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Formats and tools
- Unit Description
- Reconstruct the unit from the xml and display it as an HTML page.
- Assessment Tool
- an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
- Assessment Template
- generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
- Assessment Matrix
- a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
- Wiki Markup
- mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
- Evidence Guide
- create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
- Competency Mapping Template
- Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
- Observation Checklist
- create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)
- Self Assessment Survey
- A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
- Moodle Outcomes
- Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
- Registered Training Organisations
- Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver UETTDRIS51A, 'Coordinate and direct power system switching schedules'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Coordinate and direct power system switching schedules' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)
Elements and Performance Criteria
Prepare/plan to coordinate and direct switching schedules
Works schedule(s), including drawings, plans, requirements, established procedures, and material lists, are obtained, analysed, if necessary, by site inspection and the extent of the preparation of the work determined for planning and coordination.
Work is prioritised and sequenced for the most efficient and effective outcome following consultation with others for completion within acceptable timeframes, to a quality standard and in accordance with established procedures.
Risk control measures are identified, prioritised and evaluated against the work schedule.
Relevant requirements and established procedures for the work are communicated to all personnel and identified for all work sites.
Hazards are identified, OHS risks assessed and control measures are prioritised, implemented and monitored including emergency exits kept clear, to ensure safe systems of work are followed and according to established procedures.
Relevant work permits are secured to coordinate the performance of work according to requirements and/or established procedures.
Resources including personnel, equipment, tools and personal protective equipment required for the job are identified, scheduled and coordinated and confirmed in a safe and technical working order.
Clients/customers are provided with possible solutions and/or options within the scope, acceptable cost and requirements.
Liaison and communication issues with other/authorised personnel, authorities, clients and land owners are resolved and activities coordinated to carry out work.
Carry out coordinate and direct switching schedules
OHS and sustainable energy principles and practices to reduce the incidents of accidents and minimise waste are monitored and actioned in accordance with requirements and/or established procedures.
First Aid, Pole Top Rescue and other related work procedures are performed according to requirements and/or established procedures.
Lifting, climbing, working in confined spaces and aloft, and use of power tools/equipment, techniques and practices are safely exercised according to requirements.
Hazard warnings and safety signs are recognised and hazards and assessed OHS risks are reported to the immediate authorised persons for directions according to established procedures.
Remedial actions are taken to overcome any shortfalls encountered in the work schedule according to requirements and/or established procedures.
Coordination and direction of switching schedules is carried out, in accordance with the work schedule and requirements and/or established procedures.
Essential knowledge and associated skills are applied in the safe the coordination and direction of switching schedules to ensure completion in an agreed timeframe and, to quality standards with a minimum of waste according to requirements.
Solutions to non-routine problems are identified and actioned using acquired essential knowledge and associated skills according to requirements.
Ongoing checks of quality of the work are undertaken in accordance with requirements and established procedures to ensure a quality like outcome is achieved for the client/customer and to a community/industry standard.
Complete coordinate and direct switching schedules
Work undertaken is checked against works schedule for conformance with requirements, anomalies reported and solutions identified in accordance with established procedures.
Accidents and/or injuries are reported and followed up in accordance with requirements/established procedures.
Relevant work permit(s) are signed off and electrical plant is returned to service and advise to client/customer in accordance with requirements.
Works completion records, reports, as installed /modified drawing(s) and/or documentation and information are confirmed, processed and appropriate personnel notified.


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The NHL lockout will be over soon and I have mixed emotions about it. I am an arena staff worker who dreamed of working for the NHL one day, preferably the Detroit Red Wings full time in marketing/social media. The collateral damage this lockout has done is too much to ignore.
How can you alienate 100,000+ fans plus sponsors for a big event like the Winter Classic? How does this affect the NHL and how do they just ignore what they have done to the industry they love?
When this is said and done, how is the NHL going to recover as a brand? Your best employees are your biggest cheerleaders and largest assets you have in a business. But when you ignore them, trim down their hours and if they live based on a commission, how are they supposed be to happy?
The little people struggled, the everyday Joe's who depend on this job for a living. They chose to go into sports knowing there is long hours with little pay. They do this for the love of the game, but when the game doesn't respect you or give you a reason to stand by them. Is it enough?
Business partners have been burned and from the looks of it Kraft might have backed out of their sponsorship in Canada. To most Americans who don't get CBC and Hockey Night in Canada they might see this as a small thing. The truth is Kraft brought together old rickety ice rinks and gave them funding to the community who deserved it the most by voting. I wish Americans could have had this kind of promotion. The kids in the community benefited by having their hockey heroes come and play a pre-season game there, they got funding to fix the rink, and the community got recognized nationally. It just hurts me to see this go by way side because the league burned the bridge. Kraft Hockeyville was one of the things I looked forward to seeing during Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts.
Leadership has to change for change to really happen in the NHL. If every eight to ten years there will be a work stoppage will the full time employees and some of the part time staffers look for other places to work? I love the game and I had a different view of this lockout which was really frustrating me.
The brand is damaged and I am sure sponsors and television networks are just as frustrated as the fans. They should have been working this hard months ago before the Winter Classic was trashed for the year. You have a product where there is a large chain of businesses that depend on your product to survive. It is when you think of them and solve the problem before it gets to this huge level that you have a better understanding.
If employees have suffered and they are your greatest brand ambassadors, die hard fans are ticked, then who will bring your brand back from the dead?

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Mr. President, if you want to help fix unemployment in this country, and get good people that want to work back in jobs, how about we fix bullshit discrimination loopholes.
Under Equal Employment Opportunity laws, employers currently cannot discriminate based on:
- Age
- Disability
- Equal compensation
- Genetic Information
- National Origin
- Pregnancy
- Race/Color
- Religion
- Retaliation
- Sex
- Sexual Harassment
Lets add a few more to the list like lack of Facebook / online presence and credit history.
Apparently businesses have been asking potential job candidates to show them their Facebook pages that are password protected, or even going as far as to ask them for their password so they can log in as you and snoop on their own. This is a huge privacy issue… but employers get away with it. It's akin to giving them the keys to your house and allowing them to snoop around. The job market is tough, if you tell them no, they'll just find someone else who will gladly give up their privacy in an attempt to get a job.
On top of that, apparently they're now determining eligibility based on whether you even have social accounts like Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn. If you don't the assumption is that you have something to hide or are antisocial and you're therefore a liability. This is ridiculously absurd and should never be a factor for general employment. Obviously if you're going for a marketing job, showing knowledge of how to use Facebook, etc is likely a job requirement, but that's where the line should be drawn.
I personally don't have a Facebook account. Some people think that's crazy which is fine– that's your opinion and you're entitled to it. I have no need for Facebook. For me I see it as a huge time waste. I'm on Twitter and that's enough of a time drain as it is. I get out, go to WordCamps and other conferences, hang with friends, have large BBQs in my back yard. That's quite far from being antisocial if you ask most people. And I lead quite a happy life without the drama of Facebook.
Credit is another touchy area and this one hits a bit closer to home. One of my neighbors has been unemployed for 2 years. Finally almost got hired last week– passed background checks, drug screening, and even had a start date. Then he was informed he failed a credit check. No job.
Credit is usually used as a measure of risk because someone with a lower score could be more desperate and could potentially steal from the company. While this is ok in some cases, it's hard to not discriminiate. In the case of my neighbor, his credit was fine while previously employed, but being out of work takes its toll on not paying debts. That should be expected, especially in this economy, but should it be used as a factor in his eligibility? Probably not.
There are good job candidates all over that can't get jobs because of how employers still find ways to discriminate against them. If we want to fix unemployment, here's a good place to start. Help people that want to work be more likely to get jobs and get their lives back on track.


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Anytime you appear before a court of law, what you wear is important. Dressing appropriately for the court shows that you understand the serious nature of the case, and that you respect the judge, jury, and the entire legal system. If you show up in flip flops or torn clothing, for example, it will make the wrong impression and could negatively impact the outcome of your case. So, what should you wear to court?
When dressing for court, the most important thing to remember is to choose clothing that is conservative. Think about what you would wear to church or work, and that is likely an acceptable outfit for court.
Some options for men include a suit with a tie, or a sports coat with a long-sleeved button-down shirt. Long pants are an absolute must for court, as most courts will not allow you to enter if you are wearing shorts. Women can wear a nice dress or pants suit, or a conservative top and long pants.
Avoid wearing anything too revealing or too casual. Ensure that your clothing fits properly and is not too tight or too baggy.
Perhaps the most important accessory to focus on when going to court are your shoes. These should match your conservative dress, meaning that you should avoid wearing running shoes, flip flops, or any open-toed shoes. Choose sensible, clean dress shoes. High heels are okay for women to wear, but they should not be any higher than three or four inches.
Consider the amount of jewelry you wear to court. Particularly if you are asking for a large amount of compensation, accessorize sparingly. If a judge and jury see that you are wearing a lot of jewelry, they may believe you do not really need the money. Remove any visible piercings except for those in your ears.
Personal Grooming
A courtroom demands that you look presentable, and that includes personal grooming. Show up to court clean. Brush your hair and tie it back, if necessary.
While it is acceptable to wear makeup in court, try to keep it to a minimum. Nail polish is okay in a neutral color. Fingernails, for both men and women, must be trimmed and clean.
Men should be clean-shaven in court, although beards and mustaches are acceptable as long as they are trimmed. Wear deodorant, and if you are prone to perspiring, bring a handkerchief with you.
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The first time I saw a Thing-a-ma Kit in person was at the Bent Festival in NYC. Ever since then I have wanted to build one for myself. That was about a year ago, and I finally have the opportunity to put one together. I was surprised at how many parts there are in the kit. Another nice surprise was the discovery that the 2 coiled up antennae are readymade.
Make, mod, hack, and bend your own analog noise monster! The Thing-a-ma Kit is a DIY analog synthesizer that you control in a different way. The amount of light falling on its photocell eyes change the pitch and modulation, allowing to you use it LEDacles, or any changing light source, to created audio madness! If none are in stock, take note, more are on the way!
I really like the quality of the components. The switches, potentiometers, and knobs are all really nice. The project box is really heavy-duty too!
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- Control panel and face stickers.
You can pick up a Thing-a-ma Kit in the Maker Shed. I'll be making mine over the weekend and I'll post a video when I'm done. See you next week. Beep, bop, beep-beep.


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Grill Chef - Beefeater
Beefeater is one of the UK's best-loved and best-known restaurant brands. Customers love us because we're ideal for any occasion - from a quick bite, to a celebration with friends or family. Serving up great food and warm welcomes every day, we've grown to have restaurants all across the nation. We are proud to be part of the Whitbread family of brands.
As the UK's largest operator of hotels & restaurants Whitbread makes everyday experiences special for millions of customers and creates excellent career opportunities for people like you!
Great food is at the heart of great times for our customers. With you operating the grill, greatness is guaranteed. Rapidly becoming an expert on our menus, you'll see that every main meal is prepared safely, cooked perfectly and presented irresistibly. Sharing your knowledge and expertise with others in the kitchen team, you will make sure everyone knows how to keep standards high. At any time of the day, you'll be ready to produce a winning dish. Things can get busy in our kitchen, but even at the hottest moments, you'll keep your cool. That's how you serve up perfection.
As an experienced chef, you know how to deliver the goods while keeping our kitchen a fun place to be. Your commitment to consistent quality shines through in your ability to coach less experienced colleagues. When it comes to health & safety and food hygiene standards, you are a real role model. Like all of us, you really care about our customers. You're committed to your colleagues too, and you'll work hard for them. Crucially, you always strive to be the best in everything you do.
Whatever level you start at, we'll help you reach your full potential. You'll enjoy the chance to shine every day. Benefiting from the best training and development programmes in the industry. And, if you work more than 16 hours a week with us, you could also choose to study for an apprenticeship, giving you nationally recognised qualifications that are yours to keep!
Remember, wherever you're coming from, we will help you get to anywhere you want to go. So, are you ready to make a difference for our guests, colleagues and your career?


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gather community together to better serve birthing families. Stephanie's journey in the
birthing world began as a doula and childbirth educator in 1995, establishing NHBS two years
later. Since then she has gone on to become a certified breastfeeding counseler, a
doula/childbirth educator trainer, and finally realizing her dream of becoming a licensed
midwife in Arizona in 2008.
We believe that the birth of a baby is more than a means to an end, and it's more than just
another day in your life. The birth of your baby is the single most important and life-changing
day of your life - more than graduating high school, more than graduating college, even more
than the day you got married. The day you become a parent is the day that your life is forever
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Misty Meets Her Match (ユズジム!タイプバトル3VS3!! Trovita Gym! Type Battle 3 VS 3!!) is the 23rd episode of Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands.
On their way to Trovita Island for Ash's third gym battle, Ash and co. spot a little girl with her Seel stuck in a whirlpool. Misty manages to save the girl, who happens to be Mahri, the little sister of Rudy the Trovita Gym Leader. Rudy was impressed with Misty with the way she saved Mahri and dances with her. Ash challenges Rudy to a battle and he accepts if he passes an attack test, which he does. After dinner Rudy offers Misty a dance and asks her to stay with him. Will she accept his offer? And who will she support in the 3 on 3 battle: Rudy or Ash?
Episode plot
As the heroes take the ferry, they notice rocks that form the island over the years. Misty wonders what is the Gym Leader like, while Ash hopes the Leader knows how to lose. They soon encounter a girl and Seel in a whirlpool. Misty sends Staryu and dives with it, getting the girl and Seel out. Ash comes with Lapras and takes the girl with him. A boy watched the rescue and remarks Misty's skills. Team Rocket spotted them and Jessie tells James and Meowth to paddle. They see something is wrong and get their submarine absorbed by a whirlpool.
The girl responds that she was swimming with Seel and the whirlpool pulled them. Misty advises her to be more careful in future. Arriving to the island, the girl, Mahri, hugs her brother and promises not to get away like that. The boy turns to Misty and compliments her for saving her sister, having his followers give her flowers, then puts music on and dances with her. He compliments her as a trainer and invites her to stay at his Gym, so the heroes learn he is the Gym Leader. Ash wants a challenge from him, but the boy has his attention at Misty. Mahri asks her brother to get Ash the challenge he needs. The boy tells Ash is rude. Ash responds that the boy is rude, but the boy corrects him he is Rudy. Rudy asks how is he certain he'll defeat him, so Ash tells he defeated two Gym Leaders who were looking tougher than he looks. Before giving him the challenge, Rudy tells Ash he needs to pass a test. Ash accepts and Mahri wishes Ash luck, as he is going to need it.
They all take a boat and Rudy tells he needs to shoot targets while they move. Seeing a target, Ash orders Pikachu to use Thundershock. Pikachu destroys the target, pleasing Ash, but sees Rudy flirting with Misty. Ash sees another target and sends Charizard, who still disobeys. Ash calls Charizard back, but it burned Misty, so she thinks Ash sent Charizard on purpose. Team Rocket emerge from the submarine and see they are in a river and spot the twerps coming. Ash sees a target and sends Squirtle, who uses Water Gun. Squirtle hits the target, but the tree the target was tied to falls in river and causes Team Rocket to blast off (since they were near it). With all the targets destroyed by Squirtle, Pikachu and Bulbasaur, Ash passes the test, pleasing everyone but Rudy.
Rudy admits that he was surprised to see Ash win. Ash tells he trained his Pokémon for a long time. Rudy tells that tomorrow if he passes the two out of three challenges, Ash'll get the badge. Ash announces he'll use a Water, a Grass and an Electric type. Rudy acknowledges that and invites Misty to dinner. Mahri pushes Misty and Misty accepts, leaving Tracey and Ash baffled. Ash contacts Oak and tells they are on Trovita Island. Tracey pushes Ash and shows Oak his drawing of a strange being he saw in the woods. As Tracey explains this to Oak, Ash eats a sandwich, but reminds Tracey he is paying the call. Misty enjoyed the dinner, making Rudy pleased. Mahri tells Misty she likes that she is here, as Mahri is the only girl in the Gym. Mahri asks of Misty to be her sister and stay forever. Rudy calms her down, but invites Misty to have a tour of the Gym. Misty sees his Pokémon are dancing. Rudy believes they can improve their skills if they do something new.
Rudy asks of Misty to dance with him. With Mahri taking Togepi for dance, Misty dances with Rudy. Rudy tells her Mahri'd like she could stay. Misty admits she does not know about this, so Rudy tells her to give her decision after the match tomorrow. Team Rocket find themselves on a rock and have some balance of the submarine (else it'd fall in sea). Jessie believes someone would save them and gets in an argument with James. Jessie's hair touches Meowth's nose (although he does not have one) and sneezes, causing the submarine to fall down in a whirlpool. Next day, Mahri, Tracey, Misty and the other people take a balloon to see Ash's match with Rudy. Ash challenges Rudy to a battle. Rudy accepts, but thinks Ash will not stand in this fight. Ash chooses Pikachu and Rudy his Electabuzz. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, but Electabuzz absorbs it, as Rudy tells Pikachu charged Electabuzz's batteries.
Pikachu uses Quick Attack and collides with Electabuzz, who uses the same move. Using ThunderPunch, Electabuzz pushes Pikachu. Ash saves Pikachu before it falls down the boulder. Mahri tells his brother is a great Trainer and asks Misty what did he say to her. Misty tells he told her some stuff, but remembers his question about her staying here. Ash sends Bulbasaur and Rudy Exeggutor. Rudy puts some music on, making Exeggutor dance, evading Bulbasaur's Razor Leaf. Exeggutor approaches Bulbasaur, still evading Bulbasaur's Razor Leaf. Exeggutor uses Egg Bomb, causing damage to Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur uses Sleep Powder and Exeggutor gets affected. Team Rocket climb the boulder, but Exeggutor falls down on them. While Bulbasaur manages to get Exeggutor, Team Rocket fall into water. Rudy tells he will not let Ash go easy away. Rudy sends Starmie and Ash sends Squirtle. Rudy tells he dedicates this victory to the girl that said his sister and stole his heart. Mahri tells she knew Rudy likes her, making Misty unpleased.
Starmie and Squirtle use Water Gun. Rudy puts on music and Starmie evades Squirtle's attack by dancing. Starmie uses Thunderbolt, electrocuting Squirtle. Tracey sees that Squirtle will lose with an electric attacks. After thinking about Rudy's offer, Misty gets angered and tells Ash if he wants to lose, encouraging him to win by using Squirtle's power. Ash tells he knows that, making Misty more angered, but Rudy sees Misty supports Ash. Squirtle uses Water Gun on the ground. Squirtle almost falls down, but withdraws and uses a move, a move Misty identifies as Hydro Pump. Using Hydro Pump, Squirtle pushes Starmie away and defeats it using Skull Bash. Ash praises Squirtle, while Rudy remarks his victory. Later, Rudy gives Ash the Spike Shell Badge. Rudy tells Misty he knows she'll leave the island, but gives her flowers. Rudy tells Ash he is lucky. Ash gets confused, but Rudy tells him he'll see what he means.
Mahri shouts Misty she can always come back. Riding Lapras, the heroes wave goodbye to Rudy, Mahri and the people.
- Elekid (Tracey's drawing)
- Rudy's Exeggutor
- Rudy's Starmie
- Rudy's Electabuzz
- "I dedicate this match to the girl who saved my sister." - Rudy
- In the English version, the "Pokémon (Dance Mix)" was playing in the background of the Squirtle vs. Starmie battle.
- The mysterious Pokémon Tracey drew is an Elekid.
- The "Who's that Pokémon?" in this episode is Scyther.
- When Rudy's Starmie is knocked out, the point that droops down to symbolize its loss of power is colored gold like its middle part rather than purple.
- When Squirtle used Hydro Pump on Starmie, its stomach is discolored blue.
Dub differences
- In the English version, Rudy asked Misty to stay with him, while in the Japanese version he asked her to marry him.
- In the original, the preview is for "Bound For Trouble." In the Korean dub, the preview is for "Snow Way Out!" This is due to the latter episode airing during the Orange Islands arc at this point of the series, instead of being part of Indigo League like it is in both the Japanese version and the English dub.
|Pokémon the Series: The Beginning
|Other series: Gold and Silver · Ruby and Sapphire · Diamond and Pearl · Black & White · XY and XYZ · Sun & Moon · Journeys


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There are repeated efforts to forge a unity agreement of some sort between Hamas and Fatah, leading to a new "unity government" for the Palestinian Authority. Such a coalition was briefly in force in 2007 after the Saudi-sponsored Mecca Agreement. It quickly broke down into violence and led to the Hamas coup in Gaza. What would it mean today?
One immediate effect of such an agreement would be a new PA cabinet in which Salam Fayyad would no longer be prime minister. Fayyad's presence has meant, first, transparency and a struggle against corruption. His departure almost guarantees that the integrity of the PA's books and finances will decline. But Fayyad as prime minister not only oversees the books; he also oversees the security forces. What were once thirteen armed gangs reporting to Yasser Arafat is an increasingly professional sector, keeping order in the West Bank and working well with the Israeli army and police against terror. With Fayyad gone, it is predictable that the PA services, including the American-trained police, will tend to become more corrupt and more political, serving the interests of Fatah or of certain Fatah leaders.
At a deeper level, a unity agreement would bring Hamas into the PLO and thereby compromise the PA's and PLO's commitment to fight terrorism and seek a Palestinian state without violence. Since the death of Arafat in 2004, the PA and PLO have abandoned terrorism and spoken out against it. But consider two recent statements [courtesy of Palestinian Media Watch], made days apart in December. First, PA president and PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas, talking about negotiations with Hamas:
we established some foundations for an agreement. Among these foundations - first, Hamas concurs with us on the following points: the first point is that the calm and the ceasefire are [in place] not only in Gaza, but also in the West Bank - that's one. Two - the resistance must be non-violent -popular. There will be no military resistance, honestly. And we agreed on this. The third point [was] that the permanent solution is on the '67 borders. Hamas agreed to this, too. The fourth point - that we would go to elections in May of next year.
Second, the statement by the Hamas "prime minister" Ismail Haniyah on the 24th anniversary of the founding of Hamas:
We say today, explicitly, so it cannot be explained otherwise, that the armed resistance and the armed struggle are the path and the strategic choice for liberating the Palestinian land, from the [Mediterranean] sea to the [Jordan] river, and for the expulsion of the invaders and usurpers [Israel] from the blessed land of Palestine. The Hamas movement will lead Intifada after Intifada until we liberate Palestine - all of Palestine, Allah willing. Allah Akbar and praise Allah. We say with transparency and in a clear manner, that Palestinian reconciliation - and all sides must know this - cannot come at the expense of [our] principles, at the expense of the resistance. These principles are absolute and cannot be disputed: Palestine - all of Palestine - is from the sea to the river. We won't relinquish one inch of the land of Palestine. The involvement of Hamas at any stage with the interim objective of liberation of [only] Gaza, the West Bank, or Jerusalem, does not replace its strategic view concerning Palestine and the land of Palestine."
So, the most one can say is that Hamas is willing to stop committing acts of terror for a while when that seems tactically smart, but ultimately the goal is a violent destruction of the State of Israel. How could there possibly be a peace negotiation if half of the PA government is committed to the Haniyah view?
In the past, it was sometimes possible to argue that Hamas participation in the PA did not give it a role in the PLO--and it is the PLO with which Israel is in principle negotiating. But now Hamas is on the verge of joining the PLO as well, and according to the United Nations and the Arab League the PLO is the "sole legitimate voice of the Palestinian people." So what happens when that voice is calling for Israel's destruction? And when Hamas joins the PLO, how can the United States possibly allow the PLO to maintain its representative office in Washington?
Perhaps these negotiations between Hamas and Fatah will never bear fruit. Perhaps both sides merely wish to appear to favor "unity" while in fact neither wants it. Perhaps the elections planned for May will never take place--a reasonable bet, considering that there have been no elections for six years. Perhaps a new cabinet will be formed in Ramallah and soon collapse, as happened last time. But peace negotiations cannot occur until we know the answer--until we know the identity and intentions of those who may be governing the West Bank and may sit across the table should talks resume. So Secretary of Defense Panetta's now famous demand "just get to the damn table" looks especially foolish today, when people who want "Palestine - all of Palestine -from the sea to the river" and say they "will lead Intifada after Intifada until we liberate Palestine - all of Palestine" may be part of both the PA government and of the PLO.
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Firewall saves Barrington-area house
A "firewall" built between a two-story house and its attached garage may have helped prevent a fire that started in the garage from spreading in an unincorporated area near Barrington early Friday evening, authorities said.
Emergency crews responded to reports of a structure fire on the 200 block of Knoxboro Lane at 5:28 p.m. and found a fully involved garage fire about to spread into the main portion of the residence, according to Barrington Assistant Fire Chief Christian Toussaint.
But a small breezeway between the garage and the house includes the firewall feature and was able to limit the fire damage to the garage, Toussaint said.
"That's the best feature of the house," he said.
About 50 minutes after the fire began, it was brought under control, and it was completely out about 15 minutes after that, officials said.
The garage and two vehicles inside were destroyed. An exact damage estimate was not available.
The residents of the home escaped safely with their dog. No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation but is not considered suspicious, Toussaint said.
The Barrington Fire Department was assisted by units from 26 other area departments as part of the mutual-aid response.
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Vindication for Marquez, Pacquiao at a crossroads
By Mark Lamport-Stokes, Reuters
Posted at 12/09/2012 7:08 PM | Updated as of 12/09/2012 7:08 PM
LAS VEGAS - Vindication was extra sweet for Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday when his stunning knockout of Manny Pacquiao in the sixth round of their welterweight bout earned him his first victory over the Filipino in four meetings.
The Mexican had been determined to set the record straight against the Filipino southpaw, having previously lost twice and drawn once. He believed he had been "robbed" by the judges in the previous fights.
"I am very happy with this victory," a jubilant Marquez told reporters after flooring Pacquiao with a thunderous right just one second before the end of the sixth round at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
"I feel so, so happy. I am very happy that I didn't retire last year. Now I feel great that I leave no doubt in the way that I got this victory over Manny."
A fuming Marquez had contemplated retirement after losing a controversial majority decision to Pacquiao 13 months ago at the same venue, firmly believing he had once again been cheated of victory.
The Mexican had said at the time: "It's hard when you're fighting your rival and the three judges too. I got robbed."
However, Marquez refused to quit.
Juan Manuel Marquez (L) of Mexico connects on Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines during their welterweight fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada December 8, 2012. Photo by Steve Marcus, Reuters
He returned to the ring in April and beat Ukrainian Sergey Fedchenko on a unanimous decision to win the WBO light welterweight title before setting his sights on a triumphant fourth meeting with Pacquiao.
Greatest victories
"This is the result of all the hard work that I did," the Mexican smiled after improving his record to 55-6-1 with 40 knockouts. "I put this fight as one of my greatest victories absolutely.
"Right now in my future I don't know what is coming but I am going to celebrate with my family and my friends in Mexico."
While the 39-year-old Marquez is in no rush to plan his next move as a boxer, Pacquiao's illustrious career stands at a crossroads following his second successive defeat this year.
The 33-year-old Filipino, who has won world titles in an unprecedented eight weight divisions, was taken to a Las Vegas hospital as a precaution after twice being knocked down.
Before leaving the arena, Pacquiao suggested he would be keen to take on Marquez for a fifth time but his trainer Freddie Roach was uncertain.
"Possible retirement, possible re-match," the bespectacled Roach said. "I would love to get a re-match but is that the best move? I'm not sure which way we're going to go right now.
"It really depends upon how he feels and what he wants to do. I'll definitely tell him to retire if he's not able to do it in the gym, but we have to see."
Asked to assess what had happened to Pacquiao, who had been leading 47-46 on all three judges' cards when the stoppage came, Roach replied: "I thought Manny was having a good fight.
"He ran into a good one. I thought we almost had him. Manny got a little careless and then he ran into that punch. He fought a very smart opponent. It sucks. I hate to lose."


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Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:46 pm
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Pesto Man mentioned that there still so much to be done for recovery from Katrina. I thought I'd insert a separate post here so as not to hijack CB's interesting thread. But I really wanted to follow up on Pesto Man's post.
Here are some facts I picked up from the Comic Relief site:
Amount committed to Katrina relief by the federal government: $85 billion
Amount spent by FEMA to date specifically on housing assistance for hurricane victims: $3.31 billion
Percentage of homes in New Orleans still lacking electricity: approximately 50
Amount of debris yet to be picked up: 1/3
Percentage of bus routes now operational: 49
Amount given to Louisiana by the U.S. Dpet. of Education for charter schools since Katrina: $44.8 million
Amount given for traditional public schools damaged by the storm: $0
Number of destroyed miles on U.S. Highway 90 running along Gulf Coast between New Orleans and Pascagoula, MS: 100
Amount of federal funding requested by the Army Corp of Engineers for Louisiana hurricane/flood protection programs in 2004: $105million
Amount of money they actually received: $40million
Amount of federal funding recently sent to Alaska that was requested to build a brige to an unihabited island: $231million
Area covered by federal disaster declarations (in square miles): approximately 90,000
Size of the United Kingdom (in square miles): approximately 93,000
Number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) worldwide: 25million
Number of persons displaced by Katrina from Louisiana: 645,000 to 1.1million
Percentage of physicians who have left the city: 50
Number of nurses gone: approximately 1,000
Number of hospitals in Orleans Parish before Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: 22
Number operating as of August 2006: 11
Percentage of mental health professionals who have left the city: 89
Aproximate percent increase in New Orleans' suicide rate since Katrina: 300
Total federal funds dispersed so far to rebuild homes: $0
Number of homeowners in Louisiana on a waiting list for billions in federal rebuilding assistance through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program: 100,000
Percentage of money that has been distributed: 0
Percentage of homeowner Small Business Association disaster loans that have been fully paid after approval: 6.9
Percentage of New Orleans public housing still closed: 80
Number of jobs eliminated in the Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina: 230,000
Permanent employment loss in Louisiana: 100,000
Percentage of businesses damaged or destroyed in Louisiana due to Katrina: 40
Percentage of New Orleans small businesses destroyed by Katrina: 60
By May 2006, number of loans the SBA had approved from Louisiana: 11,400
Number of businesses that had actually received checks: 4,200
Horrific, but this sounds like what Steve told me when he came back from New Orleans several months ago. He said for every pic of recovery you could take, you could turn around 90 degrees through 270 degrees and take pix of continuing nightmare. He says New Orleans now consists of a narrow band of less-hard-hit and first repaired businesses and homes now called The Sliver on the River. You can read more info here:
Clearly, we've got to do better. I'm not sure how to. Perhaps Pesto Man can tell us what programs are making a difference and would be the most effective ways to deliver donations to relief for people living in the distressed area. Meanwhile, that link comes from Comic Relief who will be kicking off aid targeted for Katrina on Sept. 6.
I couldn't get any independent analysis of how effective Comic Relief's efforts are, tho I could see that their administrative costs are written off by corporate donors so all the money individuals contribute goes to relief programs. Perhaps someone can find how they delivered on previous efforts for homeless.
For those of us celebrating Thanksgiving, it seems like an appropriate time to express our gratitude in help for less fortunate folks. ...'cause our government seems to continue NOT to put Americans in distress first and if I were one of those people I don't know how long I could hang on. It's already been a year.
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Both Congress and IRS Union Squirm to Get Out of ObamaCare; Networks Punt
Thursday evening, Politico reported that the Office of Personnel Management — after the unusual personal involvement of President Obama himself — had decided to issue new regulations this week to protect members of Congress and their staffs from seeing their health care premiums skyrocket once ObamaCare takes effect.
The new rules will protect a relatively small number of politically well-connected individuals, in spite of language in the 2010 health care law that specifically required that Congressmen, Senators and their aides "must be covered by plans 'created' by the law or 'offered through an exchange,' as Politico detailed.
In spite of the obvious double-standard just months before the law is poised to affect tens of millions of Americans, ABC and NBC have (so far) completely skipped this news, while CBS gave it a grand total of 18 seconds on Friday morning.
In a quick headline segment on her August 2 show, CBS This Morning co-anchor Norah O'Donnell summarized the Politico piece:
Politico says health insurance cost won't spike for members of Congress and their staffs. The government will continue to pay seventy-five percent of their premiums. The payments were threatened by language in President Obama's health care law. The President got personally involved in an unusual way to help find a fix.
Also on Thursday, acting IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel was asked at a congressional hearing about how the Internal Revenue Service employees' union is organizing to block a proposal from the Republican chairman of the House Ways and Means committee, Dave Camp, to require those workers — who will have to help implement the health care law — to be covered through ObamaCare's health insurance exchanges.
Werfel made it clear that he, for one, would not welcome being put into the ObamaCare system: "For a federal employee, I think more likely, and I would — can speak for myself, I would prefer to stay with the current policy that I'm pleased, with rather than go through a change if I don't need to go through that change."
A spokeswoman for Camp's office had earlier responded to the IRS employees' union: "If the Obamacare exchanges are good enough for the hardworking Americans and small businesses the law claims to help, then they should be good enough for the president, vice president, Congress and federal employees."
None of the three broadcast networks have noted how IRS workers are opposed to being included in the ObamaCare exchanges.
As for Congress trying to get out from under the terms of the law, Politico — which seemed to accept the premise that lawmakers being covered under ObamaCare was a "problem" in need of a "solution" — explained:
Just Wednesday, Politico reported that President Barack Obama told Democratic senators that he was personally involved in finding a solution.
The problem was rooted in the original text of the Affordable Care Act. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) inserted a provision which said members of Congress and their aides must be covered by plans "created" by the law or "offered through an exchange." Until now, OPM had not said if the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program could contribute premium payments toward plans on the exchange. If payments stopped, lawmakers and aides would have faced thousands of dollars in additional premium payments each year. Under the old system, the government contributed nearly 75 percent of premium payments.
Obama's involvement in solving this impasse was unusual, to say the least. But it came after serious griping from both sides of the aisle about the potential of a "brain drain." The fear, as told by sources in both parties, was that aides would head for more lucrative jobs, spooked by the potential for spiking health premiums.
But, according to an editorial in Monday's Wall Street Journal, the regulatory "fix" provided by President Obama is not just hypocritical, but also illegal:
This latest White House night at the improv is also illegal. OPM has no authority to pay for insurance plans that lack FEHBP contracts, nor does the Affordable Care Act permit either exchange contributions or a unilateral bump in congressional pay in return for less overall compensation. Those things require appropriations bills passed by Congress and signed by the President.
But the White House rejected a legislative fix because Republicans might insist on other changes, and Mr. Obama feared that Democrats would go along because they're looking out for number one. So the White House is once again rewriting the law unilaterally, much as it did by suspending ObamaCare's employer mandate for a year. For this White House, the law it wrote is a mere suggestion.
The lesson for Americans is that Democrats who passed ObamaCare didn't even understand what they were doing to themselves, much less to everyone else. But you can bet Democrats will never extend to ordinary Americans the same fixes that they are now claiming for themselves. The real class divide in President Obama's America is between the political class and everyone else.
When the U.S. was ramping up its involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, liberals argued that we needed a military draft to make sure that the sons and daughters of America's political elite were not insulated from the human costs of those wars.
But when it comes to ObamaCare, liberal elites are more than happy to see themselves and their allies protected from the consequences of that grand social experiment.
— Rich Noyes is Research Director at the Media Research Center. Click here to follow him on Twitter.


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Addiction and Mental Health
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Many clients in treatment for mental health issues are also battling addiction. Are their counselors prepared to help?
Early in his counseling career, Boyd Pidcock thought he understood the connection between addiction and homelessness.
People drank and they took drugs and they became homeless, Pidcock believed. Feeding their addiction cost individuals their jobs, their marriages, and their families. Often it cost them the security of having their own homes. It seemed like a simple equation—addiction plus personal loss equaled a cold concrete bed in a fetid doorway. Also it seemed simple to solve.
"I thought clients would go to detox, get in-patient treatment, and all would be fine," Pidcock remembers, shaking his head. Now, as director of Lewis & Clark's Addiction Studies Program, Pidcock teaches a more realistic, and complex, understanding of addiction.
Courses in addiction studies are available through the counseling psychology department of the Graduate School of Education and Counseling. Like Pidcock, the Addiction Studies Program has evolved since it was formed in the late 1990s. Experts in the field say the program keeps abreast of new modes of treatment and new knowledge about the complex interplay of biology, psychological factors, and sociocultural processes contributing to addiction. Its graduates, they say, are prepared to work —and have an immediate impact—in the field.
The need for addictions counselors has never been greater. One American in 10 is addicted to drugs or alcohol, according to most studies. Addiction often goes hand-in- hand with domestic violence, child abuse, and crime. Families suffer. Meanwhile, community mental health agencies have seen their funding shrink while the demand for their services has grown. Lewis & Clark has sent dozens of interns into these programs, helping provide direct care and freeing up counselors to reach out to more clients. Many of those students have, in turn, been hired later by the agencies.
At Lewis & Clark, we help our students recognize and treat mental health and addiction issues together. Boyd Pidcock
The Addiction Studies Program is based on an integrated model of understanding and treating addiction, recognizing that alcohol or drugs or gambling can be used as self-medication for deeper mental health issues, such as depression or post-traumatic stress disorder. The 10 to 15 students enrolled each year receive traditional mental health training and extensive education in understanding and treating addiction. Students are also encouraged to nourish their own sensitivity to important issues of family, culture, ethnicity, gender, and spirituality. After completing their master's degrees, they are prepared to become state-licensed counselors as well as state-certified addiction counselors.
From 40 percent to 80 percent of people seeking treatment for addiction also have a mental health disorder, yet traditional treatment programs usually address only the addiction or the mental health issue, rarely both. A client might be sent to one clinic for addiction counseling and to another site for mental health counseling.
"At Lewis & Clark, we help our students recognize and treat mental health and addiction issues together," Pidcock says. "An abundance of research consistently indicates that treating them separately neither supports what is best for the client nor results in an economically feasible solution—especially in these hard economic times."
Another area of programmatic focus is gambling addiction. Gambling opportunities are everywhere in Oregon, from state-operated lottery games and video poker to tribal casinos. In 2004, Oregonians lost $1.27 billion on all forms of gambling, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services.
The recognition of gambling as an addiction is still relatively new. With its wide embrace of legalized gambling, the state also has extensive treatment programs for problem and pathological gamblers—an estimated 75,000 Oregonians. Studies show that problem gamblers have many of the same issues as people with drug or alcohol addiction: crime, spousal and child abuse, suicidal thoughts. Using lottery funds, the state has opened residential and outpatient treatment centers and funded ad campaigns and community outreach programs.
We aren't just training clinicians; we are creating agents of change. Boyd Pidcock
In 2008, Pidcock successfully authored an ongoing State of Oregon Work Force Development grant to address the training needs for counselors working with compulsive and problem gamblers. Working with Tom Ten Eyck, an adjunct faculty member in the Addiction Studies Program, he created classroom and online gambling counselor training courses and is currently co-developing a course addressing treatment for the families of problem gamblers.
Also, recognizing the often unaddressed impact of addiction on family members, the Lewis & Clark Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy Program has developed the only graduate-level addiction specialization in the country. "One of our aims has been to help transform the counseling and addiction field on all levels of intervention and treatment," Pidcock says. "We aren't just training clinicians; we are creating agents of change."
Skilled Graduates
Joe Reisman M.A. '02 was one of the first students to complete Lewis & Clark's Addiction Studies Program. A former television reporter, he had covered some of the biggest stories on the West Coast before making his dramatic career change.
Initially, Reisman was interested in family counseling.
"Boyd was the first person I went to see when I visited the grad school to learn about the counseling program," Reisman says. "I wasn't thinking that much about addictions counseling, but he made me realize how important it was. It's an added strength to whatever I do. And as it turns out, it has dictated the road I'm on."
Kaiser Permanente offered Reisman the opportunity to be the first intern in its addiction program, and he didn't hesitate."I was thrown in doing assessments, figuring out the computer system, working with kids and their parents," he says. "Because of the addiction courses I'd taken, I felt prepared and ready to carve my own way. I had gotten a strong background."
Lewis & Clark puts a strong emphasis on making sure, through assessment and support, that its students come out with demonstrable skills. Wendy Hausotter
Now, as program director for gambling treatment services at LifeWorks Northwest, Reisman often hires interns from the Lewis & Clark program.
And it's not because he's an alum.
"The graduates I key in on are the ones coming out of Lewis & Clark with the background in addiction studies," he says. "They've always been really well prepared."
Lewis & Clark graduates are ready to work in the field because they are steeped in the newest science-based methods of treating addiction, says Wendy Hausotter, coordinator of public health and prevention for the State of Oregon's problem gambling services. Those methods range from the trans-theoretical model of change, with its work toward developing strategies and processes to change, to dialectical behavioral therapy, which calls on Buddhist meditation techniques to build mindful awareness.
"Lewis & Clark puts a strong emphasis on making sure, through assessment and support, that its students come out with demonstrable skills," she says. "They use evidence about what works in addiction treatment to inform their program."
Program Leadership
Practitioners in the field point to Pidcock as the heart of the program.
"He's had this dogged determination to make it work," Reisman says. "I've never seen his commitment waver. He's not the kind of guy who puts his feet up on the desk. He doesn't wring his hands. He rolls up his sleeves and gets to it."
Pidcock's office in Rogers Hall is narrow, lined on one side with books about the history and forces of addiction. An amulet of feathers hangs from a tack, and a guitar—brought out occasionally to bring peace or clarity—leans against the wall. A single window looks out on an evergreen landscape of cedar and fir.
Pidcock has the easy charisma of a natural-born storyteller. His voice carries the twang of central Texas, where he was raised and began his career, first as an addictions and mental health counselor and then as a scholar. His stories tend to have a river-like flow, often touching on the power of the human spirit in addiction and in healing.
Pidcock was drawn to help the seemingly hopeless on the streets of Austin. He was working in community mental health there during the 1980s and 1990s and seeing large state-run hospitals close, their patients scattered into community services that struggled to keep up with the new demand. It was then, talking to people who were on the street and battling addiction, that Pidcock realized his original beliefs were far too simple.
These were people who had been hospitalized long term for severe and chronic mental health problems. Now on the street, drugs and alcohol had become their way to cope. "The face of addiction is really, really complex, and the reasons for people being homeless are often more related to system-wide failures, not that of the individuals themselves" Pidcock says.
While working on his doctoral degree at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Pidcock studied the historical relationship the American medical and psychological communities have had with people consumed by addiction—which has included treating them as patients, criminals, or weak failures, or viewing them as mentally ill or immoral. He is fascinated by both the history and the changing currents of addiction treatment.
I've never seen [Boyd's] commitment waver. He's not the kind of guy who puts his feet up on the desk. He doesn't wring his hands. He rolls up his sleeves and gets to it. Joe Reisman M.A. '02
But Pidcock worries as community addiction services try to do more with less. When a northeast Portland counseling center shut down last year for lack of funding, leaving 500 clients without support, Pidcock and other professionals stepped in to reopen the facility as Russell Street Counseling Center. But, unable to raise enough money to run day-to-day operations, they were forced to close again after a few months.
"Recovery does work," Pidcock says. "And it is cost-effective, even with severe, chronic disorders. We have many proven models for providing effective treatment. But do we have the resources and the will to provide treatment?"
Keeping Perspective
Teal Bohrer is just months past graduating from Lewis & Clark's Addiction Studies Program. She works as a counselor with the Turning Point program at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, a women's prison in Wilsonville. Her clients want to return to their families and their children, but first, they have to get clean. All have dual diagnoses, such as drugs and depression or alcohol and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Bohrer says her studies prepared her for the work now in front of her.
But she spoke of another important insight she uses every day, one passed on to her by Pidcock.
Take care of yourself, he told Bohrer. "Exercise. Eat well. Read outside of the field. Make sure work stress doesn't take over your life," she says. "That's something I really got pounded into my head."
Being an addictions counselor is important and rewarding work. Pidcock demands a lot of the Lewis & Clark students who pursue that career—and admires their drive and dedication.
"I have incredible respect for my students," he says. "They're taking on an extremely difficult career, and they're not doing it for the money.
"It's tough work."
Abby Haight is a former Portland newspaper reporter who, like Boyd Pidcock, turns to music for peace and clarity.


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I can only assume it's money. Our local community is well aware of your lack of competency, and I don't know anyone who refers to you.
I'm the neurologist on call this weekend, and you ordered 10-15 consults for me, some of which made sense, and some of which were bullshit which defied even the normal boundaries of defensive medicine.
What REALLY chaps my hiney, though, is your uncaring stupidity. Let's review some of the conversations I had with nurses this weekend.
Dr. Grumpy: "This is Dr. Grumpy."
Nurse X: "Yeah, you saw Mrs. Jones this morning, the old lady who can't walk? Dr. Hummingbird told me to call you. She wants to discharge her home if it's okay with you."
Dr. Grumpy: "Is she any better?"
Nurse X: "No she still can't walk. But Dr. Hummingbird said she can lie in bed at home, too."
Dr. Grumpy: "This is Dr. Grumpy."
Nurse Y: "Yeah, you saw Mr. Smith this morning, the man who came in with a TIA? Dr. Hummingbird told me to call you. She wants to discharge him home if it's okay with you."
Dr. Grumpy: "What did his tests show?"
Nurse Y: "He hasn't had any of them yet. Dr. Hummingbird said that since they may not get done until later today, that we should just send him home now because she's got a barbecue to go to this afternoon, and won't be here to write discharge orders."
Dr. Grumpy: "This is Dr. Grumpy."
Nurse Z: "Yeah, you saw Mrs. Stevens this morning for her left hand pain? She's now having severe stomach pain, and had a stool with a lot of blood in it."
Dr. Grumpy: "Why are you calling me?"
Nurse Z: "Dr. Hummingbird told me to call you. She said that since the patient has a neurological issue with her hand that's she's uncomfortable managing any aspect of her care and that you should deal with whatever comes up".
I have nothing against these nurses. They know you for who you are, too, and are stuck because you ordered them to make these inane calls to me.
I'd like to blame this on your lack of experience, or just having a crappy weekend, but this happens every time I wind up on call with you, and my call partners say similarly flattering things about you. And you've been doing this crap for 8 years now.
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The Schluchtensteig Trail in the Black Forest runs through the south of the Black Forest, near the border with Switzerland. We see the untamed beauty of the region up close on the 119 kilometre route.
Our hiking trail boasts the most impressive gorges the country has to offer. The streams whoosh across country. Cascading waterfalls bring a smile to our faces. Green moss grows on the steep rock faces. And we hike over root-covered forest floors which are so challenging that they are blocked off in winter.
But we also reach plateaus with meadow paths offering up views sprawling across to the Alps and hike through dense spruce forests on wide forest roads. The Black Forest's Schluchtensteig Trail takes hikers past the famous Lake Schluchsee at a height of 952 metres above sea level and the cultural highlight on the route: St. Blaise's Cathedral. Whatever happens, we need to take plenty of food and drink with us as there are plenty of adventures to be had in the great outdoors on this trail, but very few eateries for refuelling.
Manuel Andrack, editor, presenter, author and hiking blogger:
"Wutach Gorge is the pearl of the Schluchtensteig Trail. We immerse ourselves in a green abyss in this gorge – it's the Grand Canyon of the Black Forest."
At a glance: Schluchtensteig in the Black Forest
Starts: Stühlingen
Ends: Wehr, Baden-Württemberg
Length: 119 km
Number of stages: 6
Altitude variation: lowest point 345 m, highest point 1,159 m
Terrain: 45% unmade, 16% asphalt, 39% other, e.g. farm tracks
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Hugh started his illustrious interior design career 30 years
ago, establishing At Home in 1982.
In that time he has designed both traditional and contemporary interiors for residential houses and apartments, large country homes, boutique retail outlets and hotels and a number of Masters' Lodges for Cambridge Colleges.
Known by his clients for being unassuming, approachable and a good listener, Hugh now finds most of his work is in the contemporary style, but he still genuinely enjoys designing traditional interiors and one of his latest projects in this vein is a listed Mill House.
Hugh and his team of designers and architects regularly work in the London to Cambridge corridor but new clients have taken them to Lincolnshire and Scotland and Belgium.
In 2004 At Home Interior Design was finalist of both the Design & Decoration Awards and the idFX/BIDA Awards for contemporary design schemes. Commended again in 2007 for their designs, Hugh and his team are capable of handling single bathroom redesigns to large country house refurbishments.
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Jaspersoft is targeting Business Intelligence (BI) reporting across a variety of "Big Data" sources where capture, storage, and analytics are especially hard to manage.
With an increasing amount of global information residing in data stores such as Hadoop, NoSQL databases, and massively parallel processing (MPP) analytic databases, the company says that its new release of over a dozen Big Data connectors justifies its claim of being the first and only BI vendor to deliver native reporting for these stores.
Under the banner of its open source Big Data Reporting project, Jaspersoft is keen to emphasize its architectural flexibility, which it says allows its software to be easily embedded or customized and to be deployed on-premises or in a multi-tenant deployment. With this latest product release Jaspersoft is pushing to try and build a foundation for native reporting within any PaaS cloud or hosted integrated development environment (IDE).
Big Data systems are generally recognized as those that provide massive scale out capabilities for large data volumes in the multiple terabyte and petabyte range and are too expensive and unwieldy to manage with traditional systems. There has been a growth in the interest in leveraging this scale of data for BI, but current BI solutions have arguably fallen somewhat short of offering native connectivity and querying for many of these sources — and this is the hook that Jaspersoft is using to position the potential value of its products.
"The continued explosion in data is driving interest in a plethora of new data stores that can handle massive data volumes cost effectively," said Jaspersoft VP of product strategy Karl Van den Bergh. "However, BI vendors to date have focused on providing platform support for a only small subset because they are limited to those with a SQL interface like Hadoop's Hive project. Jaspersoft's data agnostic architecture means we are the only BI vendor to provide native support for all three legs of the Big Data stool: Hadoop, NoSQL and MPP analytic databases. This gives our customers ultimate flexibility in terms of being able to report off of any Big Data system they might choose to use."
Jaspersoft native reporting works with the following data stores:
- Hadoop: Jaspersoft supports Hadoop via the Hive SQL interface, reading files via HDFS including the Avro file format, as well as via HBase.
- NoSQL: Jaspersoft offers NoSQL support for the following, broadly recognized major categories of data stores: Key Value Stores, Document Databases, BigTable Clones, Graph Databases, and Data Grid Caching among others. Jaspersoft's open source projects for reporting against NoSQL technologies include: Cassandra, MongoDB, Riak, HBase, CouchDB, Neo4J, Infinispan, VoltDB and Redis. A non-open source connector is in beta for VMware GemFire.
- MPP Analytic Database: Jaspersoft supports IBM's Netezza MPP analytic database data warehouse and soon will add commercial analysis support. Vertica and EMC Greenplum are also supported.


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Tony Nicklinson: 'Right to Die' Euthanasia Case Will Proceed in UK
Tony Nicklinson, 57, has won the right to have his case heard by the British High Court; Nicklinson is petitioning the court for the right to die.
Nicklinson suffered a debilitating stroke seven years ago and is currently in a "locked-in" physical condition. While he is able to think and process information, Nicklinson cannot do anything else except for blink. In a statement to The Associated Press, Nicklinson has described his quality of life as "dull, miserable, demeaning, undignified, and intolerable."
He has petitioned Britain's High Court for the right to die with assistance, since he is unable to end his life by himself. As the law stands, anyone who helps to kill Nicklinson will be immediately charged with murder, even if Nicklinson gives an agreement granting his permission.
"He argues that it's unfair on him and that a human legal system would enable somebody in his circumstances, with considerable safeguards, to get help from a doctor to exercise a right, which he has in theory but is deprived of in practice," Saimo Chahal, Nicklinson's lawyer, told AP.
"Most people who want to die, who are physically able to do so, can lawfully commit suicide," Chahal added.
The Ministry of Justice has petitioned the High Court to dismiss the case, arguing that Parliament would have to change the entire law in order to accommodate Nicklinson's wishes. Today a judge announced that the case will proceed.
Euthanasia is legal in only a handful of European countries including the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxemburg, as well as the state of Oregon in the United States. Proponents of the practice argue that people, especially those with terminal or painful illnesses, should be allowed to end their lives in a peaceful, medical way. Opponents, however, argue that euthanasia directly contradicts the Hippocratic oath of "first do no harm" and could lead to cases of abuse including murder. Ethically many also argue that it is not for man to take away life.
"I'm massively sympathetic to Nicklinson's situation, but I don't think we should change the law when it will impact hundreds of thousands of other people," said Dr. John Wiles of Care Not Killing. "However narrow you try to make it, in principle, we would be allowing the killing of other members of society for the first time."
Nicklinson's wife has said that Tony's family fully supports his decision. "The only way to relieve Tony's suffering will be to kill him," Jane told the Today program.
"If you knew the kind of person that he was before, a life like this is unbearable for him. People think he wants to die straight away. He doesn't - he just wants to know that when the time comes, he has a way out," she explained.
Others, however, reference the Biblical commandment stating that one shall not kill.
"Thou shalt not kill…unless it is really necessary? No, I can understand the pain he must be going through," wrote Sicario Qbano on the Metro U.K.'s website. "But the taking of any life is wrong."
As the case proceeds, the debate surrounding euthanasia will continue, though both sides of the argument are unlikely to reach a common agreement about the practice.


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BUFFALO, N.Y., April 22 (UPI) -- Antti Miettinen's third-period goal put Winnipeg ahead Monday and the Jets held on to post a crucial 2-1 victory over Buffalo.
The contest was tied 1-1 with 7 1/2 minutes left in the final frame when Miettinen's knuckling shot from the right circle handcuffed Sabres goalie Jhonas Enroth and trickled past him for the decisive score.
Ondrej Pavelec turned aside 24-of-25, including all 11 he faced in the third, as the Jets kept their playoff hopes alive with two games remaining.
The victory gave Winnipeg 51 points -- one less than Southeast Division leader Washington heading into Tuesday's match-up between the two squads at Verizon Center.
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Extrasolar: Blurring the Line
"In this unique private venture, we're allowing you to take control of one of the many rovers we'll be landing on the surface of the planet." Someone stumbling on the polished promotional video for the eXoplanetary Research Institute (XRI) might be shocked that they'd never before heard of the ambitious company.
At first glance, the newly announced project Extrasolar appears completely authentic. It promises anyone with a Web browser the opportunity to play a pivotal role in the first expedition beyond the confines of our own solar system. Interested applicants are directed to XRI's website at www.exoresearch.com.
The agency is fictional, but it's easy to get lost in the rich universe that's been created by Lazy 8 Studios, the independent developers behind the award-winning game Cogs. The game so thoroughly blurs the line between fantasy and realty that at times, it's hard to know where the science ends and where the science fiction begins.
At XRI's website, players can apply to pilot one of the many toaster-sized rovers that will soon be landing on the surface of the planet Epsilon Eridani e. Given its size, atmosphere and the distance from its parent star, the destination planet boasts the capacity to support life.
In a manner consistent with prior exploration of Mars, players will explore the planet one photo at a time. Rover operators provide instructions to their rovers about where to go next and what to photograph. It then takes a few hours for the rover to receive the command, visit the destination, take a photo and transmit the data back to Earth. These beautiful, realistic photos will give players the clues they need to catalog exotic alien species and uncover the mysteries of the planet.
As time ticks by on the destination planet, the sun rises and sets over the ocean, the moons drift through the sky, flowers bloom and creatures scurry about. Every player's photos will be unique, guaranteeing a personalized experience.
As the mysteries of the planet unfold, another rich, intertwined story will play out back on Earth where the player will soon find her/himself wrapped up in the lives of several characters both inside and outside of XRI. No one seems to know the whole truth behind the secretive foundation and it will be up to the player to decide whom to trust.
Rob Jagnow, the founder of Lazy 8 Studios, explained the inspiration behind the ground-breaking new game. "Extrasolar isn't so much a game as it is an interactive narrative experience. I'm thrilled to see the Web emerge as a gaming platform, but the games that are currently available tend to be shallow and repetitive. We wanted to raise the bar enormously by offering deep story, compelling character development and stunning imagery. Our small, dedicated team has pioneered new technologies that allow this all to be done over the Web, even on mobile and low-cost devices."
For players who want to delve deep into the world of Extrasolar, Lazy 8 Studios is preparing diverse content that will breathe life into the fictional universe. But as Rob points out, "we understand that not everyone wants to commit to a time-consuming game, so we're designing Extrasolar such that it can be played a few minutes at a time over a lunch break or at the end of the work day without compromising the story."
It will still be several months before Extrasolar is ready for a global launch, but interested rover drivers can sign up immediately to stay informed as the project takes shape. Visit www.exoresearch.com for more details.
About Lazy 8 Studios, LLC
Founded in 2008, this San Francisco indie studio seeks to raise the bar for story and imagery in casual games. Lazy 8's flagship game Cogs garnered numerous awards, including the Grand Prize in the professional category at the 2010 Indie Game Challenge.


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Undecided voters struggle with decision
Some say they're torn between presidential candidates
Many undecided voters are still struggling to decide who to choose in Tuesday's presidential election.
Business owner Tom Kelly said he's torn. He describes himself as socially liberal but fiscally conservative.
"I think Gov. (Mitt) Romney is going to be a strong leader in terms of fiscal responsibility, but on the other hand, President (Barack) Obama is the right choice on the social part of it," Kelly said.
Kelly said he's not sure whether the candidates can do anything specific to get his vote.
"I'm not sure either candidate is going to sway my opinion in either direction," he said. "It's going to be a personal choice."
Voter Pollyann Winslow said she made up her mind after participating in News 9's Candidate Cafe series.
"I had to make up my mind based on what I thought was most important," she said.
Winslow said the deciding issue for her is the economy.
"I think a lot of the social concerns we are facing can be addressed if we have a stronger economy," she said.
She said those still trying to make up their minds should ask themselves a question.
"What is it that we need to do first for me, my business, my family and my country?" she said.