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The surgeries almost always require a stay in the hospital.
You may need to be watched closely after
surgery. Your doctor or surgeon will watch:
Children who are younger than 3 years and who have other
conditions, such as
Down syndrome, are more likely to have problems from surgery. The most common is having a hard time breathing. These children may need
oxygen therapy or
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy
after surgery.
Your doctor may suggest these surgeries to treat sleep apnea if you have swollen tonsils and
adenoids that block your airway during sleep. This is often the first treatment choice for children. That's because swollen tonsils and adenoids are often the cause of their sleep apnea.
In children with sleep apnea, symptoms almost always improve within 6 months of surgery. Parents report a decrease
In children, these surgeries work well to treat obstructive sleep apnea 75% to 100% of the time. This is true even if the child is
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days. Other possible problems after surgery include:
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CitationsSchechter MS, et al. (2002). Technical report: Diagnosis and management of childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Pediatrics, 109(4): E69. Available online: http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/109/4/e69.
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text: Aidan So are you working on integrating the em28xx devices that are working in v4l-dvb-kernel version into v4l-dvb (or ever your own version of same)? Or will it require changes to too much code? I have to say as a user/observer I find it ridiculous that there are two branches of working code that are pretty close to the same and won't work with each other. If there's one area that Linux really clearly pi**es on Windows it's the handling of media and stuff like this just switches people off. While not looking at the code or drawing any conclusions therein a new layer on top of v4l-dvb (whichever version) seems counter productive to me. Ho hum.....can someone please just tell me how to get my kit working without having to re-invent the wheel. Thanks in advance. J On 01/04/2008, Aidan Thornton <makosoft at googlemail.com> wrote: > On 3/31/08, Markus Rechberger <mrechberger at gmail.com> wrote: > > On 3/31/08, Aidan Thornton <makosoft at googlemail.com> wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 12:40 AM, Another Sillyname > > > <anothersname at googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > I have a machine that has an internal card that's a Lifeview DVB and > > > > works fine using the v4l-dvb mercurial sources. > > > > > > > > I want to add a Pinnacle USB Hybrid stick (em28xx) that does not work > > > > using the v4l-dvb sources but does work using the v4l-dvb-kernel > > > > version. > > > > > > > > 1. Will the number of em28xx cards supported by v4l-dvb be increased > > > > shortly? (My card id was 94 IIRC ). > > > > > > If it's supported by v4l-dvb-kernel, it's entirely possible, yes. > > > > > > > 2. Can I mix and match from the sources...i.e. can I graft the em28xx > > > > stuff from v4l-dvb-kernel into the v4l-dvb source and compile > > > > successfully or has the underlying code changed at a more strategic > > > > level? > > > > > > Not trivially, since v4l-dvb-kernel contains changes to the core code > > > that the em28xx driver relies on and that are incompatible with > > > changes in the main v4l-dvb repository since. You can try > > > http://www.makomk.com/hg/v4l-dvb-makomk - it's the em28xx and xc3028 > > > drivers grafted onto a version of v4l-dvb that's about 5 months old at > > > this point - though it's really not a great starting point for porting > > > them onto newer versions, since you'd want to drop the xc3028 driver > > > in favour of the newer one > > > > > > > Makomk, > > spreading around your even more broken tree won't help anyone. > > > My tree is not substantially more broken, thank you very much. I think > it has at least one issue that v4l-dvb-kernel/v4l-dvb-experimental did > not (HVR-950 support is rumoured to be broken - probably an issue with > ATSC support in xc3028, which I couldn't test), but it also fixes one > annoying bug (DVB-T only xc3028 based devices didn't work). I hear > rumours that v4l-dvb-kernel also has issues with core changes breaking > the other drivers in the tree, something this shouldn't have. > > Also, in case you haven't guesses, the reason I spread my tree around > so much is because I think that it might be helpful to people, either > because they need something that isn't possible with > v4l-dvb-experimental or (in one memorable past case) because you'd > decided to erase all trace of -experimental from your site and I would > actually be able to maintain the -makomk branch (unlike -experimental, > which was hell to work with in places). > > > > This device already had some issues with the v4l-dvb-kernel tree, this > > is what I'll do in April. > > > > > > 3. Why did the sources branch? Was there a good technical reason for > > > this? > > > > > > Supporting the xc3028 silicon tuner needed some changes to support > > > hybrid analog/digital tuners better. Unfortunately, Markus couldn't > > > come to an agreement with the rest of the developers on how to do it. > > > (I think the main concern were that the changes he were proposing were > > > rather more invasive than they needed to be and risked breaking > > > existing drivers). In the end, someone else coded the equivalent > > > functionality in a more backwards-compatible way and merged it in > > > stages. > > > > > > (It's actually relatively easy to port code from Markus' hybrid tuner > > > framework to the v4l-dvb one, though he will never admit so.) > > > > > > > The reason is my trust is gone I asked in September if it's possible > > to get those devices work with what's available and I got the answer > > it's not. > > > That's odd; early September was when I started on the v4l-dvb-makomk > branch, which does exactly that. (Admittedly, it does rely on a > slightly evil hack to share info between the analog and digital > support in the xc3028 code, though one of the other devs figured out a > better way of doing it. The xc3028 driver in now v4l-dvb is > suprisingly good; far better than the previous drivers, and rewritten > from scratch.) > > Looking at the mailing lists, September was when you were pushing your > userspace drivers idea, which stood a whelk's chance in a supernova of > getting merged. (It (a) didn't do anything that couldn't be done > in-kernel, (b) would make it much easier to release binary > closed-source tuner drivers that only work on specific hardware and > (c) was intentionally created to fork bits of v4l-dvb. Of course, you > PMing me and threating to take your code closed source if anyone > released changed versions - something this would make far, far easier > - probably didn't exactly help, but it was obviously doomed before > then.) > > > > This stupid fight lasts for more than 2 years already, but I'm the one > > who spent weeks on writing code for getting those things supported and > > even rewrote code although there was no serious participation in the > > discussions I tried to trigger... > > > The mailing list developed some really nasty atmosphere, and you were > part of the reason. (You probably haven't realised this, but when > professional trolls decide it'd be fun to take your side, you ought to > take a really close look at your behaviour.) I can't remember much of > the details - I think I tried to stay out of it as much as possible. > > > > If I tell a company that I will add support for something till a given > > date I'll do so to keep up the good contacts. Unfortunately this is > > not how some people at linuxtv behave and it slows down everything > > even for other manufacturers where I'm not involved. > > > > It's me who mostly spent his time on writing any code on mcentral.de, > > the code didn't write itself especially Aidan has no respect about > > that, neither do some other people. Maybe it's really better to > > provide binary only blobs to remember especially such people that it > > requires alot work to get those things work. > > > Yeah, you did some good coding work (and some not so good, but let's > leave that aside). Unfortunately, IMO you exhausted any residual > goodwill left over from that ages ago, for far too many reasons to go > into. Also, you're forgetting all the other people who contributed > time to testing and debugging your code - including me - as well as > all the pre-existing code that you built on (including the initial > version of em28xx itself). > > Still, you did write some good code and do some good RE work, and I'll > fully admit to that - it's why I'm reusing some of it for my modified > drivers. After all, it'd be silly to let your hard work go to waste. > (Admittedly, it's currently mostly down to some trivial code in > em2880-dvb that's probably in "Writing Linux Drivers for USB DVB-T > Devices For Dummies" and some init/modeswitching code that I > practically know by heart, at least in the driver I'm using now, but > I'm sure there's more useful code in there.) > > > > > > 4. If I can't use the v4l-dvb sources to get my em28xx working what's > > > > the chances of getting the v4l-dvb-kernel stuff working for the > > > > lifeview flydvb card? > > > > > > Not good. Its support for other hardware is, if anything, going to be > > > slowly getting worse over time as other drivers have to be modified or > > > disabled to make it compile on newer kernels. > > > > > > > that for the other repository (em28xx-userspace2/userspace-drivers on > > mcentral.de/hg) is available, although it needs some work with that > > device. > > > Yeah, that... works, though it's still slightly lacking in both > well-testedness and hardware support, and some of the code makes me > wince. > > Anyway, this is starting to get tiresome, so I think I'll leave it > here. This is basically all I have to say on the matter. > > > Aidan >

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Nearly 10 years ago, Scott and I worked on a Consulting project in Chicago, enthusiastically writing J2EE applications, extending the Oracle E-Business Suite, and headed for near certain project failure, when our team got introduced to some obscure group of Sales Consultants out of Oracle Government, Education and Healthcare. They showed us a web development framework called "Oracle Platform", which was based on PL/SQL of all languages. Surely this couldn't be any good, so un-cool, so last century, so not Java. Yet given the mess our project was in, we had no alternatives, had to give it a try and actually managed to bring this project to a successful close.
We were so much older then, ….
A few months later, Scott and I joined the "Oracle Platform" team, which today is better known as the APEX team – and the rest, as they say, is history.
Scott passed away last night. I truly enjoyed working with him over all these years and hanging out with him, whenever we had a chance to meet. I don't think APEX and the APEX community would be what they are today without his many contributions. Thank you Scott!


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The Important Aspects of Acreage Administration
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USN-1457-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
31 May 2012
linux vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 11.04
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Software Description
- linux - Linux kernel
Andy Adamson discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's NFSv4 implementation. A remote NFS server (attacker) could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2011-4131)
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine) virtual cpu setup. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to crash the system leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2012-1601)
A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's KVM (kernel virtual machine). An administrative user in the guest OS could leverage this flaw to cause a denial of service in the host OS. (CVE-2012-2121)
Steve Grubb reported a flaw with Linux fscaps (file system base capabilities) when used to increase the permissions of a process. For application on which fscaps are in use a local attacker can disable address space randomization to make attacking the process with raised privileges easier. (CVE-2012-2123)
Schacher Raindel discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's memory handling when hugetlb is enabled. An unprivileged local attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service and potentially gain higher privileges. (CVE-2012-2133)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 11.04
- linux-image-2.6.38-15-generic - 2.6.38-15.60
- linux-image-2.6.38-15-generic-pae - 2.6.38-15.60
- linux-image-2.6.38-15-omap - 2.6.38-15.60
- linux-image-2.6.38-15-powerpc - 2.6.38-15.60
- linux-image-2.6.38-15-powerpc-smp - 2.6.38-15.60
- linux-image-2.6.38-15-powerpc64-smp - 2.6.38-15.60
- linux-image-2.6.38-15-server - 2.6.38-15.60
- linux-image-2.6.38-15-versatile - 2.6.38-15.60
- linux-image-2.6.38-15-virtual - 2.6.38-15.60
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.


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Venice Film Festival Fashion: The Most Noteworthy Ensembles
Our show notes? The designer looks, which ranged from embroidered floor-length gowns to sultry off-the-shoulder numbers, were every bit as glamorous as the stunning women wearing them. We have the details on each wow-worthy fashion moment, so keep reading to see who made our best-dressed list.
Photo:Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
WHO: Elisa Sednaoui
WHAT: Photographed at the Under Skin premiere.
WEAR: Stella McCartney long-sleeved gown with crepe and velvet geometric panels from the Pre-Fall 13 collection.
Photo:Venturelli/Getty Images for Valentino
WHO: Keira Knightley
WHAT: Arriving at the Valentino Ball.
WEAR: Valentino Haute Couture gown from the F/W 13 collection.
Photo:ACTION PRESS/startraksphoto.com
WHO: Rebecca Hall
WHAT: At a photocall for Une Promesse.
WEAR: Christopher Kane dress; Robert Clergerie sandals.
Photo:Luca Teuchmann/Getty Images
WHO: Gia Coppola
WHAT: Heading into the premiere party for Child of God and Palo Alto hosted by Bungalow 8 and James Franco.
WEAR: Christopher Kane black velvet off shoulder dress.
Photo:Elisabetta A. Villa/WireImage
WHO: Sophie Kennedy Clark
WHAT: On the red carpet at the premiere of Philomenia.
WEAR: Stella McCartney jumpsuit.
WHO: Carey Mulligan
WHAT: At the premiere of Miu Miu's Women's Tale.
WEAR: Miu Miu black pressed fine wool sleeveless dress with contrasting white collar; Roger Vivier Sexy Day heels in Black Satin.
Photo:Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
WHO: Dakota Fanning
WHAT: Attending the Night Moves photocall.
WEAR: Alexander McQueen dress from the Resort 14 collection; Rupert Sanderson heels.
Photo:REX USA/David Fisher/Rex
WHO: Freida Pinto
WHAT: Photographed at the Miu Miu Women's Tales press conference.
WEAR: Miu Miu dress and heels.
Photo:Francois Durand/Getty Images
WHO: Cate Blanchett
WHAT: At the premiere of her latest film Blue Jasmine.
WEAR: Christian Dior Couture F/W 13 gown.
Photo:Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for Jaeger-LeCoultre
WHO: Eva Riccobono
WHAT: At a gala dinner hosted by Jaeger-LeCoultre.
WEAR: Valentino gown from the F/W 13 collection; Jaeger-LeCoultre watch.
WHO: Mia Wasikowska
WHAT: At the Tracks photocall.
WEAR: Proenza Schouler top and skirt from the Resort 14 collection.
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WHO: Scarlett Johansson
WHAT: Promoting her film Under The Skin.
WEAR: Versace black chiffon gown with embellished off-the-shoulder straps; Bulgari necklace.
Photo:Venturelli/Getty Images for Valentino
WHO: Diane Kruger
WHAT: At the Valentino Ball.
WEAR: Valentino gown from the S/S 14 collection.
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Pakistan, A Bittersweet Homecoming
|Speaking with colleague Ahsan Tehsin, who worked on the Bank's damage and needs assessment for Pakistan.
I have always had a desire to work in a developing country and have felt a pull towards Pakistan due to my heritage. So after two exciting years in Washington DC, I came across an opportunity to work in the Islamabad office; I went for it.
Within days of accepting the position -to work for the Multi-Donor Trust Fund supporting the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Federally-Administered Tribal Areas and Balochistan regions- I was in Islamabad. I had lived in the country for years when I was younger. With family and my fluency in Urdu, this was a homecoming of sorts, but a bittersweet one.
Each day on my way to work I am welcomed by the many checkpoints placed every few kilometers with law enforcement inspecting every vehicle with caution and professionalism (two qualities I once thought they were incapable of possessing!). I encounter at least seven checkpoints. The security situation has deteriorated to such an extent that these barriers to the flow of traffic - and in the mornings, to the flow of thought – bring calm to an otherwise chaotic world.


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Guide Dog Saves Trainers From Out Of Control Car [VIDEO]
This is pretty incredible. A guide dog in training acted fast as an out of control car came down a sidewalk in California. The dog was able to lead its trainer and a supervisor out of harms way. Police say the driver was attempting to parallel park and hit the gas instead of the break. I'll say!
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From Paul's personal blog:
When my copy of Duncan Brown's and Nick Hayes' Influencer Marketing arrived in the mail, I looked at it a little bit like a trip to the dentist. I knew it was going to be good for me, but I didn't expect to enjoy it.
What a pleasure, then, to find that this engaging and provocative book not only challenged many of my assumptions about markets and influence, but did so in a readable and persuasive manner.
The authors are co-managers of Influencer50, a consulting firm that specializes in helping companies identify the key influencers in their markets. Like many authors of their kind, they think a lot of marketing today is badly broken. Unlike many authors, though, they have concrete advice on how to fix it.
The central premise of this book is that the people who influence markets are largely unknown to most marketers. In fact, the authors' firm offer clients a 50% discount if they can name even 20 of the top 50 influencers in their sphere. They've never had to pay up. Most marketers, they assert, consider influencers to be mainly press and analysts. In fact, they suggest that the list is far larger and more diverse than that, encompassing more than 20 categories ranging from channel players to venture capitalist to government agencies and systems integrators. They argue that many of these influencers are far more important than the media because they speak directly to a company's customers. They pay particular attention, for example to second-tier consultancies, systems integrators and buyers groups. These people are whispering in the year of customers every day, yet most marketers aren't even aware that they're talking, the authors assert.
This book defends its case pretty well, using logic and ample case studies. It's also written in a disarmingly down-to-earth and at times tongue-in-cheek style. Hayes and Brown aren't stingy with their opinions. Bloggers, for example, get far more attention than they deserve, they suggest, and many bloggers are simply people who are awkward in social situations. Referencing Twitter, they say simply, "How anyone can maintain a proper job and use Twitter is beyond us." You may not agree with their opinions, but you have to respect them for the directness with which they are stated.
They hate awards programs, believing them to be valuable only to the organizations bestowing the awards. Partnerships are meaningless in most cases because companies have far too many partners to manage effectively. They believe that brand equity is overstated and that celebrity endorsers play mostly to the egos of the marketers who recruit them. That's just a sampling of the often counterintuitive assertions in his book.
I did have some nits to pick with Influencer Marketing. The case studies lack much in the way of hard ROI and are limited mostly to Influencer50 clients. I thought the rather critical chapter on bloggers underestimated the influence that those influencers have on mainstream media. The authors are also big fans of using consultants to identify influencers, a position that obviously favors their company.
Nevertheless, if the greatest value of a business book is to challenge assumptions, as I believe it is, then Influencer Marketing succeeds admirably. It's one of the best marketing books I've read in a long time. For a commitment of five or six hours, it is well worth the time spent reading it.


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Vote for Babe of the Week — Sheena, Summer, Paige, Laura, Leah, Carolyn and Brenna
Our apologies -- Sandy knocked us out of commission so we're a little late on Babe of the Week. We've dug ourselves out of the rubble here in New York, though, and we didn't forget about what's really important.
We know that as soon as your power came back on you rushed to your computer, eager to cast your vote for Babe of the Week. None of these smokeshows are named Sandy, but we're sick of that broad, anyhow. Only one of these dames can be named Babe of the Week and go on to fight for the title of Babe of the Month.
Click their names to check out even more hot pics of each lady and then cast your vote at the bottom!
Sheena Lee
Summer Seay
Paige Elizabeth
Laura Moro
Leah Krystin
Carolyn Martin
Brenna McKenna
Here's the deal: At the end of the week, each Babe of the Day will compete for your votes and the winner will become Babe of the Week. Each week's winner will then face off to become Babe of the Month, and those winners will then duke it out for – you guessed it – the Babe of the Year title. Only those lucky ladies will be inducted into GuySpeed's Hall of Fame, an honor reserved for the hottest of babes.


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2 arrested in deadly warehouse fire that killed 36
Two proprietors of the Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland where 36 people died in a fire in December were arrested Monday morning and charged with felony involuntary manslaughter related to the deadly blaze.
Master tenant Derick Almena and the art space's creative director Max Harris each face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter and up to 39 years in prison, prosecutors said.
Almena and Harris "knowingly created a fire trap... then filled that area with human beings and now face the consequences of their actions," said Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley on Monday in announcing the arrests and charges.
Almena was arrested in Lake County and Harris, who uses the name Max Ohr, was arrested in Los Angeles County. Attorneys for Almena and Harris were not immediately available on Monday morning.
O'Malley called the actions of Almena and Harris reckless.
According to the charging documents filed by her office, Almena and Harris allowed up to 25 people to live in the space between 2014 and December 2016, without seeking a zoning variance from light industrial to live-work. That act violated city and state codes, the documents allege. In addition, Almena promoted the upstairs space as a venue for music and social events, with up to 100 people allowed to attend "inside this unsafe and unpermitted warehouse."
Almena lied to law enforcement officers, "insisting that no one lived in the warehouse," according to Cristina Harbison, an inspector in the District Attorney's office and author of the document.
As the leaseholder, Almena was responsible under California Fire Code for installing fire supression systems, smoke alarms, exit signs, and sprinklers after he allowed people to live in the building. However, he failed to take these safety steps, charging documents said.
On the day of the fire, Harris acknowledged he allowed the party to take place and prepared the space for the music event, blocking off access to a second stairwell, leaving only one escape route, Harbison reported in the document.
Almena also encouraged residents, who paid $350 to $1,400 to live and work out of the space, to use unconventional materials to create their living spaces. That included tapestries, pianos, RV trailers, wooden sculptures and other "ramshackle" materials, also a violation of city and state codes, documents say.
Almena — the eccentric patriarch of the underground artist collective — lived at the Ghost Ship with his wife and children and rented out the building for the Dec. 2 party. He and his family were not in the building that night when the fire erupted.
A friend, Aaron Marin, who has known Almena for years and escaped from the Ghost Ship fire by jumping out of a second-floor window, had mixed feelings about the arrest.
"I know for a fact he didn't intentionally want his place and all his stuff to burn and those people to die," Marin said. "But's it's a matter of being accountable for the lives."
Those who knew him had conflicting views of the 47-year-old, with some describing him as a loving artist and father and others calling him a slumlord.
While rare, prosecutors have brought manslaughter charges following non-arson fires.
In 2003, 100 people were killed at the Station nightclub in Rhode Island, when pyrotechnics set off a massive blaze during a show by 80s metal band, Great White. A grand jury indicted the pair of brothers who owned the nightclub, along with the band manager who started the fireworks on involuntary manslaughter charges.
Great White's manager, Daniel Biechele, pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to four years in prison. Defendants Michael Derderian and Jeffrey Derderian were sentenced to four years in prison and three years of probation respectively.
The Ghost Ship fire erupted during an unpermitted electronic music event inside the ramshackle art space.
In the two years before the fire, police were repeatedly called to parties at the warehouse that was a bohemian collective and living space for around 20 people in the city's Fruitvale neighborhood.
Teresa Deloach Reed, the now-retired Oakland fire chief, had said her department was unaware of what was going on at the Ghost Ship, despite the calls to police, complaints from neighbors and a fire station just blocks away. She retired on May 5 amid criticism over her management of the department and inspection procedures.
Family members of victims said Monday they want those responsible to face consequences even if it won't bring full closure.
"I talked to my parents, we all feel pretty similarly," said David Bernbaum, 37, of Oakland, whose brother Jonathan and several friends died in the fire. "We all have a lot of anger at Derick for all of this.
"That said, we know that this isn't something that isn't going to bring anybody back."
Several families have filed civil lawsuits against Almena, Harris, the building's owner, Chor Ng, and other promoters and performers at the event. They have also sued PG&E, saying the utility supplied power to the doomed artist space with "blatant disregard" for the safety of the people in the building.
The families have filed separate legal claims — precursors to lawsuits against government entities — against the city of Oakland, Alameda County and the state of California.
Authorities have not released a cause of the blaze, but investigators narrowed the origin of the fire to a shared kitchen in the back of the building's first floor.
Agents with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said they were looking into the building's electrical system, a tangle of strewn extensions cords weaving around the warehouse's various rickety rooms, as the cause of the fire.
All of the building's power came from a single source: a transformer box inside a neighboring auto body shop, attorneys for the victim's families said in court papers.
Most of the victims were trapped on the second floor as a wall of smoke and flames engulfed the building's escape routes. All of the victims died from smoke inhalation.
San Francisco Chronicle staff writer Jill Tucker contributed to this report.


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Jeanne Marie Holz Simmons
I was eleven years old and in sixth grade when Jeanne, the fourth of us five sisters was born. Holz's Harem, Dad lovingly called us.
From the beginning, she was special. She had dimples; none of the rest of us did. Well, maybe Carolyn had a couple. She had a lovely long curly strawberry-blond pony tail that reached below her waist; the rest of us could barely coax our hair to grow to our shoulders.
She loved all animals, especially horses and dogs, while a few of us were afraid of dogs, including Sparky, our untrained Springer Spaniel who nipped whenever he had the chance.
I had Mom send them alone not by one, but by two trains to visit me in Rochester, Minnesota, where I worked at the time.
A few years later, I took them to the Peterson farm in western Iowa. They drove the tractor, fed the pigs, chased the kittens in the barn, rode the horses. And were horrified when, right before their eyes, Fern hacked off the head of the chicken she was going to prepare for supper.
Jeanne grew into a quietly beautiful young woman. She was generous with her concern and interest, always observing and listening, always giving the wisest advice. Throughout her life, Jeanne attracted and kept a wide circle of loyal friends.
She was also generous with her talents, whether it was her exquisite stitching, her wholesome cooking and baking, or her sage nursing advice. She offered comfort whenever we hurt, either physically or emotionally. She was never judgmental.
Jeanne was generous with her time. One of the best gifts she ever gave me was the time she arrived unannounced in my kitchen to help me prepare for a large dinner party. She proceeded to cut and mince and clean until everything was ready. Oh, and she volunteered to be our companion when my one-year-old daughter and I drove a huge rental truck cross country to move to Seattle. Later, she followed her four sisters to Seattle to live, work, marry, and raise her son.
Jeanne was an excellent seamstress and creator of cross-stitched gifts. She made dresses for her nieces' infant daughters' first birthdays and colorful quilts for her friends. She joined her sisters in creating the first two sisters' quilts, winning the drawing for the first one. Her wedding present to her sister, Ann, was a beautiful bear claw quilt that she made entirely by herself.
She loved to cook and to bake and was committed to natural ingredients and healthy living long before they were trendy. She loved to garden, nurturing the plants selected with her niece, Emily, for her new garden design.
Jeanne loved the outdoors, whether it was camping at the ocean or at Lake Chelan's camp ground, cross country skiing, or biking. One of her first jobs was as a camp nurse at Camp Conestoga and not for one year but for three.
Jeanne was an avid Mariner's baseball fan, taking her son to games whenever possible. She also loved taking him to Disneyland and Disney World and Yellowstone National Park, returning to each several times.
Jeanne was a skilled nurse much admired and honored by her colleagues in Seattle's Swedish Hospital Special Care Nursery. There, you will find her portrait and a beautifully written tribute near the nurses' station.
She loved babies, especially her own son, her nieces and nephews, and eventually their children. She would arrive at the hospital as soon as possible after birth to hold and gaze at the new arrivals and during many visits once they were home. Using her solid experience and education, she had ready tips for the new mothers in our families on infant care, nursing, and feeding.
Jeanne faced her cancer and its many setbacks with uncommon courage and trust and hope even when the health care system failed her. Still, she carefully put all her affairs in order to ensure that her young son would have college as an option if, later, he should so choose.
Here are photos of two quilt blocks created by her four sisters for the first Quilt of Courage, sponsored by the International Myeloma Foundation.
You can see the whole quilt at: Multiple Myeloma: IMF's Multiple Myeloma Quilt of Courage 1
I think of Jeanne every day and miss her terribly. Her brief life touched us in ways she probably never realized. I know I didn't tell her often enough how much she meant to me and to all of us. She is one of the few women I most wish to be like.
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Sioux Falls to Look into Taxicab Regulation
SIOUX FALLS - South Dakota's largest city is looking into regulation of taxicabs.
Some of the larger cab companies in Sioux Falls have complained that several one-man operations that have popped up in the city are ruining their businesses.
Pat Malfero, owner of Citywide Taxi, says the city needs to back the original cab companies because the solo operations are "out for themselves."
Rico Carlson, owner of Rico's Taxi, a one-man outfit, says he's not trying to poach customers from his larger competitors and there are plenty of riders to go around.
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports there are 19 taxicab companies in the city. Nine of them have only one car. There are five limousine companies.
The city council has assembled a task force to study the issue.
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Hostess Brands won permission Tuesday to sell the last of its major cake and bread brands, as the bankrupt baking company continues to liquidate assets.
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At a Tuesday hearing, a bankruptcy court judge approved two sales. McKee Foods, which makes Little Debbie snack cakes, agreed to purchase cake brand Drake's for $27.5 million. A subsidiary of United States Bakery is buying some of Hostess' bread brands, Sweetheart, Eddy's, Standish Farms and Grandma Emilie's, in addition to four bakeries and 14 depots, in a $30.9 million deal.
McKee's bid was unchallenged, while U.S. Bakery beat out Mexican bakery Grupo Bimbo and Hackman Capital Acquisition. U.S. Bakery opened the bidding at $28.9 million.
Jones Day lawyer Lisa Laukitis told Judge Robert Drain that the buyers waiting for approval Tuesday are eager to finalize the transactions, according to Dow Jones Newswires. She added U.S. Bakery would like to get its newly purchased goods back on store shelves in time for the summer bun season, when barbeques fuel demand for hot dog and hamburger buns.
"I wasn't aware there was a bun season," Judge Drain said, adding that he approved of the sales.
Tuesday's court approvals brought the total proceeds from the Hostess sales to about $860 million.
Irving, Texas-based Hostess filed for Chapter 11 protection in January 2012. It decided in November to shut down operations after a nationwide strike by one of its unions.
Last month, Hostess won approval to sell cake brands, including Twinkies, Ho Hos and Ding Dongs, to Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) and Metropoulos & Co., for roughly $410 million.
Georgia-based Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO), the maker of Tastykakes and Nature's Own bread, bought five Hostess bread brands, including Wonder and Nature's Pride, for $360 million.
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Twisted Andes Adventure Kicks OffPosted in Events on September 14, 2013
The Twisted Andes Adventure 2013 is the first gathering of South American 4x4 enthusiasts from the website TwistedAndes.com. Formed ten years ago, it is the premier site for Latin American wheelers and has a huge following around the world. Sebastian Varas is one of the founding partners of the site and was invited to the Ultimate Adventure 2012 with his LSX powered Willys. He liked the UA so much he instituted the Twisted Andes Adventure, and this first year has 22 built 4x4s ready to romp 1,500 miles of Chilean countryside. Patterned after the US, the trip requires a team to live out of their rig for a week of camping, wheeling, and weather from blistering sand to freezing snow. Sebastian built another Willys for the trip since he parted with the first one, and it will be our ride as we cover the adventure.
There's no question that the Chilean scenery is awe-inspiring and catching a glimpse of it while covering 1500 miles in eight days in some of the toughest built rigs on the planet is a dream come true for any wheeler worth his weight in salt. Stay tuned as we bring you more coverage of the Twisted Andes Adventure 2013!


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Whiskey Glazed Cake Doughnuts with Passionfruit Caramel
We're going to defer to Glazed, Filled, Sugared, & Dipped author Chef Collucci to describe this one: "First you taste the warmth of the whiskey, followed by the tropical tartness of the passionfruit, and finally the smoothness of the caramel and earthy cocoa on the finish." Precisely.
Reprinted with permission by Stephen Collucci. Copyright © 2013. Published by Clarkson Potter. Available wherever books are sold. All rights reserved.
Read more: Bake the Book: Whiskey Glazed Cake Doughnuts with Passionfruit Caramel
- Yield:makes about 1 dozen 3-inch doughnuts
- Active time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Total time:2 hours
- Cake Doughnuts
- 3 cups cake flour (all-purpose flour can be substituted)
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- Zest of 1/2 lemon
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- Whiskey Glaze
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon whiskey
- Passionfruit Caramel
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup fresh passionfruit juice (from 3 to 4 ripe passionfruits), or frozen puree or store-bought juice
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
Make the glaze: In a small bowl, mix the sugar, cocoa, and whiskey with 2 tablespoons water and whisk until smooth. Use at room temperature.
Make the caramel: In a medium bowl, whisk together the cream, passionfruit juice, vanilla, and salt. Set aside.
In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup, and about 2 teaspoons water (just enough to give the mixture the consistency of wet sand). Put the saucepan over medium-high heat and bring the mixture to a boil. Cook until the sugar turns a medium amber color, another 3 to 5 minutes. Lower the heat to medium and carefully pour in the passionfruit mixture. The caramel will sputter and seize up, but then gradually dissolve as the temperature rises. Continue to stir it with a wooden spoon until smooth.
Remove the pan from the heat, add the butter, and stir until it's melted and blended. Strain the caramel through a fine-mesh sieve. Use immediately, or store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Make the Doughnuts: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest. Add the egg and mix for a few seconds. Add the buttermilk, butter, egg yolks, and vanilla, and mix until just barely combined into a stiffish dough.
Scrape the dough onto a sheet of parchment paper and put another sheet of parchment paper on top. Using a rolling pin, flatten and roll the dough until it's 3/8 to 1/2 inch thick. Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes to 1 hour, until it no longer clings when you try to peel off the parchment paper.
Heat at least 2 inches of oil in a heavy-bottomed pot fitted with a deep-fry thermometer until the oil reaches 350°F. Prepare two baking sheets: one lined with paper towels, and the other dusted with flour.
Peel off the top sheet of parchment paper and flip the dough onto a floured work surface. Remove the second sheet of parchment paper and dust the dough with flour. Using a floured biscuit or doughnut cutter, cut the dough into 2½ - to 3-inch tubular rounds and put them on the flour-dusted baking sheet.
Fry the doughnuts in batches, taking care not to crowd the pot, until golden brown all over, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Drain on the paper-towel-lined baking sheet.
Dip the doughnuts one at a time in the glaze, submerging just one side, and put them on a wire rack to set.
Once dry, serve them immediately alongside a dish of warm passionfruit caramel for dipping.
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The Gucci-GRAMMY special-edition collection
The Gucci-GRAMMY Collection
Gucci Timepieces & Jewelry and The Recording Academy — following the announcement of a high-profile partnership to help restore and preserve milestone musical recordings in conjunction with the GRAMMY Museum — have unveiled a special-edition GRAMMY watch and jewelry collection, designed by Gucci Creative Director Frida Giannini.
A unique fusion of fashion and music, the cutting-edge look of the pieces draws inspiration from the passion that music evokes. Gucci's first-ever digital timepiece, the I - GUCCI, is an eye-catching option for fans of cosmopolitan watches and offers the ultimate in versatility. With a flick, the broad watch face changes from a two-time zone dial in large digits to a streamlined version that features two discreet digital hands revealing local time.
Its large, double-layout digital display features a special tag celebrating the GRAMMY partnership. The yellow PVD stainless-steel case is complemented by a wide, black or white rubber strap that sports both the GRAMMY and Gucci logos. Again emphasizing the partnership, the case back features the GRAMMY Awards special-edition label. Gemstone versions of the I - GUCCI are also available with sparkling diamonds outlining the watch face, giving an added touch of glamour.
The GRAMMY special-edition collection also includes sterling silver jewelry interpreting the iconic Gucci dog tag necklace in four variations, with black or white enamel finish also available with diamonds. The famous gramophone — the symbol of the GRAMMYs since its inception — is etched on the dog tag on a yellow 18-karat gold globe. A subtly engraved Gucci logo completes the overall design.
This exclusive collection will appeal to music lovers wishing to distinguish their fashion and style credentials. The collection will be available at Gucci boutiques and specialty retailers in the United States in November and worldwide in January 2011.
Fashion-conscious music fans can enjoy direct access to GRAMMY news and updates in a news section at www.guccitimepieces.com dedicated to the Gucci-GRAMMY partnership. Rich in content, visitors can learn more about the music preservation program, discover GRAMMY history in the "GRAMMYs Through Time" gallery or immerse themselves in the world of the GRAMMYs with a direct link to GRAMMY.com. Regular visitors to the Gucci Timepieces website can also take advantage of exclusive Gucci-GRAMMY downloads, due to be released in the coming months.


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BuffyBuffy needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 55 designs submitted by 24 freelance designers.
We need a hip, bold looking logo for our new web site and product called Eat Drink St. Pete. The web site will feature updated information and specials about restaurants and bars in the downtown St. Pete area. There will also be a deck of cards featuring a profile of each establishment that purchasers can carry with them in a purse or pocket.
See description above. We need a simple yet bold and contemporary logo that will translate well to other cities. The EAT DRINK is a constant, but the name of the city will change as we expand the concept to other markets. So the logo design should lend itself to swapping out the names of the cities and keeping the EAT DRINK look constant.
- Bold, contemporary, clean font
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Cisco SPA525G2 5-Line IP Phone
The Cisco SPA525G2 5-Line IP Phone with Color Display is an excellent choice for businesses that require an enhanced user experience with a hosted IP telephony service, an IP private branch exchange (PBX), or a large-scale IP Centrex deployment. The Cisco SPA525G2 5-Line IP Phone uses industry-leading SPA voice over IP (VoIP) technology from Cisco, with high-quality hardware providing additional connectivity via Bluetooth, PoE (802.3af), or a Wireless-G client (802.11g). The Cisco SPA525G2 5-Line IP Phone features include five active lines, VLAN-capable dual switched Ethernet ports, 802.3af PoE support, a 3.2-inch QVGA color display, a full-duplex, high-quality speakerphone, a Bluetooth interface, a Wireless-G (802.11g) client, a 2.5-mm stereo headset port, and a USB 2.0 host port. Each line can be configured independently to use a unique phone number (or extension) or can use a shared number that is assigned to multiple phones. The power supply for the Cisco SPA525G2 5-Line IP Phone is sold separately.
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- Lighted line keys
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- Hold key
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- Voicemail key
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- Menu key
Accesses call history, directory, speed dials, MP3 player, web applications, user preferences, network configuration, device administration, and status
- Lighted mute key
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- Lighted headset key
Lights up green when pressed and using a Bluetooth or 2.5-mm headset for hands-free calling
- Lighted speakerphone key
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- Full-featured and stylish business IP phone supporting up to two Cisco� SPA500S Expansion Modules (32 button attendant consoles)
- Cisco Mobile Link: Bluetooth enhanced integration with mobile phones to make and receive calls, import your personal contacts, and charge your mobile phone
- Enhanced network connectivity with Power over Ethernet (PoE), 802.11g Wi-Fi client with Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), and Bluetooth headset support
- Graphics-rich, high-resolution 3.2-inch QVGA 320 x 240 color screen
- Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client: Highly secure Internet phone connection for remote users that is simple and easy to set up
- MonitorView for monitoring up to four video surveillance cameras from your phone
- Cisco XML services framework: Support for productivity applications directly on your phone
- Support for multimedia functions, such as playing MP3s, displaying digital photos, and viewing RSS feeds
- Wideband audio for unsurpassed voice clarity and enhanced speaker quality
- Support for both Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and Smart Phone Control Protocol (SPCP) with the Cisco Unified Communications 500 Series for Small Business
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Fox's Pizza Den Punxsutawney, family owned and operated for over 40 years, serves the very best authentic Italian pizza and specialty hoagies.
Fox's Pizza Den is a pizza and sandwich chain based in Murrysville, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1971 by Jim Fox. The venture proved so successful that Jim opened his 2 and 3 stores in the Pittsburgh area in 1973. Today, Fox's Pizza Den currently has more than 270 franchised stores in over 25 states across America.
In recent years Fox's Pizza Den has consistently ranked among the Top 25 pizza chains in the world and is currently ranked 12th. -Fox's Pizza Den was named "Best Pizza Franchise in American" in 2007. -The Small Business Administration named Jim Fox as one of the country's top entrepreneurs during National Small Business Week in 2002.
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Tuition and Fees
How Much Will It Cost to Complete a Credential Program at SSU?
The cost of attending a credential program at Sonoma State University can vary depending on state legislated university fees and credentialing requirements established by the state of California. Below is a link to the University website where you can find general fee and cost of attendance information. We have also listed possible credential program fees that you would need to budget for in addition to regular fee, books, transportation, etc. expenses.
For general information on university fees, please visit: http://www.sonoma.edu/registration/fees.html
Fees Specific to Credential Programs at SSU
The table below lists some of the expenses you will most likely incur when completing a credential program at SSU.
Please Note: These are only estimates; fees incurred by students may be more or less than what has been listed here, depending on the type of credential being pursued; please email the credentials office at firstname.lastname@example.com with questions about the information listed here.
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|Basic Skills
CSET: Writing Skills (for Multiple Subject and Special Ed. credential programs only)
$41.00 (paper-based)
|Subject Matter Exam(s)
|$297.00 (approx. depending on exam)
|RICA EXAM* *Applicable to all multiple Subject and some Special Education candidates only
|edTPA Teacher Performance Assessment
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|Fingerprinting Fee **
|$75.00-120.00 (approx.)
|Certificate of Clearance Fee
|Credential Filing Fee
|Credential Processing Fee
** if you are planning on obtaining a substitute teaching permit, have your fingerprints taken at your local county office of education. If you don't plan on getting a substitute teaching permit, have your fingerprints taken at your location of choice; visit http://ag.ca.gov/fingerprints/publications/contact.htm to search for fingerprinting locations throughout the state.


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Projects component to enhance and replace contribtool & com_contribute
Purpose: manage contribution, development workflow and versioning/archiving for various types of projects: a) tools; b) other hub resources, i.e. downloads, courses etc.; c) source code & libraries; d) data.
The idea is to blend and extend functionality of current Contribtool and Contribute components so that every content contribution and application development project share the same publication/versioning process as well as tools for content editing, access controls, archiving and usage monitoring.
Another important objective is to improve the current resource contribution process by guiding users through a series of questions to determine their specific project needs, rather than asking them to choose a contribution type up front. Depending on their choices during the simple 1-2-3 step project setup process, the component will determine the type of the resource to be created and any specific tools that need to be provisioned.
Problems com_projects addresses: – Need for subversion for non-tool resources expressed by a number of hubs – Need for version control and associated DOIs for each publication of any type – Integrate process for accepting editorial changes – Simplify resource contribution process, make it more intuitive – More management options for resource authors: ability to add and manage screenshots, describe credit information for each author, append/edit release notes for each version, etc.


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St. Charles City-County Library District
Board of Trustees
November 13, 2012
The St. Charles City-County Library District Board of Trustees met at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, November 13 at the Deer Run Branch of the St. Charles City-County Library District. The branch is located at 1300 North Main Street, O'Fallon, MO.
Board Members present:
Board members absent:
Library Staff present:
President Myra Crook called the meeting to order at 7:10 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance. Five members responded to roll call. Ms. Crook opened the floor for public comments. No requests for time were received.
Jim Brown took the opportunity to introduce Pat Batzel as the new Human Resources Coordinator for the District. Ms. Batzel spoke briefly about her work experience and her goals for the Human Resources function within the District.
The following reports were included in the Board packet.
Consent Agenda
MOTION: Mary Reese moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Gary Heggs seconded. Motion passed five affirmative, zero negative, zero abstentions, and four absent.
Old Business
13-12 Policy c187 Distribution and Consumption of Alcohol on Library District Grounds
13-13 Policv c256 Community Commons Event Room Policy
13-14 Preferred Caterer Agreement
After last month's Board Meeting, the District's legal counsel reviewed the policy. The policy as revised is presented to the Board this evening. Gary Heggs inquired whether or not John Shaw, legal counsel, had any issues with the policy. Jim Brown indicated that Mr. Shaw reiterated the need for the Library District to insure sufficient insurance coverage. Mr. Brown assured Board members that the amount of coverage was confirmed with the insurance company; no increase in liability coverage is needed.
Myra Crook shared that Joann Leykam, absent from tonight's meeting, indicated that she would like to review these policies at the next Finance Committee Meeting. Based on this information, the trustees thought it would be appropriate to table the agenda items.
MOTION: Gary Heggs moved to table Agenda Item 13-12 Policy c187 Distribution and Consumption of Alcohol on Library District Grounds, Agenda Item 13-13 Policy c256 Community Commons Event Room Policy, and Agenda Item 13-14 Preferred Caterer Agreement. John Thoelke seconded. Motion passed five affirmative, zero negative, zero abstentions, and four absent.
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13-15 Policy e120 Flexible Spending Plan
Due to federal changes, there is a need to update the District's Flexible Spending Plan policy. At this time, the District has taken the opportunity to update the policy to include two IRC guidelines; Pat Batzel highlighted those changes.
MOTION: John Thoelke moved to approve Policy e120 Flexible Spending Plan as amended. Mary Reese seconded. Motion passed five affirmative, zero negative, zero abstentions, and four absent.
13-16 Staff Development Day
Jim Brown requested permission to close the Administrative Office and Branches of the Library District until 2 pm on November 30, 2012, for continued training and development of District staff. The District will host Pat Wagner who will present the Very Intelligent Practical Guide to Stress Management, Good Communication, and Everyday Leadership.
MOTION: John Thoelke moved to allow closure of the Library District from 9 am to 2 pm on November 30, 2012 for District staff training. Mary Reese seconded. Motion passed five affirmative, zero negative, zero abstentions, and four absent.
13-17 Core Values and Services
A revised copy of the Library District's Policy b048 Mission, Vision, and Core Values was distributed at the meeting as well as the District's current Policy b048 and b048.1. The policy includes the District's Mission Statement, Vision, Core Values, and Core Services. Both policies were reviewed as part of the Strategic Planning process' Objective 3.1 "Branding & Clarifying the District Message". The updated version of the Policy including any taskforce suggestions is the revised copy tonight. Jim Brown asked the Board Members to review the new version and email any suggestions to April Wootten at the Administrative Office. Suggestions will be considered and the final draft will be presented to the Board for approval at the December Board Meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 7:52 p.m.
Respectfully submitted
April C. Wootten, Recording Secretary
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The more uniform the ink film, the better the adhesion, and the smoother the printing surface, thereby allowing for better reflectivity and better brilliance.
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Metallic screen-printing inks are typically formulated using two components: metallic pigment and varnish. They are either sold as separate components or as ready-mixed, one-part products. Pigments start in copper, zinc, or bauxite mines. Harvested ores are atomized in fine specks, ground, polished in mills, and classified according to end usage.
As a general rule, the coarser the particle size, the more reflection or brilliance—and the harder the transfer. Coarse pigments offer more surface exposure, which increase light reflection. Conversely, finer particles are easier to transfer, but they offer less brilliance. A coarse flake is preferable for garment printing, while the finest pigments are ideal for printing optical discs.
By using finer pigments, the screen printer sacrifices some of the brilliance but gets better coverage. The challenge for the pigment manufacturer is to make a pigment as fine as possible with high coverage, high brilliance, and a tight particle distribution.
User safety
Safety can be jeopardized when silver/aluminum, as professionals call it, is in powder form. Aluminum reacts with water/humidity and releases hydrogen, which explodes. As a matter of fact, a common application for coarse aluminum pigment includes explosives for slurry mines, rocket fuel, and fireworks. It is extremely dangerous in the powder form and should be kept in a temperature-controlled, dry location to prevent explosion.
Fortunately, aluminum/silver is safer in a paste or ink form, and all producers of aluminum powders also have their product available in paste form, whether it is for solvent, water, UV or any other type of screen-printing ink. It is strongly recommended, for safety reasons, that screen printers not have any silver/aluminum powder in the shop, but instead keep silver/aluminum paste.
Chemistry and end results
The chemistry of gold and silver flakes is critical to understanding the results when printed. The pigments are usually coated with some type of fatty acid for processing purposes and to allow the pigment to rise to the surface of the ink film, thus making a nice, flat, shiny, reflective surface. However, flakes that set at the surface of the ink film will flake or rub off easily. A tape test confirms this.
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CDC Trials: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention
February 2011
PrEP: A New Approach to HIV Prevention
New tools to prevent HIV are urgently needed to stem the estimated 2.6 million new HIV infections that occur worldwide each year. Recent research has shown that a new approach called pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, can reduce the risk of contracting HIV in gay and bisexual men at high risk of infection, when combined with existing prevention measures. Ongoing studies are evaluating this approach in other populations at risk for HIV, including heterosexuals and injection drug users.
In this new approach to HIV prevention, people who are uninfected take an HIV treatment pill daily to reduce their risk of becoming infected. By inhibiting HIV from replicating as it enters the body, PrEP can prevent the virus from establishing permanent infection. The concept of providing a preventative treatment before exposure to an infectious agent is not new. For example, when individuals travel to an area where malaria is common, they are advised to take malaria treatment medication before and during travel to prevent illness.
As part of its commitment to developing new HIV prevention strategies, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has sponsored several clinical trials to evaluate the safety and efficacy of PrEP for HIV prevention.
PrEP Medications
Current PrEP trials, including those sponsored by CDC, are testing the antiretroviral drug tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (or tenofovir, brand name Viread®) used alone or in combination with emtricitabine (together, known as the brand name Truvada®) taken as a preventative drug.
Tenofovir was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2001 as a treatment for HIV infection, and the tenofovir plus emtricitabine combination pill was approved for use as an HIV treatment in 2004. Data from Gilead Sciences, Inc., the manufacturer of the drugs, indicate that more than one million HIV-infected people around the world have now used these drugs. As treatments for HIV-infected individuals, tenofovir and tenofovir plus emtricitabine have been shown to be both safe and effective. They have relatively low levels of side effects and slow development of associated drug resistance, compared with other available HIV treatments.
PrEP Proven Safe and Effective in Gay and Bisexual Men
In a major advance in HIV prevention research, investigators recently reported that PrEP is safe and effective in preventing HIV infection -- when combined with other comprehensive prevention approaches -- among men who have sex with men who are at high risk of HIV infection.
iPrEx Study
In November 2010, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced results from a multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III clinical trial of tenofovir plus emtricitabine to prevent HIV infection.
The iPrEX trial showed that a once-daily pill containing tenofovir plus emtricitabine was safe and provided an average of 44 percent additional protection against HIV infection to men who have sex with men and transgendered women who have sex with men, who also received a comprehensive package of prevention services. These services included use of condoms, monthly HIV testing, counseling to reduce risk behavior and encourage adherence to the daily pill regimen, and management of other sexually transmitted infections.
The level of protection shown varied widely depending on how consistently participants used PrEP. Among those whose data (based on self-reports, bottles dispensed, and pill counts) indicate use on 90 percent or more days, HIV risk was reduced by roughly 73 percent, while among those whose adherence by the same measure was less than 90 percent, HIV risk was reduced by only about 21 percent.
CDC U.S. Tenofovir Extended Safety Trial
In July 2010, CDC reported results of a Phase II extended safety trial examining the clinical and behavioral safety of once- daily oral PrEP with tenofovir and adherence to the drug among gay and bisexual men in the United States.
The study was conducted at three sites in collaboration with the San Francisco Department of Public Health, the AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta, and Fenway Community Health in Boston. The study enrolled 400 HIV-negative MSM who reported having had anal intercourse with a man in the prior 12 months. Participants were randomly assigned to one of four study arms. Two arms received either tenofovir or placebo immediately upon enrollment, while the other two arms received either tenofovir or placebo after nine months of enrollment. This design allowed researchers to compare risk behaviors among those taking a daily pill and those not taking pills.
Preliminary analyses suggest no serious safety concerns. While analysis of behavioral safety data are not yet complete, preliminary analyses suggest there was no increased risk in men taking a study pill compared to those not taking a study pill during their first nine months of study participation. Additional analyses of clinical, behavioral, and adherence data are underway.
CDC-Sponsored PrEP Trials -- Botswana and Thailand
CDC is sponsoring additional clinical trials that are designed to answer important questions about the safety and efficacy of a tenofovir or tenofovir plus emtricitabine pill taken as a daily oral HIV preventative among populations at high risk for infection -- heterosexuals in Botswana and injection drug users in Thailand. Both trials are assessing the effects of taking a daily pill on HIV risk behaviors, adherence to and acceptability of the regimen, and in cases where participants become HIV- infected, the resistance characteristics of the acquired virus. Importantly, the trial in Thailand will also examine the efficacy of PrEP in preventing HIV infection among injection drug users.
This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Visit the CDC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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"We cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate." — President Obama, in his second inaugural speech
So much for that.
I happen to hold with those who think that Republicans have engineered an unpopular
House Republicans pulling the shutdown strings in concert with deep-pocketed anti-government groups are the well-groomed equivalent of the Occupy movement; there's no way they will get what they want, but they're gonna trample the grass and leave a lot of trash behind.
But since no reasoned debate seems possible in this scenario, frustrated Democrats have resorted to the kind of name-calling the president warned against.
On CNN last month, former House Speaker
Democratic California Rep. George Miller accused Republicans of waging "jihad against Americans' access to healthcare.
In a letter to constituents, Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren described Republicans as an "anarchy gang" engaged in "anarchist tirades."
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called House Speaker John A. Boehner a "coward" and said, "It's time for my Republican friends to defy their tea party overlords."
"What we're not for is negotiating with people with a bomb strapped to their chest," senior White House advisor Dan Pfeiffer told CNN.
The president, who has tended the broken hearts of many communities victimized by mass shootings, has ratcheted up the tension with violent gun metaphors of his own.
On Friday, during a calculated visit to a sandwich shop near the White House, Obama accused Republicans of negotiating with "a gun held to the head of the American people."
Even frustrated Republicans are calling each other names. California Rep. Devin Nunes called his shutdown-happy Republican brethren "lemmings in suicide vests."
Is the invective working? Maybe so. Even Americans who don't like Obamacare disapprove of shutting down government as a way of blocking it. That's why one conservative commentator has dubbed the 80 or so House Republicans who agitated for the shutdown the "suicide caucus."
"They're not saying these things off the cuff," said Peter Woolley, director of the Fairleigh Dickinson University research group Public Mind. "They are saying this to a public that wants them to frame the issue, and wants them to frame it in stark terms. So, in a basic sense, name-calling is essential."
Last year, after New Jersey's prickly Republican governor, Chris Christie, called a gay Democratic state legislator "numb nuts" for suggesting that Christie's stance against gay marriage put him in the metaphorical company of segregationist Southern Govs. George Wallace of Alabama and Lester Maddox of Georgia, Woolley's group polled New Jersey voters about their tolerance for name calling.
Most — 87% — said politicians should be respectful and avoid slinging insults.
"A lot of name-calling is throwing red meat to your partisan base," said Woolley, who seemed to flinch when I told him that conservatives have dubbed Democratic Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis "Abortion Barbie." (The insult was coined on Twitter by Erick Erickson of the blog Red State. Davis, who filibustered a restrictive abortion law, is running for Texas governor. Presumably, it was a play on "Caribou Barbie," a much-less-loaded phrase coined in 2008 to describe then-Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Palin herself used the phrase in her "Saturday Night Live" appearance on Oct. 18 of that year.)
"Whether you're watching Fox or MSNBC, name-calling does play well to the constituency who shares your dim view and expects some invective," Woolley said. As he noted in his survey, "civility doesn't sell any advertising, and it doesn't necessarily energize voters. People want a spark."
But there is a large swath of voters for whom name-calling does nothing — the "independent" voters who do not identify closely with either party.
"In fact, it turns them off," Woolley said. "They hear the name calling and it reinforces their prejudice that politics is a jumble of worthless infighting."
You know things have gotten bad when even Harry Reid was moved to call for a return to civility after he was chastised for referring to his Senate colleague
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As per the Common Core State Standards students must incorporate digital research in their work. I interpret this to mean that students need a twenty-first century version of book sense. We used to teach students how to find books in a library, how to determine who the author and illustrator is, and where to find copyright information. We now need to teach them how to determine keywords, know how to search, be able to determine who created a particular web page and evaluate a page for bias and reliability.
How do you do this and what does it look like in a classroom?
Let me be clear, I'm a fan of digital libraries (LAUSD teachers should check out the LAUSD Digital Library). However, in addition to putting expensive high quality pre-vetted resources in front of students we also need to be teaching them how to choose keywords and use Google like a pro.
Beginning in kindergarten I would be modeling how to pick keywords before entering them in the Google search box and finding results. For example, let's say you're researching where an octopus lives. Say to students,
"I'm looking for information on where the octopus lives. What words should I search for?"
With your help, students should come up with something like "octopus home" or "octopus habitat" depending how much academic language you've seeded.
This two minute step would go a long way toward building effective researchers.
Sharon Sutton at the UCLA lab school has compiled and created some resources to help. Scroll down to the Information Literacy Worksheets, in particular the keywords and synonyms one which asks students to list keywords and synonyms for a research question.
Familiarize yourself with the Google Cheat sheet.
In particular, know that using quotes allows you to search for a particular name or phrase e.g. "Mathew Needleman" gives you only people with my first and last name rather than any page with both my first and last name, possibly disconnected on the page.
Also know that using the minus sign "-" eliminates results. For example, when searching for information about the band, The Eagles, you might search "eagles -football" (eliminating results about the football team). In this example, you will likely need to add keywords to specify information specific about the band and not the bird.
Students should always check for an "about this page" link. If there isn't one, move on to another site. I'm a fan of the site All About Explorers, it's created by teachers and gives absolutely false information about famous explorers. Will students catch the errors or will they report that Columbus was born in Australia? Students always need to triangulate the data, find information from multiple sources to eliminate inconsistencies and gain depth.
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A winner was selected from 129 designs submitted by 33 freelance designers.
Nations Premier Dealers
We are a media company that specializes within the retail auto industry. We are developing a prestigious award for the top auto dealers across the country based on customer satisfaction. The dealers will be designated one of the Nation's Premier Dealers and will be licensed to use the title and logo in their own advertising and marketing efforts.
We intend to carry the theme of this logo across our web and print platforms.
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Retail auto dealers and the consumers who buy new vehicles.
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Design needs to work on both dark and light colored backgrounds.
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