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Something comes to mind
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A few days ago Jundo and I were discussing weather and the fact that his family relocated from New York to Florida when he was a boy to escape the cold weather. Early this morning it suddenly occurred to me that I may have been holding on to a fallacy for some time now. Back in 1965 taking English 101, we were asked to write an essay on our earliest recollection. Mine was a certain vignette of me as a toddler (probably 3+ yrs) standing on our upstairs front balcony looking ( from the south shore of the St. Laurence River) at the skyline of Montreal with a Naval officer walking by on the side walk below. He was tossing his keys in the air and whistling a tune. But now, Jundo having talked about leaving New York as a boy, I recall a similar flash of consciousness about my father returning from the New York World Fair. He and my grandfather drove from Montreal to New York in 1939 to attend the fair and their return, with souvenirs, was a memorable family event that I recorded on my young memory bank. Mine was a small toy replica of the sphere and obelisk that were the symbols of that fair. I was born in April and the fair ended in August meaning I would have been witnessing that event at something less than 2 1/2 years of age. Judging from the clothes I was wearing in the balcony scene above, that flash must have occurred in the autumn; which leads me to believe my father's return from the fair must be my earliest recollection. The amazing aspect to me is that these are memories that are almost 75 years old and I sometimes forget what I did yesterday or last week. One of the most vivid of these is the audible memory of listening to the crackling radio signal of Winston Churchill declaring war against Hitler. You've probably seen the pictures of a whole family gathered about a huge cabinet radio listening to news. Well. we actually did that. And, it was at least another ten years before we had B&W TV !! Btw, these flashes of awareness are very much similar to the clouds that drift by during zazen; showing us splotches of truth that are ours to wrestle with.
仁道 生開 - Jindo Shokai "Open to life in a benevolent way"
Just another itinerant monk; go somewhere else to listen to someone who really knows.

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Stir sliced green onion and chopped cilantro into the mango mixture.
I served the mango salsa over World's Easiest Roasted Tilapia, which was a perfect combination.
Mango Peperoncini Salsa with Red Bell Pepper, Lime and Cilantro
(Makes about 2 1/2 cups salsa, recipe created by Kalyn)
1 cup diced mango pieces about 1/2 inch square (I used Ataulfo mangos, but any ripe mango will work)
1/2 cup diced red bell pepper pieces about 1/2 inch square
1/4 cup finely diced peperoncini (or more)
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion
1/2 cup chopped cilantro (or more)
4 T freshly-squeezed lime juice
1 tsp. ground cumin
hot sauce to taste (I used about 1/2 tsp. Green Tobasco sauce)
2 T extra-virgin olive oil
salt, to taste (I used sea salt)
South Beach Suggestions:
Salsa like this served over fish, chicken, or pork would be approved for phase 2 or 3 of the South Beach Diet. Making your own fruit salsa is a good way to avoid the added sugar or high-fructose corn syrup that's often added to commercial fruit salsas.
More Mango Salsa to Try:
(Recipes from other blogs may not always be South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Mango Salsa with Red Bell Pepper from Kalyn's Kitchen
Roasted Tilapia with Black Bean, Mango, Lime, and Cilantro Salsa from Kalyn's Kitchen
Mango Salsa from Simply Recipes
Ataulfo Mango Salsa from Cooking with Amy
Fish Tacos with Mango Salsa from Love and Olive Oil
Pork Tenderloin with Strawberry Mango Salsa from Food Blogga
Turkey Cutlets in Mango Salsa Crockpot Recipe from A Year of Slow Cooking
(Want even more recipes? I find these recipes from other blogs using Food Blog Search.)
The mango used in this recipe was part of a series of mango tasting experiences, sent to me by The National Mango Board.


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A SUPERMARKET has apologised and changed its pharmacy procedures after a blunder led to a patient being given the wrong medication.
Weymouth woman Coral Mears said she was left 'angry and hurt' after being given drugs to treat schizophrenia instead of medication for her leg.
It was not until she got home that Ms Mears realised a mistake had been made. The label said it was her medication but the box and the items inside were totally different.
Ms Mears, 35, collected her prescription from the pharmacy in Morrisons supermarket – but instead of receiving a drug for restless leg she was given one used for a variety of mental health disorders.
She said her confidence in the store has been shaken. She said she was given a £25 voucher as a goodwill gesture but added it was not good enough.
Morrisons apologised and ordered a full investigation.
Ms Mears said: "To put it politely I'm angry and hurt and that's putting it kindly.
"I'm looking at it and thinking – what if I had taken it?
"I think it could have seriously damaged me if I had taken it."
She added: "They were apologetic. It's still not good enough to be honest."
Ms Mears, of Chapelhay, was due to pick up Ropinirole, a drug used to treat her restless leg.
She took the prescriptions home and was about to take the tablets when her suspicions were raised as the box was a different colour to normal – even though the printed label stuck on the box was correct.
She says she then realised that the drugs, leaflet and box were totally different and were in fact a drug called Risperidone, which is used to treat a variety of mental health conditions including schizophrenia.
Following a call to the store, she decided to return the same day.
Staff were very apologetic, Ms Mears said and offered her £25 in vouchers as a goodwill gesture.
Although she has been going to the pharmacy for eight years, she said she won't be returning.
She said: "I'm not going back there again to get my medicine."
Ms Mears urged people picking up prescriptions to always check their medicine, just to be sure.
She said people tended to just 'pop the pills' and not necessarily think about them.
Supermarket changes procedures
IN A letter to Ms Mears, Morrisons said it would be changing its procedures to make sure it did not happen again.
The letter said that one of the points of the action plan is that medication checking techniques have now been changed.
The letter said: 'The two items were originally in the same storage drawer due to the similarity of their names.
'These items have now been placed into separate drawers and this will reduce the possibility of another error between the two medicines.'
The letter added that the 'pharmacy will now be monitored for improvement in their performance relating to this matter.'
Morrisons spokesman Claire Johnson told the Echo: "Cases like this are rare. We have apologised to the customer and our pharmacy team are investigating."
- WEYMOUTH GP and deputy chairman of the locality Clinical Commissioning Group Dr Jon Orrell said if taken, the medication incorrectly given to Ms Mears would cause sedation and tiredness.
Commenting on the pharmacy blunder, he said: "This sounds like an understandable human error.
"In general, pharmacists are very accurate and thorough with dispensing. Indeed, doctors are often helped by chemists picking up errors.
"The pills in question would have been next to each other on the shelf so it's similar to drivers putting petrol in a diesel car.
"This is a rare slip-up from a usually very reliable pharmacy."


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Slow and Stupid Wins the Race?Math brain teasers require computations to solve.
Hare and Tortoise had to take a make-up class in math over the summer, a two-month, self-paced course with a test at the end of each of 12 chapters. The course requires a 70% grade to pass.
In the first month, they both had difficulties with the concepts. Hare averaged 60% on his exams; Tortoise averaged 50%. Owl, the supervisor, spent three days of the next week helping them with their difficulties.
It worked. In the second month, Hare averaged 90% on his exams; Tortoise averaged 80%.
However, Tortoise got a passing grade of 75% in the class; Hare failed with 65%. When Hare protested to Owl that he'd outscored Tortoise in both months, Owl made Hare do the math on the board -- and sign up for another make-up class, after school in the fall.
How did Tortoise pass while Hare flunked?
HintThey worked at different speeds.
AnswerIn the first month, Hare took 10 chapter tests; Tortoise took only 2. In the second month, Hare took his remaining 2 exams and Tortoise took the 10 he needed to finish.
Hare's average = (10*60 + 2*90) / 12 = 780/12 = 65
Tortoise's average = (2*50 + 10*80)/12 = 900/12 = 75
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FLEFF Intern Voices
The Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival from the interns' point of view
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Blog posting written by Timna Mayer, Violin Performance,'15, FLEFF blogger, Salzburg, Austria
My name is Timna Mayer. Yes, it's Tim-na (people usually have trouble understanding my name so I'm just making sure). Anyway, I'm Timna and I come from Salzburg, Austria. Austria is the tiny country right next to Germany (just in case you were wondering). I came here to Ithaca about 1.5 years ago, with only one suitcase and a violin.
I left my home, because, even though Austria is a wonderful country, I had always been feeling as if I didn't quite fit in- into the bigger picture; a bigger picture drawn precisely, in simple colors (not too bright) and planned out into its greatest detail. I had always been spontaneous, a bit dramatic (as my parents would say) and, most of all, driven by the idea of living a life as a free artist (call me an idealist!).
Born in Austria, the glory land of mountains and Dirndl-dresses, there was no place for an alternative musician like me- with terrible yodeling skills and a natural disinterest for Mozart. I was, as you will, the part of the picture where the artist accidently sneezed or spilled color- a part in blurred lines that was unplanned. In my world, the world of music, they'd call me a dissonance.
So there I was, a dissonance in a perfect Mozart piece, and after 23 years of searching for release, I finally decided to get on my feet and make a change. At a slapping pace, I left everything I knew, packed my life into a suitcase and got on a plane. Aiming for something greater or, without setting my expectations too high, at least something different.
For those who know Ithaca, the fact that I ended up here shouldn't be a surprise. Ithaca: home for people of any kind and hot spot for artists, intellectuals and hedonists; a place with a sweet aftertaste of homelike idyll.
It didn't take me a long time to find myself a home and a place to study. Ithaca College welcomed me with open arms, with a sense of personal warmth I had never experienced before. In Ithaca, and at Ithaca College, I immediately felt as if I had finally arrived; as if I had finally found a place that wouldn't only allow me to be me, but would also help me embrace it.
No one has ever told me how to live my dreams. There's no recipe for it and no manual. I've surely heard stories of princesses being rescued by a prince in shining armor, but I never thought it could happen to me. It sounds cliché when people come to America and talk about the "American dream", but it happens- at least sometimes. At least it happened to me. My dream came true; I could finally be me.
Today, 1.5 years after my arrival, I can say that Ithaca and the people here have changed me; they have changed me in so many ways. It was here that I grew up, found my voice as a violinist and was culturally and intellectually encouraged on my way to becoming a professional musician. I performed countless concerts, I was taught and supported by highly qualified professors and I was engaged in many astounding cultural events such as the FLEFF film festival.
When I was younger, my mom used to tell me "When you find something good- share it". After "finding" Ithaca, I felt the strong need to share my luck and what I know about this wonderful place. I wanted to become an active part of this city.
During my first semester at Ithaca College, I stumbled on a class called FLEFF Festivals: Politics and Practices in Creative Industries. Even though this class had nothing to do with my major (violin performance), I was fascinated by the idea of being part of such an important event for our college and city. But not only that, because I grew up in Europe where film festivals are highly celebrated for representing nations, I also saw this film class as an opportunity for me to finally be involved; involved in getting this city "out there".
One year later, after experiencing FLEFF 2013, I can say that participating in this festival was one of the best decisions I have made. Only in Ithaca can a student like me get the chance to experience all kinds of cultural features this city has to offer, in only one week (and there are plenty, trust me!). Film screenings, concerts, international guest speakers, flash mobs, intercultural exchange, etc. I knew from the start: This festival is Ithaca, the way I love and appreciate it.
After participating in this event for the first time, I was sure there was no better way for me to share my fascination with Ithaca than by being part of FLEFF. Ithaca has given me so much more than I expected and I want to share this experience by representing this place in the best possible way. I want to give more people the chance to experience what I've experienced and to become as happy with Ithaca as I am.
My name is Timna Mayer and I'm proud to say that I'm here now, representing Ithaca as a blogger for the FLEFF festival 2014.
My team and I welcome you to Ithaca, our home.
I appreciate you sharing your journey with us, Timna! The image of you arriving in Ithaca with, as you put it, "with only one suitcase and a violin," is a powerful one. I'm so happy to hear you have found a place of acceptance here at IC and I can't wait to continue reading your blogs!


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Designers: Charles and Ray Eames
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To complement the lighter materials—including white leather—we are also offering powder coat finishes on the base and frame in white and graphite satin, along with polished aluminum.
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AUSTIN, Texas— Twenty chapters of the Texas Master Naturalist program are conducting spring training classes for volunteers wanting to learn about natural resource and conservation management.
The Texas Master Naturalist program, with 38 chapters located across the state aims to develop a corps of well-informed citizen volunteers who educate their communities about the management of natural resources. The main qualification needed to become a Certified Texas Master Naturalist is an interest in learning and playing an active part in conservation.
Volunteers will receive a minimum of 40 hours training from educators and specialists from places such as universities, natural resource agencies, nature centers and museums. Training topics include interpretation and management of natural resources, ecological concepts, eco-regions in Texas and natural systems management. Volunteers are expected to give 40 hours of service a year in community education, demonstration and habitat enhancement projects.
They are also expected to pursue a minimum of eight hours of advance training in areas of personal interest.
Texas Master Naturalist Chapters offering volunteer training this spring are listed with contact information. Enrollment is limited in most chapters. Some registration deadlines are fast approaching so contact a chapter near you to see if seating is still available.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Cooperative Extension co-sponsor the Texas Master Naturalist Program statewide. For more information about existing chapters or forming a new chapter contact Sonny Arnold, Assistant Program Coordinator, 111 Nagle Hall, 2258, TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2258. Call (979)458-1099 or email: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Over the past week, NBAA has been in discussions with FAA officials to determine the logistics of resurrecting the Blocked Aircraft Registration Request program. The FAA ended the tail-number blocking program in August, but a Fiscal Year 2012 appropriations bill passed on November 17 contained a provision effectively ordering the FAA to reinstate Barr. NBAA said it expects to receive more complete guidance from the FAA shortly, "But at this point it is clear that anyone currently blocking their movements as part of the FAA's Certified Security Program will not have a gap in their 'blocked' status." The FAA created the Certified Security Program post-Barr to allow operators with "bona fide" security concerns to block their tail numbers from online flight tracking sites. "It is also clear that the FAA will now accept new blocking requests, but as a result of the budget legislation, aircraft operators will no longer need to certify or even reference a 'valid security concern' to have their blocking request accepted," NBAA said. Blocking requests can now be sent to the FAA at email@example.com.
Dave Guerrieri (not verified)
November 30, 2011 - 3:29pm
Could we not have a system that would allow us to specify who can see the tail number, when, and for how long? That way we could allow an FBO to see our predicted arrival times, and use flight tracking software in our flight departments without excessive worry of the wrong people getting the information. Perhaps we are waiting for the National Strategy for Trusted Identity in Cyberspace (NSTIC) to finally be implemented before this kind functionality can be provided? See http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/10/14/advancing-national-strategy-tr...
Doug Haughton (not verified)
November 30, 2011 - 6:41pm
Personally I don't have a problem with anyone following my flight on Flightaware, or any other program for that matter, but I recognize the security need, for various reasons, with other operators. The program as previously constituted seemed to work well, allowing those with a bonafide reason to opt out. Seems fair, reasonable, and meets the needs of the masses.
James Howery (not verified)
November 30, 2011 - 9:13pm
Back to business as usual for corporate flight departments that abuse corporate aircraft policy, now the public and stockholders won't know that you're taking your family to Bermuda for the weekend on the company's time/aircraft.
Rulon Bravo (not verified)
November 30, 2011 - 10:01pm
I have to agree with Mr. Howery. The movements of the well connected will go back to being privileged information. Stockholders will not know if the airplanes owned by their companies are actually tools of business, or playthings for the powerful. I'm all for business aviation, but it should be business aviation, not junkets for congressmen or golf vacations to Scotland. Business airplanes are for capitalism, not cronyism.
Jay Freat (not verified)
November 30, 2011 - 10:46pm
I agree with Howery and Bravo. Personally witnessed Wells Fargo-owned Falcon tri-jet aircraft landing at Austin Executive airport with *two* passengers on a Saturday, last month. This was a plane the size of a regional airliner, probably 20 seats, that must cost $10,000/hr. to operate. No worries when the shareholders are paying for it!
St. (not verified)
December 1, 2011 - 11:04am
Similar to Freat, I watched two Gulf Stream jets board a total of four passengers in Lebanon, NH. The vacation gear was significant. The grandchildren models of traveler poise. Still, the stockholders for this company could better invest their money.
Jonathan Oaks (not verified)
December 1, 2011 - 2:45pm
So what was all the fuss about in the first place if the FAA so easily reverts back to even less oversight? I agree with the program, but see this past month's worth of fuss as simply more of the Obama Administration looking for political cover.
Allen Grinnell (not verified)
December 1, 2011 - 3:06pm
To those of you who think this is about just the well connected hiding their movements in aircraft are incredibly misguided. This is about liberty, freedom and a reasonable expectation of privacy. Let me give you a personal example of how flawed your thinking is. I fly a small reciprocating twin engine aircraft. I chose the airplane as a safe mode of transportation for my family and while on business trips. I am not a fat cat or a corporate executive flying a multi-million dollar jet. Just someone who loves aviation and finds traveling in this manner a very cost effective way of getting from point A to point B. In addition I also perform Angel Flights for cancer victims who can not afford to get to treatment donating my time and money.
As a result of our government issuing flight movement activities of my aircraft to a private entity such as Flight Aware I was hit with a 34,000.00 dollar tax bill in the form of a use tax for flying my plane (mostly Angel Flights for Charity) in the state of Maine during my first year of ownership. I live in NH! To make a long story short I had to go to the State Supreme Court and appeal this tax bill. Fortunately the case was dismissed however it still cost me significant legal fees.
My point is much of the information gathered by through flight aware was inaccurate and caused many of my problems. Since then I signed up for the BARR program. Let me ask you this do you want the government to put a GPS in your car to track your movements? They are proposing to do just that! Then wait for the tax bill on number of miles driven per year.
Get a clue people this about liberty, freedom and a reasonable expectation of privacy!
Mr. Grinnell


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One thing for sure about the lawsuit filed by the Town of Southwest Ranches against the City of Pembroke Pines: taxpayers are going to lose.
If the Ranches wins the $2 million-plus it is seeking, Pines taxpayers will foot the bill. If the Ranches loses, only the lawyers make out on the public dime.
The lawsuit concerns the controversial federal ICE immigration detention center planned for the Ranches that was killed earlier this year. The Ranches, behind Town Attorney Keith Poliakoff and his Becker & Poliakoff firm, allege in the suit that the Pines wrongfully terminated two agreements with the town that helped kill the prison deal and the revenue it would have created.
The first is an interlocal agreement signed in 2005. The irony of that allegation is that it was the Ranches that voted to kill the deal first.
The other is a fire agreement that gave the Pines an opt-out for any reason with nine months notice.
"I would love for the Town of Southwest Ranches to stop suing everybody," said Pembroke Pines City Commissioner Jay Schwartz. "... They're blaming the City of Pembroke Pines for losing a deal and that's not the case."
This is just a continuation of the feud between the town and city. When the Pines terminated the interlocal agreement, the Ranches barricaded roads around a Pines neighborhood to block them from the town's roads.
How's that for neighborly? Just watch the video to see just how much some Ranches residents hate (I don't think that's too strong a word) the Pines.
The whole thing is irrational and just a little bit pathetic. Where are the adults out there?


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It is used for the short-term treatment of insomnia
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What is this medicine?CHLORAL HYDRATE (klor al HI drate) is used for the short-term treatment of insomnia. This medicine may also be used to decrease anxiety or make you sleep before a procedure or test. It also helps prevent or treat some of the symptoms caused by alcohol withdrawal.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?Take this medicine by mouth with a full glass of water. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Take your doses at regular intervals after meals or as directed. Do not take your medicine more often than directed. If you have been taking this medicine regularly for some time, do not suddenly stop taking it. You must gradually reduce the dose or you may get severe side effects. Ask your doctor or health care professional for advice.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. While this medicine may be prescribed for children for selected conditions, precautions do apply.
What if I miss a dose?This does not apply if you are taking this before a procedure.
If you are taking this medicine regularly and you miss a dose, take it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, take only that dose. Do not take double or extra doses.
What may interact with this medicine?Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications:
This medicine may also interact with the following medications:
What should I watch for while using this medicine?Visit your doctor or health care professional for regular checks on your progress.
You may get drowsy or dizzy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do anything that needs mental alertness until you know how this medicine affects you. Do not stand or sit up quickly, especially if you are an older patient. This reduces the risk of dizzy or fainting spells. Alcohol may interfere with the effect of this medicine. Avoid alcoholic drinks.
What side effects may I notice from receiving this medicine?Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
Where should I keep my medicine?Keep out of the reach of children. This medicine can be abused. Keep your medicine in a safe place to protect it from theft. Do not share this medicine with anyone. Selling or giving away this medicine is dangerous and against the law.
Store at room temperature between 15 and 30 degrees C (59 and 86 degrees F). Keep container tightly closed. Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date.
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'"I think our crowd and our fans have given us a big boost in this building," Ruff said. "It's fun to play in front of that energy as a player. Whether it's this time of year or three weeks ago, I've likened it a lot of nights to playoff-type energy in the building. That does a lot for the home team, and it squashes the opposition a lot of the time."'
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The Olympics are coming to London this summer and everyone wants a piece of them. Back in 2007, local butcher Dennis Spurr decorated his "Fantastic Sausage Factory" with a sign featuring "2012" and sausages in the shape of the famous Olympic rings. But his signage didn't survive long, as he was ordered to remove it soon after.
At the time, such an event was newsworthy, and even controversial in some quarters. But it is only now, just months before the Games begin, that businesses are finally coming to terms with just how restrictive the anti-ambush marketing legislation really is.
Ambush marketing—the practice of non-sponsoring companies promoting their goods off the back of a sporting event—has always been a problem for the Olympics and other international tournaments. At the 2006 soccer World Cup in Germany, a group of fans famously ended up watching a game in their underwear after officials confiscated their Dutch Bavaria Beer orange lederhosen.
Bavaria tried the stunt again at the 2010 soccer World Cup in South Africa with a more sophisticated and high-profile ambush. In the run-up to the tournament, the company arranged for a well-known Dutch celebrity to model an orange mini-dress for the brand. The mini-dress therefore became associated with the brand in the minds of Dutch consumers, even though it bore no obvious branding. The beer company then organized for a group of 36 young women wearing identical orange mini-dresses to attend a game. The television cameras found them and the image was broadcast to the world, much to the chagrin of Budweiser, the event's official sponsor. The women were ejected from the stadium, but the damage had been done.
Global sponsorship spending on the Olympic Games has risen from $2 billion in 1984 to an estimated $43.5 billion in 2008. The event's organizers and sponsors cannot, therefore, afford to allow ambush marketing to happen.
Names, logos, symbols, words, mottos and phrases relating to the Olympics, Paralympics and, specifically, the London 2012 Games (Games Marks) are protected by a combination of copyright, registered trademarks, registered EU community designs, common law and specially crafted legislation.
The Games Marks (which include the five ring symbol, the Olympic torch, the words "Olympic" and "Paralympic", and numerous variations thereof) cannot be used in the course of trade without the necessary consents. That much will be obvious to most, if not all, readers of Inside Counsel.
This creates real difficulties for companies that want to make the most of the Games and the business opportunities they will present. Businesses with a presence in London also will be keen to capture the increased footfall, and celebrate the Games with employees and customers. But restrictions in relation to the Olympics are very wide and very strict.
When considering whether an infringing association has been created, a court may take into particular account the use of certain combinations of proscribed words and phrases, such as "Games," "Summer," and "2012." Some of these phrases are almost unavoidable when mounting a seasonal campaign, but marketers will need to tread extremely carefully.
Mistakes are costly. Infringement of some of the controlled rights is a criminal offense. In particular, the sale or advertisement of goods that bear the Games Marks may be a criminal offense. Civil claims also can be brought by The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited (LOCOG). Remedies for those civil infringements include injunctions, financial damages, surrender of infringing goods and an account of profits made by the infringer.
LOCOG are expecting business to be sporting (pun very much intended) and to comply with both the spirit of the legislation and the word. But for some, the rules are much too strict and there will be many who fall foul of them without even realizing that their activities are prohibited.


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Greg Jennings might not become a free agent after all. The Green Bay Packers might use their franchise tag on Jennings, NFL.com reports.
The move mean a $10.4 million next season for Jennings, a 29-year-old wide receiver. The report cited an unidentified source with knowledge of the Packers' plans.
Jennings told NFL Network in December he wasn't thrilled with the idea.
"Will I be here? That's totally up to the Packers," Jennings told "NFL AM." "I know one way I don't want to be here is under a franchise tag."
Jennings' numbers were down in an injury-plagued 2012 with 36 receptions for 366 yards and four touchdowns in eight games.


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TRAIN services between Bolton and Preston are returning to normal after an earlier electrical fault lead to major disruption.
This morning, commuters faced rush hour chaos when a fault on the line between Chorley and Blackrod meant that trains were cancelled and replaced with buses.
The fault was fixed by Network Rail at about 7.30am and trains were running as normal, but the problem happened again at 10.30am.
On both occasions replacement coaches were provided for passengers between Bolton and Preston.
The fault was fixed for the second time at about 2.30pm and normal working has now been resumed, although the earlier disruption may have a knock on effect.
A Northern Rail spokesman said: "Whilst normal working has begun again, we are expecting some residual delays that may run into the peak time services.
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WASHINGTON -- Bryce Harper returned to the Nationals' lineup on June 30 after missing two months because of a torn left thumb ligament. As a result, Wilson Ramos -- Washington's Opening-Day cleanup hitter -- has been forced to move down in the order.
The 6-foot-1, 220-pound catcher has batted in the eighth spot for 11 of the 12 games he's started since Harper rejoined the team. Ramos hit seventh against the Phillies on July 11, but that was only because Danny Espinosa started in place of Ian Desmond at shortstop to give Desmond a day off.
The demotion hasn't hindered Ramos' production, though. In fact, the right-handed slugger has been on a tear since Harper's return, batting .340 (16-47) over the 12 games with seven RBIs and a home run entering Sunday. His season average has soared from .274 to .295. And he extended the recent hot streak with a 3-for-4, three-RBI performance in an 8-3 win over the Brewers on Saturday.
"Every time I go up there, I'm just looking for one pitch," Ramos said. "Make a good swing and try to put the ball in play and see what happens. That's what I like to do. I don't care if I'm hitting fourth, fifth, sixth. I just go out there and try to do my job. So if I've got runners on base, try to bring those runners in."
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Head lice are tiny parasites that live on the scalp. They lay their eggs (nits) near the base of the hair shaft. Head lice spread quickly in school and child care environments because kids often work and play closely and share personal items. Head lice don't fly or jump, they can only crawl from head to head.
Head lice spread from person to person by crawling. They can't fly or jump. When kids share brushes, combs, hats, hair clips, and when they put their heads together at school or at play, lice can crawl from one head to another.
Head lice don't spread disease and they aren't serious. The most serious complication of head lice is that vigorous scratching can lead to infections of the scalp. Head lice do need to be dealt with in a timely manner though, as they will never disappear on their own and left to their own devices, you could find yourself with a full-blown family epidemic.
As most mums know, it's hard to keep head lice from spreading to other children at school or child care. If one kid has head lice, others are almost certain to get them. There's no way to actually prevent head lice, but you can catch infestations early and treat them by checking your child regularly for nits (lice eggs). While there are head lice preventative products available, most are not 100% bullet-proof.
If you find head lice on your child, be sure to notify her school and/or child care so that other parents can check their children. Teach your child not to share personal items like combs, hats, scarves, and hair clips.
Usually the first sign that your child has head lice is when she scratches her head a lot - although, some children make very good hosts and do little scratching until the problem is acute. Often lice is discovered when you inspect your child's scalp as the result of notification from school or childcare that another child has head lice. Lice move quickly, but sometimes they are visible moving on the head. You might also notice that your child has what looks like dandruff, but you can't brush it off. This "dandruff" might be lice eggs on the hair shaft. Some children have bites around their hairline, particularly around the back of the neck, that can be seen as well.
Check your child for head lice by looking for live insects crawling on the scalp, or look for nits. The most common places to find nits are behind the ears and at the base of the neck. Nits are tiny white egg shaped specks that are firmly stuck to the hair shaft near the scalp. You can use a nit comb to remove the nits and there are several over-the-counter treatments for killing the insects themselves.
To prevent other members of your family from getting head lice, you'll need to wash the infected child's bedding and clothing in hot water. Make sure to wash her combs and brushes too and keep her hair tied back firmly to prevent cross-contamination.
Whichever method you choose to remove head lice and nits, be sure to use the treatment 7-10 days after the initial treatment to catch the next generation of head lice as they hatch.
Though you may feel like calling for reinforcements as you wage battle against the persistent head lice, your family doctor is not necessary! Head lice can be easily treated at home as long as you follow the instructions of your chosen method of eradication.
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BrushI have found that the eco tools brand offers many pleasant surprises for those of us looking for a quality makeup brush at an affordable price point. I have the whole collection, and have been happily using them to apply my makeup for quite some time. This brush does a good job of picking up the powder that I apply, and the application of powder make up is even, and not streaky at all. I also lik...read moree that it holds the powder product well; it does not just fall off of the hairs of the brush. The hairs of the brush are fairly soft-- I do think that there is a noticeable difference between these brushes and those you find at a higher price point-- while the hairs are not feathery soft, they are non irritating and stay in the brush. I wash my brushes frequently, and find that they hold up to that sort of treatment well. They hold shape well, even after they are thoroughly washed and dried, and they travel well. I also like the bamboo style look. It is very natural looking and appealing. For the girl who is looking for a quality makeup brush without breaking the bank, I would recommend this brand. However, if you are searching for a end brush for your cosmetic needs, I would say that you should spend a little more and climb that price ladder a little. The reduction in quality is noticeable to me and I think it would be for anyone who is serious at all about makeup. — 4 years, 8 months agoLittleBunny | 545 reviews
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ECOTOOLS BAMBOO POWDER BRUSHI love Ecotools! I have their retractable kabuki brush and the powder brush and I just bought their 6 piece eye brush set, and I can easily say that I am in LOVE! They are affordable and great quality and never EVER shed! And this brush is just fantastic! I used to use it for my Bare Minerals foundation before I got the kabuki brush, and It worked really well. Now I just use it for blush and bronz...read moreer, because I don't use powder and it is good for contouring. I am in love and recommend this to anyone, you won't be disappointed! I use this brush every day for applying blush or a touch of bronzer. I have had it for almost a year and it is still as good as when I bought it. I use it for blush because I am naturally a bit red, so I want my blush to be quite subtle (even after I cover the redness with foundation). For me, this brush delivers the perfect look, never makes my makeup look cakey, and cleans well. For the price, you definitely can't go wrong. Pretty soon after I bought the brush the handle fell off. I did try to glue it back on and tighten it on with pliers and it stayed on ok until I had to wash it. Also, The actual chuck of bristles came off after I had been using it for a year or two. The bristles falling off may have had something to do with me constantly tightening the ferule with pliers but it's worth mentioning. So, that aside I really like this brush! It's as soft as those velvety body shop brushes and are really inexpensive! I find that even the best quality brushes tend to shed once you get to the powder brushes but this one never did! (Until it fell apart that is.) Taking off the handle to wash it wasn't a big deal and even though it fell apart eventually I'll probably just buy another because it never shed a hair and is super soft. If you're worried about it falling apart though either go for a smaller brush or you could try to find this blush brush I have from them. It's the stubby one that came in a pack of four I think. I've had it forever (Not to mention I use it pretty aggressively.) and it's still perfect. — 5 years, 5 months agomihshelle | 182 reviews
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POLICE in South Staffordshire have been equipped with body cams to help in the fight against crime.
Frontline officers, PCSO's and special constables will all have use of the cameras which has been funded by Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Ellis who said:
"Body cams will revolutionise evidence gathering and help ensure complaints are dealt with more efficiently and cost effectively.
"They are part of rigorous efforts to ensure everything that's done is open, honest and transparent so that public confidence across policing and criminal justice is improved.
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Staffordshire police are the first force in the UK to have body-worn video cameras for all frontline officers.
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Bhikkhu Pesala wrote:Maybe satirists shouldn't be ordained?
May Ajahn Sujato be reborn as an enlightened bhikkhuni.
Humor is good, but seriously, I sometimes think there might be less scandals with a greater proportion of females as monastics. It certainly has been too male dominated for some time now, which is fortunately changing now.
"When things are working well they are almost not noticed."
And this is true with the Bhikkhunis in some ways probably and we have to learn right acknowledgement.
"What seems normal and natural, if we don't take good care to keep the causes and conditions strong, can become distant and unattainable."
This is very true. We must learn to be aware.
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Smith begins his 20th year leading Baylor baseball
When the first pitch is thrown tomorrow night between Baylor and Arizona State, it will mark the beginning of head coach Steve Smith's 20th season guiding the Baylor baseball program.
Smith, a 1986 Baylor graduate, returned to his alma mater in 1995 after two years as a graduate assistant at Texas A&M and five years as an assistant at Mississippi State under legendary head coach Ron Polk. He has led Baylor to the NCAA postseason 13 times in the last 16 years, including four Super Regionals and one of the program's three College World Series appearances.
A five-time Big 12 Coach of the Year, Smith's Bears have won three of the program's five league titles (2000, 2005, 2012). His 695 career victories are the most ever by any Baylor coach in any sport. As a Bear, Smith has tutored six MLB first-round picks and seen eight of his former players reach the big leagues. Nor surprisingly, Smith was inducted into the Baylor Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006.
This year's squad returns 15 letterwinners, including six position starters and nine pitchers, from last year. The Bears open the 2014 season this weekend with a three-game series at No. 19 Arizona State before returning to Waco to open their home slate Feb. 18 against UT-Arlington.
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richard_rca wrote:Can someone remind me what the definition of wholesome and unwholesome intentions are and how they are known and differentiated? Thanks!
steve19800 wrote:Let me just give you another example. Simple one a car accident. I'm not talking about the cessation to be free from accident.
Doshin wrote:steve19800 wrote:Generally, can we say that something unavoidable is our kamma. If you try your best to avoid thing but they still happen for you to suffer for example.
There are many causes and conditions which form a circumstance for a person to experience. Like you said even just as simple as crossing the road, it involves a lot of things for things to happen. Many causes and conditions form into one situation or one incident so to speak. Causes and conditions themselves are kamma.
I am not a Buddhist expert but I believe there are many levels of kamma. One action leads to a result and causes further results and actions. And they all are dependent to each other. Most of the time what people called kamma is what they believe as the final result or the climax of an incident. ...
That is not how kamma is defined, in buddhist context. The 'final result' is caused by (many independent) actions, most action had an intention (kamma).
(sidenote: something to ponder about, is there anything, that is really unavoidable ?)
steve19800 wrote:By being mindful I think we will be able to tell ourselves whether something happening is the result of our own action or just a mere carelessness.
Doshin wrote:Getting closer. By being mindful on our intention, we can be (more) aware on the consequences of our actions, before we initiate them.
We can not foresee all/every consequence of our actions, but we can begin to see that some intentions, most likely leads to (generally) more suffering, and some leads to less suffering. The more mindful we get, the better we get to "guess" the overall result of a given action.
In other words, our kamma (intention) is like planting seeds, that will grow into consequences (once/many) at some point(s) in the future. Mindfulness is a tool, that gives us a pointer, so that we can avoid planting "bad" seeds, before intention initiates action.
I would recommend a podcast, that once helped me a lot, with understanding (the buddhist way of seeing) kamma:
Episode 7. I do know that the "source" isn't Theravada, but it explains kamma in layman-terms, in a very easy language.
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The Becketts have played music together for 20 years, working the road all over the country as well as local venues in the duo called Nightlife.
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I am constantly using Midi effects and tricks in my own workflow. I look for plug-ins that output midi data (Audio Damage Axon for example). The video above from The Ableton Cookbook shows you how to record the Arpeggiator's notes while manipulating the device.
"The traditional signal chain in Ableton goes from the MIDI clip to a MIDI effect and then into an Instrument or Instrument Rack, where the MIDI information is interpreted and output as audio. This means that, if you press record on a MIDI Clip that has an effect on it, you'll get a recording not of the effected MIDI signal, but of the unaffected MIDI signal. If you want to capture these affected MIDI events, you are going to have to do some MIDI routing. In this video, I show you how this is done!" – theabletoncookbook.com
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Iran blames West for computer worm
Iran said Tuesday that a computer worm found on the laptops of several employees at the country's nuclear power plant is part of a Western plot to derail its nuclear works. Iranian officials have claimed in recent days that the Stuxnet worm that has affected computers of employees at the Bushehr nuclear power plant could be a conspiracy to damage Iran's nuclear programs.
Tuesday's comments by Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast were the strongest accusations of Western sabotage so far. He said sabotage and pressure won't make Iran stop its nuclear activities.
"They (the West) have shown by their words and actions that they try, through any possible means, to prevent or delay our peaceful nuclear activities," Mehmanparast conveyed, according to the AP. "These actions won't make us give up our (nuclear) rights at all. These methods won't help stop or delay nuclear activities in our country," he added.


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HIV is a virus that claims many innocent lives when children do not have access to antiretroviral medications. Fortunately, it is treatable and the children who have access to medication and adhere to their treatment can live indefinitely without developing AIDS and can live long and full lives. HIV is now considered a chronic but manageable disease, even easier to treat than pediatric diabetes.
HIV can NOT be spread through casual/household contact. HIV is not spread through hugging, kissing, shaking hands, sharing toys, sneezing, coughing, sharing food, sharing drinks, bathing, swimming or any other casual way. It has been proven that HIV and AIDS can only be spread through sexual contact, birth, breastfeeding and intravenously (such as used needles and blood transfusions).
Children born to women with the virus have a chance of becoming HIV positive due to mother-to-child-transmission. These children are innocent carriers of the virus. The children you see below are currently living in institutions. Sadly, if they end up aging out of institutional life, there is a high likelihood they will be ill on the streets in a life of crime.
Recent laws in the US and Canada allow for these children to be adopted. Being in a loving family helps them access medical care and gives them the opportunity to have a normal, healthy, productive life. They can go to college, get married, give birth to healthy babies and live long enough to meet their grandchildren.
Here is an overview of the medical aspects of living with a child with HIV.
PLEASE HELP US raise grant funds and awareness for these precious, waiting angels. You really can save a life, with even the smallest gift! You can make a Paypal donation or send a check (no Paypal fees) to: Reece's Rainbow, Reece's Rainbow, PO Box 277 Monrovia, MD 21770. Your gift will serve ALL of the children, as 10% of each waiting child donation is shared with our Voice of Hope fund as well!
Deric L24
Boy, 5 years old
HIV, Thrombocytopenia (a blood clotting disorder)
Listed: February 24, 2016
This adorable sweet boy is doing well with his medication regime. He has weekly blood tests for the Thrombocytopenia. He takes meds twice a day for HIV. His levels are now normal and the virus is apparently undetectable. He has those blood tests every 2 wks. He likes swimming (he can swim underwater), building with blocks, and playing with cars. This child is naïve, very trusting, and has no fear of strangers. He is good with other kids, but timid & afraid of rough/big kids. There are no limitations on his activity due to his health. He can run, jump, and swim. He uses knee pads & a helmet when riding a bike in order to prevent injury. He is a gentle boy who use to cry often but he has gotten much better and more confident. He had some significant issues with decay in his front teeth; he saw the dentist in fall 2015 and had his teeth fixed. Now that his teeth are no longer a source of constant infection, his platelet levels have dropped within normal range!
He lives with a foster mother who works very hard to prepare her foster children for adoption.
Boy, born 2010
HIV disease resulting in multiple infections, Disorder of brain, Divergent concomitant strabismus, Atopic dermatitis, Umbilical hernia
This attached picture is NOT recent, but it is what we have available for now. He has 3 older half-siblings, it is believed they live with family at this time.
This child shows significant facial features of FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome). This is not a diagnosis, but a cautionary disclosure.
Boy, born 2010
HIV, cardiomyopathy, inguinal hernia, rickets, other congenital valgus deformity of the feet, anemia, disorder of the brain Will try to get his updated picture soon.
Diagnosis are also dated when he was a baby so many things could have gone except for HIV.


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The evolution of plant automation
Understanding the purpose of control and safety systems helps users ensure each is appropriately optimized. The duties of the SIS are to protect the people, environment and assets against unsafe conditions.
By Angela Summers, PhD, PE, founder of SIS-TECH Solutions
[This article is an excerpt from Summers' latest book, Guidelines for Safe and Reliable Instrumented Protective Systems, available from AIChE's Center for Process Safety (CCPS).]
Within the process industry, control functions are used to achieve production and product quality targets, reduce manpower requirements, reduce human errors and improve process uptime.
Today we have digital "open" control systems that are far more robust and capable in terms of performance and diagnostics than their DCS predecessors, but that doesn't mean they can be relied on to perform control and safety functions.
Understand the Differences
The control system may be implemented as part of a basic process control system (BPCS), which is separate and independent of the safety instrumented system (SIS). The BPCS may execute control and safety functions when it is designed and managed to achieve the assumed risk reduction or hazard rate. A BPCS may not execute a safety instrumented function with a SIL ≥ 1 (see ISA 84.01/IEC 61511, clause 3.2.3).
Use of the BPCS to perform a safety function is highly restricted, since a dangerous failure somewhere within the system may lead to the loss of control and potentially to a hazardous event. Control functions are often configured to continue plant operation on detected failure rather than failing to a safe state. The dangerous failure rate of a BPCS that places a demand on a protection layer cannot be assumed to be better than 10-5 per hour (see ISA 84.01/IEC 6151l, clause 8.2.2).
The use of the BPCS to perform a safety function should be approved by a hazard and risk analysis team. The risk reduction factor for a BPCS used as a protection layer must be assumed to be below 10 (see ISA 84.01/IEC 61511, clause 9.4.2).
When the SIS is independent of the BPCS, it generally operates as a dormant system that takes action only in response to operation outside the normal operating envelope. These process demands are often caused by failures within the BPCS. The SIS is designed and managed to ISA 84.01/IEC 61511 to achieve a specified safety integrity level (SIL). Most SIS's are designed to fail to the safe state on loss of power or other support systems. SIS devices are also configured to fail to the safe state on detected failure, unless compensating measures are available to reduce the risk equivalently to the failed device.
Independence is a fundamental principle in the design of the SIS, regardless of the capability of the BPCS. The systems should be sufficiently independent so that one system can suffer a complete system collapse while the other system remains fully functional. If this criterion cannot be met, the entire system–BPCS and SIS–must be designed and managed as a SIS under the rigors of ISA 84.01/IEC 61511.
Maintaining such rigor dramatically increases the cost of BPCS ownership and significantly restricts BPCS flexibility. However, applying the ISA 84.01/IEC 61511 life cycle and its associated quality management system to the BPCS can add significant benefits, because better managed systems tend to operate more reliably.
As technology has evolved, emphasis continues to be placed on maintaining the independence and separation of the BPCS and SIS functions. When separation is not provided, the potential for human error increases as system components are accessed more frequently. The approximate ratio of BPCS-to-SIS input and output signals is more than 90% BPCS to less than 10% SIS. When these systems are combined, the need for access significantly increases. Increased system access results in a greater potential for inadvertent and unintentional changes resulting in an increased need for a more rigorous management system. Finally, when the BPCS and SIS are combined into a single SIS, the logic solver likely operates in a continuous mode because a dangerous failure within the logic solver may cause a simultaneous loss of control and safety functions.
Understanding the BPCS
Over time, the BPCS evolved into programmable logic controllers (PLC) and distributed control systems (DCS), which are based on programmable electronic (PE) technology.
PE technology brought an increased ability to execute more control functions on a single platform. This processing capability allowed the implementation of statistical process control, predictive control algorithms and other advanced control techniques, resulting in tremendous productivity and quality improvements.
Today, most process units are highly dependent on automated control systems. Operators rely on the BPCS and its operator interface for process information during normal operation, for alarms during process excursions and for troubleshooting process control problems.
BPCS technology provides significant benefits with its capabilities and flexibility, but it also introduces new and more complex failures. This creates an environment where, if administrative controls are not in place, the BPCS exists in an almost endless state of flux, where control loops are routinely placed in manual mode, alarms are disabled or reset by operators based on personal choice and process control specialists implement the newest in control algorithms while the process unit is in operation.
Understanding the SIS
At a minimum, an SIS consists of a sensor, a logic solver, a final element and a support system. The SIS includes a combination of hardware and software elements that work in unison to detect process hazards and take defined actions to achieve or maintain a safe state. Historically, SIS's were implemented using process switches, hardwired electrical systems and final elements, such as motor control circuits or solenoid-operated block valves. Since the SIS was physically separate and diverse from the BPCS, functional independence of the SIS and the BPCS was easily evaluated. The BPCS and SIS were designed and maintained by diverse personnel and departments. The two systems shared few, if any, components, technology or personnel support.
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LAS VEGAS - A former Florida high school teacher and football coach testified Thursday that he felt threatened by a Utah man who he said made derogatory racial comments and touched him on the chest and arm three times before Hawkins knocked the man to the floor of a Las Vegas casino.
Benjamin Gerard Hawkins testified that John Massie appeared intoxicated when the two men exchanged words in a restroom, and that Massie wouldn't leave him alone until the single fatal punch on July 6, 2011, at O'Shea's Casino.
A medical examiner testified that Massie died after his head hit the floor.
"After he touched me a second time, I told him to get the (expletive) away from me and don't touch me again," Hawkins told the jury hearing his involuntary manslaughter trial. "He slaps me on the shoulder and says, 'You'll be all right.'"
"I told him, 'If you touch me again, I'll knock you the (expletive) out," Hawkins said.
Hawkins, a 39-year-old black man from Gainesville, Fla., went in Las Vegas for vacation with his wife and friends. He told police he was defending himself from a man he believed was threatening him.
"Where I come from, you have the ability to defend yourself if someone is going to hurt you," he said.
Massie, 38, was white, a divorced father who lived in Roy, Utah. He worked as an occupational safety and health worker at Hill Air Force Base. A black co-worker, David Battle, testified Thursday that he never heard Massie make a racial comment or joke.
The jury was told that a toxicology report found Massie had a blood-alcohol percentage of 0.172, or more than twice the legal limit for driving in Nevada.
Police who interviewed Hawkins didn't ask him to submit to a blood-alcohol test, but Hawkins testified he had several vodka and orange juice drinks after he and his group arrived the previous morning in Las Vegas.
Hawkins told jurors that Massie started the encounter in the men's room with an unsolicited comment about "black guys and these yellow shirts."
"All I was doing was washing my hands and he was making racial statements to me," said Hawkins, who was wearing a bright yellow polo shirt. "My alert level was through the roof."
The two men exchanged several more words before Massie exited the men's room first. Hawkins said Massie called to him again as Hawkins walked past.
"He said, 'I got something for your ass,'" Hawkins testified, "like he had intentions that he was going to strike me."
Hawkins said he felt he couldn't risk turning his back on Massie, and casino surveillance video shows the two men a few feet apart before Hawkins turns and throws the punch. Massie's hands were in his pockets.
Hawkins remained in the scene after the punch, apparently talking to his wife and friends before security arrives and paramedics and police are called.
Las Vegas police Det. Jeff Rosgen testified that he thought the case could fall anywhere between self-defense and murder.
Prosecutor Maria Lavell noted discrepancies and inconsistencies between Hawkins' accounts to police hours after the incident and the detailed accounts Hawkins provided to the jury on Thursday. Rosgen said Hawkins never specified the racial taunts or what made him feel threatened.
Hawkins said Thursday that he was emotionally wrought at the time and had little more than a nap after traveling cross-country that day.
Hawkins could face probation or up to four years in prison depending on the outcome of the case.
He has been on administrative duties at Bradford County High School in Starke, Fla., pending the outcome of the Las Vegas case.
Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Mr. and Mrs. Crazy: Petrol ShortageMath brain teasers require computations to solve.
Recently Mr. And Mrs. Crazy have heard the news about the petrol shortage. The king has introduced to the villagers petrol rationing according to the following system, based on the 3-digit number of each number-plate (000 to 999) of the cars in the village.
People could only buy petrol on certain days as follows:
Sunday: if each of the three digits was less than 6
Monday: if the 3-digit number was odd
Tuesday: if the sum of the three digits was greater than 10
Wednesday: if the 3-digit number was a multiple of 3
Thursday: if the sum of the three digits was less than 15
Friday: if at least two of the three digits were the same
Saturday: if the 3-digit number was less than 500
If Mr. and Mrs. Crazy could refuel their car on any day of the week, what is the number on their car's number-plate?
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The Labor Day holiday marks the end of the peak driving season in the United States and provides an opportunity to review year-to-date gasoline consumption. U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) current data indicate gasoline consumption in the first half of 2012 was 0.3 percent lower than in the comparable 2011 period. Economic growth, gasoline prices, and vehicle fleet efficiency are key determinants of gasoline use. So far in 2012, year-over-year economic growth that would generally lead to increased gasoline consumption has been more than offset by increases in retail gasoline prices and higher fuel efficiency of the in-use vehicle fleet.
Prior to February 2012, the United States had consumed less gasoline year-over-year for 13 out of 15 months since November 2010 (Figure 1). In 2011, U.S. gasoline consumption decreased on average almost 240,000 barrels per day (bbl/d), a 2.7-percent reduction from its 2010 level. Consumption continued to weaken, but at a slowing rate, into the first quarter of this year, declining by about 110,000 bbl/d (1.3 percent) from the comparable year-earlier level.
In February 2012, however, almost 20,000 bbl/d more gasoline was consumed than in February 2011, the first year-over-year increase in 11 months. While gasoline consumption through June was slightly lower year-over-year, consumption in the second quarter increased by almost 60,000 bbl/d compared with 2011.
Real GDP for the first six months of 2012 is estimated to be 2.3 percent higher than for the same period in 2011. According to EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) model, the short-term income elasticity for total vehicle miles traveled by light- and heavy-duty vehicles together is about 0.58 (meaning a 1-percent increase in income results in a 0.58-percent increase in miles traveled). This elasticity estimate suggests motor fuel consumption should have been 1.3 percent higher this year than in the same period in 2011, assuming no year-over-year change in fuel prices, the efficiency of the vehicle fleet and the light-duty vehicle share of total travel.
In its STEO model, EIA estimates the short-term elasticity of vehicle miles traveled with respect to the price of gasoline to be about -0.04 (a 1-percent increase in prices leads to a 0.04 percent decline in highway travel). The average pump price of regular-grade gasoline during the first six months of 2012 was 3.3 percent higher than the same period last year. Motor gasoline consumption would therefore have been slightly more than 0.1 percent lower than in 2011, assuming no year-over-year change in economic activity or improvement in the average efficiency of the vehicle fleet. Combined, the estimated net effect of income and price changes and their respective elasticity estimates during the first half of 2012 imply a 1.2-percent increase in gasoline consumption over the comparable year-ago period assuming a constant share of light-duty vehicle travel.
A rough estimate of average gasoline use per mile traveled, a measure of the efficiency of the in-use vehicle fleet, can be obtained by dividing total gasoline consumption reported by EIA by preliminary total highway miles travelled reported by the Federal Highway Administration. Based on this measure, the implied average fuel efficiency of the in-use light-duty vehicle fleet rose by roughly 1.1 percent in the first half of 2012 versus the comparable year-ago period. Efficiency gains likely reflect both increasingly stringent Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards that were implemented for light-duty trucks starting in model year 2008 and for passenger cars starting in model year 2011 and consumer vehicle choices in an era of higher gasoline prices.
The net effect of the income, price, and fuel efficiency impacts as modeled by EIA implies almost flat year-over-year gasoline consumption. Keeping in mind that measures of freight activity suggest some actual decline in the light-duty vehicle share of total vehicle travel between the first half of 2011 and the first half of 2012, the STEO modeling appears to be roughly consistent with, the 0.3-percent year-over-year decline in gasoline use reflected in EIA's current data for January through June 2012.


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ADS707 - Researching and Working with Communities A
Unit details
|2014 unit information
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|Trimester 1: Cloud (online)
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For students who commenced prior to 2014: Nil
For students who commenced from 2014: ADS701 for students enrolled in courses A511, A611 or A727
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Note:You will need to access substantial learning resources and experiences in CloudDeakin (Deakin's online learning environment). Compliance with the Standards in computing, connectivity and student capability are a condition on your enrolment.
This unit forms the first part of a sequence of two subjects designed to enable students to work effectively with research and program methodologies in community development. Researching and Working with Communities A introduces the main paradigms that inform thinking and acting. Part B provides subsequent in-depth practice of research and programming methods.
"Researching and Working with Communities A is deliberately inter-disciplinary. It maps and navigates elements from the fields of research, philosophy, evaluation, project planning, needs analysis, management, and intercultural communication. A key aim of the subject is to recognise the Western worldview as one of many culturally-constructed ways of knowing, doing and being, and its implications for what 'community' and 'development' is.
The research paradigms of positivist, pragmatic, constructivist, transformative are investigated. The dominant scientific model is reviewed in terms of its benefits, such as economic and technological growth, as well its unintended consequences, such as ecological and community un-sustainability.
You will gain awareness of the opportunities and challenges that arise when we try to communicate across different worldviews.
Contemporary research and intervention practices of the community development sector will be critically investigated. Is there a method for researching and working with communities? Specific 'development models', are explored, including: human rights, gender, participatory, technology-transfer, governance, local area planning, sustainable, learning, and indigenous methodologies. A problem-based approach is used to explore contextual factors such as agency location, mandate and resources.
You will research and work-with a community by creating a culturally-relevant artefact, and seeking endogenous feedback on its appropriateness. The stage will then be set for 'Researching and Working with Communities B' indepth practice in the methods of qualitative and quantitative research, needs analysis, acting, planning, organising and relating.
Two assignments of not more than 5000 words:
Part A, essay, 2000 words, 40%
Part B, essay, 3000 words, 60%
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Sprained MCL during the Bears game.
The defense has improved since Bob became a starter; I only hope they don't regress with him on the sidelines.
Take me out to the black, tell 'em I ain't coming back. Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me.
And HE WAS THE SPARK TO THE DEFENSE!!! He was the reason why we've played so wel...
Sanders is the best playmaker on defense. This is really unfortunate, just when the defense was playing like a REAL defense.
It's all good...once he's back, we will be ok. Plus, our offense is too good
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.