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Photo gallery: Dogs enjoy new play area at Upland Animal Shelter
With just over a year of existence under their belts, the Friends of Upland Animal Shelter have already made a significant impact and hope to continue.
The group, formed by shelter volunteers, has raised much-needed funds for the shelter and volunteered their time getting animals adopted.
"We're all well aware the city's financial situation, so that's the main point to make is we're aware of that and looking for ways to help minimize the cost to the city coffers by doing what we can to raise funds for the animal shelter," said Andy Peterson, a volunteer with Friends.
Since its formation the group has helped with pet adoptions and fundraisers both at the shelter and at several outside events, including one recently in Irvine and at the Upland Christmas Parade.
The group helped finance Upland Eagle Scout Tyler Garcia's project building a dog exercise yard in the back of the shelter.
They have also donated extra cat cages for the shelter to use during their kitten season.
"They've been tremendous," said Upland Animal Services Supervisor Jon Knowlton.
"They help with the adoptions events, and they help tremendously with sponsoring adoptions during special events and so forth," Knowlton said.
Friends' most recent project is researching opening a thrift store in the city.
The proceeds would go to the shelter.
The group got the idea for the store from the Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center in Riverside, which operates a thrift store.
"So we were thinking it might be a good way for us to raise funds to benefit the shelter and shelter animals," Peterson said.
The Shelter holds an annual yard sale with donations from the community. Last year's sale made more than $9,000.
"Those have always turned out really well," Peterson said. "We get pretty significant donations from the community. We're thinking maybe we should try doing that on an ongoing basis and see how it works out."
Friends volunteers are gaining some retail experience through the shelter's own store, which is now being operated by the volunteers.
"Friends are taking it over to help out to help run it because it hasn't done very well up to now," Knowlton said. "But, a thrift store could prove very beneficial to the shelter."
Peterson said much of the Friends' time is spent volunteering at the shelter and during events.
The group also has some projects they would like to move forward on when they get more funds, such as replacing the cat condos at the shelter.
"We get very positive feedback overall. I think there's always room to grow," he said. "We're still very young. We have a lot of ideas we want to work on, but especially things like membership growth and membership drives."
For more information on Friends of Upland Animal Shelter visit their Facebook page.
Contact Sandra via email, by phone at 909-483-8555, or on Twitter @UplandNow.


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Interviews Menu
An Exclusive Interview
with Law Wing-cheong
(Part I)
Please welcome our first guest this year, director Law Wing-cheong. To those who are familiar with Johnnie To's films, director Law should not be a stranger. Having worked in most of the recent To's films as the associate director, including the award winning
, Law is a long-time collaborator with Johnnie To. This time, the two paired up again, with Law as the director and To as the producer, together they produced a movie adaptation of a novel titled
2 Become 1
, a drama about breast cancer. We are glad to have the opportunity to talk to director Law. In this interview, not only did he talk about his latest film, he was also generous to share his filmmaking experience as an editor and also some anecdotes of his collaborations with Johnnie To.
Special thanks to Media Asia for making this interview possible.
Please enjoy the interview!
* The interview was originally conducted in Cantonese.
Who is Law Wing-cheong?
A seasoned film editor in Hong Kong who has worked in director Johnnie To's recent films, Law Wing-cheong was a two-time Best Editing nominee at the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards, for his acclaimed works in To's
Running on Karma
. Law also got his directing debut with a segment in the horror omnibus
Ghost Office
, followed by the cat-and-mouse thriller
Running out of Time 2
which earned him the Best Editing kudos at the 39th Taiwan Golden Horse Awards.
Source: Media Asia
2 Become 1
: As we know,
2 Become 1
was adapted from a novel. Why would you want to adapt it?
: My company bought the right of the novel and from that on, we began to develop the story. Looking back at the novel, one may notice that it is actually a diary of the author Xi Xi. It is about how she has found out that she has breast cancer, and her medical treatments following that, while our film is little different. It centers on a young and contemporary woman who is diagnosed of breast cancer. After she realizes her illness, she has to tackle with it and makes decision on whether she should receive the operation.
: Were you moved by the emotional conflict of the character in the original novel?
: I think the disease (breast cancer) struck me quite a bit. Through the research on this subject, we discovered that even though nowadays more and more women are aware of this disease, they do not actually know too well about its symptoms, or whether they should receive an operation for that or not. I believe we could deliver some accurate information to the audiences through our movie, and let them know how to handle such a situation. Like, perhaps we all know that an operation is necessary, but what is the process in between? That's what we would like to cover.
: The original title of the novel in Chinese is
Mourning the Breasts
, which is also the preliminary film title. Why would you want to change it to
Perfect Match
(Chinese title)?
: It is related to the story of the film. The subject itself is already very miserable, and so we do not want the title to sound too heavy or pessimistic. We know that the title
Perfect Match
may contain some implications of romance, but if you take a look at the story in general, you would find out that romance is not the focus at all, it is about Miriam's struggle with the breast cancer after all.
: While Hong Kong people are usually labeled as open-minded, Hong Kong is nevertheless a traditional Chinese society. Topics like sex or breasts are very often paralleled to vulgarism. How would you avoid this misconception?
: Starting from the first day of the promotions, we have already stated clearly that the story is about a woman (Miriam Yeung) struggling with breast cancer, and it is what the movie wants to convey. In the movie, we try our best to present some factual information on the treatment of breast cancer. We hope that it can bring some relief to those who care about this disease. For instance, we want the female audiences to learn that it does not necessarily mean a breast cancer patient must cut off her entire breast. From our research, we got to know that an entire cut off of the breast is not common among breast cancer patients, unless the condition is totally uncontrollable.
: As we all know, the author of the original novel is female. So as a male director, how would you interpret her writings?
: Personally, I do not think the male perspective is very different from that of the female. No matter men or women, both are human being, it is that simple. Nevertheless, during our creative process, we certainly surveyed a lot of women, asking them how they would react if they know that they have breast cancer. And based on all of these opinions and comments, we slowly built up the story.
: Can you tell us some of your experience working with the scriptwriter Ivy Ho?
: After Ivy Ho wrote the first draft of the story, we realized that we had had very different point of views, and so we found another scriptwriter Fung Chi-keung to continue the scriptwriting process. I think it is perhaps not that appropriate to use the word "adaptation". It is because the original novel doesn't really have a complete story, it is rather just some diary-structured writings. Therefore, when we were working on the script of the movie, we had to conceive a brand new story. Another difference from the original is the age of the protagonist. When Xi Xi wrote her novel, she was already a 50~60 year-old retired teacher, but the lead character of our film is a 30 year-old working class woman. Therefore, you can say that the only element we borrowed from the original is the treatment of breast cancer, while the original story of the movie was written by Ivy Ho.
: Talking about the actors, Miriam Yeung and Richie Ren have been working together many times before. So how would you make them look refreshing to the audiences?
: I didn't ask Miriam to specifically change her style this time. But as you know, her role is different from most of her crazy and bombastic comedy characters in the past, and so I expected her to do something different. The most important thing I demanded from her is a more natural and daily life approach in acting. I believe her experience as a nurse did help her a lot.
: Another actor we wanted to ask about his Justin Lo. Being a popular singer, this film does mark his film acting debut. How would you rate his performance?
: He was very hardworking. We picked him because he was a good fit for the role of a shy and passive young man who is good at singing. His popularity was not a criterion because he was not that popular yet at the time when we were casting the actors. By the way, I would also like to appreciate him for composing and singing two of the songs in the movie.
: What kind of help did Johnnie To offer as a producer?
: He gave me a lot of freedom to make this movie. It is because he understood that if he interfered too much, it would become his movie instead of mine. So when I got an idea I liked, I would first write it out and present to him, and then he would offer his feedbacks, and from there we would begin the discussions. In that way, I just felt I got more freedom to do what I preferred.
: Ok, what about the box office expectation?
: It is probably hard to talk about the expectation. When I was making the movie, what I only made clear was to do something I enjoyed. That's what I told my actors too, the most important thing is to understand what I, as the director, wanted. It is because it is very hard to satisfy every audience. For instance, if there are ten audiences out there, it is impossible to satisfy everyone of them, and if you really could do it, then the movie would not retain your own style anymore.
In part II of the interview, director Law Wing-cheong talks about his experience in editing and his collaborations with Johnnie To. Please click
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The original El Dorado was a semimythical city in South America, a place purported to be full of gold and precious worldly fortune, a kind of paradise on Earth. Similarly, El Dorado Nature Center in northeastern Long Beach is a local bit of paradise, although instead of gold and financial riches it promises bountiful tranquility and the riches of nature. Created in 1965, previously flat farmland near the cities of Lakewood and Los Alamitos was contoured and intensively landscaped to create a lake, streams, gently rolling hills and a surprisingly rich, lush, forested feel. Within the place youll find vegetation from five regional plant communities coastal sage scrub, chaparral, grassland, riparian and oak woodlawn, as well as teeming freshwater aquatic life (i.e., large goldfish, turtles) in the lake. A visit to the Nature Center feels less like a typical SoCal hike than a peaceful, Thoreau-ean wander through the woods. It is chicken soup for the overly urbanized soul. 7550 E. Spring St., Long Beach. (562) 570-1745, longbeach.gov/naturecenter. Adam Gropman
L.A. is a city with a skeleton of concrete. For graffiti artists, this corpse can be a canvas. In some urban corners, often left untouched (and unbuffed) by the powers that be, graffiti murals spring up like trees planted by invisible arborists. But these areas, like old-growth forests, are becoming rare. The mouth of the Belmont Tunnel where the citys first subway ran was once the premier guerrilla gallery for urban artists. Today, lofts stand in its place, but one classic, old-school graffiti spot remains: the bridge at the confluence of the Arroyo Seco and the Los Angeles River. Murals, scrawled in the imaginative typography of the street, span the gray walls, sometimes extending down into the green waters of the basin. And on the undersides of the bridges, markings of the original graffiti artists, early-20th-century hobos, are written in coal swiped from the engine rooms of freight trains. Past meets present, forever etched on the urban walls. Under the Arroyo Seco Parkway, in the L.A. River. Drew Tewksbury
Billionaires covet eponymous museums like starlets pursue bigger breasts, then stock them with established names like rappers flashing their bling. Yet time often transcends such vanities, and a good museum becomes a presenter of breakthrough or unsung work. So beckons the Hammer Museum. Start with architecture that interacts with the street, making its shows Wilshire Boulevardvisible. Add programming that thinks bigger say, discourses on global politics or surfboard design or a talk with artist-provocateur Paul McCarthy none of which gets it too far from its primary mission. As well as internationally acclaimed artists, the Hammer consistently reveals new L.A. talent and respects established ones. Mark Bradford showed here five years before he appeared in the Whitney Biennial. Elliot Hundleys first museum show was here. Meanwhile, retrospectives for the illustrious Richard Hawkins and Llyn Foulkes are in the works, as is an L.A. biennial. And all of it is an easy walk to three bus lines. Thats cosmopolitan. 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Wstwd. (310) 443-7000, hammer.ucla.edu. Tibby Rothman
Suiho En, or the Garden of Water and Fragrance, is a stunning, traditional Japanese garden at the center of the San Fernando Valleys vast watershed that reminds us of the beauty of water and nature, in poetic contrast to the adjacent reclamation plant that removes tons of sludge from our water system daily. Visitors are urged to walk, sit, emulate Lord Buddha ... in silent contemplation of the human condition (and to also view the wastewater filtering process up close). The cost of pursuing spiritual enlightenment at the garden is $3; call in advance for docent-led tours. 6100 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys. (818) 756-8166, thejapanesegarden.com. Suzy Beal
Abandoned places have their own energy or seem to, at least, if you watch any basic-cable pseudoscience-channel filler programs about hauntings or the paranormal. The abandoned Linda Vista Community Hospital in Boyle Heights is used these days as a shooting location for everything from episodes of ER to music videos to assorted horror movies dripping with that dull post-Saw decay for effect. You can wander through for a fee. Founded in 1904 as the Santa Fe Railroad Hospital, it served railway employees who got sick of working on the railroad all the livelong day. Closed in 1991, its been the focus of intrepid urban explorers who are either too principled or too cheap to pay the admission fee charged by the on-site guard. So why would ghosts choose to haunt places with very little life left in them? Psychoacoustic feedback loops, unexplained penance and just plain spectral loneliness have all been offered as guesses at ghostly motivation, but the faithful and the skeptical can agree that the building currently crumbling away slowly in East Los Angeles resembles a ghost because its just sad. 610 S. St. Louis St., Boyle Heights. (323) 526-4222. David Cotner
It doesnt take much more than decent eyesight to see a celebrity in L.A. But a ghost? That might take some doing. Fortunately, Richard Carradine and G.H.O.U.L.A. are here to help. Ghost Hunters of Urban Los Angeles hosts Spirits With Spirits gatherings, on the 13th of each month, in a haunted locale. Their slogan: Lets put the Boo! back into booze. G.H.O.U.L.A. gatherings bring together kindred spirits to swap ghost stories and hunt for specters in a congenial atmosphere. In August, on Friday the 13th, the group visited Santa Anita Race Tracks Derby Restaurant, said to be haunted by Seabiscuits jockey, George Woolf. In September they moved on to Echo Parks 1642, in a Deco building that opened in 1914 and has been a neighborhood bar since at least the 1940s; its ghost reportedly is a happy, tippling type of spirit, prone to bumping bartenders and patrons alike. Skeptics welcome. ghoula.blogspot.com. Lisa Horowitz


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A Walmart executive claimed to have an arts degree, but he did not. A dean at MIT with multiple university degrees turned out to have none. More recently, a story told about a wild helicopter ride taken by a Nightly News anchor in 2003 was grounded. These stories have two things in common—deception and discovery.… Continue Reading…


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Hi All, I am new to the AOM community and was very curious if you guys had a ritual when you shaved?
1. I start by putting on either some Van Morrison or R.L. Burnside.
2. Hot towel treatment
3. Pre shave oil( I use Art of Shaving's unscented)
4. lather (Proraso Shaving Cream, Eucalyptus & Menthol)
5. shave.(Merkur Model 180 )
I repeat steps 4 and 5 to get a closer shave.
6. Cold water wash followed by Old Spice after shave and Aveeno Moisturizer
This whole thing takes me about 35 minutes. It helps me get focused for the work day ahead and almost brings a certain calmness about me.
I can only hope when it comes time for my son to shave he learns to enjoy it, not just breeze through it because he has to.
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For me it really depends. If I am running late or dont have the time to indulge in a nice straight razor shave (because lets face it, if you hurry this the outcome looks like something out of the texas chainsaw massacre) so I use my nifty electric razor to catch all the major scruff, then do a quick whack with my gillete that resembles a small vibrator. This follows a hot cloth to the face and a splash of Old Spice.
On a day I had more time to myself I would get a hot lather going and use the straight. I followed up with a hot towel and Old Spice. This ritual usually involved some good music, and a cigarette.
Why is that? Thor hated baths...something about lighting/water not playing well. Plus he didn't want to spook the goats... ;)
I like to switch it up. Either way, I like 30-40 minutes. Shaving is my time, and I take full advantage.
-Most of of the time Proraso Pre-Shave Menthol Cream.
(I'm looking for suggestions on something new to try. I'm leaning towards Crown Shaving Co.)
-Soak my brush in hot water.
-Lather up. (Going to try "Nomad" from Crabtree & Evelyn.)
-Hot towel.
-Lather up.
-Shave. Feather razor blades. Merkur razor.
-Cool water splash.
-I rotate between after shave choices: Rosewater/Thayer's Witch Hazel/Imperial Bergamot After Shave/Lucky Tiger Bay Rum/Crown Shaving Co. After Shave Tonic
Very interesting guys. Love to see how other people approach this.
Hot Water.


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Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and Criminal Investigations
JBS USA Holdings dba JBS Distributing 3/6/12
Department of Health and Human Services
|Public Health Service
Food and Drug Administration
|Dallas District
4040 North Central Expressway
Dallas, Texas 75204-3128
March 6, 2012
Donald Jackson, Chief Executive Officer
JBS USA Holdings, Inc.
1770 Promontory Circle
Greeley, CO 80634
Dear Mr. Jackson:
We inspected your seafood processing facility, Pilgrim's Distributing, located at 3420 Avenue F, Arlington, Texas, on November 3 – 7, 2011. Processing of fish or fishery products includes the handling, storing, preparing, heading, and eviscerating as defined in 21 CFR 123.3(k)(1). We found that you have a serious violation of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation, Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 123, Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, (21 CFR 123). In accordance with 21 CFR 123.6(g), failure of a processor of fish or fishery products to have and implement a HACCP plan that complies with this section or otherwise operate in accordance with the requirements of Part 123, renders the fish or fishery products adulterated within the meaning of Section 402(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act), 21 U.S.C. § 342(a)(4). Accordingly, your Ready-To-Eat Tuna Salad is adulterated in that it has been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health. You may find the Act, the seafood HACCP regulation and the Fish and Fisheries Products Hazards & Controls Guidance through links in FDA's home page at www.fda.gov.
As of the date of this letter we have not received a response from your firm to FDA-483 violations noted during our inspection.
Your significant violation is as follows:
1. You must conduct or have conducted for you a hazard analysis for each kind of fish and fishery product that you produce to determine whether there are food safety hazards that are reasonably likely to occur and you must have and implement a written HACCP plan to control any food safety hazards that are reasonably likely to occur, to comply with 21 CFR 123.6(a) and (b). However, your firm does not have a HACCP plan for your Tuna Salad to control the food safety hazard of C. botulinum and pathogenic bacteria growth and toxin formation.
In addition, in accordance with 21 CFR 123.10, at a minimum an individual at your firm must complete training in applications of HACCP principles to fish and fishery product processing at least equivalent to that received under standardized curriculum recognized as adequate by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or who is otherwise qualified through job experience to perform these functions. Your firm does not have anyone trained in seafood HACCP or otherwise qualified through job experience to perform seafood HACCP functions.
We may take further action if you do not promptly correct these violations. For instance, we may take further action to seize your products and/or enjoin your firm from operating.
Section 743 of the Act (21 U.S.C. 379j-31) authorizes FDA to assess and collect fees to cover FDA's costs for certain activities, including re-inspection-related costs. A re-inspection is one or more inspections conducted subsequent to an inspection that identified noncompliance materially related to a food safety requirement of the Act, specifically to determine whether compliance has been achieved. Re-inspection-related costs means all expenses, including administrative expenses, incurred in connection with FDA's arranging, conducting, and evaluating the results of the re-inspection and assessing and collecting the re-inspection fees (21 U.S.C. 379j-31(a)(2)(B)). FDA will assess and collect fees for re-inspection-related costs from the responsible party for the domestic facility. The inspection noted in this letter identified noncompliance materially related to a food safety requirement of the Act. Accordingly, FDA may assess fees to cover any re-inspection-related costs.
You should respond in writing within fifteen (15) working days from your receipt of this letter. Your response should outline the specific things you are doing to correct these violations. You should include in your response documentation such as HACCP and verification records, or other useful information that would assist us in evaluating your corrections. If you cannot complete all corrections before you respond, you should explain the reason for your delay and state when you will correct any remaining violations.
This letter may not list all the violations at your facility. You are responsible for ensuring that your processing plant operates in compliance with the Act, the seafood HACCP regulation (21 CFR Part 123) and the Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulation (21 CFR Part 110). You also have a responsibility to use procedures to prevent further violations of the Act and all applicable regulations.
Please send your reply to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Attention: Ronda Loyd-Jones, Compliance Officer at 4040 North Central Expressway Ste 300, Dallas, Texas 75204. If you have questions regarding any issues in this letter, please contact Ronda Loyd-Jonesat 214-253-5242.
Reynaldo R. Rodriguez, Jr.
District Director
Jeffery Knute Klingen, General Manager
Pilgrim's Distributing
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Would-be beauty queens try out for the Miss Universe pageant yesterday.
Photo: Jason South
As the young men debated whether they preferred the blonde or brunette, the search for Australia's next Miss Universe began at Melbourne's QV centre yesterday.
Victorian women aged 18 to 27 were invited to try their luck at becoming the next Jennifer Hawkins.
The day-long auditions were held in a vacant shop in one of QV's laneways.
Fifty hopefuls had lined up to register for the international beauty pageant part-owned by American billionaire Donald Trump.
And it was not only Twiggy look-alikes who showed up. From the short to the tall, the petite to the voluminous, blondes, brunettes and red heads, dancers, cheerleaders, waitresses, students, and of course, models - they were all there. The only condition: you cannot be married.
Michelle Ronan, 21, and Vanessa Portelli, 20, heard about the auditions through their modelling agencies. By day's end they had both made it to the Victorian grand final.
"If you're lucky enough to get through, there's great opportunities to travel the world and do charity work," Ms Ronan said.
Isla Haddad, 19, had come from an accounting test. "My friend rang me this morning and said, 'Guess what, they are having Miss Universe auditions'. So I finished my test and came straight here. You have to take these opportunities as they come."
The competition died down by noon, but there were enough beautiful women lingering to attract the notice of passing men.
Some men tried to stare discreetly from the tie shop opposite; others just stood outside and gawked. "The blonde one is all right," said Paul Oglethorpe, 26. "She can walk."
"No I prefer the brunette with the tight jeans," said Aram Alexander, 26.
Some entrants decided they were beauty queen material five seconds before walking in. "I have never done any modelling, but I just decided to apply," said Ellie Cuka, who happened to stroll by on her lunch break.
Miss Universe Australia's Victorian co-ordinator, Deborah Miller, said it was the first time auditions had been held publicly in Victoria. "Because of Jennifer Hawkins... beauty pageants are back in fashion," she said.
When registration closed at 6pm yesterday, 500 had applied, and 30 were chosen for the Victorian grand final on March 24.
Of the 3000 who have auditioned nationwide, two to four from each state will be chosen. About 20 girls will make the Australian finals in Darwin between March 28 and April 3, and one will be in the Miss Universe pageant in Bangkok in May.
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TRINIDAD, November 19, 2001: The 15th Annual Divali Nagar ended with an inspirational observation by the President of Trinidad and Tobago, His Excellency President A.N.R. Robinson. He was among a host of dignitaries who included Prime Minister Basdeo Panday and Mrs. Oma Panday. Prime Minister Panday who visited the Nagar on Saturday night November 10, used the occasion to refer to the original Educational Concordat which was signed in 1960 by the then Premier Dr. Eric Williams Government and the Catholic Church which outlined how denominational schools were to be managed. In 1998, when the concordat was first revised a Cabinet Committee was appointed to ensure more involvement by other major religious groups including Muslims and Hindus. Prime Ministers Panday assured that a new concordat would ensure that the, "widest ever religious spectrum [would] be embraced in the operation of our education system." But the Divali Nagar platform also heard from Minister of Education, and also Minister of Human Development, Culture and Youth Affairs, Ganga Singh that the orthodox method of education has failed to teach citizens about harmonious living, and suggested that yoga exercises would be introduced into the physical education curriculum in schools, "to add spiritual discipline in that subject area and to help attack the problems of social deviance at their roots." MP for Chaguanas, Minister of Community Empowerment, Sports and Consumer Affairs, in an address at the closing night, that, "our cultural diversity in a multi-ethnic nation state has succeeded by preserving the identity of our indigenous people."


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--RHP Jeff Niemann (back tightness) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 5. Niemann is expected to start playing catch around May 17-19, then be on a throwing program for two weeks and then make one or two rehab starts.
--LHP J.P. Howell (left shoulder surgery in May 2010) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 22. He pitched twice in extended spring training in late April, and he began a rehab assignment with Class A Charlotte on April 28. He advanced to the final stage of his rehab, making the first two of five scheduled appearances at Class AAA Durham. Howell was scheduled to rejoin the Rays on May 19 in Toronto after making a final rehab appearance for Class AAA Durham (N.C.) on May 16.
--LF Sam Fuld left May 15's game and received two stitches after cutting his upper lip on a stolen-base attempt.
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I had radiesse to minimize the appearance aging hands. The injections were not painful at the time but the swelling that occured was very uncomfortable. I did not expect with such a small amount of filler to cause so much swelling. Day 10 my wrist also has swelling. I wonder if I need to take medication in order to get this under control?I had radiesse injections on the top of my hands. My right had remains very swollen (day 10). Is there anything else I can do other than ice? The ice does not seem to help but makes it feel better.
Radiesse on Top of my Hands
I had radiesse to minimize the appearance aging...
He has 10 yrs of successful experience using injectable products.
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But I noticed that when you quoted this section on page 116, you left "general welfare" out and put an ellipsis in its place.
The ellipsis is somewhat peculiar from the fact that the relative is expressed in the next line.
An oval is never mistaken for a circle, nor an hyperbola for an ellipsis.
The remaining points connected with the syntax of substantives, are chiefly points of ellipsis.
It's no good having an ellipsis, if they don't keep it clean.
The ellipsis of magis before quam is found in Latin authors, especially Tacitus.
"As soon as I've seen—" and a significant nod supplied the ellipsis.
Between may stand for with, or there may be an ellipsis of the words and Crab.
What is pleonasm in a single sentence is ellipsis in a double one.
Unfortunately, the number of periods used for an ellipsis is not definitely fixed by convention.
1560s, "an ellipse," from Latin ellipsis, from Greek elleipsis "a falling short, defect, ellipse," from elleipein "to fall short, leave out," from en- "in" + leipein "to leave" (see relinquish). Grammatical sense first recorded 1610s.
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JERUSALEM: The Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, says he will go ahead with a request to the United Nations Security Council to recognise what amounts to a unilateral declaration of independence, despite warnings from the US that it would raise ''dangerous'' false hopes and set back real self-determination.
Mr Abbas said in a televised address the Palestinians would seek recognition next week of an independent Palestinian state on the basis of the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as the capital. He noted that the US President, Barack Obama, said a year ago he hoped to see an independent Palestine join the UN at this time.
''Obama himself said he wanted to see a Palestinian state by September,'' Mr Abbas said. He said he would not bow to foreign pressure and what he called attempts to ''buy off'' the Palestinians.
''We are going to the Security Council,'' he said. ''The world is sympathising with the aspirations of the Palestinian people.''
The defiant speech came amid a flurry of diplomatic activity by the US, the European Union and the envoy Tony Blair in Jerusalem and Ramallah aimed at trying to avoid a showdown next week at the UN Security Council, where the Americans say they will veto a Palestinian request for recognition of statehood.
The US ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, said the Palestinians had ''miscalculated'' if they believed the move would bring them closer to independence. She warned that even if the Palestinians were to win a vote in favour of statehood it would not change the situation.
''There's no shortcut, there's no magic wand that can be waved in New York and make everything right,'' Dr Rice told the BBC. ''In fact, there's a risk in that because if you're an average person in the Palestinian territories and your hopes have been raised that by some action here in New York something will be different, the reality is that nothing is going to change.
''There won't be any more sovereignty, there won't be any more food on the table. And this gap between expectation and reality is in itself quite dangerous.''
Mr Abbas rejected the claim that the UN vote would jeopardise talks.
''We will come back to negotiations on other issues,'' he said. ''But we need full membership of the UN. Over the past year we have expressed our readiness to take part in serious negotiations. Israel has wasted time and imposed facts on the ground [by expanding Jewish settlements].''
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I just returned from a day of fun at the theater... watched all of the Twilight movies on the big screen, capping it all off with Breaking Dawn Part One. Here is my review:
I loved the quote from Bella at the beginning. Loved the humor with watching Bella try to walk in the heels. Her dress was amazing. It was so perfect. I really liked that they included the dream sequence from the night before the wedding. Also, I don't normally like it when they add extra bits that were not in the book, but I thought the Edward flashback scene to his non-veg vampire days really added to the movie. The ceremony was brilliant, especially when they started playing Flightless Bird. The wedding toasts were great. Ah, Charlie. The part with Irina... well, I think the jury's still out on that one. I see why she was included, but adding her drama in with the drama that happened with the wolves as well... just seemed a little bit too much.
The scene where Jacob danced with Bella made me cry. It was so true to the book that it shocked me. Overall, I thought the honeymoon was great. I think they did very well with the love scenes. I saw just enough. It was sexy and romantic and very tasteful. Since the book basically just faded to black, it was nice to get that visual. I like how the bit with the bruises played out and was glad it was included. Edward was a little less dramatic in the film than he was in the book, which is a good thing, IMO. I loved the chess playing scenes (and Bella's dream, LOL). Overall, very pleased with the honeymoon.
Then the pacing gets a little sketchy. The ratio of wedding/honeymoon to pregnancy was a bit off to me. It seemed like the wedding/honeymoon was longer than the entire pregnancy. Jake comes over and it's already been two weeks since they got home. It seemed a bit rushed. I didn't feel like they really captured the Edward "burning man" as well as they could. Also, Jake just didn't seem as filled with rage in the movie. When I first heard that they were making two movies, I was really excited. There's no way they could have fit the whole story into one film. Not possible. I was glad that they were going to focus more on the pregnancy. To be honest, I felt that they didn't include as much about the wolves as I expected. They didn't really get into the Claire/Quil situation, which made the imprinting on a baby thing even stranger. I really hate that they didn't have the bits where Seth hung around with the Cullens. I liked that. I missed the Jacob/Leah relationship. I guess I was just used to reading the whole "Jacob" book. I was glad to see more of Bella, and of the pregnancy. One thing I DID NOT like was how they did the wolf voice-over thing. It was cheesy. The voices sounded weird. They sounded demonic almost. Didn't like that scene.
One thing I liked was that the story they told Charlie was that she never came home from the honeymoon. It always bothered me that, in the book, Charlie knew she was at the Cullens house but never came over there. I get that the Cullens told him to stay at home, but come on. He's a dad, and a cop. He would have been breaking down their doors.
The effects on Bella for the pregnancy were spot-on. The scene where Rose is about to help her into the tub gave me chills. I was afraid (based on the clips and trailers) that they weren't going to make her look sick enough. I'm glad I was wrong. The argument between Bella and Edward, and his subsequent apology and where they bonded as a family, was wonderful. When he finally heard the baby speak and put his hands on her, it made me cry so hard. One thing I did miss was the Jacob/Rosalie banter and jokes. I feel like that was a really big missed opportunity. Also, the Bella/Rose relationship wasn't really very well-defined. I guess they didn't really have time to expound on that very much. I thought that the bit where Bella drank the blood was very true to the film. The way it tasted to her. I guess there's not much of a way you can screw that up. I loved how Alice made Jasper leave the room. Also, I really like that Rose didn't much care for Bella's name choice (Renesmee). I think I saw her actually roll her eyes. Glad they included that.
The birth was great and had me at the edge of my seat, and cringing. It really felt like a horror movie, something I wasn't sure they were going to be able to pull off (kudos, Mr. Condon). The baby was beautiful, of course, and had the perfect amount of awareness, as described in the books. I was disappointed that she didn't have the thick curls, but oh well. The eyes... Bella's eyes... made up for it. The part where Edward is pumping on Bella's chest, trying to bring her back... wow. She looked like a corpse. She really looked like she was gone. Even though I know how it ends, it made me want to cry to see her look like that.
The imprinting was very tasteful. I loved the flash-forward scenes. Renesmee is going to be so beautiful. I love how Jake basically fell on his knees in front of her. Did I mention that when he thought Bella was dead, and collapsed outside, it broke my heart? Because it did. The whole wolves fighting the Cullens bit, I wasn't wild about. It really looked like the wolves were going to kill them. I felt it made the Cullens look weak. Personally, I think that the vamps could have taken them. I hate how Emmett jumped up in the tree. Alice looked so weak. It was just... wrong. Also, Edward comes out there and announces that Jacob imprinted on the baby, like he's just fine with that? I wanted to see him go psycho on Jake!!! Maybe in Part 2....
The transformation. I thought it was actually kind of cool how they showed the venom travelling through her body. The part where they showed her life flashing before her eyes... wow. That was powerful stuff. It was also really neat the way they showed her body repairing itself (though it did kinda look like she was a deflated balloon being blown back up). Bella is going to be one very stunning vamp.
Lastly, the bit at the end with the Volturi. I liked it. Aro is as psycho as ever.
Overall, I was impressed with this movie. Still not sure if it's my favorite of the saga or not. Twilight will always hold a special place in my heart. It's definitely my second favorite. It just had an overall different feel about it than the others; of course, that is largely SM's fault for writing such a strange book. It just felt like less of a love story and more of a horror movie. That's a good and a bad thing. I'll definitely have to watch it a few more times to make a determination.
What did everyone else think? My review probably makes it sound like I hated it, which is not true. I'm just not the type to say, "I loved it..." over and over. I try to be as objective as possible. I can see how the critics may not like it... again, that's SM's fault, not Bill Condon's. It's a strange book. I think he did as well as can be expected, considering the source. Even SM herself once said that she's not sure if it could ever be made into a movie.
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2012 Oscar Nods and Snubs [VIDEO]
'Hugo', 'The Help', and 'The Descendants' were all multiple Academy Award nominees. But the Hollywood is littered with snubs including Ryan Gosling and Charlize Theron.
For the movie community, Academy Award nominations can be a game changer, especially for actors and films enjoying attention from other ceremonies like the Golden Globes. Several Globes and even SAG nominees were left out of the Oscar race, including Ryan Gosling whom many speculated could be a double nominee for his roles in 'The Ides of March' and 'Drive'. The same fate befell 'Young Adult's Charlize Theron who critics said turned in one of the strongest performances of her career and of 2011.
While the comedy blockbuster 'Bridesmaids' scored a coveted Best Original Screenplay nod (and a Best Supporting Actress nom for Melissa McCarthy) it was left out of Best Picture contention even though it was nominated in film of the year categories at by the Hollywood Foreign Press and Screen Actors Guild.
'The Descendants' Shaylene Woodley certainly expected her phone to ring this morning with all the attention her supporting actress role has gotten so far, but the ABC Family Channel actress' big screen leap didn't make the Oscar ballot.
Obvious surprise and squeals could be heard when 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' was announced in for Best Picture. The recently released film based on the attacks on 9/11 did not yield recognition for any of it's actors including Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks.
What film did you see in 2011 that will fail to vie for Oscar gold? Comment below!
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The report highlights the potential for imminent growth over the coming years particularly within the retail betting sector and online gambling, as companies eagerly search for new markets following the collapse of online enterprise in the US.
UK based betting firm William Hill has already begun its expansion into Spain, whilst Ladbrokes is reportedly working on a market entry strategy that could see it join its British counterpart in the near future. Spanish football has also seen a number of its major teams sign sponsorship deals with online gambling companies as online operators look to less restrictive regions.
Martin Oelbermann, co-author of the study, explained, 'In nearly all of our surveys and interviews the operators mentioned Spain as a particularly attractive jurisdiction for future expansion.'
So why Spain? The report highlights a number of factors as to why the Spanish market would appeal to foreign online operations, not least because major players such as William Hill already have joint venture agreements in place.
However, one of the country's primary attractions is that many of its regions are currently working towards the liberalisation of its gambling market which is expected to grow to around €39 billion by 2010.


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Back on Oct. 25, 2005, I published excerpts from a study by John Miano, a member of the board of directors for the Programmers Guild, which refuted claims, using the government's own labor and wage statistics, that those working on an H-1B visa in high tech were receiving equivalent salaries to U.S. citizens.
The point of the column was to shed light on emerging evidence that companies might in fact be using H-1B visas not as a way to fill in skills gaps but as a way to hire cheap labor at the expense of both U.S. and foreign national workers.
[ If your tech job has moved overseas, can you move with it? Find out in InfoWorld's special report. ]
Miano has now published a new study with the Center for Immigration Studies. This one, titled "H-1B Visa Numbers: No Relationship to Economic Need," refutes the claims made by some that the granting of H-1Bs creates more job opportunities for everyone in high tech.
Everyone from Bill Gates to prestigious business publications such as The Wall Street Journal and The Economist has claimed that for every H-1B visa granted, between three and five new jobs are created.
Gates stated his claim in testimony before Congress this year: "Microsoft has found that for every H-1B hire we make, we add on average four additional employees to support them in various capacities."
To support its claim, the Journal cited a study by the National Foundation for American Policy called "H-1B Visas and Job Creation." According to the study's regression analysis of H-1B filings and employment at U.S. tech companies, the Journal said, "the data show that for every H-1B position requested, U.S. technology companies increased employment by 5 workers."
Miano blows those claims apart with simple arithmetic.
Using public data, Miano says that if the H-1B program is creating five jobs for each visa, then logically with 100,000 H-1B visas issued last year, there should have been at least 500,000 new high-tech jobs. Obviously, this was not the case. Actually, approximately 63,000 jobs were created during 2005. Miano's figures are from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which announced 116,927 H-1B visas for 2005 and 130,497 for 2004.
"I only use the number of new visas, not renewals and transfers in my studies," Miano tells me. Miano goes on to point out that not only are H-1Bs not creating new jobs, but in fact, "the U.S. is approving H-1B visas for computer workers at a rate to fill at least 70 percent of the computer jobs created."
Another interesting stat from the study is the fact that on average there are about 49,000 new H-1B visas approved for computer workers under the current law. (The rest of the 65,000 visas issued annually go to people working in other technology areas.) So at an annual U.S. growth rate of 63,000 new computer jobs per year, the number of H-1Bs will be enough to fill 78 percent of the growth.
Finally, Miano looks at engineering jobs and finds that the discrepancy between available jobs and visas issued is even worse.
"Every year since 2001, the number of H-1B visas approved for engineers has been greater than the number of engineering jobs created." Since 1999, there has been a net loss of 76,000 engineering jobs, while during the same period the United States has approved on average 16,000 new H-1B visas each year for engineers.
The key finding is that there is actually no cause-and-effect relationship between H-1B visas and job creation. So, first companies claim there is a labor shortage and that's why they need H-1Bs. Now, the strategy is to claim that not only do they need H-1Bs, but somehow the visa class creates more jobs than it takes away.
Who are they kidding?
Let's call it as it is. The first Miano study put the lie to the fact that workers on an H-1B visa are making equivalent salaries to U.S. workers. Now, the second study by Miano puts the lie to the claim that new jobs are created because of the H-1B program.
Cheap labor is what this is all about. There would be no rush to bring in workers on an H-1B visa if a company wasn't saving money. End of story.


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THE storm-battered village of Newgale is unlikely to exist in its current form within 60 years, councillors have been told.
A "managed retreat" of infrastructure and houses at Newgale is likely "over the next 60 years or so" but other work needs to be undertaken before then, Pembrokeshire County Council's head of highways Darren Thomas told environment committee members last week.
The comments arose as Mr Thomas and Richard Brown, the council's head of environment and civil contingencies, updated members following the severe weather which smashed Pembrokeshire earlier this year.
At Newgale, the A487 was closed for about 14 days after waves breached pebble defences.
Mr Thomas said the stability of the shingle bank, which had remained undamaged for 10 to 15 years before January's storms, was an issue "to consider".
While the council is not directly responsible for the shingle bank, it is responsible for maintaining the road.
It is estimated Newgale has lost more than a metre's depth of sand this winter and the council has said it is likely motorists, residents and businesses will continue to be affected by flooding and road closures.
Council engineers are working closely with officers from Natural Resources Wales to improve the situation but warn there is no easy solution.
Cabinet member for highways and transportation Councillor Rob Lewis said larger waves are now travelling much higher up the beach and breaking with greater force on the shingle bank, which has become "a great deal weaker".
"This poses a risk to motorists as well as depositing large quantities of pebbles across the area to the rear of the beach, including across the road," he added.
Speaking about "Wild Wednesday" – which saw 95mph gusts cause widespread damage across the county on February 12 – Mr Brown said the council "had never seen anything like that before".
He added: "We didn't have much left – if anything else had hit us, we would have been really struggling."
To date, the council has spent more than £750,000 repairing storm damage.
Some £600,000 has been set aside to repair damage at Amroth and a further £50,000 for Newgale. Another £400,000 of Welsh Government money is being made available under the tourism infrastructure fund.
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To this I was securely bound by a long strap resembling a surcingle.
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The surcingle should lie neatly over the girths, and have an equal bearing with them.
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Joe Odom, whose Dallas Mavericks forward son is taking a break from basketball to tend to him, refuses to elaborate on his reported health scare, but does assure he's getting some rest.
After words came out that Lamar Odom is taking a break from basketball to tend to his "gravely ill" father, Joe Odom opened up about his situation. In an interview with Radar Online, the father-in-law of Khloe Kardashian assured that he is doing good, but claimed that he's depressed because of the illness.
"I'm doing good. I'm stressed out and distressed," said Joe, whose battle with heroin addiction was mentioned on Lamar's reality show, "Khloe & Lamar". He added, "I'm doing a lot better. But I'm depressed right now. I'm getting some rest." However, he refused to elaborate further on his illness. He simply said, "It is a problem that I had."
Lamar himself has missed out on the Mavericks game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, February 22 night. Before the match, coach Rick Carlisle informed the media that the NBA player "has been excused to tend to a family matter." The coach added, "He will rejoin us after the [All-Star] break."
On how Lamar and his wife Khloe took news of Joe's health scare, a source told Radar that the couple "were really upset about the news about Joe." The source further noted, "They're putting their schedules on hold right now to be there for him."


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New DVDs Out This Week [VIDEO]
For all you movie fans, like myself, Here is this latest DVD's released this week. I look forward to the release of DVD's, cause if I enjoyed a movie at the theater, I like to add it to my collection.
Django Unchained
This is a pretty raunchy western, directed by Quentin Tarantino – enough said. So it's certainly NOT for kids. But it's actually a good movie. The movie stars, Leonardo DiCaprrio, Jamie Foxx, Samuel L. Jackson and Kerry Washington. Rotten Tomatoes, a website featuring top movie critics, gives it an 89%.
Django UnChained – Trailer (Warning! Video has some violence)
Starring Emmy award winner, Jeremy Irons. Trashed is a documentary that looks at the risks to the food chain and the environment through pollution of our air, land and sea by waste. The film reveals surprising truths about very immediate and potent dangers to our health. Rotten Tomatoes gives it an 87%.
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A Monster In Paris
This family animated comedy stars, Vanessa Paradis, Sean Lennon, Adam Goldberg, Jay Harrington, Danny Hutson and Bob Balaban. The movie is set in 1910 and features an oversized bug, who is caught up in an unexpected adventure, when Raoul, a Parisian delivery man by day and scientist by night, is determined to brainstorm an important new invention. Rotten Tomatoes gives it an 84%.
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canopic jar
In the Old Kingdom, embalmers frequently removed a corpse's stomach, liver, lungs, and intestines and placed them in special jars to be buried in a tomb with the deceased's mummy. Early Egyptologists called these vessels "canopic jars" as a reference to the mythical Greek sailor named Canopus who died in Egypt and was worshiped there in the form of a jar.
The practice of removing the organs and packing them separately declined in the Middle Kingdom. Instead, funerary workers often left them inside the mummy. Nevertheless, for reasons of magic or tradition, Middle Kingdom Egyptians still included canopic jars in most burials, Some jars contained mud and straw; others were left empty.
Text and image: Brooklyn Museum
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Julie Delpy has told Cinematical that Ethan Hawke has dropped his role of Ferenc Nadansky in her upcoming thriller drama "The Countess."
One name is now missing from the core cast of thriller drama "The Countess" and that sadly turns out to be Ethan Hawke, Cinematical.com has exclusively revealed.
Confirmation on Hawke's departure comes out from the mouth of the flick's director and leading lady Julie Delpy as she sat down for an interview with Cinematical's Ryan Stewart, who learned that the actor is no longer expected to play Ferenc Nadansky, the husband of the titular character.
"He might do a cameo, but I don't think he will anymore," Deply said of Hawke. "He was going to, and now he's busy with something else...But it's okay -- maybe it's not meant to be. I have wonderful people attached, so I'm very happy with that."
A collaborative production of Motion Investment Group, Social Capital, and Tuffin Entertainment, "The Countess" focuses on a 17th century Hungarian countess named Erzebet Bathory who embarks on a murderous undertaking with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her beauty. Delpy penned the script and is producing as well with Matthew E. Chausse, Martin Shore, and Christopher Tuffin all accompanying her carrying out the latter task.


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Making Applesauce
We picked apples from the trees at school.
We brought them back to our classroom and cut them up.
We put them in a big pot to cook.
Then we strained them to get out the seeds and skins.We added sugar and cinnamon. Then we ate our applesauce.
Making Grape Jelly
Mrs. Knee's friends gave her lots of wild grapes so we could make grape jelly. Everyone got to take a jar of the jelly home.
Apple Cider Pressing
Mr. Bioteau and Mr. Jack came to school with lots of apples and a cider press.
We put the apples in the box and turned the crank to crush them.
We pressed the juice out of the crushed apples and after we strained it, we could drink the cider.


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Wasn't exactly what I expected.... after being advised at my first visit (have shared care with a mid wife in OB's clinic so only see her at key visits) with her that she would support my VBA2C her opening line was "so it looks like we need to organise a caesarian for you."
I was very taken back but after I guess you could say reminding her (though tears) that I'd prefer/had planned a VBAC she went on you explain the conditions (spontaneous labour, wireless monitoring through out etc, which is all fine with me as there is good reasons for this).
I guess I was disappointed that after seeing her for all my pregnancies (this being the 3rd) that I am still just a number, especially in such a small practice. You would think she would at least have read my notes for 2mins before the appointment...
Has anyone else feel just like a number? Or been in a smilar situation?
Edited by MissButtercup, 17 October 2012 - 12:28 PM.


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In stark contrast to the 104th Congress, the 103rd will be remembered
as the most pro-education Congress in more than a decade, best exemplified by the
passage of the NEA-supported reauthorization of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Signed into law by President
Clinton on October 20, 1994, the legislation authorizes $60 billion
over five years in aid to public schools. At the same time, the
Association lobbied for and won an $869 million increase in Fiscal
Year 1995 funding for programs administered by the Department of
NEA was successful in gaining $2 billion in grant
programs for education, substance abuse and treatment, and jobs
programs, as part of the $30.2 billion violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 signed by President Clinton in
September of 1994.
NEA was able to defeat a wide range of
attacks on public school, students, and education employees. These
included a measure to promote government sponsored prayer in public
schools, an amendment to create federal vouchers for private school
tuition, and an amendment to place federal limits on instructional
materials, instruction, counseling, and other services relating to
sexual orientation.
These victories built upon substantial gains made earlier in
the 103rd Congress: the enactment of Goals 2000 legislation and the
creation of a new school-to-work program.
On January 26, 1995, the House voted to amend the U.S.
Constitution to require that Congress pass a balanced federal
budget, an extreme step toward eliminating the federal commitment
to public education. NEA opposed the measure, which would have
forced deep, across-the-board cuts to domestic programs leading to
the elimination of education.
There is a common thread running through the Republican
leadership's agenda: a commitment to "less." Less government,
less perceived "intrusion." NEA continues to battle for funding at
the federal and state level.
Congressional Contact Team
Much of NEA's legislative success in the past can be
attributed to the effectiveness of the Congressional Contact Team
(CCT) network. NEA, with an average of nearly 5,000 members in
each of the nation's 435 congressional districts, is in a unique
position to use at-home lobbying efforts to advance the cause of
public education and improve the status of security of Association
The nearly 1,100 CCT members reflect NEA's diverse membership,
including elementary and secondary, vocational, postsecondary, and
retired education employees. They are trained and briefed at the
state, regional, and national levels. CCT members provide a well-
informed and dedicated force of grass-roots lobbyists who
complement the efforts of the full-time Government Relations staff
based in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere. NEA's message is
delivered to Congress through lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill and
at-home contacts with Representatives and Senators.
In addition to their role in advocating NEA's Legislative
Program, CCT members are responsible for providing information to
and building support among other NEA members and the public.
During the 104th Congress, the CCT program has focused on opposing
proposed cuts to education funding, the elimination of the
Department of Education, and the federal voucher legislation. From
March 27 to 29, 1995, CCT members gathered in Washington, D.C., to
advance NEA's position on a continued federal commitment to public


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Drink-driving MP pays for 'mistake'
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Liberal MP Andrew Olexander leaves court after losing his driving licence.
Photo: Craig Abraham
Disgraced Liberal MP Andrew Olexander was yesterday convicted and fined $500 and had his licence cancelled for one year after he pleaded guilty to drink-driving.
Olexander registered a blood-alcohol reading of .129 after he smashed his car into a row of parked cars in Port Melbourne about 5am on July 11 last year.
The Melbourne Magistrates Court was told that Olexander had been at a Liberal Party function before meeting and drinking with friends.
Police prosecutor Tom Coulson said Olexander's car hit an Alfa Romeo on Beach Street, causing it to smash into two other parked cars.
Olexander, 40, who was driving a government car, caused $50,000 damage. The officer said police were called to the scene where Olexander failed to complete three breath tests. He was taken to The Alfred hospital complaining of chest pains.
Sergeant Coulson said a blood test taken at the hospital revealed Olexander had a blood-alcohol reading more than twice the legal driving limit.
Olexander's lawyer, Brendan Murphy, QC, said his client had been working 16 to 18 hours a day and was under pressure in his role as Opposition spokesman on arts, consumer affairs and youth affairs. The member for Silvan Province resigned from the portfolios after the incident and has not driven since.
Mr Murphy said Olexander's bid for preselection had been damaged and his client had been the subject of embarrassment and ridicule.
Olexander pleaded guilty to one charge of having more than the prescribed concentration of alcohol in a blood sample taken within three hours of him driving. Magistrate Robert Tuppen told Olexander: "Don't make this mistake ever again."
Outside court, Olexander expressed remorse and said this chapter of his life was now closed.
"Nine months ago I made a very serious mistake: I drove while under the influence of alcohol and I shouldn't have done that. I also drove while I was extremely fatigued and I shouldn't have done that," he said.
"It was a mistake and today I have paid the penalty for those mistakes."
Earlier this month, former Labor MP Carolyn Hirsh pleaded guilty to three charges, including driving while disqualified, after police pulled her over in Caulfield in September last year.
She lost her licence for six months in June 2004 after she was caught with a blood-alcohol reading of 0.07 per cent as she drove home from Parliament.
Ms Hirsh was dumped from the Labor Party after the Caulfield incident and is now an independent MP for Silvan Province.
Yesterday, Opposition Leader Robert Doyle said he would support Olexander's bid for preselection.
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