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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued a notice in the Federal Register on a proposed project entitled "Costs and Cost Savings of Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention: Evidence-Based Policy and Behavioral Interventions."
With the notice coming from the CDC, this caught our attention.
So, the American Motorcyclist Association reached out to the A Brotherhood Aimed Towards Education of Iowa, Inc., known as A.B.A.T.E. of Iowa, to send a joint letter to the CDC.
We wanted the CDC to address our concerns with the proposed project's goal to "collect information relating to the costs of implementing motor vehicle injury prevention interventions" in order to get— in their own words -- the "biggest bang for the buck."
We learned that the CDC study will focus on thirteen "interventions." Specifically, one of them is "motorcycle helmet use laws."
According to the notice, "information is needed to complete a research study of the costs and costs savings to society of implementing evidence-based interventions."
What is the CDC's definition of "evidence-based interventions"?
An official with the Department of Health & Human Services responded on behalf of the CDC to our letter. According to the HHS, "We used a wide body of research from various organizations to identify/define evidence-based interventions. We include studies conducted by the Task Force on Community Preventive Services, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), the World Health Organization [Part of the United Nations], and other organizations."
The CDC further "evaluated the list of effective interventions against a set of pre-determined criteria for the project." And added, "These criteria included the potential for broad implementation, the potential for high impact in injuries prevented and lives saved, and the likelihood that the intervention would be implemented at the state level."
What is the intent of the CDC in using this data once complete? Is one of the purposes of the study to influence state laws?
"CDC will use the data collected to complete the cost estimates for each of the selected thirteen interventions. The cost estimates will be used in the main product of this project, an online tool." Moreover, "The online tool can be used to identify the intervention or sets of interventions that can be implemented in individual states that will provide the largest benefit in injuries prevented and lives saved. This project will provide scientific information to help states choose to focus their safety efforts in areas that make the most sense for their situation."
With regard to funding, how much is this study costing taxpayers? Moreover, will sequestration make it more difficult for this project to be completed?
"The contract for the entire project was awarded at $927,554. The cost for the key informant interviews for all thirteen interventions, including motorcycle helmet laws, is estimated to be $30,000. This project will not be affected by sequestration."
Let's recap.
Our federal government will spend nearly $1 million to run a project that will use data from federal agencies and federally funded programs, as well as a UN agency, to support 13 interventions that the CDC believes "would be implemented at the state level."
Curious about the CDC's agenda? So are we.
Ever since the CDC released a study in June 2012 claiming that annual cost savings in states with universal motorcycle helmet laws were nearly four times greater (per registered motorcycle) than in states without universal helmet laws, it's no secret that the CDC wants more states to adopt mandatory helmet laws.
The CDC is not the first federal agency to make a case for universal motorcycle helmet laws. For years, the NHTSA sought to influence state legislatures in the same manner. Then, in 1998, the NHTSA was prohibited from using federal funds to lobby state or local legislators. In 2011, Congress introduced a resolution supporting efforts to retain the ban on the NHTSA's ability to lobby state legislators, and urged NHTSA to focus on motorcycle crash prevention and rider education and training.
That's the bottom line for the AMA: Rider education and training, as well as motorist awareness programs, are effective strategies to reduce motorcycle crashes from ever occurring. Whereas, universal motorcycle helmet laws do nothing to prevent crashes.
Just to be clear, the AMA -- as part of a comprehensive motorcycle safety program to help reduce injuries and fatalities in the event of a motorcycle crash -- strongly encourages the use of personal protective equipment, including gloves, sturdy footwear and a properly fitted motorcycle helmet certified by its manufacturer to meet the DOT standard. But the AMA believes that adults should have the right to voluntarily decide when to wear a helmet. (The AMA does not oppose laws requiring helmets for minor motorcycle operators and passengers.)
We spent years sending that message to federal legislators and NHTSA regulators. Now it's time to do the same with the CDC.
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11 Most Endangered Historic Places
Terminal Island
Year Listed: 2012
Location: Port of Los Angeles, California
Threat: Demolition
Partner: Los Angeles Conservancy
In recent years, the Port of Los Angeles has neglected historic buildings at Terminal Island – a pattern that plagues industrial sites around the country. A plan introduced in 2011 calls for the demolition of more structures and fails to endorse the idea of adaptive reuse. Local preservationists fear this plan could be the model for an even larger plan that would permit more needless destruction.
Terminal Island played a vital role during WWI and WWII as a major shipbuilding center, and was the place where America's tuna canning industry came of age. The island also played a key role in a tragic chapter of American history: In 1942, an entire Japanese-American community there was seen as a national threat; its residents were forcibly removed and imprisoned at the internment camp Manzanar.


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- Little Wars was written by the famous author H.G. Wells in 1913 and is a set of rules for playing with toy soldiers. Its full title is Little Wars: a game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books. Little Wars is considered by some to be the first modern table op war game. It included fairly simple rules for infantry, cavalry, and artillery in the form of a toy 4.7 inch naval gun that launched projectiles, usually small wooden dowels to knock down enemy soldiers.
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The very first thing I ever knitted besides a swatch was an oversized black lace mohair sweater. I was so incredibly proud that I was able to make these giant pieces of lacy fabric…until I went to put them together and discovered that one piece was almost twice as wide as the other piece. I had somehow managed to increase so many extra stitches that I had four extra repeats of the lace pattern going, and I had never noticed as I was working. Partly this was due to inexperience and a willingness to fudge (I was 15 and had an aversion to asking for help), but I'm sure it could have been largely avoided if I had used one simple little tool: stitch markers.
Placing a stitch marker between each repeat of a lace pattern not only helps you maintain the proper stitch count in each repeat across, but can help you quickly find where you made an error in a previous row. For instance, if you have a lace pattern with 14 8-st repeats, that's 112 stitches to keep track of. If you place a marker between each repeat across, that's 14 sets of 8 stitches. It's much easier to notice and correct when one set's missing a stitch, instead of realizing when you get stitch 109 that you're not going to have enough stitches to finish the row (and also now your motifs are all out of whack) because a yo was missing way back in pattern repeat one or two.
Taking a couple of seconds to place a marker between each repeat as you work your first row can save you a lot of time and frustration down the road. Knitting should be relaxing and fun, not filled with the frustration of trying to located missed yarn overs or unworked decreases!
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On Zimbra NE, is it possible to delegate rights to view the mail queue for a target domain for a domain admin?
I have a client requesting access to the mail queue view, but I do not want this user to be able to view the queue for all domains...is there any way to do this?


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Shinji Hashimoto, Final Fantasy's brand director, has played down concerns that Square is aiming to distance itself from command-based combat in wake of Final Fantasy XV's gameplay reveal.
The trailer, showcased at E3 earlier this week, depicted a far more action-oriented approach to combat, with realtime sword battles and fancy acrobatics – a far cry from the traditional Final Fantasy combat experience.
However, speaking to OXM, Hashimoto-san said Square has no plans to move away from the traditional command-based shenanigans that we've become accustomed to.
"As you are aware, Final Fantasy series has different mechanics in each title," he said.
"Each time the development team for that title review the appropriate game system, and for Final Fantasy XV we have the action-packed system, but that does not mean the next game will be similar. We're very looking forward to feedback from the fans on how they like the action packed gameplay.
"I believe that there's future for both action based RPG and command based RPG. It's not that we aren't thinking about the future of command based Final Fantasy, but we think that the action based combat fits Versus XV."
He added: "Action-based RPG fits Final Fantasy XV and that is why we chose to do it like this. I want a game that is easy to play and therefore I asked the development team to be flexible with the difficulty, and I want to make sure that fans are not disappointed.
"I want you to understand that the Final Fantasy is always evolving, and always challenging, and this is a positive change we made for Final Fantasy XV."
Final Fantasy XV was originally announced back in 2006 as the PlayStation 3-exclusive Final Fantasy Versus XIII. However, after a long period of silence on the game – and despite continued assurance that the title was still on track for PS3 – Square re-revealed the project during Sony's E3 press conference on Tuesday evening.
The game, now known as FFXV, will be released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, though a release date continues to remain elusive.
Square says Final Fantasy XV's realtime combat doesn't spell the end of command-based battles
Shinji Hashimoto, Final Fantasy's brand director, has played down concerns that Square is aiming to distance itself from command-based combat in wake of Final Fantasy XV's gameplay reveal.


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A lot of people have just started university, and this year I finished. I figured it was a good time for me to reflect on my last few years in education at a top university in London, and to offer any insight that I might have for others who are just beginning.
For many, university is where they find themselves.
I had the opposite experience.
My university experiment was spending three years being like everyone else, and honestly, I became lost. I have always been the sort who was hated and loved by the right people, yet at university I became a ghostly impression of my true self.
With hindsight, of course, this is easy to see. But at the time I was mired in "being a student" and living in a way that everybody does. Why? Because everybody does.
I lost sight of who I was, why I was there and who I wanted to be, and the result was a mixed experience. I also ended up losing sight of the things I wanted to achieve when I set out and accomplished far less than I could have.
But don't worry, this isn't (hopefully) a whinge about shouldawouldacoulda; this is more a reflection on my time and also hopefully an opportunity to give some advice to those just starting out. Before I continue, I want to make it clear that I don't regret anything and I would not change it – it is pointless to worry about things that happened in the past – but there is still much that we can learn. I have never had any regrets in life and I don't plan on starting now; one reason why is learning from my mistakes. Everything I have done has shaped who I am today and, on the whole, I think I'm awesome.
Without further ado then, here is:
What I Really learned at University
1. Status
I attended King's College London, which – as they are keen to tell anyone who'll listen – is apparently one of the top universities in the world. In fact, the name of the university on my degree certificate is probably worth far more than the actual degree I did. Actually, not even probably.
It is.
This name is old (which is a good thing for universities) and conjures images of a grand tradition, Nobel laureates and a fraternity of intellectuals drinking port. And this kind of thing is what would make prospective employees think my degree was worthwhile – not what the content of my degree actually was, or the grade I got.
In short, my degree gives me some level of status. I admit I feel a snobbish glee at saying the name; it is a name which many other universities cannot match on presumptions of cache, exceeded by only a few such as Oxbridge, UCL and Imperial.
Yes they do sound impressive don't they!
But, Oh Shakespeare I do apologise for the theft; what's in a name? "King's College London" is taken as a badge of competence – nay, excellence – but sadly this is taken largely at face value. It is the classic fallacy of argument from authority, but I will take it since it benefits me and most people are unaware of these sins against logic and reason.
The unfortunate consequence of this however is that many people get a degree, just to get a degree and thus do not learning anything of great value. At least half of what I learned in my course I consider now to be worthless – the other half I do plan on salvaging but I could have gained an equivalent academic store of knowledge in a third of the time and at far less cost.
A degree supposedly signifies a higher earning potential after university; whether this is true or not it is a mistaken way to think of things. Our society is obsessed with credentials and the fallacy of "authority" is a present belief among many. This is why Gillian McKeith was able to dupe so many with her nonsense; she had some initials after her name, a certificate from a fancy sounding agency and she told people she was a doctor.
But actually what matters is the truth of a person's beliefs; how they came to their opinions, the kind of research they do.
These days the value of university education is continually challenged from various angles, and some might even argue that it is not worth the time or money any more. Well, it will be a few years yet before I can truly appraise the worth of my time at university so I wouldn't like to comment definitively on that just yet. But it truly is an enormous undertaking both in terms of time and money and for many people – perhaps most – it might not be the right decision.
Why is this? Well, I think that the game has completely changed – the old wisdom that you must go to university to get a respectable job and start saving for a pension is being slowly over-turned and I can see a day where far more people realise the freedom they have to truly follow what they love and live life on their own terms.
2. Politics
Suddenly at university everyone has an opinion.
Well, a lot more people anyway. This was wonderful for me; I spent my younger school career frequently distraught at the wilful intellectual vapidity that most seemed so proud of. At university that changes significantly; capitalists, socialists, communists, Labour, Tory, "green" and so on, all these people come out of the woodwork and start championing their causes with passion, vigour and (mostly) intelligence.
I learnt a great deal about the beliefs of others and had my own beliefs challenged and changed on many occasions. In fact now I look back on many of beliefs and assumptions held at the start of university and regard them with disbelief – how could I have been so wrong! It is simply a wonderful time to have stimulating and difficult conversations with people who are in their most energetic and passionate years. It is amazing to see yourself and all the other young people starting to finally stand on their own two feet in arguments and beliefs, although it is also depressing just how many are yet trapped in the dogma their parents fed them.
3. Writing
Before university I thought I was a pretty good writer. In fact this was only half true. I was a pretty good writer but this was only really measured against the standards required by a state education in the UK. Unfortunately these standards are completely dismal, but it meant that I could rely on my writing abilities to carry me in subjects I wasn't actually that good at.
At university that all changed.
Why did it change?
I certainly don't consider my university education to be a paradigm of great teaching but it was certainly an improvement on school and college; however, we were faced with large class sizes, inattentive teachers (although I do not blame them entirely) and the depressing reoccurrence of rote learning. Some of my modules were so absurdly useless that I struggle to imagine how they were justified in the first place other than by committee. We had very little in the way of true teaching, despite the great amount of work and energy from my lecturers poured in to theories of pedagogy.
So what was different? Well, the rules of engagement had changed – at university there are certain practices and standards that you must follow to do well (just as there are at school) but the catch is that you are taught none of these at school. This leads to great frustration for many who are left confused as to what exactly it is they are supposed to do in order to excel at university level.
Finally in my third year, it clicked. It helped that a large part of the year was spent studying academic writing to a depth I was scarcely aware of previously – but it was more than that. I finally reached a level where I could match the quality, purpose and type of my writing to the task. There is still great room for improvement, but I feel confident now that I can write for any situation, to a standard which most people reading would consider to be above average.
Now I must admit that my frustrations with the writing and learning process were very much my fault too. I did not take it upon myself to research writing practices and did not pursue many of the extra resources that we were informed of by our teachers.
If I were to psychoanalyse myself for the reasons why, I think it would be along these lines: the student life encourages a lack of responsibility. As I indulged myself in this it became a compulsion and I actively avoided a great deal of responsibility; part of this was not attending lectures and not following up with my own study and research. In effect I disowned my responsibility for my education and of course, had to deal with the consequences.
Language is a vital pillar of human life – it is how we express ourselves and give meaning to everything from the mundane to the extraordinary. We can invent, fantasise and find joy in language. It is a true privilege to be highly competent at that which makes us human and university affords a great deal of practice at utilising language. Take advantage of that, and take responsibility for yourself and you will face less frustration than I did.
4. Girls
This subheading should more properly be something like "members of the gender(s) you fancy" but that's not quite as catchy and I think you get the idea anyway. University is a great time to find your soul mate, or to find several soul mates. Some of my friends found girlfriends in the first term of the first year, and others just spent their time finding a different girlfriend each term. The point is, you can do what you like. The stigma of having sex just for fun is pretty much non-existent these days but so is the stigma of having a sexual long term relationship before marriage. Thank goodness for common sense eh?!
The lesson is really, don't be shy, don't be afraid of being judged. Every niche is catered for at university level even if you have to look a bit to find it. Explore, have fun (and be safe).
5. Join Societies & Start Something New
University offers incredible opportunities to try new things; they have enormous resources and can really help to bankroll things that you otherwise might not have the chance to do. If there is not a society that caters for you, then you can create one for yourself if you get enough people on board.
For me this meant acting in and directing plays in central London – a privilege that only a few gifted individuals might have in the professional world, yet I was able to make this a reality along with my other thespian friends due to the prime locations of the real estate owned by KCL.
Societies are also an incredible opportunity to meet like-minded people. Some of my closest and best friends at university I met through my drama society. I knew that by putting myself out there and getting involved I would meet people who shared my passions and interests and who were also driven to improve themselves and make the most of their time.
Societies have the in-built infrastructures and resources that allow you to pursue your dreams, even if on a small scale. As mentioned, for me that consisted of getting back in to acting in the first year and then actually directing a play in the second year.
I'm not going to lie, that was pretty damn daunting.
We had no professional support and incredibly tight funds. In fact we only had £200 with which to costume 20 actors, hire a venue and pay for lighting and rights. Yet not only did we achieve all this, we even made a profit which, if you know anything about amdram, is practically unheard of. University gives you opportunities to achieve in this way and to take advantage of all the brilliant minds and passions of others. Creativity is a great impulse in man and this is a great time to indulge it.
6. Don't Let the Student Lifestyle Consume You
I am not sure how the student lifestyle compares in other countries, but in the UK there is an enormous and overwhelming emphasis on destructive drinking. Before university I was very opposed to the idea of me personally getting too drunk to maintain control and awareness of myself (although I have never been against other people doing what they wish with their own bodies).
I remember being incredibly confused when my peers went on about how fun it was to remember very little of the night. I remember seeing posts from people suffering from a hangover claiming "never again" knowing full well that "again" would probably be that night, or soon at least.
I understood none of it!
At some point that changed for me. I don't know when it happened exactly; it seems like it was a gradual process but when I was half way through university it also seemed as though I had always been that way. What changed?
To be honest, I'm not sure. I do acknowledge that getting drunk is fun in the kind of superficial way that watching Jeremy Kyle is fun. But deep down I never really enjoyed it. I hated not being able to get out of bed when I was supposed to; I hated all the rationalisations I fed myself ("oh it's just uni", "oh you were actually in control", "everyone does it", "you need it to have fun", "you're boring if you don't", "man up") and I hated the fact that it seemed to be the only way of doing things for freshers.
I told myself that I welcomed oblivion, like a deranged Buddhist, I remember feeling like I was seeking out the destruction of myself.
Yet, the culture is strong enough that despite not actually enjoying what you are doing, you will keep doing it. People will tell you to "man-up" – as if destructive behaviour is at all manly – and I ended up battling a strong compulsion to drink.
Looking back on this now it seems bizarre. Anyway, I'm not trying to tell you what is wrong or right for you to do in your life, but be true to yourself. I wasn't and paid the cost – and everything has a cost. The upside is that now I know myself better again – and I do have a few hilarious stories in to the bargain.
7. Make Use of What You Learned
This is particularly important for students studying what people ignorantly call "soft" subjects. English, art, philosophy, history.
Basically any subjects that you know the Tories would hate.
The truth is that most subjects at University are just not going to prepare you for the real world in terms of practical skills or rational thought. You don't learn how to wire a plug or fix an engine, let alone build a computer or truly run a house. Worse; you don't learn logic, true critical thinking or how to reason from first principles. And unless you do a science then you can forget learning anything about the scientific method!
Throughout school the natural impulses of the questioning mind we are all born with are subdued, and in many, destroyed. University does little to rectify this and once again it is down to you, the individual, to stake a claim on your mind.
But there are other things you learn and you can make use of them if you know how to. You do have to do a bit of lateral thinking but it is possible.
You see, regardless of subject, each has the potential to help someone improve the lives of others. Any time you learn a subject to a specialist level, you have knowledge that others need and unfortunately, most academics aren't particularly good at translating this knowledge in to usable and understandable language for the rest of us. Even those who specialise in language… That's why they're academics, not capitalists; if they could make a legitimate profit out of their skills and knowledge they would.
But anyway, not only do people need some of this knowledge; they don't have it, and don't know how to get it. If you think of your knowledge as a commodity then you can find ways of selling it and using it to make a living, regardless of what that knowledge is.
I have taken it upon myself to translate in this way much of what I learned on my degree. I don't claim to be the best in this field, but I probably am among the best out of us for being able to apply the knowledge and help the every-day person with it. This is something I think is sorely lacking in most disciplines.
So please, please use what you learned at university – it will greatly benefit you, and in turn, others.
8. Don't Take It Too Seriously
Yes, it's three years of your life. Or more. And yes it can be stressful, frustrating and downright annoying. But hopefully you should be having fun while you're there; you are supposed to get something out of university, not really the other way round and I firmly believe that a true and valuable education can only happen when you are enjoying yourself as you go.
Enjoy your time, take advantage of the opportunities to make friends and do new things – but don't get caught up in it. Don't lose sight of who you are or what you really want to do. You can do both, and you can have it all, but it is more difficult and it does require that you take true responsibility for yourself – something which I only really began to learn in my final year. Yeah, that was too late.
I guess what I learned can be summed up this way; take responsibility for yourself, explore and reach out to others, and don't forget to have some fun. If you stay true to yourself you can't really go far wrong.
If you are just starting out, I wish you all the best! To my brother; you will become great if you take true advantage of the time ahead of you. I love you. To anyone else; good luck and may you be the next Steve Jobs.
If you have just finished uni (or finished a while ago) and disagree with anything or have anything to add, then leave a comment. If you are just starting out is there anything I didn't cover which you might like to know?


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FRESNO, Calif. - On a cold, windy Tuesday night at Pete Beiden Field the Fresno State (14-17) Bulldogs defeated the UC Davis (8-14) Aggies by a 8-2 score. The Bulldogs lead the series with 30 victories to the Aggies nine. The last time Fresno State faced UC Davis was back in 1977 taking three out of four games that year.
In the top of the first inning UC Davis earned its first run when Evan Hudson singled to right field bringing in Ryan Royster from third base at 1-0. Fresno State was quick to answer with two runs in the bottom of the third inning when Loren Storey hit his fourth home run of the year to right field at 2-1. With runners in scoring position the Aggies tied the game up at two a piece with a single to right field in top of the fourth inning.
In the bottom of the fourth inning the Bulldogs took a 3-2 lead by executing one run to perfection. Alan Ahmady singled to start the inning off and reached second base when Dan Grubb laid down a sacrifice bunt. Ahmady scored when Todd Sandell hit a single to left field.
The Bulldogs took a commanding 7-2 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning with two outs when Alan Ahmady hit his first collegiate grand slam. The Aggies retired the side with a strikeout.
"I wasn't thinking grand slam when I arrived at the plate," said Ahmady. "I made solid contact with the ball and before I knew it left the park. I was excited when I felt the pop and when I looked up it was gone."
Fresno State scored one more run at 8-2 when Ozzie Lewis hit a sacrifice fly to left field bringing in Steve Susdorf from third base.
Junior right fielder Ozzie Lewis returned back to the Bulldog lineup tonight after an injury.
"It's great to be back and it felt great to be on the field with the guys celebrating the win," said Lewis. "It's great to be playing with the team as you see a young kid like Ahmady having success. "The kid is blowing up, playing solid at first base and hitting with power."
Fresno State had nine hits on the night and UC Davis tallied 13. Ahmady went 2-for-4 with one single and a grand slam. Susdorf went 2-for-2 with one double and a single. Loren Storey also hit his fourth home run of the year.
Head Coach Mike Batesole and his ball club move to 14-17 overall and 1-2 in WAC play. "It was a good win and to go into the weekend with energy can give us momentum," said Batesole." We are chasing Sacramento State who is 4-2 in conference and it will be a good test for our team this weekend."
Fresno State will continue action Friday night when it will take on conference opponent Sacramento State (8-16, 4-2) in a three-game series beginning at 6:05 p.m. Series action maintains course Saturday at 6:05 and Sunday at 1:05 p.m.
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Although it is America's largest retailer (and growing fast in other nations), Wal-Mart is a legendarily shitty employer. A list detailing their sweatshop-y, discriminatory and just plain revolting treatment of their employees—many barely making a living wage—would take me hours to assemble. If you're interested, Wikipedia has a thorough compilation of Wal-Mart's many sins, the epic lawsuits and the hundreds of millions of dollars of settlements that resulted.
So I was thrilled when I read yesterday that a gender discrimination suit against Wal-Mart, filed in 2001, was certified as class-action by the US Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit—holla!) This allows attorneys go after Wal-Mart for punitive damages, back pay and other compensation on behalf of not just the six original plaintiffs, but over a million women who've been employed by Wal-Mart.
Wal-Mart has been dragging this case up the judicial food chain for years now specifically to prevent this. The suit was ruled class-action in 2004, when a US District judge wrote:
[The female plaintiffs] present largely uncontested descriptive statistics which show that women working at Wal-Mart stores are paid less than men in every region, that pay disparities exist in most job categories, that the salary gap widens over time, that women take longer to enter management positions, and that the higher one looks in the organization the lower the percentage of women.
Yesterday one of the plaintiff's attorneys told the New York Times:
"Wal-Mart tries to project an improved image as a good corporate citizen," said Brad Seligman, "No amount of P.R. is going to work until it addresses the claims of its female employees."
I stopped shopping at Wal-Mart years ago, even though it occasionally meant driving out of my way. Fortunately, I now live in one of the few places on earth—New York City—that has withstood the Wal-Mart juggernaut, so spending my money elsewhere isn't that difficult. (We still don't have Wal-Mart because our local labor unions are very powerful, and politicians here need union votes more than they want Wal-Mart money.) I hope these women, their lawyers, and the courts jack up Wal-Mart's shit in truly epic fashion. Wal-Mart's always thrown its size and weight around in order to intimidate everyone from suppliers to union organizers and dissident employees—but with a class-action suit of this magnitude and hundreds of millions of dollars on the line, they've finally met their match.


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Pity the poor chef, always in the kitchen, while customers eat, drink and be merry.
Enough, said Petite Maison chef/owner James Porter and sous chef Chris Schlattman. With their new special-event concept rolling out Sunday, Feb. 9, and continuing into spring, they decided they would join the party.
So for the Sunday Picnic on the Patio series, when guests sit down for dinner at the little French restaurant in downtown Scottsdale, they will be greeted with family-style meals and theme cocktails.
"Chris and I will be at the table, doting on you all, and enjoying the evening as much as you are," Porter said.
The monthly suppers feature a single seating at 5:30 p.m., with everybody at one long table, surrounded by garden landscape, twinkle lights and a crackling fireplace. Food will be passed on huge platters, for a relaxed, dinner-party mood.
For Sunday's inaugural meal, the theme is Paella on the Patio, featuring Spanish seafood paella, vegetarian paella, tortilla española, roasted olives, ensalada mixta and crème coffee flan, all served with white and red sangria.
For March 9, it's a taste of Carolina Low Country Crawfish Boil, complete with jumbo crawfish, shrimp, sweet roasted corn, Andouille and new potatoes, alongside skillet corn bread, green bean salad, angel food cake with drunken berries, and spiked sweet tea.
On April 6, the house goes Southern, with Colonel Porter's famous fried chicken, smoky collards, fried okra, mac-and-cheese, iceberg wedge, pecan bread pudding and Kentucky Mule cocktails.
The $35 price covers both dinner and drinks, and well-behaved kids ages 9 or younger eat for $10. Reservations are required and cancellations are requested 24 hours in advance. If the weather isn't cooperating, a dinner may be moved to a following Sunday.
Details: Petite Maison, 7216 E. Shoeman Lane, Scottsdale. 480-991-6887, petitemaisonaz.com.
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Baseball Wins One in Spring Break Series
Victoria, Tex. - The Sterling College Warrior baseball team went 1-3 on a spring break series with the University of Houston-Victoria in Victoria, Texas over Sterling's spring break. Sterling played in three close games, all losses, before blowing out UHV in the final game 10-2. The Warriors are 12-11 so far in 2011 and 4-0 in the KCAC.
In the first game against the University of Houston-Victoria, the Warriors fell behind quickly. UHV scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning, forcing Sterling to play from behind. SC responded by scoring one run in the top of the second inning then tying the game with a two run third inning. The game would turn into a defensive battle until the University of Houston-Victoria would score in walk-off fashion in the bottom of the tenth inning to win 4-3.
Sterling would take an early 5-2 lead in the second game that they would hold until the bottom of the fourth inning when UHV would score 6 runs and take an 8-5 lead. Sterling would threaten in the top of the fifth, scoring two more runs, but would be unable to overcome the three run deficit, losing 8-7.
After scoring one run in the top of the first inning of the third game, Sterling would be shut down offensively. The University of Houston-Victoria would go on to win the game 5-1 over the Warriors.
SC's offense would explode in the series finale. The Warriors would score 10 runs on six hits while only allowing two runs to win in convincing fashion in the final game of spring break. Matt Krause would lead the Warriors, going two for three from the plate with two RBI's.
After the spring break series, Sterling is 12-11 on the season, 4-0 in the KCAC. Conference play resumes this week when Sterling travels to Leavenworth for a double-header against the University of Saint Mary on Thursday and then will host the Spires on Saturday in a double-header. The double-header game times are 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm for both dates.


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The Warner Brothers have opened their Harry Potter studio to the public. The mystical castle and set cost an estimated 100 million pounds, or about $125 US dollars. Harry Potter is still an international marketing goldmine and it's estimated this park alone will make billions of dollars for Warner Brothers and endless royalties for Harry Potter author JRK Tolkien.
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A remote control to reset your router
My low-budget router has just crashed, and there is no way to reset the beast remotely via a network. Never fear – an X10 module, controlled by a web GUI with an Ajax interface, can actuate the mains switch.
Regular readers will recall that last month's Perl column relied on X10 technology to transmit switching signals over normal power lines at home. In this article, I will extend the scenario to include three new devices with X10 receivers: my DSL modem, my DSL router, and my TiVo digital video recorder. The lights in the bedroom and living room are already connected to X10 boxes.
Figure 2 shows the results of running the scripts in this article. As you can see, the browser displays intuitive names for the devices in question, and a button in the right-hand column of the table for each row lights up green or red, depending on the current device status. Clicking the button toggles the device state. This all relies on state-of-the-art Ajax technology – the browser does not need to reload the whole web page, just single fields that have changed.
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Features a spruce top and maple back and neck that are made from select materials. Each instrument is handcrafted utilizing the same traditional methods as used on Yamaha's high quality violins. Includes rosewood pegs, chinrest and tailpiece, 4 fine tuners, Prelude strings. A quality instrument for young students. Outfit includes a lightweight case, brazilwood bow and rosin.


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Joyce M. Mattingly
Joyce M. (Haskell) Mattingly, 79, of Greenwood, passed away Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis.
She was born Sept. 26, 1934, in Morgantown, the daughter of Edward and Pearl Mae (Jacobs) Slinger. She married James R. Mattingly on Sept. 10, 1952.
Joyce worked for Mattingly Shell as a bookkeeper for more than 30 years. She enjoyed reading, cross-stitching and spending time with her family.
She is survived by five children, Pam (Marvin) Guffin of New Palestine, Penny Ann Vinson of Franklin, Cindy (Scott) Splichal and Patrick Mattingly, both of Indianapolis, and Christine Vinson of Jacksonville, Fla.; a brother, James (Barbara) Haskell of Welaka, Fla.; a sister, Delores (Richard) Williams of Oaklandon; nine grandchildren, Amy Capozzi, Josh Guffin, Derek Guffin, Ryan Splichal, Krystal Baker, Eric Splichal, J.P. Mattingly, and Brody and Jordan Vinson; and five great-grandchildren, Bri-Anna, Hallie, Alayna, Devon and Layla.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Mattingly; her parents, Edward and Pearl Mae Slinger; a brother, Joseph Haskell; and two sisters, Louise List and Margie Haskell.
A celebration of life gathering will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Erlewein Mortuary and Crematory, 1484 U.S. 40 West in Greenfield.
Memorial contributions may be made to National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 3500 Depauw Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46268, or www.nationalmssociety.org, in honor of her granddaughter, Amy Capozzi.
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Lamar Odom Vehemently Defends Kardashian Family, Slams Own Father
By Mack Rawden 3 years ago
Lamar Odom hasnt spoken a whole lot since he became a frontpage headline on newspapers across the world thanks to a supposed drug problem. Consequently, hes been verbally battered from damn near every corner of the Internet by fans and members of the media. For the most part, hes simply taken the shots on the chin without even attempting to move out of the way via a publicist, agent or anyone else, but apparently, the big man draws the line when members of his so-called family get involved.
Recently, Odoms father, a recovering drug addict in his own right, gave an interview in which he bashed the Kardashian family, blaming them for his sons downfall and calling Kris Jenner an evil bitch. That didnt sit too well with Lamar; so, he took to Twitter and unleashed a giant middle finger aimed directly at his dad. You can check out the text below
Won't continue 2 speak on this but I have got 2 let this out real quick. I have let this man and many others get away with a lot of shit. He wasn't there 2 raise me. He was absent ALL of my life due to his own demons. My mother and grandmother raised me. Queens raised me. For the first time since they left, came a blessing of a FAMILY that I married into. FAMILY. That man wasn't even invited to my wedding. He has never met my mother in law and some of my other family. How can a man who has NOT once called me to check on my well being have the nerve to talk so recklessly about his own "son". He is my downfall! His own demons may be the ONLY thing he gave 2 me. He disrespecting the ONLY FAMILY that has loved me without expecting anything in return. They are the ONLY ones that have been here consistently 4 me during this dark time. Only person 2 blame is myself. Say what you want about me but leave the ones who have done nothing but protect and love me out of this! This goes to out to everyone!
Lamar has had problems with his father for damn near his entire life; so, its no surprise hed go on another rant about him. What is surprising, however, is how vehemently he defends the Kardashian family, despite the rumors that hes unwilling to work on his marriage. Those certainly dont seem like the words of a man who isnt invested, but by his own admission, hes in the middle of a dark time. For all we know, he could think Khloe is better off without him. If he can stop acting like an idiot and commit to living a drug free life, thats definitely not true.
Pop Blends sincerest thoughts go out to Lamar during this time of need. Heres to hoping he looks toward his real family, the Kardashians, and heads into rehab.


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Hi brothas-
I'm new to biking and I'm wondering if this bike is worth getting...
This is a Specialized Ground Control, 1996 or 1997 model I think. I upgraded most of the parts with really nice component groups between '03 and '06. I recently bought a new, smaller bike to fit me better (I'm a short guy). The whole thing weighs in at almost exactly 30 lbs.
Here are the upgraded parts:Mavic Crossland wheelset, XT rear derailleur, LX front derailleur, XT cassette(!!), Race Face chainrings, Deore group chain (I think), XT linear pull brakes, '02 Manitou Skareb front fork (80mm travel), Azonic DW riser handlebar (soaks up vibrations pretty well), Azonic Shorty stem(a really nice, but short one; as I said, this bike is just a tad over my size), Deore trigger shifters, Liahona label brake levers which I think are made by Pro-max as they looked identical for that year
Most everything is in good condition, and I cleaned and lubed the drive-train fairly recently, but I would have you know the few problems it has: I wouldn't take the bike off a drop much bigger than a foot, as the frame is relatively old. The rear triangle has a bit of lateral flex to it (a symptom of old age, I think). I dinged the rear rim a while back, and I've included photos of that.
Is an old frame with decent components worth it??


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