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WHO'SWATCHING? By Sandy Brundage and Renee Batti
e are being watched. Surveillance programs operated by government agencies, from the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security to local police departments, are accumulating untold amounts of information on residents who, in the vast majority of cases, are law-abiding citizens. As government agencies, in the name of public safety, step up the use of technology to follow our movements and collect personal information that once was off-limits, what safeguards are needed to protect our privacy and civil liberties? And who's asking that question? Former state senator Joe Simitian, for one. Last year, when he was still in Sacramento and chair of the senate's Select Committee on Privacy, Mr. Simitian introduced a bill to regulate aspects of license plate data collection. The effort ended in defeat, but the defeat didn't end the former senator's concerns about the increasingly pervasive data-mining of American lives. With the growing number of surveillance tools available to the government — and to the commercial sector — Mr. Simitian believes there's cause for concern. "Are the important privacy ques-
As government agencies step up the use of technology to follow our movements and mine our personal information, what's being done to protect our privacy and civil liberties?
tions being asked and answered? My observation is that these are questions that are rarely if ever asked." Individual civil liberties advocates and organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union are also raising concerns. The ACLU released a report last July on the proliferation in the use of license plate readers across the country, stating that the trend "poses serious privacy and other civil liberties threats." Local residents and motorists can expect a boost in the volume of information collected on their movement through public spaces as the city of Men-
lo Park buys and puts into use surveillance cameras and license plate scanners capable of reading hundreds of plates a minute from their roaming patrol car perches. Balance needed
Steve Taffee, a Menlo Park resident who joined the police department's new citizens advisory group to talk about privacy issues, said that his primary concerns are data retention and data sharing, concerns echoed by two other groups he participates in. "I've been a longtime member of both the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. I'm
particularly interested in privacy issues and balancing things that would allow companies to deliver products and services that we as citizens want, while protecting our rights and data," Mr. Taffee explained. "It seems like there's always been a tension between these two things. Lately, the pendulum seems to be swinging more toward citizens giving up privacy rights or having privacy taken from them, without getting a lot in exchange." Mr. Taffee, who has a background in software development, understands the utility of license plate readers, which in essence turn a manual task into an automated, faster one. "It's a logical extension, and an important law enforcement tool," Mr. Taffee said. "But 'big data' is not well understood by anyone, really — not residents, law enforcement officials, legislators and so on. There are questions that should be addressed before we get too far down that slippery slope." It's easier to maintain privacy rather than try to get it back once it's gone, Mr. Taffee maintains. "My preference as a citizen is that we err on the side of being quite conservative as far as who shares the data and how long we keep the data." Start with a retention of something See WHO'S WATCHING, page 23
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Will drones fly the county skies? By Dave Boyce Almanac Staff Writer
here may be a time when a small airborne mechanical drone operated by a law enforcement agency flies above the heads of San Mateo County residents, but that time is not now and not in the near future, according to Mike Sena, a captain in the county Sheriff 's Office and the director of the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC). Public skepticism and unresolved legal issues are keeping these small unmanned aerial vehicles on the back burner, at best, Mr. Sena said. In April 2013, officials in Alameda County canceled plans for a drone after a public outcry — an outcry that led the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office across the bay to abandon its own request for homeland-security funds to purchase a drone, which it had hoped to make available to emergency responders. The drones in question are not on the scale of the Predator and Reaper aircraft used by the military, but square spiderlike things measuring about 2 feet on a side with rotors at each corner, similar to models sold by Sharper Image, Mr. Sena said. In explaining its reason for wanting a drone, the county didn't talk about using it as a surveillance tool. But for emergency responders, a drone could have an important and practical role, Mr. Sena said. If someone is stuck on a cliff, a drone can hover and provide a close-up view of the situation. If there's fog, a drone can hover below it and would not interfere in a complicated airspace. A drone is also significantly less expensive than a helicopter to buy and operate — important considerations for cash-strapped agencies, Mr. Sena said. Firefighters could have used a drone in San Bruno in 2010 when a gas pipeline exploded. Emergency crews did have an overhead view, but only because a
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like 30 days and see how that works, he suggested, and also start talking to other jurisdictions that have developed privacy policies and privacy rights experts as well as the community. "It's not an 'either or' kind of issue. It's a collaborative issue," he said. Mr. Taffee lives on Willow Road, not far from Facebook's headquarters. The social media company's privacy policies "seem very difficult to track and never for the betterment of the individual. So I'm concerned about social networks and online retailers like Amazon — I appreciate those things, I use them, but I'm a little nervous about how they're protecting my data and what they're using it for." As for the public sector, "that seems to get more alarming all the time, with
firefighter owned a TV streaming device and tapped into a live feed from a newshelicopter. But public support for a drone is not there. "We saw that the (opinion) for the utilizing of drones domestically is not really settled, so we decided not to pursue it," Sheriff Greg Munks said in April. "We're just going to stand down." The county's position has not changed in the interim, Undersheriff Carlos Bolanos told the Almanac recently. Agencies continue to explore the topic, however. The discussion tends to focus on capabilities, Mr. Sena said, given the small size and limited battery-powered flight time. In any case, Mr. Sena added, questions around the storage and use of drone-acquired data have not yet been answered to the satisfaction of the courts. While individual privacy rights are diminished in public places, the law is
not settled on places not normally visible to the public that can be seen from above, Mr. Sena said. In San Mateo County, a drone would be available only to officers trained to use it, Sheriff Munks said. A warrant would be necessary in all cases except search-andrescue incidents or situations involving a SWAT team, he said. When not in use, it would be locked in a warehouse along with other specialized equipment, such as jet skis, he said. This county would not have to own a drone to deploy one, however. There is a spirit and an expectation of sharing among Bay Area agencies involved with community security, Mr. Sena said. Mr. Sena and Mr. Bolanos reside in San Mateo County. Their views about unmanned vehicles in the sky above their families? "The development and policies and protection of privacy and civil liberties and civil rights are always
the concern of everyone in the public," Mr. Sena said. "Coming from that citizen's mindset, rescues need to be made. The deployment of that technology to locate my (lost or injured) relative is something that I'd want law enforcement to have." Mr. Bolanos struck a similar tone. "It depends on what the purpose (of the drone) is," he said. "Things have changed in our country since (September 11, 2001). We need to strike a balance between us feeling secure, safe, and that we still have our civil liberties. I don't think we can go one way or the other." Will the Bay Area have drones in five years? "To tell you the truth, I don't know," Mr. Sena said. "The bigger question is, how will these devices be used?" Policy decisions will be necessary, as will coordination with interest groups and the communities involved. "Nobody's working on it," he added.
regard to what the federal government is doing. All the way down to the local level, there's an impact. Let's just think this through a little bit. Let's not be contributing to this really large data set in the sky without thinking carefully about what we want to use it for," he said. Some say that as long as a person isn't doing anything wrong, they shouldn't have a problem with being watched. Mr. Taffee's response? "That's not very comforting. ... I get that, I understand that argument, but that's flipping things around in ways that are not what this country is about," he said. "This is one of those tradeoffs for living in a democratic society — we should be free from unnecessary and unasked for surveillance because that's part of being an American," he said. Menlo Park itself is grappling with those questions as the opportunity for
the police department to expand its surveillance tools arises.
that a representative of the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC), which will store the license plate data, give a presentation regarding its privacy policies before the city proceeds with drafting its own. Councilman Ray Mueller emphasized the need to have a privacy policy in place before the police department buys its own automated license plate readers. Should an agency get sued over privacy violations, the courts may consider what the expectations of privacy were. Without a policy, that can be open to interpretation, he said. Plate readers aren't the only new tools on the horizon. The police department is planning to install up to four surveillance cameras of its own, and is creating a database of existing, privately owned
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The police department plans to buy up to three mobile automated license plate readers in the near future. In the meantime, it's testing readers borrowed from other agencies while developing a privacy and data retention policy in conjunction with city staff and council members. The mobile automated license plate readers, used by East Palo Alto as well as the county and other local jurisdictions, scan and collect data from hundreds of plates a minute within a 360-degree arc. Menlo Park Police Chief Bob Jonsen said that captured data is retained within a regional database in San Francisco. Over the course of their summer meetings, council members discussed best practices for data retention, and asked
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How police automatic license plate readers work
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cameras and their locations. Chief Jonsen said three cameras will be placed somewhere along Willow Road in the Belle Haven neighborhood, but the exact locations remain to be determined. Like some members of the City Council, residents seem to want surveillance sooner rather than later in the wake of sporadic shootings in the Belle Haven neighborhood. "After every shooting, residents in the area ask about the cameras, so I want to get a few up," Chief Jonsen said. "However, the locations are not set in stone, because if we determine there are a lot of independent cameras already in the area that we can enter into the (database), then we may place our cameras somewhere else." Also, Menlo Park police officers are set to start wearing body cameras. The chief said all onduty contact with citizens will be recorded. The cameras are activated manually and will be visible to everyone, he said. The department's audio and video retention policy requires keeping all recordings for at least two and a half years, according to Chief Jonsen. The files are downloaded to a server owned
use license plate scanners, and has no plans to do so "in the near future," according to Police Chief Ed Flint. "If we needed such technology for a specific The county, Atherton purpose or investigation, we The county's Narcotics Task could borrow scanners from an Force has five license plate allied law enforcement agency," scanners, according to Lt. John he said. Munsey of the task force. The The town has security cameras Sheriff's Office makes them "employed for internal security available for checkout to other measures" at the police departagencies. ment and Town Hall, he said. It's Earlier this year, the county considering installing security attempted to add a drone air- cameras in Holbrook-Palmer Park as well. "No decision has been made 'Lately, the pendulum seems as yet, and we would likely seek council to be swinging more toward most approval" before movcitizens giving up privacy ing ahead with such plans, he said. rights or having privacy by the city, with no access available to third parties. Parties involved in the recordings may view the files upon request.
taken from them, without getting a lot in exchange.'
Representatives from NCRIC will make a presentation to the Menlo STEVE TAFFEE, MEMBER, MPPD CITIZENS ADVISORY GROUP Park City Council on Sept. 24 to answer questions about data sharing craft to its tools for operations and retention. According to such as search-and-rescue, but NCRIC, data collected by Menlo that plan fizzled. (See separate Park may be shared with other agencies without first notifying story.) The county Office of Emer- the local police department. The regional agency is one of gency Services is hoping to place permanent license plate more than 70 centers nationreaders on freeway entrances wide affiliated with the National to the county, and a grant was Fusion Center, which is under approved to pay for them. But the auspices of the Department because of logistical consider- of Homeland Security. NCRIC Privacy Officer Hugh ations, that plan may be delayed Cotton told the Almanac that or suspended. The town of Atherton doesn't license plate data stored by
3) A computer reads the plate characters 1) Infrared cameras are attached magnetically to the body of the patrol car. and compares them with crime databases. 2) Cameras scan plates on passing cars from both directions, up to 150 mph, day or night.
the center can be shared with authorized law enforcement or public safety officials with proper authority, for authorized purposes, or as otherwise authorized by source agencies. Menlo Park's data could be accessed without notification to the city, he said, but requests for data are logged in detail and audited to ensure the information is used appropriately. NCRIC also partners with private-sector companies classified as part of "critical infrastructure." In situations where "reasonable evidence" suggests the companies are potential targets of terrorist attacks or criminal activity, license plate data may be shared with them, according to Mr. Cotton. He said categories of companies considered as critical infrastructure include chemical, communications, commercial facilities, energy, defense, manufacturing and financial. These private-sector companies don't have direct access
Archie Nolan Sharp Archie was a tax adviser to his many loyal clients who returned year after year for his shrewd advice, trustworthiness, and thorough attention to detail. Throughout his professional life, Archie exhibited a lifelong love of learning, earning a number of certificates and licenses through additional coursework at local institutions such as the University of California, College of San Mateo, and Stanford. Archie was active in a wide variety of local organizations including the Free Masons and American Legion. He treasured his time coaching and volunteering in a variety of capacities in youth sports, coaching his son and grandsons in local Babe Ruth and Little League teams in Menlo Park and Palo Alto. He remained an avid fan and supporter of his grandchildren, attending their events throughout their lives right up until his passing. He is survived by his daughter, Janis and her husband David of Menlo Park; his son, Gary of Palo Alto; and three grandchildren, Justin, Emma, and Kevin. Memorial service was held at Alta Mesa Cemetery in Palo Alto on Friday September 20th.
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to or contribute to the license plate data. "Except as noted above with regard to critical infrastructure, NCRIC will not share NCRIC or partner agency (license plate data) with commercial or other private entities or individuals," he said. Participating agencies can set their own retention period, up to a maximum of one year. Once the retention period expires, Mr. Cotton said the data is deleted in such a way that it cannot be retrieved at a later date. A false choice
Now a Santa Clara County supervisor, Joe Simitian said in an interview with the Almanac that all too often "we're presented with a false choice between privacy and public safety, and that's simply not the case. Unfortunately, with public safety advocates, privacy is too often an afterthought." Although his 2012 bill tried to put boundaries on some of the free-for-all data collecting now
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The District Board of West Bay Sanitary District finds and determines as follows: A. This Resolution of Intention is adopted pursuant to the District's "Zone Master Annexation Resolution" ("ZOMAR"), which was adopted by the District Board August 12, 1996. The provisions of ZOMAR are incorporated by reference into this Resolution of Intention. B. The District has received an application to annex a parcel of real property (the "Parcel") to the District's On-Site Wastewater Disposal Zone (the "Zone"). The Parcel is described in Exhibit "A" attached to this Resolution of Intention and the description contained in the Exhibits are incorporated by reference. The name and address of the applicants and the number, type, volume and location of on-site wastewater disposal systems which are proposed to operate on the parcels to be annexed are described in Exhibit "B" attached to this Resolution of Intention and the information contained in the Exhibit are incorporated by reference. C. The applicants have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the District Board that the Parcel constitutes "real property" for the purposes of Section 2(b) of ZOMAR in that: X
All of the conditions described in Subsections i., ii., iii., iv. and v. of ZOMAR Section 2(b) are satisfied; or Other conditions exist which demonstrate that the Parcel will benefit directly or indirectly from the activities of the Zone. If applicable, those conditions are also set forth in Exhibit "B" and are incorporated by reference.
All of the conditions and requirements of ZOMAR Sections 2(a), 2(c), 2(d) and 2(e) have been fully satisfied.
In consideration of the foregoing findings and determinations, IT IS RESOLVED by the District Board as follows: 1. It is the intention of the District Board to annex the Parcel to the Zone pursuant to the provisions of ZOMAR and applicable provisions of law. 2. In conjunction with a meeting of the District Board to be duly and regularly called and conducted, the Board will conduct a Public Hearing for the purpose of considering all matters pertaining to this Resolution of Intention. The time, date and place of the Public Hearing are: Date: Time: Place:
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At the Public Hearing, all interested persons will be heard. 3. This Resolution of Intention shall be published and copies shall be delivered to the persons and entities as specified in ZOMAR Section 2(e)(i.). 4. A true copy of this Resolution of Intention shall promptly be filed for record in the office of the County Recorder of the County of San Mateo. 5. The District Manager shall cause the matters set forth in Sections 3 and 4 of this Resolution of Intention to be completed as directed. EXHIBIT "B" WEST BAY SANITARY DISTRICT ANNEXATION INTO THE ON-SITE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL ZONE 15 SAUSAL DRIVE, PORTOLA VALLEY
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Many of Mr. Simitian's concerns are echoed by the ACLU. The organization has taken a strong stance on privacy issues derived from automated license plate readers, saying that the systems create concerns that don't exist with manual procedures: The system can keep all of the captured information on file, and since information about thousands of vehicles is captured each day, that can produce detailed records of the
movements of far more people than a manual method could. In its report from last summer, "You Are Being Tracked," the ACLU noted that "federal funding has fueled the spread of license plate readers among state and local law enforcement agencies." Of concern to the organization is that some federal agencies also maintain networks of license plate readers, and "engage in data-sharing on a national level. "Unfortunately too little is known about how the federal government uses license plate data." Requests filed under the Freedom of Information Act seeking that information from federal agencies have been largely met with silence, and the ACLU has filed a federal lawsuit to force the agencies to respond, it reports. Attorney Chris Conley, whose work with ACLU Northern California focuses on privacy and technology, said the systems pose a risk because they can allow law enforcement to build a comprehensive record of an individualís location that can reveal sensitive information, such as health issues or political or religious activities. "These issues are exacerbated if information from (license plate readers) is shared with other agencies or combined with other data sources to build an even more detailed record of innocent Californians' legitimate and even constitutionally protected activities," he told the Almanac. From the ACLU's perspective, the best practice is to keep the data for as short a period as possible. Tiburon, for example, retains it for only 30 days unless the data is relevant to an active criminal investigation. "In many cases, (the) data does not need to be retained at all; (a license plate reader) system can be used to watch for vehicles listed as stolen or subject to an Amber Alert without retaining any information about other cars," Mr. Conley said. The law enforcement value of old records is "extremely low," while keeping that information presents an ongoing privacy risk to individuals. In addition, policies need to clearly and strictly limit access to the data to the context of a specific criminal investigation, he said. Go to aclu.org/alpr to read the ACLU's report on license plate readers, "You Are Being Tracked."
possible with license plate scanners, he's never been opposed to the scanners, he said. "They can be a valuable function. But if you need to use the technology, you need to ask the questions ... such as: Who has access (to the information)? Who is monitoring to make sure it's not abused? How long is the information retained?" What about the argument that one should have no expectation of privacy in a public space? It's one thing to believe that, Mr. Simitian said, "but it's another thing to have so much data about you accumulated over time (that is) revealing so much more than anyone should expect (to be revealed)." Abuse of the data collected by license plate readers is also a concern. "No matter how good an organization it is (that's in charge of the program) ... there'll always be a few bad apples," he said. "You've got to design your system around that." He gave an example of a person with access to the data tracking the moves of an estranged spouse or other potentially vulnerable person. "Your daily movements do provide a road map to your personal life," he said, adding that abuse of the system could result in stalking, safety threats, and just plain embarrassment. Mr. Simitian said there's a need to look at not just individual programs like license plate readers, but at the bigger picture. At this point in our country, he said, our emails can be read by government, "every single piece of mail you pop in the mailbox is photographed on both sides" and the information can be accessed by a government agency without a warrant, the use of radio frequency identification is proliferating, and there's a "growing use of surveillance cameras both public and private. "You have to look at the totality of the data to appreciate why the argument that there (can be) no expectation of privacy doesn't hold together. You connect enough of the dots and that's a line."
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1VCMJD/PUJDFT 995 Fictitious Name Statement AW COLLISION OF SERRAMONTE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 257341 The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: AW Collision of Serramonte, located at 435 Serramonte Blvd., Colma, CA 94024; Mail Address: 1729 Juction Ave., San Jose, CA 95112. Is (Are) hereby registered by the following owner(s): M1 AUTO COLLISION CENTERS California San Jose, CA 95112 This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on 08/01/2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on August 26, 2013. (ALM Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2013) CoreWoodCafÊ FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 257378 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: CoreWoodCafÊ, located at 353 Encina Avenue, Redwood City, CA 94061, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): LUIS A. CORADO 2263 Park Blvd. Palo Alto, CA 94306 JORGE M. RECINOS 353 Encina Avenue Redwood City, CA 94061 This business is conducted by: A General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on August 27, 2013. (ALM Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2013) MIA MAYCROFT INVESTIGATION AGENCY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 257387 The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1.) MIA, 2.) Maycroft Investigation Agency, located at 801 American Street Ste. F, San Carlos CA 94070, San Mateo County. Is (Are) hereby registered by the following owner(s): JANINE O'GORMAN 1644 Belmont Ave. San Carlos, CA 94070 This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 01/01/2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on August 27, 2013. (ALM Sept. 11, 18, 25, Oct. 2, 2013) FENZI DOG SPORTS ACADEMY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 257526 The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fenzi Dog Sports Academy, located at 937 Canada Road, Woodside, CA 94062, USA. Is (Are) hereby registered by the following owner(s): CAMMILLO F FENZI 937 Canada Road Woodside, CA 94062 DENISE L FENZI 937 Canada Road Woodside, CA 94062 This business is conducted by: Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact
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997 All Other Legals ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO Case No.: CIV523251 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: SHUI FONG SHUM filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: SHUI FONG SHUM to MARGARET S. SHEN. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: October 8, 2013, 9:00 a.m., Dept.: PJ, Room: 2J, of the Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo, located at 400 County Center, Redwood City, CA 94063. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: THE ALMANAC Date: August 13, 2013 /s/ Robert D. Foiles JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (ALM Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2013)
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Isolation precautions
Isolation precautions create barriers between people and germs. They are taken to help prevent the spread of germs in the hospital.
Anybody who visits a hospital patient who has an isolation sign outside their door should stop at the nurses' station before entering the patient's room. The number of visitors and staff who enter the patient's room should be limited.
Different types of isolation precautions protect against different types of germs.
Standard Precautions
You should follow standard precautions with all patients.
When you are close to, or are handling, blood, body fluid, body tissues, mucous membranes, or areas of open skin, you must use personal protective equipment, depending on the anticipated exposure, such as:
- Gloves
- Mask and goggles
- Apron, gown, and shoe covers
It is also important to properly clean up afterward.
Transmission-based Precautions
Transmission-based precautions are extra steps to follow for illnesses that are caused by certain germs. Standard precautions and these extra precautions will both need to be followed. Some infections require more than one type of transmission-based precaution.
Start following transmission-based precautions when the illness is first suspected. Stop them only when the illness has been treated or ruled-out and the room has been cleaned.
Patients should stay in their rooms as much as possible while these precautions are in place. They may need to wear a mask when they leave their room.
Airborne precautionsmay be needed for germs that are so small they can float in the air and travel long distances.
- Airborne precautions help keep staff, visitors, and other patients from breathing in these germs and getting sick.
- These germs include chicken pox, measles, and active tuberculosis (TB).
- Patients who have these germs should be in a special room where the air is gently sucked out. This is called a negative pressure room.
- Everyone who goes into the room should put on a respirator mask that fits well before they enter the room.
Contact precautionsmay be needed for germs that are spread by touching.
- Everyone who enters the room who may touch the patient or objects in the room should wear a gown and gloves.
- These precautions help keep staff and visitors from spreading the germs after touching a patient or an object the patient has touched.
- Some of the germs that contact precautions protect us from areC. difficileand norovirus, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). These germs can cause serious infection in the intestines.
Droplet precautions are usedto prevent contact with mucus and other secretions from the nose and sinuses, throat, airways, and lungs.
- When a patient talks, sneezes, or coughs, droplets that contain germs can travel about 3 feet.
- Illnesses that require droplet precautions include influenza (flu), pertussis (whooping cough), and mumps.
- Everyone who goes into the room should wear a surgical mask.
Siegel JD, Rhinehart E, Jackson M, Chiarello L, and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee,2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings.
Review Date: 2/26/2012
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.

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Artists in Action #630
Ingmar Bergman gazes into the jaws of Hollywood's future.
|your thoughts:
7 comments:
- swac said...
Dang, a repost! Lemme find something else...
- February 12, 2011 9:20 AM
- swac said...
Actually, this photo appeared on here nearly 4 years ago in a cropped version (on the occasion of the auteur's passing), so I'll leave it up, unless someone objects.
- February 12, 2011 9:29 AM
- Greg said...
I object! How dare you put up a... nah, just kidding. I mean, four years ago. As long as they're more than a year apart, who's going to care?
- February 12, 2011 5:23 PM
- Christopher said...
hmmmm Wild Jawberries
- February 13, 2011 2:53 AM
- swac said...
Ingmar had nothing to fear, the shark was quite full after eating its seventh seal.
- February 13, 2011 10:47 AM
- estiv said...
When (cinematic, aesthetic, ethical) worlds collide.
The shark was quite full after eating its seventh seal.
swac, you are my hero, at least for today.
- February 13, 2011 6:45 PM
- Fred said...
Since it seems Bergman has had a longer influence on cinema than Jaws, is it safe to say the shark jumped the Swede?
- February 13, 2011 9:57 PM


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 9/9/2013 (1413 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Coun. Harvey Smith has provided yet one more example why city councillors have too much discretionary money to spend.
The councillor says he spent $1,600 of taxpayers' money to erect a series of street signs in back lanes in his inner-city ward last month to draw attention to their poor condition. The signs were named after the mayor and six other members of executive policy committee.
Coun. Smith says the expenditure was advertising, which is allowed under the terms of council's ward representation allowance, which this year rose to $114,000 from $74,000. In fact, the signs were just a political gimmick that probably played well in his ward, but which should not be funded by taxpayers.
Mr. Smith says he has referred the expenditure to council's governance committee, of which he is a member, for adjudication, but the committee has no authority to overturn expenses under $5,000. Ultimately, it will be up to the city auditor to pass judgment on the expense, but the councillor should do the right thing and cover it out of his own pocket.
Coun. Grant Nordman, council speaker and chairman of the governance committee, says he will be recommending more stringent regulations on how councillors can spend their cash. He said the increase in funding was intended for research, policy development and better staff, but many councillors have found other purposes, including doling out generous grants to community groups.
Council should rescind the increase in their ward budgets until a third party reviews the process and determines what they really need to serve the public. This should also be done before next year's fall election, so the public can cast the final vote on the subject.


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Every wonder what your favorite characters sounded like other than Japanese? Well I have compiled some clips from the original dub, english dub, european spanish dub and the french dub. First clip is the first meeting of grimmjow
Hollow ichigo vs Byakuya
I have said many times in the past how much more cursing there is in the dub. Here is some funny clips from season 2 the best line from orihime ever...extreme makeover!The really bad stuff is more towards the end. plus a comparison on the english sub and dub of grimmjow's release, personally I prefer the dub because David Vincent screams and laughs a lot better than Junichi Sawabe, Junichi voice sounds strained whenever he laughs and screams it sounds really unnatural and not in a good way. and also a comparison of the laugh from when he kills luppi.
Tell me what you think.--Lemursrule 14:45, July 17, 2010 (UTC)
Please note some videos removed as they no longer worked ~~Ууp <talk> 22:35, March 21, 2013 (UTC)


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Women and Children FIRST
A Program for Women, Pregnant Women, and Women with Children
On October 18, 2011 FIRST at Blue Ridge, Inc. received State licensure for its 65 bed Women and Children FIRST Program. This program is housed in a 13,000 sq. ft. 2 story building which has been undergoing extensive renovation and upgrading for the past two years in preparation for this opening. Much of the renovation was conducted by residents as part of their vocational and work ethics training.
The Women and Children FIRST program is housed on FIRST's campus in Ridgecrest, just East of Asheville on I-40 which already houses their 85 bed men's treatment program, a 20 bed program for Veterans and 25 transitional housing beds.
The Women and Children FIRST program will have the ability to house substance using women, pregnant women and women with children. Ten beds are allocated for women Veterans through the VA. Although named Women and Children FIRST, it will not be a requirement of the program to be pregnant or to have children to participate in this program but for those who do, the target population will be women who have custody of their children, those who are attempting to regain custody, domestic violence victims, formally incarcerated women, pregnant women and all other women who suffer from substance abuse. For those that enter pregnant, pre-natal services will be provided by local health care providers and upon delivery, mother and child will return to the facility for treatment.
The goal of this program is to offer women, who are historically the most difficult population to admit to treatment, a safe, supportive and nurturing treatment environment. The end result being the rebuilding of families, economic self sufficiency resulting in decreased to no dependence upon the welfare system, housing stability and adequate income support. Children's health care needs will be provided by Medicaid or through North Carolina Health Choice for those who meet eligibility requirements.
Participants will receive individual and group sessions regarding their substance use issues, along with case management, life skills, anger management, parenting skills, and relapse prevention. Evidence based practices such as The Matrix Model, Motivational Interviewing Techniques, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavior Modification, The Recovering Woman, Seeking Safety and others are the mainstays of the program. Active participation in AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) and NA (Narcotics Anonymous) is mandatory.
FIRST also offers a short term 7, 14, 30, 60 and 90 day intensive residential treatment experience for those women who cannot commit to long-term treatment due to employment, educational, or family responsibilities or for those who have specific legal issues such as DUI's, requiring treatment. The short term program is "fee for service" but is highly affordable and payment plans can be arranged.


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Homeschooling in Kentucky
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|Notify the local board of education of students in attendance within two weeks of the start of the school year.
|Maintain an attendance register and scholarship reports, which may be open to inspection.
|Subjects required include reading, writing, spelling, grammar, history, mathematics and civics, to be taught in English.
|Compulsory Attendance:
|Applies to children between the ages of 6 and 16. An unmarried child between the ages of 16 and 18, who has not graduated high school, may withdraw with written permission.
|Source of Law:
|Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated, Section 159.010 et. Seq.
|This is not intended to be legal advice and is offered only as an educational service for visitors to www.Home-School-Inc.com and www.HomeSchoolLegal.com. It is not a substitute for competent legal advice. Requirements may change at any time, and interpretations of the law and regulations can differ. Consult a legal services provider and a local homeschooling support group for more specific information.


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Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, Democrats in Congress are still setting up roadblocks to prevent a budget for this fiscal year. Trying to conceal reckless spending, the liberal majority in the last Congress refused to pass a budget, threatening jobs.
Rather than mortgaging the future like the previous Congress, House Republicans sent a commonsense budget to the Senate 47 days ago. This plan limits spending in order to promote job growth. Now we have liberals in the Senate refusing to pass the budget. This is failed leadership.
Democrats in Washington are out of touch with everyday Americans and would rather play the blame game than offer real solutions. The liberal House majority last year failed to pass a budget. The new conservative House passed a budget, but the liberal Senate majority has failed to pass a budget.
Liberals are clearly risking government shutdown.
In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 317830:MV82MzM5OTFfOTY2MDU1MV83MTlBNkY0RQ==] [quote:Anonymous Coward 377834] Do people actually believe this CRAP? This is my current fave conspiracy and [b]I'm surprised just how many people really do think something is going to happen Tuesday.[/b] I agree, So many people believe this.....?? [/quote] I think its more of a hope, and wish for me, but lots of doubt. [/quote]
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Blossom Goodchild New Channelling - October 11th about 10/14.
BG: Well, it's almost time my friends and the world waits it seems, for this next communication with you. It still seems so unreal … and I, out of everyone should feel the reality should I not? Yet I can't. Thousands and thousands know now of your coming (whether they believe you or not) and yet , even for those of us that are prepared , we simply do not know what to assume or visualise. Its like waiting to have a baby, except at least with that you know what to expect … a baby!!! … with you guys, we just don't know what you are going to surprise us with. And I guess too, there are so many people that still don't know about it and are carrying on talking about next week as if it's just another week. It's been a LLLLOOOONNNGGG LLLOOONNNGGG week down here… whats cooking up there?
GFL: You would be surprised!
BG: No doubt!
GFL: Indeed we are in position and generally taking care of rescourses. May we say that in preparation we have underestimated the LOVE and anticipation that is being sent to us. Your word is 'phenominal' is it not? We choose to say that we shall become a phenominal phenonima! It has indeed been a long period of waiting for us also … eons of your time. Yet we are aware of the controversy that is taking place and of the complete sham that is overshadowing your beloved planet. Be of great aprehension regarding what the media shall be asked to disclose in the beginning days. We are secure in the knowledge that there are those in place on your earth that are ready to begin their dreams. They shall know exactly what to do . They have been awaitng their entire lives to be of service in this way. We wish all souls to understand this. We have not suddennly just decided to drop in for a cup of tea unannounced. This is why we asked you Blossom, to release our message to the world as you did. It was of upmost importance that your planet was aware in advance of our coming. Otherwise, the shock may have been too great. Also it has allowed souls to prepare for this historic encounter.
Dear souls of planet earth … let it be known that we have longed for this unity. Do you see how this shall change the darkness within your stratosphere into the Golden Race? This is how you shall become known.
The Golden Race.
This coming into your skies is the beginning of The New Dawn … in to The New World that has been prophesied in your past days.
Allow your hearts and minds … allow your very being to ascend into a vibration that resonates with the TRUTH of your soul.
Until you experience it for yourselves you will not be able to accept that of which we speak. Yet we say to you, when you accept it, you shall never again feel the darker times that have swamped the very air in which you have had to breathe. There shall be freshness within all things. Your days will 'feel' different. Your purpose shall be introduced to the self and each shall desire to go about their future days in a very different way from the way you are displaying now.
This is why we say to you 'BE OF JOY! The minute your eyes look upon the wonderous sight that we offer, the soul shall remember who it is. How can it be anything other than immense joy? Share your knowledge with those in despair. They simply are in a place of deep sleep. Help them to awake with tender words and actions, for indeed they shall be in great need.
BG: I think everyone is expecting the biggest part of the jigsaw … (i.e., rainbows, diamonds etc) after all, aren't there only two pieces left? Today and tomorrow's communication...?
GFL: In Truth the puzzle is almost complete. It leaves only the one space for it to show the fullness of itself … and we shall fill that space when we appear in your skies on the 14th day of the 10th month in the year 2008. Whereby we shall prove once and for all that we come in PEACE and LOVE.
BG: And there shall be no one more relieved than I and that's a fact !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GFL: Dearest soul …
BG: Oh oh! I can feel the tears coming straight away … yes? I can sort of feel what you are about to say and feel a bit reluctant from the 'ego' point of view, and yet … how can I refuse you at this juncture ?
GFL: On behalf of The Federation Of Light we thank you for your part in this procedure. We smile with your humour for we know we could not have done it without you.
BG: Or I, without you … clearly! You KNOW you are most welcome on one level, but I am sure you know it's been a ride that I wouldn't necessarily put my hand up for again!! I look out the window and the world keeps turning. How will it be when I look out this same window next week?
GFL: It will be that you see a beauty that you have not seen before as you look through the eyes of one who has experienced and been an integral part of the way forward into the LIGHT OF LOVE … as those from planet earth join us … The Federation Of Light … on our journey home.
BG: Nicely said my friends. We welcome you with open arms. Many, many of us. I think I speak for perhaps millions when I say THANKYOU for the LOVE you have shown us, and …
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Bontoc Museum
Bontoc Museum Bontoc Museum was founded by a Belgium sister in an aim to preserve a varied collection of authentic artifacts and photos reflecting the culture of the mountain tribes, the Ifugao people.
The Museum's architectural design is structured in a way that resembles an Ifugao house. The museum features a collection of quite a number of interesting artifacts and archeological objects excavated inside cordillera caves. At the back of the museum is an imitation of a typical Ifugao village. It shows different types of houses with different purposes. Visitors can enter the houses and view the furniture and know its uses. The museum also contains photographs of headhunting victims and zealous American missionaries trying to persuade incredulous warriors to hoose the path of righteousness.
The museum is near the plaza and basketball court. Entrance fee is only 40 pesos.
Bontoc Museum (accessed on September 13, 2007).
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The cases that follow represent a sample of those decided regularly by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD). The areas covered are sexual harassment, handicap discrimination, age discrimination, race discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination, retaliation, and gender discrimination. The cases are deemed by Mayer, Antonellis, Jachowicz & Haranas, LLP to be representative of certain principles of law that all employers should be aware of. Though this list does not illustrate every relevant issue for employers, it highlights the types of difficult situations they can find themselves in when they do not have a firm grasp of what anti-discrimination laws require and how the MCAD views discrimination issues.
Following the title of each MCAD case that follows, there appears a brief summary of the case holing and an editorial comment on its perceived significance to employers. Readers should remember that all cases are decided on their own particular circumstances. These cases do not and cannot predict what will happen in any given situation. They do, however, highlight problems experienced by Massachusetts employers and suggest ways for others to avoid the same pitfalls.
O'Connor Constructors v. MCAD (2008)
After an employee complained about racially offensive remarks on a construction job site, the employer investigated. It did not, however, follow up with the complainant before concluding the investigation, nor did it discipline the alleged offender. Instead, it reassigned him to work with the complainant party, who consequently packed his tools and left a job he "loved" and that paid him good money. The MCAD awarded the employee $50,000 in emotional distress damages, assessed a $10,000 civil penalty against the employer, and ordered the company to train its managers and supervisors on discrimination law.
This case illustrates the importance of understanding the potential effects of job discrimination and maintaining/implementing an effective investigative and disciplinary policy. Underestimating the depth of emotional injury that such misconduct often causes can be costly.
City of Boston v. MCAD (2009)
The Massachusetts Appeals Court here reinstated a Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination award of $195,000 in emotional distress damages to a victim of handicap discrimination. The employer also paid $127,000 in lost wages and a $10,000 civil penalty for failing to accommodate the employee's foot ailment, which prevented her from standing for long periods of time. The huge emotional distress award was reinstated after a lower court judge had reduced it based on the employee's long history of non-work mental stressors. The Appeals Court concluded that, though a different fact finder might have viewed the employee's emotional distress differently, the MCAD's valuation was supported by the record and could not be disturbed on appeal.
This case illustrates the broad discretion in the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and other fact finders to award emotional damages as they deem appropriate, even where no medical professional testifies about the injury. It also demonstrates that unintentional conduct can lead to large MCAD awards when employees do not understand the legal implications of their actions. Employers should note that $195,000 award here (as in other cases) substantially understates the size of the actual payout by the employer, since this case was filed in 1997. Statutory 12% interest is generally applied to final judgments like this one.
Bridges v. ABCC (2008)
In this job application case, the minority complainant was awarded $25,000 in emotional distress damages after he applied for a job, was put through a difficult hiring process, and was misled about jobs that were available to him. The damages were awarded despite the complainant's history of other emotional issues.
This case illustrates the importance of understanding what employers can and cannot do during the hiring process, including the types of questions they can and can't ask. It also demonstrates the MCAD's willingness to award damages for emotional distress when it believes an employer acted offensively and/or unfairly to a worker or job applicant. It is noteworthy that the hearing officer originally awarded $50,000, an amount later reduced to $25,000.
Stephan v. SPS New England, Inc. (2008)
In this handicap discrimination case, a fired employee received $371,000 in back pay damages. After an appeal that remanded this figure for reconsideration by the Commission, the employer submitted evidence that the employee really lost only $88,000. Still, the MCAD hearing officer reissued the $371,000 award, holding that it was justified by the record.
This case demonstrates the importance of understanding what is at stake in a discrimination case. Here, the employer appears to have failed to properly evaluate and submit evidence concerning damages, perhaps because it did not appreciate the risks it faced at trial. Employers who make this error as to any aspect of a discrimination case can place themselves at high risk of large awards that get increased by 12% statutory interest and the costs of lawyers for both sides of the proceeding.
By Attorney Jack K. Merrill – Framingham, MA Employment Lawyer
Attorney Jack K. Merrill is a Massachusetts employment lawyer and specializes in employment law and civil litigation. He counsels small businesses and individuals on discrimination cases and other employment related legal matters.
With law offices in Framingham, MA and Milford, MA, our employment law lawyers provide legal services to individuals and businesses throughout the Boston metro west and Worcester county region including Ashland, Dedham, Framingham, Franklin, Hopkinton, Maynard, Marlborough, Milford, Natick, Needham, Newton, Shrewsbury, Sudbury, Waltham, and Worcester, Massachusetts.


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Bored of hanging out with his straight friends, Russell (Cullen) heads out alone and on the pull on a Friday night. He meets the handsome Glen (New) in a club and the pair embark on a weekend together that slowly changes them both.
A lot can happen in one night - think After Hours or Before Sunrise. For the protagonists of Weekend, Russell (Tom Cullen) and Glen (Chris New), a casual pick-up in a club evolves into 48 hours of introspection, revelation and soul-searching fuelled by drink, drugs and sex. Glen is the hedonistic commitment-phobe, Russell the more introverted of the pair. Both are damaged goods, each seeking something the other might provide. In what is essentially a two-hander, the leads are especially good — a veneer of bravado and indifference concealing respective emotional cracks — as they both fall falteringly for the other. Even if the third act does stutter, the moments of unwanted longing and need are expertly captured, their final moments together conveying the very real impact of what it sometimes is to say goodbye.
Terrific low-key turns from the two leads inject their growing bond with genuine emotion, making this a love story that will get under the skin of romantics everywhere.