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If you are a person who suffers from health problems, you may find that bathing can be something you tend to put off longer than you should. You may want to consider replacing your current bathtub with one that does a better job of meeting your health needs. This article will introduce you to some of the different styles of bathtubs that help you to feel better. Walk-in tubs
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If your basement has recently been flooded, the sooner you get the water out, the easier it will be to begin repairs. There are many things that you will want to do to clean up the water. You will want to start with getting the standing water out, then do things like remove damaged materials and air out your basement. Here are some tips to help you with the steps for drying out your flooded basement:
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If you want to update your bathroom, but don't have the funds available for a full demolition and remodeling job, you may be wondering what you can do to give the space a new look—without taking out a second mortgage to do it. Well, for starters, you can update your faucet by painting it, and this guide explains how. Step 1: Gather Your Supplies sandpaper painter's tape newspaper spray-on metal primer spray paint for metal surfaces handheld vacuum Step 2: Clear the Area
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If you are currently in the process of building a new office building, make sure that you include air conditioning in your building's plan. It can be tough for employees to focus and get work done in the summer if your building is too hot. The best way to ensure that your employees will be able to perform well in the summer is by installing an air conditioning system in your new office building.
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When you think about your septic system and companies like McDermott Septic Tank Pumping, you probably think about how it is used in relation to your toilets. However, all of the grey water from your home goes into your septic tank, including the water that is used for washing your clothes. Many people never think about the impact that their washing machines have on their septic tanks and systems, but the truth is that your laundry habits could be putting an unnecessary strain on your system.


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If there's any doubt as to whether I'm a fan of Huggies, you should read my previous Huggies diapers posts, including how I put the new Huggies wipes to the test. I love Huggies, but what about my husband? Dads count in this too; after all, they change diapers. (At least they should be!) Nate is a great dad and he's quick to help me with the kids. That's not to say we don't occasionally both try to ignore a stinky diaper in hopes that the other will take care of it, but we do make a great team. With Father's Day just a couple days away, what better time to get a dad's opinion on the new and improved Huggies?
Nate says Huggies are his favorite diapers because they're so easy to put on. The tabs and stopping guards around the legs are simple to open up. Other brands can be harder where if you miss opening up a "leg guard," you're stuck dealing with leaks. In fact, in Nate's own words "It was easier to put on the Huggies diaper than it is to put these pants on Luke!" (who was trying to run away.)
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The new wipes, including Huggies Natural Care Wipes, Simply Clean Wipes, and One & Done wipes are also improved. I use the wipes for all sorts of things – from wiping faces to cleaning walls to scrubbing up spots on the carpet. And of course the diaper changes they're intended for. But my favorite part of the new wipes is that we use less than before. I've noticed that even Nate uses fewer wipes, which is saying a lot. It's always seemed, that for every wipe I use, he uses 3 or 4. I've often wanted to say "Stop wasting the wipes!" but believe me, I have no desire to give him an excuse to stop changing diapers.
I'm thankful my children have such a great dad and that he is willing to help out.
I'm also glad that we have great diapers and wipes that make life easier, thanks to Huggies.
Huggies is honoring dads this season by hosting a contest on the Huggies Facebook page. Just click on the "Dad" tab and you can nominate a great dad in your life to test the products and enter to win a fully-stocked Huggies Diaper Bag.
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We went down to Big Sky Waterpark in Montana, USA on Saturday. It's the largest outdoor waterpark in Montana with 10 exciting waterslides, a large hot tub, a pool, go karts, an antique carousel, mini golf, and a climbing wall. It was definitely fun for the whole family. There are two kids slides, two slides for tubes, two speed slides, and four regular slides.
The slide in the picture is called Geronimo. It is seven stories high so you get some wicked speed going down it. Just to say I did it, I went down it. The lifeguard at the top said "I hate this slide, I hate heights."
If you're in the area and want something to do on a hot day, I would recommend taking the family here. It was a blast!
Check out their website for more info: Big Sky Waterpark
I found this video on Youtube of a girl going down it. Let's just say when you weigh a bit more, you make a bigger splash at the bottom.
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Right wicked rank big slide right there.
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DT Project By Lesley Ebdon Featuring Kaisercraft ....
Wow, the months are flying by aren't they? I can't believe we're into a 3rd month of projects for you on the Snazzy DT Blog and today it's my turn to show you what I've been up to. I have to confess I was a little daunted by the filmstrip frame when I first saw it but within minutes of making a start I was thoroughly enjoying myself and can now see lots more possibilities for this 'little bit different' frame.
First of all I covered all the exposed areas of the two MDF layers with Studio Traditional Tan acrylic paint and then on the top layer I followed this with Eco Green Blue Patina acrylic paint brushed on very roughly and rubbed over with a wet wipe to make it even more patchy. I then inked the border stamp from the Kaisercraft Velvet Ensemble stamp set with Coffee Archival ink and removed some of the ink in patches (did you get the impression I like 'patchy' lol) with kitchen towel before stamping it randomly down both sides of the top layer of the frame.
I chose a decorative strip of paper from one of the 12" x 12" sheets, cut it in half lengthways and again stamped the border with Coffee Archival ink but this time I inked the stamp properly and stamped straight so that the image would show through the holes in the top layer. I adhered the strips to the bottom layer of the frame with Claudine Hellmuth's multi-matte medium.
I found a pretty image (free download from a crafting buddy) in my stash and carefully positioned this on the bottom layer of the frame so that it would show in the middle aperture before adhering with Claudine Hellmuth multi matte medium.
I chose two sections of paper from the Velvet Ensemble Collection and overstamped the gramophone and camera using the Coffee Archival again and also the Claudine Hellmuth multi matte medium to adhere these in postion on the bottom layer of the frame.
I stamped the word Vintage onto a scrap of the paper and placed this under the ornate bookplate before adhering this to the frame with Glossy Accents. I stuck some braid from my stash around the middle aperture, found some paper roses I had made a while ago and some punched leaf sprays left over from another project which I thought co-ordinated pretty well (feels good when you use up stuff you've been hoarding, lol) and arranged these on the frame and finally I cut the butterflies from the Velvet papers using the Tim Holtz/Sizzix butterflies die. I touched the edges of the wings and painted the bodies with the Eco Green Blue Patina and then layered them and adhered them to the frame just by the bodies so that the wings could be lifted.
Well that's my little bit of inspiration for today. I hope you like it as much as I enjoyed creating it. As always the main products I have used are available from Snazzys.
See you again soon.
Lesley (Craftymamma) Xx
10 comments:
- Suzanne C said...
Beautiful! Love the use of the frame with the different pictures and accents.
- 10 October 2011 at 01:47
- Paula said...
Another lovely project Lesley (Ive used a similar colour and the same stamp on the frame - great minds think alike!)
- 10 October 2011 at 07:55
- Aquarius said...
Lesley this is so beautiful and such attention to detail. I don't actually have any Kaiserkraft stash but feel the NEED now!! Thanks for sharing
- 10 October 2011 at 08:57
- Astrid Maclean said...
Stunning Lesley, I love the shabby vintage look of this. The stamping on the outside of the frame is so effective. And the dark coloured roses compliment the TH ornate plate beautifully and make a perfect contrast with the delicate picture.(I would love to know what die/punch you use for your roses...)
Like Paula I have used similar elements on mine, but luckily chose a very different colour theme. Pfew, sometimes it's hard to always be the last one to use the DT products:o(
- 10 October 2011 at 09:09
- snazzyoriginal said...
Having been lucky enough to see this project 'in the flesh', I can vouch it is even more beautiful than the pictures here show. The details are all just perfect and I love the richly coloured two-tome roses.
- 10 October 2011 at 10:23
- judith@poppy cottage said...
This is beautiful Lesley, the colour is absolutely gorgeous, contrasting with the brown tones perfectly. I love the shabby distressed feel, fitting in with the Vintage theme so well. The images are lovely, the papers are fabulous, all in all, a super piece of artwork. I have seen this IRL, and it is as lovely as it looks. Well done my friend, big hugs, Judith xx
- 10 October 2011 at 10:38
- Paula (PEP) said...
The whole feel of this just takes my breath away. The colours are just wonderful with the way the aqua elements really brighten & bring out the darker browns. Those paper roses are a lovely addition & really complement her hair so well as does your braided edging. The master touch for me has to be those butterflies & their aqua bodies.
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- 10 October 2011 at 15:18
- Elaine said...
This is a really gorgeous project Lesley. beautiful colours and I love film strip themed projects. Such perfect flowers and all in all, a perfect project in every way! Elaine xxx
- 10 October 2011 at 21:27
- Gillian .... said...
Love the Blue Patina/Sepia tones, really beautiful Lesley, also the dimension from the flowers and butterflies. x
- 10 October 2011 at 23:43
- Suzi B said...
Lesley this is just full of gorgousness don't know how I came to miss it!
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Scientists: David Holdsworth, PhD, Giles Santyr, PhD, Grace Parraga, PhD & Maria Drangova, PhD
Lung diseases including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remain the 3rd leading cause of death in Canada, and each year over 12,000 Canadians will succumb to lung diseases and disorders. For COPD alone, the cost of treatment, rehabilitation, loss of productivity from disability, and premature death totals $80 billion a year. The Lung Imaging Research Program at Robarts strives to provide new ways to predict, prevent, and manage lung diseases, and to provide new tools for the development of better treatments. The program is strengthened by collaborations with other leading lung research centres in Canada and the US. The respiratory imaging research team has developed innovative in vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) approaches to study patients with respiratory disease including asthma as well as small animal models of lung disease. They were the first lab in the world to successfully demonstrate high field hyperpolarized 3He MRI of COPD and asthma as well as quantitative ventilation phenotypes in COPD and healthy age-matched elderly volunteers. It was also shown that imaging measurements could be used to categorize COPD patients independent of pulmonary function measurements. Recently, the first xenon-enhanced CT images of rodent lungs were achieved by the team, adding functional understanding to anatomical information.
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the lungs and is typically diagnosed and characterized by the measurement of airflow obstruction using spirometry. It continues to remain an important clinical problem in Canada – both from a patient management point of view and in terms of resource allocation. Analysis of acute attack asthmatic lungs suggests there is a wide distribution of airway and airspace changes. In the team's preliminary study of exercise-induced asthma (EIA) they were surprised to observe significant persistent lung functional changes that were variably increased during EIA. The overarching goal for this research is to identify new imaging measurements of disease to evaluate new treatments and response to treatment in children and adults.
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by the presence of increased airway mucus associated with mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene. The inability of the lung to effectively clear the abnormal mucus results in chronic lung infection and is the dominant risk factor for increased illness and early death. Despite decades of research into the genetic, molecular, physiological, and cellular aspects of CF, new treatment improvements over the last 10 years have focused only on secondary approaches, including a class of treatments that promote mucus degradation and clearance. However the response to these (often expensive) therapies is both variable and unpredictable. One potential cause of the variable response to treatment (which is so far untested) is the regional heterogeneity of the disease. The respiratory team's goal for CF research is to identify new measurements of the disease that can be used in clinical trials of new treatments including localized stem cell and genetic therapies.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Emphysema
The development of chronic lung disease related to tobacco smoking, the use of biomass fuels, and inhalation of environmental toxins, known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) affects at least one million Canadians and 700 million people globally. It is currently the fourth leading cause of death worldwide and continues to grow in prevalence and mortality rates. It is directly responsible for 100,000 hospitalizations and 10,000 deaths each year in Canada, costing over $5 billion in direct and indirect costs. Despite the staggering societal burden of COPD and decades of active research, therapeutic breakthroughs have not occurred, largely because there is: 1) an incomplete understanding of the disease, 2) inadequate methods to differentiate underlying disease subtypes, and, 3) a scarcity of tools that can sensitively and precisely track disease changes. In response to these serious limitations, non-invasive in vivo imaging techniques have been proposed as promising solutions because of their potential to provide new remedial intermediate markers or phenotypes that directly quantify lung pathologic and functional changes. The focus of the team's research is the quantification and validation of such in vivo COPD phenotypes. Preliminary studies suggest that 3He MRI may be ideally suited for longitudinal clinical research of COPD, which is a likely target application of this novel technology. 3He MRI may provide a complementary and alternative method for evaluating COPD and may be superior to CT because it allows simultaneous visualization of airway and airspace structure and function at high spatial and temporal resolution, without x-ray radiation risk.
The team believes that imaging measurements can be used to determine the relative contributions of airway obstruction and emphysema in individual patients and furthermore provide a better way to stratify patients based upon underlying pathological changes. The stratification or differential phenotyping of COPD patients based upon different underlying pathologies has the potential to have a profound effect on patient management because the treatments required are likely very different.
Radiation-Induced Lung Injury
Radiation induced lung injury (RILI) is the major dose-limiting toxicity of lung cancer radiation. Due to the high oxygen content of the lung, it is extremely sensitive to radiation, with lung injury caused by radiation occurring in an estimated 5-35% of patients undergoing thoracic radiation, and the incidence of moderate to severe radiation injury between 10-20%. With increasing severity, survival rates decrease dramatically, and studies show that 3-year survival rates of 0% in subjects with severe injury. Given the high prevalence of RILI, the dismal survival rates in severe cases, and the fact that current methods provide only a slightly better than chance predictive value, new measurement tools are urgently needed. Recently, collaborators at London Regional Cancer Program have shown that currently used measurements have very low predictive value. The identification and quantification of new measurements (either alone or in conjunction with existing clinical and dosimetric parameters) with high sensitivity and specificity predictive of RILI development, severity, and progression are crucial, so that radiation planning can be adapted to maximize the risk/benefit ratio. Lung cancer and COPD are both diseases of tobacco smokers, thus many patients diagnosed with lung cancer will also have underlying COPD. Inflammation is also the hallmark of RILI leading to the hypothesis that in vivo imaging measurements of airway function (airway disease or inflammation) and airspace structure (emphysema) provide a way to predict the enhanced and prolonged inflammatory response to radiation. Therefore, it is possible that novel regional measurements of airway function and tissue destruction typical of COPD could be used to predict RILI. The team recently completed a pilot study of 3He MRI in patients with clinically confirmed RILI and measured target and non-target lung 3He MRI phenotypes. These results led to the current proposal to use hyperpolarized 3He MRI to measure the airway and airspace structure and function in patients prior to radiation to provide sensitive and specific markers for predicting the development, severity and progression of RILI. This predictive power will have a new and profound effect on patient care allowing for radiation treatment planning evaluation in identified high risk patients. Hyperpolarized 129Xe and 13C MRI techniques, specifically for detection of inflammatory/metabolic changes associated with RILI and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are also currently under development.


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Q: What time are you open?
A: Please check our calendar for specific dates and times.
Q: How much does it cost? Can we buy tickets online?
A: Click here for admission information.
Q: Is it really scary?
A: Yes. It is really scary!
Q: Is the 13th Floor on the 13th floor of a building?
A: Once in the haunted house, you will jump on an elevator where we will take you on a journey down to the 13th floor.
Q: How do I print off my tickets? Do I need to print off my tickets?
A: We do recommend printing off your tickets. However, if you do have a smartphone, we are able to scan the tickets from your phone.
Q: Are there discounts for children?
A: No. All tickets are the same price.
Q: Once we've paid for admission are we able to go through again?
A: No. However, you can purchase another ticket if you would like to walk through the haunted house again.
Q: Are group discounts available?
A: Yes. All group discounts and reservations can be made on our ticketing page. If you have questions, please give us a call at 708-571-3326 or email email@example.com.
Q: Do I get my money back if I make it through the haunted house?
A: Like sporting events and large attractions, we do not give refunds under any circumstances.
Q: How long is the wait in line?
A: It depends. During our September hours, the wait is usually very short. The beginning of October, there is typically a short wait, maybe 20-30 minutes on a weeknight. As it gets closer to Halloween, specifically on a Friday or Saturday night, the wait can be long. The closer you come to opening time (7:00 pm) the shorter the wait. We do offer a Fast Pass that offers a much shorter wait and an Skip the Line pass has no wait!
Q: Do you charge for parking?
A: No. There is plenty of parking around the haunted house. Please be respectful of our neighbors and do not park in any reserved spots.
Q: Is the waiting area inside?
A: Part of the waiting area is inside and part is outside where there is no covering. We will be open rain or shine.
Q: How long does it take to go through?
A: It's really difficult to give an answer to this question- some groups run right through, while others take their time. It really depends on how well you can handle the fear! It's safe to say it's pretty big, so you should be in there long enough to get plenty scared!
Q: Is 13th Floor handicap accessible?
A: Yes. We do our best to be handicap accessible inside the attraction! There are a couple areas that may have to be by-passed; we provide by-passes for all guests that cannot go through certain rooms of the haunted house. Please make sure that you check in with an Event Staff employee and they will help you through the houses.
Q: Do you have a lot of strobe lights in the haunted house?
A: Yes. We have many strobe lights throughout the entire haunted house. It is not recommended for people that have Epilepsy go through the haunted house. We have strobe lights in many of our rooms and fog. We also don't recommend people with asthma, heart issues and pregnant women go through the haunted house as well. We just want everyone to have a safe time. You can always ask your physician to see if you can go through, however, we just don't want you to get hurt.
Q: Is there security?
A: Yes. We do our best to have our staff watch out for you. On busy nights we have off-duty police officers at the event.
Q: How large of a group can enter the haunted house?
A: On a slow night, 2 to 8 people can go in at a time. On busy nights, the groups will be much larger.
Q: Can we take photos and/or videos inside the haunted house?
A: No. Photography and video recording (including GoPros) are not permitted.
Q: Will the actors touch us, or can we touch the actors?
A: No. Actors will not touch you. Please be respectful and do not touch them. Incidental and unintentional contact may occur.
Q: If I enter the haunted house and get too scared, what do I do?
A: If you get too scared, stay calm and find tell the actor in the room and they will escort you outside. Please note, like sporting events and large attractions, we do not give refunds under any circumstances.
Q: Can I bring my purse and/or bag into the haunted house?
A: We do not have lockers or a coat check at the haunted house. Very small purses and/or bags are allowed in, other bags should be left at home.
Q: Are there live animals, reptiles, or insects inside?
A: As far as live creatures go, there are many life-like creatures in the haunted house. If there are real animals, they will be handled by professionals.
Q: Is there an age limit?
A: No. However, due to the graphic nature, it is not recommended for small children, toddlers or babies. We have had young children go through and have a great time and adults who go through and are in tears! You're the parent- you be the judge. A good rule of thumb is: if you wouldn't bring your child to a PG-13 rated movie, it's probably not a good idea to bring them to a haunted house.
Q: Can pregnant women go through the haunted house?
A: We do not recommend pregnant women to go through the haunted house. We suggest calling your OBGYN and/or Physician to discuss the situation with them.
Q: If I have asthma, can I go inside of the haunted house?
A: We do not recommend people with asthma go through the haunted house. We suggest calling or emailing your Physician to discuss the situation with them since we have numerous fog machines throughout the haunted house. If your doctor thinks you'll be fine, we definitely recommend bringing your inhaler or another device that may help you breathe better. We also don't recommend people with epilepsy, heart issues and pregnant women go through the haunted house as well. We just want everyone to have a safe time.
Q: Can I bring my dog?
A: No, it's just too darn scary for our furry friends at the 13th Floor Haunted House. They would probably be more comfortable at home with the other scaredy cats…err humans.
Q: What's this one rated? Is it like other haunted houses in Chicago?
A: There are plenty of ratings out there - we prefer HauntedIllinois.com for local ratings. The 13th Floor Haunted House is known across the United States and has been featured on national television multiple times, as well as covered in the media by USA Today, MTV, AOL, The Travel Channel and the list goes on. Just like you, we're haunted house fans and believe the best way to celebrate Halloween is to attend haunted houses! We do recommend that you visit several haunted houses, no two haunted houses are exactly the same!
Q: Do you accept credit cards?
A: Yes. We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express at our on-site Box Office and our ticketing page.
Q: Can I wear a costume?
A: Yes, you can wear costumes to the haunted house! However, we ask that you not wear a mask or carry a prop!
Q: Can we be denied access?
A: Yes. We will not allow foul language, obscene behavior, weapons, alcohol, drugs, etc… We reserve the right to refuse admittance to anyone we deem not appropriate for entry. Please use your head!!
Q: Is it the same this year?
A: No. We change our layout and design every year. If there are audience favorites from past years, we may incorporate these areas into the new floor plan.
Q: I want to do a story on your haunted house, who should I contact?
A: Please call (708) 571-3326 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Q: I want to work at your haunted house. How do I apply?
A: Please fill out the application HERE.
Q: Are you open if it's raining?
A: Yes. We will be open rain or shine. Please make sure you dress appropriately. Most of the wait is outside, however, the haunted house is located indoors.
Q: What should I wear to the haunted house?
A: Please pay attention and dress accordingly. Most of the wait is outside. It is recommended to wear closed toe shoes.
Q: I have a question that wasn't answered here, what do I do?
A: Please call (708) 571-3326 or email email@example.com.


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|United States number of deaths from unintentional home injuries by category for the age group 0 to 14 years in 2004
|Policy & Practice
|Oct 2011
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Deaths from Unintentional Home Injuries, Ages X-XX, 2004
Cause Deaths
Fire/flame XXX Suffocation XXX Drowning XXX Choking XXX Poison XX Falls XX Firearm XX
Note: Table made from bar graph.
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Water. It can be so much fun, but oh so dangerous. The National Safe Kids Campaign (2004) reports that "drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children ages X-XX and the leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children ages X-X. The majority of drownings and near-drownings occur in residential swimming pools and in open water sites." Furthermore, in 2004, "approximately X,XXX children ages XX and under died from unintentional injuries that occurred in the home. Nearly XX percent of these deaths were among children ages X and under."
Reported cases of swimming pool accidents involving foster children that actually go to trial are not common.(X) Many more cases are filed and settled out of court. A sampling of unfortunate headlines tells the story:
Suit Settled In Foster Child's Near-drowning (X)
Mother may sue over baby who drowned in foster care (X)
Toddler 'drowned in pool while her foster parents partied' (X)
Foster child drowns in pool, parents question DHS (X)
As a result of these lawsuits, child welfare officials have reviewed and revamped safety and training procedures. A review of numerous state regulations regarding swimming pool safety for children in foster care reveals the following common suggestions:
* If a swimming pool is installed, the foster parent must immediately notify the licensor.
* The pool must have a barrier on all sides, a specified number of feet high.
* Any entrances must have a safety feature. This can be a keyed lock, alarm, bolt lock, self-locking door or some other device.
* If the pool is not being used, it must be locked.
* Ladders to above-ground pools must be removed when the pool is not being used.
* Responsible supervision must always be provided.
* Anyone watching foster children in the pool should know how to swim.
* Life-saving equipment must be available. This can include such things as a long pole, a ring buoy, or a rescue tube.
* Foster parents must demonstrate that they have taken an approved water safety course and are currently certified.
* Foster children should not be left alone near any body of water even for a moment.
* Baby sitters and respite care providers should be alerted about potential water hazards.
* Anyone watching foster children should know how to contact emergency assistance.
* Anyone watching foster children should know how to perform CPR.
When a swimming pool accident occurs numerous legal questions will be posed: To what extent might the Department of Human Services (DHS) and its employees have immunity? To what extent can the DHS and its employees be held liable due to their licensing oversight function? Did the DHS or its employees breach their duty of oversight during the initial or annual inspection? Can the DHS and its employees be said to have knowledge of a dangerous condition? These and many other questions will be asked and will need to be answered.
Deaths from Unintentional Home Injuries, Ages X-XX, 2004
Cause Deaths
Fire/flame XXX Suffocation XXX Drowning XXX Choking XXX Poison XX Falls XX Firearm XX
Note: Table made from bar graph.
In the final analysis, as we all know, the real key to preventing a tragedy is to have multiple layers of protection, and to be ever vigilant.
(X.) See Texas Department of Family and Protective Services v. Rachel Atwood et al., XXX S.W.Xd XXX (2004) and Alan Hunte et al. v. Richard Blumenthal, ct al., XXX Conn. XXX, XXX A.Xd XXXX, (1996)
(X.) http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-XX-XX/news/XUXXXXXXX_X Joster-care-jamar-suit
(X.) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-XXXXXX/Mother-sue-baby-drowned-foster-care.html
(X.) http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/urtide-XXXXXXXX-toddler-drowned-in-pool-as-her-foster-parents-partied.do
(X.) http://www.newsX.com/story/XXXXXXX/foster-child-drowns-in-pool-parents-question-dhs?clienttype=printable&redirected=true
Daniel Pollack is a professor at Yeshiva University's School of Social Work in New York City and a frequent expert witness in child welfare cases. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School recently announced that it will head a newly formed Internet Safety Technical Task Force. The Task Force, comprised of leading Internet businesses and organizations, will focus on identifying effective online safety tools and technologies that can be used by many companies across multiple platforms.
An open letter to the members of this Task Force.
My 14 YO daughter would welcome the opportunity explain to you the basic precautions for using MySpace in a safe manner. She will help you register correctly and establish preferences so that only the people you accept as friends can see your profile. She will advise you to accept friendship requests only from people you know or people who your friends know in person – and if someone behaves rudely, you should terminate the friendship link. She can show you how to file a complaint, although she has never had to do so. She will tell you to never to provide a phone number online or address online. She will provide you with guidance on the kinds of material and images that are safe to post and those that are inappropriate or unsafe.
My daughter feels perfectly safe on MySpace. And as her mother, I agree. Apparently my daughter and I are not alone. A recent Pew Internet and American Life study revealed that 55% of U.S. teens have established accounts on social networking sites. Quite obviously, the majority of U.S. teens do not perceive these sites to present dangers, and the majority of parents agree.
It is appropriate that MySpace continues to explore and implement new safety measures. It is helpful that this nation's Attorneys General have decided to stop attacking MySpace in the press and will work together to find additional solutions to the safety concerns. But I respectfully suggest this Task Force consider the following questions regarding the effectiveness of their recommended "techie fixes:"
Current fear-mongering about online predators is not grounded in research. The Crimes Against Children Research Center just released a report that addresses the myths and realities about these situations. This is not new research. This is the research that I have relied on for years to guide my understanding. But this recent report is an incredibly excellent review of the current state of our knowledge.
The fear mongering about online sexual predators is getting in the way of healthy teen/adult communications and disuading teens from reporting online concerns – because they are quite sure that adults will overreact, not know what to do, or make matters worse.
Internet sex offenders do not target young children by posing as another youth.
They to not track young people through personal information they post online, then abduct and rape them. They are adults who target teens and seduce victims into sexual relationships. The teens see these relationships as romances or sexual adventures. The majority of the offenders are charged with statutory (non-forcible) rape. Teens meet with these men knowing they are adults and intending to engage in sex.
Young people who are most vulnerable to online sex offenders have a history of sexual, physical abuse, and/or family problems and tendencies to take risks both on- and offline. Boys who are gay or questioning are also at risk.
The use of social networking sites does not appear to increase risk. Online interactions that do increase risk include talking online about sex with unknown people and posting sexually suggestive material. Social networking sites, which allow young people to control who has access to their personal information and limit communications to friends are far safer than chat rooms.
Current educational efforts addressing online predators are likely ineffective, including:
- Discouraging children from giving out or posting personal information in the context of predator warnings. This guidance is too simplistic for the myriad of ways in which young people are using the Internet.
- Warning about the dangers of online strangers and deception. Stranger danger warnings are not effective. Most strangers are safe. Predators are not deceptive.
- Encouraging parents to monitor their children and children to report concerns to parents. While we do need to encourage parents to be more attentive to what their children are doing online and educate them about these concerns, these efforts will not reach the most "at risk" teens because one major reason they are at risk is lack of parent involvement.
Let's consider the "techie fixes that have been proposed:
Establish an email registry, where parents can submit the email addresses of their children and no one would be able to register on a social networking site with this address. Are the AGs aware that it would take a teen less than a minute to create another email address? How would this registry be more effective than keeping the computer in a public area, checking over their child's shoulder, and looking at the history file? How will the proposed service ensure the security of the vast database of personal information about children and that the person who registers an address is the custodial parent of the person whose address has been submitted? How will this registry help those young people who are at greatest risk – those who do not have involved parents?
Establish age verification. Age verification can be done for adults – who have identification that is independently verifiable, credit cards and driver's licenses. But no such uniform identification system exists for minors. Would such a system be created? How would this be implemented, how much would this cost, and who would bear the cost? What about concerns of identity theft?
Have parents establish their identity and then provide permission for their child to register. How could the web sites effectively establish which adult has custodial authority over any particular child? Will parents be required to go to their local court to establish that they do indeed have parental authority over a certain child?
Other questions. What would prevent U.S. teens from registering on these sites from a foreign hub? What would the AGs propose to do about the millions of teens who already are registered? The evidence will show that none of these proposed "techie fixes" has a chance of working effectively.
What will work?
- Teens must understand the concerns about romantic relationships with adults and the dynamics of Internet-initiated sex crimes, so they can learn not to place themselves at risk and to recognize if they have received contact from a potential predator.
- To better reach the more "at risk" teens, we need to encourage savvy teens to talk with their friends about their online choices and report to an adult if they believe that a friend is in danger or making bad choices.
- We must find better ways to address needs of "at risk" teens. This will require adopting effective risk prevention approaches used for other areas of youth risk.
I end with a quote from Megatrends
When we fall into the trap of believing or, more accurately, hoping that technology will solve all of our problems, we are actually abdicating the high touch of personal responsibility. … In our minds at least, technology is always on the verge of liberating us from personal discipline and responsibility. Only it never does and never will. The more technology around us, the more the need for human touch.
Naisbitt, J., Megatrends: Ten new directions transforming our lives, New York, N.Y. Warner Books, 1984.


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Mention "Finisterre" to most folks here and I'll wager it's still the Shipping Forecast that comes to mind: "Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland..." almost poetic - that deeply satisfying , soporific chant I've drifted oft to sleep to as BBC Radio 4 slides off the air.
Actually, in 2002 Finisterre was renamed "FitzRoy" to avoid confusion with one of Spain's meteorological areas and that, you might think, was that. Finisterre RIP...
..except for the fact that that same year, one Tom Kay (2nd from left) was considering the product development cycle for your typical surf product. Turns out he had a bit of a beef with what he saw as the lack of innovation in the surf industry and a casual disregard for the environment.
With a few mates and some office space adjacent to an old tin mine as base, he founded Finisterre - the "Technical Ethical Online Surf Clothing" company. It sounds like an interesting journey - and one that Tom will be describing in more detail when he shares the experience at a talk he's giving at the Maritime Museum in Falmouth on May the 8th.
Now I need a new hoody and I quite fancy their Arcus (pictured left). Understated styling, lofted Merino and a lifetime guarantee sounds very good to me for £70. Fortunately, I don't have to go to the "ends of the earth" to get one - they're just down the road in St.Agnes - but you can order online.


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The Hudson Valley Garlic Festival is an annual event held in Saugerties that took place this past weekend. You don't have to love garlic to enjoy the event. The spacious site has room for the big crowd, music shows sprinkled around create a nice atmosphere, classy vendors provide for fun browsing, and there's a lot of great food.
First of all, this thing is big. I took a photo upon first entering, just to have a sense of its scale, and it didn't seem too overwhelming.
But it keeps going,
and going,
and, oh I just give up:
Just enjoy.
Admission costs $10. On-site parking is available for another $10, or park at numerous sites around the village and take the free shuttle. Next year's festival is slated for the weekend of September 29th and 30th.


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What makes a king out of a slave? Courage! What makes the flag on the mast to wave? Courage! What makes the elephant charge his tusk in the misty mist, or the dusky dusk? What makes the muskrat guard his musk? Courage! What makes the sphinx the seventh wonder? Courage! What makes the dawn come up like thunder? Courage! What makes the Hottentot so hot? What puts the "ape" in apricot? What have they got that I ain't got?
-The Cowardly Lion, The Wizard of Oz
If fear is the greatest inhibitor of success, it follows that we should seek the opposite of fear in order to guarantee success. Webster's dictionary describes the opposite of fear as courage.
Sir Winston Churchill proclaimed that, "Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all others."
It is not a trait exhibited only by great heroes past and present. Courage is the quality that enables you to face the challenges of the day and overcome obstacles to achievement. Courage enables you to speak up when it would be easier to remain silent, to work when you don't particularly feel up to it, and to attack your problems until they are solved.
Courage, like leadership, is not a characteristic with which you are born. It is a dynamic trait developed through action and it grows with use. As you develop your courage, you quickly discover talents and abilities that will allow you to accomplish anything.
Just ask the Lion…
"Read what my medal says:
Ain't it the truth?
Ain't it the truth?"


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In this version of The Paper Loft sketch challenge I used the current collections of Huckleberry Pond and Hooked on Fishing. I went to the Thursday night techniques class at CKC in Cincinnati this past fall. The Paper Loft used the dragonfly paper from the Huckleberry Pond collection. I fell in love with it. The next day I went shopping in their booth and purchased some from Huckleberry Pond and some coordinating from Hooked on Fishing. I also purchased embellishments from both collection primarily about camping. So with these papers already on my desk, I worked ahead and scrapped some camping from August. I will post those layouts soon. I loved working with these collections. I used a Creative Memories template to cut out the "frame" and the tearing tool to tear the mat. The sticker letters are also from Creative Memories.
Welcome to my blog! I am currently focusing on paper crafts but I don't limit my blog. You may see cards, scrapbook layouts, jewelry, photography and mixed media projects. I hope you are inspired by what you see here and you are welcome share but please give credit to any ideas you may borrow. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy your visit.
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The family of Major Henry Plitt, proud of the fact that he was the captor of the notorious anti-Semite, Julius Streicher, today told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that the twice-decorated and several times wounded major was especially anxious to show that the Jews are good fighters in order to dispel the German propaganda directed at minimizing Jewish heroism on the battlefront.
A member of the Inwood Hebrew Congregation, Major Plitt joined the Army in 1941. He was wounded last Fall at Arnhem, Holland, and, after three months hospitalitation, was sent home on a furlough. He returned overseas in March of this year declaring that he "just had to go back."
Major Plitt felt that Jews must excel in the war against the Germans, because as a group which is exposed to the unscrupulous propaganda of Nazi and pro-Nazi elements, they must show that they are making an equal, if not proportionally greater, contribution to the country's welfare and war effort as compared with other groups, his family said.
The young officer is the holder of two Silver Stars for gallantry on D-Day and for his participation in the bloody struggle at Arnhem, where thousands of British and American troops were captured when their bridgehead was wiped out by the Germans. A product of the New York public schools, Staunton Military Academy and the University of Syracase, he was graduated from the St. Lawrence University Law School in 1940 and stared a law firm in New York which he left after a short time to enter the armed forces.
Major Plitt's small knowledge of German, which led Julius Streicher to think that he had been discovered instead of merely being questioned as to his "resemblance to Streicher," was developed conversing with two refugee cousins from Vienna who his family helped to come to the United States five years ago, Miss Tillie Klein, his aunt and his teacher in elementary school, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. The Major and three companions were making a routine check-up in the Bavarian hills about forty miles from Berchtesgaden when they spotted Streicher on the balcony of a Tyronee type house daubing at a canvas. He said his name was "Sailer" and that, as an artist, he did not pay much attention to world affairs. Major Plitt went without an interpreter and his faulty command of the German language trapped Streicher. Plitt tried to say: "You look so much like Streicher I have a notion to take you." Streicher misunderstood and believed the officer recognized him.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.


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by Jennifer Probst
Writers are habitual creatures.
Some need silence. Others crave music, or background noise. Some watch television and can multitask while they write. Others need to turn off the Internet in order to focus.
Me? Well besides needing to be at my desk – I have trouble writing on the laptop and enjoy structure – I need music. Lots of music in various genres. I can bop to Jimmy Buffet, cry over Frank Sinatra, and hip hop to Lady GaGa or Arianna Grande.
My readers know with each book I create, there's a special song list I refer to. They are usually quite varied, sometimes make little sense, but call to my soul as I create the book. They are a mix of old, new, soundtracks, and some classical.
Some go with the theme, some explore issues that fascinate me, and some just make me happy and go over and over in a loop. There is usually a theme song I replay consistently in each book, and DANTE'S FIRE is no different.
Music feeds my soul. It invokes various moods. Many times after I deliver a completed book, I receive the edits back much later, usually when I am already deep into another novel! If I go directly to my playlist, I get reconnected with the story, and it's much easier for me to sink back into the edits.
I love sharing playlists with readers so you can find all the music on Spotify, along with many of my other books.
This is the official list for DANTE'S FIRE. Drumroll please!
Theme Song: Bonnie Tyler – Holding out for a Hero
Daughtry – Waiting for Superman
Five for Fighting – Superman
Train – Calling All Angels
3 Doors Down – Let Me Be myself
3 Doors Down – Kryptonite
Lady GaGa – Do What You Want With My Body
Guns N Roses – Patience
Def Leppard – Hysteria
Commodores – Oh No
Third Eye Blind – Deep Inside of You
Rick Springfield – Affair of the Heart
Do you love writing with music? Come by and follow my Spotify list!
I've always wanted to be a writer. At twelve, I took a pen in hand and wrote my first love story. I haven't stopped since. Those heroines taught me valuable lessons that served me well. I learned to keep my head up high and surge forward when I was afraid; I learned to demand respect in a relationship; I learned about compromise and dreams and independence. Those are the stories I want to write, and I can only hope I give back some of the joy I received over the years.
I live in the beautiful Hudson Valley in upstate New York. I've traveled to many places but always seem to be drawn back to the mountains. I graduated with a business degree, worked for Mercy College, and now spend most days dedicated to my family and my characters. I've pursued many career paths such as travel agent, yoga teacher and insurance salesperson. I've wanted to be an airline pilot, a dancer, an archaeologist, and a vineyard owner. I have been all of the above through romance novels, and intend to explore many more.
One of my turning points in my career was when I joined Romance Writers of America and met the wonderful people in my local chapter, The Hudson Valley RWA. Through supportive critique sessions, I learned how to develop my raw skills to get a publishable manuscript. I discovered my tendency for wordy prologues and passive phrases that all new writers work through, and now try to help others on their journey.
My "leisure time" is spent writing, reading, and raising two active boys. I believe animals are the other children in this world, and enjoy spending time at the local animal shelter, where I got my first "baby" Bella, a shepherd hound mix who gets into as much trouble as my son! I rescued my second dog from an abusive home, a beagle, basset hound who is the peacemaker in the household.
I met the love of my life when I had finally given up on my own romantic journey. The first time he asked me out he promised to buy my book if he could buy me dinner. We had dinner and fell in love over sushi and haven't been apart since. We married and settled into domestic bliss. That's when I learned it wasn't about happy endings. It was about happy beginnings.
DANTE'S FIRE can be purchased in eBook or mass market paperback format


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Swinging at the Cotton Club
Featuring The Lindy Hop Dance Company & Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra
- The Lindy Hop Dance Company
- The Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra
- Marlene Hill
- vocalist
- Megs Etherington
- vocalist/compere
- Lee Payne
- special guest tap dancer
Take a step back into 1920s & '30s New York City and through the doors of Harlem's hottest nightclub… The Cotton Club!
Swinging at The Cotton Club is the action-packed show celebrating the music and dance of the Cotton Club – New York's most celebrated nightclub of the 1920s and '30s.
Performances by Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Fats Waller would have had the club swinging, whilst dancers such as Bojangles Robinson and the Nicholas Brothers lit-up the stage with their breathtaking dance.
In this show, the exhilarating dance and music of the Cotton Club is recreated by the fabulous Lindy Hop Dance Company, alongside The Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra featuring American vocalist Marlene Hill and compere/vocalist Megs Etherington.
Also featured is the show's associate tap dancer, the internationally renowned Lee Payne. Lee's virtuoso performances will be familiar to audiences of productions of Riverdance, Singin' in the Rain and tours with dance company Diversity, as well his various TV appearances.


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Pushmataha Hospital Swing Bed Program is a hospital-based skilled-care program designed to help you if you are no longer in need of acute care in a hospital, but still need more rehabilitation before you return home.
Even if you have received inpatient care or surgery at another hospital, you can choose Pushmataha Hospital for swing bed care.
Stays are anticipated to be short-term and can be utilized for a variety of conditions including, but not limited to:
Extended antibiotic therapy
Heart disease
Joint replacement and other surgeries
Newly diagnosed diabetics
Respiratory diseases
Other debilitating conditions
Our swing bed program is geared toward patients on Medicare, as this is a covered benefit. However, we can accommodate people of all ages, as some insurance companies may also cover this service.
Benefits of the Pushmataha Hospital Swing Bed Program
Recovery is in a safe and secure environment, close to home.
Skilled nurses and physicians are available 24 hours a day.
Access to health care specialists, including: physical therapists, speech therapists, respiratory therapists, and dieticians.
Discharge planning services to arrange for Home Health therapies, nursing, supportive care and other services you may need when you return home.
Coordinated team services are provided to help address nutrition, pain and medical management while your strength and function improves enough to return home.
Arranging a stayAnyone (family, parents or hospital staff) may contact the Pushmataha Hospital regarding our swing bed program. Patients currently at another hospital can ask to coordinate a transfer to Pushmataha Hospital swing bed program.
Patients need a physician's referral to be eligible for our swing bed program. Patients must also have a three-night qualifying stay in a hospital setting to be Medicare eligible.
Contact us today to make a referral at 580-298-3341.
At Pushmataha Hospital we strive for excellence in everything we do. We provide quality care to all citizens of all ages. We are looking foward to meeting the changing health care needs of Antlers and the surrounding area. At the same time, we are a stable organization that is financially sound. We involve all of our medical staff through good communication. We support them by trying to meet their professional needs in training, equipment and services. We emphasize good communication with all county citizens who support us financially and through the use of our services. We care about and support our employees through training and education who in turn are caring and committed to our patients and our organization.


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Nathaniel Rateliff and the Nightsweats were at The Anthem in Washington DC earlier this week. Their vintage r&b sound had the sold out crowd clapping and well, needing a drink. Click below for more pics.
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Of course, the '70s were a decade frought with Meaning anyway – new wisdom, new paradigms, discovering one's self, getting in touch with one's inner child/mystic/mother-in-law/what have you. What could have been (and was surely meant to be originally) a mildly engaging suspense yarn became a pseudo-drama, painting a picture of societal tensions present in the minds and op-ed columns of the sensitive intelligentsia at the time. Not bad for a Monday Night Movie on ABC.
The gender jungle!
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"As much as I hate to employ trendy critical methods, this movie cries out to be analyzed in the light of feminism"
Don't apologise, please. The day the B-Masters start apologising for being educated and smart is the day I'll know the world is f***ed.
Nothing inappropriate or 'pretentious' about applying a feminist critique to a text that obviously invites one. You're correct that feminism wasn't new in 1979, but 1979 was a year which saw a particularly nasty schism really begin to take effect; the one between the Liberal and Radical feminists (look, I'm paining with a broad brush here, I know). The liberals demanded equal pay and conditions, and the recognition of mothering and housekeeping as jobs that should carry a salary. The radicals demanded gender separatism, in varying degrees of extremity (eventually leading to the marriage-in-hell of the radical feminists and the fundementalist right.). The dissonance between the two groups became harsher and more aggressive as the decade wore on, and I don't think what you've described in this movie as being unrelated to that conflict.


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Making calls whilst in the middle of town is usually fine. When us start to head to the rural areas, however, it can start to get tricky. When you get to the wilds of the Yorkshire Moors, Lincolnshire folds or Scottish Highlands, then you start doing the No-Signal Dance. We've all done it, raising out phone above our heads in the hope that extra few feet gives us a bar of signal. Soon, this will be a thing of the past, when you will be able to make calls over WiFi on EE or Three UK.
Calls over WiFi on EE:
When we say calls over WiFi, we don't mean VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol, or Skype to the non-initiated), we literally mean making a call using your WiFi signal instead of a mobile signal. Some Networks in America allow this already if you buy a mobile signal router which only allows you to make calls. EE claim they will allow you to make calls using your WiFi signal without any set up from the user. EE would push a firmware update to phones on their network and they will be able to make the calls over WiFi.
Unlike the instances mentioned above, you won't need to get a special box, or a special deal with your broadband provider, in fact you'll even be able to make the calls on a public WiFi hotspot. Even better, the technology that EE are using – called IP Multimedia Subsystem or IMS – is completely secure, so no one can eavesdrop on your call. IMS simply passes the handling of the calls to the WiFi areal rather than the Mobile areal and your minutes and texts are deducted accordingly.
Not only does this mean you'll always be able to make calls when near a WiFi hotspot without any Mobile coverage, but also means you could save battery as well. Apps will be able to see that when you connect to WiFi, it can turn off your mobile data, and vice-versa when you leave the hotspot. Even a simple IFTTT recipe would do.
Further to this, EE announced they would expand the coverage of 4G Voice (or VoLTE) to rural areas which hadn't been covered before, meaning clearer calls for more people.
Calls over WiFi with Three UK:
Three UK have also announced they will launch a service called Three InTouch in "early August", which will replicate the EE usability, however they will require you to use an app to enable the calls to be made. This is a two-edged sword, as it would be faster than waiting for your network to push an update for your phone, but also means some complicated set up to get the service working.
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Harley-Davidson and Columbia Carburetors and Rebuild Kits
Carburetors are one of the most critical components on any gas golf car. The carburetor is responsible for mixing air and fuel in the proper proportions and placing that fuel into the engine for combustion. Carburetors are the predecessor to fuel injection. If your golf cart is spitting, sputtering, backfiring, of won't run without the choke pulled, you may need to check your carburetor. Particulates in your gas can clog the small holes in the jets within the carburetor housing, the float can go, or the needle and seat can wear out over time. Sometimes, the problem can be fixed by removing the carburetor and clean everything thoroughly. Other times, you may need to use a carburetor rebuild kit to repair it, while sometimes there is nothing that can be done except to replace the entire carburetor.
Within this section, we offer carburetors and carburetor rebuild kits for only Columbia Par Car and Harley-Davidson golf carts, utility vehicle, and personnel carrier models.
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Support projects, petitions and campaigns
|Deniz Zehra Tavli
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recorded the highest number of newly diagnosed HIV infections in only one year since the start of reporting in the 1980s. The most recent surveillance data released by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the WHO Regional Office for Europe report that over 142 000 people were diagnosed with HIV infections in 2014 - only in Europe.
These numbers are alarming: HIV/AIDS still has an increasing regional and global drive. During the last decade the rate of new infections increased up to 80 %. More than ever it is important to commemorate the 1st of December as the declared World AIDS Day.
The civil society network AIDS Action Europe was established in 2004 and has grown to be one of the largest HIV-related networks in the region. Their network reaches beyond the borders of the European Union and covers all 53 countries in Europe and Central Asia and consists of 450 NGOs, national networks, AIDS service organisations, activists and community based groups of people living with HIV. Their mission is to bring together civil society to work towards a more effective response to the HIV epidemic in Europe and Central Asia.
Set a sign against ignorance towards HIV/AIDS and become a supporter of AIDS Action Europe.
Photo credits: Paul Falardeau
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Genci Angjellari is an investigative journalist. In November 2014 he was exploring alleged links between the Albanian mafia, business and politicians when two men on a motorbike attacked him. They punched him, held a knife to his throat and told him to stop his work. Days later the family fled to Norway.
The couple have been in Norway with their young daughter for nearly a year, going through the asylum process. But despite the Norwegian Immigration Appeals Board finding the family's account credible, it has ruled that the family can safely be returned to Albania and seek police protection there – police protection that they have already asked for and been denied.
Their application was rejected by the Norwegian authorities. While they can appeal the decision, the Norwegian authorities do not have to wait until this is processed before implementing a deportation order. This means that the family are at serious risk of being forced back into a dangerous situation. Any day now they could be deported to Albania where they face intimidation, harassment or even death.
Genci Angjellari is not alone – investigative journalists in Albania are regularly threatened as a result of their work. Send a message to the Norwegian giverment via Amnesty International and plea against the deportation of Genci Angjellari!
|Crowd Funding, Donation, NGO, Project
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Most people already know that Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is found in many African countries. In reality however, FGM is a global human rights problem found in countries few automatically associate with the practice: From Brunei to Iraq, as well as countries in the West where immigrants have brought the practice, FGM is a threat to girls and young women.
The German-Iraqi NGO Wadi e.V. is now creating a feature-length documentary film that will expose FGM as a global problem hoping to change societies and save lives. Can a film really do that? Nearly a decade ago, Wadi began documenting and filming evidence of FGM in Kurdistan. They showed their short films to politicians, clerics, village elders, and shared them with the global TV and online media. These films helped change attitudes and even led to a law banning FGM in Kurdistan. Today the majority of Kurds oppose FGM.
Now Wadi wants to take it to the next level and has formed an alliance of anti-FGM activists from Asia to the Middle-East as well as in the West who have begun filming documentary evidence of FGM and collecting statistics. Through petitions they want to lobby governments, release relevant snippets of video as well as the full documentary to local and world media and thus use this evidence to show the public and influence politicians to change the law or enforce existing legislations. As they achieved in Kurdistan, the goal is to shame politicians into action!
Help Wadi e.V. by supporting their new documentary, become one of their activists and help them shape the campaign! In any case: Like, share and spread the message through your channels!
|Deniz Zehra Tavli
The temperatures in the Central-European hemispheres have dropped to the freezing point- winter has come! While each lucky one with a warm home to return to after a long exhausting day of work, thousands of men, women and children are piling up at Europe's doorstep - hungry and unimaginably exhausted, a lot more than any of us can be, because they are fleeing bombs and violent extremists taking over their home towns! But with the spark of great hope that someone soon will just open one door, and the nightmare will be over.
Still a gesture of solidarity and welcoming from political decision makers fails to appear: European governments are reacting to terror by closing borders and rejecting refugees' pleas for assistance. A chilling winter of death is settling in and we, global citizens, remain the best chance for those trapped by Europe's shameful walls.
Now our community can work with the United Nations to help them fund a plan to protect and transport thousands of people stranded along the border to safe centres. Not only can we unleash a fleet of buses and caravans to save lives, but our contribution can also fuel the desperately needed campaigning to fight hate and push nations everywhere to house hundreds of vulnerable refugee families throughout the winter.
There's no time to lose! Join in to bring hope behind the fences! Donate an amount of your choice to the Avaaz team and answer hate with humanity!
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Yesterday was the International Day of Tolerance. In times of international conflicts, wars und crisis as we are witnessing increaslingly these times, tolerance as a human attitude becomes more and more crucial especially in media, politics and in our daily lives.
This is also the main idea behind "Donate the hate", a project of the Centre for Democratic Culture (Zentrum Demokratische Kultur). What are they aiming on? The internet is currently overflowing with racist and xenophobic comments, especially on Social Media platforms- and especially against refugees. For every misanthropic, racist comment, "Donate the hate" makes a donation of 1 Euro to projects which help and support refugees like the 'Aktion Deutschland Hilft' campaign and 'EXIT-Deutschland', an initiative against right-wing extremism. In the end it's like a fine jar for hate speech, though it is not exactly a fine the so called "haters" pay, it is - as the projects webpage calls it- an involuntary donation.
Support this genius project answering to a serious problem of human kind with the best weapon it has: humour - and spread the idea, become a media supporter and feel free to share!
|Petition, Project
|Deniz Zehra Tavli
In a surprising turn of events, Shell's board of executives has officially endorsed resolution committing the company to take action against climate change. Still, Shell is lobbying UN representatives to block any kind of real climate solutions in the run-up to the UN climate talks in Paris this year.
We can't let Shell's stated commitment to fight climate change be mere greenwashing. If Shell's executives are really serious about tackling climate change, then they have to stop meddling with the climate talks.
The UN negotiations are no place for fossil fuel lobbyists -- they are where global leaders, scientists and activists meet annually and decide on real climate action. The stakes are very high at this year's talks in Paris. A climate deal that reduces carbon emissions across countries and industries seems in sight, so fossil fuel companies should not be allowed to obstruct the talks.
If Shell's executives are real about climate change then it should stop meddling with UN climate negotiations. Sign the petition asking Shell to take real steps to tackle climate change - pledge to keep your lobbyists away from the UN climate talks in Paris!
|Deniz Zehra Tavli
Phyoe Phyoe Aung is the Secretary General of prominent student union the All Burma Federation Student Union. Student unions are illegal in Burma.
Imprisoned since March 2015, Phyoe Phyoe Aung is awaiting trial for charges relating to the demonstrations she helped organise, on behalf of students unhappy with a new education law passed by the government the previous year. The students say the law limits free speech and democracy in the education system, and are calling for the government to amend it.
In November 2015, Phyoe Phyoe Aung's husband, Lin Htet Naing, was arrested for allegedly organising the protests – after nearly eight months in hiding.
Both Phyoe Phyoe Aung and Lin Htet Naing are prisoners of conscience: they have peacefully exercised their human right to free speech by criticising the government and attending protests – yet they are imprisoned for it, and facing many years behind bars if found guilty of the criminal charges they've been dealt.
Help ensuring that they are not tortured or ill-treated in detention and have regular access to family members and lawyers! Take action and sign the petition demanding the release of all imprisoned student protesters in Burma!
|Deniz Zehra Tavli
Every minute governments back fossil fuels with $10 million but big polluter nations claim they don't have funds to aid the most vulnerable countries dealing with floods, droughts and storms.
Now poorer nations say if they can't count on the money, they can't sign up to a global climate deal due to be finalised in weeks. It is a deadly deadlock, but if enough people demand public funds to be shifted from dirty energy right now, there is a chance to unlock the finance to help those most in need.
In days, 80 ministers from across the world meet to try and find a solution. Let's get one million of us behind this push -- we'll deliver our call to the key ministers to expose the lie and shame them into action.
Sign the petition to undermine the spurious arguments and help breathing life into the talks taking place right now at the planetary climate deal in Paris!
|Deniz Zehra Tavli
Demand for palm oil is growing - and fast. At the moment, most of it ends up in hundreds of food products - from margarine and chocolate to cream cheese and oven chips - although it's also used in cosmetics and increasingly, for use in biodiesel.
But the cost to the environment and the global climate is devastating - to feed this demand, tropical rainforests and peatlands in South East Asia are being burned down annually to provide land for oil palm plantations. Every year tens of thousands die prematurely from respiratory illness. But this year it's worse than ever! Children are being evacuated. Some have even died from the smoke caused by the fires.
These fires are a man-made crisis driven by decades of forest destruction by some of the biggest palm oil and paper companies in the world. Greed is winning over the survival of people and amazing wildlife like orangutans and tigers.
Don't look away, act and sign the petition adressing President Joko Widodo and CEOs of palm oil producers, traders and buyers to stop this severe destruction of Indonesian forests and the suffering of all of its inhabitants!
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Postal team flip-flops on Antares
A day after the July 30 Westside Pioneer article on a U.S. Postal Service study about eliminating stations to save money ("West End station seemingly dodges
closure"), the study's Denver-area postal project team held a previously unscheduled meeting, resulting in a reprieve for the Antares station (at Uintah Street and
Circle Drive).
According to previous information from area postal spokesperson Ron Perry (as reported in the July 30 Pioneer), the Antares station had been put on a list for eventual closure from an original list of 16 in the Postal Service's Colorado-Wyoming District. Also among the 16 had been the West End station at Cucharras and 25th streets. But with Antares closing, West End was to fall into a "secondary list," unlikely to be reconsidered again soon, Perry was quoted as saying in the Pioneer story.
However, the project team "changed their minds" about Antares at its July 31 meeting, Perry said this week. The team was swayed by the station's strong revenue stream (it's located near the Citadel Mall), as well as the belief that closures elsewhere in the district would be sufficient for now, he said.
The main reason Antares had been proposed to the project team (by Colorado Springs Postmaster Greg Penson) was because its property and building are not owned by the Postal Service, Perry said. Local postal officials are not keen on renewing the lease, which will run out in 2013, he elaborated, because of the building's half-century age and repair needs.
The West End station's building is about the same age, but is owned by the Postal Service.
If any change were to be made in the future on the Westside, as Perry outlined in the July 30 Pioneer article, it would be to consolidate West End's retail service into its carrier operation, which had moved into a new building at Robinson and 25th streets five years ago.
However, the decision to retain Antares apparently does not mean West End is more exposed to closure than before. "If they [the project team] wanted us [Colorado Springs] to submit one office, we'd probably look at Antares again, because of the lease," Perry said.
In any case, also as Perry stated July 30, no closure would occur overnight at any station selected for closure. There would be surveys of the station's users, followed by an approval process at the federal level.
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Saturday, January 16, 2016
5 comments:
- The Bug said...
Love the haircut - and the little pouches. Most gas stations here have things like milk, etc. And drug stores too. You pay more, but if all you want is a little milk, or a two liter soft drink, it's worth it to not have to go to the grocery store. Many of them even have frozen dinners & pizza.
- January 16, 2016 at 2:49 PM
- Cristina said...
Love the haircut and super cute selfie!!
- January 16, 2016 at 8:44 PM
- Cristina said...
Love the haircut and super cute selfie!!
- January 16, 2016 at 8:44 PM
- rita said...
Muy bonita :-)
The Coca Cola advertisement reminded me of one of the times in Mexico--I focused on photos of all the wall and building art/words/ads/names of businesses/murals, etc. I thought they would make a good lesson. Don't know where they are now.
Still not convinced that if I sewed pouches they would look as good.
- January 16, 2016 at 11:29 PM
- Mari said...
You look great! I like the little pouches too.
We still have 7-11's by us, one in Jenison and one in Holland. :)
- January 16, 2016 at 11:34 PM


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