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Dr. Jim Skivalidas is Baby Chiropractor Melbourne, in Port Melbourne, in general chiropractic practice treating all members of the family with a professional interest in babies. Dr Jim Skivalidas, baby chiropractor melbourne treats all members of the family from babies, children, adults, pregnant women right through to senior citizens.
Jim has been providing holistic health care for babies for 17 years+ using a gentle baby chiropractic approach which includes infant/paediatric cranial chiropractic and activator technique. With a musculoskeletal tissues focus, baby chiropractic melbourne care with Dr. Jim, can discuss with you the mechanical stresses that some babies suffering from birth, right through crawling, and learning to walk, the effect of shoes, back packs, sitting, sleeping and sports on the body of a child/teenager.
Based on 17+ years of experience, Jim recommends that babies be routinely assessed by a chiropractor to check for musculoskeletal stress. In some babies, the symptoms they may suffer from may be contributed by a traumatic birth, be it a caesarean section, a ventouse or forceps extraction, or an abnormally rapid or long dry labour. Some babies may benefit from baby chiropractic melbourne care. Here are some common musculoskeletal associated reasons and symptoms that babies present with and come to us, which may include:
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Restricted movement of the neck, the limbs, or a generalised stiffness in their spine
Musculoskeletal intervention in delivery
Please spend some time looking at our website, and if you have any concerns or questions about your baby then please do get in touch as they can usually be helped. Dr. Jim is a caring, family orientated baby chiropractor. He is also equally skilled in treating children and adults too.
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Baby chiropractor melbourne looks at the development of the musculoskeletal system (including the spine, nervous system - childs neural plasticity) as well as providing natural complimentary health care options for your kids health conditions including nutritional postural (orthotics, shoes, mattress, pillow and backpacks) and stretching movement advice.
Baby Chiropractor Melbourne integrative health approach helps bring together your doctor, paediatrician, maternity nurse to help you kid get the very best health advice. As we are primary health care practitioners, a referral to baby chiropractor melbourne is not necessary and we'll also will refer you to another practitioner if necessary. Our philosophy of health is called the dream for well-being. We discuss diet (water, nutrition, toxins), rest (sleep cycles, sleep posture, beds and pillows), and activity (movement, stretches, range of movement of the various limbs).
As Baby Chiropractor Melbourne, there are more and more 'baby, child and kids' musculoskeletal stories growing in the community, and many more biomedical practitioners and scientists providing invaluable information, the musculoskeletal regions must be further considered in the wider local and global communities as a potential contributor. The hundreds of reports make strong suggestions that a baby and childs musculoskeletal health and wellbeing may be improved.
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The seminar provides a comprehensive guide to the principles of acoustics. How does sound propagate? How do sound waves combine? To mention a couple of the important questions that will be answered during this session in an informative and entertaining way. Attendees are asked to participate during the day to ensure that no one is left behind.
The Electroacoustics seminar is suitable for all levels of experience and the seminar format can be flexible and audience led.
To gain further understanding of the principles of electroacoustics for sound system design and engineering. Discover how loudspeakers interact with their environment and how to achieve intelligible sound to every listener.
Novices and students will gain new skills whilst those with more experience will enjoy refreshing their knowledge.
The focus of the day is on achieving intelligibility; if you're passionate about sound, then you want to get clear, intelligible sound to every seat in the house. Most sound engineers have a good knowledge of the electronic signal path, but are less sure of the acoustic signal path between the loudspeaker and the listener's ears.
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Reddit today announced that it is open-sourcing almost all the code that powers its site and community. Ars Technica interviewed reddit co-founder Steve Huffman on why one of the web's most popular social news sites would hand over the technological keys to its success.
As one of the first social news sites to appear in 2005, reddit now sports over 4.5 million monthly unique visitors who generate 120 million pageviews a month. The site experienced its largest growth spurt—a whopping 1,033 percent—in December 2007 with just over 4.1 million unique visitors, and 23 percent of reddit's users have registered just this year after the company introduced its user-generated category area, called reddits.
With all this impressive growth in the past year, my first question for Huffman was: "why?" Many could argue that open-sourcing the back end of a site that's on a roll like reddit's would be grounds for getting someone committed. But Huffman isn't worried. Reddit "offers an alternative to mainstream media," according to its co-founder, and they aren't worried about competitors trumping them with their own technological bread and butter. If the competition was going to pounce, "they would've replaced reddit by now."
Most of reddit's formula for success is already public. The site offers a comparatively minimal, text-centric UI for voting on stories, leaving comments, and browsing reddits. Clearly, the user-generated nature of reddits and their ability to be public, restricted to select users, or completely private was a major traffic boost for the site, and open sourcing almost all of its code is a move to bring in even more traffic.
Surprisingly, reddit is powered by a team of just five members, including Huffman. The decision to open source was also fueled by the potential for building the site based on community ideas and code. "We have a huge community of programmers on reddit who are constantly telling me how to do my job," Huffman explained. "Now we have a chance to see if they can walk the walk and actually help us out." Reddit fully plans to accept new features programmed for the site from the community, though it doesn't quite have a solid process in place for incorporating user-contributed code just yet.
Another major contributing factor in reddit's decision is the company's commitment to both the community and transparency. A major criticism of social news sites, especially digg, is that they are either easily gamed, rigged by a secret society of editors and "news mafia," or both. By making all of its code available—including the front page's algorithm—reddit won't have to worry about those accusations anymore.
"Our value is more in the loyalty of our community than it is in our technology," Huffman said. The majority of reddit is built from open-source technologies anyway. "It seems only fair that we release the code of reddit" back to the community. "I know I have learned an incredible amount in the last three years working on reddit," Huffman continued. "I hope others might find value in it."
Not all of reddit's code will be released, however. Huffman told me that while about 95 percent of reddit's code base is getting released at code.reddit.com under the CPAL license (the same one Facebook used to open source its own platform), including the rating algorithm that chooses which stories float to the front page, the company will keep specific portions of code under wraps. For obvious reasons, these code portions that will remain locked away are related to preventing cheating, gaming the system, and fighting spam.
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Thirty years ago, having recently returned to my faith and the Church, my mother asked me to choose a favourite Scripture passage for her to stitch on a wall hanging for me. I don't remember the process I went through in choosing the reading, but the end result still hangs on my wall, "God makes all things work for good for those who love him."
That Scripture, over the intervening years, has anchored me in hope, courage and trust in a way that no other passage has done. I think I am not alone in my esteem for those words and that truth, for it is a Scripture that nourishes the faith of many people.
Superficially, the promise could be seen as somewhat benign; describing a God who has enough power to make the best of bad situations, and enough care for us that he consistently does so if we remain open to his action. It could be understood as speaking of God's action as though God were almost opportunistic, waiting for a chance to be at work in us, and having our attention and the opportunity when bad things happen.
So while this understanding can inspire faith and confidence in us, it is a picture of God allowing human life to run its course, working with the situ- ations as they come along; in doing so, it assumes limits to God's power.
While it is an attempt to reconcile human freedom with the truth of God's love and power, it discounts the great mystery of the reality of the co-existence of our free will and God's infinite power and love. On the one hand, without God we can do nothing. On the other hand, he sets before us this day both life and death, and we must choose life. Our attempts to find simple understandings often result in imagining limits to God.
Over the years, for me, this passage has opened the way to a different understanding and deeper reliance on God. I no longer look upon God as using bad situations for our good. Rather there is a mystery of God's presence and action in all things that does not negate our ability to choose.
Here is another way to say it - when we surrender to God in obedience and love; we become the branches on the vine that is God.
Like a branch on the vine, the very being of God is a part of us, the life of God himself moves through us. It is not so much that God comes along to work in situations for our good, but rather those situations are simply the context for the constant and continuing action of God in our lives, as he accomplishes his will and purpose for us and within us.
So we can live with hope in the midst of real difficulties, disappointments, anxieties and losses because of our certainty that God is at work in all through his grace and love.
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With Spring showers comes hail, and with hail roof damage often follows. During this stormy spring, buyers and sellers can skip headaches by paying extra attention to the weather prior to closing. This way an otherwise smooth transaction won't end up dented as a result of hail damage.
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This reader-friendly guide shows you how to take charge of the newest, most versatile microcontrollers around, Atmel's AVR RISC chip family. Inside, Electronics World writer and astronomy instrumentation developer Dhananjay V. Gadre walks you from first meeting these exciting new computers-on-a-chip all the way through design and ready-to-launch products.
Programming and Customizing the AVR Microcontroller clarifies this versatile chip's basics and coaches you through sophisticated applications, using plenty of examples. Even programming newcomers will be able to follow the clearly illustrated, learn-as-you-go instructions, yet professionals who need to get a project up and running quickly will find the details they need in the author's comprehensive coverage of the AVR's components and capabilities.
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Many European families place an amber necklace on their babies (both boys and girls) during the teething phase. Amber, the fossilized resin of ancient trees is known in European folklore for its healing properties. Traditionally, wearing amber is thought to have natural calming, relaxing and analgesic properties for teething pains.
Keep in mind, that any child wearing a beaded necklace should be supervised. Remove while sleeping. Makes a wonderful baby gift!
Teething necklaces are made for wearing (not chewing) when a baby is teething. The warmth from the skin releases healing oils from the amber. According to scientific research the active ingredient in Baltic amber known as succinic acid has shown to improve immunity, stimulate the thyroid gland to help reduce drooling and soothe red inflamed cheeks. Amber's anti-inflammatory and therapeutic properties are recognized by allopathic (standard) medicine as a natural analgesic, which can help relieve teething pain and calm a baby without resorting to drugs.
Teething necklaces are approximately 12 inches in length.
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Biologically targeted nanoparticles may boost radiation therapy effects
UNC scientists report what they believe is the first pre-clinical demonstration of the potential of molecularly targeted nanoparticles as a promising new class of agents that can improve chemoradiotherapy treatment.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Making a tumor more sensitive to radiotherapy is a primary goal of combining chemo and radiation therapy to treat many types of cancer, but with the chemotherapy drugs come unwanted side effects.
UNC scientists report what they believe is the first pre-clinical demonstration of the potential of molecularly targeted nanoparticles as a promising new class of agents that can improve chemoradiotherapy treatment. The nanoparticles target tumor cells, thus sparing normal tissue and avoiding the systemic side effects often associated with chemotherapy drugs. They reported their finding in the October 19, 2011 Epub issue of the American Chemical Society publication ACS Nano.
The team used the drug docetaxel, used to treat head and neck cancers. Andrew Wang, MD, assistant professor of radiation oncology and senior study author explains, "Docetaxel is a proven drug used in chemoradiotherapy, but it leads to many unwanted side effects on normal organs. Nanoparticle formulation of docetaxel, on the other hand, concentrates in tumors, which in turn leads to improved efficacy and fewer side effects."
"We developed a biodegradable nanoparticle formulation of docetaxel that targets the folate receptor, overexpressed in head and neck and other tumors. Folate is a water-soluble form of Vitamin B9. We found that the folate-targeted nanoparticle was more effective than the docetaxel or non-targeted nanoparticle formulation of docetaxel. We also learned that timing of the radiation following administration of the nanoparticle formulation is critical.
"This information will be very helpful in the clinical translation of nanoparticle drugs in chemoradiation. Our group is currently evaluating two commercial formulations of nanoparticle taxane drugs in preparation for early phase clinical trials in the near future."
Other UNC authors are: Ronald Chen, MD, assistant professor of radiation oncology; Jonathan Copp, BS, research assistant; Adrienne Cox, PhD, associate professor in the departments of pharmacology and radiation oncology; Shrirang Karve, PhD, postdoctoral fellow; Chenxi Li, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, department of biostatistics and NC TraCS Institute; Mary Napier, PhD, research associate professor of biochemistry and biophysics; Rohit Sukamar, BS, research assistant; and Michael Werner, PHD, postdoctoral fellow.
Funding for the study was provided by grants from the North Carolina Triad Chapter of Golfers Against Cancer, a Carolina Center for Nanotechnology Excellence pilot grant, The University Cancer Research Fund, and Dr. Wang is also supported by an NIH/NCI Paul Calabresi Career Development Award for Clinical Oncology K12 grant.


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Firefall to hold public beta this weekend
Firefall will open its doors to all comers on Friday, hosting a number of special events.
Firefall Europen servers added for this weekend's beta event
European servers have been added to Firefall in anticipation of this weekend's beta test. Last week, Red 5 Studios performed a dark launch for the servers, and found them to be stable enough to put live this weekend as part a stress test. While there will still be a few "kinks," the firm said the […]
Firefall progression system overhauled to allow specialisation
Red 5 recently rejigged Firefall's progression system, switching up a previously linear system to something a little more flexible. The new skill trees allow players to specialise and diversify, which should mean players at every tier can create something pretty powerful with any battleframe at their command. Lead class designer Daniel Williams goes into some […]
Firefall founder's packages and PAX plans announced by Red 5 Studios
Firefall will be at PAX Prime this weekend, and if that wasn't enough of an announcement from Red 5 Studios, the playable version at the event will include the in-game store and its largest update ever, the Tribe. On top of that, a new limited edition Founders Packages will go on sale this Friday, August […]
Firefall ditches traditional MMO levelling as it was too slow
Firefall developer Red 5 Studios has scrapped its traditional levelling format of hitting numbered ranks in favour of a tier-based progression system. The reasoning is that while beta players sped through early levels, but the later ones turned the game into a grind.
Firefall summer crunch led to Red 5 hiring former BioWare and 38 Studio employees
Staff for Red 5 Studios' PC shooter Firefall has been beefed up with employees gained from layoffs at 38 Studios and BioWare Austin.
Firefall gets massive patch, Biotech class added
Red 5 Studios has provided the details for Firefall's "biggest patch ever," which can be played by the free-to-play first-person shooter's beta participants right this second.
Firefall Beta Tournament being held at gamescom, grand prize is €10,000
Red 5 Studios has announced a Firefall Beta Tournament will take place at gamescom, where €10,000 will be handed out to the grand prize winner. The tournament is co-sponsored by the Electronic Sports League, and attendees can register and participate in a qualifying rounds on August 16 -17 at the ESL Arena. On Saturday, August […]
Firefall patch preview takes in Engineer tweaks
Red 5 is prepping a major patch for Firefall, with big changes coming to the free-to-play shooter. We've already had a peek at what's going on with the Assault class; now check out what's in store for the Engineer.
Assault changes coming to Firefall later this summer
Red-5 Studios have released a developer update video where the combat designers discuss upcoming changes to the Assault battle-frame in Firefall, coming later this summer. The firm is calling it the "biggest patch in Firefall history." Last month it was revealed the F2P sci-fi shooter had over 500,000 registers users participating in the beta, which […]
Firefall beta saw 500,000 registered users, system requirements released
Red 5 Studios has announced the system requirements for its MMO shooter Firefall, now that 500,000 people have registered for the game's first beta testing.
Red 5 boss calls console model "broken", "dead"
Mark Kern, the former World of Warcraft designer now heading up Firefall developer Red 5, is ready to suit up and attend a funeral for consoles.
Firefall players to push content expansion
In Red 5's unusual MMO shooter Firefall, players have a chance to decide which direction the world will expand in.
Red 5 drops out of E3 2012 to form anti-SOPA movement
Firefall developer Red 5 Studios is skipping E3 2012 booth, and devoting its energies to an anti-SOPA grass roots movement.
Crytek's Ury Zhilinsky joins FireFall dev Red 5 Studios
FireFall developer Red 5 Studios has announced former Crytek team lead, Ury Zhilinsky, has joined the firm as its senior graphics programmer. At Crytek, Zhilinsky was the firm's senior R&D graphics programmer and R&D manager, and worked on Crysis 2 and and CryEninge 3. "We're still a relatively small team here at Red 5 Studios […]
Red 5 focuses on PvP when balancing Firefall's classes
In a new developer diary, Red 5 Studios outline the process of balancing classes in Firefall.
Wednesday Shorts II: LoL, Xbox rumors, SR3, Dust 514, D&D Online, more MMO goodies
A second batch of hump day shorts are below the break and chock full of power at that.
Firefall gameplay and video interview talks unique elements and Manga art
Red 5 Studios, developer of free-to-play team-based shooter Firefall, has spoken about the modes, character classes and art style of its upcoming title as well as how they intend to balance the oft-prickly issue of micro-transactions.
Firefall scripted by Orson Scott Card
Award-winning science fiction author Orson Scott Card is behind the plot of Firefall, Red 5 has revealed.
Red 5 Studios releases first video dev diary for Firefall
The team at Red 5 Studios has released its first developer diary video showcasing the upcoming free-to-play sci-fi shooter Firefall.
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Firefall beta saw 500,000 registered users, system requirements released
Wednesday Shorts II: LoL, Xbox rumors, SR3, Dust 514, D&D Online, more MMO goodies
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Mark Adams, author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu, uncovers the myths and mystery around the spellbinding Peruvian landmark.
This year, around a million visitors will make the epic journey to Machu Picchu - an odyssey that for most people entails a long flight to Lima, a second flight to Cusco, and then a three-and-a-half hour train ride (or four-day hike) to the ruins themselves. Strangely, almost none of these travelers will have the slightest idea what is it they're going to see. It's as if the Incas built this stone masterpiece in the clouds solely to serve as an envy-inducing photo backdrop. Which is a shame, because in recent years we've learned quite a lot about the fascinating reasons behind Machu Picchu's existence.
The most common misconception about Machu Picchu has been handed down by the American explorer Hiram Bingham III. He was the citadel's sole visitor from the outside world in 1911, the year that he is credited with rediscovering the spectacular ruins. (Three Peruvian farm families were living there at the time.)
Bingham had been searching for someplace else, the legendary Lost City of the Incas. That ghostly metropolis—officially known as Vilcabamba—was the redoubt to which a group of Inca nobles and their women had supposedly escaped (with a large stash of gold, the story went) when Francisco Pizarro and his rapacious Spanish conquistadors arrived in Peru in 1532. Unfortunately, the hyper-ambitious Bingham was so eager to prove that he'd found the lost city that he ignored evidence that Vilcabamba was actually located not far west of Machu Picchu, in the Amazon jungle. Some local guides in Cusco still insist that Bingham departed Peru with a fortune in precious metals, but the truth is that he found mostly bits of broken pottery and human remains. Most of these have recently been returned to Peru after spending a century in the United States.
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In the 1980s, the Yale University professors Richard Burger and Lucy Salazar proposed what is now the reigning academic theory about Machu Picchu, which is that it was built in the 15th century as a summer home for the greatest Inca emperor, Pachacutec. Burger compares the site to Camp David, the U.S. president's weekend retreat where politics and recreation mix. While convincing - a rare real estate document dated 1568 even backs up the thesis - this explanation of Machu Picchu's origins doesn't fully account for the site's spectacular natural setting, or for its enigmatic stone structures that draw spiritual seekers from around the globe.
The anthropologist Johan Reinhard argues that while Machu Picchu may have served as the Inca emperor's getaway, its location was chosen for more than the nice views. Reinhard calls Machu Picchu a "sacred center," and has demonstrated that holy peaks (or 'apus' in Quechua, the language of the Andes) lie directly to the north, south, east and west of the site. The Urubamba River, one of the chief symbols in Inca cosmology, practically wraps itself around the bluff on which Machu Picchu sits.
The Incas worshipped nature and the sun in particular, and the architecture at Machu Picchu is fully integrated with its environment. During the June solstice, the sun rises directly above a peak due east of the site and shoots a beam of light through a window of the spectacular semicircular Sun Temple, where it forms a perfect illuminated rectangle on a slab of granite. Some believe that the stone - whose surface appears to have been cracked - once held a gold statue of Pachacutec. A more recent twist on Reinhard's theory posits that the famous Inca Trail, beloved by hikers, was designed as a pilgrimage for those who were preparing to enter Machu Picchu.
Because the Incas left behind so little hard information, we'll probably never know for certain exactly why Machu Picchu was built. But mystery, along with the gorgeous stonework and mind-blowing scenery, will always be part of the site's allure. For most people, walking into the ruins of Machu Picchu for the first time is a stirring moment, akin to entering a natural cathedral. For those who arrive understanding a little about its historic and spiritual importance, a trip that might otherwise be a very expensive photo-op can also be a life-changing experience.
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Your blog challenge this week is to describe your blog as if it were a synopsis for a movie you were trying to sell to the studios.
How would you describe your blog as a movie?
The guidelines are:
- The synopsis must not exceed 500 words, give or take.
- It must "sell" your blog as a movie plot.
- After the synopsis, you may add recommendations for the cast.
- After the synopsis and the cast recommendations, tell us how you came up with the movie plot and how it changes how you view your blog as "entertainment" (or "bloggertainment").
Are you ready to turn your blog into a movie? Would it work? Would people really want to pay to see it? Would the first movie be strong enough to consider a sequel? Or would it need sequels just in the telling?
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Jonathan Phelps, member of the 'God Hates Fags' Westboro Baptist Church, son of the cult's leader, Fred Phelps, and brother of Shirley Phelps-Roper, Fred's second-in-command, joins David to discuss whether 'God Hates Fags' supports Mitt Romney or Barack Obama in the upcoming 2012 Presidential election.
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Year-over-year retail towable sales were edged up 1.8% in July while registrations for the seven months increased 7.5%. According to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc., results showed:
• Sales for the high-volume travel trailer sector gained 4.7% in July while year-to-date registrations rose 10.9%.
• Fifth-wheel registrations were flat for the month, up 1.5%, and rose 5% through July.
• Folding camping trailer sales declined 19.4% in July and 13.1% year-to-date.
• Park model sales declined 38% for July and 19.8% for the seven months.
Thor Industries Inc. was the towable sales leader year-to-date with a 36.1% market share, followed by Forest River Inc. at 21.7% and Jayco Inc. with a 12.1% share.
By segment for the first seven months, Thor was No. 1 in travel trailer sales with a 32.8% share, ahead of Forest River (21.8%) and Jayco (13.8%). Thor held a commanding lead in fifth-wheel sales, capturing a 53.2% market share, while Forest River posted a 17.5% share and Jayco had a 6.2% share.
Forest River was the folding camping trailer sales leader for the seven months with a 44.2% market share while Jayco (19%) held the No. 2 position followed by Forest River's Coachmen RV division (11.2%). In the park model segment, Thor was No. 1, posting a 26.8% market share, with Kropf Manufacturing Co. at No. 2, holding a 10.8% share, and Skyline Corp. third at 9.8%.
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The findings of a new poll from the Public Policy Institute of Californai should put a chill through the heart of any Californian with a memory that extends more than, oh, about eight months.
The voters are back, and they want to make budget decisions again.
Hide the women and children. And the University of California while you're at it.
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I could tell you all about past ballot initiatives to mandate spending and limit taxes, about how voters themselves constructed the unworkable budget system via initiatives and constitutional amendments over the past three decades. But instead let me boil down the history of budget decisions made by California voters into one sentence:
When voters here make budget decisions, the budget gets worse.
For evidence of that, you need to go all the way back to the November 2010 elections. At the time, voters said they were worried about the budget. And they were so worried they went out and passed ballot propositions that added an estimated $2 billion to the budget deficit.
But, like vampires who have tasted blood but want more, they are back to feed on the financial future. Or would be -- if Gov. Brown and the legislature would let them.
Seventy-six percent of likely voters in the PPIC survey say that voters should make some of the decisions about taxing and spending; only 21 percent of likely voters want to leave those decisions to their elected representatives.
And 62 percent of likely voters want a special election on Brown's temporary tax extensions.
But even though they want the election, most voters don't support the piece of Brown's plan that would address the budget deficit -- the temporary taxes they would decide upon in a special election.


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Hunter cried and cried and begged me not to go when I took her to preschool this morning. It wasn't like yesterday where she cried a bit then was immediately fine.
This time, as I was leaving, she was screaming, "please, mummy, I don't want you to go" and was bawling, red-faced and very distressed.
I hated leaving her like that, and I also hate that she forms habits of anti-socialness very quickly and lets them go gradually if at all. Which means she is probably going to do this every day now.
I wish I had some tactic to avoid this. I know that what would work best would be for a staff member to engage her in some task as soon as we arrive, and for me to leave before she thinks more about it. But with 40 children and four staff, it's just not going to happen like that.
I'll see how she goes over the next week or two and then I think I might have to talk with her teacher. It's only happened twice and I suppose it's still possible she could be fine again by next week, but knowing Hunter I think it's more likely that last week's easy start was the anomaly.
It's a pity leigh can't do drop off, because Hunter was always better about just getting on with her day if leigh took her to daycare, but preschool doesn't start till 8 and Leigh has classes starting at 7.30 every day this year.


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For better or for worse?
The Mayan meltdown never materialized. The world hasn't ended, so we're stuck for one more year with the same head-scratching questions: the same mutters from the think tanks, the book lists and the streets.
Is the world going to hell in a hand basket? Are we "transitioning" to chaos or contentment? Should we uncork the Champagne or the Prozac to usher in 2013?
Here are some of the trends that will help us decide:
War and Peace:
With Syria raging, Israelis and Palestinians fuming, Congo in turmoil, northern Mali in ruins and an unending insurgency in Afghanistan, it looks like another year to say "wake me when it's over."
But not everyone is pessimistic on the next year's outlook, in spite of an Arab Spring that has turned into a winter of discontent.
"What's happened since 2003 is that the number of small conflicts have gone up, and that is clearly a tragedy," says Andrew Mack of Simon Fraser University, who directs the Human Security Report Project which measures the effects of conflicts throughout the world.
"Most of them kill less than 500 people a year. But there isn't an existential threat to international peace and security."
What he means is that the two great accelerants of war — Cold War conflicts and colonialism — are done. So the dangers of a broad international war are getting lower. But rising from the ashes are deadly groups of Islamic militants whose numbers are relatively small, but who leave devastation in their wake among civilians.
"The most worrying areas are in North Africa, and we can expect to see more problems in Somalia, Mali and also Nigeria with Boko Haram," says Mack. But even here there is some cause for optimism: "the main reason they won't escalate is that the Al Qaeda type groups are ideologues who have a philosophy that very few Muslims share. Their popularity is extraordinarily low. They can't fight a 'people's war' because they have no real support."
What might ignite a major conflict, he warns, is a new and rapidly increasing trend in sophisticated international warfare: drone attacks often launched by the United States. "When you find some way of killing the enemy without exposing your own forces, it seems like a perfect solution," says Mack. "But even with precision targeting there are civilian casualties, as we've seen in Pakistan. When drones are used governments think it's a gross violation of sovereignty, people are angry and nationalist forces are roused. That is the risk we are seeing now."
As a turbulent 2013 dawns, it's a good time to relax, fasten your seat belt and enjoy being Canadian.
Few other countries will have such a tranquil — if uninspiring — ride in the coming year, says Rob Vos, the head of development policy and analysis in the UN's Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
"Canada may be more resilient because it has oil exports and other natural resources," he says. "It will probably survive the ups and downs of Europe as long as commodity prices stay up." But he warns, "If the world economy slows and they fall, Canada will feel the heat."
Other countries will find it much hotter in the next year, says the UN's grim outlook on the world economy, of which Vos is a lead author.
Worst case scenario?
"A worsening of the euro area crisis, the 'fiscal cliff' in the United States and a hard landing in China could cause a new global recession. Each of these risks could cause global output losses of between 1 and 3 per cent."
Some countries would lurch into recession, others would be stuck in stagnation. But there's worse. Even in countries whose economic engines are still chugging forward "the pace of growth will be far from sufficient to overcome the continued jobs crisis … it may take at least another five years for Europe and the United States to make up for the job losses caused by the Great Recession of 2008-9."
That drastic scenario could be avoided, Vos says, if countries got together on a policy of stimulating the economy instead of tightening their collective belts. But he admits, "politicians have put themselves into particular positions, and it's not easy for them to back off." Translated, that means another stiff dose of austerity administered to bodies whose recession-immunity is already dismally low.
If "climate change" sounds like something in the far off future, you haven't been paying attention. The "weather events" — a.k.a. hurricanes, Frankenstorms, floods, droughts and heat waves that affected millions around the planet last year are not going away in 2013. If you see a polar bear floating by you anytime soon you really are wide awake.
The new year is almost certain to be more extreme, experts say.
"With an El Niño on the way," warns the New Scientist, "2013 could be the warmest year on record. But the climate-denial machine will keep on churning."
Last year's U.S. temperatures were some of the hottest on record, and global land temperatures in May and June were the highest since records began in the 19th century, the magazine said. But when El Niño conditions develop in the South Pacific in the coming year, warming up the ocean surface, it could make last summer feel like a spring breeze.
"The awareness that global warming is a serious problem is getting higher," says environmental writer Stephen Leahy, who just returned from the latest climate conference in Doha. "But the urgency part hasn't got through."
At Doha, developing countries pledged to join wealthy ones in accepting an eventual obligation to reduce their carbon emissions — but the countries that pollute the most have yet to ante up pledges for meaningful cuts.
"Getting fossil fuel emissions to decline is the number one problem," says Leahy. "But there's still an attitude among politicians that you negotiate for everything and end up happy with a compromise. There's a massive effort ahead, and it isn't going to happen in the next two or three years. But we've run out of time."
The upside? For pols, sticking their heads in the sand will get easier as time passes — with drought looming larger there will be lots more of it around.
"Something strange is going on in the world today," laments uberpundit Francis Fukuyama in an essay in Foreign Affairs. What's odd, he says, is the lack of popular democratic debate as "globalized capitalism" gnaws at the heart of the middle class.
And he warns, the "liberal democratic ideology" that was hailed as a gold standard for much of the world — even if many countries fell short — is at risk as the middle class that led the march to democracy declines.
"Some very troubling economic and social trends, if they continue, will both threaten the stability of contemporary liberal democracies and dethrone democratic ideology as it is now understood," Fukuyama says.
And as 2013 dawns, the threats are growing: equality, access to justice, voting rights will have fewer defenders, along with the progressive ideals of women's, minority and religious rights, and freedom of speech, association and organization.
With the latest techno advances in "smart machines" increasingly favouring the best-educated in the job market, more people will fall off their own small fiscal cliffs — with the less skilled hitting bottom. And the gap between the 99 per cent and the elite 1 per cent who manipulate and in some cases control political systems will grow.
On the brighter side, Burma's democratic thaw is set to continue in 2013, propelled by increasing foreign investment, in spite of its brutal treatment of minorities.
Although those who fought for the Arab Spring are now battling the chill of new realities, they will continue the struggle for their rights, and for government accountability in 2013. In some countries they'll have to contend with declines in accountability and public voice, civil liberties, rule of law and anticorruption efforts that far exceed improvements, says Washington-based Freedom House.
Meanwhile, countries on the democratic downslope include Russia, Ukraine, Honduras, Sri Lanka, Bahrain, South Africa and Italy.
Life expectancy:
In 2013 you have a better shot at living to 100 than ever before. In fact, it's getting better all the time. Right now, about 12 per cent of the world's population of rich and poor countries are aged 60 and over. In three to four decades it will be 22 per cent. The lifespan of Canadians will stretch from 81 to at least 83 — almost as lengthy as the lives of current Japanese. And centenarians are no longer front page news.
The drawbacks? Those who live long won't prosper unless they can stash savings away pronto. With wages likely to fall or stay stagnant for the majority of the world next year and benefits and health care increasingly underfunded — and more elderly people needing support from taxpayers and relatives for decades to come — the bright future is already clouded.
While more and more people on the planet have one eye on their "devices," electronic eyes are also watching them — and not in a good way. Wherever you are in 2013, the number of surveillance cameras and cellphones recording your every move is set to burgeon as newer, "smarter" models come on the market and public and private institutions set up their CCTV spies in the sky.
Electronic chips embedded in cars and e-equipment will make it ever harder to travel undetected, and new GPS trackers boast of tracing "persons, pets or products" that go missing. But while crimes may be easier to detect, those who monitor surveillance say it will be easier to be treated as a criminal, with sometimes dire consequences. "People in the West don't see it as a problem until they become a target," says Dan Auerbach of the Electronic Frontier Foundation in California. "In other countries, like China, they recognize it."
Both surveillance — through tracking of the users' social media sites and search engines — and banking of collected data can preserve the intimate details of people's lives forever. DNA and facial recognition technology are making fingerprints obsolete. And there are increasing doubts that the new technology will even stay in state hands: "there's a growing industry of private companies selling surveillance technology to governments," says Auerbach. And because of the enormous expansion of e-spying, contracting out data collection is "a very common scenario."
In his new book, Cypherpunks, fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says that individual freedom has plummeted alarmingly due to systemic electronic surveillance that vacuums up information just in case it's eventually useful. His prescription is to encrypt your communications to lock out prying eyes. The book to buy in 2013: Encryption for Dummies.
Transnational crime:
It's big and getting bigger — worth an estimated $2 to $7 trillion, or up to 10 per cent of the total international economy. Nor is it limited to banana republics where shady dealers hang out in seedy bars. In 2013 expect to see more Quebec-type organized crime inquiries in Canada and other Western countries, and links with mafias around the world.
"The current geographical breadth, level of sophistication and broad array of markets and activities that transnational organized criminals are involved in is unprecedented," says a report from the Centre for International Governance Innovation in Waterloo. "Organized crime is constantly on the lookout for new markets, new routes to smuggle its products and weak states where it can set up operations."
It's a problem that can't be dealt with by individual governments, says CIGI distinguished fellow Paul Heinbecker, a former Canadian ambassador to the UN. "The demand is essentially in rich countries and the supply is in poor ones. That's one of the reasons countries have tried to ignore it." He calls for more partnership and co-operation to tackle the growing challenge. In the meantime, the Big Guys may be coming soon to a country — or city — near you.


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The Dark Knight Rises has released another clip in its related series of cast appearances on late night talk shows. We previously brought you this frank dialogue between Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Gary Oldman, followed by these two clips focusing on Anne Hathaway and Morgan Freeman. Today's clip once again focuses on the non-costumed version of the characters, giving a good amount of backstory to go along with the action sequences. Snippets of it were previously seen in trailers, but now we have a little more context to go along with it. Starring Christian Bale, The Dark Knight Rises opens in IMAX July 20th. Hit the jump for the new clip and a recap of all of our coverage so far.
Check out the new clip below:
Here's the official synopsis for The Dark Knight Rises:
Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' "The Dark Knight Rises" is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy.
It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act.
But everything will change with the arrival of a cunning cat burglar with a mysterious agenda. Far more dangerous, however, is the emergence of Bane, a masked terrorist whose ruthless plans for Gotham drive Bruce out of his self-imposed exile. But even if he dons the cape and cowl again, Batman may be no match for Bane.
Leading an all-star international cast, Oscar(R) winner Christian Bale ("The Fighter") again plays the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, as Selina Kyle; Tom Hardy, as Bane; Oscar(R) winner Marion Cotillard ("La Vie en Rose"), as Miranda Tate; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as John Blake. Returning to the main cast, Oscar(R) winner Michael Caine ("The Cider House Rules") plays Alfred; Gary Oldman is Commissioner Gordon; and Oscar(R) winner Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby") reprises the role of Lucius Fox. The screenplay is written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer. The film is produced by Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Charles Roven, who previously teamed on "Batman Begins" and the record-breaking blockbuster "The Dark Knight." The executive producers are Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy and Thomas Tull, with Jordan Goldberg serving as co-producer. The film is based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by Bob Kane.
Be sure to check out a ton of info from The Dark Knight Rises set visit, including:
- An Interview with Costume Designer, Lindy Hemming
- 20 Things to Know About The Dark Knight Rises From Our Set Visit; Plus a Recap of Filming Including Bane's Big Entrance
- Christian Bale Talks Shooting in IMAX, Ending the Trilogy, Fight Scenes with Tom Hardy and More on the Set of The Dark Knight Rises
- Anne Hathaway Talks Fighting in Heels, Adapting to Christopher Nolan's Universe, Filming in IMAX and More on the Set of The Dark Knight Rises
- Tom Hardy Talks Following Heath Ledger's Joker, Bane's Costume and More on the Set of The Dark Knight Rises
- Producer Emma Thomas Talks Drawing from Comic Books, Bane, Filming in IMAX and Much More on the Set of The Dark Knight Rises
- Special Effects Supervisor Chris Corbould Talks ToppingThe Dark Knight, New Vehicles, and More on the Set of The Dark Knight Rises
- Co-Producer Jordan Goldberg Talks Leaks, Choosing the Film's Villain, Putting Football in a Batman Movie, and More on the Set of The Dark Knight Rises
- Nestor Carbonell Talks Secrecy, His Character's Relationship with Commissioner Gordon, Cleaning Up Gotham and More on the Set of The Dark Knight Rises
And keep up with all of our continuing coverage here.


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In 1973, whilst compiling the book, "John Keats's Porridge: Favorite Recipes of American Poets," Victoria McCabe asked the author and poet Edward Abbey to contribute his favourite recipe to the project. Thankfully, he agreed, and soon responded with the following — a recipe for "Hardcase Survival Pinto Bean Sludge," a potful of which could "feed one poet for two full weeks at a cost of about $11.45."
(Source: Postcards from Ed, via Brenda Curin; Image: Edward Abbey, via warp & woof.)
19 May 1973
Dear Victoria,
Herewith my bit for your cookbook. This recipe is not original but a variation on an old (perhaps ancient) Southwestern dish. It has also been a favorite of mine and was for many years the staple, the sole staple, of my personal nutritional program. (I am six feet three and weigh 190 pounds, sober.)
I call it Hardcase Survival Pinto Bean Sludge.
1. Take one fifty-pound sack Colorado pinto beans. Remove stones, cockleburs, horseshit, ants, lizards, etc. Wash in clear cold crick water. Soak for twenty-four hours in iron kettle or earthenware cooking pot. (DO NOT USE TEFLON, ALUMINUM OR PYREX CONTAINER. THIS WARNING CANNOT BE OVERSTRESSED.)
2. Place kettle or pot with entire fifty lbs. of pinto beans on low fire and simmer for twenty-four hours. (DO NOT POUR OFF WATER IN WHICH BEANS HAVE BEEN IMMERSED. THIS IS IMPORTANT.) Fire must be of juniper, pinyon pine, mesquite or ironwood; other fuels tend to modify the subtle flavor and delicate aroma of Pinto Bean Sludge.
4. STIR VIGOROUSLY FROM TIME TO TIME WITH WOODEN SPOON OR IRON LADLE. (Do not disregard these instructions.)
5. After simmering on low fire for twenty-four hours, add one gallon green chile peppers. Stir vigorously. Add one quart natural (non-iodized) pure sea salt. Add black pepper. Stir some more and throw in additional flavoring materials, as desired, such as old bacon rinds, corncobs, salt pork, hog jowls, kidney stones, ham hocks, sowbelly, saddle blankets, jungle boots, worn-out tennis shoes, cinch straps, whatnot, use your own judgment. Simmer an additional twenty-four hours.
6. Now ladle as many servings as desired from pot but do not remove pot from fire. Allow to simmer continuously for hours, days or weeks if necessary, until all contents have been thoroughly consumed. Continue to stir vigorously, whenever in vicinity or whenever you think of it.
7. Serve Pinto Bean Sludge on large flat stones or on any convenient fairly level surface. Garnish liberally with parsley flakes. Slather generously with raw ketchup. Sprinkle with endive, anchovy crumbs and boiled cruets and eat hearty.
8. One potful Pinto Bean Sludge, as above specified, will feed one poet for two full weeks at a cost of about $11.45 at current prices. Annual costs less than $300.
9. The philosopher Pythagoras found flatulence incompatible with meditation and therefore urged his followers not to eat beans. I have found, however, that custom and thorough cooking will alleviate this problem.
Yrs, Edward Abbey—Tucson


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The Public Relations Strategist — Current Issue | The Public Relations Strategist — Summer 2010 Issue
August 20, 2010
Any leader will tell you that it's impossible to spend much time in the public eye without saying something that you wish you hadn't said. Usually the remark is quickly forgotten without long-term damage. Sometimes, however, an ill-chosen comment exacerbates a problem and takes on a seemingly endless shelf life.
Some people seem to have a way of finding the wrong words at the wrong time. But BP CEO Tony Hayward may have set a new standard in the wake of the Gulf oil spill.
A CEO needs to convey a number of things when a crisis causes death, economic harm or environmental damage (all of which were present in this crisis). Most important: CEOs must appear caring, contrite and responsible; words must be carefully chosen and actions must match the dialogue.
The worst mistake is to portray oneself as the victim. BP consistently took this approach, starting with Hayward's comment in late May when he said, "I'd like my life back."
But it's possible that the CEO didn't intend that remark in the way that the public perceived it. Before making that comment, Hayward said, "There's no one who wants this over more than I do." Hayward may have been trying to assure the public that he would do everything possible to stop the gushing oil and remedy the damage but, regardless of his intent, the word choice was disastrous.
Another critical mistake that executives make in a crisis is to minimize the damage. On May 14, Hayward declared, "The Gulf of Mexico is a very big ocean. The . . .volume of oil and dispersant we are putting into it is tiny in relation to the total water volume." Perhaps so, but that's like saying that the amount of poison the murderess put into her husband's tea was quite small.
Four days later, on May 18, the BP leader added, "I think the environmental impact of this disaster is likely to have been very, very modest." This violates another crisis control rule: Don't give a rosy forecast and pray that it comes true. Even if Hayward's assessment had turned out to be true, pictures of oil-drenched birds, distressed fishermen and tarballs on beaches make his statement an untenable position.
Many leaders get into trouble by stating a hope or belief as "fact." Hayward made this blunder on May 30: "The oil is on the surface. There aren't any plumes." Underwater pictures immediately circled the globe proving otherwise. Had Hayward preceded that comment with "I don't believe . . ." then it would have been less damaging. He should have known the facts.
As if Hayward hadn't stumbled enough, BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg made things worse. He declared that in Washington, D.C., contrary to public opinion, BP really cared about "the small people." A lot of so-called small people didn't like that one bit. It was another bad sound bite. Svanberg is Swedish, and English is his second language. Perhaps "small people" would not be considered a demeaning term in his native country.
Before the CEO makes any public appearance, he or she must carve out time for extensive training and rehearsal. During the training session, the PR staff will be able to spot and fix any inappropriate word choices and knowledge gaps about the subject at hand.
So, how can PR professionals keep their CEOs out of linguistic quicksand?
Bruce Harrison says:
Nice work, Virgil. You've seen it all and you deserve and get a lot of respect. I'm tweeting this to my Georgetown University students, crisis communications class.
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Resize tasks and windows
Because the activity's window size can change, activities should read the
activities' resolution upon start. Activities should react to resolution
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June L. Rudy Clements, 79, of the Jewish Home of Greater Harrisburg, and formerly of Essex House, Middletown, died Wednesday, December 5, at the Home.
She was the daughter of the late Edward B. and Cela Pearl Kerr Rudy and the widow of George Dean Clements.
She was a retired crossing guard for the Middletown School District, and was a member of Gracepointe Church of Christ, Elizabethtown.
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Tobacco Donor is Behind Effort to Ease Sex-Offender Rules
JEFFERSON CITY - As the politically connected owners of a multi-state tobacco store chain, Jon Rand and Sharie Keil have contributed thousands of dollars to Missouri politicians and even hired their own lobbyists. But the cause they are pushing right now has nothing to do with cigarettes.
The husband and wife are on a behind-the-scenes mission to pass legislation that would remove hundreds of people convicted of sex crimes as juveniles from the state's online listing of registered sex offenders. Their cause is intensely personal, because their son is among those whose name, photo and address would come down from law enforcement websites.
Their persistent, methodical efforts have set up a political showdown that would have seemed implausible just a few years ago, when the Republican-led Legislature was heaping new restrictions on sex offenders that barred them from coaching youth sports, coming near playgrounds and swimming pools or even passing out candy on Halloween.
"Certainly, I've used whatever access or influence that I've gotten," Rand, the president of Discount Smoke Shop Inc., said in a recent interview. He added: "Anybody on the registry is a target for people who like to hurt other people."
In May, the Legislature overwhelmingly passed a bill that would strike juvenile offenders from public-notification websites and eventually allow their removal from the sex-offender lists compiled by police.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed the bill earlier this summer, warning it could endanger the public by hiding the whereabouts of violent sex offenders. But the battle is not over. Missouri lawmakers are to convene Wednesday to consider overriding the veto.
The juvenile sex offender legislation originally passed the House 153-0 and the Senate 28-4. As recently as last month, House Speaker Tim Jones said the bill seemed "ripe for an override." But as Nixon has traveled the state defending his veto, some lawmakers began having second thoughts about their support for the bill and the potential ramifications of an override.
Senate Majority Leader Ron Richard said he's not pressing for an override and is no longer sure whether he would vote "yes."
"Are we going to be letting sex offenders out that may (result in) unintended consequences?" asked Richard, a Republican from Joplin and a former House speaker.
Richard has known Rand for several years, and he's aware of the family's personal interest in the bill. In the seven-week gap between the Legislature's passage of the bill and Nixon's veto, Rand contributed $5,000 to Richard.
During that time, Rand or his tobacco businesses also gave $6,000 to House Majority Leader John Diehl, a Republican from the community of Town and Country, and $3,000 to Jones, a Republican from Eureka. Any additional contributions made after July 1 don't have to be publicly reported until Oct. 15.
Jones did not respond to a phone message about the bill.
Diehl, who noted that he's been getting contributions from Rand's tobacco companies for years, said he has never spoken to Rand or Keil about the sex offender bill and was unaware they had a son who would benefit from it. Diehl indicated he would probably vote to override the veto.
"I know there's been some concerns raised with it," Diehl said. But "I don't know why I would change my mind at this point."
Supporters of the measure contend the online registry provides poor guidance to the public, because it includes people who committed violent rapes alongside those who had consensual sex as teenagers with partners who were several years younger.
Rand has long been a major political donor. During the past four years alone, Missouri legislative candidates received more than $100,000 from Rand, Keil and their businesses. During that same time, they contributed about $50,000 to Nixon, a Democrat.
Many of those contributions came as Rand campaigned against a 2012 ballot initiative to raise tobacco taxes.
Rand's lobbyist, Neal English, estimated that fewer than one-third of the lawmakers who got donations from Rand knew he also was backing changes to the state's sex offender registry.
At least initially, Keil said, she tried to talk to lawmakers herself about the need to revise sex-offender laws, but she seldom made it past receptionists. So they hired professional lobbyists. Missouri Ethics Commission records show Keil contributed $12,500 to Missouri Citizens for Reform in November 2010. A month later, the committee paid the same amount to the lobbying firm for which English works.
Soon, Keil and Rand were seeing progress. The House passed measures in both 2011 and 2012 that would have exempted some crimes from the registry requirements, but the bills died in the Senate.
The bill that passed this year would remove 858 of the 13,581 people currently listed on the Missouri State Highway Patrol's sex-offender website, the patrol said.
Keil and Rand's son pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal sexual abuse in Illinois for an incident that occurred in June 1998. He was age 17 at the time, and the girl was 12. They say their son, and others like him, deserve a shot at a normal life without the spotlight of a permanent listing on sex-offender websites.
"This bill doesn't affect punishment at all," Keil said. "What it affects is the ability for young people to get a second chance and have an opportunity to go to school and get jobs."
English, a former Senate staffer, said the legislation may be about a dozen House votes short of the two-thirds majority needed for a veto override. The prospects in the Senate are also in doubt. But the lobbying campaign continues, and the vote projections change daily.
"It's kind of a politically sensitive issue," English acknowledged. "We had to get the Legislature comfortable with the fact that the website's broken, and the unintended consequences are outweighing the public benefit."


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Julio Cortez / AP
Photographers aim their cameras as the sun sets through the buildings on 42nd Street in Manhattan during a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge on July 11, 2012. Manhattanhenge, sometimes known as the Manhattan Solstice, occurs when the setting sun aligns with east-to-west streets of the main street grid.
Tonight's showing of New York's hometown celestial alignment, known as Manhattanhenge, was a spectacular success that more than made up for the washout in May.
Some of Manhattan's best-known east-west streets — 42nd Street, for instance — were filled with the glow of the setting sun at 8:24 p.m. ET. They were also filled with crowds straining to snap pictures.
"When did Manhattanhenge turn into Woodstock?" Brooklyn resident Joe Raskin asked in a Twitter update.
Julio Cortez / AP
People stand in the middle of 42nd Street as the sun nears the horizon on July 11, 2012.
Andy Dallos / The Rachel Maddow Show
Andy Dallos, a producer for "The Rachel Maddow Show" on MSNBC, documented Manhattanhenge in a series of shots snapped from West 50th Street. Check out The Maddow Blog for more of Dallos' photos.
Manhattanhenge occurs when Earth's tilt is just right to have the sun right on the horizon, in line with the orientation of the street grid. That happens twice a year, generally in late May and mid-July. This year, the best viewing times were on May 29 and 30, and again on July 11 and 12. May's opportunity wasn't the greatest, due to clouds and rain. This week, however, the skies have been sunnier, and so have the dispositions of the New Yorkers hoping to get a good view.
"A Manhattanhenge sun sets, leaving a luminous glow in its wake," photographer Inga Sarda-Sorensen wrote in an oft-retweeted Twitter update.
The best news for New Yorkers is that the show replays Thursday at 8:25 p.m. ET, when the sun can be seen as a half-disk sitting on the western horizon. (Remember, don't gaze at the sun for any length of time with unshielded eyes.) Here's a quick viewing guide from Life's Little Mysteries.
Did you get a great picture tonight? Share it with us and other msnbc.com users via our FirstPerson upload page.
Update for 3:25 p.m. ET July 12: Thanks, readers, for coming through with some great shots. If you're in Manhattan, you've got another shot at the 'Henge at sunset. To whet your appetite, check out these FirstPerson pictures:
Submitted by Chaitanya Kapadia / UGC
Here's what Chaitanya Kapadia says about this picture: "I had set up on a nice spot right in the middle of 34th Street, between the double yellow lines with a few photographers wanting to get the Empire State Building in my shot. However, I should have anticipated photographers to just swarm the streets when the sun lined up with the grid. Minutes later, the police drove down the middle of the road, getting everyone out, which only meant stepping to the side until they passed you, and then right back. Took this using three exposures hand-held."
Submitted by Anne Torres / UGC
Anne Torres captured Manhattanhenge from Tudor City on July 11. During the setup for the shot, Torres wrote this report: "Spectators begin staking their spots right in the middle of East 42nd Street a little before 8 p.m. Several people behind me who were positioned up on Tudor City can be heard muttering, 'Crazy New Yorkers.'"
Submitted by Paolo Palmero / UGC
FirstPerson contributor Paolo Palmero sent in this perfect aligned shot of the sun setting between Manhattan's skyscrapers on July 11.
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