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UNLV has a stacked front court, but the Runnin' Rebels could be slowed a bit out of the starting gate after shooting guard Bryce DeJean-Jones broke his hand.
DeJean-Jones, a transfer from USC who sat out last season, broke two bones in his left hand during practice last Thursday and will miss 4-6 weeks. That means he might not be available the first couple weeks of the season.
"We have all seen how hard Bryce has worked to get ready for the season," UNLV coach Dave Rice said in a statement. "I know he will work equally hard to be ready to play when he is cleared from this injury. This is adversity for Bryce and for our team and we will all support him as he goes through this."
DeJean-Jones, a 6-5 native of Los Angeles, was a top-40 prospect in the Class of '10. He averaged 7.6 points, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals in 20 minutes per game as a freshman at USC in 2010-11.
If DeJean-Jones missing any game action, defensive ace Justin Hawkins and sharpshooting freshman Katin Reinhardt figure to pick up his minutes.
UNLV, ranked No. 20 in Sporting News' preseason poll, opens the season slowly. The Rebels face Northern Arizona on Nov. 12 and Jacksonville State on Nov. 17. The first true test will be a home date against Oregon on Nov. 23 in the Global Sports Classic. The Rebels then would face Cincinnati or Iowa State the next night.


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School Supply Drive runs now through Aug. 4
The Pontiac Chamber School Supply Drive is through Sunday, Aug. 4 at various collection sites.� Affinity Group Credit Union has donated 300 sports packs that will be filled with the donated supplies. The following locations have offered to make donations and serve as drop off points: Carnival Market, 1101 Walton Blvd., #201 Pontiac, 248-276-0500; Earth 2 Earth, 111 N. Perry St., Pontiac, 248-335-7015; Flagstar Bank, 983 Orchard Lake Road, Pontiac, 248-338-7320; Gallery on the Boulevard, 53 Franklin Blvd., Pontiac, 248-770-7685; Pontiac Public Library, 60 E. Pike St., Pontiac, 248-758-3942; Pontiac Regional Chamber, 402 N. Telegraph, Pontiac, 248-335-9600; and Salon 59, 4823 Highland Road, Waterford Township, 248-674-7480. Supplies requested include: writing utensils, erasers, pocket folders, rulers, crayons, 3 ring binders, handheld pencil sharpeners, compositions notebooks, ruled filler paper, scissors, glue, kleenex and anti-bacterial wipes. A "Stuffing Party" will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5 at the Pontiac Regional Chamber Office, 402 N. Telegraph, Pontiac.
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Peyton Manning is a four-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl winner and future Hall of Famer who is about to play for his second team, the Denver Broncos. Ryan Leaf was arrested Monday for the second time in four days.
The recent updates with Manning and Leaf are the latest reminders of just how much their careers and lives have diverged since they were selected 1-2 in the 1998 NFL Draft. That's made it more difficult to remember there once was little separation between them.
Manning and Leaf entered the draft on the heels of stellar final college seasons. Their accolade-filled resumes were similar. They finished 2-3 in the Heisman Trophy race with Manning the runner-up behind Charles Woodson.
Their passing skills were hard to differentiate as they were being evaluated closely in the pre-draft process. Both were about the same size, at 6-5 and 230-plus pounds, and Leaf had the slight edge with his cannon arm. What advantage Manning had with his family pedigree and seasoning as a senior coming out of Tennessee, Leaf could compensate with his immense potential as a deep drop-back passer out of Washington State.
The difference became negligible to the point that the QB-needy San Diego Chargers — much like the Washington Redskins this year — traded up to No. 2 overall to ensure the selection of Manning or Leaf, whoever the Indianapolis Colts didn't pick.
When the Colts picked Manning and the Chargers took Leaf, it looked like a win-win. In long-distance hindsight, we know that's far from reality.
But would that past perception hold up if both were entering the draft as 22-year-olds today?
If the same Manning vs. Leaf debate was going on in 2012 — regardless of what we've come to know since April of 1998 — the board would look different. Manning's skill set would hold up as first-overall worth, but Leaf's attributes would make him more like the 2012 version of Ryan Mallett — the strong-armed, 6-7, 253-pounder whom the New England Patriots took in the third round last year.
In this year's draft, there seems to no "next Ryan Leaf" concern for the Colts or Redskins. The consensus top quarterback prospects — Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III — measure up as athletes and young men bound for professional success. There's already the feeling after the Colts presumably take Luck as Manning's successor, the Redskins won't have one ounce of Chargers-like regret when they snag Griffin.
In just 14 years, NFL offenses have changed to the point where it takes a cerebral, accurate passer with good footwork to handle the operation of a complicated, prolific passing game. Just having a big arm with big frame — like Leaf did — isn't enough to wow scouts or enamor teams.
With Luck and Griffin following last year's standout No. 1 pick Cam Newton and league MVP Aaron Rodgers by continuing to raise the athleticism bar for quarterbacks, the big, immobile drop-back dinosaur is in danger of becoming extinct. When the Oakland Raiders boldly went down the path in taking 6-6, 260-pound JaMarcus Russell No. 1 just five years ago, it was a disaster of Jurassic Park proportions.
Forget the off-field circumstances that have been tied to Russell and Leaf as they've been considered 1-2 among the biggest quarterback draft busts of all-time. What happened to them on the field during their short careers has developed into the more important cautionary tales.
The strong throwing arm has been redefined by how well someone passes while on the move. Overwhelming size doesn't matter much unless you can bring Newton or Ben Roethlisberger-like mobility with it. Manning and his brother Eli aren't scramblers, but they now how to slide their feet, avoid the rush and buy time to make the big play with their arms.
When you look at the drafts after 2007 and the first two quarterbacks selected in each, it's like this: Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco, Matthew Stafford and Mark Sanchez, Sam Bradford and Tim Tebow, Cam Newton and Blaine Gabbert. Five of those men of been the playoffs, and three have been rookies of the year.
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Speech Intelligibility in Noise Using the Hearing in Noise Test (HINT)
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The main purpose of the study is to estimate speech intelligibility in noise. A Norwegian Hearing in Noise Test (HINT) for children will be implemented, and test results for normal hearing (NH) children and adults will be collected. Test results for groups of hearing aid (HA) users and test results for cochlea implant (CI) users will be collected and compared to the NH group and between groups of HA users and CI users. A group of single sided hearing loss patients will also be included. Binaural benefits of two ears, two HAs and two CIs will be estimated.
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|Speech Intelligibility in Noise and Estimation of Binaural Benefits Using the Hearing in Noise Test (HINT). Studies on Normal Hearing Children and Adults, Groups of Hearing Aid Users and Cochlea Implant Users.
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Patients at the ENT department, Oslo University hospital, Rikshospitalet. Normal hearing group recruited from different schools and kindergartens.
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Normal hearing group (note that some subjects are already recruited in the normal hearing group):
- audiometric thresholds less than or equal to 25 dB HL for octave frequencies between 250 Hz and 8000 Hz
- Adults between age 18 and 50 years
- Children at different age groups between 6 and 12 years old
Unilateral hearing loss group
- Single-sided hearing loss.
- Using hearing aid or willing to try hearing aid on the side with hearing loss to estimate a potential binaural benefit with hearing aid.
- Unilateral hearing loss inclusion criteria is thresholds within 25 dBHL and 70 dBHL for frequencies {125,250,500} Hz. Inclusion region increasing linearly with octave frequency to 40 dBHL and 95 dBHL for frequency 8000Hz. In addition a single threshold outside this hearing threshold inclusion region is accepted.
- Contralateral normal hearing with audiometric thresholds less than or equal to 25 dB HL for octave frequencies between 250 Hz and 8000 Hz
Group with Severe hearing loss at high frequencies
- Inclusion criteria is bilateral hearing loss within hearing levels where frequencies below 750 Hz can be normal or elevated down to 65 dBHL, for frequencies 1000 Hz and 1500 Hz all HL thresholds are accepted, frequencies 2000 Hz and above have threshold criteria 85 dBHL or above.
Adult CI users with unilateral and bilateral CI
- All adult patients will be tested to the level of their performance.
- HINT SRTs will be collected if HINT score in quiet is above 70%.
Bilateral CI users (Children)
Sequential CIs group
- Children that has got two CIs in two different operations, and operations are not within one year.
- Inclusion of some of the patients participating in another ongoing sequential CI-study at the ENT department,and who has a HINT score above 70% in quiet. The requirement of a quiet percentage score above 70% is due to the bilateral benefit testing/estimation.
Simultaneous CIs group
- All children that has got two CIs in the same operation or sequentially within one year.
- Children older than 6 years old.
- Children as young as 5.5 years old can be included if they are considered ready for extended HINT testing.
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Bitcoin may be the currency you will need as the global digital economy ramps up big. The benefits of bitcoins or something like it may be tremendous. For starters, Bitcoin appears to address the problem of micro-transaction payments, where the cost of a credit or debit card transaction greatly exceeds the value of the initial transaction. If you can do a lot of micro-transactions at almost no cost, the payback adds up. But it has other advantages too.
Bitcoin may be the world's newest currency. If not, it is certainly the most unconventional. But, it is catching on. As Reuters wrote recently: "Venture capitalists show no sign of shying away from investing in startups related to Bitcoin."
Think of Bitcoin as electronic money, or maybe virtual money since no government backs it or controls it. Yet, businesses already are doing business with bitcoins. According to Reuters, there are 11.7 million bitcoins in circulation, with a market capitalization of over $1.7 billion. The price (value) fluctuates, but so does the value of conventional currencies although bitcoin fluctuations may be less well understood.
Wikipediadescribes Bitcoin as acryptocurrency—a type of currency that relies on cryptography to create and manage the currency—specifically, the creation and transfer of bitcoins is based on an open source cryptographic protocolthat isindependent of any central authority. Bitcoins can be transferred through a computerorsmartphonewithout involving an intermediate financial institution.The concept was introduced in a 2008 as apeer-to-peer (P2P), electronic cash system. That alone probably is enough to make any respectable CFO dash to the exits.
But stay with me: the same big name investors that invested in Facebook Inc, Twitter, Groupon Inc, and Founders Fund, which includes three founders of PayPal, are putting serious money into Bitcoin investments even though the currency exists solely in cyber form. Proponents see it as the future of money, and in some investing circles, according to Reuters, it has created a buzz reminiscent of the early Internet.
More importantly to a CFO, Bitcoin may be the currency you will need as the global digital economy ramps up big. The benefits on bitcoins or something like it may be tremendous. For starters, Bitcoin appears to address the problem of micro-transaction payments, where the cost of a credit or debit card transaction greatly exceeds the value of the initial transaction. If you can do a lot of micro-transactions at almost no cost, the payback adds up.
Then there is what Bitcoinitself says about the product. For example, Bitcoin's high cryptographic security allows it to process transactions in a very efficient and inexpensive way. You can make and receive payments using the Bitcoin network with almost no fees.
Furthermore, any business that accepts credit card or PayPal payments knows the problem of payments that are later reversed because the sender's account was hacked or they fraudulently claimed non-delivery. The only way businesses can defend themselves against this kind of fraud is with complex risk analysis and increased prices to cover the losses. Bitcoin payments are irreversible and wallets can be kept highly secure, meaning that the cost of theft is no longer pushed onto the shoulders of the merchants.
Accepting credit cards online typically requires extensive security checks in order to comply with PCI compliance. Bitcoin security, however, makes this approach obsolete. Your payments are secured by the network and not at your expense. OK, maybe that is not completely reassuring, but it is as good as or better than you have now.
Finally, there is what Bitcoin calls accounting transparency. Many organizations are required to produce accounting documents about their activity and to adopt good transparency practices. Bitcoin allows you to offer the highest level of transparency since you can provide the detailed information you use to verify your balances and transactions.
OK, it isn't perfect, but when Europe was precariously balanced on the edge of insolvency and countries like Greece, Cyprus, Italy, and Spain were in grave financial danger interest in bitcoins apparently soared and their value rose dramatically. Bloomberg Businessweek reported that Spaniards apparently were active buyers of bitcoins during the crisis, viewing the currency as a safe hedge against their own government seizing bank accounts and savaging their own conventional currency.
Maybe the most important thing to say about Bitcoin is that it is the future as the digital economy ramps up to rival the conventional economy. As users all over the world turn to smartphones for online commerce, you will need something like Bitcoin. You don't want some all-powerful government dictating even more regulations and issuing compliance mandates. Several governments are skeptical, to say the least, about the idea of Bitcoin but none apparently have shut it down. As a P2P technology, Bitcoins is governed by the people that ultimately create and use it, maybe even your own organization, and not by Big Brother.


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The Ford Escape returns in 2017 as a popular cornerstone to its class with no shortage of strengths. Fairly good fuel economy, available all-wheel drive, useful cargo space and optional hands-free power liftgate combine to strongly embody compact-crossover features we expect. The Escape surprises with responsive steering and impressive handling.
Interior updates are modest, but the 2017 cabin includes several new practical storage areas throughout. One that stands out is a convenient storage ahead of the shift lever that seems perfectly made for a phone.
The Escape's dashboard design could stand a refresh, but you can opt for the new Sync 3 upgrade to significantly improve the look. Ford's Sync 3 interface woos infotainment fans and tech lovers with full smartphone integration by means of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
FordPass with the Sync Connect ownership app allows you to remotely connect to the Escape from your smartphone. Additional 2017 technology updates bring the Escape in line with contemporary safety options offered to drivers across the class, including lane-departure prevention, a driver drowsiness monitor and adaptive cruise control with forward collision alert.
The exterior design is evolved with Ford's newly imagined modern front-end styling as seen throughout its model line.
Ford gives the 2017 Escape two new turbocharged EcoBoost four-cylinder engines. The 1.5-liter replaces the previous 1.6 but offers comparatively similar power and fuel economy. But at this size the turbo appears to improve fuel economy more than it does off-the-line speed. Performance seekers should consider a bump up to the updated 2.0-liter turbo engine if they can. This powerplant puts out more horsepower and torque than in previous years. With a zero-to-60 time of less than 7 seconds, the 2.0-liter earns the Escape a nod as one of the quickest-to-accelerate compact crossovers out there.
The 2017 Escape's varying models have near-ranking fuel economies ranging from a combined 23 to 26 mpg. The FWD 1.5-liter turbo achieves an EPA-rated 26 mpg combined (23 city/30 highway) while the AWD 2.0 turbocharged option is rated 23 mpg combined (20 city/27 highway).
Three trim levels are available: S, SE and Titanium. You'll find select desirable options to be more affordable or even standard for 2017, like Ford's automatic climate control system which is newly standard on the midgrade SE trim level. S is the base trim. SE offers several enticing upgrades and customization routes such as the SE Technology package, Cold Weather package and Leather Comfort package. The fully featured Titanium sets the bar high with a broad suite of luxuries as well as its exclusive foot sensor for the power liftgate. Even sportier styling is possible thanks to the Sport Appearance add-on available for both the SE and Titanium trim packages.
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Individual Capacity Building in Capucas, Honduras
Jose Isidro Lara grows some of the highest quality Fair Trade Certified coffee around
Meet Jose Isidro Lara, member of COCAFCAL in Honduras. He started coffee farming on one acre that was given to him by his father. With the Fair Trade prices he receives, he has been able to invest in 9 more acres throughout the area.
His father was not a Fair Trade farmer and had limited resources to invest in his personal wet mill. You can see his father's wet mill below.
Thanks to Fair Trade prices, Jose Isidro's wet mill is different. He has been able to invest in building a modern wet mill, which enables him to produce even better coffee.
He has also built a solar drying area to enable more consistent quality of his coffee. By covering his patio he prevents the coffee from rotting by protecting it from the rain, while the greenhouse effect speeds up the drying process.
His investment in quality has resulted in him earning several cupping awards.
He receives 2x the market price from importers because of the quality resulting from his investments in capacity building. Fair Trade enables these prices because local buyers don't pay more for quality.
While the local exporter sends millions of pounds of coffee to companies around the world...
Jose Isidro's coffee is requested by name. This is very rare in an industry where most coffee is often sorted simply by country or region of origin.
He is able to receive a higher price for his coffee by talking directly to importers and removing the middleman.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Marco Scutaro's injury-riddled season is likely over. Manager Bruce Bochy said the Giants second baseman will have a splint placed on a finger on his right hand.
"I don't think you'll see Marco out there again," Bochy said. "We'll start getting him ready for (next year)."
Scutaro, who has not played since Sept. 15, saw a specialist Tuesday. He has had issues with two fingers on his right hand since getting hit by a pitch in early June. Bochy said he would announce Scutaro's exact condition later in the evening. In the first year of a three-year deal, Scutaro has made just 124 starts because of finger, back and hip issues. The Giants are confident he will exceed that number next season.
"There are some adjustments to be made, and he knows it," Bochy said. "I really expect to see Marco back in the condition he normally is in. He'll be in great shape and ready to go."
With Scutaro and Joaquin Arias (hamstring) sidelined, rookie Ehire Adrianza will get increased playing time. The shortstop is out of options, and Bochy said the Giants are trying to determine Adrianza's 2014 role.
"He's really carried himself well up here," Bochy said. "He looks confident, and he's not in awe of anything. I like what he's done with the time he's had."
Adrianza, 24, is 3 for 10 in limited time and hit a homer Sunday to break up a no-hit bid by New York Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte.
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Two former campaign workers of New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate John Liu were found guilty in connection to illegally funneling funds to Liu's campaign.
Xing Wu "Oliver" Pan, who was a campaign fundraiser and contribution bundler for the Liu campaign, was convicted in Manhattan federal court of conspiring and attempting to commit fraud, according to the U.S District Attorney's Office.
Jia "Jenny" Hou, who was Liu's campaign treasurer, was found guilty of attempting to commit fraud, obstructing justice and making false statements.
A jury announced the verdict Thursday during the first full day of deliberations and after a three-week trial.
"As the jury found, Jia Hou and Oliver Pan stuck a knife into the heart of New York City's campaign finance law by violating the prohibition against illegal campaign contributions, all to corruptly advantage the campaign of a candidate for city-wide office. Cases like this give the people of New York yet another reason to be troubled by the electoral process, and they have a right to demand fair, open, and honest elections untainted by cynical subversion of campaign finance laws," said U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.
"I am deeply saddened by the verdict. I continue to believe in Jenny being a good person and exceptional individual," Liu said in a statement." I look forward to this year's Mayoral election and will continue to ask the voters for their support."
Liu, who officially announced his Democratic mayoral candidacy on March 17, has not been accused of any wrongdoing in connection to the case.


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Sometimes a great quote is all that is needed to get HAPPY, or motivated, or or to see things in a new light. DO you sometimes wake up with a case of the "Mondays"… or "Tuesdays"…OR in just plain low spirits? I figure life is too short for that… so am always looking for something to brighten the day.
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Having recently become an iPhone app developer, I've been wrestling with a problem that continues to vex mobile developers on various platforms: marketing my app.
Were Blocfall a spectacular iPhone game, marketing would be easier. But it's not. It's a modestly entertaining diversion from someone who is better at writing for people than for machines. It's no Angry Birds. Maybe next time.
The inherent difficulty of convincing someone to download an unknown app is compounded by competition. There are a lot of apps out there, over 300,000 in Apple's iTunes App Store and maybe half that in the Android Market. And many of the obvious opportunities for exposure, like submitting an app to a review site, don't always work. Too many review sites want to be paid for a review. Better to buy an ad, which is what a paid review is.
My admittedly naive hope was that I could generate interest through online advertising. But traditional text-based and display advertising turns out not to work very well, at least not for encouraging people to download, install, and use an app. Cost-per-acquisition (CPA) or cost-per-install (CPI) advertising, however, is a different story: I made money, on paper at least, in the form of unexpected free advertising, using Flurry's App Circle CPI program.
Clicks Are Worthless
The first thing I learned when I tried to advertise my app is that you can go broke paying for clicks. I'm sure there are some circumstances when you might want to run display ads. But trying to encourage people to install your mobile game is not one of them, unless perhaps you're Electronic Arts and you're happy to burn cash to sustain brand awareness.
Late last year, when Blocfall was released, I paid $100 to AdMob to run a text ad on iPhones to promote the game. The ad was shown 324,960 times, generated 2,000 impressions -- a 0.62% click-through rate -- and led to maybe two or three sales of the then $0.99 cent app. A dismal failure.
More recently, I bid $1 per click on a Facebook ad, a campaign that from 86,941 impressions generated 23 clicks -- a 0.027% click-through rate -- at an average rate of $0.58 per click. The total cost of the campaign came to $13.26 before I pulled the plug. The Facebook ad resulted in no installations of the app, so far as I can tell. It was another dismal failure (and it made me wonder about Facebook's sky-high valuation).
My experience with Flurry started off on a similar trajectory. Flurry offers developers analytics tools -- I can insert Flurry code in an app and get anonymous data about how the app is used -- and CPI advertising.
Having paid the $250 minimum to participate in its system (a bit too high if you ask me), I set up a CPI campaign for Blocfall. I bid $1.30 per install. In other words, every time an iPhone user sees a Flurry ad for my app, clicks through and installs it, Flurry is supposed to charge me the price that I bid for the app installation. I get a user, Flurry and the publisher that showed the ad get to share the fee.
I raised the price of Blocfall to $1.99 in the iTunes App Store in order not lose money: With Apple paying me $1.40 for the sale of my $1.99 app -- for which I'd be paying Flurry $1.30 -- I would net $0.10 per app. You have to start somewhere, right?
But it didn't work. With 26,510 impressions generating 575 visits to a learn-more page and 64 visits to the iTunes App Store, the campaign generated only 1 install. Thankfully, that experiment didn't cost much, with only one installation being billed.


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I don't believe any child has ever been born a bully. I think they learn it from watching adults. And in schools, I believe, they are keenly aware of how we deal with bullying. Do we deal with it immediately and responsibly, or do we look away? Every day in schools across California there are opportunities for teachers, education support professionals and principals to turn bullying into teachable moments. In fact, respect and tolerance are lessons that can last a lifetime. What's more, confronting and addressing the bullying of all students is part of the California Education Code and the legal responsibility of educators.
Most people think they know bullying behavior when they see it, but what about when it relates to the bullying of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) students? It's an issue some people aren't comfortable talking about, but that doesn't make it any less important. In fact, when you look at the research, you may be surprised. Did you know that the suicide rate for GLBT student continues to be three to four times higher than that of other students? Two out of three GLBT students say they don't feel safe at school. And nearly 85 percent report being verbally harassed. That's no way for a student to spend their day at school — scared, hurt, unfocused on learning.
But students are not responsible for the safety of our campuses. Adults are. And we can't stand by while our students feel unsafe. School districts cannot back down from confronting incidents when they occur. Educators cannot dismiss homophobic language when we hear it. And we cannot wait for students to enter middle school or high school before we start teaching them about tolerance.
That's why I'm so proud of this issue of the California Educator and the resources that have been compiled for this feature. With GLBT bullying so prevalent in our schools, it's important we recognize it and stop it. The awareness we raise will not only promote a safer learning environment, it also has the potential to improve the lives of our students — in some cases, even save them.
I know the statistics on GLBT bullying aren't pretty, but we can make things better just by being aware of the issue and vowing to make our schools a safe zone for all students.
Our students are counting on us now, more than ever. In addition to bringing awareness to their differences and promoting tolerance and understanding, we must continue to speak out about the bullying tactics of Sacramento politics. The governor has proposed a balanced budget that relies on Californians having a choice to extend temporary revenues, but a handful of legislators don't want to allow us to vote and are threatening their colleagues who are even considering support.
Time is running out. More than $20 billion in cuts to schools and colleges over the past three years have left our students with fewer teachers, fewer class options, and fewer opportunities to receive a well-rounded education. Even in the midst of this economic downturn, California maintains the eighth-largest economy in the world. We also maintain the largest student-to-teacher ratios in the country, and the latest round of 19,000 layoff notices that went out to teachers isn't going to make things better. We can and must do better.
As I write this, legislators have yet to reach an agreement on the state budget or whether to allow us to vote on the proposed tax extension. We must continue to make our communities aware of what is happening to their neighborhood schools and colleges. They must know that class sizes are too large, text books are outdated, arts and sports programs are being eliminated, and fees are increasing, because these conditions aren't good for our students and aren't good for California.
It's evident that our schools need more resources, but we can't wait for the politicians in Sacramento to agree on how to increase funding, or even allow us to extend the current revenues. Some, it seems, are more interested in partisan platforms.
Bullying behavior has no more place in the halls of our Capitol than is does in the halls of our schools — especially when so much is at stake.
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I received a note from Jack Jett today about the congressional candidacy of our former co-worker, Scott Withers. Jack and I co-hosted a show on Tarrant County-based Q Television Network in 2005 with Withers, who's now running for the U.S. House in Michigan. The above picture was from a cover of TXT Newsmagazine.
"In addition to being President of QTN, Scott was also the executive producer of 'The QueerEdge with Jack E. Jett and Sandra Bernhard,'" Jett said. "If he can handle the two of us, then I assume Congress would be a breeze."
And as someone who also worked with Jack, I can think of no better preparation for the job.


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BUSKERS are to be given a chance to perform in Darwen's Three Day Market hall.
Markets boss Gwen Sangster has announced the launch of a monthly programme of performances by local buskers.
Mrs Sangster said she believed providing a space for people to perform would be an innovative way of attracting new people into the market.
She said: "I love the idea of the market being a space where people can come and showcase their talent.
"This is a great opportunity for young and old to perform for a captive audience of traders and shoppers.
"They can invite family and friends and raise a few pounds for themselves or a good cause. We have teamed up with musician Phil Knight, from Clitheroe, who is working with us to coordinate the rota of performers.
"He has a wide network of musicians and a successful history in organising 'open mic' type events."
'Music on the Market' will launch on Mother's Day weekend on Saturday, March 28, in the Three Day Market with free Mother's Day flower themed crafts for children in the Annexe area of the six-day market.
Mrs Sangster herself has a musical background, having once been half of a professional folk duo.Now singing with Blackburn People's Choir, she recently had the opportunity to record a CD in a professional recording studio and will be performing a solo at the forthcoming Mayor's Command Performance at Darwen Library Theatre.
Marsh House councillor Tom Evans, lead member for regeneration at Blackburn with Darwen Council, said: "It is encouraging to see new events being piloted to help boost the market.
"I hope this initiative will not only help raise the profile of the market but get more people involved in community activities.
"Music is good for the mind and soul and I hope people will come along and support these events."


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ALBANY -- In light of the recent discovery of more than 130 cats being hoarded in a Halfmoon mobile home and the remains of another 44 cats uncovered in Johnsonville, Assemblyman Jim Tedisco said legislation aimed at mitigating animal abuse is needed now more than ever.
"It's a serious problem, and I don't think it's going away," said Tedisco, R-Glenville.
Tedisco sponsored three bills in January that would not only create a statewide registry for animal abusers, but also prevent them from ever legally owning an animal again and require them to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
"(Hoarding) is a form of animal abuse," Tedisco said, "but it's also a disease and sanitary problem for homes and neighborhoods."
Tedisco said he would like animal hoarders and abusers to have access to mental health assistance, but also wants to prevent them from legally owning animals again.
Albany County passed a law last October to enact an animal abuse registry that is checked by pet stores and shelters before animals are sold or placed in adoptive homes. That law followed other counties in the state, but Tedisco said that is "a piecemeal effort."
Tedisco's proposed law would make it a misdemeanor for anyone on the registry to own a companion animal, or pet.
"Owning an animal is not a right; it's a privilege," he said. "I don't think we'll ever be able to solve the problem totally, but this would help to mitigate it."
Tedisco said the law has not been acted on yet by the state Legislature.


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Anyone who has ever clicked the tab on The Packer news site to see what stories are getting the "most comments" would find that the fairly innocuous story headlined "Arctic apple comment period extended" is in the top slot with a whopping 55 reader comments.
In fact, I'm not sure what The Packer's record is for "most comments" is, but I don't recall ever seeing a story with that many comments.
The tide is high on the GMO apple issue, and people are apparently not happy with the prospect that the Arctic apple could be granted non-regulated status. Check out a few comments that I reproduced here:
- It is a total alteration from real food...and it means we eat pesticides when we consume it!
- This poisonous fruit needs to be kept off the market permanently. GMO foods are causing rampant disease and sickness because of the extraordinary amounts of toxic pesticides applied to them. The cellular alteration allows for them to laced with much higher quantities of dangerous persistent pesticides, thereby in theory producing a greater crop yield.
- Stop poisoning us with these GMOs we want no part of any of it!
- GMO is not a 'science issue', it is an Ethics issue. Science is a tool, what we do with it is our responsibility. Altering the relationships in an infinitely complex, interdependent system that took millions of years to develop in the course of one human lifetime is foolish. Stupid. Egocentric. A bio-sphere will evolve, but it is not likely that humans will adapt quickly enough to survive. There is a system in place. A new one is not necessary. Modified genetics is hubris. The question is one of ethics, and what we are willing to be responsible for.
- We would never buy a GMO apple. Lemon juice keeps it from turning brown. Join the rest of the world in listening to/protecting citizens. GMOs are completely unacceptable and unconscionable.
And, with 55 comments, there is much more of the same.
The apple industry, safe to say, is in no mood to defend the Arctic apple to objecting consumers. They would much rather another commodity be in the spotlight, given the potential for market disruption confusion. Even so, I don't think there is a overwhelming sense that the technology itself is "wrong."
Mother Jones recently published a story called "5 surprising genetically modified foods" that listed papayas, sweet corn and squash among produce items that even now could be genetically modified.
I wonder how deep and wide the consumer sensitivity to biotech fresh produce will be going forward. If the Arctic apple doesn't gain acceptance, will a biotech citrus variety that can resist the devastating citrus greening disease be embraced by growers? What would consumers think if scientists could incorporate potent anti-aging characteristics into fruits and vegetables through biotechnology?
In that case, would GMOs still be "unacceptable and unconscionable"?
I wonder if the "future shock" of advances in gene technology will leave this debate far behind, much as we look at the once-spirited worries about the microwave oven radiation.
In a CNN article about futurist Ray Kurzweil's predictions for the next 20 years, Kurzweil made this amazing claim:
"We also have new tools that allow us to actually reprogram our biology in the same way that we reprogram our computers.
RNA interference, for example, can turn genes off that promote disease and aging. New forms of gene therapy, especially in vitro models that do not trigger the immune system, have the ability to add new genes."
I have a feeling that the future shock that Americans will experience in the potential to manipulate our own "programming" may soon overshadow passionate concerns about a non-browning apple.


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I thought you said raptor. Phew!
Seriously though folks, be aware who you sinners are defying right now with your mockery: http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Raptor_JesusAlso, I've seen some ridiculous time estimations for the rapture that would be pretty late over here. We all know that, if there was a God, he would use Greenwich Mean Time [GMT/UTC]. Possibly he might once have used Israeli time, if it was YHWH, but then thought better of it. But why on earth would he base the rapture on American Central Time?
"why on earth would he base the rapture on American Central Time?"
Duh! don't you realize that Gawd and Jeebus are Americans - from Iowa IIRC
Well, in some of the debate groups that I belong to, I asked that Christians in those groups to give me their checking and saving account numbers and pass words so I can transfer all their funds into my account.
So, far no one has responded. Pity, I can use all that extra money right now. lol
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and another thing....did anybody hear a trumpet blow??? I was drunk last night so I might have missed it!! LOL!!!
No, no trumpets, I would guess that Jeebus is a no show again.
Let the backpedaling begin! I recently saw this post on YouTube:
An unrepentant Harold Camping took to the airwaves Monday night reasserting his beliefs in the end of the world and gave yet another prediction for the end of the world. The calculations for Jesus' second coming were apparently wrong, but those for the world's end are correct. "It won't be five months of terrible difficulty," said Camping. "Instead, the world will end quickly on Oct. 21."
Anyone want to forecast what Camping will say when Oct. 21 rolls around and nothing happens?
How did that old saying go?? Oh yeah, I remember; Fool my once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. I don't know about a third time except a fool and his money are soon parted.
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The Republican House and Democratic Senate pushed their game of chicken closer to the precipice Thursday, with a government shutdown threat looming at midnight Friday. Both maneuvered to be able to blame the other — should things fall apart and the government actually runs out of money to operate. NPR's Andrea Seabrook joins Lynn Neary with the latest.
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The full moon day after Durga Puja is observed as Lakshmi Puja by Bengalis and it is also referred as Kojagari Lakshmi Puja. Kojagari Lakshmi Puja 2017 date is October 5. Lakshmi symbolizes wealth and prosperity and it is believed that on the full moon night she visits the homes of devotees and blesses them with prosperity. Therefore special pujas are held in the evening on the day.
Idols of Goddess Lakshmi are installed in many households and in pandals of neighborhood committees. The rituals associated with Lakshmi puja varies locally and is also different for different communities. Elaborate traditional Lakshmi Pujas, which needs the help of a priest or elderly person, are conducted on the day. The pandals which were erected for Durga Puja also conduct the traditional Lakshmi Puja.
The long list of puja articles include oil, turmeric, soil from the River Ganga, grains, durba grass, flowers, and a great many other items. Markets are filled with special Lakshmi Puja items and these items are only available mostly during this period.
A major event on the day is the drawing of Alpana or Alpona patterns especially that of Goddess Lakshmi's feet. Special vegetarian dishes – khichuri, naru, narkel bhaja, chirey and taaler phopol – and sweets are made and offered to the goddess along with fresh fruits.
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No hay peor ciego que el que no quiere ver–There is none so blind as he who will not see.
It's unfair to say the city's finances are in disarray, because the fact of the matter is, no one knows. Anything. Good or bad. Which makes us ask the only question there is to ask–why?
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Save your banana peels and learn to compost and reduce food waste on Monday August 19 at 6:15pm at Public Works 147 Hampshire St, 1st floor conference room. Learn the composting options residents have and ways to reduce food waste, from Cambridge's Recycling Director, Ms. Randi Mail. She will review best practices for outdoor composting, indoor composting with worms, options for drop-off and bicycle pickup. Composting and making soil is rewarding, benefits your garden and house plants and curbs climate change! Reducing food waste is incredibly important considering that Americans waste more than 40% of the food we produce for consumption. That comes at an annual cost of more than $100 billion. To RSVP for this workshop email email@example.com.
This spring, Tobe Stomberg a Biology Teacher at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School started a project called "One Bag, One Semester" in her classroom. At home, Ms. Stomberg's family reduced their trash to a single 30 gallon bag every three months. With this success, she was inspired to try it in her classroom. She removed all trash barrels, added an extra recycling bin, set up a bin for compost (with a lid) and attached one plastic bag to the wall for trash. She hung signs and asked the custodian to only take the recycling. Ms. Stomberg emptied the compost into the school's dedicated bins once a week. Since 2012, CRLS has had a lunchroom composting program, along with 6 other Cambridge schools. She plans to do this project again next semester, and maybe try for "One Bag, One Year"! She hopes to inspire others to do the same. In the photo, her note says, "Zero Waste is Possible! Check out this trash bag that lasted in Ms. Stomberg's classroom from January 29, 2013 to June 14, 2013! All food waste was composted (so the trash doesn't smell) and recycling ruled! What is left in the bag? Tissues and candy/snack wrappers. Do you think we could get to ZERO waste?"
There are lots of opportunities to go green in your child's backpack. Buy non-toxic glue, markers and crayons. Buy notebooks and printer paper made from at least 30% post-consumer recycled paper, if higher that's great. Ask for gently used binders at the Recycling Center, we usually have dozens available! Use reusable containers for lunch and minimize use of plastic bags. Use solar powered calculators to avoid using batteries. Make sure computers are energy star certified, or try buying gently used electronics. Look for backpacks at local second-hand stores or ones made from recycled materials or natural materials. Get refillable pens, since only the ink needs to be replaced, or disposable pens made of recycled materials.
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Slowly, the old rules of navigation are changing, and one of the oldest, which dates back before the days of sailing ships, is the rule about magnetic variation and compasses: "Variation East, Magnetic Least; Variation West, Magnetic Best." That means, for example, that if you're flying out of Presque Isle, Maine, and want to fly due west, you need to turn onto a compass heading of 290 degrees, because up there, the local variation is 20 degrees West and the variation rule says "West is best." That is, adding magnetic to true makes it a bigger number, or "best." But to fly due west out of, say, Seattle, where the variation is around 20 degrees East, you'll need to head 250 degrees, because when the variation is East, you subtract magnetic from true, making your compass heading a smaller number, or "least."
By now most of us have forgotten the East/West rule because we rarely need to apply it. Just about every heading we fly, such as VOR radials, ILS localizers, holding patterns, airway centerlines, runway headings and so forth have already been corrected to the local magnetic variation values on aeronautical charts, approach plates and other flight information data. But at ICAO's Air Navigation Conference (ANC) last November, Nav Canada proposed that aviation should cease using magnetic references and use only directions relative to the geographic, or true, North Pole.
That proposal offers three distinct benefits and appears to have few, if any, disadvantages. First, all satellite and inertial navigation system basic calculations are made relative to True North, and each system's navigation computer must then convert the true data to magnetic for the specific convenience of the aircraft crew, using its built-in true/mag world conversion tables, and then goes the opposite way to allow crew inputs of heading changes and so on.
Second, it removes a potential, but rare, source of mainly human error in those conversions. But the third and overwhelmingly compelling reason is that the North and South Magnetic Poles are constantly moving slowly below the earth's surface, and actually at different speeds; the North Magnetic Pole currently moves more quickly, at around 40 nm per year. That is enough to produce changes in local magnetic variation patterns around the world, which in some places can be as much as one degree in three years, and that could necessitate the re-issue of all navigation data and publications covering the affected areas and, in some cases, the repainting of runway headings, all of which can be a significant cost burden for both service providers and (many of which produce many of their own documents) operators.
But the aviation industry's conversion to a True North standard certainly won't happen quickly, however desirable it appears. At the ICAO ANC, Nav Canada simply stated its eventual intent to move in that direction and requested comments from attending national representatives.
LE FLOCH thierry (not verified)
February 4, 2013 - 12:33pm
In emergency situation only magnetic heading is valid (except in Canada of course). AF 447 with fly by wire should not stall. The french BEA (like NTSB but in France) think the Airbus 330 stalled.
Does Canada want the same experience with "true heading" ?
Remember golden rules . Without magnetic heading the rules are not "golden" anymore....
omer carmi (not verified)
February 5, 2013 - 3:31pm
its about time to do so.
bat as long as the old birds like the b 742 are fliging you cant do so.
it is imposible to do ils aproach when the hading is true.
Dusty Miller (not verified)
February 6, 2013 - 1:18am
I have been working on this for a long time. The standby compass has as many errors as Magnetism therefor get rid of them and fit a True North standby compass - available - no more compass swings - which are not done now - to expensive! Lots of difficulties but a safe outcome. Ex IFALPA BALPA Tech Member
Andrew (not verified)
February 7, 2013 - 6:37pm
True north headings are already in use in Canada's far north at airports north of the arctic circle. @omer carmi ILS is possible with true north headings. If not, CYRB - Resolute Bay, Nunavut wouldn't be able to have an ILS.


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The Glow Rush is a one of a kind 5K Fun Run, combined with an amazing race feel. We light up the night with glowing runners solving scavenger hunt clues, for prizes, bragging rights, and all for a good cause, Children's Miracle Network. There are a total of 11 clues and locations provided to every team. Each team is racing to solve each clue and get to each location to complete the clue. At the finish line there will be a huge celebration followed by a post-race After Glow Party.
Grab your friends and come show us how you GLOW!
GlowRush will be held downtown with miles of glowing fun featuring a glowing finish line and thousands of runners decked out in glow gear. Look out for surprises along the way and chances to win prize money on the course and at the finish line for the top team.
Runners and Walkers can register and sign up as part of a team. Teams are made up of two or more runners. Teams will compete for overall group awards. All runners and walkers participating in The Glow Rush will receive the following items:
- Glow Rush 5K Shirt
- Glow Rush 5K Back Pack filled with great gear from sponsors.
- Glow in the Dark Swag
- One of the best GLOW experiences of your life
GlowRush 5k event will be located right in front of Casey's Irish Bar and Grill at 613 S. Grand Ave, Located in Downtown Los Angeles!
When & Where
Casey's Irish Bar and Grill
613 S Grand Ave
Los Angeles,
Saturday, May 11, 2013 from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PDT)
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Ryfle Events hosts a series of urban adventure races coming soon to a city near you! Each Challenge is part 5K race, part scavenger hunt, and part urban exploration–which all adds up to 100% fun as you compete against other racers to quickly solve the clues and beat them to the finish line!


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About Vendor/Concession and Medical Units
Portable structure used as a
food concession unit.
About Vendor/Concession Units
A Vendor/Concession unit is a truck or a trailer used for the sale of food or other merchandise at temporary locations. They are transportable, built on permanent chassis and include electrical, plumbing or gas piping.
Getting Approval
Vendor/Concession units must have approved plans, get a permit and an inspection.
If the unit has been used out-of-state for six months or more (See RCW 43.22.380.) then it must pass a fire safety inspection.
See WAC 296-150V-0205.
About Medical Units
A "Medical Unit" is a type of self-propelled unit used to provide medical examinations, treatments, and medical and dental services or procedures, not including emergency response vehicles, and which:
Mobile Medical Unit
- Is transportable;
- Is temporarily placed and used;
- Is built on a permanent chassis;
- Includes at least one system;
- Is for temporary use only.
See WAC 296-150V.
Forms related to vendor/concession & medical units.
Vendor/Concession & Medical Unit Insignia
Want to convert a mobile unit into a food concession?
— or modify a medical unit?
Your plan must be reviewed and approved by L&I before you start converting a mobile unit into a food concession unit or altering a medical unit. L&I must make sure that changes (alterations) to these units meet safety standards.
For more information about this, go on to Plan Review.
What does L&I consider an "Alteration"?
An "Alteration" is the replacement, addition, modification or removal of any equipment or installation that affects the construction, planning considerations, fire safety, or the plumbing, mechanical and electrical systems.
The following ARE NOT considered alterations:
- Repairs to equipment with approved parts;
- Modification of a fuel-burning appliance according to the listing agency's specifications;
- Adjustment and maintenance of equipment.
How much are the fees?
To help estimate your costs, view the fee schedule. Fees can vary, however, depending on what you are doing. Call your local L&I office to request the fees specific to your job.
Want to convert a mobile unit into a food concession?
— or modify a medical unit?
Be sure to contact Labor & Industries (L&I) to get approval for your plan before you start converting a mobile unit into a food concession unit or modify a mobile medical unit.
Think of L&I as Washington's "building department" for portable structures
Portable structures are regulated by L&I for such things as electrical wiring, the water supply and waste water systems, and any mechanical systems such as gas piping or heating and cooling equipment.
It is not L&I's jurisdiction to regulate what elements you might need to satisfy health department requirements — the health department can require a hand-washing sink, for example — but it is L&I's responsibility to be sure it is plumbed correctly.
Here's the process for getting your conversion vendor unit or mobile medical unit alteration plan approved and the work inspected and approved by L&I:
- First, you need to create a plan and submit it to L&I for review.
The conversion vendor unit (or mobile medical unit) plans you submit for plan review must contain enough information to determine conformance with the applicable conversion vendor and medical unit codes.
Structural: Only concentrated loads of 500 pounds or more in a 16-square-foot area need to be addressed. Compliance can be accomplished by means of WAC 296-150V-0350. This would apply to units that were either built or converted from another structure as a Vendor Unit" under WAC 296-150V. If you wish to build or convert a structure into a "Commercial Coach," please contact the Department at email@example.com or 360-902-5218.
Electrical: Show the general location of outlets, lights, switches, and the main distribution panel box (this may be combined with the floor plan drawing or done as a separate drawing). Include a schedule showing what the breakers in the main panel box are, including breaker sizes and what they control. Provide electrical load calculations that show the overall electrical demand in amps. (See sample Electrical Floor Plan.)
Plumbing (Water): Show the locations of all sinks, holding tanks, and other plumbing fixtures. Include pipe sizes for water supply. Provide information on the operating pressure in the water supply system as well as the length of water piping from the inlet or pump to the furthest fixture. (See sample Water plan.)
Plumbing (Drain): Show the locations of all sinks, holding tanks, and other plumbing fixtures. Include pipe sizes for drainage, waste, and vent pipes. Show the location and size of the drainage system outlet. (See sample Drain plan.)
Mechanical: If you have gas appliances in your commercial coach, you must show the gas piping layout and size. You will be required to supply the BTU/H input requirements for all gas appliances. Show the location of the gas supply inlet or tank. Provide the type of fuel (i.e.: natural gas or propane) and the length of the piping run from the tank or inlet to the furthest appliances. If you have a heating or air conditioning appliance, you will have to show conformance to the state energy code on the forms provided. (See sample Gas plan.)
See all these printable Sample Plans.
- Next, L&I must review and approve your plan before you start the work.
- In order for L&I to review your plan, you must submit a completed Plan Approval Request — Conversion Vendor / Medical Units (F622-035-000) (135 KB PDF) form and a minimum of two (2) complete sets of plans that follow the specifications listed in the form's instructions, or they will all be returned to you without a review being performed.
(See sample form with instructions.)
- You must pay fees in accordance with the published fees schedule in WAC 296-150V-3000 for L&I to examine the plans for conformance to the proper building codes.
- You will also have to purchase a Conversion Vendor & Medical Unit insignia. Download this Application for Insignia — Conversion Vendor/Medical Units (F623-021-000) (135 KB PDF).
(See sample form with instructions.)
- Once L&I has reviewed and approved your plan design, they will assign it a plan number and will return to you one copy of the plan by mail.
- In order for L&I to review your plan, you must submit a completed Plan Approval Request — Conversion Vendor / Medical Units (F622-035-000) (135 KB PDF) form and a minimum of two (2) complete sets of plans that follow the specifications listed in the form's instructions, or they will all be returned to you without a review being performed.
- Then, L&I must inspect and approve the work you've done.
Go on to "Inspections" page.
Note: Be sure to check with all local building departments where you plan to use your unit. Some building departments may not allow the use of conversion vendor units in their jurisdiction. You may be required to have a commercial coach in that jurisdiction.
L&I must inspect and approve your converted vendor/concession or medical unit
Use this helpful checklist first
Once the work has been completed on your unit, go over this Vendor/Concession/ Medical Conversion Units Pre-Inspection Checklist (124 KB PDF) before requesting an inspection to make sure everything is complete.
Call L&I to schedule an inspection
Then, contact the nearest L&I office to make an inspection appointment with a Construction Compliance Inspector.
There will typically be two inspections:
- Cover Inspection - one just before the walls and roof are concealed by the interior finish material when all of the electrical wiring, plumbing and other elements are in place; and
- Final Inspection - when the unit is completely finished and ready to go down the road.
Be sure to give the inspector a copy of the approved plans/design so they can inspect the structure.
Some of the fees you will be charged:
- Travel time and inspection time at an hourly rate.
- Mileage.
To help estimate your costs, view the fee schedule. Fees can vary, however, depending on what you are doing. Call your local L&I office to request the fees specific to your job.
Once your unit is approved
Upon completion of the Final Inspection, the inspector will affix the Conversion Vendor/Concession & Medical Unit Insignia to the outside of the unit to show approval by L&I. This insignia must be maintained as a permanent record of L&I's approval.
Conversion Vendor/Concession & Medical Unit Insignia
If you should have questions or need additional assistance, you may contact the Plan Review Supervisor at 360-902-5218.
We've streamlined our fee system so it's no longer necessary for customers to calculate payments depending on the permit type.
View the current permit fees.
Note: These fees are for estimation purposes only. Please contact 360-902-5218 for a complete project estimate. (See WAC 296-150V-3000 for more about these fees.)


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ONTARIO – The Ontario Airport Alliance — comprised of community and business leaders who want to mobilize efforts for local control of the airport — has named an interim executive director to lead its efforts.
Frank Williams, former chief executive of the Building Industry Association of Southern California Baldy View Chapter, will help the business alliance raise funds to market LA/Ontario International Airport.
The former executive worked in the building industry for 20 years and retired about three years ago. He also brings with him extensive contacts with government officials in both San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties.
"Local control has always been something I have always supported, I have a passion for local control. I use Ontario airport and you can't get a direct flight out of Ontario to hardly any place," Williams said.
The alliance was formed late last year to advocate for new management of the struggling airport as well as developing a much-needed marketing plan, said Steve PonTell a founding member of the alliance.
Since then, interest in the alliance has continued to grow. The challenge with an all-volunteer organization it is difficult to follow up on certain requests without having someone there to monitor it, he said.
"By hiring somebody who is focused on trying to build the organization, we can begin to formalize relationships and start the next step in the evolution of the alliance," PonTell said.
With Williams, 70, on board, it will give the alliance an opportunity to increase its presence in the community. Another asset is Williams' organizational skills and the knowledge it takes to start up an organization, PonTell said. Williams is a former member of Southern California Association of Governments, founder of the American Civil Defense Association and served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1972 to 1984.
PonTell said Williams has only been brought in for 60 days, adding that he would like to retain him for a longer term but that it is the only financial commitment he can make at this time.
The alliance has been meeting monthly with 40 to 50 people attending. Since the launch, the alliance already has about a dozen contributing members, enough to pay for Williams on an interim basis, PonTell said.
It is accepting donations from as little as $100 and upwards of $10,000 and higher. Those contributions, considered membership dues, will be the base of revenues for the nonprofit.
In its first year, they are looking to bring in at least $260,000 in membership dues and has already raised $50,000, Williams said.
Long-term plans call for the organization to raise $1 million in the first three years. In Ontario, there are more than 13,000 holders of business licenses. But the alliance will not just focus in Ontario rather throughout the region, with access to more than 50,000 business licenses.
The alliance will interact not only with the airlines, but the aviation and business community to promote use of ONT.
Founders hope the financial support and clout of the business community will apply pressure on Los Angeles World Airports, which owns and manages ONT and Los Angeles International Airport, to relinquish the asset to a regional authority.
ONT has seen an exodus of airlines and flight availability in the past four years which has resulted in 4.5 million passengers traveling through the facility, figures last seen in the 1980s when its original terminal was used.
"Since 2007, the airport has lost about 10,000 jobs," Williams said. "I see local control as a means to really develop the airport as an economic engine for the region."
For the next 60 days, Williams said his goal is to build a coalition – as well as develop a "unified voice" in the business community – to move toward local control. In his discussions with the business owners, Williams said he will ask them to give him examples of how the airport helps their business. He plans to use their feedback in the airport's business plan and marketing strategy.
"If the airport grows, their businesses grow," he said.
But Williams said he will make sure that the alliance's plans will not interfere with ongoing negotiations between Ontario and the city of Los Angeles to regain local control.
Not only will Williams meet with local businesses and encourage their involvement, he will also attend as many meetings involving the airport including the Ontario International Airport Authority, made up of multiple government agencies, and LAWA's governing body.
He has already started work on the alliance's website, which he expects to go up in the next week, and using social media to get out their message.
"It's part-time but I'm putting in the full time because I really believe in the cause. I look at it as a cause, one that can lead an economic turnaround of the Inland Empire," Williams said.
The group will meet on March 4, at 5:30 p.m. in the San Manuel Club at Citizens Business Bank Arena, 4000 E. Ontario Center Parkway in Ontario.


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The "Getting the basics right" strategy, announced by chief executive Justin King today, will also see the troubled supermarket allocate less store space to general merchandise than was previously planned.
It is a major U-turn for Sainsbury's, which a year ago heralded general merchandise as key to attracting customers. At the time, it said that a strong complementary non-food range was essential to its "First for food" internal mission statement. It allocated 10.5% of its total sales area to the category.
Sainsbury's is planning total savings of £400m by 2008, to be achieved by costing cutting including a £40m reduction in marketing costs.
King said: "We are clear on the actions we need to take. We have strengthened our management team and already put in place a number of actions to restore the effective delivery of our customer offer. A longer-term programme is now being implemented to fix operational basics and radically improve our ability to deliver our offer on a consistent and sustainable basis."
Although general merchandise has not been dropped as had been rumoured, the store will focus on homeware above electronics and clothing, a different strategy from rival Tesco.
Sainsbury's may expand its Taste the Difference premium range, and extensions into areas such as wine are being discussed as part of a renewed focus on quality.
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What a tool nobody made him tweet this. Celebs and social media do not make a good combo
Roddy White tries to get out of March Madness season-ticket bet
Falcons receiver Roddy White plans only to partially pay off a March Madness bet he made with a fan on Twitter.
After White tweeted that he thought Duke would win the NCAA Championship, he heard from a fan on Twitter named Dylan Hoyt who said that Mercer (located 90 miles south of Atlanta) would beat Duke in the first round. White told Hoyt that wasnt happening, and White said he was so confident that hed buy Hoyt season tickets if it really happened.
But Mercer did beat Duke, and White began to reconsider the bet he had made. White instead said he would buy Hoyt tickets to one game, against the Bears, saying that Hoyt is a Bears fan.
There are two problems with that: First, its not what White promised. He said hed buy Hoyt season tickets, not tickets to the Bears game. Secondly, Hoyt is an Atlanta Falcons fan, not a Chicago Bears fan. (White didnt seem to realize that when Hoyt was tweeting Go Bears, he was referring to the Mercer Bears, the team that upset Duke to get this whole thing started, and not the Chicago Bears.)
White heard it from fans on Twitter who said he should pay what he originally promised to pay, but he called that crazy.
White is right that Hoyt had nothing riding on the bet, but so what? White said he would give the fan season tickets, and he should give the fan season tickets. White has made tens of millions of dollars in his NFL career, so its not like he cant afford it. White should do the right thing. And next time, he should watch what he tweets.


text: This news item expired on 1/31/2013, so the information below could be outdated or incorrect. Cervical Cancer: Early Detection is Your Best Protection Despite the success of Pap tests, not all women get them regularly. It has been estimated that as many as 80% of deaths from cervical cancer could be prevented by regular screening and necessary follow-up treatment. All women should be tested for cervical cancer as often as their doctor recommends. More information about cervical cancer... Last year (January - December 2012) the Buncombe County Department of Health tested 1,942 women for cervical cancer. Of those, 44 were diagnosed with cervical cancer. Not one of those 44 mothers, sisters, wives, or friends died, and the reason is early detection. All these women made the choice to have a pap test. When detected early, cervical cancer is one of the most treatable cancers. A Pap test offers the best opportunity to detect cervical cancer at an early stage, when successful treatment is likely. The test is quick, simple, and generally painless. Regular Pap tests can detect changes around the cervix before they have a chance to turn into cancer. To start the year right, women are encouraged to schedule a Pap test with their doctor or clinic to check for cervical cancer. The American Cancer Society recommends that women, who have been sexually active for at least 3 years or are over the age of 21, talk with their health care provider about getting screened. Cervical Cancer is treatable. Schedule your Pap test today. Free or Low Cost Services Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP) services are available in Buncombe County by calling 250-6006. Women qualify if they are between the ages of 40 - 64 and meet income guidelines (based on income and family size). Women may also be eligible between the ages 18-40 if they have a history of previous abnormal Pap tests. Women with little or no insurance are encouraged to call and see if they qualify.


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Telecommunications competition: the last ten miles
MIT Press, 1997 - Business & Economics - 364 pages
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Higher prices for chicken and beef enabled Tyson Foods to offset reduced volumes during its first quarter and that has the company off to what president and CEO Donnie Smith called a good start to the fiscal year.
The nation's largest protein producer said sales increased less than 1% to $8.4 billion from $8.3 billion, but profits grew nearly 11% to $173 million from $156 million and earnings per share increased 14.3% to 48 cents from 42 cents.
Smith said the company is on its way toward posting better results in 2013 than it did in 2012 despite facing expense pressures that arose after last summer's extreme Midwestern drought damaged crops and increased the price of grain used for feed. As a result, Tyson's overall volumes declined by 3.3%, but prices increased by 4.7%.
The trend was evident in the company's largest segment, beef, where sales grew by a nominal amount to nearly $3.5 billion as an 11.7% increase in average price offset a 10% decrease in volume. The situation was more pronounced in the chicken segment where sales increased 7% to slightly more than $2.9 billion as volumes dropped by only 1.1%, but the average price increased by 8.2%. Sales in the pork segment declined to $1.4 billion as volume dropped 2.2% and average price declined 5.5%.
Looking ahead to the remainder of the year, Tyson expects its full year sales to total roughly $35 billion due largely to price increases as supplies of beef, chicken and pork will be flat to down slightly and grain prices will remain elevated. Even so, the company said capital investments in its businesses, strong liquidity and reduced interest expense would enable it to maintain strong operating results in 2013 despite challenging market conditions.


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Technology patents are big business. So much so that some firms these days exist only to leverage their patents. Yesterday, the most famous of these, Virginia-based NTP Inc., filed suit against PDA-maker Palm Inc. for infringing on its wireless patents. To keep you briefed on the realm of high-technology patents, we've inaugurated a new annual ranking of the leaders in intellectual innovation. In this month's feature "Patent Power", Senior Editor Harry Goldstein guides us through the results of IEEE Spectrum's first patent portfolio survey. And you'll be surprised to find out who came out on top.
We hired research firm 1790 Analytics, of Mount Laurel, N.J., whose specialty is analyzing patent citations, to review the portfolios of over 1000 enterprises and weigh their significance. Their data, broken into technology industry sectors, is listed in our Patent Portfolio Survey table. In determining the overall strength of an organization's portfolio, 1790 Analytics' methodology went beyond just counting patents granted in the past year to examine how frequently a company's patents are cited by other patents and what they have in the pipeline. The analysts used their findings to create a bottom-line Pipeline Power score to determine the leaders.
The Pipeline Power determination was based on the following criteria:
- Pipeline Growth: shows the trend in an organization's patent activity by dividing the number of patents obtained in 2005 by the annual average for the years 2000 through 2004.
- Pipeline Impact: shows how frequently patents issued in 2005 cite a company's patents issued from 2000 through 2004.
- Pipeline Generality: measures the variety of technologies that build upon an organization's patents.
- Pipeline Originality: measures the variety of technologies upon which an organization's patents build.
So, without further ado, here are the all-sector Top Ten finishers in our first ranking of patent portfolios:
- Micron Technology Inc. 2005 U.S. Patents: 1569; Pipeline Power: 3396.
- IBM Corp. 2005 U.S. Patents: 2972; Pipeline Power: 3084.
- Hewlett-Packard Co. 2005 U.S. Patents: 1810; Pipeline Power: 2756.
- Intel Corp. 2005 U.S. Patents: 1553; Pipeline Power: 2364.
- Broadcom Corp. 2005 U.S. Patents: 419; Pipeline Power: 1856.
- Applied Materials Inc. 2005 U.S. Patents: 371; Pipeline Power: 1832.
- Microsoft Corp. 2005 U.S. Patents: 780; Pipeline Power: 1699.
- Delphi Technologies Inc. 2005 U.S. Patents: 413; Pipeline Power: 1603.
- ASM International NV. 2005 U.S. Patents: 109; Pipeline Power: 1492.
- Hitachi Ltd. 2005 U.S. Patents: 1941; Pipeline Power: 1369.
We said you'd be surprised to see which enterprise finished first.


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This Week in the Sun Belt
Evidently this is a good week for an open date. Troy, FAU, South Alabama and Western Kentucky are all resting this week.
Besides the Cajuns and Tulane, there are only three other games involving Sun Belt schools and one of them is on Thursday:
ARKANSAS STATE (2-3, 0-1) AT FIU (1-4, 0-1)--The team that won the league last year is facing the team that was picked to win the league this year...