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Several Georgia boys teams – including No. 4 Wheeler, No. 6 Norcross and No. 10 Berkmar from Class AAAAA – will play in the Hilton Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Norcross. Each of the eight games matches a Georgia team against an out-of-state team.
Columbia, Georgia's top-ranked team in AAA, is playing the Saturday prime time slot (8:30) against United Faith Christian of Charlotte, which has two major college signees in 6-foot-11 center Peter Jurkin (Indiana) and 6-1 guard Braxton Ogbueze (Florida), plus one of the nation's top eighth-graders in 6-5 guard V.J.King. (Yes, eighth-graders are eligible, and this kid apparently is blue-chip.)
Charlotte Christian, which is led by Clemson-committed Patrick Rooks, a junior guard, will play Archer on Friday and Norcross on Saturday.
Wheeler will play nationally ranked Olympic, which also has a Clemson-signee in Josh Smith, a 6-8 center who will duel Wheeler's own 6-8 post in Charles Mitchell. Olympic is No. 35 in the ESPN Fab 50 this week.
Dr. Phillips, an Orlando school, plays Harrison on Friday and Berkmar on Saturday. Berkmar is coming off a victory over then-No. 1-ranked Shiloh last week.
Hilton Invitational schedule:
5:30 p.m. – Charlotte Christian (NC) vs. Archer
7 p.m. – Orr Academy (IL) vs. South Gwinnett
8:30 p.m. – Dr. Phillips (FL) vs. Berkmar
2:30 p.m. – Harrison vs. Dr. Phillips (FL)
4 p.m. – Greater Atlanta Christian vs. Orr Academy (IL)
5:30 p.m. – Wheeler vs. Olympic (NC)
7 p.m. – Norcross vs. Charlotte Christian (NC)
8:30 p.m. – Columbia vs. United Faith (NC)
Bolden haunts his old mates
Chris Bolden, a star player in Norcross' state-championship victory over Milton last year, was back in his former home gym on Tuesday, but wearing a North Gwinnett uniform. The transfer came away with a victory as North Gwinnett (11-7, 6-1) beat first-place Norcross (10-7, 7-1) 67-54 to force a virtual tie atop Region 7. Bolden, who was showered with chants of ''traitor'' by Norcross' student cheering section, was held to nine points, but did have seven rebounds and three steals. A.J. Clements scored 21 points for North. Norcross had won six straight games, including a 58-49 win over ninth-ranked Mill Creek (14-3, 5-2) on Friday.
Wheeler takes first in Region 5
Wheeler's chances of winning a state championship took a hit when Utah-signee Justin Seymour was lost for the season to academic ineligibility, but the future is still looking good for the Wildcats. Wheeler (8-5, 6-0) took first place in Region 5 on Tuesday with a 69-62 victory over Marietta (12-4, 5-1), and freshmen were a big reason. Daniel Giddens, a 6-9 freshmen, made a key fourth-quarter steal after Marietta had cut the lead to one point with an 8-0 run. Kejuan Johnson, a 6-5 freshmen, has been the team's top scorer and is regarded by some as the state's top prospect. Guard Jaylen Brown, a 6-4 freshmen, also gives Wheeler key minutes. Senior guard Jacob Obande was Wheeler's leading scorer against Marietta with 20 points.
Berkmar knocks Shiloh from No. 1
Shiloh (14-2, 9-1) is ranked No. 2 in AAAAA, but No. 10 Berkmar (11-5, 9-1) has evened the race in Region 8. Yonel Brown, who has signed with Kennesaw State, hit the game-winning shot with one second left in Berkmar's 46-45 victory in Shiloh's gym last week. Shiloh won 59-49 in December. Each has four region games left before the region tournament. The new No. 1 is Milton, which clobbered two New York teams last weekend in a tournament in Erie, Pa.
January 18th, 2012
10:52 am
January 18th, 2012
10:53 am
Looking forward to seeing Columbia play. And I gotta see this 8th grader.
January 18th, 2012
12:39 pm
8th grader is all relative..A 15 yr old 8th grader is not impressive regardles of talent. A 13 yr old 8th grader with skills is more like it!!
January 18th, 2012
4:36 pm
The facts are: (1) Wheeler is 8-6 (2) Johnson was the leading scorer against Marietta with 23.
January 19th, 2012
12:56 am
I can't imagine anyone not getting down to this one in person if they're in the ATL metro area. For those that do miss out, the games will be online at: http://hiltoninvitational.ihigh.com
January 19th, 2012
10:39 am
Just looked at video of 8th grader, he looks ok. Good for an 8th grader. I agree with you Cameron this is hsbb fan dream weekend.
January 24th, 2012
8:41 pm
Sorry AJC, but why is this story still up on the webpage. All the games were this past Friday and Saturday. So a story to preview upcoming games is for naught. Archive this already. Same goes for some of the stories, that have been up for a week. Get it, past history, all done. kaput, send it to that big archive box the AJC has. Thanks!
January 30th, 2012
1:51 pm
Great call Update! In the fall there's a new story up every other day, but when the fall ends, this page has week old stories up constantly.
February 3rd, 2012
10:54 pm
Try 2 weeks now!
February 4th, 2012
9:11 am
Come on AJC. We know you love football but the basketball reporting leaves a lot to be desired. There is great Boys and Girls basketball in the state and we would like to be kept up to date on it.
Miller Grove played SWD yesterday. Where is it? We have 4 or 5 girls teams ranked in the top 50 in the nation, where are their stories? Jusy saying, life is more than football "cruiting" lol
February 10th, 2012
5:48 pm
February 25th, 2012
12:04 pm
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Cocoa Origin Trip Report # 2
We continued our trip, first in Ecuador and then moving on to Colombia. (If you missed my first report, you can read it here.)
Our journey continued to Bucaramanga, Colombia. We are sourcing cocoa from 61 farms in a small town named San Vicente de Chucuri. These farmers were carefully selected for our Cocoa Practices program by our partner Compañia Nacional de Chocolates. During last year's verification, these farms obtained the highest score ever recorded in the program, so we gave them a monetary award for their great efforts.
Unfortunately the weather in Colombia has been quite extreme. Just one day before our trip to San Vicente de Chucuri, the torrential rains damaged the roads and collapsed a bridge that prevented us from going to the ceremony. I wanted to share a picture of the event – each one of the farmers received an envelope with cash, proportional to the amount of cocoa beans they sold to the Ecocacao cooperative, one of our partners in the program. But alas.
Some of you may be wondering what is this particular cocoa used for? Well, we use it in our one-and-only triple-verified product sold at stores in the United States and Canada: the Starbucks VIA® chocolate bar! This particular product has been verified by our three ethical sourcing programs. By buying this product you are making a difference in the life of these families in Colombia.
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- setmedic
I believe in not just helping ourselves to a great dark mini bar for antioxidant reasons but to believe in farming ongoing for original families and not corp going in but giving to the natural usage of their lands and Fair Trade. Organic would be nice, but most down there do not use pesticides. Just give their bar a try. Amano was just that idea, but Strbx stopped due to their bars arriving and replacing all other chocolatiers, now see why. Good for them, good for the family owned farms that do
- sergiojuanjui93
Hi Pablo, very interesting your trip to Colombia, I would like to try the cocoa Juanjui, Peru in the Amazon jungle specifically in the Alto El Sol, a village entrepreneur who grew the cocoa bean and now has big prizes in Europe, I hope some time you come to visit this community, I hope that cocoa beans are part of Starbucks products =)
- pgk3674
Sirs.. I just received an email that looked like it was from you. It said I would get $100 gift card for taking a survey. However reading the small print its a scam to get me to sign up for trivia questions or something @ $10 a month and has nothing to do with Starbucks and no $100 gift card. I thought you might want to know about this. Rick Hobbs
- t593157
It is extremely important to me that starbucks products are Fair Trade and no unfair labor practices are used in creating products for our use. Thank you for your diligence in the important area.
- sandrews0513
I love the Via iced coffee packets in carmel and original flavors. I have to watch my caffine intake for medical reasons and nowhere can I find the amount of caffine in these products. It doesn't seem to be listed on your web site or on the package. Please e-mail me back and tell me how much caffine is in them so I can resume my daily coffee.
- Pinchbuggies
Yes I too agree that listing the amount of caffeine in your product (or any other for that matter) is a very important fact. I know that there is an amount that differs from other brands & I know that Decaf isn't always 100% non caffeine. That would be great if there could be a caffeine amount listing :)


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COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP (WKZO) -- Enbridge will try again this evening to convince Comstock Township planning officials to allow the Canadian firm to set up a dredge pad in the township, to process contaminated river sediments.
This time they are seeking the permit for a vacant field behind the Benteler Plant off M-96 west of Galesburg.
In case they don't get approved tonight, they have two back-up sites.
One is just on the other side of M-96 from the Benteler site, and the third is near the former Consumers Energy Site on the west end of Morrow Pond.
\They would be considered at Planning Commission meetings next week.
If they get approval at tonight's meeting at Niko's Landing in Comstock at 7PM, the other two sites would not be pursued.


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Mirror's – Life's Lessons and The Looking Glass
Let me tell you a story about a little boy and a woman who have no relation to each other. The little boy is a sweet, cute average 2nd grader. Typical child with a playful smile. Okay, the woman is me and the little boy is no relation to me but a little boy that goes to the same karate school as my son. Something always rubbed me the wrong way about this little boy. I could never put my finger on it but just looking at this child I got an ill feeling in the pit of my stomach. I noticed something about him that at the time I didn't pay that much attention to. This little boy didn't take losses well at all. It he lost a match, or was winning and suddenly lost after having won so many times, the disappointment on his face was clear and often gestures were also made that spoke of his great disappointment. It was clear the little boy loved getting attention and you could see in how hard he tried and how he would sometimes look over towards his parents, not for approval but as though he was looking to get some big thumbs up.
It was not really all about what I had felt each time I had looked at him, I mean it wasn't about whatever he was doing at the moment. I remember thinking "Hmmm, his parents don't act like that at all, so he didn't get that behavior from them." Of course not because it had to do with one of the lessons he planned to learn in this lifetime. Humility. I always think it odd when a child displays something at such an early age like this but when it has to do with one of the lessons they came to learn in this life time then it makes sense that they have that issue going on right from the start without them having to pick up the behavior from someone.I admit that I felt bad about the negative feeling I got every time I looked at this little boy because I always feel that all children are innocent no matter their behavior. Sweet little children that have as of yet to be too affected by the experiences of life who can teach us much but who we are usually too busy trying to master to see that. Well today I was talking to the little boys Mother and he was standing there as she was telling me how she went to a couple store in the strip shopping mall to get a few things since she was going to be at the Karate School's open house until 2pm. Just then the little boy chimed to me in a full of himself kind of way "I have to stay here until two because I'm on the demo team!" I know that doesn't sound bad when you read it in black in white but to hear it I immediately knew what I had been feeling from the little boy. The statement he made was lacking humility.
But, wait! There is more. As soon as I realized it was about a life lesson and what the lesson was…there it was. The reason the child rubbed me the wrong way every time I saw him. It was about the mirror. One of my majors lessons in this lifetime is humility as well. Whenever I saw him for me it was like looking in a mirror and that thing that I did not like to see in myself was put up to my face like I was looking into a mirror.
So often as I hear people talk about what has rubbed them wrong about what another person has done in my mind I am thinking "Well you do that too." And the reason it bothered them so much is that it was like a mirror reflecting something within them that they needed to work on back at them.
So the next time you have an issue with someone or you can't figure out why you just don't care for a particular person, consider the mirror, take a look, and see what might be reflecting back at you from within your own self.
Hi! I read your story about the little boy. Thinking about it, I normally don't like people who lack of humility, but then when I see inside myself I can see some negative qualities on myself and I try hard to be humble because I hate people that aren't. The tricky thing is that probably if one of my learnings in this life is humility, while trying to be humble to the world , I'm not showing my real me and feel repressed…


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Makeup and Hairstyling for TV/Movie
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I'm doing a hair/makeup/beauty course this year as I'm still only in highschool. But I was wondering if it was difficult to get into these kind of jobs?
Hi Chelsea, I'm Emily and I am a professional hairstylist! I went to a cosmetology school shortly after graduating from high school...it was a fantastic experience that you will love and learn from! When I graduated it didn't take long to find a job/career! But my advice to you is start doing your research! Look up different salons and make a pro and con list! You will want to find a salon or store that will offer you benefits, good pay, and will pay your your extra training you may need!
If you are near an Ulta Beauty I would look into that store/salon! They are growing as an industry extremely fast and the training you can do is incredible! I currently work there as a stylist in the salon...and I don't plan on leaving there anytime soon! They are fantastic!
Hope this was helpful! And please ask any questions if you have any!
okaayy !! I'm so greatful for this information !! I will be sure to ask any questions if they come to mind (:
Hi Chelsea, It's so great that you are taking this in high school, I went after I graduated and wished I had gone earlier. Does the course you are taking in high school allow you to test for your cosmetology license? If you want to do hair for tv or films you will have to work towards getting into the union and for that you will need your license. You can start out by doing local work, film school pieces, low-budget indie films and then work your way up. It's not as hard as it sounds if it's something you want... Let me know if you have any questions, happy to help!
Hi Tanya, I'm in year 9 at an Australian school. And instead of attending school I go off to TAFE one day a week instead. The course goes until I finish school so another 3 years. After the three years I come out qualified (i think that was the wrong spelling, sorry). I was just wondering what you ment when you said i would have to get into the union? thanks so much, i really appreciate your help!!
I want to be a makeup artist for tv/film to and i wanted to know the same
Hi Chelsea, I didn't realize you were in Australia, you can disregard my answer. In the States to work in tv or film you have to join the makeup & hairstylists union. I am really not sure if they have anything like that there to equate it too. What you can do is call your local production companies or tv news stations. Ask to speak with someone in the hair & makeup department and they can better answer this for you. You will probably have to start out working the same way, e.g. Indie films, then bigger budget stuff but I would expect the licensing and unions to be a bit different. Hope that helps.
I'm a bit curious now. I will reach out to a model that I know (who is also from Australia) and ask her if she knows. What part of Australia are you from?
What TAFE course are you doing?? sounds interesting
@Tanya R do you do make up for tv/ film too? If so i am in year 9 also and wanted to know what qualifications i would need to become a mu- artist? :)
Tanya i'm situated in on the upper north shore of Sydney. Thanks for your advice :D


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Queer Fest America benefits
Broadway Youth Center
Education Dept.
Friday, Feb. 15 at 9 PM
The Mutiny
2428 N. Western
Come and donate school supplies!
"Marxism comprises many principles, but in the final analysis they can all be brought back to a single sentence: it is right to rebel against the reactionaries." - Mao Zedong
A space for resistance and insurrection. I post rants, ravings, artwork, and propaganda from a radical queer trans dyke perspective.
Queer Fest America benefits
Broadway Youth Center
Education Dept.
Friday, Feb. 15 at 9 PM
The Mutiny
2428 N. Western
Come and donate school supplies!
My access to healthcare has become somewhat of a mixed bag. I've been fortunate enough to receive insurance under my family for twenty-four years. Dental, check-ups, and even braces. But ever since I came out as queer and then as a trans woman, services have been hard to come by, and added to that, even more difficult now that I'm uninsured.
In the case of my local community, I am lucky. Here in Chicago we have a variety of transgender-friendly and women's health providers: Howard Brown, Chicago Women's Health Center (CWHC), and Northwestern come to mind as institutions that serve the LGBTQ community with respect, compassion, and care. One institution, though, the CWHC, I've found myself in a bit of a struggle with due to their oversight of trans women care.
The CWHC does great work for women, or at least those who were assigned female at birth. Yes, I get it—services fluctuate and non-profit health centers are constantly in need of money. It's difficult to serve everyone with limited resources.
I mean, on a practical level it make sense, right? There's an estimated 50.8% of the U.S. population that are cis women,¹ while only 2% (by "liberal" estimates) are transgender—and that includes trans men, of course. When comparing reproductive health between trans and cis women, it's apples to oranges to kiwis, or something. The point is, all bodies are different, but the essential functions of cis women are the same, while, for trans women, it depends on surgery status, hormone levels, and generally how your transition has effected health risks and benefits.
However, we do not live in a practical society. And particularly feminist institutions don't function on "provide the greatest good for the most people." Feminists operate with a keen eye toward institutionalized oppression. That's how feminist health centers got started in the first place, right? They saw the systemic exclusion and non-prioritization of women in a male-dominated field, medicine, and decided to change it—to make it more accessible to women, to give them agency, and to be treated (mainly) by other women.
So it may be a no-brainer that these services should be served to transgender people too. Not so much.
About a year ago, Chicago Women's decided to provide hormone replacement therapy (HRT), testosterone, to trans men and transmasculine individuals—not to trans women and transfeminine ones. A year or longer ago than that, they began a trans gynecology program for this same gender group.
This makes sense on a couple levels. First, they provided expertise on gynecological service to cis women, so all you really need is some transgender 101 information to make sure transmasculine folks are comfortable doing this check-up. Secondly, and more interesting, is the historical tie between cisgender women, particularly queer cis women, and transgender men. There's a whole other explanation why these communities are closer together than cisgender and transgender women.
First, there are community-based reasons. While no one knows exactly the "origins" of the queer-as-orientation-and-identity community, it mainly came from transgender folks (both trans women and men) and cis women. But mainly it grew out of and was claimed the cisgender lesbian community as more trans men / transmasculine folks came out.
Simply put, trans women have been so historically marginalized by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transmasculine communities (albeit in different ways and capacities) that we were never included with "queer" in mind. Hell, Silvia Rivera, a radical trans woman and one of the leaders of Stonewall, was banished from the "LGBT" community because people yelled at her "we don't need any more drag queens in our movement."
Second, there's a more specific gender and sexual orientation explanation. Frankly, I believe a vast majority of lesbian and "queer" cisgender women, even those who will stand in solidarity with trans women's rights, stray away from us sexually, romantically, and physically because of phallocentrism and something called "gender essentialism."² This is very much a hang up from 1970's second wave feminism.
But honestly, what does this all have to do with a small feminist health non-profit in Chicago? I think the larger issues of exclusion—historically, communally, intimately, sexually—have everything to do with receiving basic, comprehensive healthcare. Until cisgender women truly welcome trans women as sisters, partners, lovers, and feminists, this issue will remain a sore spot in the historical wedge between us.
So, the bottom line is that CWHC decided to provide services for trans men, including hormones, over that of other women: transgender women. Our shared history in women's and LGBT communities informs why many "feminist" communities still favor those with a biologically-assigned vulvas over women who don't. Hence how "women's health" still does not mean all women. Women's reproductive health means cisgender women's health.
I don't expect this to change overnight. I don't expect everyone to think of trans women when they hear "women's health." I don't expect CWHC to change overnight either.
But change does not happen by itself. I've organized a petition to push for comprehensive trans women's health. "Equal access and equal care" must be the slogan. That is, if trans men can get gynecology exams, then we should have prostate exams. If you're opening up testosterone hormone services, make sure you include estrogen as well.
We've all made progress so far. I'm pleased to see CWHC give an apology and start focus groups for transfeminine folksthat are finally happening. I encourage anyone who is transfeminine or trans female to give input on what your needs and our needs are.
Challenge women's health institutions. Do it for all women, not matter what their "parts" are. Who knows, maybe in a few years we'll have Planned Parenthood providing comprehensive care for all women everywhere.
by Anne/tagonist.livejournal.com
Dear Mr. or Ms. Grad Student, I am sorry to report that I will not participate in your study as a data point. I don't understand what you're trying to accomplish. I don't trust you. I don't like you. I don't care if you succeed. In fact, I kind of think you suck. Here's why:
What do you think you're going to do for me? For us? For trans women? Do you think it makes a difference if you study the menstruation needs of trans guys? Or you study trans people's partners' self-declared sexual orientation? How about sexual practices and HIV? How about trans culture and SM, would that change my life? Would that change anyone's life, except maybe to get you a few dates with some svelte transguy? Oh and a book contract, you might get a book contract. And your thesis getting approved could very well land you a post-doc or a teaching position somewhere, certainly aim you for a career… fuck you.
I'm sure you have self-serving justifications. Everybody has self-serving justifications, its how us humans get through the day. But I don't care what they are. You aren't the first, hell you're probably not the first this week, and you probably won't be the last to try to convince me that this particular topic, this particular project, this very one that you thought of, will change the world and make things better. Hell, I've probably helped as many non-trans people finish grad school as I've seen trans women friends commit suicide- let me think about that for a minute, both number in the dozens… and how many people have I seen go through grad school openly as trans women? None. Wait, no, one. No, two. Three? No, just two. Am I supposed to ignore that imbalance and keep pushing you wankers along?
Let me tell you something: trans people have already been studied. We've been interviewed, sampled, tested, cross-referenced, experimented upon, medicated, shocked, examined, and dissected post-mortem. You've looked at our chromosomes, our families, our blood levels, our ring fingers, our mothers' medicine cabinets, and our genitalia (over and over again with the genitalia- stop pushing condoms on us, dumbass, we know what they're for.) You've watched us play with dolls, raise children, fall in love, look at pornography, get sick, die, and commemorate ourselves. You've listened to our ears. You've listened to our fucking ears! But you've never listened to our voices and you need to do that now.
There are already studies about what trans people need. You want them? Go read the needs assessment Michelle O'Brien wrote for THAC in Philadelphia. Go look at the final report of the Sex and Gender Minority Subcommittee of the Mayor's Task Force on Homelessness. Go read that amazing omnibus study the San Francisco public health department commissioned a few years back, the one that found trans women have an average monthly income of $536. Ever seen rents in San Francisco?
So what do people like me need? Not counseling. Not new labels on condoms. Not more doctoral candidates palpating our business. Trans women need, more or less in order: decriminalization, housing, education and employment. As in, not being swept off the street, not being banned from shelters, yes being allowed in GED classes, and, well, employment. Can you provide these? Not as a goddamn researcher, and probably not as a member in good standing of whatever professional body you aspire to join. You want to actually do something as good you say you want to do, drop out, abrogate your loans, and become a social worker. Decriminalization, housing, education and employment. You'd do better to hire one of us as a receptionist.
Oh sure, I'll bet you can find some young trans woman, probably a year or two out of the closet, who will swear to you that if only she had hormones, if only she could get surgery everything would be okay. Its very sweet that you weren't too intimidated to talk to her, but she's wrong. There is not stealth horde of passing women waiting to claim the young after just one more hoop- we are who we are, and we are talking to you right now. Hormones are nice but they won't make you employable. Surgery is great but it won't get the cops off your back. Facial reconstruction won't get you a lover. Decriminalization, housing, education and employment.
Y'know, a thought occurs to me. Everything on that list I keep repeating comes from somewhere else, didja notice? These aren't problems caused by genitalia, or elongated ring fingers. These are problems caused by social conditions, by society, by the people who run the world around us who, funny, look a lot like you. Have you ever considered studying yourselves? Why do non-trans people have such a big fucking problem with us? Why do they care where we shower or whether their IRB sees us hanging around the computer center after hours? Why is it so damned important who we date, or, frankly, whether someone like you is dating one of us or not? Can you tell me that? Why not, Mr. or Ms. Big-Shot Researcher Who Wants To Do Something Good For The World? Too hard to do the… research? I'd love to see an fMRI series of psychology grad students watching a video in which attractive trans women explain to them that their proposal lacks… a bit of depth, maybe it could do with a more developed sense of social context perhaps? Come up with another draft by, lets say, the 16th, can we all meet again on the 16th? How does this essay make you feel: indifferent, mostly indifferent, somewhat indifferent, somewhat angry, or very angry?
And somewhere, I bet, there's a trans guy wondering why people like you who want "to do work around trans issues" always seem to have so many FTMs as friends.
What trans people need is to get through a day without being inspected, not by the guy making change at the Wa Wa and not by the hipster with an academic stipend. We need data, ideas, plans and strategies, but we need to see them coming from people like us, people who don't, right now, seem to make it into your little position of power. We don't need your study, we don't need your thesis, and we really don't need you to graduate and "do good work." And you? You don't need us either. You are pretty much guaranteed a good life with or without my participation in your little project so please- stuff it up your ass. I say this will all the deference the circumstances warrant.
With love,
things have been going up and down.
i just got back from toronto where i attended the 2012 feminist porn awards. needless to say it was a fantastic experience and i'm super motivated to get more involved in ways of promoting feminist, queer, and trans-positive porn as a subversive activism. more on that later.
so the chicago women's health center is putting together focus groups for transfeminine individuals. i'd encourage folks to get involved, even if you're happy with services you already get or if you're not interested in switching to to CWHC. our community needs more people to provide input, even if you're frustrated or angry or just want to show up to be a part of the process. the call-in and appointment info is on the facebook event linked above.
i guess for me i'm happy about the movement. i'm sad this had to even occur – that unequal services were pitted against trans people of male/masculine and female/feminine shades.
that's been the first reaction and the strongest – from trans men, some who i've known and some not, who i thought were my allies, telling me to quiet down, or that i'm just a shit-talker, or that CWHC has their heart in the right place so i have no reason to get angry.
i even read this little ditty on "call out culture."
let's fucking talk about call out culture.
there's a difference when you're using it as a tool, and an oppressed and marginalized person. there's a difference between someone going off on your for misgendering you or using the wrong pronoun for the first time and institutionalized oppression. there's a difference between talking about how transmisogynist this policy was to trans men and then have them flagrantly promote an institution as "trans inclusive" as it washes away the face of trans women at the same time – as it covers up the historical institutionalized schism between female assigned at birth people and transfeminine folks. no ego is to great to be called out for things that ought to be called out.
that said, and all in all, i am pleased with the movement. i am happy that things are on the move.
It's been one year since I've started HRT. YAY!
To the Chicago Women's Health Center:
We demand the following things:
1. A statement of apology taking responsibility and accountability for the historical exclusion of transgender women, transfeminine, and trans female people from your health services. This statement should explain why this "women's" health center chose to prioritize services to transgender men, transmasculine, and trans male people over transfeminine-identified people. This statement should be readily accessed from the CWHC website.
2. Rewriting each line of "women's" to be "cisgender women's" where intended and/or applicable on the CWHC website.
3. A comprehensive plan to include services for transgender women that includes public and transparent benchmarks that may be easily accessed from the CWHC website. Those services include:
a. Feminizing Hormone Replacement Therapy
b. Trans prostate examination
c. Fertility awareness and/or options for trans female people
d. Continual education on the particularities of trans female-spectrum health issues
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Among the queer-identified community, many people opt in for polyamory. Yet many lesbians do not. Forget the U-haul jokes here, it's just that it's simply not commonplace for women to even consider it as a viable option.
I see the identification of polyamory, or non-monogamy, like I see the identities of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Honestly, I believe some people are born poly, while a number of others may "choose" this path for relationships. That's certainly not to say LGBTQ people choose their identities, but there is a certain coming out process where folks choose to be out or not in particular capacities with themselves and with others.
Poly folks are widely misunderstood, even among the LGBTQ population. In the era of where fighting for marriage equality is a cornerstone issue for lesbians and gays, polyamorous options usually get pushed to the wayside in favor of monogamy as a civil right. But I argue that acceptance and celebration of poly relationships fit the queer civil rights agenda.
By the time of this past Valentine's Day, I found myself navigating several relationships and, in the process, myself. It has been an emotional and deeply fulfilling path, and it's still no less important to my at-home partner and me.
I came out as polyamorous when I was 20 and, like virtually everyone poly or monogamous, it's been a bumpy road finding balance and happiness. When I came out as bisexual, people told me I was just a sexual person, like that was the only reason I liked boys and gals. Well, I am not afraid to claim myself as a sexual person and a proud ethical slut. But my orientation and gender have little to do with how much intimacy and sex I desire.
My first poly relationship at 21 was sticky, especially since at the time I presented as male and wanted to be very fair, ethical, and feminist in my desires. This queer woman and I decided together to open up our once monogamous relationship, but rarely acted upon it. We kissed other people, we flirted, and we even had some joint, ahem, hook-ups, but we never crossed the threshold of either of us dating other people. And then there was the last month of our relationship.
I was really smitten with this other woman. We had hooked up before, a couple years ago. She went off to college, dropped out, hung out in California until breaking up with her boyfriend, and then there we were in the same town again.
My girlfriend didn't want me to have sex with this other woman. We came to an impasse. I was about to move, I did not want to leave her, but it felt so important to be with this other woman at least for one night. One night together before I left.
Looking back on it, it wasn't fair to my girlfriend at the time. We stayed together through it. We both regret how it went down. I also felt a little over my head navigating things where I really should have moved on.
And I did. I came to Chicago, left her, and have found many other relationships, big and small, with several people and have ended up living with my partner of a year and a half.
I've been also struggling to find how my relationships have changed since the beginning of my transition and coming out as a trans woman. I'm finding new attention on me, this new desirability from different queer people to be with me. It feels really great, validating, and humbling, but also strange. I feel like men in hetero relationships just don't get the same flirtatious attention that women give each other. It's special.
I still get butterflies in my stomach when I meet someone new that I really like. I feel happy that they show such tender affection toward me, and that I have a beautifully intimate support system that has webbed itself together.
I get really happy when I hear my at-home partner met someone new, got a phone number while we're at a bar, or has a date coming up. It made me blush with happiness to see her at her birthday kiss a girl she's been dating for a little while. I whispered to our friends, "that's so hot!"
I've worked very hard to feel secure with myself, my independence, and my commitments to my partners. I love communicating. You really have to in order to be polyamorous.
Polyamory is certainly not perfect. Someone usually feels neglected at some point in time. Jealousy happens, even when you remind yourself how much that person loves you. Envy—feeling the pure frustration of someone else who seems to have people crawling all over them. And then the unfortunate reality that you have to prioritize people in your life, and it sucks feeling like number two or three. I've been on both sides of the equation.
But to me, monogamy seems to have the same problems twice fold. It's the feeling of guilt of checking out others, a tired resignation of being with one person for the rest of your life, or the secrecy of emotions and desires where you can never be truly and wholly honest with your partner or spouse.
I know I do not take this for granted. I do not know of any polyamorous person who does. It is a wonderful tangle, an exchange, and something exciting.
So what did I do for Valentine's? I sent a few messages to some partners and spent the whole day with my at-home partner and sweetie, Rosy.
This year, Swarthmore College's Queer and Trans Conference Planning Committee is pleased to announce the theme for our 2012 conference: "Power, Pleasure, and Violence: A New Discourse of Bodies, Desire, and Sex".
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NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Detectives have determined that a body discovered Friday afternoon in the Love Grove community is that of an 83-year-old woman who disappeared in November.
Alma Lawson's remains were found one mile from where she went missing in November.
The conclusion of the body's identity was based on the age, sex, race and height of the body found, along with clothing and other personal items found at the scene, according to Wilmington police.
An autopsy proved that the cause of death was an accidental drowning.
As part of a WPD-organized search Friday, students from a basic law enforcement class found a personal item that may have belonged to Lawson. That, in turn, led to other items being found down the hill next to the railroad track.
From there, searchers saw a body in a ravine, partially submerged in water. They cut through thick vegetation to get to it.
Lawson was reported missing by her son, Ahmed Rashed, after she didn't make it home from a friend's house on Stanley Street.
According to Rashed, Lawson had early on-set dementia and was not acting like herself the day she never returned home. He said the day she went missing she had decided not to go to church, which Rashed said was out of character for Lawson.
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Louisville – Councilwoman Vicki Aubrey Welch (D-13) has been appointed 2014 Chair of the National League of Cities Human Development Steering Committee.
"I am honored to receive this appointment and look forward to working with other city leaders across our nation on issues that are so important to our citizens," said Welch. "I am honored to represent our great city at a national level."
The Committee has the lead responsibility for development NLC federal policy positions on issues involving social services, children and learning, poverty and income support, employment and workforce development, equal opportunity, Social Security and seniors, individuals with disabilities, public health care, mental health parity and immigration reform.
The appointment was announced by NLC President, Chris Coleman, Mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota.
As chair of the Committee, Councilwoman Welch will play a key role in shaping NLC's policy positions and advocate on behalf of America's cities and towns before Congress, with the Administration and at home.
She has been a member of the Human Development Steering Committee since 2009. In May of that year, she hosted the Committee in Louisville to highlight the South Park TAPP School which is a successful program that handles issues surrounding teen pregnancy. Welch served two years as Vice Chair of the Committee before her appointment this year.
"There are still many economic issues impacting our citizens, cities and towns across this country that deal with providing services with limited budgets, especially in the area of human services," said Welch. "It is important that our cities let state and federal government leaders know what we need and how we can help."
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Choose a Twilight Package at Oahu's Polynesian Cultural Center and experience the largest Polynesian song and dance review in the world! Add dinner at the Polynesian Cultural Center luau and spend the evening immersed in the traditions and lifestyles of the seven individual South Pacific cultures.
- Perfect introduction for first-time visitors
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The seven island villages showcase the Polynesian cultures of Hawaii, Samoa, the Marquesas, Fiji, New Zealand, Tonga and Tahiti. Real Polynesians share knowledge about their traditional customs and you can watch the demonstrations or join in. Take a canoe ride on the lagoon and cook a meal in the Samoan village. Kids will love getting ink tattoos, spear throwing, ukulele lessons and fishing.
No evening at the center would be complete without "Ha", an ancient, yet universal tale. Over 100 native performers dressed in authentic attire will share their traditions and culture with you. See exciting fire walkers and knife dancers.
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Absolutely amazing!!! Make tour guide that took us there was great. He prepared us for what to expect at Luau and also gave a us a brief history/ tour of island. Now the ride home was a bit scary Bonnie has a heavy foot but very pleasant.
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From the minute we got on the bus, our trip was amazing. Our guide talked the whole way, sharing information about the island and all of the sights on the way. We learned so much more about the island than we would have if we had driven ourselves. The Culture Center was well worth the visit. The twilight package does limit the amount of villages that you are able to visit. If you are wanting to take your time and see the entire Culture Center a full day tour would be a better option. Our Luau was tasty and very entertaining. The "Ha" Show at the end of the evening was incredible. Overall an amazing afternoon and evening!


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Date of News Release: 07/06/2010
(Frankfort, Ky.) -- Kentucky State Police (KSP) is already in full swing with their summer enforcement campaign that targets inattentive drivers. Operation K.S.P. (Kentucky's Summer Prevention Plan) began on June 1 and is picking up speed as it sweeps across the state. The campaign will run through Labor Day weekend and will include over 1,000 safety checkpoints across the state.
KSP Commissioner Rodney Brewer said his agency implemented this multi-faceted approach in an effort to reduce highway crashes and deaths by reminding drivers to be alert and have their vehicles road ready.
"Our goal is to inform drivers about the importance of having a safe vehicle, an alert driver and the need for all passengers to wear seat belts," said Brewer.
"Inattentive driving has become a trend with deadly, real consequences and it is the number one cause of crashes in Kentucky," remarked Brewer. "We plan to focus on educating drivers about that fact throughout this campaign."
The three-prong approach combines enforcement, education and public media to get the message out about being 'road ready'.
KSP has developed a brochure to pass out at safety check points, will make public service announcements and will utilize social media technology to reach more people.
KSP Public Affairs Branch Commander, Capt. David Jude, says his Branch, along with the 16 public affairs officers across the state will be blitzing the airwaves, internet and print media in an effort to get a uniform message out across the state.
"Summer is the peak travel season and we hope to increase driver safety awareness," said Jude. "The neat aspect of this campaign is that we not only concentrate on distracted driving behavior - but also, the readiness of the both the driver and their vehicle before they leave for their destination."
Inattentive driving is the failure to pay proper attention to the roadway while driving. It includes, among others, eating, talking, putting on make up, attending to children and texting.
Inattentive driving is an important challenge for Kentucky drivers because last year more than 6,000 people nationally died in crashes related to it. In Kentucky, there were over 53,000 related crashes resulting in over 15,000 injuries and 199 fatalities during 2008.
KSP has already conducted 371 safety check points netting 176 DUI arrests, 715 seat belt citations, 68 drug arrests, recovered 1 stolen vehicle and performed 13,622 vehicle inspections.
Kentucky recently adopted a new texting law that prohibits drivers from writing, sending or reading text-based messages while operating a motor vehicle. Additionally, the law bans the use of cell phones by drivers under age 18 while driving, with the exception of an emergency situation. The law went into effect April 25th, 2010 and allows law enforcement officers to issue warnings through Jan. 1, 2011. On January 1, texting violators will be liable for fines of $25 on a first offense and $50 on each subsequent offense, plus court costs. The new cell phone legislation will require violators to pay fines of $50 on a first offense and $100 on each subsequent offense, plus court costs.
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Apple and Google are pooling more than $500 million to buy Eastman Kodak's patents, according to reports.
By the two companies pooling their resources together it cuts costs and make sure both companies have access to Kodak's 1,100 patents according to and unnamed source, Bloomberg News reported. Other partnerships, such as the recent one between Apple, Microsoft and Research in Motion, bought Nortel Networks Corp.'s 6,000 patents for $4.5 billion. Google's $900 million was outbid.


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The overall aim of this trial is to study the safety and efficacy of ICD implantation as a primary prevention strategy of sudden cardiac death in patients 70 years and older. This study will assess the many competing factors involved with ICD implantation including 1) the impact on mortality, especially in the context of a declining rate of sudden death with advanced age, 2) the tolerability of the powerful therapeutic action of the device, and 3) the impact on quality of life.
Coronary Artery Disease
Congestive Heart Failure
Myocardial Infarction
Device: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Other: Optimal standard of care
Phase 3
|Study Type:
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|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|CSP #592 - Efficacy and Safety of ICD Implantation in the Elderly
- Regularly scheduled follow-up [ Time Frame: Up to 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]To determine if a primary prevention strategy with ICD implantation in addition to optimal standard of care (OSC) is effective in reducing all-cause mortality compared to OSC alone in patients =70 years of age who are eligible for ICD therapy according to current Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) criteria.
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ICD implantation in addition to optimal standard of care
Device: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
ICDs include:
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Optimal standard of care
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Guidance on lifestyle modification, exercise training, and disease management including review of AHA Guidelines for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke.
Detailed Description:
The overall aim of this trial is to study the safety and efficacy of ICD implantation as a primary prevention strategy of SCD in patients 70 years and older. In particular, this study is designed to determine the comparative effectiveness of ICD, in addition to the optimal standard of care (OSC), in reducing all-cause mortality, versus OSC alone; OSC includes standard intervention for chronic heart failure patients, i.e. lifestyle modification, disease management, adoption of healthy diet and exercise practices, etcetera. One particularly important secondary objective is to assess treatment efficacy under the conditions of high versus low co-morbidity burden.
Participants will be randomized (1:1 ratio) to ICD + OSC or OSC alone, and stratified by participating site and co-morbidity level (Charlson score <3 versus 3). Acute treatment visits will occur as per site-specific conventions prior to the implantation, and within 1-4 months post-implantation; central follow-up will occur every 6 months thereafter, until study close. Neither the participant nor the treating clinician will be masked to treatment.
Primary Objective:
The primary objective of this study is to determine if a primary prevention strategy with ICD implantation in addition to optimal standard of care (OSC) is effective in reducing all-cause mortality compared to OSC alone in patients 70 years of age and older who are eligible for ICD therapy according to current Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) criteria.
Primary Hypothesis:
The primary hypothesis of this study is that implantation of an ICD plus optimal standard of care will reduce all-cause mortality in patients 70 years of age and older versus optimal standard of care alone.
Secondary Objectives:
- One secondary objective of this study is to ascertain whether age, co-morbidity burden, or age and burden together, are determinants in mortality outcomes in the OSC versus ICD + OSC group.
- An additional secondary objective of the study is to determine the effect of ICD implantation plus optimal standard of care on QoL among elderly patients compared with optimal standard of care.
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Inclusion Criteria:
- 70 years of age or older
Eligible for ICD implementation according to the CMS criteria for primary prevention by one of the following conditions:
- Documented prior MI and a measured LVEF 30% (includes NYHA class I, II, or III)
- Coronary artery disease with a documented prior MI, a measured left ventricular ejection fraction 35%, and inducible, sustained VT or VF at EP study (The MI must have occurred more than 4 weeks prior to defibrillator insertion. The EP test must be performed more than 4 weeks after the qualifying MI)
- Ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM), documented prior MI, NYHA class II and III heart failure, and measured LVEF 35%
- Non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM) > 3 months, NYHA Class II and III heart failure, and measured LVEF 35%
- Able and willing to provide informed consent to participate in this study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Enrolled in or planning to enroll in another interventional trial
- Receiving a bi-ventricular ICD device
- New York Heart Association class IV heart failure
- Cardiogenic shock or symptomatic hypotension while in stable baseline rhythm,
- Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or percutaneous translumical coronary angioplasty (PTCA) within the past 3 months
- An MI within the past 40 days
- Clinical symptoms or findings that would make them a candidate for coronary revascularization
- Irreversible brain damage from pre-existing cerebral disease
- Any disease other than cardiac disease (e.g. cancer, uremia, liver failure), associated with a likelihood of survival less than 1 year
- Circumstance that would prevent completion of the trial and follow-up activities, including medical condition
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02121158
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|Contact: Jane Zhang, PhD
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|Study Chair: Steve Singh, MD
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|NCT02121158 History of Changes
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|April 16, 2014
|Last Updated:
|May 9, 2014
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Keywords provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:
chronic diseases
multi-site trial
phase 3
investigational device
coronary artery disease
congestive heart failure
myocardial infarction
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Heart Failure
Coronary Artery Disease
Myocardial Ischemia
Coronary Disease
Myocardial Infarction
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Pathologic Processes
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Vascular Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 01, 2014


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USD Seeks WBI Semifinal Berth With Win Over Lamar
BEAUMONT, TX – Coming off of their first Division I postseason road win, the South Dakota women will attempt to advance to the WBI semifinals by topping the Lamar Cardinals at the Montagne Center on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m.
Lamar (22-10, 12-6 Southland) is the second-seed in the west region of the tournament, while South Dakota (18-15, 10-6 Summit League) is the sixth-seed. This will be the first matchup between the two schools. Both teams finished third in their respective conferences.
The Coyotes, who are coming off a 77-69 win over Utah State on Thursday night, have won five of their last six games. In that stretch, USD has shot 50 percent from the field in the second half while holding opponents to 35 percent shooting. They also have scored 40 points or more in the second half four times in that stretch, including a 54 point second half effort against USU.
Alexis Yackley needs seven assists to pass Kelly Gese ('96-'01) for fourth on USD's all-time leading assist list at 439. Yackley was an assist short of a double-double with an 11 rebound-nine assist performance on Thursday at Utah State. She had a double-double in the same stats with a 10 rebound-10 assist performance against Peru State on Dec. 15.
Nicole Seekamp scored a career-high 33 points against Utah State. She has shot 60 percent from the field and 55 percent from 3-point range over the last four games. She needs 13 points to record 500 for the season.
ABOUT LAMAR: Lamar has won 39 straight non-conference home games. They are coming off a 70-48 win over Presbyterian in the tournament's first round on Wednesday night. The Cardinals were led by Dominique Edwards and Carenn Baylor, who both scored 14 points.
Lamar played without leading scorer Kalis Loyd, who sat out with an ankle injury. Loyd averages 17 points per game and is Lamar's all-time leading scorer (1,965 points). She is questionable for Sunday's game.
UP NEXT: With a win, USD will host McNeese State, who beat Elon 66-58 on Saturday. Date and game time are yet to be determined.
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the side of the overpass. No crime.
March 19: An investigator from the State Attorney Generals Office requested the assistance of the Blaine police in checking on a business which gave a Blaine address. The request information was provided.
March 18: A U.S. Customs inspector intercepted a suspect who was violating a domestic violence protection order from California superior court. A Blaine officer confirmed the order and investigated the incident. The suspect was booked into jail.
March 18: A man trying to enter Canada was arrested by Canadian authorities for DUI and returned to the U.S. His vehicle was impounded and he had no way to get home. Officers contacted his brother who bought him a bus ticket.
March 18: A resident in the 600 block of A Street called to report an adult stalking their childs friend. Officers talked with her and told her to call police if he followed her again. Officers warned the man to stay away.
March 17: A report of two girls panhandling at a business in the 200 block of D Street. The girls were denied entry into Canada and were asking for money to assist them in getting home. Help was offered, but they chose to hitchhike instead.
March 17: An officer transported two abandoned females to the Lighthouse Mission in Bellingham.
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March 17: A U.S. Customs inspector at the Peace Arch crossing found a small amount of marijuana and a pipe in a travelers purse. A Blaine officer investigated the incident and cited the owner to Blaine Municipal Court.
March 16: An officer observed a male walking with two cases of beer in the 500 block of Peace Portal Drive who appeared to be underage. The officer contacted the male who was now in a car, determined he was underage, and also arrested the two occupants in the car.
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March 16: While on patrol an officer noticed an individual in violation of a court order in the 800 block of Mitchell Street. When officers arrived to arrest the individual it was discovered that another individual was also in violation of a court order. Both parties were booked into jail.
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March 15: A citizen in the 600 block of B Street reported having a verbal dispute with his wife. The citizen requested officers check on his childs welfare. Officers contacted his wife and determined that no crimes had occurred. Everyone was OK.
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March 14: A citizen in the 1000 block of H Street reported being assaulted. An officer took statements from the victim and the suspect. Statements will be taken from witnesses, and the case will be forwarded to juvenile court for review.
March 14: An officer was contacted by a male juvenile in the 200 block of 9th Street who said he was being abused at home. The officer investigated and, after talking to the mother and going to the house, found that the boy did not want to follow house rules.
March 14: Blaine police were asked to assist the FBI with an investigation into a fraudulent cross-border telemarketing scam.
March 14: A citizen in the 1600 block of Peace Portal Drive reported that person(s) unknown had entered his unlocked vehicle and attempted to steal his car stereo. There was no damage to the car and the stereo was not stolen. No suspects or witnesses.
March 13: A utility worker went to a residence in the 5400 block of Canvasback Road to turn off service for failure to pay a bill. The resident became threatening so the worker left the property and called the police. Officers stood by while the service was disconnected without incident.
March 13: An officer responded to a report of a vehicle fire in the 800 block of Grant Street. Firefighters were unable to determine the cause as the car was a total loss. The vehicle owner had reported for work and parked the car outside and stated no previous problems with the car.
March 13: Officers discovered that a subject was driving an unregistered vehicle on the highway by placing license plates from another vehicle onto the unregistered vehicle.
March 13: While enroute to training a patrol car was struck by a large object. No damage was found on the vehicle. A report was filed in case any damage is found at a later date.
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The following is a hypothetical situation;
Absolute government gun control now sweeps the nation.
We are at our harshest with regards to gun control legislation.
No firearm can be possessed or owned by any private citizen
without the harshest of penalties being imposed upon them,..
..but then inevitably another massacre happens,
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Save Space: DIY Under Cabinet Spice Rack
As Kitchen and Bath month comes to a close (how is it almost April already?) and Small Cool 2010 is about to begin, we thought this DIY might be the perfect segue into April. For those lacking abundant counter space or storage, this magnetic under cabinet spice rack could cure your kitchen woes.
Using some metal and glass spice jars, magnets, a drill, cardboard and superglue, Garrett of Instructables made this unobtrusive way to store your spices without having them take over your valuable counter space.
For full instructions and a step-by-step slideshow, visit Instructables: Magnetic, under-shelf spice rack.
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haha, my grandpa had jars like that in his basement for storing screws and nails. Old baby food jars with the lids nailed to the bottom of a shelf should also do the trick :)
The concept is great but the execution could use some work. why install tiny magnets to the underside of the cabinet when you could just install a magnetic knife strip? that way, you wouldn't have to always hunt for the location of the magnet and you wouldn't have to ensure that the magnets under the cabinet were exactly aligned with the magnets on the spice jar.
And I would probably have installed the magnets around the jar itself and not on the lid so that the jars would face label forward when installed. But then again I can never tell the difference between basil and oregano... maybe some others can :)
I really struggled with storing my ~40 standard-sized spice bottles. My criteria was that they be behind closed doors (I didn't want to see them or have them get covered in cooking schmutz), but I didn't want them taking up valuable space in my small kitchen, either. The unused space between the floor of my pantry cabinet and the lowest shelf rollout (an area of ~30" x 30" x 3.5 " high) proved to be perfect. Into this space now slides a wood "spice tray" that I made that has sides and row dividers just high enough to keep the bottles from sliding around. The spice bottles lie side by side (10 in each row, four rows total) and the whole thing can be pulled in and out with ease thanks to felt on the bottom.
I've also read (I believe on AT) that using a metal ruler with those metal, magnetic spice jars works well too. Especially for using under the cabinets.
I considered doing that to my spices a while ago, but I was afraid if I didn't screw one of the jars well enough, a terrible accident would happen.
Am I the only one so clumsy/weak not to trust myself with this kind of stuff?
Ditto Erik, I think it was on AT that I saw somebody use a mounted metal ruler & magnetic lids for this!
I agree that it could use some fine tuning but this is a fantastic idea! Thanks AT!
Arranging the spices in the color spectrum would add a great effect.
Like AnnieStuart's grandpa, my dad stored screws, nails, etc. in old baby jars like this with the lids nailed to the top of the shelf.
I love when I have an idea and then see it on AT. I feel so validated. :) I have a bunch of leftover little jars from our wedding last year (they held candles), and have been planning on doing this very thing as soon as I finish my kitchen backsplash and walls. I was going to get a couple of magnetic knife racks from IKEA and fill the jars with spices, grains, and flours.
Any concerns about spices being that exposed to light? I've heard they do best in cool, dark spaces...
I'll still take my old JKAdams wooden revolving spice rack. Mounts under the cabinet, holds 24 spice jars, spins smoothly.
But they don't sell them anymore.
why install tiny magnets to the underside of the kitchen pantry cabinet when you could just install a magnetic knife strip? that way, you wouldn't have to always hunt for the location of the magnet and you wouldn't have to ensure that the magnets under the cabinet were exactly aligned with the magnets on the spice jar.


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