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Some Tips from the Reigning Online Kettle King
Thursday, December 9, 2010
We know. Salvation Army bell ringers are probably all over the place in your town! but there's even more of them that you don't see because their kettles are all online.
Yep. Virtual bell ringers.
And Jim Cummings from Denver, CO seems to be the virtual kettle king. So far this season his online kettle has raised a hefty $52,000, nearly 75% of his $70,000 goal. The guy's good!
So good, in fact, that this is actually his 5th year in a row to raise the most money for an individual online kettle. As you recall, this Thanksgiving his efforts earned him a trip to our Red Kettle Kickoff in Dallas. In past years his outstanding kettle also won him another trip to Dallas to attend The Salvation Army's National Advisory Board Conference. Jim is on the Salvation Army Advisory Board for Metro Denver where he is 1st vice chair.
[Jim Cummings]
Jim hands out and posts cards encouraging people to donate to his online kettle. This is one side…
How's he do it? Jim does a great job of reaching out to friends, family, and coworkers through email to encourage them to help him fill his online red kettle. And even something as simple as an email pays off big.
"I am a retired partner of Deloitte and a large portion of my gifts come through present and past Deloitte personnel from all over the world," he says. "I have received gifts this year from Hong Kong, UK and Germany."
But as many contacts as Jim already has, he's not afraid to enlist the help of acquaintances.
Jim regularly volunteers with a real bell and kettle at Walmart and the mall. When people pass by or donate their change, he hands them a card he pre-printed with information about how to donate to his online red kettle. They may forget Jim's name and web address by the time they get home, but they've got the handout to remind them! He also posts the cards at various places like Starbucks and church.
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…and this is the other.
How does he feel after all that work?
"It was a lot of fun," he admits. "A lot of people wanted to see me win."
His impressive record has earned him a special nickname from his church pastor:
"#1 ding-a-ling."
So what advice can Jim give someone who wants to support The Salvation Army but doesn't think standing on street corners with a bell and kettle is their thing?
He recommends do it all online by hosting you own virtual red kettle. The website is easy to work with and raising support is as simple as sending an email to friends and family.
To start your own individual or team (yes, get others involved too!) kettle, visit www.onlineredkettle.org.
Who knows, maybe next year you'll give Jim a run for his money for the 2011 title of #1 ding-a-ling.


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Bowling Green's Deputy Fire Chief began serving his 2-week suspension today after the city commission found him guilty of accidentally misusing city credit cards.
Deputy Chief Oscar Cherry admits he used city credit cards to buy alcohol, gas, groceries, and bee-keeping equipment, but says he was being singled out for punishment by Chief Gerry Brown.
Chief Brown said today he would respect the decision of the City Commission, and had no further comment.
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The Rema Yoreh Deah 79:1 says it is assur min HaTorah. Since it is assur I would assume it falls into the same category as a non-kosher animal which the Shach 87:3 says there is no issur basar b'chalav because it was assur from the Torah already.Since it has an issur of non-kosher the other halachos of kosher are not applicable. This is all on assumption no full-proof rye'a.


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In my 2005 Chevy Cobalt front speakers went silent (ones in the back still work fine). What could be the reason and what's the best way to fix them?
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Did you buy this car brand new? It is possible that someone traded it in and did a hack job putting the speakers back in. A previous owner could've potentially had an after-market stereo.
I assume your stereo is factory?
If the connections to the speaker are ok then you may have dirt in the cones. I had a speaker stop working because of that. As soon as I started looking at it carefully there was a ball of dirt that stopped the cone from moving at all. Once I cleaned it up it worked again like new.
Since you say that the speakers will work if you jiggle them I imagine it's not for lack of a good connection to the radio, but if nothing else works this might also be worth checking...
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Works Great
By Don
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Installed them and have a few hundred miles and no flats. Will buy more when needed.
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Nice to have xtras on hand
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This is a good deal and same quality as the expensive ones!
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Rapid & consistent failure at 100..110psi, 25c
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I got 4 of these tubes. The failures were all the same -- air leakage (fast past 60..psi, but slow all the way down to zero) with no obvious rupture, though I suspect the valve stem. The tube would initially hold the 110..120psi needed for my road bike, but after riding/going over bumps (the transient shocks of ordinary riding) or hills (with the tilt distributing more weight to rear tire) for a few miles the failure would manifest, and then I'd be roadside repairing another flat. The rapid failure was one of my worst experiences as a consumer of any product, not just bike parts. Had it only happened with 1 or 2 tubes I might have attributed it simply to bad luck or me messing up somehow, but 4 times in a row and that hypothesis just seems woefully inadequate.In case my installation competence were in question, as soon as I switched to a national name brand the problem went away. I've done 100s of miles along the same roads on just one of those better tubes. I'm still on that very same not-NashBar tube, actually, with no expectation of a weird random flat without any debris-related puncture.I guess you get what you pay for, but I had expected at least a baseline capable product. These tubes seemed like they were the ones that slipped past quality control somewhere, somehow. There's some NashBar guarantee or whatever, but I didn't save the boxes and it didn't seem worth the hassle, shipping and all that jazz. My time lost repairing flats on the road was worth far more to me, as was the consumer lesson to avoid these tubes.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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What can I say, they are tire tubes. You fill them with air, the air stays, and you ride on. The price is great and they work!
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Week 9 of the high school football season will be remembered for three things: high-octane offenses, the drive and the drop kick.
The winners of the seven games involving area clubs averaged 44 points. Plus, eight gridders topped the 100-yard rushing mark and several more just missed.
Big Red led the scoring parade, ringing up 68 points in its victory over Sir Wilfrid Laurier from Canada. Steubenville's offense compiled 555 yards on the ground. Three players (Garon Lytle, Johnny Blue and Donte Brown) came off the Big Red bench to surpass the century mark.
Lytle, a junior, topped the Week 9 honor roll, collecting 168 stripes on just seven attempts.
Toronto rolled to 515 (393 rushing and 122 passing) offensive yards in its 62-22 triumph on senior night against Hundred. Chez Glenn touched the pigskin just four times for the Red Knights but compiled 173 stripes and scored three times. He had 121 running on three carries and caught one pass for 52 more.
Freshman Chantz Cassella rolled to 131 yards on 11 attempts and found the end zone for the Red Knights.
Freshman quarterback Blaze Glenn surpassed the 1,000 yard mark in passing.
Brooke blasted Weir 62-12 behind an offense that compiled 422 yards. The Bruins celebrated the return of senior running back Raleigh Mason, who had sat out since the third play of the opening game. He made an immediate impact, carrying the ball 10 times for 92 yards and a touchdown.
Sophomore Matt Hartman was the primary rusher in the second half for Brooke and he responded with 113 stripes and three scores. He had touchdown runs of 48, 18 and 1.
Two Indian Creek backs rushed for more than 100 yards as the Redskins whipped Buckeye Local, 49-7. Logan Woods and Tran Huynh both had 104. Woods scored once and Huynh twice.
Creek had 412 yards of total offense with Alex Young throwing for 97. Frank Kamarec had three catches for 47 and a score.
Harrison Central cranked up its aerial game in disposing of Union Local, 33-13. Rasheen Mitchell connected on 11 of 18 attempts for 241 yards and three scores. Nate Olmstead grabbed four for 108 and two of the touchdowns.
Maurtice Hython has his usual solid game, running for 96 and a score and catching a Mitchell toss for another six-pointer.
Nolan Marcus recorded a solid night in defeat for Edison. He threw for 205 and a touchdown. Rich Springer hauled in eight of Marcus's tosses for an area best 141 yards.
Madonna's Blue Dons came through with the drive of the week and perhaps the season in their instant classic game with Catholic Central.
Down 20-14 with less than five minutes remaining, Madonna started what proved to be the game winning march from its own 20. In four plays, thanks to an interference call against the Crusaders and a 26-yard run by Ross Comis, the Blue Dons had a first down at the Central 32.
Comis ran for 10 then was tripped up for no gain on a nifty tackle by Central's Chris Murphy. Following an incomplete pass, Comis managed to escape from several tacklers and scramble to the 11 for another first down.
Three plays later, he found Elliott Nero for the tying touchdown. Matthew Green's extra point gave the Blue Dons their first lead of the game and the 21-20 victory. The 12-play, 80-yard drive took 4:01.
Comis finished the evening with 99 yards rushing and 76 passing. With two regular season games left, the junior is closing in on 1,000 yards in both categories. Nick Ossman, bad shoulder and all, had 88 rushing stripes, 80 coming in the second half.
Brooke's Heath Hildreth took fans on a trip down memory lane in Friday's game with Weir. The junior followed a touchdown by drop kicking the extra point. Hildreth tried a drop kick on the second Bruin score of the third quarter but missed.
Where they stand:
Big Red controls its own playoff destiny heading into Week 10, according to Joe Eitel, the guru of Ohio's computer rankings.
Reno Saccoccia's club jumped to fourth in Region 11 after disposing of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, a Division I school by Ohio standards. Big Red is 7-2 and will entertain Akron Buchtel, 4-5, Friday. Steubenville got some help last week as Woodrow Wilson, Brooke, Pittsburgh Westinghouse and Morgantown all posted victories.
Indian Creek holds the fifth spot in the region. The 8-1 Redskins will wrap up the regular season Saturday by hosting Edison for the annual backyard brawl.
Alliance Marlington is No. 1 in Region 11 and has clinched a home playoff game, according to Eitel. Millersburg West Holmes is second and Zanesville Maysville third.
Harrison Central stands seventh in Region 15. St. Clairsville tops the standings and has clinched the number one seed. The Huskies will look to finish at 7-3 when they entertain Buckeye Local Friday.
Central's tough loss to Madonna dropped the Crusaders to eighth in Region 21. The Crusaders close with a road date against 7-1 Magnolia. Eitel notes the three teams behind Central (McDonald, Leetonia and Conotton Valley) all have been mathematically eliminated.
Madonna jumped to No. 5 and clinched a playoff spot in the West Virginia Class A standings following its win at Harding Stadium. The Blue Dons still have games left with Toronto and Clay-Battelle.
Possible pairings:
Drew Pasteur, who operates another Website focused on computer ratings, is predicting Big Red will finish fourth in Region 11 and host Zanesville Maysville in the first round. Further, he notes, Indian Creek will wind up seventh and travel to West Holmes.
Other first round Region 11 matchups would have Marlington hosting Poland and Granville visiting Dover.
Pasteur has Harrison Central finishing seventh in its region, meaning the Huskies will play at Ironton. St. Clairsville, Pasteur predicts, will entertain Chillicothe Unioto.
Catholic Central would place eighth in Region 21 and earn a trip to top-seeded Mogadore.
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Running wild: 168, Lytle, Big Red, touchdown; 131, Cassella, Toronto, touchdown; 130, Blue, Big Red, touchdown; 121, C. Glenn, Toronto, touchdown; 113, Hartman, Brooke, three touchdowns; 104, D. Brown, Big Red, touchdown; 104, Woods, Indian Creek, touchdown; 104, Huynh, Indian Creek, two touchdowns; 99, Comis, Madonna, two touchdowns; 96, Hython, Harrison Central, touchdown; 92, Mason, Brooke, touchdown.
Gunslingers: 241, Mitchell, Harrison Central, 11 of 18, three scores; 205, Marcus, Edison, 11 of 24, score; 132, Brenton Colabella, Catholic Central, 12 of 23, score; 122, B. Glenn, Toronto, 4 of 6, two scores; 97, Young, Indian Creek, 6 of 13, two scores.
Hands team: 8, Springer, Edison, 141; 5, Kyle Laukert, Catholic Central, 59; 4, Olmstead, Harrison Central, 108, two touchdowns; 3, Kamarec, Indian Creek, 47, touchdown.


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6 Ways Nature Cleans Up Our Messes Better Than We Do
Nature doesn't take punches like she used to. Nearly every environmental disaster over the past century has been our fault and it's easy to assume that we've recklessly forced the entire planet down a path of destruction. But every once in a while, Mother Nature surprises us with her resiliency, Wolverine-like healing abilities and willingness to step in and clean up our goddamn messes when we prove ourselves incompetent.
#6. The Chernobyl Fungus That Eats Radiation
Most of you reading this article are at least vaguely familiar with the Chernobyl disaster, a clusterfuck of experimentation and negligence that led to the worst nuclear plant disaster in history. It irradiated a huge area around the plant and left the neighboring town of Pripyat so much of a ghost town that we declared it one of the creepiest places on Earth. It's so apocalyptic that they've even based video game levels on it.
One of the less successful RollerCoaster Tycoon scenarios.
But even in this area that is as close to Fallout-like radioactive wasteland as real world can offer, life prevails. The dead, contaminated Red Forest created by the radiation is showing signs of life. Rare and endangered animals have found a safe haven in the area avoided by humans. And, inside the ominous plant -- on the Ground Zero site -- mushrooms are happily feasting on radiation.
That's right: There is life inside the reactor of Chernobyl. And it eats radiation.
We didn't say it looks cool
This radiotropic fungus has adapted to turn gamma radiation into food -- it's not the only organism that can absorb radiation, but it is by far the best at it. The fungus' radiation-eating properties obviously piqued scientists interests since it could help radically reduce radiation levels in contaminated areas. But there's also another reason science wants to take a closer look at the Chernobyl mushroom: The scientists are looking at ways to use the radiation absorbing fungus as food.
The resulting mutation into Mushroom Man did nothing for this
guy's social life, especially when he started releasing spores.
So to recap, the radiation hurts people, this mushroom eats radiation, people eat mushrooms. Hence, fuck you, radiation. Signed, people.
This could double as a way to combat high-radiation environments while simultaneously growing huge crops of edible mushrooms, which would come really handy in the event of nuclear disasters or during extended space travel. So, when we one day head for the stars for whatever reason, it is possible we'll do so in vessels that feature a four-inch thick coat of sweet, delicious mold on every wall.
"I may have accidentally ejected myself into space, but thank God I have this mold."
#5. The Heavy Metal Superworms That Feast on Poisonous Metals
Back in 2008, a group of U.K. scientists were collecting worms they found in landfills because they were curious how they were digesting the garbage, and because being a scientist is sometimes a shitty job.
"I've discovered that poop holds the secret of immortality! Also, my wife has left me."
Under the microscope, these worms were far from ordinary. They ate things that would kill ordinary earthworms, which, we'd like to remind you, already eat the goddamn earth. What could these new worms use for sustenance that ordinary worms couldn't?
The fires of war, if we've learned anything from Worms Armageddon.
Fucking metal, that's what. Namely, the highly poisonous heavy metals found in abandoned mining sites such as lead, zinc, copper and even arsenic.
And the best part? They use only the worst poisons in these metals for sustenance. So what they crap out is basically a cleaner, virtually poison free version of the metal. The purifying effect of the worms is such that the soil they produce -- previously of the "skull & crossbones" variety -- can actually sustain plant life; single-handedly bringing entire areas back to life.
Paradise. Brought to you by worm crap.
Also, this is not just one mutant variety of worms -- it looks like there are three separate species that have attained this poison-eating ability, so it is not at all impossible that the all of wormkind has had enough of our uselessness and decided to roll up their sleeves to fix everything themselves.
Three of these worms care. The other one thinks you're an asshole.
#4. The Berkeley Pit Bacteria
The Berkeley Pit is an old, open-pit copper mine in Butte, Mont. It was closed and left pretty much unattended in 1982. Since then, the pit has been gradually pooling water and forming a 900-foot-deep lake with more water seeping in every day. "What about it?" you may ask. Who wouldn't want to replace a coppery hell-pit with a nice, peaceful lake?
Well, that's the kicker. The water soaks up the remaining ore from the ground, leaving it the approximate consistency and acidity of lemon juice laced with copper. And lead. And arsenic. And sulfuric acid. It's deadly to swim in and insists on reminding everyone of that fact by slurping up flocks of geese every once in awhile. What was once known as "the richest hill in the world" has essentially turned into an acid murder pool.
Acid Murder Pool: Touring Spring 2011.
And it gets worse.
More and more water flows into the pit every day, and it is estimated to reach a critical mass by 2021. After that, the water won't flow into the pit but flow from it, toward the surrounding areas and back in the ground water. The effect that would have on nearby ecosystems is similar to pouring 30 billion gallons of battery acid all over Montana, because that's exactly what is going to happen. Steps are being taken to prevent this, of course, but processes are slow and we are really running against time.
And our filtration processes are a bit slow.
It turns out we have a surprising ally in this fight. In 1995, a biochemist named William Chatham noticed something strange in the pit. A green slime that, upon closer inspection, proved to be a living organism. It was wallowing happily in the bull blood-colored poison that is the pit's "water." The slime turned out to be a protozoan called Euglena mutabilis that can not only survive the toxic metals and acid, but is thriving.
Life is wonderful. And a little bit horrible.
It works by way of photosynthesis, the same process plants use to make oxygen. Only, Euglena mutabilis uses it to oxidize the metals in the water by increasing the general oxygen level of the pit. This, in turn, causes the metals to harmlessly precipitate away.
What's more, this protozoan badass eats the iron in the water. And what does it crap? Why, a potential cure for cancer of course.
Also diamonds. It pees diamonds.
Also, it's not battling alone. Scientists have found a whole host of different bacteria and fungi in the pit as well, all fighting the good fight. So what we're saying is if you give Mother Nature a pool of acid, she'll turn it into a goddamned ecosystem.


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Though Eli Grayson is one of the most handsome, charming, and intelligent men in Grayson Grove, no one will take a chance on a confirmed bachelor. Unwilling to give up his dreams, Eli convinces his friend Jewel to pose as his wife. Their masquerade is to last just one night . . . but when word gets out, Eli and Jewel must tie the knot to save his career and her reputation.
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The two airports are included on a list of smaller airports around the country where air traffic control centers could be closed entirely as the Federal Aviation Administration prepares for a $600 million reduction in its budget for the remainder of the current fiscal year.
The list of airports at which towers could be closed also includes Easterwood Field in College Station and Georgetown Municipal Airport.
Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport is not on the list of about two-dozen Texas airports that could be closed or forced to operate under reduced hours if automatic federal spending cuts take effect next week, officials said Friday.
The largest airports, such as Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport and Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, are not on FAA's list of potential closures or cutbacks, which mostly affect airports with fewer than 10,000 commercial flights a year.
In a letter released Friday, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said the cuts will require the FAA to furlough most of its nearly 47,000 employees for one day per pay period until the end of the fiscal year; to eliminate midnight shifts in more than 60 control towers across the country, and to close towers at airports with fewer than 10,000 commercial flights a year.
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What to Expect in a Normal Delivery
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During labor; the "three P's"
Labor Is Truly Labor-Intensive
Once all the paperwork is done, you'll be admitted to a labor and delivery room, which is usually a private room in most hospitals (although there are exceptions).
An IV (intravenous) line will be placed in one of your arms. This IV line serves multiple purposes:
- Fluids and medications can be administered to the patient while she is in labor.
- Blood transfusions, if needed, can be administered quickly through the IV.
- Pain medications can be administered through the IV, and an anesthesiologist will want to make sure that you have a working IV in case you have an emergency c-section.
During this time, the doctors and nursing staff will be monitoring the progression or lack of progression of the labor. The doctor will probably check your cervix every two hours, as needed, to determine whether or not you are making progress with cervical dilation, effacement, and station.
The Nurse's Role during Labor
The nurse who is handling your case quickly becomes your best friend in crime, so to speak, because he/she is probably going to be the person whom you see the majority of the time. Usually, the nurse has one-on-one care of a patient, or at most, she might be taking care of two patients at the same time.
The nurse will be your most visible health care provider during the laboring stage. She (or he) attends to your every need, monitors your condition constantly, answers questions, takes care of unwanted visitors, coordinates with the doctor, administers medicines as necessary, listens to your fears, and generally serves as your point man/woman for any problems during your labor. She will check your vital signs, help you go to the bathroom, maintain close observation of the baby's heart rate, and do the necessary charting. She will maintain your IVs. The nurse is there to look out for your best interests. She's also making sure that your spouse and other family members are comfortable as well; but her primary care rests with you, her patient.
Treat this person like gold they are certifiable saints.
The Doctor's Role during Labor
If you have an outside doctor (meaning he doesn't work at the hospital), he will be notified the moment you arrive and he may ask a nurse to do the initial evaluation. He will immediately make plans to be there for the delivery, but he might not be there for the duration of the labor. Instead, he may ask the nurse to do the cervical check if you're not close to delivery, and then he might ask the nurse to give him a call once the patient reaches 8-10 centimeters. That way, he can complete his schedule with his patients in his office or finish surgery if he's in the middle of surgery. However, if there is a problem, he will drop everything to get there immediately. If the doctor's schedule is free, he will probably go into the hospital to monitor your progress once you're admitted.
When the doctor arrives at the hospital, he will be meeting with you to evaluate your progress and answer any questions. He'll continue to be in touch with your nurse and give orders to the nurse about procedures that need to be given. Even though your doctor may not be in the room as much as your nurse (he may have other patients in the hospital that he's responsible for), he will be accessible and usually waits in the boardroom, which is a place where electronic monitors are centralized. He will be monitoring your heart rate, your contractions, and your baby's heart rate from that remote location within the hospital. If everything is going smoothly with your labor, you will see the doctor every two hours until you are about to deliver. However, if there are any concerns or any problems arise, then the doctor will be coming in more frequently.
Pain Medications during Labor
Labor hurts no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Once you are in active labor, the pain can be quite significant. But not all women experience the same reaction or level of discomfort with their contractions. If you request pain relief (and don't hesitate to do so if you need it), your doctor will review several options for you, including IV pain medications or regional anesthesia, which can include an epidural or an intrathecal (slightly different location than an epidural). The doctor will determine which one of these regional anesthetics will work best for you. This is not a choice made by the patient. Usually, the doctor will make the choice in consultation with an anesthesiologist.
The IV pain meds are given by the attending physician or nurse. An anesthesiologist usually administers epidurals or regional anesthesia, although your obstetrician may also administer anesthesia, depending on the hospital.
If Your Labor Slows Down, or The Three P's
Occasionally, the mother's labor pattern may slow down or stall altogether. This could be due to several reasons. First, the contraction pattern may have stopped for an unknown reason also known as a dysfunctional labor pattern. Second, the mother may have an infection of the uterus. Third, the mother may not have a pelvis that is the optimal size for a vaginal delivery. In this case, even if the baby is a normal size, it might get hung up on the bony structures within the birth canal. Doctors will check you carefully if your labor slows or stops to try to determine what is going on (or not).
Typically, doctors check for the three "P's" when trying to determine why labor has slowed or stopped. The first P refers to power that is, the frequency, strength, and duration of the contractions. The next P refers to the pelvis. Doctors check to see if the pelvis is large enough for the baby to traverse through it or if there are any obstructions preventing the baby from going through. The third P refers to the passenger (or the baby). Is the baby's size or the way the baby is orienting itself in the pelvis the problem? For example, the head could be down, but turned in an improper way.
In truth, it's usually varying combinations of the three P's that contribute to protracted or slow labor. The doctor will make the determination as to why the labor has slowed and how best to correct the situation.
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Quiet? Seriously? India's Quixotic Campaign to Stop Honking
Activists Hit Streets Trying to Get Drivers To Lay Off Horns; 'It's Like a Sickness'
NEW DELHI—One recent morning, Ravi Kalra jumped in front of an approaching van on a busy Delhi road.
As the van slowed down, a young woman hurried after it, whipped out a "Do Not Honk!" sticker and slapped it on its bumper.
"Be careful while pasting the sticker," Mr. Kalra cautioned. "Make sure it's not crooked."
In a matter of seconds, a gaggle of anti-honking crusaders, led by Mr. Kalra, surrounded the puzzled driver, to brief him on the do's and don'ts of honking. A big no-no? To hit the horn in frustration at a red light—something that happens all the time in the Indian capital.
"Here people blow the horn for no reason. It's like a sickness," says Mr. Kalra, who quit his job as a martial-arts trainer with Delhi's police to start a nongovernmental organization that, among other things, campaigns against honking.
Persuading Indians to stop tooting is an ambitious mission: Everyone is at it night and day—from drivers of the motorized three-wheelers called auto-rickshaws to chauffeurs of the city's ultrarich.
Motorcycles beep nonstop as they zigzag their way through Delhi's chaotic traffic. "They are the worst," says Mr. Kalra, 44 years old, who says he hasn't honked a single time since he first started driving, 25 years ago.
On roads where drivers pass on the inside lane, rarely using turn signals, even those who are opposed to honking find it hard to do without it.
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Some foreign car makers even make allowances for India's claxon craze, fitting vehicles for the local market with different horns. "The traffic conditions are different here, you have all kinds of people on the roads," says Arvind Saxena, managing director of Volkswagen AG's India unit. In the West, horns "are much softer and rarely used," he says.
In India, Volkswagen fits its cars with electromechanical horns, which Mr. Saxena says are "slightly louder and last longer" than electronic horns, commonly used in the West.
For a growing number of people in India who have experienced the relative quiet of other cities, the noise has become unbearable.
Mr. Kalra, who started an organization in 2008 that also runs a school and an old-age home, says he took up the anti-honking crusade after visiting other countries where honking habits weren't as bad as in India.
In other places, "they used the horn for emergencies only," says Mr. Kalra, who worries constant honking is hurting India's reputation. "And I love my country," he says.
His crew—a team of social workers, students and corporate volunteers—have taken to guerrilla tactics to get their message across.
The group blitzes Delhi streets two to three times a month, targeting some 200 vehicles, and has plastered the city with posters of Mr. Kalra's daughter, blocking her ears with a caption: "For God's Sake STOP HONKING!"
They hold talks in schools, to warn children about honking early on and to get them to persuade their parents to quit. Their activities intensify on Jan. 1, which they have sought to unofficially rebrand "No Honking Day."
So far, law-enforcement authorities have been supportive. "There should be more campaigns like this one," says Madan Lal Singh, a police officer who recently stopped to help the anti-honking activists.
Around 1,100 new cars, bikes and trucks are added to Delhi's streets every day, according to the Automobile Association of India. Many drivers see honking as a way to avoid catastrophe on streets shared by ox carts, pedestrians and cows.
Truck drivers are among India's biggest honking advocates. Many trucks use super-loud, musical pressurized horns and are blazoned with flamboyant "Horn Please" or "Blow Horn" signs. The purpose of these signs is to encourage other drivers to honk while passing a truck to prevent accidents, truck drivers say.
Sonu Kumar, a 26-year-old truck driver, says he depends on the honk to usher pedestrians and animals such as cows and goats out of his way. "Honking is essential. There's always so much traffic," says Mr. Kumar, as he was getting a new "Blow Horn" sign in blue-and-green letters hand-painted on his truck.
Nonsense, says Mr. Kalra, whose group once laid an ambush at a tollgate outside Delhi, jumping out to cover pro-honking signs of what he says were thousands of trucks, buses and other large vehicles with black paint over seven days, resulting in plenty of altercations with drivers.
"They were angry and they wanted to fight, some of them even tried to beat me up, but I didn't care," says Mr. Kalra, who is working on a court petition to make the pro-horn signs illegal.
His group has also chased down trucks and buses that ignore a government ban on musical pressurized horns, which can be almost twice the decibel level of a car horn, anti-honking activists say.
Still, it is an uphill struggle. The market for pro-horn signs is as vibrant as ever, says Tilak Raj Dhir, who has been painting "Blow Horn" and "Horn Please" signs for half a century. Only fashion—not demand—has changed over time, he says.
"Once upon a time, truck drivers liked to keep it simple," says Mr. Dhir, "But these days, even the writing must be colorful and elaborate."
At a dusty truck depot north of the city, the truck artist says that on good weeks, his crew paints as many as 35 pro-horn signs. These days, multicolored block letters are most popular, he says, as are embellishments like blooming flowers and roaring lions.
The pressurized horn, while banned, is ubiquitous. At the truck depot, drivers gave demonstrations of the wide range of melodies of their horns. They say it makes it easier for others on the highways to know they are coming. Besides, using it carries only a 100-rupee ($2) fine.
In urban areas, while honking is technically not allowed at intersections and near temples, schools and hospitals, this rule is widely ignored.
Some say it is too late to change India's honking culture. "It's almost impossible to discipline people who have driven for 30 or 40 years," says Maxwell Pereira, a former chief of Delhi traffic police.
But Mr. Kalra isn't giving up: "It's a very big battle, it will take a long time, money and support, but I'm doing my best—day and night."
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Everton: Portrait of Premier League Purgatory
Following Saturday's 2-2 draw away to Wigan Athletic, Everton was in an increasingly familiar position: close to the top of the table—third, in fact—and only clubs with larger total payrolls above it.
What's new? Starting with the 2006-07 season, Everton has finished sixth, fifth, fifth, eighth, seventh and seventh in successive seasons. Throughout that time, only once—last year, when Newcastle finished two spots above with a marginally lower set of player salaries—has someone spent less than the Toffees on talent and finished higher.
Wages only tell part of the story. What about transfer expenditure? Well, this past summer the club broke even in the transfer market. Over the previous three seasons, it made a profit of nearly $40 million in buying and selling players, a signifier of being a smallish fish that needs to sell off quality players to stay competitive in the giant Premier League pond.
By any measure, this is a club that knows how to get bang for buck, even on a relative shoestring. There are two key ingredients to Everton's success and neither can easily be replaced overnight. One is the club's youth academy, which over the years has produced a steady stream of viable Premier League players. Illustrious alumni include Leon Osman, Richard Dunne, Jack Rodwell and, of course, Wayne Rooney. Osman is still at Everton, while the other three were sold for combined fees of nearly $80 million.
The other factor is the manager, David Moyes. A fixture at Everton's Goodison Park since 2002, he's the third-longest-serving manager in the Premier League after a pair of living legends, Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsenal's Arsene Wenger. As coaches go, he's been described as an "up-and-comer" for so long that, at 49, it begins to carry the slight whiff of a backhanded compliment.
Moyes's tactics appear simple, but in fact are based upon a well-drilled defensive structure. He doesn't pigeonhole players. Defenders such as John Heitinga and Phil Neville have been used in midfield and midfielders like Tim Cahill and Marouane Fellaini have, on occasion, been deployed as forwards. He has made the odd mistake in the transfer market—Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Per Kroldrup and Andy van der Meyde come to mind—but over a decade, you're going to have the a few misses to go with your hits.
Given his success, the fact that Moyes is still at Everton is something of a head-scratcher. The self-described People's Club has a glorious history. It was founded in 1878, was one of the charter members of the English Football League and has won nine domestic titles: only Manchester United (19), Liverpool (18) and Arsenal (13) have won more. The problem is that the last of Everton's English championships came a quarter of a century ago and the future doesn't look bright.
Think Buffalo Bills, minus the NFL' s revenue-sharing and draft picks, but with the Dallas Cowboys playing less than a mile away.
As the game's business model changes, it's hard to see Everton keeping up. It has not made a profit since 2005, according to publicly available club documents. Last year, the shortfall was $8.7 million, bringing total losses since 2006 to nearly $60 million. It's not an enormous amount, but it would have been even bigger if Everton didn't sell its biggest stars year after year.
The club's base in Liverpool doesn't help matters. It's an economically depressed area with plenty of footballing competition, not least from the red half of the city, Liverpool FC, one of England's two best-supported clubs. Throw in the fact that Manchester United, the Premier League's most popular team, and free-spending Manchester City are less than an hour away, and the potential for growth is fairly limited. The fan base, weaned on success nearly three decades ago, is loyal but inevitably aging.
Then there's Goodison Park itself: it first opened in 1892 and, for all its history, is not the kind of money-printing stadium modern clubs crave. In fact, there has been talk of a move and a new stadium (some have even suggested sharing a facility with Liverpool, which is heresy to some fans but would make financial sense) for the past two decades.
But the problem is Everton simply can't afford it. And club chairman Bill Kenwright has been quite blunt about if for a long time.
"I'm a pauper when it comes to other chairmen," he said in 2008 at the club's general meeting. "I want Everton have a billionaire, but it is not me. My shares have been for sale from the day I bought in."
Given all this, it's logical to ask why Moyes has stuck around. There's a natural progression up the food chain for managers and he seems to have gotten as far as Everton and stopped. Part of it is that there have been fewer vacancies up the ladder. Wenger and Sir Alex have been around throughout his tenure and a move to crosstown rival Liverpool is a non-starter for obvious reasons. That leaves Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and, since the arrival of Sheikh Mansour in 2008, Manchester City as possible destinations where Moyes might have found significantly more resources to work with.
Moyes could look for a job abroad, but he only speaks English. British managers are also often held in low regard in foreign leagues, and their high Premier League salaries don't help a move to the continent, either. With such a small pool of potential employers and opportunities, you can see why he's still at Everton, much to the joy of its fans.
You wonder what the future will bring and, logically, assume that at some point in the not-so-distant future, the big jobs will open up for him. Wenger is 62, Sir Alex is 70 and there's bound to be managerial turnover elsewhere. The thing is, memories are short in soccer and there's a risk that by the time that happens Moyes will have run out of miracles. If that happens and he stays at Everton, he can take solace from the fact that he's led the club to overachieve valiantly during one of the toughest periods of its history. And that he has postponed what may well be an inevitable decline.
— Gabriele Marcotti is the world soccer columnist for the Times of London and a regular broadcaster for the BBC.


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This 3D ultrasound shows the hands held up in front of the face. The knees seem "knobby" with every bone clearly seen on the scan. The soft spot on the baby's head can also be seen: this protects the brain while still allowing for its rapid growth.
The terms "blooming" or "glowing" are often used to describe pregnant women, especially during the second trimester. The ideal image is a woman with thick shiny hair and perfect skin that has a healthy blush.
The improved condition of your skin is thanks to the hormone estrogen (pregnancy hormones can have positive effects, too!) and the increased blood supply to the skin; the many blood vessels just below the skin's surface give you a healthy glow, or at least stop you from looking pale and tired. The glands also secrete more oil, giving your skin a healthy-looking sheen.
Again due to hormonal changes, your hair may look thicker. Less hair than normal falls out during pregnancy and hair grows more quickly. After the birth you may find that your hair appears to be falling out more than normal as you lose the hair that's built up during the nine months. Normal hair loss is about 100-125 hairs a day; after the birth you might lose 500 hairs a day.
If you don't feel you match this picture of good health, it may just be that you can't see it yourself, especially if you're still adapting to your pregnancy. If you're looking pale and feeling tired, speak to your doctor because you may be anemic and need to boost your iron intake (see Iron-rich foods).
Excerpted from Pregnancy Day by Day.
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What parts of the Spanish-speaking world regularly use the word genial? Is it only encountered in Spain, or is it common in other regions as well?
Edit: It seems like it's more widespread than I realized. I asked because I've rarely (or never) heard it used during visits to Central America.


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Every individual added to the Events Calendar is placed into a Calendar Group. Events you add are added on behalf of that Group. The main calendar view at events.nyu.edu is an aggregate of all events across NYU.
To get a list of just your Calendar Group's events, you will need to know your Calendar Group's name.
When you log into the Events Calendar, you'll be placed into your default Calendar Group, and see a list of all its associated events. You can see your default Calendar Group referenced next to the Logged in as [your name] at the top of the screen.
Once you know your Calendar Group's name, you can use a URL in the form of:
For example, if your Calendar Group's name is 'Ticket-Central", your custom Calendar Group's URL would be:
Note, when a site viewer visits the page of an individual event your Calendar Group has added, they are able to click on the link with your Group's name (underneath our "Share" icons on the right-hand side) which will link them to a page with only your Group's events.
In addition, the NYU Events Calendar has an enhanced search function which allows our site viewers to search by the name of a group, a specific tag, a category, or a word/phrase.
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I'm 30 years old, and the only math I can remember from college is basic algebra and some probabilities. Next month, I have a machine learning project I'd like to work on, but I'll need a solid footing in linear algebra first. Are there any books or tutorials that can take me from the spotty math knowledge I have now to linear algebra?
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Courtesy: Portland Leader
A soldier has been charged with murder following a shooting at Fort Knox yesterday afternoon.
A civilian employee at Fort Knox was shot in the parking lot of the Army Human Resources Command Building.
He later died at the hospital while the suspect who allegedly shot him was making his way home, and eventually to Portland, TN, where one quiet neighborhood had an interesting night.
"I saw the local police officer's vehicle with the two SWAT knelt down across the hood with their weapons that were pointed at the house," said neighbor of suspect's mother Joseph Matlock.
In that house was believed to be Marquinta Jacobs, the soldier now charged with murder following yesterday's Fort Knox shooting.
Court documents reveal one witness says Jacobs had a verbal exchange with the victim just before he shot him, and then drove away in his pickup truck.
Jacobs' wife told police he came home in the truck, before leaving on a black motorcycle.
It was believed he may have fled to his mother's house in Portland.
According to a neighbor, police came to search the area at around 11:30 last night.
"I looked out the front door at that time and I saw several police cars out here, so obviously something's going on. That's when the officer told me there could be a possible homicide suspect next door," said neighbor Bob Morris.
Morris says his backyard became a command center for the units staged around Jacobs' mother's home, and behind the home was the motorcycle Jacobs' wife said he left on.
"I had never seen a motorcycle there," said Morris.
Morris said he saw it there last night, and it was a couple hours after he first spoke with police that they began to evacuate the area in preparation to enter the house.
"At about two o'clock, they started evacuating everybody.I sat there and watched as they were going from house to house and everyone was leaving, and finally they came over two our house at a little after two and said we need you to evacuate," said Morris.
Morris says he left and didn't come back until 5 a.m. By that time, police were gone, and he thought Jacobs was too.
"I'd never seen him before. I didn't even know he was staying there. That was even a shock to me. I was under the impression they got the guy last night and they didn't," said Morris.
Police were able to locate Jacobs in Portland this afternoon, and now have him in custody. He will appear in U.S. District Court in Bowling Green tomorrow.
According to a criminal complaint document, a witness, walking in the parking lot with the victim saw Jacobs approach the victim and engage in a verbal exchange with him.
During the investigation, Jacob's wife, Christina Jacobs, confirmed Jacobs owns a Glock pistol which fire .45 caliber ammunition.
Officials searched the Jacobs' home in Radcliff and found several boxes of ammunition, some of which matched the caliber and manufacturer as the fired rounds collected at the crime scene.
UPDATE: 3:35p.m. 4/4/13
A man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a civilian employee at Fort Knox.
A Thursday federal court filing by the FBI says Marquinta E. Jacobs fired a .45-caliber handgun at the victim, "striking him several times." It says a witness saw the Wednesday shooting after Jacobs and the victim had a verbal exchange in the parking lot of the Army Human Resources Command building on the post at Fort Knox.
Investigators found eight shell casings at the scene.
A criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court Thursday says Jacobs fled to his mother's house in Portland, Tenn., but he was not there.
Fort Knox officials said a suspect wanted for questioning was apprehended Thursday in Portland. They identified the suspect as a Fort Knox soldier.
UPDATE: 2:55 p.m. 4/04/13
The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command says a soldier assigned to Fort Knox's 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division was apprehended for questioning in connection with the shooting death of a Department of the Army civilian employee.
The soldier was apprehended in Tennessee by Portland Police and CID Special Agents.
Original Story
Kyle Hodges, Fort Knox Media Relations Officer, says a Department of the Army civilian employee died after a shooting Wednesday afternoon in a parking lot outside U.S. Army Human Resources Command headquarters.
Hodges says the victim, who was an employee of U.S. Army Human Resources Command, was transported to Ireland Army Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
"Special Agents from the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command are investigating a personal incident and not a random act of violence," said Chris Grey, spokesperson for the independent Army investigative agency.
The name is being withheld until 24 hours after family notification.
Hodges says Fort Knox Police received a 911 call around 5:40 p.m. and responded to the scene within minutes.
Police are interested in speaking with an individual who is described as follows: a 5-foot, 9-inch African-American male with black hair and brown eyes. It is believed he may be using a black Yamaha motorcycle for transportation.
Individuals who may have any information related to this incident are asked to contact the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command at (502) 624-6332 or Fort Knox Police at (502) 624-2111.
A spokesman for the Fort Knox Army post in central Kentucky says a shooting has occurred there, but he had no immediate word on whether anyone was injured.
Some news organizations are reporting a civilian was flown by helicopter to a hospital, but there was no immediate word on the victim's condition.
Kyle Hodges says the shooting Wednesday afternoon was near the post's human resources center. He was on his way back to the post after receiving word of the shooting.
WAVE-TV reported the post was on a heightened security alert.


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Parental Responsibility
It is the duty of every parent to ensure their child receives a suitable education. It is a parent's right to provide that education other than at school; ie: 'at home'.
In deciding to educate other than at school you are taking sole and complete responsibility for all aspects of your child's education and this will usually include:
- Guiding your child's learning.
- Providing appropriate resources and equipment to support learning.
- Providing access to a wide range of subjects, activities and experiences.
- Making sure your child's individual learning needs are met, including any special educational needs they may have.
- Regular monitoring and recording of progress (is the education you are providing working?).
- Funding your child's education, including for exam entry when appropriate. Birmingham City Council, as the Local Authority, is unable to provide any financial assistance for elective home education.
- Organising and monitoring any work experience undertaken and ensuring appropriate conditions and insurance.
- Verifying the credentials of any tutors or other helpers you may decide to involve in your child's education.
The Local Authority (LA) has a duty, under section 175(1) of the Education Act 2002, to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. In relation to this, the LA may prompt discussion between it's safeguarding agencies where children are not seen. The LA also has legal duties relating to the education of children within its boundaries.
Under section 437(1) of the Education Act 1996, LAs are required to take action if it appears that parents are not providing a suitable education.
The LA will therefore make enquiries in all cases where parents indicate their wish to home educate in order to satisfy itself that the child concerned is in receipt of suitable education.
Normally, an Elective Home Education Adviser (EHEA) will arrange to visit the child's home, or another suitable venue if desired, to share with parents or carers discussion and advice on the education being provided. Whilst this visit is not compulsory our aim is to be helpful and to work in partnership with home educating families and this contact encourages easy exchange of information. If it appears to the LA that a child is not receiving a suitable education they have a duty to take further action. This is almost always done informally and recourse to formal procedures is rare, only taken as a last resort and only if it is considered to be in the best interests of the child.
Further information
More detail and discussion of the law relating to education otherwise than at school can be found from the following links;
- DfE Guidelines for Local Authorities
- Home Education Support / Charity websites eg:


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Eva Bariuan decided to join our oncology nursing staff after she and her husband battled health issues.
Longtime nurse Eva Bariuan had been battling breast cancer with the help of her medical team at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center for more than a year when she returned home to her husband in Korea for a well-earned break. But a car crash left her husband in serious condition, unable to walk.
"The nurses at UC San Diego always went above and beyond," Bariuan said. "They were like a family to me. They cheer you up when you are down. They always told me that this was a bump in the road and reminded me there is sun on the other side."
Bariuan was so inspired by the compassion of her nurses that she decided to join the staff at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center. She is now a nurse case manager for patients dealing with cancer of the head and neck.
Watch a video of Bariuan sharing her experiences as a patient and nurse at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center.
"As I go through my daily patient care routine, I always think of the days when I was in my patients' shoes," Bariuan said. "Instinctively, I can almost always predict the needs of my patients; not only their medical needs, but also their educational, psychological and moral needs."
She works with a group of women undergoing new treatment modes for early breast cancer patients that deliver radiation directly to the site of the cancer. This work inspired her to start a mentor program. Bariuan and other nurses could advise women on traditional treatments, but she knew women facing this new treatment could benefit from the wisdom of women who had already gone through the new regimen.
She studied the results of the program, and found that women were less anxious about the therapy if they were able to consult with a mentor. Bariuan continues to study the mentor program and help those with cancer.
"Returning to UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center as a nurse gave me the opportunity to incorporate my experience as a cancer patient into my role as a nurse and give back in return for what I received."
If you would like to share a story related to care at Moores Cancer Center, please contact the Web Team.
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5 Horrifying Ways the Universe Has Repaid Good Deeds
In a world where horrible things often happen to good people, it's nice to hear those occasional stories about somebody who went above and beyond the call of duty to help someone in need. And then sometimes they get punished for it, because we're still living in that world, and sometimes karma just decides to take a holiday and leaves us to sort ourselves out.
#5. Homeowners Arrested for Reporting a Meth Lab
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The Keeleys were the owners of a house that they rented out until August 2012, when they realized that their tenants were running a meth lab, which wasn't exactly specified on the lease. The tenants were arrested, and the police cleared out the rental home.
But when the Keeleys returned to the home in order to fix it up for the next tenants (whom they figured would probably not enjoy living in a meth lab), they discovered that someone had broken back into the house, removed a wall mirror, and stuffed eight more bags of meth into the wall cavity.
Via Wsbtv.com
Well, let's not jump to conclusions. It's widely known that meth is a perfect insulator.
Michael Keeley promptly called 911 and left the premises, as he figured the perpetrator could still be lurking around. When the homeowners returned, they found the police already there. Keeley calmly walked them through what he had found when he came into the house and explained how the former tenants were, you know, arrested already for possession of meth, and that this was probably related. Because that is the first and likely the only thing a reasonable person would assume.
The Backlash:
The police in this case had a different idea about the most likely culprits. The Keeleys were arrested on the spot, because breaking into your own home, planting a bunch of meth inside, and then calling the cops on yourself sounds suspiciously like the twisted logic of some middle-class drug lords all hopped up on meth. As one of the arresting officers said to Michael's face, "We know no one broke into your house. You did it yourself."
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"This is Officer Chad Fuckstick. I'm not sure what to do, so I'm just going to arrest everyone."
The police separated the Keeleys and interrogated them in different rooms. Meanwhile, their young son was left outside in the car crying for his parents, as any normal toddler might do. As his mom tried to comfort the child, a police officer told them to get someone to take care of him or they would call child services to take him away.
The Keeleys wound up being thrown in jail for several days before they were able to post bond, leaving their child with a close relative. The charges were later dropped, with the judge presumably asking the police, "What are you, stupid?"
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"That'll be $5,000, please. No, not together -- each."
#4. The Lifeguard Who Lost His Job for Saving a Drowning Man
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The job description for a lifeguard isn't that complicated. It's right there in the name (even if it is a little vague). So when lifeguards see somebody drowning, they don't usually stop to flip open the rule book to figure out what the protocol is in this situation. Florida lifeguard Tomas Lopez understood his duty very well, which is why, when he spotted a man drowning in the summer of 2012 while on duty, he did exactly what anyone would expect a lifeguard to do and saved the guy's life.
Tomas Lopez via Cbsnews.com
Way to preserve human life, jerkface.
The Backlash:
Lopez forgot to make sure the man was drowning in an acceptable drowning zone, because after he completed his deed for the day, his employer informed him that he was fired. The victim had been swimming in the "swim at your own risk" section of the beach, and when they put that sign up, they really fucking meant it. Lopez lost his job for rescuing somebody who wasn't drowning within his allocated rescue zone, and two more lifeguards were fired for defending Lopez's actions.
Naturally, Lopez and just about everyone else in the world disagreed with that decision, and several other lifeguards quit in protest.
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Causing 71 people to sink to their watery graves.
If Jeff Ellis Management had a PR division, they were probably ripping their hair out at this point over the company's strict adherence to the "let 'em die" policy of lifeguarding. Needless to say, it wasn't long before they came to their senses and reversed their stance on the matter, admitting they had been "hasty" in their original decision to, you know, fire a lifeguard for rescuing someone. The response of the former employees at being offered their jobs back involved one artfully extended middle finger.
#3. A Medical Worker Is Charged for Giving a Cold Man a Blanket
Jeff Gaglio was a medic working in the city of Detroit, Michigan. Serving with the fire department, he was called to a house fire, where he found a house burning down and its elderly resident standing outside in nothing but his underwear in the freezing cold night.
So Gaglio did the sensible thing: He gave the man a blanket to keep himself warm without having to resort to using the flaming wreckage of his meager possessions. It was a simple act of charity that probably went a long way for that man who just lost everything.
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"You know, if anything, you'd think you'd be hot right now."
The Backlash:
But not for Gaglio, who found himself brought up on charges several weeks later for giving the blanket away. See, it wasn't his blanket he brought from home -- it was a work blanket, belonging to the city. And apparently Detroit is so strapped for cash that they can't give away one blanket to an old man without making sure somebody pays for that shit. Did we mention that the blanket he gave away was actually originally donated? Because it totally was.
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"Thanks for the free blanket ... SUCKERS!"
Anyway, the Detroit EMT services will probably never run short of blankets ever again: After news of the unfair treatment of Gaglio broke out, people from around the world decided to send in their own blankets as a replacement. No word on whether Detroit will allow those blankets to be given away either. Meanwhile, Gaglio still awaits his punishment from the world's most frugal bureaucrat.


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Types of Underground Coal Mines
Types of Underground Coal Mines
This drawing depicts the three types of underground mines--shaft mines, slope mines and drift mines. The decision of what type of mine to construct depends on the depth of the coal seam and the surrounding terrain.
Drift mines have horizontal entries into the coal seam from a hillside. Slope mines, which usually are not very deep, are inclined from the surface to the coal seam. Shaft mines, generally the deepest mines, have vertical access to the coal seam via elevators that carry workers and equipment into the mine.
Almost all underground mines are less than 1,000 feet deep, but some mines reach depths of about 2,000 feet.
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We're motivated, we're determined, and we're frugal. In our tough economy, saving money is key—but is it always safe to save? When dealing with homes, it's best *not to scrimp on money.
Gina Grant of James Grant Realty says without a realtor, you could fall victim to scams.
"People that don't use realtors, a lot of times run into headaches. Sometimes they end up in lawsuits," Grant explained.
Realtors shield sellers from complicated transactions.
Grant said, "You don't have to worry about spending those advertising dollars, which can be very expensive. I mean, marketing is probably the most expensive thing that we do."
Real estate agents meet appraisers, handle contracts, and coordinate mortgages.
Dothan resident, Tiffany General suggested, "If you're going to make a large purchase like that, you want to make sure you investment is worthwhile and that it won't bite you in the end."
For buyers, they're guidance—walking them through the minefield of a transaction.
"We basically hold their hand during the entire transaction. If we list their home, then we do all the marketing for them. We keep in touch with them," said Grant.
And, they're free.
Grant said, "It does not cost you anything. If you're a buyer, then you're going to get that experience and knowledge that a realtor has."
Grant said now interest rates are low, and when the housing market is booming, so is the economy.
"When real estate's good, people are going to be out eating at restaurants, they're going to be at the malls, buying clothes," explained Grant.
Passing up home warranties, roof inspections, or appraisals can cheat you money, instead of save.
"There are a lot of hidden problems in a home and if you have an inspector he can point it out to you," said Else McPeak, a Dothan resident.
Termite inspections cost between $300 and $500. Scrimp out now and watch your funds dwindle as you cough up $9,000 to reframe your house. McPeak said it's worth spending the money.
Grant explained, "If you choose to skip out on that money, and you move in, and all of a sudden your air conditioner goes bad, you have plumbing problems, you have a leak somewhere, then all you're going to be able to do is say darn."
At the end of the day, it's going to be money well spent.


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When in the great outdoors, nature is bound to come calling, so what are some good natural toilet paper substitutes when the real thing isn't available?
The options:
Species in the forest will vary by locale. Here in the Pacific Northwest, Thimbleberry aka Salmonberry leaves are thick and soft, so they make a good wiping implement.
The subtly-named How to Shit in the Woods is a good primer on this topic. One option described there is to use urine. Basically, you hold back the urine until you're done with the bowel movement, then use the pee to wash up.
To clean your hands afterwards, cedar can help. Take a bite of cedar scales (leaves) straight from a tree. Chew it up & mix with saliva. Spit it out on to your hands and rub all over.
In short, leaves. But as per the comment, make sure it's nothing that's going to cause skin irritations!
Also worth mentioning along the same lines that when doing your business, be sensitive in where you do it - not near bodies of water people might drink from for instance.
Water is also an option, especially if there are no leaves of desirable properties. Deeper puddles, streams, etc. (That you should think twice about consequences for other people goes without saying.)