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ANAHEIM – This is how you apologize. You play unapologetically.
The Ducks and Kings made everyone at Honda Center forget their absence Saturday night, not that it left any fonder hearts.
"When the place is full of fans that hate each other and there's a lot of noise, that's what it's supposed to be about," Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said.
It was, but it wasn't supposed to be about a Ducks team that is playing on a need-to-score basis. They rose to several occasions here to beat the Kings, 7-4.
Three times the Kings tied the Ducks, but the home team never trailed. This was the resolve that Boudreau was disappointed not to find in the fall of 2011, when he became their coach. It's been here all along; the Ducks have not lost a close game in regulation yet.
In the past the Ducks had to ride Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Teemu Selanne and Bobby Ryan to score anything close to a touchdown. Here, Nick Bonino had a hat trick, and Kyle Palmieri zipped a power-play goal that gave the Ducks the lead they never lost, at 5-4.
"We've been watching what other teams do on their penalty-kill," Palmieri said after the Ducks cashed their first three power plays. "We were throwing things together after Cam Fowler went out (after being hit by Jarret Stoll), but on that goal, the puck movement was great."
"No matter how good your penalty kill is," Boudreau said, "you can give them trouble if you move the puck. I don't know why more teams don't do that."
Ducks fans showed up to see if their team really was different. Kings fans showed up to see if their team was the same, after a 2-2-2 start that featured the same scoring miseries that marked much of the 2011-12 regular season.
But mostly they showed up to see each other and unleash the bile that had been bottled up by the lockout. The tumult inside Honda Center built from Dawn Wright's rousing national anthem and rarely subsided.
Everything new about the Ducks has been fully operational. Bonino struck for two goals in the first six minutes, skating past Drew Doughty for the second one, reappearing to the left of Jonathan Quick, falling and squeezing off one of the softest goals Quick has yielded as a King.
Before the goal light went off, Darryl Sutter had already called in Jonathan Bernier to relieve Quick. Such moves are designed to twist the plot, not necessarily punish the goalie, and this one did. The Kings threw it into overdrive almost immediately and scored twice in a 34-second span.
Would the Ducks recede into the woodwork at the arrival of such bad news? No. They're new, remember.
Getzlaf and Perry found themselves in the offensive zone against the Kings' fourth line. When Colin Fraser got waved out of the circle, Getzlaf won the draw, got to the front of the net as he is supposed to do, and took Perry's pass to score for 3-2.
When Justin Williams rolled a backhand shot up Jonas Hiller's arm and into the net for 4-4, the remarkable Palmieri sizzled one past Bernier for 5-4 on another power play.
When the Kings seemed ready to rule every shift, Bryan Allen staged a fight with Jordan Nolan, rallying late for a draw but also reversing the vibe. At about the same time, Stoll was blasting Fowler into the boards from behind, earning no penalty even though Fowler had to be helped off.
So you take treacherous ice, and you add the refs' reluctance to call interference on anything that didn't include a bridle and a bit, and then you mix in jittery goaltending and the usual testosterone overload that happens when these two blackshirted franchises get together, and you get a strange, wonderful brew.
There was Doughty catching 42-year-old Selanne just perfectly for an open-ice hit, and Selanne waiting until the next stoppage to confront him and maybe threaten to remove his video game privileges.
There was Palmieri stickhandling his way through a nest of Kings for a startling first-period rush, and there were Francois Beauchemin and Toni Lydman, anticipating passes into the middle and breaking them up, on a night when the slightest bit of defense glowed like neon.
Finally the Kings appeared to be on the verge of actually killing a penalty, midway through the third. They cleared the zone but Perry sent it right back in, and Bonino got loose on the left side, fired at Bernier, got the rebound and scored his third goal of the night for yet another two-goal lead.
This one held up, and the Ducks went to 5-1-1. No predictions are forthcoming. No apologies, either.
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TROWBRIDGE'S Hayden Atkins had a debut to remember at last Saturday's Wiltshire Schools Championships at Grittleton House.
The 12-year-old became locked in a sprint finish for the minor boys gold medal with fellow Trowbridge pupil Jonah Veakins, from St Augustine's.
But the John of Gaunt youngster triumphed by just two seconds to top the podium.
"It was going really well throughout the race and I was first," said Atkins.
"When I came down to the last corner, (the marshall) said to go around the cones but I think I listened to him the wrong way and went off a bit – but I came back at the end.
"This was my first time and I wasn't really expecting to win so I need to have a bit more confidence in myself."
Winsley middle-distance star Alex Carter made a strong comeback from a calf injury by winning the senior boys race in 24:30, 14 seconds clear of Will Christofi (Dauntseys) with Swindon New College student Clinton third as the trio finished a minute clear of the field.
St Laurence School student Carter said: "I've been injured for the past two-and-a-bit weeks and I'd only had physio on Tuesday and my first session on the Thursday so I didn't know how it was going to go.
"I had this knee problem so I wasn't even sure I would finish the race on Saturday.
"But when I got in to it, I started slow and it felt fine. I just like to see where I'm at and it was good because Will beat me a few weeks ago.'' The fact that the event had already been twice postponed due to the recent snow and ice certainly gave Carter a fighting chance after the knee injury he suffered when smashing his personal best over 3000m indoors at the start of last month.
He added: "It still wasn't perfect during the race but it wasn't too bad either and I got around though I will need further physio treatment.
"I was bottom age racing against the year above too, which is really good."
Carter's victory ensured that the powerful West Wiltshire squad enjoyed an impressive clean sweep of all the boys' races.
In the intermediate girls race, Salisbury pupil Hermoine Seymour was the runaway winner but taking the silver medal was Corsham School's Kirsty Stanley.
The 15-year-old, who lives in Corsham, admitted that she was targetting a gold medal but was still delighted to book her place at the English Schools Cross Country.
"I really wanted to get first – I've raced her (Seymour) eight times and I've always come second, which is a shame," said Stanley.
"But the wind was against us for a lot of the way and I'm glad it's over and happy to go to nationals."
In the intermediate boys race, Warminster School's Oliver Shad topped the podium, with Harry Palmer from St Augustine's finishing as runner-up.
In the medals table North Wiltshire and Salisbury finished joint top with seven individual medals each though in terms of quality West Wiltshire's four golds rate higher.
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Zoning change likely for F&M and LGH future project
The Lancaster Planning Commission recommended a zoning change approval Wednesday to a large parcel of land for future use by Franklin & Marshall College and Lancaster General Health.
The roughly 30 acres of land between Harrisburg Avenue and Dillerville Road is part of a $46 million project for Norfolk Southern to relocate a rail yard from there to the former site of the Lancaster Brickyard dump in Manheim Township, behind the Lancaster Main Post Office on Harrisburg Pike.
The two entities requested a zoning change from central manufacturing to mixed use.
The property is still owned by the rail company, but should be turned over to the two Lancaster organizations by the end of 2013, according to LG Health.
The health system and college are discussing concept ideas for future use of the land, which include medical education, administrative and mixed-use areas, Keith Orris, LG Health senior vice president of community and government affairs, has said.
The zoning will be discussed at a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. May 22 in City Council chambers at 100 S. Queen St., and a vote is scheduled on the zoning change at the council's June 22 meeting, Chief Planner Paula Jackson said.
The rezoning request is in line with the area's regional comprehensive plan, Michael LaSala, executive director of the Lancaster Inter-Municipal Committee, said in a letter to Jackson.


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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Delays are expected on I-595 throughout the week as road work on the $1.2-billion Interstate 595 Express Lane construction project continues.
One lane of Flamingo Road in each direction at the I-595 overpass will be closed from 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. until Friday, July 20th.
Hiatus Road at the I-595 overpass will be closed in each direction and one lane of westbound I-595 at Hiatus Road will be closed.
The designated U-turns in both directions of State Road 84 at Hiatus Road will be closed through Wednesday, Aug. 1st. Motorists will still be able to make the U-turn through the signalized intersection.
Over the weekend, construction crews raised the flyover ramp from southbound University Drive to eastbound I-595 by 18 inches using hydraulic jacks. The bridge was raised 1 inch each hour and work was completed by 11 p.m. Sunday.
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The flyover ramp from southbound University Drive to eastbound I-595 will be closed for 120 days, officials said.
The project will be done in 2014.
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Developing the Perfect Setup—More of the Story
In our first installment of this Setup guide, we explained the primary goals and all of the parts and pieces connected with the basic setup of your race car. We explained the relationship of the two suspension systems—front and rear—the mechanics of each, and how they need to work together. In this, Part 2, and in the final Part 3 next month, we'll examine the other areas of the race car design that could possibly affect and upset what we accomplished in Part 1.
Even though we select the perfect combination of springs, moment center locations, and weight distribution for our car for the type of racing we do, it still might not be enough and seldom is. There are other influences on the handling of the car that need to be addressed and perfected before we can truly say we have a car capable of winning.
The geometry of our suspension systems aside from the moment centers is critical to how the car will roll around the track and how much grip will be available from our tires. There are five areas we will cover beyond Part 1 and those include: 1) caster and caster change, 2) camber and camber change, 3) bumpsteer, 4) toe settings and Ackermann, and 5) rearend alignment and rear steer.
It's very important to address each of these items in the order presented. Each can influence others and when we work in this order, we make sure not to get one thing ahead of any others that may affect the former step. For this part, we will cover the first three.
Caster Split and Caster Change
Caster is a design condition that, in addition to the spindle king pin angle, serves to cause a wheel to want to track straight ahead. A common example is a bicycle front wheel and fork assembly. The tube that the handlebars are mounted to is mounted so that the fork places the wheel axle and the point of the tire that touches the ground ahead of the part that rotates. From a side view, a line running from the top of the assembly to the tire contact point is angled, much like the spindle on a race car. If we turn the front wheel away from the direction of travel, it will want to return to straight ahead by the effect of caster. The same effect is present in the front wheel assemblies of our race car due to spindle caster inclination.
To ease the amount of effort it takes to turn the wheel in our race cars away from straight ahead, we introduce caster split into the design. Split means that we set different caster amounts into each front wheel assembly so that the car will want to turn to the left and thereby reduce the amount of effort it takes for the driver to hold the steering wheel when negotiating the turns. For dirt racing, we require less caster split, or in some cases, none at all.
Proper split for circle track racing means that the left front wheel will have less positive caster than the right front wheel. Positive caster is when the top ball joint is aligned to the rear of the bottom ball joint. In some cases, teams have been known to set negative caster in the LF wheel and positive caster in the RF wheel to affect the split.
To measure caster in each wheel, we use a caster/camber gauge. This tool attaches to the wheel hub. To check the amount of caster, we need to follow specific procedures. Refer to our illustrations for tips on how to do this correctly.
To adjust the amount of caster in each wheel, you'll need to move the upper ball joints, and in some cases the lower ball joint, fore or aft. To increase the amount of positive caster, move the top ball joint toward the rear of the car, or the bottom BJ toward the front. Some cars have slots cut into the upper chassis mounts for this purpose.
If you have permanently attached vertical mounting plates that the upper control arms are attached to, then you can vary the amount of shim spacing for each of the bolts that attach the control arm to the chassis. Wider spacing at the front bolt (control arm shaft inside of the mounting plate) will move the upper ball joint to the front creating less degree of caster at that wheel and so on. This is not the preferred method though.
Once you have established the exact caster amounts for each wheel using the above method, (if not using slotted control arm shafts) you should order an upper control arm that has the ball joint offset to give the correct amount of caster at each wheel. That way, you can use the same shim spacing for each mounting bolt to connect the upper control arm shaft to the chassis.
Normal caster splits for most short track asphalt applications are around 2-4 degrees of difference. The LF caster might be 1-2 degrees and the RF caster might be 3-5 degrees. The higher the banking angle of the racetrack, the less caster split that is needed because less steering effort is needed due to the banking. The tighter the turn radius, the more caster split that is needed.
For dirt applications, smaller numbers are used because of the need to steer both left and right in many cases. Less overall caster angle and less split, or no split, is normal. A caster split as described above would require more than normal effort to turn the steering wheel right and would feel unnatural to the driver.
Camber and Camber Change
Camber is when a wheel is tilted so that the top of the tire is a different distance from the centerline of the car than the bottom of the tire. Negative camber is when the top of the tire is closer to the center of the car than the bottom of the tire. Positive camber is when the top of the tire is farther away from the center of the car than the bottom of the tire.
In circle track racing when turning left (in some countries cars turn right), we use positive camber on the LF wheel of the car and negative camber on the RF wheel. We can easily check the amount of camber by using a caster/camber gauge and reading the amount directly on the camber bubble vial or reading the digital readout for those types.
We have learned some interesting and important characteristics of tire camber for short track racing. We have always known that a racing tire will flex under the stress of cornering and the tread will move and roll under the wheel when the extreme forces associated with cornering are present. Different brands of tires have different stiffness of sidewall construction and therefore the amount of tire roll is different.
Tire temperatures tell us a lot about how much static camber we ultimately need so that the tire contact patch will be optimal at mid-turn. The overall goal is that we need the tire contact patch to be relatively flat on the racing surface at mid-turn in order for the tire to be able to provide the maximum amount of grip it's capable of giving. This is often referred to as the maximum "footprint."
Tire temperatures can alert us to improperly set static cambers. A front tire that is hotter on the inside edge (side toward the inside of the racetrack) usually has too much positive camber in the case of a LF wheel, or too much negative camber if it's the RF wheel.
The cambers will often change as the car dives and rolls as it enters and negotiates a turn. True camber change is a product of both chassis dive and chassis roll. Gone are the days when we would jack up the wheel and measure how many degrees the camber changed in each inch of bump. Those numbers really don't tell us anything.
Dive, or bump, is only part of the answer. Chassis roll has an effect that adds or subtracts from what dive does. So, what we really need to know is what the dynamic camber ends up at after the car dives and rolls, just like the chassis does in the turns.
The left front always loses a lot of camber, so we need to allow for that in setting the amount of static camber. Generally, if we end up with between 1/2 to 1 degree of positive camber at the LF wheel after the car dives and rolls, then that tire will have the dynamic camber that it needs.
The RF camber change is a little different. We can design our car so that the RF camber doesn't change after dive and roll for more conventional setups. This is actually exactly what that tire wants for most short track applications. The reason for this is that as we enter the turn, the RF tire takes a set fairly quickly. If the camber continues to change after that initial set, then the tire will give up traction and the car will usually push.
For some of the present day setups for both asphalt and now on dirt, teams are running softer springs that result in much more dive. This causes much more camber change associated with dive and we therefore need to make adjustments to our static camber settings to compensate.
The right upper control arm angle mostly controls the RF camber change. So we try to work with that control arm angle first. Once we have the minimal camber change from dive and roll, we leave that angle alone as we check our frontend for moment center location and adjust the left upper arm angle as needed.
We can measure camber change by several different methods. In the shop, we can set the chassis ride heights just as they would be at mid-turn on the racetrack and then directly measure the camber at each wheel. To do this, we will need to know the shock travel at mid-turn, which is very hard to estimate.
If we look at the shock travel indicators on the shaft of the shock, they will always tell us total shock travel which includes braking, going over bumps, banking changes such as exiting the racetrack. So, an estimate based on how the car looks on the track could provide the best information as to the mid-turn attitude.
Once the caster and cambers have been set, it's now time to adjust our bumpsteer. As the front wheels move up and down, we want the front wheels to maintain a particular direction and not steer. It's most important for the wheels to have minimal bumpsteer when we are negotiating the turns. There are certain elements of the construction of the frontend components that will make this happen.
The angles of the upper and lower control arms, meaning a line extending through the center of rotation of the ball joints and inner mounts of each arm, intersect at a point we call the instant center (IC). This is one of the components used to determine the moment center location. In order to have near zero bumpsteer, we need to have the tie rods on each side point toward the IC for its side. This is one of two criteria for near zero BS.
The other thing we need is for the tie rod to be a specific length. That length must be equal to the distance formed by 1) a line extending through the centers of rotation of the tie-rod ends, and 2) the tie-rod line intersection with a) lines extending through both the upper and lower ball joints, and b) the plane that passes through the inner chassis mounts. This can get a little complicated because although the ball joints do form a single line, the chassis mounts form a plane because of the position of the front and rear mounts.
So, the inner tie-rod intersection point is where the tie-rod line intersects the plane of the inner mounts and the outer line intersection point is where it intersects the ball joint line. A three dimensional geometry program can simulate this very well, but most of us don't own or know how to operate one of those or even have the patience to learn all of that. So, we must go through the process of physically measuring the BS in our cars.
When the tie rod isn't aligned with the IC and/or the length is wrong for the system, we have BS. As the wheel moves vertically, the wheel will either steer left or right. We will refer to the direction from a driver's perspective only in this discussion.
If the tie rod was pointed so the tie-rod line passes below the IC, then the wheel will bump in (toward the centerline of the car) as the wheel travels up and bump out when the wheel travels down. If the tie-rod line passes over the IC, then we will have bump out as the wheel travels up and bump in when the wheel travels down.
If the tie rod were too short, we would have bumpsteer in when the wheel travels in both directions from the static ride height position. If it were too long, then the wheel would bump out as the wheel traveled in both directions from ride height.
These indicators can tell us if we have either a tie-rod alignment problem or a tie-rod length problem. In some cases, both may be present and that causes a very erratic motion of the wheel. To determine which, record each inch of travel, for several inches, in both directions from static ride height and note the tendencies. You might have perfect alignment and a tie rod that is wrong for length. This could be due to a poorly designed drag link or the wrong width rack-and-pinion steering unit.
In both dirt and asphalt racing, anti- and pro-dive are used in various degrees. These effects cause changes to our BS. This is because with antidive, for example, when the wheel travels up, the upper ball joint moves toward the rear of the car and this rotates the spindle, from a right side view, counterclockwise. This rotation moves the outer tie rod end upward and changes the angle of the tie rod. Now, it no longer points toward the IC.
Where we had near zero BS before with no antidive, we now have BS when the right front wheel travels up. With pro-dive, we see a similar affect, the tie-rod end moves down with vertical travel and again the tie rod is misaligned with the IC.
If you originally checked your BS and found it acceptable and then experimented with antis, and didn't recheck your BS, you could, and probably do, have a problem, not statically, but dynamically in the mid-turn configuration.
When we steer our front wheels, we change the angles of our tie rods due to caster, camber, and degree of spindle on both sides. The tie-rod ends travel in an arc that isn't parallel to the ground. This changes the outer tie rod height and therefore the BS. It's for this reason that we recommend doing your BS with the wheels both straight ahead and then again with the wheels turned and bumped, equal to the mid-turn attitude for the track you will run.
What's Up Next?
In our next and final installment of this series, we'll examine toe settings and Ackermann, and rearend alignment and design for rear steer. We'll also touch on tire stagger and tire pressures as the final steps in completing our race car setup.


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Insuring Your Snowmobile and ATV
Hitting the trails on your snowmobile or riding through rough terrain on your all-terrain vehicle (ATV) may seem like all fun and games. But snowmobiles and ATVs can be dangerous, so you'll want to make sure that you're properly insured before you use them.
What is a snowmobile?
A snowmobile is a motor vehicle that operates on ice and snow, using steerable skis in the front and a track system in the back.
What is an ATV?
An ATV is a small motor vehicle with three or four wheels that operates on various types of terrain.
Do you need to purchase snowmobile or ATV insurance?
It depends. Most homeowners policies specifically exclude snowmobiles from physical damage and liability coverage. As for ATVs, they may be covered to some extent under your homeowners policy. In general, homeowners policies provide some protection to vehicles that don't need to be registered, especially if the vehicles are used to service the property (e.g., riding mowers). You'll want to purchase enough snowmobile or ATV insurance to adequately cover you for physical damage and liability claims.
What is covered under a typical snowmobile or ATV insurance policy?
Similar to your auto insurance policy, snowmobile and ATV insurance typically provides coverage for both physical damage and liability claims. The physical damage portion of a snowmobile or ATV policy usually pays to repair or replace the vehicle if it is damaged. The liability claims portion of the policy usually provides coverage for injury to others or damage to their property. Liability coverage should protect both you and a guest driving with your permission, but check your policy to be sure. You can also purchase additional options such as uninsured/underinsured motorists, medical payments, accessory, and trailer coverage.
Where can you purchase snowmobile and ATV insurance?
Although some of the larger insurance companies offer insurance coverage for recreational vehicles, a number of insurers are beginning to specialize in policies geared specifically toward snowmobiles and ATVs. Check with your insurance agent, surf the Internet, or consult your local snowmobile or ATV association for more information on companies that offer these types of policies.
How much does snowmobile and ATV insurance cost?
In most cases, it should be less expensive to insure your snowmobile or ATV than to insure your automobile. The cost of snowmobile and ATV insurance varies, depending on several factors. These factors may include the insurance company, your driving record, the make and model of your snowmobile or ATV, your completion of safety courses, and your experience driving the vehicle. However, many insurance companies offer discounts for multiple vehicles, experienced drivers, snowmobile or ATV association members, and so on. Some insurers even offer more affordable seasonal coverage. So, it pays to shop around.


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§ 404.1526. Medical equivalence.
(a) What is medical equivalence? Your impairment(s) is medically equivalent to a listed impairment in appendix 1 if it is at least equal in severity and duration to the criteria of any listed impairment.
(b) How do we determine medical equivalence? We can find medical equivalence in three ways.
(1)(i) If you have an impairment that is described in appendix 1, but —
(A) You do not exhibit one or more of the findings specified in the particular listing, or
(B) You exhibit all of the findings, but one or more of the findings is not as severe as specified in the particular listing,
(ii) We will find that your impairment is medically equivalent to that listing if you have other findings related to your impairment that are at least of equal medical significance to the required criteria.
(2) If you have an impairment(s) that is not described in appendix 1, we will compare your findings with those for closely analogous listed impairments. If the findings related to your impairment(s) are at least of equal medical significance to those of a listed impairment, we will find that your impairment(s) is medically equivalent to the analogous listing.
(3) If you have a combination of impairments, no one of which meets a listing (see § 404.1525(c)(3)), we will compare your findings with those for closely analogous listed impairments. If the findings related to your impairments are at least of equal medical significance to those of a listed impairment, we will find that your combination of impairments is medically equivalent to that listing.
(4) Section 404.1529(d)(3) explains how we consider your symptoms, such as pain, when we make findings about medical equivalence.
(c) What evidence do we consider when we determine if your impairment(s) medically equals a listing? When we determine if your impairment medically equals a listing, we consider all evidence in your case record about your impairment(s) and its effects on you that is relevant to this finding. We do not consider your vocational factors of age, education, and work experience (see, for example, § 404.1560(c)(1)). We also consider the opinion given by one or more medical or psychological consultants designated by the Commissioner. (See § 404.1616.)
(d) Who is a designated medical or psychological consultant? A medical or psychological consultant designated by the Commissioner includes any medical or psychological consultant employed or engaged to make medical judgments by the Social Security Administration, the Railroad Retirement Board, or a State agency authorized to make disability determinations. A medical consultant must be an acceptable medical source identified in § 404.1513(a)(1) or (a)(3) through (a)(5). A psychological consultant used in cases where there is evidence of a mental impairment must be a qualified psychologist. (See § 404.1616 for limitations on what medical consultants who are not physicians can evaluate and the qualifications we consider necessary for a psychologist to be a consultant.)
(e) Who is responsible for determining medical equivalence? In cases where the State agency or other designee of the Commissioner makes the initial or reconsideration disability determination, a State agency medical or psychological consultant or other designee of the Commissioner (see § 404.1616 of this part) has the overall responsibility for determining medical equivalence. For cases in the disability hearing process or otherwise decided by a disability hearing officer, the responsibility for determining medical equivalence rests with either the disability hearing officer or, if the disability hearing officer's reconsideration determination is changed under § 404.918 of this part, with the Associate Commissioner for Disability Programs or his or her delegate. For cases at the administrative law judge or Appeals Council level, the responsibility for deciding medical equivalence rests with the administrative law judge or Appeals Council.
[45 FR 55584, Aug. 20, 1980, as amended at 52 FR 33926, Sept. 9, 1987; 62 FR 38451, July 18, 1997; 65 FR 34957, June 1, 2000; 71 FR 10429, Mar. 1, 2006; 71 FR 16445, Mar. 31, 2006; 71 FR 57415, Sept. 29, 2006; 76 FR 24807, May 3, 2011]


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Jan's Corner
"Managing" Labor
I was talking with my dear friend, Carol Gautschi, who is a very experienced midwife. We were talking about how to make hospital birth better and more physiological—more like homebirth. Carol was pondering the following question that she'd read on an online medical board referring to improving hospital practices and making the hospital more like home for laboring women: "What should be the management? What are the obstacles to doing this?" As we discussed this I said, "First of all, the word 'management' needs to be gotten rid of. You can't 'manage' labor." Carol replied that this is exactly what she'd written on the online discussion board. I was thrilled that we had both used the same concept of "you don't manage labor."
Here is what Carol had to say to the other birth professionals discussing this issue:
I believe most of the obstacles will be not managing their (the laboring mothers') care, and allowing them their space, to a degree, to unfold to the processes of birth by themselves. Start with amazing prenatal care, with awareness on how that builds a foundation for the crescendo of birth. Have guidance that explicitly helps practitioners recognize the woman's ability to give to birth. [Hospital birth professionals will need to] have belief, patience and intuitive artistry, which is not as easily accomplished in an institutional setting. I think if we all work hard enough in allowing a paradigm shift to occur, it is very doable.
Perhaps if hospital personnel stopped using the word "manage" to describe labor, a change in bad practices might follow. When it comes to talking about a birth practitioner's role in labor, instead of "manage," let's say watch, listen, care, observe, love and respect (or should we shout respect?). Trying to manage women has led to the some of the worst birth practices the world has ever known. Take induction, for instance. Inducing women so babies can be born in someone else's time frame is the violation of a woman's rights, and even if she wants to be induced, it is a violation of her baby's rights.
The word "manage" sneaked into childbirth nomenclature. If it wasn't so serious and damaging it would be hilarious. You manage labor like you herd cats. In other words, you don't. Labor is a physiological process and you do not manage it without doing all sorts of untold damage, way more than we realize. It would be like managing breathing, sneezing or sex. How did that word get there in the first place? And how do we get rid of it?
[Editor's Note: Carol Gautschi teaches at many Midwifery Today conferences. Come experience her wisdom in Eugene, Oregon, March 30 – April 3, 2011. Our Eugene conference theme is, "Gentle Birth Is a Human Rights Issue." Carol also will be at Bad Wildbad, Germany, October 19–23, 2011.]
— Jan Tritten, mother of Midwifery Today
Jan Tritten is the founder, editor-in-chief and mother of Midwifery Today magazine. She became a midwife in 1977 after the amazing homebirth of her second daughter. Her mission is to make loving midwifery care the norm for birthing women and their babies throughout the world. Meet Jan at our conferences around the world, or join her online, as she works to transform birth practices around the world.
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Following C-section, Immediate Skin-to-skin Contact Between Baby and Parents Fosters Earlier Vocal Interaction
Researchers in Sweden have found another benefit to immediate, skin-to-skin contact between an infant and its parents following an elective c-section.
The Swedish researchers studied a total of 37 healthy infants born to first-time mothers in a Stockholm, Sweden hospital, who were exposed to 30 minutes of skin-to-skin contact with either the mother or father after a 5-minute period of skin-to-skin contact with just the mother immediately following an elective c-section. The study was published in the September 2010 issue of the perinatal care journal, Birth. "When placed in skin-to-skin contact and exposed to the parents' speech, the infants initiated communication with soliciting calls with the parents within approximately 15 minutes after birth," the researchers noted in their conclusions.
The authors, who were researching early vocal interaction in conjunction with a larger study on parent-infant interaction following a c-section, concluded that, "these findings give reason to encourage parents to keep the newborn in skin-to-skin contact after cesarean section, to support the early onset of the first vocal communication."
— Velandia, M., et al. 2010. Onset of Vocal Interaction between Parents and Newborns in Skin-to-Skin Contact Immediately After Elective Cesarean Section. Birth 37(3): 192–201.
Helping Men Enjoy the Birth Experience
Nearly 70 years ago, Grantly Dick-Read wrote in Childbirth without Fear that laboring women often experience a cycle of: Fear > Tension > Pain. This is a cycle with which many of us are familiar, and we've developed a myriad of ways to break the cycle since Dick-Read first published his seminal work in 1942. However, less attention has been focused on the emotional roller-coaster fathers experience throughout pregnancy and birth, and it's this area that I'd like to explore in greater depth.
Although a man cannot feel the same pain as a laboring woman, I believe that many men experience a similar cycle of emotions in the birthing space to that which Dick-Read described, with a slightly different end product, namely: Fear > Tension > Panic. A man who is not confident in his partner's birthing abilities, who is poorly informed, and/or who is poorly supported, becomes increasingly tense; and if this tension is not eased, then he spirals into an irreversible state of panic. This panic manifests differently in different men: some men become paralyzed by their fear (the familiar specter of the terrified dad sitting stock-still at the foot of the bed), while others spring into hyperactivity, bringing endless cups of water or becoming obsessively concerned with the temperature of the birth pool.
The root of this panic is fear, and it's a fear which often begins to grow long before the first contraction is felt. As such, we need to think about ways that we can address and minimize this fear in the days and months preceding birth. …
How can we, as birth workers, stop the vicious Fear > Tension > Panic cycle? While we may never be able to eliminate fathers' concerns completely, I believe that a change in the way we structure and implement antenatal preparation can help men to feel calmer and more confident about birth. It is important for men to have at least a basic understanding of female anatomy and the stages of labor, but even more importantly, antenatal workshops must:
Encourage open dialogue between parents. Ask women to be open about the role they expect their partner to play, but also encourage men to be honest about their capabilities. Although men have been welcomed back into the birth space in the last few decades, the expectations placed on them have grown almost unrealistically onerous: fathers often feel pressure to be an all-knowing birth partner, medical liaison, masseur, lover, protector and friend, while simultaneously being expected to "relax and enjoy" the birth experience. Antenatal preparation must incorporate an honest dialogue between parents, where expectations are expressed, but where limits are also respected. Crucially, we must also help parents to feel safe in acknowledging that, for men who cannot overcome negative emotions around birth, opting out of the birth space and paving the way for another supporter (such as a doula or friend) may actually be the most helpful thing they can do.
— Leah Hazard
Author Leah Hazard is the author of The Father's Home Birth Handbook. For more information, visit www.homebirthbook.com.
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Q: I recently had a mom with a Bandl's ring just above the cervix, which held the baby up high and would close to 5 cm with a strong contraction. [Editor's note: A Bandl's ring is an atypical thickening of the normal retraction ring that occurs during an obstructed labor. If a Bandl's ring is palpable abdominally, it is a sign of imminent uterine rupture.] She had to have a c-section. My question is: Will this repeat with another pregnancy? This was her sixth pregnancy, but the first time she has had a Bandl's ring. Has anyone had experience with a mother who has had a pregnancy after having had a Bandl's ring during a previous labor?
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The building has been closed since a fire swept through 6 months ago.
Fire officials say a hot torch left by a roofing company started the blaze.
The Pinellas County School Board District spent $350,000 to repair the damages.
The school district's insurance is covering most of the repair cost, but officials are also looking for compensation from the roofing company.
The school's drama teacher says that most of the details should be fixed by the time the students stage 'Little Miss Sunshine' in March.
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A solid 25 cents.
That's what the U.S. Department of Agriculture has added to its estimate for Class III milk prices this year. In a report issued this morning, the USDA said Class III prices will average $16.75 to $16.95 per hundredweight this year ― up from its August estimate of $16.50 to $16.70.
The USDA also raised its estimate for the all-milk price. It now projects the all-milk price will average $17.80 to $18 per hundredweight this year ― again, extending each side of the range 25 cents from the $17.55 to $17.75 projected last month.
"Product prices are forecast higher for 2012 as the milk production forecast is reduced and demand is somewhat stronger. With higher product prices, both the Class III and Class IV price forecasts are raised," the USDA said in its monthly "World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates" report. To see the full report, click here.
Meanwhile, the USDA has revised its corn price estimate downward. In August, the agency said corn would average $7.50 to $8.90 per bushel for the crop year beginning Sept. 1. Now, it says the corn price will average $7.20 to $8.60.
While that's small consolation, since the corn price is still high by historical standards, it does mark the first time in many months that a combination of higher projected milk prices and lower projected corn prices has occurred.
The soybean price is unchanged from the August estimate of $15 to $17 per bushel.


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I seriously wonder whether Cueto and/or Bruce would still be with the Reds if not for Krivsky. I really wasn't much of a Krivsky backer in the past, but he won me over somewhat by not flinching this offseason.
Krivsky failed to assemble a functional major league team, but thankfully he didn't morgage the future while trying. In fact the team is better positioned than ever with a nice stable of young arms. Let's hope Jocketty can clean up the major league mess without blowing up the future.


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Welcome to Local 6 Theme World
March 25, 2013
The Busiest Place on Earth
Ok -- Die-hard Disney fans -- don't flog me. I KNOW my play on words in the headlines isn't quite right.
For those not in the know -- DisneyLAND in California is / was / has pretty much always known as "The Happiest Place on Earth" -- something many people use for Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.
Traditionally WDW's moniker is "The Vacation Kingdom of the World."
But -- semantics aside -- right now the Magic Kingdom may well feel like "The Busiest Place on Earth." For about an hour and a half today, the park was so crowded -- due to Spring Breakers and early Easter vacations--that Mickey and Pals closed the gates. In Disney parlance -- it was a "Phase 3 Closing." That basically means only Annual Passholders, Resort Guests and people with confirmed reservations can enter the Magic Kingdom.
I'm writing this about an hour after that first closing was lifted -- but let's check the "My Disney Experience" app.
90 minute wait for Big Thunder (Grab a FastPass and you can ride at 6:40 p.m.), 95 minutes for Dumbo, 115 Minutes for Peter Pan, 110 each for Splash Mountain & Mermaid.
Longest of all -- 130 Minutes for Space Mountain. But hey -- there's always "Stitch's Great Escape" -- it's almost a walk on.
Over at Epcot -- Soarin's at 2 1/2 hours wait time!
Bring your patience if you hit the parks this week!
Oh -- and 2 more notes -- Blizzard Beach is open again. It closed yesterday not due to the storms, but due to some kind of technical problem.That problem was fixed mid-morning today.
Finally -- "The Twitter" is abuzz about a new "Iron Man 3" advertisement on one of the monorails. Well -- after experimenting with the "Tronorail" a couple of years ago - this has become a standard marketing technique.
But here's something you may not know. Like "The Avengers-rail" last year -- don't expect to see Iron Man sweeping through Epcot.
Universal owns the theme park rights for nearly all Marvel characters east of the Mississippi.
That means -- IronMan3orail must stick to the routes between TTC & Magic Kingdom. If it goes INTO a theme park (i.e., Epcot) it would violate Universal's contract.
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What's New in the Beverage Business: Using Trends and Commercial Restaurant Equipment to Succeed
If you've been keeping up with What's Cooking, you know we've recently been looking at how you can utilize commercial restaurant equipment to increase the quality of your restaurant's beverage menu and level of operation. We've examined ways to make the most of your bar equipment for serving craft beer, ice machines for updating your drinks menu, and plenty of other ways to improve the way your restaurant runs. This week at What's Cooking, we look into the world of drinks once again to focus on ways to make the most of your commercial restaurant equipment by checking out popular beverage trends, innovations from a variety of restaurants, and what's ahead for the beverage business.
So, why the focus on commercial restaurant equipment? While we admit that we're a little biased in favor of it, the fact is that a successful kitchen needs the right tools, and quality commercial restaurant equipment can make a huge difference in a restaurant's success. Staying equipped with the best commercial restaurant equipment brings an enormous advantage to your establishment. A restaurant with top commercial restaurant equipment is able to function more smoothly and efficiently, leading to increased revenue. Investing in quality equipment from the start and caring for it during its lifetime will mean fewer breakdowns that require servicing (which also means more funding), and ultimately results in greater productivity.
Just as important as using quality commercial restaurant equipment, however, is keeping up with, and even anticipating, trends in the restaurant business. The rising popularity of craft beer, the locavore movement, gluten-free menus, and other trends can prove to be advantageous to your business if you use them draw customers. So what's coming up in the world of beverages? Check out these developments.
Chipotle Tests Freshly-Made Margaritas
Restaurants like Chipotle are finding success through a major menu change that both complements its current menu and brings something totally new to the table. Introducing the Chipotle margarita. At the end of April, the fast-casual Mexican food chain introduced a premium version of their pre-mixed margaritas, which are made with Patrón Silver tequila, Triple Sec, fresh lime and lemon juices, and organic agave nectar. Since their introduction, margaritas (along with pre-existing beer choices) account for 1-2% of Chipotle's total sales.
Burger King's Coffee Makeover
Burger King has revamped its coffee choices several times, and its latest round of changes includes new flavors from Seattle's Best Coffee in the form of 10 new drinks. Burger King's vice president of global innovation, Eric Hirschhorn, says this drink renovation is a response to consumer trends and customers' desire for specialty coffee beverages. It is also a response to a growing trend with its competitors, however. By introducing new coffee menu items, it attempts to compete with options available at major chains like McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts.
Beverage Flights on the Rise
Several chains have added beverage flights to their menus, including California Pizza Kitchen and Smokey Bones. Beverage flights are small tastes of a variety of drinks that can be served before, with, or after a meal. CPK offers wine flights, while Smokey Bones offers a flight of craft beers. Beverage flights saw a surge in popularity at the end of 2012, and the trend has continued well into the spring of this year.
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On a glorious early summer afternoon, a mellow, beach-ball bouncing throng welcomed rock 'n' roll back to Mount Tamalpais on Saturday at Tam Jam, the first high-profile rock concert in the Mountain Theatre since the Summer of Love in 1967.
Marin's Danny Click and the Hell Yeah's were the first of five bands on the bill for the seven-hour mini-festival, a benefit for Mount Tam's State Park rangers and emergency services.
"On behalf of rock 'n' roll, welcome back everybody," emcee Tim Lynch announced to the cheering crowd at noon, explaining that the 20,000 rock fans who mobbed the stone amphitheater for the two-day Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival 46 years ago hadn't yet learned how to behave on the environmentally-sensitive mountain.
"We're gonna count on you guys to treat it a whole lot better," he added.
Organizers said the 3,750-capacity concert was sold out, and live music lovers, who paid from $50 to $100 for tickets ($25 for kids), gradually filled the natural bowl near Tam's East Peak as the afternoon wore on.
The benefit was presented by the 100-year-old Tamalpais Conservation Club as a creative way to try to close the gap in the state parks' budget crisis. Executive producer Michael Nash said he hoped this would be the first annual Tam Jam. Plans are to make the festival a two-day event next year.
"I think the park is very supportive," he said. "This has been a smooth event, everybody here is very mellow and it's for a great cause. It's very rewarding to see the community gather round. People are supporting us because this is in their backyard."
The Mountain Theater is literally in rock star Sammy Hagar's Mill Valley backyard. The Red Rocker and his wife, Kari, turned out for the show to take in an Americana set by the legendary Taj Mahal and his trio.
"We got married right here in this setting in 1995 with 100 people as guests," Hagar offered. "It's a beautiful spot and this is a great turnout. The place needs some love."
The hard rocking Hagar told the producers that he would consider playing an acoustic set if there's a Tam Jam next year.
"I wouldn't want to play with my full electric band," he smiled. "I would feel guilty doing that to the trees. They would wilt and die."
A multi-generational crowd turned out for the inaugural Tam Jam, billed as "a benefit for the mountain." Some drove, but parking was limited. Others rode bicycles, some hiked in and out and, following the lead of the Mountain Play, which ended the week before, many took 28 yellow school buses up the mountain..
Smoking was not permitted anywhere on the grounds, and recycling, compost and landfill bins were stationed throughout the site.
"This place has been kept so nice," said concert-goer Margeret Muldoon of Kentfield, who gave her age as "65 and still alive." "This reminds me of growing up in Cincinnati when I used to go to hootenannies. It takes me back. If music be the food of love, play on."
A little village of food vendors, beer and wine sellers and nonprofit organizations occupied a shady glen above the theater. Among those represented were Marin County Parks, Golden Gate Park's information truck, Point Reyes National Seashore Association, Friends of Mount Tam and the Marin County Bicycle Coalition, which handled bike parking.
For some attendees, it was the first time they had experienced the spectacular venue, official name Cushing Memorial Amphitheater, with its semi-circular rows of serpentine stone seats overlooking pale blue San Francisco Bay, the green and gold of Angel Island and the white sailboat marinas along the Sausalito waterfront.
"It's just beautiful, a wonderful resource, so it's nice to have the opportunity to enjoy it," said 44-year-old Carrina Smith of Santa Rosa. "The musicians have been commenting that the sound is excellent, the acoustics are good. It's great."
The lineup included the crowd-pleasing Nashville-based R&B band Mike Farris & the Roseland Rhythm Revue and Sacramento's shambolic country funk band Cake. The good-time New Orleans band Galactic closed the show as the sun went down.
"This is an era when people are very respectful of the space," observed executive producer Nash. "It a great combination of something festive and celebratory, and at the same time people understanding that this is a precious resource and we don't want to damage it in any way. And then we can maybe do this for as long as we can walk and talk."
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They both seemed to have a great game last night, anyone see it and specifically watch them? Is JJ's defence really good (we already knew hey could shoot)?
Gill had a nice statline as well, except for the personal fouls. The shots that he took and made ... were those lang range 2 pointers or more or less the short range shots from shots falling off?


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HERCULES — The Rodeo-Hercules Fire District board approved an $82-a-year assessment on most properties Wednesday night, moments after finding that a weighted majority of owners had supported the plan in a mail-in election concluded last month.
But the assessment, calculated to raise close to $1 million a year, faces a possible legal challenge from taxpayer groups who say it violates the California Constitution by passing itself off as conferring a special rather than a general benefit.
"Fire protection services are not eligible for assessment financing under Proposition 218" — known as the Right to Vote on Taxes Act of 1996 — J. Ryan Cogdill, litigation attorney for the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, wrote in a letter handed to the board Wednesday by Alex Aliferis, executive director of the Contra Costa Taxpayers Association.
Fire board member Bill Prather, the lone dissenter in the 4-1 vote to impose the assessment, characterized it as "a run around Proposition 13," adding that a fire service tax should be subject to a popular vote requiring a two-thirds majority.
"This was a scam," Prather said.
Vince Wells, president of the firefighters union, Local 1230, lauded the board's action.
"We're looking forward to the new revenue," Wells said late Wednesday. "We're looking forward to reopening Station 75," the Rodeo fire station that has been shuttered since May 2012 to save money.
Board member Beth Bartke thanked Local 1230 for handing out the board's information leaflets.
"They did that while they were off-duty," added board member John Mills.
The benefit assessment is supposed to bolster fire protection and emergency medical response as well as contribute to reopening the Rodeo station, one of two in the district — the other is in Hercules.
Single-family houses would pay $82 a year; condos and apartments, $46.93; stores, $60.30 per one-fifth acre.
Industrial properties would pay varying rates, based on their fire risk and the replacement cost of structures. The Phillips 66 petroleum refinery in Rodeo would pay about $45,500, according to an estimate by SCI Consulting Group, of Fairfield, for 29 parcels it owns in the district. Besides the Rodeo refinery, Phillips 66 owns a coke plant along Highway 4 outside Hercules as well as vacant land and other buffer properties, including a ranch.
It was not known Wednesday how Phillips 66 voted. Refinery spokesman Mark Hughes did not disclose the vote to this newspaper although he said in April, "We greatly appreciate the fire protection services provided to the community by our local fire district, and we consider them a valued community partner."
Fire Chief Charles Hanley said he would provide the information as soon as it is available, which he said should be soon although he could not say Wednesday exactly when that would be. The ballots were counted by Carol Keane & Associates of Walnut Creek.
In a May 30 report to the fire district made public Wednesday, Keane said 2,752 ballots were received, out of 10,250 that were mailed, a return rate of 26.85 percent.
On a weighted basis, in proportion to the amount each property stood to pay, the yes-votes outnumbered the no-votes, 56.82 percent to 43.18 percent, according to Keane's report.
Aliferis said his organization would defer any decision how to proceed pending a public records request he filed at Wednesday's board meeting, which seeks further information on the vote.
Later in the meeting, the board approved a preliminary 2014-15 operating budget of $6.55 million, up from $4.9 million in the current fiscal year; the difference is due mostly to the addition next fiscal year of $1.25 million, or the first half of a two-year, federal SAFER grant of almost $2.5 million. The initials stand for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response.
Even so, there is a projected deficit of $540,000 in the 2014-15 budget, according to Hanley.
That budget provides for increasing the district's workforce by nine positions, to 24. The current staffing is 15, including the chief, a battalion chief, and an administrative services officer.
Rodeo-Hercules, like other fire districts in the area, has come under criticism for paying what some perceive as lavish salaries and benefits. In 2012, according to statistics compiled by this newspaper, eight firefighters, not counting the chief, each made more than $190,000 in gross pay, including salary plus overtime.
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New guidelines are more specific but would require qualifying for benefits every three years
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The Institute of Medicine has published recommendations that would change guidelines for people living with HIV to apply for Social Security disability.
Bret Camp, Resource Center Dallas' associate executive director for health and medical services, said the recommendations are a starting point for discussions about changing those qualifications.
To qualify, the institute recommended that a person's T-cell count would have to be less than 50. Currently, a count of 200 or lower is generally needed to qualify.
The other major change is that persons qualifying after new rules take effect would have to requalify every three years. Currently, disability payments are for life.
Certain AIDS-related illnesses would qualify someone for disability payments no matter what the CD4-cell count is. Wasting syndrome, for example, would impair a person's ability to function, the Institute of Medicine report said. Dementia, AIDS-related cancers, heart disease or hepatitis are other conditions they list that would qualify a person for disability payments.
"These seem fairly reasonable to me," said AIDS Arms Executive Director Raeline Nobles. "Perhaps I would consider a CD4 of 100 rather than 50 — 50 does seem very low and indicates rather extreme health vulnerability."
She said that by the time someone has a CD4 cell count of 50, chances are they have already experienced an opportunistic infection.
"However, current treatment, if ongoing and proactive and of high quality, does do miraculous things these days even for people with CD4s who drop well below 50," she said.
"The Social Security Administration is beginning to revise the listing criteria for every condition starting with HIV," Camp said. "Reevaluation has always been a goal for SSA."
He said that because of strides in treatment of HIV over the last 15 years, this was a good place to start.
Current guidelines are not as specific, he said. Camp said he likes the specific enumeration of certain AIDS-related cancers and other infections.
He said he has worked with people who have been denied benefits with a CD4 cell count of 200 and seen people with a higher count receive them.
Nobles worried about compromising access to treatment because disability status impacts Medicare eligibility.
"That would be disastrous," she said. "Sure, HIV treatment has come a long way — for those who have ongoing access to that treatment administered by specialists in the field. And therein lies the problem."
Nobles is also worried about unforeseen problems with the changes.
"Often governmental entities seem to forget that a change in one area ripples throughout the entire system of care and support and has ramifications they should have thought about, but didn't until it's too late and significant issues/problems emerge," she said.
Steve Dutton, executive director of Samaritan House in Fort Worth, said the proposed changes don't surprise him.
"It's going to be tough," he said.
Dutton said he likes the addition of certain specific categories that qualify people for disability but worries about those who don't quite fit into those categories.
"I hope there are still some gray areas," he said.
Dutton also wondered about the motive.
"They'll look for every opportunity to minimize the number of people covered," he said.
He agreed that those who manage their disease well can go back to work without further need for disability payments.
But he worries about those who became ill and are too sick toward the end of the three-year period to go through the bureaucratic paperwork to qualify again.
For more on the report go online to iom.edu/Reports/2010/HIV-and-Disability-Updating-the-Social-Security-Listings.aspx
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Hey TBOZ, any update on the promo? I still need time to do my part as well, not trying to rush you, but I just want everyone to have adequate time. Thanks, and Happy Holidays!
Completely fine mate! I hope I didn't sound like a twat in my VM to you haha.
Yo man, can I have a rough update on the promo? I'm not rushing you, but I was just wondering when you'd get it in to me since you're a busy guy.
If you want to get in the other 2 questions for that interview segment, I can post it as a regular vintage EWNCW interview in the thread!
Yeah, and there's one between you and Rehmix that you were assigned to take care of to, the backstage one (segment 3 on the card).
That's not a problem at all, you said that you'd have to pull out around September, so I've already made preparations and have replacements waiting in the wings.
Can you just do the promo segment that you had? as in the backstage one? I mean you said that you'd still be able to do your characters and such, so that's just a normal promo assignment on the face of things.
Ok man, would have appreciated had you mentioned something earlier like, but no problem. Are you doing your stuff for Rage? I need to know so that I can arrange for cover if you're not doing them.
Hey man, your stuff for Rage is available to check in the batcave!
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9:13am Friday 28th March 2014
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A CALDICOT mum aiming to raise £40,000 for a pioneering procedure to help her daughter walk independently has been told she can have the operation in the UK.
Catherine Ashwell-Rice, 36, of Lapwing Avenue, has spoken of her relief that two-year-old Imogen Ashwell-Lewis has been accepted at a hospital closer to home, rather than having to travel to the St Louis Children's Hospital, Missouri.
Ms Ashwell-Rice said: "We were told last week by her neurosurgeon that Imogen has been accepted to have the operation at Bristol Children's Hospital.
"I'm over the moon that we don't have to travel to America."
"Having the surgery locally will mean I can still see my other children and that they can visit Imogen," added the mum-of-eight.
"If we had needed to travel to America it would have been very hard for us all as a family to be separated. I'm sure regular visits from her family will aid Imogen's recovery when the time comes."
She said surgery in America would potentially have cost more with travel and accommodation costs.
The Free Press-backed appeal to raise funds for the procedure, intensive physiotherapy and aftercare was launched seven weeks ago and has raised over £7,000.
Imogen suffers from a debilitating nerve-muscle condition known as spastic diplegia cerebral palsy which means that she walks on her toes, has stiffness in her legs and poor balance and coordination. She relies on a specially-made wheelchair to get her around.
The procedure, known as selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) will help avoid further muscle deterioration and stiffness.
It involves removing bone from one vertebrae and making an incision in the spine to divide nerve roots that contribute to the spasticity, giving more balance and enabling the patient to walk. More than 1,900 children have successfully been treated at the hospital in Missouri, enabling them to live active lives.
Forthcoming events are a family fun day at the Severn View Social Club, Caldicot featuring stalls, a bouncy castle and a fire engine, between 11am and 4pm and a charity car wash by Chepstow Fire Station at Tesco in Chepstow, between 9am and 1pm, both on March 29.
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Dozens of people met in Trowbridge Park today to support an international campaign calling for an end to violence against women.
Domestic abuse charity Splitz, based at the White Horse Business Park, organised Trowbridge's One Billion Rising festivities.
It saw a motorcycle convoy travel from Splitz's offices meeting in the park at 2pm to perform a group dance to One Billion Rising's anthem Break the Chain.
Fran Lewis, founder of Splitz, was pleased with the turnout despite the strong winds and rain showers, thanking everyone who attended.
She said: "We can change this together but we need to realise that this is all our problem as violence against women affects everyone.
"I'm so proud of my staff who stuck their necks on the line and performed the dance and made the earth shake.
"Some people did wonder whether we'd go ahead today but women across the globe are getting beaten up and abused whatever the weather so I felt we had still hold the event."
Events were scheduled to take place in 207 countries as part of the campaign.


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Getting OPC Security Under Control
What Do You Use OPC For? How Does Your Company Use OPC in Its Operations?
By Eric Byres, Chief Technology Officer, Byres Security
There is no question OPC Classic, formerly known as OLE for Process Control, has provided a tremendous benefit to the automation and controls industry. OLE for Process Control (OPC), which stands for Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) for Process Control, is the original name for a set of specifications developed in 1996 for industrial automation integration. OPC Classic refers to all versions of OPC prior to the more recent OPC Unified Architecture (OPC-UA).
Back in the 1980s, when I was a young engineer integrating control systems (usually with serial connections), I prayed for an easy way to get two different vendors' devices to communicate. Usually it involved writing costly serial drivers, soldering cables, and a lot of luck. It was anything but easy.
Then OPC came along and answered my prayers. Integrating multiple systems was a breeze. My first major project for an aluminum company, which required the integration of three different types of PLCs, two different DCS and eight Windows applications. Previously, it would have taken months to complete. Instead, another engineer and I did it in a week using OPC.
You Use OPC for What?
I wasn't the only engineer to be amazed at the power of OPC. Very soon, OPC became the world's leading industrial integration protocol. And very quickly, it started to be used in ways never foreseen by its original designers.
In 2007, in partnership with ISA, I conducted a survey on where and how OPC is actually used. (A copy of the full report can be downloaded from tofinosecurity.com/understanding-opc). The first question asked was "How does your company use OPC in its operations?" Most users responded that they used OPC for data transfer to historians, data aggregation in HMIs and supervisory control.
What was surprising was that 30% of the end users reported employing OPC for data sharing to third parties, such as their business partners and suppliers. Since most third parties are likely located remotely from users' production facilities, this meant that many companies were using OPC for data transfer far beyond the plant floor.
The next question asked respondents to indicate what impact the loss of OPC would have on their operations and what percent of the OPC systems deployed would have this impact. Over one quarter of the sites reported tha losing OPC would result in a loss of production. Also interesting was that more systems would experience a loss of view by the operators than not.
While some users said they deliberately structured their systems to minimize safety and operational effects on loss of OPC-based information, others stated the opposite: "We control the motor drives by OPC with the DCS. If we lose the OPC we stop the production!"
Clearly OPC was not just being used for data management purposes, but was a critical component of many production systems.
A Little Cloud Called "Security"
At the same time use of OPC was exploding, a little cloud appeared on its horizon. Unknown to most of us, OPC Classic was built on a security house of cards—Microsoft's COM/DCOM technology, which in turn is based on an earlier protocol called Remote Procedure Call (RPC). These two technologies were designed before network security issues were widely understood. As a result, OPC Classic acquired a number of very insecure characteristics.
There isn't space in this article to describe all of OPC's security issues, but three stand out. First, OPC is very "firewall unfriendly." Unlike most other network applications, OPC servers dynamically assign TCP ports to each executable process serving objects to clients. The OPC clients then discover the ports associated with a particular object by connecting to the server, and asking what TCP port they should use. Because OPC servers are free to use any port between 1024 and 65535, OPC becomes very firewall unfriendly. Configuring an IT firewall to leave such a wide range of ports open presents a serious security hole, and is generally considered an unacceptable practice.
The second issue is that DCOM and RPC are extremely complex protocols. This complexity in turn translates into bugs, which translate into real opportunities for hackers and viruses.
Over the years, I have seen numerous badly designed OPC products that are open invitations to being hacked—or broken by well-meaning staff. For example, one major OPC software package has a vulnerability where a simple server browse of any system with a large variable pool results in a complete crash.
This has serious consequences. In one case, an accidental OPC item browse by a well-meaning employee resulted in the shutdown of a major food processing plant. (For a detailed analysis of OPC security issues see "OPC Exposed" at www.tofinosecurity.com/opc-exposed.)
Finally, because setting up OPC can be a complex process, a number of major vendors make recommendations that leave the end users' OPC security configuration wide open. For example, one major PLC vendor recommends that all remote access and launch controls be set for Anonymous Logon. These settings allow any individual on any network to run arbitrary OPC services on the OPC computer. This is a serious security risk.
Fiddling with Windows
So what is the user of OPC to do? The good news is that two of these vulnerabilities, namely excessively open firewalls and overly permissive access rights, are now within the control of the knowledgeable OPC end user. In an analysis I did with Matt Franz and Dale Peterson in 2008, we showed that if either vulnerability is addressed, then the chance of a security breach is significantly reduced.
First, there were a number of improvements that Microsoft made to the DCOM services when it released Windows XP/SP2 and Windows Server 2003/SP1. By adjusting some Windows registry settings and modifying the DCOM options in a computer's Component Services you can
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