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When Kate Danta opened P.B. Yoga & Healing Arts, she envisioned more than a simple yoga studio. Her holistic health center would offer both Pilates and yoga classes that explored different types of practice along with a range of wellness services such as massage and acupuncture. Kate is a holistic health practitioner, a massage therapist, and a yoga instructor with 30 years of experience, herself, so she was in a unique position to make her dream become reality. Rather than doing everything herself, Kate assembled a staff of certified massage therapists, naturopathic healers, and yoga instructors to add their knowledge of Svaroopa, Kripalu, and Kundalini yoga to the studio's repertoire.
Visitors to the holistic studio can choose to better their bodies and minds by choosing to attend classes or visiting one of the staff's variety of physical and spiritual healers. During yoga sessions, instructors lead students through guided relaxations, breathing techniques, and yoga poses to help clients build flexibility and relax deep spinal muscles. Pilates mat classes are taught by an experienced instructor who sold her thriving studio in order to move to San Diego and join the staff at PB Yoga and Healing Arts to challenge clients' muscles with small isometric movements, which work to improve posture and protect the back by building strength throughout the core. The studio also has a Pilates Specialist whose background includes the New York Ballet Co. She works one-on-one with the help of the Gyrotonic equipment and the Pilates Reformer. The studio's on-staff licensed acupuncturist specializes in sports medicine, and can relieve chronic pain by carefully placing needles in strategic points along the body. Clients can achieve spiritual balance with visits to a Sunday morning meditation class facilitated by an ordained Zen Buddhist monk, Tenshin; who also teaches the Tai Chi classes. The center also offers sessions with an on-staff practitioner who can deliver both psychic readings and spiritual counseling to help clients reach inner peace.


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"After three days of snow we needed a change from snowballing, so our school suggested we make igloos.
Building an igloo
Sixteen of us teamed up to build them, making snow blocks in plastic boxes by packing the snow down tight.
We cut one of the blocks at a slant so as we built the layers up they spiralled closer together, narrowing until they met at the top.
After patting snow into the gaps, the final step was to cut an arc-shaped entrance.
Normally our bedtime routine is getting into our PJs and under our duvets. Instead, we wrapped up in warm clothes and headed outside to sleep!
It could have been a really boring weekend because a lot of people could not get home due to the bad weather, but this was a real adventure.
It was, of course, freezing - but much more comfortable than we expected, with our ice pillows and plenty of blankets.
We would all like to do it again. In fact we are hoping to sleep out again tonight. Although we woke up tired and chilly, we feel incredibly proud that we toughed it out.
We've started a craze at school, although none of the older pupils' igloos are as good as ours!"
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UC San Diego Health System is one of only 167 hospitals nationwide to receive the American College of Cardiology Foundation's NCDR ACTION Registry–GWTG (Get with the Guidelines) Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2011. The quality-improvement program recognizes UC San Diego Health System's success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients and signifies that the team at the Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center has reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients.
UC San Diego Health System consistently followed the treatment guidelines in ACTION Registry®-GWTGTM for
eight consecutive quarters and met a performance standard of 85% for specific performance measures
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"Get With The Guidelines" addresses coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke. Currently more than 1,400 hospitals participate in the program. UC San Diego Health System received Gold distinction in 2008, 2009 and 2010; Silver in 2007, and Bronze in 2006.
"The American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association commend the UC San Diego Health System's success in implementing standards of care and protocols," Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, FACC, FAHA, ACTION Registry-GWTG Steering Committee Chair and Director of Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center and James Jollis, MD, FACC, ACTION Registry-GWTG Co-Chair and professor of medicine and radiology at Duke University Hospital. "The full implementation of acute and secondary prevention guideline-recommended therapy is a critical step in saving the lives and improving outcomes of heart attack patients."
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UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center is dedicated to innovative care and the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. The state-of-the-art facility, which opened in La Jolla in 2011, is the region's first academic-based facility to combine all heart and vascular-related services, programs and technology under one roof. For more information, visit http://heartcenter.ucsd.edu
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C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest
When Friday March 28, 2014 @ 7:00 PM (1214 days ago)
Where Martin Chapel, in the Seminary building
Duration 2 hours
Each spring EMU students present original speeches reflecting on the Christian peace position in relation to a contemporary social concern. Come out March 28 at 7 p.m. in Martin Chapel to support the five 2014 participants in the peace oratorical contest. Between speeches, which are eight to 10 minutes in length, enjoy light refreshment (courtesy of CAC this year). Students in the 2014 contest and their speech titles:
Jordan Luther, Senior Biblical Studies major from Martinsville VA "Are Y'all Listening: An Apology.â€
Sara Caitlin Neubert, First-year Computer Science major from Fredericksburg VA "We're not ugly, we just stink!â€
Chris Parks, Junior Theater and Biblical Studies majors from Philadelphia PA "Dreaming a New Americaâ€
Seth Stauffer, Senior Peacebuilding & Development major from Lebanon PA "The Danger of MCC's own Single Storyâ€
Chris Yoder, Senior Writing Studies major from Manheim PA "The Scaffolding of our Existenceâ€
Event Web-site: http://www.emu.edu/bible/peace-oratorical-contest
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McGill's Faculty of Law produces more Supreme Court clerks than any other law school in the country. For the students who receive that invitation to Ottawa, it's a life-changer.
Every spring, a handful of McGill law students get a phone call from a blocked number. On the other end of the line is a Supreme Court justice, offering them a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Some students are dumbstruck, some fight back tears. Then they hang up and wonder if it was all just a dream.
The prospect of being offered a clerkship at the highest court in the country is indeed the stuff dreams are made of. Only 27 law students from across Canada are selected each year, and the competition is stiff. But in the past decade, McGill law students have received more of these fateful phone calls than the students of any other law school. Since 2002, more than 60 McGill law graduates have secured clerkships, close to one-fifth of all the available positions.
Yet for those who pine for these prestigious posts, nothing can quite prepare them for the shock that comes with receiving the longed-for call. Marc-André Roy, BCL/LLB'13, was at home, immersed in a class assignment, when his BlackBerry rang around noon one day last March. "Hey, this is Justice [Thomas] Cromwell," pronounced the voice on the other line. "Are you still looking for a job?" Roy was incredulous. "Wait. Who is this?" he responded.
Roy was one of six McGill law students chosen earlier this year in the annual clerkship competition. He gave Cromwell an emphatic 'yes,' and will start his one-year stint in 2014. But even now Roy admits that, after hanging up, he couldn't help but wonder, "Did that really just happen?"
Ilana Ludwin, BCL/LLB'13, who began her clerkship at the court in September, has a similar memory of her phone call. "It feels very surreal," she recalls. "You wonder if it was an illusion. Was that actually a justice calling me?"
These 'legends of the call' are really only a half-way point in a longer story. On the one hand, the phone calls mark the culmination of years of studying. They are the outcome of a rigorous application process that includes a one-on-one grilling by a Supreme Court justice. On the other hand, the calls also mark the start of what, for many, turns out to be a varied and distinguished legal career. For some, that has meant private practice, arguing cases before the very judges they once worked with. For others, it has meant working for the government, helping to draft legislation or provide policy advice. Academe frequently beckons as well.
Benjamin Perrin, LLM'07, did his clerkship with former Supreme Court justice Marie Deschamps, LLM'83, after completing law degrees at the University of Toronto and McGill. In the years since, he has become a tenured law professor at the University of British Columbia, a best-selling author and international expert on human trafficking, and, until recently, legal counsel to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He credits his McGill education for giving him the appetite to tackle major social issues, and the prestige of the clerkship for affording a certain flexibility in pursuing his ambitions. "It was really pivotal for me," Perrin says. "It was during my clerkship that I decided to become a law professor."
The clerkships tend to appeal to a particular kind of law student, those who have a fondness for research, for example, and an appetite for discussing the broader implications of the law. More than a few former Supreme Court clerks have ended up back at McGill as law professors, helping to ready the next generation.
The McGill advantage
Associate professor of law Robert
Leckey, BCL'02, LLB'02
Among them is Robert Leckey, BCL'02, LLB'02, an associate professor and William Dawson Scholar in the Faculty of Law. Leckey was working in the offices of the McGill Law Journal back in 2001 when Supreme Court Justice Michel Bastarache called to offer him a clerkship. It was a formative experience for Leckey, who went on to do doctoral studies at the University of Toronto before embarking on an award-winning academic career. "It allowed me to have a mentor, and in that way it was very special for me," he says.
Leckey is among the more than 15 members of the law faculty who have served as Supreme Court clerks, part of a network of resources in place for current students interested in the positions. In the past, Leckey and, more recently, associate professor of law Hoi Kong, BA'95, MA'98, BCL'02, LLB'02, have offered guidance to applicants. Leckey insists this help is only a small factor in the overall success McGill students have enjoyed in securing the clerkships.
A bigger reason, he suggests, has to do with McGill's unique pedagogical approach, which teaches both common law and the civil law system used in Quebec. A functional level of bilingualism is also a requirement for entry into the McGill program. Taken together, this gives McGill students an immediate edge, as each justice might be expected to reserve one of their three clerkships for someone able to read and understand decisions in French, notably those from Quebec courts.
But there are also the intangibles. Grades are only one part of what the judges are looking for; a high GPA, while helpful, is no guarantee. Questions of character and judgment also loom large in the application process, especially at the interview stage. "McGill attracts very well-rounded students," says Leckey. "They have an openness to the world that is attractive to the judges."
There are certainly some extra-curricular activities that would seem obvious assets for any aspiring Supreme Court clerks. Roy served as the French executive editor of the McGill Law Journal. Laura Scheim, BA'08, BCL/LLB'13, who began her clerkship in September, worked at the McGill International Criminal Justice Clinic.
Other activities, though, offer less obvious professional benefits. Ludwin, an avid flutist, admits that she initially got involved with McGill's Savoy Society to "keep myself sane" amid a hectic study schedule. She was surprised to discover that Gilbert and Sullivan musicals have a big following within the legal community. "My advice to undergrads is to do what interests you, do what you enjoy, as opposed to asking yourself, 'What do I need to fill in my CV?" she says. "That's what worked for me."
An intimidating interview
McGill law student Nicola Langille (Photo: Daniel Haber)
The final selection process is unscientific, says Leckey. The justices each have their own distinct criteria for what makes a good clerk. The decision is thought to come down to how applicants perform in a nerve-testing interview. A select few are called to Ottawa where they meet alone with each justice who might be interested in hiring them.
As part of her clerkship application, Ludwin indicated an interest in tax law. A few weeks later, she found herself sitting across from Justice Marshall Rothstein, answering questions from the man many consider to be the foremost tax law specialist in the country. She remembers thinking to herself, "Please don't let me say something stupid.
In preparing for her interviews, current law student Nicola Langille, who will be clerking for the Supreme Court next year, readied herself to criticize some of the court's past decisions. It was a good idea in theory, a way to demonstrate an independence of mind. But on the day of her interviews she was a ball of nerves. It turns out that telling Supreme Court justices that you disagree with some of their decisions is a much harder thing to do in person. Nevertheless, Langille stuck to her plan. "The judges appeared to truly want to get a sense of our views on judgments, and our ability to defend those views," she says.
As intimidating as the situation can be, Roy notes that "it only takes about 15 seconds before you realize they're real people too." In the end, he says, many of the questions didn't revolve around the law at all, and wouldn't have been out of place in a job interview for any other entry-level position. "They wanted to know why I wanted to work there," says Roy.
A job like no other
What, exactly, the clerks are supposed to do once in Ottawa is somewhat shrouded in mystery. Past clerks are not expected to boast about the arguments they contributed to particular judgments, nor are they expected to gossip about the court's inner workings. They won't even reveal who wears what underneath those red robes. It has led to complaints about the opacity of the legal process, and some have wondered if the clerks have too much influence on Supreme Court decisions.
The court has gradually become more transparent in recent years, and its justices have, slowly, offered more details about the role their clerks play in crafting the final version of important judgments. Among the most ardent defenders of the clerkship program is Deschamps, who, shortly after leaving the court last spring, offered some insight into what makes a valuable clerk.
Marie Deschamps, former Supreme Court Justice, LLM '83 (Photo: Lysanne Larose)
"What we expect of clerks is that they go beyond the case," Deschamps said in an interview earlier this year with the Faculty of Law publication Focus. "The judge doesn't need to have the facts of the case rehashed and generally expects the clerk to have an original view of the legal questions at hand."
The standard way a clerk is asked to contribute is through the preparation of bench memoranda, documents that outline the basic facts and legal arguments of a case being appealed before the court. It is in these memos that clerks can offer an initial sense of how they would resolve the particular issues at hand. According to Leckey, the justices might rely on their clerks to expose them to different kinds of legal arguments, to offer them fresh perspectives of the law. But there is also a great deal of variety in the relationships that different justices have with their clerks. For some, clerks play mainly a research and analysis role. For others, clerks are expected to argue vigorously with the judges to help them toughen the logic behind their decisions.
When Annamaria Enenajor, BCL/LLB'12, began her clerkship in 2012, she didn't know what to expect. The justice who had hired her, Deschamps, was stepping down and her replacement (who turned out to be Richard Wagner) had yet to be named. Before her first day, she wondered to herself, "Am I going to be able to do this?" It is one thing to study law in school, it's another to find oneself called upon by a Supreme Court justice to interpret the most complex and fundamental legal questions facing the country.
While the heavy sense of responsibility never quite goes away, Enenajor says she was comforted by the trust Wagner displayed in her efforts. "Having my research valued by my judge really contributed to me overcoming any anxiety I had about whether or not I could do the job," she says.
As much as the justices do encourage a frank exchange of ideas, past clerks suggest the newcomers carry a healthy dose of humility into their roles. "It's a very diplomatic form of language that you develop as a Supreme Court clerk," Perrin says, only half-jokingly. It is, after all, the justices who must make the final decision. During Leckey's time at the court, it wasn't uncommon for judges to veer off in a direction very different from what their clerks had suggested in their bench memos. "It was a constant reminder that the judges are independent and that people with 30 years of experience tend to see the law differently," says Leckey.
One of the things that Enenajor remembers most from her clerkship was watching Wagner toil over the decisions he was making. There were no ready-made rulings, no matter what the case law suggested. "Seeing that process unfold was so interesting, so inspiring."
Ludwin, whose clerkship began in September, says the court wasted little time putting her to work. "From day one I was conducting research and discussing cases with Justice Rothstein and my co-clerks."
Scheim says the experience is measuring up to her expectations so far. "I knew going in that I would have an incredible opportunity to work on some of the most interesting legal issues facing Canadians today and I have not been disappointed."
Perrin advises those heading into a clerkship to keep an open mind. "The clerkship experience is a new chapter for them," he says. "They pretty much have an opportunity to go wherever they want to afterwards. It's an opportunity to decide what they want to do with their lives."
Jonathan Montpetit is a former Canadian Press journalist currently pursuing a PhD in political science at McGill. He recently won a National Magazine Award for his reporting from Afghanistan.


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Since Spain's accession to the European Community in 1986, the Spanish scientific and technological system has been incorporated into the European one, which also initiated a new phase with the establishment of the European Single Act in July, 1987. In the context, the Interministerial Committee of Science and Technology is responsible for the coordination and follow-up of Spain's participation in the international R+D programmes.
Maritime traffic is the most heavily used transportation system for import-export commercial operations to and from Spain.
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Spain's IBERIA Airlines, which is state-operated, covers all air transport within Spain and from Spain to points abroad; its subsidiary, AVIACO, covers solely Spanish domestic routes. IBERIA provides 200 reservation outlets. There are also 4,000 sales outlets in authorised travel agencies.
The Railroad Network
The Spanish state-operated railway network consists of a total of 14,582 kilometres of tracks, covering the entire country. The state-run company RENFE (RED NACIONAL DE FERROCARRILES ESPANOLES) covers an ample number of domestic lines that connect all the regions on the Iberian Peninsula. Spanish trains, the most inexpensive in Europe, have two classes. RENFE has established a series of special prices and discounts that make traveling by rail in Spain much more convenient.
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Roadways have been, together with maritime navigation, the oldest means of transportation in Spain. However, the present national highway system has been formed and developed this century in proportion to the increase in automobile traffic. Significant precedents can be found in the extensive Roman road network, the stone roadways made by the Arabs, much less developed, and the royal through fares, begun in the 18th century by the Bourbons. All of these networks have left their imprint on today's system.
The entirely of the Spanish road system has a total length of 325,333 km., of which 20,701 kms. are State roads, and 71,502 kms. Autonomous Communities' roads. The latter were really State roads until 1983 (national county and local roadways) when they were turned over to the Autonomous Communities. The rest of the network is made up of 64,660 kms. which are maintained by the Provincial and Island Councils, and 168,470 kms. belonging to the City Councils and different governmental agencies such as ICONA, the Ministry of Defence, Hydrographic Confederation, etc. The big lane highways (motorways with tolls, freeways and motorways) make up 5,103 kms.
The Spanish Postal and Telegraph Service has over 12,000 offices all over the country, including small villages, railway stations, ports and airports. They provide a wide range of modern and efficient services. The principal offices in Madrid, Barcelona and Bilbao, as well as those located in the international airports, are open 24 hours a day. The services carried out by the Postal Service are of two fundamental types: those that are purely postal in nature such as those relating to different kinds of correspondence, and those that are known as postal banking services, dealing with money, such as postal and telegraphic money orders. In each office, there is a service called the "Postal List" where one can register to receive all types of correspondence, packages or money orders which, in turn, can be forwarded to hotels or any other address. Concerning Telegraph Services, most postal branch offices offer telegram, telex and telegraph services, for both national and international communications. It is aldo possible to find this type of service in large hotels.
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Friday, 3 January, 2003, 10:35 GMT
Teachers call for smaller classes
Scotland's largest teaching union has called for a reduction in class sizes to enable staff to cope with increasing demands.
The present limit of up to 33 pupils per class was set in the 1970s.
However, the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) said the figure was no longer compatible with teaching methods and a limit of 20 pupils per class should be introduced.
Scotland is well down the international league table on class sizes, with Poland, Portugal, Belgium and Spain among the countries with smaller classes.
The Scottish Executive has already cut class sizes to 30 for the first three years of primary school.
"The current class size limits were established in 1976 and by the end of the next Scottish Parliament it will be 30 years since that figure was established and I do think that we need to move into the 2ist century," he said.
"It's about improving pupil attainment and giving individual pupils the attention of the teacher that they need.
"It's also about creating a level playing field with the independent sector, where average class sizes are smaller."
However, Education Minister Cathy Jamieson warned that cutting class sizes would be a long term process.
Ms Jamieson told BBC Scotland: "It's not the case that we would simply be able to do this overnight.
"There are a number of other things that we need to do, including the provision of suitable buildings and equipment, classroom assistants and other support staff.
"What we have said is that we will consider looking at how we may reduce class sizes, perhaps in the first and second years of secondary school as a priority."
'Important improvement'
The EIS also said international data showed some connections between class size and pupil performance.
It said that although additional classroom assistants can help ease the burden, they are no substitute to cutting the size of classes.
SNP education spokesman Mike Russell welcomed the call.
"The EIS campaign is recognition that this is the single most important improvement we can make in education and their timely campaign is most welcome," he said.
"The consensus for change is now almost universal among parents and teachers, but successive Westminster governments and Labour in Holyrood have failed to make inroads in the last quarter of a century."
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Environmental Defense
Environmental Defense (formerly known as Environmental Defense Fund or EDF) is a US-based nonprofit environmental advocacy group. The group is known for its work on issues including global warming, ecosystem restoration, oceans, and human health. It is nonpartisan, and its work often advocates market-based solutions to environmental problems.Environmental Defense and DuPont have developed the Nano Risk Framework, a comprehensive, flexible and practical process to identify, manage and reduce potential health, safety and environmental risks of nanoscale materials.
The intent of the framework is to define a systematic and disciplined process that can be used to identify, manage and reduce potential environmental, health and safety risks of nano-scale materials across all lifecycle stages to help ensure that nanotechnology's benefits are maximized while the potential risks are effectively assessed and managed. According to an announcement, one of the main goals in the development of the framework has been "to do so in an open, transparent manner with other groups, companies and institutions who are also working to assess the potential risks and benefits of nano-materials." They said feedback will enable them to refine the framework to ensure that the final version - scheduled to be released this summer - is a user-friendly, comprehensive tool for businesses, governments, non- profits, university interests and others.
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Santa Cruz City Council Votes to Ban Additional Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
On Tuesday, March 9th, the Santa Cruz City Council voted 6-0 to support a recommendation from the city staff which bans the opening of an additional medical marijuana dispensary in Santa Cruz. This was the first reading of the vote and there will be a second vote in two weeks to finalize the ruling.
The city staff and council are recommending 2,000 square feet of cultivation space for the two existing medical marijuana facilities. There are a lot of details and considerations in regards to the number of 2,000 square feet. It is acknowledged that 2,000 square feet is not nearly enough space to serve the needs of Santa Cruz patients. Ken Sampson from the Santa Cruz Patients Collective (SCPC) stated that due to the techniques of indoor marijuana cultivation, only about 500 of 2,000 square feet would be used for blooming plants.
Tony Madrigal made a motion to allow for more time and community input before the first round of voting was done. The motion did not receive a second. The third applicant asked about his application fees being returned to him.
Don Lane has concern that the 2,000 square feet growing space will be very constrained after American with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance and many other considerations. The city is now discussing 2,000 square feet of plant canopy, as opposed to 2,000 square feet of total space, which would include aisle-ways and other areas where plants are not growing. The council indicates that they would rather raise the growing area limit to 3,000 square feet as opposed to trying to regulate 2,000 square feet of canopy space. Cynthia Matthews and Mike Rotkin stated it would be too difficult to have dispensaries submit their floor plans and then try to monitor their canopy space.
An amendment to the motion was made by Tony Madrigal, and passed 4-2, to allow for 3,000 square feet of grow space, which must be ADA compliant.
A motion was passed 6-0 to:
* Limit the number of dispensaries to two.
* Allow for 3,000 square feet of growing space to the two existing dispensaries
* Refund the fees already paid by the third applicant
Staff for the City of Santa Cruz prepared a slideshow to advocate for limiting the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in Santa Cruz to the two existing dispensaries located in the industrial Harvey West district.
This is a map of the westside of Santa Cruz. An applicant for a third medical marijuana dispensary in Santa Cruz had proposed a location on Ingalls Street within the blue industrial area.
Left to Right: The Staff member who presented the slideshow, Assistant City Manager Martin Bernal, City Manager Dick Wilson, City Councilmembers: Cynthia Matthews, Don Lane, Ryan Coonerty (who left the meeting early before a vote a taken, stating family obligations), Mayor Mike Rotkin, Lynn Robinson, Tony Madrigal, and Katherine Beiers (partially visible behind a staff member), and two more staff members, City Clerk Lorrie Brewer and Deputy City Clerk Tom Graves.
Don stated that this discussion of limiting medical marijuana dispensaries is a witch-hunt. He further said that there should be more than two medical marijuana dispensaries, otherwise you end up with a situation of collusion and monopoly.
On September 5th, 2002, Suzanne Pfeil was asleep in her assisted living hospice, the Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana (WAMM), when more than 20 armed federal agents stormed into the home and held an assault rifle to her head.
Pfeil suffers from post-polio syndrome and is paraplegic. The police officers ordered her to stand, despite the fact that her leg braces and crutches were in plain view. Pfeil tried to explain that she couldn't stand, but the agents handcuffed her behind her back and left her on the bed for several hours.
WAMM was, and is, well-known as a medical marijuana collective and hospice that strictly abides by California state laws regarding medical marijuana.
Valerie was a key-player in the crafting and passage of Proposition 215 (also known as the Compassionate Use Act of 1996), which allowed patients with a doctors recommendation to use marijuana medicinally.
Greenway Compassionate Relief was Santa Cruz County's first medical cannabis dispensary and the first "licensed" dispensary in the state. Lisa raised a concern regarding section 6.9 of the proposed regulation. She feels that compliance records should be handled through a CPA, as opposed to the city. Lisa was also concerned about patient privacy and the extra cost burden maintaining more daily records, as proposed in the new ordinance. Lisa stated that Greenway is currently working towards, and hoping to become, a certified non-profit organization.
The man in the foreground has a sticker on his wheelchair that says: 'Pain Relief Is Not A Crime. WAMM'
The third applicant wanted to agree to the new ordinance and be allowed to operate a model dispensary. He said that the new restrictions are a slap in the face to the medical marijuana community likened them to Jim Crowism. The applicant already invested a significant amount of time and money preparing to open a medical marijuana dispensary and said he was an upstanding community member.
Kenny is a Santa Cruz westsider against the limitation to two medical marijuana dispensaries. He pointed out that in economics, this situation is considered an oligopoly.
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In Economics, an oligopoly is a market form in which a market or industry is dominated by a small number of sellers (oligopolists). Because there are few sellers, each oligopolist is likely to be aware of the actions of the others. The decisions of one firm influence, and are influenced by, the decisions of other firms. Strategic planning by oligopolists needs to take into account the likely responses of the other market participants.
Kenny compared the situation of permitting just two dispensaries in Santa Cruz to a 'mini-marijuana OPEC'
Analicia began by stating that she was not against medical marijuana, or even marijuana legalization. Then Analicia went on to present a ramble of facts she which seemed to be made up, inconsistent and contradictory. She finished by saying that the two existing dispensaries were plenty because 'you can stroll or walk to Harvey West.'
It's curious that Analicia began her reefer madness screed by saying she was 'not against medical marijuana, or even legalization' while her group, Take Back Santa Cruz, "has one goal and one goal only: To make the streets of Santa Cruz safe and free from drugs, gangs and abusive behavior." And TBSC is officially against any additional medical marijuana dispensaries in Santa Cruz. Analicia makes a dubious claim when she states that she is not against medical marijuana, or marijuana legalization.
Ken said that he was there to serve patients and that he was not making a lot of money. He says that he and Greenway have been the victims of disinformation which he does not have the time to rebut.
Ken says that it has always been the goal of SCPC to provide the highest quality medicine at the lowest possible price. He says that things have changed a lot in a short amount of time, with 30 medical marijuana dispensaries recently opening in San Jose. Ken said that laxer polices and enforcement have led to an overall drop in market prices, and that he's been able to pass the savings on to the patients (or customers) he serves.
While Dexter stood next in line to speak, he teased, or perhaps 'joked with' Michael Tomasi by blowing a kiss at him and saying "I love you man." Then Dexter began his reefer madness rant by saying, "I was not expecting to speak."
At the January 26 city council meeting, Dexter, a leader of the group Take Back Santa Cruz, railed against the ravages that a third medical marijuana dispensary would cause in Santa Cruz.
And again with this opportunity, Dexter gave his best shot at stringing together sentences, that were for the most part incomprehensible, with any scary sounding words he could come up with.
Michael Tomasi began by clarifying that he is not a supporter of medical marijuana because marijuana should legal for everyone. If this was thirty years ago, he said he would be growing pot and making a profit. Mr. Tomasi said that Valerie Corral and other people that cultivate and distribute marijuana work very hard and they deserve to be making a profit. Mr. Tomasi said that he does not care about their marijuana laws and that he smokes pot everyday on the steps of the police station.
Michael Corral, an expert witness in medical marijuana cases, spoke a second time in response to a question from Tony Madrigal. Mr. Corral wanted to offer a source for further information in regards to expected yield per square foot of cultivation area. He suggested a 1992 study done by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that takes into account stem and leaf when determining the weight of consumable marijuana bud.
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Scott says, as a former policeman, he used to be against the use of marijuana, but now sees the medicinal benefits it provides. He also states that Greenway is an outstanding organization.
Gloria is now, at the recommendation of her doctor, a qualified medical marijuana patient. Her doctor recommended marijuana to get her off of three pharmaceutical drugs, and it worked. However, Gloria says she was outraged by the high prices charged for medical marijuana. Fortunately, Gloria has been accepted as a member of WAMM and she is able to obtain her medicine at a more affordable rate in a dignified manner. Gloria said that she is against an ordinance that may place restrictions on any current or future activity by WAMM.
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|From: Bruce Hauman (bhauman at cs.wcu.edu)
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You're probably okay with grain based salads but once leafy greens come to the party, it's all over. There are two options here: cut the lettuc-y bits up with a knife (which is silly) or shovel it in and give your best impersonation of a cow put out to pasture. Not a good first date look (and check your teeth for strays in the bathroom mirror, stat).
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Lady and the Tramp has lied to us. First you have to get the pasta onto the fork without looking like a drunken praying mantis. If you can manage that (and well done for getting this far) then you've got to get the food into your mouth without slurping noises and flecks of passata Pollocking your finest cummerbund (it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good shirt will stain it thrice by night's end).
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Fellas - if you're ordering a dozen oysters on the first date it sends a clear message that you're not here to talk about favourite movies. Why are you even bothering with dinner, you audacious cad?
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Schnitzels, burgers, hot dogs, and so on, that if completed within a time limit you're rewarded with a T-shirt. If I need to explain why this isn't a good idea then you probably shouldn't be allowed out of the house, let alone on a date.
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Eating corn on the cob with your hands lends itself to about ten seconds of cutesy 'do you prefer the typewriter or steamroller, lol?' conversation. After that its twenty minutes of trying to not look like a starving feudal peasant and two hours of picking kernels out of your teeth.
Have you had any first date food disasters? Share your experiences, or foods you studiously avoid on first dates, in the comments below.
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Social dynamics means the ability of a society to react to inner and outer changes and deals with its regulation mechanisms. Social dynamics is a mathematically inspired concept to analyse societies, building upon systems theory and sociology. Sociologists, ethnologists, economists, social psychologists, criminologists, anthropologists and biologists are utilizing it in their studies of systems and behavior.
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By Charles Prepolec
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|Ian Fleming created a somewhat different version of Francisco (Paco) "Pistols" Scaramanga in what was his last Bond novel. Physically the similarities are good. Fleming describes him as:
|"Age about 35. Height 6 ft. 3 in. Slim and fit. Eyes. Light brown. Hair reddish in a crew cut. Long sideburns. Gaunt, sombre face with thin "pencil" moustache, brownish. Ears very flat to the head. Ambidextrous. Hands very large and powerful and immaculately manicured. Distinguishing marks: a third nipple about two inches below his left breast. Is an insatiable but indiscriminate womanizer who invariably has sexual intercourse shortly before a killing in the belief that it improves the "eye.""
|In essence, the business with the elephant is pretty much the same, with the exception that it wasn't the handler that killed the elephant, but a policeman, which was incidentally Scaramanga's first victim. He doesn't use a gimmick gun, rather a gold-plated, long-barreled, single action Colt .45. The bullets do have a gold core, but are jacketed in silver. The main difference in Scaramanga's history is that at the age of 16, after the elephant incident, he emigrated illegally to the US where he lived a life of petty crime on the fringes of the gangs, eventually becoming an executioner of cheats and other transgressors for "The Mob". After a time, the States became too hot to hold him and he was sent to the Caribbean, investing funds for various Las Vegas interests. While he was a KGB assassin, he is here controlled through Havana, Cuba, which incidentally is his base of operations. A Batista man until the results of the Revolution put Castro in power, a quick change of politics, and he became a political hitman and enforcer for the Cuban Secret Police. It is in this capacity that he has killed a number of British agents and by so doing, brought himself to the attention of "M", who promptly assigns Bond to dispatch him.
|There is nothing suave, urbane or even vaguely English about "Pistols" Scaramanga. He first encounters Bond in a brothel that he frequents, later while explaining to a questioning Mafioso, he inelegantly describes it as a:
|"Place where I go get my weed and a bit of black tail."
|The whole story is pretty much about Bond being sent to kill this reprehensible killer who is basically just trying to squeeze more money out of the mobsters in a hotel investment scheme, fronted by the KGB, in Jamaica. Bond in disguise, acts as his personal bodyguard until he gets a chance to eliminate him. A jungle shootout follows and results in Scaramanga dead and Bond in hospital. End of story!
Does this sound like the civilized and sophisticated playboy of the film? Not hardly. By the time of this, the ninth film, Eon productions had run out of first rate Fleming stories to base films on. They basically grabbed a few characters, Bond, Scaramanga, Mary Goodnight and a title, but discarded the plot. Clearly a wise move, as Bond had become far more than a paid assassin. The audience expected, and still expects, a more menacing and globally important villain. The audience also needed something more internationally appealing as well.
|Enter the script. The original screenplay by Tom Mankiewicz, with a heavy overhaul by Richard Maibaum introduced the concept of the screen version of Scaramanga as outlined in Rubin's book. The final touches must of course be credited to both the enthusiastic direction of Guy Hamilton and of course, Christopher Lee himself. In an interview with John Higgins in The Times, Mr. Lee said:
|"When I first read the script I visualized Scaramanga as a straight down the middle heavy. So Guy and I, after a lot of talk, decided to make Scaramanga a little like Bond himself, a counter-Bond if you like, instead of the unappetizing thug of the novel."
|In his autobiography, Mr. Lee states:
|"...it was much to their credit that they radically altered the figure Ian visualized, and replaced this lurid thug with a more diverse character, some ambivalence about his own compulsive sexuality (mysteriously linked to his third nipple, which my doctor surprised me by saying it was not uncommon), an edge of humor and a sense that he is indulging himself in a great game. This was Guy Hamilton's insight, directing me to play his encounter with Bond as an exuberant child."
|Chris Knight's interview with Mr. Lee, for Cinefantastique in 1974 adds this:
|"Guy Hamilton got something out of me in this picture which I've never been able to show on the screen. In his own words, he got the spook out of me. He got the Dracula out of me. Because, obviously, I can become very menacing, rather heavy, if I'm not careful, even with ordinary lines because I've done it so often. But on this picture, Guy got me to do Scaramanga in such a light way that you can hardly believe this man is as lethal as he is. He got me to smile and even made me laugh, something which, I admit, I haven't found very easy to do as an actor."
|In the book, "The Films of Christopher Lee" by Robert W. Pohle Jr. and Douglas C. Hart, Mr. Lee gives his insight as to how he personally viewed the character:
|"I saw Scaramanga not as a madman or cold character but as a very human person...and a very inhuman person in many ways. Here was a man who was totally deadly, a professional assassin...a million dollars a hit...professional, intelligent, highly articulate, a first class brain, had worked for the KGB, for whomever would pay. The man was lethal, deadly cold, calculating, brilliant: at the same time quite capable of being amusing witty and charming...A perfect example of how you can play a part and make it more interesting than in the book."
|The performance by Mr. Lee is certainly one of his most memorable, more so, perhaps, than the film itself. There is a sly smile never far from his lips throughout the film. It is clear that he has taken Guy Hamilton's advice about "...an exuberant child..." to heart. I can't help but wonder if some of the joy apparent on screen isn't a reflection of Mr. Lee's own pleasure in working on this film? He clearly appears to be enjoying himself. He moves about with a cat-like grace and without the viewer realizing it, literally steals the film from Roger Moore. The verbal jousting between Bond and Scaramanga is some of the best verbal interplay between Bond and a villain that the series ever produced. The sequence where Scaramanga calmly assembles the gun and kills Hai Fat is also remarkable. All charming and cool menace, but with a deadly pay-off. The throwaway line about putting Hai Fat in his mausoleum is a classic quip, and surprisingly for a Bond film, isn't made by the lead. That seems to be the real issue with this film, who is the lead? Scaramanga is likely the most sympathetic villain ever placed opposite Bond and repeatedly steals his thunder. He is really what Bond might have been, had he not been a representative of Her Majesty's Secret Service. I suspect that I'm not alone in cheering for the villain in this one! In this case, the question of faithfulness to original text was, in my opinion, wisely tossed aside making for a truly memorable world class villain, that not only suited the screen world of James Bond, but improved the series as a result.
"Tall, Dark and Gruesome" by Christopher Lee. Midnight Marquee Press, Inc. 1999
"The Films of Christopher Lee" by Robert W. Pohle Jr. and Douglas C. Hart. The Scarecrow Press Inc. 1983
"Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" by Alan Barnes & Marcus Hearn. The Overlook Press, Inc. 1998
"The Essential Bond" by Lee Pfeiffer & Dave Worrall. Harper Collins Publishers Inc. 1999
"The Complete James Bond Encyclopedia" By Steven Jay Rubin. Contemporary Books Inc. 1995
"The Man with the Golden Gun" by Ian Fleming. Jonathan Cape Ltd. 1965
|For more information on Christopher Lee, please visit the Official Christopher Lee Fan Club at: http://www.christopherleeweb.com/
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Ok, so I am an admitted HUGE Paula Deen fan. I watch her show's on the Food Network all of the time. My husband is from Georgia too, so the last time we were in Savannah (last month) we stopped by Paula Deen's restaurant, "The Lady and Sons", and had brunch. She is just so down-home and friendly, I really enjoy watching her on TV. I love her famous saying, "Y'all, I'm not your doctor, I'm just your chef!" In other words, her cooking is more on the comfort food end, but I love it all anyway!
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Chevron (NYSE:CVX) faces legal headwinds that look likely to reduce my fair value estimate for the company.
Chevron has been accused of misconduct in two separate locations, namely Ecuador and Nigeria. Although Chevron's name was recently cleared in the incidents reported in Nigeria, the bad press can still have a major effect on the company's stock.
Moreover, In Nigeria, in 1998, a collection of villagers occupied an offshore barge in order to protest the work done by Chevron. These villagers were shot. Chevron has finally been cleared of any wrongdoing in the case (albeit 14 years later) and can now put the incident safely behind it.
The initial claim against Chevron in the Nigeria case was based on the idea that Chevron summoned government security forces to deal with the protesters who then shot two men and injured two others. However, this original appeal had already been thrown out of court. Recently, the complainants attempted to add an additional charge to the case. They alleged that the security forces had also tortured the protesters. However, Chevron has been cleared of wrongdoing in this regard, as well.
I find it interesting to note, however, that the reason the torture case was not taken seriously was not because it could be proved that the villagers were not tortured. Rather, the reaction was because of the "1991 federal law allowing victims of torture abroad to sue their abusers in U.S. courts authorizes suits only against individuals and not against multinational corporations or other organizations." This seems to possibly imply that Chevron may have gotten off on a technicality. The government-armed forces were responsible for the actual actions, but it is possible that shareholders might see Chevron in a less-than-favorable light following this lawsuit. The company certainly does not want blood on its hands moving forward, so look for it to quell any further word on this case.
In addition to this, locals in Nigeria are also vowing to put an end to Chevron's operations in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State. The locals feel that Chevron has consistently neglected the community that lives in the area. I don't see the locals getting in the way of Chevron, which has enough power in the region to stay put. It does put its status on more tensioned ground, however. It will be nice, either way, to get the official and legal questions out of the way in Nigeria. Specifically, the company could lose between $1 billion and $5 billion in revenue if its projects in Nigeria are halted by the local government for one year. In a worst-case scenario, I would shave $3-$4 per share off of Chevron's current price.
If only all of Chevron's lawsuits could end this well for the oil giant. The company is also currently facing a lawsuit in Ecuador. The accusation in this case rests on the idea that Chevron deliberately contaminated water sources Ecuadorians relied on for drinking water. The plaintiffs in the case have successfully built up a very strong case using video footage to support their claims. In addition, the videos and other evidence allegedly show how Chevron "ignored pollution standards, manipulated evidence, caused harm to human health, and tried to entrap a judge in a bribery scheme." In addition, the company lied about the remediation measure it put in place. This resulted in several local Ecuadorians actually building their homes near areas containing high levels of toxins.
However, Chevron itself also recently released seven videos, which seem to prove that the case against them is based on fraud and deceit. Among other evidence, Chevron's videos show that the 'experts' that testified against Chevron in the case had not actually visited Ecuador. Moreover, it seeks to prove that the plaintiffs relied largely on a discredited report for their proof.
At this point, it is difficult to know who is in the right and who is in the wrong in this case. Whether or not Chevron is guilty, this kind of bad press will probably have a negative effect on the stock. However, there is hope yet for the company. The recent developments showing that the entire lawsuit may, in fact, be unmerited could save the company's reputation yet.
On a discounted basis, the company stands to lose up to $18 billion in a worst-case scenario. I anticipate some sort of settlement will conclude the matter, based off of Chevron's historical actions.
By way of comparison, Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A), is also in the news for a bad lawsuit, currently. Its oil spill in Nigeria has recently received heightened attention. In the most recent development, it appears that the spill was a lot worse than originally announced. Shell, which is already facing huge fines for the spill, is likely to have to pay out even more now that this information has come to light. The news of the pay out will not bode well for its price in the coming weeks.
Also, worth noting as a benchmark, BP is still fighting the Gulf of Mexico battle and may be facing an additional complication in the legal proceedings surrounding the case. Shrimp processors have recently come forward asking the ruling to be delayed. They seek the chance to work toward a fairer settlement. BP, I'm sure, would like to end the ensuing legal battles and bad press from the Gulf spill, as would smaller deep-water drillers like ATP (ATPG), which have superior rigs but heavy debt to pay, too. As it may see from Chevron, however, wrongdoings can still haunt a company as many as 14 years later.
In response to its lawsuits, it is possible that Chevron will continue to divest lower margin assets and also free up cash. In a similar move, Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) is nearing the end of its four-year effort to sell all of its company- and dealer-owned sites. Many of the sites have been bought by dealers who were given the Right of First Refusal and bona fide offer to purchase their sites. The rest are being sold to the highest bidders. All of the sites will continue to offer the Exxon brand of fuel. The move offers some serious capital for Exxon, which remains the largest of the oil companies. Chevron has had Exxon to compete with for years prior, and the same will be said for years to come.
As Chevon faces international lawsuits, and its name continues to alternate between smeared and cleared, it will still have to fight its large and powerful competitors. Its best hope, at this point, is that the lawsuits are cleared up with minimal damages and it can get back to what it does best: producing crude and trying to edge out its competitors.
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A FAMOUS photograph taken 15 years ago in which a ghostly schoolgirl peers out of an inferno appears to have been debunked as a fake.
Amateur photographer Tony O'Rahilly took the snap while photographing a blaze which destroyed Wem Town Hall in Shropshire on November 19, 1995.
But recent investigations seem to suggest the girl's image was lifted from a POSTCARD which appeared in a local paper.
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