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When I lived in Illinois I'm pretty certain that private high schools had to compete 2 classes above their actual enrollment when the playoffs rolled around. Looking at this year's results, is it time to make that move in Iowa? In effect, Heelan would move to 4A, IC Regina to 2A or even 3A. The other option would be to move to 8-man. Is it time? Regina hasn't lost a game in like, 5-6 years?
Might not hurt but some schools (Western, Unity, PC, DMC) don't seem to have much of an advantage. Hate to make them move up when they don't do much in their current classes.
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Dont they already do something like this for wrestling? I thought Assumption ran into it several years ago where they had to count the population for every town they had a student from.
If we did this in life, wouldn't ISU be playing MAC football on a Tuesday night?
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What do you do with the largest schools? I believe that WDM Dowling is the only 4A school that is actually 4A-sized by enrollment. CR Xavier, SC Heelan, and DBQ Wahlert are all 3A-sized and Dav. Assumption is 2A-sized if I remember right.
Regina should voluntarily move up......but bureaucratic-mind-numbed friends of mine just simply regurgitate "they can't". Why not? No monolithic, unbending rule should be applied. Not sure what the answer is.....the situation with Regina is unique. Awesome coach, very affluent town, business approach to football when lots of relatively recreational football surrounding it in the same class.
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I got a letter today saying I have a warrant... I know its for the community service I didnt do. So if I go on monday to court what are the chances of me being arrested??? The bail is $5000 and its for court in San Mateo.
I got a letter today saying I have a warrant... I know its for the community service I didnt do. So if I go on monday to court what are the chances of me being arrested??? The bail is $5000 and its for court in San Mateo.
Call the court and ask...
Also, start counting your pennies.
yeah they just said to come on in.... I'm just trying to figure out if they are going to arrest me and keep me there.
They might. If so, all that will happen is that they will arrest you, book you and let you go within a couple of hours. It's a record that they have to keep ON your record. You will be given another court date. There should be no need to keep you overnight unless you have done something waaaay worse.
ohh ok that makes me feel a lot better. Its not the actual jail part im worried about its me dissapearing for a few days and getting fired.
This is the most likely scenario...just make sure you go to court!!! My previous job was as a bail bondsman and we had to deal with this sort of thing all the time.Originally Posted by Siu Blue Wind
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I've had a bench warrant before for failure to appear, for a traffic violation....I mailed the check to pay it off, but it must have gotten lost in the mail. Wasn't too bad, just annoying.
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Yes, Just go in MORE then likely they will just set a new court date, you'll get lectured by the Judge on your reasoning for not showing up to the first hearing. I work in law. Don't ignore this problem something so minor can totally be avoided.
Goodluck and take care of your business.
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Yeah...definitely not going to get better if you ignore it. What works well around here is to go in with a plan to get your business taken care of, not just an excuse.
Good luck.
...but if community service was a term of probation... the end might not be to your liking.
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Yeah, and by skipping out on the community service the old charge against you is still active and can be brought back up. Most definitely don't skip out on this appointment. You may want to consult a lawyer.
I was once a bad kid that faced over 100 hours of community service. I never showed up to it. That was over 15 years ago
But alas you got busted so I would consider talking to a lawyer. Don't think for one second that they will not lock you up because they can and might and with your luck they will.
i once had a warrant out on me for assault & battery. i just sic'ed my lawyer on the idiot lawyer that caused the charges to be filed, and it all went away.
doesn't help your case, but it's my only warrant experience.
Call the local Public Defenders, or some Law Clinic Thingie (whatever it might be called in your town), or some other place where someone with legal training might be persuaded to dispense legal advice without taking your bank account, real estate and soul in return. They'll be able to give you an idea of the law in general, and more importantly an insight into the people who work at the Courthouse, especially the Judge. If the judge has a reputation for being decent, fine. If not, you might have to move....might I suggest Australia?
Wear nice clothes, and grovel a lot. Offering to bear the judge's children is a bit over the top, but working terms such as 'sorry', apology', and/or 'remorse' (even if you don't mean them) into every sentence you can is probably a good idea.
If you've never been in trouble before, you might think about simply saying you forgot, as legal stuff and being in this kind of jam is so out of your experience. Use this particular suggestion with great care.
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Avoid the "those orange vests are so gauche." faux pas. See where it got Martha Stewart?Originally Posted by sabretech2001
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Time has not been kind to warrant.
One time some dumb ass hit me with his car, and I took him to court. Thats not the point. The guy there who had the hearing before mine who skipped out of town in 1989 as a teenager who was sentenced to 60 hours of community service for marijuana possession is the point. This was 2001, and the judge said he was being nice since he came in on his own, and then he gave him 300 hours of community service, and a year of house arrest. Hope you don't get hit with a similary tough judge.
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Bench Warrant or Arrest Warrant? Ask for paperwork.
Call the San Mateo County Bar Association and see if they have a Lawyer Referral Service. I'm pretty sure they do - I think all county bar associations in the Bay Area do. If so, call the service, describe the problem, and they'll give you the name of two or three lawyers who know something about this stuff (almost certainly criminal defense attorneys). Most of these services are set up such that lawyers on the list are required to offer a free or low-cost initial consultation ("low-cost" is relative, I know). Then go see somebody who can give you an informed, intellegent answer.Originally Posted by helvetica
This is too serious to trust to us BF yahoos. You can't even trust my gut on this, and I'm a lawyer - but I don't do criminal law, so I'm about as useless as boobs on a bull in terms of giving you an answer you can count on, and that will be true of everyone who reads this, unless they happen to be a criminal attorney who practices regularly in San Mateo County . . . . None of you fit that description? Thought so. So please, helvetica, get professional advice on this before you go into the belly of the beast.
One thing I do know is that the fact that you now have a warrant out for you means that any routine traffic stop, pretty much anywhere in California and maybe throught the US (I have no idea how universally available warrant info is) could land you in the slammer - it happened to a college roommate in the pre-ATM days (yeah, I'm a fossil ), and coming up with bail for him was no fun. I remember coming to post the bail and pick him up in West L.A. - his eyes were as big as saucers. I don't think he enjoyed his time enjoying the hospitality of the area lock-up. The point is that you absolutely want to get this cleaned up, but get your ducks in a row first so you don't make it harder or more expensive than is absolutely has to be.
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Just noticed your location. The Alameda County Bar Association definitely has a lawyer referral program. Give 'em a call. And what the heck, try the San Mateo County one, too. Couldn't hurt.
And good luck. I hope you can make this all go away quickly and easily.
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LOL - Turned his self in ??????? He must have lived a hard life in guilt for those 12 years. Only so much a man can take before he turns his self inOriginally Posted by Michigander
Helvetica trust me even county lock up for 3 or 4 days really really sucks listen to bikingshearer...
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"Gallon isn't in great shape. He weighed in at 295 and probably needs to lose another 10-15 pounds. He got tired pretty early in both workouts, though he did get a second wind about 25 minutes into the workout and finished both of them," Ford writes. "The key for Gallon will be getting into great shape. Some of that will be diet (he told me he liked to snack on junk food all day), and some of that will be the sort of core conditioning Lippman is doing with him. For the most part, Lippman doesn't have him lifting weights. Instead he has him working on footwork and using ropes and bands to increase flexibility and core strength. The goal is to get him leaner and to improve his stamina."
Ford reports a number of teams are looking at Gallon as a potential first-round pick.
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Acclaimed artist Steve Penley is bringing his paintings to Thomasville.
The Thomasville Center for the Arts is kicking off its 25th season by hosting the Tennessee native's artwork, which highlights iconic people and landmarks from around the world (2/3).
Penley says he is happy to be a part of the recently re-vamped art center, and share his work with the Thomasville community.
Penley spoke with WCTV by phone this afternoon and told us, "I'm very excited and honored to be part of the launch of the Thomasville Center for the Arts ... and [Thomasville is] a great town, and to be asked to be here in the beginning is just really flattering."
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The deadline for submitting entries for this year's GBRA-Coleto Creek Reservoir bowhunts is noon on Friday, Aug. 17.
The 15th Annual bowhunt for white-tail deer and feral hogs will take place from October through December.
The bowhunts are restricted to the use of archery equipment and will be held on 14 consecutive weekends beginning on the weekend of Sept. 29-30 and ending on the weekend of Dec. 28-30.
On the first weekend of archery season, legal hunting is only allowed on Saturday and Sunday. For the remaining weekends, hunters selected by random drawing will be allowed to pre-scout and begin hunting assigned areas on Friday of their hunting weekend, and continue through Sunday.
"These yearly hunts, begun in 1999, are utilized to help reduce the size of the deer herd that has continued to grow beyond the carrying capacity of the reservoir's lands, and to reduce the numbers of feral hogs that continue to increase in numbers and damage reservoir property. Each year the drawn hunters see a lot of deer," said GBRA Reservoir Ranger and Hunt Coordinator Curtis Seiler .
The annual hunt takes place on more than 800 acres managed by GBRA around the reservoir, but not a part of the Coleto Creek Park. Hunters will be allowed to harvest two antlerless deer and an unlimited number of feral hogs. Hunters may apply for the hunts individually or as a group with a maximum of four people per party. Each individual or group will be assigned a specific hunt area. The fee to hunt per weekend will be $120 per hunter.
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Pound Cake with Cherry Chocolate Topping Recipe
Chocolate and cherries are a classic combination. Here they come together in a succulent sauce that's draped over generous slices of moist pound cake.
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) pitted tart cherries, undrained
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 to 4 drops red food coloring, optional
- 1 package (16 ounces) frozen pound cake, thawed
- 6 tablespoons chocolate syrup
- 1. In a small saucepan, combine cherries and sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; add to cherries. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla and red food coloring if desired. Cut cake into 12 slices. For each serving, place 2 slices on an individual plate. Top with 1 tablespoon chocolate sauce and about 1/4 cup cherry sauce. Yield: 6 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 serving (1 piece) equals 462 calories, 13 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 108 mg cholesterol, 290 mg sodium, 83 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 6 g protein.
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Rina is a strong-willed Earth geophysicist whom Vorkis transports to the core because of the Pril she unknowingly carries in her necklace. Kalin's irrepressible hate for Vorkis lands him in an emotional battle with Rina. Not only do they have to deal with each other, carnivorous creatures and a crumbling inner core but also, on the surface, the Secretary of Defense is going to take advantage of Earth's frailty by igniting hundreds of nuclear warheads he planted within the Mariana Trench, the deepest crack in the Earth's crust. His Hitler-like scheme of exterminating the inferior and rebuilding with selective reproduction just might work. . .And the clock is ticking.
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Ukulele signed by Tiny Tim nets $650 for 14-year-oldCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)-Tiny Tim has helped a teen-ager tiptoe to the tuition needed for college.
A ukulele that the late singer autographed for Ohio teen-ager Andy Kurcan was sold for $650 at an auction Wednesday at Christie's East in New York City.
Kurcan, 14, a freshman at Fostoria High School plans to use the proceeds to study music in college. "It's money I didn't have," he said.
Kurcan was barely more than a toddler in 1985 when he and his father were walking across a circus grounds and spotted the singer.
Tiny Tim "saw the Ukulele Andy was carrying and he said, 'Oh, hi,'" David Kurcan said. "We stopped. Tiny reached out and lifted Andy onto his knee. He strummed Andy's Ukelele and tuned it. He sang "Tiptoe Thru' the Tulips,' just for us."
The entertainer then signed the instrument in large, bold letters: My Andrew, TINY TIM, 8/10/85. Tiny Tim died after a performance in 1996.
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13 burning questions for 2013 NFL season
The 2013 NFL season unofficially began on Wednesday, when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' rookies become the first group of players to report for training camp. The Miami Dolphins and Dallas Cowboys are the first to have their full squads report on Saturday. USA TODAY Sports NFL writer Tom Pelissero examines 13 questions for the '13 season.
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YouTube has loads of goodies in store for movie buffs. The online video sharing site launched ' YouTube Box Office' today, where movie lovers can watch a premium blockbuster movie every month, absolutely free of cost.
The latest Bollywood hit 'Band Baaja Baaraat', starring Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma, would be the first movie to be screened on YouTube Box Office. Users can watch all the popular movies, available in YouTube's catalogue that includes over 1500 titles including regional language films. The movie can be seen in a number of resolutions up to 1080p HD. With videos on the making of the film, quizzes and contests, the YouTube Box Office will take movie watching to a whole new level, making it more social and interactive to the audience.
To make this initiative a successful one, YouTube is roping in leading film production houses."We are working with the companies to fulfill business needs, from securing global distribution to marketing films, creating new business models around old content, and engaging with fans," Gautam Anand, Director ( Content Partnerships ) of YouTube Japan-APAC, told the Economic Times. The source of revenue will be mainly advertising .
YouTube has already got a movies section where users can watch a number of movies for free, but most of those movies are not the popular ones. YouTube BoxOffice plans to bring bigger banner films online. This new move of YouTube can not only earn the site more subscribers, but also curb the problem of piracy that has been a matter of serious concern for Indian film industry.
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Phoenix Motorcars' expanding production capability has attracted substantial fleet interest from industry and federal, state, and local governmental agencies.
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- Rapid-Charging Electric SUV - Phoenix Motorcars recently demonstrated their plug-in electric SUV that will go on sale in 2008, based on the Korean Ssangyong Actyon. The SUV uses AltairNano's fast-charge lithium-ion battery technology, with possible future "rapid charge stations." The vehicle has a top speed of about 100 miles per hour, and its range is about 250 miles. (MetaEfficient)
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Import licensing is one of the tools USDA uses to administer the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) system for U.S. imports of dairy products. For dairy products subject to TRQs, an import license from FAS is generally required to bring in items at the low-tier tariff rate. Individuals must apply annually for a license from Sept. 1 to Oct. 15.
Most of the basic features of the program regulations have not changed significantly since 1996. The program administrators request comments on all aspects of the program, such as ways to take advantage of new technologies and assure fair and competitive access to program benefits.
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"Walk With a Doc" Paves Way for Health and Patient Interaction
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Patients, friends and their loved ones walk side-by-side with their physicians, specialists and healthcare professionals to provide support and get answers on how Texans can improve their health and live happier lives.
Walk with a Doc, a non-profit program sponsored by The Texas Medical Association (TMA), recently received funding to expand events in Texas from the Aetna Foundation.
The TMA Foundation, the association's philanthropic arm, received $40,000 for the program to assist doctors to host walks with their patients, as well as provide marketing and promotional materials, and cover insurance costs and technical support. The TMA Foundation also added $20,000 to fund the program.
The Walk With a Doc program is part of a national grassroots movement devoted to encouraging healthy physical activity. The basic concept is simple. Physicians organize walks in their communities and invite their patients and their patients' families to join them.
For the past year, Texas physicians have led pilot-program walks in Houston, Lubbock, and Georgetown.
Susan Pike, MD, a Round Rock physician who hosted several Georgetown walks with her patients, explained, "The program isn't about just weight loss or exercise. It's about moving more, eating better, and learning about simple things we can do that can influence our health positively. These are the types of changes people can embrace that can lead to success."
"Texas physicians can now improve the health of Texans, one walk at a time," she said.
Pike, a consultant to TMA's Council on Health Promotion, vetted the concept for the organization. TMA is the largest state medical society representing more than 47,000 physician and medical student members.
"As a doctor, I understand the challenge people face in changing their lifestyle to healthier behaviors," said Garth Graham, MD, president of the Aetna Foundation. "The Walk With a Doc program shows great promise in providing people with ongoing motivation to live healthier lives. We are pleased to support the program's expansion in Texas as part of our support for community-based programs that improve people's health and well-being."
Created by cardiologist David Sabgir, MD, the Ohio based Walk With a Doc organization aim is to reverse consequences of sedentary lifestyles while improving the health and well-being of people throughout America through monthly physician-led walks.
"Walk With a Doc allows physicians to interact with their patients outside the office, where they can see their doctors practice what they preach," said Debbie Fuller, MD, vice president of the TMA Foundation and immediate past chair of the TMA Council on Health Promotion. "What's discussed in the office is put in motion outside the office."
According to Fuller, patients' comments and questions during the walks tend to feed off of one another as they discuss general health and lifestyle issues with a person they trust — their physician.
"It's me and my patients, real-life in sweats together, just talking about health and well-being while we're out getting exercise," she said.


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Live post: Devils at Philadelphia Flyers, Game 1 Eastern Conference Semifinals, 4/29/12
The Devils and the Philadelphia Flyers are tied 3-3 headed to overtime of this afternoon's Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at Wells Fargo Center.
It is the first time in Devils' history they have played three consecutive overtime games in the playoffs.
Claude Giroux scored a power-play goal 4:19 into the third period to give the Flyers a 3-2 lead.
With Andy Greene in the box for hooking Eric Wellwood, Kimmo Timonen fed Giroux for a one-timer from the left circle that beat Martin Brodeur inside the left post for his seventh goal of the playoffs.
Petr Sykora got the Devils tied again at 3 at 11:22, David Clarkson's pass sent Sykora in on the left wing and he faked a slap shot from the circle to get goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov to open up before firing the puck between his pads for his first goal of the playoffs.
Martin Brodeur robbed Max Talbot with a glove save on his shot from the left circle at 4:46. That was created by a Eric Wellwood steal and pass to Talbot,
Daniel Briere scored on a breakaway at 8:07 to tie the game at 1. Briere got behind Devils defenseman Peter Harrold to take a pass from Jakub Voracek and move in alone on Brodeur. Brodeur went down to stack the pads, but Briere lifted the puck over him and past his glove for his sixth of the playoffs.
Middletown native James van Riemsedyk gave the Flyers a 2-1 lead only 37 seconds later as they pounced a turnover by Brodeur. Flyers defenseman Erik Gustafsson stepped up to intercept a Broduer pass from behind the net that was headed up ice and quickly threw the puck on net from the top of the right circle. Brodeur got back in net in time to make a sprawling pad save, but no one picked up van Riemsdyk, who the reboind over Brodeur from the left circle for his first of the playoffs.
The Devils appeared to be on the verge of losing control of the game when Patrik Elias tripped down Eric Wellwood on a break at 11:40 (after the Flyers killed off Wellwood's tripping minor). But the Devils penalty kill did a great job again and the power play was cut short when Flyers defenseman Matt Carle was called for hooking Adam Henrique on a shorthanded break at 13:22. That hooking call -- which appeared to be a phantom penalty -- turned out to be pivotal.
After the 18 seconds of 4-on-4 time expired, Travis Zajac scored on the resulting power play at 13:53, going to the net to steer Zach Parise's left circle pass between goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov's pads. Bryzgalov got enough of the puck to slow it down, but not enough to keep it from trickling over the goal line for Zajac's fourth of the playoffs.
The Flyers outshot the Devils, 8-3, in the second period.
Zach Parise scored only 3:16 into the game as the Devils' new line combinations paid an immediate dividend. Flyers rookie Matt Read turned the puck over to Patrik Elias behind the net and Elias fed Parise in the left circle for a quick shot that slipped between goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov's left arm and his body for Parise's third of the playoffs.
The Devils received the first power play of the game on Jakub Voracek's slash of Marek Zidlicky at 3:57 and took four shots on Ilya Bryzgalov during it -- including one real good one by Travis Zajac -- but could not add to their lead.
By the time that power play was over, the shots were 8-0 for the Devils.
They were 11-0 by 9:29.
The Flyers finally registered their first shot on goal on a flip in by defenseman Matt Carle at 10:02.
The Flyers went on their first power play of the game after Devils defenseman Bryce Salvador was called for roughing Sean Couturier at 10:18. The Devils killed that off efficiently without giving up a shot on goal.
Martin Brodeur had to make sprawking saves on Couturier and Max Talbot at 13:19 after a bad decision by Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov to step up at the New Jersey blue line created a 2-on-1. David Clarkson fell on Brodeur after the second save and Brodeur was a little slow getting up afterwards, but appears fine since then.
A Zidlicky hook on Brayden Schenn at 16:44 gave the Flyers their second power play. The Devils killed that off without giving up a shot on goal as well.
The Devils outshot the Flyers 13-6 in the first period. The frustrated fans booed during the second Flyer power play and at the end of the first period.
Although right wing Cam Janssen dressed for a warm-ups, he is a healthy scratch again for the Devils along with left wing Eric Boulton and rookie defenseman Adam Larsson.
This is the Devils' first appearance in the conference semifinals since a five-game loss to Ottawa in 2007. The Senators went on to the Stanley Cup Finals that season.
This will be the fifth postseason series between the Devils and Flyers. The teams split the first four with the Devils winning the first two (1995 and 2000 conference finals) and the Flyers winning the last two (2004 and 2010 conference quarterfinals).
The Devils advanced after defeating Florida in seven games in the first round. The Flyers dispatched Pittsburgh in six games in the first round.
Martin Brodeur started in net for the Devils against Ilya Bryzgalov for the Flyers.
Flyers defenseman Nicklas Grossmann is playing after missing the last two games of the Pittsbrugh series with a suspected concussion.
Here were the starting lineups:
Forwards: Zach Parise-Patrik Elias-Dainius Zubrus. Defensemen: Andy Greene-Mark Fayne. Goaltender: Martin Brodeur.
Forwards: Max Talbot-Sean Couturier-Eric Wellwood. Defensemen: Matt Carle-Kimmo Timonen. Goaltender: Ilya Bryzgalov
The Devils' line combinations in warm-ups were the same as Saturday's practice wiith Zach Parise and Ilya Kovalchuk on different lines.
Forwards: Alexei Ponikarovsky-Travis Zajac-Ilya Kovalchuk; Zach Parise-Patrik Elias-Dainius Zubrus; Petr Sykora-Adam Henrique-David Clarkson; Ryan Carter-Stephen Gionta-Steve Bernier. Extra: Cam Janssen.
Defensemen: Andy Greene-Mark Fayne; Bryce Salvador-Marek Zidlicky; Anton Volchenkov-Peter Harrold.
Goaltender: Martin Brodeur.
Injured: D Henrik Tallinder (blood clot in left leg), C Jacob Josefson (fractured left wrist).
Healthy scratches: D Adam Larsson, LW Eric Boulton, RW Cam Janssen.


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WASHINGTON — Asiana Flight 214's pilots caused the crash last year of their airliner carrying more than 300 people by bungling a landing approach in San Francisco, including inadvertently deactivating the plane's key control for airspeed, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded Tuesday.
But the board also said the complexity of the Boeing 777's automated flight control system contributed to the accident. Materials provided to airlines by Boeing failed to make clear under what conditions the autothrottle doesn't automatically maintain speed, the report said.
The findings bring to a close a U.S. investigation into the July 6, 2013 crash, which killed three passengers and triggered questions about South Korea's pilot training and one of Boeing's most popular jets. The crash was the first commercial-airline accident in the U.S. with passenger fatalities since 2009 and the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 777.
The board's acting chairman, Chris Hart, warned that the accident underscores a problem that has long troubled aviation regulators worldwide — that increasingly complicated automated aircraft controls designed to improve safety are also creating new opportunities for error.
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The Asiana flight crew "over-relied on automated systems that they did not fully understand," Hart said. "As a result, they flew the aircraft too low and too slow and collided with the seawall at the end of the runway." Asiana's pilot training also was faulted.
Of the 307 people on board Flight 214, three Chinese teens were killed in the crash.
Nearly 200 were injured, including 49 seriously.
Asiana Airlines said that it has already implemented the NTSB's training recommendations, and that it agreed with the finding that one factor was the complexity of the autothrottle and autopilot systems, as well as their descriptions in Boeing training manuals.
The jet-maker immediately rejected the notion that the 777's automated systems contributed to the accident, pointing to the aircraft's safety record.
"Boeing respectfully disagrees with the NTSB's statement that the 777's auto-flight system contributed to this accident," the company said in a statement.
"The auto-flight system has been used successfully for over 200 million flight hours across several airplane models, and for more than 55 million safe landings. The evidence collected during this investigation demonstrates that all of the airplane's systems performed as designed."
The board, which made 27 recommendations to prevent future disasters, didn't say the autothrottle failed to perform as designed but rather that its design, under certain circumstances, could lead to confusion as to whether it was controlling speed or in an inactive state.
Investigators said the flight's three veteran pilots made 20 to 30 different errors, some minor and others significant, during the landing approach.
Among the errors were that pilots didn't follow company procedures when they failed to call out notifications about the plane's altitude, speed and actions they were taking during the landing approach.
They also weren't closely monitoring the plane's airspeed — a fundamental of flying. Instead, they assumed the autothrottle was maintaining the required speed for a safe landing.
But the captain flying the plane, Lee Kang Kuk, 45, who was new to the 777, inadvertently prevented the autothrottle from controlling the plane's speed. He put the throttle in idle after the plane had unexpectedly climbed too high.
He assumed the throttle would automatically resume controlling speed, as it is designed to do under most circumstances. But because he turned off the autopilot at the same time, the autothrottle remained on hold at the last selected speed, which was idle.
A training captain who was sitting next to Lee in the right seat didn't notice the error, then compounded it by turning off only one of two other key systems for managing the flight. Both systems are supposed to be on or off, but not one on and one off.
A third pilot riding in the jump seat noticed that the plane was descending too fast but didn't speak up right away.
The pilots also didn't immediately start to abort the landing when they realized something had gone awry. By the time they did call for a "go-around" it was too late.
The plane struck a seawall and its tail was ripped off. The rest of the plane went spinning and sliding down the runway.
Two of the three teens who were killed weren't wearing their seat belts and were thrown from the plane.
The third teen was hit on the head by one of the plane's doors but survived the crash.
She was killed when, lying unconscious, she was run over by two San Francisco Fire Department vehicles in the chaos afterward.
The NTSB made a series of recommendations, including that Boeing should develop enhanced training on the use of the autothrottle and also that it should consider modifying the automatic flight control systems to ensure that air speed doesn't fall below a minimum.
Boeing reacted with some wariness to this suggestion.
"We are committed to a process of continual improvement of our airplanes, and we will carefully review the NTSB's recommendations," its statement said. "However, it is important that any recommendation concerning changes to the airplane's design be reviewed with great care, and with due consideration for the potential unintended consequences of any change."
Material from Bloomberg News is included in this report. Times aerospace reporter Dominic Gates also contributed.


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Markets for new road - Houston, Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix, Wash DC, Miami show biggest population growth
2000 to 2010 the largest absolute population growth was in Houston TX 1.12m (3.82m to 4.94m), Atlanta GA 1.01m (3.50m to 4.52m), Dallas TX 0.98m (4.15m to 5.12m), Phoenix AZ 0.72m (2.91m to 3.63m), Washington DC 0.65m (3.93m to 4.59m), Miami FL 0.58m (4.92m to 5.50m). Even without growth in per capita driving these are the leading markets for new highway capacity.
And where should they be looking to retire highway capacity?
Where population is in serious decline: Detroit lost 0.17m (3.90m to 3.73m) and New Orleans 0.11m (1.01m to 0.90m).
These are from US Census Bureau data released last week. All comparisons are 2010 versus 2000.
(For simplicity we use the first name of urban areas, most of which the Census Bureau gives compound names. And when we say 'city' here we use the term interchangeably with urban area - and of course it has nothing to do with the local government boundaries.)
The most rapid proportionate change is in tiny places some of which you've probably never heard of. McKinney TX grew 212% from 54k to 170k, Avondale AZ from 68k to 197k or 190%, Conroe TX 89k to 240k 168%, Lady Lake FL 51k to 113k 123% and West Bend WI 33k to 68k 106%, El Centro CA 53k to 108k 103% and Hilton Head SC 34k to 69k or 101%.
Of the bigger metro areas the fastest proportional growth was Charlotte NC/SC whose growth was 65% (from 0.76m to 1.25m), Raleigh NC 63% (0.54m to 0.88m), Austin TX 51% (0.90m to 1.36m), Las Vegas NV 43% (1.31m to 1.89m), San Antonio TX 32% (1.33m to 1.76m), Houston 29% (3.82m to 4.94m) and Atlanta 29% (3.50m to 4.51m).
The 2010 ranking of urban areas by population was #1 New York 18.35m, #2 Los Angeles 12.15m, #3 Chicago 8.61m, #4 Miami 5.50m, #5 Philadelphia 5.44m, #6 Dallas 5.12m, #7 Houston 4.94m, #8 Washington DC 4.59m, #9 Atlanta 4.51m, #10 Boston 4.18m.
There's a few changes there from the 2000 ranking of these cities. The first three remain the same.
In 2000 Philadelphia was #4 in rank at 5.14m and Miami was #5 4.91m. They've swapped rankings.
Also in 2000 #7 was Boston at 4.03m followed by #8 Washington DC 3.93m, Detroit #9 3.90m, Houston #10 3.82m.
Dallas kept #6 place.
Houston has hopped up from #10 to #7. Boston dropped from #7 to #10.
Washington DC kept #8 ranking.
Atlanta took #9 ranking from Detroit which was bumped down to #11. They'd been the other way around in 2000.
The first three urban areas hardly grew proportionately 2000 to 2010: New York 3.1%, Los Angeles 3.1%, Chicago 3.6%.
2010 #4 MIami grew 12%, #5 Philadelphia 5.7%, #6 Dallas 23%, #7 Houston 29%, #8 Washington DC 17%, Atlanta 29%, Boston 3.7%.
Detroit lost 4.3%.
Some surprises:
Indianapolis IN grew strongly 2000 to 2010: from 1.22m to 1.49m, 22%.
The big California cities aren't growing much at all. LA and New York grew just 3.1% each but in absolute terms New York added more people - 551k than LA 361k.
San Francisco population virtually stagnated at 3.28m from 3.23m, 1.6% up in the decade.
And San Juan PR is losing population going from 2.23m down to 2.15m 3.1% fewer people.
We woouldn't have guessed that unlike Pittsburgh, Cleveland etc Philadelphia is growing - by 290k people or 5.5%, more percentagewise than NY City, Chicago and LA. Still just as it was passed 2000-2010 by Miami Philadelphia is set to be eclipsed quite soon on the league ladder by Dallas and Houston. And perhaps Atlanta too 2010-2020.
Heck maybe Indianapolis is not a surprise - the brilliant pro-market Mitch Daniels is governor. And profligate taxes and public debt are weighing heavily against California.
then there's the wonderful website newgeography.com and this on the 'best growth' cities:
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Once we had parted company with all of our bags we left our check-in agent counting the cost of threatening us with excess baggage charges and went to find Big Steve and Lisa who were waiting for us nearby to compare boarding passes. We had again been assigned bulkhead seats with Nanny Lesley across the aisle from us. Big Steve, Lisa, Ellie and Harry had been assigned the row of 4 seats directly behind us. Somehow, and I have still to work out how, Virgin Atlantic knew that we were travelling together. We had booked this whole holiday as two separate bookings and not told Virgin that we were together so to speak. Somehow they had found out and seated us all together for the flight home. I still dont know how they did it. Not complaining mind.
Next on the agenda for us was food. Theres a food court just beyond the check-in area so we found some seating and went in search of food. Big Steve and Lisa had McDonalds as it was easiest with the children. I sent Adrian off to the pasta place with instructions to get me something that looked edible. I honestly cant remember what he got me. Probably a cheese pizza though; usually pretty safe with those, even in an airport. Steven had some garlic bread. After Id eaten my whatever I had, I left the others eating and went over to the *big fanfare* Krispy Kreme outlet and got a dozen glazed KKs straight out of the fryer. Made a nice ending to the airport lunch, except that I ate 3 of them and it made me feel a tiny bit sick. We had to leave the eating area about this time because Harry threw his drink all over the floor.
So what to do in an airport once youve eaten. Well shop of course. Well browse actually, for most of us. Ellie though, was on a mission. She still had birthday money left over and was detemined to spend some more of it. She had been told that she could buy something but it had to be small and her parents had to approve the choice before allowing the purchase to go ahead. So theres a Disney Store in the airport terminal. Luckily there are many empty seats and a Starbucks nearby. Nanny Lesley, Adrian and myself settle down with Steven and large caffeinated beverages and wait while Ellie studies the purchasing options. She settles on a make-it-yourself Princess crown thing. Basically a pink plastic crown that you add bits to, and the more you add the more the total cost goes up. And there lay the problem. Ellie wanted to jam this thing as full of jewels and princess things as she could. So we sat and waited while the negotiations took place. We finished our large caffeinated beverage. We browsed the nearby Sea World shop. Steven amused a nearby very-pregnant lady for a while. We were just contemplating another trip to Starbucks when the negotiations ended. Ellie got the crown but with a limit on the number of adornments, and they had to match. So she gets a Tinkerbell crown. And she can wear it on the plane as theres nowhere to pack it.
No putting it off any longer: we have to go through security. Theres only one word to describe security for departing flights at MCO; but if I write that here it will be replaced by lots of *s. Suffice to say we found the whole experience less than impressive. We headed toward the throngs of people waiting to get through and were diverted by a loud, less than polite security agent who ordered us to the check point on the other side as we would get through there a lot quicker. We dragged bags, children, buggies, princess crown over to the other side to find that the crowds here were twice as big as the first one and another less-than-polite security agent was telling people to go back. No, were here now and were going through. We get into the long line after having to show our passports and boarding passes just to be allowed to get in the line. For some unfathomable reason Big Steve and Lisa get directed to the disabled line which is non-existant and are through security in about 5 minutes. They now have to pitch a tent and make camp while they wait for us to get through the regular line.
We reach the head of the line and another impolite agent orders us to a scanning machine. Jeez it wouldnt hurt these people to smile once in a while surely. At the scanning machine we have to practically strip naked then load bags, jackets, belts, sweaters, and Stevens buggy on to the machine. Steven of course was fast asleep in his buggy and was none too impressed at being evicted. The non-smiling agent on the other side of the metal detector asked me to stick one foot through as he thought my shoes had metal in them. Have you ever tried to stand on one leg with the other leg stuck out in front whilst holding a not-happy-at-being-woken-up-for-a-miserable-security-man baby? Yeah well take it from me its not easy. So my shoes beeped and I had to remove them still holding the wriggly baby and then bend down and pick them up and place them on belt. Yes of course I was still holding the wriggly baby; the miserable security man could have at least offered to pick my shoes up for me. After all hes the one that wants them removed.
And heres the other thing. On the way into MCO I passed through the same security gate, through the exact same metal detectors, wearing the exact same shoes, and no metal was detected. What the heck is the deal with that? Ive been in this country for two weeks. Theres no telling what I could have hidden in the sole of my shoes that could have wreaked havoc during my stay. Why was the metal not detected on my arrival? Talk about erratic security.
Eventually all our bodies and their possessions were allowed through and we deliberately spent about 9 hours slowly replacing our clothing, unfolding Stevens buggy, strapping him in, settling him down, reuniting him with his bunny that had to be put through the nasty scanner, and replacing our shoes before leaving the miserable security men and women to continue not smiling menacingly at people. We re-joined Big Steve and Lisa who had nearly given up hope of ever seeing us again and we boarded the little monorail ride out of there. Ellie wanted to know if this ride had a height restriction.


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Defending champion Enumclaw showed poise on the beam in the Hornets' final rotation, coming from behind to edge Kamiakin for the team title.
TACOMA — Already equipped with the deepest squad and the loudest fans, the Enumclaw gymnastics team added a new asset Friday night: come-from-behind grit.
The defending Class 3A/2A champions, trailing Kamiakin by 2.375 points as they approached the beam for their final state-meet rotation, drilled routine after pressure-packed routine to pull out a 181.05 to 179.6 victory at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall.
"It's awesome," said Ben Skipworth, Enumclaw's only coach since the program debuted in the 2010-11 season with a second-place finish at state. "We just wanted to hit everything solid, and they did."
So did Highline teammates Kristen Rodal and Mia Alvarez. The level-10 gymnasts, both seniors, finished one-two in the all-around, Rodal with 37.95 points after posting a 9.7 on floor, and Alvarez with 37.725. Rodal finished in the top five in all four events; Alvarez did so in three.
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Mount Si (169.125) placed third in the eight-team competition, followed by Vancouver's Columbia River (165.775), Decatur (165.275), Highline (158.225), Sammamish (157.575) and Holy Names (152.65).
Sammamish sophomore Nykaela Dodson produced the evening's top score on beam (9.7) and claimed the third spot in all-around (37.675). Enumclaw's Olivia Bannerot (37.6) took fourth.
Skipworth said he was unaware that his squad was trailing entering the final rotation. Bannerot, a junior, said she and her teammates knew the situation.
"That was kind of nerve-wracking," she said. "Then we just thought, We can't control the other team. The overall score doesn't matter. First doesn't matter, second doesn't matter. We just wanted to make it the best meet of our lives.
"It was a good attitude," she said. "At that point we could just go out and do our thing, That was pretty cool because we all hate beam. It's a stupid event. Why would you do anything on a four-inch piece of wood?"
All six Hornets churned out scores of 9.0 or better, with beam ace Emily Berte recording a 9.35. Teammates Molly Mattheis and Victoria Hernandez each posted a 9.2. Enumclaw put up a beam team total of 45.875 points while Kamiakin scored 42.05 on bars.
It was a big relief to Bannerot.
"Our nerves actually got better later," she said. "On floor, our first event, I was so nervous thought I was going to puke. By the time we got to beam it was, OK, there's nothing much more I can do than do my best."
Highline's Rodal dug deep for her best on Friday.
"Last year I fell on floor, so I wanted to redeem myself," the 4-foot-9 senior said. "I fell on bars tonight, and that shook me up a little bit, but I came back strong. I'm very pleased, but I know I can work even harder."
Rodal, who tied for second on beam (9.575) Friday, will aim to defend her beam individual championship in Saturday's event finals at 11 a.m.


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Amazon's sales-tax advantage ending
Saturday marks first day large online retailers must collect tax in California
Most online shoppers in San Diego will pay more for their purchases beginning Saturday, because a new state law requires retailers like Amazon.com to collect sales tax at checkout for the first time.
Will the new sales tax law change your online shopping habits?
No 51% (271)
Yes 49% (256)
527 total votes.
How much more? In San Diego County you'll see between 7.75 percent and 8.75 percent added to your bill, depending on your city of residence.
The law, resembling the rules in about a dozen other states, is intended to even the playing field for Main Street merchants who say that not requiring online retailers to collect tax gives them an unfair competitive advantage.
"In many cases, people are veering to purchasing their product online rather than from the brick-and-mortar store — and it's putting many of those stores out of business," said Rachelle Bernstein, tax counsel to the National Retail Federation.
The battle over the past 10 years has pitted independents and chain retailers like Toys R Us, Best Buy and Walmart against the online mega-retailer Amazon.com, and to a lesser extent Overstock.com and other out-of-state websites. That's because the retailers with physical stores have had to collect sales tax on online purchases, while those who merely shipped to California did not.
Here's an example: a 47-inch, flat-screen TV might cost around $700 — plus the 7.75 percent sales tax — at a Best Buy store in San Diego. Amazon.com might offer the same price with free shipping — and with no sales tax. That would be a theoretical saving of $54.25, and customers are increasingly aware of the difference.
In theory, there should be no business advantage because the tax is still due on the item. Consumers are responsible for keeping records of their online purchases and paying what's called the use tax on their annual tax returns. But most people haven't bothered doing that, and enforcement is virtually unknown. In 2010, the state Franchise Tax Board handled 14.8 million resident tax returns. Of those, only 78,000 reported use tax.
In 2010, California consumers neglected to pay $1.2 billion in use tax, according to Board of Equalization estimates.
So in practice, the new law means that online shopping is getting more expensive for many people.
The change is the result of a law approved by the California Legislature last year that expands the definition of a "retailer engaged in business in this state." The new definition includes companies that use California-based "affiliates" who refer potential customers to a retailer with web links, and who also sell at least $1 million in goods to California consumers.
The new law is a step toward fairness, said Ann Kinner, owner of Seabreeze Books & Charts in Point Loma. As vice chair of the leadership council of the National Federation of Independent Business, she is advocating for simpler tax rules. "For me and my neighbors, it's a good thing," she said.
Some consumers may be surprised by the tax on their bills, if they haven't been paying attention to the news, said Miro Copic, San Diego State University consumer behavior expert and marketing lecturer. He believes that the change might cause some people to postpone a purchase.
"The next few weeks, it will be interesting to see if there's any slowing of Amazon revenue," Copic said. In the long run, though, he doesn't believe that the sales-tax collection will change customer behavior.
A spokesman for Amazon.com noted that the retailer currently collects sales tax or its equivalent in more than half of the areas in which it does business. "We are pleased to say we are thriving in those geographies because Amazon offers low prices, vast selection and fast delivery," said Amazon.com spokesman Scott Stanzel.


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Two critical elements of Kenya's National REDD+ Programme are reference levels and a national forest monitoring system, as requested by the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC. Throughout 2012, the country has been developing a roadmap for the design and implementation of these two elements through a consultative process in which a large number of stakeholders from government (five Ministries and various government agencies), FAO, UNEP, NGOs (ie/ Green Belt Movement, Institute for Law and Environmental Governance, WWF) and civil society groups (ie/ National Alliance of Community Forest Associations) participated. The Government of Kenya organized three workshops to discuss technical issues underlying the reference levels and a national forest monitoring system and the roadmap itself, and circulated a draft of the roadmap twice to solicit further comments. The process was supported by the Miti Mingi Maisha Bora project ("Many trees, better life", in Kiswahili language), with funding from the Government of Finland.
Kenya became a UN-REDD Programme partner country in February 2010, and it's also a country participant of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF). In addition there are several REDD+ initiatives in Kenya that are supported by development partners such as Japan, Finland and Australia. Kenya's Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PP) to the FCPF was assessed in October 2010 and administrative arrangements are underway for disbursing the FCPF grant to the Government of Kenya. A National Coordination Office has been established at the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife to oversee the readiness activities. Meanwhile, several readiness activities are already being implemented.
Over the coming months the roadmap will be further elaborated, adding more detail to the individual tasks and considering options for implementation. Support will specifically be provided through the Kenya National Carbon Accounting System project, which is financially supported by the Government of Australia with technical support from the Clinton Climate Initiative. It is expected that full implementation of the roadmap may take up to five years, including institutional capacity building among stakeholders in Kenya. The roadmap is available on the Kenya Forest Service web site Kenya Forest Service website.
Kenya's REDD+ Context
In 2010 Kenya adopted a new Constitution, which has some profound consequences for the way that natural resources, including forests, are managed. In particular, governance over natural resources was devolved to county-level government and it was declared that the State shall, "encourage public participation in the management, protection and conservation of the environment" and "eliminate processes and activities that are likely to endanger the environment" (Article 69). New Laws and policies are currently being developed to implement specific provisions of the Constitution, including a Land Policy and a Forest Policy, and issues pertinent to the Climate Change Convention, including REDD+, are being considered during the drafting process. For the establishment of Kenya's National REDD+ Programme and constituent elements, such as a national forest monitoring system, this is both a blessing and an impediment. It's a blessing because legislation accommodates specific issues such as carbon rights, engagement of local communities and minorities, environmental protection and monitoring, and benefit sharing. However this also means legislation and policies are still pending in some critical areas. Kenya's REDD+ roadmap has adjusted to this situation by being responsive to the provisions of the Constitution, while being generic with regards to implementation details.
At only 5.9 per cent of its territory, Kenya has a relatively low forest cover. Article 69 of Kenya's Constitution establishes that, "the State shall work to achieve and maintain a tree cover of at least 10 percent of the land area of Kenya". This provides a clear incentive for the National REDD+ Programme to expand its reach beyond the gazetted forest areas under government control to include lands that are communally held, such as the extensive dry woodlands in the north and east of the country. The aim is indeed to have an inclusive Programme that reaches out across the entire territory of Kenya. In the construction of reference levels, this broad territorial scope needs to be accommodated, and separate sub-national reference levels will be constructed for each of the distinct ecological regions of Kenya, with a composite reference level for the entire country made from the sub-national reference levels. The same national scope holds for Kenya's national forest monitoring system. It will be set up in such a way that all relevant stakeholders can submit and access data on the status of the forest land under their management. This applies not only to government agencies (ie/county government and Kenya Forest Service) but also to individuals, communities or private sector entities participating in local REDD+ efforts.
Patrick Van Laake is an independent REDD+ consultant, who formerly worked on the UN-REDD National Programme in Vietnam.
In this issue
Ecuador Launches its UN-REDD National Programme
Indonesia Explores the Multiple Benefits of REDD+
Voting Period Now Open for New Civil Society Representatives to the UN-REDD Policy Board
A New Look for UN-REDD.org
Fast-Facts on UN-REDD
Features & Commentary
Crossroads for the REDD+ Partnership
By: Christine Dragisic (USA) and Jorge Mario Rodríguez Zúñiga (Costa Rica)
Kenya Advances its REDD+ Readiness Roadmap
By: Patrick Van Laake
Reports & Analysis
Zambia Releases Two Studies on Drivers of Deforestation and Forest Management for REDD+
Two New Go-REDD+ Issues from UN-REDD in Asia-Pacific
Looking ahead
UNFCCC Meetings
30 August-5 September, 2012: Bangkok, Thailand
REDD+ Partnership Meeting
6-7 September, 2012: Bangkok, Thailand
IUCN World Conservation Congress
6-15 September, 2012: Jeju, Korea
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Daily Journal
Baptist Memorial Hospitals in New Albany, Booneville and Oxford have helped place AEDs alongside the ABCs.
The hospitals this week donated automated external defibrillators to schools in Union, Prentiss and Lafayette counties. The defibrillators, which are about the size of a laptop, can shock a heart back into rhythm during sudden cardiac arrest.
"We annually try to evaluate ways the hospital can help the community," said James Huffman, administrator of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County.
In past years, the hospital has given the lifesaving devices to Union County law enforcement officers. This year, the hospital wanted to get them out to schools, he said. Each unit costs about $1,500.
In Union County, 11 AEDs will be dispersed to New Albany and Union County schools, as well as the Northeast Mississippi Community College campus in New Albany.
"We wanted to work toward having them in every school in the county," Huffman said. "It's not just for the children. There's a lot of visitors, and high school sporting events."
It's more likely the automated defibrillators will be called into service to help a teacher, a visiting parent or grandparent rather than a student. But sudden cardiac arrest can happen to children, too, although it is significantly less common.
In Prentiss County, 11 AEDs will go to Booneville, Baldwyn and Prentiss County schools.
In Lafayette County, two will go to Oxford city schools, two will go to Lafayette County schools, one will go to Regents and one to Oxford University School.