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On Wednesday and Thursday, TPAC held performances of "Cranked" for local high school students.
On Thursday, TPAC's Inside Out series gave the audience a chance to learn more about meth from a panel of experts including TBI's Director of Meth Task Force, Tom Farmer.
"Meth is a national problem. It is a national epidemic that we have been dealing with for years and years," Farmer told Nashville's News 2. "We are already off to the races and law enforcement across the state has already seized more than 611 meth labs and unofficially it does appear we are topping the nation right now."
The panel of experts also included the director of Vanderbilt's Counseling Center, Catherine Fuchs.
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Meth is a man-made, synthetic drug and the process to make it is extremely dangerous.
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The performance of "Cranked", which was written based on real life circumstances, resonated with the students in the audience.
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When Colorado citizens voted in 1992 to single out homosexuals and deny them civil rights protections as a group, alarm bells went off for many American Jews.
Throughout history, they remembered, Jews have been the ones singled out for different treatment.
When the Supreme Court on Monday overturned the voter-initiated amendment to the Colorado Constitution, cheers went out form these same American Jews.
"Heavy handed unequal restraint of access to the political process by targeting a specific group of people resonates in a particularly sensitive way for Jews," said Marc Stern, co-director of the American Jewish Congress' legal department.
The court, in a 6-3 decision, overturned the Colorado amendment, saying that kit violated the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of equal protection.
Colorado voters passed the measure by a narrow margin in 1992, barring anti- discrimination laws designed to protect homosexuals.
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Many Jewish groups, including the American Jewish Congress, the American Jewish Committee, the Religious Action center of Reform Judaism and the Anti- Defamation League had signed friend-of-the-court briefs on behalf of the lawsuit challenging the measure.
Samuel Rabinove, legal director of the AJCommittee, hailed the decision for upholding that "fundamental rights cannot be abrogated by majority vote."
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But that is precisely what coach Dwane Casey did when trying to illuminate why his Toronto Raptors have experienced relatively good fortune against the New York Knicks this season while struggling against many of the NBA's lesser-talented clubs.
The Raptors played the Knicks Friday night at the Air Canada Centre for the third time this season with Toronto walking off with impressive victories in each of the first two meetings.
That is an oddity when you consider that the Knicks are a solid bunch that is headed for the post-season while the Raptors are travelling a familiar route that will lead them to a fifth successive campaign without a post-season appearance.
"It's the New York Knicks," Casey said before the game when asked to explain why the Big Apple crew core seems to bring out the best in Toronto. "If you can't get up for them..." he added, with no need to complete his thought.
It is a habit, Casey said, that he needs to ween his players from.
Two nights earlier in Charlotte, the Raptors came up flat in a 107-101 loss to the Bobcats who have mined two of their 16 victories this season off Toronto.
"We're not where we can just get up for a team. We're trying to develop that consistent approach, whether it's New York, Miami -- Ryerson," Casey said, the last a reference to the Toronto-based institution that competes at the university level.
The Knicks (41-26) finally managed to earn a measure of pay-back, riding a strong outing from Carmelo Anthony to tame the Raptors (26-43) 99-94, who lost for the third consecutive time before a sellout gathering of 19,800.
Anthony was awesome, filling the basket for a game-high 37 points as the Knicks took advantage of a suspect Toronto defence by connecting on 53.5 per cent (38 of 71) of their shots.
Alan Anderson came up big for Toronto, establishing a new career high with with 35 points but for the Raptors, it was another case of too little too late.
The Raptors, who trailed 50-37 at the half, failed to ramp up the intensity until the second half at which point it was too late to put a serious dent in the Knicks advantage.
"He (Anthony) played a great game," Casey said. "And with that said, we win the second half. If we approach the first half the way we did the second half, and not kind of tip-toe our way through, it's a different game."
Friday's game was the front end of a home-and-home series against the Knicks that will continue on Saturday in New York at Madison Square Garden.
As he did for the first two games against New York, Casey inserted Landry Fields into the starting lineup at power forward in place of Amir Johnson.
Fields, who practiced against Anthony while the two were teammates for several years in New York, is felt to be more familiar with the all-star's modus operandi and therefore a better defending option.
But Anthony would have been a load for anybody on this night and was key in boosting an injury ravaged Knicks lineup that was missing the likes of Amar'e Stoudamire, Kurt Thomas and Tyson Chandler, to a 50-37 lead by halftime.
Toronto's cause was not helped when leading scorer Rudy Gay jammed his back midway through the second quarter and was lost for the rest of the game. Casey said he is not certain on the extent of injury.
With Gay out, Anderson was thrust into an offensive role, and he scored 18 of his total in the third quarter that helped the Raptors cut New York's lead to 77-71 heading into the fourth.
The Raptors would slice that lead to 84-82 with just over six minutes left when DeMar DeRozan hit a free throw to complete a three-point play that sent a wave of excitement through the home town throng hoping for a successful comeback.
But Anthony hit a jumper while being fouled and sank the freebie that extended the Knicks lead to a more palatable five points with just under six minutes left and the Raptors were unable to battle back.


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So every Wednesday, we dish about something new, exciting or just plain awesome in our kitchens. Thus far we've done lots of interesting things such as new appliances, fantastic popsicle molds, and more! I've racked my brain over what to write about this week but had been having some difficulty because I'm actually not in my kitchen this week.
I am on vacation with my family in Newport, RI. This is our long-awaited summer vacation, even though the weather we've been having has made it seem a bit like fall. The cool weather hasn't slowed us down much though…… we're on vacation so who cares!
So we have been playing, we have been shopping, and my favorite, we have been eating! So what's new in my kitchen this week is that I'm not there. Instead I am in Newport, delighting in the plentiful food that is all around us! For a change of pace, I thought I would share some of our food wanderings in these last few days of summer.
We found a fantastic little cottage that we're renting that is only about two blocks from the beach. This was super important for us because with a 2-year-old, eating out every meal is not only stressful, it's almost impossible. While the kitchen is not huge, it certainly has what we need to pull together a hearty breakfast before the beach or to make a yummy dinner with some local produce. The other night we googled around until we found a farm stand that we could visit to get some different veggies to accompany our dinner. We ended up finding a great little place called Sweet Berry Farm.
While not everything they carry is local, they do strive to carry a great deal of local products. We're actually planning to head back out to the farm on Friday because their U-pick season is in full swing for peaches. I plan to grab a bunch and bring them back to can for those cold winter months.
We've also had the opportunity to eat some great fresh seafood at a variety of restaurants. Tonight we plan to purchase some lobsters fresh from the fish market and cook them up at the cottage. It should be quite an adventure. Anyway, among our adventures we've had pizza at a cute little place called Pasta Beach, different seafood pasta dishes at The Brick Alley Pub and I had fantastic chick pea crepes at The Clarke Cook House.
Long story short, my most favorite thing about my kitchen this week is that I'm not there! Instead we are out tasting our way around Rhode Island. What's your favorite food related thing about being on vacation? Do you like eating our or would your rather cook in? Have you had a meal somewhere that you'll always remember? Please share your vacation food stories!


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Silicone breast implants are allowed in cosmetic surgery in the United States again, after having been banned for over a decade. In November 2006, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the marketing of silicone gel-filled breast implants after determining that they are safe and effective. They are approved for breast reconstruction in women of any age and for breast augmentation in women 18 years or older. Here is a summary of the controversy behind silicone breast implants.
The controversy over silicone breast implants began in the 1980s, when unscientific accounts linking connective tissue disease to silicone implants started to surface. Around this same time, a multimillion dollar lawsuit was filed alleging a connection between silicone implants and systemic disease.
In 1992, the FDA determined that there was not enough safety data to support continued approval of silicone implants. Up until 2006, silicone implants had only been allowed in certain cases. Specifically, only women undergoing reconstructive surgery or revision surgery (implant removal or replacement) and those enrolled in a clinical trial could receive silicone implants. Women seeking breast augmentation for cosmetic purposes were only allowed to receive saline implants.
In 1997, the US House of Representatives asked the Department of Health and Human Services to carefully study the safety of silicone breast implants. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) took up the effort and wrote a comprehensive report published in 1999. Among the findings was evidence that silicone implants do not cause major disease, including breast cancer and autoimmune diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus, Raynaud's phenomenon, rheumatoid arthritis, and scleroderma. The IOM report also stated that silicone implants do not harm developing fetuses or breastfed infants.
It is important to be well-informed before making a decision that can impact the rest of your life. You should discuss your options carefully with your doctor and be sure you know all the benefits and risks. Especially consider these factors:
A recent FDA safety report points out that there is currently no conclusive evidence showing that silicone breast implants cause conditions like breast cancer, reproductive problems, or rheumatoid arthritis.
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August 7, 2015 - Industry News
The 2015 National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships hosted by American Trucking Associations are set to kick off on Aug. 13 in St. Louis.
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August 6, 2015 - Industry News
Celadon Trucking Services has agreed in a consent decree to pay $200,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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August 4, 2015 - Industry News
Freymiller Trucking has rolled out Freymiller Radio, a driver appreciation digital radio channel that streams live over the internet for truckers on the road.
Tags: Drivers
August 3, 2015 - Industry News
TBHC Delivers, based in Nashville, deploys SmartDrive's video-based safety program across its fleet and sees dramatic decreases in driver texting and excessive speeding.
Tags: Driver Safety, SmartDrive, In-Vehicle Video, TBHC Delivers, Medium-Duty Trucks
TravelCenters of America has launched its annual campaign to support the St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund, which helps truckers suffering from medical-related financial hardship.
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July 31, 2015 - Industry News
The day after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration stated its general satisfaction with a Government Accountability Office study of the hours-of-service changes implemented in 2013, the American Trucking Associations slammed the safety agency for "cherry-picking" a few points "in a desperate effort to influence lawmakers."
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A Nebraska trucker could face up to a year in prison for threatening FMCSA employees over the phone.
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July 30, 2015 - Industry News
FMCSA has voiced its support of a U.S. Government Accountability Office report that examined the hours-of-service changes that were implemented in 2013.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined Oak Harbor Freight Lines $20,000 for retaliating against truck drivers who refuse to drive when sick or fatigued.
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Are drivers who handle the drayage of intermodal containers into and out of the nation's ports employees or independent contractors? The controversy was visible this week at ports on both coasts.
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July 22, 2015 - Industry News
Interstate 10 near the border between California and Arizona will reopen to traffic this week after the bridge was washed out earlier in the week by flooding.
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July 21, 2015 - Industry News
The Federal Motor Carrier Administration has declared a Kentucky-licensed truck driver an imminent hazard to public safety after a crash investigation revealed several cases of falsified records.
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July 16, 2015 - Industry News
The satellite TV package will be available for as many as 150 company and lease-purchase drivers and owner-operators as a pass-along benefit for $60 per month.
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July 14, 2015 - Industry News
Turnover rates at large and small truckload fleets fell by 12 percentage points in the first quarter of 2015, though it is uncertain if this trend will continue in the months ahead.
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C.R. England is adding nearly 200 Western Star 5700 XE tractors to its fleet over the next few months, with tenured solo and team drivers and million miler drivers receiving the trucks first.
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A new Senate bill calls for truck drivers to be paid by the hour and would increase minimum insurance levels, mandate collision avoidance systems and speed limiters, and study the effects on safety of truck drivers having to drive hours just to get to the start of their workday.
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A Senate bill would instruct FMCSA to conduct a pilot study of lowering the age at which Class A CDL holders can drive trucks across state lines.
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Expedite Expo 2015 is a trade show focused on the expedited trucking industry set to take place July 24-25 in Wilmington, Ohio.
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The CVSA has named Con-way Freight driver Ross Reynolds the first winner of its International Driver Excellence Award.
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A Senate bill would create a pilot program to study allowing younger CDL holders to operate across state lines.
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More than 10,000 veterans and active duty personnel have taken advantage of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Military Skills Test Waiver Program since it began in 2011.
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A three-day protest at the Port of New Orleans by independent truck drivers has come to an end after meetings between the truckers and terminal operators.
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Rand McNally has released the 2016 edition of its Motor Carriers' Road Atlas with updated maps and content for drivers.
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Truckers at the Port of New Orleans are sick and tired of handling damaged boxes that they don't get paid for and are protesting, according to a local TV station.
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Borussia Dortmund's general manager says that he never clashes with his coach and speaks of how he prefers not to spend huge amounts of money in the transfer market
Both Watzke and Klopp are strong characters, but when questioned on their relationship the general manager was quick to talk about the mutual trust between him and his coach.
"No, we never argue! Jurgen, Michael Zorc, and I maybe discuss things together. But we have total basic trust that is always there," Watzke told Bild.
"We know we can rely on each other and are very close together."
When Watzke was asked about whether he would like the club to have someone pumping millions into the team he said it is more enjoyable not having huge amounts of money to spend.
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Jeff Bezos' purchase of the Post highlights the Seattle area's digital-media potential
Over the past five years, the traditional publishing industry has seen its century-old roots begin to pull up from New York City. Newspaper and book publishers that have for decades controlled what we read and how we read it have watched as tech companies have swooped in and carried away huge branches of the industry.
Devices like the Kindle e-reader, introduced by Seattle-based Amazon only six years ago, have changed the way people buy and read books. Smartphones, tablets and social media have changed the way we consume news. And digital-only news organizations have sprung up to fill the seemingly limitless consumer appetite for digital stories, even as newspapers across the country have cut staff, closed or given up on print publication.
While all of this may seem to have happened quite quickly, it's actually a transition that has been in progress for years - and has been driven in part by companies based in the Puget Sound area.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos may have just literally and figuratively grabbed headlines by buying the Washington Post for the bargain price of $250 million, but local tech companies have been making inroads into journalism and publishing for years.
Microsoft launched its news service MSNBC nearly 20 years ago, then financed the launch of the all-digital Slate magazine in the mid-1990s, later selling it to the Washington Post. The MSN news site, now run by many Seattle news industry veterans after a split from NBC, is still one of the top 20 most-visited sites on the internet.
Now, with Amazon's huge push into publishing and the growing number of startups seeing opportunities in the industry's turbulence, the Puget Sound area is poised to become a digital publishing powerhouse as the industry is forced into the 21st century.
For the publishing industry, this will mean huge changes to longstanding business models and the likely consolidation or closure of once-great companies that fail to adapt. For readers, it means more diversity of genres and authors on the digital shelves. For writers, it means fewer obstacles to getting published but more of a struggle getting noticed. And for Seattle-area companies, it offers a chance to cash in while helping to shape an emerging industry.
There's no denying Amazon and its hard-driving founder are leading the charge.
Authors as customers
"We don't really think about things in terms of competition," Jeff Belle, vice president of Amazon Publishing, said in an email. "We focus on what customers want, and in this case, on how we can create value for authors and readers as the landscape changes."
Technology like the Kindle might seem the most obvious way Amazon has changed the very landscape in which it operates. But that's not the only innovation Amazon has made.
The company pays its authors royalties every month instead of biannually, the way publishers traditionally have. That change gives authors quick feedback on marketing efforts, which helps given Amazon's authors typically must do their own promotion.
Amazon has made it easy for authors to publish through its automated services, catering to them like customers. The company offers editing and proofreading services, lessons in book marketing, and a variety of publishing options spanning print and digital. Amazon has hired former publishing industry veterans as liaisons to the writing community, and they frequently show up on industry panels previously dominated by New York agents and publishers.
The new Kindle Singles program has even opened the door to genres - short stories, essays, novellas and long-form journalism - that have traditionally been snubbed by publishers.
"I remember being told (by a traditional publisher) just a few years ago not to worry about those e-books. Now they're over 50 percent of my business," said Jayne Ann Krentz, a bestselling romance novelist who lives in Seattle.
Krentz still publishes traditional books, but digital publishing has opened up some opportunities, like re-publishing out-of-print titles via Amazon's Kindle e-book publishing service.
Amazon allows Kindle Direct Publishing authors to price their own books and to offer specials. Krentz can put an older book on sale when she releases a new one, for example, to entice readers to buy them both at the same time.
Authors also get to keep 70 percent of sales from Amazon e-books. That's significantly more than the 10 percent or less they have traditionally received from New York publishers.
Of course, self-publishing leaves authors to do much of their own marketing, something many aren't prepared to do. Fortunately, solutions to that problem are already in development.
Publishing industry explodes
Rather than killing the publishing industry, many, including Krentz, believe the digital revolution will create an explosion of small publishing companies.
"Those publishers wouldn't have stood a chance before, and now they do. All they need is one book that catches fire," Krentz said.
That's exactly what happened for Seattle publishing and marketing startup Booktrope.
"When people say Amazon is going to eat everyone's lunch, they're going to be the only publisher, that's just silly," said Katherine Sears, co-founder of Booktrope.
Booktrope started out by publishing local author Tess Thompson's book "Riversong" two years ago. That book has now sold more than 90,000 copies, most of which were e-books.
"It takes 12 to 18 months to launch a book in traditional publishing. For us, it's more like 12 weeks," Sears said.
Since its launch, Booktrope has published 144 books. The startup has only nine employees and relies on a software system that connects authors with an editorial, marketing and design team whose members are paid based on a percentage of book sales.
Booktrope takes 30 percent of the sales and, in exchange, uploads the books to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple's iTunes and several other digital and physical book publishing systems.
"Being close to Amazon is a big benefit. Anybody can call them up... I can go have coffee or run into them on the street," Sears said.
She also noted that the strong Seattle-area writing community has helped push the publishing industry forward.
That's something Kelsye Nelson knows a thing or two about.
Nelson co-founded Writer.ly, which has created a marketplace for authors to seek editors, marketing experts and proofreaders as they prepare their books for self-publishing. She said that in addition to the 500 or so Seattle-area writers who have joined the Writer.ly community, thousands have joined from around the country.
The explosion of self-publishing, Nelson said, has helped readers discover authors they might never have had a chance to see.
It's also been a big win for tech companies.
"Tech companies are moving fast and they're nimble," she said. "They aren't tied to the old model."
An 'efficient machine'
So what's it like going from a traditional publishing company to a tech company? Many in the news industry have experienced that transition firsthand.
"This is much more of team mentality," said Athima Chansanchai, a writer for the Microsoft News Center who reported for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer before the newspaper became an online-only publication in 2009.
Chansanchai, who also worked for MSNBC, said that in newsrooms run by tech companies, everyone writes, reports and edits. That means things get done faster than under a traditional hierarchy of editors and reporters.
"It's an incredibly efficient machine," she said.
The newspaper industry is slightly ahead of the book publishing industry when it comes to tech companies taking over.
"The American newspaper industry has lost about 55 percent of its ad revenue," said Ken Doctor, a news industry analyst and author of the book "Newsonomics: Twelve New Trends That Will Shape the News You Get."
Most of that revenue now goes to tech companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Yahoo, Doctor said. That's forced newsrooms to lay off staff just as the competitive environment heats up.
Dan Raley, another former Seattle P-I reporter and now an editor for MSN, said, "This is one of the few news agencies in the country that's expanding and hiring."
While no one would say how big Microsoft's newsroom is, an executive said last year that the company planned to hire some 100 journalists, making it one of the largest newsrooms in the state.
Todd Bishop, co-founder of the online tech-news company GeekWire, said he and his business partner, John Cook, saw the writing on the wall when they were working together at the Seattle P-I before the New York-based Hearst Corp. turned it into a digital-only publication.
Bishop and Cook, who worked briefly for the Puget Sound Business Journal before leaving to start GeekWire, don't rely on advertising for revenue, like print publications traditionally have. Instead, GeekWire hosts a variety of events to pay the bills.
"I think over the next five or 10 years, you're going to see more digital publishing startups," Bishop said - many of them in the Seattle area. "The specialties of the larger companies ... have a deep effect on the startups."
Watching the big guys might tell us a few things about the future of the fast-changing digital publishing industry.
One common refrain since Bezos bought the Washington Post is Amazon's propensity for responding quickly to its customers' demands, something traditional publishers have been accused of being slow to do.
Amazon's Belle wouldn't predict whether tech companies would completely take over publishing, but he did say Amazon's goal was to connect readers directly with authors and make Amazon the place they discover each other.
"Our approach is to keep trying new things, plant a lot of seeds, and to be patient," Belle said. "Customers will decide what works and what doesn't."
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Simon Cowell is "smart, on the ball and fair" says a top rapper.
British hip-hop star Professor Green hit the headlines last year when he slammed reality TV shows such as The X Factor. He dislikes the way stars of these programmes are guaranteed chart success, but insists he is still a fan of the music mogul.
"I don't actually dislike Simon Cowell at all, I think he's wicked. He's smart, on the ball, he's fair. So yeah, I like him, from what I know of him," Green told Q magazine. "Everyone wants to hate him – it's so obvious and boring. He went bankrupt, he had a hit with [TV puppets] Zig & Zag, look at him now – he's genius."
Green thinks things need to change within the industry in order for more creative people to make it big.
"I'll be honest, my point was that people who are contestants on the show get an automatic slot on the next year, so people who are affiliated with Mr Simon Cowell are favourites," he explained.
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Find the Ferrari dealership and "buy" a car. Drive it to the Krispy Kreme shop, load up, and head to Disneyland.
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Go get a place by the sea, a generator, a big TV, a crap load of DVDs, go grocery shopping, get some seeds, and plant a huge garden. Set for a few years.
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Gas up the car, head to La Jolla, and move in to Mitt Romney's mansion.
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Conservatives Promote the 'Chain Migration' Myth
On immigration, it seems, the conservatives' principle is conservation of anti-immigration bias. If they tamp down animus against one set of immigrants, then they must whip it up against another.
How else to explain the gratuitous swipe against "chain migration" in an otherwise excellent commentary in the Wall Street Journal last week by Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick debunking virtually every other immigration myth on the right?
While calling for more employment-based immigration, for both skilled and unskilled foreign workers, Bush and Bolick maintained that since the 1960s, thanks to American emphasis on family reunification, the driver of immigration to the U.S. has been "chain migration," which purportedly allows immigrants to bring in their extended families until entire villages are emptied out.
But "chain migration" is a myth cooked up by ultra-restrictionist organizations, such as NumbersUSA, that foster misunderstanding about how U.S. laws work and undermine more-welcoming policies.
According to NumbersUSA, chain migration results in "endless and often-snowballing chains of foreign nationals who are allowed to immigrate because the law allows citizens and lawful permanent residents to bring in their extended, non-nuclear family members." And these family members bring in still more people, creating a chain reaction.
Seriously? Consider the facts.
There is no provision in U.S. immigration laws for either permanent residents (green-card holders) or American citizens to sponsor non-nuclear relatives such as aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, grandparents, cousins -- you name it -- to come to the U.S. Other than immediate family members, such as spouses, parents and minor children, the only relatives who can be sponsored are adult children and siblings. That's it.
And the wait times -- thanks to backlogs created by quotas upon quotas -- in those two categories are so long that they have become virtually unusable.
A 2011 study by the pro-immigration National Foundation for American Policy found that the wait time for a U.S. citizen to bring a brother or sister from the Philippines exceeded 20 years, and from Mexico 15 years, because these countries get the same annual quota as every other nation yet the demand for them is much greater, creating backlogs. For siblings from other countries, the wait time is about a decade -- a little less for adult unmarried children, and a little more for married ones.
Consider the predicament of the 25-year-old foreign wife of a U.S. citizen who wants to bring her 24-year-old brother into the country: It would take her about a year to obtain her green card once she got married. After that, the quickest route would begin with the five-year wait to obtain her citizenship.
At about 31, she would be able to sponsor her brother, now 30, and his family, if any. If the brother is from the Philippines, he would have to wait until he was 50 before he had a prayer of getting a green card; or 45 if from Mexico, and 40 if from some other country. Most people have built lives for themselves in their home country by that age and, when their turn comes, they opt out.
If the brother and his family still decided to immigrate to the U.S., then they would have to go through about the same 20- to 30-year process to sponsor their own next of kin. Over 50 years, then, most families have time to traverse at best two links in the migration "chain." It is no surprise that siblings of U.S. citizens constitute only 6 percent of immigrants legally admitted every year and adult children 2 percent.
It is true that 65 percent of foreigners admitted annually are under the family program, rather than the one based on employment. More than half of them, however, are the spouses and minor children of U.S. citizens. Hence, curbing family-based immigration would require breaking apart families. Saying so openly would make Republicans look heartless -- which is why they are resorting to baseless claims about "chain migration."
The more humane and rational way of bringing balance between family- and employment-based immigration isn't by clamping down on the former -- but increasing the latter. It would be a real tragedy if immigration reform turns into a zero-sum game.
(Shikha Dalmia is a contributor to Bloomberg View and a Detroit-based senior analyst at Reason Foundation. The opinions expressed are her own.)


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David Memorial Baptist Church, 2533 Country Club Rd. in Lincolnton, will host a vacation Bible school (grades 1-7) 6-8:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. For more information, call (704) 735-5481.
Canning classes
The N.C. Cooperative Extension will host a variety of canning classes at the James Warren Citizens Center this summer at the following times: pickles, 6 p.m. Monday; pressure canning & salsa making, 10 a.m. Tuesday; peach jam, 6 p.m. June 18; pickles, 10 a.m. July 10. Register in advance by calling (704) 736-8461.
Class registration
Registration and advising for fall classes for returning students to Gaston College starts Tuesday and continues through June 21. Registration for all students will be July 9– 25. Fall semester will start Aug. 20. For more information, visit gaston.edu.
Chapter 1983 of The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will meet noon Tuesday at the Lincoln House restaurant in Lincolnton. Visitors will be welcome. For more information, call (704) 748-6498.
Pathways Board of Directors will meet 6 p.m. Tuesday at 901 S. New Hope Rd. in Gastonia. For more information, call (704) 884-2501.
Reading program
Kick-off for the Lincoln County Public Library's 2012 Summer Reading Programs, "Dream Big – Read!" and "Own the Night," will be 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the James Warren Citizens Center in downtown Lincolnton. The Opening Night Family Program will feature sign-ups, food, music, games and other entertainment.
LHS basketball camp
Registration is now open for a boys and girls basketball camp (grades 2-8). Camp hours will be 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday through Friday at the Lincolnton High School gym. Sign-ups will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Monday-Friday at the Lentz Recreation Center at Betty G. Ross Park in Lincolnton. For more information, call (704) 735-2671.
Sons of Confederate
The Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 1616 Gen. Robert F. Hoke/ Col. Wm. J. Hoke will meet 7 p.m. Thursday at the Lincoln Cultural Center in Lincolnton. For more information, call Harmon Lackey at (704) 472-7980.
The Lincoln County Emergency Planning Commission (LEPC) will meet 9:30-11:30 a.m. Friday in the Board of Commissioners Room on the 3rd floor of the James Warren Citizens Center in downtown Lincolnton.
Art exhibition
The Lincoln Cultural Center will host the exhibition "Mr. Lem: The Life and Art of Lemuel Moore Nolen" Friday. The project is a collaboration of the Crouse Community History and Photo Project and the Lincoln County Historical Association.
Men's softball
L-Town Extreme Fastpitch 10 and under softball team will host a men's open softball tournament 6 p.m. Friday at Lincolnton Optimist Park on Startown Rd. in Lincolnton. A homerun derby will follow on Saturday. For more information, call J.C. Drewery at (980) 241-6026 or Kelly Homesley at (704) 747-2036.
Car wash fundraiser
North Lincoln High School's band booster will host a car wash 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Hardees and Fatz in Lincolnton.
Classic Car Cruise
Moore's Chapel Baptist Church, 2320 E. Main St. in Lincolnton, will host an old car and truck cruise 11 a.m. Saturday. Free hot dog meals will be given to anyone with a car or truck. For more information, call (704) 530-3557.
Holy Fest
Holy Fest Ministries and Brother Stanley Edwards will host Holy Fest 2012 noon Saturday on the 800 block of E. Pine St. in Lincolnton. Guest speaker wil be Apostle David Littlejohn of Holy Jerusalem Ministries. For more information, call Brother Edwards at (828) 962-6373.
Football camp
City of Lincolnton Parks & Rec. and the Lincolnton High School Athletic Dept. is currently taking registration for a summer football camp (grades 3-9). Camp hours will be 9 a.m. to noon June 18-20 at the Lincolnton High School Football stadium. Individuals can register 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at the Lentz Recreation Center at Betty G. Ross Park, 800 Madison St. in Lincolnton. For more information, call (704) 735-2671.
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TAMPA — Throughout the season, Chamberlain coach Christopher Snyder talks about determination, want and desire. The Chiefs also have Hart.
Reggie Hart single-handedly ended Sickles' five-year district reign Friday night, converting a steal into a buzzer-beating layup as Chamberlain won the Class 5A, District 9 championship 45-43.
Eric Storts scored 26 for Chamberlain (22-2), but it was Hart's play that made the difference when Sickles (22-6) appeared to have the momentum. The Gryphons tied the game on a 3-pointer by Joseph Broner with 15 seconds remaining, then forced a Chamberlain turnover. With six seconds left and following a timeout, Broner threw an inbounds pass near midcourt toward Daniel Harris. But Hart made the steal and dribbled uncontested to the basket for the winner.
"I knew I could get the ball and make a play to win it," Hart said. "I didn't want to fail my team because I hadn't done well the whole game."
Hart finished with eight points as Chamberlain overcame a third-quarter, eight-point deficit.
"The team sacrificed and put the time in," Snyder said. "It just wasn't handed over. I may not have the best individual players. But in terms of talent, team and fighting for each other, they earned it."
Eric Floyd (11 points) and Rashawn Rembert (10) led Sickles.
"The Chamberlain kid made a great play (to win it)," Sickles coach Renaldo Garcia said.


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Following Kolkata and Bengaluru, Airtel's 4G launch wave reaches customers in Pune
Airtel 4G services offer best-in-class wireless broadband experience that delivers lightning fast internet speeds for uninterrupted HD video streaming, rapid photo & video downloads and much more.
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Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecom services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, today announced the launch of Airtel postpaid 4G services in Pune - thus becoming the first in Maharashtra to bring the 4G experience for its customers. With this, Airtel customers in Pune will now have access to cutting-edge 4G LTE technology that delivers the most advanced wireless broadband experience available across the globe today. Airtel also announced the availability and free trial offer of its all new service innovations for Airtel 4G customers Airtel Broadband TV and Games On-Demand. Additionally, Airtel 4G services for prepaid customers in Pune will be launched shortly.
Airtel 4G will empower customers with superfast access to data for High Definition (HD) video streaming, multiple chatting, instant uploading of photos, rich content and much more. Bharti Airtel also has plans of rolling out India's first multi-mode LTE TDD smartphone in India alongwith partners Qualcomm and Huawei thus making voice telephony a reality for 4G users in India in the near future.
Mr. K Srinivas, President - Consumer Business, Bharti Airtel said,"Today, we are excited to launch Maharashtra's first 4G experience for Airtel customers in Pune. The response received by Airtel 4G services in Kolkata and Bengaluru has been compelling thus reinforcing our long term focus on delivering technologies to fulfil the needs of India's rapidly growing data evolution story. With both home and office users opting for 4G services, it is heartening to see early adopters of this technology acknowledge the experience that Airtel 4G delivers for everything from streaming videos and downloading music, to accessing business applications, email and rich multimedia content. We are optimistic about the traction that 4G will see in months to come and look forward to rolling out our services in other circles soon".
Customers can now check the availability of Airtel 4G services in their area online through the familiar Google Maps interface and buy the services online. Along with a host of payment options, Airtel 4G willalso be available on monthly EMI's and cash on delivery. The online purchasing capability will soon be rolled out for customers in Bengaluru and Kolkata as well.
Airtel 4G LTE will also allow a seamless gaming experience on PCs and laptops. Customers opting for 4G can now leverage Games On-Demand service on Airtel to enjoy video games like FIFA and NFS from a host of publishers including as EA, Ubisoft, Square-Enix, PopCap and Alawar. Ranging from Rs. 5 a day for 30 games, to a full-fledged Rs. 199 plan offering over 350 games for a month as many as seven Games On-Demand plans are now available for customers to enjoy. Customers can also experience these exciting games on Airtel 4G through a limited period trial offer.Airtel Movies launched earlier in Bengaluru now provides the subscriber an updated movie library of 1250 titles consisting of recent chartbusters, classics, and lot of critically acclaimed movies across different language and genres (action, comedy, drama, romance, etc).While the monthly subscription pack is Rs.149, we now have a offer free trial offer for all our 4G customers.
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The Israeli military chief said Tuesday that new Palestinian violence could erupt if peace talks collapse. The Palestinians are threatening to quit the talks unless a 10-month restriction on settlement construction is extended beyond its planned expiration on Sunday.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday warned the Hamas against a new round of violence. Speaking in southern Israel, the Israeli leader said Israel would continue to respond swiftly. "I don't recommend they test our determination in this matter," he said.
Earlier, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, the country's top soldier, told lawmakers that the military was bracing for possible mass protests and clashes. He added, however, that the low expectations for a peace deal could mean any violence would be less intense than the Palestinian uprising that erupted in 2000. "We must be prepared for every possibility," he said, according to the AP. "If talks fail, there could be riots."
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When Your Loved One Needs Care: Understanding Confidentiality
Many families and friends express frustration with confidentiality when healthcare information is needed. Confidentiality is defined as your legal and moral right to privacy in a therapeutic setting. A therapist has an obligation to protect the rights, confidence, and information shared in a therapy session from the public (even family members or spouses). Great controversy has arisen over the years regarding these tight restrictions. Parents, spouses, caregivers, therapists and other healthcare providers all have had difficulty with the legal components of confidentiality.
Confidentiality has become increasingly complicated due to what is known as HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. This act prevents anyone from gaining access to healthcare records. An individual will be required to sign a document known as informed consent or receive permission from the patient or client to retrieve information.
Despite confidentiality, therapists have various duties to carry out in a therapeutic relationship:
- Duty to warn: This standard refers to the therapist's duty to protect other people who are possibly in danger at the hands of the person receiving mental health care. For example, if a client states that he is very angry with his spouse, has a PFA order, and verbalizes his desire to kill his wife, a therapist has a duty to warn her.
- Duty to report: Therapists are required by law to report incidents of potential abuse (sexual, physical, emotional) in the event it is strongly suspected.
- "Duty to comply": If required by a court-order to provide information in a case regarding an individual's mental health records, a therapist must release information.
In the event an individual in therapy is perceived as needing intervention, there are three exceptions to breaking confidentiality:
- If an individual threatens to harm someone else
- If an individual threatens to harm him/herself
- If an individual reports that he/she has been abused
Some therapists use their discretion in also reporting promiscuous behaviors of adolescents, extreme drug and alcohol abuse, or other risky behaviors.
For children and adolescents, confidentiality isn't as concrete as it is for adults. Children and adolescents are entitled to confidentiality, however, parents have the right to inquire or speak to the therapist. The therapist also has the right to report or reframe from reporting certain details.
Adherence to confidentiality is based primarily on the morals, standards, beliefs, and wise discretion of the therapist. It is also based on the laws of the state and agency. Most therapists will discuss in great length confidentiality and how it affects you before you enter care.
I encourage you to make a list of questions regarding confidentiality and ask a mental health professional to explain it. In the event an emergency occurs, you need to know what your rights are or the rights of your loved one.
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Hill, T. (2013). When Your Loved One Needs Care: Understanding Confidentiality. Psych Central. Retrieved on September 23, 2017, from https://blogs.psychcentral.com/caregivers/2013/02/in-session-understanding-confidentiality-in-therapy/


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I probably talk about Just Dance related games almost as much as I talk about my children… as well as ninjas and wookiees. That is pretty significant!
I love to dance. I also love to goof off and have fun. I really love getting friends together and doing all of the above. Add some costumes in that and you pretty much have my perfect night.
The ABBA You Can Dance game for the Wii by UbiSoft is a must have for any Disco or Just Dance fan! It has all of the greatest hits like Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen, Waterloo and tons more. You can dance with up to four players.
Two other rad features are the mini-musical and karaoke! With the mini-musical you dance, sing and follow a story. It's like disco interpretive dance but a billion times better. You will need a USB microphone to play the Karaoke feature and two players can sing at the same time which allows you to sing duets. Don't worry… it will not record your singing! That is what everyone's iPhones are for and you may just end up on facebook or youtube. That is if your friends are anything like me!
Here are some snapshots from the epic ABBA night but you will want to take the time to watch the video below.
I honestly didn't know a lot of ABBA songs but I've never skipped them on the radio. This game made me a huge fan. The dance moves are often very silly (because hellooo it's DISCO!) which makes it even more entertaining. So get your disco ball, groovy clothes, disco accessories and rock an afro for the night and have some fun!
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HEALTH Secretary Jeremy Hunt visited Basildon Hospital yesterday to announce a businessman will be stepping in to make the NHS more efficient.
Mr Hunt revealed Sir Stuart Rose, former boss at Marks & Spencer, as the man who will transform underperforming hospitals across the UK.
The health secretary took a tour with Basildon MP Stephen Metcalfe and talked to patients and staff.
Mr Hunt is visiting all hospitals which were investigated by last year's Keogh inspections into poor death rates to see how they have improved.
Mr Metcalfe said: "His primary reason was to visit the hospital to see how it was making progress.
"But the other reason was to unveil Sir Stuart, who has been recruited to transform all underperforming hospitals.
He will be working with management and has had great experience at transforming large, complex organisations like Marks & Spencer.
"Coming in from the outside he will have a fresh pair of eyes and will hopefully be able to identify some opportunities where things need to change and where things aren't being done as well.
"I was delighted he decided to make this announcement at Basildon Hospital."
Mr Hunt yesterday spent some time on the paediatric ward.
He praised the improvements at the hospital after the Keogh inspections last year, which were called in to scrutinise the reason behind high death rates.
He said: "I had a fantastic afternoon on the paediatric ward and was really impressed by how committed the staff are.
"The hospital has clearly turned a big corner and is on the road to recovery, and people in Basildon can be really proud of the progress made."


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AFTER potato and maize, the next victim of February rains seems to be mustard crop.
Sown on around 335,000 acres in Punjab, the crop needs lean watering all its life and matures with two major and a minor third watering.
What it seems to have received during is massive spells of water — four heavy showers (up to 88 millimetres in some parts) in one month and each spell spreading over days.
The crop has been specially hurt by the two spells in the last week of last month. Every week had a long and heavy spell of rain which kept the crop under cloud cover and in standing water for better part of the month. This is precisely where farmers fear they would lose on mustard crop.
The rains have increased vegetative growth of the crop, which may hit pod formation. As per farmers' claim, their crop is already turning pale and would definitely suffer on yield. The claims about final yield loss, however, differ, sometimes wildly.
The crop is assuming importance not only because of its increasing acreage and its possible role in bringing down the edible oil import bill, but also because of its new anatomy, based on better yielding seeds, when compared to other Rabi crops, like wheat. It takes much less water, much less inputs and even less tending to mature. On all three accounts, the crop is emerging as a beneficial option.
But here, one needs to be clear which mustard crop one is talking about. Punjab is now growing two mustard crops, traditional and hybrid. Both differ widely in yield. Its traditional variety does not produce more than eight maunds per acre even in the best of circumstances. Its average, however, mostly remains around six maunds. Historically, these traditional varieties have occupied fields in barani (rain fed) areas and some parts of Multan and Bahawalpur divisions.
But, of late, new hybrid varieties have emerged that produce three to four times more than the traditional one. With these varieties, the economics of the crop is changing when compared with other Rabi competitors. The new seeds' per acre yield ranges between 25 to 30 maund, which is around national average of per acre wheat production. However, the mustard sells at around Rs2,400 per maund against Rs1150 of wheat. The shift to mustard thus can gain momentum in the years to come.
Punjab needs to find a role in this changing mustard scenario: emerge as a guiding force, leading its farmers to better yields and crops and lessen national burden of edible oil import bill. If farmers are to be believed, all attention of Punjab planners so far is riveted on the traditional varieties, which neither makes commercial nor dietary sense any more.
Punjab's responsibility increases for two reasons: the ever-rising edible oil import bill and abolition of national Edible Oil Seed Board after the 18th amendment. The edible oil import bill now $2 billion a year. Fortunately, the province has already declared a major part of its barani (rain-fed) chunk Olive Area and launched a project with the help of Italians.
All brasicca crops need special attention: better seed, designated areas, buyback arrangements and regulated and transparent industry. These crops are industrial raw material. Unless all these factors are weaved into a policy, with committed financial resources, it would be hard to bring down the edible oil import bill.


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"We spoke to Felix about what would be the best thing for his sporting development over the next six months. During those talks, he expressed his desire to accept the offer from Darmstadt 98 so he can prove himself there," explained sporting director Horst Heldt.
Platte has made three Bundesliga appearances to date. He also featured against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
The 1.90-metre striker joined Schalke's Knappenschmiede academy from SC Paderborn 07 in 2012. He won the German Championship with the club's U19s last season, before reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Youth League with them the year before.
Platte signed a professional contract with the Royal Blues in November 2014, which was extended until 30th June 2018 last summer.