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Those among you who have been sexually active for a few years will no doubt have your own tales from between the bed sheets. Some might be funny, some might be embarrassing, and some might even be painful. I doubtless have a few more hidden somewhere in the back of my memory, but the one that immediately springs to mind concerns my short, but sweet relationship with a Chinese girl. At the time of meeting my soon-to-be sexual conquest, I was working at Cooper Turbocompressor and had been sent on a 4 week IT course at Stow College in Glasgow. On the first day, I scanned the room, as one does, hoping to spot some eye candy to befriend, so as to make my 4 week boot camp as painless as possible. Luckily for me, amongst the herd of insular-looking males, I spotted a solitary femme who piqued my interest. She was Chinese (a fantasy of mine), slim and quite stunning, not to mention likely out my league. Always up for a challenge, I sought to woo her with something of a charm offensive. I had no doubts that I was punching ever so slightly above my weight, but I persisted nevertheless. I find that I'm quite adept at disguising my true intentions when I pursue a girl, and so engaged stealth-mode in the hope that this tactic would yet again prove fruitful. I befriended her initially, and quickly discovered that she was genuinely Chinese, as opposed to being a Scottish-born imposter. Hearing her accent only served to spur me on. "F**k the IT course," I thought. "My boss will respect the sudden shift in my priorities". After some initial resistance, I achieved a breakthrough. She wanted me to teach her some Scottish colloquialisms. I suggested that we go to the cinema, for once correctly reading a woman's signals. She proved to be tough work, however. I felt the need to push harder than is normal for me. I soon conceded that I would have to chase her and be rather more obvious about my intentions. I did so, and one evening after yet another trip to the cinema, I took the plunge and went in for a snog while we waited for the train. She reciprocated and I quietly rejoiced. Not so long after this groundbreaking kiss, I reverted to my trademark indifference and her first visit to my house saw her begging me to have sex. I initially resisted, a little through nerves, but mostly because I'm an insufferable tease. I consented eventually and we got to undressing. This was the first of a few revealing moments. Removing her top, I noticed as she raised her arms that she had either neglected to shave or simply did not give a toss. Now, this was simply intriguing more than it was disconcerting. It was unique in my experience, given that I have never shagged anyone before or since who has had more armpit hair than I do. I carried on regardless, surprisingly not the least bit turned off. As I was about to enter her for the first time, I was reminded of the many Asian porn movies I had witnessed throughout my young life and the way in which the women behaved during intercourse, in contrast to women of other cultures. What I mean by this is that Asian porn stars invariably scream the house down and look like they are in serious pain. I wondered would life imitate "art". It didn't. It surpassed it. My Chinese lady friend more than likely alerted the neighbours, yelping as though I had assaulted her with a pneumatic drill, arms above her head proudly displaying her dedication to remaining natural. Now, I am your average Joe in terms of size, so this reaction was flattering to say the least. I continued, undeterred by these distractions. Things evolved, as they tend to do, and she hopped on top. As she treated me in the manner one would a pony, she felt this an apt time to initiate the following exchange. I beg of you, forgive the following exchange if it appears offensive, but this was how it went, verbatim. Her: "Don´t you ruv me?" Me: "What!?" Her: "Rike! Rike! I mean ´Don't you rike me!?´" This was the last straw. I began to giggle quite furiously. We had to stop, as hilarity is not conducive to sexual satisfaction. Luckily she didn´t take offence and we continued to see each other until she moved away to Belgium. Well, I say that she didn't take offence. Then again, she did move to another country a month later.
There was a time, a few years ago, when alcohol and I were as compatible as chocolate and chips. Growing up, I had always promised myself that I would remain teetotal. It didn't make sense to me that people who had consumed alcohol temporarily ceased to function as normal, oftentimes their personality changing quite dramatically. I remember confronting my mother during one evening in which she had become particularly legless and, as was the case on the rare occasion that this occurred, she donned her wedding dress and paraded around our living room in front of the guests. They all laughed as I rolled my eyes and asked, "Why can't you act normally? Just don't let the alcohol affect you." I daresay her response was most likely scathing. However, I could scarcely understand a word she said in between slurs, and so slipped back on through to my room, mortified by her behaviour. Looking back, it was extremely naive of me. This fact has been reinforced on several occasions, but most effectively when I was 18. I had not so long ago surrendered to the wishes of my friends to drink socially with them. I had a nervous habit, however, of drinking very fast and this led to me becoming drunk earlier than is recommended, particularly when you plan to leave clubs at the 4am closing time. I had just left the Destiny night club in Glasgow with my friends Paul and Steven, and we were heading down to get something to eat when we bumped into 3 girls in a similarly paralytic state. Paul and Steven set about chatting to these girls as I stared into space while eating my bag of chips, which at that moment were infinitely more attractive than the girls who were flirting with us. Paul, my best friend at the time, was a resourceful sort and, heaven knows why, told them that there was a party back at my place (there wasn't). Upon hearing this, one of the girls pointed at me and asked, "His place?" Upon seeing this finger pointed at me, and being utterly unaware of what they were talking about, I took great offence, assuming that she was poking fun at me. To the horror of my mates, I kicked the bag of chips this girl was eating out of her hands and yelled, "Who the f**k you takin' the piss out of?" Steven and Paul looked at me, mouths agape, realising that their sloshed mate had essentially just cock-blocked them.The girls and I engaged in a shouting match as my friends tried to grasp what had just happened. The girls eventually waved down a taxi and got in. As they drove away, I took off down the street and chased after their taxi like a dog chasing a rabbit, shaking my fist at them like a cartoon villain. This further confused my friends, who were still processing the fact that I had kicked a newspaper full of chips onto a girl they were doubtless minutes away from shagging. I woke up the next morning and was duly informed of my transgression. Throughout the day excerpts of the evening prior came back to me, each piece of the puzzle more excruciating than the last. Why can't you just "act normally" when you have a belly full of Jack Daniels? Now I knew why. Luckily my wild days are behind me and I have evolved into a happy drunk, no longer prone to assaulting people with fatty foods.
Once upon a time, when I was but a naive teenger, I worked with a company called Cooper Turbocompressor. My official job was to draw up compressor plans via AutoCAD. Unofficially, however, as was the case with my job at our local firestation, I was little more than a liability, kept around, if I do say so myself, for my amiable personality. My boss, the David Brent type, was in his late thirties with aspirations of reliving his youth. We got along well and I would invariably spend a large portion of the day in his office chatting. Please note that the above has little to do with what follows, but I feel a little backstory always helps. Well, for a brief period we had a temporary engineer working with us, called John, while my boss found a permanent replacement for Alan, who had just recently left. Well, John was your typical grizzled veteran, the type who would prattle on for hours about "the old days". He was a sweet old bloke, if a little nutty. A few months passed without incident, but then we started to notice that John would disappear from his desk for up to an hour at a time. Occasionally engineers have an excuse for being away from their desk, but not quite so frequently and not for vast chunks of the day. We also noticed that he began to smell like a brewery. Well, one day Bob (fellow co-worker and professional coffin dodger) instructed me to go down to the toilets and check on John, as he had been absent for a good 45 minutes. I obliged only to find that one of the cubicle doors was locked. I began to bang on the door and yell repeatedly, "John, are you in there?" No response. Given that he was in his 60's and had not responsed after 5 minutes of me yelling through the cubicle door at him, I feared the worst. I ran upstairs to get Bob and my boss, as the idea of peering over the cubicle to check on him was a terrifying prospect. Once the cavalry had gathered in the bathroom, I was still given the task of checking on him. I did so with some trepidation, climbing on top of the neighbouring toilet and peering over. What I saw left me wondering whether to laugh or cry. Upon seeing that he was still breathing, laughter appeared the more rational option. He had passed out with his pants around his ankles, cock in hand, mid wank, with a half bottle of whiskey laying on his stomach. Needless to say, my laughter soon gave way to concern for the poor bloke's health. He could, after all, have slipped into a coma in the midst of what must have been a mind-blowing spank session, but the sheer comedy of what I had witnessed momentarily shorted my ability to use any common sense. Bob thereafter took the lead, hopping up onto the toilet and dousing John with water in the hopes of waking him up. He succeeded, only to find that John was still, for all intents and purposes, sh*tfaced. The three of us then attempted to coax him out of the cubicle for a around 20 minutes, to which he generally rebuked "F**kin' behave yerselves, f**kin' behave!!" (note the Scottish colloquialism). By now other departments had been informed and by the time he had partially sobered up and left the cubicle, there were 7 of us crammed into what was a small bathroom. Needless to say, John was let go shortly afterwards. The shame is, though, that it later came out that John's wife had been diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer, and thus he began to drink more heavily, quite understandably. Had we known, it probably wouldn't have been quite so funny.
Over the 10 or so years that I have been exposed to the wonders of porn, it has previously occurred to me that this much stigmatised form of artistic expression occupies a role more diverse than mere titillation. Indeed, one particular occasion springs to mind. About 5 years ago while I was working at my local fire station, porn was oftentimes the topic of discussion, as one would expect in such a testosterone-heavy environment. This was most true of two individuals in particular: Steven Benzies and John McNicol, the former a reformed ned (chav), and the latter a world champion sleaze merchant. John revelled in telling us tales of his sexcapades and the sex hotlines he frequented. I initially tried to offset this disturbing mental image with the theory that John used these lines to talk about problems he felt too embarrassed to talk to us about. However, John quickly dispelled such notions, taking great delight in illustrating to us his wanking habits. The first tidbit we were privy to was the particular type of wank John had enjoyed the evening previous. For example: "I had a ******* great posh wank last night". For the uninitiated, this is British slang for masturbating while sporting a condom. Why this is considered "posh" I have no clue. It seemed that John, bless him, had an infinite list of such methods, including a "cheeky wank", a "dirty wank", an "angry wank", so on and so forth. Pick an adverb from a hat, stick it before "wank" and you can be sure that John mentioned it. Strangely, though, my realisation that porn could be mined for comedy gold was not born out of John regaling me with tales of subtly diverse wanking technqiues. No, it was his fellow deviant and co-worker, Steven, who introduced me to porn so gag heavy that a laugh track would not have felt out of place. The name of the porn in question? No one knows. It was simply a montage of scenes on a tape labelled "Lethal Weapon", which belonged to Steven's dad. Clearly the tape did not contain a single scene of the Mel Gibson 80's classic. Despite this obvious inconsistency, the name was inspired for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it goes without saying that the lady of the house was not an avid porn viewer and was equally unlikely to rifle through the tape collection and settle on "Lethal Weapon", thus our heroes' sleaze tape remained a secret.I managed to coax Steven into lending me the tape and later that same night, once everyone had gone to bed, I slipped it into the machine for a little late night erotica, as one does. What I expected from this experience was a diamond-hard erection. What I ended up with was sore sides and tears streaming down my face, to the extent that I began to worry that my incessant chuckling had woken my parents. I can only imagine how they would react to their son, pants around his ankles, tugging away while laughing hysterically like he'd just watched an episode of Seinfeld. Their mere disappointment would soon give way to concerns for their son's mental well being. I'm sure I don't have to tell you gents how distracting it is to be mid-stroke only to then be interrupted by involuntary fits of giggles. Well, this was my plight. And such was my mixture of hilarity and frustration, I eventually had to turn said tape off and relieve myself with the aid of a generic bikini-clad blonde from FHM. An anti-climax, to say the least. I could go into detail about the tape, but I daresay I could not do it justice. Instead, let this suffice and use your imagination to fill in the blanks: Badly dubbed with thick-as-pig-shit Birmingham accents, porn moustaches that put the stereotype to shame and some of the most absurd haircuts ever conceived. Bear in mind, this does not even scratch the surface. In hindsight, it's the type of movie that rewards repeat viewing, such are its subtleties. Did I stumble upon the Citizen Kane of porn or are they all so hilarious?[/b]


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unconditioned consciousness = special form of consciousness that doesn't need to be experienced though the six senses. Now, I'm not going to pretend to understand this, being outside of time, but I'm also not going to jump to calling it a soul or core mind.
Of course, Samma: classic eel-wriggling (aka obfuscation).

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TV's Jeremy Kyle recently revealed his secret battle with testicular cancer, shining light on a touchy subject. Lisa Salmon reports on the lowdown down-below.
By Lisa Salmon
As a TV chat show host, Jeremy Kyle is more used to hearing about other people's torrid personal battles. But lately it's Kyle himself who's been in the spotlight as he battles one of the most dreaded foes of all, cancer.
The 47-year-old had surgery and chemotherapy following the discovery of a growth in his testicles shortly before Christmas.
A message on his ITV show's Facebook page says the father-of-four is now on the mend, and will be back at work 'very soon'.
'It's been a really tough couple of months for him and his family but he wanted to let you all know that he appreciates your continuing support,' the message also states.
The fact that Kyle waited a while before revealing his cancer to the public is completely understandable. Being diagnosed is usually a huge shock and a terrifying and uncertain time for both the person with the disease and their loved ones.
But as Rebecca Porta, chief executive of the male cancers charity Orchid, points out, when celebrities like Kyle speak out about their illness, it has a huge impact on raising awareness.
"We find that the publicity about people like Jeremy Kyle having testicular cancer encourages men to self-check, and women to nag their partner or children to check themselves," says Porta.
"We do find it makes a difference, and we've had more inquiries to our nursing service as a result of the publicity about Jeremy. The same thing happened when (former footballer) John Hartson was diagnosed with testicular cancer a few years ago."
Hartson, a retired Arsenal, Celtic and Wales striker and now assistant manager to the Welsh FA, has admitted that he was aware of lumps on his testicles for six or seven years before finally going to see his doctor in 2009. By then, the cancer had spread to his lungs and brain and required emergency surgery. "It so nearly cost me my life," he has said.
But whether through fear, embarrassment, or simply wanting to bury their heads in the sand, putting off going to see their GP is very common - which is why public awareness is so important.
Indeed, Hartson has since founded a charity, the John Hartson Foundation (www.johnhartsonfoundation.co.uk), for this very reason.
And as he also points out, if you do find a lump: "They could be cysts, they could be other things, but it's important you go and get checked."
Here's a run through the basics...
Stats and facts Although testicular cancer is rare (accounting for less than 1% of all cancers), it's the most common cancer in men aged between 15 and 45, with around 2,200 new cases diagnosed every year in the UK.
Risk factors include having an undescended testicle, a family history of the disease, mumps or repeated testicle trauma.
Testicular cancer is twice as common today as it was 20 years ago - but this isn't simply a case of the disease being more prevalent, as it's likely to be due to increased awareness too.
"We are finding that it's on the increase, and while that's worrying, one of the factors is that it's because it's getting better recognition - men are getting better at checking themselves and seeking an early diagnosis," says Porta.
Does it hurt?
More often than not - no. A lump can be felt in 97% of testicular cancer cases, and for about 86% of these it'll be painless. Orchid points out that a cancerous testis may not feel particularly uncomfortable or sore, but an infected testis usually will be very tender.
Roughly 31% of men diagnosed feel pain, while 29% are aware of a dragging sensation. Around 10% of cases occur with a lump being discovered by chance when a man's being examined following a trauma to the testicular area.
Rarely, men with certain types of the disease may have breast swelling or tenderness (gynaecomastia) caused by hormonal changes. If the cancer's spread, there may be enlarged lymph nodes in the back.
What's the prognosis?
The good news is that if testicular cancer is found early enough, the cure rate is an impressive 98%. And Orchid points out that, even if the disease has spread to other areas of the body, there's still a good chance that treatment will be successful.
"It obviously depends on the aggression and stage of the cancer, but in most cases if it's treated quickly the cure rate is 98%," says Porta.
However, the importance of a speedy diagnosis can't be stressed enough. Left untreated, survival rates can drop to 8% if the cancer's aggressive and diagnosed during advanced stages.
"If you find a pea-sized lump on the outside of your testicle, go and see the GP," says Porta. "It could be a cyst, or something more sinister that needs treatment, but either way if you go to the doctor early it means you've got much more chance of a better outcome if it is something to be concerned about."
Treatment varies depending on the type and severity of the cancer, but can involve surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Prosthetic testicles can be inserted to replace ones that need to be surgically removed, and men can also have their sperm frozen before treatment if they're worried about their fertility.
Check it out So, how do you carry out those all-important self-examinations?
Orchid encourages young men to check themselves every month, after a bath or shower when the scrotum is warm and relaxed.
Here's how: :: Check each testicle separately using one or both hands.
:: Roll each testicle between the thumb and forefinger to check the surface is free of lumps or bumps.
:: Be aware of the usual size, texture and anatomy of your testicles, and identify the epididymis (sperm collecting tube) that runs behind each testicle, which is sometimes mistaken for an abnormal lump.
:: Encourage your partner to also be aware of the usual size, texture and anatomy of your testicles, as they may be more likely to identify a problem in the future and encourage you to seek help.
:: For more information on testicular cancer, visit www.orchid-cancer.org.uk or call 0203 465 5766.


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Cessna 421 missing over Gulf of Mexico, en route from Texas to Florida, 5 aboard
Wednesday, 8 July 2009 18:10
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A 1979 Cessna 421 twin-piston with registration number N4467D owned by Q4 Aviation of Carrollton, TX is reported missing while crossing the Gulf of Mexico near Florida in severe weather. Tampa Bay Online (tbo.com) is reporting that there were five people aboard the aircraft.
The aircraft departed Collin County Regional Airport in McKinney, Texas (30 miles Northeast of Dallas) at 10:02am CDT for a 3h53min flight to Tampa International Airport in Western Florida.
The aircraft cruised at 21,000 feet with a ground speed between 220-240kts before beginning a descent at 1:11pm CDT. The aircraft continued to descent until the last radar position was received at 1:47pm.
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City schedules 2013 Legislative Agendas input session for September 27
Upcoming Portland Commission on Disability meetings
Easter Seals Senior Community Service Programs presenting "Talent for Hire"
Inclusive Arts Vibe Dance Company seeks youth dancers
Federal report shows improvement in hiring people with disabilities
DEEP schedules Gary Karp to speak at two presentations on October 3
Disability Commission schedules Commissioner Candidates' Forum for October 12
Online Career Fair to connect jobseekers with employers on October 16
Free Night for Networking III event will be October 16 at OHSU South Waterfront
Next month, Connecting Communities celebrates Portland's disability community
Visit the City's and PCOD's Facebook pages for current postings and news
The public is invited to attend a community engagement session that is designed for participants to provide their ideas prior to the development of the City's 2013 State and Federal Legislative Agendas. This session is scheduled for September 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm in Room C on the second floor of the Portland Building, 1120 SW Fifth Avenue.
The City wants to hear about issues facing its neighborhoods and communities as these legislative agendas are being developed. The agenda for the meeting includes an overview of the City's legislative process and legislative agenda development calendar, a status report on development of the 2013 agendas and a facilitated input session to help identify issues important to participants' neighborhoods and the community. More information and how to RSVP is available at http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?c=49201&
PCoD Employment Subcommittee
Friday, September 28, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Pettygrove Room, Second floor, City Hall
1221 SW 4th Avenue
PCoD Executive Board Meeting
First Monday of the month
Wednesday, October 3, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Office of Equity & Human Rights
The Commonwealth Building, 421 SW 4th Ave, Suite 500
PCoD Accessibility in the Built Environment Subcommittee
Second Monday of the month
Monday, October 8, 10 am to 1 pm
1900 Building, 1900 SW Fourth Ave, Room 4A
PCoD Livability and Wellness Subcommittee
Second Tuesday of the month
Tuesday, October 9, 3 to 5 pm
Pettygrove Room, Second floor/City Hall
1221 SW 4th Avenue
Portland Commission on Disability Meeting
Friday, October 12, 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
To be followed by a:
City Commissioner Candidates' Forum
12:30 to 2 p.m.
1900 Building, 1900 SW Fourth Ave, Room 2500A
PCoD Public Outreach and Awareness Subcommittee
Fourth Thursday of the month
Thursday, October 18, 4 to 6 p.m.
Office of Equity & Human Rights
The Commonwealth Building, 421 SW 4th Ave, Suite 500
PCoD Employment Subcommittee
Fourth Friday of the month
Friday, October 26, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Pettygrove Room, Second floor, City Hall
1221 SW 4th Avenue
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Easter Seals Disability Services is inviting potential community employers to look beyond age and see the talent at its "Talent for Hire" Showcase on September 26 from 2 to 4 pm. Its Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is holding the talent fair at the Portland Metropolitan Workforce Training Center, 5600 NE 42nd Avenue. SCSEP is inviting host agency supervisors, community partners and potential employers to visit the fair that will feature participants in the program. This will be a great chance for potential employers to see some of the hidden skills and talents of program participants. Quality star talent will be available who can help businesses shine.
Youth dancers, ages 12 to 22, are invited to join the Inclusive Arts Vibe Dance Company to participate in integrated dance classes for students with and without disabilities. The program began in 2006 and is dedicated to empowering young artists and offering opportunities for training and performance. The classes are on Mondays from 6 to 7:15 pm at Zoomopia, 810 SE Belmont St. Costs are $5 to $10 per class with no one turned away due to lack of funds.
No prior dance experience is necessary, just a desire and commitment to move. There will be periodic dance performances and a showcase in May. Dancers will perform as a group and may perform a solo, if they choose. They will gain experience in choreography and the responsibility of taking on their own creative project.
For more information and to sign up, contact Kathy Coleman at 503-238-0723 (voice) or email email@example.com. Contact the Disability Art and Culture Project by October 1 to reserve a spot. Learn more about the program at http://dacphome.org/.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced that in Fiscal Year 2011, federal employees with disabilities represented 7.41 percent of the overall workforce and 11 percent when the figures include veterans who are 30 percent or more disabled. The report also shows significant increases in new hires of persons with disabilities. In the last fiscal year, people with disabilities represented 7.96 percent of all new hires and 14.7 percent of all new hires when veterans who are 30 percent or more disabled were also included -- the highest percentage in 20 years. In total, more than 200,000 people with disabilities now work for the federal government, also the most in 20 years.
When President Obama signed Executive Order 13548 on July 26, 2010, he specifically set a goal of hiring 100,000 people with disabilities by 2015. OPM took the lead in making that recruitment possible. In its own hiring, OPM leads all agencies in the first two quarters of 2012 with 4.2 percent of all new hires being people with targeted disabilities. In addition, in FY 2011, 22.4 percent of all hires at OPM were people with disabilities, including those veterans who were 30 percent or more disabled.
Over 3,000 federal employees from more than 56 agencies have been trained on recruitment techniques and all cabinet-level agencies have attended trainings hosted by OPM. The federal hiring community is better prepared to hire the talented members of the disability community by using the Schedule A excepted appointing authority to hire people with disabilities, providing reasonable accommodation, the Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP), and getting employees who become ill or injured on the job back to work.
The Diverse and Empowered Employees of Portland have scheduled two duplicate presentations by Gary Karp on October 3 in the Portland Building's Auditorium on the second floor. The first is from noon to 1 pm and the second will be from 2 to 3 pm. The presentations are free and open to the public.
Karp is a leading voice for the modern disability movement. His work as an author, journalist, speaker, and advocate draws from personal experience with spinal cord injury since 1973, when he was injured at the age of eighteen.
His books, "Life On Wheels: For the Active Wheelchair User," "Choosing A Wheelchair: A Guide For Optimal Independence," and "Disability & the Art of Kissing" are widely reviewed as definitive guides for people with disabilities. He is the co-editor of a book of essays by people with spinal cord injuries titled "From There To Here: Stories of Adjustment to Spinal Cord Injury," a collection that focuses on the deep processes of how people actually adapt to traumatic change.
The Portland Commission on Disability is hosting City Commissioner candidates Amanda Fritz and Mary Nolan at a Candidates' Forum on Friday, October 12. The forum will be held from 12:30 to 2 pm in Room 2500A at the 1900 Building, 1900 SW 4th Avenue, in downtown Portland.
The event will be moderated by Nyla McCarthy, PCOD chair, and feature the two candidates running to fill City Commissioner Position No. 1 in the November general election. The forum will start with time for opening remarks from Nolan and Fritz before entering an hour-long question session. The questions will focus on issues and concerns of people with disabilities as related to the practices, policies and services of the City. There is time allotted for final remarks by the candidates before the end of the forum.
Qualified job candidates with disabilities may connect online, in real time, with employers ready to hire on October 16 from 10 am to 1 pm by participating in the Think Beyond the Label Online Career Fair. Jobseekers with disabilities of all skills levels who want to meet employers nationwide who are actively recruiting them should participate online.
Each employer in attendance will have its own page for people wanting to know more about their career opportunities and the company culture. When the event is live, a test-based, "Get in Line" chat with each employer of interest will be available. Anyone not able to attend live will also be able to drop off notes for employers in attendance as long as they have registered for the event.
Other resources will include resume advice, the ability to research the employers, and to take the disclosure gamble. The Think Beyond the Labor Online Career Fair is an effective way to connect with employers looking for people like themselves – all in one place, all online. Think Beyond the Label is a public-private partnership, delivering information, outreach and resources to businesses, job seekers and the public workforce system to ensure greater recruiting and hiring opportunities people with disabilities. More information is available at this web link.
OHSU's Night for Networking will be held on October 16 and is now open for registration. Join OHSU and the greater Portland community in connecting business and talent at this free networking event, highlighting people with disabilities. The event will take place from 6 to 9 pm at OHSU's Center for Health & Healing, OHSU South Waterfront, 3303 SW Bond Avenue.
People are encouraged to RSVP and attend if they are in a business/government agency seeking talented and diverse individuals or if they are a talented and skilled individual with a disability, seeking to establish or grow their employment and business networks. To RSVP and/or request reasonable accommodation, visit the event web page at www.ohsu.edu/aaeo/n4n. There is additional information available on the website, including photographs of the 2011 event. Sponsorship is also available for this event.
The Connecting Communities Coalition's Celebrate Ability 2012 event will be October 23 from 5 to 7:30 pm at the Lloyd Center DoubleTree Hotel, 1000 NE Multnomah St. Titled "Branch Out," the free event will celebrate the vibrant Portland disability community and is open to the public. Ken Boddie of KOIN 6 News is the Master of Ceremonies for the evening.
Other features of Branch Out will be a keynote address from Steve Hanamura, a look at CCC's 2012 projects, entertainment from PHAME Academy, the Making a Difference Awards presentation from the City of Portland, and a revealing of CCC's exciting new project. Food and beverages will be served and attendees can explore a sponsor fair, too. Anyone wishing to attend is requested to RSVP at www.thecccoalition.org or call 503-261-1266.
The City's 2012 Spirit of Portland Awards will recognize and celebrate those who have made a positive difference in the community. The event will be held on October 29, from 7 to 9 pm, at the Lloyd Center DoubleTree Hotel, 1000 NE Multnomah.
Celebrated each year since 1985, the Spirit of Portland Awards are presented to 20 to 30 awardees in various categories. The awardees are nominated by community members and recipients are determined by a selection committee. The nominees are evaluated concerning participation in outstanding projects, enriching the community & neighborhoods, providing special community service, raising cross-cultural awareness, and demonstrating responsiveness, creativity and civic values.
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The Fairbury police department wants their SUV back, the SUV one of their officers stole as he headed to McCook to talk to his former boss, police chief Ike Brown.
Curious, authorities called the Fairbury police department.
Fairbury Police Chief Chad Sprunk told the Lincoln County Sheriff's office at 6:40 p.m. that evening that Colby had stolen the police car and was headed west.
A North Platte policeman on the lookout near the I-80 overpass saw Colby in the SUV. Police followed as the car headed south on U.S. Highway 83.
Colby was potentially dangerous. He was armed with standard police weapons -- a Glock handgun, an AR-15 assault rifle and a .308 handgun.
Officers suspected that he might be on a personal vendetta and could resort to violence.
"As it was unknown why Mr. Colby had stolen his police car, officers waited until they had multiple backup units in place before stopping him," the Lincoln County sheriff's office said.
Deputies arrived and the car was stopped around mile marker 68 on U.S. 83, about 13 miles south of North Platte near Lone Star Road. Colby pulled over as soon as he was instructed to do so, the sheriff's office said. He was ordered out of the car and detained without incident.
Colby told investigators he was heading to McCook, where he used to work as a policeman. He said he had something important to deliver to Chief Brown.
He was jailed and charged with possession of stolen property. His bond was set at $100,000.
The local sheriff's office figured Sprunk would send officers to get Colby and the car, to take him back to Fairbury where he would be prosecuted for auto theft.
But Sprunk did not, and Colby and the SUV are still in North Platte.
Sprunk says the SUV, a 2013 Ford Explorer, is their best police vehicle, and his department needs it to do their job.
Lincoln County Chief Deputy Roland Kramer said the SUV and Colby must remain together because the SUV is key evidence in the case. Kramer said Lincoln County is also incurring extra jail expenses because Colby is kept separate from other prisoners for his own safety, and is under 24-hour watch.
Also, Lincoln County taxpayers paid the $500 cost a few days ago to transport Colby to Lincoln for psychiatric evaluation to see if he is capable of standing trial.
That determination has not been made yet.
Colby has been a good prisoner, if a costly one, Kramer said.
"He's very respectful to us, and we care about him," Kramer said. "But he obviously seems to have problems. We don't want him out on the streets."
Kramer said the Nebraska State Patrol is conducting the investigation and they haven't discussed it with the sheriff's office yet.
Meanwhile, Lincoln County will keep the SUV.
"It's evidence," Kramer said. "We don't turn that stuff back."
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Designer Kenyan Lewis believes that "embracing the beauty of decay is our acceptance that nature rules supreme." The poetic ethos is reflected in the farmhouse he shares with partner Grace Kelsey. The entryway, for example, is elegantly distressed with rusting steel walls and industrial relics.
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Norwegian shop owner Hanne Borge-Yngland believes that with design, one should "always mix the old, cute and romantic with the rough and industrial." Hanne's sister, Catherine Borge, made her the skull pillow on the bed.
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A striking salvaged windmill complements the Douglas fir table and bistro-style chairs in this eat-in kitchen. "I saw the windmill, and two years later no one had bought it, so I decided to find a place for it," says owner Betsy Aziz. Designer Connie Braemer had the builder move the kitchen shelves over 6 inches to allow space for it.
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Found objects create a homey, lived-in feel.
This contemporary Montreal home used to be sculptor Pierre Granche's workshop. Architect Natalie Dionne bought the Plateau-area studio and transformed it into a sleek and modern live/work space with partner Martin Laneuville. Martin, also a trained architect, found the vintage Lapeyre staircase in a Montreal scrapyard, and made the standing and pendant light fixtures from found objects.
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Cabinets crafted from salvaged clapboard are appropriately rough-hewn in this country kitchen. Vintage-style appliances and accessories add nostalgic appeal to the space.
Weathered furniture keeps this cottage from looking too formal.
This weekend home's open-concept space pairs a vintage farmhouse-style dining table with contemporary kitchen features. Stainless steel cabinets and dark-stained pine floors break up the expanse of white, while a bench reupholstered in mohair adds a touch of cosy luxury.
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Salvaged coffee bags create an eco-chic bedroom.
For a rustic yet restrained look, upholster a simple Ikea headboard in reclaimed burlap instead of expensive fabric. Set against a black painted wall, the effect is dramatic.
Beautifully restored stone walls hearken back to a simpler era.
The original tamarack ceiling and pine door of this kitchen highlight this Quebec home's rich history, while stainless steel appliances and contemporary fixtures offer modern style and functionality. The wine niche, once used for milk bottles, adds character and secondary storage for the owners' red wine collection.
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TWO young men are hoping to breathe new life into a struggling Darwen pub after reopening on Friday night.
Local lads Roger Savage, 25, and Dan Sumner, 28, have taken over the Craven Heifer in Pole Lane after a failed relaunch following a £115,000 refurbishment in March last year.
Management duo Theresa and Niall Pollock left last year and the pub had been run by a relief manager for the past few months.
Now, Mr Savage said the future looks bright for the Star Pubs and Bars-owned inn with 'bags of potential'.
He said: "We have closed the pub for three days while we bring in new furniture and make some slight alterations.
"We have given the place a really good clean as well so it looks good as new."
Mr Savage, who has moved into the pub with business partner Dan, said the relaunch would see food reintroduced to the pub.
He said: "We have designed a menu with home-cooked food that launched yesterday.
"There will also be specials, such as Sunday lunches, and we will have two real ales on the bar.
"We also plan to launch an entertainment programme on Saturday nights and we will continue with the pub quiz on Thursdays."
Both Mr Savage and Mr Sumner have worked in the hospitality management industry before, with Dan having managed The Brierfield pub in Astley Bridge.
Mr Savage said: "I don't know why it didn't work for the previous tenants, but we have high hopes for the Craven Heifer.
"It is a dream come true for us both really to run a pub in our home town.
"And hopefully this will be the first of many. I already have my eye on another pub and I would love to run a few different ones."
A spokeswoman for Star Pubs and Bars said: "We are delighted that operators of Daniel and Roger's experience have taken on the Craven Heifer, a pub in which we invested £115,000 last year transforming it from a drinkers' pub into a family friendly, food oriented pub.
"Under their stewardship, the pub will offer good quality food and cask beer in a warm and welcoming environment.
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I occasionally (once every three month or so) dream of being urinating when I would wake up dry and be able to urinate in the bathroom. However, I once a year or so do wet the bed half way ususally before I wake up. This has been happening for the last five years only. To be exact, I had 4 half way episodes of bed wetting in the last five years. Today, I wet the bed completely and without the typical dream of urination. I am a 39 year old male, overweight, not a drinker. I did wet the bed when I was young and was not cured completely till I was 15.
I don`t have nightmares, don`t snore and I sleep well. I have noticed that I frequently urinate many times during the day if my feet for some reason get very cold and noticed that my bed wetting (actual & dreams) happens when I get cold during sleep, especially when the AC is on. I don`t have the issue in the winter when the heat is on. I usually don`t cover myself when sleeping. I must have my feet uncovered to be a sleep.
Is it possible I am getting cold while asleep through my feet which causes the urgency to urinate the same way it happens sometime during the day?
Please help.
I am not really sure what is causing these symptoms. It would be important to be examined by your physician for a more complete history and physical examination and to a urine check.
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I graduated Franklin Community in 2001.
Passion. Pride. Patience. Pacers
Ever notice how friendly folks are at a shootin' range??.
Franklin Community, home of the "Wonder Five."
Usually, when I tell people I went to Franklin they assume I mean Franklin Central which is understandable.
Passion. Pride. Patience. Pacers
Coming home, Baby.
I begin to wonder if they'd win it the way Howard was missing FT's.
I'd love to see a Butler vs Kentucky finals. I love blue n white!
Butler is the best basketball team in Indianapolis
Larry Bird and Ryan Grigson- wasting the talents of Paul George and Andrew Luck
To answer the other guy who wondered the last time a team was in the Final Four in the hometown it was UCLA when Los Angeles hosted the Final Four in 1972 they won the title that year.
Kentucky toast. Butler could very easily win it all. My wife, a Butler grad, is happy.
This is real life Hoosiers.
YEAAAA...Gordon Hayward graduated from my high school a year after I did in 07, from Brownsburg.
I remember going to the open gyms and he hit a growth spurt in the summer when he grew about 9 inches. Crazy!
"To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift." - Steve Prefontaine
I'm trying to think who I'd want to play Brad Stevens in the movie.
Although the local dentist back home was in "Hoosiers"
I missed the games b/c I had to work, but awesome Butler!! Congrats on the Final Four.
Most of me is happy UK lost, the part that isn't, wanted to scout Wall, Cousins, Patterson and Bledsoe more!
With the way they've been playing (24-game win streak) and with having home court advantage, I expect Butler to beat either Michigan State or Tennessee and be in the championship game a week from tomorrow. West Virginia, Baylor, or Duke -- Butler can beat any of them.
Forget just being happy to be there, Butler has a very legitimate shot at a national championship.
True joy from everyone on the team. Stevens was leading the team thru the Butler fight song on the court after the game. Somehow, I don't see Calipari, Coach K or pretty much any other D-1 coach doing the same. This team is really special. Just imagine if they ............. wow.
BTW - I wish the announcers would get their names right. It's SHELVIN Mack, not Sheldon. And it's Willie VEASLEY, not Beasley.
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Chris Pine.
Did any meet the team last night when they arrived home? I heard it was a pretty big crowd waiting for them?
My days of getting a good seat for $10 ended a couple of years ago. I hate to see what ticket prices will be like now.
Ever notice how friendly folks are at a shootin' range??.
~ Let's win this game for all the small schools that never had a chance to get here.~
~ And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen.~
How Much Will Indianapolis Lose From Butler?
Published: Monday, 29 Mar 2010 | 11:58 AM ET
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Its the feel good story of the tournament: The little guys from Butler playing in their hometown of Indianapolis in the Final Four.
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Gordon Hayward #20 of the Butler Bulldogs puts up a shot over Luis Colon #15 of the Kansas State Wildcats during the west regional final of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament.
But Butler being in the tournament means it takes a spot from another team that could travel from farther away, fly in, stay in more hotel rooms and spend more at restaurants.
Lets start with the original estimate by city officials: $50 million. Thats how much they claim will come in visitors spending from the Final Four.
That number is always suspect because officials in their estimates usually dont displace how much revenue is made during those days during normal times. The number $50 million might be accurate, but its only valuable when put into context of how much Indianapolis pulls in over a similar period of time.
Assuming the $50 million number is a gross and not net number, sports economist Brad Humphreys thinks that nearby Butlers inclusion in the Final Four means a 25 percent dip - or a $12.5 million gross impact.
Any net economic impact from the Final Four comes from export tourism, said Brad Humphreys, who teaches at the University of Alberta. Thats the money spent from visitors on outside Indianapolis, who would not have otherwise visited the city.
Victor Matheson, professor of economics at the College of the Holy Cross, who has studied sports business extensively, agrees with Humphreys assessment.
Some will say that Indianapolis residents will come into town more and spend money at bars and restaurants during the game and they wouldnt have necessarily done that if Butler werent in it, Matheson said.
But Matheson, who suspects the net economic impact to Indianapolis is at most $30 million, says that anyone who takes these numbers seriously always subtract what locals spend in their home towns during special events like the Final Four, reasoning that the $50 or so they spend in a particular bar, they wont spend at another time. So it all balances out.
The Kansas State fan who would have come into town if Butler hadnt defeated them, would have spent money at a bar and restaurant that he or she would have never gone to before had the fan not been in town, Matheson says.
Coming into town to see the game wont have the same appeal that it did a year ago when Michigan State played in the Final Four in Detroit.
The Butler campus is literally seven miles away from the city, said Mark Rosentraub, a professor of sport management at the University of Michigan. East Lansing wasnt Detroit, so it was a road trip for many of them."
Rosentraub says Butlers appearance might help boost Indianapolis in other ways. It could increase applications, which could lead to a better quality of student and, in the long run, that helps out Indianapolis, he said.
There are some economists who play down Butlers hometown discount. Sports economist Andrew Zimbalist said Butlers inclusion wont have an appreciable impact.
Larry DeGaris, an associate professor of marketing at the University of Indianapolis, doesnt buy that there can be that much of a loss because the Final Four is so corporate.
Sure there are fans that come here, but this is for corporate America, DeGaris said. And whether Butler is playing or not, theyre here. I guarantee you, you cant find a bag of cocktail shrimp in town.
It always just comes down to money for some people, doesn't it?
Bulldogs playin' Monday.
Honestly, I don't think I've ever seen a coach do a better job than Stevens.
I'm in the spirit of the moment. Temporary logo change for PD!
Butler in the title game blows my mind. Stevens is just an excellent, excellent coach.
I like Butler matching up against Duke, that would just be a great, old-school sort of National Championship game. Two teams playing the right way (with the exception of Duke's flopping). Against West Virginia I'm less sure. They're way more athletic and I feel they could either blow Butler out, or just completely collapse and flop leading to a relatively easy Butler win.
I'm admittedly, a huge Butler bandwagon fan right now, but I know I haven't been this excited about a basketball game since the last time the Pacers were in a Game 7.


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Waco, Texas • Pierre Jackson had 28 points and 10 assists as Baylor finished the regular season with an 81-58 victory over Kansas on Saturday to keep the fourth-ranked Jayhawks from the outright Big 12 regular-season title.
Cory Jefferson added 25 points for Baylor (18-13, 9-9 Big 12), combining his usual powerful dunks with his first three career 3-pointers.
Even after their worst loss in seven years, Kansas (26-5, 14-4) still will be the No. 1 seed for next week's conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo., and now has at least a share of the last nine Big 12 regular-season titles. The Jayhawks had won the previous four outright, but they have to share this one with rival Kansas State, which also lost Saturday.


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Oil prices rose on Wednesday after an Algerian gas field came under attack from Islamist militants and as data showed crude stocks fell in the United States last week.
Gains in the Brent contract were capped, however, by news of a restart of a North Sea pipeline system. The Brent February crude contract seesawed as it approached expiration at the end of Wednesday's session, eventually finishing 31 cents higher above $110.
The March contract pared its early gains after the operator of the Cormorant Alpha platform in the North Sea said it is preparing to restore the flow of an estimated 80,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in the Brent pipeline system.
A leak found on Tuesday halted production at the Cormorant Alpha platform and shut the pipeline system that handles production from oilfields that contribute to the Brent stream.
"Brent supply has been pretty unreliable over the past year," said Jason Gammel, a commodities analyst at Macquarie in New York. "Pipeline outages in the North Sea have been putting (upward) pressure on Brent prices."
The possibility of supply disruptions in Africa and the Middle East remain a supportive factor for oil after Al Qaeda-linked Islamists on Wednesday claimed to have seized up to 41 hostages, including seven Americans, in a raid on a gas field plant in OPEC-member Algeria.
"Given how successful Algeria has been at protecting its oil and gas installations over the decades, a raid like this was seen as fairly unlikely," said Sam Ciszuk, analyst with British-based consultancy KBC Energy Economics.
"Either the Islamist group got lucky, or it really demonstrates how their capabilities have grown," Ciszuk added.
The gas field is operated by a joint venture including BP , Norwegian oil firm Statoil and Algerian state company Sonatrach. BP said the attack had shut in more than 10 percent of Algeria's gas production and about 60,000 bpd of liquids.
The expiring Brent February crude contract rose 31 cents to settle at $110.61 a barrel, having traded from $110.24 to $110.84. March Brent finished 5 cents higher at $109.68 a barrel, having swung from $109.34 to $110.35.
U.S. February crude settled up 96 cents at $94.24 a barrel, having traded from $93.10 to $94.36. Its discount to front-month Brent fell to its lowest since September and finished below $16.50 a barrel.
Traders expect the recent expansion of the Seaway pipeline to help ease stocks of crude oil from record levels around Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery point of the U.S. benchmark contract.
The spread between the contracts for delivery in June has narrowed to around $12.50 a barrel, having started the year around $15 a barrel.
U.S. commercial crude inventories fell 951,000 barrels last week, the weekly report from the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday, contrary to consensus expectations that crude stocks had increased.
Crude stocks at Cushing rose by 1.78 million barrels to an all-time high of 51.86 million barrels, though inventories in the Gulf Coast refining hub fell as imports dropped by more than 300,000 bpd to less than 8 million bpd.
"Last week's temporary shut down of the Seaway pipeline to get ready for the expansion of capacity had a bigger impact than some expected," said Phil Flynn, analyst at Price Futures Group in Chicago.
"Saudi Arabia's recent production cuts probably helped cause the drop in crude imports," Flynn added.
U.S. gasoline stocks rose 1.91 million barrels and distillate stocks rose 1.69 million barrels, smaller builds than expected in a Reuters poll of analysts.
Separate reports on Wednesday showing U.S. manufacturing output climbed in December, while low inflation lifted consumer's purchasing power, also lent support to oil prices.
In Europe, however, demand for new cars fell in December to the lowest level since 1995, adding to numbers the previous day showing Germany's economy shrank at the fastest pace in almost three years in the final quarter of 2012.
OPEC said it expected demand for its crude this year to be lower than initially thought because of higher supply from rival producers, indicating inventories could rise even after the recent output cut by Saudi Arabia.
Oil traders will be closely watching China's GDP numbers on Friday for another indicator of prospects for energy demand.
The data is expected to show the pace of China's economic growth improved to 7.8 percent in the fourth quarter, according to a Reuters poll, snapping seven straight quarters of slowing expansion.


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Learn the Formula for Changing Volume Flow Steam Into Mass Flow Steam, the Basis for Fixing the Acceptance Criteria for an Equipment Under Calibration and How to Calibrate a DP Transmitter
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Q: Can any one give me a simple formula for changing volume flow steam into mass flow steam? Our steam is superheated, and we have pressure and temperature recording.
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A: You can find the superheated steam tables in Appendix A.5b (on page 1,353) in Volume 1 of my Instrument Engineers' Handbook.
A: When automating the conversion of volumetric dry steam flow to mass flow using pressure and temperature parameters, we use the gas laws. The gas law applies to superheated and dry steam over extended regions of pressure and temperature. It becomes the basis for making the conversion from volumetric to mass flow.
The value of the applicable gas constant can be derived from steam tables or charts for the pressure and temperature region of interest by picking one point in the center of the operating domain, and noting the values of v, P and T. Using this set of values, the gas constant, R = v * P/T, where v = specific volume of dry steam in volume per mass units; P = absolute pressure in force per unit area units; and T is the temperature in absolute temperature units.
Mass flow rate, m = V * P / ( R * T) where V = measured volumetric flow rate in volume per time units; P = measured dry steam pressure in absolute pressure units; R is the above derived gas constant in units compatible with the measurements; and T is the measured dry steam temperature in absolute temperature units. The pressure and temperature measurements may not be in absolute units. In that case, add the barometric pressure (in compatible units) to the measured gauge pressure, and 273 (in the case of a degree Centigrade or 460 in the case of a degree Fahrenheit measurement) to the measured value before the above-indicated computation is completed.
Any set of units that can be related to the steam table or steam chart in your library can be used.
By way of example, I will assume your steam temperature is 610 °F (610 + 460 = 1070 °R); your pressure is 86.0 psig; and your barometric pressure is 14.5 psia (86.0 + 14.5 = 100.5 psia steam pressure); your measured flow rate is 2.34 cu ft per second. You may ask, what is the flow rate in pounds of steam per second.
My steam table has no entry for 610 °F and 100.5 psia, but there is an entry for 600 °F and 100 psia. For that combination, the table shows the specific volume, v = 6.216 cu ft/lb. Using that data, gas constant R = v * P/T = 6.216 * 100/(600 + 460) = 0.5864 (cu ft/(sq.in.* °R)). With the gas constant, R, in hand, the mass rate m for your measured conditions may now be found: m = V * P / ( R * T) = 2.34 cu ft/sec * 100.5 psia /(0.5864*1070 °R) = 0.3784 lb/sec.
If the conditions change, and the volumetric flow rises to 10 cu ft/sec, while the pressure becomes 95 psig, and the temperature falls to 590 °F, then the mass flow rate becomes m = V * P / ( R * T) = 10 * (95 + 14.5)/(0.5864*(590 + 460)) = 10*109.5/(0.5864*1030) = 1.813 lb/sec. (Note the reuse of the gasconstant, R, derived at the beginning.)
Barometric pressure changes, as a fraction of the total process pressure, are small, and the barometric pressure used in calculations of this kind may be taken to be the average annual barometric pressure for the process location.
Steam tables are available for other units of measurement, such as pressure in bar, temperature in degrees Kelvin and specific volume in cu m/kg. Use the table that comes closest to matching your measurement units and use conversion constants for the misfits.
Otto Muller-Girard, PE, FISA
Q: What is the basis for fixing the acceptance criteria for an equipment under calibration?
Sunil Mathew
A: During calibration, we ascertain the error by comparing the sensor output against a reference. (I intentionally use the term "error" instead of "accuracy" because I prefer the grammatically correct term, since a device is 1% accurate when it has 99% error.)
Otherwise, there are no "universal" criteria for calibration. As to the allowable maximum error, that is a function of the application. Personally, I like to use a reference that has an order of magnitude smaller error than the device being calibrated.
If you are a manufacturer of a device, you should inform the user of the maximum error that you guarantee not to succeed, namely the error as a percentage of the actual measurement. In addition, you should also state the rangeability over which the guaranteed error statement is guaranteed.
In addition, if the error limit is influenced by process- or installation-related factors (Reynolds number, straight pipe run requirement, viscosity limit, etc.), you should also state those limitations. For example, for a magnetic flow meter, you might say that the error limit (inaccuracy) is 1% of actual flow within the range of 10:1 if the process fluid is conductive and the flow velocity exceeds 0.5 fps.
Béla Lipták
A: The criterion for calibration acceptance is that "the instrument under calibration meet the manufacturer's advertised specifications." Calibration has nothing to do with the absolute accuracy of a device.
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Today, July 19, is the last day of programming on MCTV, Mendocino Coast Television, cable channels 3 and 65. The last installment of "Senior Perspectives" will be shown tonight at 7, followed at 7:30 by an interview with Executive Director Elizabeth Swenson about the chain of events that has resulted in the dissolution of MCTV. The interview will be followed by an interview with the "Senior Perspectives" crew.
The videotapes can also be watched on MCTV's website, www.mendocoasttv.org
See this week's newspaper for the full story.


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The surgeries were performed to treat obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, a condition that results in repeated episodes of complete or partial blockage of the upper airway during sleep. The children received doses of codeine that were within the typical dose range.
Health care professionals and parents should be aware of the risks of using codeine in children who have had their tonsils and/or adenoids removed to treat obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. When prescribing codeine-containing drugs, health care providers should use the lowest effective dose for the shortest time on an as-needed basis. If parents or caregivers notice signs of overdose in a child, such as unusual sleepiness, difficulty being aroused or awakened, confusion, or noisy and difficult breathing, they should stop giving the child codeine and seek medical attention immediately.
"The FDA is currently conducting a review of adverse event reports and other information to determine if there are additional cases of inadvertent overdose or death in children taking codeine, and if these adverse events occur during treatment of other kinds of pain, such as post-operative pain following other types of surgery or procedures," said Bob Rappaport, M.D., director of the Division of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Addiction Products in FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. "The FDA will update the public when more information is available."
Codeine is an ingredient found in prescription medicines used to relieve pain or cough. Once in the body, codeine is converted to morphine in the liver by an enzyme called cytochrome P450 isoenyme 2D6 (CYP2D6).
Some people metabolize codeine much faster and more completely than others. These people, known as ultra-rapid metabolizers, are likely to have higher-than-normal levels of morphine in their blood after taking codeine. These high levels can lead to overdose and death. The three children who died after taking codeine exhibited evidence of being ultra-rapid metabolizers.
The estimated frequency of ultra-rapid metabolizers is generally 1 to 7 out of every 100 people. However, in certain ethnic groups, the frequency may be as high as 28 out of every 100 people. The only way to know if someone is an ultra-rapid metabolizer is to do a genetic test. There are FDA-cleared tests to check for ultra-rapid metabolism.
For more information:
FDA Drug Safety Communication: Codeine use in certain children after tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy may lead to rare, but life-threatening adverse events or death1
FDA Consumer Update: Is Post-Surgery Codeine a Risk for Kids? 2
The FDA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, protects the public health by ensuring the safety, effectiveness, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines, other biological products for human use, and medical devices. The agency also is responsible for the safety and security of our nation's food supply, cosmetics, dietary supplements, products that give off electronic radiation, and for regulating tobacco products.


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CHICO >> Nothing changed once the cards were turned in and verified late Monday night at the 25th annual Pleasant Valley boys golf Invitational hosted by Bidwell Park Municipal Golf Course.
Pleasant Valley High, led by the top three overall finishers, were tourney champs again, with a record-breaking score of 370, while rival Chico placed second with a 385.
Paradise, meanwhile, finished 10 strokes better than last week, yet still remains way behind perhaps the two best golf teams in the Eastern Athletic League and Northern Section. The Bobcats, behind Ethan Hutt's team-low 95 and a 98 from fellow junior Eric Poll, finished with a team score of 506 in its final tuneup before EAL play begins against PV, Chico, Oroville and Las Plumas at noon Thursday at LP's Table Mountain GC.
"It's been a good warmup so far and the kids have been showing improvement in all the invite tournaments," Paradise coach Tom Fegley said.
Fegley went on to to say that PV remains the best team in the area at this stage in the season.
"Yeah, it looks that way at least on paper," he said. "They're pretty strong."
The Vikings were led on Monday by a freshman golfer, who has been somewhat of a surprise to everyone.
Noah Norton shot a tournament-low three-under 69 to lead the Vikings for the second straight week.
"It's certainly unusual, you don't have people that roll right into freshman year of high school and play golf the way he does," said PV coach Dave Crawford on Norton. "He's a unique talent and by far the best freshman I've seen."
He took advantage of a long drive that helped him capture a number of birdies on par-5 holes.
Holes 5 and 9 — two of the most difficult as they bordered around 500 yards from the tee box — were arguably two of Norton's best, as he came away with birdies on both of them to stake an early lead on both his foursome and the field. He even two-putted at No. 9 to birdie the hole, which speaks directly to the length of Norton's drives and ability to chip around the green.
"Not too many kids work harder than Noah does in this area, (so) I think PV is going to be really, really strong this year," Fegley said.
Norton was followed by senior Tyler Collier's 2-under 70 and Darren Fegley's even par 72 to round out the top three placers of the invitational.
"We have high expectations for the year (because) we're not a super young team," Crawford said. "Of the top six, three of them are seniors."
The top finisher for Chico was Taylor Manna, who shot a 2-over 74. Cooper Koslofsky and Aiden Hight — the latter being the son of Paradise varsity boys basketball coach Jerry Hight — came within strokes of Manna with a 77 and 78, respectively.
Crawford knows Chico will keep improving as early as Thursday when the teams meet again.
"It's us and Chico," he said. "Chico, you look at those scores (and) when you can go top to bottom in the 70s you've got a good team. We got to stay (on) our game (because) they're going to push us."
Oroville's Chad DaSilva led the Tigers to a score of 584, while Las Plumas' Jeremy Hart-Bode carded a team-low 85 to lead the Thunderbirds to an overall score of 528.
For video updates Monday, connect with Paradise Post Sports Editor Jeff Larson at http://www.tout.com/u/jtlarson and www.twitter.com/jtlarson.


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It had been 10 years since Jay Williams had been, physically, on the corner of Fletcher and Honroe, a quiet intersection on the North Side of Chicago. Mentally? Yeah, he had been there plenty of times in his head, reliving the accident that, for many, still defines him.
It was there in 2003 that everything changed for Williams. After having been the No. 2 pick in the 2002 draft and going through an up-and-down rookie season for the Bulls, Williams was riding the motorcycle he had bought just weeks before. He didn't have a license. Or a helmet.
Williams lost control of the bike, smashed into a utility pole, had his leg crushed and was injured within a whisker or two of his life.
He went back to the spot of the accident for the first time since then this month, in order to film a segment for HBO's Real Sports.
"I couldn't even do it," Williams told Sporting News just ahead of the show's debut. "I could not make it through that part of the interview. I had all the details in my mind already, I had been replaying them for 10 years. Once I got there, I was there for 10 minutes and I was so overwhelmed with emotion that I couldn't articulate. I couldn't talk. My tongue was stuck. My whole body was stuck."
Williams was stuck on that corner, mentally, for quite a while. Only lately has Williams come to grips with the twists his life has taken.
After his accident, after his leg was rebuilt, Williams could only think of one thing to do, and that was find a way to get back on the basketball court. He worked out for teams. He went to the D-League. He considered going to Europe. He eventually had a shot with the Nets, but when he was let go by New Jersey, he wasn't quite sure what he was supposed to do with himself.
He thought of suicide, he said. Twice.
"It was tough, after I got dropped by the Nets," Williams said. "I kind of looked up and all my friends are in the primes of their careers. Whether it be LeBron, or D-Wade, guys who came in a year after me, or guys who came in with me, you're seeing all these guys sign these multi-year, big contracts, being named as franchise guys. You're like, 'Damn, I was on that path.' I went from the top to the bottom. It happened like that, at the snap of my fingers."
The good news is that, ultimately, Williams' story has a happy ending. He is working now as an analyst and personality with ESPN, set to renegotiate a contract this summer. He is also involved in a business out of New York, and between the two gigs, he is both successful and fulfilled.
Television allowed Williams to bring himself back into focus—but it took time. He had to first let go of Jay Williams the player, to accept that his basketball career wasn't coming back, which was tough to do when working in sports television, surrounded by reminders of that career.
"Imagine it," Williams said. "You're 22, 23 years old and you're still mad at yourself for what you did to yourself as far as my accident. At that point, I did not want to be in the limelight—I wanted to be in a dark hole so I could do what I needed to do in order to get back. And trying to cover games at that juncture of my life was an arduous task. I am there, asking kids who their favorite players were, who did they model their game after, and I remember a couple kids said, 'You, when you were good.'"
It was about four years ago that Williams made the transition, began thinking of himself less as an ex-player and more as a current broadcaster. He started looking at television as a profession and not something to fill the time until he could play again. He began studying NCAA teams, getting to know the players, knowing the coaches and their systems.
He recalled one of the turning points came when he pronounced "Xavier" on the air as "Eck-savier" rather than "Zavier." He got outraged letters from fans.
"They told me I needed to do my homework," Williams said. "And they were right. You have to do your homework. If someone brings up, say, Mercer basketball, you better know a lot about Mercer."
For Williams—who is working on a book about his experience—what has been odd about the transition over the last few years is how, as he has gotten more comfortable with his television success, he finds himself in a role reversal.
On Tuesday, for example, he touched down at the airport in Las Vegas and, as so often happens, a security guard recognized him and began talking to him. Then, the guard mentioned that he was sorry for Williams, sorry for the career he had lost and sorry for the accident.
"I was the one cheering him up," Williams said. "A lot of people make mistakes, but they do so privately and they learn. For me, my mistake (happened) so publicly that people won't let me forget about. What has happened now, as I get older, I am the one consoling strangers. They'll say, 'I'm so sorry,' and I will say, 'It's OK, I am cool now, I am here, I am alive, I do have a leg. Life is good.'"
Still, for all the geniality and acceptance Williams has developed about his circumstances, there is still that one street corner in Chicago he doesn't care to ever see again. In fact, when he was standing there while taping the HBO segment, Williams said he had to do a double-take at one point, because he looked up and saw a kid walking down the street in a Bulls jersey.
It wasn't Williams' No. 22, of course. It was No. 1, Derrick Rose, the Bulls' current franchise player.
"How incredible is that?" Williams said. "This is where my career changed, and insert a kid wearing a Rose jersey. Because it is his city. It's Derrick's city. That's something I live with, I wanted that to be my city. And there I was on the street I almost died on, revisiting it for the first time in 10 years, and there it is in front of me—what I wanted to be, the jersey on that kid's back."
I told Williams that, despite all of that, he seemed to have come through everything with his head on his shoulders, that the fact he can talk about the accident and have a television show dedicated to it is indicative of how far he has come.
He laughed and said, "It only took me 10 years."


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An organic farmer in Western Australia lost his bid to claim damages from a neighbor after genetically modified (GMO) canola seed heads blew on to his property, causing him to lose his license as an organic grower.
The Supreme Court of Western Australia ruled on Wednesday against organic farmer Steve Marsh, who sued his former friend Michael Baxter after winds carried harvested seed from Baxter's Monsanto Roundup Ready canola crop on to Marsh's farm.
The case has been closely watched internationally as a win for Marsh could have opened the door to widespread changes to rules governing the cultivation of GMO crops, placing a greater onus of responsibility on GMO farmers.
Proponents of organic farming in Australia said the judgment will open the door to more farmers losing their organic license as GMO crop production increases.
"I am not satisfied that in 2010 Mr Baxter breached any (lesser) duty of reasonable care," the Hon. Justice Kenneth Martin said in his judgment.
The case pitted two former friends against each other, whose familes had farmed adjoining properties, Eagle Rest and Sevenoaks, for many years at Kojunip, 256 km (160 miles), southeast of Perth.
Baxter told Marsh during a 2010 "busy bee" working group at another farmer's property that he intended to plant GMO canola in two boundary paddocks. Marsh had found non-GMO canola from Baxter's property on his farm several years earlier, the judge said.
Marsh's lawsuit alleged that harvested seed heads from Monsanto's laboratory-created canola seed blew from Baxter's property across a dirt lane and over a boundary fence in November 2010, re-germinating on Marsh's land in January 2011.
The lawyer acting for acting for Marsh described the ruling as disappointing.
" leaves Australia's non-genetically modified food farmers with no legal protection against contamination from nearby properties," said Mark Walter of Slater & Gordon.
Comfort for GMO Growers
Lawyers told Reuters that a win for Marsh on the grounds of trespass could have led to new rules, such as larger buffer zones between GMO and organic farmers, potentially curbing the amount of GMO canola being planted.
"I think the ruling provides a lot of comfort to GM growers," said Joe Lederman, managing principal for FoodLegal, a law firm specializing in food industry issues.
"Unless something causes physical harm and that has not been shown to be the case here, it will be impossible for any person claiming to be affected economically by a GM crop to be successful in their claim," he said.
GMO crops accounted for about 15-20 percent of Australia's 3.2 million tonne canola crop in 2012/13, according to the Australian Oilseeds Federation, and the proportion has been growing.
Canola is grown for its seed, which is crushed for the oil used in margarine, cooking oils, salad oils and edible oil blends. Australia sells most of its exports to Europe and is the world's second-largest canola exporter after Canada, which produces mainly GMO canola.
Unlike the United States, the European Union and Japan, which allow trace amounts of GMO crops in organic foods in acknowledgement of contamination by wind or pollen transfer, Australia maintains a zero threshold.
The ruling is expected to lead to calls for Australia's national certification authority, Standards Australia, to ease its tight policy on contamination.
However, organic proponents say Australia then faces the prospect of losing its position on world markets as a strict organic producer at a time when demand for GMO-free food is increasing around the world, particularly in Asia.
Justice Martin said in his judgment that decertification of Marsh's Eagle Rest farm appeared to be a "gross overreaction" by Australia's organic certification body.
Only some of Marsh's organic wheat crop contained some GM canola, which could have been removed, he said.