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Children learn to develop good social interaction skills by first learning to be good at turn taking. Some ideas for teaching your child good turn taking skills may include:\n
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Showing your child how to take turns in an activity and then giving he/she a turn
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Finding ways to take turns with different objects/games (balls are a good toy for this)
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Teaching your child to take turns will show your child how to engage with you and gives him/her a role in the interaction which is the start of social reciprocity. You can try working on this skill when playing simple games such as peek-a-boo or chase as well as during meal times, bath time, and washing hands. This will ensure that your child has a role in the routine and is truly a social partner.
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Increasing social interaction and communication skills also requires the use of models to support your child in learning specific words and/or gestures to for making requests, protesting, and sharing information. Ideas for modeling functional words may include:
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Demonstrating specific words and gestures that are meaningful (favorite videos, snacks, or toys)
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Emphasizing these words/gestures by repeating them often in the situation that you want the word to be used in
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Repeating, repeating, and repeating these important words, phrases or gestures at every opportunity throughout the day and in different activities even if your child does not repeat them after you
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Communication can also be encouraged by using natural reinforcement. Ideas for the use of natural reinforcement might include:
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Responding to communication attempts with hugs, smiles and encouragement
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Helping your child to understand the meaning of words he/she uses to request by immediately giving them the requested item
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Using objects that occur naturally in the environment, activity-like toys while playing, peek-a-boo type games/routines during a social routine.
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These can all be used to help your child transition the skills they are learning to different environments and communication partners. This is usually more effective for getting these skills to transition than the use of food or stickers which aren't always readily available across different locations and people.
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Communication attempts and social interaction can be increased by arranging the environment to promote these skills. You can arrange the environment by:
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Giving smaller portions of a snack or drink
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Putting favorite toys or parts of a game out of reach so that he/she can use words and gestures (such as pointing) to ask for these items
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Surprising your child by doing something unexpected, unusual or silly (e.g., put his/her cup on your head instead of on the table) and waiting for some type of reaction/response
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If these ideas don't work and your child does not initiate communication, you can demonstrate the word or gesture and provide your child with the desired item.
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One big mistake that many adults who communicate with children make is not allowing time for the child to process what has been said or what is being asked of them. This is especially true with children who have communication disorders and those on the autism spectrum. In reality we should be allowing these children more time to process information and then to communicate. Increased independent communication can be accomplished simply by waiting.
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WAITING helps communication because a short pause is a natural way of taking turns in conversations and by waiting for your child to use his words you are enhancing his abilities to be a communication partner. In addition, you are using objects in his/her environment (favorite toys, games, snacks) as a natural cue for him/her to communicate.
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You can wait for your child to initiate some communication attempts by:
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Beginning a routine your child is familiar with (snack, chase game, tickle game), taking a few turns then STOPPING.
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Before asking your child to "say" something, WAIT silently to give him a chance to use his communication skills independently
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If your child does not respond, prompt him/her by asking them simple questions like, "What do you want?" or "Open the jar?" and then WAIT again.
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I recommend counting to at least 10 in your head before expecting a response from your child. This is often a very difficult skill for those of us who tend to talk too much. That includes me. As a speech therapist I am often too focused on speaking and not focused enough on waiting, watching, and listening.
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You can encourage your child to add new words and use phrases and sentences by expanding and recasting what they have said. Ideas for helping your child increase their use of a variety of vocabulary words might include:
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Expanding on a word or phrase your child says by adding more information; for example, if he/she says "truck", you can say, "I see a big truck." Or "I see a blue truck."
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Do not pressure your child to repeat what you said. Move along with him/her to other toys or objects that he/she is interested in
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It is important to use prompts and cues to help your child learn to communicate and interact. However, you must be cautious about making your child dependent on prompts. Children who are dependent on prompts often only respond or make attempts to communicate when given the same specific prompt in the same location. Therefore, they are unable to use their communication in different settings or with other communication partners. Ideas for using prompts might include:
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Telling your child what you want him/her to do (e.g., "Tell me what you want.")
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Lightly touching your child's arm to encourage them to gesture.
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Moving your child's hands to make the gesture (point) or to grab/touch a picture.
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Use these cues as reminders to help your child use communication without getting upset or anxious. If your child does not copy you or participate, continue with the activity.
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The next time the opportunity comes, say the word or model the gesture to give your child the opportunity to respond without extra help first, and then gradually add more cues to help him/her use his communication. Gestures and visual cues may create less prompt dependence for children that are repeating phrases frequently as opposed to using verbal cues such as "say ball".
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These tips were adapted from the Family Guided Routines Based Intervention a project of Florida State University
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Below are some of my favorite websites for helping families get ideas for working on communication at home:
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www.kidssource.com
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www.polyxo.com
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http://firstwords.fsu.edu/
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http://www.do2learn.com/
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www.speakingofspeech.com (go to the Materials Exchange menu then look under social skills/pragmatics for social skills stories)
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The following 3 books are available at: www.SpecialNeeds.com
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More Than Words, Helping Parents Promote Communication and Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Fern Sussman
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Do-Watch-Listen-Say, Social and Communication Intervention for Children with Autism, Kathleen Ann Quill
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Solving Behavior Problems in Autism, Improving Communication with Visual Strategies, Linda A. Hodgdon
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The last book is available at http://www.jedbaker.com/books.htm:
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The Social skills Picture Book, Teaching play, emotion, and communication to children with autism, Jed Baker


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Go on green. Stop on red. Any variation of the rule could result in a citation.
A police officer, standing on the village square, observed traffic at the signal at the intersection of Jackson and Clay streets for 3 1/2 hours Wednesday. Although he was in uniform, in plain sight and held a two-way radio, 32 motorists ran red lights between 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
If there is any question that the citation was deserved, the driver is welcome to see it a video replay, says Sgt. Roger Estill.
Cars already in the intersection when the signal turns red are crossing legally, but vehicles that enter the intersection on yellow or red are in violation, said Estill, who observed traffic from the square's southwest corner.
All 32 citations were "for pure red light violations," he said. "The intention of the red light detail is to encourage people to watch the signal and be more cautious about when to proceed and when not to."
Motorists making right turns on a red light at the square during prohibited times also were cited.
The observing officer alerted four other officers by radio. These four made traffic stops and wrote citations. Two officers on East Jackson Street, which has two turn lanes and is the busiest section, wrote about 19 of the 32 tickets. Traffic headed south produced more violations than northbound motorists.
Wednesday's red light violators are cited into mayor's court on Aug. 28. Videos can be viewed, by appointment with the chief, before waivers are posted. Posting a waiver will cost a first-time violator $70 -- $35 for the fine and $35 for court costs. Court appearances cost an additional $5 in costs and risk a higher fine, which is levied at the magistrate's discretion. Fines can be as high as $200, Estill said. The fine for a second-time offender is $105. A third violation requires a court appearance, with no option to post a waiver.
Violations were about half by out of towners and half by local people, according to Millersburg Police Chief S. Thomas Vaughn. "We'll do it again. We're going to keep doing it until people start paying attention to traffic signals," he said.

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St. Matthew's maintains one of the nine Help By Phone food pantries located around Prince Georges County. St. Matthew's Help By Phone food pantry is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Every year, we provide emergency food assistance to more than 1,000 people in the Hyattsville area. To access services through Help By Phone, call (301) 699-9009.
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During the Christmas season, our parishioners donate funds and gifts to help several financially struggling families. Some of the families are identified from the St. Matthew's and San Mateo congregations confidentially. Two of the families are clients reffered by The Abilities Network, a private non-profit in Silver Spring working with disabled families. Wrapping the donated gifts is a joyous part of our Christmas party every year.
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Dams can have many ecological impacts on rivers. They can block fish and other aquatic species from moving throughout a river system to access spawning sites and other critical habitats. Dams can hold back and cause the build-up of sediment, woody debris and other materials that would have naturally been distributed throughout the river, playing important roles in providing nutrients and habitat for plants and animals downstream. Dams can increase water temperatures and decrease dissolved oxygen availability in impoundments, forcing many native river species out because they can't live under those conditions. Dams can also flood wetlands, floodplain forests and other ecosystems that naturally occur along the river's edge and serve valuable purposes.
The NHDES Dam Bureau is already performing a feasibility study on the removal of Wiswall Dam and restoration of anadromous fish to the Lamprey River. They are also looking at the Winnicut Dam in Greenland and the Head of Tide Dam on the Bellamy River. Both of these projects will expand anadromous fish habitat. The Head of Tide Dam is a very low blockage which fish occasional pass under high flows. The Winnicut Dam is especially promising because it would open an entire watershed to anadromous fish, and it was an historically good spawning area.
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How well do you think the Rams have done thus far in Free Agency?
With the amount of cap money they had available, I think the Rams have done very well thus far.
So far the Rams have managed to shore up one of the shakiest LB corps in the league; grab a much needed special teams ace; and got a true recieving threat at TE.
And they didn't overpay for any of these guys.
Yeah none of these guys are exactly head line grabbers, but I say so what.
I mean did we really miss out on a LB that missed most of the past two seasons (K. Bell)
Or how about the Rams NOT throwing big money at an over hyped corner (F Smoot and S. Rolle)
And as much as the Rams needed help on the O-line, the price was just too high on this years FA crop. I mean does anyone think the 49ers made a good investment in OT Jennings?
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I agree completely i love the moves and money spent and i think that in the draft we can fill our holes at OL and DB without overpaying
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Here's how I score each addition:
Claiborne: A = A huge improvement for the price. If he stays healthy he'll have a great year leading our defense.
Coakley: B- = Adds veteran leadership, and a solid player to replace the underachieving Polley
Williams: C- = He's a good blocker and knows the offense, but he had problems last time he was here with comitting stuipid penalties and killing drives. If he can cut that crap out, he'll be pretty helpful.
Pace: A+++++++++++ = It's about frickin time. We've got a top 3 LT signed for life. Now to fix the other end.
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I dont know if I'd give Claiborne an A maybe a B and Coakley a C...Williams, you mean Grant Williams? eh maybe a C (he better get better)
Pace A- to B+ I think we paid a little too much but its good to have him on board 4 ever!
You know we could still offer a 2nd rounder to Miami for Surtain and get our stud CB we are looking for! Can we afford his salary though? How much is it and how old is he?
Bradford....like it or not, it's going to happen
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Claiborne??? A???
No, dear Rams fans. How does signing a player that twice his previous team refused to resign qualify as an "A" player???
They always say if you're gonna copy someone else's work, never copy from someone dumber than yourself; The Vikings LB core last year was downright special ed!
"...But what do I know? I'm just a caveman."
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I agree Clairborne isn't the best MLB out there; however, he is an upgrade for what the Rams had.
And we got him at a good price to boot so taking all that in consideration he is a decent pick up.
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I agree Clairborne isn't the best MLB out there; however, he is an upgrade for what the Rams had.
Man...I'd almost be an upgrade over Jamie Duncan and Don Davis and Robert Thomas...Losing London Fletcher was bigger than we all thought at the time...
BTW, I have to say how wrong I was on Thomas...I cheered loudly when they drafted him....he was an animal in college...constantly the best player on the field...always in the other teams backfield disrupting things...I guess taking the next step was too big for him becasue he seems superbly overmatched in the NFL.
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You got that right about London Fletcher. MLB has been a gaping hole since he left.
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Nations could withdraw from international drug control treaties, but they would almost certainly continue to face great pressure to comply with their provisions. As of January 1, 2005, 180 nations belonged to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs[1]. The international drug control bodies exert a powerful influence across the globe, preventing even reform-minded nations such as the Netherlands from completely legalizing cannabis.
There are also forces working in UN for stronger restrictions as a result of the New Cannabis, the higher content of THC in marijuana in later years.[1]
The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs makes a distinction between recreational and medical and scientific uses of drugs. Numerous provisions state that nations are allowed to permit medical use of drugs. However, recreational use is prohibited by Article 4:
- The parties shall take such legislative and administrative measures as may be necessary . . . Subject to the provisions of this Convention, to limit exclusively to medical and scientific purposes the production, manufacture, export, import, distribution of, trade in, use and possession of drugs.
Furthermore, the Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances requires its Parties to establish criminal penalties for possession of drugs prohibited under the Single Convention for recreational use. Reform at the international level would be required before any nation could completely legalize marijuana.
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Some barriers to cannabis reform are the result of the international drug control structure, while others are related to political circumstances. The United Nations system in general tends to be difficult to change, partly due to the large number of members and the prevalence of consensus-based amendment mechanisms. Since the international drug control system is overseen by the United Nations General Assembly and UN Economic and Social Council, this has affected drug reform efforts. In addition, United States officials have used their influence in the past to dissuade other countries' delegations from even proposing drug reform[2].
Bureaucratic barriersEdit
The Single Convention grants the Commission on Narcotic Drugs the power to reschedule controlled substances. However, it would be difficult or impossible to change international cannabis regulations through that body. As Cindy Fazey, former Chief of Demand Reduction for the United Nations Drug Control Programme points out[3]:
- Theoretically, the conventions can be changed by modification, such as moving a drug from one schedule to another or simply by removing it from the schedules. However, this cannot be done with cannabis because it is embedded in the text of the 1961 Convention. Also, modification would need a majority of the Commissions' 53 members to vote for it. Amendment to the conventions, that is changing an article or part of an article, does not offer a more promising route for the same reason. Even if a majority were gained, then only one state need ask for the decision to go to the Economic and Social Council for further consideration, and demand a vote. The 1971 and 1988 Conventions need a two-thirds majority for change, not just a simple majority.
The only way to modify cannabis regulations at the world level would be call a conference to adopt amendments, in accordance with Article 47 of the Single Convention. This has only been done once, with the 1972 Protocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. As Fazey notes, this process is fraught with bureaucratic obstacles.
Political barriersEdit
U.S. oppositionEdit
The United States, one of the most influential Parties to the Single Convention, has tended to oppose loosening marijuana laws. Describing the now-U.S. President's position, an October 20, 1999 article in the Dallas Morning News noted, "Aides said Mr. Bush does not support legalizing marijuana for medical use"[4]. The international drug control machinery is heavily dependent on American donations; for instance, the U.S. contributes about 90% of the budget of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Without U.S. support for reform, the chances of effecting change at the international level are remote.
In reference to situations where the Commission on Narcotic Drugs proposes changing the scheduling of any drug, 21 U.S.C. § 811 (d)(2)(B) of The U.S. Controlled Substances Act gives the Secretary of Health and Human Services the power to issue recommendations that are binding on the U.S. representative in international discussions and negotiations:
- Whenever the Secretary of State receives information that the Commission on Narcotic Drugs of the United Nations proposes to decide whether to add a drug or other substance to one of the schedules of the Convention, transfer a drug or substance from one schedule to another, or delete it from the schedules, the Secretary of State shall transmit timely notice to the Secretary of Health and Human Services of such information who shall publish a summary of such information in the Federal Register and provide opportunity to interested persons to submit to him comments respecting the recommendation which he is to furnish, pursuant to this subparagraph, respecting such proposal. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall evaluate the proposal and furnish a recommendation to the Secretary of State which shall be binding on the representative of the United States in discussions and negotiations relating to the proposal.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services also has power, under 21 U.S.C. § 811 (b), to issue findings on scientific and medical matters that are binding on the Attorney General, and to require that drugs be removed from federal control. Thus, the Secretary of Health and Human Services has great power over drug policy at the U.S. and global levels. The U.S. President's control over drug policy ultimately rests in his ability to appoint and dismiss the Secretary.
INCB oppositionEdit
In addition, the International Narcotics Control Board has tended to have an unfavorable view of drug legalization. This was perhaps most profoundly expressed by Philip O. Emafo, President of the International Narcotics Control Board, in the Board's 2002 annual report[5]:
- The Board continues to serve the international community in line with its mandate. Some distractions, however, come from groups that advocate legalization or decriminalization of drug offences, and others come from groups that favour a crusade focusing only on "harm minimization" or "harm reduction". Contrary to all available evidence, such lobbyists have persisted in proclaiming that there are safe ways to abuse drugs.
- Supporters of such legalization pursue their goals through aggressive, wellfunded campaigns and with missionary zeal. Their arguments, however, do not reflect the truth. The truth is that there are no safe ways to abuse drugs. The truth is that drug abuse creates problems for the drug abusers, for their immediate environment and, ultimately, for society as a whole. Most people are all too familiar with the pain experienced by the family members of a drug addict and with the disintegration of families as a result of drug abuse. And many people are aware of the loss of productivity that occurs in companies whose employees abuse drugs.
- The sight of unkempt drug abusers on street corners and in train stations, begging for money to finance their drug habits, cannot be ignored by responsible Governments. States have a moral and legal responsibility to protect drug abusers from further self-destruction. States should not give up and allow advocates of legalization to take control of their national drug policies. Governments should not be intimidated by a vocal minority that wants to legalize illicit drug use. Governments must respect the view of the majority of lawful citizens; and those citizens are against illicit drug use.
- Persons in favour of legalizing illicit drug use argue that drug abusers should not have their basic rights violated; however, it does not seem to have occurred to those persons that drug abusers themselves violate the basic rights of their own family members and society. Families and society also have rights that should be respected and upheld.
These comments suggest that support from the Board is unlikely in the near future, or at least until the election of the next INCB President.
Other optionsEdit
Individual nations could withdraw from drug control treaties, but would still be subject to the pervasive influence of bodies like the International Narcotics Control Board, which can issue unfavorable reports and recommend sanctions. The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs or the Convention on Psychotropic Substances could be terminated if the number of signatories fell below 40, but the Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances has no termination clause and therefore would remain in effect as long as there is even one signatory.
Arguments for and against prohibition of cannabisEdit
Arguments for prohibition include physical and mental health and public order grounds, negative effects on work and education, increased risk for accidents, the "gateway drug" argument and purely political grounds such as vote catching and simple dislike of the drug culture.
Arguments against prohibition include civil rights issues (including religious ones), loss of potential tax revenues, unnecessary criminalization of ordinary people and the enforced mixing of cannabis users with sellers of more dangerous drugs and the associated criminal underworld, and the practical argument that prohibition is not effective at reducing drug use.
Another argument against prohibition is the inevitable increase in potentially dangerous impurities that distribution through criminal networks entails (although this is mainly relevant to hashish and, of course, other illegally manufactured drugs) and the health hazards and their costs that these impose.
For more detail see Arguments for and against drug prohibition.
See alsoEdit
- Adult lifetime cannabis use by country
- Annual cannabis use by country
- Cannabis legalization in Canada
- Cannabis reclassification in the United Kingdom
- Cannabis rescheduling in the United States
- Drug usage attitudes
- Decriminalization of non-medical marijuana in the United States
- Health issues and the effects of cannabis
- Illegal drug trade
- Legal and medical status of cannabis
- Legality of cannabis by country
- Legal issues of Cannabis
- Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act
- Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
- ↑ United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 2006. Cannabis: Why we should care. World Drug Report, vol. 1. ISBN 92-1-148214-3 Retrieved on 10 Nov 2006
External linksEdit
- Monthly Status of Treaty Adherence, Jan. 1, 2005.
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Notes from the Liberty Barbell Club Q&A
Defining Liberty Barbell Club:
Entry Level (you are interested in taking classes to improve your olympic lifts for CF or you have just joined LBC and need to be exposed to the olympic lifts before you can consistently train them) – classes for this category of athlete will be Oly Basics (on the weekend) a day when if you can't make classes during the week (intro classes) you can train BOTH lifts within the space of an hour and a half. The majority of these classes will be coached by CrossFit Coaches and the Oly Apprentices. The programming for these sessions is always one hour of one olympic lift of your choice OR in Oly Basics, skill review for both lifts and completion peaking each lift.
Hybrid Oly (you do CrossFit and you do Oly, or you just do Oly – but in either case, you want to compete in the sport of Olympic Weightlifting – at LEAST in the two meets we have right at CrossFit Center City!) – classes for this category of athlete will be held throughout the weekday mornings and evenings and also on the weekends. The majority of these classes will be coached by the Oly Apprentices. The programming for these sessions will run in cycles that easily blend with CrossFit programming but are chiefly created for an athlete training Olympic Lifting 4 to 5 times per week. In most cases two programming options will be offered and wherever possible each 6-8 week cycle will be adapted to each athlete as specifically as possible. The basic programming will be posted on the new Liberty Barbell section of the blog (coming soon!) Also, we will do everything in our power to introduce any new members to Hybrid by relegating them to time slots that are not already full so that current Hybrid members may continue to train in the capacity they have been training in for a while (until they move on to Advanced or until they choose to shift their focus).
Advanced Oly (you do CrossFit or you do Oly, but you have a total that falls within 90% of a National Qualifying Total of any sort – University and Master's Totals count!) – classes for this category of athlete will be held throughout the week at 3-4 (with one of these sessions being on the weekend) designated times that are for Advanced Oly athletes only. We believe these common training times will foster a focused atmosphere within these sessions that pushes all athletes to work to their full (and very specific) potential. Programming for these classes will be completely specialized and written by Erin (with input from the Oly apprentices and athletes themselves). We will know more about when these sessions must be when we figure out what kind of availability Advanced Level athletes have (we'll be trying to do this by Monday!)
Athletes of any level are a critical part of the program and called upon to support one another by encouraging each other in sessions, maintaining a positive attitude when attending sessions (even if we all get frustrated from time to time), and generally cultivating an atmosphere of teamwork from the youngest beginner to those medaling at National Level competitions. To aid in this Liberty Barbell will be intentionally revamping the space and the schedule of LBC activities and competitions this Fall to reflect our shared love Olympic Lifting and mild obsession with bringing "honor to our famiry". :) I'm excited!
Many thanks to Meghan for taking the notes! Here's the comprehensive document – keep in mind – all of this was a work in practice while we were talking. The above are the current conclusions!
- Schedule
- Types of classes/sessions
- Defining advanced, hybrid, intro and oly basics
- Team Building
- What's the plan for getting a new head coach?
- This is not the last we'll ever know/see Jim. He doesn't want it that way and neither do we. Jim's a great Coach and it'll always be that way regardless of where he is.
- The search for a new coach partly rides on the fact that we need to become MUCH more organized. We want everyone to learn on the right curve and have equal chances to be successful. That will allow someone new to lead in an organized fashion.
- The best we can do is go by word of mouth. Submitted resumes don't always work as a reliable source.
- WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR: Experience within the weightlifting community. Experience with building a program and/or bringing lifters to the national stage. Someone who's genuinely excited and passionate about building a club. This is really difficult to find, and as such this process will take a long time. If we rush this process, we'll all be very sorry. We want to be very intentional about this and take our time to find the right person for the job.
- In the meantime, Basa and Zoda are paying a lot of attention to everyone's lifts. They meet with Erin weekly for hours to review cueing, individual lifts, talk about the season and programming. They've really grown as coaches and athletes already.
- Individualized programming – is that still an option? Erin's not sure how much is going to be expected of her, and she wants to know so she can either continue doing it or restructure it. This is one of the reasons that we're having this meeting. Hybrid people are supposed to get programming that cycles with CrossFit.
- We are considering making Hybrid an hour long program knowing that people are doubling up on Hybrid sessions and CF – three hours in the gym in one day is not conducive to progress.
- The people who are the most serious about Olympic weightlifting (ie people who are training for national level oly competitions) are the ones that can't afford to/won't miss a day of training. Competing at this level really changes your commitment to training. There will ALWAYS be programming for people at this level. The only challenge is providing a time to train for every single advanced athlete to do what they do. It's important for people in that group to get the time and attention they deserve because they've worked hard to achieve something incredibly notable.
- One idea – that to be "advanced" you'd have to achieve a personal total that's 90% of a national level total
- "I thought the point of Liberty Barbell was to compete. So wouldn't everyone be at the advanced level?" Yes – everyone is eligible to compete but not everyone is eligible to compete at the national level. Once you achieve that milestone, then you should be turning your attention entirely to Olympic lifting and focusing hardcore on your training. As someone who hasn't achieved this yet, you're still eligible to and welcome/encouraged to compete.
- Hybrid vs. Advanced. Your purpose here is the same, but your training has to be different. Hybrid = different attitude, different purpose. Advanced = needs to be a bit more focused and serious
- What happens if you achieve the national level 90% total but then lose it? Does that mean you can only train in hour long session? Nope…that's why we're still thinking about it as an idea.
- Also, we can't forget that we want Basa and Zoda to be able to train with their teammates even when they're coaching some sessions. Let's make sure we have opportunities for them to do that.
- Nat's been to a lot of gyms and done a lot of talking about how other gyms structure
- Entry level: not necessarily good or bad, but not interested in competing in weightlifting (just a supplement to CF)
- Middle level: training exclusively for oly but not quite necessarily at a national level but wants to compete
- Upper level: Nationally competitive total
- *One problem – wildly different availability if we want the team to be able to train together. Some people can only train evenings, some people can't, some are available at 3pm, most aren't. How do we get everyone together when we only have 5-6 platforms?
- Suggestion: what if there were just 2-3 sessions per week that the advanced team ALWAYS trained together, but the rest of the week was on everyone's own as far as getting their training in (via hybrid or whatever sessions were available)
- PROGRAMMING: Everyone's supposed to have it but frankly Erin is just doing it every moment she's available. We're (collectively) tired of maxing out every day to the point where it makes us not want to go. On the programming front, the maxing out every day thing may work for some but not for everyone, especially those who are CFing or injured. There can be more balance than that and there should be. Should people email Erin with their max lifts and get programming that way? We don't knowwww.
- CrossFit Advanced team won't automatically have access to LBC advanced class.
- "Entry Level" or "Intro" Level is always going to be an hour, and no more signing up for two back to back hours of Intro. It just becomes way too much to do all the CF, all the squatting, all the intro à it's our fault for providing way too many options and you shouldn't be expected to know about proper training load, so it's our responsibility to streamline these options so it makes sense to fit them into your training week
- We're also gradually shifting the whole gym's CF programming into including more complex oly lifts and drills into the regular sessions to allow people to get more experience with the Olympic lifts in regular programming.
- Getting the website up and running for LBC is our top priority so we have a central location for info, as well as explaining it somewhere posted in the gym where people can see.
- Suggestion: What if we posted a Hybrid WOD for everyone to do instead of individualized personal programming? We used to do this, where Erin would adapt the WOD programming in cycles based on what everyone in Hybrid needed extra work on certain accessory stuff/drills. Ideally you'd repeat these and aim to repeat them and get better at them just like the big lifts
- Suggestion: Come up with the same structure of names for LBC as we do for CF (competitive team, advanced team?)
- We'd love to have 7-9 Hybrid on Monday, Wednesday, Friday. It'll also help a lot to have the 6th platform and can expand the class sizes
- Grievance: I think it's a little unfair to have Advanced level class take up the valuable 6:30 time slot. How do we account for allowing people that can't make it any other time (at hybrid level). How we will be able to train to move up? Response: Good point. We probably won't be this restrictive because that concern is valid. Maybe 3-4 sessions per week as Advanced only but the rest are advanced/hybrid?
- Concern: People in hybrid are there for different reasons and have different weaknesses. How do we account for that in group programming?
- Idea: apply similar template to Hybrid programming as we do to CF WODs (make sure you hit different weakness throughout the week). What about goat days?
- WHY NOT OPEN GYM? Dear God no. Just kidding. Reasons are a) insurance policies that don't allow us to have people training without a coach and b) we don't want to be Moorestown. The environment we intended to create is different than that. We want to create coaching times and we want every lift to be watched. Victor at Moorestown is a great coach but he watches maybe one of every nine lifts. If you want personal attention there, you have to pay someone.
- How do we feel about taking hiatuses? Maybe post American Open we have some reduced hours to give some people the chance to deload?
- I think we should hold Hybrid folks accountable to compete in at the very least, meets that we host here.
- Is there a feeling of an Advanced clique? We want to stop that right now. There will be no obligation to attend social events. Going to different meets as a group and helping are a few examples of activities that should be part of this club. You learn by going to these things but it also helps build the morale of the team. We need to feature the team (every single person). LBC has the potential on the east coast to be a hub for oly and strength training that doesn't exist elsewhere. It's our responsibility on the team to cultivate this place and this team.
- We've slated Hookgrip classic to be BEFORE the CF total so LBC'ers can actually lift in the Total this year
- Also slated: more strongman competitions since there's sort of a dearth of them now that Rob Orlando doesn't really run them anymore
- The intent of having standards is not to shut people out but to provide people with an incentive to get in.
- What separates Intro from Hybrid? Do we set a performance standard for Hybrid
- Everyone also needs to commit to supporting the team, having a good attitude, etc.
- We will send out an email to everybody that confirms: do you have a national qualifying total? What is your intent?
- We also may close out times for Hybrid like we'd do at CF classes in regard to accepting new people
Thank you. We care so much about you as people and as athletes. OL in this gym is such a powerful draw for so many people. Thank you for giving me your thoughts.


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While in Israel in the late 90s, I went to a bakery in Jaffa where they baked these great flatbreads filled with labne and sprinkled with za'atar, a mixture of herbs, sesame, sumac and salt. Since then, I've used it in bread whenever I've had the chance. Here, it gives the olive bread crust a delicious flavour.
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UK Faces Two Top-10 Teams in Indiana, Tennessee
Oct. 31, 2013
When: Friday, Nov. 1 at 1 p.m.
Where: Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center, Bloomington, Ind.
Live Stats: Swimming | Diving
Video Preview: Jorgensen Previews Indiana, Tennessee
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LEXINGTON, Ky. - After recording its first wins of the season last week, the University of Kentucky swimming and diving program returns to the road for a tri-meet against two top-10 teams in Indiana and fellow SEC foe Tennessee Friday in Bloomington, Ind.
Diving events will commence at 1 p.m. ET at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center, while swimming events are scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Live results can be found at IUHoosiers.com for the swimming competition, and live diving results can be found at DiveMeets.com.
"We want to swim against really good teams and Indiana and Tennessee certainly are among the best," UK head coach Lars Jorgensen said. "Indiana will be a hard matchup, they are really well coached, and Tennessee is also a good team, they're coming off a good year. It's going to be a fun battle, and we really hope to be competitive in some races. It's great to swim against some teams that are better than us right now, because that really prepares us well for the SEC and NCAA Championships. It's the last dual meet of the semester, so we're excited to see what we can do."
The Wildcats are coming off a tri-meet Oct. 24-25 against Missouri and Southern Illinois in Carbondale, Ill., where the Wildcats earned their first wins of the season. The UK women beat both the Salukis and Tigers, while the men posted a win over SIU and lost to MU.
The UT men and women are both ranked eighth nationally, while the IU men are men are ranked ninth and the women 10th. The UK men are receiving votes in the latest College Swimming Coaches Association of America poll.
The No. 10 Indiana women, who are 2-2 on the season, are coming off a 1-1 tri-meet Oct. 25, with a 181-119 win over Michigan and a 17-point loss to Texas. After a third-place finish at the Dennis Start Relays to open the season, the Hoosiers defeated Auburn and lost to Notre Dame in the season's first tri-meet. IU also finished second at the SMU Classic on Oct. 18-19.
The No. 9 Indiana men are 0-4, but have competed against four of the nation's top five teams, with dual meets against top-ranked Texas, No. 3 California, No. 4 Texas and No. 5 Stanford.
The eighth-ranked Tennessee women are 3-0 on the year, with victories at UNC-Wilmington, at home vs. South Carolina and at No. 12 Louisville. The Volunteers are coming off a third-place finish at last year's NCAA Championships.
The Tennessee men, who are also ranked eighth, are 2-1 in dual meets this season, with a win at UNC-Wilmington and at home vs. No. 25 South Carolina before a loss at No. 13 Louisville on Oct. 24.
UK posted its first wins of the season with a sweep by the women and a split from the men against Missouri and Southern Illinois Oct. 24-25 at SIU. The Kentucky women swept both SIU and Mizzou, with a 228-218 victory over the Tigers and a 310-138 win over the Salukis. The Wildcat men posted a 312-136 win against SIU but suffered a 267.5-177.5 defeat to MU.
On Oct. 24, junior Christina Bechtel won two individual competitions and a third as part of the 400 yard freestyle relay. Freshmen accounted for six wins, including two each from Brandon Flynn and Kendal Casey. Freshman Andrew Aviotti and Galyer also tallied their first collegiate victories, while junior Abby Myers won one.
On Oct. 25, senior Eric Bruck, Casey, Flynn and Myers each posted two wins. Galyer recorded a first-place finish after her first collegiate victory the previous night. Bruck's second win was part of a relay, with fellow senior Chris Lott, junior Derrick Smith and senior Will Heidler.
A full recap from Oct. 24's action can be found here, while the final day's recap is here.
After three weeks off, the Wildcats return to the road for the Ohio State Invitational, Nov. 22-24 in Columbus, Ohio. In addition to UK and No. 11/19 OSU, the three-day meet will feature No. 2 Florida, Virginia and the Purdue women.
The Wildcats have been honored with three Southeastern Conference Athlete of the Week honors to begin the season. Freshman Brandon Flynn was named the Freshman of the Week on Oct. 29, while junior swimmer Christina Bechtel and senior diver Greg Ferrucci were honored with the season's first Athlete the Week awards on Oct. 15.
Flynn was named the SEC's Male Freshman Swimmer of the Week for the first time in his career after he won all four events he competed in against Missouri and Southern Illinois over two days. Flynn recorded his first collegiate win in the men's 400 individual medley, and, eight events later, he returned to the water to win the men's 500 freestyle. The next day, Flynn won the 1,000 yard freestyle in 9:21.94 before leading the way as the UK men finished one-two-three in the 500 yard freestyle.
Ferrucci, who has won all four diving events to open the year, was named the SEC's Male Diver of the Week for the eighth time in his career. Ferrucci recorded wins in all four competitions to start the season. At Georgia on Sept. 25, he notched victories in the 1- and 3-meter dives, while the senior swept the diving events again at home against Ohio State on Oct. 11.
Bechtel earned her first career SEC Female Swimmer of the Week honor after a two-win performance Oct. 11 against Ohio State.
On the strengths of two wins in the butterfly against Ohio State, Bechtel was ranked second nationally in the 100-yard butterfly after she finished first with a time of 54.34. Bechtel, an NCAA qualifier last year, also posted a win in the 200-yard butterfly against the Buckeyes.
Through the first three meets of the 2013 season, two UK swimmers have posted times that rank within the top five fastest in the Southeastern Conference this season.
In the women's 100 butterfly, junior Christina Bechtel notched the league's top time, with a 53.71 on Oct. 4 against Missouri and Southern Illinois.
Eric Bruck's 20.18 against Ohio State is the second fastest time in the men's 50 freestyle.
Lars Jorgensen is in his first season as head coach at Kentucky after serving as an associate head coach for the Wildcats last season. A 1988 Olympian and standout student-athlete at the University of Tennessee, Jorgensen served as interim head coach for his alma mater in 2011-12. He also spent time on the coaching staffs at Toledo and LSU.
As a student-athlete at UT, Jorgensen holds the school record in the 1,000 freestyle, set in 1992. He earned a silver medal at the 1993 SEC Championships in the 1,650 freestyle and helped the Volunteers to a third-place finish.
At the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, Jorgensen placed ninth in the 1,500-meter freestyle. His brother Daniel also competed in 1988, making them the second pair of brothers to participate in an Olympics. Daniel returned to the Olympics in 1992 and won a bronze medal as part of the 800 freestyle team, while their father, Niels, was an Olympic wrestler for Denmark.
UK returns all four student-athletes that competed at the 2013 Men's and Women's NCAA Championships. Senior diver Greg Ferrucci is coming off fourth-place finishes in all three NCAA events and became the first diver to earn First-Team All-America honors in one season on the 1 meter, 3 meter and platform. Senior John Fox and juniors Christina Bechtel and Christa Cabot made their first NCAA appearance in 2013.
Seniors John Fox and Maclin Simpson and junior Michael Christian were named captains of the UK men's team, while juniors Christina Bechtel, Christa Cabot and Lindsay Hill were announced as captains of the women's squad.
The 2013-14 campaign features dual or tri meets with five SEC foes and two home competitions. In addition to Oct. 11's home opener against Ohio State, the Wildcats welcome Cincinnati to Lexington on Feb. 1 at noon at the Lancaster Aquatics Center on the UK campus.
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The 2012 NGLCC National Business & Leadership Conference was themed Certify your Success, focusing on supplier diversity for minority suppliers. As CEO of JBC, an NGLCC and WBENC certified boutique consulting firm, Jennifer is uniquely qualified to share insights into diverse supplier procurement practices.
The interview with Mr. Turley, conducted during a special lunchtime plenary session, focused on the ways in which he has invested in Diversity & Inclusion as a business driver at Ernst & Young, leading the company to its celebrated status as a leader in the field of LGBT supplier diversity, and support within the workplace.
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Why Are Miami Beach Taxpayers Spending $5 Million on Wi-Fi That Doesn't Work?
The announcement came in October with much ado and a "wire cutting" outside Miami Beach City Hall.
"We are the first in the country to have a free citywide hotspot," City Manager Jorge Gonzalez crowed to the Miami Herald.
Well, Jorge, there might be a good reason for that.
After a more than three-year delay and $5 million signed away, Miami Beach's Wi-Fi project is still spotty at best. Signals are strong in high-traffic public areas, but if you live on the Beach, good luck trying to join the network in your condo or back yard.
Even worse, technology experts wonder why a city needs free Wi-Fi in the age of web-browsing phones. That's exactly why pretty much every other metropolis in America dropped their plans of going wireless in the early 2000s.
"Everyone today is walking around with smartphones with 3G and iPhones," says Glenn Fleishman, a freelance technology writer for Wi-Fi Net News. "There's a really marginal audience who want public wi-fi and don't have access to an alternate method."
Way back in 2004, when the Miami Beach City Commission first floated the idea for a citywide wireless project, the whole thing seemed like a pretty cool, futuristic idea.
The Herald swooned, calling it "one of the most important projects to impact Miami Beach's future since BayLink, the proposed... light rail system." Hmmm, that one didn't turn out so well either, guys.
In 2006, the commission approved a $5 million contract with IBM to create the network. Under the deal, 95 percent of the city should have had free Wi-Fi by 2007.
That didn't happen. The problem: Ironically, creating a wireless network requires a hell of a lot of wires. To get a strong signal across one square mile, you need about 60 wireless signal nodes, says Fleishman.
"That's a lot of real estate to cover," he says. "Most cities decided it just wasn't practical."
Making matters worse for the Beach, city officials struggled to get permission from FPL and the Florida Department of Transportation to mount wireless nodes on their utility poles.
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This writer, for instance, lives near 16th Street and Meridian Avenue and couldn't find a signal inside his apartment, in his back yard, in his front yard, or on Meridian. A quick tour around South Beach found good signals on Lincoln Road and Ocean Drive but no connection at South Pointe Park.
"We are still in the testing period," says Hilda Fernandez, the assistant city manager. "If we find blocked areas, we can go to IBM to let them know."
Fernandez and others defend the program, noting that city workers -- including police and code compliance officers -- are now able to tap into the network on the job. And Patricia Walker, who's overseeing the project for the city, says more than 16,500 people have signed up to use wireless since October.
"It's absolutely a great idea," says Commissioner Michael Gongora, "though I know many residents are still waiting for it to be fully operational."
Including Gongora. The commissioner says his third-floor apartment near 50th Street and Collins Avenue doesn't get a signal. The city provided Wi-Fi for only second stories and below -- a curious omission in a city where half the population lives in condos or apartments with multiple stories, Gongora notes.
"Now that time has gone by and it's still not fully operational, maybe we should ask whether to stick with this," he concedes.
But at the end of the month, the city expects to finalize a six-year contract in place with IBM to keep the network running. So enjoy that Wi-Fi if you find yourself with a laptop on Lincoln Road -- and you don't want Starbucks, McDonald's, or any of the other half-dozen free wireless options.
"It was a good idea five years ago. Now, not so much," Fleishman says.
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Chicken ordinance now up to North Huntingdon commissioners
After a tense hour-long debate, North Huntingdon Township's planning commission shot down a proposed backyard chicken ordinance Monday night.
But that doesn't mean the chicken ordinance has died.
Board members debated back and forth, picking through portions of the proposed ordinance, but it ultimately failed. Instead, the planning commission approved a recommendation to keep the current ordinance regulating chickens with a 5-2 vote.
Still, because the planning commission is an advisory committee, the township commissioners will make the final decision. That vote could come at its next meeting.
Virginia Stump and James McHugh cast the only votes against keeping the current ordinance and both expressed support for the new proposal.
"I really think there's some solutions here," Stump said of the proposal. "I think we can come up with a win-win solution."
Among her ideas, Stump proposed a one-year trial period for residents to keep two hens. Ultimately, board members argued it would be too hard to regulate and enforce when the period ended.
Stump then suggested amending portions of the ordinance to restrict backyard chickens to lots at least 20,000 square feet, up from the 7,500 square feet originally proposed. The motion failed.
Planning commission board member Bernard Solomon, said he had received more feedback in favor of keeping the current ordinance instead of allowing chickens on smaller lots.
"I'm not in favor of it," he said. "I think that what we should do is stick with the ordinance that we have now."
Joe Dykta, another board member who voted against the ordinance, expressed enforcement concerns.
"The first person to have a problem is going to call the police," he said. "I'm sure our police have other things they'd much rather do than resolve a chicken dispute. We live in a residential community and we should try to maintain it. I'm against this."
The proposed ordinance deals mainly with "nuisance issues," said board member Stephen Cross.
"Ninety percent of this ordinance is dealing with the potential nuisance issues of something some folks are trying to bring into the township," he said. "If we have to write an ordinance that deals with nothing but the nuisance factor, then that in itself should tell you something. I just don't see the value."
Currently, only residents with at least 10 acres can have chickens in the township.
If approved by the township commissioners, the ordinance would allow residents with lots that are at least 7,500 square feet to keep up to four hens. Residents on larger lots could keep additional hens, but no more than eight.
Those residents would be required to obtain a poultry occupancy permit, which would help the township keep tabs on where hens live. The permits would be renewable every three years and cost $10.
Residents would be prohibited from selling eggs. Slaughtering would be allowed, but only indoors.
Hens would be restricted to henhouses and runs, which are enclosures for the animals made mostly of chicken wire. Those henhouses would be need to be on a concrete slab or up in the air and fenced in.
Henhouses could only be kept in rear yards, at least five feet from a property line and 40 feet from any residential dwelling.
Residents in violation of the ordinance could face fines up to $1,000 and have their hens seized by the township, according to the proposed ordinance.
Gayleen Fisher, of North Huntingdon, presented the planning commission with two petitions, about 120 signatures, from people against the ordinance.
"I am speaking for many, many residents of North Huntingdon," she said. "We are just saying we don't want backyard chickens."
She argued that allowing chickens would not be ideal for the community.
"Yes, chickens in the backyard was done 100 years ago," she said. "One hundred years ago I believe everyone was reading by candlelight. It's been said raising chickens in the backyard is in vogue, but so are many other things in vogue today. But that doesn't mean they are right."
Aaron McGregor, Nick Benevento and Rob Painter, all members of the digital group Norwin Poultry Society, also showed their support for the ordinance's approval Monday night.
The group presented a 50-signature petition to the township commissioners last week, and has vowed to continue efforts to recruit more signatures.
Township commissioners will vote on the ordinance at an upcoming meeting in September.
Amanda Dolasinski is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 412-856-7400, ext. 8626.


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Crops that rely on wind or insect pollination but are grown in a greenhouse may have to be pollinated by hand. Cultivated plants may be hand-pollinated with a small paintbrush. The horticulturist brushes the anther of the stamen to retrieve pollen grains and then deposits them on the stigma of the female flower on another plant. Hand pollination is also used to cross-pollinate plants to create new hybrids. Plants that belong to the same species, including all the subspecies (varieties or cultivars), will naturally interbreed with each other to form hybrids. The approach to classification developed by Linnaeus, described in the previous topic, gave insight into the relationship between speciation and plant breeding that was developed further by the work of Charles Darwin in the 1800s.
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Chemical- and radiation-induced mutations were introduced in the 1900s. The plant is exposed to certain chemicals, X-rays, or gamma radiation, and this treatment produces unpredictable mutations to the target plant. When the mutation occurs in a somatic (nonreproductive) cell, the mutation may affect the plant itself but not the offspring unless the somatic cells are used to clone new plants. When it occurs in a germ cell (sperm or egg), the mutation is passed to the offspring. Most of these mutations are not beneficial to the plant or to humans so this method also requires the propagation and screening of millions of plants to establish a useful new cultivar. Rio red grapefruit and wheat are commercial crops with radiation-induced mutations. A chemically mutated barley cultivar, introduced in 1995, is widely used in beer and a mutated commercial peanut cultivar was bred in 1959.
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