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Asthma is a chronic lung disease. When asthma strikes, airways in the lungs become swollen and constricted, causing coughing, wheezing, and difficulty breathing.
Allergic rhinitis, also called hay fever, is an allergic response by your immune system to pollens, mold, and dust. Symptoms include stuffy, runny, or itchy nose, and sneezing.
Asthma and allergic rhinitis can be triggered by many of the same allergens. And, in both conditions, leukotrienes add to the development of symptoms. Leukotrienes are chemicals that cause inflammation, mucous secretion, and constriction in your lungs.
Leukotriene inhibitors are medicines that decrease inflammation by preventing the action of leukotrienes. These types of medicines are not used to relieve acute symptoms, but can be used to prevent your symptoms from occurring.
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While rare, liver problems can occur while taking leukotriene inhibitors. These drugs can also cause mental health problems, like mood or behavior changes. If you are prescribed a leukotriene inhibitor, be sure that you report any side effects to your doctor.
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Asthma. American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology website. Available at: http://www.aaaai.org/conditions-and-treatments/asthma.aspx. Accessed February 2, 2017.
Leukotriene blocking drugs one year later. Partners Healthcare website. Available at: http://www.asthma.partners.org/NewFiles/BoFAChapter16.html. Accessed February 2, 2017.
Leukotriene modifiers. Palo Alto Medical Foundation Sutter Health website. Available at: http://www.pamf.org/asthma/medications/oral/leukotrines.html. Accessed February 2, 2017.
Montelukast. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at:https://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T232771/Montelukast. Updated December 7, 2016. Accessed February 2, 2017.
Rhinitis (hay fever). American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology website. Available at: http://www.aaaai.org/conditions-and-treatments/allergies/rhinitis.aspx. Accessed February 2, 2017.
Scow DT, Luttermose GK, Dickerson KS. Leukotriene inhibitors in the treatment of allergy and asthma. American Family Physician. 2007;75:65-70.
Singulair. DailyMed website. Available at: http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=8c166755-7711-4df9-d689-8836a1a70885. Updated June 30, 2016. Accessed February 2, 2017.
Updated information on leukotriene inhibitors: montelukast (marketed as Singulair), zafirlukast (marketed as Accolate), and zileuton (marketed as Zyflo and Zyflo CR). US Food and Drug Administration website. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/DrugSafetyInformationforHeathcareProfessionals/ucm165489.htm. Published August 28, 2009. Accessed February 2, 2017.
Zafirlukast. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at:https://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T238045/Zafirlukast. Updated December 7, 2016. Accessed February 2, 2017.
Zileuton. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at:https://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T233520/Zileuton. Updated January 18, 2013. Accessed February 23, 2015.
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Sorry, Johnny Depp. You were great in the original Edward Scissorhands, but this real life maestro of the blades from Israel puts your whole emo trip through suburbia to shame. And while hairdresser Danny Bargil lacks the hotness of a sidekick like Winona Ryder, and he can't kill a man with his bare feet a la Adam Sandler as the Israeli commando hairdresser Zohan, he makes up for it with the fact that he's flinging 10 sharp things at a person's head and they leave with both ears. Reuters got some video of the man in action, after the jump.
At 10 blades, Bargil's attempt is a world record, and bests the best of what the Japanese had to offer in 2006 with an all-in-one 9-blade pair of scissors. Finally, just for kicks (pun totally intended), here's Zohan, that other kick ass Israeli hairdresser.

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Finding a room or house to rent in Cusco, Peru is not that difficult. More and more travelers decide to stay in Cusco and live for a while in Cusco as the city offers great opportunities for living and learning about Peruvian culture. Cusco also provides many hiking opportunities and other adventure sports. Some foreigners find a job, many of them in bars, restaurants, travel agencies, or as English teachers.
There are also many students taking Spanish classes in Cusco, as well as people that come to Peru to do volunteer work – many of them attending the AMAUTA Spanish School. AMAUTA also offers accommodation for instance with a local Peruvian host family. AMAUTA also owns a nice student residence in the heart of Cusco city.


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Prior to the expansion of the company's smart metering solution, the electricity consumption of Helen Electricity's 150,000 customers is already measured with smart meters supplied by different manufacturers. Added to this Helen Electricity Network wanted also its largest smart metering package supplier to be a proficient and environmentally aware actor that could offer a versatile and cost-effective total solution, from high-quality and innovative meters to a sophisticated meter reading service. Helen Electricity required that their partner in this extensive smart metering project has to be able to rise to the challenge throughout the life cycle of the smart metering service. Another requirement Helen Electricity had in the selection of its smart metering solution provider was a reliable communication from meters to utility data systems. In total, the solution had to be able to provide up-to-date information on energy consumption, network status and power quality data to support the daily operations of Helen Electricity Network.


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First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond, who is also chief of the separatist Scottish National Party (SNP), has confessed to being a huge Marvel comics fan and a slightly ironic admirer of so-bad-it's-awesome movie Ghosts of Mars. At a Scottish Film Fest event hosted by comic book writer Mark Millar (Kick-Ass), the First Minister said:
Growing up I bought Marvel comics - which was far from cool at the time. My mother was just glad it wasn't Playboy!
After watching a screening of Ghosts of Mars, the John Carpenter flick about (among other things) a lesbian military that runs Mars, Salmond said the movie was one of his favorites, though he did have some criticism:
It could've been great but it wasn't. The film had a lot going for it, although John Carpenter, the director, gave up movie-making for nine years after this . . . In the first ten minutes, a leading man and a leading lady come on to Natasha [Henstridge]'s character. But there's no sex for the rest of the movie. And in the trailers, they could only show the very end scene because she's in a hospital with virtually nothing on.
Completely true.
Finally, Salmond finished his weird public appearance by telling Millar that the one superpowers he'd like to have are the ones that independence would bring to everyone in Scotland. So . . . Scottish independence means superpowers for everybody? That's a pretty good platform.
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The California Legislature has defined what it means to party out of bounds. Lawmakers have sent a bill to Governor Jerry Brown that would outlaw caffeinated beer beverages.
There are a few of them out on the market, like Four Loko, Joose, and Tilt. They are a curious, and some argue dangerous, mixture of beer, caffeine, and other ingredients like taurine (thought to increase physical and mental awareness) and guarana (which contains more caffeine than coffee).
Opponents also say the colorful "extreme" graphics on the can are appealing to young kids, who are more likely to abuse them.
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There is evidence to back that up. Back in January, two teenagers were found dead in Huntington Beach, with an empty can of Four Loko nearby.
Nine students were hospitalized after a Four Loko binge at Central Washington University, and a family in Florida is suing Four Loko's makers for wrongful death. They say their son drank at least three large cans of the stuff before raising a friend's .22-caliber pistol to his head and firing.
So it wasn't hard to jump on the bandwagon to argue for sanity instead of Four Loko.
But beer remains legal. Caffeine remains legal. The state has said marijuana is legal for medical use.
Many a saloon pushes Red Bull and Vodka as a Happy Hour favorite.
Even the highly respected Cuba Libre (Rum and Coke) falls into the caffeinated/alcoholic drink category.
Then there's Kahlua. The makers of Kahlua take great pride in explaining the painstaking process of combining the finest roasted coffee beans with the finest distilled sugarcane.
Elegant, perhaps. Delicious even.
But effect-wise, how far away is it from Four Loko?
Phusion Projects, the maker of Four Loko, argues that these other drinks "contain three to four times as much alcohol as our products."
They say the same kids who wound up in the hospital with alcohol poisoning from their beverage will now wind up there with empty bottles of Smirnoff alongside cans of Red Bull.
They have a point.
The real issue is why these kids find are abusing alcohol, drugs, or anything else. This bill makes us feel like we're doing something, but no one should think it's going to solve anything.


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Naylor has afternoon to forget
Newport's Tom Naylor scored two own goals and conceded a penalty in a 3-2 defeat to Morecambe.
It was the Shrimps' fourth straight win in Sky Bet League Two and they showed plenty of resolve after Justin Edinburgh's Exiles twice threw away the lead at home.
Billy Jones had struck on his Newport debut after joining on a short-term deal from Cheltenham on Thursday.
Conor Washington's cross found the new signing at the back post and he fired a superb low drive into the bottom corner after just three minutes.
The visitors equalised nine minutes later, though, when a quick counter-attack ended with Naylor turning Kevin Ellison's header into his own net.
Newport got back in front through Robbie Willmott, the winger smashing a fierce shot in off the underside of the crossbar from the edge of the area.
However, early in the second half, a terrible mix-up between Naylor and his goalkeeper Lenny Pidgeley saw the defender head Tony Diagne's hopeful ball into his own net.
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As the defending champs of last year's Waldie Tournament, the Dracut Girls 7th Grade Travel Basketball Team knew they would be targeted early going into this season.
The Lady Middies focused on their trademark defense and brought ferocious intensity throughout the tourney as they repeated as champions of the 12th Annual Ken Waldie Memorial Tip Off Classic. The Lady Middies outscored their opponents 180-73 as they defeated some of the best teams from the Merrimack Valley.
In a 34-7 drubbing of Westford, the Lady Middies were sparked by the constant defensive pressure applied by Lilly King. Dracut beat Methuen 47-15 in their second game behind the scoring of Lindsey Emond (9) and Julia Otoski (7). The Lady Middies improved their record to 3-0 as they defeated an unbeaten Billerica squad 33-20 after a great game by Melissa Iannuzzo (12 points and 9 rebounds) and Emily Cloutier's 7 points.
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GLOBAL air pollution contributes to the premature deaths of more than two million adults each year, according to new research.
In a study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, scientists used a number of mathematical models to estimate the effects of fine particulate matter – tiny particles, or soot, that penetrate deep into the lungs – and ozone, the main component of smog.
The estimate is smaller than most previous calculations, which pegged pollution-related deaths at more than three million a year. The researchers also concluded that climate change has had only minimal effect on pollution-related deaths.
"Our estimates make outdoor air pollution among the most important environmental risk factors for health," read a statement from lead study co-author Jason West, an assistant professor of environmental science at the University of North Carolina. "Many of these deaths are estimated to occur in East Asia and South Asia, where population is high and air pollution is severe."
West and his colleagues concluded that about 470,000 people die each year from ozone produced by human industrial activities. (Unlike ozone high in the atmosphere, which provides protection from the sun's rays, ground level ozone is mostly caused by chemical reactions in urban and suburban regions.)
The authors also concluded that an additional 2.1 million deaths were caused by fine particulate matter resulting from human activity. Such particles measure smaller than 2.5 microns in width and are called, PM2.5. These particles have been linked to lung cancer and a variety of respiratory diseases.
The authors noted that climate change could affect air quality in a number of ways. Moist or wet regions, for example, might see less ozone production, while drier areas might see more.
Different climate models provided widely differing forecasts, the researchers said, with some models estimating an overall decrease in mortality. When these models were averaged together, the effects of climate change were determined to be small.
"It cannot be clearly concluded that past climate change has increased air pollution mortality," they wrote. – Los Angeles Times/McClatchy Tribune Information Services
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson scored a career-high 20 points to lead Temple to a 72-61 victory over Towson Wednesday night.
The Owls (7-1), who were 6-0 before a 90-67 loss to Duke Saturday, recovered at Towson's expense. Temple led by 11 points before taking a 32-26 halftime lead. Hollis-Jefferson scored 10 of his points in that first half.
Towson (4-6) got a superb performance from Jerrelle Benimon, who posted a 30-point, 18-rebound double-double on 14-for-22 shooting. He scored 15 points in the first half, but was 0 for 7 on 3-point attempts. Benimon added 15 more points in the second half.
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Conservation and Environment in South Africa: Monthly Updates
Legodimo Nature Reserve - April 2009
April is always one of the most beautiful times of the year in Legodimo. The temperatures are moderate and the bush is still really green. Mosquitoes have nearly all gone and the nights are getting cooler and cooler.
This April we reached the objective of finishing the infamous hole. The cementing was very daunting and the prospect of hard manual labour was something that had everyone waking up with difficulty. A day or two before this mammoth task was to start, the current volunteers however, surprised us all with a BRIGHT Orange, brand spanking new cement mixer!!! This was major! We would just like to thank David, Daan, Alan, Maaike, Rachel and Pernille for this HUGE contribution. They were all rewarded with the completion of the now "Beautiful" hole, in % of the time! It works wonderfully and even takes breaks when we need them! It works beautifully and is now accessible to animals of all types and sizes. Observations at the waterhole will now be more enjoyable and we should have a wider variety of animals visiting.
We have cleared most of the roads on the reserve after the rainy season had caused them to get overgrown. Vegetation overgrowing our roads makes visibility hard due to more noise and the distance at which animals can be seen, is limited.
Another very exciting surprise we had this month was the annual "Bike4Beasts" challenge. Participants undertake a 65km mountain bike race through some very rugged terrain and wild animals. This event is hosted in Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve, where we visit to do lion tracking. The event is hosted to raise funds for some of the Endangered Wildlife Trust's projects. This year's funds went to the Carnivore Work Group which we also assist in our carnivore projects. More than R75 000 was raised! Our volunteers helped in setting up displays, carrying things around, unpacking boxes, setting up banners and flags and prepared kit bags, but their main job was to inssure that cyclists get enough water and energy drinks along their route and also to look out for elephants, rhinos and lions. Everything ran smoothly and without a hitch. We had some rhinos in our vicinity but luckily they went about their thing peacefully. Lions had walked along a section of the route and removed all the markers however, but this was quickly sorted out. A very bad mannered elephant bull caused a bit of a panic when it decided to block the road at one point, but he also understood the importance of all the commotion with some persuasion, and left the participants to carry on.
Volunteers got T-shirts and some other goodies and were privileged to meet some very influential people in conservation. They represented Projects Abroad very well and we would just like to thank all of them again for their hard work.
Our months of waiting, tracking and hoping to see a Leopard (Panthera pardus), have paid off. We have had two really good leopard sightings. On separate occasions we've seen the same leopard. The first sighting was in a Weaping Boer Bean (Schotia brachypettela), where we sat watching it lounging for at least 40 minutes! The next sighting was near this same tree but on the ground. We all got some really good photographs which will now be sent to the Carnivore Work Group. Our database of leopard tracks is growing and we should have a very good idea of the number of leopard on Legodimo soon.
Another unusual sighting was a Sable Antelope (Hippotragus niger). These were thought to have been locally extinct in our area due to droughts in the past, but seem to be returning, to everyone's delight. These animals are very rare and exceptionally beautiful.
We are now starting to scout for a location for our new observation deck along the river. This project will commence in full swing next month.
We are all very excited about projects planned for May. Although temperatures will drop, our spirits remain high.
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Liberty's Triathlon teams add to their recent success
September 27, 2011 | Lynchburg, VA
One-two finish by men's and women's LU Tri teams in the Big Lick Triathlon adds to the team resume.
Liberty University's first Triathlon team was created in the fall of 2009 under the leadership of first-time coach Beth Frackleton.
What began as something small, the triathlon team has quickly become one of Club Sports fastest growing competitive sports. During the first year of the program, the team consisted of seven competitors and only gained two more in their second year.
Now in the third season, there are 16 students on the team, including a student from Zimbabwe who came to Liberty specifically to race triathlons.
"The team has grown so much that we are now cramming bikes into the trailer," Frackleton said. "But, I am excited about the growth, and with each year, we've been able to get better through training and racing."
The team also encourages beginners to come and learn about the sport and train to compete.
"The cool thing about a triathlon is that you can do this for the rest of your life. Women in their eighties do it. Kids do it. And you can take your love for the sport with you for the rest of your life," Frackleton said. "I love getting new beginners involved and I hope to continue to do so."
One of the biggest obstacles that the team faces is the cost of equipment. Previously, each student was asked to purchase a bike and other items needed for the races.
Through the support of LU Club Sports, the triathlon team has been provided with new bikes this year. With three new bikes, the team is able to allow new members to use the bikes to train, while keeping the cost of joining the team down.
This summer, two of the athletes won nationals and qualified for the New Zealand world championship. This past Saturday, the LU Tri team competed in the Big Lick Triathlon at Smith Mountain Lake. The men's team placed second, the women placed first and the team placed second overall.
"We want to leave an impression wherever we go and have Liberty be known for its triathlon team," Frackleton said. "And so far, we've been successful in doing that."


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If you had asked just a couple of years ago, we never would have believed that square cell phones would be a trend. Early attempts at a square phone typically fell flat, so we couldn't imagine that manufacturers would seriously consider such a design. Yet, after the LG found success with its Lotus, Motorola went square with the Hint QA30. It's now available with Cricket, MetroPCS, and Alltel. For this review, we examined the Cricket version.
Like the Lotus and the Samsung Gloss, the Hint gets its square shape from its full keyboard. It offers a slider, rather than a flip, design, but it is just as geared for texting. Performance-wise it works, but some serious design concerns kept us from loving the Hint. This is one handset that you should test before buying. Cricket's Hint is $229 with a $20 rebate. Though that may seem expensive, keep in mind that Cricket does not require contracts.
The Hint isn't a perfect square (3.32 inches by 2.43 inches by 0.6 inch), but its distinctive shape is unmistakable. Granted, it is a little weird, but you should get used to it over time. At 4.13 ounces the Hint has a comfortable, weighty feel in the hand. The slider mechanism is sturdy, and we liked the red and black color scheme.
The display is attractive, as well. Color support is average (65,000 hues), but the 320x240-pixel resolution results in bright colors and relatively sharp graphics. The menus are easily navigable, but we weren't excited about the fading effect between pages since it appears to slow the interface. You can change the backlight time, the brightness, and the dial font size. Shortcut icons give you instant access to six features, but we'd prefer being able to customize the selection.
Unfortunately, that's where the Hint's good design points end. To begin, no matter how hard we tried we couldn't secure the battery cover. We could get it to a point where it would stay on for short periods, but as soon as we slid the phone into a pocket or set it firmly on a table, the cover would pop off. Believe us when we say that we tried for a half hour to fix the issue, but we were never successful. You may have a different experience with your Hint, but as for as our review model goes, this is a design flaw above most others.
We also weren't crazy about the navigation controls. The toggle is flush and pretty stiff. We had to press down firmly for it to register our choice. The OK button in the middle of the toggle is slightly raised, but it's also stiff and too narrow. The toggle and OK button double as music player controls, but when the phone is in standby mode we'd prefer that the OK button open the main menu instead of the Web browser. To access the menu, you'll have to use the left soft key. And while we're at it, where's a camera shortcut?
The other navigation controls aren't much better. Though the toggle is large, the soft keys, music player shortcut, and back control are tiny. Their size did present some problems when using the phone and we didn't appreciate their slippery feel. As we said before, you should give the Hint a test run. Similar to the OK button, the Talk and End/power keys were too narrow. We think that Moto could have taken better advantage of the phone's real estate by designing a more spacious navigation array.
The keypad buttons also left something to be desired. Though the keys are raised, which is a welcome feature on a slider phone, their peaked shape make them hard to grasp. This is particularly true if you have larger hands. We had to use our fingernails if we wanted to hit each key accurately. And even after we got the hang of it, the buttons were stiff.
The keyboard is rather small, though we realize that a bigger keyboard would result in a bigger phone. Just be advised that most letter keys share space with a number or symbol. The space bar is located just where it should be, though it could be larger. The remaining keys include a symbol/shift control, back and delete buttons, and shortcuts for the messaging folder, the camera, the speakerphone (nice), the camera, and the Web browser.
The volume rocker is located on the left spine. It's almost flush so it's not so easy to find when you're on a call. On the right spine you'll find just a voice dialing button. The camera lens sits on the rear face and the microUSB charger port rests on the phone's bottom end. We applaud Moto for adopting what is supposed to be an industry standard for charger connections. We also like the 3.5mm headset jack on the Hint's top end. Next to it is a handset locking button. The microSD card is located behind the battery cover, though you don't have to remove the battery to access it.
Te Hint has a 700-contact phone book with room in each entry for five phone numbers, two e-mail addresses, a birthday, URL, a street address, and notes. You can save callers to groups and pair them with a photo and ringtones. That's all great, except for the fact that the Hint comes with just eight polyphonic tones. A MyBackup service lets you secure your contacts with Cricket.


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With over 1000 members throughout the United States as of 2019, the NADN is the most extensive public roster of experienced ADR attorneys available online.
NADN was established in 2008 following a conference of the committees of several statewide associations, including:
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Original members of these associations are all recognized as "Charter Members" of NADN.
The Academy makes our roster of litigator-rated mediators and arbitrators available at no cost to visitors - simply search our website for professionals with the pertinent case experience, ADR expertise, or by preferred region.
The Academy's members can be contacted directly, or scheduled online, with no consulting or administrative fees charged. There is clear demand from attorneys, corporate counsel, adjustors and individual parties to know more specific information about a given neutral: their experience, qualifications & certifications, language skills, the types of litigation they have previously successfully mediated/arbitrated, and so on.
Our Academy website allows visitors to find the most experienced ADR professionals, as widely approved by local litigation firms, and expedites the scheduling process for both mediators/arbitrators and their clients.
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Under the name Tagetik Nordic AB, the company will support Tagetik's global expansion efforts driving continued growth in the region. The formation of the new entity is accompanied with the opening of a new office in Stockholm, Sweden. Current customers in the region include Ambea, Dina, Protector, Hempel, and Elematic.
Tagetik's new direct operation will be led by experienced finance and corporate performance management (CPM) experts with an extensive track record of project successes. Marco van der Kooij, general manager for Tagetik Benelux, will also serve as general manager for Tagetik Nordic. Erik Granbom, who brings 20 years of experience in software market sales, will serve as Tagetik Nordic's sales director.
"Our new direct operation gives Tagetik the ability to focus exclusively on the satisfaction and success of its customers in the Nordic region," said van der Kooij. "With the support of our established business partners, the new operation will also help us grow market share in the CPM software market. We are confident Tagetik's unified Financial Performance Platform™, along with pre-packaged solutions for IFRS 4 Phase II, IFRS 9, 15 and 16, will appeal to the region's CFOs dealing with complex business and finance challenges."
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Now that the June 5 first-round of legislative races is done, we move to the heart of the new top-two primary system: the second round.
Also known as: the bloodbath.
A second-round bloodbath is what top-two primary was designed for.
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In November's general elections, we'll get a small number of races -- perhaps 16 in Assembly races and 2 in state senate races in legislative races for Assembly and Senate seats -- between two candidates of the same party.
Creating such two-of-the-same-party races is what the top-two's supporters wanted.
The theory is that with two candidates of the same party, the more moderate candidate would win -- because the candidates would have to appeal to independents and voters from the other party.
I suspect we're about to see the trouble with the theory.
And that trouble will come in the form of a two-by-four to the heads of your local legislative candidates.
Ask yourself: how will, for example, two Democrats appeal to independents and Republicans in very Democratic districts?
By changing their platforms or offering more moderate ideas? It's unlikely, since Democratic candidates won't want to risk losing the support of their fellow Democrats in districts dominated by that party.
No, instead, they'll appeal not with ideas but with personal attacks. Get the backing of independents and Republicans by making your opponent look bad. Because if you agree on the issues, the natural place to go to make distinctions is the personal.
As Timm Herdt of the Ventura County Star points out in this column, this is the way that primary elections used to work. There's no reason to think the new dynamic will be any different.
So the reform of top-two may give us this change: a bloodbath of personal attacks by candidates against each other.
The second-round fighting comes on top of a first-round that was a different kind of disaster -- no one showed up and no one cared -- with record low turnout, little political competition, and no broader discussion of ideas to get the state out of its mess.
As your blogger has written here and elsewhere, this new system of elections is very much like the old system of elections, only slight worse.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Lead Prop Zero blogger Joe Mathews is California editor at Zocalo Public Square, a fellow at Arizona State University's Center for Social Cohesion, and co-author of California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It (University of California, 2010).
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1/4 cup finely diced carrot
1/4 cup finely diced onion
1 large garlic clove, minced
1cm fresh ginger, peeled and bruised
1 stalk lemon grass (white part only), bruised
1 cinnamon stick
1 star anise
1-2 bird's eye chillies (cili padi)
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1/2 tsp white peppercorns
1/4 tsp fennel seeds
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp coriander seeds
2 whole cloves
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Cooked the macaroni in boiling salted water until firm to the bite (al dente). Rinse in cold water, drain and set aside.
Pound or grind all the ingredients for the spice powder with a little salt into a powder.
* If you do not want to grind the whole spices, get each one in powdered form and mix them together.
Heat a tablespoon of oil in a medium pot. Add diced celery, carrot and onion and fry over medium heat until the onion turns translucent (do not let the vegetables brown), 8-10 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger, lemon grass, cinnamon stick, star anise, bird's eye chilli and half the spice powder. Cook for 1 minute, then add the water, cover and bring to the boil.
Taste and add salt or soya sauce and more of the spice powder, if desired. When you're happy with the seasoning, add broccoli florets and cook for 30 seconds. Turn off heat.
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(Pocket-lint) - RIM, and its BlackBerry phones, have always been a big hit with the corporate contingent, stringing together countless handsets which appeal to the heavy business user - thanks in part to its excellent QWERTY setup and reliable push email.
So it was with an air of anticipation and excitement that we got hands-on with the new Bold of the five-handset lineup - its largest global handset launch ever - to see whether it carries on that fine business BlackBerry tradition.
Thinness seems to be the order of the day with both the Bold 9900 and 9930 (one handset, different carrier name) - being just 10.5mm thick - making it RIM's skinniest smartphone yet.
This thinness, during our initial inspection at least, was not quite Samsung Galaxy SII levels of skinny, but definitely added a bit of excitement to the BlackBerry mix. It was also nice to see RIM keeping up its traditionally solid approach to handset design, with the Bold feeling nice to hold in the hand and the metal wraparound a particularly nice touch.
The big selling point of handsets like the Bold is of course the QWERTY keyboard, which doesn't disappoint. The key size and solid feel to each button means even the most addicted of BBMers will find the Bold a good typing choice.
The screen has also undergone a major revamp. The 640 x 480 display is much, much brighter and thanks to the new BlackBerry 7 OS feels much more responsive. Viewing angles were good, blacks looked deep and all in all it looks like RIM has had a major screen rethink across all its new handsets.
It also boasts NFC capabilities, as was rumoured when details of the handset first started to circulate in webland. We unfortunately didn't get to try this out, but expect more when Pocket-lint gets a lengthier time to play with the device.
On the back of the handset is a 5-megapixel camera capable of shooting 720p video. The cam was suitably impressive, a bit like the PlayBook and featured image stabilisation as well as different scene modes. The handset itself was sitting in a relatively poorly lit room and we didn't notice much noise when snapping. Shots were also sharp and well saturated.
BlackBerry 7 is a significant jump for RIM in terms of touch sensitivity and social networking integration. BBM now sits within certain apps and games as well as featuring a more diverse set of sharing options. The Liquid Graphics tech included chugs along nicely on the Bold thanks to the 1.2GHz processor and 768MB of RAM. It means that the UI is a lot more snappy and things generally load quicker.
The browser in BlackBerry 7 has also been sped up, boasting a 40 per cent speed hike over previous BlackBerry 6 devices. It was most definitely noticeable when loading up web pages, particularly compared to our previous generation Torch.
We definitely like the look and feel of the new Bold. It is very well designed, thin and carries that signature high quality BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard. The screen improvements are welcome as is the processor speed. What we cannot be so sure about without lengthier time with the handset is actually how good BlackBerry 7 is. It could be the icing on the cake in a package that could send BlackBerry back into the game.
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The heat pump advantageBy James Dulley
Heat pumps are becoming a more common alternative to central air conditioners no matter what type of existing heating system you have. This is because a heat pump can also heat, as well as cool, your house efficiently. With the high costs of oil and propane these days, an electric heat pump is easily the most economical choice for heating your home.
A geothermal heat pump is one of the most energy-efficient heating and cooling systems for any climate. Even though it provides a good long-term payback over its life on the investment, particularly in very hot or cold climates, the initial installation costs are considerably higher than for standard air-source models. Also, depending upon the yard and soil type, it may not be applicable for every house site.
A standard air-source heat pump is basically a central air conditioner with a few extra parts. The outdoor unit looks exactly the same as a central air conditioner. It is called a heat pump because it literally pumps heat out of your house (cooling mode) or into your house (heating mode) to or from the outdoor air around the outdoor compressor/condenser unit.
During the summer in the cooling mode, it draws heat from the indoor air as it passes through the indoor evaporator coils. Through a refrigeration cycle identical to an air conditioner, it expels this heat outdoors. The cooling efficiency is rated by its SEER (seasonal energy efficiency ratio). A heat pump's cooling efficiency is only slightly less than its similar central air conditioner model.
During the winter, a reversing valve inside the heat pump outdoor unit switches position. This reverses the flow of the refrigerant throughout the entire system. Instead of running the cool refrigerant through the indoor coil, it runs the hot refrigerant indoors. The cold refrigerant is run outdoors where it draws heat from the outdoor air. Since the refrigerant is colder than the outdoor air, it absorbs heat even though the outdoor air may feel cold to you. Heating efficiency is rated by HSPF (heating seasonal performance factor).
As it gets colder outdoors, it becomes more difficult for the heat pump to draw heat from the cold outdoor air just as the heating needs of your house increase. At a certain point, the heat pump can no longer provide enough heat to keep your house warm, and its built-in backup heating source comes on. Depending upon the type of backup heat and relative energy costs, your heating/cooling contractor can set the temperature at which the backup takes over.
There have been many recent developments in standard air-source heat pumps. The modulating, multistage output rotary compressor design, which was first introduced in central air conditioners, is now available in heat pumps. This design produces extremely high efficiencies for both heating and cooling (HSPF -10, SEER-22). You can get $2 to $3 worth of heat for each $1 on your electric bills.
This heat pump uses a rotary compressor with inverter technology to allow it to vary its heating or cooling output from about one-third to full capacity output. This not only saves electricity, but it also produces great comfort, quiet operation, and even room temperatures. Two-stage heat pumps also improve efficiency and comfort over standard single-stage models.
Another new two-stage heat pump design couples a solar panel with the outdoor unit. On a sunny day, this solar panel produces enough electricity to operate the condenser fan for up to an 8 percent electricity savings on the fan operation. At night, or when the day is not sunny, the outdoor condenser fan runs on electricity like any other heat pump.
If you get a new, efficient outdoor heat pump you should replace your existing indoor air handler with one compatible with the new outdoor unit, even if your air handler seems to be working well. At the very least, the indoor evaporator coil should be replaced with a matching one.
No matter what type of new heat pump you select, make sure your duct system is compatible with it. There should typically be from 400 to 500 CFM (cubic feet per minute) of air flow per ton of cooling through the unit for the best efficiency. Your old duct system may have to be modified.


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Well, after scrounging around the bowels of the internet looking for information on abandoned Mac file formats of a time forgotten, I took it upon myself to see if I could generate modern-style MIDI files for all the original Marathon 1 songs in-game. As many of us know, the songs were originally in a variant of MIDI, encoded in one handy data file for Marathon to read. And, as we also know, almost nothing can read these files. Except..
Marathon Music Exploder, a program for Classic Macs. With the help of Basilisk II, a 68K Mac emulator, I ran MMC on the original release of Marathon. Lo and behold, out popped 16 different files. Now, these files had no extension, so I was about to abandon ship, because when I tried to add the .mid extension, every program claimed that the file had been corrupted. And, it *had*...
Except QuickTime could read these files. It played them back precisely in the screechy tone that QuickTime 3 users had known, and disabled "Background Music" after hearing. QuickTime Pro will also export any file opened. So, I exported all of these special Midi files to .MID, and voila! It worked, and now I have a database of these files ready to share with the world.
I sure wish I had all these Midis when I was doing my soundtrack remake for Marathon (see thread "Complete Marathon 1 Music Remaster")
So, here you go. Many music programs can import MIDI files and then you can assign your own instruments to each channel, and the rest is history.


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The goal of this book was to study the evolution of the socioeconomic position of people who applied for asylum in Belgium in the period between 2001 and 2010 and who were still residing in the country at the end of the research period. The study compares the integration on the labour market of asylum seekers in procedure to those who have been granted the status of refugees and aims at identifying factors that foster and hinder the socio-economic integration of these populations. In summary, the analysis of the 'careers' of asylum seekers and refugees towards work in Belgium shows the same wide variation in the labour market position of the different groups of immigrants that can be witnessed throughout Europe and by extension across the OECD. All over Europe, immigrants' labour market outcomes tend to lag behind those of the native-born and in Belgium even farther than in other OECD countries. No single aspect seems to be responsible: many factors intervene in the labour market integration process and there is no single policy measure that can be, by itself, a key for success. This book however reveals some key factors in the labour market integration of asylum seekers and refugees. Time plays a crucial role and greatly contributes to the changing socioeconomic position of the new immigrants. The different types of statistical analysis (descriptive, multivariate and longitudinal analysis) that have been used to analyze the distinct (sub) populations of the database are all in line with each other research. The longer a person is present in the country, the more likely that person is to find a job and cease dependence on social welfare.
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Height: 1.297 mm
Width: 1.880 mm
Width: 1.880 mm
Wheelbase: 2.453 mm
Length: 4.557 mm
Length: 4.557 mm
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Fuel consumption/Emissions
|Fuel consumption urban
|19.2 l/100 km
|Fuel consumption non-urban
|9.0 l/100 km
|Fuel consumption combined
|12.8 l/100 km
|CO2 emissions combined
|291 g/km
|Energieeffizienzklasse (Germany only)
|Engine layout
|3,996 cm³
|Power (kW)
|383 kW
|Power (hp)
|RPM point maximum power
|8,250 r/min
|Max. torque
|470 Nm
|RPM point maximum torque
|6,000 r/min
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|13.3 : 1
|Maximum engine speed
|9,000 r/min
|Valve timing
|VarioCam camshaft control for intake and exhaust valves, DLC-Coated rocker arm, fixed valve train (valve compensation with Shims)
Chassis and suspension
|Front axle
|McPherson front axle with lightweight springs (incl. helper springs), anti-roll bar, all Suspension mountings ball-jointed
|Rear axle
|Multi-link rear axle with lightweight springs (incl. helper springs), anti-roll bar, all Suspension mountings ball-jointed
|6-piston aluminium monobloc fixed brake calipers at front and 4-piston units at rear, brake calipers with red finish, Composite brake discs, discs internally vented and cross-drilled
|Electromechanical power steering with variable steering ratio
|Stability program
|Wheels: Brief description
|20-/21-inch 911 GT3 RS forged Aluminium wheels (optional 20-/21-inch 911 GT3 RS forged magnesium wheels)
|Wheels front
|9,5 J x 20" ET 50
|Tires front
|265/35 ZR 20 sports tyres
|Wheels rear
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|Tires rear
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|Limited-slip differential - rear axle
|Top speed
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|Acceleration from 0 - 100 km/h
|3.2 s
|Acceleration from 0 - 160 km/h
|6.9 s
|In-gear acceleration (80-120km/h) (50-75 mph)
|1.8 s
|4,557 mm
|Width (without mirrors folded)
|1,978 mm
|1,880 mm
|1,297 mm
|Drag coefficient (Cd)
|0.36 cW
|2,453 mm
|Turning circle
|11.1 m
|Unladen weight (DIN)
|1,430 kg
|Unladen weight (EU)
|1,505 kg
|Permissible gross weight
|1,793 kg
|Maximum load
|363 kg
|Trunk capacity
|125 l
|Fuel tank
|64 l
Service and Warranty
|Warranty period
|2 years without mileage limit
|Main service interval
|every 60,000 km
|Paint warranty period
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|Rust warranty
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|Boy playing with Kite Pic: Dr. Alice Kandell
|Dr. Alice Kandell hiding behind a Sikkimese soldier to take a photograph of a Chinese soldier along the Nathu-La Pass
|Khyentse Rinponche Pic: Dr. Alice Kandell
|Lepcha Man and Woman standing near Singhik Pic:Dr. Alice Kandell
|Lepcha man in traditional bamboo hat and woven clothing holding knife in Singhik Pic:Dr. Alice Kandell
|Lepcha women in traditional clothing in Singhik Pic Dr.Alice Kandell
|Mt. Kanchenjunga, third highest mountain in the world Pic:Dr. Alice Kandell
|Nepalese family outside of clay home Pic: Dr. Alice Kandell
|People herding yaks along a mountain path to higher grazing land Pic:Dr. Alice Kandell
|Person crossing river on a wooden bridge Pic: Dr. Alice Kandell
|Prince Palden (Second from Left) making silly faces with friends Pic:Dr. Alice Kandell
|Rumtek Monastery seen from across courtyard Pic:Dr. Alice Kandell
|Selling Rice in Gangtok Pic:Dr. Alice Kandell
|Singlay Lama & grandchildren sit in haystack near Singhik Pic: Dr. Alice Kandell
|Suspension Bridge over River Pic:Dr. Alice Kandell
|Two Men secure wood logs on Yak's back Pic: Dr. Alice Kandell
Dr. Alice S. Kandell, of New York City, New York, is a child psychologist formerly affiliated with Mt. Sinai Hospital. Additionally, Dr. Kandell is an author and professional photographer, having published books on subjects ranging from Mountaintop Kingdom: Sikkim to children's books such as Max the Music Maker and Ben's ABC Day. Dr. Kandell is also Vice President of the Board of the International League for Human Rights and President of the International Vocal Arts Institute, whose faculty is affiliated with the Metropolitan Opera. She also performs in non-singing roles with the Metropolitan Opera in New York. She received her Doctorate in Child Psychology from Harvard University.
Dr. Alice S. Kandell first visited Sikkim in 1965 to attend the coronation ceremony where Hope Cooke, a close friend from Sarah Lawrence College, became the first American-born queen. The Chogyal (king) Palden Thondup Namgyal asked Dr. Kandell to use photography to document the indigenous cultures of Sikkim and to show how he and Hope were improving education and local businesses. With this special access, Dr. Kandell created a visual encyclopedia of Sikkimese life as it was before India absorbed the kingdom.
Dr. Kandell returned to Sikkim many times, while also completing her doctorate degree in child psychology at Harvard University and establishing her career in New York City. Growing political struggles between India and Sikkim brought the photography project to a close in the early 1970s. During a final trip in 1979, she photographed the wedding of Princess Yangchen Dolma.
Her collection grew to more than 15,000 color slides and black-and-white photographs taken while traveling extensively through a country the size of Delaware. Dr. Kandell went high in the mountains to meet farmers and traders who allowed her to photograph their families and homes. She attended Buddhist religious ceremonies, captivated by the music, masks, and dances. She captured formal and informal scenes with the royal family in Gangtok as well as artisans with their crafts, children in schools, and the remarkable landscape.
Two books published in 1971 feature these photographs-- Mountaintop Kingdom: Sikkim (with text by Charlotte Salisbury) and a book for children called Sikkim: The Hidden Kingdom. Dr. Kandell also wrote and illustrated articles about Sikkim forRedbook, Holiday, Scholastic, and The Saturday Evening Post.
During an exhibit of Sikkim photographs at the Camera Club of New York in 1971, Dr. Kandell said, "I tried to use my camera to communicate the warmth and openness of the people of Sikkim. I wanted to capture the beauty that is everywhere." A second exhibition was held at the Asia Society in New York, sponsored by the International Center of Photography, in 1975.
Inspired by her experience in Sikkim, Dr. Kandell went on to assemble a major collection of Budhhist art and religious objects. This Tibetan shrine with original paintings, sculpture, and furniture is now at the Smithsonian Institution. She also retained her connections to the Sikkimese people. In 2010, Hope Cooke joined Dr. Kandell at the Library of Congress to describe their work in Sikkim. The webcast from this program, "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim," can be viewed online.
Note: The details about Dr. Alice S Kandell are collected from 'Biography of the Photographer' that is available on the website of Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov


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Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Sue Devitt: Eye focus
Nordland is a smoky deep taupe purple, it has a satin finish base and tiny micro glitter.
Lonely Splendor is a slightly warm taupe, it has a satin finish (shadows are £14.50 each).
The eyeshadows feel smooth although I wouldn't say they have that creamy, soft texture like brands such as Rouge Bunny Rouge. They have a good level of pigmentation and application colour is reflective of how they look in the pan. They blend nicely and I noticed they had little fall out compare to a lot of other brands. Worn with a base these last all day. These colours aren't necessarily going to set your world on fire but they are great basics that you'll no doubt find yourself reaching for often.
The next two products are part of a GWP ( currently still available from lookfantastic its worth £32.50 but is free when you buy any 2 products from Sue Devitt).
Eye Intensifer Pencil in Laos (£18) is a deep bronze/brown with a slightly shimmered/metallic finish.
It has very good pigmentation, applies smoothly and is not dry nor overlay creamy. As the tip is quite large I use this as a shadow rather than a liner.
Eye Rollerball Eyeshadow in Bambari (£14.50) is a very shimmery/glittery warm gold/beige.
Its a loose powder contained in a tube with a roller ball applicator. It glides on with no tugging and the colour is buidable. Its extremely easy and quick to use and I didn't experience any fall out. It does require a primer to get it to last the day.
Swatches of all products:
I'm really pleased with all the items and I will be looking into getting more from the brand.
I bought the shadows from lookfantastic.com
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Loose powder eyeshadow with a rollerball applicator - what a brilliant idea! It would be nice to be able to buy an empty applicator for the loose powders I already own. Thanks for reviewing.ReplyDelete
Lovely! I'm particular taken with the look of Nordland (don't fall over with surprise!). I like the eye intensifier pencils, the texture is good and Laos looks like a great staple colour. That's a fab GWP offer.ReplyDelete
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Thats a good idea about the empty applicator, I wonder if there is somewhere that sells them, I don't tend to do well with loose shadows in normal pots, goes all over the place :)
Hi Jane,
Nordland you say, you know as I was posting about the eyeshadows you came to mind :) The GWP is really good, I'll keep more of an eye on lookfantastic in future xx
I'll be looking for one of those empty rollerball applicators, and will let you know if I find any.ReplyDelete
Thanks Ava :)ReplyDelete


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The best way to fend off the winter blues and extra weight? Find ways to keep your mind and body active. Here's what you can do.
If rain, clouds, sleet and snow make you go "blah," there's good reason.
According to medical research, the "winter blues," or depression associated with cold weather, occurs when daylight hours are shorter and people hunker down indoors. Symptoms associated with seasonal depression (known as seasonal affective disorder) include fatigue, lack of enjoyment, change in eating habits, irritability and difficulty concentrating.
Put simply, seasonal depression or SAD can be brought on by how your brain reacts to the decrease in sunlight, according to the Mayo Clinic. Roughly midway through autumn, the days feel shorter - and the amount of sunlight per day will continue decreasing until winter begins Dec. 21.
Plus, sooner or later, it's going to get cold.
One way to stay healthy and avoid winter blues and SAD is to get a sufficient amount of natural sunlight. Combining exercise with a healthy diet can also help.
When you exercise, your body produces a "feel-good" hormone called endorphin. Add this increased feeling of well-being to healthy foods to help stabilize blood sugar levels, elevate your mood and keep energy levels up.
If you crave cold-weather comfort foods, avoid junk food and give your body fuel by incorporating whole grains, fruits and vegetables in recipes.
Staying active
Noel Clevenger of Springfield, Ill., makes a point to keep her family healthy by getting plenty of outdoor exercise during the colder months of the year.
"My two boys (ages 9 and 7) are very active, so we try to do as much as we can outside," she says. "We walk the trails ... go to the playground, and when it snows, my husband takes them sledding."
"If we can't get outside," she says, "the boys play indoor basketball and we look for free activities, like the (museum) ... or story time at the library. We also make family challenges out of Wii fitness games."
It's important to keep your mind active during the winter months, Clevenger adds.
"We play lots of Scrabble."
Outdoor fun
You don't have to hide from cold weather. There are many ways to enjoy it - go for a family hike, strap on some skis, go sledding at the park or build a snowman.
But take precautions to keep your family warm and safe:
Indoor activitiesJoin a local health club. The YMCA has programs to keep the entire family fit in winter. Take a stroll at the mall. Strike out winter blahs at the local bowling alley. Go roller skating or ice skating. Go to a museum. If you can't exercise, keep your mind active. Libraries offer children's areas and storytimes throughout the week.


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WATSONVILLE – A man sitting in a white Cadillac at Freedom and Airport boulevards was found with a gunshot wound to the head Saturday afternoon, police said.
Officers got a call about 12:45 p.m. from Watsonville Fire Department firefighters who had been headed back to the station after a call when they were flagged down by a person who told them the traffic signal had gone through several cycles but the Cadillac hadn"t moved, Sgt. Henry Robles said.
Authorities found a man slumped over the wheel with a handgun in his lap, he said.
The man was alive, and was flown to a Santa Clara County trauma center with life-threatening injuries, Robles said.
He appeared to be in his 20s and lives locally, he said.
Detectives were still canvassing the area for witnesses and working on the case later Saturday afternoon and Robles said he had not yet received an update on the man"s condition.


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Bill Bennett wrote an article on LifeNews.com titled "Republicans Must Win the Culture War to Regain Presidency." It continues to amaze that leaders of the Republican Party can remain as clueless as they are. That Mr. Bennett is a past secretary of education makes it even more disconcerting, because his article shows a lack of ability to objectively process fact based information, which puts his competence in question.
Mr. Bennett says that the coalition President Obama put together to win the election amounted to identity politics. He is correct on that point. The identities comprising the coalition were those aggrieved, ignored and materially harmed by the policies of the Republican Party. Republicans winning the popular vote just once in the last five elections should have given them pause several cycles ago, if there was really concern for the entire country as opposed to a particular few.
Most of the right wing within the Republican Party continues to promote the idea that President Obama's supporters are either "takers" or social radicals. His article lays out an excellent point by point narrative to be refuted.
To women they said: Republicans are waging a "war on women."
The Republican super majorities in Texas passed laws that forced an invasive vaginal probe on women seeking an abortion. Virginia passed a similar law though they were forced to make it less intrusive. Republican males were vocal in positions that would force women to continue pregnancies even for rape and incest. Many Republicans objected to bills to ensure pay equity for women. In the new house, all the leadership positions went to white males. This is a war on women. It is more than just the marginalization of women; it has long term financial consequences for them.
To minorities they said: Republicans are anti-government services, cold-blooded individualists, and cannot represent minority communities.
This is likely the most offensive statement in the article as it equates minorities with government dependency, even as the largest recipients of all government welfare, handouts, set asides and deductions are, in fact, whites. While it is true that a higher percentage of minorities are on welfare, no attempts by the Republicans are made to understand the socio-economic reasons, as well as structural reasons, that make this the case. It is hard to refute that the Republican Party is a clear and present danger to ALL minorities when one hears their now dead RNC Chairman Lee Atwater's conniving use of race based politics and the Southern Strategy.
To middle and low income Americans they said: Republicans are the party of the rich, who will slash taxes for only the richest Americans and cut social safety nets for the poor.
Mr. Bennett may attempt to dispute the fact that the Republican Party favors the rich, but that is exactly what their policies do. Fighting tooth-and-nail to keep Social Security taxes capped at $110,000 means only the middle class pays a real portion of their wages in those taxes. Fighting an increase in taxes on capital gains means the working person pays a higher tax rate than the wealthy investor. Fighting corporate taxes ensures that the middle class pays higher taxes even as the services society provide corporations, from international defense to infrastructure and education, is borne by the middle class. Objecting to environmental protection leaves middle class adults and children to live with — and exposed to — the misdeeds and pollution of corporations while the wealthy live in their enclaves of purity and homogeneity. One could go on and on but the facts are clear.
Obama won the 18- to 29-year-old vote 60% to 37%, in spite of the fact that half of all recent college graduates are unemployed or underemployed.
Mr. Bennett fail to realize that these young students are unemployed or underemployed because of supply side policies, anti-union policies and tax policies that have decimated wages and made outsourcing and offshoring the modus operandi.
According to a Pew Research poll taken last year, 49% of Americans age 18-29 have a positive view of socialism while just 46% have a positive view of capitalism. Such a view has roots.
So while we Republicans opine about election strategies and changing demographics, and appropriately so as that is our immediate order of business, in the long run we must address the problem at its source: the culture.
This statement shows that Mr. Bennett continues to be blind to the realities and economics of the middle class. For decades they have called Europe the bastion of socialism. Our young or now engaged with people from all over the world. When their Canadian friends get sick, they go to the doctor whether employed or not. When their German friend wants to go to college, they can do so affordably. They see a real safety net at work. In America's brand of capitalism they see a group of men tank an economy, get bailed out by "we the people" and get bonuses. They see corporations raid employee pensions and go bankrupt — even as the incompetent executives get bonuses. They see that those that make no product or service prosper by moving capital as the young innovator's ideas die or are stolen.
One of the reasons the Republican Party has been anti-education is that as voters begin to understand the present effect and the history of their policies, Republicans become less and less electable. Republicans are fighting a losing battle. Even their attempts at voter suppression have backfired. Mr. Bennett and his party have started to believe their own rhetoric, and have fallen into their own trap as middle class Americans are becoming immune to their basket of lies, misinformation and misdeeds.
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Caravati's confused
Councillor Blake Caravati claimed in the November 17 article on the passage of the elected school board referendum, "'Resounding' victory: Does elected school board knock Dems?" that only "five people on the executive committee" of the Charlottesville/Albemarle NAACP endorsed the referendum.
This is untrue. It was the rank-and-file membership of the NAACP– not just the executive council– that unanimously endorsed the referendum at the organization's October 2005 meeting.
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Reph, Williams named Students of the Month in Oxford
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The Oxford Rotary Club honored Erin Reph and Mary Williams as Oxford Area High School Seniors of the Month for January. Oxford Rotary Club President Charles Lewis is pictured with Michael, Kristin and Erin Reph; Mary, Shirley and Michael Williams; and Oxford Rotary Club Student of the Month program coordinator Connie Winchester.
Oxford Area High School students Erin Reph and Mary Williams were honored as Oxford Rotary Club Seniors of the Month for January.
Erin, daughter of Kristin and Michael Reph, is a member of National Honor Society, the Spanish Honor Society and the Tri-M Music Honor Society. She sings in the women's chorus and senior chorus, where she holds the office of treasurer.
Erin is a member of Future Business Leaders of America and volunteers in the G.O.L.D. girls' mentoring program. For the past six summers she has worked as a counselor at a youth mission sponsored by Calvary Fellowship Church, Downingtown, and held at the Camp at Old Mill in Coatesville. The mission provides children aged four to 12 who live in Coatesville with a variety of outdoor experiences and spiritual guidance.
Erin is a four-year member of the varsity swim team and was named captain in her senior year. She is enrolled in AP courses in English, U.S. history, calculus and computer science, and was recently named a 2014 Commended Student in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
After graduation Erin plans to study international business as well as chemistry. Her choices include Duke, Lehigh, Villanova and North Carolina State universities and Messiah College.
Mary, daughter of Shirley and Michael Williams, is president of Student Council, vice president of the high school's chapter of National Honor Society, and serves on the Senior Advisory Panel. She is a member of the choral ensemble, women's chorus and senior chorus, for which she also serves as president, and secretary of the Tri-M Music Honor Society. She is a cast member of the high school's upcoming musical production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat."
Mary is a member of the Spanish Honor Society and a four-year member of the Helping Hands Community Service Club. She played varsity soccer for four years and was team captain in her senior year.
For the past four years Mary has volunteered as a coach of the seventh and eighth grade CYO volleyball team at Sacred Heart Church, and for the past five years has been a co-captain of the church's youth team in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.
Mary recently achieved an AP Scholar designation, which is granted to students who achieve scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams. She is also the high school's recipient of the 2014 Chester County Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award, and will be one of nine county high school students who will be honored by the chapter at a ceremony in March.
After graduation Mary plans to attend West Chester University to study mathematics education, with a career goal of becoming a high school math teacher.