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Comparison Between FDG-PET and MRI for the Assessment of Response to Intensive Chemotherapy in Multiple Myeloma Patients.
This study has been terminated.
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Comparison between FDG-PET and MRI for the assessment of response to intensive chemotherapy in multiple myeloma patients.
|Multiple Myeloma
|Drug: FDG = fluorodeoxyglucose
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|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
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First whole body FDG-PET scan and MRI before the start of the treatment. Second whole body FDG-PET scan and MRI after the end of the treatment. On a basis of patient, comparison between PET and MRI will be done tumoral site by site. Sensitivity, Specificity will be estimated for both techniques. In case of discrepancy, another imaging method or biopsy (if easy to perform) will be serve as standard of reference. Kappa coefficients and Mc Nemar test will be performed to compare the two methods. FDG = fluorodeoxyglucose FLUCIS® (Schering-CisBio® international)
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|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
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- Patients from 18 to 65 years old.
- De novo histologically proven multiple myeloma.
Exclusion Criteria:
- No history of another cancer or of HIV
- No history of renal failure
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Multiple Myeloma
Neoplasms, Plasma Cell
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Hemostatic Disorders
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Blood Protein Disorders
Hematologic Diseases
Hemorrhagic Disorders
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
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Hello FrontlineSMS community.
This is a short post to share my experiences with two GSM modems, the Sierra Compass 885 and the Huawei E-series.
These are the only two dongles that I have used with FrontlineSMS and had a very different experience with each of them.
Sierra Compass 885
Once the drivers and 3G watcher were installed, this modem works without a hiccup. It was not necessary to have the 3G watcher open in order to connect to the mobile network in FrontlineSMS. The team that I am working with in Colombia is less comfortable tinkering with the technology to make it work, so this modem is a great. It just works. One thing I found discovered though, when initially plugging in the modem, Frontline should not be open (this may just be my system though). Once plugged in for a few seconds, it was fine to open Frontline.
Here is a link to a seller that carries a lot of these on eBay:
Huawei E-series (E1803)
Unfortunately, I have endless headaches with this GSM modem. The biggest issue I have with the modem is that the 3G watcher (or equivalent) must be open in order for FrontlineSMS to connect to the network. The problem with this was that occasionally (usually after a couple hours of inactivity) incoming SMS messages are intercepted by the 3G watcher and do not reach Frontline. There are no preferences in the software that allow me to accomodate for this issue. I am sure that there are alternative software options for mobile connectivity, but I'd prefer it to work out of the box.
I hope that is helpful for anyone looking for advice on GSM modem selection.
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Hi Laura,
Thanks for the response!
I thought it should work that way with the E-series as well. I have the Sierra network connection software always running as a background process at startup, so we never need to manually fire it up.
Thank you for jogging my memory about the Huawei software! It was Mobile Partner that was used. I found that Mobile Partner had to be open at all times. I would close it and shortly after the modem would lose network connection. This may also be due to specific factors on my individual computer if it is killing the background process. When I have some free time, I'll see if I can get the Huawai working and report back.
I'm sorry I cannot be much help with any other specifics. The computer that has all the drivers etc is in Colombia...and I am in Canada.
Hi Tim
Thanks for this feedback! Very helpful.
Surprised to hear you struggled with the e-series modem. Which driver software were you running, out of interest? You could try it with Mobile Partner - we'd expect you to need to start the modem software, let it connect to the device and get on the mobile network, then shut the software down and start FrontlineSMS.
You can read more about this on our Troubleshooting advice page.
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If you've ever struggled to spot your child or pet in the dark, check out Nite Ize's LED ClipLit LED light to ensure their safety. This handy little light clips to any man, woman, child or pet to add instant nighttime visibility, whether at home or camping.
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The ClipLit is available in red or white. It also comes in a variety of different fun designs with the white light, including a flower, spiral, sun, peace sign and earth.
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It was all fun and games on All-Star Friday night during the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge, maybe a little too much fun. Team Chuck outrebounded their opposition 51-24 en route to a 163-135 victory over Harrison Barnes and Klay Thompson's Team Shaq squad. Kenneth Faried of the Denver Nuggets was named MVP after posting a monster statline of 40 points, 10 rebounds and two assists.
Harrison Barnes was voted into the starting lineup for Team Chuck and totaled 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting, while Klay Thompson came off the bench and finished with an efficient 11 points in 14 minutes.
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Hayward robber shot dead by resident ID'd
Updated 3:01 am, Thursday, February 13, 2014
(02-12) 14:23 PST HAYWARD -- A suspected home-invasion robber shot and killed by a Hayward resident was identified Wednesday as 25-year-old Michael Olachea of Oakland.
Olachea was shot dead about 5:30 p.m. Sunday by a 23-year-old man who lives at a home on the 21000 block of Western Boulevard, police said. The two men were said to be acquaintances.
The resident, whose name was withheld, also used his legally-registered handgun to shoot and wound a female suspect, said Hayward police Sgt. Eric Melendez. She is recovering at Eden Medical Center on Castro Valley.
Police are searching for a second female suspect, Melendez said. The women's names weren't released.
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Director Tim Burton effectively echoes the visual style of the original Bob Kane comics while conjuring up a nightmarish world of his own.
Director Tim Burton effectively echoes the visual style of the original Bob Kane comics while conjuring up a nightmarish world of his own.
Going back to the source elements of the cartoon figure, who made his debut in 1939 for Detective (now DC) Comics, the Jon Peters-Peter Guber production [from a story by Sam Hamm] will appeal to purists who prefer their heroes as straight as Clint Eastwood.
In a striking departure from his usual amiable comic-style, Michael Keaton captures the haunted intensity of the character, and seems particularly lonely and obsessive without Robin around to share his exploits.
The gorgeous Kim Basinger takes the sidekick's place, in a determined bow to heterosexuality which nonetheless leaves Batman something less than enthusiastic.
It comes as no surprise that Jack Nicholson steals every scene in a sizable role as the hideoulsy disfigured Joker. Nicholson embellishes fascinatingly baroque designs with his twisted features, lavish verbal pirouettes and inspired excursions into the outer limits of psychosis. It's a masterpiece of sinister comic acting.
What keeps the film arresting is the visual stylization. It was a shrewd choice for Burton to emulate the jarring angles and creepy lighting of film noir.
1989: Best Art Direction
Guber-Peters/Warner. Director Tim Burton; Producer Jon Peters, Peter Guber; Screenplay Sam Hamm, Warren Skaaren; Camera Roger Pratt; Editor Ray Lovejoy; Music Danny Elfman; Art Director Anton Furst
(Color) Available on VHS, DVD. Extract of a review from 1989. Running time: 126 MIN.
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Miles Of Smiles
The front of the trade card features a red four-petal flower frame around two American Medical Association seals above a sack of Dorsel's Flour. In the center of the sack of flour, there is a seal of Kentucky consisting of the colors orange, blue, and white. At the bottom, the title "Miles of Smiles" is written in blue lettering. The back of the trade card contains two recipes including white cake and caramel icing. Each recipes entails all the ingredients needed plus detailed directions on how to prepare the dish. There are blue four-petal flowers outlining the recipes.
Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Brand Name: Dorsel's Flour
Publisher: Dorsel Co. (Newport, K.Y.)
1930 (ca.)
13.0 x 8.9 cm
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Citation: Miles Of Smiles. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/sliker/detail.jsp?id=7401


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Following many years in the dark depths of the music business, Niall eventually emerged into the sunlight to teach sound engineering and DJ skills, as well as kick starting music technology projects for urban youth. This led him to SARC in Belfast where he became a Master of Sonic Arts and began to focus on biosignals as a means of human-computer interaction. His PhD research continues this exploration and applies it in the fields of music, emotion, interactive art, interface design and assistive technologies.


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Pro Mazda - Mata Forms M1 Racing, Signs Acosta For Full 2013 Campaign
CRESSON, Dec. 20, 2012: Paul Mata, who served as team manager for Team GDT in the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear for six years, has formed a new, multi-car team called M1 Racing that has all the ingredients of a championship contender.
He has already signed Juan Camilo Acosta as one of M1 Racing's drivers for 2013 in the series, which was recently renamed the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires.Although M1 Racing is new it has the makings of a powerhouse team. It consists of many open-wheel veterans, including not only Mata but also noted engineers Eric Purcell and Remi Lanteigne, all of whom worked together on Team GDT this year. (Team GDT's Star Mazda operation was disbanded at the end of the season and its owner, multi-time Expert Series champion J.W. Roberts, is pursuing other motorsports interests.)
M1 Racing purchased the bulk of the Star Mazda equipment previously owned by Team GDT and AIM Autosport.
M1 Racing has established its headquarters at MotorSport Ranch in Cresson, Texas, which is about a 15-minute drive from Fort Worth. Being able to test on that facility's 1.7-mile and 3.1-mile road courses will give it a definite advantage in its pursuit of victories in the Pro Mazda Championship, which is part of the Mazda Road to Indy program.
Mata is excited about signing Acosta and hopes to sign at least one other driver to join the 22-year-old from Cali, Colombia, on his Pro Mazda team in 2013. Funded drivers can get more information by contacting Mata by e-mail at email@example.com or by calling him at (214) 282-1646.
Acosta drove a Star Mazda car for the first time when he participated in the Chris Griffis Memorial Test on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Oct. 10-11 with Team GDT. He set the team's fastest lap of that test and he was fourth and fifth overall in the two practice sessions held during his first day ever driving a Star Mazda car.
Acosta made his first start in the series at the season finale Oct. 19 at Road Atlanta, finishing 13th in a Team GDT entry. His sponsors for that event, Studio F and Ela, two young women's clothing lines, will continue to sponsor him in Pro Mazda in 2013.
Acosta also competed in a doubleheader in the Panam GP series this year, winning the second half of that doubleheader Sept. 23 at Autódromo Tocancipá, Colombia.
Acosta said he chose M1 Racing because its personnel are making him a better driver.
"When I met them I was a complete rookie driver, and in about six days they taught me a lot about how to drive a race car," Acosta said. "I think I'll be able to improve my driving with their help. They are a good, complete crew with very experienced guys who are very competitive. We just completed 18 days of testing and we have 16 more days planned in the next couple of months. We're testing a lot because we want to be very competitive next year. Everybody, myself included, is working hard and we all want to fight for the championship. I think we're going to have fun!"
M1 Racing certainly has a strong engineering department.
Purcell was John Edwards' engineer when he won the Star Mazda driver championship in 2008. Purcell can relate to his young charges, because he was a promising open-wheel driver himself until a crash during testing ended his driving career. Since then he has become a widely regarded engineer and race car designer, working with a wide variety of young racers like Peter Dempsey, Devin Cunningham, Natacha Gachnang, Jorge Goncalves, Kyle Marcelli and David Ostella.
Lanteigne has also been the engineer of many notable drivers in Star Mazda, Formula Atlantic, Firestone Indy Lights and other series, including Helio Castroneves, Patrick Carpentier, Katherine Legge, Tristan Vautier, Conor Daly and Alex Rossi.
Lanteigne is also helping Mata with the overall team management of M1 Racing. He has been instrumental in the formation of many teams, including Andersen Racing in Star Mazda, Euro International in Atlantics, Jensen Motorsports in Firestone Indy Lights and others.
M1 Racing will also be the only Pro Mazda team with a nutritionist on staff, as that role and the role of driver coach is filled by Chuck West, the 1992 Star Mazda driver champion, a top Atlantic competitor and the founder of World Speed Motorsports.
Restart Communications based in Indianapolis will handle the team's public relations. Its principal has also worked with many rising stars in the past, including current IndyCar drivers Graham Rahal and J.R. Hildebrand, reigning Firestone Indy Lights champion Tristan Vautier, GP3 driver Conor Daly and Andy Lally, a sports car champion who was the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year.
In the coming weeks M1 Racing will debut a website at M1Racing.co. Its Facebook page is at M1 Racing — Pro Mazda and its Twitter account is M1 Racing Pro Mazda (@M1ProMazda).


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Based in Dublin, with partners right across Europe, 12 Points showcases young, creative and ambitious artists in jazz and related music from all points on the continent. Our mission is to assist and promote these emerging artists, bringing their music to new audiences.
Our 12 Points Festival alternates between Dublin and other vibrant, young European cities.
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PENGUINS--those endearing seabirds that have traded wings for flippers—all look and act about the same and live on the icy shores of Antarctica, right? Wrong. Granted, all penguins walk upright like little people, are superb swimmers and divers, and prefer the cooler oceans of the Southern Hemisphere, but that's pretty much where the similarities end.
Of the world's 17 diverse penguin species, I got to know two of the most unusual—rockhoppers and yellow-eyeds—on the verdant shores of Campbell and Auckland Islands, some 300 miles south of New Zealand but 1,200 miles north of Antarctica proper. Though the penguins share these little-known, storm-lashed specks of land as safe havens to raise their chicks, their lifestyles and habits are so totally different that they may never even meet.
The birds also look quite different and inhabit distinctive ranges that overlap on the islands. Standing less than two feet tall and weighing about five and a half pounds, rockhoppers are the world's third smallest penguins and among the most widespread, found on islands scattered all around the lower parts of the globe. Plump yellow-eyed penguins, on the other hand, weigh three times as much, are the fourth largest species, and are among the most localized, being completely restricted to waters immediately adjacent to New Zealand's southern reaches.
New Zealand's Campbell and Auckland Islands are two of the wildest places left on the planet. Winds exceed 60 miles an hour more than 100 days a year, and rain falls an average of 325 days.
As for behavior, rockhoppers are noisy, bold and boisterous, nesting in megalopolis-scale colonies on some of the most weather-beaten coastlines imaginable; yellow-eyeds are shy and retiring, with pairs secluding themselves alone deep in mossy valleys and dark understory to nest in complete privacy. Rockhoppers do everything socially and in a frantic rush, concluding their seasonal breeding cycle—from egg laying to fledging—in just three and a half months, whereas yellow-eyeds take a leisurely five months to accomplish the same. Rockhoppers land through crashing surf onto storm-wracked shores and climb steep boulders and even cliffs to feed their chicks, while yellow-eyeds pick gently sloping beaches and sheltered bays to come and go. Rockhoppers feed far out in the open ocean, easily traveling 150 miles or more on each food gathering trip, and during the winter spend about six months without returning to land at all; yellow-eyeds usually stay within a few miles of shore and return at the end of each day to spend their nights ashore all year round, whether or not they are nesting.
NOISY, BOISTEROUS AND BRAVE, rockhopper penguins are the third smallest penguin species and one of the world's most widespread. In contrast, shy and quiet yellow-eyed penguins are the fourth largest penguin species and live only off the southern shores of New Zealand.
Though I'd seen both species elsewhere, it was on Campbell Island that the complete contrast in their lifestyles truly struck me. Campbell is one of the wildest, most pristine and most stringently protected islands in the world, managed as a strict nature reserve by New Zealand's Department of Conservation. Human visits are closely controlled, and activities ashore kept to an absolute minimum, so I was lucky to be granted a permit to spend six weeks documenting the island's wildlife.
A yellow-eyed penguin is so shy and secretive that just finding my first nest took many days of persistent searching. Occasionally I'd spot a little head popping out of the sea, or a couple toddling figures clambering ashore and vanishing into the vegetation. At twilight I could sometimes hear the excited brayings of a pair reuniting at their nest somewhere in the nearly impenetrable greenery far up the steep valley sides.
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Penguins are not alone on Campbell and Auckland Islands. Every summer, albatross, petrels and seals arrive by the millions to breed in these strictly protected island reserves.
Tantalized, I began my search by crawling silently along mossy rivulets in the underworld of a cold, eerie elfin forest. Deep in the thickets I heard a soft peeping and glimpsed four little gremlinlike figures peering at me from between lush clumps of dark ferns. A pair and their two chicks, they scuttled quietly out of sight. Gradually, however, I gained the birds' trust, and was eventually able to watch the parents arrival in the evening, an ecstatic family reunion, and hungry chicks being fed a big gulletful of fish and squid.
Finding rockhoppers was a totally different experience. This time I had to hike several hours across the island to reach its weather-beaten western outcrops, where rugged cliffs are lashed by gale-force winds and huge thundering waves. Here I watched in fascination as tightly coordinated bands of little penguins materialized out of the maelstrom, porpoising through the roiling seas to pop out of the foam like sleek, feathered bullets. Using beaks, flippers and toenails, they landed in successive waves, hopping frantically over slippery kelp and up near-vertical rock slabs.
A PLUMP yellow-eyed penguin checks out the author, who spent several days searching for these secretive birds deep within the cool, dim elfin forests they inhabit. Hidden by dense fern thickets, the penguins nest in complete privacy. They search for food—fish and squid—a few miles offshore and return to the islands each night.
After shaking water from their roguish yellow crests, the rockhoppers trooped up well-worn pathways to join the loud ruckus of the colony on the open slope above. Exuberance and rowdiness seemed to rule their little metropolis. Everywhere, these spunky characters were hopping this way and that; screeching, greeting, fighting and crooning to one another; feeding their demanding chicks; or ganging up to chase away predatory skuas—all with great gusto and pluck. Some came over to where I sat to check me out, their fiery red eyes scrutinizing me up close, before resuming their noisy business.
Sadly, all is not well in either of these oddball penguins' private little worlds. Though yellow-eyeds once lived all along New Zealand's sheltered southeastern coasts, habitat loss through fire and farming, plus a succession of introduced predators from ferrets to cats and dogs, have taken a huge toll. No one knows how many of the penguins once inhabited New Zealand, but today the total is estimated to be between 1,500 and 2,000 nesting pairs. On the New Zealand mainland, the number of yellow-eyeds has dropped an alarming 20 percent in just two decades.
Some penguins live in warm habitats, including Australia, the southern coasts of Africa and the Galápagos Islands, where their challenge is to lose heat rather than conserve it.
The good news is that more than half of the total remaining yellow-eyed population still nests on Campbell and Auckland Islands (at the southern limit of the species range), where New Zealand's Department of Conservation has for 20 years been working to repair the damage done by farming and whaling ventures more than a century ago—primarily by eliminating the feral sheep, goats, cattle and rabbits that are a legacy of those ill-fated enterprises. Three years ago, a multimillion dollar eradication campaign—the largest of its kind ever undertaken in the world—used helicopters to drop 120 tons of poisoned bait to rid Campbell of some 200,000 rats, allowing the island to revert to a completely natural state. The next big challenge will be the voracious pigs still overrunning the main part of Auckland.
RUGGED CLIFFS battered by high winds and huge waves are ideal habitat for rockhopper penguins. Yet throughout their range, populations of the gregarious birds are crashing. On Campbell Island, the species' numbers have fallen by 94 percent. One potential culprit is global warming, which may have decreased the prey the birds rely on.
Unfortunately, such success stories may not help rockhopper penguins. Four decades ago, a staggering 1.6 million rockhoppers were estimated to nest on Campbell Island, but the birds' numbers have declined by 94 percent of that figure today. Once considered among the world's most numerous penguins, rockhoppers have faced similar population crashes nearly everywhere, from the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic to Macquarie Island south of Australia.
Fast Fact
One theory about the origin of the name "penguin" is that it comes from the Latin word pinguis, which means "fat." Before they became extinct, great auks were also commonly known as penguins.
Theories to explain the species' worldwide population collapse abound. The most convincing comes from a recent study by marine biologists David Thompson and Paul Sagar of New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. By comparing chemical information, called stable isotopes, stored in feathers of museum specimens collected long ago with those of living rockhoppers, the researchers found that although the penguins' diet is unchanged, they have not been finding the same quantity of prey. Thompson and Sagar say their discovery demonstrates a decline in overall primary productivity of the Southern Ocean—apparently linked to rising sea temperatures—that has affected the penguins' food supplies.
If global warming turns out to be the culprit, no amount of habitat protection will help rockhoppers hold their own even on pristine Campbell Island. And so it may be that of these two most unusual and contrasting penguins, the inherently rare, shy and retiring yellow-eyed will outlast its bold and daring rockhopper cousin—perhaps the most endearing and gutsy of all penguins.
Tui de Roy and her partner Mark Jones mounted their own sailing expeditions to the stormy subantarctic islands to document penguins and other wildlife.


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The Lifein MVSNA blog has had discussion about prostitution at 4th & K Streets NW. One commenter dug up a six year old news story to illustrate how little has changed. Below is the cut & paste.
DC Has Plan To Cut Back on Transvestite Prostitutes
Sam Ford , NLJA (ABC TV affiliate) Channel 7
[WASHINGTON, DC] – The District has a new plan to cut back on transvestite prostitutes, and drug abuse around 4th and K Streets in Northwest Washington, near the INS Headquarters.
The plan includes removing nuisance properties, including city owned abandoned trailers, where the prostitutes are sleeping. They also plan to cut back on trees where they are hiding, and prosecutors tell ABC 7, they have hopes for their plan.
Kathy Worthington with the U.S. Attorney's office says when there is an arrest, there will be diversion programs to try to attempt to rehabilitate these individual so that there are no repeat problems.
There are also plans to write victim's impact statements, so when the prostitutes are arrested, judge's will keep them off the street for longer periods of time.
A Closer Look
They come to the area from as far away as Baltimore: men who dress as women, often working as prostitutes that are driving away long-time residents.
"It's noise, drugs, cursing and screaming and jumping all out in the street to keep you awake at night," says Henry Anderson.
Henry and his wife Ida are leaving their high-rise apartment, located just north of the U.S. Capitol, after 18 years because of what's right outside their window.
"Sometimes, they're in the act [of having sex]. … I never thought I would live to see the things I'm seeing now," says Ida.
The activity is happening in the shadows of the Capitol–around Fourth and K streets in Northwest Washington, near the headquarters of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization. Residents say it's an anything-goes market–transvestites make money selling sex and then spend that money with the drug dealers who have moved into the area.
From apartment windows, tenants in nearby buildings see the constant traffic of female impersonators soliciting sex, while drugs are being examined and consumed on the street. In the same area two weeks ago, police say a 20-year-old man on a bicycle was murdered in what is believed to be a drug-related murder.
At a community meeting in June, police were blasted by residents of several apartment buildings, church-goers, and even by officials from the Immigration and Naturalization Service that's headquartered in the region.
"These are armed security guards, federal officers protecting my building … they get accosted," says Kurt Anderson, an INS security official.
"People are exposing themselves, pulling their genitals in front of people. It's embarrassing and something is going to have to be done," argued a resident.
As for police presence, Sergeant Mark Gilkey says, "I have only 11 officers in my unit, and we're spread citywide."
The police department's prostitution unit and others have so far had little impact. They mainly shoo people away. Meanwhile, advocates for the transgendered say the transvestites need counseling and treatment–and don't need to be put in jail.
"I'm and ex-offender myself. I know what it is to used substance abuse, but somebody has to provide help. We can't just keep moving them from one ward to another ward," says transgender advocate Earlene Budd.
Regardless, the Andersons are moving out next month.
"Yeah, we can't stand it anymore. We don't get any rest at night at all," says Henry.
A community meeting will be held Thursday night to discuss possible neighborhood patrols and a letter-writing campaign to urge judges to keep transvestites in jail longer, once they're arrested.
Interestingly I googled the title of the article and the primary sources that had archived the information were transgender sites. In fact TGcrossroads archive of the article was categorized under "Civil Liberties watch". I think there is some merit to that. You'll notice the article mentions a "letter-writing campaign to urge judges to keep transvestites in jail longer." Why would the letters single out transvestites rather than the blanket term of prostitutes? The problem for the community isn't men dressing as women so the emphasis many add to the discussion by focusing on the word transvestite often isn't helpful. The core issues are prostitution, including open air sex trade, and the related drug dealing.
That said the transgender angle isn't totally irrelevant as how you rehabilitate a transgender prostitute may require a different plan. It's also possible that the genital flashing is more present with transvestites than other prostitutes. But the issue at 4th and K Street NW is not about sexual orientation it's the lewd acts of prostitution, the related drug issues and the hostile environment that goes along with these things.


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Theatre World Volume 59 – 2002-2003: Softcover
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(Theatre World). Highlights of this new Theatre World , now in its 59th year, include the 8-Tony winning Hairspray with award winners Harvey Firestein and Marissa Jaret Winokur; the Tony-winning Best Play Take Me Out ; hot director David Leveaux's reimagining of Nine: The Musical , featuring the sensational Antonio Banderas and Jane Krakowski; the star-studded revival of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night with Vanessa Redgrave, Brian Dennehy, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Robert Sean Leonard; and the groundbreaking Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam . Notable Off-Broadway and touring productions include the anti-death penalty play The Exonerated ; Kate Mulgrew as Katharine Hepburn in Tea at Five ; Dinner at Eight with the
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This article was published 29/8/2013 (1452 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
TIGER-CATS (4-4) at LIONS (5-3)
Friday, 9 p.m.; TV: TSN
Hamilton line: The Ticats are riding a three-game winning streak and are nothing less than the hottest team in the CFL right now. But before the Guelph mayor buys a boxcar of ticker tape, it bears noting Hamilton's three wins came against the doormats of the CFL -- twice over Winnipeg and once over Edmonton.
B.C. line: There was wringing of hands in Vancouver this week after the Lions gifted the lowly Montreal Alouettes a 39-38 victory last weekend thanks to an epic B.C. collapse in the final minute. The good news for the Lions is they're back at home this week at BC Place, where they're 4-0 this season and haven't lost in the regular season in over a year, a run of 10 straight.
Bottom line: Bet B.C. at home until they lose. It could be awhile.
BLUE BOMBERS (1-7) at ROUGHRIDERS (7-1)
Sunday, 3 p.m.; TV: TSN; Radio: CJOB
Winnipeg line: If you're a Bombers fan who is one of those glass-half-full types, we can point out these were the exact same records in the 2011 Labour Day Weekend Classic in Regina (except in reverse) and it was the 1-7 Riders team that won that year. So a monster upset is possible in this game, just very unlikely -- particularly when you consider the Bombers haven't won in Regina since 2004.
Saskatchewan line: The gambling site Bodog.ca updated it's Grey Cup odds on Thursday and annointed the Riders 7-4 favourites to win it all this season. With the best record in the CFL, it's hard to disagree, but it does bear noting the Riders barely beat lousy teams each of the last two weeks -- Edmonton last week and Montreal two weeks ago -- and could just as easily be riding a three-game losing streak coming into this weekend.
Bottom line: The Riders, all day.
ESKIMOS (1-7) at STAMPEDERS (6-2)
Monday, 4 p.m.; TV: TSN
Edmonton line: The Eskimos lost their last three games in a row by just three points each and haven't been beaten by more than five points in their last four games. Still, a loss is a loss and the Eskimos come into this weekend riding the same six-game losing streak as the lowly Bombers.
Calgary line: The Stampeders went into Toronto last weekend without injured slotback Nik Lewis and tailback Jon Cornish and still won convincingly --35-14 -- in what might have been the most impressive Calgary performance of the season given the circumstances. Lewis is out for the season, but Cornish is back this week.
Bottom line: Edmonton could be in for a long afternoon.
ALOUETTES (3-5) at ARGONAUTS (5-3)
Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. TV: TSN
Montreal line: The Als come into Week 10 off a monster last-minute win over the Lions in Montreal last week that had the local diehards ready to christen third-string Als backup Tanner Marsh -- the architect of a game-winning touchdown drive -- their new leader. Lost in all the spilled champagne was the six turnovers -- four interceptions and two fumbles -- Marsh coughed up prior to the late heroics.
Toronto line: The Argos got spanked at home by an injury-depleted Calgary team last week and lost their starting quarterback, Ricky Ray, to a shoulder injury. The news out of Toronto on Thursday is Ray could be out as long as six weeks.
Bottom line: The Als got lucky last week and Toronto is still a better team, even without Ray.
The Free Press has assembled a panel this season to offer their fearless predictions every week. Joining us this year are CJOB's Bob Irving, and from the Free Press, sports editor Steve Lyons, columnists Gary Lawless and Doug Brown and football writers Paul Wiecek and Ed Tait:
Irving: B.C., Saskatchewan, Calgary, Montreal
Lyons: B.C., Saskatchewan, Calgary, Toronto
Lawless: B.C., Saskatchewan, Calgary, Montreal
Brown: B.C., Saskatchewan, Calgary, Toronto
Tait: B.C., Saskatchewan, Calgary, Toronto
Wiecek: B.C., Saskatchewan, Calgary, Toronto
Last week/overall: Lyons 2-2/21-11; Tait 2-2/21-11; Wiecek 2-2/20-12; Lawless 2-2/19-13; Brown 1-3/18-14; Irving 2-2/18-14


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Baltimore County News
Upgrades needed to reduce risk of future breaks, overflows
Pursuant to a 2005 Consent Decree with the federal Environmental Protection Agency, Baltimore County continues to undertake significant infrastructure improvements to its aging water and sewer system. The extensive upgrades, payable through the regional Metropolitan District fund, will provide enhanced environmental benefits and reduce the risk of future pipeline breaks and sewage overflows.
"These ongoing improvements must be made to protect our citizens, now and for the next generation. As a responsible government, we must bite the bullet now and not kick the can down the road," said Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz. "With our obligation under the federal decree, along with the requirement that by law the Metropolitan District fund must be self-supporting, we must adjust the rates over the next two years. This will also satisfy the concerns of the Wall Street rating agencies that the current funding level is not sufficient."
Standard and Poor's Rating Services recently warned County officials that its Metropolitan District fund was no longer keeping pace with the County's required repairs. Its recent report stated that, "The County's debt and liability factor score changed from strong to weak and reflects the now only partial self-support provided to the County's Metropolitan District bonds."
Ed Adams, County Director of Public Works, noted that, "Water main breaks and sewage overflows continue to occur, even with the increased efforts of the past decade. Our goal is a reliable water distribution system along with a sewer collection system that has no overflows. Baltimore County has 200 miles of waterfront, and our residents have a special connection with the Chesapeake Bay. Sewage overflows present a health hazard to the Bay and the entire watershed. As anyone who owns an older home can attest, pipes that are 60 and 70 years old are just a disaster waiting to happen."
To comply with the law and maintain the solvency of the Metropolitan District fund, the County must boost user contribution by $54 million over the next two years for replacement of water pipes, relining of sewer pipes, and upgrading of treatment plants that will provide the highest level of sewage treatment technology to enhance treated water quality that discharges into the Chesapeake Bay.
The majority of county residences receive the benefit of public water and sewer service through the Metropolitan District. The District was created through an Act of General Assembly in 1924, providing a regional water and sewer system owned and operated by Baltimore City, but drawing from County reservoirs with multiple treatment facilities located in the County. County residents also pay quarterly water usage fees to Baltimore City.
Aging infrastructure
Through the Metropolitan District, Baltimore County maintains 3,160 miles of sewer lines and another 2,139 miles of water lines. Sixty percent of the County's water and sewer pipes are more than fifty years old, which is the average life span of a water and sewer pipe. More than half of all the County's pipes were installed before 1970, with the greatest percentage installed in the 1950s.
The Back River Treatment Plant was completed in 1911, and the Patapsco treatment facility became operational in 1940. County users also pay a pro-rata consumption share toward facilities located in the City but utilized for the benefit of all users. The City's Montebello Water Filtration Plant No. 1 was built in 1915, and the Montebello Filtration Plant No. 2 was built in 1928. The City's Ashburton Water Filtration plant was completed in 1956.
Federal Consent Decree Upgrades
More than ten years ago, the federal government required that the County improve the sewer system and to halt all sewage overflows – following similar requirements the federal Government had negotiated with jurisdictions throughout the nation. In September, 2005, Baltimore County entered into a consent agreement with the EPA, the MDE and the Department of Justice with respect to the sanitary sewer system.
The Consent Decree required a complete inspection of the system – more than 3,000 miles of sewer line and 117 pumping stations in 23 sewer sheds (areas where gravity sewer lines drain to a central point). Today almost all of the pipe lines and manholes in the sewer sheds have been inspected and evaluated. The County is now moving forward with the implementation of the needed repairs identified as part of the inspections and evaluations that have taken place. Miles of pipe, along with hundreds of manholes and house connections, have already been relined or repaired. In addition, more than half of the sewage pumping stations (and those were primarily the largest ones) have been completely modernized or replaced with additional projects on the horizon.
Significant investments
Since 2005 Baltimore County has invested $499 million in EPA-required projects and essential capital investments. The County's total investment will total more than $1.6 billion that will encompass a complete investigation, analysis and renovation of the entire system.
That system is not limited to 3,160 miles of sewer pipe, 58,000 manholes and 117 pumping stations. It takes in more than 200 thousand customer connections (laterals), requiring continuous inspection and maintenance. And, most notably, the system includes the cost-sharing partnership with Baltimore City's two waste treatment facilities. Baltimore County's contribution to the Back River and Patapsco operations, alone, has averaged $31 million annually over ten years. And today the Back River facility is on the cusp of a $450 million expansion and the Patapsco operation is scheduled for $330 million upgrade. Other upgrades include: The White Marsh Pumping Station and the aging force main leading from it, which had been the cause of major overflows before 2005, were completely renovated in 2008 at a cost of $30 million. The Patapsco Pumping Station, which receives effluent from the entire west side of Baltimore County, was rebuilt between 2008 and 2010 at a cost of $46 million while the
Stemmers Run Station and force main were renovated at the same time at a cost of $39 million.
It is of some note that Baltimore County had planned (and was working on) these projects when the Consent Decree was first being negotiated.
In the past 12 months, the County has completed, or is in the process of completing, $51.2 million of repairs to its aging water and sewer infrastructure.
History of the Metropolitan District
Metropolitan District:
This sewer and water-operating district was created as a separate and financially self-supporting entity under the jurisdiction of Baltimore City to supply water and to provide sewerage and drainage systems to residents of the County living within certain prescribed areas. The water system is actually an extension of the Baltimore City system, which draws water from County reservoirs, treats the water, and then returns it to County residents at cost.
Water Charges:
County citizens receive quarterly water bills from the City of Baltimore. These bills are based upon the amount of water that County citizens use. Baltimore County estimates the amount of water that citizens will use during the fiscal year.
Sewer Charges:
The sewer charge is also based on a volumetric rate similar to the water charge, but paid by users annually. Baltimore County sets the sewer service charge rate based upon the readings on the water meters by Baltimore City. Basically, this charge assumes that sewer usage can be related to the water bill: water in = water out. The increases in this charge are related to significant infrastructure improvements to water, sewer, and filtration systems being implemented by both Baltimore County and Baltimore City.
Fee structure
To pay for these upgrades the County will increase Metropolitan District fees In FY 17 and FY 18, effective July 1, 2016 and July 1, 2017:
The Sewer Service charge appears on an individual's property tax bill in July:
Current rate: $45.40 per 1,000 cubic feet of water consumption
New Rate: $50.85
The Water Distribution charge also appears on an individual's property tax bill in July, and it is a flat annual charge based upon the meter size:
Current rate: $112.83
New Rate: $126.37
The Metered Water Usage charge is billed to individuals from Baltimore City quarterly:
Current rate: $16.73 per 1,000 cubic feet of water consumption
New Rate: $18.74
Average impact on a family of four: $130.20/year
The Sewer Service charge appears on an individual's property tax bill in July:
Current rate: $50.85 per 1,000 cubic feet of water consumption
New Rate: $54.92
The Water Distribution charge also appears on an individual's property tax bill in July, and it is a flat annual charge based upon the meter size:
Current rate: $126.37
New Rate: $136.48
The Metered Water Usage charge is billed to individuals from Baltimore City quarterly:
Current rate: $18.74 per 1,000 cubic feet of water consumption
New Rate: $20.24
Average impact on a family of four: $97.23/year


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Two of the most popular and promising dietary supplements — vitamin D and fish oil — will be tested in a large, government-sponsored study to see whether either nutrient can lower a healthy person's risk of cancer, heart disease or stroke.
The study, to start later this year, will be one of the first big nutrition studies to target a specific racial group — blacks, who will comprise a quarter of participants.
People with dark skin are unable to make much vitamin D from sunlight, and researchers think this may help explain why blacks have higher rates of cancer, stroke and heart disease.
"If something as simple as taking a vitamin D pill could help lower these risks and eliminate these health disparities, that would be extraordinarily exciting," said Dr. JoAnn Manson, who with Dr. Julie Buring, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, will co-lead the study.
"But we should be cautious before jumping on the bandwagon to take mega-doses of these supplements," Manson warned. "We know from history that many of these nutrients that looked promising in observational studies didn't pan out."
Vitamins C, E, folic acid, beta carotene, selenium and even menopause hormone pills once seemed to lower the risk of cancer or heart disease — until big studies sometimes revealed risks instead of benefits.
Vitamin D is one of the last key nutrients put to a rigorous test.
Evidence has been building that many people are deficient in "the sunshine vitamin." It's hard to get enough from dietary sources like milk and oily fish. Cancer rates are higher in many northern regions where sunlight is weak in winter, and some studies have found that people with lower blood levels of vitamin D are more likely to develop cancer.
Fish oil, or omega-3 fatty acid, is widely recommended for heart health. But studies have mostly involved people who have heart problems or who eat a lot of fish, such as in Japan. Foods also increasingly are fortified with omega-3, so it is important to establish its safety and benefit.
However, getting nutrients from a pill is different than getting them from foods, and correcting a deficiency is not the same as healthy people taking large doses from a supplement.
The new study will enroll 20,000 people with no history of heart attack, stroke or major cancer — women 65 or older and men 60 or older. They'll be randomly assigned to take vitamin D, fish oil, both or placebos for five years.
"We're hoping to see a result during the trial, that we won't have to wait five years" to learn if supplements help, Manson said.


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Corn futures continued sliding in the wake of the Grain Stocks report Monday morning. Prices had seemingly stabilized in the wake of large losses last Thursday and again Sunday night, but news that a large commercial firm had lowered its price forecasts apparently sent prices to fresh lows around mid-morning Monday. The weekly Export Inspections report was delayed. May corn had plummeted 45.0 cents to $6.5025/bushel late Monday morning, while December dropped 8.0 cents to $5.305.
The breakdown in soybean futures persisted Monday morning, but the ongoing decline in the legume market seemed much more subdued than those in the grain pits. This was rather puzzling since the same firm that lowered its grain price forecasts did so for soybeans as well. Traders may believe that bearishness associated with the huge South American harvest has already depressed the soy complex significantly. May soybeans dipped 11.75 cents to $13.93/bushel just before lunchtime Monday, while May soyoil was unchanged at 50.11 cents/pound, and May meal lost $6.1 to $398.5/ton.
The negative impact of the March 28 Grain Stocks and Prospective Plantings reports was still being felt by the wheat markets Monday morning. Having a major financial firm lower its price forecasts did not help the situation either. In addition, wire service sources cited wet forecasts for the Southern Plains as playing a role in the slide. May CBOT wheat futures dove 18.0 cents to $6.6975/bushel in late Monday morning trading, while May KCBT wheat sank 11.75 cents to $7.15, and May MGE futures slid 9.25 cents to $7.71.
After surging on cash market strength and bullish spring hopes last Friday, cattle futures proved unable to sustain their upward momentum Monday morning. We suspect traders became more cautious in their optimism about the short-term outlook over the weekend, especially after the wholesale market persistently disappointed during much of February and March. April cattle slipped 0.30 cents to 128.60 cents/pound around midsession Monday, while August skidded 0.50 cents to 124.70. Meanwhile, feeder cattle futures kept rising in response to declining grain and soy prices. April futures jumped 1.90 cents to 145.30 cents/pound, and
As expected, CME lean hog futures opened substantially lower in reaction to the Thursday (3/28) USDA Hogs & Pigs report. However, the bearish response was surprisingly limited. The mid-morning rebound from early lows suggests traders are more focused upon the possibility of a seasonal rally in cash and wholesale values than in results of the report. They probably have some justification for thinking the recent decline had set the stage for a sizeable seasonal advance. April hogs rose 0.25 cents to 80.85 cents/pound in late Monday morning trading, while June tumbled 0.30 cents to 90.77.


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Safeguard Your Cell Phone Data With a Backup
Increasingly, people have essential data stored on a fragile, easily misplaced communications device that they carelessly toss around. Here's how to back up the data on your cell phone.
First, check your handset's manual or product Web page: A backup program designed specifically for that phone may be available for download. For phones with a USB charger, connect the handset to your PC via a USB cable with a mini-USB plug on one end. Use the software you find on the vendor's site to back up contact information to your PC.
If your phone doesn't have such an application, check out FutureDial SnapSync II, a $30 utility that supports most cell phones. Click the Is my phone supported? link on its site to make sure yours is on the list. A data cable costs an additional $30. SnapSync can also sync your data with Microsoft Outlook, as well as export numbers back to the phone. If SnapSync doesn't support your phone, consider Susteen DataPilot Universal Pro, which includes seven phone connectors, iPod and Bluetooth adapters, and backup software for $80. It supports hundreds of phones; to check for yours before you buy, go to Susteen's Phone Support page.
For SIM-equipped cell phones, use the Clipper Gear SIM Saver ($20) to make a backup copy of the card in less than a minute (but you can't then back up SIM Saver to your PC; it talks only with the SIM card).
Another option is Spark Technology's CellStik ($40), which looks like a USB thumb drive and attaches directly to your phone. A USB connector on the other end lets you hook up to a PC to back up and edit the data, which you can then transfer to the phone.


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At a Glance: The Paris Declaration and Accra Agenda for Action - What Do They Mean for ADB?
This note provides information on what the Paris Declaration and Accra Agenda for Action mean for the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and how these can be implemented in practice. As will be seen, most of the suggested actions are already part of ADB's regular policies and operations and therefore this listing represents a consolidated reference guide for ADB staff and partners. The actual actions undertaken in a country will vary, depending on the country context.


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Over the last week, two unrelated stories caught my eye. For employers, they are a reminder that claims of pay inequality based on gender are still something to be concerned about. The first story is that Governor Malloy announced plans for a new study to examine "factors that contribute to the gender wage gap in Connecticut's workforce." … Continue Reading
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A Look Back at Obama's (First?) Four Years and Employment LawPosted in Discrimination & Harassment, Labor Law & NLRB, Laws and Regulations, Legislative Developments, Wage & Hour
Finally, today is Election Day. And while the pundits tonight will all look forward to what the next four years might bring, it's worth taking a quick peek back at Obama's (first?) four years with a review of some of the posts from 2008-9. Before his term, there were predictions that he would be good… Continue Reading
Quick Hits: FLSA & Arbitration Agreements, Initial Discovery Protocols, Dating Policies, EEOC Charges, LedbetterPosted in CHRO & EEOC, Class Actions, Discrimination & Harassment, Litigation, Wage & Hour
There are lots of items I had hoped to write about but, as many of you have observed, there's only so much time in the week. So, it's time to bring back the recurring "Quick Hits" feature to highlight some tidbits worthy of your consideration: Are arbitration agreements that waive FLSA collective actions enforceable? No,… Continue Reading
Quick Hits: DPUC's Ban on Personnel Decisions, Title VII Deadlines, Two Member NLRB Panels, Arbitrations, SCOTUSPosted in Discrimination & Harassment, Labor Law & NLRB, Laws and Regulations, Legislative Developments, Litigation
Another manic Monday. So it's time to roll out another edition of quick hits where I highlight stories you might have missed over the last week or two. Today's Hartford Courant reports on a move by the DPUC to prohibit some companies from laying off workers. My law partner, Joshua Hawks-Ladds — who is also chair… Continue Reading
Changes to Personnel Files Act…And Much Much More (Including Big Expansion of State's Wage Discrimination Laws)Posted in Legislative Developments
If you should never judge a book by its cover, you can never judge a legislative bill from its title. After all, you would think that a bill about "Penalties for Violations of Certain Personnel Files Statutes" (H.B. 6185) would actually be a bill about those violations. While that may have been in the original… Continue Reading
Quick Takes: New Executive Orders on Federal Contractors, More Ledbetter, AT&T Layoffs, Union Rolls, Lawsuit AvoidancePosted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations
Since it is another snowy day here in Connecticut, it seems like another opportune time to post about some of the items worth reading and catching up on over the last few days. On Friday, President Obama announed three new executive orders that give broad power now to the Secretary of Labor. These orders involve… Continue Reading
Dear Mr. President….An Inauguration Day Letter on Employment LawPosted in Laws and Regulations
Dear Mr. President: Congratulations on your inauguration today! I hope you enjoy the day because when you wake up tomorrow, I suspect that you'll realize there are a lot of items on your "to-do" list (though taking out the garbage probably isn't on there anymore.) With two wars and a recession to deal with, I wanted… Continue Reading
House Passes Fair Pay and Paycheck Fairness Bills; Now, on to SenatePosted in Discrimination & Harassment, Legislative Developments, Wage & Hour
To the surprise of absolutely no one, the U.S. House of Representative overwhelmingly passed two employment law bills addressing compensation issues. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, HR 11, pretty much split among party lines 247-171. The Paycheck Fairness Act, HR 12, passed 256-163. The bills now move on to the Senate, where the vote… Continue Reading
Ready, Set, Go! Employment Laws On Fast Track in CongressPosted in Legislative Developments, Wage & Hour
One of the more interesting television shows out there now is the Emmy award-winning "The Amazing Race". At the start of the show, the host shouts, "Ready, Set, Go!" and off the contestants go on a race around the world places as yet unknown. That, in essence, is what 2009 is shaping up to be in employment… Continue Reading
Election Guide on Employment Law-Related Issues – Part IPosted in Legislative Developments
With the election just two weeks away, employers can start to draw a sharper focus on the national issues at stake in the upcoming Presidential election. That said, much of what will happen will also depend on what happens with various Congressional races. In other words, even if Senator McCain is elected President, we're still… Continue Reading
Paycheck Fairness Act: Rep. Rosa DeLauro Provides Some ContextPosted in Legislative Developments
Earlier this month, I provided a legislative update on the Paycheck Fairness Act bill, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Long-time Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn, 3rd) has been a leading sponsor of the bill and she has a long and distinguished career in the House. Yesterday, Rep. DeLauro issued a column in the Huffington… Continue Reading
What I'm Reading This Week in Employment Law Related BlogsPosted in Discrimination & Harassment, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Legislative Developments
There's lots of good content that is out there in the blogosphere and I thought I would pass along a few of the noteworthy entries I've read this week. Michael Moore over at the Pennsylvania Employment Law Blog has a great recap on the fallout of this week's sexual harassment case with his own tips… Continue Reading


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I have mixed feelings about abortion. Im pro life but do feel there are certain circumstances where one might be required.
The title of this article grabbed my attention this arvo, seemingly pleased with the word 'decreased'. However I was absolutely shocked however at the number that were still performed!!!! 15,863 induced abortions were performed in New Zealand in 2011, 767 fewer than in 2010.
To me, that just seems SOOOO many!!!
That does sound like a lot. I was told by my Dr when I was pregnant at 17 that I wouldn't believe who or how many girls had abortions and that I should probably go down that road too, I wouldn't even consider it!!!
I still here of girls using it almost like birth control though!!!
I also heard this morning someone talking about infertility and how, if teen mums didn't get so much financial support from the goverment, there would be more babies to adopt as they wouldn't be able to keep them. But thats just going back to days of old and the abortion rates would just go up and up I suspect.


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THE days of a local person answering the phone when someone calls the council could soon be coming to an end.
Council chiefs are considering outsourcing some staff at the Worcestershire Hub's call centre – which answers calls to Worcester city, Worcestershire county, Malvern Hills and Wychavon district councils.
They are keen to stress that no decision has yet been made about the future of the service, with one option some staff could be transferred to a new 'Centre of Excellence' created in Wychavon.
The revelation has left the hub's 50 call takers fearing for the future of their jobs. At the moment they answer thousands of calls on issues such as potholes, council tax, school admissions and benefits.
Now council chiefs in Wychavon are inviting "expressions of interest" in running aspects of the service.
The announcement, which was revealed to workers on Thursday, came just two days after Worcestershire County Council admitted every service was being examined to see if it can be hived off to outside organisations.
Bosses are trying to save at least £90 million by 2015/16 and are hoping some areas can be commissioned out to get people off the wage bill.
The contact centre is based in Perry Wood Walk in Worcester and was swamped with 677,000 calls last year, the highest figure since the hub launched in 2009.
The reason for the shake-up is because Wychavon District Council is exploring options for the future of the revenues and benefits service, which it manages on behalf of councils in south Worcestershire.
The contact centre also takes calls from the revenue and benefits customers, and bosses say it is "likely call handling for this service" will be included in any changes.
Rachel Hill, County Hall's head of customer services, said: "The Worcestershire Hub shared service deals with customer enquiries over the phone and in person on behalf of the South Worcestershire revenues and benefits service.
"It is likely that call handling for this service will be included within the scope of this work.
"Whilst this would impact on staff in the Worcestershire Hub Shared Service, no member of staff has been placed at risk and details regarding the changes, when they may occur and the impact are not yet available."
The move has prompted warnings staff must be protected from any potential handover.
Councillor Adrian Gregson, the leader of Worcester's Labour group, said: "The danger is that in the rush to save money the service could plummet – we don't want to see that, nor do we want to see any cuts in numbers."
Councillor David Thain, the county council's cabinet member responsible for the workforce, said: "We will look at all options to improve services over the next few years."


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Dawnoh's 2009 Zippo Tricks video has garnered over 2,000,000 views. She's quite a virtuoso and I love her super-cool, like-a-boss affect -- but be sure and watch to the end for her blooper reel. Doing lighter tricks the the only thing I miss about being a smoker, though truth be told I'd already had all my Zippos stolen from me by the TSA by the time I quit.
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 27/5/2014 (1181 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
This week we have two versions of pavlova, a summery dessert involving meringue, cream and fruit. Thanks to everyone who sent in recipes: Marjorie Hughes, Donna Gylywoychuk, Edna Mroz of Beausejour, Muriel McPhail of Carberry, Celine Kear, who contributed a basic recipe for a large pavlova, and Betty Nesbitt, who offered a recipe for making small individual pavlovas.
There is a long-running dispute between Australia and New Zealand about the dessert's origins, both countries claiming pavlova as their own. The ideal pavlova base is crisp on the outside and soft and marshmallowy inside, and the basic recipe of egg whites and sugar is simplicity itself. (Some versions add very small amounts of binders and stabilizers like salt, cornstarch or vinegar.)
Still, working with egg whites can be tricky, so a few hints can help ensure success. Start with eggs at room temperature. Use a glass, metal or ceramic bowl, because plastic bowls are more likely to retain grease residue that can inhibit volume. Make sure there is no yolk at all in the white mixture. (It's best to separate each white into a small container first and then add to the bowl to avoid contaminating the whole mixture.) Humidity can also affect meringue, so if possible choose a clear day and avoid washing hot sinks full of dishes while making it.
Use an electric stand mixer if possible, since you'll need about 10 minutes of beating to make sure the sugar is completely dissolved. (Test by rubbing a small amount of meringue between your fingers to make sure there is no grainy feel.) The final mixture should be glossy and white -- one recipe suggests it should look like "the Swiss alps on a sunny day." If it becomes dull or starts to separate, the eggs have been overbeaten and you'll need to start again.
Try not to open the oven, though you'll need to peek briefly near the end to check on doneness. The pavlova should be dry to the touch on the outside but offer some sense of softness inside. After shutting off the heat, cool the pavlova in the oven since any abrupt drop in temperature can cause it to collapse.
One thing you shouldn't worry about too much: even pavlova perfectionists admit that some cracking is inevitable. Fortunately, you cover the base with whipped cream. Marjorie Hughes cleverly uses the leftover egg yolks to make lemon curd, which she then folds into whipped cream to give another layer of flavour to her pavlova.
You can make the meringue base ahead and store in an airtight container, but wait until close to serving to add the whipped cream and fruit. Fruit toppings can include strawberries, raspberries, sliced peaches or nectarines, mangoes, kiwis or passion fruit pulp.
This week, Linda Vincent would love the secret to Rae & Jerry's brilliantly crispy and light onion rings. If you can help with a recipe request, have your own request, or a favourite recipe you'd like to share, send an email to email@example.com, fax it to 697-7412, or write to Recipe Swap, c/o Alison Gillmor, Winnipeg Free Press, 1355 Mountain Ave. Winnipeg, MB, R2X 3B6. Please include your first and last name, address and telephone number.
6 egg whites
310 ml (1 1/4 cups) superfine sugar (also called berry or fruit sugar)
About 310 ml (1 1/4 cup) whipping cream
About 250 g (8 oz) assorted fruit
Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites until soft peaks form, then add sugar gradually, about 30 ml (2 tbsp) at a time, beating well after each addition. (It is important to beat for 10 minutes.) Preheat oven to 120 C (250 F). Cut a 25-cm (10-inch) circle of foil and place on a greased baking tray. Spread meringue evenly over foil. Bake until meringue feels dry to the touch, about 75-90 minutes. Turn off the heat and cool in oven for several hours. Before serving, whip cream and spread over base. Decorate with fruit.
Tester's notes: Absolutely delicious and easier than I thought. I did have a lot of cracking when transferring my pavlova base to a serving plate, but whipped cream covers a multitude of problems. I didn't add any sugar to the cream as the meringue base has plenty of sweetness, and for the fruit topping I used strawberries that had macerated for a few minutes with a touch of sugar and a splash of balsamic vinegar.
Small Pavlovas
4 egg whites
250 ml (1 cup) granulated sugar
2 ml (1/2 tsp) vanilla
5 ml (1 tsp) white vinegar
500 ml (2 cups) whipping cream
Fresh fruit such as kiwis, blueberries, strawberries
125 ml (1/2 cup) toasted slivered almonds
In a large bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Continue beating while adding sugar slowly, 15 ml (1 tbsp) at a time. Add vanilla and vinegar and continue beating until stiff and glossy. (Overall beating time will probably be about 10 minutes.) Preheat oven to 135 C (275 F). Using an 11-cm (4.5-inch) bowl as a pattern, use a dark pencil to draw nine circles on two pieces of parchment paper cut to fit cookie sheets, leaving space around each circle. Turn the parchments over -- the circles will show through paper -- and spread meringue mixture over each circle to form the bases. Bake for about 45 minutes, then turn off the oven and leave to dry several hours (or even overnight). Remove carefully from parchment paper with a lifter. Pavlova bases can be made ahead and stored in an airtight container. When ready to serve, whip the cream, spread over the meringues and top with fruit and almonds.
Tester's notes: These turned out really well for me. The small pavlovas are less likely to crack when lifted and are easily stored, making them handy for make-ahead.


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Mais Hamdan returns in Ramadan
Jordanian actress Mais Hamdan is close to finishing the filming of her upcoming television program "100 Masa" (100 Evening), which is scheduled to be screened during the upcoming month of Ramadan on the satellite television channel 'Nile Comedy.
The program, which is directed by Khaled Shabanah, features three segments.
In the first, Mais imitates female stars. The second segment features interviews by artists, who talk about their career and personal life.
In the third part of the program, Mais holds interviews with people from the public to know their opinions about different matters.
Mais is hopeful that the program will be a success since it features a totally different idea than other programs that will be featured on television during the holy month of Ramadan.


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Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, a veteran of the bare-knuckle school of politics, is defiantly defending his destruction of Meigs Field last year despite threats from the FAA to fine the city $33,000 for closing the lakefront airport and another $4.5 million for illegally diverting revenues from O'Hare to pay for closing the downtown airport.
The FAA announced October 1 that it is taking legal action over the March 31, 2003, deactivation of Meigs, when Daley sent heavy equipment under cover of darkness to gouge trenches across the field's single runway, citing the threat of terrorism as his reason. Daley remains unbowed by the FAA action. "We know we acted properly and legally when we closed Meigs Field last year," he said. "I don't think small airplanes should be flying whatsoever in the metropolitan area, especially in the city of Chicago."
The FAA said the city has 30 days to contest the proposed $33,000 civil penalty, which stems from the city's failure to provide the FAA the required 30-day notice that it was closing the airport. FAA regulations provide a maximum penalty of $1,100 a day for a violation of this type.
The FAA has also begun an investigation to determine whether the city improperly diverted $1.5 million in restricted airport revenues from Chicago O'Hare to pay for the demolition of the runway at Meigs and for the field's conversion from an airport to a future city park.
The FAA has held several discussions with city representatives to reach an informal resolution of the issues. The agency said it would now move forward with the formal actions to obtain additional information. In addition to the possible $33,000 fine, the city could be required to return money to the O'Hare Airport Development Fund. Should the city refuse to return any improperly diverted revenue to the fund, further sanctions are possible, including a civil penalty of up to three times the amount of the diverted funds–$4.5 million.


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Black Pepper Buttermilk Fresh Cheese
Spice up your cheese plate with this recipe from "Simple, Fresh, Southern: Knockout Dishes with Down-Home Flavor," by chefs Matt and Ted Lee.Also try: - Buttermilk Fresh Cheese- Herbed Buttermilk Fresh Cheese- Lemon Zest Buttermilk Fresh Cheese- Vanilla Buttermilk Fresh Cheese
- Servings: 4
- Yield: Makes one 6-ounce round
Source: The Martha Stewart Show
- 1 quart whole milk
- 1 1/2 cups whole or low-fat buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons coarse salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Cut out three pieces of cheesecloth into 12-inch squares. Line a colander or medium strainer with all three layers of cheesecloth. Set colander in sink.
Combine milk, buttermilk, salt, and pepper in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan, and heat over medium-high heat until mixture has separated into white curds and translucent whey, about 8 minutes. If using lowfat buttermilk, separation occurs at about 180 degrees and the curds will clump together readily. If using whole buttermilk, separation occurs closer to the boiling point, about 212 degrees, and the curds are finer-grained. When using whole buttermilk, let curds and whey stand off heat for about 3 minutes after separation, so the curds cling together and facilitate the straining step.
Ladle the contents of the saucepan into the prepared colander. Let the whey drain, 1 to 2 minutes. Lift the four corners of the cheesecloth and gather them together. Gently twist the gathered cloth over the cheese and press out any excess whey.
Cheese can be unwrapped immediately and served warm, or let stand until cooled to room temperature, about 10 minutes more. To serve a firmer cheese, transfer cheese, in its cloth, to a small flat bottomed dish or pie plate; refrigerate until cool, about 10 minutes. Unwrap cheese and gently invert onto plate; discard cloth. Tent cheese with plastic wrap and keep refrigerated up to 2 days. Remove from refrigerator and let stand for 10 minutes at room temperature before serving.


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i would like to get started in fly tying
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Re: i would like to get started in fly tying
I'm new to fly tying as well. If you ever start it you will be addicted to fly tying as much as fly fishing. I to looked at these types of package deals that contained fly tying materials as well as fly tying vise and tools. Although, you may save some money in the short term, I believe that you will quickly find that you will be disappointed in the lower end vise that are offered in these types of packages.
It is my opinion that you should invest in a quality vise price range $125-200 to get the full potention out of your fly tying experience. Speaking from experience, I started out with a low end vise and quickly became frustrated by the way the vise worked and failed to hold the hook properly. Fortunately, I attended my local fly fishing club fly tying table held monthly where I had a great deal of knowledge given to a newbie like myself. This gave me access to different types of high quality vises. Plus, someone in the group has loaned me a spare one of theirs until I can afford a new one.
Trust me spend the money now, otherwise, you will most likely find that you will spend it later.
You can quickly find that you can find a lot of the tying materials at your local craft store to save money there. I'm looking at the following two vises:
Peak Vise
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Renzetti Traveler
To read some reviews over various other brand visit the following link:
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- Released: Mar 22, 2005
- Sound: 8
- Lyrics: 9
- Overall Impression: 9
Users' score:
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Sound — 8
The album begins with a depressing violin solo, slowly leading to nothing. It cuts off abruptly and the Louis XIV sound kicks in. It feels like dirt, the guitars are grainy, the bass is deep, and the drums play a minimalistic beat. It's rock and roll in it's purest form. The best way to describe them is The White Stripes, with a better drummer and a front man who can sing. The guitars hit big cords, with distortion blasting. The solos are fabulously done in complex blues maneuvers. The next few songs start out with a solid drum beat, or clapping, or something to set the speed, and quickly they break down much into the same style as previously noted. The guitar playing is done very well, each solo sounds unique, and the music doesn't sound the same throughout the album, each song has a musical feeling all its own. When listening to this album, one must be reminded that they recorded this in Paris, on almost ancient machinery. They wanted to go for the sound of the old time rock and roll. Each song was recorded in one take, with the exception of just one or two tracks. Not much remixing was done from there, so this album lets you get as close to the music as you can.
Lyrics — 9
The lyrics are all very interesting. They are for the most part, about sex. They didn't try to veil them in any way, it's there. They do it in a good fashion, they don't try and play them down. The songs that aren't about sex all have interesting connotations about them. Such as "A Letter To Dominique" where it's a one sided conversation to Dominique, who has apparently been murdered. The singer has an accent that I cannot quite pinpoint. But I've never been good with figuring out accents. He sings along the lines of Jack White, minus the naislely tone. The best way to describe it as a white blues singer.
Overall Impression — 9
The Best Little Secrets Are Kept is up there with my favorite albums. In a world teeming with teenage bands that sing about love and how hurt they feel, this is a welcome change of pace. Especially since indie music has lost it's grip and started to sell their sound to radio. This band feels like one of those who will never get radio play, not because they aren't good musicians, but because they have a sound that is not marketable to a mass market. I love the very stripped feeling of the album, the very minimalistic sound. When you're surrounded by music that tries to go bigger and bigger, and get more and more air time it can get boring. This is rock and roll devolving, for the better. If I were to play this album til the plastic melted away I'd go right out and buy a brand new one.


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October Movies to Watch For
Here are a few films on Sundance, Fox Movies and TCM for the month of October that you might be interested. Remember, films may be edited, time compressed, in the wrong aspect ratio, or have rando porno frames inserted into them for the lulz. You know how it goes. *** SUNDANCE Volver (2006) October 8, midnight Pedro Almodovar's film about Raimunda (Penelope Cruz) and her family's copious misfortunes. Control (2007) October 15, 3:45 PM and later at 2:30 AM Biopic of Joy Division's original lead singer Ian Curtis. The Darjeeling Limited (2007) October 17 at 6:30 PM, October 23 at 2:00 AM, and October 28 at 4:45 PM Three brothers who go on a cross-India trip after their father dies. Directed by Wes Anderson. FOX MOVIE CHANNEL Kiss of Death (1947) October 1, 11:00 AM Noir classic with an iconic Richard Widmark performance. Also starring Victor Mature. Followed by the 1995 Nic Cage remake. Hot Shots! (1991) October 7 1:30 PM Because not playing to win is like sleeping with your sister. Nightmare Alley (1947) October 10, 6:00 AM Carny who learns a mind reading trick and teams with a quack psychiatrist to scam patients. This is followed by several great noirs like Fallen Angel, Panic in the Streets and In Broad Daylight. Killer Tomatoes Strike Back (1991) and Killer Tomatoes Eat France (1992) October 25, 10:00 AM Double feature of Killer Tomato sequels, starring John Astin. TCM To make it easier on myself (lazy) I'm going to … Continue reading


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In this multiplication problem, the 5 characters shown above represent 5 different numbers. Can you figure out what number corresponds to each character? There is no zero.
Answers to this challenge can be entered into the section below; submissions will automatically be revealed when time is up!
4973 x 8 = 39784
x 8
I had to use the old "plug and chug" method to get it, though…
4 = lady with earrings
9 = nutty professor
7 = hippy chick
3 = doc holliday
8 = mork's uncle
4,973 x 8 = 39,784
I think the answer is:
cool puzzle, I think it was key to find out the possible values of A that were very little and from that on, trial and error for me.
4973 x 8 = 39784
Thanks 4 this puzzle site! MATH RULES! Cool site, really. thanks again. Keep 'em coming, please!
Clearly, the 2 #'s in 1's position couldn't be 0, 1, or 5, and neither could be 6 if the other was an even #. And there were a few other general rules that became clear and allowed me to eliminate a lot of potential nos initially. But I eventually had to resort to trying potential combos of the 2 no's in right-most position. I would have liked to come up with a system of equations to solve this — as I believe I ought to be able to do– rather than the 'try to plug in possible solutions' method. Any helpful hints on the most efficient methodology?
thx. Chris
4973 times 8 = 39784. I've never used this site b/f 2day, so I'm checking 2 see whether the no of comments increases when I tell the system to post this response. Sorry 4 the redundancy, and thanks again for the cool site. Chris.
Hey there Chris, thanks for visiting and liking the site
As you describe, there are a few general rules that constrain some of the #'s, but I think there's some plug & chug that's necessary. However, am curious to see what Hex, Bobo, Shawn,Suineg etc… have to say
@Shawn LOLs Mork's uncle!
Used to watch that show too
it was 8 in my comment as you see because 3×3 would be 9…, too much sleep disorder I guess.
@Chris Edwards: In this one I did not find any kind of equation system that helped me solved this problem right away, however, for me what really was helpful was translate this problem to a letter problem like this:
From this , for me what really reduce the search were the possible values of A
First A,B,C,D,E are differents numbers so:
A cannot be 1, because the only number that can be formed like that with 2 different digits is DXE=21 where D should be 7 or 3, but if A is 1, the maximun possible value of D would have been 1
A cannot be 3,5, the numbers are differents so it is impossible.
A cannot be 9 or 7, in the case of 9 because there is no multiplication between 2 different digits that gives you that unit digit, in the case of 7 , the only case is 9X3=27, D cannot be 9 for the reason exposed before so you assume E is 9, but EXA would be 63 so it gives you an incongruency with D
so A can be 2,4,6,8 with similar reasonings you get that the only possible value is 8 from that on it became very easy to find the others values.
its 4 I meant, then you deduce the value of E and D and the rest is easy peasy
@ Suineg : thanks for your response. Interesting how we approach things from different angles!
I, too, used the same naming convention; ie, ABCD X E. But I focused on the possible values of D and E, noting that, of course, neither could be 0 nor 1, nor 5 because A would result in either a zero or another 5. Also, if either D or E is a 6 and the other is an even number, then A would be that same even number. And if E is even, the carry can't be odd because E must be even, nor can c=1. I had been up too many hours before I started 'playing' with this puzzle to do my best reasoning. Next time, I'll have to try it rested!
Thanks again 4 yer response!
@ RK : Thank you 4 the welcome and for your response . And thx 4 the site!
Confession time. I wrote a quick program on my TI-84 to run through all the possibilities.
I started to look for conditions/equations which would help narrow the selection choices. However, being short of time, I quickly derived the resulting condition and threw up a small Pascal program that did the job in less than 1 second:
for a:= 1 to 9 do
for b:= 1 to 9 do
for c:= 1 to 9 do
for d:= 1 to 9 do
for e:= 1 to 9 do
if 10000*d + 1000*(b-a*e) + 100*(c-b*e) + 10*(e-c*e) + (a-d*e) = 0 then
Hahaha! I love computer and math peeps. My initial reaction was that it kind of ruins the point of doing a puzzle by having the computer find the solution 4 U, but writing a program is certainly the most efficient approach! And programming is fun! R U writing programs 4 the sake of your 'stats' or b/c when U C a math problem U must find the solution? I'm of the latter persuasion… Thanks 4 the input!
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LONDON – Volcanoes have consequences – and I'm not just thinking about the chaos caused to air travel by Iceland's unpronounceable last eruption (known to the Pentagon as E-15).
In 1783, a volcano in Iceland spewed so much ash into the atmosphere that the entire northern hemisphere was cooled for almost three years. This resulted in crop failures and famine, and some historians argue that it helped to precipitate the French Revolution.
Should we blame the "British Revolution" of 2010 on E-15? This undoubtedly would be going too far. But the agreement between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats to form a coalition government does look revolutionary to many British voters. In London, governing arrangements that other countries take for granted look like a radically new type of politics.
The election produced an inconclusive result, even though the Conservative Party received 7% more of the popular vote than the second-place Labour Party. The failure to equalize electorates in different constituencies counted heavily against the winners, as it takes more votes to send a Conservative MP to Westminster than it does a Labour MP.