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|Distribution: openSUSE 11.4
|Version: 2.6.11
|Vendor: openSUSE
|Release: 12.3
|Build date: Wed Feb 23 05:43:27 2011
|Group: Productivity/Graphics/Bitmap Editors
|Build host: build03
|Size: 490652
|Source RPM: gimp-2.6.11-12.3.src.rpm
|Packager: http://bugs.opensuse.org
|Url: http://www.gimp.org/
|Summary: The GNU Image Manipulation Program - Libraries
The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a powerful image composition and editing program, which can be extremely useful for creating logos and other graphics for Web pages. The GIMP offers many of the tools and filters you would expect to find in similar commercial offerings and contains some interesting extras as well. The GIMP provides alarge image manipulation toolbox, including channel operations and layers, effects, subpixel imaging and antialiasing, and conversions- all including multilevel undo. The GIMP offers a scripting facility, but many of the included scripts rely on fonts that we cannot distribute. This package provides GIMP libraries.
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A: No. With joint legal custody both parents have the right to make decisions and either parent can make a decision alone. But to avoid having problems and ending up back in court, both parents should communicate with each other and cooperate in making decisions together.
A: No. If there is joint physical custody, usually the children spend a little more time with 1 parent than the other because it is too hard to split the time exactly in half. When 1 parent has the child more than half of the time, then that parent is sometimes called the "primary custodial parent."
A: We do not know how long young children can go without seeing either parent, how many transitions children can handle, or how long children should stay in each household. We do know that children can get attached to caregivers when they have good relationships that are consistent over time.
In many instances, it may make sense for infants and toddlers to be able to see each parent regularly, especially if a child is safe with either parent. Younger children's concept of time is different from that of older children, and they often need more consistency. It is generally a good idea to have a regular schedule and stick to it. Most children benefit from having a routine they can count on.
When you make a schedule, think about the quality of the relationships. Not just the relationship between the children and each parent, but also between the parents and between the children and any other caregivers.
A: It is hard when a child is not feeling well. If it is time for the child to go from 1 home to another, should the change be put off? Unfortunately, there are no easy answers to this question. Clearly, the age of the child and the seriousness of the illness need to be taken into account. Also, the distance between the 2 homes will be a major factor in decision making. Some parents use the standard that if the child is well enough to go to school, he or she is well enough to move from 1 home to another. However, deciding whether the child should go to school or not is often difficult, so that standard is not too helpful.
Here are some considerations:
If parenting time is missed due to sickness, the noncustodial parent probably may want to make the time up. Reasonable "illness contingencies" may be written into every parenting plan to provide guidance for these situations. When adding these contingencies to your parenting plan, you need to take into account that each parent's situation (travel, work schedules, etc.) is different.
A: If you do not respond, you should still show up at the court hearing. Or if there is a mediation scheduled before your court hearing, make sure you go to the mediation. If you go to the hearing without filing a response, you may be able to ask for more time to file a response and explain to the judge the reason why you were not able to file a response in time.
A: Court-ordered child custody mediation sessions can last for different amounts of time in each court. Some courts are only able to offer parents 1-hour appointments. Others can work with parents during 1 or more appointments that last 2 to 3 hours each. Because each court has different resources available to help parents, this is an important question to ask when you set up your mediation appointment.
If you want more time with a mediator, you can contact a mediator in the community who can spend more time. Private mediators often work with parents for 4 to 6 hours over the course of 1 or more appointments. Working with a private mediator will cost you money, but it can be a valuable way to resolve your differences and work out a parenting plan that will support your children and work well for your family's situation.
A: Court-ordered child custody mediation is generally for parents only. Two important exceptions to this basic rule are:
Also, in some cases, mediators may want to interview your children. Ask your mediator what they do in your court.
A: Mediation can still happen, and in some cases, the lawyer will participate with you and the mediator. You and your lawyer can talk with the mediator about this. But you and your lawyer need to decide if your lawyer will go to the mediation, and then be sure to tell the mediator and other parent whether the lawyer will be coming. Some courts may not allow your lawyer in the mediation, so ask your mediator about the rules in your court.
It could be very helpful to you to get legal advice before or after the mediation. It will help you understand your legal rights and responsibilities and develop options for reaching an agreement. So even if you are representing yourself in the court case, consider talking with a lawyer about the issues and the possible agreements you are reaching in mediation.
A: A written agreement signed by 2 or more parties becomes a binding, enforceable agreement. However, a court cannot enforce such an agreement until it has become an order of the court called a "judgment." A court may create a judgment by merging and incorporating the provisions of the agreement into the judgment. The judgment then replaces the agreement and can be enforced by the court if either side violates it.
A: First, if you have a complaint against a mediator or evaluator with Family Court Services, talk to the director of Family Court Services to find out how to make a complaint. Follow the procedures for filing a complaint in your court. If you are not happy with the result after you file the complaint, you can explain your complaint to the judge at the time of your hearing. Click to find the Family Court Services program in your court.
Many mediators are licensed professionals. If your complaint is about ethical conduct or licensing issues, or if you believe the court did not deal with your complaint appropriately, there are state licensing boards that address complaints about licensed professionals:
Board of Behavioral Sciences
Or, click for an online complaint form.
California Board of Psychology
Or, click for an online complaint form.
A: The law on these types of cases is very complicated and changing. You should talk to a lawyer if you want to move away with your children or if you are worried that the other parent will move away with your children. For help finding a lawyer.
Generally, a parent who has a permanent order for sole physical custody (also called "primary physical custody") can move away with the children, unless the other parent can show that the move would harm the children. But it is not always clear whether a custody order is permanent or temporary, so what the law requires may be different in your case. Talk to a lawyer to make sure you understand how the law applies to your specific circumstances.
If the parents have joint physical custody of the children and 1 parent does not want the children to move, the parent that wants to move with the children must show the court that the move is in the best interest of the children.
Keep in mind that, although the physical custody label ("joint" or "sole") you agree to in your parenting agreement is important, if there is a dispute, the court will usually look at the actual parenting schedule at the time of the move, rather than rely on the schedule the parents put in their parenting agreement.
If you are worried that the other parent may want to move away with your children, or if you think you may want to move away with the children, talk to a lawyer before you make a parenting plan to make sure your plan protects your rights as much as possible.
A: You can make a parenting plan that takes into consideration that your children are moving away and changes the visitation so that you can still have quality time with your children. Find more information about parenting plans.
Also, thanks to the Internet, there are other ways for you to stay connected to your children, not just e-mail. There is something called "virtual visitation" that helps you have "visits" with your children through web-based and camera-computer technology. Find more information on virtual visitation.
A: Usually, you need the other parent's permission to travel out of state with your children, especially if you want to leave the country or if, because of your traveling with your children, the other parent will miss his or her court-ordered visitation. If you cannot find the other parent, you will need to go to court and ask the judge for permission to let you leave without the other parent's permission. You will have to look for the other parent and tell the judge everything you tried to find him or her.
You should also closely look at your existing custody and visitation court order and make sure that there are no restrictions on you leaving the state or your country with the children. If there are limits on whether you can take your children outside of your country or state, you usually need a court order giving you special permission to travel.
If the judge gives you an order letting you travel, make sure you get it in writing. Also make sure the order has everything you need, including the dates of travel and any other information so that you can travel with your children safely. Carry a copy of the order on you everywhere you go when you travel. You may need to show it to the border patrol, airport staff, or any official that asks to see it.
A: If you and the other parent live in different states and you are trying to resolve custody issues, you should work with lawyers who have experience with these types of cases.
All states of the United States and the District of Columbia have adopted the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA). This law sets standards for when a court may make a custody decision and when a court must accept an existing decision from another state.
In general, a state may make a custody decision about a child if 1 of the following is true:
A custody decision can only be made in 1 state. Once the first state makes a custody decision, another state cannot make another "initial" decision or modify the existing order.
Having the same law in all states helps achieve consistency in the treatment of custody decisions. It also helps solve many of the problems created by kidnapping or disagreements over custody between parents living in different states.
A: If you and the other parent live in different countries and you are trying to resolve custody issues, you should work with lawyers who have experience with these types of cases.
A: The law on these types of cases is very complicated and changing. You should talk to a lawyer if you are worried that the other parent will move away with your children. For help finding a lawyer.
Generally, a parent who has a permanent order for sole physical custody (also called "primary physical custody") can move away with the children, unless the other parent can show that the move would harm the children. But it is not always clear whether a custody order is permanent or temporary, so what the law requires may be different in your case. Talk to a lawyer to make sure you understand how the law applies to your specific circumstances.
If the parents have joint physical custody of the children and 1 parent does not want the children to move, the parent that wants to move with the children must show the court that the move is in the best interest of the children.
Keep in mind that, although the physical custody label ("joint" or "sole") you agree to in your parenting agreement is important, if there is a dispute, the court will usually look at the actual parenting schedule at the time of the move, rather than rely on the schedule the parents put in their parenting agreement.
If you are worried that the other parent may want to move away with your children, talk to a lawyer before you make a parenting plan to make sure your plan protects your rights as much as possible.
A: The U.S. Department of State has a list of precautions that any parent should take if they are worried about the possibility of child abduction:
In addition, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, at telephone number 1-800-843-5678, suggests that you teach your children to use the telephone, memorize your home phone number, and practice making collect calls, and that you instruct them to call home immediately if anything unusual happens. Discuss possible plans of action with your children in the case of abduction.
Most important, if you feel your children are vulnerable to abduction, talk to a lawyer for legal advice. Do not just tell a friend or relative about your fears.
A: When a child who is a U.S. citizen is kidnapped and taken to another country, the State Department's Office of Children's Issues works with U.S. embassies and consulates throughout the world to help the child and the parent looking for the child. But even when a child is taken across international borders, child custody disputes are private legal matters between the parents, and the State Department has little or no power.
If your child is at risk of being abducted by the other parent, it is very important that you have a clear custody order that specifies what the other parent can and cannot do in terms of traveling with your child. But even if you have a court order, U.S. laws and court orders are not usually recognized in foreign countries and therefore are not directly enforceable abroad.
Fortunately, the Hague Convention, which has been signed by many countries, is an international treaty that applies to child abductions. The countries that are parties to the convention have agreed that, with a few exceptions, a child who is a resident in 1 country that is a party to the convention and who is removed to another country that is also a party to the convention against a custody and visitation order must be promptly returned to the country of residence. Click for information on which countries have signed this agreement.
The Hague Convention and cases of international abduction are very complicated. There is information online to help you, but if you can, talk to a lawyer who has a lot of experience with international abduction cases. Your local District Attorney's Office may also have a Child Abduction and Recovery Unit that can help you or give you resources in your area.
Here are some websites with very helpful and complete information on child abduction:
A: For most cases, yes. All court files, including any orders of the court, become public records, meaning they are not private. Any person can go to the clerk of the court and request to see any case file. There are 3 types of exceptions. One is when the type of case itself is confidential, like a juvenile case or an adoption. Those cases are confidential and the general public does not have access to them.
Another exception is the confidential portion of a family law file. That is where child custody evaluations and recommendations are kept and only certain people are allowed access (including parties and their lawyers).
The third exception is when the parties request (and the court grants) an order that a certain document or a file be sealed or remain confidential. Then, only the court, the parties, and the parties' lawyers may view that document. Requests for sealing may be made for documents or files that contain highly sensitive or financial information of the parties.
If you are not sure if your court case, documents, or file are confidential, ask the court clerk.
A: A child support order is separate from a child custody and visitation order. So you cannot refuse to let the other parent see the children just because he or she is not paying the child support he or she owes. And you cannot refuse to pay child support just because the other parent is not letting you see your children.
But child support and custody are related because the amount of time each parent spends with the children will affect the amount of child support. Click for more information about child support.
A: You can find information on the Internet and through some community organizations on issues specific to children of gay and lesbian couples.
Here are some resources:
A: If you need access to more affordable health insurance for your child or children, contact Covered California. Covered California can help reduce the cost you pay towards high quality affordable health care for yourself and members of your family. For more information visit www.coveredca.com or call 1-800-300-1506.


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Jason Witten is signed through 2017, but he also turns 31 in May, so the Cowboys used a second-round pick on San Diego State tight end Gavin Escobar on Friday. They then focused their attention to the available wide receivers in the third round and selected Baylor's Terrance Williams .
Fantasy Analysis:
Escobar should be thought of much like Martellus Bennett during his days in Dallas. He could be an elite pass-catching tight end, but as long as Witten is around, his fantasy value will remain very limited. Escobar nothing more than a deep stash in dynasty leagues right now.
Williams is a big-play threat, as evidenced by his 18.9 yards per catch average last season. Given the fragile state of Miles Austin 's hamstrings and the lack of really strong options behind him, Williams is one injury away from having significant fantasy value in all leagues this season. He should be able to surpass Dwayne Harris and take over as Dallas' No. 3 WR before long.


text: I have seen some different projects in the past about taking different signal strengths from different locations and triangulating a more precise location for AP's and showing a graphical area for the signal for the old kismet but nothing on newcore as of yet was just wondering if anyone's seen anything. And great guide by the way it really helped i had tried to figure this out before but I'm sure I missed something somewhere. Maybe this does triangulation to some degree too i haven't tested it in an area where i got to many hits from different locations yet(the time i did I had logging off for pre drive testing and forgot to enable it again, grrr).


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PHILADELPHIA - The Ivy League is recognizing Black History Month by focusing on the 2013 theme of "At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality." With that in mind, the League will be profiling 16 current student-athletes from the eight institutions - a man and a woman from each school - on IvyLeagueSports.com throughout the month of February. The series continues today with Penn Football senior captain Brandon Copeland.
Copeland was the first solo captain of the Penn Football team since 1997. HE was a three-time Ivy League champion (2009, 2010, 2012) and three-time first-team All-Ivy (2010-12) recipient. He played in the final 39 games of his career, including 30-straight starts in his last three seasons. He finished his career with 160 tackles, 26.5 tackles for loss, 11.0 sacks, four pass breakups, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, a blocked kick, an interception, a touchdown and a safety.
The full article is available here as he reflects on her past experiences and discusses both his current and future role as a leader in the African-American community.


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Mother 2 Mother Breastfeeding Support Group - Rockland County Department of Health WIC Office
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Spring Valley, NY 10977
Description: The Rockland County Department of Health invites new mothers and mothers-to-be to attend this monthly support group that offers help and information. The program is led by a certified lactation consultant who can help women with their questions and concerns. Babies and toddlers are welcome. The group is available in Spanish at 1:45pm.


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Commissioners' Manual | General Info | Applications | Roster | Vacancies | Training Workshop
***Manual Updated January 2012 - New Version Linked Below***
The Commissioners' Manual is an invaluable resource for the citizens that are appointed the serve on the city's advisory boards and commissions. The Manual covers eligibility, meeting procedures, conflict of interest, making recommendations, parliamentary procedure and many other essential topics.
The Commissioners' Manual is adopted by resolution by the City Council as the official policies and procedures governing eligibility, service, and conduct on city boards and commissions. The City Council adopted the most recent edition of the Manual on January 17, 2012 pursuant to Resolution No. 65,570-N.S.
Each Commissioner is provided with a Manual at the time of his or her appointment. The Manual is also available here on the City Clerk's web site for reference.
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It's an interesting phenomenon we're starting to see in a lot of tech and creative circles: what can you build in a weekend?
Charity event 24theWeb creates websites for charities who can't afford them in 24 hours.
StartupWeekend gets developers and designers together for a weekend to share ideas, build technology and launch start-ups.
Ireland's 24 Hour Universal Design Challenge creates inclusive design solutions to produce usable environments, buildings and products.
And now in magazines as well, we're seeing some really fascinating experiments in "what can we publish, given a finite amount of time?"
Longshot has now created two issues of its 48-hour magazine. The second issue, published in July 2011 was created between noon July 29th, 2011 and noon July 31st, 2011. Its theme was "Debt", and you can read a web version here: http://two.longshotmag.com/ or order from MagCloud if you want a print copy.
The Atlantic has a great article about the methods and tools Longshot used to create their magazine so fast: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/07/the-almost-free-toolkit-we-use-to-make-longshot-magazine/242750/. In the article, Alexis Madrigal (who is both a founder of Longshot & a senior editor at The Atlantic) describes how they worked with thousands of people around the world who contributed content and managed things with free tools like Google Docs and Google Forms, raised money via Kickstarter, and posted updates to fans via Twitter, Tumblr and Google+.
Combining content from thousands of contributors, paring it down to the best of the best, editing and laying it out is no small feat. Doing it in a weekend is quite impressive. Unless you want to do it in a day…
If 48 hours just seems a little too laid back for you, 24HourMagazine was conceptualized, produced and printed all in a single day with the motto, "1 day. 1 magazine. Start to finish. Scratch to print."
Founders Tuffer Harris and Sam Mulkay, along with volunteers, created 24HourMagazine in a 24 hour period including topics on fashion, design, music, and lifestyle. The endeavour resulted in a 47-page magazine with no advertisements using a system called Issuu. During the short project, they allowed viewers to check in on progress via photo and video feeds as well as blog and Twitter updates.
Unfortunately it looks like the website is no longer active. However, Cool Hunting has some screen shots of what the completed magazine looked like, and it's quite beautiful indeed: http://www.coolhunting.com/culture/24-hour-magazin.php.
"Okay," you're thinking. "Now this is just getting ridiculous." Fear not: 16HOURS is not what you might expect given the above magazines. 16 Hours, as the website states, "is the time difference between Calgary, Canada and Sydney, Australia", which is where the two designing founders of the magazine live.
16HOURS currently has three issues available, and their website mentions that they'll be open to accept Instagram submissions for their next issue starting February 16th. So it seems the next issue could be just around the corner. Follow them on Twitter to stay up-to-date.
Like Longshot, you can purchase 16HOURS print or digital editions on the MagCloud site. Issues include content from artists all over the world and based on the previews on the site and on MagCloud, they are beautifully designed.
We often argue that we need more time, that we don't have enough time, that our work would have been better if we had more time. But there is a need for deadlines, and restrictions have their place. Having unlimited resources, budget, and time may sound like a dream project, but with no goal post it can be tough to focus. Constraints force us to focus on the goal. The tougher the restrictions, the more creative we have to be.
Here's an exercise to demonstrate the power of constraints:
- Pick one task you need to do this week: a blog post, a chapter of a book, something you're cooking, some photos you have to edit, something that requires more creativity or thought than "dropping off the recycling" or "buying groceries." (On the other hand, if you needed to save time, you could try ordering groceries online instead and see how it works out for you!)
- For whatever activity you choose, guesstimate how long it will take you. Give yourself half of that time to finish it. Impossible? See what happens.
- Pick another task & give yourself 25% of the time you think you need to finish it. I take no responsibility, however, if you attempt to cook a chicken in 30 minutes and make yourself sick.
One way this sometimes works for me is that I just get it done. An article I think will take me 5-6 hours and I only have 2? It's got to be more focused, so I spend more time up front outlining what I need to write. Whereas usually when I have more time, I go slowly, letting any semi-related thought into an early draft, only to be edited out later.
Another thing that happens is that I don't get it all done. I sat down to edit all ten billion of my photos from India tonight, and I only made it through 3 days of the trip. Oh well. But still: I made it through three days & I can share those with friends & family, versus before when I was waiting until I happened to have a spare eight hours. A spare eight hours does not accidentally happen, at least not to me. So now, instead of endlessly postponing a task & feeling guilty about it, I have some amount of progress, however small. A dent is a dent.
Websites can be designed & built in 24 hours. Design challenges to improve cities can be attacked in a weekend. A magazine can be produced in 48 hours or on opposite sides of the world. Whatever constraints are facing you are offering focus. Instead of assuming they're hindering you, remember they're there to help you progress.


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Serves 20.
Melt Candy Melts following package instructions. Pour into 1/2 the Sports Ball Pan. Place pan on metal baking stand in refrigerate; chill until at least 1/4 in. candy has hardened around the top edge, about 20 minutes. Pour off melted (liquid) candy remaining in pan; remove hardened candy from pan. With warm, sharp knife, smooth top edge of candy "bowl".
Melt 1 package Candy Melts with 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening; pour into mini loaf pan. Refrigerate until firm, at least 30 minutes. Remove from pan and allow to come to room temperature. Using a vegetable peeler or cheese plane, pull blade across surface of chocolate, creating curls. Set curls aside.
Prepare cake mix following package instructions in two 8 in. round baking pans. Cool cake layers completely. Prepare whipped icing mix following package instructions. Place one cooled cake layer on foil-wrapped cake circle. Spread icing over layer; add 1 cup well-drained cherries. Top with remaining cake layer. Spatula ice cake; gently press chocolate curls onto sides of cake. Add a tip 1M swirl top border. Place chocolate bowl on cake top. Fill with additional whipped icing. Add remaining cherries to bowl and cake top.


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ByKimberly Kagan
Initial reports of high turnout and relative security during Iraq's parliamentary elections have buoyed optimism that things might not be so bad there after all. Unfortunately, a smooth election and even the formation of a new government are not likely to reverse the negative security trends that are bringing Iraq ever closer to full-scale sectarian war.
The Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) has established havens in Anbar, Diyala, and southern Baghdad in many of the locations from which al-Qaeda in Iraq, its ancestor, threatened the capital in 2006.
ISIS drove the Iraqi Security Forces from Fallujah in January. The Iraqi army has operated from the city's outskirts but lacks the urban warfare capability to clear its interiors. It is shelling the city. Nearly 73,000 Iraqi families from Anbar have fled their homes, according to United Nations figures on internally displaced persons.
ISIS has been advancing on Baghdad since January. The gunmen who have controlled the Fallujah dam have twice flooded areas between Fallujah and Baghdad. ISIS destroyed an oil pipeline near the Tigris in ways that contaminated the capital's water supply.
Shi'a militias have mobilized to counter the growing threat from ISIS and to serve the political parties with which they are affiliated. Militias have engaged in retaliatory executions and sectarian killings in several provinces. Some militias have forcibly displaced residents of Sunni villages; they have razed Sunni homes in Diyala province. Sunni families in remote areas have fled their villages en masse.[wsj-responsive-more-in tag="Think Tank" category="" ]
Cooperative relationships exist between Shi'a militias and the Iraqi Security Forces. These conditions do not bode well for any Iraqi government. Should Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki win a third term, he would do so having lost a province to terrorists and having entrusted terrain to militias. Meanwhile, competitors for power have organized militias with which to engage Mr. Maliki and one another.
The Iraqi people have shown their extraordinary resiliency in the face of danger. Iraqis voted in large numbers despite terrorist and militia violence in 2006 and 2010. But American troops were in Iraq then to ensure that the millions of Iraqis could overcome their terrorist foes. Without American support, it is far from clear that the terrorists won't win this time.
Kimberly Kagan is president of the Institute for the Study of War.


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About the Book
The portfolio for photojournalist, Jenn Ackerman, includes singles, a photo story on a large family in southeast Ohio and a cell phone project.
Features & Details
- Category Portfolios
Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
68 Pages
- Publish Date Oct 19, 2007
- Tags portfolio, photography, photojournalism
About the Creator
Jenn Ackerman studied photography at The Danish School of Journalism and in 2008 completed her master's degree in photography at Ohio University. Her photographs has been recognized by the Inge Morath Award, Magnum Expression Award, CENTER Project Competition, Photojournalism Competition on Human Rights, Emerging Photographer Fund, the PGB Photo Award, the Honickman First Book Prize and others. In 2008, Ackerman was named Student Photographer of the Year by the Southern Short Course and 2009 she was published in the Communication Arts Photography Annual and named to Photolucida's 2009 Critical Mass Top 50. Her multimedia and video have been widely recognized including an honorable mention for a Webby and a Telly and two of her short films have been screened at film festivals around the country. Her most recent project, Trapped, was named Non-Traditional Photojournalism Publishing Project of the Year and the project's short film won an Emmy.
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From HaskellWiki
< Yhc | API
Revision as of 23:31, 18 September 2006 by NeilMitchell (Talk | contribs)
|Part of Yhc
Yhc Core is a way of dumping and using the internal representation of Yhc in an external project. The code related to this, including data types, is found in src/compiler/Core directory of the Yhc source code.
1 Generating Core
To generate Core, simply give the compiler the option -core or -corep. For example, when compiling
module FibMain where
main xs = pam daeh xs
daeh (x:xs) = x
pam f [] = [] pam f (x:xs) = f x : pam f xs
You get the output
$ yhc -core FibMain.hs ====== Human Readable Core: FibMain.pam v220 v221 = case v221 of Prelude.[] -> (Prelude.[]) Prelude.: v222 v223 -> (Prelude.: (YHC.Internal._apply1 v220 v222) (FibMain.pam v220 v223))
FibMain.daeh v224 = case v224 of Prelude.: v225 v226 -> v225 _ -> (Prelude.error (LAMBDA228))
LAMBDA228 = (prim_STRING "FibMain: Pattern match failure in function at 7:1-7:15.")
FibMain.main v227 = (FibMain.pam FibMain.daeh v227)
The -core option gives human readable Core output, in a style very similar to Haskell. The -corep option gives a deriving Show output of the Core, which can be read back in with read very easily. The machine Core also contains source code locations for statements.
2 Compared to GHC Core
- Types - Yhc has none, GHC has lots.
- Familiarity - Yhc looks like Haskell, GHC is somewhat related, but not as close.
- Name mangling - Yhc preserves names much better.
- Source locations - Yhc keeps these, GHC doesn't.
3 Users
- Catch - Case and Termination Checker for Haskell by Neil Mitchell. This takes Core as an input.
- Dr Haskell - give hints to beginners about useful Haskell functions/idioms.


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Holmen aims for 2nd straight MVC title
HOLMEN, Wis. - The defending MVC baseball champs return just three starters, but that includes a big one: future Vanderbilt Commodore Jeren Kendall.
Vanderbilt is the No. 2 team in the country, so even some of Kendall's teammates were pleasantly surprised when he committed there back in December.
"I was shocked," pitcher Greg Rooney said,. "I found out the night it happened and I couldn't believe it. Called him right away and congratulated him. I knew he was going somewhere. I didn't know it was going to be this big."
"He's got all the tools. He's gotta put things together, but he throws very well from the outfield, he runs very well, he's got great bat speed," said Holmen Head Coach Duane Vike. "Last Spring, you could see he was ready to burst out."19603724
The Vikings hope Kendall bursts out again this Spring. If Holmen repeats as MVC champs, their starting centerfielder will be a big reason why.
"If he gets on base, he can run, he can steal bases, so he can make an impact in a lot of areas," Vike said.
"Honestly, I don't feel that much pressure. I mean I got a good team surrounding me so I feel pretty good," said Kendall. "We'll be good this season for sure, though."


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Lanner FW-8910 enterprise-class network appliance
Photo: Company, Feb 22.
Lanner LEC-7020 digital signage computer with 3G communications and GPS
Photo: Company, Feb 11.
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- Foxconn to build LCD plant in Wisconsin
- China market: HTC to roll out standalone VR headsets
- Catcher starts operation at new plant
- UMC planning 28HPC, 22ULP processes
- Renewable energy still not stable power supply, says Siemens executive
- PAT to cooperate with IBM Taiwan for new cloud system
- BLU supplier Coretronic optimistic about 3Q17
- BLU supplier Radiant reports strong earnings for 2Q17
- TSMC to enter mass production for new 10nm HiSilicon chips in September, says report
- Winbond to spend NT$6.28 billion on equipment
- AUO not pessimistic about business outlook for 2H17
- Innolux reports NT$12.1 billion in 2Q17 net profit
- Taiwan market: Sunny Founder scores points in PV crowdfunding
- Taiwan solar cell makers lag in using diamond wire-sliced solar-grade polycrystalline wafers
- ITRI to invite foreign IoT startups to partner with Taiwan makers
- Taiwan faces challenges to develop service robots
- eMemory announces validation of on-chip security IP on UMC advanced nodes
- Taiwan market: 83% of small- to medium-size businesses in Taiwan use online marketing, says Google
- ChipMOS Shanghai obtains backend orders for NOR flash from XMC
- Intel reports record 2Q17 revenues of US$14.8 billion
- Huawei ships 73 million smartphones in 1H17
- Asia Tech Image 2Q17 gross margin hits record
- FocalTech swings to profit in 2Q17
- CyberLink to launch new product line
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- HP revamps Pavilion All-in-One PC with gorgeous micro-edge display (Jul 25) - The Verge
- Google SOS Alerts added to search results and maps (Jul 25) - BBC News
- Nvidia gave away its newest AI chips for free (Jul 25) - Business Insider
- Qualcomm: Apple supporters are trying to misdirect regulators (Jul 24) - CNET
- Google profits drop on 2.7 billion EU fine, but growth is steady (Jul 24) - Washington Post
- Lenovo may be planning an AMD ThinkPad lineup with Raven Ridge APUs (Jul 25) - Notebook Check
- Essential plans smartphone launch in UK, Europe and Japan (Jul 17) - The Financial Times
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- Clientron to display POS terminals with NFC multi-payment solution at NRA Show 2017
- Wanshih Electronic showcasing connector solutions in Computex 2017
- More use cases and applications, AMD optimistic about VR development outlook
- QSAN launches XD5300 series DAS storage systems for SMB/Enterprise market
- eCloudvalley-AWS leader in the greater China region
- Unisys IT Implementation of Unisys Stealth Solution for Data Center Segmentation
- Getting the Most Out Of Your Next Generation Digital Security Surveillance System
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Perforce Software Wins Develop Industry Excellence Award for the Second Year in a Row
- Perforce Teams with Leading Git Client Developer fournova
- Perforce Introduces Helix GitSwarm: Flexible Git Ecosystem Mirrored to a Powerful Mainline Repository
- Perforce Helix Distributed Version Control System Brings Greater Flexibility While Maintaining Enterprise-class Security, Auditability and Control
- Perforce Powers Development of Legacy Quest for iOS and Android
- Enterprise board choices with new AMD and Intel CPU platforms: Whom to support?
- Frankfurt ISC 2017 post-show European high end computing adventure: a place in Taiwan for it?
- Taiwan market: Paypal enhances service by disabling domestic payment processing
- Corning talks up 3D cell cultures in Taiwan
- Digitimes Research: 4 million 9.7-inch iPad Pros to ship in 1H16
- AMD launches Zen-based datacenter processors and new GPU accelerators for servers
- Apple announces two new iPad Pros
- Computex 2017: Acer Predator Triton 700 gaming notebook to Ship with Nvidia GTX 1080 GPUs
- Computex 2017: Asustek shows new members for its ZenBook and VivoBook
- AMD unveils Radeon Pro Duo graphics card
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Register your email at email@example.com to receive special offers, notices of free film screenings, and free tickets to Broadway shows and other attractions. The Museum of Discovery and Science will place you on our weekly email distribution list to keep you updated on coming events, special programs, discounts, as well as exhibit and film openings.
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i3 Detroit is located at:
1481a Wordsworth
Ferndale, MI 48220
Where to Park, in order of preference.
Pannable, zoomable, editable map (ask for edit permissions): http://g.co/maps/5drs2
PRINTABLE VERSION: on Forms.
Anytime. (Indicated in green)
- In front of our building. (This is the only place that you can leave your car unattended -- i.e. if you're carpooling off-premises.)
- On the north side of Wordsworth St, west of i3. Do not block B.Nektar's garage door, and do not block any landscaping company vehicle in.
- In the neighborhood east of Wanda, just go down Wordsworth or Channing until you find a spot. (PREFERRED if it's a busy night!)
- In front of our garage door, if you're loading stuff in or out.
- In front of Vix Vending's fence,
NOT THEIR GATE.See below The building East of i3, North side of Wordsworth St.
Monday-Friday: 5 pm to 6 am
Weekends: all hours
- On the south side of Wordsworth in the Gage visitor spots. (Indicated in Yellow)
- On the south side of Wordsworth in the Gage handicapped spots, ONLY if you have a permit. The law applies everywhere! (Indicated in Yellow)
(Indicated in Red)
Blocking the Vix Vending gate -- they start their route EARLY in the morning and have every right to tow you if you block them in. Please don't.They moved out, go ahead until further notice.
- The handicapped spots across the street at Gage, unless you have and display the permit.
- The church parking lot.
- In front of our garage door, if you're NOT loading stuff in or out. Park as you please, but DON'T leave the premises while you're blocking the door, and DO immediately move your car if someone shows up who needs to use the door, and DO help them load their stuff if they could use the help!


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New findings suggest how caloric restriction may prolong healthy life
Researchers at the National Institute on Aging's (NIA) Gerontology Research Center (GRC) have shown for the first time that reducing calorie intake by 30 percent lowers body temperature in monkeys. This lowered body temperature is a result of a lowered metabolic rate due to limited food intake. The next step for NIA researchers is to look for a relationship between reduced metabolic rate and changes in longevity. The temperature finding in monkeys is similar to findings in rats and mice who lived longer when they were placed on calorie restricted diets. The results in monkeys appear in the April 30,1996 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
The NIA study of nearly 200 rhesus and squirrel monkeys began in 1987. Scientists based their investigations on knowledge gleaned from 60 years of research in rodents and other small animal species that showed reduced calorie intake can extend lifespan, maintain vitality, and delay or reduce the incidence of age-associated disease. Until recently, no one had studied caloric restriction's effects in primates or the mechanisms by which these effects might occur.
According to NIA scientist Dr. George Roth, "this work in monkeys raises the possibility that the beneficial effects of caloric restriction may occur in higher primates and might even someday include humans."
This study demonstrates that reducing calorie intake by 30 percent (and still providing a nutritionally balanced diet) in young monkeys leads to a reduction in their metabolic rate and their body temperature. Older monkeys (and most other mammals) use a large part of their food intake to maintain a relatively high body temperature. In people, reduced body temperature due to caloric restriction has been seen only in starvation studies where caloric restriction is greater than 30 percent.
Leading the caloric restriction research at the GRC are Drs. Roth, Donald K. Ingram, and Mark A. Lane. They are joined in this and other studies by scientists at the Department of Agriculture, Case Western Reserve University, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and several other institutions.
According to Dr. Lane, "the finding that body temperature is reduced in monkeys when they are adapting to a moderate 30 percent caloric restriction is interesting. We have seen reduced body temperature both during the initial adaptation to reduced feeding and while the monkeys were on caloric restriction for several years."
The authors speculate that caloric restriction reduces body temperature, which in turn affects various factors at a molecular level. For instance, reduced temperature might affect longevity as a result of its impact on various cellular processes such as DNA damage and repair and the development of certain tumors.
In an earlier PNAS article (Vol. 93: January 26,1996), the authors discussed how the end product of a complex biochemical chain reaction could be a possible "biomarker" of aging (a signal or flag that provides a way to measure the aging process). The biomarker in question in this study is a chemical compound called pentosidine. Although seen in many tissues in the body, pentosidine is most easily detected in a substance in the skin called collagen.
Other studies have shown that increased pentosidine levels with age correlate strongly with the severity of complications in diabetes and end-stage renal disease.
In caloric restriction studies, those animals on restricted diets had a slower accumulation of pentosidine, supposedly leading to greater collagen elasticity, fewer disease complications, and possibly a healthier and longer life.
For the pentosidine study, colleagues at Case Western Reserve University, under the direction of Dr. Vincent Monnier, examined five different animal species, from small, short-lived animals to larger, longer-lived NIA monkeys. All of the species showed significantly higher levels of pentosidine with increasing age. Additionally, the rate of pentosidine increase was greater for rats on normal diets, than for those that were on calorically restricted diets. Preliminary data suggest that a similar phenomenon may occur in monkeys. This is a strong indication that a process which leads to pentosidine formation may be associated with one of the determinates of longevity.
One of the principal benefits of pentosidine studies for investigators may be its use as a biomarker of aging. According to Drs. Roth and Ingram, one aspect of a good biomarker of aging is that the rate of change of that biomarker "flag" must be accelerated in species that have short life spans when compared to those with longer life spans. In addition, life-prolonging interventions such as caloric restriction must also be shown to retard this aging marker. Indeed, in comparing life spans among the five animal species studied, the above qualifications held true when pentosidine was the biomarker being examined.
Dr. Roth believes that "pentosidine and body temperature may be only two of many aspects of aging that exhibit lower levels in calorically restricted animals." Initial results from other studies in primates by Dr. Roth and colleagues are due by the end of the decade. These results could provide additional biomarkers for future studies of interventions that would be aimed at slowing the aging process or reducing disability.
The National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, leads the Federal effort supporting basic, clinical, epidemiological, and behavioral research on aging and the special needs of older people.


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Over at Internet Monk, Chaplain Mike has several posts (June 7 back to June 4) reviewing a conference I just got back from in Chicago called Pastorum. The conference was organized by Logos Bible Software. Twenty-one biblical scholars were asked to come and boil some things down for pastors and others who attended. We each had a [Read More…]
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With Halloween around the corner, and my own collection a mini-celebration of how disturbing and dark toys can be in our time, it's the perfect occasion to examine some of the most fearful figures ever seen. Unlike other lists in this vein, we're not simply going to pick our favorite scary movies and plug in their action figures – toy-making is its own art, especially today. The only unofficial rule I had was: no more than one figure from each series (there are some lines from certain companies where multiple items could make the list, so in those cases I chose the best example).
10. Mosquitor – Masters of the Universe (Mattel). Looked at through contemporary eyes, ol' Mossy here isn't exactly Mr. Intimidating. Context is everything in this case – He-Man was a hero for kids, with a ridiculously PG cartoon (he was barely even allowed to use his sword for fear kids would imitate his actions), and suddenly along comes a foe for him whose key attraction is blood-dripping action. Push the button on Mosquitor's back, and dark red imitation blood flowed and bubbled through his clear chest. The package tried to PC it down by saying something like "Mosquitor drains the energy of his foes as his chest pumps red fluid," but we knew what was up. This is a mosquito on steroids, and he sucks He-Man's blood. Pretty intense for the time. He's getting an upgrade this year in the Classics line, but without the dripping blood, he's just another muscular monster.
9. Baby Face – Toy Story (Thinkway). Yes, if you've actually seen Toy Story, you know Baby Face here isn't a bad guy; just a victim of circumstance who looks a little different. But when you pull back this toy and watch it skitter across the floor like a cyber-tarantula, Disney cuteness ain't the first thing that comes to mind. "You don't wanna give this to your kid!" said the cashier at the Walmart where I bought it, "You don't wanna raise no mean kids!" Au contraire, Madam… if I have a kid that's creative enough to mix and match toy parts into something this cool, I'll be a damn proud pop.
8. Castle Freak (Full Moon Toys). Charles Band's Full Moon Entertainment tends to make movies for pennies on the dollar, involving tiny inanimate objects that have come to evil life (Puppet Master, Gingerdead Man, Evil Bong, etc.). When Full Moon branched out into toys, however, they did not similarly cheap out, nor did they stick to the little guys. Castle Freak here looks more scarily realistic than his onscreen counterpart, and with his real combable hair (should you want to) and maggoty cat corpse accessory, he comes off like a demented dolly. Which is probably the title of Band's next flick.
7. Baby Alive (Hasbro). Ask most people what they least like the sound of when it comes to parenthood, and they'll probably say it's the constant messes and foul fluids, but for Baby Alive, those are a feature, not a bug. They don't seem to make the vomiting version any more (not that my cursory search could find, anyway), but somehow there is a market out there for girls who want nothing more than to change diapers. And this is doubly scary, because if Daddy's Little Girl actually likes one of the most off-putting things about babies… maybe she won't put off having one until she should? Okay, it's a stretch, but parents get paranoid like that.
6. Skull – Super Naturals (Tonka). That's right, the guy in this column's logo. You could call him a Skeletor rip-off, and you wouldn't be entirely wrong. But his "action feature" is one that still beats the hell out of most today – his chest and face were a morphing hologram, that, depending upon how you looked at it, made him either a creepy, bare-chested old man, or a skeleton with one eyeball. Like the movie Pirates of the Caribbean but without the need for moonlight. Nowadays we can sculpt toys to be as detailed as those holograms, but back in the '80s, that wasn't happening.
5. Vinny the Victim – Stark Raven (Art Asylum). Back when just about any independent comic could get a toy made, and every new independent toy company was trying to lap up licenses, Art Asylum did some surprisingly nice work based on a comic few have heard of before or since – the apparent Batman rip-off Stark Raven (I say "apparent" because I'm not sure anybody ever read the comic to find out for sure). Larger than most figures at the time, these toys featured intricate details, and one of the spookiest characters we've ever seen in plastic. Vinny here, captured in the middle of being destroyed by some kind of supernatural force, had translucent skin that revealed his screaming skeleton inside. (There was also a fully painted version with no skeleton showing through, but what was the point of that?)
4. Henrietta – Evil Dead 2 (NECA). The most recent entry on this list deserves special praise for actually being scarier and more disgusting-looking than its onscreen counterpart. With a base that gives her a levitating effect, and interchangeable old woman/zombie-ostrich-thing heads, this Deadite combines every kind of gross human being you try to avoid into one monstrous creation. Plus, in theory, that's Ted Raimi under all that makeup, sweating buckets. Imagining him swimming in B.O. inside adds an extra grossness to things.
3. Endoskeleton T-600 (Weathered Rubber Skin Version) – Terminator: Salvation (Hot Toys). Think what you will about the movie – and people certainly do – but we can't knock its best new design. The proto-Terminators that Skynet hasn't quite figured out how to blend in yet hit on several classic creep factors at once: the scary doll, the killer robot, the decaying toy, and the giant thing that'll kick your ass. Hot Toys, as is their style, render it in ridiculously loving detail.
2. Hellen (realistic version) – Attack of the Living Dead (Mezco). Nowadays, zombie toys are commonplace. Before that happened, however, Mezco created their own in-house line of zombies, and while many fell victim to the cartoony stylization common to many of the company's lines, these undead characters came in several versions, with the nastiest being Hellen here, kneeling in a puddle of blood while feasting on flesh. As the female in the line, she naturally sold out the fastest, and undoubtedly inspired some of the creepiest thoughts among collectors that you can imagine.
1. Talisac – 12″ Tortured Souls (McFarlane Toys). I have a big collection, and my bride-to-be, who collects dolls and plushes, is mostly fine with it. But there's one guy she can't bear to look at, and even tried to get me to throw out, and it's this creepy example of surgery gone wrong. Originally named "The Fix," which implies the ultimate drug addict on his last legs, Talisac got renamed when creator Clive Barker decided it fit the story better. Nonetheless, he's still one screwed-up example of total torture, and the fact that he sports a transparent, artificial womb where his crotch should be, with a monster fetus inside, makes this figure touch on every single level of body horror.
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(NEWSER) – At least four rural Colorado counties will vote Nov. 5 on whether to make "Northern Colorado" the 51st state. Fed up with what they see as a lack of representation in Denver, Weld County yesterday became the largest county to get on board, after its commissioners voted to place the referendum on its fall ballot; Cheyenne, Sedgwick, and Yuma counties will do the same, theWashington Times reports. Voters will be asked whether they want their counties to "pursue becoming the 51st state of the United States of America?" That state would potentially be comprised of 11 counties—the other seven are still considering the referendum, ABC Denver reports. But a "yes" vote would still leave a number of hurdles to clear.


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November 20, 2012 - After 12-plus years at the helm of the Long Beach Health and Human Services Department, one of only three city jurisdictions in the state, Ron Arias announced he is retiring at the end of this year.
Before he retires from a career in public health, Arias agreed to sit down with the Long Beach Business Journal to discuss how, as director, he has helped develop and maintain the local department's public health programs and supported the overall wellbeing of the community.
Arias has lived in Long Beach for more than 40 years. "I would say that one of the reasons I was hired is due to the fact that I have been in Long Beach since '69," he told the Business Journal. "I graduated in '71 from Long Beach State, and then I worked at the East Long Beach Neighborhood Center in '71 and '72. So I started at the local level."
His work at the neighborhood center led Arias to pursue a graduate degree in public administration at USC. He continued his career in public health working for the Community Health Foundation of Los Angeles and the Health Systems Agency for Los Angeles County before getting a job with the American Lung Association in 1983 as the director of communications and government affairs. In 1990, Arias decided to go back to his roots and was hired as the manager of the public health bureau in Long Beach.
"The psychology of complex organizations, whether you're in the nonprofit sector or the private sector or the government sector, is relatively similar," Arias said, reflecting on his work on the local, county and national levels. "You have identified leaders. There are policies and procedures that you have to learn. There are people who have more influence than others. And you learn what is required to get things done."
Arias worked in that capacity for a decade before he began his tenure as director of the department in February 2000. Since then, he has spearheaded the development of the Miller Family Health Education Center, an educational hub for collaboration with the city's diverse community on public health; established Community Health Research Studies (part one and two); helped roll out the city's first 100 percent ban on smoking; developed chronic disease prevention programs and more.
LBBJ: What initially attracted you to the healthcare field?
Arias: I think that the attraction for me was a desire to help the community. My very first job was at the East Long Beach Neighborhood Center right on the corner of Anaheim Street and Junipero Avenue, which later became the United Cambodian Community building. In the late '60s and early '70s it was an all-inclusive community center. I was a housing coordinator. Renters would point out problems with their landlords and ask for help, and we would try to negotiate repairs. At one point, somebody said I should contact the health department for help, and to my surprise they had a health housing program that required apartment complexes of four units or more to meet certain standards.
That was my first introduction to public health. I had originally thought I was going to be a teacher. I had an interest in coaching, and my undergraduate degree is in physical education, kinesiology. But after that experience I decided to go after my master's degree in public health administration with an emphasis in health services administration. I followed primarily a public health track since then.
LBBJ: I noticed that you have experience working in Los Angeles in the nonprofit sector and for a federally funded, temporary health program in Los Angeles County, and also for the American Lung Association. What was it like working for a national health organization compared to a local health agency?
Arias: The key part of a local health jurisdiction is and still remains being connected to the community and adapting to the needs of Long Beach residents, providing services that they believe are important. The skill set I learned from the American Lung Association (ALA) was still applicable, but I did need to make changes that allowed me to learn the formal and informal structures of city government.
One of the benefits that I brought with me was having worked two or three years in anti-smoking policy in different communities. When I came to Long Beach, the city's policy was 25 percent no smoking in restaurants. I brought knowledge of stronger policies, and one of my very first assignments as a new bureau manager was to work with the city council in developing a strong no-smoking ordinance. Having that background with the ALA was invaluable. As a result, by 1993 the City of Long Beach, working with Judy Ross and with Councilmembers Evan Braude and Ray Grabinski at the time, had a policy of 100 percent no smoking [inside restaurants]. It was almost three years before the State of California adopted similar policy. Some of that benefit and credit goes back to the experience I had at the ALA.
LBBJ: Long Beach is one of only three cities in the state with its own health department. How significant is it for the city to continue to have its own health department to address local public health issues?
Arias: It's an extraordinary benefit to have a local health jurisdiction. The status, which is designated by the state, immediately allows Long Beach not only to receive funding from the state but also opens up the door for us to receive direct funding from the federal government, increased funding from the state and additional funding from county government. We have been here since 1906, and we're not the same that we were in the early days when our focus was food and water. But as we evolved, we began to see a pattern. Our pattern has always been [to address] the public health issue of the day or the decade. In the 1920s we administered over 50,000 smallpox vaccinations. In the '40s it was all about controlling and knocking down tuberculosis. In the '50s it was polio vaccinations. We vaccinated the entire community. There were clinics we set up at schools and here at the health department. It's a vehicle that we've had and one that is a proud legacy and tradition of public health. In the '80s we launched an all-out war against HIV/AIDS. And, of course, the '90s was the beginning of the tobacco wars.
LBBJ: What would you say were the top three public health concerns when you became director in February 2000?
Arias: The issues in 2000 were primarily funding, but also addressing the issues of health disparities. We were recognizing that Long Beach had significant pockets of poverty and we were seeing higher incidences of [health] conditions that were preventable. I would say the third issue is cultural and linguistic isolation. It was one that we were recognizing as a problem, and of course it is also connected to health disparity. But it is one that we believed we could correct by being smart, developing our materials in multiple languages and the ultimate development of the Miller Family Health Education Center.
LBBJ: Are those three health concerns still at the top of your list today?
Arias: Funding remains a major challenge. Keep in mind that we are a $119 million department. We receive approximately 1 percent of our funding from the city's general fund. We are very proud of the fact that we are not in any way dependent on the city for support. At the same time, it does put a lot of pressure on the health department to ensure that we maintain funding through a large patchwork of grants both from government and private foundations, which is hard work. We write our own grants.
I would say that the more topical issue, which has emerged over the past several years and I see going on into the next decade at least, is obesity. We focus on childhood obesity because that's where we believe the line needs to be drawn, where we can begin to develop policies and programs that will stem this problem. It's working with young people and helping them understand that they need to eat a little better. They need to be conscious of what they are putting into their systems, that it can hurt them over a long period of time. And, reminding them that physical activity is still a very good thing and it's fun. We're getting away from calling it exercise. Let's just go play and have fun. We're trying to work with parents and community service programs in getting kids back onto the field and into physical activity.
LBBJ: What impacts have the childhood obesity prevention programs had on the Long Beach community since you helped establish and implement them?
Arias: What we are seeing is a better understanding of what the causes of childhood obesity are. It's not necessarily rocket science. We are targeting certain things. "Rethink Your Drink" is a campaign that we have been involved with for two years. It shows a young person that a 16-ounce regular soda has up to 20 packets of sugar in it. There are not too many people that are going to take 20 sugar packets, pour them into a 16-ounce container and then drink it. But that's what a child or an adult gets when they drink a regular soda. We are informing people that, of course, corn syrup and other types of sweeteners can have a negative affect on your health.
The policies have been fewer. We were able this year to get a healthy snack policy passed within the City of Long Beach. Any event or activity that occurs in the City of Long Beach where city resources or city funds are being used, there is a healthy snack standard. The beverages are primarily water, some artificially sweetened beverages and juice; on the snack side we are looking at more raw nuts, popcorn, carrot packs, celery with a peanut butter spread. These are things kids will like. We are battling some very strong cultural taste expectations. Cheetos, Fritos and Doritos are tasty; I'm not going to deny that. We're not arguing for the elimination of those products; we're just supporting moderation.
LBBJ: In light of the impacts of post-Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast, what is the health department prepared to do in the event of a natural disaster or pandemic?
Arias: Our plan of attack is primarily an all-hazards public health emergency management plan. When I say all hazards, we are looking at things such as natural disasters, a natural biological disaster such as an outbreak of an infections agent or a weaponized biological agent used by terrorists. In the event of an emergency – a disease outbreak, biological threat or natural disaster – the City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services can respond in a variety of ways. We have a public laboratory that is registered with the Centers for Disease Control and the FBI as a sentinel laboratory under the national laboratory response network. Our lab is equipped to respond to acts of bioterrorism, infections disease, natural disasters and other public health threats. Our epidemiologists have gone through various levels of training for the surveillance, detection, investigation, monitoring and reporting of public health threats. They are also connected to our national surveillance team. They are online and working 24/7, 365 days a year.
A better example is our emergency medical dispensing capability. The Long Beach Health Department can respond to a public health emergency by activating points of distribution (PODs). On Thursday, November 1, the health department's emergency management team, spearheaded by Dr. Mitchell Kushner, MD and city health officer, held a regional POD exercise that involved L.A. County, Orange County, the Pasadena Health Department and the Long Beach Health Department. The Long Beach Health Department was the lead agency. The POD is the vehicle that the health department would deploy in the event we needed to vaccinate or administer medicines to a large segment of the population that had some type of exposure or a pandemic outbreak. At that particular exercise, we administered 751 vaccinations. It is considerable, [since] it was only open for four hours. That's a lot of shots. That was part of a drill, but it was also part of our winter flu vaccination program. We coupled these items together, so not only were we able to exercise, we were also able to administer actual vaccinations.
LBBJ: In your role as director, you oversee six departmental bureaus including the housing authority. According to the city's website, the housing authority assists more than 6,300 households in Long Beach.
Arias: It's actually 6,700 in 2012.
LBBJ: Very good. How much has housing assistance, in terms of vouchers and placement, increased in Long Beach the past decade, and do you feel more assistance is needed?
Arias: Housing [assistance] is critical to a community, particularly low-income and poverty level communities. It's one of the things that we battle with in terms of the people that are on the cusp, just about to become homeless. Since we have homeless programs, we are well aware of what happens to individuals and families when they lose their home. We believe that the HUD (housing and urban development) housing choice voucher program (Section 8 housing government subsidy) is a valuable tool for a major metropolitan area the size of Long Beach. The 6,700 families that we provide housing assistance are able to live in very good housing. In the City of Long Beach, this is scattered throughout the city and not concentrated.
LBBJ: But would you say that it has increased in the past decade?
Arias: The housing authority has only been in our department for a little over two years. It's a newer program [to the health department]. I believe that it has increased. I don't believe it has increased dramatically. This is a federal program that had been in the city for a very long time. [Secondly], are there more needs than we have resources? The answer to that question is yes. There are 3,000 or 4,000 people on a waiting list for obtaining a housing choice voucher, which, again, reflects the great need in the city.
LBBJ: Is there anything you would like to see the health department do differently in terms of addressing public health needs?
Arias: Probably one of the most important parts of a local health department is its ability to adapt and to change to meet the current needs of the community. I've shared with you many of the historical changes that we have made. I think that is the future. The future of the health department is staying focused, looking at data, identifying problems and marshaling resources to address these problems.
As I've mentioned, childhood obesity is a current target. I believe that will remain for several years. We struggle with that. There is no national title that actually funds chronic disease in the way that we receive monies for maternal and child health or for communicable disease or for HIV/AIDS or tuberculosis. All of those have federal policies that have defined funding in those areas. This has been one of the frustrations for most local jurisdictions; we are still battling this particular problem with less than optimum resources or even defined resources. I think that's going to be a problem.
The thing that I want to end with is that the health department does so many things that the community does not see. That's not always a bad thing. Because when your health department is doing its best work, you're not going to hear much about it. We are providing 18,940 environmental health inspections of restaurants, cafes and food distributors including supermarkets. We provided 14,780 vaccines to local residents in 2011. Of course, this includes our flu vaccines and all of the vaccines that we receive and then distribute to partners like The Children's Clinic and the Westside Neighborhood Clinic and the various community based organizations where we are making sure that children and adults, particularly seniors, receive these vaccines. We distribute 6,700 housing vouchers as I've just mentioned. We do vital records. We gave out 18,778 certified vital records [birth and death certificates] to Long Beach residents. If they didn't have the health department, they would have to go to Norwalk or downtown L.A. to obtain these documents. These are important functions that we provide. I think that we do a very good job of it and I hope [the department] is around for another 100 years.
LBBJ: So what is next for you in post-public sector retirement?
Arias: First of all, I'm only retiring from city work. I remain on three boards in the city. I'm a trustee on the Miller Foundation. I am on the board of directors for the Ronald McDonald House. I am a boardmember of the Rancho Los Cerritos Foundation. And I will remain active. I have been involved in community affairs since I graduated from college, and I guarantee you that I will continue to be involved in issues that will help Long Beach to be the world-class city that it is.