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The Washington state Legislature today held a hearing on Senate Bill 6464, which would allow Washington consumers to purchase catastrophic plans from states outside of Washington. In November, Insurance Commissioner Kreidler said allowing catastrophic plans is not "a good deal for Washington state." Furthermore, allowing consumers to purchase out-of-state plans opens the door for health insurers to skirt Washington's regulations that protect consumers.
Washington citizens have been covered by health insurance through the Washington Healthplanfinder for a little more than a month now. Let's take a look at the numbers so far:
- We recently published a report on uninsured and underinsured people in Washington for 2012. Approximately 14.5 percent of Washington citizens were uninsured before 2014, exceeding 990,000 people.
- More than 325,000 people have purchased health insurance through Washington Healthplanfinder.
- 33.1 percent of eligible Washingtonians have purchased health insurance through Washington Healthplanfinder, leading the country alongside Vermont, with 33.4 percent, in percentage of people insured, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
- Washington expanded Medicaid, now called Apple Health, to cover more than 516,000 people who qualify for free health insurance. Washington will eventually expand its coverage to more than 800,000 people who qualify.
- Other benefits under the Affordable Care Act are no out-of-pocket costs to consumers for preventive care; people with chronic medical conditions like multiple sclerosis, heart disease or cancer no longer can be denied coverage; and health insurers can no longer hold consumers to an annual or lifetime maximum limit on what they will pay for.
Today, the U.S. Congressional Budget Office released a report projecting the Affordable Care Act will allow people to leave traditional full-time jobs—the ones that historically have provided medical insurance—because they now can sign up through a state or federal Health Benefit Exchange. The side of that story the media isn't telling, however, is that people who've historically been locked into those jobs can pursue other types of work – starting a small business, working as an independent contractor from home, pursuing a career as an artisan or writer, or many other options that will still benefit the economy. The ACA allows them to pursue whatever line of work they wish to, because they are not beholden to an 8-to-5 office or government job in order to have health insurance.
In fact, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Urban Institute and Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute in 2013 reported that the number of self-employed Americans is projected to increase by 1.5 million people this year—11 percent-- as a direct result of their ability to get health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Read more in the New York Times Economix blog. In Washington state, that number is projected to increase by 30,000, or 8.7 percent.


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You get 5 e-patterns for $10........you are getting them for $2.00 each!!!!
If you want the pattern special....just drop me a line at email@example.com & I will send you an invoice through Paypal.....Send me your list of e-patterns you want and your paypal email address.......I'll invoice you then send your e-patterns :)
And just letting you know that I listed a new e-pattern for my Santa Door Doll with Star & crow!!!
Get started on those Christmas projects now!!!!!! :)
HURRY HURRY....Won't last much longer!!!!!!!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
E-pattern Sale...Plus New Pattern!!!!
You get 5 e-patterns for $10........you are getting them for $2.00 each!!!!
Posted by Becky at 12:35 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
New Santa Door Doll Listed on eBay!!!
Here is my latest auction.......I LOVE this sweet Santa door doll :)
I am planning on a pattern for this one for sure.....coming SOON!!!!!
Posted by Becky at 8:41 PM 3 comments
Monday, November 16, 2009
E-pattern sales still being allowed on eBay???
I have noticed a couple of sellers on eBay who are still getting away with selling e-patterns! As many of you sellers of e-patterns know by now, eBay stopped us from selling digital downloaded e-patterns some time ago.....I know that I had a lot of my e-patterns REMOVED by eBay before I had time to get them removed myself.
Anyway.....I am just wondering why this seller here is able to get away with selling her e-patterns on eBay ...PDF file (adobe) which is EMAILED to the customer!!!??? Why is she getting to and none of the rest of us??
Pass this link on......let me know if you think I read it wrong....but it CLEARLY states in her auctions that it is an E-MAIL PATTERN TO BE EMAILED!!!!
Here is a link......Scroll till you find the patterns listed....She has other things among the patterns as well...
Here is a link to the eBay policy.......
You can list digital delivered goods in the CLASSIFIED AD's on eBay for an outrageous price per month, but you are still NOT able to do any transactions through eBay....the buyer has to email you about the goods and do the transaction outside of eBay.....really a DUMB rule...but one that we ALL have to go by now......Not fair that this seller is able to continue to sell her e-patterns and the rest of us NOT!!
I have reported the listings, but nothing has been done....Maybe if MORE of us report, they will do something?????????
Just my thoughts.....But I feel if one of us can get away with it, then WHY NOT THE REST OF US who had to STOP or be kicked off of eBay for doing it!!!!??? :)
Will it be OK for us all to list our patterns like this? If so, then why do they remove some of ours and none of others?? I am a little confused I guess.....
Ok.....I am finished.....for now!! Just had to vent!! :)
Am I wrong??? :)
Posted by Becky at 7:24 AM 14 comments
Friday, November 13, 2009
2 new Christmas listings on eBay!!!
I have 2 new auctions listed on eBay.......I am ready to get full force into my Christmas crafting!!
I will be listing the pattern for the snowman doll a little later on as well ;)......
As always, I would love to know what you think!!! ;)
Posted by Becky at 5:35 PM 6 comments
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Quilt Stocking added to eBay, & New E-pattern Sale
Ok....the old e-pattern sale is finished!!
A new sale has taken its place..................you get 5 e-patterns for $10.......That is still an awesome sale price....you are getting them for $2.00 each!!!!
If you want the pattern special....just drop me a line at email@example.com & I will send you an invoice through Paypal.....Send me your list of e-patterns you want and your paypal email address.......I'll invoice you then send your e-patterns :)
Now........I listed a quilt stocking on eBay....I love this one!!!!
I am hoping to get some new things started this week, and HOPEFULLY some new patterns!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Posted by Becky at 8:14 PM 0 comments
Friday, November 06, 2009
Christmas Quilt Bag Lamp Listed on eBay!
Here is my latest Christmas auction......bids start at .99!!!!
An old antique quilt bag lamp with a snowman head, stars & mouse!
Posted by Becky at 3:49 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Some new listings on eBay!
I finished a couple of new Christmas items for eBay! So be sure to check them out and get a bid in :)
Also, a reminder that the e-pattern special 10 for $10, is STILL going on, but it will be ending in the next couple of days! So be sure to grab yours!!!!
Ok.....now for the Christmas finished items on eBay!!
more coming soon!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Get up to speed on CFEngine 3, the open source configuration management software that enables you to automate everything from one-server shops to enterprise computer networks. This hands-on introduction shows you how to use CFEngine 3 to implement and manage and your IT infrastructure in a sustainable, scalable, and efficient manner.
Through numerous examples, you'll learn how to use CFEngine to perform tasks such as user management, software installation, and security. You'll also learn how to focus on higher-level issues of design, implementation and maintenance, knowing that CFEngine is handling the lower-level details for you automatically.
Diego Zamboni is a computer scientist, consultant, programmer and sysadmin who works as Senior Security Advisor and Product Manager at CFEngine AS. He has more than 20 years of experience in system administration and security, and has worked in both the applied and theoretical sides of the computer science field. He holds a Ph.D. from Purdue University, has worked as a sysadmin at the supercomputer center at UNAM (the National University in Mexico), as a researcher at the IBM Zurich Research Lab, and as a consultant at HP Enterprise Services. These days, he splits his time between coming up with new security-related projects at CFEngine, managing the Design Center project, nurturing the CFEngine community, coding useful CFEngine policies, and spending time with his family. He lives in Queretaro, Mexico with his wife and two daughters.
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An essential read to understand CFEngine
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I am experienced in administration of CFEngine 2, and need to learn CFEngine 3 in order to migrate us to the current, and much superior, version.After struggling with the online documentation, I purchased this book based on several mentions in articles by other IT professionals.The book is excellent. It explains CFEngine 3 in a manner which is easy to understand. The examples are practical and can be adapted for production use at our site. After reading the book, the online documentation finally made sense.I know I will use the book as long as I manage CFEngine 3. It complements the online reference manuals perfectly. I also highly recommend the PDF version for quick browsing.
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I've been trying to learn to use cf-engine in my limited spare time and have been having a tough time trying to learn using the mash-up of cfe2 & cfe3 documentation I've found online. After about 1 hour with this book I had some basics up and running on CentOS 6, and feel pretty confident that I'm doing things the right way.
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best book since a long time
By save the whales
from Berlin, Germany
A brilliant book!(best book since friedl's mastering reg ex ;-)Diego Zamboni delivers here on just 160 Pages, short and sharp, an intense introduction to CFEngine and the underlying "promise theory".For sys admins the tasks have changed over the years.Gone are the days of tinkering and pottering on our networks and services with bash, perl and clusterssh to satisfy a big handful of controlled users.With system virtualization the number of systems is increasing dramatically, user devices have multiplied and gone mobile, ipv6 name-space is big.Service Level Agreements(SLA) and policy's have to be developed in human comprehensible form and implemented into the very system in automatically audit-able ways.On many bigger sites, systems should be comprehensible and adoptable over many generations of administrator live times, archiving asks for 100y+.Diego Zamboni explains in a very well written way, why and how "promise theory" and its implementation in CFEngine, enables us to do exactly all of the above(yes, and all the other stuff like simply configure and monitor) and why we want it even in smaller environments of just a few nodes.With the "promise theory" Mark Burgess and his team delivers a very strong model for managing an arbitrary number of autonomous systems.With CFEngine we have an elegant and powerfull implementation for automated system administration.Respect nd thnx!
Well-written introduction to CFEngine 3
By jblaine
from St. Petersburg, FL
The author does an excellent job covering the quite complicated topic. CFEngine 3 is not for the faint of heart, and I had found myself quite frustrated with its syntax in 2011 when I performed an initial evaluation of the community version. This book is exactly what I wish I had back then, but better late than never.The writing and editing done on this book is excellent. The author is very skilled at delivering complex information in a readable and approachable manner. That said, especially for the topic, this is not a book for casual reading (yes, some technical books are). If you carefully proceed through the many examples with detailed explanations, you will surely understand the basis of CFEngine 3.My only complaint is that I wish it was twice as long, and I'd have gladly paid twice as much for that. The CFEngine world is in sore need of Complete Bible, written at the author's level of clarity.If you have struggled with CFEngine 3 in the past, or are strongly considering deploying it in any way, I highly recommend this book (as my rating shows).
Best CFEngine 3 Book I've Found
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I found this book on O'Reilly after several attempts to make sense of all of the vast information in the CFEngine 3 Reference.This book is a perfect guide to getting started with CFEngine 3, and once you've gone through the example code and the explanations of what is happening, the pieces really start to fit together.This book is very well-written, easy to understand, and most importantly - the examples actually work!This book covers the most basic configuration to some more advanced configurations, so you'll really get a feel for how everything in the CFEngine 3 system operates overall.I can't wait for the final version of the book to come out!
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preview looks great
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I've read through the preview of the first four chapters and must say that this book looks great. It explains the terminology of CFEngine very well. I've used CFEngine 2 for several years, but the change to version 3 had a large learning curve. This book definitely helped to lessen the curve and help me to develop new promises quickly. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone trying to learn CFEngine 3.
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I read the early release of the first four chapters and it is very well organized with clear explanation of additional options in CFEngine3. I just started using CFEngine and this book helps a lot!
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DENVER – A lawsuit against gun control laws signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper dissolved into confusion in a federal courtroom Wednesday morning, but by the day's end, Coloradans received a lot more clarity on the future of their new gun laws.
A group of gun rights advocates led by 55 county sheriffs, including every sheriff in Southwest Colorado, sued Hickenlooper in May over bills to require background checks for private gun sales and to ban the sale of ammunition magazines larger than 15 rounds.
They have two basic arguments in their case: First, they say the laws violate the Second Amendment. Next, they say the magazine bill was so vague that it could ban nearly all ammunition magazines and prevent gun owners from letting anyone else handle their weapons, even professional gunsmiths for cleaning and maintenance.
Hickenlooper has always argued that the common-sense interpretation of the law would not turn ordinary gun owners into criminals. He and Attorney General John Suthers issued memos on how the law should be enforced narrowly.
But the plaintiffs doubted the effectiveness of the memos, and they were ready for a daylong battle in court Wednesday in an attempt to get Chief U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger to block parts of the law from being enforced.
However, email negotiations late Tuesday produced a compromise. Both sides agreed that Suthers' memo, with some additional tweaks, could be used as a temporary injunction that Krieger could issue to prevent overzealous enforcement of the law.
But Krieger shocked everyone Wednesday morning when she opened the hearing by saying she would not sign off on the injunction.
Using the tone of voice that college professors adopt when students don't do their homework, Krieger told plaintiffs' lawyers that they hadn't given her any reason to block the law.
"If the governor says this is how it's going to be enforced, then what does an injunction by this court add to that?" Krieger asked attorneys for the plaintiffs.
David Kopel, the lead lawyer for the plaintiffs, said an injunction by a federal court would offer additional comfort to gun owners.
But Krieger wouldn't accept the argument.
"Sounds like you don't trust the governor," she told Kopel.
Despite the judge's refusal to issue an injunction, both sides hailed that Tuesday night's agreement as a step forward.
Hickenlooper and the state's legal team got the plaintiffs to accept, with a few modifications, the original plan the governor and attorney general released for enforcing the law. (For a full text of the proposed injunction, go to www.CortezJournal.com.)
"This is what was intended all the way along," Hickenlooper said at an afternoon news conference.
The case now turns to the larger Second Amendment issue. Hickenlooper's lead lawyer, Solicitor General Dan Domenico, said in general he was pleased by how things went this week.
"As far as we're concerned, the baseplate issue should be off the table, and we can be talking now about whether the high-capacity magazine ban violates the Second Amendment," Domenico said.
Kopel called the rewritten memo by Suthers "very satisfactory." He, too, is looking forward to arguing the case on Second Amendment grounds at a trial in Krieger's courtroom. Kopel's side is ready to go to trial as soon as next month, he said, although the current schedule calls for a trial sometime in December.


text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - Shane Caudle Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Archive : Sep99 - Dec00 View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "Shane Caudle" CyberArtistmemberMember #Joined: 04 Nov 1999Posts: 284Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posted: Fri Nov 05, 1999 11:17 am This guy is an excellent artist. Happens to be one of the modellers/level designers/textures artists for Epic Megagames's Unreal and Unreal Tournament. The Art of Shane Caudle Page Also, check out this rather large image which he just put up recently. Queen Amidala, unfinished mind you. Done in Painter I beleive, Shane's tool of choice. If you thought Dhabih was good, get ready for a new hero. Though I have yet to use Painter myself with the exception of a breaf stint while helping someone else with a project they were working on, the program's ability to be able to create image which look increadably like real painted/drawn medias or near photo realism is simply uncanny. A good example is the for posted www.goodbrush.com in which Craig Milluns shows of both traditional and digital paintings, and hell if I can tell the difference. Another thing about Shane, he's fast. In his paintings gallery there's an image he did for a game mag... he did that one overnight as a "quicky." ------------------ -CyberA(rtist) aka Ben Golus Cyber... Back to top FunfetusmemberMember #Joined: 26 Oct 1999Posts: 343Location: West Covina, CA Posted: Sat Nov 06, 1999 12:46 am Woohoo! Another Painter user! He's pretty good, too, although he has a nauseating '80s look to most of his stuff. :P Possibly from the obvious Boris Vallejo influence...he even has at least one pic in his gallery directly ripped from Boris: http://www.scott.net/~shane/Paintings/Ass2.html Eh. ------------------ Funfetus iCE VGA Division http://www.funhousedigital.com Back to top LeomemberMember #Joined: 24 Oct 1999Posts: 328Location: Russia Posted: Sat Nov 06, 1999 2:55 am Um... thanks Cyber, it's da cool! Great link! Hey, folks may be you know some other cool artists ? /Leo Back to top BinkememberMember #Joined: 27 Oct 1999Posts: 1194Location: Sweden Posted: Sat Nov 06, 1999 1:53 pm Yes I do indeed know another artist. I really like his style, his name is Mike, or "Gabriel". You can see one of his art at www.gameart.com its on the spotlight of the week or something. I really like the way he draws and shades. He doesnt use dodge & burn and he doesnt smudge his lines, he keeps, em which gives it a sharp look..very nice. Back to top TurboYVRmemberMember #Joined: 24 Oct 1999Posts: 189Location: Vancouver BC Canada Posted: Sat Nov 06, 1999 3:45 pm That's Michael Krahulik, or "Gabe", the artist who pumps out the freakin' hilarious online strip "Penny Arcade"! It's updated every monday, wednesday, friday, and sunday, so check it out! http://www.penny-arcade.com his gallery for art is at : http://www.penny-arcade.com/gabeart/index.htm Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Archive : Sep99 - Dec00 All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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From the moment I first saw Stan "The Man" Musial play, I fell in love with baseball, and I expect millions of St. Louis Cardinals fans can say something similar. After joining the Cardinals on Sept. 17, 1941, Musial became the face of St. Louis and its baseball team.
We knew the day would come — he was, after all, 92 years old and suffering from Alzheimer's — but his death Saturday still came too soon. It's almost like losing a bit of your childhood.
I can't tell you when I saw my first Cardinals game; I hadn't even been to school yet. But my step-grandfather Tommy was from St. Louis, and my grandmother need to go there occasionally for treatments of the lung cancer that would eventually take her life. They often took my sister Linda and me on the train trip from Hot Springs to St. Louis.
Tommy made sure I was introduced to baseball when I was 4 or 5 years old in the late 1940s. By then Stan was already a superstar, and he would rewrite the team and National League record books by the time he retired in 1963.
In the process Stan and the Cardinals became one and the same. Countless baseball fans who grew up in that era will tell you of listening to the Cardinals over KMOX radio or one of its affiliates. There was no television coverage in the early years and then only the "Game of the Week," which invariably included the New York Yankees and whoever they were playing.
But with announcers like Harry Caray and Jack Buck, you could "see" the action on your radio.
However, it was so much better to experience a game from the stands of old Sportsman's Park, especially for a kid learning the wonders of baseball. Tommy had to explain what was going on, of course, and he made sure I knew about Stan the Man, his favorite player, and therefore mine.
I don't remember if it was the first game I saw or a later one, but the greatest thrill was seeing Musial hit a grand slam over the pavilion in right field and onto Grand Boulevard. That alone was enough to make me a lifetime fan of baseball, the Cardinals and Stan the Man. It also meant that I would play the game as soon as I was old enough.
I won't recite the statistics that made Musial great enough to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot. He certainly earned his nickname on the field, but what made him "The Man" went much further.
By all accounts he never tried to tell anybody how good he was, and he never "trashed" an opponent. He didn't deliver fiery speeches in the dugout or locker room. He led by example; he competed on the field and let his ability speak for itself. He played more than 3,000 games and was never ejected.
When he left the stadium, he would stand by his car and sign autographs until everyone was satisfied, and he never charged for one.
He played baseball for the love of the game, and he lived comfortably as a result of his success. Although the Cardinals organization struggled financially during much of his career, in 1958 at the age of 38 he became the first player to earn $100,000.
But after his first bad season (by his standards) in 1959, he tried to give some of the money back. And in 1960 he voluntarily took a $20,000 pay cut.
Can you imagine one of today's superstars doing anything of the sort?
He was married to the same woman for 71 years until she died last year, and he was never involved in a scandal or controversy. He stayed with the same team his whole career.
After Musial retired, he was hired as the team's general manager in 1967. That season the Cardinals won a World Series championship But after that, Musial, not wanting to be tied to the rigors of a GM, held a public relations role with the Cardinals for the rest of his life.
A contemporary great, Willie Mays, tells a story that illustrates what kind of man Musial was. At an All-Star game in the late 1950s the National League team included seven black players.
"We were in the back of the clubhouse playing poker and none of the white guys had come back or said, 'Hi,' or 'How's it going?' or 'How you guys doing?' or 'Welcome to the All-Star Game.' Nothing," Mays told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "We're playing poker, and all of a sudden I look up and here comes Stan toward us. He grabs a chair, sits down and starts playing cards with us. And Stan didn't know how to play poker! But that was his way of welcoming us, of making us feel a part of it. I never forgot that. We never forgot that."
That was one of many reasons why Stan Musial died without an enemy.
A Post-Dispatch sports writer, Dan O'Neill, said he was the "last American sports hero." I hope not. The many athletes now praising him would do well to emulate him.
Roy Ockert is editor emeritus of The Jonesboro Sun. He may be reached by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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HIV/AIDS News
Reassuring Findings About Infants Exposed to Zidovudine
Children exposed to zidovudine (ZDV, AZT) in utero and as newborns and who escaped acquiring HIV from their infected mothers show no cancers or other adverse health effects up through preschool age, according to a new study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is the first report to assess the late effects of AZT exposure in healthy HIV-uninfected children born to mothers who took the drug to prevent transmitting HIV to their offspring.
The study, sponsored by the Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group (PACTG) and funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), appears in the Jan. 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
These data are critically important because the current recommendation is to treat HIV-infected pregnant women with regimens that include AZT to prevent perinatal HIV transmission," says NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. "Although these findings are reassuring," he adds, "we need to continue to monitor these children for long-term adverse effects of the drug." The investigators plan to follow these children until at least age 21.
The 234 HIV-uninfected children evaluated in this report are part of PACTG 219, a long-term follow-up study that includes more than 2,200 children who have been enrolled in PACTG prevention and treatment protocols. The 234 children were born to mothers who participated in PACTG 076. This landmark NIH study showed that AZT can reduce HIV transmission from an infected woman to her infant by approximately two-thirds. The children in PACTG 076 were exposed to AZT or a placebo in utero and during labor and delivery, and also as newborns for six weeks.
The randomized design of PACTG 076 and subsequent follow-up in this study makes it easier to clearly evaluate AZT's potential toxicity, the investigators note. The health of children who received AZT (122 children) can be compared with that of a similar number of children (112) who received a placebo.
For the current study, the investigators evaluated the children at regular intervals. The main measures of interest included physical growth, cognitive and development milestones, immunologic function, cardiac and ophthalmologic evaluations, the occurrence of malignancies, and mortality.
The good news is that there are no differences in growth and cognitive development between the children exposed to AZT versus the children who were not," comments lead author Mary Culnane, M.S., C.R.N.P, of NIAID's pediatric medicine branch in the Division of AIDS. "It also is reassuring that none of the children have developed cancers or died."
The JAMA article reports on data collected through February 1997. The median age of the children was 4.2 years (range 3.2 to 5.6 years). They continue to be followed in the PACTG clinics.
The authors conclude that their findings complement the earlier findings of PACTG 076, which found no evidence of AZT toxicity in children up to 18 months of age, and are consistent with the limited other early safety data concerning perinatal exposure to AZT. Future evaluations of these and other children in PACTG 219 will help define the long-term safety of AZT use during the perinatal period. Pediatric HIV specialists also hope to establish a registry to track the health of all children exposed to antiretrovirals, a proposal that is being actively discussed within the medical community.
NIAID and NICHD are components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAID conducts and supports research to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as HIV disease and other sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, malaria, asthma and allergies.
Reference: M Culnane, MG Fowler, SS Lee, G McSherry, M Brady, K O'Donnell, L Mofenson, SL Gortmaker, DE Shapiro, G Scott, E Jimenez, EC Moore, C Diaz, PM Flynn, B Cunningham and J Oleske. Lack of long-term effects among uninfected children exposed to zidovudine. The Journal of the American Medical Association 281(2), 151-57 (1999).
NIAID is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAID conducts and supports research to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as HIV disease and other sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, malaria, asthma and allergies. NICHD supports and conducts basic, clinical and epidemiological research on the reproductive,developmental and behavioral processes that determine and maintain the health of children, adults, families and populations. NIH is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Press releases, fact sheets and other NIAID-related materials are available on the NIAID Web site at http://www.niaid.nih.gov.


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Now my question is: how should one report such a bug? I have no idea what package or process causes the problem. In fact, there may be multiple packages involved. I have a Launchpad account and have reported bugs, or added information to bugs, in the past, so I'm familiar with the process. I just can't figure out how to report this without taking a guess at the responsible process to pass to


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Newsletter Issue #679December 3rd, 2012
After a month's delay to rejigger parts of the app, Apple released iTunes 11 this week. Rather than go into the major new features, and some standbys are no longer there, such as cover flow, there was one notable interface change that presages what might turn up in OS 10.9.
One of the most significant areas in which the critics have dinged Apple's latest interface flourishes is the use of gray sidebar icons. Both the OS X Finder and iTunes have been plagued by this peculiar design choice. Some third party utilities, such as SideEffects, have helped restore a modicum of sanity — and color icons to the Finder sidebar.
Well, the revised sidebar in iTunes 11 has color icons once again. While it's far from the most important improvement, it does appear to indicate that Apple is really listening to customers. Unfortunately, the arrival of iTunes 11 has not improved the ongoing issues with iTunes Match and iCloud that I won't bore you by mentioning here. But I remain ever optimistic.
Now on this week's episode of The Tech Night Owl LIVE, we focus on Amazon's possible deception in advertising the Kindle Paperwhite e-book reader, Apple and the professional market, the executive musical chairs at Apple and Microsoft, iTunes Match — the second year, and we bring you a first look at iTunes 11, which offers a new look and the promise of better performance.
You'll hear from Kirk McElhearn, Macworld's "iTunes Guy" and Peter Cohen, from the "Angry Mac Bastards" radio show and Executive Editor for The Loop.
On this week's episode of our other radio show, The Paracast: Gene and Chris present author/researcher David Paulides, author of the provocative book, "Missing 411-Western United States & Canada: Unexplained Disappearances of North Americans that have never been solved." David's work has shed much-needed light on the hidden subject of inexplicable disappearances in the Western United States and Canadian Provinces. In addition, cryptozoologist JC Johnson will join us and discuss the breaking story about the pending claim of the scientific discovery of a hybrid DNA from a study of alleged "bigfoot" biological samples.
Special Sci-Fi Update! Last month, our second sci-fi novel, "Rockoids II: The Coming of the Protectors" was released. The novel continues the exciting adventures of the unique characters introduced in the first novel in the series, "Attack of the Rockoids." Rather than retread the same ground as some sequels do, the story moves forward in unique directions. My son, Grayson, and I had lots of fun writing the story, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. It's available in both print and Amazon Kindle editions. Why Amazon? Well, since Kindle software is available on various platforms, we only had to make one version to satisfy as many readers as possible.
On this week's episode of our other radio show, The Paracast: Gene and Chris present author PMH Atwater, who has engaged in an extensive study, spanning four decades, of near-death experiences. The discussion will include her three near-death experiences dating back to the 1970s, how her life changed as a result. We'll also cover some of her books, including "Near-Death Experiences, The Rest of the Story," and "The Big Book of Near Death Experiences: The Ultimate Guide to What Happens When We Die."
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I am not one of those Baby Boomers who longs for the good old days. All right, I don't use an iPad all that often, but I spend plenty of time with my iPhone, and not for talking to people. I really don't use a phone all that much anyway. I also do not expect to disassemble appliances, though I had a taste for building radios and assembling audio gear way back when.
But when it comes to a personal computer, I do tend to prefer the way it was done with such classic Macs as the IIci, back in the early 1990s. In those days, it was a snap to pop the cover, and not much work to replace key internal parts. You could do most parts replacements without special tools.
However, Apple has long had a penchant for making Macs impossibly user hostile. I remember the original Quadra 800, for example, which required you to remove the logic board and several delicate cable assemblies before you could swap out RAM. With the original iMac, you had to pull it apart to get at the memory slots, although the process was fairly straightforward.
One generation of the flat panel iMac actually organized internal parts into removable modules, making it super simple for most of you to replace key components, but it all went downhill from there. Consider the 2009 iMac revision, where big magnets held the glass in place, and disassembly, while not difficult, required time and careful attention to detail.
Well, the teardowns for the 2012 iMac have been released, and you can begin to see the serious concessions Apple made to form over function. Sure, it's nice to have a super slim bezel. It looks great, and Apple will no doubt sell loads of them, as soon as production matches demand. But if you want to take the thing apart, you'll find that the glass and LCD are now glued to the frame of the iMac. iFixit says the adhesive is "incredibly strong," which means it's best to stay away.
While installing extra RAM on the new 27-inch iMac appears to be a relatively simple process, involving popping a bottom cover held by three screws, don't think about replacing the hard drive, which requires removal of the logic board. Unfortunately, you cannot upgrade RAM on the 21.5-inch model, no doubt another reason why iFixit gave it a repairability score of 3 out of 10, compared to 7 out of 10 last year.
By the way, there is also a YouTube video showing someone getting his fingers cut while trying to perform a RAM installation on an iMac. But there are YouTube videos that show all sorts of things. Having not tried it myself, I'll just urge you to just be careful.
Unfortunately, the 2012 iMac is but one more example of ignoring the interests of the customer in favor of offering a snazzy design at any cost. Apple wanted to make the product slim and light, but evidently failed to give much thought to serviceability. Or maybe they don't expect you to do anything but upgrade the RAM (and then only on the larger model), so might as well consider the rest a closed box unless you need service. Then you leave it up to your friendly neighborhood Apple Genius to take care of it for you.
Now it's actually possible to upgrade RAM on the smaller iMac, if you follow some of the online instructions that depict a full teardown of the unit, but it's not a process for the faint of heart. Best to order it from your dealer in the configuration you want.
When it comes to a Mac note-book, they've seldom been really easy to service, but recent models have made battery replacements more difficult than ever. On the MacBook Air, RAM is soldered to the logic board for unspecified reasons. It's the appliance mentality, and hardly different than the attitude of Steve Jobs towards the ability to service the original compact Mac back in 1984. Look, but don't pop the cover.
The reasoning behind this user unfriendly approach, other than saving space, remains unfathomable. I do not expect Apple to provide an answer that makes any sense. Well, at least they made it simple to upgrade RAM on the Mac mini. Once Apple moved past the original form factor and made it resemble an AirPort Extreme, you could actually get at the RAM slots without perfecting your putty knife technique. I suppose that's progress, but don't expect to ever be able to pop open an iPhone or an iPad for battery or component replacements. That's asking too much.
Now perhaps the real concern is how Apple will treat the promised upgrade to the professional model, the Mac Pro, in 2013. I expect substantial efforts at miniaturization, and a smaller, lighter design would be welcome. But professional users still want easy replacement of RAM, PCI cards and hard drives. Imagine the negative reaction to the release of Final Cut Pro X, and magnify that by ten if the 2013 Mac Pro, or a successor product, is difficult to open and configure the way you want, when you want. I hope Apple doesn't make that mistake.
So Microsoft is boasting that some 40 million Windows 8 licenses were sold during the first four weeks on sale. If true, it would indicate sales similar to Windows 7 levels back in 2009, which would be a great achievement, considering all the negatives being expressed about the sea change OS upgrade.
Yes, I believe Microsoft is giving you accurate figures, but you have to check the fine print. You see, that 40 million figure evidently includes licenses sold to OEMs, the companies that build PCs. It doesn't mean that there are 40 million Windows 8 users, or 40 million computers using the OS. It may well be that millions of those licenses have yet to be installed on specific PCs, or that those PCs have actually been shipped to dealers or distributors, let alone real users.
To Microsoft, it may not matter so much. A sale is a sale, and most sales are made to OEMs anyway. But since falling PC sales may indicate fewer reorders, things can go downhill really fast. The true trend of Windows 8 probably won't be obvious until the holiday season is over, but that won't stop industry analysis firms such as NPD Group from reporting ongoing sales at retailers, and things don't look so hot so far.
When it comes to Windows 8 tablet sales, there's hardly a blip, even though all sorts of touch-based convertible note-books are being shown in TV ads. There are published reports that Microsoft cut orders for the Surface tablet from four million to two million. But even if two million are built this season, that doesn't actually prove how many are going to be sold.
Yes, I'm sure that some people are buying a Surface. Perhaps some people even like them, and they are surely entitled to their preferences. But it has yet to be demonstrated that all that expensive and noisy advertising has actually moved much product into the homes of end users. Right now, it appears the Surface might be largely a curiosity, and it's the sort of curiosity that people might casually observe, and just move elsewhere.
While slow uptake of a new product may not be significant in many industries that play long ball, it can be a fatal blow in the fast-moving tech sector. Amid the rush of new products, if any model doesn't catch on almost right away, it's apt to be supplanted by something else very quickly.
With the mostly unexpected release of a fourth generation iPad, even Apple may have come to realize that they may not be able to depend on annual release cycles any more. This doesn't necessarily mean that the iPhone 5s or iPhone 6 will arrive by the spring of 2013. Apple has barely caught up with demand for the existing model, so there's no rush. But with the iPad, more and more competitors are coming out of the woodwork, and Apple may have to move that much faster to keep ahead of the pack.
So I wouldn't be surprised to see a slimmed down full-sized iPad this spring, along with an iPad mini with a Retina display. As for Microsoft, even if the Surface tanks, and that's what the tea leaves indicate right now, there will likely be a successor model next year. Now maybe Windows 9 won't be rushed to completion, because Microsoft never moves that fast. But it's always possible for a rushed release of a major Windows 8 service pack to fix critical interface issues, and perhaps even deliver a Start menu to the interface formerly known as Metro.
If traditionally conservative Honda can rush out a significantly upgraded Civic compact car in a matter of a year and a few months because of tepid response from Consumer Reports and car magazines, no doubt Microsoft's OS team, with proper guidance from management (which is by no means certain), can make critical changes to Windows 8 in a fairly short period of time. But don't take that possibility to the bank.
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August is National Inventors Month, a time where we celebrate the great inventions ever created. This is also a day to look back on water filtration inventions that have affected so many of our lives. Water filtration systems date back for more than 4,000 years. Let's take a look at some of the great inventors who contributed to water filtration.
The famed Greek scientist, Hippocrates was among the first to recognize the healing power of water. He acknowledged that the water available in Greek aqueducts was far from pure. To fight this problem, he designed his own crude water filter to "purify" the water he used for his patients, that later became known as the "Hippocratic sleeve." This filter was a cloth bag through which water could be poured after being boiled. The cloth would trap any sentiments in the water that were causing bad taste or smell.
Philip Emery, an inventor from Irvine, California, is often credited for creating the first water filter. According to Free Patents Online, he filed his invention with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 1977 and received approval two years later. However, the first modern water purification system is credited to inventor C.W. Ackerman, who patented the filtration device in 1873.
In 1985, Florida inventor Lawrence Wise invented the first portable, disposable water filter that was suited for filtering small quantities of drinking water. In one embodiment, the filter is placed over a drinking glass and unfiltered water is poured into the glass through the filter. In another embodiment, the filter includes a jar which has a lid with a rim that fits tightly around the neck of the jar.
Today, modern advancements in water filtration, such as the whole house water filtration system, continue to take shape. As the need for pure drinking water becomes more important than ever, the need for water filtration increases with it. Be certain that your drinking water is free from contaminants by using a water filter in your home.


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If you thought there was only one 'Grand Tour' in the world, Wicklow and Kildare have got news for you
Hear 'Grand Tour' and automatically you imagine all sorts of Northern Europe's aristocracy heading south for a holiday of cultural immersion.
Well, it's got a twin – and you'll find it in the east of Ireland.
Ireland is famous for its remote and dramatic beauty, but you don't have to travel far to find it. Ireland's Grand Tour takes in counties Wicklow and Kildare, right on Dublin's doorstep, and offers the visitor a staggeringly wide variety of views, pastimes and sights. Think of it as Ireland in a nutshell.
And in this part of the world, mother nature is the grand master.
Rugged mountains, waterfalls, grand estates, horse-covered plains, lively towns, they're all a part of the Grand Tour which can easily be driven in a day. This side of Ireland, the eastern side, is more delicate than the west, and the weather tends to be gentler and drier, making it ideal for walkers and cyclists.
Ireland's Grand Tour is made up of smaller routes arranged loosely around themes – gardens, pilgrims, great houses – there's something for just about everyone. At 200 miles (340km) the whole Grand Tour is ideal for drivers, but cyclists and walkers will find plenty for them too.
The coastal tour, for example, is particularly good for keen cyclists because it offers both variety and challenge. It takes in a stretch of coastline before looping inland and up to the Sugar Loaf Mountain. The route is 79 miles (126km) – perfectly achievable on a long summer day – and swoops past Brittas Bay, a blue flag beach ideal for a cooling dip. Once inland the route takes you through the Vale of Avoca where two rivers meet in a cluster of woods – surely one of the prettiest spots in Ireland. Wild swimmers should also try a bracing dip in the peaty waters of Lough Tay (aka Guinness Lake) in the mountains.
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Taking any of the routes by car will leave you plenty of time to stop and take in the sights. This part of Ireland is dotted with the great houses of the aristocracy. Kilruddery is a jewel of an Elizabethan revival house; Castletown is the oldest and grandest Palladian-style house in Ireland; Powerscourt is justly famous for its gardens, as is Mount Usher.
St Fiachra's Gardens at the National Stud, Kildare
History lives on in Ireland, as you can see from the horse breeding and training that still makes Kildare a global equestrian hotspot. The National Stud offers visitors the chance to find out about why Ireland is so good at breeding winners, thanks to the museum, and others can simply enjoy the beauty of the gardens, including the Japanese Gardens.
The Grand Tour can also take the visitor back to when Ireland was a beacon of learning in the early Christian world. The monastic settlement of Glendalough is not only a magical place, but renowned walking writer Christopher Somerville says the hike through Glendalough and the Glenealo Valley is his favourite in all of Ireland.
Finding inspiration on Ireland's Grand Tour? Something tells us he won't be the last.
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The Evening Will Also Feature Performances by Warner Bros. Recording Artist, LP and KCRW's DJ Garth Trinidad
Well-known for his commitment to a green lifestyle, seven-time Grammy Award winner, author, actor and activist, Willie Nelson will perform for the greener good as headliner of Global Green USA's 10th Annual Pre-Oscar® Party. Nelson will also be joined by his sons Lukas and Micah. The event will take place on Wednesday, February 20th at Avalon Hollywood (1735 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028).
Hollywood's elite activists and green-minded celebrities will enjoy a night of eco-friendly entertainment, including a VIP cocktail reception, and Patron dinner & program - including a special musical performance by Warner Bros. recording artist LP - followed by KCRW's DJ Garth Trinidad, and culminating with Nelson's headline performance. Additional celebrities including Emmy Rossum, Ed O'Neill, Dylan McDermott, Sophia Bush, Adrian Grenier, Ed Begley Jr., Moby, Michelle Branch, Catt Sadler, Shanola Hampton, Angela Lindvall, Walton Goggins and many others are expected to attend.
"Willie Nelson is a resolute activist for the cause, and we could not be more thrilled to have him on board for this year's Pre-Oscar Party," says Global Green USA CEO Matt Petersen. Nelson's ranch in Austin is solar-powered, and he also produces his own blend of biodiesel fuel. For the past decade, Global Green USA has collaborated with the Hollywood community to raise global awareness for smart climate solutions.
Proceeds from the evening will benefit Global Green USA's work to build greener, more resilient homes, schools, and communities in areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy.
This year's featured automotive sponsor is the Chevy Volt electric vehicle, which will be chauffeuring many of the attendees to the green carpet. The new Chevy Spark EV, which was just unveiled at the Los Angeles International Auto Show, will also be on display. H&M, the world's second largest fashion retailer, focusing on affordable fashion and sustainability, will join the event as the featured retail sponsor. "Conscious" is the name for all of the work the company does to offer a more sustainable fashion future. The company has recently been certified as the largest user of organic cotton in the world for the second year in a row. Other sponsors include Pureology, CoolHaus, Cade Estate Winery, Ehlers Estate and 360 Vodka. Collaborating on decor are landscape designer Durie Design and floral designer Celadon & Celery.
The event co-founders are Global Green CEO Matt Petersen & Sebastian Copeland, and the event co-chairs include Alice Bamford, Diane Meyer Simon, Sarah Meyer Simon & Christiana Wyly.
General tickets are $125, with VIP dinner tickets starting at $1,250. The $125 ticket is for the concert and party only, with a 9:30 PM entry. Tickets and sponsor packages are available at www.globalgreen.org/preoscar.
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Protip: Keeping track of "sometimes productive" sites…Posted: January 6, 2012 Filed under: feature Comments Off on Protip: Keeping track of "sometimes productive" sites…
One of our users just wrote in a feature request:
"…sometimes overall efficiency as measured between "productive" and "unproductive" applications/websites is a poor measure. For example I spend a lot of time on Wikipedia because I'm learning something useful for my job. I also spend a lot of time on Wikipedia because I wiki-walk out of curiosity wayyy off the beaten path that I should be on for work. I start out with finding a definition for a term I didn't know, and I end up in quantum mechanics 3 hours later. There needs to be some sort of "distraction-checker" or a way to teach rescue time what's related to the intended task, so you can stay on it, and know when you're deviating from it."
Which was echoed in a different context by another user:
"One example of this would be StackOverflow, which I visit often but reach in one of two ways: either I follow a link from Hacker News to a joke question, which is unproductive, or I follow a link from Google to a question pertaining to what I'm working on, which is productive."
RescueTime currently doesn't have any real way of understanding the context of your visit to a site. But these are legitimate points. Sometimes, a site can be both productive and a time-waster, depending on what the user is doing there. It would be great to understand when you're throwing time away on these sites.
Here's a partial solution that uses the current capabilities of RescueTime. It's not perfect, but will help you at least get an understanding of how much time you spend on sites like these.
How to understand time spent in sites that are sometimes productive, but sometimes distracting as well.
NOTE: part of this solution relies on some features only available to RescueTime Pro users, but you should still be able to get some value out of it as a RescueTime Lite user.
Take a few sites that you find both productive and unproductive, depending on your context. For this example, I'm going to use Wikipedia and StackOverflow, because they were given in our users' examples, and they share the same characteristic of "Places you can do research but you can also get sucked into for longer than you'd like".
Step one: Go to your manage categories page (https://www.rescuetime.com/categories/manage) and create a new category in the "Reference & Learning" bucket. Call it something like "maybe distracting" and set it's productivity level to something appropriate. I'm leaving mine at 1 because it's sometimes productive, but not always"
Step two: Now, go to your activities page (https://www.rescuetime.com/browse/activities/by/rank/) and look for Wikipedia and StackOverflow. Add those to the new category you just created.
Step three: You should now have a category page you can go to to see how much time you are spending on those sites. You can click the "by day" tab to see a more granular view of how you might be getting carried away with those sites. You can even add the graph to your RescueTime dashboard so you can refer to it easily.
Step four (RescueTime Pro only): If you are a RescueTime Pro user, you can set an alert by going to https://www.rescuetime.com/alerts and clicking "add an alert". Set it to alert you if you spend more than an hour per day on sites in the "Maybe distracting" category.
That way, you'll get a little nudge when you've been on these sites longer than you think you should in a given day. Sure, there will be some days that you are legitimately doing research for a long time, but a trick like this can help you understand your patterns and make adjustments where you feel they are needed.
It's a little bit of up-front work, but hopefully will help you get a better handle on those sites that fall into a productivity grey area.


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US: In selling Maine's Fresh Waters, Does Maine Get a Cut?
This scenic stretch along Route 26, near where the first water of Poland Spring was discovered and later marketed as restorative, offers a slice of quintessential Maine: towering pine trees, pristine waters, and distant crests. In other words, all the images on the bottled water company's logo.
But these days, instead of evoking Maine's tranquil forestland and waterways, the brand symbolizes a battle over who owns and controls the water that seeps into the state's permeable rock.
A Maine group has launched a citizen's initiative to impose what is believed to be a first-in-the-nation tax on the water that companies extract and sell from the state's aquifers. It's on pace to be placed on the ballot next fall.
As the market grows for bottled water, already a $10 billion industry, the group maintains that access to water is among the most pressing issues of this century, and that the windfall reaped by bottling companies should be more evenly distributed. After all, they say, water belongs to everyone, and more controls would ensure sustainability.
But critics worry that the initiative unfairly targets Poland Spring, the largest bottler in the state. Some worry the move will push the company out and leave hundreds of unemployed in its wake. Others say the initiative could set a precedent for "use taxes" that could have a ripple effect on any number of industries.
"This is going to hurt Maine an awful lot," says Henry Shaw, a resident of St. Albans who operated an independent water company that he sold to Poland Spring two years ago. "Water is big in Maine. It's gotten bigger, and it's going to get smaller real quick."
The initiative was shepherded by James Wilfong, a former legislator who also served in the Small Business Administration in international trade under President Clinton. To Mr. Wilfong, water in Maine is as valuable a commodity as oil elsewhere, and residents should be rewarded for the investments they have made to keep their water sources clean.
Dubbed H20 for ME, the group's 20-cent-per-gallon tax would apply to only those companies that extract more than 500,000 gallons a year for containerized resale. They looked to an Alaska fund for guidance, in which oil extraction fees are put into publicly owned trusts. Funds from such a trust in Maine would be invested in the state's future, Wilfong says.
"Water flows under everyone's ground," he says. "It's like a farmer having a tractor in his front yard, and a neighbor comes and starts to drive it away, and you say, 'Hey, at least pay me for that.' "
Up to 10 companies could potentially be affected, but Poland Spring, which draws 500 million gallons of water a year from Maine, would be hardest hit. Poland Spring's parent company is Nestlé Waters North America. Its natural resource manager for the Northeast, Tom Brennan, says that the impact of a $100 million tax per year would exceed their profit and could drive them out of state.
Already, Poland Spring has suspended plans to open a third bottling plant while the tax initiative looms. "It represents a threat to about 600 people [employed by Poland Spring] and their families," says Mr. Brennan.
Those kinds of concerns have residents like Mr. Shaw worried. "If this does happen, people are going to dump their bottles and get out of state," he says.
Wilfong says that in gathering the more than 50,000 signatures required to get the issue on the ballot, some residents expressed concerns about lost jobs. But they also expressed concern that the state's legislation on ground water and sustainability seems unclear. "While the state has good water-quality standards, it has poor ground-water policies," he says. "We don't have any definition for sustainability."
Now state election officials will review the signatures collected to determine whether the issue will make it to the ballot next year.
Some in the state have asked whether the emphasis on sustainability is relevant, since the state water supply is replenished every year, by about 1.5 billion gallons.
"In New England, we have more precipitation than we can use," says John Peckenham, interim director of the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research at the University of Maine in Orono. He questions whether the move could set precedents for other water users, such as mill or dam owners.
Some in the industry feel unfairly targeted. Stephen Kay, spokesman for the International Bottled Water Association, says bottled water accounts for less than 1 percent of all water extracted from the ground. Irrigation represents a far greater portion. "All users should be treated equitably," he says.
Many say the debate in Maine has less to do with the state of water and more about the growing pains of a company that has exhibited stunning success. In 1980, Poland Spring was bankrupt. Twenty-five years later, the employee pool has ballooned to 600 and operations continue to expand.
The ballot initiative comes as Poland Spring has proposed more pumping stations, searched for new water sources, and added more trucks. More vehicles are disdained by Scott Gamwell, a resident of Fryeburg, where Poland Spring is proposing a new pumping station. He says more than 50,000 of them already barrel through their rural community every year. "It is not appropriate for a town our size," he says. "This is not the town I've lived in for the past 20 years."
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More than a dozen teens have been charged in connection with breaking into a Southern California mansion and throwing a party, which caused more than $1 million in damages, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said.
Twelve males and two females, ranging in age from 15 to 18, were charged in separate cases.
All are facing one count of misdemeanor trespassing, while nine are charged with one count of felony burglary. Other charges filed against some of the teens include grand theft, receiving stolen property and petty theft.
Investigators said more than 100 people partied at a vacant 90,000-square-foot mansion in La Habra Heights between Nov. 23 and Nov. 24, 2013.
A stuffed white leopard worth $250,000, a WWII Nazi helmet and thousands of dollars in Armani suits were among items seized from the opulent mansion, which featured fountains, a grand staircase and indoor palms trees.
All 14 have been cited and are scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.
The ringleaders likely found the home on an online home sale website, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Capt. Tim Murakami told NBC4 at the time. They then advertised the party on social media, drawing an estimated 100 guests, Murakami said.
A group of Southern California teenagers and young adults became known as the Bling Ring when they robbed mansions belonging to celebrities, including Paris Hilton and Linday Lohan, in 2008 and 2009. The cases inspired the 2013 film, "The Bling Ring."


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My name is Cawasdis. I live in Decatur, GA with my family and our not so new any more pit bull, Kobe. This is my first pit, but I've had other dogs before. We got him from the Fulton County Animal Services in Atlanta.We've had him for about 9 months or so. He'll be a year old next month. This forum looks like a great place to get information on how these dogs operate. With that in mind........
His confidence seems to be shot lately. He was a very confident little puppy. Now he's about 50lbs of scared. It makes it hard to walk him because he's pulling trying to get back home. He's afraid of people and really nervous about typical traffic noises, especially buses.
This is my first ever skittish dog. He's been to obedience training and did very well. There were no issues with socialization or timidness. I take him to the dog park (I know, can't do that much when he's older) and he gets along fine with every person and dog there.
This has become really frustrating. What can I do to help him relax and get his confidence back?


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The big box craft store Hobby Lobby famously places full-page, Christian-themed ads every Easter in newspapers in the markets where it has stores. They also make this message the centerpiece of their Web site during the period right before and after Easter.
Sarah tells Consumerist that she noticed this when she visited the chain's site to print out a coupon, and wrote to the company to tell them that she was offended. A Hobby Lobby representative answered that he was sorry that she was offended, but the company believes that it would conversely be "truly insensitive" not to share their religious message with all customers, Christian or not.
I, a non-Christian, visited Hobby Lobby's website to print off a coupon before visiting their store. But after seeing their home page (image attached), I felt maybe I ought to go someplace else. And after contacting them about it (thread to follow), I was sure of it. Enjoy!
[Sarah's original e-mail:]
As a non-Christian customer of Hobby Lobby, I find these messages to be very exclusive and insensitive. I feel quite alienated and today I'm taking my business to Michael's, where the staff isn't concerned with my spirituality, but with my satisfaction as a customer.
Dear Sarah,
Thank you for your email. I am sorry that you felt our message was exclusive and insensitive. That is not our intention. We feel that we are being inclusive and very sensitive; let me explain why.
In John 14:6 Jesus says "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me." There is only one way to Heaven and that is Christ alone. We would love for everyone to come to a saving knowledge of Christ; we do not want anyone excluded. That is why we share the hope that Christ freely gives.
Since we know that Christ is the only way to heaven; it would truly be insensitive for us not to share Christ with the world.
I am sorry that you feel alienated.
Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
That was the most judgmental and closed-minded response I could have hoped for. I am taking my business away from Hobby Lobby entirely. Asking to be accepted for who we are shouldn't be too much from a customer. You can't have another dollar of my money and I hope for your sake, you can learn to open your hearts and be truly kind and loving people, not the preachy ignorant ones you've proven yourselves to be.
I was hoping to be able to have a civil exchange with you and explain why we do what we do and answer your original email which you chose to send in. We do have "open hearts" and are "truly kind and loving people"; once again, that is why we do what we do. If we didn't have open hearts and were kind and loving we would not tell anyone about Christ.
Let me use an analogy. Let's say I am standing on a street corner and the person next to me (who I don't know) steps out in to the street because they have the 'walk' signal. I see the walk signal BUT I also see a speeding car that is running the red light and headed right for the person next to me. Why would I not warn them? How much would I have to hate that person not to tell them of the danger they are stepping into?
We share Christ because we see the "speeding car" and want to warn people. Christ truly is the answer and he is Kind, Loving and has an open Heart. At no point in my emails have I had a closed heart, been unkind or loving in my answers to you. If you feel I have, I apologize.
If you ever in the future want to know more about Christ, please feel free to contact Need Him Ministries at 888-Need-Him. They are not affiliated with any denomination, They are people who truly Love Christ and love people.
Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
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From: Donald H. Sebastian, Senior VP for Research and Development and Provost (Interim)
Date: Friday, March 6, 2009
RE: Nominations for The Constance A. Murray Diversity Award
I am pleased to call for nominations for The Constance A. Murray Diversity Award to be presented at Convocation, Wednesday, September 2, 2009. Constance A. Murray, who served as NJIT's Dean of Student Services from 1978 until her death in 1994, was a dedicated educator and humanitarian who devoted her life to enhancing opportunities for all people, especially minorities and women. The award, named in her memory, is presented to individuals or groups within NJIT who have compiled a significant and sustained record of achievement in fostering diversity within the university community.
These achievements and evidence of leadership might include efforts in recruiting and mentoring women and underrepresented minorities – students, faculty, or staff; creating or implement programs that enhance mutual understanding among diverse constituencies on campus; and fostering diversity through research, teaching or publications activities that help all of us to better understand the intersections of race, gender ethnicity, and sexual orientation and technology.
A nominating letter should be sent to the Provost by Friday, April 27, 2009. The nominating letter should provide specific examples of accomplishments and achievements that qualify the nominee for the award. As no materials will be sought from the candidate, the nominating letter should be complete. An award will be made only if a suitable candidate can be identified.


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I know this sounds like the guys who say they read Playboy magazine for the interviews, but my love for the Miss America, Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants has nothing to do with the swimsuit competition.
I'm attracted to the written and the spoken word.
And the kitschy Miss America introductions where contestants brag about their home states cannot be missed. For some bizarre reason, Culture Schlock is the only place where you can find a transcript of these 2010 introductions — although footage of the opening dance number ("I've Gotta Feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas) is widely available.
In the past, I discovered that Miss America hopefuls were mocking their home states just to ingratiate themselves with the audience. This year's batch of introductions, which MUST have been written by the contestants and not professional writers, contains far less rhetorical backstabbing.
Some Culture Schlock awards for the gals:
MISS CONFUSED — Miss Michigan proudly noted that Kellogg's cereal is in Battle Creek, but oddly went on to trumpet Wheaties, a General Mills product and sister brand of Cheerios. She could have sung the praises of Toucan Sam, Tony the Tiger or Snap, Crackle and Pop, but instead she tread on Minnesota territory.
MISS UNDERSELL — Miss Minnesota, meanwhile, instead of bragging about Cheerios or Wheaties, strangely pointed out the Vikings lost an important football game. C'mon, is that the best you can come up with to sell the Land of 10,000 Lakes? No Mall of America shopping jokes or noting your state loves celebrity politicians (U.S. Sen. Al Franken, Gov. Jesse Ventura)?
MISS INCOHERENT — Maybe this is more of a reflection of Northeastern prejudice or my inability to understand Southern dialects, but after six or seven TiVo rewinds, I still have NO idea what kind of music Miss Mississippi likes.
MISS IRREVERENT — Miss Alaska better watch her back when she returns to Juneau and Fairbanks. Fellow beauty queen Sarah Palin might go rogue on her.
MISS UNEXPECTED — Who knew that Iowa was America's secret cauldron of video game development and innovation?
And now for the full roster of state introductions in all their unedited glory….
1. ALABAMA — "Home of the 2009 college football champion, the Crimson Tide, I'm Liz Cochran, Miss Alabama!"
2. ALASKA — "Born and raised in America's snowglobe — and no, I can't see Russia from my house — I'm your Miss Alaska, Sydnee Waggoner!"
3. ARIZONA — "From the state that gives you everything grand, even a big hole in the ground. Representing the Grand Canyon State, I'm Savanna Troupe — Miss Arizona!"
4. ARKANSAS — From the state with the nation's only active diamond mine, I am Sarah Slocum, Miss Arkansas!"
5. CALIFORNIA — From the home of the Governator — I'm here to PUMP you up. I am Kristy Cavinder, Miss California!"
6. COLORADO — "From the state with four seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter and then Finally Summer, I'm Katie Layman, Miss Colorado!"
7. CONNECTICUT — "Representing the state that brought our nation the Constitution, I am Sharalynn Kuziak, Miss Connecticut!"
8. DELAWARE — "From the state where ladybugs always give us luck — I'm hoping Lady Luck shines on me! — I'm Heather Lehman, Miss Delaware!"
9. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — "From the nation's capital, I'm here to tell you that our security here is much tighter than the White House State Dinner. I'm Jen Corey, Miss District of Columbia!"
10. FLORIDA — From the college football capital, home of Mr. Florida, Tim Too — Tim, I'm single (shows empty ring fingers). I'm Miss Florida, Rachael Todd!
11. GEORGIA — "From the home of the Masters Golf tournament, where I didn't meet Tiger Woods, I'm Emily Cook, Miss Georgia!"
12. HAWAII — Proudly representing paradise with a 21-letter state fish — Humuhumunukunukuapua'a — I'm Raeceen Woolford, Miss Hawaii!
13. IDAHO — "You call them poe-tay-toes, you can call them poh-tatt=ohhhs. But call me Kara Jackson, Miss Idaho!"
14. ILLINOIS — "Let me hear you make some Illi-NOISE! From the land of Lincoln, I'm Erin O'Connor, Miss Illinois.""
15. INDIANA — "Ladies, hold on to your crowns… From the home of the world's fastest race, the Indianapolis 500, I am Nicole Pollard — Miss Indiana!"
16. IOWA –– From the state that brought you the video games 'Madden,' 'Rock Band,' and 'Guitar Hero,' I'm Anne Michael Langguth – Miss Iowa!"
17. KANSAS — "Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Wizard of Oz, there's still no place like home. I'm Becki Ronen, Miss Kansas!"
18. KENTUCKY — "From the state who gave you Muhammed Ali, Johnny Depp and my boyfriend, George Clooney, I'm Mallory Ervin, Miss Kentucky!"
19. LOUISIANA — "From the state of letting the good times roll all the way to the Super Bowl, I'm Katharine Putnam, Miss Lousiana!"
20. MAINE — "From the state that sees the sunrise first each morning, I'm Susie Stauble, Miss Maine!"
21. MARYLAND — "From the home of the Chesapeake Bay, where you can get your oysters fried, stewed or nude, I'm Brooke Poklemba, Miss Maryland!"
22. MASSACHUSETTS — "From the state where you really can pahk your cah in Havahd Yahd, I'm Amanda Kelly, Miss Massachusetts!"
23. MICHIGAN — "From the home fo Kellogg's cereal, have you had your Wheaties this morning? I'm Nicole Blaszczyk, Miss Michigan!"
24. MINNESOTA — "From the state where the Minnesota Vikings — oh wait, the Saints stole my intro — I'm Brooke Kelly Kilgarriff, Miss Minnesota!"
25. MISSISSIPPI— "From the home of (undecipherable) music and the birthplace of Elvis Presley, I'm Anna Tadlock, Miss Mississippi!"
26.MISSOURI— From the home of the world's most famous birds and our nation's best baseball fans, I am Tara Osseck, Miss Missouri!"
27. MONTANA — "From the Big Sky country, where the skies are as a big as our hearts, I'm Brittany Wiser, Miss Montana!"
28. NEBRASKA— "From the home of the Huskers, where even a third grader can spell "Ndamukong Suh," I am Brittany Jeffers, Miss Nebraska!
29. NEVADA — "The only World Series you'll find in my state requires a good poker face. I'm Christina Keegan, Miss Nevada!"
30. NEW HAMPSHIRE — "Fasten your seatbelts because you want to. From the only state that gives you the freedom to be smart, I'm Miss New Hampshire, Lindsey Graham!"
31. NEW JERSEY — "Where big hair and fist pumps really aren't accepted, and no, I don't know 'The Situation.' From the Real Jersey Shore, I'm Ashley Shaffer, Miss New Jersey!"
32. NEW MEXICO — "From the state where we put chili on just about everything, I'm Nicole Miner, Miss New Mexico!"
33. NEW YORK — "From the state where Lady Liberty is our Miss America, I am Alyse Zwick, Miss New York!"
34. NORTH CAROLINA — "From the Tar Heel state, I hope to leave a footprint on your heart tonight. I am Katherine Elizabeth Southard, Miss North Carolina!"
35. NORTH DAKOTA — "From the state where seeing three cars on the road is considered heavy traffic, I'm Katie Ralston, Miss North Dakota!"
36. OHIO — "From the (home of) the reigning Rose Bowl champions, I'm Erica Gelhaus, Miss Ohio!"
37. OKLAHOMA — "Where the winds come sweeping down the plains and the wave of wheat sure smells sweet, I'm Taylor Treat, Miss Oklahoma!"
38. OREGON — "You can volley your way into my state, I'm your Miss Oregon, C.C. Barber!"
39. PENNSYLVANIA — "Coming to you from the home of the reigning Super Bowl champions, the city of Brotherly Love and the sweetest place on earth, I'm Shannon Doyle, Miss Pennsylvania!"
40. PUERTO RICO — "Yes, we are back in Miss America, so you better start practicing those rolling R's. I am Mimi Pabon, Miss Puerto Rico!"
41. RHODE ISLAND — "From the state that brought you the Farrelly Brothers and Family Guy, I hope to put a smile on your face. I'm Julianna Strout, Miss Rhode Island!"
42. SOUTH CAROLINA — "From the state where its still against the law to keep a horse in your bathtub, I'm Kelly Sloan, Miss South Carolina!"
43. SOUTH DAKOTA — "From the state where there's more cows than people, I'm Morgan Peck, Miss South Dakota!"
44. TENNESSEE — "From Graceland to Dollywood and all that's in between, I'm Stefanie Wittler, Miss Tennessee!"
45. TEXAS — "From the proud new home of the World's Largest Indoor Sporting Arena, we love our Cowboys! I am Miss Texas Kristen Blair!"
46. UTAH — "Coming from the only state that begins with U (double gun points to audience), I'm Whitney Merrifield, Miss Utah!"
47. VERMONT — "From the healthiest state in the nation, where we enjoy our Ben & Jerry's ice cream and maple syrup, I'm Laura Hall, Miss Vermont!"
48. VIRGIN ISLANDS — From the U.S. territory where instead of making snow angels during the winter season, we can make sand angels, I am Shayla Solomon, Miss Virgin Islands!"
49. VIRGINIA — "They say you measure life in love. If that's the case, the people in my home state are truly living! I am Caressa Cameron, Miss Virginia!"
50. WASHINGTON — "From the home of Microsoft and Starbucks, we are educated and caffeinated! I am Devanni Partridge, Miss Washington!"
51. WEST VIRGINIA — "John Denver coined us with song 'Country Roads,' but we just call it wild and wonderful, I am Talia Markham, Miss West Virginia!"
52. WISCONSIN — "Coming from the state where cheese isn't just for eating, it's also a fashion accessory, I am Kristina Smaby, Miss Wisconsin!"
53. WYOMING — "From the state with the lowest population and some of the highest elevations, I am Anna Nelson, your Miss Wyoming!"
Also check out:
BACKSTABBING BEAUTIES: "Miss America contestants now slam home states for cheap laughs"
GEOGRAPHY DISASTER: "Enough already, leave Miss Teen South Carolina alone!"
CROWN YOURSELF AS MISS AMERICA — A fun photo upload graphic courtesy of the TLC network.
MISS AMERICA CONTESTANTS SALUTE TACKY TOURIST PHOTOS — Miss Maryland calls the project "a great idea!"


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Q: Will you sing again at the inauguration, as you did in 2009 when you sang "My Country 'Tis of Thee" on that bitter cold day before thousands?
A: I probably will not get a call again. If he called again, I certainly would not say no. I would love to do it again. And I would try doing it in another way so that the weather does not affect my voice.
Q: You've been asked before about that famous gray hat with that wide bow fitted with bling. Is it still set to go to the Smithsonian?
A: Yes. We were talking with the Smithsonian, but I found I had to go in the hospital. Everything was put on hold at that point. It's still under wraps, though and perfectly protected.
Q: How do you protect your voice? It has been designated "a natural resource" by the state of Michigan.
A: I don't abuse it in any way. . . . Get plenty of good rest. And a singer's dream, which is hot tea, honey and lemon. Pre-concert.
Q: What are some of your favorite songs?
A: There are too many. . . . Certainly, among them would be "Respect," "Jump to It," "Natural Woman," "Rock Steady" and "Nessun Dorma," Pavarotti's signature song.
Q: Who would you like cast as you in your movie? Would you please talk about your biopic?
A: Mr. Hackford and I are fine-tuning the treatment. We have been writing and editing it. . . . We've talked about a lot of names. He was interested in Denzel [Washington] playing my dad. I quite agreed with that — though there are other names we are thinking about and kicking around, like Jamie Foxx, who did such a great job in "Ray." . . . We are thinking of Audra McDonald, who had just won a Tony on Broadway [for "Porgy and Bess"]. The question where Audra is concerned is whether or not Audra can get over into soul, not Broadway. That is a possibility, as well as Jennifer Hudson.
Q: You've said before: "Being the Queen is not all about singing, and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions to your community." What social service projects have you worked on recently?
A: Sometimes, it's revivals. Sometimes, gospel programs at my church. I try to bring in the best artists in the country. . . . There is a buffet. There is just lots of wonderful food. Everything is free. . . . I also give to the food banks in the city. . . . Sometimes, there are things on the news that are very tragic and people need assistance and help, and I donate anonymously.
Q: When you are onstage, what are you thinking about? What do you want to impart to the audience?
A: I'm there to give the best performance I can. The idea is to be as uplifting as possible and as inspiring to people as possible so they are glad they came and they leave with something that helps them throughout their day and on the way.
Q: What do you want people to know about you? Who is Mrs. Franklin beneath the music?
A: Well, I think people already know. I've been around long enough for people to know who I am and what my contributions are. They know me as more than just an artist. I think they know me as a woman, as well.
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Now say suppose i am clicking some button or some link from my application, requests goes to action class. But after that if i move mouse to some other link on application , my previous click action gets cancelled. This happens only with IE6.
Please help what to do in Java script...
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