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CARSON, CA (rushPRnews) 08/26/14 — Since Spring, the Ice Bucket Challenge has raised over 80 million dollars for funding ALS research. Inspired by this success, the Rice Bucket Challenge has been created by non-profit groups including the World Mind Network, Adelina Foundation and BatangasVarsitarian.net. According to Foundation president Reina Timbol, UNESCO estimates that 842 million people around the world suffer from malnutrition. The Rice Bucket Challenge invites participants to help end world hunger by spreading weird photos of themselves, together with the organization's poster in the same picture, while also donating to the U.N's World Food Programme. Those who do so may have their photos publicized on a website, entered in a contest for strangest entry, and may have their donations to the WFP matched.
Timbol points out that despite the admirable success of the Ice Bucket Challenge, there are some obstacles that could hamper further participation. For one thing, in a world stricken with drought, dumping several gallons of ice water on people might not give the best message about saving this precious resource, especially if repeated millions of times.
Also, in a small number of cases, there have been seizures reported from the shock of an instant ice bath. On August 24, a Scottish teen died after performing the ice bucket challenge.
The Rice Bucket Challenge attempts to preserve the fun aspect of the Ice Bucket Challenge, by encouraging creativity and silliness in the photos submitted. But the fact that no one needs to obtain a bucket of ice water, or suffer the unpleasant effects thereof, may increase participation.
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Removing the Worst Decision of My Life - Connecticut, CT
I had my first breast augmentation in 2010. I went from a 34 full A to larger than a 34D, but I never had my chest accurately measured. Not only were the implants too large in the first surgery, it left me with completely numb breasts to this day. I had a revision to smaller implants with a different surgeon that even admitted that the first surgery was done poorly. It took him much longer... READ MORE
Complete Breast Numbness: 8 Months Post-Augmentation - Connecticut
It is now 8 months after my augmentation, which was recommended to me to give me a huge boost in self-esteem, confidence, etc. etc... and I am now, and have been ever since the procedure, in an incredible depression, because at 23 years old, I have NO FEELING IN MY BREASTS ever since the bandages were taken off. No tingling, pins and needles, blah blah...just DEAD. PLEASE be aware that this... READ MORE
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Breast Numbness 6 Months After Augmentation
I had a breast augmentation (saline under muscle, crease incision) 6 1/2 months ago. I have complete numbness in about 70% of my breasts and the remaining skin has greatly... READ MORE
Breast Numbness 10 Months Post-Op
I had a submuscular saline ~390cc breast aug. 10 months ago and still have no sensation in approx. 80% of my breasts. First, I want to know if there is any hope for feeling to... READ MORE
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No, nothing has returned at very close to 1 year. I am scheduled to have the implants replaced with smaller ones, because not only do I not have any feeling, but 370-390 cc's was just too big for me. I'm afraid of having sagging breasts... READ COMMENT

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What type of health-care facility or organization are you?
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) covers all types as listed but the main activities ar carried out in Acute Hospitals and Primary Care.
What was the situation at your facility with respect to hand hygiene and HAI before you initiated the hand hygiene initiatives?
The national campaign was launched in 2007 and NHSGGC were involved at its start.
Before this our hand hygiene initiatives were led by Infection Control Nurses (ICNs) across 11 Acute hospitals and 10 Primary Care areas. Practice was low and there were several site based variations in materials and practices. There was local monitoring of compliance but this was used for site information but not Board wide reporting. ICNs are instrumental in the implementation of our initiatives and assist in the dissemination of info from WHO to frontline staff.
What were the goals of your initiative?
Our goals were to improve hand hygiene compliance to a level of at least 90%;
have an online based learning package for all infection prevention guidance;
train staff to carry out local ward based monitoring of compliance with hand hygiene, utilising a shared audit tool between Health Protection Scotland and the Scottish Patient Safety Programme;
increase trained Cleanliness Champions across the Board;
demonstrate public involvement.
What actions have you planned or already put in place to improve hand hygiene at your facility?
Training and education sessions are offered monthly;
Local ward audits take place across all acute sites and planned for community sites;
The "Training Tracker" website utilised for online training and education;
We hold public health events across NHSGGC and nationally at events like the Royal Highland Show;
We have distributed ultraviolet glowboxes for ward use.
Did you encounter any particular problems while planning and implementing your strategy?
There were two main barriers:
1. The view held by some staff that this was an inappropriate use of resources and telling them something they already knew. This was resolved by awareness sessions, in particular with senior management staff, to highlight the need for a new campaign and the objectives of it.
2. The common misconception from Medical staff that there was no evidence to support Hand Hygiene initiatives and that an increase in compliance would not affect infection rates. This still remains an issue but is a less widely believed statement than in 2007. We hold specific sessions for medical staff and supply them with the appropriate guidance from WHO and CDC to support the campaign.
What were the outcomes of your initiatives?
Our rates of compliance in NHSGGC have risen from 62% in February 2007 to 92% in January 2009. This has been measured as part of our national audit data collection periods and highlights the good work undertaken by staff in NHSGGC. Infection rates have fallen in the same period and improved hand hygiene is believed to be one of the factors responsible for this.
What were your key learning points?
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Alta Bicycle Share Inc. will begin raising funds to establish a bike share program with 750 bikes in the city.
The Portland City Council approved a contract with Portland-based Alta Wednesday morning.
"Alta has developed an ambitious plan and will bear the burden of fundraising to cover costs. I'm proud to have a homegrown company doing this work and confident the private sector will be successful in making this system a reality," Portland Mayor Sam Adams said in a press release. "Bike share is a game-changer for bicycling in Portland."
Alta was one of four bike share operators who responded when the Portland Bureau of Transportation solicited bids in 2011. It selected Alta in September.
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Riders on Louisville's public transportation system are about to see changes to six routes starting Sunday, June 9, but they won't compare to the major cuts we've seen in recent years. [WDRB]
Medical marijuana purchased legally in other states is being illegally resold at premium prices on Louisville's streets and in surrounding communities, police say. [C-J/AKN]
Thousands of UPS workers must weigh-in their own fate. But are they happy with a proposed deal on their salary and benefits? [WHAS11]
Wondering what people inside Kentucky Educational Television think about KET's weaknesses? [Page One]
In April, the whiskey axis tipped. "You have just landed on the soil of the home of bourbon, America's native spirit," Bill Newlands, North American president of Beam Inc., told international spirits experts at the World Whiskies Conference. [H-L]
A report by the ACLU this week confirmed what many of us already suspected: Although marijuana usage is similar between black and white folks, black people are more likely to be arrested for possession (in some counties, much more likely). [WFPL]
Authorities said Kentucky's largest city is becoming a hub for the illegal trafficking of medical marijuana. [WLKY]
The government's broad programs to collect U.S. phone records and Internet traffic helped disrupt a 2009 plot to bomb the New York City subways, a senior U.S. intelligence official said. But the assertion raises as many questions as it answers because court testimony indicated the subway plot investigation began with an email. [HuffPo]
A young Floyd County girl kept a cool head and actually cared for her caregiver. She's a special young lady and she's getting a special – and rare – award for her actions. [WAVE3]
The Cordish Cos. has been selected to redevelop a massive industrial complex in Mobile, Ala. Something tells us that's going to get interesting. [Business First]
The Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency is seeking public comment on the proposed update to the short-range 2014–17 Transportation Improvement Plan and amendments to the Horizon 2030 Metropolitan Transportation Plan. [News & Tribune]


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DEA wiretaps have tripled over the last nine years. Of particular concern: It is increasingly bypassing the Title III requirements by applying for wiretaps in state courts.
USA Today reports (no link due to autoplay video)
The DEA conducted 11,681 electronic intercepts in the fiscal year that ended in September. Ten years earlier, the drug agency conducted 3,394.
The statistics are here.
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The House of Representatives yesterday approved the fiscal year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations bill (H.R. 2578) on a vote of 242-183. The bill contains $51.4 billion in total discretionary funding,
Here is DOJ's submitted request. The bill as introduced is here.
There were 87 amendments to the bill. These are the ones that passed. [More...]
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Congress finally confirmed Loretta Lynch as Attorney General. Sally Yates, nominated by Obama in December for the Deputy AG slot was also confirmed. Lynch is expected to be sworn in on Monday.
Unfortunately, Lynch does not share Eric Holder's views on marijuana legalization.
She told the Senate that she did not support legalization and did not agree with Mr. Obama that marijuana may not be more dangerous than alcohol.
And she supports the Patriot Act, which once again is coming up for renewal.
It remains to be seen whether she withdraws any of Holder's positive changes to DOJ policy. [More...]
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Good news today. Michelle Leonhart is resigning from the DEA. (I'm sure she'd prefer the word retiring.)
Now if we could only retire the DEA.
In related news, a 19 month old baby who was maimed in his crib during a a botched drug raid will get $1 million. His nose and nipple were blown off.
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In November, Alaska voters voted to legalize the personal use and possession of small amounts of marijuana.
The law went into effect today.
Alaska's new law, passed by voters in 2014, means people over age 21 can legally consume small amounts of pot, but individuals are not allowed to sell it or buy it. They are allowed to grow up to six plants and possess up to an ounce of weed. Smoking in public is not allowed.
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The Associated Press has an interesting article on Mexico's recent surge of poppy growing and production of heroin.
The heroin trade is a losing prospect for everyone except the Mexican cartels, who have found a new way to make money in the face of falling cocaine consumption and marijuana legalization in the United States. Once smaller-scale producers of low-grade black tar, Mexican drug traffickers are now refining opium paste into high-grade white heroin and flooding the world's largest market for illegal drugs, using the distribution routes they built for marijuana and cocaine.
Heroin use in the U.S. has risen alongside the crackdown on pain pills. With the pills becoming so controlled and expensive, people have turned to heroin. The U.S. has fewer meth labs since the restrictions on pseudoephedrine were ushered in. But people didn't stop using meth, the production just shifted to Mexico, and the finished product is now shipped here in larger quantities to accommodate demand. [More...]
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I was among those touting Attorney General Eric Holder's press release last week which appeared to be a sea change in federal civil asset forfeiture policy. Next time I'll wait to see the fine print before endorsing a prosecutorial "reform", rather than rely on a press release.
A signed copy of the actual directive to U.S. Attorneys is now available here. It has some major ambiguities and exceptions that weren't apparent in the press release. [More...]
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Update: I should have waited to read the fine print in the actual directive. This is much less a reform than the press release promised. I'll update soon. The directive is far too vague, has too many exceptions, and states it it is prospective only.
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AG Eric Holder has put a big dent in the equitable sharing of money, property and car seizures between local cops and the feds. It's the first I'm hearing about it, and it's going to affect a lot of cases.
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Friday barred local and state police from using federal law to seize cash, cars and other property without proving that a crime occurred.
Holder's action represents the most sweeping check on police power to confiscate personal property since the seizures began three decades ago as part of the war on drugs.
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Eric Holder will announce the Obama Administration's new racial profiling rules next week. There will be curbs on racial profiling by law enforcement, including the DEA.
Exempted will be most of the Department of Homeland Security (TSA, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Customs and Border Protection)which will still be allowed to use racial profiling at airports and at the border.
Apparently, the plan was also to ban DHS from racial profiling, but they objected and were for the most part exempted. [More...]
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The Wall Street Journal reports:
U.S. Justice Department personnel are disguising themselves as Mexican Marines to take part in armed raids against drug suspects in Mexico, according to people familiar with the matter, an escalation of American involvement in battling drug cartels that carries significant risk to U.S. personnel.
A U.S. official says the marshal's participation was approved by high levels of the Mexican Government. The Mexican Embassy in Washington denies that: [More...]
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A few weeks ago I wrote about the DEA and FBI recently catching flak for some of its deceitful investigation techniques. One instance was the FBI's remote installation of spyware on the computer of a teen suspected of making bomb threats to his school in 2007. The purpose was to track the location of the teen and his computer. To pull it off, the FBI wrote a fake AP news article about the suspect and sent it to his my space account. When the teen clicked on it, the spyware was unleashed, allowing the FBI to locate his computer and get a search warrant for his house. The teen confessed and ultimately pleaded guilty. The matter came to light as the result of a reporter's FOIA Request.
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This doesn't seem to have picked up as much traction in the U.S. as it has elsewhere, and it may not be huge, but it does represent a shift in stance on the U.S. global war on drugs.
Robert Brownfield, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, speaking at a foreign press conference in New York on October 9, while discussing the third of the four pillars of global drug policy, said (Full text here):
Things have changed since 1961. We must have enough flexibility to allow us to incorporate those changes into our policies … to tolerate different national drug policies, to accept the fact that some countries will have very strict drug approaches; other countries will legalize entire categories of drugs.
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The FBI and DEA's impersonation tactics have been facing a lot of criticism lately. First, there was the case of the cocaine defendant in New York who has filed a lawsuit to stop the DEA from impersonating her on Facebook. The DEA used photos and personal information from her seized cell phone to set up a fake Facebook account in order to trick her friends and associates into revealing incriminating information.
Then there was the disclosure a few days ago that in 2007, the FBI created a fake Associated Press article, put a spyware tool in it and sent it to the My Space account of a Seattle teen suspected of making bomb threats. [More...]
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The DEA brought a bunch of Afghan police to Quantico to train them. It says it polygraphed them and took their passports. That didn't stop two of them from taking off in Georgetown Saturday.
They have now been found. They will be returned to Afghanistan. There's a suggestion in the article they may have intended to seek asylum and "a better life" here.
It's not known if Samimi and Ataye intended to seek asylum, but it's likely they left their supervised group to seek a better life in the United States.
More here.
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NYC Police Commissioner William Bratton today appeared before the City Council and outlined changes for the city's police force:
On Monday, Mr. Bratton, surrounded by much of his top leadership, delved into the details of his plan. Every officer would go through a three-day retraining course, on how to talk to an "uncooperative person" in a way that does not escalate into a physical conflict; how to subdue a suspect if the encounter does escalate or if a suspect resists arrest; and how to be sensitive to cultural differences. It would also include a leadership workshop called Blue Courage.
Mr. Bratton said that officers would be expected to retrain regularly in these techniques, as they do with the use of firearms, and that the course would most likely evolve over time.
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Pigs, goats, gardens and more: improving nutrition in rural Rwanda
According to statistics, over one-third of Rwandan children are stunted due to chronic malnutrition. In April 2015, FAO Rwanda launched a project to fight malnutrition and stunting in the country's Rutsiro district.
Kitchen gardens for rural women in Pakistan: "Vegetables helped me fight poverty."
How an FAO project enabled rural women in Pakistan's flood-ravaged provinces of Sindh and Balochistan to start growing their own vegetables for improved food security, nutrition and much more.
New training module to improve food security and nutrition for upper Egypt's women
Community Nutrition Kitchens target women and youth for improved household food and nutrition security.
In Fiji: Helping market vendors get back on their feet
Around 1 000 women market vendors – farmers who were adversely affected by Tropical Cyclone Winston – have received agriculture supplies that will help in their efforts to replant their crops. The produce will eventually be sold to market.
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My husband and I visited the Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, NY a few weeks ago to see the new Step Into Africa exhibit. Everyone has been talking about it.I love the zoo. Over the last decade or so, the Seneca Park Zoo has really made some fabulous changes. I'm a huge fan of the otters, and I could spend hours watching them frolic and slide and swim. I especially love the Rocky Coast exhibit, with the wonderful polar bear habitat and the sea lion pools. What a change from the zoo of my chi … [Read more...]
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I love being able to shine light on my wonderful hometown of Rochester, NY and today there's super news that makes animal history: The Seneca Park Zoo, in partnership with the Cincinnati Zoo's Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW), is celebrating the first successful artificial insemination of polar bears in the world.Aurora and Zero, the Seneca Park Zoo's polar bear couple, have been together for two years without any cubs to show for it. And while the bears are older … [Read more...]


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BATON ROUGE - Bakeries in Baton Rouge are in crunch mode as they prepare thousands of King Cakes and other pastries to be shipped around the world.
Ambrosia Bakery said they've shipped around 3,000 King Cakes so far this Mardi Gras season, and have several hundred more being prepared on Lundi Gras.
The bakery packs the cakes with icing in on the side, so the people who get it can decorate it themselves.
"It shows the ultimate freshness as if they were in Baton Rouge buying it, when they actually open it up in another state and they can make it themselves, decorate it, plus it's a lot of fun for the kids that do," said Felix Sherman, Jr., co-owner of Ambrosia Bakery.
They also showed off a new Mardi Gras burger to News 2 today. It mimics a New Orleans food truck creation that's received nationwide attention.
"We're making the buns out of the same dough we make the king cakes with, we'll slice it in half, toast it on both sides, make your hamburger, and then we'll top it with the white icing and purple, green and gold sugars, it ought to be a hit," said Sherman.


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The City of Brandon and Renaissance Brandon have unveiled their long-awaited Secondary Plan — a detailed blueprint to downtown Brandon's revitalization.
The draft plan, created out of years of focus groups, public meetings, research, and a considerable number of discussions with business and community leaders, lays down a comprehensive set of guiding principles and an over-arching vision of what the city's downtown could be and should become.
That is, if the proposed bylaws are given the green light by city councillors.
But before that happens, Brandon residents, developers and merchants will get a chance to wade into the conversation and provide some much-wanted feedback to city planners during two open house forums in the city hall foyer tomorrow.
"I think the piece that has been keeping people from investing downtown has been the uncertainty about what's going to happen down there," Brandon Mayor Shari Decter Hirst told the Sun during a recent interview.
"Now we're laying it out on the table for everyone to see. And that should now encourage people to be part of this."
The plan, which was from the start a Renaissance Brandon initiative, lays down a comprehensive set of guidelines and policies that detail everything from maintenance of character buildings, new construction and street design, to the creation of green space, bike paths and housing. At the same time, the document is, in essence, a vision statement by Renaissance Brandon and the city for the next 20 to 30 years.
That vision, says Decter Hirst, is based on three characteristics that Ren Brandon and the city want to "capture" with the implementation of these new bylaws and zoning changes: The diversity of buildings, people and culture of the downtown, the heritage and legacy of often fragile buildings, and the uniqueness of the downtown compared to any other part of the city.
"Our downtown shouldn't look like 18th Street," Decter Hirst said. "It shouldn't look like the Corral Centre. It shouldn't be like the Shoppers's Mall. It's our downtown.
"It should be the place that, when we've got visitors coming to town, they say 'Hey, let's go downtown and hang out.' How do we protect what we've got and build on it in the future?"
We do that, says community planner Ryan Nickel, by giving city planners the tools they need to direct development downtown and steer it toward an achievable goal.
"By having these policies in the plan it will give us the ability to work with developers and ensure a certain product is delivered that adds value to the downtown," Nickel said.
The Secondary Plan is a 30-page document that is specifically devoted to the downtown geographic area as defined by the boundaries of Renaissance Brandon.
Among the most notable policy changes for downtown is the introduction of guidelines for new construction — commercial or residential — that say any new development built adjacent to designated heritage buildings or architecturally significant buildings should be "complementary to the character, design and massing, and should not detract from the heritage character."
At the same time, the document calls for "direct restoration investment" for those character buildings that are currently or have the potential to be listed as heritage buildings.
These policies have become especially important, Decter Hirst said, following the partial collapse of the Brown Block on 10th Street last March. The fact that the city and the property owners had allowed the structure to deteriorate to such an extent, made the completion of a secondary plan for downtown not only necessary, but urgent.
"The Brown Block languished because there was no momentum to do something with it," Decter Hirst said. "There was nothing in place that forced the owner to fix the roof and board up the windows. It was not a loved building.
"It provides a sense of urgency about what happens when we allow our downtown to fall down. If we don't have that passion to look after it and rejuvenate it and redevelop it, that's what will happen with the rest of those buildings. It's iconic for what we want to avoid."
Both Decter Hirst and Nickel admit that this kind of policy will increase construction costs for any developer looking to build in downtown locations. However, they maintain the purpose is not to drive away development, but to encourage the right kind of development, and at the same time protect the character that already exists.
"You can imagine what it would look like if right next to the train station we put up a Super Thrifty," Decter Hirst said. "It's jarring. It doesn't add anything. In fact, it detracts from the train station.
"So trying to make sure that should Super Thrifty want to build a drug store down town, it complements and adds value to that street."
By having these policies in place — and sticking to them — Nickel says the city can give those developers who do decide to build in the area some confidence in their investment.
"What that will achieve is giving developers confidence that when they invest money in the site, it's not just going to be a metal strip mall next door," Nickel said.
"That result will be the same, so that will add value to their site. It will give them that certainty when they're investing in an area, that around it is going to be a similar quality."
Though construction costs would rise in the downtown under the Secondary Plan, the city would provide new grant programs and other incentives to make the downtown an economically viable location in which to invest.
"That's a huge part of the plan," Nickel says.
Some of the potential incentives the city may adopt include:
• The relaxation of off-site/redevelopment levies;
• Establishing a tax increment financing zone (TIF);
• The relaxation of fees associated with encroachment agreements and the permitting process;
• The enforcement and contribution to the demolition cost of unsafe buildings within the Hub;
• Assistance in hiring professional architects to design certain prominent sites;
• Establishing alternative equivalent compliance standards for character buildings that will allow owners to meet building codes and life safety criteria, while maintaining the integrity of the building; and
• Providing assistance for the relocation of businesses to the character area that are "most reflective of the use."
Through the use of tax incentives, grants and other assistance programs, Decter Hirst says the city will in turn benefit by increased development downtown, which will grow Brandon's tax base.
"What we're doing is priming the pump and making that investment so we get it back again," she said.
"There is a very good business case for making them. It's not grant money, and it's not free money. The city needs to expand its tax base."
At the heart of the downtown, the secondary plan calls for the establishment of a unique entertainment and shopping district that builds upon existing heritage structures in the area.
Essentially, it would become a "pedestrian-first" shopping and dining area with a vibrant streetscape, meaning vehicle traffic would be limited, much like it was during the city's experiment with creating one-way streets and angled parking on Ninth and 10th streets over the summer.
The first floor in any building that falls within this zone, whether new or old, would be restricted to a mixture of entertainment and specialty shopping uses, including dance studios, theatres, specialty retail stores, restaurants and cafes — things that encourage pedestrian movement downtown.
Anything above the first storey would be for office/business and residential use, with renovation on these higher floors encouraged through soon-to-be-established alternative equivalent compliance standards.
"It's essentially bringing common sense to how we build second and third floors," Renaissance Brandon board chair and Rosser Ward Coun. Corey Roberts told the Sun. "(Until now), second and third floors have been left vacant because of costs to bringing them up to code."
The pedestrian mall area would provide weather protection with awnings and canopies through the zone. The city would also encourage festivals, sidewalk patios and street vendors, with the focus on Rosser Avenue between Ninth Street and 19th Street.
The city would also tap Brandon's burgeoning newcomer communities, encouraging them to start up unique businesses downtown to add to the atmosphere.
It's Decter Hirst's hope that the entertainment and cultural aspect of downtown will become the "heartbeat" of the city, with the various amenities complementing each other, and attracting new people downtown.
City planners say this new Secondary Plan will prevent the construction of any new large surface parking lots, most notably within the entertainment and shopping zone.
New construction in the character areas will have parking in the rear of the structure or on the street, as new developments will have to be built right up to the sidewalk to keep in character with the existing street.
"There will be no surface parking at all in that area," Nickel said.
"It's the journey that makes downtown appealing. Places that we love, that have that sense of place ... (Winnipeg's) Osborne Village for example, that's the point, to walk down the street."
These parking guidelines are also meant to ensure that new construction does not detract from the character of the downtown. For example, large box store construction would not be a good fit downtown, Decter Hirst said, as that business model requires sprawling parking lots.
"If you need acres of parking because you're the Home Depot, you shouldn't be downtown anyway," she said. "Home Depot will find the spot that's it's going to fit that business model."
If the downtown is going to flourish, it will require more available housing within walking distance of some of the major points along Rosser Avenue, according to Renaissance Brandon.
While that includes the redevelopment of second and third-stories of character buildings, it would also include encouraging housing for all income levels downtown. Decter Hirst points to the ongoing development of the Massey Harris building as low-income housing, and the renovation of the former McKenzie Seeds building into high-end condo units, as models to be imitated.
But in order to increase the number of people who live downtown, Nickel says it's important to create a vibrant downtown where people want to live. This will include the creation of new bike paths, small but aesthetically-pleasing pocket parks, and business clusters that create an attractive atmosphere.
"If you facilitate that type of growth, you have to provide the amenities associated to provide those people the type of lifestyle they've come to expect."
The Secondary Plan also expresses an intent to drive new development to the downtown area by amending the city's main development plan, and introducing policies that would inhibit the construction of such things as theatres, government offices and "gaming centres" from being constructed outside of The Hub's boundaries.
There are also plans to work closely with Brandon University to find ways of expanding its campus into the downtown region.
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Members of the city's planning department, councillors and Renaissance Brandon members are visibly animated about what the new Secondary Plan will do for the downtown region.
It's an enthusiasm that they hope will spread among city residents, developers, and downtown merchants alike.
"It is exciting," Roberts said. "This will be a renaissance change for the city. So many corporations judge the vibrancy of a community by how they take care of their downtown.
"We want this to be Brandon's version of The Forks."
The public is invited to drop by city hall's main foyer at 420 Ninth Street tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Renaissance Brandon and the city have created several conceptual drawings that provide some insight into what Brandon's downtown could look like by 2030, provided councillors adopt the plan over the coming weeks.
Also available to the public will the Renaissance Brandon's recently released Vision Plan, which outlines, among other things, the organization's branding as The Downtown Hub, the creation of grants and incentives to attract and re-locate business and real estate investment into the area, and the funding of seasonal concerts and privately operated arts and culture events.
"They'll be able to visualize everything we've been talking about," Roberts said. "It gives us a chance to explain the concepts."
The Secondary Plan as it exists today is only a draft plan, and Nickel says he wants the public to know that nothing in the plan is set in stone.
The whole purpose of the open house tomorrow is to invite constructive criticism, and even suggest other ideas that could be incorporated into the plan.
"I don't want anyone to think that this is a final product that's not changeable," Nickel said. "If people come out, we want lots of input.
"I'm actually expecting to make many changes to this document as a result of the open house. It's not just something to show off. We really want to take input."
Many public and private groups have also been invited to attend the open house, including various developers, seniors groups, organizations that work with housing, and the Construction Association of Rural Manitoba.
"We're trying to make it as broad as possible," Decter Hirst said.
"I'm hoping they will be as excited about it as we are."
For a complete downloadable PDF copy of the Secondary Plan, visit brandon.ca.
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So I've been wiring an addition that I built on my house on my own. When I was doing this I failed to realize that if I wanted to wire two lights to one switch I needed to run 14-3 between the lights if the switch was at the other end of the run from the source power. That being said, I just put up sheet-rock and painted and am really reluctant to cut into the freshly painted new rock.
What I'm wondering is, since I have the ability to ground both the 1st light(through the 14-2 that brings the power to the run), and the second light (through the box that contains the switch, it's a 2-gang box with a second switch for a different light, and therefore a ground wire there), could I theoretically use the ground wire between the first and second lights to carry the neutral from the switch? I'm worried about it because it's not shielded (only has paper, and in the yellow housing).
I would just jump my source from the other switch that is in the same box, but it is a three-way and doesn't always have power.
I have attached a diagram of what I have for convenience. It is pretty rudimentry and only shows what wires I have where, but should give an idea of what I'm looking at.
Portland Guy,
You absolutely, positvely cannot do this. This was the main impetus behind the code change in 2011 requiring neutrals at switches
The scary part is that it would physically work, but it is unsafe
We love NEC 2011
Thank you!
Thank you both for your responses. I knew it would physically work but was leery about safety.
Knowing this I will find a way to fish 14-3 between my lights, or fish my source to my switch.
Again, thank you!
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That's exactly why I asked. I'm just a DIYer and don't know the intricacies of the code. So far we've passed all our electrical inspections just fine (Service upgrade, rough-in elec.), and since I don't know, I wanted to ask people who did, instead of browsing through 1000 some-odd pages of code.
So again. Thank you for answering, and I'm glad I asked.
Opening up the drywall and doing it right would give you some peace of mind.
For all you who think we Chicago area sparkys are nuts for installing conduit, here's one of many reasons why we love it. "Just pull in another switchleg." :thumbup:
Got to say, in hind-sight, that would have been the way to go. Not looking forward to tearing into/repairing the drywall. There's always next time though.
Secondly is the cost build a house. Probably $5-10K more labor to use conduit over Romex for an average sized house. You can rip out a lot of drywall, repair, and repaint for $10k.
Lastly is the safety or should I say perceived safety. I'm not aware of any statistics that say Chicago has statistically lower electric fires than other parts of the country. Years of data, millions of homes to compare but nothing saying it is safer.
In the end it is simply a union driven mandate to drive more trade work to union workers. Now IL is driving fire sprinklers into residential single family construction. Another $10-15k tax on new construction. Where is the runaway fire data to justify this?
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While the unions may have had an influence on keeping conduit in the local codes, I'm pretty sure the conduit concept began when homes formerly lighted with gas fixtures were converted to electricity and they used the abandoned gas pipe to pull wires through to the new electrical fixtures.
Regardless, the idea of running extension cords through your house just seems wrong. But that's coming from someone who has worked with conduit from day one.
As far as the sprinklers, I agree, it certainly seems its mandate was generated by those who benefit. Still, you have to ask yourself why commercial and industrial applications have "forever" been required to install conduit and sprinklers. Just because they can afford it? Because there are more people's lives at stake? Because there was a catastrophe and new laws were enacted to prevent another one?
We hated seat belts. We hated air bags. They both save lives and reduce injury. And I wouldn't call the data supporting their use "runaway". It's just that every life is precious.
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I finally solved the problem I had about not being able to waterfowl or deer hunt this year. I'm pregnant with twins and am due in November so that knocked deer season out. And we normally hunt very hard for waterfowl. We duke it out on public land so try to find the out of the way spots that are hard to access so we can hunt by ourselves. It's not very condusive to hunting while pregnant. Besides, none of my gear fits me right now. ;)
I've been feeling pretty bummed that I was going to have to sit home while the guys went out this year, until I realized I should go squirrel hunting. It's not ducks, but at least it's something. There's plenty of public land nearby that's pretty much only good for squirrels. I don't have to walk very far, and I figured I can park myself under a tree with my .22 and wait for one of the little buggers to scramble on by. Does that sound like the best plan? Other than waiting near a birdfeeder anyhow. ;) I'll more than likely be by myself.


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Driveway sealing ... $100 bucks... worth it?
A person knock on the door tried to sell us to do the driveway sealing... $100... he did it for our neighbour... he said to keep the driveway strong and against snow abuse and other abuse..etc...
what do you have to say about this ... thanks...
Driveway sealing ... $100 bucks... worth it?
If you think you need it, do it yourself. - Anybody can do it and anybody can knock on a door any spread some black liquid.
Clean the driveway and fill cracks. Find the best sealer you can find and spread it according to directions. You will get a better job for the same or less.
Thanks .... I am kind of thinking the same... but then the guy mentioned they don't use cheap stuff from HD.... kind of scare me off from trying to DIY I believed...
Do you know how often should one seal the driveway generally... once every two years?.... Thanks
There is debate as to whether the sealer really does anything other than cosmetic improvement. I'm not sure if you can draw a conclusion one way or another, but it's an interesting read.
See this thread at DIY Network
THANKS...after reading... I will choose to pass it this year then... as once a year...after 6 years I probably able to rebuild the whole new drive way for $600 bucks... and if DIYer don't get the professional coating stuff from local store that they have ... why bother
Sounds like one of those 'traveler' scams to me. They put on the cheapest stuff they can get which washes off after the first rain, but by then they've left town. I just did mine using an 8-year sealant from HD. It's about $25 for about 400 square feet of coverage. Cosmetic or not, it sure does look great, and easily worth the $50 of product plus my Saturday afternoon.
I agree with Billinak. There are scams like this that go on all over the country. Rule of thumb is:
If you didn't go looking for them, don't hire them. Anyone who knocks on your door trying to sell any kind of service (paving, concrete, seal-coating) because "they were doing another job in the neighborhood"....be weary. Scammers have been doing this for a long time. Once the job is done, they get paid, and leave. A few days later and the work they did peels off....You can't find them, because they have left town. They travel from state to state. There have been 20/20 episodes and more on it....
Here's some information off the internet:
Link: http://www.summitpolice.com/news.htm
Driveway Sealing Scam
Another scam which has been successfully used in the past, the driveway repair or seal coating service. A man will come to your door usually stating that he has just finished a neighbors driveway and has some of the sealing product left over, he will do your driveway for half the price just to get rid of the excess sealant. In most cases is not sealant but waste motor oil, which will look good for a while but will not dry and will deteriorate the driveway.
Consider the following
1. Are there several men walking about the neighborhood, if so how much sealant could he have left over?
2. Are you a senior citizen? Seniors are very trusting and might fall for a scam quicker than others. Seniors are sometimes reluctant to report the fact that they have been scammed, they are embarrassed at being tricked.
3. Is the suspect driving a vehicle with out of state license plates, most do.
4. Close your door. DO NOT let any stranger into your house. Call the police immediately and report what is happening.
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Wow, didn't think everyone here was soo skeptical, yes there are "bad business" sealers out there, but there are also very reputable companies. I owned my own driveway sealing business and put myself through college by doing this. There IS a difference, and yes it does save a lot of where and tear on your driveway. Years of not sealing it does take it's toll.
Just on an end note, I never went door to door, so yes this type of business is probably questionable hoping you buy on an impulse.
OK diyer4162, can you tell me then, are those HD selling sealer stuff are good enough to use... or business like yours have their secret ingradient.... and how often should those be apply generally?
The HD sealers are actually better now (I sealed 5 years ago) then they have ever been...they are actually a little thicker/tackier than the stuff I would use, and by being thicker doesn't necessarily mean a better coating, as this peels up a lot easier, when in significant heat than thinnner applications.
You should apply every two years. If you had two brand new driveways and one sealed and the other didn't, you would definitely notice...and with driveways, a better appearance mean less cracks, less fading which equals a longer lasting driveway.
I live in WI, so the winters here are brutal for a driveway, the ice, salt, etc...
As far as using the sealer, all I'm saying is that there is debate towards the actual benefits derived from usage of the product. It's kind of like waxing your car... it sure looks good when you do it, but if you don't, does it really add to the detriment of the vehicle? It's up to the individual to determine whether the product is suitable for their particular circumstance and needs.
If you have some information that supports the benefits of using the product then I think this would be an excellent opportunity to present that and help de-mystify the issue.
i am at work, so i don't really ahve time to "pull" info right now, but think of it like this...atleast in WI...the pros of waxing your car = less dirt/salt sticking to your car which in turns saves your car from rusting prematurely...so parralleling that to driveways, sealing it prevents from water and ice damage breaking/cracking your driveway, salt has the same negative affects. Sorry if this doesn't give you the answer you need, don't have much time.
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gte = $(call gt,$1,$2)$(call eq,$1,$2)
lte = $(call lt,$1,$2)$(call eq,$1,$2)
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# decrement does not range check and hence will not underflow, but
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increment = $1 x
decrement = $(wordlist 2,$(words $1),$1)
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In this splendid New York Times best-seller, Julie Garwood brilliantly crafts the majestic story of a young Englishwoman determined to fight for her freedom...a woman whose life would be transformed by the rare, unexpected gift of love.
When Lady Johanna learned that she was a widow, she vowed she would never marry again. Only sixteen, already she possessed a strength of will that impressed all who looked past her golden-haired beauty. Yet when King John demanded that she remarry - and selected a bridegroom for her - it seemed she must acquiesce, until her beloved foster brother suggested she wed his friend, the handsome Scottish warrior Gabriel MacBain.
At first Johanna was shy, but as Gabriel tenderly revealed the splendid pleasures they would share, she came to suspect that she was falling in love with her gruff new husband. And it was soon apparent to the entire Highlands clan that their brusque, gallant laird had surrendered his heart completely. But now a desperate royal intrigue threatened to tear her from his side - and to destroy the man whose love meant more to her than she had ever dreamed!
©2012 Julie Garwood (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
💙 A Good Story Epecially w/Romance🔹Audiobooks+Work=Adventures 💫 Enjoy Listening, Debating, & Reviewing with My Book Club🔹No Spoilers 🙊
"Beautifully Written Highland Tale"
This story is beautifully written and the characters are so real to life. This is a highland story that has a backdrop of domestic violence. It may not seem unusual to read of domestic violence in highland historical romances but most stories just show it as common place. This book shows how Johanna deals with the abuse and handles it. Of course there is more to the story as it wouldn't be a highland story without the romance. There are many poignant moments that had me upset or mad but there were just as many times I smiled. It is more of a sweet tender highland story rather than a highland battle adventure. Its worth listening to.
Also, Rosalyn Landor was excellent as usual!!
"Loved it"
Will listen to again brought tears to my eye, and made me laugh. So good
I love being swept away by a new romance and thankfully Audible's ever growing Library means I get to indulge myself over and over again
Now hold on and bare with me 'cause I'm about to gush here and probably say love and loved quite a few times - so apologies in advance.
I just love Julie Garwood's books, and this one especially as it's filled with such a rich array of strong, loveable, quirky and funny characters that you can't help but fall in love with. Then I love the way Johanna & Gabriel's (I definitely loved him) characters evolved as they grew closer together and they learn from and with each other as their love story unfolds. I also love the way JG writes - painting each scene for us to soak up and mentally visualise the clothes, the culture, the Castle, the Warriors, the fighting, the love scenes and all the other touching, tender, violent, funny and sad events contained within these precious hours of listening. I love her story which blends heartache, violence, lust, love, betrayal and a host of other emotions making it a (Highland) Historical romance lovers perfect listen.
Finally, I love Rosalyn Landor's narration as she not only breathes life into every character, successfully tackles the difficult task of dialects but she also puts just the right feelings that's needed whether it be anger, sorrow, pain, lust, happiness or love and so, as each chapter is revealed, it captures the great synergy between author and narrator that I wish all books would have.
Worth a credit? I think you may have got the impression that I loved it - so that my friends is a OH AYE twas a bonny wee book and an offa gid listen.
"Hilarious and a great story"
Struggled to stop listening. I listened to it all the time. It's a good story
"love this book!!"
I read this many years ago and listening to it just brought me back and I remembered why I love the chacters so much then. I had to listen to it twice because it had me captive. Julie Garwood is an amazing writing.
"Love the book"
I have always loved Julie Garwood books. I enjoy all her historical books of the English and the Scotts. I can read them over and over. Now I get to listen to them over and over.
I'm proud to be a bookaholic...addicted, obsessed, passionate!!! My favorite way to relax & escape reality....
"Highland Romance at its Best"
Any highlander books by Julie Garwood are a must read. Her books are the greatest!
"Going overboard trying to dramatize men's voices!"
This was the first Julie Garwood book I read years ago and it still remains my favorite. I thought I would enjoy listening to it. But it was marred by another woman narrator who tries to imitate the men's voices to the extent that whether it's the young hero, the old man, or anything in between, they all end up sounding like a gruff old man. Please, just don't!! A slightly lower resonance would do the trick for a youngish man...I would feel the same way if a man used too high a falsetto for a heroine. I've gotten to be frustrated that the audio samples aren't from a middle portion of the book so it could include an excerpt of male dialogue. I don't want these in my library.
"Decent Highlander Romance"
They tease you with a "bigger picture" story that they put very little investment into but is resolved by the end. I found that kind of annoying. A lot of the day-to-day stories were very interesting, if not very predictable.
She was very good. Her accents were good and I didn't feel her male voices were ridiculous which some romance narrators do a poor job of. It is probably most complimentary to say I didn't find her voice distracting at all from the story.
There's a lot of story to this and not as much romance as other novels. It was more about the local history where it was set than it was about love or even spice. A lot of elements were very easy to see coming. Some of the characters are fairly contradictory, likely in order to keep the tension going, and certain misunderstandings didn't make sense. If you are interested in highlander romance in particular this is probably a good one. If that isn't enough to draw you in I'm not sure the romance itself is that strong in this.
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