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For decades, many of America's finest minds have searched for that single idea, or perhaps set of them, that would ameliorate the growing instances of gun violence that have increasingly blighted our landscape. I don't count myself among the great minds, but I am observant. I notice ideas when they work, and after more than 40 years in Washington, I know how they become laws.
Three decades ago, when I worked at the U.S. Department of Transportation, there arose a huge controversy about whether or not we should install airbags in cars.
All the arguments one hears today about guns and individual liberty have parallels in the defenses drawn by the lobbies that represented the automotive industry in the 1970s.
At that time, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler still stood as fearsome political forces in America. They opposed airbags with the full might of their deep pockets and overarching influence.
How, then, was Congress convinced to overcome this and do the right thing for the American people?
Consumer advocacy played a role by focusing unrelenting publicity on the issue of unnecessary traffic fatalities.
But in truth, airbags ultimately won out when the interests of the auto companies collided with the countervailing agenda of another political behemoth - an insurance industry bent on reducing claims from unnecessary death and injury.
Could something similar occur with the gun issue of today?
Auto insurance is mandated in every state because of the damage a vehicle can do to human beings and property. Without such coverage, everything from the cost of hospitalization to car repair would fall on individual owners, few of whom could afford the cost. The requirement that every driver be covered also leads consumers to seek the best deal, while the past history of the driver, the price of the vehicle, seatbelt use and the existence of airbags determine those costs.
Like autos, guns have the capacity to do great damage up to and including mortality.
Why, then, should gun owners not be required to carry gun insurance to cover the liability associated with ownership and use?
The cost of that insurance would naturally relate to the amount of damage the gun could do: a shotgun used for bird hunting would bring one price, but a 9 mm pistol with a 30-bullet load or an assault weapon would cost much more.
This pricing factor in itself would inherently depress the market for the most dangerous weapons.
Perhaps the greatest insurance break could be given to those who take a standardized course in gun ownership and use. If gun owners knew more about their weapon, fewer would be injured or die by accident.
Gun ownership in our society would begin to take shape in an organized, responsible way.
In America, gun ownership is a fact of life, but the insurance marketplace could help make it a safer one. New businesses would emerge to employ gun-safety instructors, thus creating widespread employment. Insurance companies would enjoy a whole new market, and their stockholders would benefit.
In Washington, the best way to achieve real reform is to propose solutions that are palatable to both consumers and stakeholders in the business community. That is why mandatory gun insurance is one new idea gaining traction. More than any other current proposal, the marketplace may hold the best hope for imposing order on today's chaotic and dangerous gun policies.
Terry Bracy was assistant secretary of transportation under President Carter and helped lead the administration's campaign to win congressional approval of mandatory airbag installation in autos sold in the US. His firm represents Tucson in Washington.


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SAN DIEGO -- Jesus Guzman delivered a walk-off single in the ninth inning to rally the San Diego Padres to a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night at Petco Park.
Todd Helton led off the ninth by driving the first pitch from San Diego closer Huston Street over the wall in center for his 13th home run. It ended Street's streak of 20 1/3 scoreless innings. Street (2-4) allowed a run and a hit in an inning.
Chase Headley homered to open the bottom of the inning, drilling a 2-0 pitch by Rex Brothers into the second deck of the Western Metal Supply building in left to tie the score at 3.
Brothers issued a walk to Kyle Blanks and allowed an infield single to Alexi Amarista. After a sacrifice by Ronny Cedeno, Brothers gave an intentional walk to Nick Hundley to load the bases. Guzman followed by hitting a single over the third-base bag for the game-winner. Brothers (2-1) allowed two runs on three hits in 1/3 of an inning.
Colorado starter Juan Nicasio gave up a leadoff home run to Will Venable and a triple to Chris Denorfia before retiring the next 13 batters. He allowed consecutive singles to Ronny Cedeno and Nick Hundley with one out in the fifth, but induced Venable to ground into an inning-ending double play.
In the sixth, Denorfia, who received a "Heart and Hustle Award," which recognizes the efforts of 30 major league players who demonstrate a strong passion for the game, tied the score with a hustle play.
As Jedd Gyorko bounced a groundout to third baseman DJ LeMahieu, Denorfia raced around second and toward the uncovered bag at third, where Todd Helton's throw sailed past catcher Wilin Rosario, who was attempting to cover for LeMahieu. Denorfia scored by avoiding Nicasio's tag at home with two outs in the inning and knot the score at 2 apiece.
Nicasio allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits with seven strikeouts and two walks in six innings.
San Diego's Burch Smith struggled in his first start since being recalled from Triple-A Tucson earlier this week. Smith allowed two runs-both in the first-on four hits in five innings. He struck out seven and walked four.
Colorado's Dexter Fowler left the game in the sixth inning. Fowler re-aggravated an injury to his left knee when he stole second in the fifth.
Troy Tulowitzki put the Rockies on the board in the first inning with an RBI double off the center-field wall that scored Fowler, who led off the game with a double. Michael Cuddyer's RBI groundout with one out in the inning made it 2-0.
In the bottom of the first, Venable lined a 2-1 pitch from Nicasio into the seats in right for his 21st home run of the season. It was his 15th homer at Petco, breaking the season mark by former Padre Adrian Gonzalez.
NOTES: Rockies OF Carlos Gonzalez didn't start. He was activated Sept. 3 from the disabled list but hasn't swung a bat in a game since his return, appearing as a late defensive replacement on Tuesday and Wednesday. Gonzalez has been nursing a sprained middle finger on his right hand. ... Rockies RHP Roy Oswalt was activated from the 15-day disabled list. Oswalt is expected to get some work in relief on Sunday, manager Walt Weiss said, before the Rockies determine when he will start a game. Oswalt had been on the disabled list since July 8 with a left hamstring strain. ... Colorado LHP Drew Pomeranz was activated Friday from the 15-day disabled list. Pomeranz had been out since July 23 with tendinitis in his left biceps.

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After extinguishing a two-alarm blaze in South Richmond Hill, firefighters made a grisly discovery: the man inside the second-story apartment had been bound and shot in the head.
On Sunday, February 24 at approximately 2:35 a.m., police responded to a 9-1-1 call of a fire inside an apartment above a bodega on 95th Avenue. Once the fire was put out, officers discovered the victim, a 43-year-old Asian man, unconscious and unresponsive with severe burns. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The fire has been deemed "suspicious" by the FDNY and NYPD, and various media reports say the victim was found tied by his hands and feet, and was shot.
Neighbors say that the scene was scary and chaotic.
"I had my window cracked a little bit, I woke up and my room was filled with smoke," said Pavneet Kaur who lives just a few doors down from the scene of the crime. "There was so much smoke, the entire street was filled. You couldn't see anything."
Kaur said that people were out on the streets, screaming for all of their neighbors to wake up and get outside.
"We were sleeping, and we heard someone shouting, so we came outside," said Nerinden Kaur. "If it was windy, the fire could have spread to another house. Right now we all feel scared."
Although those who live in the neighborhood do not know much about the victim, they are surprised that this incident could happen on their quiet block.
"This is a nice neighborhood," said one resident who did not wish to give his name. "There are two churches right around the block. This is very strange news."
On Monday, the day after the fire, a cleaning crew was on the scene, removing debris and securing the area. The investigation is ongoing.


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Character actor G.D. Spradlin dies in CA at 90
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- G.D. Spradlin, a former lawyer and oil producer who found a second act as a prolific character actor, has died. He was 90.
Spradlin's grandson told the Los Angeles Times Monday that his uncle died of natural causes at his Central California ranch on Sunday.
An Oklahoma native, Spradlin turned to acting at 40 after striking it rich in the oil industry.
In his more than 30 years in Hollywood, Spradlin played the role of authority figures such as an Army general in "Apocalypse Now" and a corrupt senator in "The Godfather: Part II."
His other film credits include "The War of the Roses" and "Ed Wood." He retired after playing Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee in the 1999 comedy "Dick."
He's survived by his second wife and two daughters.
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Businesses currently migrating to Windows 7 are unlikely to go through the same process with Windows 8 in two years' time, says a Gartner analyst.
See also: Microsoft Windows 8 review
"They would certainly like to upgrade only to every other edition," said Michael Silver, referring to businesses.
"If Windows 8 comes out in two years, I think that many [enterprises] will be very suspect about migrating to the next release."
Silver's comments come after the Dutch arm of Microsoft announced that the follow-on to Windows - dubbed 'Windows 8' by most, if not by Microsoft - will ship in in 2012.
That timeline fits earlier Microsoft statements that said Windows is on a three-year development plan.
"Microsoft is on course for the next version of Windows. But it will take about two years before 'Windows 8' [is] on the market," the Microsoft Netherlands blog stated, although this has since been scrubbed from the post.
The fact that Microsoft removed the Windows 8 reference came as no surprise to Silver or Michael Cherry, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft.
"If Microsoft starts talking up Windows 8 now, it risks slowing momentum for Windows 7," said Cherry.
Windows 7 does have momentum on its side: Last week Microsoft said it has sold more than 240 million licences to the one-year-old operating system, making it the fastest-selling OS in the company's history.
Web metrics company Net Applications has also noted the fast pace of Windows 7 adoption. According to its statistics, Windows 7 reached a 17 percent usage share in just one year, more than twice as fast as did the problem- and perception-plagued Vista.
But the three-year development cycle that Microsoft seems committed to will present problems for companies, if not consumers.
Fatigue, for one thing, said Silver, who cited the slow update for Office XP, which appeared just three years after its predecessor, Office 97, as an example. Companies tire of migrating to fast-paced operating system upgrades, largely because of the number of critical applications that may or may not run on a new edition.
That's one reason enterprises generally seem more willing to upgrade if the new version is a 'minor' update, or one that doesn't introduce a new architecture, but resist a so-called 'major' upgrade. That was one of the reasons why Vista never got traction in business, said Silver.
"So it will depend on whether Windows 8 includes major architectural changes, or if it's more of a polishing release," Silver said. "If it's the latter, it will be kind of hard to skip. But if it's a major release, Microsoft will have a hard time selling [Windows 8] to the enterprise. They saw that when [companies] skipped Vista and stayed with XP."
Microsoft once touted a major-minor-major development cycle for Windows, but it's unclear whether that is still its plans. "Microsoft likes to call every release 'major'," noted Silver.
However, Silver pegged Windows 7 as a minor release, more of a polish of Vista than a sea change as Vista was compared to Windows XP. He also expects Windows 8 to be another minor release.
"They have to be very careful that they don't stall Windows 7," he added, echoing Cherry.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently told an audience at the Gartner Symposium that the next version of Windows was the firm's "riskiest bet" for the future.
Silver, who was at Symposium, said Ballmer may have been alluding to the risk Microsoft is taking with a three-year development cycle, and possible resistance to migrating. Or he could have pegged Windows simply because the operating system represents such as large part of Microsoft's revenues.
"Microsoft would love to have a new version of Windows out every Christmas," said Silver. But that won't happen, not with the company forced to appeal to not only consumers - those who would conceivably be motivated to buy new PCs if Windows changed annually - but to its more conservative customers.
"I think Microsoft faces a real dilemma with Windows 8," said Cherry. "They don't have a good track record at delivering Windows client versions on a reliable and predictable schedule, something that corporations need in order to plan desktop deployments and refreshes correctly. And Windows 7 is a good operating system ... it is reliable and works well."
Pushing Windows 8, in Cherry's eyes, would be a mistake. But if it is hewing to a three-year development cycle, Microsoft has to be well into Windows 8 by now. "Realistically, they have to be locking down Windows 8 features soon to have sufficient time for development and testing," he pointed out.
Microsoft declined to comment on Windows 8, development plans for the next edition or on the since-deleted aside on its Dutch site.
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Trial of Trimosan Gel Effect on Pessary-associated Bacterial Vaginosis (TBVAP)
This study has been completed.
University of New Mexico
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The primary objective of this prospective, randomized, controlled study is to assess the effect of Trimo-San vaginal gel on the rate of bacterial vaginosis in women who use pessaries. Women being fitted for a pessary for the first time or not wearing a pessary for >1 year are recruited in to the study and randomized to using Trimo-San gel daily or not using Trimo-San gel. The investigators use two objective measures of bacterial vaginosis (OSOM BV blue and gram stain) and subjective questionnaires regarding the presence and effect of vaginal symptoms on the pessary user prior to pessary fitting and at 3 months post pessary fitting. The investigators hypothesize that Trimo-San gel with not significantly affect the rate of bacterial vaginosis in pessary wearers as measures by OSOM BV blue and Gram stain, but will have a positive effect on the subjective symptoms experienced by women wearing pessaries.
|Bacterial Vaginosis
|Drug: Trimo-San gel
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Primary Purpose: Prevention
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|The Use of Trimo-San Gel for the Prevention of Pessary-associated Bacterial Vaginosis
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Rate of bacterial vaginosis [ Time Frame: 3 months ]The primary outcome is the rate of bacterial vaginosis after pessary fitting as measured by OSOM BV blue (Genzyme) and gram stain, measured in women using and women not using Trimo-San gel after pessary fitting
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Vaginal symptoms [ Time Frame: 3 months ]Vaginal symptoms and effect of vaginal symptoms on pessary wearers measured before and after pessary fitting by questionnaire based on verified vaginal symptoms questionnaire
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|September 2009
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Pessary wearers are instructed to apply one fingertip (approx 1 tablespoon) of Trimo-San gel inside the vagina or to the pessary (for women removing and cleaning pessary before reinsertion after cleaning) once nightly
Drug: Trimo-San gel
Pessary wearers are instructed to apply one fingertip (approx 1 tablespoon) of Trimo-San gel inside the vagina or to the pessary (for women removing and cleaning pessary before reinsertion after cleaning) once nightly
No Intervention: Control group
Pessary wearers are informed on standard care of pessary, which includes topical estrogen application if they are using. Pessary wearers do not use Trimo-San gel
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|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
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- Female
- Indications for initiation of pessary use and planning to be fitted for and wear a pessary
Exclusion Criteria:
- Male
- Already using a pessary or have used in the last year
- History of recurrent or chronic bacterial vaginosis with > 2 episodes per year or symptoms reported for > 6 months out of last year
- Active known vaginal infection (symptomatic and/or untreated) or completion of treatment for BV or cervical/vaginal infection within one week of recruitment
- History of active vaginal ulcerative disease (active ulcers from atrophy, herpes symptoms at recruitment, or HSV with > 2 outbreaks per year or last outbreak < 1 month ago)
- Chronic antibiotic use for indications not listed above
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Alnaif B, Drutz HP. Bacterial vaginosis increases in pessary users. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2000;11(4):219-22; discussion 222-3.
Eschenbach DA, Hillier S, Critchlow C, Stevens C, DeRouen T, Holmes KK. Diagnosis and clinical manifestations of bacterial vaginosis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1988 Apr;158(4):819-28.
Landers DV, Wiesenfeld HC, Heine RP, Krohn MA, Hillier SL. Predictive value of the clinical diagnosis of lower genital tract infection in women. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Apr;190(4):1004-10.
Powers K, Lazarou G, Wang A, LaCombe J, Bensinger G, Greston WM, Mikhail MS. Pessary use in advanced pelvic organ prolapse. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2006 Feb;17(2):160-4. Epub 2005 May 10.
Myziuk L, Romanowski B, Johnson SC. BVBlue test for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis. J Clin Microbiol. 2003 May;41(5):1925-8.
Bradshaw CS, Morton AN, Garland SM, Horvath LB, Kuzevska I, Fairley CK. Evaluation of a point-of-care test, BVBlue, and clinical and laboratory criteria for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Mar;43(3):1304-8.
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Indiana bill changes raise whistleblower worries
An Indiana labor union leader says she's worried that workers who expose unsafe working conditions could face greater jeopardy under changes to a bill that had aimed to make it illegal to take video or photos at farms and factories without permission.
An Indiana House committee amended the bill Monday in an attempt to avoid freedom of speech issues so that it focused on criminal trespass and those who gain employment by giving false information. Opponents had argued the bill would've punished whistleblowers and criminalize the exposure of the truth.
Indiana AFL-CIO president Nancy Guyott tells The Indianapolis Star she worries the revisions could become a way for employers to intimidate whistleblowers.
The bill now goes to the full House for consideration.
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Hawker Siddeley HS.125-600B, Québec, Feb. 21, 2005–In night IMC, Hawker N21SA landed 300 feet to the left of Runway 5L at Bromont Airport, Québec. The runway lights were inoperative, but a notam had been issued. The airplane was substantially damaged; the pilot, copilot and one passenger were seriously injured.


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It's on the cards
The fantasy season has entered the final straight with managers eager to find the last little bit of quality to earn the mini-league bragging rights. While a player's total points gives an obvious indicator to their fantasy worth the breakdown of their scoring can present a more exact indicator of potential as the business end of the competition looms.
Goals, assists, clean sheets and the dreaded yellow cards, which will lead to damaging suspensions, loom around the corner.
Though frustrating at the time, with a booking removing a point from your squad's total, yellow cards can prove to be a bigger nightmare once they tot up at this point of the season. Many players are walking a suspension tightrope and face a one-match ban - which comes into force seven days after receiving a fifth card of the season - up until February 28.
There are currently a glut of players on four yellow cards and among that group are some key fantasy players. Those on the verge of a one game ban include Gabriel Agbonlahor, Gareth Barry, Ashley Young, Jose Bosingwa, John Terry, Joleon Lescott, Danny Murphy and Jermain Defoe.
Young, of course, is in the middle of a three-match ban for a red card and could be banned again as soon as he comes back. All three of those Villa players have been popular and consistent performers all season and a loss to suspension at this stage would be a blow.
But others have been granted an audience with a referee more often, none more so than Marouane Fellaini of Everton who has picked up ten yellow cards and a two-match ban already at just under a card every other game. With Everton having at least 17 matches yet to play this term it will be hard for the Belgian not to climb up to 15 yellows which will then rule him out of another three matches.
It's disappointing as Fellaini has proved to be an interesting option since arriving from Standard Liege. With four goals and eight clean sheets he has scored 56 points making him the 29th best midfielder, which is not bad at a price of £7m. In fact, without the yellow cards he would be as high as Danny Murphy in 17th.
Wilson Palacios of Spurs is now coming off a two-game ban for 10 cards so will not yet be able to make his debut for the White Hart Lane club. There are no players in immediate danger of picking up a suspension for 10 yellows, the closest being Lee Catermole, Ricardo Fuller, Kieran Richardson, Stephen Warnock and Ian Ashbee on seven.
Goals bring the geatest scoring rewards but a regular assist grabber can be both cheap, and quite often an unknown quantity. For instance, top of the table for this season is Steed Malbranque of Sunderland with eight to his name. Malbraque costs only £6.4m and has dropped in price since the beginning of the campaign. It's excellent value for the 19th best midfielder.
The big fantasy players fall in just behind Malbraque, though perhaps surprisingly attackers are performing just as well as midfielders. After Mikel Arteta and Young, also on seven assists are Dimitar Berbatov, Agbonlahor and Robin van Persie. There are four midfielders on six assists: Stephen Ireland, Florent Malouda, Morten Gamst Pedersen and Gareth Barry.
Defensively there's no surprise to find Bosingwa on four assists, but the top defender is Gretar Rafn Steinsson of Bolton with five to his name. Though with the Trotters conceding goals the benefit is being eaten up.
Nicolas Anelka has long been top of the Premier League scoring charts on 14 goals but be warned, the Frenchman has not found the back of the net since December 14 and is finding it hard like most of the Chelsea squad. Former budget buster Amr Zaki is also struggling after racing to ten goals and has not scored from open play since 1962. On 11 goals there is Robinho but he too has become inconsistent and has not scored for a month.
The goals value up front could come from those just in behind who have had an indifferent pre-Christmas period. Jermain Defoe, Agbonlahor, Van Persie, Berbatov, Kenwyne Jones, Jason Roberts, Benedict McCarthy and Djibril Cisse are all worth consideration. If you transfer correctly up front there is ground to be made.
In midfield, it's the old timers of Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard, who must be in just about every fantasy squad, that lead the way with nine goals, just ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, who remarkably has not scored since November 15. On a goals to game ratio, Tim Cahill could prove value with five from 15 games at £7.4m. With five from 16 at £6.1m Arsenal's Samir Nasri looks an even bigger steal.
At the back three players have plundered three goals, including last season's stand out central defender Lescott. He's joined by Nemanja Vidic - who has ursruped Boswinga to become the top defender in the game, Michael Turner and the surprise name of Juliano Belletti. Goalscoring defedners truly are the Holy Grail - and Lescott remains an unbelievable bargain at £5.4m after being deserted earlier in the season as Everton shipped goals.
As always, the top teams dominate the clean sheets with Vidic way out in front on 15. The best players not from the traditional top four come from Fulham, Everton and, somehow, Tottenham. Aaron Hughes, John Pantsil, Phil Neville, Phil Jagielka and Lescott each have eight clean sheets. Vedran Corluka is the Spurs player - though only thanks to three clean sheets picked up while still at Manchester City.
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One house exploded and another caught on fire on Seventh Street.
Two injured victims wait for an ambulance with a Grand Junction police officer in the parking lot of the Seventh Day Adventist Church at the corner Seventh Street and Mesa Avenue Wednesday following the explosion of a house at 1752 N. Seventh Street on Wednesday.
Evacuees head for safety across the lawn of a house at 1742 N. Seventh Street after the home beside it exploded following a strong odor of natural gas in the area Wednesday. The fire eventually spread to the gray house, destroying it completely.
A Grand Junction firefighter waits for his hose to fill with water as he prepares to fight the blaze at 1762 N. Seventh Street.
Grand Junction firefighters talk with a dazed resident as she sits on the back of an ambulance. The woman lived two doors away from the house that initially exploded, and next door to the second house that later burned to the ground.
Smoke billows up from a house that exploded on Seventh Street Tuesday afternoon.
A house exploded Tuesday afternoon on 7th Street.
Students cross the street as they exit Grand Junction High School which is being evacuated due to a fire and gas leak in the area.
Smoke rises from 7th Street as GJHS students are moved to Sherwood Park.
Bystanders watch the plume of smoke in front of Grand Junction High School.
The fire spread to 1742 N. Seventh St. and was fought from the outside only.
As the house at 1742 N. Seventh Street burns out of control, firefighters spray foam with their new system on the south face to keep the fire from spreading to the apartment building next door.
As smoke rises behind them in the distance, Grand Junction Police Chief John Camper, center, addresses the media while flanked with Battalion Chief John Williams, left, and Fred Eggleston of XCel Energy during a press conference at the command center at Grand Junction High School.
Grand Junction Police Chief John Camper, left, shows a map of the evacuation area to displaced residents at the command center at Grand Junction High School. About 20 people were being housed in the gym at the school by the American Red Cross, who set up a shelter for those who had been evacuated.
A utilities crew works at dusk at Seventh Street and Orchard Avenue Wednesday. XCel personnel had the area cordoned off to all but the crew members and first responders.
Spot fires still burn and the charred remnants of two houses smolder at sunset Wednesday following a gas explosion and fire at 1752 and 1742 N. Seventh Street.
The houses at 1742 N. 7th St. and 1752 N. 7th. St. burned to the ground Tuesday.
Rubble is all that remains of the two homes destroyed on 7th Street Tuesday due to a gas leak, explosion, then fire. Several dozen residences on Seventh Street between Orchard and Elm avenues remain evacuated Wednesday afternoon as officials struggle to vent natural gas. Crews are drilling holes in the street to help the gas escape.
Roughly 20 people huddled in the parking lot of a Grand Junction church this morning were told to return to their evacuated homes — many still without gas or electricity — provided they're deemed safe to occupy by Xcel Energy. A team of 35 Xcel workers were fanning out this morning over evacuated areas, Xcel area manager Fred Eggleston told evacuees outside Seventh-day Adventist Church, 730 Mesa Ave.
Displaced residents of Seventh Street listen to a question for XCel Energy spokesman Fred Eggleston during a meeting Thursday at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 730 Mesa Ave., to update those who live in the evacuation zone on when they could return to their homes.
Evacuees line up by the bed of a pickup truck as XCel Energy's Steve Piburn, right, and Fred Eggleston check addresses on an aerial map laid out on the tailgate before sending the displaced residents to their homes following a meeting at the Seventh Day Adventist Church on Thursday. Grand Junction firefighters and XCel employees accompanied residents back to their houses to check for the presence of gas and to light pilot lights and restore electricity. Some were allowed to move back into their homes, while others were allowed to fetch clothing and important items before returning to their hotel rooms.
Workers with the City of Grand Junction vent natural gas out of a sewage line at Walnut Avenue and Seventh Street in front of Tope Elementary School Friday morning. The school was evacuated because of the lingering presence of combustible gas.
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yes, but it's not mission style. period. regardless of what they were going for.
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I don't know a whole heck of a lot about mission or arts and crafts, but I always thought they were usually darker woods. This furniture is solid hickory, and it's really beautifully constructed. It's not cheap either, so I'm trying to talk myself out of it.
Part of the reason I like it so much is that it seems to be kind of blank canvas furniture, you know? Like, 5-10 years from now, I could totally change the look of the room and the furniture would still work. I think I could change my room with just linens and paint with this furniture...not trendy, just classic. And for the price they're charging, it would have to last forever
Anyway, I'll stop thread jacking now Thank you for all the help!
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check out www.sproost.com - you can do their quiz multiple times and get new pictures every time to really figure out what type of style you're drawn to. i love that site.
check out www.sproost.com - you can do their quiz multiple times and get new pictures every time to really figure out what type of style you're drawn to. i love that site.
nantucket is a "beachy-cottage" style. like cape cod. lots of crisp whites and breezy blues with warm wood tones mixed in. earthy but beachy.
weird. i don't like beachy at all. at least not what i think of as beachy. i like the nantucket architectural style, i think...but interior design, not as much i dont think.
maybe i should read more about it. i remember seeing a lot of wicker, though, which i HATE.
nantucket style is an upscale beachy style. it mixes classic pieces with that coastal feel.....much like the architectural style. think natural materials of cottons and linens, comfy furniture, warm wood tones and textures like baskets, and colors on the muted palette......white, blues, greens, greys. actually, wicker is in the "cottage chic" style, so not the same thing....although that is really a personal preference for most people. nantucket style is really gorgeous when done right.
and i too hate wicker.
hm...i dunno, i like VERY dark wood. espresso or black. i hate light wood, actually. really bugs me. lol i do like very simple, clean lines though.
but i also love very very bold colors. purples, oranges, greens. but with a traditional backdrop, kwim? like a bright green wall with espresso furniture. and orange/purple pillows. HAHAHA
LOL what style is that?? LMAO
sounds to me like you just like traditional (edging on more contemporary with the clean lines) style with a more artistic "i don't take my home too seriously" love for bold color. it doesn't really change your style, just your color palette.
traditional style can be very bright, bold and dramatic while at the same time achieving a clean-lined, functional space. there are some amazing geometric prints out there for upholstery, window treatments, or pillows that can help achieve that look as well, while still using traditional furniture pieces and in a traditional arrangement.
here are some perfect examples of traditional style done in bright bold colors:
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okay.....i'm not sure if that's helpful at all, but i hope so!
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At the Vatican on Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI received a new ambassador from Taiwan and welcomed the recent "positive developments" in relations between mainland China and Taiwan.
The Pope began his English-language remarks to the Ambassador Wang Larry Yu-yuan by asking him to relay his congratulations to Taiwan's first Catholic president, Ma Ying-jeou, who was sworn into office on May 20, 2008.
Pope Benedict went on to praise the "Government in Taipei" for its "keen sense of belonging to a world community, a global human family," which he said the Taiwanese people demonstrate through their willingness to help those in need, especially poorer nations.
Sizing up the Catholic community in Taiwan, Benedict XVI remarked that although Catholics "represent little more than one per cent of the population, they are eager to play their part in building up a society that is humane, just, and marked by genuine concern for the welfare of the weaker members of the community."
The Holy Father also extolled Taiwan for its "firm commitment to freedom of religion," which allows the Church to "carry out her mission of love and service, and to express herself openly through worship and the proclamation of the Gospel."
Due to the "'innate spiritual insight and moral wisdom,' of Asian people, the Pope said that "there is great religious vitality and capacity for renewal" and that consequently the possibility for inter-religious dialogue to "take root and grow" is very good.
Pope Benedict also encouraged the process of dialogue between mainland China and Taiwan, which have fought over the independence of Taiwan for decades. "Frank and constructive dialogue is also the key to the resolution of the conflicts that threaten the stability of our world," he said.
Referencing the recent visit of Chen Yunlin, China's top negotiator on Taiwan affairs, to Taiwan, the Holy Father said that "the Holy See welcomes the recent positive developments in relations between Taiwan and mainland China." The meeting between Chen and Taiwanese President Ma concluded with new deals on trade and transportation links between the two countries.
"Indeed the Catholic Church is eager to promote peaceful solutions to disputes of whatever kind, 'giving attention and encouragement to even the faintest sign of dialogue or desire for reconciliation'. In this way, she wishes to support the efforts of governments to become 'staunch champions of human dignity and courageous builders of peace'," the Pope told the new ambassador.


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I have seen Dr. Klein for cosmetic dermatology for a few years. Dr. Klein placed Voluma Right where I needed it. The procedure was painless and lovely improvement. I did not bruise and was happy with the procedure from begging to end. Dr. Klein is an expert at injections and makes your trip to the dermatologist worth every penny. READ MORE
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This was the second time I had Belotero. My dermatologist said she does not use it much, but I wanted to give it a try. In the past I have used Restylane, Juvederm and now Belotero. The Belotero has pretty much settled in at 9 days. I am going to give it two weeks before my final decision. Some of looks great and some not so great. I have a little lump on my lip that I hope will get better in... READ MORE
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Had Xeomin for the first time a week ago. Not only did it work quick it was effective. Lines between my eyes dissipated within 3 days. Crows feet gone in that amount of time too. I have used Botox for many years and liked it. Xeomin is just as good, but not as expensive. I might have Botox next time to get a good comparison. It always takes about 7-10 for Botox to work for me. The Xeomin... READ MORE
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I have had botox many times for furrow lines and crows feet. My doctor puts in just enough to minimize the lines, yet I can frown a bit. This last time I had her put in less for crows feet so I could have some smiles lines show. Before they were totally erased. With a bit less, they showed, but I don't mind. I like having expression. So, sometimes less is more. READ MORE
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I had Sculptra done on my cheeks and temples almost three weeks ago. While the doctor was doing the procedure, she hit a nerve under my eye and I could not close my lid. Within... READ MORE
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I had a second set of sculptra injections almost four months ago and have had quite a lot of volume increase. Personally, I do not want more. Will it continue to grow... READ MORE
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I am 56, and just had my third session of Sculptra in my temples. I am into day 6 and my temple swelling is much decreased, but my face is very swollen looking. I did not have... READ MORE
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I had 1 vial of Sculptra in temples 12 days ago. I massaged religiously. The only bruising was from one injection site and it was initially a bit red and raised . I thought it... READ MORE
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It has been just over a month since Belotero in lips and marionette lines. Holding up well in marionette area. My lip had a small bump that is hardly noticeable and glad I did not go in and have it dissolved. Belotero worked well. READ COMMENT
Restylane did not cause the puffiness I experienced from Belotero. Also, I did not have any bumps in lips from Restylane. The lump in my lip is still there after two weeks, but it is small and I might not bother having it dissolved as... READ COMMENT
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Ford The carmaker is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings on Friday. Analysts, on average, anticipates earnings of 25 cents a share on revenue of $32.35 billion. Bank of America Merrill Lynch analysts anticipate fourth-quarter EPS of 29 cents. "While the focus on short-term details should be intense, we believe many will either miss or choose to ignore the massive ongoing structural improvements at Ford including: 1) a five-year track record of consistent price discipline; 2) a product renaissance that is about to hit its sixth year, lap itself with the intro of the all-new Fusion, and further bolster pricing; 3) consistent best-in-class product refresh rates; 4) three years of market share gains in the US; 5) the globalization of product platforms; 6) $21bn+ of debt paid down in the last two years; 7) a landmark deal with the UAW to remove the uncertainty of retiree healthcare liabilities in 2007; 8) the successful support of Ford Motor Credit in tough times over the last four years, that has turned out to be very profitable; 9) a burgeoning recovery in the US sales cycle; and 10) a structural shift in corporate culture that now strives to remain ahead of the competition and not just improve on the past," Bank of America Merrill Lynch analysts wrote in a report on Thursday. Forward Annual Dividend Yield: 1.6% Rated "B- (Buy)" by TheStreet Ratings: The company's third-quarter gross profit margin decreased from the previous year. In the third quarter, stockholders' net worth increased 437.39% from the prior year. TheStreet Ratings' price target is $14.56. Shares closed Wednesday at $12.93.
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Police to monitor Bandidos gathering on Sunshine Coast
The police presence on Queensland's Sunshine Coast will increase this weekend to monitor the Bandidos Motorcycle Club's annual gathering.
Hundreds of Bandidos' club members from across Australia are expected to converge in Caloundra later today for their national run.
The event coincides with the Queensland school holidays and a major music festival that attracts families.
United Motorcycle Council spokesperson Russell Wattie says residents and holiday makers have nothing to worry about.
''There's been no trouble with any bike club on their national run," he said.
"Just guys coming up to have a good time, have a bit of fun, catch up with mates."
Police on the Sunshine Coast will be assisted by the State Crime Operations Command to monitor their behaviour over the next three days.
However, Mr Wattie says the extra force is unnecessary and this is the Bandidos' annual holiday.
"It's a chance for all the brothers from the various chapters to catch up with each other, have a good time and enjoy the company and the camaraderie," he said.
"That's what the bike clubs are about - nothing like what the media propaganda or the police propaganda campaign is.
"This is just about brotherhood of guys with similar interests."
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An organization to coordinate the Jewish defense activities of American Jewry's four major bodies has been established, it was announced today, with Edgar J. Kaufmann of Pittsburgh as temporary chairman. The group took its first official step by sending a cable of greeting to Myron C. Taylor, American delegate at the Evian refugee-aid conference.
"The American Jewish Committee, the American Jewish Congress, the B'nai B'rith and the Jewish Labor Committee, at a joint meeting of representatives of their respective organizations held in New York on July 7, take notice of the inter-governmental conference now being held at Evian-Les-Bains, France, and wish it success in finding an effective and speedy solution of the refugee problem, in which the whole world is deeply concerned," The message said.
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In a rare decision during a nonrecession year, Dallas' city manager is proposing a slight reduction in the number of police officers next fiscal year.
Under the proposed budget unveiled Friday by City Manager A.C. Gonzalez, the Police Department's sworn ranks would shrink by about 35 through attrition. That modest reduction — the force has more than 3,500 officers — is part of a broader effort to shave the department's budget and use the savings to pay for other services that have shrunk in recent years, Gonzalez said.
The beneficiaries would include libraries, streets and animal services.
Gonzalez will formally present his budget to the Dallas City Council on Tuesday. The council ultimately approves the city budget, and it's free to modify or ignore the city manager's recommendations.
Under his plan, almost $5 million could be cut from police operations. That's more than twice the potential savings suggested earlier by Police Chief David Brown.
Meanwhile, hours would be extended at libraries and recreation centers. Cuts in animal services would be avoided. And new funds would be allocated for streets and Fair Park.
The city's property tax rate wouldn't go up.
The budget would reverse a trend established during the recession, when the Police Department fared better than others as city leaders imposed spending cuts.
Under Gonzalez's proposal, no officers would be let go. Savings would be achieved by moving sworn officers out of some desk jobs and replacing them with lesser-paid civilians. At the same time, attrition would shrink the roll of sworn officers by 35.
The greater use of civilian workers is an idea that Brown suggested in May. But the total cuts that he proposed, which also included changes in how the department's vehicle fleet was managed, amounted to $1.75 million.
Brown said Friday that he and Gonzalez found even more potential savings as the budget process proceeded. The chief said he supports the budget that Gonzalez has proposed and that he doesn't think public safety will be affected. In fact, he said, increasing hours at recreation centers and libraries could help reduce crime.
"When you ask any police chief, we can always use more cops and add to our budget," Brown said. "But I think the approach the city manager is trying to take is to look at all of Dallas and not just a narrow, myopic look at one department."
Looking for savings in public safety was first publicly proposed by Mayor Mike Rawlings in the spring. He noted that public safety consumes 60 percent of the city's $1.2 billion general fund budget.
"I'm probably touching the third rail," he said at the time, "but I don't care."
A spokesman for Rawlings said the mayor was out of town and unavailable for comment Friday.
The cuts did draw opposition from the police rank and file. After Gonzalez announced his proposal, the Dallas Police Association posted on Twitter that city leaders should "get ready for a fight."
Richard Todd, president of the Dallas Fraternal Order of Police, said his group might hire an auditor to review city finances. The city's finances are too healthy for the city manager to propose the cuts, Todd said.
"It is a slap in the face," he said.
Gonzalez said the trims in police spending would help to address other needs that advocacy groups have highlighted.
One example is the library system. Friends of the Dallas Public Library this year launched a campaign for more library funding, arguing that the libraries' share of the city budget had dropped in recent years.
Before 2008, libraries got about 3 percent of the general fund, the group said. It would now take an additional $10 million to restore that funding level, it said.
Gonzalez is recommending $3 million more for libraries in next year's budget, plus another $3 million the following year. That would allow 12 library branches and the central library downtown to extend their operating hours, he said.
Kate Park, executive director of Friends of the Dallas Public Library, said she is "incredibly appreciative and grateful" for the additional funding. Still, she said, the group will continue to ask for more.
"We feel very strongly that the library needs a $10 million overall increase," she said.
The budget also allocates $700,000 in new money for Dallas Animal Services. That money would be used for spaying and neutering equipment and for education programs for pet owners.
Gonzalez said the additional spending is a response to reports of dogs running free and menacing people, especially in southern Dallas. Some residents have said they're afraid to use public parks because of the animals.
"It is one of the highest complaints that we have," he said. "In certain points, it reaches a public safety issue."
The modest bump represents a reversal from early budget discussions. After word spread that the city might cut spending for animal services, more than 13,000 people signed an online petition in opposition.
As is often the case, early budget projections this year suggested that the city wouldn't have enough money. A shortfall of nearly $30 million was projected. That never materialized.
Property values grew 6.8 percent over last year, and sales tax revenue is projected to rise 4.3 percent. That will lead to a $55.5 million increase in tax revenue, city officials said.
That's a considerable windfall, but Gonzalez said it doesn't mean the city is flush with money, as if staffers are "just eating bonbons over there."
Almost all the new tax revenue was spoken for before the budget process began, he said. Some of the increase was offset by other revenue sources going dry. Some went to raises that had already been promised — in some cases, raises the city is contractually obligated to pay. In the end, the remaining windfall amounted to about $200,000.
The budget calls for $4.2 million in additional money for streets. That, Gonzalez said, is a modest amount that would allow the city to begin addressing the reconstruction of roads and traffic signals.
About $700,000 would be added to expand hours for community centers. An additional $2 million would go toward Fair Park improvements.


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When I was a regular match goer, I used to practice something every day.
Dry fire, airguns in the basement, video games, and once a week live fire, either a practice session or match.
But then it became obvious that the alternative ways to practice were so effective that live fire practice wasn't nearly as necessary.
So, instead of weekly live fire, it gradually got less and less.
Now, it's maybe twice weekly dry fire, airguns and video games with very little actual shooting a real gun.
When I do get to a range for live fire, it doesn't take long to get up to speed, and the skills are still there.
Saves a ton of money and time, too.
As a side note, instinctive archery really helps sharpen up the point shooting skills.
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If you have been here before you might have noticed my love for shiny fringe items…maybe here or here. So it's no surprise I've been lusting after the Confetti System garland since I discovered it last year. I must have reblogged and pinned every photo featuring Confetti Systems I came across. Yup…completely in love. So when I was thinking about how to decorate the Haberdash photo booth for Orchid Grey's wedding, it was the first thing I wanted to custom make for her.
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1. Pick out your materials. It can be fabric, paper or flagging tape like I used.
2. Cut your materials into piles of 10-20 strips, any length you want (mine are about 2 feet).
3. If using fabric or thick material cut your piece with slits up the fabric leaving a inch on the top (like on a missing cat poster) Never lost a cat? Example.
4. Twist your strips in the middle they will start to twist around each other and create a loop. up. The secure with a tie, elastic, staple or glue (I used tiny clear hair elastics from Sallys Beauty Supply). If you are using the cat poster method just roll your fabric across the top and secure the same way.
5. Find some string, leftover pieces of fabric or paper to attach you pom pom to your rope. Spread your pom poms out on the rope in the color order you want.
6.Hang your garland.
I'm really happy with the way it came out. Although I still have the real thing on my wish list. If you are not very crafty or not allowed to play with sharp objects you can purchase Confetti Systems here or read thier blog here.
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Some Columbus City Schools summer school locations will be closed on Monday.
District spokesman Jeff Warner said that some of the district's buildings still were without power on Sunday night, 10TV News reported.
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Initially, the new S60, V60 and XC60 will be available with three engines from the new two-litre, four-cylinder Drive-E Powertrain engine family: the 306hp petrol turbo T6; the 245hp T5 and the turbo diesel D4 with 181hp.
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Among Janitors, Labor Violations Go With the Job
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
Published: July 13, 2005
From the age of 14, Isaias Garcia cleaned office buildings, waxing floors and scrubbing bathrooms, as long as 16 hours a day.
For the first 40 hours a week, he says, he was paid under the name Ramon Caballero, and for the next 40 hours as Iziqueil Gonzalez. The cleaning company's managers used these names of former employees, he says, to avoid paying him time-and-a-half.
''They never paid overtime,'' said Mr. Garcia, a 24-year-old immigrant from Mexico, who is seeking back pay from the cleaning company with the help of California's labor department. ''When I complained about the two names, they said if I kept bothering them about it, they'd fire me.''
Mr. Garcia is part of a large and largely unnoticed group of workers -- the nation's 2.3 million janitors -- employed in an industry in which violations of wage laws and other laws are all too common, say workers, immigrants' advocates and even cleaning company executives.
Janitors are denied overtime pay, classified improperly as independent contractors, locked in the stores overnight and forced to work their first two weeks unpaid, based on dozens of interviews and numerous lawsuits and government enforcement actions. In some cities, immigrant workers are induced to buy franchises for $10,000 with promises of striking it rich, though earnings often fall short of the promises and franchises are sometimes simply stripped away.
''Illegal working conditions are pervasive in the nonunion part of the janitorial industry,'' said Gary Blasi, director of the Industrial, Labor and Employment Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles.
The industry has undergone a metamorphosis in the past two decades, creating a marriage of convenience in which building owners have increasingly hired outside contractors to cut their labor costs. The cleaning contractors frequently hire immigrants, often without proper papers and at low wages, trying to squeeze out profits as they submit rock-bottom bids to win business. The immigrant workers dare not complain about safety or minimum-wage violations for fear of being fired -- and possibly deported.
In this netherworld, cleaning contractors sometimes hire illegal immigrants for $3.50 an hour, considerably less than the $5.15-an-hour federal minimum wage; janitors frequently work off the books, not paying taxes, and building owners do not look too closely at how the work gets done.
Undocumented Workers
Although many janitors in New York, Los Angeles and other cities earn $10, $12, even $16 an hour in unionized jobs in big office towers, hundreds of thousands of janitors work in restaurants, supermarkets and shopping malls for a fraction of that pay. Some of the nation's biggest companies have agreed to multimillion-dollar settlements in recent months after complaints about janitorial practices.
''Cleaning contractors deliberately seek out an undocumented work force because they want workers they can intimidate and exploit,'' said Lilia Garcia, executive director of the Maintenance Cooperation Trust Fund, a Los Angeles group run by business and labor representatives, which investigates janitorial companies to uncover illicit practices. ''Workers who are here legally would not work for the wages that they pay.''
The metamorphosis of janitorial work is nowhere more apparent than in Los Angeles. In the early 1980's, janitorial jobs were coveted here, but building owners soured on the $12-an-hour prevailing wage, nearly four times the federal minimum then and the equivalent of $24 an hour today.
Some building owners turned -- often under union pressure -- to big, respectable contractors, like ABM Industries, with 73,000 employees. But many other owners turned to fly-by-night companies that relied heavily on illegal immigrants and often flouted wage and hour laws.
''Our industry lends itself to these sorts of improper practices because there are no barriers to entry,'' said David Haas, president of Merchants Building Maintenance, one of the West's largest cleaning companies. ''In the Southwest, the immigrant work force is easily exploited. They're not very sophisticated, and there's an abundance of them.''
A quarter century ago, one-fourth of this city's janitors were Hispanic immigrants. Now more than 90 percent are, and perhaps half are illegal immigrants, industry experts say.
Whatever the status of workers, companies are required by law to pay the minimum wage and overtime, withhold taxes and pay Social Security and other employment taxes.
Mr. Garcia, who lives with his wife, 5-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter in a one-bedroom apartment in Anaheim, said he received $500 for 80-hour workweeks cleaning buildings in Anaheim, Irvine and Santa Ana.
''If they paid me right, it would have made a big difference,'' he said. ''Maybe I wouldn't be living in such a small apartment.''
Mr. Garcia said his supervisors at Pacific Building Care often did not pay him under his own name because it was cumbersome to update the payroll. He declined to discuss his immigration status, but he said he paid his taxes.
Mr. Garcia and 30 other janitors who worked for Pacific Building Care have complained to the California labor department, demanding unpaid overtime. He says he is owed $22,000.
Jennifer Corbett-Shramo, chief executive of Pacific Building Care, denied that her company had failed to pay overtime or had paid people under improper names.
Ms. Corbett-Shramo entered the business in 1985 by answering a Penny Saver advertisement and built the company into a $20-million-a-year operation.
''We are not advocates of using second names,'' she said. ''We do not allow it. We do not preach it. It is not something we do here. To the best of my knowledge, it didn't happen.''
As for other cleaning companies, Ms. Corbett-Shramo acknowledged, ''Our industry can be very, very corrupt.''
The industry's practices have ensnared some of the nation's biggest companies.


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I think I've been in love with every single one of your outfits!ReplyDelete
Ah, hope you have a lovely time at home, I'm jealous!
Have an amazing time at the Cosmo Awards, good luck, you'll be amazing i'm sure :)
Charlestown, xoxo.
You look so lovely Liv! Please come to Southampton and take me jeans and shoes shopping?! xxReplyDelete
Gorgeous outfit! :)ReplyDelete
I really can't get enough of polka dots at the moment. Your blouse is gorgeous. Hope you have a lovely time being back home xReplyDelete
lush shirt!xxReplyDelete
Enjoy home and the Cosmo awards, I'm sure it'll be such an amazing event! You look lovely here (: xxxReplyDelete
Super lovely blog babe:)ReplyDelete
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cute outfit! have a good weekend as well.ReplyDelete
in love with the polka dot shirt! Good Luck on Wednesday! xxReplyDelete
Love the polka dot blouse, been seeing lots of these on blogs at the moment, I must get one!ReplyDelete
You look lovely x
I really must get my hands on your shoes. They would be perfect for work!ReplyDelete
Good luck on Weds, fingers crossed you come away top dog!
Gorgeous shirt, looking lovely m'dear. Exciting week, fingers crossed for Wednesday! :) xxReplyDelete
I love your shirt, the polka dot is gorgeous! You always look amazing in jeans (it even makes me want to wear them!) xReplyDelete
Love your outfit here and you look gorgeous as always! Looking forward to hopefully meeting you on Wednesday evening! xReplyDelete
I'm so excited for London :) see you on Wednesday!!ReplyDelete
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Oh how I love your blog! It's just so pretty! xxReplyDelete
I'm always a bit in awe of your outfits Olivia! This blouse looks really lovely on you espesh teamed with a mulbery!ReplyDelete
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What size is your Mulberry Alexis bag? Regular or over-sized? Thanks!ReplyDelete
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what an awesome outfit - love the denim jacket!ReplyDelete
I love this outfit!! Your blouse is fantastic. I love me some polka dots. You look beautiful!ReplyDelete
I have to comment on your hair, it is gorgeous! Just, perfect! & What a beaut of a bag you have got yourself.ReplyDelete
I came across your blog from hearing you won Best New Blogger at the Cosmo awards? Congrats! So glad you won, otherwise i'd never have came across your blog, it's fab! xx
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WELL DONE on winning cosmo blog awards, Liv! Congratulations, you deserve it - enjoy every minute! xReplyDelete
hey hun..love the mulberry bag! congrats on the awards, really inspiring for me as a new blogger!ReplyDelete
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Great classic outfit. There's something instantly lady-like and pulled together about black and white polka dots and a red lip. The jean jacket makes your outfit so youthful though. Lovely.ReplyDelete
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