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Install Components
Once you have installed MDT, you'll want to open the Deployment Workbench. Initially this will be pretty empty because there's a few components we need to download for MDT first. On the left-hand side of the workbench you'll find a folder called Information Center. Open this folder and click on Components. At the very least, you'll need to download the Windows Assessment and Deployment ToolKit (Windows ADK) as this contains the latest (at the time of writing) release version of WinPE. Highlight it and click Download in the lower right of the workbench. For some reason, ADK will not show up as "Installed" like MSXML 6.0 but fear not, it should be there. You may also want to download USMT, even if you're not planning on saving user states.
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Deploying the Operating System
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Feather Token: Each of these items is a small feather that has a power to suit a special need. The kinds of tokens are described below. Each token is usable once.
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Swan Boat: A token that forms a swanlike boat capable of moving on water at a speed of 60 feet. It can carry eight horses and gear or thirty-two Medium characters or any equivalent combination. The boat lasts for one day.
Tree: A token that causes a great oak to spring into being (5-foot diameter trunk, 60-foot height, 40-foot top diameter). This is an instantaneous effect.
Whip: A token that forms into a huge leather whip and wields itself against any opponent desired just like a dancing weapon. The weapon has a +10 base attack bonus, does 1d6+1 points of damage, has a +1 enhancement bonus on attack and damage rolls, and makes a free grapple attack (with a +15 attack bonus) if it hits. The whip lasts no longer than 1 hour.
Moderate conjuration; CL 12th; Craft Wondrous Item, major creation; Price 50 gp (anchor), 300 gp (bird), 200 gp (fan), 450 gp (swan boat), 400 gp (tree), 500 gp (whip).
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NY manhunt after four shot dead
- Published
More gunfire has rung out, some from police, amid a manhunt for a suspect who shot dead four people in two attacks in upstate New York.
Police say Kurt Meyers, 64, opened fire at a barber shop and then a car wash in neighbouring villages, killing two at each location and wounding two others.
Guns and ammunition were found inside Mr Meyers' home, officials said.
Schools were on lockdown as police searched for the suspect on foot and in a helicopter.
The villages of Mohawk and Herkimer are described as twin communities on either side of the Mohawk River, about 65 miles (105km) east of the city of Syracuse.
'Very scary'
The weapons were found in Mr Meyers' apartment after emergency crews were sent to a fire there on Wednesday morning. The shootings began shortly afterwards.
Police were fired on from a building on Wednesday afternoon in the village of Herkimer, where the second shooting happened. Officers appear to have a suspect cornered.
Myles Smith, who lives in one of the apartments above nearby shops, told the Associated Press by phone he had heard police appealing to someone to surrender.
"The snipers on the roof are sitting there,'' Mr Smith said. "I ain't seen a whole lot of movement. I heard about five gunshots. I keep hearing them trying to talk him out, but I don't think he's coming out."
New York state police said two people had been shot dead and two others wounded at a barber shop in Mohawk, before two others were gunned down at a car wash in Herkimer.
According to the Utica Observer-Dispatch newspaper, the suspect was seen carrying a long gun.
After Wednesday morning's shootings, nearby schools and Herkimer County Community College were placed on lockdown, the regional TV station WKTV reports.
Mohawk Mayor James Baron said he did not know Mr Meyers, but knew several of the people who were shot, including "at least" two of the barber shop victims.
The 29-year-old mayor described his village as close-knit and friendly, "the kind of place where you'd say, 'oh, it would never happen here'".


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This time of year, I witness this type of conversation all too often:
Parent: "You are missing tons of assignments in math! You are going to fail the class, then you're going to be held back a grade!"
Teen: "Don't worry about it. I'll be fine. I'm not the only one missing assignments, and everyone says that I'll pass the class anyway."
Parent: "No. This is just you being lazy again. You're not going out with your friends, you have to give me your phone, you're not playing video games…you're grounded until you finish those assignments!"
Teen: "You don't know what you're talking about! I'm telling you it's fine!"
You can see where this conversation is headed. The parent, despite best intentions and a strong desire to help, has ended up triggering the teen's resistance by not respecting his sense of independence and autonomy.
Even if what the parent is saying is true, there is no way that a self-respecting teen would respond well to these types of threats. As long as parents are the ones holding the pressure and anxiety of their child's underperformance, the student can focus on resisting this anxiety- by not doing his schoolwork!
Some limits may need to be set, but first let's try to help the teen advocate for himself.
A more respectful and developmentally appropriate direction for this conversation might sound like this:
Parent: "I saw on your online assignment sheet that you are missing five assignments for your math class." (citing actual facts rather than vague worries)
Teen: "I'll be fine. Everyone says not to worry about it."
Parent: "Glad to hear it. So what is your plan for passing the class?" (opening up the conversation to allow her son to find his own solution)
Teen: "I don't even know if my teacher will accept stuff now because it's so late."
Parent: "So how could you find that out for sure?" (directing him to point of reference outside of their parent-child relationship)
Teen: "I guess I could ask my teacher about it. But I really don't think that she'll accept it."
Parent: "Okay. I want you to do that tomorrow, then ask her to email me. I'm actually really worried that you're not going to pass that class, but I'm not going to nag you about it. It's up to you to talk to your teacher and figure out what you need to do."
Teen: "But some of the stuff I don't even understand."
Parent: "I really wish you had told me about that sooner, but I can look into getting you a tutor to help you catch up, and I'm always available to help you if you ask for help. I'm not going to force you to do it. This is your thing."
Teen (suddenly looking a little scared): "What if it's too late for me to catch up?"
Parent: "I sure hope it's not. What is your understanding of what will happen if you don't pass this class?" (asking about real consequences rather than trying to convince him that he "should" work harder)
Teen: "I don't know."
Parent: "Well I guess you had better talk to your school counselor to find that out, too. It would really stink if you have to spend another year in your current grade. Do you want me to call your counselor and set that meeting up for you?"
Teen: "Um. I guess so. What should I say to her?"
This parent has successfully transferred an appropriate level of pressure onto her son instead of holding it all herself. She did this not by telling him what to do, but by highlighting the fact that he will need to get busy if he wants to protect his own interests.
Now the parent can focus on communicating with teachers and the school counselor, perhaps asking them if they think her son needs to be evaluated for learning difficulties or other challenges that he could be facing. By directing him to talk to people who know what is going on at school and who will actually be enforcing the consequences related to school, the parent has shifted the focus away from the parent-child conflict and onto the task at hand.
This parent is also moving the child in the direction of developing greater independence and autonomy by encouraging him to communicate with authority figures, a skill that will be essential in college and beyond.


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Olivia Pennelle of Liv's Recovery Kitchen explains how she overcame her eating disorder.
I'll never forget the first time I discovered that food could help me escape; I was around six years old. We'd not long relocated to the UK, from America. A quick and unexpected relocation; we fled with little other than the clothes we had. Struggling to cope with the trauma of leaving and growing up without a father, I was depressed and struggled to cope with my emotions. As we rebuilt a life in the UK, we faced challenges financially and I struggled to integrate into a new school and make new friends. Food softened the impact of those challenges, somehow—they transported me into a place of numbness and escapism.
From that moment on, I sought to sneak any food anyway I could. I would even feign a headache and stomach ache to take time off school and eat. I just didn't want to engage in life.
I've always had an unhealthy body image. Around 9 years old, I was sitting in the school hall comparing the size of my thighs to the girl next to me. The thing was, I was a tall child (the tallest in my class—even taller than some of the boys) so I was always going to be bigger. But I associated bigger with unworthy and ugly.
At home, I saw my mum on one extreme diet after another.
Around 10 years old, we moved again—this time to the south of England. New school, new friends, and new bullies. Struggling to cope, I discovered that I could gain a semblance of control after my food binges by starving myself.
Soon enough, by the time I was 13, I was regularly binging and purging. I was more depressed than ever, and often contemplated my existence. My depression was so intertwined with food—I would use starvation and binging as a means to escape my mood. Of course, I only ever felt temporary relief; followed by bouts of shame.
Discovering boys turned my focus toward drugs: I discovered that if I used substances, I could starve myself for whole days at a time. It worked: I dropped a lot of weight. Suddenly, I gained the attention of the boys—that was addictive in itself. That attention gave me the motivation to continue on this unhealthy cycle of starvation, binging and purging. I began to equate my worth as a young girl to the amount of attention I garnered from boys.
Following a trauma in my late teens, I sunk down further into a depression and my appetite for escapism became insatiable.
My body dysmorphia continued into my twenties and much of it was a blur because of the increased substances I was using to control my weight (cocaine). As I moved more toward alcohol, my weight fluctuated more rapidly. Along came one mainstream and crazy diet after another. Inevitably, I'd lose weight; then gain it all back—and then some. Not one of these programs addressed the reasons why I was using food in this way—because I was so desperately depressed, had unresolved trauma, and complete inability to cope with life.
As my addiction progressed, I gave up starving (much like I'd given up on life), and gained over 150 pounds. I hated myself. At 32, I hit a rock bottom: I couldn't continue killing myself with food and substances and got help.
In finding recovery from substances, I was then able to deal with my eating disorder. From a sober mindset, I identified why I used substances (including food) to change how I felt. I uncovered long-standing mental illness (depression), lack of self-esteem and confidence, unresolved trauma, and an unhealthy relationship with food. I had no idea how to eat normally. I was so detached from my body that I didn't even know when I was hungry. And I detested how I looked so much that I couldn't find one nice thing to say about myself.
I worked with a health coach to make my life bigger than food. I worked with a doctor to get my health under control; and I worked with a therapist to deal with my emotional recovery. From that place, I learned how to have an integrated and healthy relationship with myself and use food as it was intended—for fuel. I have to constantly work on my hunger cues; more often than not I need emotional nourishment, exercise, relaxation, stress relief, and comfort—not food. Knowing that, and having coping strategies, has gone a long way to help my recovery. I have lost 60 pounds and love myself today. That's a far cry from the woman who desperately loathed her existence nearly six years ago.


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A place for cummunity to connect in wellness, recreation and the arts!
Services available in the Building
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Better at Home
Better at Home
Better at Home is a program that helps seniors with simple day-to-day tasks so that they can continue to live independently in their own homes
Mosaic Art Studio
Mosaic Art Studio
Marina Papais and Daniel Collete along with community members have been creating glass mosaics to display all around town. The studio is open most afternoons to drop in and see what project is in the works.
The HUTCH
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A studio where new treasures are created for you and by you.
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- adjective Etymology: Pangloss, optimistic tutor in Voltaire's Candide (1759) Date: 1831 marked by the view that all is for the best in this best of possible worlds ; excessively optimistic
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Panglossian — (adj.) optimistic (usually ironic or disparaging), 1831, from Fr. Panglosse, name of the philosopher and tutor in Voltaire s Candide (1758), from PAN (Cf. pan ) (see PAN (Cf. pan )) + Gk. glossa, lit. tongue (see GLOSS (Cf. gloss) (n.2 … Etymology dictionary
Panglossian — [pan glôs′ē ən] adj. [after Dr. Pangloss in Voltaire s Candide] foolishly optimistic … English World dictionary
Panglossian — adjective a) Naively or unreasonably optimistic. Though he took a Panglossian view of the world in his youth, he became jaded as he grew older. b) Of or relating to the view that this is the best of all possible worlds … Wiktionary
panglossian — (ˈ)pan|gläsēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Pangloss, optimistic tutor of Candide in the satire Candide (1759) by Voltaire died 1778 French writer (from French, from pan + Greek glōssa tongue) + English an + more at gloss … Useful english dictionary
Panglossian — /pan glos ee euhn, glaw see , pang /, adj. characterized by or given to extreme optimism, esp. in the face of unrelieved hardship or adversity. [1825 35; after Pangloss, an optimistic character in Voltaire s Candide; cf. Gk panglossía… … Universalium
panglossian — Ludicrously optimistic. Dr Pangloss is the character in Voltaire s satire Candide who embodies Leibniz s view that this is the best of all possible worlds … Philosophy dictionary
Panglossian — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Expecting a favorable outcome or dwelling on hopeful aspects: optimistic, roseate, rose colored, rosy, sanguine. Informal: upbeat. Idioms: looking on the bright side, looking through rose colored glasses. See HOPE … English dictionary for students
panglossian — pan·gloss·ian … English syllables
Panglossian — Pan•gloss•i•an [[t]pænˈglɒs i ən, ˈglɔ si , pæŋ [/t]] adj. inappropriately optimistic • Etymology: 1825–35; after Pangloss, an optimistic character in Voltaire s Candide; cf. Gk panglossía garrulousness, wordiness … From formal English to slang
Panglossian — /pænˈglɒsiən/ (say pan gloseeuhn) adjective unshakably optimistic. {from Pangloss, a character in Voltaire s novel Candide (1759) who maintains that the world we live in is the best of all possible worlds + ian} … Australian English dictionary


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Mandagsklubben is a dream coming true. Every monday night we have original, cutting edge high quality music from 8pm and well into the nitgt. No other club in Copenhagen has that! We have 3-6 different bands every monday!!! We are taking the task of presenting our music into our own hands. Just like when you start your own label to put out your music. There is no middle man, nobody has to profit from this other than the artists themselves.
- The program is curated by Kresten Osgood
- Organisation and Documentation: Torben
- The Cosy Crew: Hans, Paul, Ramn and Asgar
- Venue provided by 5e and the endlessly gentle gentleman Klaus Rix
- You can help by making Mandagsklubben the place you go out every monday and the place where you present your most happening music.
- You can help by donating a bottle of something to the bar, or some firewood for the fireplace.
- You can help by making posters and hanging up posters, you can help by pushing the promotion aspect and bringing fresh ideas to the table about how it can continue to grow. and you can help by coming and helping out
- The program is curated by Kresten Osgood. Find him and suggest your act.
- Requests made through @5e-mails or Mandagsklubbens facebookpage can't be answered as long as a day is only 24 hours.
In 2017 we gained support from
"Projektet er støttet af DJBFAs Produktionspulje og Kodas Kulturelle Midler"/"With support from DJBFA – Composer and Songwriters Production Pool and Kodas Cultural Funds".
Tuborgfondet – Gør noget ved den gode lyd
In 2018 we have gained support from
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Welcome to Wasteline, Omaha's solid waste program. Under the solid waste contracts begun in 2006, Omaha provides solid waste collection services to the residents of Omaha at a cost of $8.74 (cost in 2006) per household per month. The general fund, made up of property and sales tax, is the source of funds used to pay for this service. The total solid waste services annual budget is $14 million and includes all of these services:
- Residential garbage, recycling and yardwaste collection
- Recycling drop-off sites
- Neighborhood spring clean-up
- Christmas tree drop-off sites
- Bulky material drop-off site subsidy
- Pedestrian litter/recycling cans in Omaha's business districts
Because the City holds a contract on behalf of all residents of Omaha, the City is able to obtain this service at substantially lower costs than that of the surrounding communities. The contract begun on January 1, 2006 will continue for 10 years, and has an option to extend the contract for an additional 5 years. Garbage, recycling and yardwaste collection consume 78% of the solid waste service budget.
Working together, we can make Omaha a cleaner, greener city for all to enjoy by:
- Reducing the amount of material you throw away
- Increasing the amount of material you recycle
- Changing the way you care for your lawn
Need help? That's what this website is all about. Please take a moment to visit our pages, and let us know if you have questions.
How To Prepare Your Materials For Collection
Frequently Asked Questions
My material was tagged as over weight. How do they know it was over weight? I got it to the curb, why can't they collect it?
Each crew picks up the waste from over 2,000 households per day. The 45 pound limit is a federal guideline to protect the workers from injury. They are very experienced and will give the benefit of the doubt to the resident unless it's grossly over weight.
My material was tagged as Over Weight but that's just because it rained last night and it's wet. It's not my fault.
The weight limit on cans is 45 pounds. The containers will need to be less than 45 pounds to be collected next week. To avoid this situation in the future, we suggest using trash cans with lids or switching to bags instead.
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Supporting CTC
As a volunteer-based organization, we look to our membership and community to help fulfill our mission. From the individual to the corporate sponsor, opportunities are available to support the CTC in promoting running, walking and overall fitness. See below the ways you or your organization can support the Chattanooga Track Club.
Become a Member
By becoming a member you will not only have access to all the personal benefits offered by the track club, but you will also help the track club fulfill its mission of promoting running and fitness to Chattanooga area. Learn more about joining the club.
Sponsor a Race Event
The Chattanooga Track Club produces 14 local competitive races each year, many that have received national recognition for quality, course features, family-friendliness, championship status and best-overall in their category.
Sponsorship opportunities range from Associate to Title Sponsorship and include a range of exposure and benefits for the sponsor.
Sponsor a Membership and Community Event
The Chattanooga Track Club puts on several educational and social events for its membership and the community. They include, but are not limited to, clinics on proper running techniques, injury prevention, cross-training clinics, nutrition, weekly running groups and picnics.
Donate to the Long Run
Please consider making a donation to The Long Run, the club's endowment fund. The fund was established in 2005 to create a perpetual investment and financial resource to support the mission of the club. The club is committed to being a good steward of these funds and is appreciative of your generosity to help sustain this legacy for our community.
To donate to the Long Run please send a check made out to the Chattanooga Track Club (with the memo reading "The Long Run") to The Chattanooga Track Club, 1014 Dallas Road Suite 101 Chattanooga, TN 37405.


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Interactive Textbook Makes Reading Social, Braces for Apple Announcement
Sitting at the front of the class and attentively listening to a professor's lecture won't be enough for college students aiming to impress their professors once the new BioBook rolls out.
With BioBook, an interactive educational tool for tablets, professors can monitor student progress — from how they're keeping up to the rest of the class to what page they're at in the text book.
Now the makers of the BioBook are waiting with bated breath to find out what Apple is planning to announce this Thursday — and whether the two companies are about to become competitors.
BioBook is the creation of two Wake Forest University professors: Jed Macosko, an assistant professor of physics and Dan Johnson, a senior lecturer in biology. They hope the interactive learning tool will spark the interest of non-biology majors early in their college careers. Macosko says this precarious time is when students drop out or lose interest in learning. Perhaps, this program can help.
"Biology is not linear, it is a web of many connected facts," Macosko said. With interactive learning, "you can choose your own adventure."
Macosko, an educator for 15 years, believes no two students learn the same way. "Nobody learns exactly like the textbook authors had in mind," he said.
Students who've had trouble with the typical attend-a-lecture, read-a-textbok model might be more interested in a subject if they can learn its concepts with an interactive learning tool. BioBook could also be useful for students with learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, whose minds read text in a different order. For students who prefer reading from paper and being able to highlight texts with a pen, they can print out the course textbook from BioBook.
Professors can monitor students' progress with assignments, quizzes, and other interactive learning tools. These tools also allow students to self-monitor their progress in relation to their peers.
BioBook uses "near-peer authoring" — basically, a giant Wikipedia-like database.
Science majors who recently completed the course will write summaries of key learnings, or nodes, in easy-to-understand prose. Students' explanations are edited and added to the database for a particular class. The professor can then add to the database any other materials the students should know. Over time, the database will grow. It's like having your smart, but down-to-earth dorm mate explain the recent biology 101 course they just completed.
Despite the dubious reputation of a learning tool anyone can edit, studies have shown Wikipedia is just as reliable as an encyclopedia.
BioBook is currently being beta tested by non-biology majors in select colleges and universities in the United States. The program will be available to university students this summer and cost $60 (not including the cost of a tablet).
BioBook is "platform agnostic" — any tablet owner can access BioBook because it works on the open source course management system of Moodle. The book's creators also partnered with education technology company, Odigia.
Made possible by a $249,000 grant from the Next Generation Learning Challenges, a non-profit partner of the Gate's Foundation, the funding allows the team to sell BioBook for $60 per student — half the rate of a standard, full-price textbook. However, at this point costs have been low and they might be able to lower the price further in the future, Macosko says. Especially if Apple announces a competitor.
BioBook's creators will have their ears tuned to Apple's education announcement this Thursday to see if the company will introduce something that could trump BioBook's interactive learning landscape.
"If they (Apple) were to enter into the education world, they could accomplish a lot," Macosko acknowledged. "And we would be happy about that. But they may approach this the way textbook makers do."
If Apple's textbook functions like an regular ebook, then Macosko will continue with his plan to sell the interactive BioBook to students and professors. If Apple has listened to educators who say students learn in a variety of ways, and release an interactive textbook, then they may lower the price of the BioBook. Either way, the BioBook could revolutionize classroom learning.
"The whole point is to reform the way people use textbooks," Macosko added.
Eight higher-education institutions are currently testing out the program with non-biology majors at schools including: Salem College, Winston-Salem State University, Guilford Technical Community College, Wake Forest University and University of Florida .
They are currently translating the materials to Spanish, which is expected to be released fall 2012. In the future, the team working on BioBook hope to see the program trickle-down to grade school students.
What do you think about BioBook? Tell us in the comments.


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The Obstinate Ghost and Other Ghostly Tales.
London: Odhams Books, 1968. Hardcover. First edition. Good octavo hardcover in good dust jacket. Wear and rubbing to the edges of the boards with bumping to the head and heel of the spine and the panels are slightly bowed. Dj has wear and rubbing along the edges with many tiny tears on the head and heel of the spine, some browning along the edges of the covers, and some scuffing to the covers. Page edges are lightly browned. Signed by both authors in blue ink on the title page. 144 pages with illustrations. A collection of 11 ghost tales which are: 1. Huw, 2. The Headless Horseman, 3. The Ghost of Smeaton Hall, 4. Billy Bates's Story, 5. The Staircase, 6. The Ghost in the Barrel, 7. First Peformance, 8. The Obstinate Ghost, 9. The Message, 10. Ghost at Hallowe'en, 11. The Ghost of Rosewarne. Good in Good dust jacket. Item #11950
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Pierre Cardin was born on July 7, 1922, near Venice, Italy, to the parents of French origin. His father was a wine maker and was preparing his son to take over the family trade. Young Cardin was fond of ballet and theatre, he was dreaming of an acting career, and was also fascinated with the beauty of costumes and stage designs. In 1936, at the ... See full bio »


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Turns out there are some people who don't much like dealing with car salesmen. (We know--it's hard to imagine.) Those nuts contact an auto broker--like the folks at AAA Arizona--to negotiate the deal and deliver the wheels.
That means car dealers don't have a chance to play their fun negotiating games and offer all those little extras like a bumper-to-bumper triple-deluxe Turtle Wax warranty. So lawmakers have stepped into the breach with the House Bill 2386--aka the Jim Click Protection Act--which would ensure the buyer have some sort of contact with a dealer. It's being sold as a safety issue; if buyers don't meet with the sellers, they might not be able to figure out how to work the seatbelts! And besides, car dealers have to fill out all sorts of paperwork in the wake of Sept. 11. If we don't pass this bill, then the terrorists win.
Or at least that's what all the lobbyists swarming over this piece of crap are arguing. One of them is Matt Salmon, the onetime congressman who is now chair of the Arizona Republican Party--and who will evidently do just about anything for a buck. The way Salmon is leaning on lawmakers to support it is Exhibit A in why lobbyists shouldn't be running political parties.
The Jim Click Protection Act has already passed the House, but back then, it was just a bill saying you had to get your neighbor's permission if you were going to park a car for sale on the front lawn.
It wasn't until it got into the Senate that it was transformed into its current form and passed out of the Senate Transportation Committee. (Why the Transportation Committee instead of the Commerce and Economic Development Committee? Because Commerce would have killed it.)
Two Republicans on the Transportation Committee--Carolyn Allen and Thayer Verschoor--voted against the bill. You can thank Tucson Democrat Vic Soltero for casting the swing vote to keep it alive.
As of press time, the bill had to pass the Rules Committee before going before the full Senate.
· A $50 million radar system for the border: Alive.
· Ban on selling human eggs: Alive. Sell 'em while you can!
· Ban on feeding wildlife: Dead.
· Proposal to put American flags in all K-12 and college classrooms: Alive. Open your flag store now!
· Eliminating the refresher course for carrying a concealed weapon: Alive.
· A one-hour cut in the time spent in traffic school: Passed and signed into law by Gov. Janet Napolitano. Big win for the people of Arizona!
· Letting police bust illegal immigrants on the charge of trespassing on public or private land: Alive.
· Giving married couples preference over singles when adopting: Alive.
· A resolution supporting the preservation of the Fantasy Island bike trail on state trust land: Alive.
· Letting people practice law without going to law school: Dead.
· Extending downtown's Rio Nuevo: Alive.
· A vehicle-registration break for seniors: Dead.
Last week, Cathi Herrod, CAP's director of policy, sent out a frantic e-mail message urging folks to pick up the pace, or the group wouldn't be able to collect the minimum 183,917 signatures to put the Protect Marriage Amendment on the 2006 ballot.
"Unless we start collecting more signatures quickly, the Protect Marriage Amendment could fail to make the ballot for lack of signatures," Herrod warned.
The Center for Arizona Policy is having a tough time hiring signature gatherers and is relying on a volunteer effort. Herrod urged supporters to collect signatures, turn in completed petitions and pray.
"We can't let Arizona be the first state in which a marriage amendment is defeated!" wailed Herrod in her e-mail.
Actually, we think it'd be just fine if that happened.
Something tells us that when we see those FEC reports later this month, Giffords will be the leader over her fellow Democrats, who include former TV news anchor Patty Weiss, airline pilot Jeff Latas, TUSD board member Alex Rodriguez, retired federal worker Francine Schacter and Dwight Leister, who has distinguished himself among the competition by declining a request for a TV interview because the experience would be too stressful. Good luck with the rest of the campaign, Dwight.
In other Scramblewatch news: Latas, a former Air Force fighter pilot, announced he had picked up the endorsement of former Georgia Sen. Max Cleland, who lost both legs and part of one arm in the Vietnam War.
"When the paid political assassins come after the Democratic candidates in this race, and they will, Col. Jeff Latas is the one whose battle-tested courage and conviction to serve his country will carry him to victory against any Republican candidate," Cleland said in a statement.
Latas, who was scheduled to open up his campaign headquarters earlier this week at 3325 N. First Ave., said he was honored to have the endorsement of a "real all-American hero."
Still trying to figure out what you think about the plan?
RTA booster Steve Farley debates RTA critic Ken O'Day on Wednesday, April 12, on KUAT-TV's Arizona Illustrated at 6:30 p.m. and midnight. Moderators are Arizona Illustrated anchor Bill Buckmaster and your Skinny scribe, Jim Nintzel.


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The World Food Programme (WFP) campaign hopes to raise funds from both Arab and Muslim countries to fight hunger during the holy month, during which devout Muslims fast from dawn to dusk.
"The objective is to create a chain of solidarity across all Arab and non-Arab Muslim countries," the WFP said in an emailed statement.
To help spur giving, the Rotary Clubs of the UAE have pledged to match every dollar donated online to the WFP during the month of Ramadan.
A similar campaign last year raised enough funds to provide school meals to 400,000 children across the Middle East.
"For hundreds of thousands of families celebrating Ramadan this month, iftar is just a distant dream" said Elise Bijon, a WFP spokesperson for the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and Eastern Europe. "We are calling on everyone to join the fight against world hunger this Ramadan."
The WFP is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger, last year delivering food aid to more than 97 million people in 80 countries. Nearly half of the agency's beneficiaries are in Muslim countries, with Syria and Yemen among its largest operations.
The WFP in June warned that families in Syria were increasingly resorting to begging for food in order to cope with shortages and high food prices.
The aid agency is currently feeding more than 2 million people inside Syria, and more than 1 million refugees in neighbouring countries who have fled the fighting.
Donations to the World Food Programme can be made online at wfp.org/Ramadan


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7 "Must See" Sea Animals in Hawaii
On your Hawaii Vacation you will have many opportunities to experience amazing marine life. Don't miss your chance to get up close and personal with sea animals in Hawaii! These are the 7 underwater animals you can't miss on your Hawaii Vacation!
1. Green Sea Turtles
Snorkeling with green sea turtles is an experience you will never forget. There is a level of serenity that surrounds you as you watch graceful honu swim in their natural habitat.
On the island of Oahu you can experience a Hawaii Turtle Tour. You will see scenic island locations such as Halona Blowhole, Makapu'u Beach and Dole Plantation. This Oahu Circle Island Tour has a twist – you will also stop at a secret location for a chance to snorkel with Sea Turtles! Click here to learn more about the Oahu Hawaii Turtle Tour.
2. Humuhumunukunukuapua'a
The State Fish of Hawaii is the Humuhumunukunukuapua'a. The meaning of Humuhumunukunukuapua'a is triggerfish with a snout like a pig. It is pronounced who-moo-who-moo-noo-koo-noo-koo-ah-pooah-ah. If that is a mouthful you can also call it the rectangular triggerfish or Hawaiian triggerfish.
When snorkeling in Hawaii you will see beautiful fish including a variety of butterflyfish, tang, surgeonfish, wrasse, parrotfish, trumpetfish and of course Humuhumunukunukuapua'a. There are many great snorkeling locations in Hawaii. Hawaii Discount offers Oahu Snorkel Tours, Maui Snorkel Tours, Big Island Snorkel Tours and Kauai Snorkel Tours. Two of my favorite Hawaii Snorkel Locations are Hanauma Bay on Oahu and Kahaluu Beach Park on the Big Island. Check out my complete list of the Best Places to Snorkel in Hawaii.
3. Dolphins
Humans can learn about community, love and communication from dolphins. There are many opportunities to see dolphins in Hawaii. If you take a catamaran cruise or a snorkel cruise there is a good chance you will see them swimming alongside the boat. If you want to get in the water with these amazing creatures you can swim with wild dolphins on Oahu or swim with wild dolphins on the Big Island. Swimming with wild dolphins can be an unforgettable spiritual experience. Another way to experience dolphins in Hawaii is at Sea Life Park on Oahu. Sea Life Park offers a variety of dolphin encounters. (Sea Life Park is also the location of Chief's Luau, the #1 Rated Luau in Hawaii)
Click here to read about my family's adventure swimming with wild dolphins on Oahu.
4. Manta Rays
When people ask me about the things they can't miss on the Big Island of Hawaii I always tell them to reserve Manta Ray Night Snorkeling! The Kona Coast is the only place in the world with this type of Manta Ray experience! Manta Rays are some of the largest animals in the ocean and can range from 3-20 feet wide. Check out the video below to see my up close encounter with majestic manta rays.
5. Humpback Whales
From December through May as many as 10,000 humpback whales visit Hawaii from their summer home in Alaska. These whales weigh 25 to 40 tons. These large animals can be seen from shore but a great way to see Humpback Whales up close is a Hawaii Whale Watch Cruise. You may see humpback whales "breach" which is when a whale propels itself out of the water. You may also witness whales "tail slap" which is forceful slapping of the flukes against the water. You even have the opportunity to hear the song of the whales via a hydrophone. If your Hawaii Vacation is during Whale Watch Season I highly recommend a Whale Watch Cruise!
6. Sharks
Most people want to avoid sharks on their Hawaii Vacation but for a true adrenaline rush be sure to reserve a Shark Encounter! Travel via boat about 3 miles from Haleiwa to the shark grounds. There you will descend a ladder into the shark cage. The clear plexiglass windows of the shark cage make it appear like the Galapagos Sharks and Sandbar Sharks are swimming right on in! Click here to read about my morning on the Oahu Shark Encounter. It gave me insight into a world that is usually filled with fear.
7. Hawaiian Monk Seals
The Hawaiian Monk Seal is the state mammal of Hawaii. Hawaiian monk seals are also known as 'Ilio holo I ka uaua which means "dog that runs in rough water." Hawaiian monk seals are endemic to Hawaii. Hawaiian monk seals are one of the most endangered animal species in the world. They can be seen sleeping on the beaches of Hawaii – sometimes for days at a time. I have had the most luck seeing them on the beaches of Poipu, Kauai. It is fun to see these beautiful creatures but please do not disturb these precious pups. Only about 1,100 are left and the population continues to decline.
When planning your Hawaii Vacation be sure to include Hawaii Activities that will bring you up close and personal to some of these 7 amazing sea animals in Hawaii!
What are your favorite sea animals in Hawaii?


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So the other day, I randomly found B listening to some of the first added songs to my computer back in 2007, They seem to be quite buried on my iTunes, so finding them was hilarious. I remembered downloading most of them to run to. I put together a quick playlist of songs to re-upload to my phone that I knew made me run faster back then and listening to them lately has been a treat! It reminds me of all my running back in college and takes me back to so many funny memories.
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Authorities at Hong Kong airport on Tuesday cancelled all departing flights after pro-democracy protesters blocked the facility for a second day.
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