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Thanksgiving is a time dedicated each year to share our gratitude, namely, appreciation for life. As we sit down to enjoy our meals, let's look at the lives all around us. In this case, the lack of life now resting on the table.
Each year, nearly 300 million turkeys are raised and slaughtered for human consumption in the U.S., most of which are killed for Thanksgiving.
Genetically bred for rapid growth and increased weight, these animals experience a wealth of unnatural problems. Some of these ailments include bone deformities, lameness, ruptured tendons, abnormal cartilage growth, sores, sudden death syndrome and a weakened immune system, causing them to be more vulnerable to diseases.
If they don't die from the above mentioned complications, they are likely to live crippled, unable to move or acquire food and water, constantly trampled by other birds and workers. Male turkeys are bred for such intense weight that natural mating is impossible; artificial insemination is now standard practice.
In nature, turkeys can live to be 12 years old. Modern farming accelerates their growth, slaughtering them at around 130 days old. When the time comes for killing, many birds are suffering and transported in cramped trucks to a slaughterhouse. The Humane Methods of Slaughter Act exempts all poultry, allowing 95 percent of all animals killed for food in the U.S. to be slaughtered without protection of federal law.
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Good Works take woman from Trenton to Ethiopia
"Five years after graduating from Trenton Central High School, Jessica Mims is in Ethiopia, working to build an incinerator as a Peace Corps volunteer.
Her journey is no surprise to family members back home.
'Jessica is the type of person who likes helping people, it's in her nature,' said her mother, Evelyn Mims. 'She figured going there, in a third world country, she would really be making a difference.'
Jessica Mims, 23,grew up North Trenton, and attended Jefferson Elementary School and Junior 3 before moving on to TCHS. After graduating in 2007, sheattended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, where she earned a bachelor's degree in public health.
In Ethiopia, she is putting that degree to work on Peace Corps projects in Gore, a small town in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. She works with the local high school's ANTI-HIV club, where she teaches peer-to-peer education, prevention and family planning. Mims also is working with people suffering from AIDS to organize an association and develop an IGA, or Income Generating Activity.
After analyzing the needs of the health center, Mims decided her chief project was to build a medical waste incinerator.
'Medical waste, shards of glass, used bandages, needles and used swabs, are discarded in a large hole on the health center's compound,' Mims said in an interview conducted by email.
She went on to describe the danger the uncovered waste poses to the staff, patients and families who live on the compound.
'Their proximity puts them at risk of injury and exposure to disease…in addition to injury this un-discarded waste threatens the safety of drinking water,' she said.
Funding for the project is raised through the Peace Corps Partnership Program, with the majority of the money donated from family and relatives in the United States. The town is offering the labor needed for the project and will remove the medical waste. The total cost is $3,394.63 but Mims says they have only raised $783.
Mims keeps a 'budget thermometer,' drawn with colored markers, in the health office to track the fundraising progress.
'Whenever I see the balance decrease I run into the office and fill in the thermometer. It keeps everyone informed and it reminds people of why I'm here,' said Mims.
The project has caught the eye of people back home."
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I find Russell Simmons fascinating from the perspective that he is a maverick in every sense of the word. He's not just a successful business man, but he's a legendary figure in the notoriously macho male world of hip hop, yet he's a vegan, animal rights activist, and avid practitioner of yoga and Transcendental Meditation (TM).
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In a written statement, PETA says that Simmons earned the honor because "he tirelessly advocates for animals and sets a positive example for others by promoting a vegan lifestyle."
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"The horrible abuse of animals is the worst karmic disaster in the history of human kind," said Simmons. "The work that PETA does to combat this catastrophe is amazing. I'm truly humbled to be chosen as this year's Person of the Year but the praise should go to the hundreds of thousands of volunteers that are on the ground doing the work. I accept this honor on their behalf."
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From the poetic "Are We the Waiting" and "Wake Me Up When September Ends" to the defiant "Know Your Enemy" to the anthem-like "21 Guns," the expertly performed songs cast a spell that had young, old and middle-aged audience members head-banging together at the Ahmanson. Now that alone is one incredible feat even if this merging of Broadway and VH1 styles is only a pit-stop on the way to the musical's 21st century future.
Charles McNulty – LA Times
Armstrong and Mayer's minimalist book, Green Day's rafter-shattering music, and Armstrong's ingenious lyrics coalesce into an enthralling whole. The musical is in shipshape form in this national touring edition.
Les Spindle – Backstage
But there's no denying the melodic craft or emotional intensity of Green Day's songs, and this rambunctious cast captures the group's performance energy brilliantly (Hughes' resemblance to the kohl-eyed Armstrong is no mere coincidence, and he shares the front man's raffish charm).
Paul Hodgins – OC Register
At the Ahmanson until April 22, the Tony nominated musical may not be everyone's cup of tea, but its roar should be acknowledged and appreciated on its own terms.
Don Grigware – BroadwayWorld
The touring "American Idiot" kicks ass in every sense.
Bob Verini – Variety
It's abundantly clear from seeing both shows, only four days apart, that Spring Awakening is mostly terrific and that American Idiot is mostly terrible.
Don Shirley – LA Stage Times
Taken entirely from rock/punk band Green Day's award-winning album American Idiot, the musical blends the rock concert and stage show brilliantly.
Kevin P. Taft – Frontiers
It's all a bit bewildering and sketchy, but the dynamic music, singing and dancing hold you, keep catching you up in its impassioned, dizzying spell.
Willard Manus – Total Theatre
Overall, Green Day's music is killer and makes up for the thin story.
Katie West – LA Examiner
Despite a cast of solid singers and musicians, the L.A. version lacks the spontaneity of the original 2009 New York production, which often featured well-known rock stars and Broadway vets.
Laura Hertzfeldt – Entertainment Weekly
The choreography by Steven Hoggett is inspired. Michael Mayer has done a brilliant job of directing. While rock is not my favorite form of music (I tend to be old school), I liked most of the music.
Robert Machray – Blog Critics
So, can punk work on a Broadway stage? Of course it can. Green Day's riveting music of angst, disillusion, and, yes, even hope already proves that. If only the rest of it would fall in line.
Obed Medina – EdgeLosAngeles
That recalls the central dilemma. American Idiot is too caught up trying to be musical theater to be an engaging musical event. It's also too much of a concert to be a fully realized musical.
Jeff Favre – LA Downtown News
But book co-writer/director Michael Mayer fails to allow the audience to empathize with their disaffection. So the point is to demonstrate the barrier between them and the world, and their sense of isolation. Great. But don't wrap by tidily resolving a drug addiction, a broken family and a war veteran's physical loss.
Rebecca Haithcoat – LA Weekly
While "American Idiot" has its roots in other rock shows like "Spring Awakening" and "Next to Normal," it is a unique experience. It is not a typical musical, but more a rock concert with choreography. Indeed, the singing is one of the show's strongest points, and the cast capably belts Tom Kitt's luscious orchestrations in true contemporary pop/rock musical theater style. The choreography, by Steven Hoggett, is urgent, kinetic, and crisp.
Katie Buenneke – Neon Tommy
What Mayer may lack as a scenarist, he makes up for here as a visionary director. With all due to respect to Tommy, Jesus Christ Superstar, the Four Season's Greatest Hits and their ilk, American Idiot is the best theatricalization of an album yet. This galvanizing production should be seen by fans of Green Day, contemporary dance, and pure theatre artistry.
John Magaril – CurtainUp
The show is powerful, in-your-face, touching, painful, and wonderful…with a cast that's on fire. Raw in every sense of the word. You've got to experience it for yourself!
Ellen Dostal – Musicals in LA
The thing that irritates me the most about how awful this production is, is that Center Theatre Group has the deep pockets and visibility necessary to bring actual groundbreaking theater to Los Angeles but instead of getting behind something truly artistic and important they bring us this schlock. For that, I say to Center Theatre Group: Shame on you.
Susan Burns – Hey Melpomene
Overall, the play is impressive and proof at how talented Green Day is. The lyrics work extremely well as the basis of the storyline, and anyone — Green Day fan or not — will be easily pleased.
Brittany Woolsey – Daily 49er
I do know that once our three heroes see the error of their ways, the sentimental outcome seems too easily achieved and proves ultimately that, for all its new-fangledness, American Idiot is, morally and theatrically, pretty old-fashioned. But, oh, those lights! They glitter and gleam so. And they kept this reviewer awake.
Harvey Perr – Stage and Cinema
From the moment the curtain opens on American Idiot, it grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go. It's a jaw dropping moment as the cast explode onto the dazzling set fueled with high octane and youthful exuberance singing, "don't want to be an American idiot," with an energy that is sustained throughout the entire production.
Peter Foldy – LASplash
"American Idiot" asks its audience to work a little harder to figure out – among other things – who these three young men are (we get that they're friends), what their lives have to do with our own, what their connection is to the bizarre-looking character St. Jimmy, why Whatsername is nameless and what makes the Extraordinary Girl so Extraordinary…beyond her ability to strap on a harness and levitate, that is.
Evan Henerson – LA Examiner
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Running time: 1 hour, 35 minutes
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- Type IV Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Surgical Emergency? A Case of Massive Retroperitoneal HemorrhageStephen G Chun
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Open Cardiovasc Med J 5:210-1. 2011..This case suggests that even in cases of large retroperitoneal hemorrhages associated with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, it may not truly represent a surgical emergency...
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I have a brompoton with the telescopic pillar and a Brooks seat. When riding my body always gets to move slightly further back, but moving the seat as further back as possible was not enough. I also realised I probably could do without the telescopic pillar, and use an extended one (I am 1.88m). I have read about rotating the extended pillar to gain a bit of distance between seat and handlebars.
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Amber Portwood and Leah Shirley are bonding all over the place, guys. Name a location in Indiana, and they've probably bonded in it. This mother-daughter reality star duo have been inseparable since Amber's release from jail back in November, and it definitely looks like Ambs is making up for lost time. After all, she was incarcerated for a whopping 17 months — that's more than a year of her daughter's life!
Despite the fact that Amber doesn't have custody of Leah, she's able to see her little girl on the regular thanks to successful co-parenting with her baby daddy, Gary Shirley. Amber and Gary don't get along that well, but this lovable watermelon farmer knows how important it is for Leah to see her mom, and he has no problem letting his "boo boo" visit Amber.
Well, you know what that means. Now that Amber has Twitter (praise the Teen Mom lords!), her hang-sessions with Leah are in the public eye! For their recent outing, Amber took her little girl on a special date to the drive-in, and it looks like Leah had an amazing time. "Me and [Leah] at the drive-in …" Amber tweeted along with a photo. "She was excited to sit in the front seat with me lol (we were parked btw)."
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The cable came out on my left hand shifter (the friction one), and now it won't stay back in. There's a small black plastic collar where it enters the housing that has broken off, but I can't believe it was only being held by that little thing! Yet I've taken the shifter apart, and the cable does not appear to be designed to go all the way into the housing, because while the hole on the outside can take the circumference of the black cable housing, on the inside, this hole is only large enough for the derailleur cable to pass through - not all of it. So not sure what's the cable housing is supposed to be held by. This probably happened as a result of my raising the handlebars, and not paying attention to the extra tension this created on the shifter cable, when I used the shifter. By using it this way, the cable sliced through the housing, a few inches long.
The shifters are Suntour Wishbone friction/index shifters. I'd hate to have to replace them at this point, so I'd like to know if I can repair this by simply buying new cable housing. I am doubtful, because it seems to be non-standard. It appears the shifter cable (going to front derailleur) was inside a white plastic covering, and is surrounded by a number of steel cables, and all of this is housed in the black cable housing.
(First pic shows the black cable housing held by plastic ties, the interior white plastic housing, the derailleur cable entering the shifter box, and stranded steel cables inside the black cable housing. Third pic shows a better view of the hole in the shifter box and the stranded steel cables. Second pic shows what the thing is supposed to look like intact!).


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The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star stepped out with her fiancé Kanye West in New York City on February 18. We couldn't help but notice that her sleek hair looked much darker than the more honey brown color she's had going on lately.
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Dovi is a good rider, he just misses something to be "a bit better" and match the top guys.
Imo he misses the "moment of brilliance" that the "aliens" have. And that's something you have or not. You cannot learn it.
Great first ride on the Duc, it would be great if he can mix in the front pack.


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Mickey Slimp named new director of Northeast Texas Consortium located at UT Health Center
Tuesday, January 4, 2005
Mickey Slimp, Ed.D., a leader in technology innovations at Tyler Junior College since 1988, has been named director of the Northeast Texas Consortium (NETnet), said Rick Hefner, vice president for Finance and Administration at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler.
Dr. Slimp is the former dean of Learning Resources at TJC. During his 16 years with the community college, he built one of the most successful distance learning programs in the nation, with more than 8,000 students and about $2.5 million in annual distance learning revenue. He also directed TJC's instructional technology and learning resources efforts. Dr. Slimp currently chairs the Distance Education Advisory Committee of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
"East Texas is very lucky to have Dr. Slimp. He is known statewide for his contribution to distance education. We are very fortunate to have been able to recruit him to work for the Consortium," Hefner said. "The Consortium has come a long way over the past 10 years, and with changing technology, NETNet will continue to help to improve the educational opportunities for all East Texans."
The Northeast Texas Consortium is a group of 15 higher education institutions in the region. The Consortium manages NETnet, a high-speed wireless data network to the colleges, and supports collaborative teaching efforts and combined programs among the schools.
In the past five years, Dr. Slimp raised more than $1.5 million from foundations and government grants to support TJC's technology infrastructure, software, and training. He established the Texas Center for Online Technology at TJC, which produces and funds technology workshops for colleges around the state. Dr. Slimp also was the founding director of the Virtual College of Texas, which enabled community college students to take courses originating from any college in the state at their local school.
Tyler Junior College President Dr. Bill Crowe said, "Mickey was a great employee. The Virtual College of Texas has helped all of the community colleges in Texas. We hate to see him leave TJC, but we're glad he will be staying in the community and keeping in touch with us through NETnet."
In 2002, Dr. Slimp was named the chief executive officer of Tyler Connect, Inc. It is a nonprofit organization that manages ConnecTyler, a community network project designed to upgrade the information infrastructure in the Tyler area, increase computer and Internet access for underserved populations, and build a community Website.
Dr. Gregory S. Powell, president of Panola College and chairman of the Consortium board, said, "I am delighted that NETnet was successful in attracting an executive director of Dr. Slimp's caliber. Given his proven track record, we expect that Dr. Slimp will be able to enhance partnerships and expand upon the wonderful infrastructure that already exists. As chairman of NETnet, I am looking forward to working closely with Dr. Slimp."
Dr. Slimp received his doctorate in educational technology at Texas A&M University at Commerce in 1986. He has a master's degree in instructional communications from East Tennessee State University, where he also received a bachelor of humanities.
The Consortium is a collaborative effort among East Texas institutions to support education projects, including grant-funded work with rural hospitals, public school systems, the Texas Department of State Health Services, and regional public health districts. NETnet's headquarters, the Center for Educational Technology, is located on the UTHSCT campus.


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I've had to pull myself away from my current obsession —lingerie making to concentrate on building myself an outfit based on my other current obsession- African textiles and the 1980′s. The 1980′s? You gawk!! yep! the 1 9 8 0 's, it's come full circle for me, not the power shoulders eww, I'm talking about the threads that hung from the shoulders of Boy George and the Culture Club spotted in the pages of iconic magazines The Face and i-D magazine. The textile designs of British fashion designer Sue Clowes who designed for The Foundry shop that Boy George worked for. I love the Judeo-Catholic iconic prints, they look as powerful now as they did back then. Google Haysi Fantayzee, loved their Dickensian/Rasta look. The button down shirts, head wraps and perched hat? I like that! imagine finding a bolt of Sue Clowes fabric? That'll never happen so over to Etsy I go to sift through the African fabrics; online fabric heaven.
I chose this colourful Kente fabric, I just LOVE it!! and got to working on my latest obsession starting with those pants and a bustier type of top to even out my proportions a little, and a wicked chain necklace made from scraps of African textiles to send the whole look over the top and why not? Just living out my fashion sewing-fantasies.
The day I decided to make this outfit I spent some time sifting through my patterns looking for a suitable pant pattern to no avail, my next option! opshop. I found Butterick 6420 for 50c. Perfect! I cut out my size extending the waistline over and beyond after all it's all about that overlap of fabric, I omitted the waistband altogether placing in the fly zip, the belt holds everything up, in hindsight maybe an elastic waist would of been a better option, anyway this works fine for me. The side pockets? a great casual addition to the look.
My little top I used the Elan bra pattern for the basic silhouette making adjustments to fit woven fabric only. I placed a super wide panel of thrifted black elastic in the back so I can just pop it over my head, the fit is great. The straps I added bra elastic to the ends this way they wont fall off my shoulders. The bra is lined in the soft net tulle that I lined my previous makes in, it has underwires too. Fancy! I love this top and I'm hoping to team it with some other makes from my stash of fabrics you see hanging behind me.
So my sewing adventures into the bright and bold continue, there's no stopping me now I'm dreaming in colour and prints, gorgeous textiles, let's just say, I'm in my element here.
To jazz up this post! here is the before shot of my shitty shed. Nothing fancy needs a clean out really! I photoshopped this colourful image onto the door using layer masks etc, kinda like what I did for the Marley wall. I love how colourful this post is, sewing, music/pop culture and graphics, what a happy medium to play with to express myself. Hope you're getting a kick out of all this glorious colour.
The chained necklace came about after pinning this gorgeousness to my Sewing Inspiration Board- EDIT: from the awesome and very talented label Nakimuli and of course Yokoo's knitted range of chained scarves. A fantastic way to use up your fabric scraps. Oh and my hair? if you're wondering, it's wool, I used to wear this in piggy tales to complement my then'goth look' back in the day.
My daughter and I have been spending some quality sewing time together over the school holidays, she too has fashion sewing fantasies so I can't wait to show you what we've done there. Keep an eye out for that post, lot's of colour. I think I'll be on my 80′s fashion sewing bender for a while, I have plans of emulating one of Vivienne Westwood's Nostalgia of Mud looks to the best of my ability, might take a while sourcing fabric and what not, I just want to be one of Vivienne and Malcolm's Buffalo Gals for a day.
All that sewing is makin' me itch.
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Wow, what a fantastic Outfit. Brings back Summer memories in the cold Winter that er are having here in Germany. I Love african textiles as well. Where did you get yours?
Awesome! Did you know there is a free Vivienne Westwood pattern right here?
Can't wait!
John Wayne is Big Leggy!! Love this. Only you Kazz could look at the suggested styles on the front of that 6420 pattern (how square?) and envision this gorgeousness. Love the fit of that bra top too. And you know I read all the way to the bottom of the post with far more concentrated effort than normal to find out if that was a wig, a wig attached to the headscarf or what. Wool? Wow. The boots undone just make it perfect. Thanks for the Malcolm McClaren Buffalo Girls reminder…..hey, how on trend is his hat again? I would if this is where Louis Vuitton's Fall 2012 collection got their inspiration? Keep on sewing!!
Wow, as always! There is no end to your talents! Perfect outfit for this long hot summer we are having. Enjoy all that fab fabric.
I love the way you placed the print on the top.
The 80s was inevitable for a new romancticm.. yes pun intended 0_0 high five yourself for being able to pull of a bustier second time around i say. xx
Aww man, this post made my day. Gorgeous! I so know this style, the references (I remember!)… the romantic joy. A bustier is so next on my list from my bra pattern and I was actually thinking of finally cutting into my Kenyan ikat-ike fabric I've saved forever!
African textiles and the 1980′s is a wonderful combination and I admire the choice of fabrics for your outfit. It actually reminded me of my favorite fabric store called King Textiles here in Toronto where I usually find everything I need to design my own clothes and honestly the next pieces in my collection will definitely be inspired by these photos.


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Many bills by Southwest Washington lawmakers are on schedule for their final public hearings this week, and other measures have moved even further as the state Legislature embarks on week seven of the 2012 session.
A Senate bill allowing state transportation officials to establish tolls to pay for a new Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River is scheduled for a hearing on Tuesday in the House Committee on Transportation.
Senators approved the proposal, Senate Bill 6445, ahead of the Feb. 14 deadline for bills to leave their house of origin; now it gets its turn in the state House of Representatives. The 60-day legislative session is expected to end early next month.
Legislation to allow single-screen theaters such as Kiggins Theatre in downtown Vancouver to serve alcohol in the auditorium received a public hearing Thursday in the Senate Labor, Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee. The proposal, House Bill 2558, seemed well-received by the committee.
"I'm really pleased that you brought the bill forward," Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, told the bill's sponsor, Rep. Jim Moeller, D-Vancouver. "I think it's a wonderful idea."
Under the bill, a liquor license would cost a theater $400 and allow the business to serve beer
and wine. If a theater plans to serve alcohol in an auditorium and also admit minors, it must submit a minor control plan to the state's liquor control board.
Committee members asked how theaters would make sure minors aren't passed alcohol in a dimly lit theater. Some theater owners testifying said they would beef up security or only serve alcohol at certain times, not allowing minors inside when alcohol is there.
An economic reform proposal by state Rep. Tim Probst, D-Vancouver, received a public hearing on Wednesday before the Senate Committee on Early Learning and K-12 Education. The legislation, House Bill 2170, would require schools to place a greater emphasis on student career paths that don't necessarily require four-year degrees, such as technical degrees or trade apprenticeships. The premise: some students' career aspirations won't require a bachelor's degree.
"We have to respect the dignity of all careers in our society," Probst said while speaking during the Senate hearing on the bill. "The need is for many sets of skills across many different training and education pathways. So it also just makes economic sense."
Several people showed up to testify in favor of the legislation; nobody testified against it.
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A Senate bill to require the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association to lighten up on penalties to student athletes received a hearing on Friday in the House Committee on Education. The proposal, Senate Bill 6383, was sponsored by state Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver. It would make pulling students from championship games the WIAA's last option for penalizing students when the team's violation was made by a coach, administrator or other adult.
The bill was prompted by events at King's Way Christian School in Vancouver, where a scheduling error made by an administrator disqualified the undefeated girls' volleyball team from playing in the state tournament last year.
Those on the House Committee on Education will decide in the coming days whether to advance the bill to a vote by the entire House.
A bill prompted by the September 2010 shooting death of former Clark County Sheriff's deputy Ed Owen's son is scheduled to receive a public hearing on Monday. The proposal, Senate Bill 5697, would require more testing of locks on gun safes given to law enforcement officers for home use.
A proposal to allow the Department of Social and Health Services to forgive benefit overpayments to low-income clients when the mistake is caused by the department is scheduled to get a public hearing on Monday before the House Committee on Early Learning and Human Services. Senate Bill 6508 is sponsored by state Sen. Craig Pridemore, D-Vancovuer, and it was prompted by the case of a Vancouver single mother who was overpaid $3,000 by the department.
A bill by state Rep. Ann Rivers, R-La Center to create a $5,000 fine for harming a police dog and a $10,000 fine for killing a police dog is scheduled for a public hearing on Tuesday in the Senate Committee on Judiciary. The legislation, House Bill 2191, also would remove police dogs from vicious animal statutes.
A bill by Moeller to create a so-called "Yellow Dot" program for disabled drivers will receive a hearing on Monday in the Senate Committee on Transportation. The proposal, House Bill 2280, would allow drivers with disabilities to put a yellow sticker on their car window alerting emergency responders to check the glove box for helpful information, such as a list of the driver's medications.
Several bills did not make it out of their house of origin by the Feb. 14 cutoff deadline. Those include:
• Senate Bill 6061 to make Oregonians pay some retail sales tax in Washington by creating a limited tax refund program for out-of-state shoppers;
• Senate Bill 6378 to enroll only incoming teachers, classified school staff, some law enforcement staff, and local and state government employees in a retirement plan that partially resembles a 401(k) plan;
• Senate Bill 6294 to help homeowners' associations facing attendance problems because of home foreclosures; and
• Senate Bill 6089 to make automated campaign robocalls disclose their sponsors.
If a bill doesn't make a cutoff deadline, it doesn't necessarily mean the bill is dead. Bills that lawmakers deem necessary to figure out the budget are exempt from cutoff dates, and language from a dead bill can be amended onto a surviving piece of legislation.
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People across the country are paying attention as Arkansas gears up for its primary elections. The Democratic U.S. Senate race in particular, has made state and national headlines for weeks.
There has been so much outside interest in this race that the candidates themselves have said, enough. In fact, in the final debate between the Democratic hopefuls Lt. Governor Bill Halter accused outside interest groups of trying to buy a U.S. Senate seat in Arkansas.
The race has raked in national third-party funding, like ads against Lincoln paid for by labor unions that have so far spent $4 million backing Halter.
There's also ads blasting Halter for sending jobs overseas, paid for by groups claiming to be pro-business.
UALR's assistant political science professor doctor Joe Giammo explains why national groups care about Arkansas' race.
"One of the main reasons it's getting attention both locally and nationally is that its usually only a handful of races in which an incumbent senator is seen as vulnerable and so those races naturally garner a lot of attention.
"There have been some people this year who have been very fired up who are trying to get rid of people in the center because they're not happy. They want people are going to vote more with their party and Lincoln is certainly on the most dominate end of the party."
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Breast Ultrasound involves the use of sound waves to create a picture of breast tissue that is projected onto a computer screen. During this procedure, a transducer sends and receives sound waves as it is moved across the breast and a computer analyzes the sound, creating an image of the breast tissue. Studies on the effectiveness of the breast ultrasound technique showed that it is effective at detecting the difference between benign and cancerous tumors, and the studies' researchers recommend it as a "tool of choice" for evaluating palpable lumps in women under 40.
Ultrasound guided biopsy is a procedure that utilizes ultrasound guidance while performing a breast biopsy. The ultrasound is used to direct the biopsy needle into the region of interest and obtain a sample of tissue. Recent studies on ultrasound-guided breast biopsy have shown that it reduces procedure time as well as needle motion, resulting in increased accuracy of tissue sampling.
The ACR awards accreditation to facilities for the achievement of high practice standards after a peer-review evaluation of its practice. Image quality and procedure evaluations are conducted by board-certified radiologists and medical physicists who are experts in the field. The program also evaluates personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures and quality assurance programs. All findings are reported to the practice via a comprehensive report that includes recommendations for improvement, if applicable. The ACR accredits facilities for: Breast ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), mammography, nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography (PET), stereotactic breast biopsy, ultrasound, and radiation oncology.
Located at 440 Merrick Road in Oceanside, CWI's staff also features Michael Golia, MD, director of molecular imaging at CWI, and Michelle Listhaus, MD, breast imaging radiologist. Since opening in September 2006, thousands of women have chosen CWI for expert care and advanced diagnostic and imaging technologies that are vital to detecting breast cancer and other potentially harmful breast health conditions.
These technologies include digital mammography (similar to standard mammography, but images of the breast are captured electronically and viewed on a computer screen, rather than through standard film screen x-ray); breast ultrasound (which utilizes high frequency sound waves to produce images of the breast and may identify lesions or abnormalities that might not otherwise be detected by mammography); Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (an imaging technique that is a follow-up to mammography that can see lesions independent of tissue density and discover early stage cancer) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (which creates detailed pictures of the breast and gives physicians information about the location and nature of the cancerous or non-cancerous mass).br>
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Drama: Our New Hobby
Everyone has heard the phrase "I hate drama," but for some reason the same people that say it usually are the ones that tend to have it the most in their lives. Why? Everyone knows drama can be extremely stressful, so why do we continue to complicate our lives by creating it?
I like to believe that people actual enjoy it and that our developed brain is partly responsible for that. If we think about it in the most simplistic way possible, the only things that a human needs to survive are water, food, shelter and oxygen. Our advanced minds, however, like to toy around with emotions, as well. People don't feel complete if some sort of emotion is missing from their lives. As a whole, we go around looking for the many different things to make us individually happy. There would be nothing wrong with that except for the fact that we usually look for the quick solution instead of a long term one because we are impatient creatures.
Ironically, the most common emotion people tend to fall back on is either anger or sadness. Instead of always being happy, and then only when something horrible happens feeling other emotions, people tend to work the opposite way. They are usually by default unhappy with their lives and so they have to do things to distract themselves so they do feel happy for a moment. I think that so many people like to be a part of or start a conflict because then they will actually feel something. To me, it is as if they are looking for something to talk about or focus on other than their routine filled lives. To me, conflict is and has always been for the most part absolutely pointless; especially if in the end nothing changes (which happens the grand majority of times in life).
I personally believe that people take things way to personally. We tend to feel that everything that happens is intentionally meant to affect us somehow, as if the only thing that the whole world was doing was figuring how to mess with our lives.
Let us take road rage as an example. You will hear people yelling stuff like, "why are you in my way?" or "why are y'all here?" We tend to believe that we are the only ones with things that need to be done and we forget that we are also part of the problem since we, too, decided to venture out at the same time everyone else did.
As a whole species, we really need to start working on just letting things go. We seem to store so much stress from our daily wear and tear that we never take a second to slow down and just appreciate what we have. The other day I was listening to a couple speaking (well, more yelling), about a little situation that had happened between them. As I was listening to them bicker back and forth, I realized the whole situation could have been avoided quite simply. But, as their anger and arrogance grew, the chances of them just letting it go diminished completely. Many arguments often follow this same chain of events; many people get into massive arguments without realizing they could easily be avoided. So, I ask you to take a minute after you read this and just relax for a bit. Think through every action before you take it. Don't let your pride and other emotions ruin your day. Just take it easy.
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It's only available at Chipotle's Cultivate Festival to the first 1,000 who visit the tent.
As part of Chipotle's Cultivate Festival happening this Saturday in Golden Gate Park, and because nothing marks summer's arrival like a new ice cream, Ben & Jerry's is offering a one-off flavor — the formidable-sounding Margarita Pie — to the first 1,000 folks who visit its tent. As the name suggests, it's lime ice cream and shortbread-crust crumbles, with gooey "tequila-marshmallow swirls." Cheers in advance to the lucky thousand. [Official site]


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The devastating damage left behind by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita has investors waiting nervously to see how the stock market responds. Be sure to take every company that has operations or depends on the Gulf Coast forecasts with a wary eye–no matter what the industry. Gas and oil prices matter–they affect every business in the form of transportation, materials, and labor costs. Meanwhile, with the Federal Reserve raising interest rates lately, they might as well have shot an arrow into the heart of the economy. I hope I am wrong, but it sure seems like a recession is looming.
Recessions are bad for most industries, but even in rough times, some nimble industries and businesses manage to prosper. But, what about the employment services industry – the staffing and recruiting firms? Should you hire or fire stocks tied to the labor market, especially with the economy knocked on its socks?
The market could be very treacherous for the next several months. Rule of thumb: Buy when it hurts to buy, and sell when you think it will keep going up, up, up. As I love to say, "Nobody ever went broke taking profits."
Monster Worldwide (MNST)
Snapshot: With a monster of a job search engine in Monster.com, the company is the place to turn to when your job search kicks into high gear.
Recent Price: $29.50
- Company says it will grow earnings at a 45 percent clip this year, but I urge you to take all forecasts with skepticism, as nobody knows for sure right now how many businesses will scale back their spending.
- Monster has revenues so good they're scary. The company earns nearly $1 billion a year.
- With more than five times as much cash than debt on the books, the company is in good shape to withstand the inevitable pull back in corporate spending.
- Monster is particularly vulnerable to a recession, with its heavy exposure to advertising, marketing and corporate spending for new hires.
- Stock came back from the gallows, after hitting rock bottom a few years ago, but is still a far cry from its all-time split adjusted high of approximately $100 per share, set in the dot-gone days.
- Company stands to face its greatest challenge yet from the likes of Yahoo! and Google, as they are looking to offer free placement to corporations that wish to list their job openings en masse. Competition like that could scare any monster back into the closet!
Robert Half (RHI)
Snapshot: The parent of the likes of Accountemps, The Creative Group and Robert Half Finance and Accounting is a major force in financial and business services.
Recent Price: $33.06
- Robert Half plans to buy back a total of 12 million shares. This is a signal that company management feels the stock is undervalued for the long-run. However, I caution you that stock buy-back announcements are one thing; actual buy-backs mean a whole lot more.
- Got to love their debt-to-equity ratio of less than 1 percent, with more than $400 million in cash on the books and a mere $3 million in debt.
- With $3 billion in annual revenues and a hefty $1 billion in annual gross profits, the company appears to be in good financial shape to weather an economic storm.
- Recent reports on CEO sentiment says the economic situation has abruptly caused many companies to reassess spending plans and hiring needs.
- Like Monster Worldwide, Robert Half's shares took it on the chin during the last recession. You might want to wait for these stocks to bottom out before making a long-term plunge.
- With the forward price-to-earnings ratio for 2006 at 23 times earnings, the stock may be slightly ahead of itself for the next 12 months.
Labor Ready, Inc. (LRW)
Snapshot: You need labor, we got labor! Labor Ready, Inc. provides temporary staffing for manual labor jobs, such as lifting, hauling, cleaning, assembling, digging, and painting.
Recent Price: $22.34
- If the company positions itself correctly, Labor Ready may be ready to provide its services for hurricane relief in the Gulf States.
- In hard times, small- and mid-cap companies typically lead the economy out of recessions. Labor Ready is a small cap that could be integral in rebuilding the country. But its management must be nimble for it to be properly armed and ready to help.
- Company could position itself as an attractive acquisition candidate, especially if it shines in prospering from the massive spending that will take place to rebuild the Gulf Coast.
- The company just promoted its CFO to president, which in itself is not a bad thing–got to love promotions from within. But he now has to prove himself all over again, so the company could be under more pressure than usual.
- Stock has risen steadily for years, so you always run the risk of, "How long can this last?"
- Labor Ready doesn't have the brand name awareness of competitors Adecco and Manpower, but that can change quickly.
Price quotes are from October, 20, 2005.
Michael Abramowitz is a freelance writer based in Florida. To avoid a conflict of interest, he does not currently own any of the stocks mentioned above.
© 2008, Young Money Media, LLC. All rights reserved.


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Crude oil and gold dropped on Thursday as investors shifted focus on the upcoming US budget talks after euphoria over a vote to avert the fiscal crisis subsided. However, copper hovered around a two-and-a-half month high in intraday trade on robust economic data from top consumer China, while wheat and corn stayed shy of their lowest levels since July and late June, respectively, on better crop prospects. More political showdowns on the US budget are expected in the coming months as lawmakers left unresolved a sticky issue involving $109 billion in planned spending cuts, though they raised taxes on wealthy individuals and families.
Brent crude dropped 60 cents to $111.87 a barrel intraday after rising by more than 1% on Wednesday to hit the highest since October. US crude fell 57 cents to $92.55 a barrel after closing at its highest since September on Wednesday. Some profit booking is also to be blamed, market participants said.
Analysts say oil prices may decline further in 2013 as supply is expected to cross demand. US crude output has hit a 19-year peak. Gold eased on Thursday from the two-week peak hit in the previous session, as the dollar appreciated against a basket of currencies. Spot gold fell 0.31% to $1,681.1 intraday, while US futures dropped $7 an ounce to $1,681.80.
Copper prices gained after data revealed growth in Chinas services sector accelerated in December at its fastest pace in four months, strengthening expectations that a revival in the world's second-largest economy is well on course. On LME, it rose to $8,240.50 a tonne intraday, from $8,210 a tonne on Wednesday when it hit its biggest gain in more than three months.
However, corn and wheat dropped on expectations of good crops due to improving weather outlook in South America. Wheat for March delivery on the Chicago Board Of Trade was ruling around $7.53-1/2 a bushel not far from Wednesdays six-month low of 7.52-1/2 a bushel while March corn dropped 0.8% to 685-1/4.


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Luke Hochevar will begin the season in Omaha although I think he out pitched Tomko by a wide margin. At this point I'd rather see Nomo in the rotation instead of Tomko but apparently Trey is not gonna be happy until Tomko goes forth and suckeths.
Greinke had his second straight solid start and looks ready to go. I'm expecting great things from young Zack this season.
I still have one more guest blogger to get to this week and should have that posted tomorrow. I'm also working on a big AL Central preview that I hope to get on here by Saturday and I think you will enjoy it. It's going to be a long one and I should probably break it into two parts but I don't think I will. A few AL Central bloggers will be weighing as will a newspaper writer and a Kansas City radio personality so be sure to check it out.
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July 14, 2011 08:02 AM by Kristin Watson
We recently reported that Khole Kardashian threw sister Kim Kardashian an impromptu engagement party and now the details are being released by Life & Style magazine. To keep up with the Kardashian's engagement party fun read on…
E! reality star of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Kim Kardashian, is getting ready to walk down the aisle, but no nuptials would be complete without an engagement party. Khloe Kardashian treated Kim Kardashian to a simple, yet beautiful, impromptu engagement party to get her ready to marry NBA star Kris Humphries.
Life & Style is reporting that Kim Kardashian's engagement party was actually hosted by both her sisters Kourtney and Khloe and it was held at Khloe's Los Angeles digs. The engagement party was described as "intimate" and Kim Kardashian told Life & Style, "The night was so romantic. It was just perfect! So intimate and special."
An estimated 50 guests showed up to celebrate the upcoming wedding of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries including Brittny Gastineau, La La Vazquez and Pussy Cat Dolls creator Robin Antin.
It sounds like Kim Kardashian isn't having to do any heavy lifting when it comes to her wedding. Sisters Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian are helping put all the details together. Kim told Life & Style, "I've fantasized about my wedding since I was a little girl."
Kim Kardashian is expected to marry Kris Humphries on camera towards the beginning of August. Will you be watching her say "I do" on the small screen?
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The sentiments and the aspirations of the people of Telangana are being neglected. In order to foil those evil designs and the conspiracies of the capitalists with the help of media, Deccan T.V. is being launched very soon for this purpose. It is being started with the motto of seeking justice for the Minorities and also to promote the cause of separate Telangana State.
Mr. KLN Prasad released the logo of Deccan T.V. at FAPCCI Auditorium yesterday.
Mr. Zaheeruddin Ali Khan, Managing Editor of Siasat Urdu Daily who is also the Chairman and Managing Director of Deccan TV (Voice of Telangana) welcomed the guests.
The logo was to be released by Mr. Justice Markandey Katju but due to his anti- Telangana remark he was boycotted,
Prof. Kodandaram, Chairman of Telangana Political Joint Action Committee, Mr. Nagam Janardhan Reddy, Dr. K.Keshava Rao, Mr. V.Srinivasa Rao, Prof. Haragopal, Mr. Devi Prasad (Telangana NGO's) Mr. Sailesh Reddy, Mr. E.Rajinder, Mr. M.Ved Kumar, Mr. Goverdhan, Dr. Gopalakrishna, Mr. Mohammed Ali Baig and others participated in the meeting.
Prof. Kodandaram expressed his best wishes for Deccan T.V. and hoped that it would be successful in fulfilling the expectations and aspirations of the people of Telangana. He expressed his anger on the remarks made by Justice Markandey Katju. He said that in article 3 of the constitution of India, there is a provision for the formation for smaller states.
Justice Katju has opposed this constitutional provision and also the people of Telangana. He desired the people of Telangana to associate themselves with Deccan T.V.


text: GoldenBearSports.com Washington State Tops Cal, 44-22 Goff passes for school-record 504 yards. By Cal Athletics on Sat, October 05, 2013 Related Links Final Stats Final Stats Quotes Notes Photo Gallery Willis Update Post-Game Press Conference: Dykes Post-Game Press Conference: Buh Post-Game Press Conference: Goff and Harper Post-Game Press Conference: Lowe On a record-setting day for quarterbacks – one that saw Cal's Jared Goff throw for a school-record 504 yards – Washington State came out on top in the end with a 44-22 victory over the Golden Bears. Goff broke the previous record of 503 set by Pat Barnes in a four-overtime win over Arizona in 1996, completing 35-of-59 passes with two for touchdowns, including an 89-yarder to wide receiver Chris Harper for the second longest pass play in school history. Goff is now the first player at Cal to throw for over 400 yards three times and he joined Arizona State's Andrew Walter as the only quarterbacks in Pac-12 history to have three career 450-yard games. Harper added his name to Cal's record book, too, with career highs in catches (14) and yards receiving (231). Both totals put him No. 3 on the Bears' all-time list in those categories. He is the fifth Cal receiver to record more than 200 yards in a game. Despite the big numbers, the Bears suffered three fumbles and two interceptions and gave up several big plays to the Cougars. "This was obviously not a good performance by us," Cal head coach Sonny Dykes said. "We turned it over five times, including fumbling inside their five-yard-line twice. You are not going to win if you do that, no matter who you play. Right now we are having a very difficult time running the football, which is putting a lot of pressure on our offensive line." Cal and Washington State combined to throw for 1,042 passing yards, which set a school record for combined passing yards in a game. The previous record was 921 set in a four-overtime game against Arizona in 1996. Each team passed for 521 yards with Cal setting a school record, surpassing the previous mark of 503 against Arizona in 1996. WSU quarterback Connor Halliday threw for 521 yards and three touchdowns to help the Cougars snap an eight-game skid vs. Cal. Vince Mayle caught two TD passes and Teondray Caldwell, Jeremiah Laufasa and Marcus Mason also scored touchdowns for the Cougars (4-2, 2-1 Pac-12), who last beat the Golden Bears (1-4, 0-2) in 2002. The Bears continued to be hit by the injury bug with three defensive players having to leave the game in linebacker Jalen Jefferson and cornerbacks Joel Willis and Stefan McClure. In addition, cornerback Kameron Jackson only played a short while trying to come back from an ankle injury suffered at Oregon last week. RECOMMENDED STORIES < Davis Webb Enrolls At Cal Carolina Panthers Sign Jordan Rigsbee Cal Athletic Hall of Fame Adds 8 New Members > OFFICIAL ONLINE STORE < Men's Nike Gray Cal Bears Team Stripe T-Shirt $25.95 Buy Now > Cal Bears Nike Navy Blue Medium Training Duffle Bag $60.00 Buy Now > > Left Promo SHOP NOW > Right Promo MORE INFO > Bears On Pac-12 Networks Full TV Schedule Get Pac-12 Networks


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Cell balancing allows the maximum capacity to be squeezed from a battery whose cells inevitable differ in capacity, particularly as they age.
Passive balancing is simple – current which would over-charge a cell is dissipated through a resistor.
Active balancing is less wasteful, transferring unwanted power to uncharged cells. It is more complex to implement, and suitable power-transfer methods are still being invented.
"The architecture developed by AMS has been implemented to perform distributed cell monitoring and balancing operations for stacked cell modules, including safe operating area checks and passive or active cell balancing," said the firm, claiming: "It is ideal for all lithium-based cell chemistries, such as those found in hybrid and electric vehicles, as well as for EDLCs, also known as supercaps or ultracaps."
Including a balancing algorithm is unusual. All other cell balancing chips Electronics Weekly has heard of so far require a separate microcontroller to implement this.
"The new architecture can control balancing locally at the cells, enabling designers to implement a more streamlined cell management system that eliminates the host controller, complex software and vulnerable serial communication links normally used today. Both passive and active cell balancing is autonomous," said AMS.
That said, the firm cannot be completely against remote control as it added: "Or it can support a microcontroller-based system via its serial peripheral interface."
It argues that local balance control has access to all cell voltages simultaneously, whereas remote balancing requires the microcontroller to accumulate all cell data through a long serial link, and then re-time it to make decisions.
The firm's architecture has far fewer components that Linear Tech's recent LTC3300 – only one mosfet and one transformer per chip in active mode, compared with two mosfets and one transformer per cell.
However, the 8506 is unidirectional and less flexible. It can only take power from a fixed section of the stack and deliver it one cell at a time (see below). In the data sheet application notes it takes it from the whole stack and therefore needs a high-voltage mosfet. The 3300 can arbitrarily shift power to and from any cell or cells in a stack full time and needs only low-voltage mosfets.
The reason AMS's chip needs so few external components is that internal 100mA power switches connect cells one at a time to a single external fly-back circuit for active balancing, or a single external resistor for passive balancing (see diagram below). Therefore, for any particular cell, balancing is pulsed rather than continuous.
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"Cells which are below target will either cyclically receive charge packages from an isolated dc-dc converter or cells above target will cyclically be discharged by an external resistor through integrated switches in an autonomous way," said AMS. "The device can be used for battery stacks of three up to seven cells [6-32V]. It can be chained to support battery packs of virtually any number of cells in a synchronised mode."
It is worth noting that only passive balancing is possible with the over-the-counter chip. "Active balancing mode need to be enabled by factory setting. It is not available for the default ASSP," said AMS.
On chip monitoring and balancing is through precision circuits, with pins reporting cell-voltage-within-limits and balance-ready, while cell voltages and temperatures (from two thermistors per chip) are sent to the outside world via an ADC and serial communication.
"An analogue circuit compares up to seven cell voltages against an internal or external reference with an accuracy of 1mV to support cell-balancing and cell-monitoring functions. Cell voltage measurements can also be digitised with an accuracy of 5mV and reported to a host controller," said the firm.
For a seven cell '24V' stack, only one one chip is needed. Beyond this, multiple chip are chained along the battery with each chip passing communications to its immediate neighbours.
Target cell voltage and minimum and maximum cell voltage can be broadcast to all chained devices.
Application notes in the data sheet cover balancing for two-chip '48V' connection using 100V mosfets.
A stand-alone passive balancing evaluation kit for up to seven cells is available (pictured), as well as a more comprehensive active/passive balancer board.
Applications are also expected in electric motorcycles, scooters, bicycles, karts and power tools, as well as on or off-grid storage for solar or wind energy – solar street lights, for example.
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