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>I received the following from Middletown Library Director Susan O'Neal, who after reading comments about the Library left on this blog, felt it necessary to clarify a few points about the the Main library's parking lot expansion project.
For several years, I have been informing the library Board of Trustees that the growth in library usage was creating a shortage of parking. My observations were that a shortage could pop up almost any day and time, and I recommended a parking capacity and usage study to be put into the Board's capital projects plan. By last fall, it was at the top of the list of things that we needed to do. As with all of our capital projects, the library intended to use its reserves, not to ask the Township for funding.
addition of more handicapped parking stalls,
safety of pedestrian crossing the lot,
the possibility of a drop off lane near the entry,
short term parking,
widening the parking stalls, and the
possibility of adding a drive up pick-up window.
Multiple proposals were received, and two firms were selected to be interviewed by the full Board. These firms represented the two lowest proposals in terms of cost. They were DW Smith and Maser Consulting. DW Smith had been the engineer who designed and carried out the water remediation project at the back corner of Main in 2009. Mayor Scharfenberger was present for the DW Smith presentation, but had to leave before the Maser presentation. The contract was awarded to Maser Consulting, in the approximate amount of $29,000. [I'm writing this from home so I only remember the approximate amount]
Maser conducted a comprehensive traffic and use study in AUgust and September 2010; I met with them several times to discuss library needs, etc. and they made and revised plans for a few months. In January, 2011, three proposals were reviewed by the Board at their meeting. Frankly, this presentation did not go well. The Maser team followed Mr. Settembrino's layout of his four point plan for library finance, which had everyone on the board stunned. The main problem, though, was that additional parking in 2 of the 3 proposals would cover additional land with pavement and would generate storm management and environmental approvals that skyrocketed the costs. I asked Maser for a 4th plan that would avoid these issues and costs and get the maximum parking out of it that we could.
The 4th plan was reviewed by me, Tony Mercantante, Ted Maloney and one of the Maser engineers. Tony mentioned that including this project in the Town's 2012 Capital Improvements Projects might get the library better pricing. This is the germination of the inclusion of this project in the Transfer of Library reserves to the Township settlement. At this time it was obvious that refinement of the last design, specifications for bidding, and the permissions and tests needed would require additional engineering work. Maser asked if they should prepare a proposal for these next steps, and I said yes.
The proposal came in on May 13, several days before the library board meeting. We were all informed by Committeeman Settembrino that all further engineering work on on the library parking lot would be conducted by the Township Engineer of record, that is T&M. The Board briefly discussed this at their meeting.
The next engineering work to be done will build on the Maser study, not duplicate it, as some have asserted incorrectly.
The Middletown Library will be expected to use the services of T&M if the project is in the Township's CIP list for next year [and presuming T&M is the Township engineer in 2012]
The Library will be expected to pay all hard [construction] and soft [design, project supervision, permits, testing] that the Township engineer dictates is required.
And ultimately, maybe this is all moot. The library faces a huge cut in its operating budget next year, unless the TC is willing to provide more than the minimum funding level, and thus support the library at close to the 2011 level. A close analysis of our fiscal position is forthcoming. It is my personal belief as the Administrator of the Library, that the library should not undertake debt financing for this project, but rather maintain it's prior practice of saving until enough cash reserves are available, and then proceeding. This will be the Library Trustees' decision. I believe the problem of not enough parking will continue to grow, as library business is on a significant upswing. It is unclear to me whether the TC will provide permission for the library to proceed with any capital improvement project in the future unless it is totally under their control, except, of course, for the payment.
Lastly, I hope that in the length and detail of this explanation, it is not lost on the reader that the library's plans included addressing numerous safety issues, not just additional parking. We DO need more handicapped parking, we DO need to eliminate the double parking in the lot for pickups and dropoffs, we DO need to add more safety measures for pedestrians who have to cross a traffic lane to enter the building!!
We have nearly 2,000 visitors per day at the library. Their safety is of keen importance to us.
Susan O'Neal, Library Director


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Morenci Fire Chief Chad Schisler knows there are still homes in the Morenci area without any smoke alarms or without an adequate number of smoke alarms. Because of this, he knows the potential for serious fire damage and loss of life also exists in the community.
The fire department, in conjunction with the Morenci Kiwanis Club, continues to offer free smoke detectors, with just one hitch—they're free as long as a member of the fire department handles the installation
Chief Schisler really wants detectors in all homes, but he also wants to see them installed correctly in the best locations. Department personnel have been trained to determine how many detectors are needed and they should be placed to best protect residents of the house.
The Morenci Kiwanis Club provides funding for the detectors in hopes of improving safety for area residents.
To obtain free smoke detectors, call 458-2301 and leave a message if no one is present at the station.

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Duration: 365 days
Grieving the Holy Spirit
"And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption." Ephesians 4:30
Suggested Further Reading: Isaiah 63:7-19
The Spirit of God is in your heart, and it is very, very easy indeed to grieve him. Sin is as easy as it is wicked. You may grieve him by impure thoughts. He cannot bear sin. If you indulge in lascivious expressions, or even if you allow imagination to dote upon any lascivious act, or if your heart goes after covetousness, if you set your heart upon anything that is evil, the Spirit of God will be grieved, for thus I hear him speaking of himself. "I love this man, I want to have his heart, and yet he is entertaining these filthy lusts. His thoughts, instead of running after me, and after Christ, and after the Father, are running after the temptations that are in the world through lust." And then his Spirit is grieved. He sorrows in his soul because he knows what sorrow these things must bring to our souls. We grieve him yet more if we indulge in outward acts of sin. Then is he sometimes so grieved that he takes his flight for a season, for the dove will not dwell in our hearts if we take loathsome carrion in there. A cleanly being is the dove, and we must not strew the place which the dove frequents with filth and mire; if we do he will fly elsewhere. If we commit sin, if we openly bring disgrace upon our religion, if we tempt others to go into iniquity by our evil example, it is not long before the Holy Spirit will be grieved. Again, if we neglect prayer; if our closet door is cobwebbed; if we forget to read the Scriptures; if the leaves of our Bible are almost stuck together by neglect; if we never seek to do any good in the world; if we live merely for ourselves and not for Christ, then the Holy Spirit will be grieved.
For meditation: If we are grieving the Spirit, it is absolutely impossible for us to obey the command to "be filled with the Spirit" (Ephesians 5:18).
Sermon no. 278
9 October (1859)365 Days with C.H. Spurgeon, Vol. 1: A Unique Collection of 365 Daily Readings from Sermons Preached by Charles Haddon Spurgeon from His New Park Street Pulpit (365 Days With Series); edited by Terence Peter Crosby; (c) Day One Publications, 1998.


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My dog is seven months old. I thought he was FF. I have used a wooden dowel, paint roller, bumpers and frozen ducks during FF. I went through 4 days on the table then moved to the ground. After another four days, he was going hard to bumpers just in front of him, so I moved onto walking fetch. Did that for a few days and he seemed to have the concept. Moved on to force to pile. I am doing it two ways. One is having him at heel and bumpers about 10-25 yards away. The other is with him about ten yards away, facing me with a pile of bumpers 25 yards behind him. Both situations I use back command. When he is facing me, I use a back cast gesture as well. Again, pretty much 100% on both.
So today I am at a club training day. Running three singles in a row, we ran two series. First series he does pretty well. Ran past 1st mark twice (bumper, 30 yards) picked it up the third time, contribute this to new area bunch of dogs and people around etc...next mark (bumper, 60 yards) spot on. Last mark (frozen duck 80-90 yards) spot on.
We get to the next series different field, but marks are pretty much the same distance and sequence. 1st mark (bumper) he goes hard to it, sniffs it and then starts going into a search, runs all over the place in the general area of the bumper, goes behind the blind where the launcher is. I recalled him and sent him again picks up the bumper and brings it back but with zero drive. Pulls the same stunt with the 2nd mark (bumper) but didn't have to be resent, the third mark is the duck and does better, still, searches a little but grabs the duck and brings is back pretty well but not nearly as good as 1st series.
My guess has he only wanted the duck after the 1st series, and that's part of the reason he didn't pick up bumpers. I took him off to the side and did walking fetch and force to pile with bumpers. He did perfectly. I didn't run the third sequence to avoid reinforcing any issues he may develop as a result of not readily picking up bumpers.
Sorry for the long post short version is where have I gone wrong with my FF?


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Modbus SunSpec is an open, Modbus-based communication protocol that conforms to the SunSpec Alliance standard. The following Fronius products feature interfaces for use with Modbus SunSpec, which enables the easy integration of Fronius inverters into third-party systems via Modbus.
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- Fronius Modbus Card (for Fronius IG Plus and Fronius CL only)
- Fronius Datamanager 2.0 (Box or Card)
Note: the scale factor for calculating the power specification via Modbus has been adjusted in Fronius Datamanager updates to software versions higher than 3.7.1-5. This scale factor is not specified by Fronius – it is stipulated in the SunSpec Alliance specifications. Until now this value has always been 0, but in the new software it is set to -2. This is to facilitate more precise setting of the power specification, in particular for larger systems. This scale factor is to be viewed as an exponent (i.e. the number and direction of comma shifts). A power specification of 100% with a factor of -2 would be written as follows: 10000x10^-2 = 100%. The Modbus value for 100% would therefore be 10,000. To retain compatibility with older Fronius software versions, it is recommended that the scale factor be read correctly via Modbus.
- Register 40243 – WMaxLimPct – power specification value calculated using scale factor (see example above)
- Register 40261 – WMaxLimPct_SF – the corresponding scale factor
- Register 40233 – WMaxLimPct – power specification value calculated using scale factor (see example above)
- Register 40251 – WMaxLimPct_ SF – the corresponding scale factor
Fronius Solar.update/Modbus Card
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Who was/is Hank Thompson ? - CDs, Vinyl LPs, DVD and more
Hank Thompson
Everything about Hank Thompson was modern. He was one of the first country singers to record on audio tape, the first to record a live album. For years, he flew his own plane to shows. Sick of dealing with crappy dancehall sound systems, he designed and built his own. Handed a coveted membership in the Grand Ole Opry in 1949, soured by the low pay and Nashville's musical conservatism, he quickly went back to his native Texas.
Actually, the Waco-born Thompson grew up favoring Gene Autry, the Carter Family, Vernon Dalhart, Jimmie Rodgers, Ernest Tubb and the Opry over the locally generated Western Swing of the Light Crust Doughboys and Milton Brown. After he got his first guitar in 1935 at age ten, his singing won so many amateur shows at the Waco Theater that by the time he was in high school, WACO gave him a Monday-Friday morning radio show as 'Hank The Hired Hand.' He did the final broadcast in January, 1943, the morning he left for the Navy. Home in 1946, studying toward a degree (and career) in electronics, he began playing Tubb-influenced honky tonk with his new band, the Brazos Valley Boys. By fall, he had his first regional hit, Whoa Sailor, on the local Globe label. A year later, after opening for Tex Ritter in Waco, Ritter recommended Hank to Capitol where Humpty Dumpty Heart became his first national hit in 1948.
Quick to adapt to changing realities, and aiming at the dancehall circuit, Hank directed guitarist Billy Gray to reinvent the Brazos Valley Boys as a danceable Western Swing-influenced outfit, minus the jazzy instrumental solos he never cared for. Dissatisfied with the small crowds he drew performing around Dallas, he relocated to Oklahoma City in 1951, by then boasting a sound as identifiable as Lefty Frizzell's or Ray Price's. He was blending his jovial honky tonk vocals with swing-flavored accompaniment. The band's high standards earned them awards for over a decade. From 1953 on, his buddy Merle Travis played on nearly all Hank's sessions and on a good many tours.
Hank's way with a ballad was apparent on his biggest hit, his 1952 cover of Jimmie Heap's The Wild Side Of Life, which inspired the answer song, It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (Kitty Wells's first hit). He further demonstrated his ballad skills on I'll Sign My Heart Away and other numbers. Nonetheless, he made his reputation on upbeat bounces like Wake Up Irene, Rub-A-Dub-Dub, A Fooler A Faker, Honky Tonk Girl and A Six Pack To Go. His hits helped keep the Western Swing sound alive during the '50s and '60s when it was largely out of favor.
Jim Halsey, who became Hank's manager in 1952, brought new ideas to the table like Hank's longtime relationship with Falstaff Beer in a day when corporate sponsorship of country acts was rare. Halsey suggested Capitol record Hank onstage at the Golden Nugget in Vegas in 1961—making him the first country artist to record a live album. Hank parted ways with Capitol in 1964. After two years with Warner Bros., he spent 13 years with Dot/MCA, recording in Nashville. The Dot era brought a few major hits. Nonetheless, while reflecting on his recording career in the book accompanying Bear Family's Thompson box set, he concluded, "I'd play one of those Dot records then drop one of those old Capitols on, and it was all the difference in the world between the presence and quality of the Capitols and what Dot put out." The Country Music Hall Of Fame inducted him in 1989.
Hank, who settled in Keller, Texas, northwest of Dallas, remained on the road, performing with local bands after dissolving the Brazos Valley Boys. His later albums included 1997's 'Hank Thompson And Friends,'an underpromoted all-star effort on Curb, and HighTone's far superior 'Seven Decades,' released in 2000. Like fellow Hall of Famer Porter Wagoner, he literally continued until the end. At times, he'd appear with the Brazos Valley Boys, who'd reformed as an independent band, and billed more recent shows as part of his 'Sunset Tour.' He headlined a show back in Waco on October 8, 2007, proclaimed by Texas' governor as 'Hank Thompson Day.' Late that month, doctors discovered fast-moving, terminal lung cancer. He announced his retirement November 4; two days later, he was gone. In lieu of a funeral, friends and fans assembled at Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth on November 14 to celebrate his remarkable life and career. In 2008, Bear Family will release a 33 track Thompson collection as part of its 'Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight' series.


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When Dan Henderson stepped into the cage with Fedor Emelianenko he was doing so without much of a net below him if he fell short in the fight.
Obviously, Henderson didn't need the net because he TKO'd the former Pride legend in the first round, picking up a huge win and putting himself in an enviable position as he entered his free agency period.
The fight with Emelianenko signified the last fight on Henderson's contract with Strikeforce. Now, the veteran of several promotion and multi-time champion will go into negotiations seeking a new deal and the best possible fights for his career.
Currently, Henderson is enjoying some much needed downtime following the win over Emelianenko, but he still has hopes of getting at least one more fight in during 2011.
"I'm ready to fight, and I think I'm a valuable asset to make some money with also, and they know that," Henderson told MMAWeekly Radio about his upcoming negotiations with Zuffa. "I'm not worried about what's going to happen. I'd like to try and fight in December. Take another month off or so and get back to training."
Despite Henderson's standing as the Strikeforce light heavyweight champion, many wonder if it would be financially viable for Zuffa to re-sign him to that promotion or just bring him back over to the UFC where he competed for several fights previously.
As far as Henderson is concerned, he really doesn't care as long as the right deal is presented.
"It will probably come down to money, but it's coming from the same people, so it's a matter of where they're going to make the most money off of me as well, and to be able to pay what I'm getting paid, they need to be making money as well," commented Henderson.
Where they'd make the most money from Henderson is undoubtedly in the UFC. The former two-weight-division champion in Pride believes that probably makes the most sense as well, and if he had his way, it would be a title unification bout against the winner of Jon Jones and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.
"I think the biggest fight they could promote is probably a title unification with whoever is the champ in the UFC," Henderson said.
"I think for them to utilize the best potential to make money for everybody, I think they'd have to have Rashad wait it out one more fight."
It's common knowledge that Rashad Evans is currently the top contender and next in line for a shot at the UFC light heavyweight title, but would the UFC switch things up to welcome Dan Henderson back into the fold and give him the spot instead?
Right now, that's the great unknown, but UFC president Dana White has commented that he plans on sitting down with Henderson in the near future to hopefully hammer out a deal.
Henderson is even willing to sit down with his old boss to get it done.
"If he's the one I gotta talk to, I'm sure I could stare at his face for a little while," Henderson joked when talking about White.
As far as timing goes, Henderson is going to enjoy some vacation and spend time with his family while negotiations are ongoing. He's hopeful for a new deal to be reached sometime in the next few weeks, and if it's done right, Henderson will more than likely be UFC bound.
"Hopefully within the next month while I have this time off, I'd like to know what's going to happen, but I'm not in a huge hurry," said Henderson.
"Just want to make sure the deal's right."
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If you couldn't tell, we were a little smitten with the HTC Legend when we saw the Android smartphone debut at Mobile World Congress 2010, so you can imagine our delight when the device landed in our office just a few days ago. As the successor to the GSM HTC Hero, the Legend brings a slew of improvements, such as a faster processor, a newer version of HTC Sense that enhances Android 2.1, and an AMOLED touch screen. It's also one of the most well-designed smartphones we've seen to date. The Legend is not only a worthy successor to the Hero, but it's also one of the most solid Android smartphones in its class today. So what's the catch, you ask? You're so astute, dear reader. The catch is that the HTC Legend is currently available in Europe and Asia only, and thus does not support North American 3G bands. There also have been no official announcements about whether it will be picked up by a U.S. carrier. If you can live without the 3G (it does have Wi-Fi) and can afford the unlocked price ($535+), we think you won't be disappointed in the HTC Legend.
There are plenty of great-looking smartphones out there, but it's rare that a device completely stops us in our tracks with its beauty. The HTC Legend did, and it's not so much because the Legend is sexy in the traditional sense, but rather, it's the finer details that made us pay attention.
Designed by One & Co., the San Francisco-based design firm that HTC acquired in December 2008, the Legend features an aluminum unibody construction, which creates a seamless design that extends all the way to the inner battery compartment (more on this in a bit) and offers a sleeker, more solid construction than its predecessor, the GSM HTC Hero. At 4.41 inches tall by 2.22 inches wide by 0.45 inch deep and 4.4 ounces, the Legend fits nicely in the hand and sits comfortably in a pants pocket. The Legend keeps the protruding "chin" at the bottom. We know it's a love-it-or-hate-it feature, but it's less prominent than before, and we didn't mind it at all.
On the backside of the chin, you'll find a small battery door at the bottom of the device that you can pop off by pushing down with your thumbs. What you find inside isn't your typical battery compartment; in fact, you might wonder how the heck you insert the battery in the first place. If you look closely, there's a latch that you can flip down on the right side and then slide in the battery as well as your SIM card and micro SD card. This demonstrates the careful thought and crafty engineering that went into designing the Legend, and we certainly appreciate it.
Flipping back to the front, you'll find the Legend's display, which measures 3.2 inches diagonally, just like the Hero's, and keeps the same HVGA (320x480 pixel) resolution. It doesn't quite have the sharpness and smoothness offered by WVGA touch-screen phones, but you do get a benefit of an AMOLED display rather than a standard LCD. Those benefits include brighter colors, wider viewing angles, and reduced power consumption. The Legend's capacitive touch screen also offers pinch-to-zoom gesture support, a built-in accelerometer, and a proximity sensor.
Below the display, you get four hardware buttons: Home, Menu, Back, and Search. However, instead of a trackball, HTC replaced it with an optical joystick in order to keep with the seamless design created by the unibody construction. The small circular control doesn't look like much and we were skeptical about how such a tiny thing could be used a navigation tool, but it worked well for scrolling through the various home screen panels and menus and can even be pressed in to select an item. We still used the touch screen for most interactions with the device, but it came in handy when trying to click on smaller Web links.
There's a volume rocker on the left side. On top of the device, you'll find the power button and 3.5mm headphone jack, and there's a Micro-USB port on the bottom.
Our HTC Legend came packaged with an AC adapter, a USB cable, a 2GB microSD card, and a wired headset. For more add-ons, please check our cell phone accessories, ringtones, and help page.
User interface
The Legend runs on Android 2.1, which is enhanced by HTC Sense. Out of all our custom skins for Android (Motoblur, TouchWiz, etc.), Sense is our absolute favorite and is even more so with the new enhancements. Announced at Mobile World Congress 2010, the added features include a revamped mail widget that shows a list view of all your e-mail instead of just one message. Once in the mail app, there's a handy tabbed interface at the bottom that lets you view unread messages, attachments, meeting invites, and more with a simple touch. The Agenda widget also now displays your whole agenda on the screen, and like the HTC HD2, you get a weather widget right on the home screen that automatically displays the current conditions based on your location.
You also get a new Group Contacts widget, which lets you, well, organize your contacts by groups. For example, you can set up one for work colleagues, another for friends, and another for just family--whatever you please. The UI looks good, and it's simple to add contacts to a group, though removing them requires a few extra steps.


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Do not mess with a mama bear trying to get her cub. Do not do it. Even if there's a cute baby bear hanging from your garage door's rails, swinging above your Audi Allroad, hoping to avoid your barking dog. Do not do it.
As you can see, mama will fill find a way to get her baby. She'll lift that garage door open so fast. Do not mess with her. Just have fun videotaping behind the safety (maybe?) of a glass door.


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When Brian Hagerty attends the premiere of the Disney film, "Oz, the Great and Powerful" Friday, he'll reflect back on his time working as star James Franco's stand-in.
"It was one of the most extraordinary experiences from start to finish for seven months," said Hagerty, 33, of Waterford Township.
The film, directed by Royal Oak native Sam Raimi, opens to the public Friday. Hagerty saw the film for the first time Tuesday evening at a special invitation-only premiere in Royal Oak.
"Visually, it's incredible, very stunning," said Hagerty, a filmmaker himself. "It's crazy to know this whole world was shot in the studios. It was a lot of fun to see it all come together."
Hagerty, who has the same build and hair color as Franco, was among 254 actors vying for the role, he said.
A stand-in is used by directors for pre-production work, screen tests, makeup and wardrobe tests, he said.
"It was really great working one-on-one with Sam Raimi and James (Franco)," said Hagerty. The film was shot at Raleigh Michigan Studios -- now called Michigan Motion Picture Studios -- in Pontiac.
Hagerty became so connected with Franco that he was able to persuade Franco to appear in a music video Hagerty directed.
"It was a lot of fun," Hagerty said. The video can be found on YouTube with singer/guitarist Jen Cummings singing, "Before We Sail."
Hagerty, who writes, produces, directs and acts, has subsequently worked with Franco on additional projects, including a Gucci commercial shot last December in Los Angeles. Hagerty also has a small role in the "Oz" movie.
Film in Michigan
Brian Hagerty is sorry Michigan has scaled back its funding for films.
"We didn't get a chance to see what the industry could have done," he said. "We got a great taste and then had the rug taken out from under us. It was a shame."
In 2008 the state increased the film incentive, saying for each dollar spent locally, a filmmaker would receive nearly half of it back.
Then in 2012 Gov. Rick Snyder urged cutbacks, and the Legislature approved a $25 million budget appropriation for the new Film and Digital Media Production Assistance Program. To qualify for funding, an eligible production company must have direct production expenditures and/or Michigan personnel expenditures of at least $100,000.
For many in Michigan, the dream ended, Hagerty said.
"Now there are films coming here but nothing like it was," he said. "We lost so many big films. It was very disheartening."
Franco kind to kids
Christine Strachan said Franco and Michelle Williams, who plays Glinda, treated her daughter well on the set of "Oz."
Strachan of Troy submitted her daughter's photo and resume to casting staff in Los Angeles.
"Madison was then hand picked by Sam Raimi," Strachan said of her daughter, who was then 9.
Styling Madison's hair for the part of a "quadling child," referring to an area in the Land of Oz, was a major undertaking, she said.
"It took one and a half hours to do hair, and one time it took two hours," Strachan said.
She said her daughter, a Troy Union Elementary School student, enjoyed her time working on the movie.
"James Franco would come and talk to the girls," she said. "He was really personable on the set."
Madison's younger brothers, Liam and Ian, are happy for their sister.
"She's really down to earth and not making a big deal (of being in the film)," Strachan said. Madison's father is Alex Strachan.
"She hopes to be an actor some day. But she loves animals, too, and wants to be a veterinarian."
The debut of "Oz, the Great and Powerful" at various locations this week has sparked events around the area. A sold-out premiere of the film is taking place for friends and family connected with the movie at the Uptown Palladium Theater in Birmingham Friday evening. Afterwards, people are invited to the "Oz After Glow," an event with music and a cash bar to benefit the Coalition for Dwarf Advocacy will be held 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday at the San Marino Club, 1685 East Big Beaver Road in Troy. Advance tickets are $15 and $20, at the door. Organizers note for every ticket sold "we will come one step closer in finding a loving home for a dwarf orphan. Call 586-337-7771 or email@example.com
To watch James Franco being directed by Waterford's Brian Hagerty in local musician Jen Cummings' video, visit http://bit.ly/15ytXsI
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A long time ago, I wrote a very popular post entitled "Everything You Ever Really Needed to Know About Personal Finance on the Back of Five Business Cards." After posting it, several people contacted me and suggested that I try to turn it into a book of some sort.
Over the following year, I tossed the idea around and eventually developed it into a short book, intending to use it to shop around to various book publishers. I incorporated a lot of original writing, pieces of various Simple Dollar posts, and lots of other interesting elements.
After reading through it a few times, though, I realized: Why don't I just go ahead and share this with my readers and anyone else who might enjoy it?
So, here it is. Everything You Ever Really Needed to Know About Personal Finance on Just One Page is a 58-page personal finance book that weaves together most of my favorite ideas on personal finance and a lot of other goodies into one document. I'm making it available for download under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License, which means that this document is free – you can send it to your friends, put it up on your website, or print it out. You can also use if for commercial purposes – if you want to format it as a book and sell it, feel free. You can also modify the contents to your heart's desire as long as it's shared in the same way – any derivative works must also be shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License.
I only have two requests. One, if you write about this on your website, include a link back to the original source of the document – https://www.thesimpledollar.com/financial-wellness/onepage/. Doing this enables new readers to always be able to retrieve the latest version of the document. Two, if you do something interesting with this document (creating something new and compelling with it, use it in a classroom, use it in a major media source), please let me know by dropping me an email.
So, enjoy! If you enjoy it, feel free to pass it along to your friends, print it off, use excerpts in whatever way you like – in short, have fun with it (and hopefully take a bit of the advice to heart).


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The Argelians were a humanoid species that hailed from the planet Argelius II. Some Argelians distinguished themselves by the street they lived on.
Outwardly identical to Humans, the Argelian race was known for its hedonistic, peace-loving nature. Their way of life was acquired after undergoing a period in Argelian history known as the Great Awakening, which occurred around 2060s, which fundamentally reformed their society from violent to placid.
Since the Great Awakening, the Argelians adopted a pacifist way of life, deploring any form of violence. Some Argelians possessed psychic powers, but it was not a common characteristic to their race. This pleasure-loving culture made it necessary to import administrative officials from other worlds to maintain order.
This pacifist philosophy almost resulted in a planetary judicial crisis when in 2267 three murders were committed, a crime for which the punishment would have been death by slow torture due to laws from before the Awakening. Fortunately, the Argelians did not have to execute anyone as the murderer turned out to be the non-humanoid lifeform, Redjac. (TOS: "Wolf in the Fold")
After Elim Garak blew up his tailor shop on Deep Space 9 in 2371, Odo mentioned to Garak that Quark had expressed an interest in opening an Argelian massage facility in the space formerly inhabited by the shop. Garak remarked that he doubted Commander Sisko would approve of such an "interesting" establishment on the Promenade. (DS9: "The Die is Cast")
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External links
- Argelian at StarTrek.com, the official Star Trek website
- Argelian at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works


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ESPN's Second Highest-Rated and Second Most-Viewed NFL Draft
Rating Up 16 Percent vs. 2011
ESPN's live telecast of the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 26, averaged 6,661,000 viewers with a 5.1 household coverage rating based on fast nationals, according to the Nielsen Company.
The rating was an increase of 16 percent from last year's first round, which earned a 3.8 rating. Viewership was up 11 percent over last year's 6,003,000 average. In addition, last night's opening round ranks as the second highest-rated and second most-viewed NFL Draft telecast on record, behind only the 2010 first round (5.3 rating and 7,290,000 viewers). ESPN has televised the NFL Draft annually since 1980 and the event has received ratings since 1983.
Last night's ESPN telecast peaked at a 5.8 rating between 8:30 and 9 p.m. ET. The top five metered markets included: Cleveland (10.7 rating), Birmingham, Ala., (10.5), Dayton, Ohio (8.3), Columbus, Ohio (7.3) and Buffalo, N.Y. (7.3).
NFL content across ESPN digital platforms generated an average minute audience of 84,000 yesterday, up 11 percent compared to the same day last year. The NFL section on ESPN.com specifically had an average minute audience of 24,000, up nine percent. Meanwhile, the NFL section on the mobile Web had an average minute audience of 21,000, up 50 percent.
ESPN's live NFL Draft coverage continues tonight at 7 p.m. (rounds 2 and 3) and Saturday at 12 p.m. (rounds 4-7). In addition, SportsCenter and ESPN's NFL-themed news and information programs will continue to provide coverage of the event throughout the weekend.


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We spend about a third of our lives asleep — a figure that may make all that time spent in bed seem like a waste. But according to neuroscientist Russell Foster, it is quite the opposite.
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When it came to who seemed to be the stronger leader, Romney held a 58-37 edge over Obama.
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TERMS OF SERVICE: The Cobb County School District (District) believes that technology and its utilization enhances the quality and delivery of education and is an important part of preparing children for life in the 21st century. The community of technology users must understand that the Internet is a global, fluid community, which remains largely unregulated. While it is an extremely valuable educational tool, there are sections that are not commensurate with community, school, or family standards. The District believes that the Internet's advantages far outweigh its disadvantages and will provide an Internet filtering device which blocks access to a large percentage of inappropriate sites. It should not be assumed that users are completely prevented from accessing inappropriate materials or from sending or receiving objectionable communications.
Additionally, the District considers access to the Internet and computer resources a privilege, not a right. Therefore, users violating the District's Administrative Rules may be subject to revocation of these privileges and potential disciplinary action.
1. Children's Internet Protection Act of 2000 (CIPA):
The District will have the following in continuous operation, with respect to any computers belonging to the District having access to the Internet:
a. A qualifying "technology protection measure," as that term is defined in CIPA; and
b. Procedures or guidelines developed by the Curriculum and Instruction Division and the Technology Services Division which provide for monitoring the online activities of users and the use of the chosen technology protection measure to protect against access through such computers to visual depictions that are obscene, pornographic, or harmful to minors, as those terms are defined in CIPA. Such procedures or guidelines will be designed to:
(1) Provide for monitoring the online activities of users to prevent, to the extent practicable, access by minors to inappropriate matter on the Internet and the World Wide Web;
(2) Promote the safety and security of minors when using electronic mail, chat rooms, and other forms of direct electronic communications;
(3) Prevent unauthorized access, including so-called "hacking," and other unauthorized activities by minors online;
(4) Prevent the unauthorized disclosure, use and dissemination of personal identification information regarding minors; and
(5) Restrict minors' access to materials "harmful to minors," as that term is defined in CIPA.
2. Safety Risks:
Teachers and others working with students will endeavor to caution students that they should:
a. Never place personal contact information or a personal photograph on the Internet, e-mail or any on-line communication device. Personal contact information includes full name, address, telephone number, school address, or names of family or friends.
b. Never arrange a face-to-face meeting with someone you meet online.
c. Never open attachments or files from unknown senders.
d. Always report to a teacher any inappropriate sites you observe being accessed by another user or that you access accidentally.
3. Internet Searches:
Students should be supervised by instructional personnel when accessing network and internet resources and the following guidelines apply:
a. Elementary School:
Elementary school students may visit sites a teacher has pre-selected for them. Searches should be completed with child friendly Internet search engines (for instance see: www.nettrekker.com)
b. Middle School/High School:
Middle school and high school students may visit sites a teacher has pre-selected for them. They may use search engines other than child-friendly search engines when directed to do so by their teacher.
c. Non-instructional personnel, such as After School Program (ASP) workers, are not permitted to allow students to access technology resources unless it is an instructional activity.
4. Network Security:
Maintaining network security is the responsibility of all users. Users should:
a. Not leave an unsecured workstation without logging out of the network;
b. Not share or disclose passwords; and
c. Notify appropriate personnel immediately if a potential security problem is identified.
5. Acceptable Use Agreement:
Prior to receiving access to the District's technology resources, employees and students (Form JICDA-3) should complete an Acceptable Use Agreement indicating they accept and agree to the provisions of Rule IJNDB.
6. Copyright:
a. Students and employees should comply with District Administrative Rule EGAD (Intellectual Property), as well as federal, state or local laws governing copyrighted material.
b. Students/employees will not:
(1) Download or upload files to the District's technology that might cause copyright infringement; or
(2) Install, use, store, distribute or transmit unauthorized copyrighted or trademarked materials on District technology.
7. If students or employees believe that the implementation of this Rule denies access to material that is not prohibited by this Rule, he/she should submit that concern in writing to the school principal or designee or his/her supervisor or designee. The principal, supervisor or designee should report this concern to the appropriate District office within ten (10) school days.
1. The District:
The District provides its students and authorized employees with access to and use of its technology consistent with the District's vision and strategic goals. Therefore, the District reserves the right to monitor, access, and disclose the contents of any user's files, activities, or communications to any appropriate authority, including law enforcement.
2. Employees:
Principals and Administrators will endeavor to inform students and employees of the responsibilities associated with use of the District\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s technology. To this end, Rule IJNDB is included in the Parent information Guide. Any attempts to harm, modify, destroy or otherwise change the District\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s data and technology should be reported to appropriate District authorities. Staff will refer to District Administrative Rules governing employee and student conduct, including, Rules JICDA-E, -M, and –H (Student Conduct: Codes of Conduct), when addressing inappropriate use or abuse of District technology privileges.
3. Students:
Students will adhere to all policies, Rules and regulations issued by the District and their respective school.
Students and employees who violate District/school policies, Rules or regulations governing the use of the District's technology and network resources may have their network privileges suspended or revoked and will be subject to District Administrative Rules applying to employee and student conduct including, for students, the provisions of the appropriate District Code of Conduct (Rules JICDA-E, -M, or –H). Ethical use of District technology prohibits the following activities by all users:
1. Accessing, sending, creating or posting material or communication that is:
a. Damaging;
b. Abusive;
c. Obscene, lewd, profane, offensive, indecent, sexually explicit, or pornographic;
d. Threatening or demeaning to another person; or
e. Contrary to the District's Rules on harassment and/or bullying.
2. Posting anonymous or forging electronic communications.
3. Using the network for financial gain, advertising or political lobbying to include student elections.
4. Engaging in any activity that wastes, monopolizes, or compromises the District/school's technology or other resources.
5. Illegal activity, including but not limited to copying or downloading copyrighted software, music or images, or violations of copyright laws.
6. Using the District network for downloading music or video files or any other files that are not for an educational purpose or, for students, a teacher-directed assignment.
7. Attempting to gain unauthorized access to District/school technology resources whether on or off school property.
8. Using non-educational Internet games, whether individual or multi-user.
9. Participate in any on-line communication that is not for educational purposes or, for students, that are not specifically assigned by a teacher.
10. Using voice over IP, internet telephony, video and/or audio communication devices without teacher supervision.
11. Using District/school technology resources to gain unauthorized access to another computer system whether on or off school property (e.g. "hacking").
12. Attempting to or disrupting District/school technology resources by destroying, altering, or otherwise modifying technology, including but not limited to, files, data, passwords, creating or spreading computer viruses, worms, or Trojan horses; engaging in DOS attacks; or participating in other disruptive activities.
13. Bringing on premises any disk or storage device that contains a software application or utility that could be used to alter the configuration of the operating system or network equipment, scan or probe the network, or provide access to unauthorized areas or data.
14. Attempting/threatening to damage, destroy, vandalize, or steal private/school property while using school technology resources.
15. Bypassing or attempting to circumvent network security, virus protection, network filtering, or policies.
16. Using or attempting to use the password or account of another person, utilizing a computer while logged on under another user's account, or any attempt to gain unauthorized access to accounts on the network.
17. Connecting to or installing any personal technology computing device or software without prior approval of the District's Technology Services Division.
18. Attempting to obtain access to restricted sites, servers, files, databases, etc.
19. Exploring the configuration of the computer operating system or network, running programs not on the menu, or attempting to do anything not specifically authorized by District personnel or policies, Rules or regulations.
20. Leaving an unsecured workstation without logging out of the network.
E-mail accounts are provided to employees for professional purposes (see Administrative Rule GBDA [Communications System: District's Inter and Intra Communications]). Students may access their personal e-mail accounts for educational purposes. Where used in the following guidelines, User/Users refers to both employees and students:
1. Persons outside the District may be able to receive information regarding an employee's communications and use of the network from the District. (See Administrative Rule EHB [Data/Records Retention]).
2. Employees should request permission from the appropriate administrator prior to sending an e-mail message to an entire school staff or District level division.
3. Employee use of e-mail to transmit confidential student information, as defined in Rule JRA (Student Records), or sensitive personnel information is prohibited, except where the confidential information is sent in an e-mail directly to a parent/guardian, the subject of the e-mail, or a school official.
4. When an employee sends e-mail that contains confidential information, the employee should refer to the subject of the e-mail by first name only and should include the following disclaimer:
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized dissemination, distribution or copying of any information from this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you receive this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by collect telephone call at (telephone number) or electronic mail (e-mail)."
5. The District reserves the right to monitor whatever a User does on the network and to make sure the network functions properly.
6. A User has no privacy as to his/her communications or the uses he/she makes of the Internet.
7. Users should not use e-mail for personal gain or personal business activities.
8. Users will not use e-mail to distribute inappropriate material through pictures, text, forwards, attachments, and other forms of information.
9. Users will not send anonymous e-mail, nor will they harass others through e-mail.
1. Publication of student information, work and pictures is governed by Administrative Rule CFIA (Monitoring-Recording Staff and Students).
2. Web pages or blogs hosted on or linked from Cobb County School District's Web server
will not:
a. Include any information that indicates the physical location of a student at a given time, other than attendance at a particular school or participation in school
activities where appropriate consent has been received.
b. Display personal information, photographs, videos, streaming video, or audio clips of any identifiable student without a prior written permission slip (Form CFIA-1 ([Permission to Display Student Photograph]) if a parent/guardian has "opted out" of the release of directory information as stated in the Directory Information Statement in the Parent Information Guide.
3. Prior to placing a student\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s material on the Internet, the student should sign Form IJNDB-1 (Permission to Display Student Work). For students under the age of 18, the permission slip should also be signed by the student's parent/guardian.
4. Students may retain the copyright on the material they create that is subsequently displayed or performed on the District\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Web site or individual school Web pages or blogs.
The District assumes no responsibility for schools or individual employees who do not comply with the following provisions:
1. Employees may create or link to individual Web pages and/or blogs on an external site provided these external sites meet the District's definition of "educational purposes" as stated in Section G below. Any links to external sites that fail to meet that definition will be removed.
2. Each employee will be responsible for maintaining his/her Web pages or blogs in cooperation with the school Web Publisher. Specifically, all material originating from the employee and placed on the employee Web pages/blogs will be consistent with the Web Page Publishing and Compliance Guidelines (Form IJNDB-5) and approved through the compliance process established by the District Web Publisher (Web Master).
3. The District Web site and individual employee Web pages/blogs will not:
a. Contain public message boards or chat-room areas. However, employees may allow two-way communication on blogs or private message boards as a part of the classroom curriculum as long as the employee previews (moderates) and approves all blog comments before they are posted on the Internet.
b. Allow the display of unsolicited comments from the general public. Any solicited public feedback should be reviewed by the employee before posting. Any questionable or inappropriate content will immediately be removed by the employee, the School Web Publisher or by the District Web Publisher (Web Master) with no notification.
As used in District Administrative Rule IJNDB (Use of Technology Resources in Instruction), the following definitions apply:
"Blogs" (short for Web Logs) means dynamic web sites consisting of regularly updated entries displayed in reverse chronological order. They read like a diary or journal, but with the most recent entry at the top. Blogs can allow for open comments meaning other individuals can respond to a posted entry. Open comments is an optional feature for most blog Web sites.
"Chat Rooms" means a Web site, part of a Web site, or part of an online service, that provides a venue for communities of users with a common interest to communicate in real time.
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Cookies\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" means messages that may include personally identifiable information, which are stored in a text file and used to identify visitors and possibly prepare customized Web pages for them.
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"DoS attack\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" means a denial-of-service attack designed to overload an electronic network with useless traffic and messages.
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Educational purposes\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" means it relates to curriculum and instruction, research, career or professional development, or administrative purposes.
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"E-mail\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" means an electronic message generated using the District\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s e-mail and/or Web based e-mail. It is also used generically to mean either the District\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s e-mail system or a Web-based e-mail system.
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"External site\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" means Web sites and materials not hosted on the District\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Web server.
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Hacking\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" means the illegal activity of breaking into a computer system or electronic network, regardless of intent to cause harm.
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Inappropriate material\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" means material that does not serve an instructional or educational purpose and that includes, but is not limited, to material that:
(i) is profane, vulgar, lewd, obscene, offensive, indecent, sexually explicit, or threatening;
(ii) advocates illegal or dangerous acts;
(iii) causes disruption to Cobb County School District, its employees or students;
(iv) advocates violence; or
(v) contains knowingly false, recklessly false, or defamatory information.
"Instructional activity" means a classroom activity that focuses on appropriate and specific learning goals and objectives.
"Message board" means a virtual bulletin board, where people post and view messages.
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Mirroring\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" means the creation of other Web sites that replicate or duplicate an existing Web site in order to reduce network traffic or improve performance and availability of the original Web site.
"Teacher directed" means that the teacher gives to the students' specific instructions for activities and assignments.
"Teacher supervised" means that a staff member will oversee the activities of the students.
"Technology" means but is not limited to electronic media systems such as computers, computing devices, peripheral devices, telecommunication equipment, electronic networks, messaging, and Web site publishing, and the associated hardware and software programs used for purposes such as, but not limited to, developing, retrieving, storing, disseminating, and accessing instructional, educational, and administrative information.
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Trojan Horse\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" means a destructive computer program that enters onto a computer by pretending to be a simple and safe computer application.
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Users\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" means District students, certain employees, including school and Central Office staff, and other authorized persons who use the District\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s technology.
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Virus\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" means a replicating computer program or piece of code that is loaded onto a computer without the user\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s knowledge and may attach itself to other computer programs and spread to other computers.
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Web Bug\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" means an invisible image placed on a Web page that is embedded in JavaScript code that collects information about a user\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Internet behavior.
"Web Page" means a single document or file on the Web, identified by a unique URL.
"Web Site" means a collection of \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"pages\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" or files on the Web that are linked together and maintained by a company, organization, or individual.
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Worms\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" means a type of virus that can replicate itself and use a computer\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s memory but can or cannot attach to other computer programs.
Reclassified an Administrative Rule: 9/1/04
Revised: 7/26/01; 5/25/06; 5/14/08
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This holiday season ABC will again air the "PEANUTS" Christmas special, "I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!," produced and animated by the same team that has gave us the other, now classic cartoon specials based on Charles M. Schulz's famed comic strip. "I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!" will air MONDAY, DECEMBER 15 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET), on The ABC Television Network (Rebroadcast. OAD: 12/9/03)
Editors note: This program will repeat Saturday, December 20 from 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET.
"I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!" centers on ReRun, the lovable but ever-skeptical younger brother of Linus and Lucy. It's Christmas vacation and, as usual, ReRun's big sister is stressing him out, so he decides to turn to his best friend, Snoopy, for amusement and holiday cheer. However his faithful but unpredictable beagle companion has plans of his own, giving ReRun reason to ask Snoopy to invite his canine brother Spike for a visit. When Spike shows up, it looks like ReRun will have a dog for Christmas after all� but then the real trouble begins.
"PEANUTS" focuses on the anxieties and joys of childhood as expressed by an ensemble cast of children who often seem wise beyond their years. Among them are the lovable Charlie Brown, who perseveres despite continuous failure; the philosophical, blanket-carrying Linus; the fussbudget Lucy, who dispenses psychological advice for a nickel from behind a concession stand; and toy-piano virtuoso Schroeder. Central to the comic strip is Charlie Brown's dog, Snoopy, who first stood on his hind legs in 1956 and became extremely popular for his imaginative adventures as a number of characters.
The cast of "I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!" includes Jimmy Bennett as ReRun, Adam Taylor Gordon as Charlie Brown, Ashley Rose Orr as Lucy Van Pelt, Corey Padnos as Linus Van Pelt, Hannah Leigh Dworkin as Sally, Nick Price as Schroeder, Jake Miner as Pig Pen/Franklin, Kaitlyn Maggio as the little girl and Bill Melendez as Snoopy.
"I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!" was executive-produced by Lee Mendelson. The animation was produced by Bill Melendez and directed by Bill Melendez and Larry Leichlite. The music was written by Vince Guaraldi and David Benoit and performed and arranged by David Benoit. Animation is by Eddy Houchins, Shawn Cashman and Dave Brain.
"I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!" will be broadcast with Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. This program carries a TV-G parental guideline.


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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal
On-line version ISSN 2078-5135
Print version ISSN 0256-9574
SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.100 n.12 Cape Town Dec. 2010
Rock's pill that rocked the world
I was a rookie doctor on the goldmines in the early 1960s. Part of my duties was to look after the families in the villages of the Anglo American mines at Welkom in the Free State. Their invariably large numbers of children prompted me to enquire whether they wished to have assistance in family planning. Their positive response led me to visit family planning clinics in Johannesburg. The standard methods in use at the time were condoms (spoken about in hushed whispers), the 'Dutch cap' or diaphragm, and an intra-uterine device (Lippes loop). However, I found that a small number of women in the private sector were using a new product known as 'the Pill'. As this was very expensive, it could not be used in public sector family planning clinics.
The goldmines were making big profits at the time, so I approached the mine managers and requested them to fund the Pill for those villagers who wished to take it. They agreed. So began the first use of the Pill in a family planning clinic in South Africa. The first version to be approved for use in family planning was Enovid. It soon became apparent that its high hormone content (compared with products available today) caused uncomfortable side-effects in a sizeable minority of women - mainly nausea, weight gain and breakthrough bleeding. Enovid was followed by products with improved balances of hormonal dosages, which caused fewer side-effects and were safer while maintaining efficacy.
The ready acceptance of the Pill by the villagers soon drew the attention of the Catholic nursing sisters who staffed Ernest Oppenheimer Hospital, the Anglo American hospital. After some unsuccessful pressure by Catholic colleagues to discontinue the family planning exercise, I was requested to meet with the Catholic moral advisor from Johannesburg. Our meeting in the nursing sisters' home was my first major encounter with and debate on ethical issues in medical practice. His main argument was that the practice was unnatural, whereas the alternatives of abstinence and the 'rhythm method' were natural. I responded that to me both the latter, but abstinence in particular, were unnatural. I suggested that our aims - i.e. to keep the sperm from reaching the ovum - were identical, but that he was advocating a time barrier whereas others used mechanical barriers. The new product in effect created a hormonal barrier. Our differences remained unresolved. Only recently did I become aware of how differing beliefs at that time profoundly shook the originator of the Pill.
The Pill - the revolution
This year celebrates the 50th anniversary of the clinical use of the Pill, a combination of oestrogen and progesterone that was first approved for contraceptive use in the USA in 1960. When taken by mouth every day, these pills inhibit female fertility. More than any other contraceptive before it, the Pill revolutionised family planning. It enabled women to take control of their own fertility and thereby revolutionised their role in society. The Pill remains a very popular form of birth control.
By the time Gregory Pincus, a reproductive physiologist, commenced his contraceptive hormone research, much work had already been done on the isolation and structure of the steroid hormones. In the 1950s Pincus enlisted the support of John Rock, an American gynaecologist at Harvard and an expert in the treatment of infertility, to do clinical trials with women. Their work led to the formulation of Enovid, the world's first oral contraceptive to be used in clinical practice.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the USA approved Enovid 10 mg for contraceptive use in 1960. However the manufacturer, Searle, only advertised its use for this purpose in 1961, when the FDA approved the 5 mg version of Enovid for contraception.
It is generally accepted that the health risks of oral contraceptives are lower than those from pregnancy and birth, and the Pill is generally a very safe medical product. However, it became evident that combined oral contraceptives increase the risk of deep-vein thrombosis and that its use should be limited in those at risk, e.g. with cardiovascular disease, a genetic predisposition to blood clots, smokers, etc. The long-term effects of oral contraceptives on the development of or protection from cancers are less clear. There is a small increase in the development of breast cancer but a decrease in ovarian, endometrial and colorectal cancer.
The real revolution of the Pill was that its use was separate from intercourse and required no special preparations. Women could make long-term educational and career plans without sacrificing sexual relationships. This change resulted in ethical debates and considerations by religious bodies on their responses to women's new-found freedom. In 1968 the Catholic Church responded by the papal encyclical that reaffirmed its traditional teaching, including the prohibition of 'artificial' contraception.
John Rock, the co-developer of the Pill, was himself an ardent Roman Catholic. He taught birth control in his medical classes and believed that in time the Catholic Church would approve the use of the Pill for contraception. The papal encyclical that entrenched the church's opposition profoundly disappointed Rock, and he stopped attending Mass.
Forget global warming. The greatest threat to humanity remains increasing overpopulation. Family planning, by whatever means, should be at the top of health and social care management agendas. Colleagues recently advocated the increased use of the intra-uterine contraceptive device (IUCD), which is more than 98% effective in preventing pregnancy.1 To which please add the Pill!
J P de V van Niekerk
Managing Editor
1. Crede S, Harries J, Constant D, Hoke TH, Green M, Moodley J. Is 'planning' missing from family planning services? S Afr Med J 2010;100: 79-580 [ Links ]
Source: Wikipedia and Gladwell M. John Rock's error. 'What the inventor of the birth control pill didn't know about women's health', in What the Dog Saw, Allen Lane, 2009.


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The purpose of an elected official in a democracy is to represent the voice of his or her constituents. Today, Catholics from Representative John Boehner's district in Ohio have let their voices be heard loud and clear, urging him as he works to solve the nation's debt crisis to "seek a compromise that reflects the Catholic values of solidarity with the most vulnerable."
One day after the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops voiced their opposition to Boehner's debt plan, more than 70 Catholic leaders from Boehner's district issued a statement imploring Boehner to follow his Catholic faith rather than pressure from Tea Party politicians when searching for a solution to the budget crisis. Among the signers were several people affiliated with Xavier University, Boehner's alma mater.
"We stand with our Catholic bishops, Christian clergy and other religious leaders who have endorsed the Circle of Protection–a pledge to defend the most vulnerable as our elected leaders make fiscal choices that will impact millions of families," the letter read. "Speaker Boehner, we urge you to honor the values of the Catholic Church you love and show the courage to do what is right as you face extraordinary political pressure."
Full text of the statement can be found here.
This is not the first criticism Boehner has received from Catholics regarding his failure to act in accordance with moral teachings of Catholicism. In May, as Boehner prepared to deliver the commencement address at Catholic University, professors from Catholic University and other Catholic colleges around the nation criticized Boehner's voting record on issues regarding the poor, claiming that his actions were not congruent with Catholic social teaching.
Some further updates regarding faith and the budget crisis:
This afternoon, eleven peaceful protestors were arrested inside the Capitol as they participated in an interfaith sit-in. The group was frustrated by the lack of response from Congress to their urging to not balance the budget at the expense of the poor and vulnerable.
And, Sojourners has introduced a new series of spiritually and politically challenging radio advertisements aimed at key congressional districts in Kentucky, Nevada, and Ohio to encourage people of faith to defend the poor. More than 150,000 emails from supporters have been sent to Congress regarding the budget talks.