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Community InformationSanta Cruz County, CA
- Bay Eye Medical Group
- Outpatient Laboratory Services at Watsonville Community Hospital
- Sutter Health
- Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center
- Dominican Hospital has a medical staff of about 400 physicians, and is a dual-campus network of quality-focused comprehensive care serving the health care needs of the Monterey Bay region
- Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency exists to protect and improve the health of the people in Santa Cruz County. The Agency provides programs in Environmental Health, Public Health, Medical Care, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment, and Mental Health
- Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz specialty hospital for medical, surgical, and perinatal patients
- Watsonville Community Hospital provides quality health care services to Watsonville and surrounding communities in the tri-county area along California's Central Coast
- Great Exchange
- Mercury News
- Moutain Network News
- Santa Cruz Record
- Scotts Valley Banner-Valley Press
- Good Times 30 Years As Santa Cruz County's News and Entertainment Weekly
- Metro Santa Cruz
- Press Banner Serving the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Velley since 1960
- Santa Cruz Sentinel Local, state and national news, plus sports, business, politics, lifestyle and entertainment guides.
- Santa Cruz Weekly Welcome to the Santa Cruz Weekly, the publication residents of and visitors to Santa Cruz County read each week for insightful writing about news, culture and events in and around Santa Cruz County.
- Boulder Creek Recreation & Park District
- Pinto Lake Park
- Big Basin Redwoods State Park is California's oldest State Park, established in 1902. Home to the largest continuous stand of ancient coast redwoods south of San Francisco, the park consists of over 18,000 acres of old growth and recovering redwood forest, with mixed conifer, oaks, chaparral, and riparian habitats
- Delaveaga Golfing
- Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation
- Santa Cruz Surfing
Santa Cruz Community
- Cabrillo College provides an accessible and effective learning environment, which aids students in their pursuit of transfer, career preparation, personal fulfillment, job advancement, and retraining goals
- Santa Cruz County Office of Education is a public agency whose purpose is to provide educational leadership, resources and services to schools to ensure quality educational opportunities for all students
- Santa Cruz Kids Family friendly site featuring schools, kids activities, entertainment, recreation, summer camps, parenting resources, daycare facilities
- UC Santa Cruz University of California
Law Enforcement
- County Administrative Office is responsible for the preparation and supervision of the County's budget, legislative analysis, contract and grant administration, intergovernmental relations, supervision of non-elected department heads, and oversight of all departmental functions
- District Attorney's Office is dedicated to enhancing the safety of all residents of Santa Cruz County
- Santa Cruz County Fire Departments
- Sheriff-Coroner's Office ''Our mission is to be united with local communities to make Santa Cruz County a place where all people can live safely and without fear''
- Superior Court of California, Santa Cruz
- Amtrak California
- Santa Cruz Metro mass transit system for Santa Cruz County in California
- Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) is located in Watsonville California on the Central Coast near Santa Cruz, Salinas, Monterey, and Carmel
- Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission
- Santa Cruz Public Libraries is a city-county library system with libraries throughout the County of Santa Cruz, California
- UCSC Library
- Watsonville Public Library provides a variety of information, materials and services in a welcoming place where people gather, learn, and celebrate our multi-cultural community
- Capitola By The Sea Guide To Capitola, California
- Capitola Historical Museum offers a collection of photographs and artifacts related to Capitola's history; as well as quarterly exhibits on the history and art of the area
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Museum of Art and History is all about visual culture and open all year long with four galleries on three floors with exhibits, family activities, tours, education programs, Historical archives, film series and lectures
- Nickelodeon and Del Mar Movie Theaters
- Rio Theatre
- Santa Cruz Baroque Festival Baroque music opens the world of historic sound, and can lead both musician and audience on countless voyages of musical discovery
- Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is oldest amusement park PLUS a State Historic Landmark
- Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz County Conference and Visitors Council
- Santa Cruz County Actors' Theatre
- Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center supports and encourages the arts through education, exhibition and cultural activities, reflecting the unique and diverse environment of the mountain communities
- Santa Cruz City Museum of Natural History
- Santa Cruz Mystery Spot is a gravitational anomaly located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California
- Santa Cruz Wharf is the perfect setting for enjoying events while taking in the ocean view
- Seymour Marine Discovery Center is part of the Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory, a research and education facility of the University of California
- Shakespeare Santa Cruz
- Almaden Resident
- Almaden Times
- Calitoday Newspaper
- Campbell Express
- Mc Clatchy Newspapers, Inc
- Metro Newspapers
- Milpitas Post Newspaper
- Morgan Hill Times
- Silicon Valley Community News
- Vietnam Daily News
- Wall Street Journal
- Almanac your source for local news about Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley and Woodside
- Los Altos Town Crier Weekly community newspaper serving Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, and Mountain View with online news, classifieds, and local stock index.
- Mountain View Voice online edition of the Mountain View Voice
- Palo Alto Daily News
- Palo Alto Weekly
- The Mercury News
- The Willow Glen Resident
City Sites
- Alvarado Hospital Medical Center
- Covenant Care
- Crestwood Behavioral Health Inc
- El Camino Surgery Center
- Emcare
- Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
- Kindred Healthcare Operating Inc
- Medelex Inc
- O'Connor Hospital
- Parenting & Breast Feeding Services
- Pediatric Recovery Network
- SCA (Surgical Care Affiliates)
- Stanford Hospital and Clinics
- Stanford Stroke Center
- Sutter Health
- VA Palo Alto Healthcare System
- Vistness Plastic Surgery
- Waverley Surgery Ctr
- Dignity Health
- Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Santa Clara Valley Medical Center provides superior inpatient and outpatient care. The 524-bed hospital is recognized as providing a range of sophisticated specialty services
- Good Samaritan Hospital Through leadership in research and adopting the latest technological and clinical practices, Good Samaritan Hospital offers excellent medical care for the high-tech region of Silicon Valley
- Kaiser Permanente
- Regional Medical Center of San Jose Regional Medical Center of San Jose has served the health care needs of the people of east San Jose
- Mayview Hospital MayView Community Health Clinic is a local non-profit organization devoted to providing essential primary health care services to low-income families and individuals who live and work in the northern part of Santa Clara County and the Southern-most part of San Mateo County
- Lucile Packard Children's Hospital LPCH is a world-class, non-profit hospital devoted entirely to the care of babies, children, adolescents and expectant mothers
- Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
- Henry W Coe State Park
- Open Space Authority
- Santa Clara County Model Aircraft Skypark
- Santa Clara County Parks
- Raging Waters With over 23-acres of slides and attractions, at Raging Waters there's more than enough excitement to satisfy thrill seekers of all ages
- Saratoga Parks
- Calero County Park Two distinct areas define this park: the reservoir, which offers a host of water-oriented recreational activities, and the adjoining "back country" which reveals to the visitor California Oak woodland, chapparal riparian plant communities and associated wildlife habitats
- Chitactac-Adams County Park The park features the beautiful Uvas Creek and a wealth of cultural artifacts including bedrock mortars and petroglyphs left by the Ohlone Indians
- Joseph D. Grant County Park This 9,553 acre park includes some of the County''s finest open space resources, as well as rich environmental, cultural and recreational assets
- Sanborn-Skyline County Park
Law Enforcement
- Santa Clara Police Department The Police Department provides law enforcement and policing services to the City of Santa Clara
- Santa Clara Sheriff The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is dedicated to the preservation of public safety by providing innovative and progressive service in partnership with the community
- Santa Clara District Attorney's Office District Attorney's Office making every effort to achieve the lowest crime rate reasonably possible while emphasizing the prosecution of violent crime
- Santa Clara County Fire Department The Santa Clara County Fire Department exists to protect the lives, property, and environment within the communities served from fires, disasters, and emergency incidents through education, prevention, and emergency response
- Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Services The Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Services is responsible for coordinating organized planning efforts with County departments, local cities and special districts to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters
- Bay Area Transit Information 511 Transit brings together route, schedule and fare information for all transit services in the Bay Area
- Cal Train - information on rail service from San Francisco to Gilroy
- Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) - commuter rail service information for Stockton to San Jose
- Amtrak's Capitol Corridor - information on Amtrak's service from Sacramento to San Jose
- Dumbarton Express - express bus service form the east bay to the peninsula
- Highway 17 Express Service - express bus service linking Santa Cruz to Silicon Valley
- Palo Alto Free Shuttle The City of Palo Alto's Shuttle is free and open to everyone. All shuttles are wheelchair accessible but wheelchairs must have a working brake system. Shuttles are also equipped with bicycle racks on the exterior of the vehicle and can accommodate up to two conventional bicycles .
- San Jose International Airport Located two miles north of downtown San Jose, Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) is a completely self-supporting enterprise, owned and operated by the City of San Jose
- Santa Clara County Bikeways Map
- Santa Clara Transportation Authority
- Santa Clara County Library
- The Palo Alto City Library The Library's mission is to enable people to explore library resources in order to enrich their lives with knowledge, information, and enjoyment
- San Jose State University Library and the San Jose Public Library system The collaboration of SJLibrary.org is unique in the United States. It reflects the best of cooperative efforts between a major city library system and a major university library - a collaboration supported by Silicon Valley's innovators and leaders
- Santa Clara City Library
- Cupertino Library
- Gilroy Library
- Los Altos Library
- Milpitas Library
- Morgan Hill Library
- Saratoga Library
- Campbell Library
- California's Great America
- San Jose Convention Center The San Jose McEnery Convention Center sits in the center of Downtown and boasts hundreds of varied events a year...
- Shoreline Amphitheater The Pollstar Concert Industry Awards named Shoreline Amphitheatre the Best Large Outdoor Amphitheatre in the United States
- Triton Museum of Art
- Japanese American Museum of San Jose The Japanese American Museum of San Jose (JAMsj) preserves and disseminates the culture and history of Japanese Americans, with a special focus on the Santa Clara Valley
- Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose The purpose of Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose is to serve the needs of children, families and schools as a center for learning and discovery
- The Fillmore
- Lace Museum
- Mexican Heritage Corporation The mission of the Mexican Heritage Plaza of San Jose is to affirm, celebrate and preserve the rich cultural heritage of the Mexican community and showcase multicultural arts within the region
- Museum of American Heritage Combine elements of history, technology and design to illustrate the evolution of technology, how and why it has influenced society from inception to the current time, and a glimpse of future expectations
- West Valley Light Opera
- Opera San Jose Opera San Jose is a professional, regional opera company that is unique in the United States
- Tabard Theatre
- SAP Center
- San Jose Museum of Art
- The Tech Museum
- Winchester Mystery House
City Sites
- Carmel Community Hospital
- Community Hospital of The Monterey Peninsula
- Community Hospital of The Monterey Peninsula - Hospice Support Services
- Community Hospital of The Monterey Peninsula - Hospice of the Central Coast
- Community Hospital of The Monterey Peninsula - Laboratory ~ Ryan Ranch Satellite Lab
- Community Hospital of The Monterey Peninsula - Patient Business Services
- Community Hospital of The Monterey Peninsula Foundation - Development Office
- Community Hospital of The Monterey Peninsula-Outpatient Surgery Center
- Community Hospital of The Monterey Peninsula-Women's HeartAdvantage
- Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
- Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula - Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula - Hospice Support Services
- Monterey
- Natividad Medical Center is a 172-bed acute care medical center owned and operated by Monterey County
- Salinas Surgery Center
- Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Specialized facilities and programs include the Regional Heart Program, the Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Sleep Disorders Center, an Emergency Department and a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Carmel Communications
- Monterey County Herald
- Soledad Bee
- The Hearst Corporation
- Carmel Pine Cone local news, arts, and opinion.
- Monterey County Weekly The mission of the Monterey County Weekly is to inspire independent thinking and conscious action, etc.
- The Californian Salinas Valley news, weather, sports, and information.
- The Herald
- Andrew Molera State Park
- State of California Parks & Recreation Dept - Monterey SHP
- Elkhorn Slough This ecological treasure at the center of the Monterey Bay coastline provides habitat for plants and animals, including more than 340 species of birds, and is a major fish nursery for the region
- George Washington Park Most of the park is natural forest land that offers important wildlife habitat
- Lake San Antonio
- Limekiln State Park The park features breathtaking views of the Big Sur Coast, the beauty of the redwoods, the rugged coast and the cultural history of limekilns
- Locke-Paddon Community Park
- Mission Trails Regional Park
- Molera State Park is a mostly wide open, wind-swept canvas where the Big Sur River runs wild to the sea
- Monterey County Parks
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park The park is 1,006 acres of old growth redwoods, magnificent mountain views, granite river gorge, condors and rich history
- Pinnacles National Monument Rising out of the chaparral-covered Gabilan Mountains, east of central California's Salinas Valley, are the spectacular remains of an ancient volcano
- Point Lobos State Reserve
- Salinas River State Beach
Law Enforcement
- District Attorney's Office represents the People of the State of California in all criminal prosecutions in Monterey County
- Monterey County Administrative Office
- Monterey County Office of Emergency Services The mission of the Office Of Emergency Services is to develop and maintain a state of readiness in preparation for the potential occurence of any natural, technological, or human confclict related emergency that could adversely impact any segment of Monterey County
- Monterey County Sheriff's Department Department's mission is the protection of life and property of citizens in Monterey County and the operation of the County Jail.
- Monterey County Treasurer-Tax Collector
- Monterey Peninsula Airport providing full airline service for the California Central Coast, the Monterey Peninsula Airport.
- Monterey-Salinas Transit serves a 275 square-mile area of Monterey County and Southern Santa Cruz County. MST's 33 routes serve an estimated 352,000 population based upon the area within 3/4 mile of established routes within the county
- Transportation Agency for Monterey County
- Harrison Memorial Library
- Henry Miller Library in Big Sur, CA. Peruse rare books by Miller, an online bookstore, an art gallery, interactive forums and more.
- Monterey County Free Libraries
- Pacific Grove Public Library
- Salinas Public Library
- Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is a Federally protected marine area offshore of California's central coast
- Monterey County Youth Museum explore and touch everything with hands-on exhibits.
- Monterey Museum of Art permanent collection of American photography, early California painting, Asian art and international folk art.
- Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
- Pacific Repertory Theatre non-profit company presenting original, classic, contemporary, and children's plays, improvisation, and poetry.
- Point Pinos Lighthouse The Oldest Continuously Operating Lighthouse on the West Coast
- Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation organization to preserve and provide access to Jeffers' house, a National Historic Site.
- The Western Stage providing programs that educate and enrich the lives of the people of the Central Coast of California.
- State of California Parks & Recreation Dept - San Juan Bautista SHP
- County Historical Park The County Historical Park is located on Airline Highway, near Bolado Park. Although still a work in progress, the park currently has a number of historic homes on the site to tour. There are 33 picnic areas available on a first-come-first-served basis for individual sites.
- Hollister Parks
- Pinnacles National Monument - National Park Rising out of the chaparral-covered Gabilan Mountains, east of central California's Salinas Valley, are the spectacular remains of an ancient volcano. Massive monoliths, spires, sheer-walled canyons and talus passages define millions of years of erosion, faulting and tectonic plate movement.
- San Justo Reservoir
- San Benito County Parks
Law Enforcement
- California State Sheriffs' Association
- San Benito County Administrative Office Mission: To provide effective leadership, management, and coordination of County services and employees to realize the goals of the organization, fulfill State mandates, and carry out the vision of the San Benito County Board of Supervisors.
- San Benito County Fire Council The purpose of the San Benito Fire Council is to provide education, implement and fund projects in accordance with the National and California Fire Plans, mobilize citizens and agencies to reduce costs and losses from wildfires, exchange information and foster fire prevention, fire safety, and overall public health and safety within the County of San Benito.
- San Benito County Marshal Office The San Benito County Marshal's Office is a highly professional, State-certified law enforcement agency that is committed to serving the judiciary and public competently, efficiently, ethically, and courteously.
- San Benito County Treasurer, Tax Collector and Public Administrator The mission of this office is to effectively and efficiently perform the duties and responsibilities of each function in accordance with legal requirements and high standards of customer service.
- Superior Court of California County of San Benito County
- Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital The San Benito Healthcare District is committed to fulfilling community driven health and wellness needs, in partnership with physicians and other healthcare providers, by offering a compassionate, state of the art healthcare system.
- Saint Louise Regional Hospital Providing excellent care with gentleness and kindness
- San Benito County Public Health Services The mission of San Benito County Public Health Services is to protect and promote the health, safety and environment of the people by preventing and controlling disease, environmental hazards, injury and disability, and by educating and promoting healthy lifestyles.
- Greyhound National Bus Services
- San Benito County Express Provides shuttle bus service between Hollister, San Juan Bautista, Salinas, and South Santa Clara County, as well as Dial-A-Ride service, and Rideshare matching.
- Christensen Ranch Airport
- Frazier Lake Airpark
- Hollister Municipal Airport Hollister Municipal Airport serves Hollister and San Benito County and is owned by the City Of Hollister.
- Pinnacles Ranch Airport
- Hollister Free Lance Local newspaper serving San Benito County since 1873. Published Tuesday-Saturdays mornings
- The Pinnacle
- Topix.net San Benito County News
- California State Library
- SJB City/Carl Luck Memorial Library
- San Benito County Free Library The San Benito County Free Library, in order to perform its vital role in the community, provides materials and services to help county residents obtain information, meeting their personal, educational, professional and recreational needs and enrich their lives with an appreciation for cultural diversity
- El Teatro Campesino San Juan Bautista - creating a theater that reflects the Chicano experience. Founded by Luis Valdez.
- Fremont Peak Observatory
- Galeria Tonantzin is a gallery of women's contemporary art
- Juan Bautista de Anza Historical Trail
- San Benito County Historical Society History of San Benito County
- San Benito County Fair Located 7 miles south of Hollister, San Benito County Fairgrounds is a wonderful setting for weddings, company or family picnics, dinner/dances, conferences, etc. for groups of all sizes.
- San Benito Wine County Wineries in San Benito County
- The Old Mission San Juan Bautista
- Wapple House Museum The Historical Society's collection of artifacts is currently housed in the Wapple family home. McKenzie and Wolf Architects of San Jose designed this Prairie Style home for George Wapple, a pharmacist and a prominent citizen of the county. The home was completed in 1909 at a cost of $5888; this fee did not include fencing or fixtures. The Historical Society holds a long-term lease with the county, owners of this important historic structure.


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Amanda Bynes attended court Friday morning (donning her wig and all), following an arrest last night for alleged reckless endangerment, tampering with evidence and possession of marijuana.
Assistant District Attorney Chikaelo Ibeabuchi stated in the hearing that Bynes told police she had tossed a vase out of her apartment window, and not a bong as was originally reported.
The 27-year-old was still in the same attire from last night and looked disheveled and anxious as she constantly readjusted her wig.
NEWS: See the troubling events that lead to Amanda Bynes' arrest
Bynes' attorney Andrew Friedman asked that the star be "released on her own recognizance because the police unlawfully followed her into her apartment."
The judge was "stern" throughout the morning hearing and when Bynes' public defender said that she had never been in trouble before, the Judge quipped, "not in this state."
The "She's the Man" star was arraigned and released and has her next court date, which she must be in attendance for, on July 9. But it looks like Bynes could be in for more trouble.
PHOTOS: See Amanda Bynes' selfie obsession!
Burbank District Attorney Denny Wei told E! News that he could file a motion claiming that Bynes violated her probation from an earlier case. The actress is currently serving three years summary probation after pleading no contest on May 9 to driving with a suspended license.
"We get info from the prosecuting agency, in this case the NYPD, and we will review the report and make the determination whether to file a probation violation with the court," he revealed.
Should Wei find that Bynes ultimately did violate her probation, the maximum penalty she would face would be 6 months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
PHOTOS: See more photos of Amanda Bynes getting arrested

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It's not about the technology, it's about what that technology does and the impact of what we've built and what we do next
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I currently work as a user experience consultant at Microsoft. In being a founding partner of Trinix Creative, I've been able to take my years of experience and apply them to a multitude of different clients.
I've always been driven to redefine the way people interact with modern media ever since my parents first purchased an Apple II. From there, I developed my skills and became indulged in the world of mass media - constantly seeking ways to express new ideas and concepts.
I have a huge passion for the performing arts (especially musicals + plays such as Wicked, RENT, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Lion King, Hairspray, and Joseph). My main focus is reenvisioning the way that ideas are portrayed especially through the mediums of light, sound, and visual perceptions.
Lastly, I'm an avid activist in areas of environmental protection, human rights, and animal rights (especially whales).


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Quilting Community AQS Authors
Barbara Kaempfer
Born and raised in the capital city of Switzerland, the medieval town of Bern, Barbara now lives with her husband, Ueli, in Mettmenstetten, a rural village halfway between Zurich and Lucerne. "Log Cabin with a Twist" is Barbara's first book about quiltmaking. She has been making and showing quilts since she first came to know this artful craft in 1982. At that time, she was living with her family in Raleigh, North Carolina, where her husband worked for three years on a professional assignment. After her family's return to Switzerland in 1985, she started teaching various quilting techniques in Swiss quilt guilds and shops. Since 1991 she runs her own annual quilting seminar in the little Swiss town of Unterageri and teaches the Log Cabin with a Twist technique to an international audience with great success. She is also a frequent guest teacher at seminars in other European countries and the USA. Barbara's work won numerous blue and red ribbons in international competitions. Several articles have been published about her and her work in the local and international trade press.
Books by Barbara Kaempfer
Deb Karasik
Deb Karasik is part of the dynamic duo - QuiltMavens. Deb and her partner, Janet Mednick, were both designers of numerous original quilts, when they met at a San Francisco Quilt Guild meeting in 2001. They became fast friends, and collaborated on many quilt projects. Today they continue to design and create quilts that visually push the limits of the usual concept of "quilt." Their success in combining two very different quilting styles is evident in their role as QuiltMaves--teachers and fiber artists.
Website: http://www.quiltmavens.com
Connie Kauffman
Connie lives in Nappanee, Indiana, with her husband and has two older children.
Connie was a special education teacher until her children were born when she became a stay-at-home mom. As the children grew, Connie had more time to sew and explore quilting. Connie's mother taught her to sew as a child, but Connie didn't begin quilting until she had children of her own. "Piecefully Amish" is her first quilting book. Connie has over 100 quilts published in other books and magazines including her most recent publication, "24 Sunbonnet Sue & Overall Sam Quilt Blocks" and "24 Kids' Quilt Blocks", and "The Scrap Savers Solution Book."
Books by Connie Kauffman
Rami Kim
Rami Kim is a DNA scientist-turned fabric
artist/quilter/instructor known nationally and
internationally for her distinctive color use and
techniques. This 18-time Best of Show winner
is also distinguished for her innovative art-towear.
Ramis passion is in contemporary art-towear,
quilts, cloth dolls, and bags with a special
interest in three-dimensional textures. Her
first book, Folded Fabric Elegance, published
by AQS in 2007, is about her 3-D texturing
techniques and new projects. Her second
book, Quilted Elegance, also published by AQS
(2009), focuses on reversible wearable arts,
bags, and two-sided quilts. The third and most
recent book, Elegant Cotton, Wool, Silk Quilts,
was published in 2012.
Rami graduated from Seoul National University,
majoring in chemistry, and from the University
of California, San Francisco (UCSF), majoring
in endocrinology. She worked at the Cancer
Research Institute at UCSF before her passion
and talent for fabric art drastically changed this
biochemists career years ago. Id rather spend
more time with beautiful fabrics and threads
and beads than with the DNA sequencing gels
and radioactive isotopes of cold, gray science,
she says.
At her website, www.ramikim.com, youll
find information on upcoming workshops,
lectures, and trunk shows hosted by Rami, as
well as a gallery of her art.
Website: http://www.ramikim.com
Books by Rami Kim
Debra Kimball
Debra Kimball, MD, is a diagnostic radiologist living in the Des Moines, Iowa, area. From childhood she has enjoyed needlework; her mother taught her to embroider the stem stitch when Deb was in grade school. Her first project was a pillowcase with her name embroidered on it. Self-taught in crewel, crochet, knitting, tatting, and counted cross-stitch, Deb says the relaxation of handwork got her through the arduous years of her professional training and career.
In the late 1990s, Deb discovered quilting. In 2005, hand appliqué came into her life and took over. She spends all of her free time relaxing with handwork. International Sunbonnet Sue is her first book.
Books by Debra Kimball
Nori Koenig
Published works include: "Embroidered Childhood Memories" coauthored with Brenna Hopkins.
Books by Nori Koenig
Debby Kratovil
Debby Kratovil is a quilting teacher and prolific writer. She has been special projects editor for "Quilt Magazine" for ten years and says she enjoys teaching through the written word. Debby shares her patterns and techniques on her Web site, www.quilterbydesign.com, one of the oldest quilting sites on the Internet. Debby has been dubbed the "power quilter" by her friends for the sheer number of quilts she makes. Always motivated by the challenge of a new design and its execution in fabric, she creates traditional quilts with a contemporary flair. Debby is active with her guild, The Material Girls of Tucker, Georgia. She and her husband, Phil, live in Atlanta; they have three daughters and a son-in-law.
Website: http://www.quilterbydesign.com


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• The Schedule
Friday, January 24th (Women's swimming and diving)
UCSB vs. UC Davis
Davis, Calif.
Saturday, January 25th (Men's and Women's swimming)
UCSB vs. University of the Pacific
Stockton, Calif.
• Take Your Marks
The UC Santa Barbara women's swimming and diving teams will take on UC Davis in a road dual in Davis, Calif. on Friday afternoon. On Saturday, both men's and women's swim teams will compete against University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif. Divers will not be competing on Saturday.
• Gauchos Try and Improve to 8-1 in Duals
The Gaucho women are coming off a dual meet victory over UNLV (148-114) and University of Nevada-Reno (119-82). Overall the women hold a 7-1 dual meet record heading into the final portion of the dual season.
UC Davis women's swimming and diving team is coming off of dual meet victories over CSU Bakersfield (202-98) and University of the Pacific (182-80).
• Men Building Momentum
The men's swimming team is coming off of an impressive dual victory over nationally ranked UNLV (158-104). The men have now won three consecutive dual meets and will be competing with the women on Saturday in a meet where the University of the Pacific seniors will swim their final home event.
University of the Pacific is coming off of a loss to the Stanford men (145-101).


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Apple's iPhone 4 IPS LCD Retina Display has pulled out a big win over Super AMOLED displays used in Samsung Galaxy S and other Android devices for best mobile display in existence today. This comes to us from DisplayMate.com.
blockquote>"Since its introduction the iPhone has been one of the wonders of the modern tech world for many reasons – but its display was never one of them – up until the iPhone 4, where it finally got the display it deserved. The iPhone 4 display, nicknamed the Retina Display, is an outstanding "Super" LCD delivering top performance in many of our test categories – it has the brightest and sharpest display, but on the other hand its color gamut is too small, producing under saturated somewhat washed-out colors, and its image contrast is too high, which produces punchier images and also partially compensates for its smaller color gamut. These were most likely intentional tradeoffs made by Apple to increase screen brightness, power efficiency and battery run time. None-the-less the iPhone 4 earned our Best Mobile Display Award in the DisplayMate Best Video Hardware Guide. We include a dedicated comparison with the iPhone 3GS below. "Retina Display" is a great marketing name, and it is the sharpest smartphone display available, but quantitatively it is a factor of two lower than the acuity of the human Retina. Click here for a discussion on the Retina Display. Finally, Part II of this series will discuss some major flaws in the iPhone 4's Automatic Brightness control, which hopefully will be corrected in the near future through a software update."
For the full in depth analysis and test results be sure to hit up the link below and make sure you have quite a bit of free to time as you will need it.
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Brugada syndrome is a genetic disorder that can causes a dangerous irregular heartbeat. A mutation in the SCN5A gene causes the genetic form of this condition. When this mutation occurs, it may cause a ventricular arrhythmia. This is a type of irregular heartbeat. When this happens, the lower chambers of your heart (ventricles) beat irregularly and prevent blood from circulating properly in your body. This can be dangerous and may result in fainting or even death, especially during sleep or rest. The disease has been known as sudden, unexplained nocturnal death syndrome because people with it can often die in their sleep.
Brugada syndrome is rare. It affects about 5 of every 10,000 people worldwide. Symptoms usually show up during adulthood, although the disorder can develop at any age, including infancy. The average age of death related to the disease is 40 years old.
The genetic form of Brugada syndrome is caused by a mutation in the SCN5A gene. It is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder, which means that it can be inherited from just one parent. However, some people develop a new mutation of the gene and do not inherit it from a parent. This genetic defect causes heart muscles cells to handle sodium abnormally, which can then lead to abnormal heart rhythms.
Sometimes you may have Brugada syndrome but it is dormant and does not cause any problems. However, some medicines such as antidepressants and antipsychotics, illicit drugs, conditions that cause fever, and electrolyte problems can unmask the syndrome. Sometimes people may appear to have Brugada syndrome based on an electrocardiogram but do not have the disease itself. This is called acquired Brugada pattern and does not pose a risk if the condition is temporary and does not cause symptoms or dangerous heart rhythms.
People who are at greatest risk for the disorder are those of Asian descent, particularly Japanese and Southeast Asian ancestry. It occurs 8 to 10 times more frequently in men than in women. Researchers think the male hormone testosterone may contribute to the difference between genders.
Symptoms that may occur with Brugada syndrome include:
Your doctor may suspect Brugada syndrome if you have any of the above symptoms, or if you have a family history of the disease, or an unexplained sudden death in the family. An electrocardiogram (ECG) can detect the disease.
First-degree relatives of someone with Brugada syndrome should be screened. This may include at least a history, physical exam, and an ECG.
Currently, there is no cure for Brugada syndrome. However, there are ways to protect people from the dangerous consequences of the disease. An implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) can help prevent the symptoms and sudden death related to Brugada syndrome. When this device detects the start of an arrhythmia, it sends out 1 or more brief shocks to your heart to reset it back into its regular rhythm.
Medicines may also help prevent arrhythmias. Discuss all options with a qualified healthcare provider.
The most serious complication of Brugada syndrome is sudden death. This often occurs while the person is sleeping.
Many cases of Brugada syndrome are related to a genetic mutation. It is not possible for you to prevent inheriting this condition. However, identifying the condition is key to preventing its potential complications. If you have Brugada syndrome and plan to have children, you may want to consult with a genetic counselor first.
If you have any of the symptoms of ventricular arrhythmia, seek emergency medical help immediately. If you believe you may be at risk for Brugada syndrome because of your family history or other reasons, consult a healthcare provider for testing.
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Suspicion Grows About Whether Ryan Lochte Was REALLY Mugged
This year's Olympics certainly haven't been short on drama; before that very shiny Tongan athlete had shimmied across our screens at the Opening Ceremony, there were already plenty of stories about shootings, suspicious packages and shootings.
But perhaps the most shocking story - and one shrouded in a lot of mystery - was 12-time Olympic medal-winning swimmer Ryan Lochte being held at gunpoint while in a taxi in Rio.
The American and three of his teammates claim to have been stopped by robbers dressed as Brazilian police on their way home from a party at the French team's quarters, saying that they had guns pointed at their heads before being stripped of their money and personal belongings.
According to their version of events, the four arrived back at the Olympic village at 4am - but CCTV recordings don't put them back in the area until 7am.
Indeed police say there are a number of inconsistencies in the swimmers' accounts, not least that they can find no evidence of the robbery; they have also been unable to locate the driver of the taxi taking Lochte and his teammates back to the village when the incident allegedly occurred, and say that their recollections don't match up.
A video obtained by the Daily Mail doesn't help matters, as Lochte and Feigen are shown entering the Olympic village in possession of what appears to be their phones and wallets, which they had claimed were among the stolen items.
Suspicions have grown so much that an order was issued by a Brazilian judge this morning, seeking to prevent Lochte and one of the other US swimmers involved, James Feigen, from returning to the US, indicating that they are being investigated for false communication of crime.
Lochte, however, has already flown home.
"He arrived back before the judge issued anything," said Jeffrey Ostrow, Lochte's lawyer. "He was never asked to remain for further investigation or for any other purpose after he met with Brazilian authorities after he gave a statement."
USA Today reports that Feigen is still in the country; he told them in a phone interview last night that he was "just trying to give Brazil what they need or what they want and get out of here... I'm safe, everything's fine.''
If the Americans are found guilty of false communication of a crime, they could face up to three years jail time; either way, Brazilian police seem determined to get to the bottom of what exactly went on that night.


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Whether you're heading back to work or just out for the evening (and leaving your critter with a sitter), most new mamas eventually need a break from breastfeeding. Enter the breast pump. This handy tool not only allows you to fill a bottle with your precious milk, but it can also help maintain your milk supply, relieve engorgement, and create a backup stash for your freezer. So once you've chosen the right type of breast pump, it's time to get the (pumping) party started. Here are the basics:
When to start pumping: If your baby is premature or has special needs that don't allow you to nurse her from birth, start pumping as soon as you can. If you have multiples, talk to your pediatrician or lactation consultant about pumping to build up your breast-milk supply. Otherwise, many experts recommend avoiding nipple confusion by waiting until after the first two or three weeks (assuming nursing is going well) to introduce a bottle. (Plenty of babies, however, go back and forth between bottle and breast from day one, so do what feels right for you.) Even if you don't feed your baby from a bottle at first, you can pump in the early days and store the milk in your freezer for later use. If you're planning to go back to work, start pumping a few weeks beforehand to get the hang of it and to build up a stockpile of milk.
Best times to pump: If you're at home and are stockpiling milk or trying to increase your supply, try pumping an hour or so after your sweetie's morning nursing session (or pump one breast while she's going to town on the other). If you're pumping at work, try to pump on the same schedule as your baby's feedings so you keep your milk supply going strong.
How to pump: To begin, find a comfortable, quiet spot and relax as much as possible to encourage letdown. A quick breast massage or leaning over and gently shaking your breasts can launch letdown, as can warm compresses. If your baby is close by, try cuddling with her (as long as she doesn't mind being this close to milk she can't have). Away from home? Look at her cute mug in a photo, or close your eyes and imagine her face, her smell, and her blissfully nursing away.
If you're using an electric pump, use the lowest suction at first and then increase the juice when things get moving. Do be patient. It may take a few minutes (or a few days or even weeks) for you to get into a comfortable rhythm. Pump until the milk starts slowing down and your breasts feel empty, and be sure to clean the breast flanges after every use.
How to store your expressed breast milk: Many breast pumps come with custom containers that can be used as storage and feeding bottles; others allow you to use a standard feeding bottle to collect milk. You can also collect expressed breast milk in plastic bags (definitely use the ones specifically designed for breast milk — plastic bottle liners are too flimsy) and fill them three-quarters full if you'll be freezing them to allow for expansion. Freezing milk in small quantities (three to four ounces at a time) allows for easy thawing. Refrigerate the milk as soon as possible after you express. It can stay fresh at room temperature for up to six hours as long as it's kept away from the sun or other sources of heat. Milk can be safely stored in the refrigerator for up to four days and for three to four months in the freezer (six months in a deep freezer). Always label each container with the date, and make sure to use the oldest milk first.
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Homework can be as monumental a task for parents as it is for children. So what's the best strategy to get a kid to finish it all? Where's the line between helping with an assignment and doing the assignment? And should a parent nag a procrastinating preteen to focus -- or let the child fall behind and learn a hard lesson?
As schools pile on more homework as early as preschool, many parents are confused about how to assist, says a 2012 research review at Johns Hopkins University. Some 87% of parents have a positive view of helping with homework, and see it as a beneficial way to spend time with their kids, says the study, co-authored by Joyce Epstein, a research professor of sociology and education.
Yet sometimes parental intervention may actually hurt student performance. During the middle-school years, such help was linked to lower academic achievement in a 2009 review of 50 studies by researchers at Duke University. Parents who apply too much pressure, explain material in different ways than teachers or intervene without being asked may undermine these students' growing desire for independence, according to the study, published in Developmental Psychology.
A parent who implies that a child isn't capable of working on his or her own 'causes the kid to lose confidence, to get mad and just want the whole experience to be over,' says Lisa Jacobson, founder and chief executive of Inspirica, a New York tutoring and test-prep company. When parents help too much, 'kids say that they feel like a fraud,' undeserving of the grades they receive.
Kids also need different kinds of help at different stages. In elementary school, parental rule-making about where and when homework is to be done, along with encouragement, is linked to higher achievement. But parents should give advice or help only when asked, says Harris Cooper, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University and a leading author and researcher on homework. If a child fails or becomes frustrated, parents should suggest a break.
Some of the best ways for parents to help, Dr. Cooper says, include providing a quiet study place, proper supplies and resources for doing homework, and instilling positive attitudes about learning in general. A good motivator is to show kids how the skills they are practicing might be used throughout life.
Shawna Mazeitis tries to keep learning fun for her own children, aged 15, 14, 12 and 6. When her 6-year-old daughter Paige struggled with a computer assignment on fractions, she burst into tears 'and didn't want to do it anymore,' says Ms. Mazeitis, of Parkville, Mo. She encouraged Paige, saying, 'I can see you're upset. Sometimes when we're upset we can't think clearly. I know you can do this. We'll come back to it a little later.'
Later, Ms. Mazeitis took out a wooden pizza puzzle to refresh Paige's memory on fractions without having to type on a keyboard. Paige soon returned to the computer and finished the assignment. To keep things fun, Ms. Mazeitis also switches roles with Paige, sitting in a small chair and playing the student, while Paige stands by a chalkboard, pretending to be her teacher. By middle school, when studies show students crave more autonomy, parents can coach students on problem-solving strategies. When Lorraine Landon's 13-year-old twins Cienna and Keenan became frustrated with middle-school math homework, she told them, 'I'm not going to rescue you,' says Ms. Landon, of Pasco, Wash. Instead, she urged them to review what the teacher had said in class, consult their textbook, or make an appointment to get help from their teacher
Once high school rolls around, parental involvement is linked again to better academic performance, according to the 2008 Duke research review. That may be because parents at this stage tend to get involved only in subject areas they enjoy -- passing on their enthusiasm. A 2011 study of 12 high-school classes published in the School Community Journal found students paid more attention in science class and spent more time on homework when their parents were engaged.
If parents dislike a subject, they can easily pass on that attitude too, says Bon Crowder, a Houston teacher, tutor and publisher of MathFour.com, a website on math-teaching strategies. A student may think, 'Omigosh, my mom who is 40 is freaking out about this, and I'm 14 and supposed to be doing OK with it? How can that be right? Maybe I should freak out too,' Ms. Crowder says.
A better approach, researchers say, is to guide a student toward finding help elsewhere, such as video tutorial websites such as KhanAcademy.org, or to ask a tutor for help.
Some homework problems spring from the assignments themselves, which can be confusing. In three studies in 2009 and 2011 by Frances Van Voorhis, a research consultant at Johns Hopkins' Center on School, Family and Community Partnerships, students who did homework structured to involve parents in a positive way said the assignments eased stress. The students posted higher test scores compared with control groups.
Susan and Daniel Buckles, of Parkville, Mo., use homework to instill long-term study habits. When Ms. Buckles realized recently that her 11-year-old daughter Annie had been procrastinating for weeks on a project, she stepped in -- but only to help Annie set up a plan, breaking the remaining work into manageable pieces.
Annie is grateful for the 'wake-up call.'
Her parents, she says, have taught her that 'if you don't nurture and grow your study habits to be the best that you can be, you're going to fail college, you're not going to get a good job and you're going to be sad, thinking, 'Why didn't I study more when I was younger?'


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In an effort to bring aid to the people of the Philippines as well as provide local residents with a way of reaching their relatives, local elected officials have teamed up with the Red Cross and the National Alliance of Filipino Concerns (NAFCON).
Woodside is home to one of the largest Filipino populations in the city, including a small pocket nicknamed "Little Manila." Residents have been seeking assistance with finding family members that were caught in the typhoon.
"The Greater New York Red Cross is committed to supporting New Yorkers concerned about loved ones in the Philippines," said Josh Lockwod, CEO of American Red Cross Greater New York Region. "One of the ways in which we are assisting locally is through our call center for New Yorkers trying to locate loved ones in the Philippines, as well as those coping with emotional trauma caused by the storm."
For assistance, residents should call (877) 733-2767.
Meanwhile, a rally and community forum was held last week to highlight the need for residents to donate items and supplies to aid those affected by the storm. One drop-off point is State Senator Michael Gianaris' office, located at 31-39 Newtown Ave., Suite 402, in Astoria.
"As New Yorkers, we take pride in the diversity of our neighborhoods, and we take pride in the thriving Filipino community in Woodside," said Gianaris. "In times of disaster, we come together to recover and I am proud to see the efforts already underway here in Queens."
Some believe that the government in the Philippines is not up to the task of dealing with the severe devastation.
"This is the worst humanitarian crisis in Philippine history, and the Philippine government is not responding adequately," said a NAFCON spokesperson. "It is up to the community to send aid and relief."


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What Causes Heat Illness?
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What is in T8 CCR 3395?
Heat illness can be caused by environmental and personal risk factors.
T8CCR 3395 (b) Definitions states the following:
"Environmental risk factors for heat illness" means working conditions that create the possibility that heat illness could occur, including:
- Air temperature
- Relative humidity
- Radiant heat from the sun and other sources
- Conductive heat sources such as the ground
- Air movement
- Workload severity and duration
- Protective clothing and personal protective equipment worn by employees
"Personal risk factors for heat illness" means factors such as:
- Water consumption
- Alcohol consumption
- Degree of acclimatization
- Caffeine consumption
- Use of prescription medications that affect the body's water retention or other physiological responses to heat.
- An individual's age
- Health
More on What Causes Heat Illness
Outdoor Work Locations and Activities Where Employees May Be at Risk
Examples of common outdoor work locations and activities where employees may be at risk for heat illness include:
- Agricultural fields, forests, and parks (e.g., fruit and vegetable growing, cattle feed lots, lumber harvesting, nurseries, public safety, law enforcement, equipment maintenance)
- Construction sites in which no building shell has been completed (e.g., carpentry, plumbing, roofing, masonry, structural steel erection)
- Areas of construction sites that are outside building shells
- Loading docks, tarmacs, and roads (e.g., dock workers, baggage handlers, postal workers, street painting and maintenance, sign maintenance and installation, asphalt paving, sidewalk construction, traffic sign and signal maintenance, road grading)
- Sheds, packing sheds, partial or temporary structures such as tents and lean-tos, and any other structure with open sides if they are heated by the sun and there is limited air circulation and/or no insulation.
- Equipment and storage yards (e.g., lumber, maintenance and automobile wrecking yards)
- Outdoor utility installations (e.g., natural gas distribution, irrigation and sanitary districts, utility poles, mosquito abatement districts)
- Landscaping
- Oil and gas extraction
- Transportation or delivery of agricultural products, construction materials or other heavy materials (e.g. furniture, lumber, freight, cargo, cabinets, industrial or commercial materials), except for employment that consists of operating an air-conditioned vehicle and does not include loading or unloading.
Note: Not all work locations where risks for heat illness may exist are mentioned above. One example is construction sites where building shells have just been completed. Those sites may have no insulation, air circulation, or cooling mechanisms and may be hotter than the surrounding outdoor environment.
Loss of Heat Balance
Heat illness results when the body is out of heat balance. Heat balance means that the heat the body produces equals the heat it looses. When the body is out of Heat balance it produces and retains more heat than it looses causing heat illness.
Sources of Body Heat
Heat building-up inside the body from moving muscles during physical work activities is the major source of heat build-up in the body. About 75% of the stored energy the body uses to do physical work is converted into heat. Only about 25% of the energy is converted into the movements required to perform work. The more strenuous the physical activity, the more internal heat the body produces. Performing physical work activities when risk factors for heat illness are present increases the internal heat the body produces.
Added to this internal heat is the external heat load on the body which comes from working where environmental risk factors (e.g., hot air, direct sunlight or lack of effective shading) are present. A major danger from warm and hot weather, high relative humidity and lack of air movement is that these factors greatly slow the body's natural processes of releasing heat to the surrounding environment. All of these and other risk factors can increase the risk of heat illness.
Body Heat – Losses and Gains
The body looses and gains heat in various ways. These include:
- Evaporation - the loss of heat through sweating. This is a major
way the body looses heat. High relative humidity reduces this heat loss and
thus reduces the body's main cooling mechanism. Therefore, during periods of
high relative humidity there is a greater risk of developing Heat Illness.
An indication of how relative humidity affects the risk of developing Heat
Illness is called a Heat Index Value. Heat Index Values or Apparent
Temperatures, are given in degrees Fahrenheit and measure how hot it really
feels when relative humidity and air temperatures are both considered (see
IMPORTANT: Since heat index values were devised for shady, light wind conditions, exposure to full sunshine can increase heat index values by up to 15 �F. also, strong winds, particularly with very hot, dry air, can be extremely hazardous.
- Radiation - the transfer of heat through space. The body looses or radiates heat to surrounding surfaces if the body is hotter than these surfaces. The body can gain heat from these surfaces if they are hotter than the body.
- Convection - the transfer of heat in a moving fluid like air. Air flowing past the body can cool the body if the air temperature is cooler than about 95 �F. The body can gain heat through convection if the air is hotter than about 95 �F.
- Conduction - the transfer of heat between surfaces touching each other. The body can loose heat directly through the skin if surfaces it touches (e.g., clothes, chairs, floors) are cooler than the skin. The body can gain heat through conduction if the surfaces it touches are hotter than the skin.
- Inhalation/Exhalation - the loss of heat from warming and wetting of the air by breathing in and out. Accounts for about 10% of the body's heat loss.
- Heat Storage - some heat is lost through storage in the body.
- Excretion - excretion of urine and feces accounts for about 3% of the body's heat loss.
Risk Factors
Heat build-up inside the body from physical work activities is the major source of heat load. In combination with this, working where the environmental and personal risk factors listed above are present, creates an even greater possibility that heat illness could occur.
Cal/OSHA investigations (Study 2) showed that in 2006 heat illness cases occurred in temperatures as low as 80 �F.
Environmental risk factors can increase the external heat load on the body. Personal risk factors may increase an individual's susceptibility to developing heat illness. For example, not drinking enough water or drinking alcohol can both cause dehydration. Other personal risk factors which may increase the risk of heat illness include previous heat illness, excessive weight of the person, and poor levels of fitness. They can also affect an individual's ability to acclimatize or adapt to working in hot or warm conditions.
More on Environmental Risk Factors
In California during the summers of 2005 and 2006 there were two high heat periods. During these high heat periods there were dramatic increases in heat illness cases reported to Cal/OSHA. From 1995 – 2004 there were 31 heat illness cases investigated by Cal/OSHA with 15 being fatalities (Draft Meeting Summary, Cal/OSHA Heat Illness Advisory Process, 8TH Meeting, November 14, 2005, Oakland, California).
Cal/OSHA investigations (Study 2) showed that in 2006, 39 out of 46 heat illness cases occurred during a summer heat high period. This was due to weeks of consecutively high daytime temperatures and lack of overnight cooling.
Cal/OSHA investigations (Study 1) showed that in 2005 during a high heat period, there was a total of 25 cases of heat illness with 12 being fatalities. The investigations showed that 38% of these cases were serious enough to require hospitalization for longer than 24 hours with many requiring several days of hospitalization.
High Heat - High heat is when the temperature equals or exceeds 95 oF. High heat may also be accompanied by high humidity. High heat can be worse in low lying regions like valleys and depressions, where stagnant atmospheric conditions trap the lower layer of hot air preventing air circulation. See Extra Measures During High Heat
High Heat
During high heat the air temperatures and other environmental risk factors are more severe. This greatly increases the risk of developing heat illness (i.e., it can develop faster and be more serious and widespread among employees). During high heat even previously acclimatized employees are at risk for heat illness because the body has not had enough time to adjust to the high temperature or other extreme conditions.
During times of high heat you must use extra measures to protect your employees. See High-heat Procedures (T8CCR 3395(e)) and Extra Measures During High Heat
Heat build-up inside the body from physical work activities is the major source of heat load on the body. During a high heat period, the external heat load on the body from working in extremely hot temperatures is much greater. Also, if it does not cool down at night the heat load in the body continues to build up and the body never has a chance to cool down. This is especially true for employees who do not have access to air conditioned environments or other ways to cool down and rest in the evening. In addition, if there is humidity sweat does not readily evaporate off the skin. This greatly slows the body's natural processes of releasing heat to the surrounding environment causing the body to quickly overheat. These cumulative effects of high heat can occur over one or more days causing employees to return to work with increased risks of developing heat illness.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - The more the body is covered with materials which limit cooling, the greater the potential risk for heat illness. Wearing PPE which covers the body or face, limits air movement and the cooling effects of sweating. This results in the greatly reduced release of heat from the body to the surrounding environment and an increased heat load on the body. These factors make work tasks harder.
The type and level of PPE worn and the nature and duration of the work tasks, are the main factors which determine employee's additional risk of heat illness from PPE. The types of PPE employees are required to wear can vary widely depending on their work tasks and exposures. PPE worn can range from hard hats, gloves or boots all the way up to a fully encapsulating chemical protective suit and a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).Inappropriate Work Clothing - In warm or hot work environments, or where other environmental risk factors are present, wearing inappropriate work clothing (e.g., dark colored or tight fitting clothing), can increase the risk of heat illness. Under these conditions wearing appropriate work clothing can protect against the sun and other risk factors.
More on Personal Risk Factors
Not Drinking Enough Water – In warm or hot conditions, drinking enough water (one quart per hour during the entire work shift) to stay healthy is vital for maintaining a normal body temperature. When working in these conditions the body looses a lot of water through sweating. Sweating helps lower the internal body heat but as the body continues to loose water it needs to be replaced to prevent dehydration and heat illness. Dehydration results in less perspiration so the body cannot get rid of heat fast enough causing increased heat load. Without sufficient water the body overheats.
Remind employees not to wait until they are thirsty to drink water. Being thirsty is not a good signal of the body's need for water. By the time a person is thirsty they may have already lost too much water and their work performance has already declined. Employees should be encouraged to drink water frequently before and after work. Common symptoms of moderate to severe dehydration to make employees aware of and to have them check for include:
Note: Drinking sufficient amounts of water allows for light or "straw" colored urine
Alcohol consumption
It is important to avoid drinking alcohol altogether. This is because alcohol increases dehydration and the body's requirements for water. Sweating can cause the body to loose large amount of water. As the body becomes dehydrated more water is required to replace bodily fluids. Dehydration increases a person's susceptibility to heat illness and deteriorates their work performance. Therefore, it is important for employees working in warm or hot environments to drink sufficient amounts of water and avoid drinking any alcohol beverages.
Lack of Acclimatization - In general, individuals are more susceptible to heat illness until their bodies have had time to adjust. Adjusting to working in the heat is called acclimatization.
Individual differences
Acclimatization is important for all employees working in warm or hot temperatures or where other risk factors for heat illness are present. However, in any large group of workers, remember that there are wide differences in the ability of individuals to adapt to the heat. These differences in individuals can not be accurately predicted prior to exposure to warm or hot conditions. For these reasons even some acclimatized individuals may still develop heat illness given the temperatures and other risk factors present at a particular worksite at a given time.
Changes in work activities, locations or conditions
Even employees who were previously fully acclimatized may still be susceptible to heat illness and need further acclimatization when workplace conditions change. Such changes include:
Caffeine, Carbonated Sodas, Sports Drinks and Other Beverages - Sodas and drinks containing caffeine and sugar may increase dehydration. Therefore it is important to encourage employees to choose water over these types of drinks. Also, if employees choose these other drinks they may drink less water.
Note: The cautious use of sports drinks may be appropriate in the treatment of certain heat illnesses (e.g., heat cramps) but employees need to consult with their health care provider first.
Medications and Drugs - Certain "over-the-counter" medicines, prescription medicines, and other drugs may increase the risk for heat illness and other serious medical conditions. These substances may alter the body's ability to deal with heat and reduce the individual's awareness of the symptoms of heat illness. Because of this it is important:
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|Chaplain Aide
Position description
The chaplain's aide works with the troop chaplain to meet the religious needs of Scouts in the troop. He also works to promote the religious emblems program.
|Serving as Chaplain Aide can apply towards Positions of Responsibility requriements for Star, Life, and Eagle.
Reports to
Assistant Senior Patrol Leader
- Assists the troop chaplain with religious services at troop activities.
- Tells Scouts about the religious emblem program for their faith.
- Makes sure religious holidays are considered during the troop program planning process.
- Helps plan for religious observance in troop activities.
- Set a good example.
- Enthusiastically and correctly wears the Scout uniform.
- Lives by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Shows Scout spirit
See also
|Scouts BSA portal
Troop Positions of Responsibility
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About 40 years ago I was opposed to abortion, of any kind or reason. I had a maid, as all military officer families had, who worked for me once a week for $2.00 per day. I raised her pay to $10.00 per day and my husband was called into the commanding general's office and instructed to return Rosa to $2.00 per day. It seems the word got around really fast. I refused. She earned her money and the USA military supported slave wages.
She was a lovely person, kind, caring, compassionate, loyal, honest, dependable, reliable, all the things one would want in an employee. We lived in El Paso, Texas and she lived across the US/Mexican border in Juarez. She took a buss from her home to the border, changed buses and came to my home, a total of over an hour of traveling, coming and going. She never missed a day, was always on time, my children and home were safe in her hands. I had three children at that time all 4 years old. She spoke no English, I spoke no Spanish; we were great at sign language.
One day she came to me and asked me for birth control pills. I got them for her without knowing her story. It was only later I discovered the truth. She had given birth to 10 children, four died of dysentery. As was the custom, she carried a 5 gallon bucket with her on the way to the bus 6 days a week (she worked for other families as well), and dropped the bucket off at a 50 gallon drum the Mexican government kept filled with water from trucks to supply water for her community. On her way home from work, she stopped at the 50 gallon drum and filled her 5 gallon bucket and carried it to her home ... after a full day of hard physical labor in our homes. Her family drank it, used it for cooking, hand washed all their clothes in it.
Wild birds, lizards, snakes, donkeys and all kinds of wild beasts drank from that 50 gallon barrel leaving behind bacteria to foment into a deadly soup that killed the very young, the elderly and infirm and made many of them sick.
She was getting older and didn't want to have any more children. She went to her priest and asked for birth control and he taught her about the rhythm method, which did not work and she had more pregnancies that miscarried. She asked her priest if she could withhold sex because her husband wouldn't wait for the "safe" time for sexual intercourse. The priest told her she had responsibility to allow her husband sex on demand as her wifely duty. As a final option, she came to me for birth control pills.
She lived in a dirt floor shed with a tin roof, wattle and daub walls, in which a woven lattice of cactus canes called wattle is daubed with a sticky material made of mud and donkey dung. Her only stove was a metal pipe from floor through the ceiling, with a hole near ground level where they used creosote bush for firewood. She had no cooking surface.
She put the pills on a shelf and her husband found them, threw them in the open sewage draining ditch that ran in front of her home. He gave her a beating and raped her. She conceived and killed that baby by a self induced abortion using a dirty stick.
Rosa had no options. She could not deny her husband sex, she could not use any effective birth control, it didn't matter whether she was healthy enough or not to bear and raise another child and she had no way out of her Roman Catholic upbringing. Without options, she was not able to have control over her own body. She not only lost her babies, she lost her right to be part of her religious community and was called a sinner by her husband and priest and a "slut" by her 14 year old son.
From that day on, I am for a woman's right to make decisions about her own body without interference from husband, family, religious community or government. If loved ones did not care enough for her to see the terrible burden she carried for being a woman, then she had the right to act in her own self-interest. Indeed, she had the responsibility to do so. She had other children to raise, and she was getting old, tired, and needed an easier life than circumstances allowed her.
If you stand in opposition to abortion I am in your face supporting a woman's right to control her own body. I am not in favor of abortion and I would not have one. Perhaps if I were in Rosa's shoes, I would choose that option. However, I have no right to impose my values on another, nor will I accept other's values for my own.
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That was a very interesting story and I feel for the poor catholic womans predicament. I agree entirely with you and support a womans right to control her own body, and life. Is it one rule for the liberated and another for the poor, superstitious peasant countries like Mexico ?
Of course there's a difference, Napoleon. Stephen Fry pointed this out in his participation in the Intelligence Squared debate on "Is the Catholic Church a force for good in the world?" Start listening at about 6:59 of the video. If HE were asked to join the church, there would be no talk of "the superstition and nonsense," but to join as though he would join a social club. That same superstition, however, would fall like a ton of bricks on the shoulders of the poor, who would be allowed to develop no resistance to it.
The RC church feeds off of poverty and ignorance. Period, end of discussion.
Thank you for reposting this, Joan.
To me, this is an unblinking reflection on the RC church's attitude. They do not care about human rights or well being so much as they care about conformance to their dogma. I began to suspect that 40+ years ago when Humanae Vitae was released, and as the church's attitude toward effective and freely available birth control has become more evident, so has their attitude toward women.
The availability of reliable hormonal birth control was a massive paradigm shift in humankind. At that point, control of conception became CONVENIENT and conception itself became OPTIONAL. As a result, sex became an activity which could be casual and recreational or a further enhancement of a couple's loving bond or purposefully aimed at the creation of a new living being. I suspect Vatican City was completely unprepared for this development, and as sex was one of the primary mechanisms of control of the masses, they had to come up with some justification for taking this freedom away from them. From that came Humanae Vitae. Granted, I haven't read it, but its intention is clear: to continue to make a woman a slave to one biological function in the name of the "purity" of the love between husband and wife.
Forty-four years later, I can't help but notice that this encyclical is honored more in the breach than the observance, at least in the US. An April 2011 study written by Rachel K. Jones and Joerg Dreweke estimates that 98% of "sexually experienced [American] Catholic women" actively use birth control, in direct defiance of Paul VI. There is some controversy about that study, but even if the number is high by 10%, that is a considerable figure. Worthy of note: these are American women, who also assert their rights by means of a Constitution and an attendant feminist movement which supports their defiance. Rosa had no such support, coming from the Mexican catholic-dominated culture, and the evidence of that is painfully spelled out in your piece.
What this points out to me is the cultural and religion relegation of over half the world's population to second-class status. We see this struggle regularly, though in various forms, through the experiences and words of those like Ayaan Hirsi Ali or Malala Yousafzai, who want to conduct their lives on a level playing field, much as atheists wish to, but cannot because of the tyranny of the [mostly male] majority.
I think the first human right must be Self-Determination, the right of the individual to think and do and act as one sees fit, so long as it harms no one else. The catholic church and too many cultures stand in the way of that right. It is time to call them on it.
It's a day I also, I've been against abortion rarely today I am against.
Rosa did nothing to deserve such terrible treatment, slavery in her own home. As a human being she deserved autonomy for her body, respect for her humanity, some dignity and love. She deserved a better home, a husband who supported her choice, and medical care.
Without the right to birth control, abortion, and her own choices about sex, she was a slave. How inhumane and wrong.
The catholic church is an inhumane and dishonest organization. The bible does not condemn abortion, Jesus did not condemn abortion, Paul did not condemn abortion. The bible has a lot to say about other things, but the condemnation of abortion is a modern invention by priests and then clerics. THey are all lying, and they are all using the issue to control followers and create more followers. Shame on them.
Thank you for this!
As more of us realize an individual has rights of self-determination, and as more of us also realize the power of community, cooperation, compromise, and negation, we have a higher probability of healthier and more productive evolution of the human spirit. Power over women's bodies is but a metaphor for how patriarchy perceives themselves as entitled to control of all things on earth, including water, soils, air, flora, fauna and elements of the Earth.
Cosmology gives one an opportunity to see oneself as part of a magnificent universe. Humans are not the end product of human evolution, but are participants in all that exists.
I use the idea of Indra's Net or the circulatory systems or an image of the cosmos as visuals of all that exists:
No problem in husband and wife relations should ever become a matter of right or law. Problems start arising when human beings forget the valuable virtue of moderation. When any matter becomes an issue of law or rights, it means that one of the two sides or both of them do not practice moderation.
In our country, India, many people do not want a female child due to traditional circumstances and influences. India therefore bans abortion. This in my opinion is justified. It is also true that most of the fetuses killed in abortion are conceived as a result of unrestrained desire for sex. Killing a baby for sexual pleasure may be acceeptable for some god but not for me. A ban on abortion is fully justified in such a case.
On the other hand, a woman of Indian origin in Ireland lost her life recently because she was denied a permission for abortion. The issue therefore is not a matter either of a right or of a ban but there should always be a way to treat a problem as a human problem. A law or a right should always be tempered with humanism.
Another thing that concerns me about wealthy conservatives including most of our legislators, is that they pander to the Tea Party but do as they please themselves. You can bet your bottom dollar if their 15 year old daughter or granddaughter became pregnant, she would be flown to a country where she could get an abortion. They have already let it slip they care nothing for people like Rosa.
Lillie, this has always been the case. Before Roe v. Wade, those with means went out of country, frequently to Scandinavian destinations, where abortions were available and antiseptic. Those without means did what they could, including the proverbial "back-alley" abortions which frequently could cost the mother her life.
The one great virtue of Roe v. Wade is that It Leveled The Playing Field in terms of the availability of abortion to those who wanted, with much less regard to their means. Those who think that overturning Roe will stop abortions are ignorant of what was going on before its passage. It is an inevitable law of commerce: wherever there's a demand, someone will attempt to meet that demand.
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After Alex Rodriguez opted to play for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic this spring, and with Chipper Jones expected to be the DH, third base opened up for David Wright. Team USA will have an all-New York left side of the infield with the Yankees' Derek Jeter at shortstop.
Wright will likely be the only Met playing for Team USA, but the Mets could also send Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado (Puerto Rico), Johan Santana and Francisco Rodriguez (Venezuela), and Jose Reyes (Dominican Republic).
I found it interesting that Phillies Ryan Howard, Brad Lidge and Cole Hamels said they preferred getting their work in during spring training and preparing for the season to play for the team that pays them. Yankees' CC Sabathia and AJ Burnett said the same thing.
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BETHESDA, Md. – Jordan Spieth, playing with nothing to lose, gave himself another chance to win going into the weekend at the AT&T National.
Spieth hit every green in regulation Friday and extended his streak to 29 holes without a bogey on a tough Congressional course, giving him a 5-under 66 and a share of the lead with Roberto Castro (69) before storms interrupted the second round.
They were at 7-under 135, with storms soaking the course, it was unlikely the second round would be completed until Saturday morning.
Spieth is the 19-year-old Texan who started the season with no status, uncertain where he would play. He now has earned more than $900,000 – the equivalent of being No. 39 on the PGA Tour money list – and is assured of a tour card in October.
But he won't be eligible for the lucrative FedEx Cup playoffs unless he's a PGA Tour member, and he can't be a member this year unless he wins.
"Honestly, I think it's a great position to be in," Spieth said. "I'm just free swinging. I can't be in the playoffs unless I win, and that makes winning the No. 1 goal."
D.H. Lee had a 66 and was two shots behind at 5-under 139. Cameron Tringale (67) and James Driscoll (69) were another shot behind, while the group at 3-under 139 included former British Open champion Stewart Cink (69), Gary Woodland (69) and David Lingmerth, who went from around the cut line to contention with a 65.
Spieth has lived up to the hype he first generated when he played late on Sunday in the Byron Nelson Championship at age 16 and tied for 16th. In one year at Texas, the Longhorns won the NCAA title. And in 6 months as a pro, he has shown quickly that he belongs.
He already has four top 10s and has special temporary membership, meaning he gets unlimited exemptions. His goal was to somehow get a PGA Tour card for 2013-14 season, and a win would be over the top.
Even so, the teenager who was born just three years before Tiger Woods turned pro is savvy to realize the tournament is not even halfway over.
"I can't really think about that at this point," he said. "There's a long way to go. I'm kind of free swinging. I've gotten in a position where I can play a pretty full schedule this year, and I know I'll have my card for next year. Now all there's left to do is try and get a win to make the playoffs. So I'm just going out there trying to win and being aggressive, and hopefully, it will work out for me."


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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Construction crews in Haiti are building what is expected to be the country's first four-star branded hotel.
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Microsoft Not Abandoning Digital Sharing Plans on Xbox One Just Yet
Microsoft has stepped forth saying that it hasn't forgotten its original intentions of being strictly focused on digital gaming and that loaning/gifting out downloaded titles is still a possibility.
According to Gamespot, Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft Studios, has said that digital gaming will be a focus going forward for the Xbox One. This includes improved and expanded digital marketplace functionality, which could possibly include the ability to loan out downloaded titles to your friends temporarily or give them out entirely as a gift. At the Game Developers Conference, Spencer has reiterated the intentions of the Xbox One's focus on digitally downloading full titles and offering more incentives to this area of the marketplace.
"We are now fully heads down on thinking about and building out the future of our digital marketplace to enable what people would expect, and hopefully some things that will delight them beyond their expectations," Spencer said.
Spencer believes that his company can uphold doing amicable, ongoing business with physical retail stores while being able to concurrently build upon the digital marketplace. Expanding the digital market would be done through offering a variety of incentives and other abilities that would reflect the things you should be able to do with a physical copy of a game, such as letting someone else borrow one of your digital titles and being able to play it at their own leisure.
"We believe in a digital future on our box. On the digital space, and the things that we've talked about, what that opens up... like we understand what games you own and who you are and how you move around and who you might want to loan rights to your games or gift your games to," Spencer said. "We totally believe in that future. And any other marketplace you play in, these kind of mechanisms are out there."
While Valve's Steam marketplace allows its users to share titles among a player's family and also lets players buy out games and send them to friends as gifts, this seems to be a likely future for the Xbox One's digital experience. Before Microsoft reversed many of its controversial Xbox One policies this past Summer, it originally intended to include family sharing for their new system. This program would have let players share their titles with up to 10 others on their friends list.
At GDC, Spencer admitted that some of the original Xbox One announcements made about the system last May, which were reversed less than a month and a half later after E3, still hold up given the current state of the overall market. Spencer reflected upon Microsoft's announcements by saying that they should have been more direct than trying to sugar-coat something to the gaming masses they do not like. If they would have fully explored why they did what they did in a more public manner, the current Xbox One would have been more inline with its original design.
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Here's a crazy story: After administering scads of tests, doctors decided a New Zealand woman suffering from painful abdominal cramps needed her ovaries removed. Rebecca Oldham, 25, was admitted to Middlemore Hospital, a major medical center in the suburb of Otahuhu, last November, and ready to have a major surgery that would make it impossible for her to ever become pregnant again. Oldham and her partner James Tipene are already the parents to a 20-month-old daughter.
But when doctors opened Oldham up, they realized she was actually 32 weeks pregnant with a full-term nine-pound baby. Doctors woke up the mother-to-be to share the surprise, before performing an emergency C-section and delivering a baby boy.
"I am so glad they woke me and told me I was going to have another baby," Oldham told the New Zealand Herald. "Even though it was short notice it was better than waking up and being handed a baby."
How could a medical team have missed a fetus the size of a Cabbage Patch kid? Oldham says she underwent three scans, two blood tests and six pregnancy tests.
The hospital is now in the midst of an investigation to determine how Oldham's pregnancy was missed. The testing should have revealed the pregnancy so a human error related to paperwork or data reporting might be the issue.
But how did Oldham not know? It's not entirely uncommon for women to be unaware that a baby's on the way. One in 500 women don't find out they're pregnant until very late in the pregnancy.
"People say 'how could you not know?' But I really didn't," Oldham told the New Zealand Herald. "I can't explain why but it was scary not knowing."