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Despite arguments that it would rob rich school districts to help poorer ones, the Senate passed a bill Monday that aims to make school funding more equal across the state.
The Senate voted 16-12 to pass SB81, sending it to the House.
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The bill would freeze a state property tax rate — known as the basic rate — that normally decreases as property values rise.
That would mean more money collected by the state, then equally distributed to schools as property values rise over time.
School districts would then be required to lower one of their local property tax rates by the same amount to keep taxpayers from paying more money overall — unless they chose to hold truth-in-taxation hearings to keep their taxes steady.
In the end, 25 of the state's 41 districts would end up losing money — anywhere from $30 in the Wayne District to $162,000 in Park City District — unless their local boards voted to keep that local tax steady.
Bill sponsor Sen. Aaron Osmond, R-South Jordan, said the bill would help districts that have high taxes but still spend less per student because they don't have rich tax bases.
Sen. Lyle Hillyard, R-Logan, however, said it would "punish people who chose to move into a school district with higher values and higher taxes because they wanted to spend more" on education.
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Despite being the soggiest town in the country, with over 5000mm of rain a year, RANONG has a pleasing buzz about it, fuelled by the mix of Burmese, Thai, Chinese and Malay inhabitants. It's a prosperous town, the lucrative nineteenth-century tin-mining concessions now replaced by a thriving fishing industry centred around the port of Saphan Pla, 5km southwest of town, and its scores of fishing boats and fish-processing factories staffed mainly by notoriously poorly treated Burmese workers. As with most border areas, there's also said to be a flourishing illegal trade in amphetamines, guns and labour, not to mention the inevitable tensions over international fishing rights, which sometimes end in shoot-outs, though the closest encounter you're likely to have will be in the pages of the Bangkok Post. Thai tourists have been coming here for years, to savour the health-giving properties of the local spring water, but foreign travellers have only quite recently discovered it as a useful departure point for the alluring nearby little islands of Ko Chang and Ko Phayam. The other reason to stop off in Ranong is to make a visa run to the Burmese town of Kaw Thaung.
A stroll along the town centre's main road, Thanon Ruangrat, brings its history and geography to mind. The handsome, if faded, shopfront architecture bears many of the hallmarks of nineteenth-century Sino-Portuguese design, with its arched "five-foot" walkways shading pedestrians, pastel paintwork and shuttered windows. Chinese goods fill many of the shops – this is a good place to stock up on cheap clothes too – and many signs are written in the town's three main languages: Thai, Chinese and curly Burmese script.Read More
Into Burma: visa runs and Kaw Thaung (Ko Song)
Into Burma: visa runs and Kaw Thaung (Ko Song)
The southernmost tip of Burma – known as Kaw Thaung in Burmese, Ko Song in Thai, and Victoria Point when it was a British colony – lies just a few kilometres west of Ranong across the gaping Chan River estuary, and is easily reached by longtail boat from Saphan Pla fishing port just outside Ranong town centre. It's quite straightforward for foreign tourists to hop across to Burma at this point, and hop back for a new fifteen-day stay in Thailand (the "tourist visa exemption"). You can either do it independently, as described below, or you can make use of one of the all-inclusive "visa run" services advertised all over town, including at Pon's Place (B850 including visa). Most visa-run operators use the Saphan Pla route, but they can also book you on the faster, more luxurious Andaman Club boat (B1000 including visa), which departs from the Andaman Club pier 5km north of Ranong's town centre and travels to and from the swanky Andaman Club hotel, casino and duty-free complex, located on a tiny island in Burmese waters just south of Kaw Thaung.
Boats to Kaw Thaung leave from the so-called Burmese Pier in the port of Saphan Pla, 5km southwest of town and served by songthaews from Ranong market. Thai exit formalities are done at the pier, after which longtail boats take you to Kaw Thaung and Burmese immigration. Here you pay US$10 (or B500) for a pass that should entitle you to stay in Kaw Thaung for a week but forbids travel further than 8km inland. Note that Burma time is thirty minutes behind Thailand time, and that to get back into Thailand you'll have to be at the immigration office in Saphan Pla before it closes at 6pm. Thai money is perfectly acceptable in Kaw Thaung.
There's nothing much to do in Kaw Thaung itself, but it has quite a different vibe to Thai towns. As you arrive at the quay, the market, immigration office and tiny town centre lie before you, while over to your right, about twenty minutes' walk away, you can't miss the hilltop Pyi Taw Aye Pagoda, surmounted by a huge reclining Buddha and a ring of smaller ones. Once you've explored the covered market behind the quay and picked your way through the piles of tin trunks and sacks of rice that crowd the surrounding streets, all that remains is to take a coffee break in one of the quayside pastry shops.

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SAN FRANCISCO - Insurance companies do not have to pay their clients' environmental cleanup costs ordered by regulatory agencies, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a closely followed case.
The high court, on a 5-2 vote, said insurance companies are only liable for cleanup costs arising from court orders.
The decision is likely to produce delays in cleanups and potentially straddle hundreds of companies with millions in costs that, until Thursday, were covered under so-called "comprehensive general liability insurance policies."
Insurance companies hailed the ruling, the nation's third on this issue following Maine in 1990 and Illinois in 1997.
In dissent, Justice Joyce L. Kennard said the "big losers in today's decision are public health and the environment."
Lodi City Attorney Randy Hays said he couldn't comment on the potential impact of the state Supreme Court's ruling Thursday on the city's contamination lawsuit.
"I would rather read the case than get the little bit of information from you," he told the News-Sentinel on Thursday afternoon.
Instead, Hays said he will wait for the case to be posted on the high court's Web site in the coming days.
Lodi is currently in litigation hoping to force insurance companies to pay for clean up sites known to be contaminated with TCE and PCE.
The case, filed in November in a Sacramento federal court, names 15 defendants the city believes are responsible for the contamination found in a section of downtown and north Lodi.
Since 1994, the state's water and toxic control agencies have issued
some 600 administrative orders to businesses to cleanup contaminated soil or fouled groundwater.
The state has taken that course for 30 years to avoid costly litigation and delays.
Most of the orders to oil, gas, chemical and manufacturing companies are obeyed, and insurance companies have paid the costs.
But in 1998, in a precursor to Thursday's development, the high court said insurance companies are not required to defend their clients' challenges to administrative cleanup orders. The court, in agreeing with a state appeals panel, has now taken that a step further and said the insurance companies do not have to pay to cover the costs of administrative cleanup orders.
The reason, Justice Stanley Mosk wrote for the majority, is that the language in these types of policies, although vague, do not expressly demand it. It was only assumed to be true all these years, Mosk said.
Patrick A. Cathcart, who represented Lloyd's of London in the case, said the decision was a huge victory for the insurance industry.
"You shouldn't be able to layoff uncovered property damage on an insurance company," said Cathcart, who represented Lloyd's after it refused to pay $10 million in cleanup costs at a Santa Fe Springs refinery the state ordered against Powerine Oil Co.
A host of small-to-large-sized companies and the California attorney general urged the court to rule otherwise. They argued that businesses would fight instead of comply with the orders from the state's Regional Water Quality Control Board or the Department of Toxic Substances Control.
Those fights would prolong environmental cleanups and cost taxpayers in litigation expenses, they said. Ironically, they said, the insurance companies ultimately may be liable for the cleanup once the order moved from the administrative arena to the courtroom.
Deputy Attorney General Thomas R. Patterson said the "decision will result in a major step backward for environmental law enforcement and will generate a great deal of additional, time-consuming and potentially complex litigation in courts throughout California."
Powerine said the decision would make it difficult to carry out state orders to cleanup soil and groundwater contamination at its former refinery in Santa Fe Springs.
"This is going to present a big challenge for us to continue to comply with our cleanup and abatement orders," company attorney David Isola said.
Powerine's quest for coverage from its insurer has twisted through the courts. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled in favor of Powerine. An appeals court overturned the ruling in 1999.
The case is Certain Underwriters of Lloyd's of London vs. Superior Court, S084057.
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One afternoon during a particularly hectic week, I was informed by staff of two ladies seated in the parlor, who wished to speak with me. It was noted that one wore a Nun's habit. In my curiosity to meet the unexpected guests, I wrapped up a conference call, and hurried downstairs. Upon entering the room where they waited, both women jumped to their feet, and presented me with glowing expressions and a heavenly request: "So sorry to bother you," the one in formal garments began, offering the reason for their presence at Joseph's House. "I am Sister Moira, and this is my sister, Anna. We are traveling from Illinois, and are very tired." The woman dressed in casual clothing quickly spoke up. "You see, I am only able to accompany Sr. Moira to this point," she explained, "and will be taking the evening train back home. I would like to ask if my sister can find some rest at this house, before she continues alone on her drive to Canada." They then detailed the story of a long passage in the graceful native voice of their birthplace, Argentina. Like a duet, they strung words together, taking turns back and forth, to complete the verses. The two had reunited for the first time in years, spending recent days together in faith and love. Sr. Moira's consecrated life with the Contemplative Sisters of St. John, meant a great amount of work and relocation, away from home and relatives. Her younger sister, Anna, a St. John's Oblate, also moved between various locations according to the needs of her ministry. Gradually, an unmistakable spirit of warmth and blessing enveloped the room, while they told how they had placed their trust in God. As it went, in a small village at the start of their journey, they had prayed at the hilltop church of St. Joseph, asking him to oversee their trip. Surely the foster father of Jesus, remembered the concerns of traveling with family, and the feeling of having to rely completely on God for protection. St. Joseph knew, just as these pilgrims did, the perseverance faith requires, when an open door is not easily found. After spending the previous night outside, at a closed, Catholic retreat, (Anna in the cramped seat of their small car, and Sr. Moira on the doorstep, because she wanted to be nearer to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament) the weary siblings began knocking on doors in hope of finding a good place to rest and clean up. As it happens, there was no room for them at any of the inns, much like the experience of the Holy Family on the first Christmas Eve. Though finding no vacancy at their previous stop, they were kindly directed to try the Chancery in the city, and although the GPS mapped out a different path to downtown, they felt an inner nudge to turn onto our street. Now anyone familiar with Joseph's House, knows there is a lovely statue of the Blessed Mother in the yard. It was this image of Our Lady, that urged Sr. Moira to come to our door. "Sister," she said to Anna. "This must be a Catholic home, perhaps they will be able to help us." So when Sr. Moira rang the bell, she was not totally surprised to be greeted with a big smile, but was especially relieved to see one of our staff wearing a shirt with the logo: Joseph's House. After all, it was the dear St. Joseph they had entrusted with their safety. In listening to their concern for one another, Anna's being that her sister should have sleep before finishing the last part of the route to Montreal, and Sr. Moira's thought that Anna needed a bite to eat and a hot
shower before the long train ride back home, I was overjoyed to say: "Yes, we have a room for you here! In fact, we have lots of rooms!!!" With these words, Sr. Moira's hand gently brushed the pale wooden Rosary beads fastened near her waist. I immediately insisted they join us for dinner too, and neither declined the invitation. Rather, they expressed humble appreciation for the offering of a home cooked meal of salmon, baked potatoes,
vegetables, and warm walnut brownies. The "delicious feast," as the sisters called it, was all prepared with a generous heart at last minute's notice, by our highly efficient RA, Michelle. In her usual calm way, she put everything in motion with a shrug of her shoulders, and her typical words, "easy peasy." As pots & pans clinked into action, and the table was carefully set, Sr. Moira quietly found her way to our chapel for Vespers. Upstairs, Kitty and I ran around like excited kids, arranging a proper space for Anna to freshen up. Much the same as any busy home however, we found the less than perfect scattering of damp towels, hair products, and other items in the dorm shower areas. In a panic, we dashed to check the private bath on the other end of the house, but discovered there wasn't a shower curtain on the rod. I quickly ran to my office bathroom and fumbled to pull down the one hanging in there, and with the heap of vinyl in my arms, rushed to find Kitty again, only to have her tell me the cold water barely trickled from the old tap in the private bath! So, unless Anna wanted a really hot shower, that definitely would not do. We then scrambled back to rehang the curtain in the bath near the office, when all at once the whole scene seemed so ridiculous that we burst into giggles over the absurdity. Here we were in a gigantic home with eleven showers, yet we were bumping into each other as we frantically tried to find just one we could offer. And yet I must say with all sincerity, the reality of untidy imperfection only enriched the overall sense of a real home and family. Well, the surprise visit eventually turned into a homey blend of sisterly chat around the table, with plenty of laughter and genuine bonding through a mutual faith in Christ Jesus, and a
familiar kinship with St. Joseph. After a satisfying meal and cheerful
conversation, Sr. Moira confessed unusual exhaustion and excused herself to the chapel for evening prayer. Knowing she'd be turning in early, I was happy to have a well-appointed room waiting for her on the second floor. Thanks to our RA's, Theresa and Tiffany, it had been meticulously cleaned and set up beforehand. A new rose-printed comforter and sham, donated by Leah Valenti's daughter, Gina, dressed the comfy bed in girly fashion. "It's beautiful" our tired guest sighed gratefully when I showed her to her quarters, "and it's pink!" At last, with Sr. Moira tucked in for some much needed rest, Michelle tucked extra brownies in a bag for Anna to take with her on the train. To my delight, I had the pleasure of her company a little longer when I brought her to the station, and then again when her departure time was delayed. There, we settled on a bench to share the homemade snack, as Anna shared more precious glimpses of the love that bridges the distance between siblings, and the sacrifices made in religious vocation. Her little stories touched my heart in a tender way, finding in her words the deep affection and understanding which connects them. Later, on the drive home, as a warm rain fell from the night sky, I marveled at the gift of needed graces sprinkled from heaven that day. In the bustle of a stressful week, Our Lord had sent us spiritual refreshment, and in that special visit we were sweetly reminded how we're all God's family. In His constant care, we are united in faith and love.
Father and maker of all, you adorn all creation with splendor and beauty, and fashion human lives in your image and likeness. Awaken in every heart reverence for the work of your hands, and renew among your people a readiness to nurture and sustain your precious gift of life. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.


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The Best Cities for Urban Gardening
We've covered the best cities for livability, eco-friendliness, walkability, renting and affordability — but what if satisfying your green thumb by growing food is your thing? According to the Trust for Public Land, the following 10 US cities have the most community gardens per capita:
The following cities were noted for their high rates of community gardens — ones that are often used to produce food for those in need, are associated with youth programs and in some cases have reduced local crime.
1 Seattle: "Seattle's P-Patch Program provides 68 gardens for residents throughout the city, with plans for four additional gardens by the end of 2009. Their volunteer-run community gardens offer 1,900 plots and serves more than 3,800 urban gardeners on 23 acres of land."
2 Portland: "There are 32 community gardens located throughout the city, developed and operated by volunteers and Public Parks & Recreation staff. There is a Produce for People program, which donates fresh produce to local hunger agencies as well as an in-school and after school gardening program."
3 Long Beach: "Long Beach Organic started as the vacant lot task force, identifying vacant lots and turning them into community garden spaces. Over the past seven years LBO has maintained many gardens, including three community gardens and one demonstration garden at the local nursery."
4 St. Paul: "The Blooming Saint Paul program started in 2000 as an initiative to make St. Paul the nation's 'Most Livable City'. There are 17 community gardens in the city and about half of the gardens are run by non-profits and the other half are open to the public with plots available to rent."
5 Honolulu: "THonolulu's Community Recreational Gardening Program was started in 1975 to provide people living in Honolulu's densely populated communities access to garden plots. Each garden is comprised of individual plots, making a grand total of 1,254 plots for public use."
Learn about the other 5 cities and read the full report here: Which 10 Cities Have the Most Urban Gardens?
via: Natural Home Magazine and The Daily Green
- City Gardening: How Do You Deal With the Mess?
- Warning! High Lead Content in Urban Soil
- A Guide to New York City's Urban Farms
- Rooftop Farms: Urban Farming in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
- Backyard Farmers: 25 Websites You Should Be Reading
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I want to vouch for San Diego as a great place for urban gardening too! We have year-round growing season, and there are real-life farms within the city limits that you can visit. There are also some great community programs to join:
Victory Gardens San Diego: http://www.victorygardenssandiego.com/
San Diego Roots: http://sandiegoroots.org/
I am so surprised to see that Detroit has not made the number one spot on this list. There are community garden networks in that city that link hundreds of community and family plots, including tool libraries, skill sharing, and even a centralized stand for gardeners to sell there produce at weekly farmer's markets.
And if this list included Canada, Toronto would definitely be on there too!
xo from Toronto
Go Portland! No wonder we were the birthplace of the original freestanding rainwater harvester!
Keep it up, urban gardeners!
Oh, I understand why Detroit hasn't made this list. It's because it's the number one city in the world for urban FARMING. With one of the busiest farmers markets in the country, a high school that has a working farm, and documentaries made about it. Yes, it must just be the semantic issue... right?


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Film Artist and Light Show Host Julian HandJulian Hand is a film artist and visual projectionist for our latest LomoAmigos The Oscillation. He uses traditional analogue techniques to create swirling, trippy and beautifully tactile films and light shows. He uses Super 8 film, coloured inks, washing up liquid, soap and acetate to create these images and visuals. He embraces all things analogue! I brought an LC-A+, some 1600 ISO film and captured him at work.
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SPOKANE -- Spokane plow crews are gearing up to tackle the icy streets of Browne's Addition. Those living in the historic neighborhood are getting ready as well.
All day Sunday, neighbors were moving their cars and getting ready for the plows to come on Monday. Two crews are ready to clear the narrow streets Monday and Tuesday.
Neighbors have been warned if they don't move their cars, they will get towed. It is a policy plow crews say they will use this time around as well. City workers say neighbors living on north-south streets in Browne's Addition must move their vehicle before Monday morning. The same goes for those living on east-west streets before crews come Tuesday morning.
Sarah Sallee doesn't have a place to park. She was forced to park her car at a friend's house 60 miles away.
"Living in Browne's Addition you shouldn't have a car if you don't want it to get towed during winter time," said Sallee.
Others do have their own private driveways. John Marshall said even those who have a place to park are not immune to plowing problems.
"The worst part of the plows is when they come and cover up the driveway. I even took our son out one day hoping I could use him as a shield. But they came by and plowed anyway," said Marshall.


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He later wrote several books on Latin America, including one on the history of Chile.
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Arthur Chaskalson, 81, a South African jurist who defended Nelson Mandela and rose to become the first chief justice of the newly democratic country's Constitutional Court under President Mandela, died of leukemia Saturday in Johannesburg, according to South African media reports.
Praised by South African President Jacob Zuma for his contributions during "a life inseparable from South Africa's march to freedom," Chaskalson rose to prominence as one of the four lawyers representing Mandela and other leaders of the African National Congress in the Rivonia trial in 1963-64, when the anti-apartheid activists charged with sabotage and other crimes faced the death penalty.
Chaskalson and the other lawyers won life sentences for their clients. Mandela served 27 years in prison before his release in 1990 and was elected president in 1994.
That year Chaskalson, who helped draft South Africa's interim constitution, was appointed the first president of the newly established Constitutional Court, which was created as part of a system of checks and balances on Parliament. Its first major decision was to abolish the death penalty.
"Everyone, including the most abominable of human beings, has a right to life," wrote Chaskalson, who, like six other justices on the 11-member court, was white.
Born in Johannesburg on Nov. 24, 1931, Chaskalson earned degrees in commerce and law from the University of the Witwatersrand. He left his private practice to become a human rights lawyer and established the Legal Resources Center, a nonprofit that helped protect the rights of poor blacks.
Before helping to draft South Africa's Constitution, he was a consultant in the writing of a constitution for Namibia, which gained independence from South Africa in 1990.
In 2001, Chaskalson was named chief justice of his country's highest court, a position he held until his retirement in 2005.
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Let's say it's your job to remind people to do something. Maybe you are the accounts receivable person, and you regularly need to remind people to pay you in 15 days. If you use TextExpander, your days of looking at the calendar and calculating that date are over! We added date and time math capability to TextExpander 2.5 and later. You can create a snippet that automatically inserts a date that is 15 days from today. Here's how:
1) Create a new snippet by clicking on the plus (+) sign under your list of snippets on the left in the TextExpander window.
2) Click on the plus (+) sign under the snippet content pane on the right. Choose Date/Time Math > Add Day(s).
3) TextExpander inserts %@+1D into your snippet content pane. Change "1D" to "15D".
4) Insert the date format you wish to appear, again using the plus (+) sign menu on the right. For example, if you want the date to appear in formatted "October 29, 2008", insert the following:
- Choose Date > Month > January. Add a space.
- Choose Date > Day > 1. Add a comma and space.
- Choose Date > Year > 2001
5) When you are done, the snippet content should be: %@+15D%B %e, %Y
6) Give your snippet an abbreviation, such as "d15" or "payupnow".
TextExpander 2.5 is a free upgrade to registered users of TextExpander 1.x and earlier. You can download it here. Besides the date/time math, we've also added some new built-in snippet groups: Internet Productivity (which includes the AppleScripts we've posted here for URL shortening) and Symbols (for those who need to use symbols like copyright, trademark, euro, yen, infinity, etc.).


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The spin machine is currently hitting massive RPMs right now on Lance Armstrong's latest dust-up with the French, casting it as more vendetta than rules violation. Johan Bruyneel told the Spanish sports daily MARCA that the French want Armstrong's cabeza "at any price," and UCI president Pat McQuaid offered his interpretation of the incident to the BBC, which exactly followed Armstrong's version of events despite that being disputed by the AFLD.
Armstrong himself twitted this morning that he'd got his shower time down to about 10 minutes, and linked to BikeSnob NYC's awesome post yesterday about dodging a dope test. Further displaying his mastery of all forms of new media, Armstrong also posted a video response on his Livestrong.com web site. I'm sure any moment now I'll get a Tumblr update, perhaps a podcast or two and be encouraged to write on his Facebook wall or something.
Glad to know that Armstrong hasn't lost his sense of humor in all of this, although he did miss a chance at a cheap showering-apparently-a-violation-in-France joke. Guess the low-hanging fruit doesn't interest him like it does me.
But while the simplicity of the "There go the French after Lance again," storyline is a neat-fitting unifying field theory, it doesn't really do justice to the situation. What's at issue here is actually a potentially serious violation of the WADA code. Despite Pat McQuaid's massively uninformed quote yesterday about this being a French national issue, it's not; the rule in question isn't the AFLD's - it's WADA's, and if this had been a UCI test, Armstrong's hygienic disappearing act would still have been a technical violation.
The rule in question is from the International Testing Standards document, which states:
e) Of the athlete's responsibilities, including the requirement to:
i. Remain within direct observation of the DCO/Chaperone at all times from the point of notification by the DCO/Chaperone until the completion of the Sample collection procedure;
To make it abundantly clear, rule 5.4.2 underlines that once the Doping Control Officer contacts the athlete, "From this time until the Athlete leaves the Doping Control Station at the end of his/her Sample Collection Session, keep the Athlete under observation at all times." It's also the DCO's job to remind the athlete of the rules, including not to go bye-bye. Whether he did is a central point of dispute in the case.
There is a provision in the standards for a short delay in the test, but none of the circumstances seem to fit this situation and, in any case, the rule still says that even if a delay request is granted the athlete has to be kept under direct observation until the sample is collected. So even if Armstrong is correct that the officer OK'd his decision to take a shower (an assertion the AFLD report flatly contradicts), the doping control officer wasn't allowed to let him out of sight anyway. In other words, Armstrong should've, ahem, had an audience.
(Serious caveat: if the tester DID screw that up and Armstrong is right, then the AFLD doesn't really have a case here. But as John Leicester, an international sports columnist for the Associated Press and former AP Paris bureau chief discovered, the tester in question is a 15-year veteran of the business who also teaches other doping control officers, and has worked a what's-what of international sporting events from the Tour to the Rugby World Cup. In other words, probably a man who knows the rules.)
When the test is occurring - most importantly the urine sample since the athlete isn't in charge of drawing his own blood - the athlete must fill the sample collection container in full view of the DCO. That seems more than a little dehumanizing, but the rule is there for a good reason: to make sure the athlete doesn't try to tamper with the sample.
The interwebs are full of helpful sites offering advice on how to beat a drug test - everything from prosthetic petits oiseau to urine substitutes. (I'm not gonna link to all that, but do check out BikeSnobNYC's blog yesterday for the full Monty, as it were.) Some colorful examples of athletes trying to beat the test by messing with the sample include former swimmer Michelle Smith, who failed a 1998 test when her urine sample showed a level of alcohol that would have been fatal if she'd actually drank the amount of booze needed to return that reading (she spiked the sample with whiskey). Or former Rock Racing cyclist Kayle Leogrande, who told a team soigneur that he had put a little soap on his hands to try to add to the sample - the protease enzymes in laundry detergent can destroy proteins like the EPO molecule, rendering a sample useless.
But my favorite - other than the unfortunately now-unavailable Original Whizzinator that former Minnesota Vikings running back Onterrio Smith was found in possession of - is catheterization. It is what it sounds like. Away from the control officer, the athlete takes a whiz and then inserts a catheter into his bladder and refills himself with "clean" urine from someone else. It sounds outlandish and gross, but two gold medalists from the Athens Olympics were suspected to have done exactly that at the Games, and were eventually stripped of their medals and banned. One of them produced urine samples that showed steroid profiles indicating that the samples belonged to different people.
Blood testing today is harder to beat by crude pre-test manipulation; you can't just take a saline bag to dilute your hematocrit anymore. It's more likely that a sophisticated doper would merely ensure that his blood chemistry has been carefully managed all along. But since the urine test is valuable for everything from steroid use to EPO, there's a potentially serious threat of tampering if an athlete isn't continuously monitored - this aspect is the bedrock foundation of the idea of no-advance-notice testing in general.
In Armstrong's case, there's no evidence that any of this happened, and he says the tests were negative in any event. The AFLD hasn't confirmed that, but then they're not allowed to anyway. Just as an ADO isn't supposed to comment on a possible pending case, they don't comment on negative tests either. (Not that this stopped the AFLD from leaking the information to l'Equipe - as usual - and then cleverly covering their tracks by forcing the UCI to respond to reporters' questions about the case. However, if Pat McQuaid is so incensed about AFLD's "unprofessionalism," then perhaps he should mind the rules too.)
In his video update, Armstrong says "I expect this will escalate and we'll see even more antics out of AFLD" and that he thinks there's a "high likelihood" that the AFLD will try to prevent him from riding in the Tour de France. "It's too bad; the Tour is something I love dearly and wanted to ride, wanted to race in," he says, using the past tense. But ultimately, I seriously doubt that there's compelling evidence here to do more than give Armstrong a warning, nor do I think the AFLD will really try to pursue more serious sanctions than that.
Armstrong's behavior is, from a legal standpoint, not much different than a rider missing a test. As we learned from the Michael Rasmussen case, an athlete can miss up to three unannounced tests in any rolling 18-month period. They get a warning for a missed test, but not much else. And that's all this infraction really merits - Armstrong knows not to do it again - and the AFLD make their point. The incident doesn't seem to support any stronger punishment.
If they do go further than that, then not only will they very possibly lose if Armstrong appealed the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but it also strongly reinforces Armstrong's long-held contention that the French are merely out to get him. And as much as anti-doping organizations need to follow their own rules, they also need to be impartial and evenhanded and keep events in perspective. Otherwise, the spin gets added from both sides.


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Hey all, I found out recently that my friend is having her third - due in February. She already has Emmeline (Emma-lynn) Marie and Felicity Elizabeth. She didn't name either girl until she was in the hospital with a baby in her arms, but still loved constantly talking about names and getting suggestions (she is a berry as well, but doesn't come on too often anymore). Obviously she doesn't know if baby3 is a boy or girl yet - so any suggestions of good sibling names for either gender to go with Emmeline and Felicity?Ladies
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European Monetary Union
AbstractThe discussion briefly reviews the events leading up to the adoption of the European Monetary System in March 1979 and the associated Exchange Rate Mechanism. It goes on to describe the Maastricht Treaty and to review the costs and benefits of a common currency. The author also considers the importance of European Monetary Union (EMU) from a U.S. perspective.
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Saturday, December 17, 2011
French in black and white...
17 comments:
- Acquired Objects said...
The first image is amazing it looks like a wonderful place. I would love to plan a trip there too. Oh-la-la....
- December 17, 2011 at 5:17 AM
- Pudel-design said...
OMG! That looks so pretty! I would love to stay there;)
Lovely greetings...
- December 17, 2011 at 5:50 AM
- CABIN CREEK LODGE said...
I remain breathless.
- December 17, 2011 at 5:53 AM
- helen tilston said...
This is beautiful
Have I started thinking of next year, you ask?
I never stop dreaming of travelling and daily my imagination takes me to beautiful homes and places I have visited and then the ones I plan to visit.
Travelling is the best
- December 17, 2011 at 6:59 AM
- leslie said...
Lovely place - gorgeous color and design!
- December 17, 2011 at 8:36 AM
- Anne said...
LOVE! so elegant, wish it were my house....!
- December 17, 2011 at 8:51 AM
- Red River Interiors said...
beauthiful spot...i haven't started planning next year yet but this post is truly inspiring... love your blog... Fay
- December 17, 2011 at 10:21 AM
- Chris said...
Beautiful! Thank you, Christina! And the 'tariffs' are very reasonable!
- December 17, 2011 at 10:32 AM
- La Maison Boheme said...
Be still my heart!
- December 17, 2011 at 4:22 PM
- vicki archer said...
THis looks incredible Christina... so stylish... Happy holidays... xv
- December 17, 2011 at 11:53 PM
- Greet said...
Woouuww!! This is a gorgeous château!! Thank you for sharing this Christina!!
- December 18, 2011 at 1:42 AM
- Atelier de Campagne said...
Oh Yes!!! Wonderful place, would love to stay there a few days. I planed to stay in the Dordogne area late june next year on our buying trip with Trinidad and Martin. Always fun to plan ahead, never to early.
Happy Holidays Christina.
- December 18, 2011 at 3:24 AM
- Fran said...
Lovely Spaces
Fran (Etxekodeco)
- December 18, 2011 at 5:36 AM
- Summers Cottage said...
I LOVE that door knocker! Gorgeous!!
- December 18, 2011 at 7:55 AM
- The enchanted home said...
All I know for next year is I will be living in my new house, I want to lose 20 pounds and I wan to take a looong relaxing trip to somewhere wonderful:)
- December 18, 2011 at 3:46 PM
- HRH The Duchess of State said...
Absolutely beautiful dahhling..the staircase alone tells a story that beckons one to stand & contemplate!
- December 20, 2011 at 5:40 AM
- Karen said...
This place has to go in my "places to stay"file. Wow...love it.
LOL, yes, I've already started dreaming of things I'd like to do in 2012 and beyond, in part because it seems time flies and June seems to creep up in the blink of an eye. :-)
Karen at Garden, home and party
- December 20, 2011 at 5:42 AM


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I am posting about my strange dream…in the dream I went to Japan…to Tokyo actually, and there were so many amazing stores of all kinds…on all levels. it was a crazy, futuristic tokyo where giant skyscrapers criscrossed together with the help of nearly transparent skyways on all levels and each layer of buildings was covered in brilliant lights and people every where. It was awesome. There were giant stores for each kind of thing you could imagine.
another weird dream was i went to the grocery store and i was dressed in elaborate loli clothes. but i didn't realize it, i was acting like i was dressed normal. until i was pushing my cart outside and i ran across her…my ex best friend….she was very pretty and pale and wore long dark eyelashes. she was also dressed in lolita and was all like "oh god, lydia, what are you doing here?" and we sat down on the concrete outside and talked about random things, not forgiving or forgetting the past but putting it aside because of the sheer oddness of meeting…me living in another state and us both in lolita. It was a nice dream.
it's funny. i saw my old best friends last time i went home. i saw the on the loop 610 in their car. our car followed their's for about 15 minutes. how odd that in a city of millions of people i would happen to come across 2 or 3 people that have completely disappeared from my life.


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42 U.S. Code § 300d–71 - Maintenance of the national toll-free number
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The Secretary shall provide coordination and assistance to poison control centers for the establishment of a nationwide toll-free phone number, and the maintenance of such number, to be used to access such centers.
Source(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XII, § 1271, as added Pub. L. 108–194, § 3,Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2889; amended Pub. L. 110–377, § 3,Oct. 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 4064; Pub. L. 113–77, § 2,Jan. 24, 2014, 128 Stat. 644.)
2014—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–77added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "There is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 to carry out this section, and $700,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014 for the maintenance of the nationwide toll free phone number under subsection (a)."
2008—Pub. L. 110–377amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section required the Secretary to coordinate and assist in establishment of nationwide poison control center toll-free phone number, allowed for establishment and continued operation of privately funded nationwide toll-free numbers, and authorized appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2009.
Pub. L. 110–377, § 2,Oct. 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 4063, provided that: "Congress makes the following findings:
"(1) Poison control centers are the primary defense of the United States against injury and deaths from poisoning. Twenty-four hours a day, the general public as well as health care practitioners contact their local poison control centers for help in diagnosing and treating victims of poisoning. In 2007, more than 4,000,000 calls were managed by poison control centers providing ready and direct access for all people of the United States, including many underserved populations in the United States, with vital emergency public health information and response.
"(2) Poisoning is the second most common form of unintentional death in the United States. In any given year, there will be between 3,000,000 and 5,000,000 poison exposures. Sixty percent of these exposures will involve children under the age of 6 who are exposed to toxins in their home. Poisoning accounts for 285,000 hospitalizations, 1,200,000 days of acute hospital care, and more than 26,000 fatalities in 2005.
"(3) In 2008, the Harvard Injury Control Research Center reported that poisonings from accidents and unknown circumstances more than tripled in rate since 1990. In 2005, the last year for which data are available, 26,858 people died from accidental or unknown poisonings. This represents an increase of 20,000 since 1990 and an increase of 2,400 between 2004 and 2005. Fatalities from poisoning are increasing in the United States in near epidemic proportions. The funding of programs to reverse this trend is needed now more than ever.
"(4) In 2004, The Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences recommended that 'Congress should amend the current Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act Amendments of 2003 [Pub. L. 108–194, see Short Title of 2003 Amendments note set out under section 201 of this title] to provide sufficient funding to support the proposed Poison Prevention and Control System with its national network of poison centers. Support for the core activities at the current level of service is estimated to require more than $100 million annually.'.
"(5) Sustaining the funding structure and increasing accessibility to poison control centers will promote the utilization of poison control centers and reduce the inappropriate use of emergency medical services and other more costly health care services. The 2004 Institute of Medicine Report to Congress determined that for every $1 invested in the Nation's poison control centers $7 of health care costs are saved. In 2005, direct Federal health care program savings totaled in excess of $525,000,000 as the result of poison control center public health services.
"(6) More than 30 percent of the cost savings and financial benefits of the Nation's network of poison control centers are realized annually by Federal health care programs (estimated to be more than $1,000,000,000), yet Federal funding support (as demonstrated by the annual authorization of $30,100,000 in Public Law 108–194) comprises less than 11 percent of the annual network expenditures of poison centers.
"(7) Real-time data collected from the Nation's certified poison control centers can be an important source of information for the detection, monitoring, and response for contamination of the air, water, pharmaceutical, or food supply.
"(8) In the event of a terrorist event, poison control centers will be relied upon as a critical source for accurate medical information and public health emergency response concerning the treatment of patients who have had an exposure to a chemical, radiological, or biological agent."
Pub. L. 108–194, § 2,Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2888, provided that: "The Congress finds the following:
"(1) Poison control centers are our Nation's primary defense against injury and deaths from poisoning. Twenty-four hours a day, the general public as well as health care practitioners contact their local poison centers for help in diagnosing and treating victims of poisoning and other toxic exposures.
"(2) Poisoning is the third most common form of unintentional death in the United States. In any given year, there will be between 2,000,000 and 4,000,000 poison exposures. More than 50 percent of these exposures will involve children under the age of 6 who are exposed to toxic substances in their home. Poisoning accounts for 285,000 hospitalizations, 1,200,000 days of acute hospital care, and 13,000 fatalities annually.
"(3) Stabilizing the funding structure and increasing accessibility to poison control centers will promote the utilization of poison control centers, and reduce the inappropriate use of emergency medical services and other more costly health care services.
"(4) The tragic events of September 11, 2001, and the anthrax cases of October 2001, have dramatically changed our Nation. During this time period, poison centers in many areas of the country were answering thousands of additional calls from concerned residents. Many poison centers were relied upon as a source for accurate medical information about the disease and the complications resulting from prophylactic antibiotic therapy.
"(5) The 2001 Presidential Task Force on Citizen Preparedness in the War on Terrorism recommended that the Poison Control Centers be used as a source of public information and public education regarding potential biological, chemical, and nuclear domestic terrorism.
"(6) The increased demand placed upon poison centers to provide emergency information in the event of a terrorist event involving a biological, chemical, or nuclear toxin will dramatically increase call volume."
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VHTRC Trail Work Party
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Date: May 3, 2014
Location: Massanutten Mountains, VA
Come work on the trails in the Massanutten Mountains. Our primary purpose is to prepare for the upcoming MMT 100 miler, though these are the trails we use all year long. Have fun and do your part to maintain the trails we all love to run at the same time.