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Hi all,
Since I delved into web design during the css times Iv pretty much managed to miss out on tabular layout and now Im struggling to understand colspan and hope someone can enlighten me.
Iv got this 3 row table:

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I understand that the first row has to span across the 3 columns in the 3rd row, but how do I make the 2nd and 3rd row columns the size iv assigned them?
Hi Kyle,
As far as I can see you're using your colspan correctly, it's your width attributes that are out of whack.
The thing with tables is they line up horizontally and vertically, so you can't tell the last td in the second row to be width 175 and the last td in the third column to be width 50, they have to be the same otherwise the browser will try to come to a compromise solution.
You also shouldn't really be using width attributes any more, use a style attribute, eg  to set widths on things. It generalises better.
Also, I'm sure you know that tables should only really be used for tabular data, not global layout, for a whole lot of good reasons that I'm sure you already know about
Hope this helps.
Hi Goldfidget,
Thanks for the reply, Im coding an email at the moment and have been trying out a few different ways of using tables to code it, I then tried to just have 1 table with the multiple tale rows and various table columns then just couldnt understand how i could use colspan to make the table widths size the way I wanted them to, thanks for your reply!
Ah, I see, an email template, you're storming the castle then
I'd suggest nested tables for this, one table for your global layout (sidebar, margins, content) then nested ones for the stuff inside. Don't bother trying to make one table do everything, it'll get unpredictably mangled.
Oh, and do please disregard all that stuff I just said about the style attribute
indeed i am
i usually just go for nested tables, but thought id try something different this time but really whats the point!
thanks again!!
As Goldfidget says, your columns have to be the same all the way down. To get different widths in different rows, you need to draw imaginary lines up and down from each cell division in every row, and then merge/span them as appropriate.
So what you need are widths: 50 | 375 | 125 | 50
and then a table with c o l s p a n = 4colspan=2|colspan=2td | colspan=2 | td
c o l s p a n = 4colspan=2|colspan=2td | colspan=2 | td
That should give the correct layout.
Colspan makes a table cell take up the space of two cells, but it will always be equal to the width of the two cells above/below it since tables are, well, tables and force each cell to line up by row or column by forcing the width/height.
If you really need the second and third rows to be different ratios either make the third row it's own table so its not restricted/forced to the size of row two...
or you could find the lowest common denominator (5px wide I think) and work with a few dozen table "cells" divvied up proportionally in each row. :rofl:
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text: (NEWSER) – Tracey Lynn Garner had already been charged with murder in one silicone butt injection death, and now she's been charged in a second, the Clarion-Ledger reports. Garner (who, authorities say, is a man also known as Morris Garner who lives as a woman) is accused of illegally injecting counterfeit silicone into two women, both of whom later died, despite the fact that she was neither trained nor licensed, the AP reports. She was first arrested last year after Karima Gordon died of a blood clot in her lung a few days after the injection. Now authorities say a similar thing happened in 2010 with a woman named Marilyn Hale.


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Forbes - HealthTap Q&A Site Connects Doctors And Patients
Getting valuable health information online for personal health problems is not always easy. Websites may not provide specific information to address an individual's questions.
Startup HealthTap is going after this problem with a free question-and-answer service in which consumers anonymously ask questions and doctors answer the questions. HealthTap, which has raised $11.5 million in Series A financing from Mayfield Fund, Mohr Davidow Ventures and Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors, has been testing the service and already has 6,000 physicians using it and 500 healthcare institutions, including the Cleveland Clinic and Mount Sinai Hospital, as well as smaller institutions. Read more>>>>


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Just a thought, are the Northern Cartel a spent force? Matt Thorpe, Ian Butlin & Danny Rushton have all found their realative positions within the sport who is next in the camp to take it to their level & beyond?
Just a thought, are the Northern Cartel a spent force? Matt Thorpe, Ian Butlin & Danny Rushton have all found their realative positions within the sport who is next in the camp to take it to their level & beyond?
I spent a week up there last year and for me, Martin Stapleton will be a great lw contender
At the Colosseum we appear to struggle to find anyone with the commitment to be a serious fighter. of the guys who profess that they want to fight, there isn't one who can manage to train for more than 2 sessions consecutively.
I often feel that the glory days are long gone
I blame the coaches, tbh
Perhaps the short, fat, loud mouth is putting everyone off training... maybe if he was a bit nicer to everyone, we would find the next fedor?
Although I'm not sure if a short, fat, loudmouth would put Fedor of training?
It'll be a Hopton in coffin clothing, if you carry on.
I have to agree with Aaron on this. There arent many at the Colosseum who are willing to sacrifice more than a couple of hours a week into there training, it can be quite frustrating at times TBH.
"It is better to spend 1 day as a tiger than a thousand as a sheep"
Matt "12 GAUGE" Thorpe
Part of the mighty Northern Cartel
That's because the comeback kid hasn't trained for 2-3 weeks.
Do you sometimes feel like it'd be easier to bang your head against a brick wall?
Or shout at the world "Yeah, don't worry that I'm going broke 'cause your lazy asses can't be bothered at the moment, I'll just conjure up the money to pay the bills until you want to come back!"
...yeah, I know the feeling.
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Fielder Named Acting Chief of Staff,
Interim Chief Acquisition Officer at GSA
November 29, 2004
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Edwin E. Fielder Jr. today was named acting Chief of Staff and acting interim Chief Acquisition Officer by Administrator Stephen A. Perry of the U.S. General Services Administration. Mr. Fielder currently serves as GSA's Regional Administrator for the agency's Southeast-Sunbelt Region.
"Ed is an extremely capable professional and GSA is very fortunate to have the benefit of his experience and expertise, which will serve us well in this transitional period until we select a permanent Chief of Staff," said Mr. Perry.
"I am honored by this opportunity to serve in this capacity at GSA in the Bush Administration and look forward to the new challenges it brings," said Mr. Fielder.
As GSA's Regional Administrator for Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, Mr. Fielder is responsible for the delivery of critical operational and support services provided to federal agencies, including the management, construction and leasing of workspace, the procurement of information technology and telecommunications solutions, and the acquisition of furnishings, equipment, vehicles, office supplies and other services. Additionally, Mr. Fielder has been an integral part of the GSA senior management team that developed and implemented GSA's "Get It Right" program dedicated to excellence in federal acquisition.
Prior to his arrival at GSA, Mr. Fielder was employed by CB Richard Ellis, Inc., where he managed a diverse facility management portfolio for Delta Air Lines. Additionally, Mr. Fielder was a Director of Property Management for Carter and Associates and a General Manager for COMPASS Management and Leasing, Inc., and in 1997, he retired from active duty as a Lieutenant Colonel with the U.S. Marine Corps. His service included 20 years as a U.S. Marine Logistics Officer.
Mr. Fielder graduated with a bachelor's degree in Building Construction from Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta in 1977, later earning an MBA in Management from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, Calif., in 1983. Additionally, Mr. Fielder is a 1994 graduate of the Marine Corps
Command and Staff College in Quantico, Va. In 2001, he qualified as a Facility Management Administrator and a Real Property Administrator after completing coursework at the Building Owners and Managers Institute in Arnold, Md.
Originally from Rhode Island, Mr. Fielder and his family currently reside in Marietta, Georgia.


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Not just revolutionary because it was groundbreaking, The Lord of the Rings is timeless because it's the product of a truly top-shelf mind. Tolkien was a distinguished linguist and Oxford scholar of dead languages, with strong ideas about the importance of myth and story and a deep appreciation of nature. His epic, 10 years in the making, recounts the Great War of the Ring and the closing of Middle-Earth's Third Age, a time when magic begins to fade from the world and men rise to dominance. Tolkien carefully details this transition with tremendous skill and love, creating in The Lord of the Rings a universal and all-embracing tale, a justly celebrated classic. --Paul Hughes, Amazon.com


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David Letterman grills Kim Kardashian about why she still isn't divorced
Kim Kardashian appeared with her sister Kourtney on The Late Show with David Letterman this week, where she was grilled by the late night host about when she was going to "wrap things up" with her still-husband Kris Humphries.
Kim admitted that she's trying, "it's a process," and that she just wants to move on. She also explains that Kris is suing her for an anulment, claiming that she only married him for publicity. Kim says she would love to give her husband an annulment, but then that means she would have to admit to the fraud.
Kourtney came to her sister's aid and said "I think if she was going to do it for publicity, she'd pick someone that people knew."
Ouch. Kourtney & Kim: 1, Kris Humphries: 0.
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For decades, a small group of scientific dissenters has been trying to shoot holes in the prevailing science of climate change, offering one reason after another why the outlook simply must be wrong.
Over time, nearly every one of their arguments has been knocked down by accumulating evidence, and polls say 97 percent of working climate scientists now see global warming as a serious risk.
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Text messages flood Mike Bowring's cellphone when the calendar lands on Nov. 10 each year.
Bowring's Monticello Buckaroos, a Class 1A football program, defeated Rich 32-12 on Nov. 10, 2001, to capture a state crown.
The text messages to Bowring, who now is the football coach at Juab High School in the central Utah town of Nephi, come from players on that Monticello team thanking him for the memories of a season won and a championship earned.
Fast-forward 12 years, and Bowring and coaches across the state are a handful of days away from starting a new football season in a brand-new classification. Last November, the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA), finalized a move from five classifications to six statewide, which split the 3A football realm in two.
There now are two factions of 3A football, formerly consisting of 26 teams: 3AA football composed of 14 schools and 3A football made up of 12 smaller-sized 3A schools, many of which are based in rural areas of Utah. Class 2A downgrades from 16 teams to 14, and 1A drops from 10 football programs to nine.
Bowring contends the move, which has been met with equal amounts cheers and jeers, was necessary to establish competition and give high school athletes a fighting chance.
"I guarantee my 55 kids who won that year in 2001 were as happy as the 100-plus kids whoever won 5A that year," he said. "It comes down to this: Are we about the kids or not? If we're about the kids, why not give kids an opportunity to go deep in the playoffs?
"As a rural-type school, we can't beat Goliath. I wish I could say we could. I'm a confident guy, but you can't beat Goliath four times."
In comparing Utah to surrounding states in the West with similar population size and distribution, the move to six classifications isn't as outrageous as some think.
In New Mexico, high school football has classes 1A through 5A as well as six-man and eight-man football programs. In Nevada, where the largest populations are centered in the Reno and Las Vegas areas, Division I, Division I-A, Division III and Division IV are split into various regions appropriated with districts.
The UHSAA's classification committee looks at all sports every two years and investigates whether a realignment of schools is necessary. The alignment committee, made up of members of the UHSAA Board of Trustees, looked into how football could be more competitive across the board, from a ratio standpoint as well as a safety standpoint.
UHSAA Executive Director Rob Cuff pointed out some schools have much larger enrollments, which creates a larger pool of talent to pick from.
"There's no school that's more than twice the size of the school they're playing anymore," Cuff said. "Before, we had as much as three-and-a-half times the size difference because of the smaller classifications and schools. The bottom line is it came down to the ratio situation. This gives a breakdown between schools to have a chance to play teams more their size and hopefully grow their programs from a day-to-day basis."
Bowring said it's primarily about the high school athletes and their ability to recognize that they at least have a chance to contend for a state championship.
"It used to be you win one playoff game and you call that season a success," said Bowring, whose Juab Wasps will be in Class 3A. "As a staff, I think we've been rejuvenated by this move."
Bountiful coaching legend Larry Wall owns 218 career victories, which ranks fourth all-time in Utah high school history, and four state championship rings. He said the move to six classes doesn't directly affect him or his Braves, but he's not a fan of the change.
"I know in one of those classifications there's only a dozen schools," he said. "Back when I got going, there were regions that were almost that size. Now you can win a state title with that many, but it's not like it used to be that way."
Wall said he's seen a gradual progression in the expansion of regions and classes comparative to the days when he was coaching with just three classes in the Beehive State.
"If I'm one of those [classes] that has 12 schools, you've got a chance to win a state title that maybe you didn't before," he said. "That's the reality of it. It definitely will be a different type of state championship than maybe a 4A or 5A championship."
Hillcrest coach Casey Miller grew up playing football in Utah. He starred at Cyprus High School before going to play college football in Kansas. Miller's high school coaching career eventually took him to California's San Joaquin Valley, which stretches from Bakersfield to Sacramento.
"The Valley has approximately the same number of high schools as Utah and has six classifications for football," Miller said. "Out there, they tried to group schools and move them up and down by record, so if you're a 1A school with success, they'll move you up and you can be a 1A school playing a 6A school. It's kind of like the BCS out there everyone ends up pissed off."
Miller's Hillcrest Huskies were bumped up to Class 5A when the realignment and slicing of 3A occurred last fall. He attributes the constant change in high school football to the growth of the state's population, as well as the growth of the sport.
Miller pointed out that growing schools such as Herriman, Salem Hills, Corner Canyon, Desert Hills, Stansbury and other newer schools were yet to be constructed when he graduated from Cyprus in 2001.
The landscape has changed, he said, and it's impossible to please every program.
"I think [UHSAA] is trying to do it fair as possible," he said. "It's kind of like my chemistry class; some like it, some don't."
Judge Memorial coach James Cordova has adopted a mantra during his tenure with the Bulldogs. Like so many 3A schools, his has bounced around various regions every two years.
"There's a lot of potential to create a system that works for all, but the problem is you have too many different factions wanting too many different things," Cordova said. "This is an attempt to appease as many people as possible and make it work for as many different programs as possible."
That is the hope. Coaches are optimistic that the change will usher in better overall competition, breed new rivalries and inject some new energy into Friday night football.
"I don't think it's about winning," Bowring said, "but it's about having a chance to win."
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State titles
A look at how many high school programs offer football and how many state champions are crowned each year in states within the region.
State Programs Classifications Programs per title
Wyoming 62 5 12.4
New Mexico 120 7 17.1
Utah 103 6 17.2
Idaho 139 6 23.2
Nevada 95 4 23.8
Montana 149 5 29.8
Oregon 242 7 34.6
Colorado 285 7 40.7


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Micro Machines World Series
Micro Machines World Series will retain the manic social game play of the classic series, but will bring a new dimension to the experience with stunning HD visuals – taking you to the much-loved household environments as they've never been seen before.
As well as bringing to you the classic game modes like Race and Elimination, Micro Machines World Series will introduce a new style of game play to the series: Battle Mode. The all-new Battle Arenas will allow you to wreak mass destruction on a miniature scale against your friends or the AI. Meanwhile, Team Play lets you work together using your vehicles' unique skills with modes such as 'King of the Hill' or 'Capture the Flag'!
Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
Build and expand your repair service empire in this incredibly detailed and highly realistic simulation game, where attention to car detail is astonishing. Find classic, unique cars in the new Barn Find module and Junkyard module. You can even add your self-made car in the Car Editor.
Need for Speed
With over 20 years of history in its rear view mirror, Need for Speed returns with a reboot that delivers on what Need for Speed stands for - rich customization, authentic urban car culture, a nocturnal open world, and an immersive narrative that drives your NFS game.
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Need For Speed: Payback
"This explosive adventure is filled with intense heist missions, high stakes car battles, epic cop pursuits and jaw dropping set pieces. It's blockbuster gameplay never before seen from the series, fueled by a gripping story of betrayal and revenge. With Need for Speed: Payback, it's no longer just about being the first to cross the finish line or racing to prove to be the best, it's about building the perfect ride, getting behind the wheel and playing out an action driving fantasy.
Set in the underworld of Fortune Valley, players will drive as three distinct characters reunited by a quest for vengeance against The House, a nefarious cartel that rules the city's casinos, criminals and cops. They will take on a variety of challenges and events as Tyler, the Racer; Mac, the Showman; and Jess, the Wheelman to earn the respect of the underground. Featuring the deepest customization from the series, players can truly craft a personalized and unique ride, or spend hours finding and tuning an abandoned derelict into a supercar. They can then push their cars to the limit and raise the stakes by betting on their own performance, where they can either multiply their winnings or risk losing it all."
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Redout: Enhanced Edition
Redout is a tribute to the old racing monsters such as F-Zero, WipeOut, Rollcage, and POD. It is designed to be an uncompromising, fast, tough and satisfying driving experience, soaked in that vertigo that stands at the core of the arcade racing genre.
Street Rod
Year is 1963 and you're one of the hotshots aspiring to be king of the county. You're given a small sum of money to buy your first car. Tune it for maximum performance and off you go. In the diner where other hotshots are waiting to take your prized possession, you race for money and pink slips and if you win, you get to take home their cars!
Table Top Racing: World Tour
Table Top Racing: World Tour is the brand new, high octane, combat racer from Nick Burcombe, co-creator of the legendary PlayStation® classic, 'wipEout'.
Get behind the wheel of 12 ultra-cool, fully tuneable miniaturised racing cars and take on 20 race tracks through a comprehensive 'Championship Mode' and a multitude of 'Special Events'. Use 'Power-ups' and 'Wheel Weapons' and blast your way to victory! Battle with 8 players online to become the ultimate Table Top racer!
8 Player PvP multiplayer combat racing
20 Table Top race tracks set around 5 locations (4 routes per location)
12 Super-cool miniature cars - inspired by some of the world's most iconic cars
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
"Hit the road with the definitive version of Mario Kart 8 and play anytime, anywhere! Race your friends or battle them in a revised battle mode on new and returning battle courses. Play locally in up to 4-player multiplayer in 1080p while playing in TV Mode. Every track from the Wii U version, including DLC, makes a glorious return. Plus, the Inklings appear as all-new guest characters, along with returning favorites, such as King Boo, Dry Bones, and Bowser Jr.! "
The Crew: Wild Run
The Crew Wild Run is the expansion of the revolutionary action-driving game The Crew released in 2014. Gather with players from around the world to celebrate anything with wheels - from asphalt speedsters to off-road beasts and all kinds of motocycles. You and your crew must earn your ticket to The Summit, a continuous and itinerant championship all over the USA. This is the place to be to try out the wildest vehicles, participate in new challenges and access tuner shops to upgrade your cars into exotic concepts.
Renegade Racers
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The game features three difficulty choices, each with a different number of levels. At the easy setting there are 32 levels while the medium and hard settings have 40 and 48 levels respectively. In arcade mode, you must face increasingly difficult challenges as you complete the levels by meeting pre-determined times, tasks and finish-position parameters. As you complete various levels, a head-to-head challenge mode allows you to race against level bosses, unlocking the race for use in other play modes.
Ford Bold Moves Street Racing
This entry in the Ford Racing series sees the racing move onto the streets of Los Angeles, with a unique team racing experience included that puts the player in control of their own Ford Racing three-car team, allowing them to race and also issue commands to team mates to gain tactical and positional advantage. The game showcases 18 fully licensed Ford super cars, from the 1970 Mk1 Capri RS1600, through the Ford GT to the 2007 Shelby GT 500.
Monster Truck Madness 64
It offers improved graphics, an updated interface, new trucks and tracks and the addition of variable weather conditions from its predecessor. However, the game engine is essentially the same as that utilized in the original game. A testament to their similarity is the fact that most custom trucks and tracks are compatible with both games.
The "Summit Rumble" king of the hill tracks could only be played if one intended to compete online.
Again, "Army" Armstrong provides commentary for the game. However, his race calls have been updated, and new ones have been added.
F-Zero GX
The Future of Racing!
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The Crew 2
The newest iteration in the revolutionary franchise, The Crew 2 captures the thrill of the American motorsports spirit in one of the most exhilarating open worlds ever created. Welcome to Motornation, a huge, varied, action-packed, and beautiful playground built for motorsports throughout the entire US of A. Enjoy unrestrained exploration on ground, sea, and sky. From coast to coast, street and pro racers, off-road explorers, and freestylers gather and compete in all kinds of disciplines. Join them in high-octane contests and share every glorious moment with the world.
Colin McRae Rally
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Nitronic Rush
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Martin Puryear
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Humanity's Ascent, in Three Dimensions
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Outdoor Art Across the City: 4 Things New Under the Sun
Artworks to see without going to a museum: A Trojan horse look-alike in Madison Square Park, a wall in Queens and tiny buildings on old Army bases....
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The artist colony in Saratoga Springs is honoring the sculptor, whose latest work will debut in Madison Square Park in May....
April 4, 2016, Monday
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Just three days after the Volvo Group launched Transporters, the new game is topping the list of the most frequently downloaded free apps in the App Store. "It's wonderful that so many people have downloaded the game. This gives us new opportunities to show how the Volvo Group contributes to society," says Mårten Wikforss, Executive Vice President Corporate Communications at the Volvo Group.
In just 72 hours the Volvo Group's digital game, Transporters, has become the App Store's most frequently downloaded free app for smartphones and tablets. The game is part of a global campaign to launch Volvo Groups news site Global News for a broader audience. In Transporters you get behind the wheel of one of the Group's wide range of vehicles and carry out a number of assignments. By picking up objects and avoiding obstacles in a variety of environments, you take part in a virtual journey through the everyday operating world of the Volvo Group.
"We are constantly on the lookout for new ways of communicating, and with Transporters we wanted to show in an enjoyable way how our products impact everyday life," says Mårten Wikforss.
"No matter whether we are talking about carrying food, transporting people, delivering goods or constructing roads and houses, Volvo Group vehicles provide vital assistance in the everyday functions of the societies in which we live – seven days a week."
You can play Transporters on www.volvogroup.com/transporters and read more about the Volvo Group and its role in society on www.volvogroup.com/globalnews.
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He was one of the highest paid teen actors on television but Angus T. Jones would rather preach than collect a six-million-dollar salary from "Two and a Half Men."
In a new interview, the 20-year-old bearded Seventh Day Adventist explained his issues with his character on the hit CBS sitcom.
More changes are on the way to the cast of "Two and a Half Men" as Angus T. Jones has reportedly left the CBS comedy for good, and a female cast member has been added.
According to a report on Wednesday (May 29) by E! News, the 19-year-old actor, who played Jon Cryer's son, will not be making any appearances on the new season as previously thought.
It seems a major line-up change did little to deter fans, as "Two and a Half Men" will return for an 11th season on CBS.
Though Charlie Sheen left in 2011, the show continued on with Ashton Kutcher taking his place. This season brings another shuffle as Angus T. Jones will not appear as a regular cast member.
It looks as though the CBS is ready for another season of "Two and a Half men," but the bigger question is will Angus T. Jones return to the often-controversial comedy.
The show, which would be returning for its eleventh season, came under fire by the young star, who called it "filth" and said he would not want to remain on it.
The fallout is still lingering from Angus T. Jones' negative commentary regarding "Two and a Half Men" in a religious video last month. And now CBS honcho Les Moonves has offered his own take on it all.
The President/CEO of the network noted that while nothing is for sure, things may be changing with regard to Jones' relationship to the show.
It has been an interesting week for "Two and a Half Men" fans, as the "half" man Angus T. Jones has been busy making quite a mess for himself.
The 19-year-old Jake Harper actor publicly called the show "filth" and urged viewers to stop watching it in a religious video, and now it seems he may not return after the current season wraps up.
He has a dream job as one of the stars on "Two and a Half Men," but Angus T. Jones is actually disgusted with his hit gig.
The 19-year-old Texas native recently appeared in a Forerunner Chronicles Christian Testimonial video slamming the show and its effects on viewers.


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The complexity of technology and how society chooses to address the newer, faster and more convenient ways of using and sharing information, along with the misconceptions of using copyrighted materials in teaching and learning make it challenging to understand the application of copyright principles. Georgia K. Harper in the University of Texas Copyright Crash Course says, "Copyright enables us and it throws stumbling blocks in our paths. If you take the time to learn a little bit about it, you can exploit its benefits and avoid its pitfalls."
To assist with copyright issues, BYU-Idaho provides an Intellectual Property Rights Specialist to inform and educate the university community about the application of copyright principles and offer help and guidance to the faculty and students in resolving copyright questions. This website is intended to provide information about campus policy as well as provide resources that hopefully will reduce your doubts, fear and indecision in using copyrighted materials in the pursuit and delivery of education.
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Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye is the 28th Chief Justice of the State of California. She was sworn into office on January 3, 2011, and is the first Asian-Filipina American and the second woman to serve as the state's chief justice.
Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye was nominated to office in July 2010, unanimously confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments in August 2010, and
overwhelmingly approved by voters in the November 2010 general election. At the time she was nominated as Chief Justice, she had served more than 20 years on California trial and appellate courts, including 6 years on the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, in Sacramento.
Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger nominated her as Chief Justice on July 22, 2010, and the California State Bar Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission rated her as exceptionally well qualified for the position. At a public hearing on August 25, 2010, she was unanimously confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments, and in a general election on November 2, 2010, an overwhelming majority of voters elected her to that position. As Chief Justice she also chairs the Judicial Council of California, the administrative policymaking body of state courts, and the Commission on Judicial Appointments.
Before her elevation to the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye served for more than 20 years on California appellate and trial courts. In 1990, Governor George Deukmejian appointed her to the Sacramento Municipal Court and in 1997; Governor Pete Wilson elevated her to the Superior Court of Sacramento County, where she presided over both criminal and civil cases. In 1997, she established and presided over the first court in Sacramento dedicated solely to domestic violence issues. In addition, then-Judge Cantil-Sakauye chaired the court's criminal law committee and was a member of the presiding judge's task force on domestic violence and the Home Court committee. In 2005, Governor Schwarzenegger nominated her to the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District.
Chief Justice Ronald M. George appointed her to the Judicial Council of California in September 2008. She has also served as chair of the council's Advisory Committee on Financial Accountability and Efficiency for the Judicial Branch, a member of the Domestic Violence Practice and Procedure Task Force and chaired its Best Practices Domestic Violence subcommittee, vice-chair of the Executive and Planning Committee, vice-chair of the Rules and Projects Committee, co-chair of the Judicial Recruitment and Retention Working Group, and as a member of the Commission for Impartial Courts Implementation Committee.
The Chief Justice was a Special Master, selected by the Supreme Court of California to hear disciplinary proceedings before the Commission on Judicial Performance. She was president of the Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court, an organization dedicated to promoting civility, ethics, and professionalism in the practice of law. And was a member of the national Conference of Chief Justices Board of Directors.
A Sacramento native, Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye attended C. K. McClatchy High School and Sacramento City College, before graduating with honors from the University of California, Davis. After taking a year off to visit her ancestral homeland, the Philippines, the Chief Justice began law school, receiving her JD from the UC Davis, Martin Luther King, Jr., School of Law. She worked as a deputy district attorney for the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office, and then served on the senior staff of Governor Deukmejian, first as deputy legal affairs secretary and later as a deputy legislative secretary.
Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye is a former board member of several nonprofit organizations and has been active in numerous professional community organizations, including membership in the California Judges Association, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and the Sacramento Asian Bar Association, and received the Filipina of the Year Award. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the Conference of Chief Justices, The American Law Institute, the Board of Visitors for UC Davis, an Advisory Board member of the Sacramento Federal Judicial Library and Learning Center Foundation, an honorary member of the Foundation for Democracy and Justice, a private nonprofit organization devoted to civics education. She is married to Mark Sakauye, a retired police lieutenant. They have two daughters.
When Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye took office in 2011, the state was deep into a fiscal crisis that arose out of the Great Recession of 2008. The judicial branch was absorbing the single largest budget cut in its history. In her first year, the Chief Justice traveled 30,000 miles meeting with community and business groups, students, elected representatives, judges, and attorneys. The meetings resulted in the Open Courts Coalition, in which the judicial branch works with bar associations, consumer and defense attorneys, prosecutors, criminal defense attorneys, large and small law firms, and legal services organizations, to advocate on behalf of the public who rely on the courts.
Within a few months of taking office, the Chief Justice surveyed all justices and judges within the judicial branch to ask how the Judicial Council staff agency could be more efficient. She then appointed judges and government experts--the Strategic Evaluation Committee--to thoroughly evaluate the Judicial Council staff agency. More than a year later, the committee reported to the Judicial Council, which accepted the recommendations and made them directives. In the meantime, the Judicial Council staff has been reduced by 30 percent.
To oversee the vast court facilities program, the Chief Justice also appointed an oversight committee that includes a cost reduction subcommittee. In another push for efficiency, the Chief Justice supported, and the Judicial Council adopted, a plan by one of the council's advisory committees to revamp the funding allocation methodology for trial courts. The move will result in more equitable funding for the trial courts.
In 2013 Chief Justice introduced her Vision for Access 3D—calling for access to justice to be physical, remote, and equal. The Chief Justice then appointed a working group to develop a plan to provide a consistent statewide approach to ensure language access for all limited English proficient court users in California. The Judicial Council adopted the language access plan in January 2015. The Chief Justice appointed Supreme Court Associate Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar to chair the Language Access Implementation Task Force. In 2014, the Chief Justice created the Futures Commission, chaired by Associate Supreme Court Associate Justice Carol A. Corrigan, to take a fresh look at the state's legal infrastructure and to recommend ways to deliver justice and court services more efficiently without compromising fairness or due process.
As chair of the Judicial Council, the Chief Justice has made the business of judicial administration more transparent. She opened to the public previously closed council meetings and invited public comment at the meetings. The council then adopted rules that opened up to the public its advisory committee meetings, making California one of the most transparent state judicial branches in the country. The council also initiated a liaison program, in which council members are assigned specific trial courts to visit and report back to the council. Those reports are posted online. As part of its oversight role, the council trimmed the number of its advisory committees and required the committees to submit annual agendas for approval to the council. The council also discontinued the development of a costly case management system that had been in development for almost 10 years. A task force authorized by the Chief Justice in 2013 helped the council's Technology Committee finalize a new technology strategic plan that included widespread participation by the trial courts, as well as input from the Legislature, executive branch, and the public. The council approved the plan in 2014.
In another major initiative, the Chief Justice has taken a leadership role in promoting civic awareness and engagement in California. She launched the Power of Democracy initiative to promote civics literacy in California's schools. The committee overseeing the initiative includes representatives from all three levels of the California courts, the State Bar, and local bar associations, as well as local and state education organizations. The project included the California Task Force on K-12 Civic Learning, which was appointed by the Chief Justice and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson. The task force's final report is a blueprint to guide future policy discussions and possible legislation to improve K-12 civic learning in California. In addition, the Chief Justice, in collaboration with the State Superintendent of Public Instruction annually presents the Civic Learning Award to those schools that serve as models in promoting civics education. In April 2015, the Chief Justice was honored by the Pat Brown Institute of Public Affairs for bringing public attention to the crisis in civic education in the public schools.
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Training is an essential part of every safety program. Crew training provides an opportunity to focus on workplace hazards, operations, procedures, tools, equipment, and employees' attitudes. There are two basic types of safety training: formal and what we call "tailgate" meetings.
Formal safety meetings are scheduled in advance, and workers are informed of the topics or issues to be addressed. The objectives are to provide both knowledge of and motivation for working safely.
Informal or "tailgate" meetings are brief on-the-job training sessions, usually involving a single worksite or crew. These meetings are typically only 10 or 15 minutes long and focus on a single topic. For example, workers might discuss a new tool and possible causes for a recent accident or near-miss situation.
The training format should be chosen on the basis of the topic and objectives of the training. While lecturing workers may be the least expensive and most commonly used training method, workers pay less attention to information given in a lecture than they do to hands-on learning experiences. Other good methods for providing training include videos and DVD, case studies, and live demonstrations. Regardless of which method you choose, be sure to follow up on the presentation with discussion, questions, or a quiz to ensure that workers understand the topic.
Trainers often incorporate several training methods in their programs to increase interest and accommodate the different learning styles of all the workers. For example, a meeting might include a combination of lecture, a videotape, and hands-on demonstration of a tool or piece of equipment.
The length of the meeting is determined by the topic, but it is best to keep it short and simple. Having brief safety meetings of 10 to 20 minutes once a week over the course of a month is usually more effective than a single two-hour training session once a month.
During these meetings, whether they are formal or informal, address the real problems and safety issues found on the job. Discuss work practices, machinery, tools, equipment, materials, attitudes, or anything else that may cause or contribute to an injury, accident, or near- miss. Keep the topic relevant. Talk about equipment that is actually being used or tasks that are upcoming and present safety concerns.
Choose topics that you think need safety review. If you notice that spills are not being cleaned up promptly and that slips and falls have occurred, discuss that topic. If there has been an accident or a near-miss using a tool, dissect that incident. Encourage workers to participate in the training, by having them suggest topics or asking them to pick videotapes. Workers often know best what and where the dangers on each jobsite really are.
Trainers should gather information on the topic several days in advance and select topics that hit close to home and are meaningful to the workers. Taking these steps should insure that your training sessions are successful.
Peter Kuchinsky is a safety writer and the owner of CBA Construction Safety Check in Vista, CA.


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This is the 3' Santa that comes to life with movement and music when activated by nearby motion. Ideal for a foyer, entryway, or as a companion to the tree, Santa senses holiday revelry from up to 4' away. Outfitted in a fur-trimmed polyester plaid coat and cap, Santa's left hand gently swings an unlit oil lantern back and forth while his right hand releases and hugs to his chest a green bag overflowing with ribbon-bound presents. His bespectacled, cheerful face, benevolent blue eyes, and jolly, generous smile burst forth from his prodigious mustache and beard as he lolls his head in a welcoming circular motion. A concealed speaker plays a loop of eight classic Christmas songs, including Jingle Bells, Joy To The World, and The First Noel. Can be set to activate without playing music. Plugs into AC. 36" H x 18" W x 14" D. (8 1/4 lbs.)
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I love Christmas, both the spiritual and the commercial décor. I collect Santa's and this one plays 12 Christmas Carols and is animated. What fun! I purchased 3, one for me, one for a charity Christmas event and one for a gift. My good fortune, they were on sale. Clothing and outfit was a bit thinner in quality, but still nice. I imagine that may be why Santa was on sale. Love it.
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I love this item, but really wish there was a way to lower the volume of the music. It is very loud! We just keep the music in the off position, but enjoy the movement. A very cute item.
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The Santa was a gift for my daughter. She loves it. Staff was helpful and friendly and knowledgeable. Delivery was prompt and received in good condition.
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Opening statements are scheduled Wednesday for the Moreno Valley School Board Member suspected of rape, pimping and pandering.
Mike Luis Rios, 42, of Moreno Valley has been charged with 35 felonies involving six victims - two who are underaged girls, according to a news release from the Riverside County District Attorney's office.
In addition to rape, pimping and pandering, Rios is charged with filing false insurance claims.
Officials allege that Rios used a variety of means to persuade four women and two girls to work as prostitutes for him, according to the news release.
"He told at least one woman that he was a member of the Moreno Valley school board and asked her if she needed a job. Another woman answered an Internet advertisement for a job," according to the news release. "Rios offered one of the juvenile girls the use of his Hummer vehicle if she would work for him. He met the other juvenile through an Internet ad she had placed for prostitution and Rios offered her the use of his vehicle and his house if she would work for him."
The trial will be held at the Riverside Superior Courthouse.
Rios also has another case pending, in which he is charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and influencing testimony by bribe, according to the news release. The next scheduled hearing for that case is Feb. 8.


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You don't need stories or dialogue to make a movie. Sometimes you just need some really interesting images set to some really good music.
This point was proved for me almost a quarter-century ago, when I discovered Godfrey Reggio's Koyaanisqatsi (1983), a sort of 86-minute docu-poem that explores the relationship between nature, technology and human society. It quickly became one of my five favorite films of all time, and it made me an instant fan of composer Philip Glass; seven years ago, I even had the joy of attending a screening that was accompanied by Glass himself.


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About the Department
Welcome to the Department of Chemistry at Muskingum University. The instructional program is certified by the American Chemical Society Committee on Professional Training. The department offers the Bachelor's of Science Degree in chemistry. Starting in fall 2007, two new interdisciplinary tracks, pre-pharmacy and forensic chemistry, will be available within this Bachelors degree. The department also supports the Muskingum University interdisciplinary programs in molecular biology, environmental science, and neuroscience.
Use the links below and on the left hand side of this page to learn more about our department. Please contact the department chair if you have anyquestions or would like to arrange a tour of the department facilities.
The Chemistry Department Mission Statement
The chemistry department is committed to excellence in the education of students in the field of chemistry and providing them with an opportunity to gain an appreciation and enthusiasm for the field. This is accomplished by introducing them to the language and methods of chemistry, developing their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, exposing them to the appropriate lab experiences and chemical instrumentation and training them to appreciate and understand the connection between chemistry and real-world situations.
What can a Muskingum University education in chemistry do for you?
The Chemistry Department is housed on the third floor of the Boyd Science Center (pictured above).
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The Brave Cowboy
Reading Level: Ages 3+
Originally published in 1959, this small book is sure to warm your heart. Stark black and white illustrations of a young cowboy contrast wonderfully with red drawings of imaginary wild animals, Indians, and outlaws that our hero must face. Great for any imaginative reader.
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Apple's App Store Downloads Top 25 Billion
CUPERTINO, California—March 5, 2012—Apple today announced that more than 25 billion apps have been downloaded from its revolutionary App Store by the users of the more than 315 million iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices worldwide. The 25 billionth app downloaded, Where's My Water? Free, was downloaded by Chunli Fu of Qingdao, China. As the winner of the App Store Countdown to 25 Billion Apps, Chunli Fu will receive a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card.
"We'd like to thank our customers and developers for helping us achieve this historic milestone of 25 billion apps downloaded," said Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. "When we launched the App Store less than four years ago, we never imagined that mobile apps would become the phenomenon they have, or that developers would create such an incredible selection of apps for iOS users."
The revolutionary App Store offers more than 550,000 apps to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users in 123 countries around the world, with more than 170,000 native iPad apps available. App Store customers can choose from an incredible range of apps in 21 categories, including Newsstand, games, business, news, sports, health & fitness and travel. The App Store has paid out more than four billion dollars to developers.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.
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Pulp Fiction - Ezekiel
True Romance - Sicillian.
Good Fellas - Funny Guy
Scent of a Woman - In Defence of Charlie Simms.
Warriors - Can You Dig It.
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Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
Remarks by Secretary Eric K. Shinseki
Disabled American Veterans Mid-Winter Conference
Washington, DC
February 28, 2010
I am pleased to be with you this morning. Yesterday, I attended a memorial service for former Army Chief of Staff, General Fred Weyand, who died on 10 February. He commanded the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam, and I was one of his young pup lieutenants. He was on his third war, and I was just starting out in the profession of arms. Punchbowl National Cemetery, one of our beautiful VA national shrines, is his final resting place along with the boys of the 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service, whom he loved.
I appreciate this opportunity to update you on VA's accomplishments this past year. A lot has happened, a lot more is in motion since I first addressed this mid-winter conference a year ago, and more, understandably, remains to be done.
I mentioned then that we were crafting a first-ever 2010 budget and a 2011 advance appropriations request—something we needed to get right as a model for the future. Thanks to your legislative initiatives, we were given this unique opportunity to build a two-year budget. How many other departments get to do this? I mentioned that we were also implementing the new Post 9-11 G.I. Bill, working to increase Veterans access, reducing the claims backlog, and ending Veterans homelessness. These initiatives enabled delivery of President Obama's charge to transform VA into a 21st century organization. Well, 2009 was a good first year.
Let me begin with resources. In both 2008 and 2009, as you will recall, our budgets had been congressionally enhanced, so we wanted to build on them and get 2010 and 2011 funding properly arrayed for the long term. And as I have already mentioned, advance appropriations were part of your legislative initiative and ours, as well, to provide more stable funding for VA—and it has. As you now know, that work paid off. The President fully supported our budget request in 2010, by providing us with a 16.7% [enacted] total budget increase above the 2009 congressionally enhanced budget. That means that VA is executing a budget of $114 billion in 2010 and has requested a total 2011 budget of $125 billion—$60.3 billion in discretionary resources and $64.7 billion in mandatory funding. Our discretionary budget request for 2011 is an increase of 7.6%. These increases amount to a two-year, discretionary funding increase of almost 20% [19.7%] above the 2009 budget. The President's support for Veterans is clear and unwavering.
These two budgets, 2010 and 2011, enable us to begin addressing our three key priorities: increase Veteran access, reduce the backlog, and end Veterans' homelessness in the next five years.
Now, I didn't get as much done on reducing the backlog in 2009, as I had hoped, primarily because implementing the Post 9-11 G.I. Bill was an important, no-fail priority. From a standing start last August, we finished the fall semester with 173,000 Veterans in school at 6,500 colleges and universities across the U.S., being paid by VA.
As most know, we got off to a rocky start, lacking any automated tools to expedite processing, but we learned as we went and put in place the necessary adjustments for this spring semester. As a result, on 1 February 2010, checks began flowing to 170,000 of the 180,000 Veterans currently enrolled in school. Processing roughly 7,000 enrollment certificates a day enables us to control this gap. We are on a good glide path with the Post 9-11 G.I. Bill, and we expect to be fully automated by the end of this year.
I remind you—the 180,000 students who are in school under the 9-11 G.I. Bill are only part of the 565,000 Veterans being educated across our several education programs. This is a tremendous opportunity for Veterans and an even greater investment in the future of our country.
Access: We are expanding access to VA care and services through the activations of new or improved facilities, by expanding eligibility to more Priority Group 8 Veterans, by making greater investments in telehealth, and by opening new cemeteries.
This time last year, we had 768 CBOC's—Community-Based Outpatient Clinics; 232 Vetcenters, 50 mobile Vetcenters and 7 mobile outpatient clinics; and 128 national cemeteries. In the past 12 months, we have opened 20 new CBOC's, 36 additional Vetcenters, purchased 2 more mobile outpatient clinics, and opened 3 new cemeteries. And we're not done yet—between now and the end of FY 2010, we will add over 70 more CBOC's and 31 more Vetcenters.
Additionally, over the past year, 40,000 chronically ill Veterans who qualify for remote monitoring have been provided telehealth connectivity so that they don't have to travel to our hospitals or clinics to have their conditions checked. Through the power of technology, they can be monitored in their own homes from a distant station—better monitoring 24 hours a day without exposure to the kinds risks one encounters in hospital emergency rooms. This is part of what we mean about increasing access to VA care and services. We are investing $121 million in teleheath this year to move VA to the head of the line in 21st century health-care delivery.
Homelessness: In January 2009, we estimated that 131,000 Veterans were sleeping on the streets of this powerful and wealthy country—substantially fewer are homeless today. I have pledged that we are going to end Veteran homelessness over the next five years.
Our current estimate for 2010 is that 107,000 Veterans remain homeless—an 18% decrease from last year. While that is a good start, we need a full-court press to keep driving those numbers down. It's not merely about providing beds for 131,000 homeless Veterans. It's also about treating them for PTSD, TBI, depression, substance abuse, suicide ideation—and about education and jobs, and the dignity of being thought capable of caring for one's self. So that's where we're headed in ending Veteran homelessness, and we welcome your collaboration and support in eliminating it.
The Backlog: As I mentioned, this is one area in which we did not progress as I would have wanted. Getting the new Post 9-11 G.I. Bill education program up and functioning caused some distraction, but not enough to use as an excuse. That's not to say that we did not work claims hard. Last year we completed 974,000 claims, but then received nearly 1 million new ones in return. Some see that as a problem. I don't—I see outreach to Veterans working. As I've mentioned before, there are 23 million Veterans in this country. Only 8.1 million of them are enrolled in VA for health care. We will continue to outreach to Veterans wherever they live.
2010 is my year to focus on the backlog, as I did on the Post 9-11 G.I. Bill last year—to find and break longstanding obstacles to faster and better processing, and higher quality outcomes. As a first step, over the past year, we put four pilots into motion: Pittsburgh, where we are designing how to build the best claim possible for each Veteran. Here the claim is our claim, and the Veteran is our client. Like building a legal brief, how do we make each claim the best and strongest argument to win the case for the Veteran? Advocacy is the bottom line.
Pilot #2 is in Little Rock, Arkansas. Business process re-engineering—when that "best possible claim" arrives for adjudication, who touches it first, how many others have to touch it, and what are the organizational and spatial relationships that make this a most efficient process?
Pilot #3, Providence, Rhode Island. What automated tools are needed to increase speed, accuracy, efficiency, and security? The goals are no lost claims, and highest accuracy in claims processing. We didn't want to automate bad processes and just get lousy decisions faster, so we broke the complex, convoluted claims process down into its component pieces to improve each part before putting them back together again.
And finally, pilot #4 pulls together all these efforts to create the virtual regional office of the future. We're conducting this pilot in cooperation with the Social Security Administration in Baltimore. Our intent is to replace the systems in use at our 57 existing RO's and eliminate the entire claims backlog by 2015.
Why 2015? Why so long, if you are working this as a priority? Because in October of last year, we made an Agent Orange decision that affects Vietnam Veterans, who have been dealing with the toxic effects of Agent Orange for the past 40 years. It was the right decision. Logically, the overall number of claims is expected to grow, as will the backlog and processing times due to these new Agent Orange claims. But with these four pilots and the 27% increase we have provided to VBA's budget in 2011, I expect that over the next several years, we will shape and control that growth in claims—so that by 2015, we will be well on our way to eliminating the backlog entirely.
Our long-term solution to claims processing is to operationalize the concept of "seamless transition" between DoD and VA as military Servicemembers step out of their uniforms and enroll with VA. "Seamless transition" is our joint DoD-VA concept of universal registration, where Servicemembers' personnel and medical records are duplicated in VA, even as those service records are being populated, while they still serve in uniform. That way, there is no air gap in the transfer of those records when the uniforms come off at the end of their military service.
To enable this kind of seamlessness, a new information system called V-LER, the Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record, is being developed by both VA and DoD. President Obama mandated the development of V-LER last April 2009, as the future transformational record for all Servicemembers and Veterans. When fielded, V-LER will track each member of our military forces—active and reserve component—from the day they first put on the uniform until the day they are laid to rest. This will transform our benefits administration—faster processing, better decisions, fewer errors, no lost records.
We must and will transform VA into the high-performing, well-disciplined, transparent, and accountable organization we know it's capable of being. 300,000 good people come to work everyday to serve Veterans. We must focus all of their efforts on providing Veterans the highest quality and safety in benefits and services.
The reason for this transformational focus at VA is, in part, to harmonize two very distinct images of the men and women who have worn our nation's military uniforms—two incongruent images, I might add, which are troubling.
The first image is this—and it is one most familiar to everyone in this audience: Each year, something around 60% of high-school graduates go on to colleges, universities, community colleges—some version of higher education. Of the remaining 40% or so, some undergo vocational training, and some immediately enter the workforce. Fewer others join the less than 1% of Americans who volunteer to serve in our Nation's armed forces. Most young people today have no memory of a draft Army.
After enlisting, they undergo weeks of rigorous physical training and mental preparation for a disciplined life of values, standards, and accountability. Following graduation from basic training, they join a wide variety of units—platoons, ships, squadrons, and detachments.
These young men and women come from every racial, ethnic, religious, and socio-economic background in the country, representing every geographic region of it, as well. When they reach their first units, they quickly become valued and trusted members of high-performing teams—maybe the highest performing teams they will ever be a part of in their lives—tough, motivated, extremely dedicated. With excellent leadership, they go forward, each and every day, to perform the complex, the difficult, and the dangerous missions. On some days, they are asked to do the impossible.
Think of what they've been asked to do, and what they've accomplished, with unwavering commitment and without complaint, these last eight years in Iraq and Afghanistan. They are, as a group, simply outstanding young people who routinely make the impossible possible. This is not the story of every Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine, and Coastguardsman, but it is their collective legacy. It is their narrative of success.
But there is a second image—Veterans suffer disproportionately from homelessness, depression, substance abuse, and suicides, and they are well up there in joblessness, as well. 107,000 of them sleep on the streets of our nation today. Another 40,000 Veterans are released from prison each year.
What's wrong with these disparate images? To be sure, there are fewer in the second image than the first, but the same youngsters populate image #1 and image #2. What happened? What did we do or fail to do? Why couldn't we continue the successes so many of our Veterans achieved while in service? How do we keep them from entering that downward spiral of joblessness, depression, and substance abuse that often leads to homelessness and, sometimes, to suicide? It's not about them; it's about us.
At VA, our goal is to never allow those in image #1 to become part of image #2, and to return those in image #2 to lives as productive as possible. Our five-year plan is aggressive—but achievable. Can we do it alone? No, we need your help.
You have a proud history of championing the well-being of men and women who have selflessly served our nation in uniform. Like Soldiers who promise never to leave a fallen comrade, DAV never leaves a disabled Veteran, or a disabled Veteran's family, in need, especially now when times are as tough economically as they are.
The energy and commitment you applied to passing advance appropriations into law is reflected in every other DAV initiative. From your national transportation network; to the work of your NSO's and TSO's; to your sponsorship of the Winter Sports Clinic; and your countless hours of volunteer service, DAV has, for 90 years, been doing the heavy lifting in legislative and community action, helping to care for America's most deserving Veterans. We need your continued partnership in the things that you do well.
Thank you for the good work you do each and every day for Veterans in your communities—and in your national-level initiatives.
God bless our men and women in uniform, God bless our Veterans, and may God continue to bless this wonderful country of ours. Thank you.


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This is actually was an easy fix for me. I first had a BT on a CD, then I used WinISO to extract the 'boot' and 'BT' folders to my USB stick after it was formatted. Then I booted up BT from the CD on my computer, then plugged in the USB stick with the two folders.
After that I just opened the Konsole and opened up an explorer to find the the 'bootinstall.sh'. I just dragged and dropped it into Konsole, pressed Enter and I was done.
Take out the CD, and boot from the STICK.
Hope that helps!
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Cynthia Van Wingerden, PhD, RN
Licensed Pastoral Counselor, Certified Life Coach
Life in Abundance, Simpsonville, South Carolina 29681
Anger interferes with our ability to have healthy loving relationships. Anger can also interfere with our ability to work in a professional setting, or even to simply enjoy everyday life. Anger can cause us to hurt the very people we care most for. We work together on anger management skills We will work together to begin to learn to identify triggers and to implement a variety of tools to change reactive behaviors (CBT) to healthy communication and interaction .


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Pulmonary function testsPFTs; Spirometry; Spirogram; Lung function tests
Pulmonary function tests are a group of tests that measure how well the lungs take in and release air and how well they move gases such as oxygen from the atmosphere into the body's circulation.
How the Test is Performed
Spirometry measures airflow. By measuring how much air you exhale, and how quickly, spirometry can evaluate a broad range of lung diseases. In a spirometry test, while you are sitting, you breathe into a mouthpiece that is connected to an instrument called a spirometer. The spirometer records the amount and the rate of air that you breathe in and out over a period of time.
For some of the test measurements, you can breathe normally and quietly. Other tests require forced inhalation or exhalation after a deep breath. Sometimes you will be asked to inhale the substance or a medicine to see how it changes your test results.
Lung volume measurement can be done in two ways:
- The most accurate way is to sit in a sealed, clear box that looks like a telephone booth (body plethysmograph) while breathing in and out into a mouthpiece. Changes in pressure inside the box help determine the lung volume.
- Lung volume can also be measured when you breathe nitrogen or helium gas through a tube for a certain period of time. The concentration of the gas in a chamber attached to the tube is measured to estimate the lung volume.
To measure diffusion capacity, you breathe a harmless gas, called a tracer gas,for a very short time, often for only one breath. The concentration of the gas in the air you breathe out is measured. The difference in the amount of gas inhaled and exhaled measures how effectively gas travels from the lungs into the blood. This test allows the doctor to estimate how well the lungs move oxygen from the air into the bloodstream.
How to Prepare for the Test
Do not eat a heavy meal before the test. Do not smoke for 4 - 6 hours before the test. You'll get specific instructions if you need to stop using bronchodilators or inhaler medications. You may have to breathe in medication before or duringthe test.
How the Test Will Feel
Since the test involves some forced breathing and rapid breathing, you may have some temporary shortness of breath or lightheadedness. You breathe through a tight-fitting mouthpiece, and you'll have nose clips.
Why the Test is Performed
Pulmonary function tests are done to:
- Diagnose certain types of lung disease (such as asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema)
- Find the cause of shortness of breath
- Measure whether exposure to chemicals at work affects lung function
- Check lung function before someone has surgery
It also can be done to:
- Assess the effect of medication
- Measure progress in disease treatment
Normal Results
Normal values are based upon your age, height, ethnicity, and sex. Normal results are expressed as a percentage. A value is usually considered abnormal if it is less than 80% of your predicted value.
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
Different measurements that may be found on your report after spirometry include:
- Expiratory reserve volume (ERV)
- Forced vital capacity (FVC)
- Forced expiratory volume (FEV)
- Forced expiratory flow 25% to 75%
- Functional residual capacity (FRC)
- Maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV)
- Residual volume (RV)
- Peak expiratory flow (PEF).
- Slow vital capacity (SVC)
- Total lung capacity (TLC)
What Abnormal Results Mean
Abnormal results usually mean that you may have some chest or lung disease.
Some lung diseases (such as emphysema, asthma, chronic bronchitis, and infections) can make the lungs contain too much air andtake longer to empty. These lung diseases are called obstructive lung disorders.
Other lung diseases make the lungs scarred and smaller so that they contain too little air and are poor at transferring oxygen into the blood. Examples of these types of illnesses include:
- Extreme overweight
- Fibrosis of the lungs
- Lung cancer
- Sarcoidosis and scleroderma
The risk is minimal for most people. There is a small risk of collapsed lung in people with a certain type of lung disease. The test should not be given to a person who has experienced a recent heart attack, or who has certain other types of heart disease.
Your cooperation while performing the test is crucial in order to get accurate results. A poor seal around the mouthpiece of the spirometer can give poor results that can't be interpreted. Do not smoke before the test.
Hegewald MJ, Crapo RO. Pulmonary function testing. In: Mason RJ, Broaddus VC, Martin TR, et al, eds. Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 24.
Reynolds HY. Respiratory structure and function: mechanisms and testing. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 85.
Review Date: 12/12/2011
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.


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There are several types of medications to help lower blood cholesterol levels, and they work in different ways. Some are better at lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol, some are good at lowering triglycerides, while others help raise HDL (good) cholesterol.
Whether or not you need a medication depends on how high your LDL levels are, your risk factors for heart disease (or whether you have it already), age, smoking habits, and other considerations. Unless you are at high risk, your doctor may try to control your cholesterol through diet, exercise, and weight loss first, and see if that brings your cholesterol down sufficiently so that medication is not needed. But, depending on your risks, your doctor may want you to start medication sooner. Risk factors include:
Other risk factors may include:
Following the latest guidelines, your doctor will start or consider medication when:
After the publication of official guidelines in 2001, major clinical studies have suggested that the LDL goal of less than 70 mg/dL is practical and should be extended to anyone with heart disease or diabetes. The goal of 100 mg/dL should likewise be extended to anyone with just two risk factors.
If your doctor has established that diet, exercise, and weight control are not sufficient and that medication is needed, it is possible that you will need to be on the medication for the rest of your life. That is because high cholesterol returns quickly once the effective therapies are taken away.
If you need medication, your physician will prescribe the one best suited to your condition. Remember to take your medication consistently.
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Drug Treatments: Bile Acid Resins
Drug Treatments: Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitors
Drug Treatments: Fibrates
Drug Treatments: Nicotinic Acid
Drug Treatments: Statins (most widely used)
In some cases, especially if your triglycerides are high or your HDL is low, your health care provider may prescribe more than one cholesterol-lowering drug. (For more information on combination drug therapy, click here.)