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|Mayea Boat Works puts a modern-day spin on gorgeous, old-fashioned, plank-on-frame masterpieces.
It's an unpretentious place, Mayea Boat Works: little more than a bunch of corrugated-steel sheds, barns, and boathouses hunkered by the waters of Michigan's Lake St. Clair. If you were in a hurry and intent on getting to better-known lakeside vacation spots like Algonac or St. Clair Shores, you'd probably just drive on through the town of Fairhaven and never notice the sign by the side of the road that proclaims "Mayea Marine Store." Such an oversight would be truly unfortunate, though, because inside the store, in addition to the shiny new cans of varnish and the shelves full of WEST SYSTEM® epoxy paraphernalia, you'd likely come across a lady named Flo. And Flo's the gal who, when she's not answering the phone for Mayea Boat Works, keeping the company's books, ordering parts, and paying the bills, can tell folks where they can find Larry Mayea.
Mayea's a fascinating guy, but hard to keep tabs on, for any number of reasons. Maybe it's because he's got the kind of metabolism that inhales a 60-hour workweek and keeps right on truckin'. Or maybe it's because, having got his start by sweeping floors in the woodworking shop when he was just ten, he's simply accustomed to hard work and staying abreast of all things great and small, both hither and yon. Or maybe—and this is what I personally believe—Mayea's just like the other four principals of Mayea Boat Works: his 83-year-old father Herb (who continues to walk three miles a day for exercise, although he just cut back to a 45-hour workweek), his younger brother Donny, his brother-in-law Norm, and his son Chad. They're all so synched into plank-on-frame mahogany boatbuilding that trying to keep up with just one of them for two days 'bout wore me plumb out, as we like to say in the sunny South.
Of course, I loved every minute of it, although in actuality two days isn't a real long time to get a proper handle on what goes on at Mayea Boat Works, where Mays-Craft boats are built. For one thing, the place is inscrutably old—it first opened its big double doors in July 1903, which made it 100 years old the day I arrived to begin gaping and scratching my head in amazement. Mayea Boat Works has withstood the building of Navy seaplanes during WWI, the hard days of the Great Depression, a couple of Prohibition shootouts, the creation of prototype landing craft during WWII, and a vast and disastrous fire that almost burned the whole shebang to the ground. Even most of the tools the guys use are old.
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After a highly decorated 18-year career in the Air Force, Major Margaret Witt was discharged based on an allegation that she had engaged in sexual conduct with another woman: a civilian with whom she was in a committed relationship, in their home, miles from any military base. The ACLU of Washington sued, claiming that the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy and its application to Witt, violates her rights of liberty and equal protection. Lambda Legal submitted a friend-of-the-court brief to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals demonstrating that, because of the victory we achieved in Lawrence v. Texas, the government cannot demand that individuals completely sacrifice their constitutional right to sexual intimacy with a same-sex partner in order to serve in the armed forces.
Since the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" statute was passed in 1993, more than 14,000 lesbian, gay and bisexual service members were discharged from the military. The military is the nation's largest employer and its antigay policy destroyed careers, wasted tax dollars, deprived our nation's armed forces of talented individuals who want to serve their country, and sent a horrible message that it is acceptable to force gay people to live in the closet.
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Lambda Legal worked for more than three decades to support the liberty interest and equal treatment of those who have sought to serve in the military. This case has highlighted the unfairness of selectively telling only gay people that they cannot serve and have any sexual intimacy with their partners. Lambda Legal's victory in the Lawrence case provided authoritative weight to our friend-of-the-court brief explaining the effect of that victory on the military's policy. The success of the Witt case at the Ninth Circuit and the district court contributed to Congress's passage of legislation allowing the executive branch finally to end the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
- April 2006 ACLU of Washington files lawsuit in federal district court challenging the discharge of Major Margaret Witt and the constitutionality of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law.
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- October 2006 Lambda Legal files friend-of-the-court brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
- May 2008 Ninth Circuit rules that a service member can only be discharged if the government proves that doing so is necessary to further unit cohesion and morale.
- September 2010 Federal district court rules that the government failed to show that Witt's discharge was necessary and orders her reinstated.
- November 2010 The government appeals the district court's ruling but does not seek a stay of Witt's reinstatement.
- December 2010 Congress passes bill allowing the executive branch to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
- May 2011 Maj. Witt reaches a settlement in her lawsuit. She will retire with full benefits, the government will drop its appeal of the federal court ruling in her favor, and the unlawful discharge will be removed from her military service record.
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Winter wheat futures seemingly set back from technical resistance. Wheat futures have proven quite strongly lately, with concerns about U.S. winter wheat being a big driver of those gains. However, the Chicago and Kansas City markets reversed after apparently failing at moving average resistance. In contrast, worries about a spring wheat shortage if Canadian rail workers strike pushed nearby Minneapolis prices upward. March CBOT wheat futures dipped 6.75 cents to $5.8075/bushel at their Thursday settlement, while March KCBT wheat futures slid 2.5 cents to $6.4875, whereas March MWE futures surged 8.75 to $6.3825.
News of a packing plant fire seemed to weigh on cattle futures. After essentially stalling Wednesday night, cattle futures turned mixed today. News of a fire at a Nebraska packing plant owned by Cargill and falling beef quotes depressed prices around midsession, but the mid-year contracts closed higher. April cattle futures settled down 0.02 cents at 139.07 cents/pound Thursday, while August edged up 0.07 cents to 129.72. Meanwhile, March feeder cattle rebounded 0.07 cents to 167.00 cents/pound, and May added 0.25 to 168.57.
Hog futures set back from Wednesday's big gains. Talk of Russia's potential return to the U.S. pork market sent hog futures soaring yesterday, but CME prices set back today. That probably came in response to talk of dropping pork prices, especially after the midday cutout result came in sharply lower. April hogs fell 0.80 cents to 94.20 cents/pound as Thursday's CME session ended, while June slumped 0.35 to 105.05.


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The World Series of Poker event #8 is a $1,500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em affair that guarantees the winner will collect a minimum of one million dollars hence the added moniker Millionaire Maker. The 2014 version of this event drew 7,977 entries to become the second largest field ever at a WSOP event. The largest was the 2006 Main Event that seated 8,773 players.
The eventual winner, Jonathan Dimmig collected not only his million dollars but an aditional $319,587 as a result of the very large field and prize pool totaling $10,768,950. Dimmig hails from Buffalo, New York where he enjoys playing hockey and working on a novel project. His best prior cash was a $11,000 oayday in a WSOP Circuit event. He has never cashed in a WSOP event here in Las Vegas although he has played the Main Event the last three years. Jonathan Dimmig not only became a millionaire but he also collected his first WSOP gold bracelet.
The final table required almost twelve hours to produce a winner. All of the players at the table collected six figure money. Dimmig's win was also the 2014 WSOP's first seven figure payout. Among the huge field was some well known players including Andy Bloch, Layne Flack, Mike Sexton and Humberto Brenes. The event paid out to the top 819 finishers.
Following is a list of the final table players order of finish and prize money awarded:
Jonathan Dimmig --- $1,319,587
Jeff Coburn ---------- $815,963
James Duke ---------- $614,368
Andrew Teng -------- $465,972
Bradley Anderson --- $355,913
Stephen Graner ------ $273,854
Jason Johnson -------- $211,394
Andrew Dick --------- $164,118
Maurice Hawkins ---- $128,150
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A tattoo is a cosmetic technique marking made by inserting indelible ink into the layers of skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons. Tattoos on humans are a type of decorative body modification, while tattoos on animals are most commonly used for identification or branding.
Tattooing has been practiced worldwide. The Ainu, the indigenous people of Japan, traditionally wore facial tattoos. Today one can find Berbers of Tamazgha (North Africa), Māori of New Zealand, and Atayal of Taiwan with facial tattoos. Tattooing was widespread among Polynesian peoples and among certain tribal groups in the Taiwan, Philippines, Borneo, Mentawai Islands, Africa, North America, South America, Mesoamerica, Europe, Japan, Cambodia, New Zealand and Micronesia. Despite some taboos surrounding tattooing, the art continues to be popular in many parts of the world.
The OED gives the etymology of tattoo as "In 18th c. tattaow, tattow. From Polynesian tatau. In Tahitian, tatu." The word tatau was introduced as a loan word into English, the pronunciation being changed to conform to English phonology as "tattoo".[1] Sailors on later voyages introduced both the word and reintroduced the concept of tattooing to Europe.[2]
Tattoo enthusiasts may refer to tattoos as "Ink", "Tats", "Art", "Pieces", or "Work"; and to the tattooists as "Artists". The latter usage is gaining greater support, with mainstream art galleries holding exhibitions of both conventional and custom tattoo designs. Copyrighted tattoo designs that are mass-produced and sent to tattoo artists are known as flash, a notable instance of industrial design. Flash sheets are prominently displayed in many tattoo parlors for the purpose of providing both inspiration and ready-made tattoo images to customers.
The Japanese word irezumi means "insertion of ink" and can mean tattoos using tebori, the traditional Japanese hand method, a Western-style machine, or for that matter, any method of tattooing using insertion of ink. The most common word used for traditional Japanese tattoo designs is Horimono. Japanese may use the word "tattoo" to mean non-Japanese styles of tattooing.
In Taiwan, facial tattoos of the Atayal tribe are named "Badasun"; they are used to demonstrate that an adult man can protect his homeland, and that an adult woman is qualified to weave cloth and perform housekeeping.[citation needed]
The anthropologist Ling Roth in 1900 described four methods of skin marking and suggested they be differentiated under the names of tatu, moko, cicatrix, and keloid.[3]
- Main article: History of tattooing
Tattooing has been a Eurasian practice at least since around Neolithic times. Ötzi the Iceman, dating from the fourth to fifth millennium BC, was found in the Ötz valley in the Alps and had approximately 57 carbon tattoos consisting of simple dots and lines on his lower spine, behind his left knee, and on his right ankle. [19] Other mummies bearing tattoos and dating from the end of the second millennium BC have been discovered, such as the Mummy of Amunet from Ancient Egypt and the mummies at Pazyryk on the Ukok Plateau.[4]
Pre-Christian Germanic, Celtic and other central and northern European tribes were often heavily tattooed, according to surviving accounts. The Picts were famously tattooed (or scarified) with elaborate dark blue woad (or possibly copper for the blue tone) designs. Julius Caesar described these tattoos in Book V of his Gallic Wars (54 BC).
Tattooing in Japan is thought to go back to the Paleolithic era, some ten thousand years ago.[citation needed] Various other cultures have had their own tattoo traditions, ranging from rubbing cuts and other wounds with ashes, to hand-pricking the skin to insert dyes.
Tattooing in the Western world today has its origins in Polynesia, and in the discovery of tatau by eighteenth century explorers. The Polynesian practice became popular among European sailors, before spreading to Western societies generally.[5]
Decorative and spiritual usesEdit
Tattoos have served as rites of passage, marks of status and rank, symbols of religious and spiritual devotion, decorations for bravery, sexual lures and marks of fertility, pledges of love, punishment, amulets and talismans, protection, and as the marks of outcasts, slaves and convicts. The symbolism and impact of tattoos varies in different places and cultures. Tattoos may show how a person feels about a relative (commonly mother/father or daughter/son) or about an unrelated person.
Today, people choose to be tattooed for cosmetic, sentimental/memorial, religious, and magical reasons, and to symbolize their belonging to or identification with particular groups, including criminal gangs (see criminal tattoos) but also a particular ethnic group or law-abiding subculture. Some Māori still choose to wear intricate moko on their faces. In Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand, the yantra tattoo is used for protection against evil and to increase luck. In the Philippines certain tribal groups believe that tattoos have magical qualities, and help to protect their bearers. Most traditional tattooing in the Philippines is related to the bearer's accomplishments in life or rank in the tribe.
Extensive decorative tattooing is common among members of traditional freak shows and by performance artists who follow in their tradition.
IdentificationEditPeople have also been forcibly tattooed. A well known example is the identification system for inmates in Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust. However, tattoos can be linked with identification in more positive ways. For example, in the period of early contact between the Māori and Europeans, Māori chiefs sometimes drew their moko (facial tattoo) on documents in place of a signature. Tattoos are sometimes used by forensic pathologists to help them identify burned, putrefied, or mutilated bodies. Tattoo pigment is buried deep enough in the skin that even severe burns are not likely to destroy a tattoo.[citation needed] For many centuries seafarers have undergone tattooing for the purpose of enabling identification after drowning. In this way recovered bodies of such drowned persons could be connected with their family members or friends before burial. Therefore tattooists often worked in ports where potential customers were numerous. The traditional custom continues today in the Royal Navy (Great Britain) and in many others.[citation needed]
Tattoos are also placed on animals, though very rarely for decorative reasons. Pets, show animals, thoroughbred horses and livestock are sometimes tattooed with identification and other marks. Pet dogs and cats are often tattooed with a serial number (usually in the ear, or on the inner thigh) via which their owners can be identified. Also, animals are occasionally tattooed to prevent sunburn (on the nose, for example). Such tattoos are often performed by a veterinarian and in most cases the animals are anesthetized during the process. Branding is used for similar reasons and is often performed without anesthesia, but is different from tattooing as no ink or dye is inserted during the process.
- Main article: Permanent makeup
When used as a form of cosmetics, tattooing includes permanent makeup and hiding or neutralizing skin discolorations. Permanent makeup is the use of tattoos to enhance eyebrows, lips (liner and/or lipstick), eyes (liner), and even moles, usually with natural colors as the designs are intended to resemble makeup.
- Main article: Medical tattoo
Medical tattoos are used to ensure instruments are properly located for repeated application of radiotherapy and for the areola in some forms of breast reconstruction. Tattooing has also been used to convey medical information about the wearer (e.g. blood group).
Tattoos have experienced a resurgence in popularity in many parts of the world, particularly in North and South America, Japan, and Europe. The growth in tattoo culture has seen an influx of new artists into the industry, many of whom have technical and fine arts training. Coupled with advancements in tattoo pigments and the ongoing refinement of the equipment used for tattooing, this has led to an improvement in the quality of tattoos being produced.[6]
During the first decade of the 21st century, the presence of tattoos became evident within pop culture, inspiring television shows such as A&E's Inked and TLC's Miami Ink and LA Ink. The decoration of blues singer Janis Joplin with a wristlet and a small heart on her left breast, by the San Francisco tattoo artist Lyle Tuttle, has been called a seminal moment in the popular acceptance of tattoos as art.[7] Tattoos are generally considered an important part of the culture of the Russian mafia.
Formal interest in the art of the tattoo has become prominent in the 1990s through the beginning of the 21st century. Contemporary art exhibitions and visual art institutions have featured tattoos as art through such means as displaying tattoo flash, examining the works of tattoo artists, or otherwise incorporating examples of body art into mainstream exhibits. One such 2009 Chicago exhibition Freaks & Flash featured both examples of historic body art as well as the tattoo artists which produced it. [1] [8]
In many traditional cultures tattooing has also enjoyed a resurgence, partially in deference to cultural heritage. Historically, a decline in traditional tribal tattooing in Europe occurred with the spread of Christianity. However, some Christian groups, such as the Knights of St. John of Malta, sported tattoos to show their allegiance. A decline often occurred in other cultures following European efforts to convert aboriginal and indigenous people to Western religious and cultural practices that held tattooing to be a "pagan" or "heathen" activity. Within some traditional indigenous cultures, tattooing takes place within the context of a rite of passage between adolescence and adulthood.
Many studies have been done of the tattooed population and society's view of tattoos. In June 2006 the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology published the results of a telephone survey which took place in 2004. It found that 36% of Americans ages 18–29, 24% of those 30-40 and 15% of those 41-51 had a tattoo.[9] In September 2006, the Pew Research Center conducted a telephone survey which found that 36% of Americans ages 18–25, 40% of those 26-40 and 10% of those 41-64 had a tattoo.[10] In January 2008, a survey conducted online by Harris Interactive estimated that 14% of all adults in the United States have a tattoo, just slightly down from 2003, when 16% had a tattoo. The highest incidence of tattoos was found among the gay, lesbian and bisexual population (25%) and people living in the West (20%). Among age groups, 9% of those ages 18–24, 32% of those 25-29, 25% of those 30-39 and 12% of those 40-49 have tattoos, as do 8% of those 50-64. Men are just slightly more likely to have a tattoo than women (15% versus 13%)[11]
Negative associationsEdit
In Japan, tattoos are strongly associated with the yakuza, particularly full body tattoos done the traditional Japanese way (Tebori). Certain public Japanese bathhouses (sentō) and gymnasiums often openly ban those bearing large or graphic tattoos in an attempt to prevent Yakuza from entering.
In the United States many prisoners and criminal gangs use distinctive tattoos to indicate facts about their criminal behavior, prison sentences, and organizational affiliation.[12] A tear tattoo, for example, can be symbolic of murder, with each tear representing the death of a friend. At the same time, members of the U.S. military have an equally well established and longstanding history of tattooing to indicate military units, battles, kills, etc., an association which remains widespread among older Americans. Tattooing is also common in the British Armed Forces.
Insofar as this cultural or subcultural use of tattoos predates the widespread popularity of tattoos in the general population, tattoos are still associated with criminality. Although the general acceptance of tattoos is on the rise in Western society, they still carry a heavy stigma among certain social groups.
The prevalence of women in the tattoo industry, along with larger numbers of women bearing tattoos, appears to be changing negative perceptions. [citation needed] A study of "at-risk" (as defined by school absenteeism and truancy) adolescent girls showed a positive correlation between body-modification and negative feelings towards the body and self-esteem; however, also illustrating a strong motive for body-modification as the search for "self and attempts to attain mastery and control over the body in an age of increasing alienation."[13]
Religious perspectivesEdit
There is no consistent Christian position on tattooing. The majority of Christians do not take issue with the practice, while a minority uphold the Jewish view against tattoos (see below) based on Leviticus 19:28. Tattoos of Christian symbols are common.
Catholic Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina used tattooing, especially of children, for perceived protection against forced conversion to Islam during Turkish occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina(1463-1878). This form of tattooing continued long past its original motivation, though it was forbidden during Yugoslavian communism. Tattooing was performed during spring time or during special religious celebrations such as the Day of St. Joseph, and consisted mostly of Christian crosses on hands, fingers, forearms, and below the neck and on the chest.[14][unreliable source?]Coptic Christians who live in Egypt tattoo themselves with the symbols of Coptic crosses on their wrists.
Tattoos are usually considered forbidden in Sunni Islam. According to the book of Sunni traditions, Sahih Bukhari, "The Prophet forbade [...] mutilation (or maiming) of bodies."[15] Sunni Muslims believe tattooing is haraam (ie. forbidden) because it involves changing the creation of Allah, and because the Prophet cursed the one who does tattoos and the one for whom that is done.[16] There is, however, difference of scholarly Sunni Muslim opinion as to the reason why tattoos are forbidden.[17] The use of tattoo made with Henna is very common in Muslim North-Africa. The permissibility of tattoos is debated in Shi'a Islam, with some Shi'a pointing to a fatwa by Ayatollah Sistani stating they are halal (permitted).[18]
Tattoos are forbidden in Judaism[19] based on the Torah (Leviticus 19:28): "You shall not make gashes in your flesh for the dead, or incise any marks on yourselves: I am the Lord." The prohibition is explained by contemporary rabbis as part of a general prohibition on body modification that does not serve a medical purpose (such as to correct a deformity). Maimonides, a leading 12th century scholar of Jewish law and thought, explains the prohibition against tattoos as a Jewish response to paganism. Since it was common practice for ancient pagan worshipers to tattoo themselves with religious iconography and names of gods, Judaism prohibited tattoos entirely in order to disassociate from other religions. In modern times, the association of tattoos with Nazi concentration camps and the Holocaust has given an additional level for revulsion to the practice of tattooing, even among many otherwise fairly secular Jews.
Tattooing involves the placement of pigment into the skin's dermis, the layer of dermal tissue underlying the epidermis. After initial injection, pigment is dispersed throughout a homogenized damaged layer down through the epidermis and upper dermis, in both of which the presence of foreign material activates the immune system's phagocytes to engulf the pigment particles. As healing proceeds, the damaged epidermis flakes away (eliminating surface pigment) while deeper in the skin granulation tissue forms, which is later converted to connective tissue by collagen growth. This mends the upper dermis, where pigment remains trapped within fibroblasts, ultimately concentrating in a layer just below the dermis/epidermis boundary. Its presence there is stable, but in the long term (decades) the pigment tends to migrate deeper into the dermis, accounting for the degraded detail of old tattoos.[20]
Some tribal cultures traditionally created tattoos by cutting designs into the skin and rubbing the resulting wound with ink, ashes or other agents; some cultures continue this practice, which may be an adjunct to scarification. Some cultures create tattooed marks by hand-tapping the ink into the skin using sharpened sticks or animal bones (made like needles) with clay formed disks or, in modern times, needles. Traditional Japanese tattoos (Horimono) are still "hand-poked," that is, the ink is inserted beneath the skin using non-electrical, hand-made and hand held tools with needles of sharpened bamboo or steel. This method is known as tebori.
The most common method of tattooing in modern times is the electric tattoo machine, which inserts ink into the skin via a group of needles that are soldered onto a bar, which is attached to an oscillating unit. The unit rapidly and repeatedly drives the needles in and out of the skin, usually 80 to 150 times a second. This modern procedure is ordinarily sanitary. The needles are single-use needles that come packaged individually. The tattoo artist must wash not only his or her hands, but they must also wash the area that will be tattooed. Gloves must be worn at all times and the wound must be wiped frequently with a wet disposable towel of some kind.
Prices for this service vary widely globally and locally, depending on the complexity of the tattoo, the skill and expertise of the artist, the attitude of the customer, the costs of running a business, the economics of supply and demand, etc. The time it takes to get a tattoo is in proportion with its size and complexity. A small one of simple design might take fifteen minutes, whereas an elaborate sleeve tattoo or back piece requires multiple sessions of several hours each.
The modern electric tattoo machine is far removed from the machine invented by Samuel O'Reilly in 1891. O'Reilly's machine was based on the rotary technology of the electric engraving device invented by Thomas Edison. Modern tattoo machines use electromagnetic coils. The first coil machine was patented by Thomas Riley in London, 1891 using a single coil. The first twin coil machine, the predecessor of the modern configuration, was invented by another Englishman, Alfred Charles South of London, in 1899.
Dyes and pigmentsEdit
- Main article: tattoo ink
Early tattoo inks were obtained directly from nature and were extremely limited in pigment variety. Today, an almost unlimited number of colors and shades of tattoo ink are mass-produced and sold to parlors worldwide. Tattoo artists commonly mix these inks to create their own unique pigments.
A wide range of dyes and pigments can be used in tattoos, from inorganic materials like titanium dioxide and iron oxides to carbon black, azo dyes, and acridine, quinoline, phthalocyanine and naphthol derivates, dyes made from ash, and other mixtures. Iron oxide pigments are used in greater extent in cosmetic tattooing.
Modern tattooing inks are carbon based pigments that have uses outside of commercial tattoo applications. In 2005 at Northern Arizona University a study characterized the makeup of tattoo inks (Finley-Jones and Wagner). The FDA expects local authorities to legislate and test tattoo pigments and inks made for the use of permanent cosmetics. In California, the state prohibits certain ingredients and pursues companies who fail to notify the consumer of the contents of tattoo pigments.
There has been concern expressed about the interaction between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures and tattoo pigments, some of which contain trace metals. Allegedly, the magnetic fields produced by MRI machines could interact with these metal particles, potentially causing burns or distortions in the image. The television show MythBusters tested the hypothesis, and found no interaction between tattoo inks and MRI.[citation needed][21]
Professional tattooists rely primarily on the same pigment base found in cosmetics. Amateurs will often use drawing inks such as low grade India ink, but these inks often contain impurities and toxins which can lead to illness or infection.
Studio hygieneEdit
The properly equipped tattoo studio will use biohazard containers for objects that have come into contact with blood or bodily fluids, sharps containers for old needles, and an autoclave for sterilizing tools.[22] Certain jurisdictions also require studios by law to have a sink in the work area supplied with both hot and cold water.
Proper hygiene requires a body modification artist to wash his or her hands before starting to prepare a client for the stencil, between clients, and at any other time where cross contamination can occur. The use of single use disposable gloves is also mandatory. In some states and countries it is illegal to tattoo a minor even with parental consent, and (except in the case of medical tattoos) it is usually not allowed to tattoo impaired persons, people with contraindicated skin conditions, those who are pregnant or nursing, those incapable of consent due to mental incapacity or those under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Before the tattooing begins the client is asked to approve the final position of the applied stencil. After approval is given the artist will open new, sterile needle packages in front of the client, and always use new, sterile or sterile disposable instruments and supplies, and fresh ink for each session (loaded into disposable ink caps which are discarded after each client). Also, all areas which may be touched with contaminated gloves will be wrapped in clear plastic to prevent cross-contamination. Equipment that cannot be autoclaved (such as counter tops, machines, and furniture) will be wiped with an approved disinfectant.[23]
Membership in professional organizations, or certificates of appreciation/achievement, generally helps artists to be aware of the latest trends. However, many of the most notable tattooists do not belong to any association. While specific requirements to become a tattooist vary between jurisdictions, many mandate only formal training in bloodborne pathogens, and cross contamination. The local department of health regulates tattoo studios in many jurisdictions.
For example, according to the health departments in Oregon and Hawaii, tattoo artists in these states are required to take and pass a test ascertaining their knowledge of health and safety precautions, as well as the current state regulations. Performing a tattoo in Oregon state without a proper and current license or in an unlicensed facility is a felony offense.[24] Tattooing was legalized in New York City in 1997,[25] and in Massachusetts and Oklahoma between 2002 and 2006.
Tattoo artists, and people with tattoos, vary widely in their preferred methods of caring for new tattoos. Some artists recommend keeping a new tattoo wrapped for the first twenty-four hours, while others suggest removing temporary bandaging after two hours or less. Many tattooists advise against allowing too much contact with hot tub or pool water, or soaking in a tub for the first two weeks. This is to prevent the tattoo ink from washing out or fading due to over-hydration and to avoid infection from exposure to bacteria and chlorine. In contrast, other artists suggest that a new tattoo be bathed in very hot water early and often.
General consensus for care advises against removing the scab that forms on a new tattoo, and avoiding exposing one's tattoo to the sun for extended periods; both of these can contribute to fading of the image. Furthermore, it is agreed that a new tattoo needs to be kept clean. Various products may be recommended for application to the skin, ranging from those intended for the treatment of cuts, burns and scrapes, to cocoa butter, salves, lanolin, A&D or Aquaphor. Oil based ointments are almost always recommended to be used in very thin layers due to their inability to evaporate and therefore over-hydrate the already perforated skin. In recent years, specific commercial products have been developed for tattoo aftercare. Although opinions about these products vary, there is near total agreement that either alone or in addition to some other product, soap and warm water work well to keep a tattoo clean and free from infection.[26] Ultimately, the amount of ink that remains in the skin throughout the healing process determines, in large part, how robust the final tattoo will look. If a tattoo becomes infected (uncommon but possible if one neglects to properly clean their tattoo) or if the scab falls off too soon (e.g., if it absorbs too much water and sloughs off early or is picked or scraped off), then the ink will not be properly fixed in the skin and the final image will be negatively affected.
In the UK, most tattoo artists recommend Bepanthen as the main aftercare product for new tattoos.
Health risksEdit
- Main article: Tattoo medical issues
Because it requires breaking the skin barrier, tattooing may carry health risks, including infection and allergic reactions. Modern tattooists reduce such risks by following universal precautions, working with single-use items, and sterilizing their equipment after each use. Many jurisdictions require that tattooists have bloodborne pathogen training, such as is provided through the Red Cross and OSHA.
Infection from tattooing in clean and modern tattoo studios employing single-use needles is rare. In amateur tattoos, such as those applied in prisons, however, there is an elevated risk of infection. Infections that can theoretically be transmitted by the use of unsterilized tattoo equipment or contaminated ink include surface infections of the skin, herpes simplex virus, tetanus, staph, fungal infections, some forms of hepatitis, tuberculosis, and HIV.[27] In United States there have been no reported cases of HIV contracted via commercially-applied tattooing process.[28]
Tattoo inks have been described as "remarkably nonreactive histologically".[20] However, cases of allergic reactions to tattoo inks, particularly certain colors, have been medically documented. Occasionally, when a blood vessel is punctured during the tattooing procedure a bruise/hematoma may appear.[29][30]
Tattoo removalEdit
- Main article: Tattoo removal
While tattoos are considered permanent, it is sometimes possible to remove them with laser treatments, fully or partially. Typically, black and darker colored inks can be removed more completely. An ink trademarked as InfinitInk is designed to be removed in a single laser treatment. The expense and pain of removing tattoos will typically be greater than the expense and pain of applying them. Some jurisdictions will pay for the voluntary removal of gang tattoos. Pre-laser tattoo removal methods include dermabrasion, salabrasion (scrubbing the skin with salt), cryosurgery, and excision which is sometimes still used along with skin grafts for larger tattoos.
Temporary tattoosEdit
- Main article: Temporary tattoo
Temporary tattoos are popular with models and children as they involve no permanent alteration of the skin but produce a similar appearance that can last anywhere from a few days to several weeks. The most common style is a type of body sticker similar to a decal, which is typically transferred to the skin using water. Although the design is waterproof, it can be removed easily with oil-based creams. Originally inserted as a prize in bubble gum packages, they consisted of a poor quality ink transfer that would easily come off with water or rubbing. Today's vegetable dye temporaries can look extremely realistic and adhere up to 3 weeks due to a layer of glue similar to that found on an adhesive bandage.
Henna tattoos (Mehndi) and silver nitrate stains that appear when exposed to ultraviolet light can take up to two weeks to fade from the skin. Temporary airbrush tattoos (TATs) are applied by covering the skin with a stencil and spraying the skin with ink. In the past, this form of tattoo only lasted about a week. With the newest inks, tattoos can reasonably last for up to two weeks.
Types of tattoosEdit
The American Academy of Dermatology distinguishes 5 types of tattoos:[31] Traumatic tattoos, also called "natural tattoos", that result from injuries, especially asphalt from road injuries or pencil lead; Amateur tattoos; Professional tattoos, both via traditional methods and modern tattoo machines; Medical tattoos; Cosmetic tattoos, also known as "permanent makeup".
Traumatic tattoosEdit
According to George Orwell, coal miners could develop characteristic tattoos owing to coal dust getting into wounds. This can also occur with substances like gunpowder. Similarly, a traumatic tattoo occurs when a substance such as asphalt is rubbed into a wound as the result of some kind of accident or trauma. These are particularly difficult to remove as they tend to be spread across several different layers of skin, and scarring or permanent discoloration is almost unavoidable depending on the location. In addition, tattooing of the gingiva from implantation of amalgam particles during dental filling placement and removal is possible and not uncommon. A common example of such accidental tattoos is the result of a deliberate or accidental stabbing with a pencil or pen, leaving graphite or ink beneath the skin.
See alsoEdit
- Anthropological
- Buckland, A. W. (1887) "On Tattooing," in Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, 1887/12, p. 318-328
- Caplan, Jane (ed.) (2000): Written on the Body: the Tattoo in European and American History, Princeton U P
- DeMello, Margo (2000) Bodies of Inscription: a Cultural History of the Modern Tattoo Community, California. Durham NC: Duke University Press
- Fisher, Jill A. (2002). Tattooing the Body, Marking Culture. Body & Society 8 (4): pp. 91–107.
- Gell, Alfred (1993) Wrapping in Images: Tattooing in Polynesia, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Gilbert, Stephen G. (2001) Tattoo History: a Source Book, New York: Juno Books
- Gustafson, Mark (1997) "Inscripta in fronte: Penal Tattooing in Late Antiquity," in Classical Antiquity, April 1997, Vol. 16/No. 1, p. 79-105
- Hambly, Wilfrid Dyson (1925) The History of Tattooing and Its Significance: With Some Account of Other Forms of Corporal Marking, London: H. F.& G. Witherby (reissued: Detroit 1974)
- Hesselt van Dinter, Maarten (2005) The World of Tattoo; An Illustrated History. Amsterdam, KIT Publishers
- Jones, C. P. (1987) "Stigma: Tattooing and Branding in Graeco-Roman Antiquity," in Journal of Roman Studies, 77/1987, pp. 139–155
- Juno, Andrea. Modern Primitives. Re/Search #12 (October 1989) ISBN 0965046931
- Tattooing Among Japan's Ainu People. Lars Krutak. URL accessed on 2009-08-24.
- Lombroso, Cesare (1896) "The Savage Origin of Tattooing," in Popular Science Monthly, Vol. IV., 1896
- Raviv, Shaun (2006) Marked for Life: Jews and Tattoos (Moment Magazine; June 2006)
- Comparative study about Ötzi's therapeutic tattoos (L. Renaut, 2004, French and English abstract)
- Robley, Horatio (1896) Moko, or, Maori tattooing. London: Chapman and Hall
- Roth, H. Ling (1901) Maori tatu and moko. In: Journal of the Anthropological Institute v. 31, January-June 1901
- Rubin, Arnold (ed.) (1988) Marks of Civilization: Artistic Transformations of the Human Body, Los Angeles: UCLA Museum of Cultural History
- Sanders, Clinton R. (1989) Customizing the Body: the Art and Culture of Tattooing. Philadelphia: Temple University Press
- Sinclair, A. T. (1909) "Tattooing of the North American Indians," in American Anthropologist 1909/11, No. 3, p. 362-400
- Popular and artistic
- Green, Terisa. Ink: The Not-Just-Skin-Deep Guide to Getting a Tattoo ISBN 0-451-21514-1
- Green, Terisa. The Tattoo Encyclopedia: A Guide to Choosing Your Tattoo ISBN 0-7432-2329-2
- Krakow, Amy. Total Tattoo Book ISBN 0-446-67001-4
- Medical
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC's Position on Tattooing and HCV Infection, http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/c/tattoo.htm, retrieved on June 12, 2006
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Body Art (workplace hazards), http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/bbp/bodyart/, retrieved on September 15, 2008
- United States Food and Drug Administration, Tattoos and Permanent Makeup, http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-204.html, retrieved on June 12, 2006
- Haley R.W. and Fischer R.P., Commercial tattooing as a potential source of hepatitis C infection, Medicine, March 2000;80:134-151
- ↑ SAMOA: SAMOAN TATTOOS, Polynesian Cultural Center, http://www.polynesia.com/samoa/samoan-tattoos.html
- ↑ tattoo 2. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000
- ↑ Roth, H. Ling (1900) On Permanent Artificial Skin Marks: a definition of terms. Anthropological Section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Bradford, September 11th 1900
- ↑ Tattoos: Egyptian Mummies from BMEzine.com Encyclopedia; Tattoos: Pazyryk Mummies from BMEzine.com Encyclopedia
- ↑ "Tattoo", Encyclopaedia Britannica
- ↑ Mifflin, Margot. Bodies of Subversion A secret History of Women and Tattoo. New York City: Juno Books, 1997.
- ↑ Deb Acord "Who knew: Mommy has a tattoo", Maine Sunday Telegram November 19, 2006
- ↑ The Chicago art exhibition, Freaks & Flash, for example, juxtaposed circus sideshow banners depicting tattooed performers like "The Tattooed Lady" alongside art inspired by the tattoo Renaissance of the 1960s and 1970s.
- ↑ Laumann AE, Derick AJ (September 2006), "Tattoos and body piercings in the United States: a national data set", Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 55 (3): 413–21, doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2006.03.026, PMID 16908345
- ↑ The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. A Portrait of "Generation Next"
- ↑ Harris Interactive. Three in ten Americans with a tattoo say having one makes them feel sexier
- ↑ Andrew Lichtenstein, Texas Prison Tattoos, http://www.foto8.com/issue01/dprisontattoos/prisontattoos1.html, retrieved on 2007-12-08
- ↑ Carroll L, Anderson R (2002), "Body piercing, tattooing, self-esteem, and body investment in adolescent girls", Adolescence 37 (147): 627–37, PMID 12458698
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- ↑ Sahih Bukhari, Oppressions, Volume 3, Book 43, Number 654
- ↑ 'Abd-Allaah ibn Mas'ood wrote: "May or may not Allaah curse the women who do tattoos and those for whom tattoos are done, those who pluck their eyebrows and nose hairs, and those who file their teeth for the purpose of beautification and alter the creation of Allaah." (al-Bukhaari, al-Libaas, 5587; Muslim, al-Libaas, 5538)
- ↑ "Ruling of Tattoos in Islam". Retrieved 2009-03-25
- ↑ [http://www.shiachat.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=234914885 "Tattoos....are They Or Aren't They Haram?" (S. Sistani's (MAP) Rulings, Posted 18 October 2006)
- ↑ "Tattooing in Jewish Law". Retrieved 2009-06-25
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Tattoo lasers / Histology, Suzanne Kilmer, eMedicine
- ↑ Karen L. Hudson. Tattoos and MRI Scans. about.com.
- ↑ National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Body Art: Preventing Needlestick Injuries. Retrieved September 15, 2008.
- ↑ Tattoos, Renee Kottenhahn, TeensHealth
- ↑ Oregon State Health Department
- ↑ http://www.nyc24.org/2003/issue4/story4/page2.html
- ↑ Tattoo Post Operative Care
- ↑ Tattoos: Risks and precautions to know first - MayoClinic.com
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AGE shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. Tomorrow, thousands will pause to remember Worcestershire's fallen heroes killed in Britain's wars and conflicts.
From battlefields stretching from the dusty badlands of Afghanistan, and the streets of Northern Ireland to the stifling jungles of Burma in the Second World War, Worcestershire men and women have served with bravery, heroism and good humour.
Many came home, but others did not and remain buried in graveyards in the countries where they fell, from India, and Palestine in the East, to France in the West.
As the county's own infantry unit, the 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters), prepares again to send a veteran company back to the Afghan theatre next year, the cause of remembrance will feel particularly close to home for the family and friends they prepare to leave behind.
When the church bells toll their sad lament ushering in the two-minute silence at 11am, there will be time to reflect on the heroic sacrifice of all Britain's fighting fallen.
Among them, those who have died in the continuing conflict in Afghanistan which has so far claimed 437 lives: 23-year-old Worcester man Private Jason Williams, of 2 Mercian, killed while retrieving a comrade's body in August 2009.
SAS reservist Lance Corporal Richard Larkin of Cookley, near Kidderminster, died with three other comrades in an IED bomb blast in June 2008.
In July 2009, Afghanistan claimed the lives of two 18-year-old men: Pte Robbie Laws, from Bromsgrove, killed serving with 2 Mercian when an RPG hit his vehicle, and Rifleman William Aldridge, of 2nd Battalion The Rifles, from Bromyard in Herefordshire, killed by an IED blast in Sangin.
In September 2009 an IED also claimed the life of Lance Corporal Richard Brandon, of the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
As the end of a year in which we marked the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War draws to a close, it also marks the end of an era as the last First World War veteran to have served in uniform, Florence Green, passed away in a Norfolk care home in February. Remembrance services around the county on Sunday: WORCESTER lWorcester Cathedral service at 10am followed by a wreath-laying at the memorial.
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"Accidents can happen, so we want to make the drivers aware of ... things that can happen and be able to administer help to those victims," district employee Chandra Robertson-Bailey said.
On any given day, more than 800 HISD buses travel a combined 80,000 miles taking more than 30,000 kids to and from school.
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SMWC Receives Grant to Promote Academic Success Among Service Members
August 10th, 2010 | SMWC
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) will use a $10,000 grant from Operation Diploma, an initiative of the Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) at Purdue University, to develop programs and policies designed to boost academic success of student service members and veterans on campus.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College's Operation Diploma award will improve educational access, success, and transition to career for service members. Several initiatives will include:
- creation of an on-campus Military Family Resource Center with virtual access,
- expansion of the current online tutoring services to include Vet-to-Vet tutoring, and
- the addition of an online career counseling and services tailored to service members.
"Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College continues to be innovative in seeking new ways to offer personalized educational opportunities to populations who cannot attend a traditional campus program. We are eager to continue this tradition by ensuring we offer the necessary services to encourage and promote successful educational experiences for military personnel and their families worldwide," said Dottie King, Ph.D., interim president of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.
Launched with a $5.8 million gift from Lilly Endowment Inc., Operation Diploma empowers Indiana's institutions of higher education and student veterans' organizations to better serve student service members and veterans entering college for the first time, and those re-entering college after extended service or deployment.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, in western Indiana, serves nearly 350 women in the residential campus program, 1,120 women and men, primarily untraditional adult undergraduates, in distance programs, and approximately 220 coed graduate students. The College enrolled 18 service members/veterans in Spring 2010 and an additional 21 spouses took advantage of a $3,000 SMWC Military/Veteran Spouse scholarship. More than one-third of Indiana's two- and four-year campuses submitted innovative grant proposals. Thirty proposals totaling more than $1 million were ultimately funded. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is one of four independent colleges awarded.
"Indiana colleges and universities have grasped that student service members and veterans have unique attributes and have proposed creative and collaborative plans for supporting them," said Stacie Hitt, director of Operation Diploma. "The spectrum of Year 2 proposals submitted to Operation Diploma ranged from student access and transition programs to holistic retention strategies and longer-term employment initiatives. We are proud to collaborate with these institutions."
"The improved access and support of the Year 2 proposal strengthens SMWC's commitment to educational success and lifelong learning. The plan builds on the assessment conducted in the Year 1 award, toward a system of continuous improvement of services and student learning," said Kimberly LaComba, director of the learning resource center at SMWC and co-director for the SMWC Operation Diploma Year 2 grant award.
The Operation Diploma grants range from $8,500 to $100,000. In the first year of funding, award schools were granted amounts totaling more than $270, 000. During a third and final year of funding, grants to individual schools of up to $50,000 will be available.
Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, a professor of child development and family studies at Purdue and director of MFRI, said studies have shown that students who have served or are currently serving in the military often feel frustrated, alone and misunderstood when they arrive on campus. These grants will help promote academic success by tearing down barriers to higher education for this special group of students.
"Our hope is that some of the programs funded will become models for the state, as well as the nation," she said. "This is just one way MFRI and Operation Diploma are making a difference in the lives of military members and their families."
In addition to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, the following institutions received awards:
- Ball State University
- Franklin College
- Grace College and Seminary
- Indiana State University and Ivy Tech Community College-Wabash Valley
- Indiana University
- Indiana University-East
- Indiana University-Kokomo
- Indiana University-Southeast and Ivy Tech Southern Indiana (Sellersberg)
- Indiana University Purdue University-Ft. Wayne and Ivy Tech Northeast
- Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
- Ivy Tech-Bloomington
- Ivy Tech-Central Indiana
- Ivy Tech-Columbus
- Ivy Tech-East Central
- Ivy Tech-Kokomo
- Ivy Tech-Lafayette
- Ivy Tech-Northwest
- Ivy Tech-Richmond
- Ivy Tech-South Bend
- Ivy Tech-Southeast
- Ivy Tech-Southwest
- Purdue University-Calumet
- Purdue University-North Central
- Purdue University
- University of Evansville
- University of Southern Indiana
The Military Family Research Institute is a research and outreach organization based at Purdue University, supported by Lilly Endowment Inc., the Department of Defense, and others. Through it, Operation Diploma was created.
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Eureka man arrested after allegedly stabbing his dog
A 43-year-old Eureka man was arrested Friday afternoon for allegedly stabbing his dog.
South Bay Elementary School was placed on lock down as deputies searched for Westley Wright. He told authorities that his dog attacked another dog the day before and that he felt it was necessary to kill it. He took the dog outside the home on Purdue Drive and allegedly stabbed it in the shoulder.
Neighbors called 911 and Wright fled the scene in the direction of the elementary school. Deputies located Wright and arrested him for felony animal cruelty. He was booked into the Humboldt County Jail on $35,000 bail.
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^She was testing you to see if you were alert!
I wonder how in depth we could get it. One day well create our icons from our phones
I wonder if they will support the photoshop plug ins (or have a similar technology)
I finds plugins to photoshop are what apps are to iOS
For me they are essential, and if PS Touch used them I could ditch the laptop!
Just checked and it NOT in the AU iTunes store (the atricle say it was ?? )
Quite frankly, I've always been overwhelmed by Photoshop's huge amount of features and plug-ins; so I really don't use it. But I think this "Touch" version will be just a more robust PS Express...nothing pro, like they're implying. Like GmAz said: it will most probably will be another doodle app like those found by the ton in the App Store...
Combine this with a decent stylus, and you could have some very cool stuff.
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The Obama administration says it will delay the implementation of a controversial new medical-coding standard known as ICD-10.
The Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement it will "initiate a process to postpone the date" by which providers will have to comply with the new medical coding set.
That's not a huge surprise — the acting head of Medicare, Marilyn Tavenner, said earlier in the week that CMS would revisit the planned pace of ICD-10′s implementation.
The American Medical Association has urged the administration to scrap ICD-10, saying the new set of billing codes will burden the practice of medicine without improving care. The 10th iteration of the disease-classification system will expand the number of codes in use from around 18,000 in the current ICD-9 code set to about 140,000.
As the WSJ reported last year, pretty much every potential medical scenario is covered by ICD-10, including separate codes for "being bitten by a turtle" and "being struck by a turtle." (Hey, you never know!)
The system's implementation has been delayed before. In 2009, the feds pushed off the compliance date to Oct. 1, 2013 from the prior proposal of Oct. 1, 2011. More than 3,000 comments on the earlier proposal cited the cost burden and the need for training and testing, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said then.
And now HHS will scrap the Oct. 1, 2013 timeframe and will "announce a new compliance date moving forward," the agency says.
"We have heard from many in the provider community who have concerns about the administrative burdens they face in the years ahead," HHS says.
In a statement, the AMA praised the decision and said it looked forward to "having a productive dialogue with the administration regarding the impact of ICD-10 and decreasing unnecessary hassles for physicians so they can take care of their patients."
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Three wounded during shooting at youth football game Saturday in East Liberty
Gunfire wounded three people and brought an East Liberty youth football game to a chaotic and terrifying end on Saturday, more than two years after city police vowed to crack down on violence at youth games.At least one man fired several shots before running away, witnesses said.
Parents grabbed their children and ran from the stands at Obama International Studies Academy, the former Peabody High School, while others dropped to the ground covering children, witnesses said.
One badly wounded woman tumbled down several steps and onto the ground, witnesses said, and bystanders cradled her head until help arrived.
No children were injured. Police did not identify the victims.
"All I heard was two shots," said Garrett Barnett, 42, of East Liberty, a coach for the Wilkinsburg Baby Twerps, a team for 4- to 7-year-old players, whose game had just ended. He said he thought someone had set off fireworks. "Then everything got quiet; then everything got real noisy."
As word spread of the shootings, frantic parents raced to the school, fearing the worst.
Pittsburgh police Chief Nate Harper declined to comment on Saturday afternoon, saying he had not been briefed on the shooting. Harper had threatened to shut down youth football programs in the city at least twice in the past two years.
Police reviewed school video security footage on Saturday in hopes of identifying any suspects.
A fight had broken out in Wilkinsburg on Friday night, and the dispute continued through Facebook posts into Saturday, police said.
A 27-year-old Wilkinsburg man who was watching the game and had been in an ongoing dispute with other Wilkinsburg men was the target of the shooting, according to Major Crimes Commander Thomas Stangrecki.
The man suffered gunshot wounds in his chest and possibly near his spine, police said.
A 64-year-old Verona woman was hit in the stomach and shoulder, police said. A 33-year-old woman was shot in the hand.Medics took all three victims to UPMC Presbyterian.
The man and older woman were in critical condition on Saturday evening, police said.
"This is something that's repeated itself for decades," Robert Bailey, 43, of Homewood said as he tightly hugged his trembling and tearful daughter, Tasia Bailey, 7, a cheerleader for the East End Raiders. Bailey said that in 1988, he witnessed a fatal shooting at a Homewood youth football game.
In 2010, a shootout during an Allegheny County Midget Football League game in Homewood injured three people, one critically; Harper threatened to shut down the games when no witnesses came forward to identify suspects. Two days before the shooting, state police had arrested two coaches on charges of selling heroin.
In 2007, a man was shot in the abdomen during a youth football game in Westinghouse Park in Homewood, The gunfire on Saturday erupted moments before 7- to 9-year-olds from the East End and Wilkinsburg took the field with hundreds of people in the stands.
Angry parents and league participants said no Pittsburgh police officers were at the game, one of five scheduled at the school at 515 N. Highland Ave. Officials of the football league could not be reached for comment.
After the 2010 Homewood shooting, Harper and city officials instituted several rules, saying the league had to hire police officers for protection and participants had to obtain credentials.
Pittsburgh police Cmdr. Cheryl Doubt said officers were "en route" to the games on Saturday and had been expected to arrive between 10 and 11 a.m. The shooting occurred about 10:08 a.m.
"If the police had done their jobs, this wouldn't have happened," said Tamisha Fuller, 40, of Homestead, who was at the scene to watch the game.
"I'm not blaming police, but if you're a city cop, you should want to come to these events," Barnett said.
Youth football officials plan to meet with Harper, according to a man who answered the phone identified on the organization's website as belonging to East End Raiders President Jay Akers. The man did not identify himself and cited the pending meeting as the reason he declined to comment.
"This is something near and dear to (Harper), and he wants it to be able to continue, but he's not going to jeopardize the safety of the kids," Doubt said.
"The majority of the adults are trying to do what's right. They want to come to just enjoy the game," she said. "It's only when you get that minority of people who come in and decide they want to use that as their conflict resolution place, and they're doing that at the sacrifice of a lot of people, and it's not fair."
Bill Vidonic and Mike Wereschagin are staff writers for Trib Total Media. Vidonic can be reached at 412-380-5621 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Wereschagin can be reached at 412-320-7900 or email@example.com.


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SANTA ANA – The Santa Ana Public Library is presenting an exhibit called "Carla Estrada: Her Legacy – 25 Years of Telenovela Production."
Telenovelas, popular in Mexico and Latin America, are limited-run dramatic serials, similar to American soap operas. Estrada has dealt with such themes as discrimination, child abuse and racism. Among the memorabilia are photos of such stars as William Levy and Lucero.
The free exhibit includes posters, costumes, photographs and other memorabilia. It continues through March 16 at the Santa Ana Public Library, Meeting Room A, located on the 2nd floor. Hours are 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The library is at 26 Civic Center Plaza. Call 714-647-5250.
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I've always loved color; I had nearly every paint color available in the art supply store in my paintbox at home during design school. I could spend hours trying to mix a particular shade for my artwork. This is a trait my muse Meha Bhargava made me aware of. Still, I used to shy away from wearing much color. A little over a year ago, I fit in perfectly in New York, where black is an official color.
Today, however, I can intuitively mix and match bright and neutral tones. My image consultant training has given me an appreciation for color, as well as the tools to wear colors correctly. I'm likelier to be seen wearing colored denim with colored blouses, or colorful dresses with colorful jackets (Deep, sincere love for Kate Spade, Lilly Pulitzer, Nanette Lepore, Diane Von Furstenberg, and JCrew) than I am to be seen wearing neutrals such as black – which used to be my go-to year-round. Recently I've started to pick up bold, colorful neckpieces and accessories as well. My most recent favorite is this JCrew neckpiece in a bright orange color.
Colors bring an outfit to life, make you look beautiful (when chosen correctly), feel happy, and they make a statement – all at the same time. My muse, Meha's always loved colors. I've always seen her putting together bold hues in her clothes, accessories, bags, and shoes.
"Colors are my best friend. Apart from Lime Greens and Hunter/Forest Greens I am good with everything on the wheel. Favorites being the Blues and Corals! Moving across the color wheel, making bold choices in term of analogous and split complementary is fun!"
~Meha Bhargava
Meha believes she owes her love of colors to her mother:
"I was always a well matched child..with my dress matching my shoes and my accessories matching them all. I dont think I've ever had the moment when some one told me, "They Dont Match!""
She likes keeping a wardrobe neutral (simply a color that is a silent spectator) i.e. Beiges, Blacks Reds and the Indigos etc..and then playing with accent colors throughout the look. Meha enjoys seeing how color changes one's attitude for the day, and how a certain color brightens up cheeks vs. how a certain color dulls the personality.
Live life colorfully. Your life will thank you for it.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Norris Moss' mother, Ida Collins, is 82 years old. Twelve years ago, she bought herself a casket and a spot in the mausoleum at Restlawn Memorial Park, a cemetery on the Northside.
Now, Collins' family says, that spot is gone, resold, they say, to a higher bidder.
"Resold everything," Moss said. "Didn't tell the truth about none of what was going on out there."
Moss wouldn't have found out if it weren't for a Channel 4 story that aired in November about missing graves at the same cemetery. After the discovery, Moss said, the cemetery offered a ground plot as compensation, but Collins didn't trust it.
"She don't want any of it; just give her her money back," Moss said. "The family just aching for her monies back."
But Restlawn won't because it can't. The owner of the cemetery, Southside Christian Ministries, is in a bankruptcy lawsuit. According to court documents, the courts froze all the money related to previously sold accounts while the matter is settled. Moss' mother's is one of those. So the family says its out a plot and the cash it spent on a new one.
The cemetery said it would be unavailable for comment until Tuesday.
Moss, on the other hand, doesn't plan to wait that long.
"I don't know who I'm going after, but here come the train. I'm sorry, here come the locomotive, here come the locomotive, 'cause this is wrong," Moss said.
A letter from the state says it tried to talk to Restlawn multiple times without success. Because the cemetery is owned by a religious organization, it is outside the state's jurisdiction and the state can't do anything beyond that.
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Hayden Panettiere Glamour Magazine May 2013
Hayden Panettiere on Marrying Young and Having Kids With Wladimir Klitschko
Hayden Panettiere on Marrying Young and Having Kids With Wladimir Klitschko
Hayden Panettiere showed off her figure in a black Michael Kors swimsuit to pose for Glamour's May issue, which hits newsstands on April 9. She has recently found herself in the spotlight, not only for her starring role as country music sensation Juliette Barnes on ABC's hit show Nashville, but also for new speculation surrounding her love life. Hayden recently rekindled her romance with boyfriend Wladimir Klitschko, whom she dated from 2009 to 2011, and rumors are swirling that the star is secretly engaged to the Ukrainian boxer. In the spread for the magazine, she opens up about possible future plans with Wladimir, and touches on the topics of staying grounded and marrying young. Here's more from Hayden Panettiere in Glamour:
- On marrying young: "I don't really have a plan. I've lived a very big life, and I don't feel my age, and I feel like I was born to be a mother. Sometimes people speak about [having kids] like, 'Your life ends — you're never going to be able to do anything again!' And I'm like, 'What are you talking about?' Motherhood is the most beautiful, exciting thing, and there's nothing that I feel like I can't accomplish while having children in my life. I would sacrifice having more years of being wherever I want whenever I want for years with my kids."
- On meeting her boyfriend, Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko: "Life is like a lunchroom at school. In this industry you've got little individual tables of actors, singers, rap stars, this, that, the other. But it's a big industry that also encompasses anyone in the public eye. An acquaintance of ours did a coffee-table book, and the proceeds went to genocide prevention. We met at the party for the launch of the book; we've been friends for five years — we've never not been close."
- On if she could be with the father of her children now: "It wouldn't shock me!"
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Not limited to diamonds, but you have probably seen TV commercials and newspaper ads that claim that the diamond you buy from them will be appraised for at least twice the price! Do you really believe this?
Many of these establishments base their selling philosophy on the premise that most people that buy these diamonds will not have them appraised thereafter. Some may do so to find out, to their dismay, the diamonds are not worth twice the price. Consequently, they will do nothing about it but never return for additional purchases. The remaining few that have them appraised, experiencing the same results, will take them back. The vendor will gladly give them a refund if they wish. That small percentage will have little effect on the overall scheme of things.
In many of these scenarios, the purchaser will have received a value commensurate with the purchase price. But, hardly the bargain it was purported to be. More times than not, the merchandise is also of inferior quality and misrepresented there as well.
Cos Altobelli is a third generation jeweler and president of Altobelli Jewelers in Burbank, previously located in North Hollywood for 60 years. His specialty is appraising for all functions and acting as an expert witness.
He holds a graduate degree from the Gemological Institute of America and the title of Certified Gemologist Appraiser from the American Gem Society, is the author of three appraisal books, and has appeared on "Prime Time Live" several times.
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New York City New York & Co. appointed Terri Abplanalp to the position of VP, real estate. In her new position, Abplanalp will supervise and coordinate real estate negotiations with all landlords, as well as drive the strategic planning efforts to support these negotiations.
Abplanalp has been with New York & Co. since 2003. During this tenure, she worked on location analysis and store site acquisitions throughout the country.


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Re-Ment - Fairy Tale Tableware - $4.95
Re-Ment specializes in creating blind box assortments of kawaii cute miniatures. This fairy tale series is one of my favorites, but the company also makes a whole bunch of other sets that feature foods, kitchen items, girly accessories and general adorableness. You can check them all out at: http://www.re-ment.us/ They make great dollhouse additions and are fabulous to have on hand for little gifts and rewards if you have a daughter that's the right age. Buy as a single blind (randomly chosen) box, or get a whole case at US based supplier superbuzzy.com


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Gov. Scott will skip GOP meeting in Orlando
Published: Friday, October 4, 2013 at 9:23 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, October 4, 2013 at 12:43 p.m.
ORLANDO — Florida Gov. Rick Scott is canceling plans to attend a Republican Party event in central Florida because of Tropical Storm Karen.
Scott was scheduled to speak Friday at the event where the Republican Party of Florida will raise money and prepare for the looming candidacy of Republican turned Democrat Charlie Crist.
But Scott changed his plans because of the potential threat Karen poses to Florida. The storm is poised to become the first named storm to hit the U.S. in what has been a relatively quiet hurricane season.
Scott is now planning to meet with state emergency officials.
The state party is holding its Statesman's Dinner Friday evening at the Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World.
The event comes nearly a year before Scott's attempt to win a second term.
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Local Opportunity Event for Stella & Dot in Dripping Springs, TX with Heather Willison, 4/26/13
Heather Willison, Leader/Independent Stella & Dot Stylist
Friday, April 26, 2013 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (CDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
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Event Details
You're Invited to learn about
Stella & Dot with local leader, Heather Willison
Friday, April 26
11:00-12:00 p.m.
660 W Highway 290
Dripping Springs, TX 78620
Stella & Dot, an Inc.500 Fastest-Growing Company, is a San Francisco based Social Selling Company that creates flexible opportunities for women to be a work from home entrepreneur. Our irresistible line of Boutique Style accessories is offered exclusively through our Independent Stylists, who sell online and at in home Trunk Shows. Recognized in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Today Show, Stella & Dot gives you a Smart Business That Works. Stella & Dot is so much more than technology and fashion, it's a people company inspired by and created for strong women, just like you.
When & Where
660 W Highway 290
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Why do you think Blizzard is revising the PVP gearing/rating process? There's obviously a problem there they want to do something about.
Why do you think Blizzard is revising the PVP gearing/rating process? There's obviously a problem there they want to do something about.
I would say, they think the 2.2k raiting req is way too big of a block. Specially now, that you can get it from RBGs, makes you literally unable to combat them low rated 1500-2000 rated RBG players who already got T2 in arena, where gear is the most important factor ( lot less in RBGs, on equal gear, class > skill > gear, but till that gear > class > skill sadly ).
Also, lot of people just tanks down their own mmr to cap fast for easy points. The whole current system feels really off, before everyone had to arena for "elite" pvp gear, now you kinda don't have to at all, so people play RBGs because its more fun/easier/faster/interesting/less annyoing/etc
In the end, less and less people plays arena, less people get titles. I heard there are BGs where in 5v5 there is rank1 title and nothing else, the 2nd place already out of the cut off, heh
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Brutal Gladiator Enhancement Shaman *rawr*
The biggest issue for people like me though is the lack of a pvp/arena community, on my realm for example there's simply noone interested in getting good at pvp anymore. Nowadays the only place people sometimes duel is tol barad, because you get kicked if you alt+tab and get tagged /afk and waiting for 15 min without anything happening is boring. And I look at those players and they've on average 330k hp, don't have much of a concept of faking, using los and range effectively or getting trinkets and defensive cds out, much less coordinating cross-cc or setting up kills. "Wat u talkin aboot set up kills? Just stand in da mid of arena and nuke, that's pvp kk."
A lot of people mentioned the gearing nonsense during this season and I partially agree; it's been a huge annoyance that made plenty of people give up quickly. However, some people argue that many will come back for 5.2... and I doubt it. I don't think any decent player on my realm is coming back for 5.2 at all - and there are a lot of servers like mine. :/
Its to Little to Late, I dont mind playing the game with a few minor balance tweeks in mini patches But to rework entire healing changes mid season is bullshit.
5.2 - Resilience is changed, Now resilience is being removed from gear, Player base resilience added, Moar CC added not enough rogues + monks playing
5.3 ilevel caps on gear, PvPPower again for the 3rd time will be changed, Player Base resilience again increased, Healing Blanket increased again
Why would any1 do arena's when they can just cheat T2/3500 conq cap in an RBG
At this point they should just make the Conq gear free if they really want to bring in new players to pvp,
No new players will endure that horrible cycle of honor grind then >Conq Grind just to get to a gear level that you can compete
I mean WTF, who is signing off on these sad so called fixes. Wipe the egg off Mr. Wilson and throw some on yourselves
I stopped pvp'ing after they took the rating requirements off of everything (weapon in particular).... kinda killed the competition and made you wonder why you work hard to get gear when other people can lose most of their matches and still get the same stuff.
Besides, what was the incentive to actually play before? Get boosted to 2200 the first week, and then just sit there for 6 months without lifting a finger while getting lots of loot to annihilate noobs in random BGs. Now you actually have to do something to get those sweet weapons.
It think this has a lot to do with the fact that many played Arena not because they liked it but for prestige, OP pvp gear (to screw undergeared players in normal BGs) and titles. You can now play RBGs and get all that, without entering a 5min burst fiesta.
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This is a 2 month old thread so I'm going to put a lock on it. A couple of old comments in here that may confuse people who don't check the dates.


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Can the IRS waive the 60-day IRA rollover deadline?
If you take a distribution from your IRA intending to make a 60-day rollover, but for some reason the funds don't get to the new IRA trustee in time, the tax impact can be devastating. In general, the rollover is invalid, the distribution becomes a taxable event, and you're treated as having made a regular, instead of a rollover, contribution to the new IRA. But all may not be lost. The 60-day requirement can be automatically waived in some cases, and the IRS has the discretion to waive the rule in others. The 60-day requirement is automatically waived if all of the following apply:
- The financial institution receives the funds on your behalf before the end of the 60-day rollover period
- You followed all the procedures set by the financial institution for depositing funds into an IRA within the 60-day period (including giving instructions to deposit the funds into an IRA)
- The funds are not deposited into an IRA within the 60-day rollover period solely because of an error on the part of the financial institution
- The funds are deposited within 1 year from the beginning of the 60-day rollover period
- It would have been a valid rollover if the financial institution had deposited the funds as instructed
If you don't qualify for an automatic waiver, you can apply to the IRS for a discretionary waiver. The IRS may waive the 60-day requirement where failure to do so would be against equity or good conscience, such as in the event of a casualty, disaster, or other event beyond your reasonable control. The IRS will consider all relevant facts and circumstances, including:
- Whether errors were made by the financial institution (in addition to those described under automatic waiver, above)
- Whether you were unable to complete the rollover on a timely basis due to death, disability, hospitalization, incarceration, restrictions imposed by a foreign country, or postal error
- Whether you used the amount distributed
- How much time has passed since the date of distribution


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See that quote up there? That's not about this lockout, or the last lockout, or the lockout before that.
It's from the 1992 players strike (which occurred in the final weeks of the regular season). John A. Ziegler (left), the small-minded president of the NHL at the time — more on him in a minute — canceled the remainder of the season and the '92 playoffs because the sides couldn't come to an agreement.
"It's a sad day for hockey, my friends. A sad day for hockey," he said.
Then within days, there was a deal.
Happened again in 1995 with the Lockout Commissioner in his rookie lockout. Season was over. Done. It was January. It had all fallen apart. There was no hope. Ooops. All of a sudden they had a deal. A miracle!
In 2005, the script was different. The owners weren't signing off on a deal without a salary cap. So they canceled.
These owners of Lockout Commissioner's Lockout III just want the best deal they can squeeze out of the players, and they definitely do not want to kill this season. And there have been reports that owners have told Bettman that is not an option, and the players know this. So it will, again, take until the drop-dead date (and then maybe another day or two after that) to get it done.
It will get done. But first it will look like it won't. I wish I could take bets with all who think there won't be hockey this year. There will be. it will just take the deadline to get it done.
Jan. 11 deal. Jan. 19 opening night. If there's a final snag, or a staged "sad day" moment, add two days to each of those dates.
Ziegler was roundly criticized, by me especially, for running the NHL like a Mom & Pop league, not much talk about expansion after 1967, until the WHA merger. He believed the NHL was a fan-driven league, which didn't necessary need to "market" itself around the country, in non-hockey cities, in Europe. He didn't believe it needed, or could get, major TV money. Some teams didn't televise home games.
He believed that most of the hockey revenue (or HRR as they call it today) should and would come from ticket sales. And tickets, therefore, were affordable.
He never made the NHL into a big-money league, as it is now, despite little national interest, minuscule ratings, a joke of a TV contract. But he also didn't force teams into cities where they couldn't survive, didn't "grow the game" to the point where regular people can't afford tickets.
You know, as foolish as he was — and he sure turned out to be on that Easter weekend when that 1988 Jim Schoenfeld-Don Koharski fiasco went down and nobody could find the president — he wasn't completely wrong.
Just as this Lockout Commissioner, who has undoubtedly made a lot of money for the league overall with teams in places where they won't survive, isn't nearly completely correct.
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Who is the Bigger Villain: Alex Rodriguez or Bud Selig? — Sports Survey of the Day
Two of baseball's biggest villains caught the eyes of the sports world Wednesday afternoon when Alex Rodriguez stormed out of his arbitration hearing after finding out that Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig would not be testifying at the hearings. Is Selig or Rodriguez the bigger villain?


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Treat Insomnia the Natural Way
Before you pop that pill, see how cognitive behavior therapy can transform sleep as you know it.
-Shelby Freedman Harris, Psy.D., YouBeauty.com
We live in an overmedicated culture where popping a pill is often the first resort. Most people only know about pills when it comes to treating insomnia. We hear about them from friends and see commercials on TV. Although medications can be helpful for insomnia, sleep specialists do not consider them to be the first-line, gold standard treatment for insomnia. That's where cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) comes in.
CBT-I is a non-drug treatment and has benefitted many types of patients who have trouble sleeping: from those with primary insomnia to others who can't sleep due to chronic pain, depression or anxiety. CBT-I consistently produces results that are comparable to, or even exceed, those of sleeping pills! Even one year after ending treatment, many patients continue to sleep well (rates that far outperform sleeping pills).
CBT-I isn't as easy as just popping a pill every night. It takes effort and patients need to be motivated. Treatment generally lasts from 4-12 sessions, with many patients making gains within the first three sessions. The remaining sessions are typically used for medication tapering, if necessary, and relapse prevention.
Although it is ideal to not be taking any sleeping pills at the start, patients do not need to discontinue these medications in order to benefit from CBT-I. Many patients decide to start treatment while on medication and gradually taper off (with the help of their doctor) once they have learned alternative techniques for their insomnia.
The initial stressors that may have caused poor sleep may vary from patient to patient (e.g. divorce, job stress, health issues, etc.), insomnia is thought to be sustained by certain behaviors that many people adopt as sleep worsens. Examples of these behaviors include going to bed early, sleeping in, napping, using alcohol as a sedative, increasing caffeine use, worrying about the amount of sleep being obtained and tossing and turning in bed. CBT-I focuses on changing these behaviors. Although sleep hygiene can help some people sleep better, CBT-I is not simply sleep hygiene. It consists of various components that help target the various behaviors that maintain the problem.
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— June
By Ben Ellison
Garmin Radar
A distinguishing feature of Garmin's new 2- and 4-kW radomes is their low profile—only eight inches without the optional pedestal—and extra-wide, 28-inch diameter. The latter dimension means that these units boast a 3.6-degree horizontal beam width, narrower than more conventional 24-inch domes, and hence yielding more precise target discrimination. Plus the processing electronics are all built into the dome and output via Ethernet cable to a router and then onto to Garmin's 3000 series multifunction displays, which means simplified installation and a scanner that's nicely independent of any one display's malfunction.
The results looked good during trials at the Miami International Boat Show, as did the radar's full and well-implemented control and feature set, which includes MARPA anticollision tracking. The 24-mile-range GMR 20 is $1,920, and the 36-mile GMR 40 is $2,347.
Garmin ( (800) 800-1020. www.garmin.com.
(Note that with this issue, we've begun marking products as "PMY Trialed" when we get to see them fully demonstrated. As always, "PMY Tested" means that we actually got our mitts on the product and tried using it as if we owned it.)
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This blog has in the past been cautious about the prospect of mass industrial action in the UK, given the tendency for union leaders to exaggerate their militancy – and newspapers' love of a good "Winter of Discontent" headline.
But now the threat feels very real for the first time in months. When the likes of Prospect and the FDA are talking about strike ballots, there is a sense that more confrontation is inevitable; the only question is how widespread the actions will be, the level of support within the unions, and the timing. It is still not guaranteed that there will be a crippling universal action.
(Those unions who went on strike in June – the PCS, NUT etc – were not Labour-affililiated.) Read more