't respond, get someone to poke me over on TriTalk.
Have fun. It's a great event, I'll certainly be back
Ah thanx for the replies guys And well done on Finishing! - maybe dropping you a few lines over the next 8 months!
Iain - You're blog was a great read - I think I'm going to refer back to that a few times leading up to my trip and through training.
Mark - Thanks for the advice, will have a google of those poles as have decided to get some. And once I've got the route in my head a little more might be asking for a little more advice, its good to know the low spots to try and mentally prepare yourself before hand. Thanks!
What type of training did you guys do? Looks like Iain you built up lots of quad strength through biking? I love the hills at heart so that type of training is always inspiring for me Though we don't really have the same type of mountain terrain, did you just do massive days out on the hills gaining lots of ascent? With back to back training?
I know when I've spoke to people training for things like the Bob graham round that they look at about 10'000feet + a week in climbs as a guide? With lots of advice of back to back training getting use to running on knackered legs?
Lirish - Cool, will have a ganda at the UTMB/CCC thread too
Just bringing this thread back up to date, after the hack.
This is where the Col's aid station/checkpoint is, there's a small building in the pile of snow at the left of the image, which is where the portaloos were, and where I had my first pee of the event. Too much detail? Yes, probably, but was more a reference to how lack of attention left me dehydrated.
The following picture is taken a bit after the above, down past the hospice, just past over the road, my parents were sat there taking photos giving a cheer:
And the from slightly lower down the valley in the winter (you can see the same oddly tall post)
Hi, also doing TDS this year so reading this with interest:
mark777 wrote (see)
Was very hot last year, dehydration was the problem, it was about 26-28 deg through the day, maybe 20 at night which was lovely. and warm breeze. But generally (i done utmb 3 times) night sections require a long sleeve top , maybe a windproof also.
I had a go at UTMB last year and in contrast to 20 at night, just a day later and after a bit of a storm it felt much colder than this at high levels. Going up Col de Bonhomme I was in 3 layers at times (rare for me) and cold enough for snow above 2000m (plenty of it both fallen and falling).
Training-wise for me its good mileage, long trail runs (just done Hardmoors 55 this weekend) and I hope to get the really hilly training in by doing a few lakeland fell runs. Can't think how else to get big descents and climbs into training without repping (which I don't want to be doing all of the time) as I'm from a relatively flat area, no climbs over about 300ft in immediate area.
Bit of a science or personal opinion question (also asked on a UTMB/CCC thread by me). Any thoughts from those who've maybe done more than one of the UTMB/CCC/TDS events on if its worth getting there more than two days early to aclimatise a bit to the height, heat, etc....? E.g. get a bit used to being up at 1000m generally in Chamonix and pop up and down the mountains in cable cars to get used to higher heights?
I arrived last in Cham last year the evening before, so in theory should have been in town less than 24hours before UTMB started, had the start not been delayed. I certainly seemed to suffer on second climb to Col du Bonhomme; headache, a bit clumsy, suprisingly sleepy. Generally very hard work - which I expected for such a big climb, but I wondered at the time if altitude (over 2400m) was causing some of this? I've hardly ever spent any time at altitude, highest I'd been in a run/walk before was about 3000ft in Lakes and thats not often. oddly I was fine on the next climb to Col de la Seigne.
I was thinking of arriving Tuesday afternoon before TDS start on Thursday morning. But, I am also considering arriving a day earlier, if this had any perceived benefit? or maybe it'll just be another day to walk around adding to nerves? I'm interested in anyones opinions on approaches they've used and how it refelected on their event.
May sound an odd question from somebody who did a bit of UTMB last year, but what is the food like on this?
Only asking as I've looked at the 2012 guide, which appeared the other day and just occured to me that there is no 'hot food' stop on route. E.g. UTMB has Les Chapieux, Courmayeur and Champex marked with the knife and fork for a hot dish (I remember pasta at Courmayeur last year and I think soup at Les Chap). There is no such 'Knife and fork' sign on any checkpoint on TDS course map - only a mention on p6 "refreshments" about Cormet de Roselend having a more substantial soup. It also says that in same bit for Les Chap.
So would I be right to prepare myself and carry food/drink based on assumption:
On a more general note, how's training for this going for anyone out there. I'm starting to think I may be one of only a few brits in TDS as not finiding much discussion of this on here or fellrunner forums.
There are some fairly patchy bits of my memory from this, but I don't remember there being any pasta as you mention there being on the UTMB.
There was soup, I don't remember it being present before the Col du Petit St. Bernard, but it was at every proper aid station after that, and was my saviour! It was a kind of chicken noodle affair, which isn't a soup I've eaten since!
haha, sounds good and I'm sure I'll be off it for life after this too if that's the case
Injury has stuck! And looks like I'm out.... Gutted is not the word.. ! And hating not being able to train .... Will be thinking of you all, and trying to get qualifiying points again for the ccc.
Keep us posted on your adventures and your chicken noodle cravings, hoping to stil go out and support as its all booked. So looking forward to supporting from the side lines if nowt else !
Gutted for you Prue, I know if happened to me before this I would be with so much work done to train for. Keep smiling though and fingers crossed by time your out there during the event you'll be back in some sort of training and can run some of the fantastic mountain trails as well as enjoying the amazing atmosphere!


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Officials with the New Orleans District of the Army Corps of Engineers met with the public last week in Westlake. The meeting was held to discuss cutting back service hours at the Calcasieu River Saltwater Barrier and a feasibility study on improving navigation at the Calcasieu Lock. (John Guidroz / American Press)
Last Modified: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 6:13 PM
Plans to reduce the hours that the Calcasieu River Saltwater Barrier remains open diminishes one of the prime recreational waterways in Southwest Louisiana.
Budget cuts have caused the Army Corps of Engineers to limit the time the barrier is open to commercial and recreational boating from 16 to 12 hours. Absent an 11th hour reconsideration, the barrier will be open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. beginning Dec 30. The Saltwater Barrier is currently open from 6 a.m.-10 p.m.
The new hours would essentially sever the river for boaters and fishermen near Mims Road east of Westlake and near the termination of River Road on the south bank of the Calcasieu River.
As expected, Corps officials got an earful at a public hearing last week from angry residents who live along the river and those who use the stretch of river north of the I-10 bridge for boating, skiing and fishing.
The Corps' chief of operations for the New Orleans District, Chris Accardo, said the Inland Marine Transpor-ation System funding had been cut by more than 22 percent over the past five years. He said the reduced hours for the Saltwater Barrier would save between $200,000 -$300,000 annually.
Accardo said the funding crisis is affecting locks and dams nationwide and that the Saltwater Barrier access reduction is ''not something the New Orleans District wants to do.''
When it was suggested that remote controls could be used to open and close the barrier, Accardo said safety concerns — i.e. liability issues — cause the Corps to rule out using them.
But the Corps appears to be ignoring a common sense solution — not out of the ordinary for a federal agency. Why not stagger the hours when the barrier is open to better align with the time when the river experiences the most traffic?
Boaters and fishermen don't gauge their time on the water by their watches as much as they do by available sunlight.
So let it be with the Saltwater Barrier.
During winter months, say from Oct. 1 to March 30, keep the barrier open to boat traffic for 10 hours from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. During summer months, from April 1 to Sept. 30, keep the barrier open to boat traffic for 14 hours from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. That averages out to 12 hours a day.
Accardo has already acknowledged that the Corps would keep the barrier open until midnight for special events like Contraband Days in later April and early May and the July 4th holiday.
Enacting more flexibility in the operational hours of the Saltwater Barrier is a win-win situation, providing the monetary savings the Corps seeks while keeping it open for more hours during the peak boating and fishing season.
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This editorial was written by a member of the American Press Editorial Board. Its content reflects the collaborative opinion of the Board, whose members include Bobby Dower, Ken Stickney, Jim Beam, Crystal Stevenson and Donna Price.


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