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A couple days after helping the Lee's Summit North tennis team to the Class 2 team state championship, the Broncos' top doubles team of sophomore Logan Morrissey and junior Camryn Parnell finished as runner-up in the individual state tournament at Springfield's Cooper Tennis Complex.
In Friday's first round, Morrissey and Parnell dispatched the Incarnate Word Academy duo of Katie Winkler and Jessica Stumpf 6-1, 6-0. In the quarterfinals came a 6-3, 7-5 win over St. Joseph's Academy's Mary Burger and Olivia Conway.
Saturday's semifinal was a matchup with Liberty's Cassidy Paul and Gretchen Ohlhausen, and Morrissey and Parnell played what coach Stu Reece called a "near-flawless" match, winning 6-0, 6-1. In the finals they nearly forced a third set before falling in a tiebreaker to Kirkwood's Sarah Stuhlmann and Bridget Mayfield, 6-0, 7-6 (7-5).
The Broncos duo finished the season at 23-3 and matched Michelle Hall and Sydney Mela for the best individual performance in school history.
"At the Tournament of Champions in Wichita, they really dominated the competition, capturing first place," Reece said. "After watching that performance, I knew they were headed for a remarkable season."
Reece noted that Morrissey/Parnell provided the clinching match in the team's wins over Park Hill South in sectionals, Jefferson City in the state semifinals and Columbia Rock Bridge for the state championship.
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Adorned with dim chandeliers and heavy silence, the Huntsville funeral home holding the ashes of Linda Beshears clashed with the view from its foyer.
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Family and friends remembered Linda Beshears, inset, through her funeral urn, a crocheted blanket and flowers during a memorial service Sunday at Twickenham Funeral Home.
The clash between inside solemnity and outside commerce echoed the self-destructive impulses within a woman who worked tirelessly for her family, but felt responsible for crimes that she could not have committed.
A Wal-Mart bustled with shoppers as last week's memorial took its course, customers' horns and voices made quiet by thick windowpanes. People yanked at doors and pulled at furniture at the U-Haul shop next door, eager to get from here to there. A steady stream of people trickled into Hollywood Video, emerging in minutes with their $4 escapes in hand.
High cost of escape
For Beshears of Lacey's Spring, the cost of escape from internal clashes between mania and depression was high. The coroner labeled her death suicide, but the 120 people at her memorial service knew better.
Beshears died from the disease that plagued her for the last eight years of her life. She died of the internal war called bipolar disorder.
One in 20 suffering from bipolar disorder ultimately kill themselves. One in two try.
Beshears' death tracked the emotional extremes that plagued her. Doused in gasoline, she flamed in heat so extreme it melted the windows of her car.
Then she immersed her burned body in the frigid waters of the Tennessee River in Morgan County.
While Beshears' life was the most recent one snatched by bipolar disorder in this area, it was not the first.
In August, Janet Pearsall Haney, 26, killed herself with carbon monoxide by locking herself in a shed with her running car. In January 2004, 29-year-old Farron Barksdale, saddled by the disorder, shot and killed two police officers.
What is bipolar?
Bipolar disorder typically involves alternating cycles of mania and depression that lead to abnormal behavior. The most serious cases are a living hell as patients and families try desperately to find an unclouded reality, an emotional baseline.
People suffering from a manic episode are either euphoric or irritable. Other symptoms of mania, according to Dr. Andree Stoves at The University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center, include impulsiveness, decreased need for sleep, hypersexuality and dramatic increases in energy level.
"They feel grandiose," explained Stoves, who is director of psychiatric emergency services and psychiatric consultation services at UAB Medical Center. "They may even think they are having special communications from God. They often feel invincible."
The depressive episodes are just as bad.
"This is not the blues. You can't pull yourself up by the bootstraps," said Larry Cantor, Ph.D., a director at Decatur General Hospital West. "Some don't know how to live. Some feel death is the only answer."
Some with severe bipolar disorder develop a compulsion for self-injury, particularly "cutting." The term means something broader than suicide, but typically involves a laceration to the wrist.
Sometimes the intent is suicide, but at other times it is a means to break the mood cycling. At other times, it is a cry for help as a patient realizes he or she is losing his battle against suicide.
Listing the symptoms of bipolar is easy. Understanding the disorder's toll is not.
"No one understands being bipolar," said a 47-year-old woman suffering from the condition.
Like many of those suffering from the disorder, she will not use her real name due to the stigma associated with the diagnosis. She asked to be called "Rosebud."
"Other bipolars can't understand being me," Rosebud said. "I can't understand being other bipolars."
The cause of bipolar disorder is not well understood. There is a definite genetic component. Most who suffer from the disorder have a relative who also had it, but one identical twin may have bipolar disorder when the other does not.
"Extremely stressful situations can cause symptoms to manifest," according to Stoves. "So can the use of drugs. ... They may not be able to tolerate a stressor like a normal brain would."
From the inside
The disease is bad enough. It is made worse for patients who experience social condemnation for the diagnosis.
Forty-year-old Randy said, "You can't imagine what it is like with the mental-illness label. It seems that with any other body part, it is socially acceptable for it to go bad, but if it's the brain, then you're a social leper."
Rosebud explains.
"Bipolars have to learn to be actors and actresses. People don't like us if they know what we are. I don't ever tell anyone what I am."
While the extremes of mania can be horrifying replete with paranoia, irrational guilt and delusions the less dramatic hypomania is sometimes pleasant.
Rosebud's nearly overwhelming anger at what bipolar disorder has done to her life includes frustration about her manic episodes.
"So I am stuck ... in this hell-hole of depression. I can't even be a decent bipolar," Rosebud said. "I can't go full-manic because of my ministry background. It holds me back from being the bad-girl, hypersexual person."
Forty-year-old "Shout" said the disorder is nerve-wracking even when its symptoms dissipate.
"Bipolar is never knowing who you really are," Shout said. "When you are manic, you are wonderful and when depressed, you are s---. When you're stable, you spend much of your time worrying that it won't last."
Manic episodes
One person with bipolar said he woke up at 3 a.m. in a manic phase and proceeded to paint his basement in tropical colors. On Sept. 11, 2001, he feared the planes were headed for him, so he hid behind a chair with his "last meal," a bowl of cereal.
Some of those suffering from severe mania have a bond with their co-sufferers. Some can laugh at their antics, but not for long.
One man had a "magic pen" during a manic episode. He talked to it and it talked back as it helped him write a novel.
Another woman recalled pulling her pants down in a crowded restaurant, mooning a table of businessmen. The story triggered amusement from others who share her diagnosis, until she continued. "I want someone to put their arms around me and tell me it will be OK. I'm flying free, but scared."
Before shooting two police officers last year, Barksdale suffered severe paranoia as a result of his bipolar disorder, his lawyer said. Paranoia is sometimes a symptom of mania.
Beshears was apparently delusional, believing that she was responsible for terrorist attacks. She told a rescuer that the only way she could stop the violence she caused was to kill herself.
Treatment of bipolar
Stoves said this is an exciting time in the research of treatments for the disorder. She hopes that ongoing genetic research will lead to treatment, and an increasing number of medications are available to ease symptoms.
"Several drugs have gotten FDA approval for the management of manic episodes, and drugs are being found almost daily that modulate symptoms. There is even some research suggesting certain nutritional things, changes in food and diet, can affect the outcome," Stoves said.
Most people with bipolar disorder respond well to mood-stabilizing medication. For some, the problem is making themselves take it.
Cantor said one reason it is difficult to get bipolar patients to take medicine is that it disrupts the pleasure they feel during their hypomanic episodes. Some experience boundless optimism and creativity during these phases.
Their self-impression is not always off. Cantor said many successful businessmen and artists suffer from the disease. During their manic stages they are geniuses, but they come down hard when the depressive episodes hit.
"Some feel able to get a lot done, very confident," Stoves said. "The last thing they want is for someone to rain on their parade."
Getting patients to take medicine during depressive episodes is difficult for other reasons.
"They feel so depressed that they may be too exhausted to physically get up and get their medications," Stoves said. "Sometimes they feel so hopeless that they decide there is no need to take the medicines anyway, that it won't help."
For some patients, the disease becomes a part of their identity.
A bipolar woman reacted with fury to a bad interview question. Once her anger abated, she explained.
"My reaction to you describing my illness as 'hideous' was understandable when you consider how closely some of us identify with our disease. How could I not take your description personally?" she said.
The unwillingness to take medication is fodder for many an academic debate.
"I have always felt strong about civil rights," explained Cantor, "but this is a tough issue."
Alabama has an involuntary commitment law, but some consider it hard to use and sometimes slower than necessary for the protection of the patient or for the protection of others.
Limestone County Probate Court records indicate Barksdale was committed on several occasions. He would stabilize on medications, be released, and then stop taking them.
"What do we do? We know if we could just put them asleep for 72 hours, they would wake up as a different person," Cantor said.
While counseling is an important part in the treatment of those with bipolar disorder, it is not always successful in preventing suicide. Lessons learned between episodes may not stick.
"It's very difficult for people when they are in a given mood state to recall clearly when they didn't feel that way," Stoves said.
"Guilty ruminations," the term doctors use to describe symptoms such as those expressed by Beshears, are often present in severe bipolar disorder. They sincerely believe they are responsible for things over which they have no control.
"For most (bipolar) people who commit suicide," Stoves said, "if you really understand their thought processes, the suicide is a rational thing from their point of view. If I am to blame for all this, they figure, I don't deserve to live."
While the efforts of Stoves, Cantor and others have improved treatment, many remain in the disorder's deadly grasp.
"I rapid cycle, and when I am manic I am filled with rage and often don't remember clearly what I do," said Chilly, a 34-year-old man. "Then the guilt hits."
"Sometimes," he continued, "my mind races so much, the only way to slow it down is by cutting."
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Carrie Underwood dismisses talk of Taylor Swift feud
The We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together hitmaker was reported to be hoping to avoid the American Idol winner at Sunday's (10Feb13) Grammy Awards in Los Angeles amid claims Swift was not a fan of Underwood's attitude.
A source told Us Weekly magazine, "Taylor feels Carrie is always rude to her, so she steers clear of her."
However, Underwood insists there is no friction "that I know of at least" and she reveals she loves Swift's latest single, saying, "I really like I Knew You Were Trouble. It sounded a lot different for her. I liked the branching out, trying some different sounds."


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By Bob Bindschadler
McMurdo (Antarctica), 30 December — This post may read a little rushed because, well, I'm rushing today. The stakeholders meeting Wednesday afternoon resulted in an accelerated timeline and we have been "hot-footing" it ever since.
The "drag" in the title is for bag drag. It is a good thing. It means you are being checked-in, weighed and being given a boarding pass (yup, they use them here, too). It means you are about to go someplace other than the mess hall (for yet another meal). It means you have had to clean out your room (can you believe they have inspections to make sure you are not leaving your bad habits behind?) For us, it means we are going to PIG tomorrow.
This morning I called a meeting of our team to discuss what will happen once we get to PIG Main Camp and what will the sequence of cargo and people be once we start moving over to the Drill Camp. It was our last chance to meet in a comfortable format, all seated around the same table. Things will change radically tomorrow. The camp already has 19 people in it; 23 after the four new arrivals on today's flight (#4). These are split roughly equally between camp staff and carpenters. We ten will drive the total to a bulging 33. There are two tents up. We will likely have to eat in two or three shifts.
Our work there will focus on finding our traversed cargo, combining it with what will be flown out with us tomorrow, and organizing the total into time-sequenced loads destined for the ice shelf. Monday (or more likely the next good-weather day), we are supposed to receive a Twin Otter from Byrd camp that will begin to move people and cargo to the Drill Camp. We will start with a few people, survival gear and shelter. The Otter will help us again the next day (we hope it will stay overnight, but its orders are not to get stuck at PIG) to continue to move to the Drill Camp. Ultimately we have over 30,000 pounds of stuff to move, so we will not be able to complete the move these two days.
Also on Monday, there will be two Herc flights to PIG (that's right, TWO), each carrying a partially disassembled helicopter. Once they are reassembled (a two-day task), they will continue to move our stuff (we're saving some of the most heavy and awkward pieces for them). I hope we can finish this off in one more day, but I'm fearful it will take two more, so it is very likely this moving will be interrupted by bad weather. Thus, we are trying to be careful to ensure that the right people are at the right place with the right pieces to be able to be productive even if the weather is not conducive to helo flying. Yet another puzzle. There have been many and it is the nature of field work.
This next phase will be a bit of a scramble. If we do it right, everyone will be pretty busy and we will be making progress all the time. That scrambling may make future blog entries more difficult. I am in the advance party going to the Drill Camp. Until the dust settles there with most of us arriving and the critical first tasks out of the way, there won't be any posts, not even short ones, from me coming out from PIG. Again, it is just the nature of the work.


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The brilliant and esteemed Andy Kindler is the personification of turning irritation into pearls of hilarity. A perennial Letterman and late night television favorite, Kindler is renown for his onstage takedown riffing which manages to simultaneously go for the jugular as well as reliably deliver hardcore belly laughs. His annual, no-holds-barred "State of the Industry" address at Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival is always a must-see for fellow comics and Industry ilk.
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Fresh-faced and boyish (almost to the point of medical curio), comedian John Mulaney is presently surfing the stand-up stratosphere thanks to his recent one-hour COMEDY CENTRAL special "New In Town" and its CD/DVD release. Mulaney is also a writer on Saturday Night Live and his credits include co-creating the Stefon character played by Bill Hader.
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W. Kamau Bell slew a packed Paramount Theatre on Nov 1, 2011, as part of Sarah Silverman's historic "LIVE FROM N*****HEAD (Stripping The Paint Off Of Good Ol Fashioned Racism)" line-up. With two CDs, a panoply of TV credits, and his critically acclaimed one man show, "The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About and Hour," Bell has garnered a growing legion of fans and endorsements by Robin Williams, Margaret Cho, and Marc Maron. Fans of Paul Mooney and Dave Chappelle won't want to miss Bell's return to Austin, TX.
Well known to American and Dutch television audiences, Tom Rhodes is perhaps one of the most well traveled comedians. And the Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival is thrilled to feature this ever thoughtful and seasoned stand-up. The New York Times described him thusly; "Tom Rhodes is mostly a natural intellect with a knack for reporting the harsh realities of life with a dark and absurdly optimistic cynicism." We are not apt to disagree with the Old Gray Lady on this matter.
Holly has hit our River City stages like a never-ending roman candle. She has appeared in the movie "Cancerpants" and has performed at the 2011 Boston Comedy Festival. She was a finalist in the 2011 Funniest Person In Austin contest and has opened for Hal Sparks, Julie Goldman, Dana Goldberg, and Margaret Smith. Holly has also taken the stage for the Austin and Portland Gay Pride Festivals.
Jonathan Pace is a rising Austin-based comic who has been featured in the Funniest Person in Austin contest and clubs like Cap City and the venerable Velveeta Room.
Stay tuned for more lineup announcements and exciting infotainment goodness. Moontower badges are available now at www.moontowercomedyfestival.com. Single tickets on sale Thursday, February 23rd.


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It's no secret that poor sleep gets in the way of all kinds of good things in life.
People who drive on too little sleep -- and there are a lot of us -- are more likely to be in accidents that result in injuries than people who've had enough rest. When we haven't slept well, we make lousy food choices and have trouble metabolizing our food.
Staying up too late studying actually hurts high-schoolers' academic performance. Among the younger set, slight decreases in sleep make kids more likely to act out. A team of faux astronauts suffered a variety of sleep disturbances over the course of a 17-month simulated Mars mission. A 2011 study in the journal Sleep linked sleep quality to feelings of social connectedness -- suggesting that health problems associated with perceived isolation and loneliness may have a lot to do with how well we sleep.
Over the weekend, a team of researchers from UC Berkeley said it was exploring yet another way that lack of sleep may affect us: by making it harder for us to appreciate our loved ones.


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Nadal takes first title after injury return
Rafael Nadal won his first tournament since returning from a serious knee injury at the Brasil Open with a straight sets victory over David Nalbandian on Sunday.
The Spaniard saw off his doubles partner 6-2 6-3 in Sao Paulo to win this title for the second time, his first Brazilian triumph coming in 2005.
Nadal's knee is still a continual source of concern and he played through the pain in his semi-final against Martin Alund.
But he will be encouraged by how he recovered from 3-0 down in the second set to win six games in a row against his doubles partner.
Rewind one week and the 11-time grand slam champion was coming to terms with a rare loss on clay, to world No. 73 Horacio Zeballos in the final of the VTR Open in Chile.
Former Wimbledon finalist Nalbandian was competing in his first tournament since he was disqualified for kicking a line judge at Queen's Club in June. Earlier in the week Nadal had pulled out of playing doubles with the Argentine in order to preserve his knee for the singles draw.
Juan Martin del Potro made the most of Roger Federer's absence in Rotterdam to win the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament by beating Julien Benneteau 7-6(2) 6-3.
Second seed Del Potro lost to Federer in the final last year and had Benneteau to thank for avoiding him in this year's tournament after the Frenchman beat the World No. 2 in straight sets at the quarter-final stage.
Benneteau, 31, was seeking a maiden ATP World Tour crown in his eighth final but the big Argentine was in no mood to be generous and took his title hoard to 14.
Despite breaking Del Potro twice in the first set Benneteau was still dragged into a tie-break in which he was comfortably beaten 7-2. Del Potro then got an early break in the second set to take a 3-0 lead but his opponent proved a tough man to finish off and saved four match points on his own serve.
But his recovery stopped there as Del Potro shook off a nosebleed to take the set and the title.
At the SAP Open in San Jose, World No. 13 Milos Raonic beat Tommy Haas 6-4 6-3 to lift the title. It was a notable effort from the Canadian who has now won the event for three years in a row.


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Association officials noted that even though construction job losses were less widespread than in previous months, the industry is still shedding workers in most metropolitan areas.
"Construction employment is clearly stabilizing in a growing list of metro areas," said Ken Simonson, the association's chief economist. "Unfortunately, too many construction workers are losing jobs in too many metro areas."
Simonson noted that construction employment declined in 292 metropolitan areas between April 2009 and 2010, and held steady in another 28 areas. He added that half the declines were less than 10 percent, while in previous months double–digit decreases predominated.
Five metro areas recorded double–digit percentage gains in construction employment, including Eau Claire, Wisconsin (24 percent, 600 jobs); Haverhill–North Andover–Amesbury along the New Hampshire, Massachusetts border (14 percent, 500 jobs); Bismarck, North Dakota (13 percent, 400 jobs); Bay City, Michigan (11 percent, 100 jobs); and Hanford–Corcoran, California (11 percent, 100 jobs). Kansas City, Kansas added the most jobs (1,400 jobs, 8 percent).
Monroe, Michigan experienced the largest percentage decrease in construction employment between April 2009 and 2010 (46 percent, 1,300 jobs). Other metro areas with high rates of construction employment losses included Flagstaff, Arizona (32 percent, 700 jobs); Las Vegas, Nevada (31 percent, 21,500 jobs); Napa, California (29 percent, 900 jobs); and El Centro, California (29 percent, 500 jobs). Chicago lost the most construction jobs (23,100, 17 percent).
The construction economist said there was little reason to expect broad gains in construction employment for the foreseeable future. "While the stimulus, military construction and home building should help, overall construction demand is likely to remain weak well into 2011 for most regions," Simonson said.
Association officials added that without Congressional and White House action on overdue infrastructure programs, including transportation, aviation and water legislation, construction employment would continue to suffer. "Washington shouldn't get a free pass for neglecting infrastructure programs simply because five percent of communities are finally adding construction jobs," said Stephen Sandherr, the association's chief executive officer.
View April 2010 metropolitan area construction employment figures.
Association officials noted that even though construction job losses were less widespread than in previous months, the industry is still shedding workers in most metropolitan areas.


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Income brings hope to Somali families facing famine
With her two children losing weight fast and family income drying up, 26-year-old Haredo Ali, from Somalia's southern Bakool region, was stuck at the centre of the country's worst drought in 60 years.
Her husband lost his honey-harvesting business when his bees abandoned their hive in search of nectar and water. But without money, transport or food, Ali's family couldn't escape to find help elsewhere.
"We had no option," she said. "We were facing starvation but I wasn't sure we'd make it alive to the relief camp in Mogadishu."
Instead Ali found work repairing 18 water catchments in Bakool which, alongside neighbouring Gedo, is home to 218,000 people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.
- There are currently seven ongoing community projects in the Gedo and Bakool Regions
- 6,400 workers were employed, working a total of 216,120 workdays in the Gedo and Bakool regions
- 79 km of roads (access and feeder roads) rehabilitated in Gedo and Bakool
- 16 canals rehabilitated with a total length of 25 km in the Gedo region
The catchment project, set up by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), aims to restore essential infrastructure to help spur local livelihoods.
In addition to the catchments, the project works on boreholes, roads, market facilities and grain storage, along with rehabilitation of agricultural land.
It provides short-term jobs and much-needed cash enabling those in communities hit hard by the drought to afford food and meet basic needs.
Some 18,000 people in 3,000 households currently benefit from this project, particularly female heads of households, young people, those forced from their homes, disabled and other marginalized people.
Into the second week of building embankments, Ali used her first week's earnings, equivalent to US$18, to provide her family a full meal and buy sugar for the bees remaining in her husband's hives.
Overseeing Ali's work is Aragti Relief and Development Organization, one of a number of non-governmental groups running the project with US$1 million from the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund.
"In South Central Somalia, where humanitarian access is very limited, we maintain close planning, supervision, monitoring and reporting relations with our civil society partners," said Abdallah Al-Laham, manager of UNDP Somalia's Recovery and Sustainable Livelihoods Programme.
"We've learned from our wealth of experience and actions in responding to other crisis and post-crisis situations, in such devastating settings as the tsunami in Aceh, the Gaza conflict, and the Haiti earthquake."
UNDP has already allocated US$6 million for immediate scaling up of critical programmes in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti.
The programmes are intended to reach up to 3.6 million people across the Horn of Africa, including some of the worst affected and displaced communities.
These include communities in southern Somalia and close to Mogadishu; conflict-prone border regions in Garissa and Turkana in Kenya; and those affected by drought in Ethiopia and Djibouti.
With recurrent drought an ongoing feature in the region, UNDP is operating multi-year efforts to ensure sustainable food security and offer alternatives to families affected by severe food shortages.
Ali continues to work hard with 850 other men and women, the first recruits to the Bakool cash-for-work programme.
With their small earnings from the project, they hope to restore their assets, avoid leaving their homes and build some resilience for their communities.


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Part of the Sound Healing series from Soundings of the Planet, Tao of Healing teams flautist Dean Evenson with Li Xiangting, a professor from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and an authority on the guqin, an ancient seven-string zither from China. Their collaboration, with barely perceptible support from keyboards, acoustic guitar (Scott Huckabay) and percussion, is a hushed, serene, and inviting experience--as soft as the faintest breeze felt on a peaceful, sun-warmed afternoon. Evenson's meditative flute, which rarely strays from the instrument's comfortable low and middle ranges, is the disc's prevailing voice, with Xiangting's guqin discreetly supplying tasteful, angular accents to complement the Western vibe of Evenson's reflective improvisations. At times, in fact, this calming, slow-go disc (60 minutes in length) briefly conveys traces of jazzlike harmonics (largely Huckabay's contribution) that flavors the blissful proceedings with a nice touch of musicality. A slight soundalike quality might be detected in some tracks, but this is a minor quibble. This is Evenson's first recording where natural sounds are not included, though the liner notes assert the mix makes use of "earth resonance frequency" (7.8 hertz), all to enhance a listener's attainment of an alpha state. Actually, Evenson, Xiangting, and company do a commendable job of that on their own. A strong choice for supplementing massage or meditation.
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Love this music.
Perfect Massage Background Music. Flows Well.
Nothing to "out of place" in the whole recording.
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text: Well -- I'll say this much -- its wordy. Echoing what Martin stated, being a smug bastard isn't really going to help win cases or influence folks. Plus, if, as I divined, your argument is that the police are mis-applying the vehicle code by either a) not tapping everyone who missed whatever it is you missed (a sign? its unclear) or b) for standing behind an ordinance to penalize individuals for what amounts to a minor, inconsequential infraction, I suggest you get to that point first, and not screw around with your credentials and general awesomeness up front. Remember Stephen -- someone actually has to read this. Lawyers (and by extension, judges and magistrates) like clear, coherent and to-the-point writing. If I lost you (amidst your rambling about the right to travel and the four corners rule (seriously?), you can damn well bet others will as well. Carey On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 10:09 PM, Stephen Williams <sdw at lig.net> wrote: > At the risk of several untoward things, including pissing people off (for > talk'n back to The Man etc.), looking like a smug self-aggrandizer (hey, you > have to sell yourself in resumes and proving your ability to a skeptical > court), bla bla, I'd like to share this for entertainment, comment, > correction, improvement, and general abuse. And cause some things just need > say'n. I have no illusions of my success likelihood anywhere including here > in Santa Clara County, CA, at least on the first pass. (In Virginia, > District Court seems like a rigged game w/ rubber stamping, while Circuit > Court was actually serious (and where I won my appeal)). In my defense (of > my defense), I'll point out that A) I'm 4 for 4 (3 pro se, 2 times defending > against the local government) and B) my legal education just leaped to > another plateau and has been updated for California. Plus, I've convinced > myself that I've found Constitutional grounding on some points that affect > many people which could be fun. I did my first four public records > requests, with good results from a couple of them. Apologies for rambling a > bit, but I was striving for continuity of "foundation". If nothing else, > perhaps I have an essay for law school admission. ;-) > > Pre-hearing statement: > Please note that I am requesting a record of the proceedings and I ask that > all issues be preserved for appeal. I understand that I may purchase an > audio CD of the proceedings for a nominal fee. Please advise if there is > anything I need to do beforehand. > > I received a citation for a violation of VC-21461A-1 [1]. I assert that > this citation was an improper, illegal, and unconstitutional application of > this law to the circumstance. I also assert that this law is overbroad as > written if it is applied without consideration of safety, skill of the > driver, and abilities of the vehicle. Additionally, I will prove that I > acted in a manner that was safe beyond the legal threshold required to be > considered "safe". I also argue that, by the officer's own admissions, that > this should be considered an instance of a speed trap based on the > principles of the speed trap laws. [28] > > Evidence relied upon: > My testimony, my driver's license and private pilot certification card > Public records for engineering studies (Exhibit A), accident statistics > (Exhibit B) provided by SJPD, CHP, Caltrans, City of San Jose > Site survey / photographs / timing tests (Which I plan to bring to court. > Exhibit C) > Officer testimony. It is requested that the prosecutor stipulate that the > officer is a traffic safety expert. > > Legal reasoning for defense: > > This is a necessary defense because: I have a civic duty to object to > illegal application of law. And because I perceive a gap between safe > action and possibly ticketable action for the letter of the law when it is > not actual law, which is unfair and in error. Also, "errors of simplicity" > are not legal past a certain threshold. That threshold is when it has a > noticeable impact on basic rights, including time delay, large fines, and > effects such as expensive insurance or career impact. An error of > simplicity is when there is a gap between a law or interpretation and the > nuanced situation that it is applied to. For instance, in every locality, > there might not be a rule, law, or clause allowing for disregard of various > traffic and other legal restrictions during a parade or road race, but when > everyone agrees informally to suspend those rules, there is a positive > instance of an error of simplicity in the law. > > Citizens truly operate under de facto law which is a result of > Constitutional application of the letter of the law plus common law and > other principles, informed by fact not myth. Here, de facto is used to mean > the fair, proper application of all active legal principles rather than de > jure practice wherein some laws are misapplied through errors of simplicity > and lack of vigorous defense of those affected. Economically speaking, it > has often not been worth mounting a proper defense. Most of the public have > a shallow understanding of the law to any great degree and are not regularly > taught how to properly work with the court system to defend their rights > without very expensive counsel. Local government benefits from these gaps > in a way that is often approved of socially. Because of the, possibly > sometimes improper, relationship between the State and insurance companies, > additional negative impact can accrue through higher rates for insurance or > credit. That does not make the situation fair or correct. > > The extent of de facto law is a combination of the use of the four corners > rule [14] of all of the sections in something like the Code of California, > the Constitution with all derived case law and settled legal reasoning, > choice of application of laws by the Executive branch, scientific facts that > may be relevant, and common law. > > By application of the four corners rule to the Vehicle Code of California, > I assert that all rules are intended to be applied only when a standard of > safety is not being met or it is significantly likely not to be met. I find > this by the legislative intent [15] and stated scope of infractions [19] and > through observed and widely acknowledged [10] demonstration of the standard > of safety threshold by public officials, including law enforcement at all > levels of California. Everyone in California is bound to Vehicle Code (and > other laws) to the same extent, with only narrow exceptions for active > pursuit and with required use of warning lights.[16][17][18] I have > recently observed CHP and San Jose Police officers traveling much faster > than the posted speed (more than 80mph on 101 in at least one case) while > not in pursuit or with any safety lights or sirens activated. They > frequently ignore parking, distance to corner parking, and other regulations > in downtown San Jose. In the case of traveling faster than the speed limit, > but still at a safe speed, they are demonstrating performance of the de > facto and widely assumed social and legal contract that approximating the > speed limit at a safe level is legal and acceptable. This is another > instance of an error of simplicity: the engineering and speed studies > process produces a recommendation of a speed limit of approximately the 85th > percentile without regard to overall safety. It also demonstrates that the > de facto Vehicle Code in California is based on safety, not the letter of > the law. This is widely known, if not explicitly and formally codified. It > is well known, noted, and hated when this is abused by a locality or local > office of CHP. The vehicle code in California, unlike many other more > backward areas of the country, has anti-speed trap laws[28] that provide > modest protection from abuse. The net result of this is that if it is > proved that safety was not an issue, then a citation is invalid and illegal > as applied. > > Citizens of, and visitors to the United States have certain rights and > privileges. Among these are the Right to Travel [2] and a set of rights > referred to in the Declaration of Independence as "Life, Liberty, and the > Pursuit of Happiness" and in the 5th and 14th amendments as "life, liberty, > or property". The specific type of direct and derived rights relied on here > is the right to freedom from impedance, fines, and restraint when they do > not meet a compelling state interest [4]. Laws in the US are subject to the > Constitution and the privileges and rights directly and indirectly > guaranteed. Tests of whether the law and its application are constitutional > include whether it: uses the least restrictive means [5], is overbroad, and > whether it is too vague. In this case, VC-21461A-1 was applied incorrectly > as I will prove that there was no safety issue, and it is overbroad because > as written it could be interpreted to apply even when safety is not an > issue, and it is vague because it does not note when it does not apply. > > The purpose of traffic laws are safety and public welfare. [8] [9] [12] > [15] [19] Any other purpose is improper, illegal, unfair, and ungrounded in > de facto law. > > As I stated to the officer, I am 45 years old and a highly experienced > driver with a nearly perfect safety record. I have better than 20:15 > distance eyesight with far better than normal peripheral vision, fast > reaction time and reflexes, have driven well over 500,000 miles in many > dense traffic areas including years in rush hour traffic in DC, days in > London, and super dangerous roads elsewhere. I have run well over 10,000 > miles on city streets, roads, and highways of all kinds. Inline skated for > many years in DC and other metro areas, biked in many areas with traffic. I > have never caused a serious accident and, other than sliding on ice as a > teenager, never had a real accident of any kind. I also have a private > pilot's license with over 100 hours of flying in DC, the Bay Area, and > Hawaii. All of my driving is mostly automatic, highly precise, and I have > repeatedly demonstrated unusual skill avoiding sudden surprises by other > drivers or conditions. All of this was demonstrated while living 13 years > in the DC area, driving 100 miles per day through the worst traffic in the > US for years without incident. I am also a security and safety consultant > with CISSP certification, expert level compared to the average person, with > a very good grasp of probability, risk, physics, psychological and emotional > performance, and other related topics. > > While it is a popular notion that no one can multitask, many know that to > be untrue to various extents. Clearly, humans can learn to multitask in > various senses to a large degree. At a basic level, involved both in > driving and flying along with riding a bike, skateboarding, etc., our brains > learn to completely automate much of the mechanics and sensory-motor > coordination of driving. It is well recognized that this can be safe. In > California law, this is even acknowledged to be true for professionals like > police, emergency, and delivery drivers where texting, cell use without a > headset, and other multitasking is specifically allowed. I assert that this > narrow and selective exemption while restricting others blindly is a > violation of the Equal Protection clause of the Constitution as it penalizes > even those that would as safe or safer than the listed categories. > > Additionally, I assert that I am a "supertasker" [20-24][26]. As I have > FAA private pilot certification, I would say that I am Federally certified > to multitask in a highly demanding and potentially dangerous situation: > flying an airplane, with passengers, in many conditions potentially at > nearly anywhere in the US or world. Furthermore, as [20][22][25] make > clear, this ability can be learned, at least by some people, and they become > more proficient with practice over time. The 2.5% mentioned in [20] is from > a sample of 200 undergraduate students rather than mature, experienced, > accomplished individuals where the percentage is likely to be much higher. > > I also argue by analogy to FAR 91.3 that just as any rule can be ignored in > an emergency when following a rule is deemed by a driver to be more > dangerous than an alternative, when laws and rules become useless and > counter to freedoms, at a certain threshold they become temporarily null. > Clearly, on a closed road, when a stop light is malfunctioning, or other > unusual circumstance, this is true. > > This citation is about turning right on red at an intersection of a flat, > good pavement, wide, multi-lane road with generous lane sizes, good > visibility past the overpass at the airport. > > In Exhibit A, the Engineering and Traffic Survey by the City of San Jose > for Skyport Drive, I note several things. First, note that the report is > dated February 16th, 1998, 13 years ago. Any analogous or actual > application of the CA speed trap laws [28] would render this citation > invalid. Also, there have been significant improvements to the road, > intersections, and area in general during the $1.5B airport renovation. It > is clear that the area is much safer while having higher traffic and better > visibility than when this study was performed. The study in 1998 notes > there was an average of 3640 vehicles per day, which is 1328600 vehicles per > year. I estimate that there are approximately 3 million vehicles passing > that intersection per day now. The traffic accident report for January 1st > to present (Exhibit B) shows 4 minor accidents at that corner, and one of > those was DUI related. There are no real obstructions at that intersection > to hit. Clearly, none of those accidents happened when there was only a > single vehicle at the corner, which is the situation here. Additionally, as > the officer noted, they find it profitable to give tickets at that > intersection every morning. Therefore, many people turn right on red > despite the sign without any measurable safety issue at all. > > The vehicle that I drive is a Mazda RX-8 that I have owned since the end of > 2003, which I've driven over 70,000 miles in dense traffic and long-distance > on highways. I am now highly proficient in that vehicle and can reliably > use a significant amount of its abilities. The relevant issue here would be > acceleration, handling, and braking. With respect to any vehicle traveling > anywhere near the speed limit that was not visible to me while stopped at > that intersection: I assert that under no circumstances could such a vehicle > reach the intersection before I had performed a turn and accelerated to > parity. This is especially true if I spotted such an oncoming vehicle after > a turn decision point and chose to expedite. The acceleration of that > vehicle with a single occupant is very quick. The intersection and choice > of signal and signage was chosen for a wide safety margin for even the worst > case vehicles, conditions, and driver ability. Based partly on [6][7][13], > I would argue that most modern sedans, and many sports cars in particular, > are so far removed by performance characteristics, safety and control > features, and overall ability that they are much safer when driven by an > experienced, competent driver that they constitute a new type of vehicle on > the road. This is different from several decades ago where a muscle car > might be able to accelerate and travel much faster but still had very poor > suspension, steering, braking, and high mass which meant that stopping > power, overcorrection, impacts, and control in general were very poor > compared to today's foremost vehicles. An officer must make an overall > assessment of lack of safety, explicit in V C Section 22350 [29], reckless > driving, disturbing the pease, etc., but implicit to various degrees in > enforcement for all other laws. To the extent that an officer does not > exercise discretion properly in application of laws, they are acting in a > way that is illegal, unfair, unethical, and capricious. To the extent this > is done purposefully, both in personal choice and through assignment to such > a task by their supervisors, possibly with the intent of tax-like community > fee collection or personal gain in stature, standing, or bonus, this becomes > illegal taxation. I assert that by the passing of Prop 26 [11] by the > people of California, along with other common law principles, has made the > inappropriate addition, increase, or triggering of fees, such as by over > application of a law, illegal and fraudulent. > > As has been noted for more than 100 years [6], safety is not absolute, nor > is warranty against risk in public areas.[30] Safety is very important yet > it needs to be balanced against costs, including impact to personal rights, > to reach a balance that makes sense. OSHA does this with their careful > accounting of cost per life saved. The FAA, similarly, while reaching > extreme safety levels, never enacts a rule that is not directly tied to > probability of failure. Yet politicians, some of the general public, and, > when it is convenient and profitable for them, the police and local > jurisdictions seek to selectively enforce sometimes irrationally widely > applied standards of perfect safety seeking. One clear and widely > repudiated example is the 1970's push for a national maximum speed limit of > 55. While some small part was a perception that fuel would be saved, the > main push was for safety and, I strongly believe, for the speed trap > opportunities that it provided. While such a speed limit might have been > reasonable for certain areas, it was clearly far out of balance with > actually saving hours lived and opportunity to do constructive things from > being outright wasted by millions of people. To the extent that actual > benefit far outweighs cost, measurable as the probability and likely > severity of failure cases, application of laws is wrong and, as I've worked > to show, illegal. Frequently it is hard to prove safety, probability, > situation, etc., but not here. > > Testimony of event: > I have always used a headset of some kind while using a cell phone while > driving. On this day, I was not on the phone, texting, or doing anything > other than driving and thinking. I always automatically maintain a safe, > defensive driving stance, while working to be efficient with my time. > Secondarily, I watch for instances where signage or police watchfulness > might be counterintuitive or overly strict. I am normally very good and > rapidly reading all signs and being aware of even non-safety related > information along my course. I was very familiar with that corner as I > worked 2 blocks away and had recently moved so that I took that exit on many > days. I was very familiar with the physical layout, and traffic > characteristics. I often hit the light as it was green or was waiting > behind other traffic, although I had a few times stopped myself before > turning right on red after noticing the sign near the light. While the sign > is plainly visible, there is not one at the actual corner. Noting the > status of the light far from the intersection, I automatically scanned for > oncoming traffic. After coming to a complete stop, which I always do no > matter what, I saw that there was no traffic at all on my side of Skyport > Drive. Since I would notice the light change without looking directly at > it, and knowing the intersection well in other respects, I turned > automatically after I verified there was no safety issue at all. > > The officer asked if I had seen him in the parking lot at the corner since > he is there every morning giving tickets for turning right at that light. > (Paraphrased, apparently violation of spirit and intent of California > anti-speed trap laws.) > I replied "No, because I had no intent to break any laws and was not paying > attention to things that were not safety relevant."(paraphrased) I outlined > my experience and safety record and stated that I didn't believe that I had > done anything unsafe. > The officer quickly responded with "No, you didn't do anything unsafe." > The officer later discouraged me from going to court, vaguely saying that > there was something bad about doing so. > > > Stephen D. Williams > > References: > [1] > V C Section 21461 Obedience by Driver to Official Traffic Control Devices > > Obedience by Driver to Official Traffic Control Devices > > 21461. (a) It is unlawful for a driver of a vehicle to fail to obey a sign > or signal defined as regulatory in the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic > Control Devices, or a Department of Transportation approved supplement to > that manual of a regulatory nature erected or maintained to enhance traffic > safety and operations or to indicate and carry out the provisions of this > code or a local traffic ordinance or resolution adopted pursuant to a local > traffic ordinance, or to fail to obey a device erected or maintained by > lawful authority of a public body or official. > (b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to acts constituting violations under > Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 22500) of this division or to acts > constituting violations of a local traffic ordinance adopted pursuant to > Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 22500). > Amended Sec. 1, Ch. 203, Stats. 2004. Effective January 1, 2005. > > [2] > http://www.usconstitution.net/constnot.html#exp > The Right To Travel > As the Supreme Court notes in Saenz v Roe, 98-97 (1999), the Constitution > does not contain the word "travel" in any context, let alone an explicit > right to travel (except for members of Congress, who are guaranteed the > right to travel to and from Congress). The presumed right to travel, > however, is firmly established in U.S. law and precedent. In U.S. v Guest, > 383 U.S. 745 (1966), the Court noted, "It is a right that has been firmly > established and repeatedly recognized." In fact, in Shapiro v Thompson, 394 > U.S. 618 (1969), Justice Stewart noted in a concurring opinion that "it is a > right broadly assertable against private interference as well as > governmental action. Like the right of association, ... it is a virtually > unconditional personal right, guaranteed by the Constitution to us all." It > is interesting to note that theArticles of Confederation had an explicit > right to travel; it is now thought that the right is so fundamental that the > Framers may have thought it unnecessary to include it in the Constitution or > the Bill of Rights. > > [3] Rights to life, liberty, property, and pursuit of happiness, and > therefore right to efficient application of law and unnecessary interference > by Constitution, common law, and implications of law: > > "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" > This phrase is commonly attributed to the Constitution, but it comes from > the Declaration of Independence. The 5th Amendment does offer protections to > our "life, liberty, or property," noting we cannot be deprived of any of > them without due process of law. > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution > Section 1 > shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without > due process of law > > [4] > http://www.law.northwestern.edu/journals/NJLSP/v1/n1/10/ > "Strict scrutiny test" : the state action must be "necessary to promote a > compelling state interest.". vs. "rational basis standard of review". > Shapiro v. Thompson > Conclusion: penalizing safe operation is "penalizing the right to travel". > > [5] > http://law.jrank.org/pages/8127/Least-Restrictive-Means-Test.html > Least restrictive means, less drastic means > Overbreadth doctrine - applies even when not providing for safety > Vagueness doctrine - not told when it doesn't apply > > > > by implication of law > [6] > The road rights and liabilities of wheelmen: with tables of contents and > lists; By George Burr Clementson, 1895 > 90 > Macomber v. Nichols, 34 Mich. 212. > "Improved methods of locomotion are admissible and an not be excluded from > existing public roads, if not inconsistent with the present methods. > > [7] > 106 > Mercer v. Corbin, 117 Ind. 450. > "A prudent and moderate speed can not be defined in terms of miles per > hour, since the rate of speed should be proprotioned to the danger, and a > rate which in one place and under one set of circumstances would indicate > culpable negligence, might in another place and under other circumstances be > neither reckless nor negligent. " > > [8] > http://www.bicyclelaw.com/road-rights/a.cfm/road-rights-making-better-laws > I would argue that laws in fact should serve the larger purpose of > promoting the public good. In the case of traffic laws, one of the public > goods the law promotes is public safety. Therefore, laws addressing right of > way theft are in keeping with the goal of promoting public safety, while > laws that penalize cyclists for not stopping at stop signs do not add any > additional layer of safety. > > Under New York City's Traffic Code of 1897, pedestrians always had the > right of way, cyclists were required to signal their intent to pass with a > bell, and horses had a speed limit of five miles per hour, while cyclists > were allowed a higher limit of eight miles per hour. So acknowledging that > bicycles are different from automobiles, and thus have different needs, as > theBicycle Transportation Alliance's Scott Bricker argues, has both > historical and contemporary precedent, and may indeed be the cognitive shift > we need to make in order to improve cycling conditions. > > [9] > http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/hdbk/right_of_way.htm > Right-of-way rules, together with courtesy and common sense, help to > promote traffic safety. > > [10] > http://www.caldrive.com/law.html > No one ever seems to observe the limits strictly; not even the police > (except when revenue is getting low). In general, it seems that 30 M.P.H. is > the norm for 25 M.P.H. areas, 60-65 M.P.H. for 55 M.P.H. freeways, and 70 > M.P.H. for 65 M.P.H. roads, etc.; the police generally don't seem to worry > about this sort of speeding (but don't count on it — enforcement has been > tightened up a bit since the freeway speed limits were raised from 55 > M.P.H., and there are places like Alameda where even a couple of MPH's over > the limit can get you a ticket). > > [11] > http://www.citizenvoice.org/elections_project/prop_26.html > http://www.cp-dr.com/node/2408 > My theory: In appropriate application of a law is an illegal tax. > > [12] > [6] pages 148, > p162 The Law of the Street is the law of the road. But the rules of the > law of the road are not inflexible, and > "in the crowded streets of a city, situations and circumstances might > frequently arise where a deviation from what is called the law of the road > would be not only justifiable, but absolutely necessary." Wayde v. Carr, 2 > Dow. & Ry. 255. > In the congested condition of travel in large cities, the law of the road > is perhaps as often honored in the breach as in the observance. Still, > wherever practicable, the law of the road should be followed in the city as > well as in the country, for its tendency is to diminish the dangers of > travel ... The wheelman can more readily thread his way among the vehicles > which swarm in the streets than can drivers of other vehicles, and ex > necessitate rei witll often be called upon to honor the law of the road in > the aforesaid breach. The general rules for the safe passage of vehicles in > cities and villages are the same as in the rural districts; only they are > more elastic and flexible because of the greater exigencies of urban life, > travel, and traffic. > > [13] > Macomber v. Nichols 34 Mich. 212 > pg191 > "Improved methods of locomotion are admissible, if any shall be discovered, > and they can not be excluded from the existing public roads, provided their > use is consistent with the present methods. A highway is a public way for > the use of the public in general, for passage and traffic, without > distinction." Stark v. C. & A. Railroad Co., 4 Zab. 597. > The restrictions upon its use are only such as are calculated to secure to > the general public the largest practical benefit from the enjoyment of the > easement, and the inconveniences must be submitted to when they are only > such as are incident to a reasonable use under impartial regulations. When > the highway is not restricted in its dedication to some particular mode of > use, it is open to all suitable methods; and it can not be assumed that > these will be the same from age to age, or that new means of making the way > useful must be excluded because of their introduction may tend to the > inconvenience or even to the injury of those who continue to use the road > after the same manner as formerly. A highway established for the general > benefit of passage and traffic must admit of new methods of use whenever it > is found that the general benefit requires them; and if the law should > preclude the adaptation of the use to the new methods, it would defeat, in > greater or less degree, the purpose for which highways are established. > > [14] > Four corners rule > (n) Four Corners Rule requires to interpret the meaning and understanding > of the provisions contained in a document by considering the overall meaning > and intention of that document. In such an interpretation of document, the > external factors will not influence the meaning. But the meaning of a > sentence or clause is influenced by the document as a whole. > > [15] > http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d06/vc15200.htm > This act is a remedial law and shall be liberally construed to promote the > public health, safety and welfare. > V C Section 15200 Legislative Intent > > Legislative Intent > > 15200. It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, to > adopt those standards required of drivers by the Federal ( )1 Motor Carrier > Safety Administration of the United States Department of Transportation, as > set forth in the ( )2federal Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 > (Public Law 106-159) and to reduce or prevent commercial motor vehicle > accidents, fatalities, and injuries by permitting drivers to hold only one > license, disqualifying drivers for certain criminal offenses and serious > traffic violations, and strengthening licensing and testing standards. This > act is a remedial law and shall be liberally construed to promote the public > health, safety and welfare. To the extent that this ( )3 chapterconflicts > with general driver licensing provisions, this ( )3 chapter shall prevail. > Where this ( )3 chapter is silent, the general driver licensing provisions > shall apply. It is the further intent of the Legislature that this program > be fee supported, and that the department fully recoup its costs within four > years of the program's enactment. > Amended Sec. 3, Ch. 216, Stats. 2010. Effective January 1, 2011. > The 2010 amendment added the italicized material, and at the point(s) > indicated, deleted the following: > 1. "Highway" > 2. "Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (Title XII of P.L. 99-570)" > 3. "Chapter" > > > [16] > http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc21052.htm > V C Section 21052 Public Officers and Employees > > Public Officers and Employees > > 21052. The provisions of this code applicable to the drivers of vehicles > upon the highways apply to the drivers of all vehicles while engaged in the > course of employment by this State, any political subdivision thereof, any > municipal corporation, or any district, including authorized emergency > vehicles subject to those exemptions granted such authorized emergency > vehicles in this code. > > [17] > http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc21055.htm > V C Section 21055 Exemption of Authorized Emergency Vehicles > > Exemption of Authorized Emergency Vehicles > > 21055. The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle is exempt from > Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 21350), Chapter 3 (commencing with > Section 21650), Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 21800), Chapter 5 > (commencing with Section 21950), Chapter 6 (commencing with 22100), Chapter > 7 (commencing with Section 22348), Chapter 8 (commencing with Section > 22450), Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 22500), and Chapter 10 > (commencing with Section 22650) of this division, and Article 3 (commencing > with Section 38305) and Article 4 (commencing with Section 38312) of Chapter > 5 of Division 16.5, under all of the following conditions: > (a) If the vehicle is being driven in response to an emergency call or > while engaged in rescue operations or is being used in the immediate pursuit > of an actual or suspected violator of the law or is responding to, but not > returning from, a fire alarm, except that fire department vehicles are > exempt whether directly responding to an emergency call or operated from one > place to another as rendered desirable or necessary by reason of an > emergency call and operated to the scene of the emergency or operated from > one fire station to another or to some other location by reason of the > emergency call. > (b) If the driver of the vehicle sounds a siren as may be reasonably > necessary and the vehicle displays a lighted red lamp visible from the front > as a warning to other drivers and pedestrians. > A siren shall not be sounded by an authorized emergency vehicle except when > required under this section. > Amended Ch. 1017, Stats. 1977. Effective September 23, 1977 by terms of an > urgency clause. > > [18] > http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc21056.htm > V C Section 21056 Effect of Exemption > > Effect of Exemption > > 21056. Section 21055 does not relieve the driver of a vehicle from the > duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the > highway, nor protect him from the consequences of an arbitrary exercise of > the privileges granted in that section. > > [19] > http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc21070.htm > V C Section 21070 Public Offense Unsafe Operation of Motor Vehicle > > Public Offense: Unsafe Operation of Motor Vehicle > > 21070. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a driver who violates > any provision of this division, that is punishable as an infraction, and as > a result of that violation proximately causes bodily injury or great bodily > injury, as defined in Section 12022.7 of the Penal Code, to another person > is guilty of the public offense of unsafe operation of a motor vehicle with > bodily injury or great bodily injury. That violation is punishable as an > infraction pursuant to Section 42001.19. > Added Sec. 3, Ch. 898, Stats. 2006. Effective January 1, 2007. > > [20] Note that this is 2.5% of a sample of 200 undergraduate students from > Utah. From [23], [25], other sources, and common sense, it follows that the > percentage for older and more experienced people would likely be much higher > and more proficient. > http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/30/tech/main6346963.shtml > "But it is not impossible, for a very select few: 2.5% of subjects (whom > researchers dubbed "supertaskers") were able to successfully operate a > driving simulator and chat on a cell phone simultaneously without noticeable > impairment. " > "Yet for the "supertaskers," there was no change in their braking times, > following distances or mathematical ability - and their memory improved by 3 > percent. > > Researchers found this small group of "supertaskers" also displayed better > performance when performing a single task than did the rest of the subjects. > " > > [21] > http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=multitasking-two-tasks > "A new study, however, illustrates how the brain can simultaneously keep > track of two separate goals, even while it is busy performing a task related > to one of the aims, hinting that the mind might be better at multitasking > than previously thought. " > > [22] > > http://playattention.com/attention-deficit/articles/cell-phone-use-and-attention/ > "Frequent Mobile Phone Use "Might" Improve Mental Concentration" > "the researchers concluded that frequent mobile phone users demonstrated > slowed brain function, but the users also showed better focused attention. > The researchers attribute better focused attention as a 'learning effect' > related to cell phone users filtering out distractions when making phone > calls in distractive surroundings." > "The frequent mobile phone user group used their mobile phone – at the time > of data collection – only 2.4 years on average which can currently be > considered as a short time. Therefore, it is to be expected that the > observed effects in this study can be more severe with prolonged mobile > phone use" according to Martijn Arns, co-author of the study." > > [23] > > http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/04/100402-supertaskers-driving-talking-math-cell-phones/ > "A new study supports those findings, but it also uncovered a rare group of > people who perform as well or better when multitasking. > About 1 in 40 people are "supertaskers," the study found. " > "The team wrote at the time that the assertion that gray matter can't ever > multitask efficiently seems "implausible." > Meyer's lab also conducted studies in the '90s showing that, under certain > conditions, some test subjects achieved equally fast response times when > multitasking and single-tasking." > "He's planning to study fighter pilots' brains, based on the idea that > supertaskers might self-select into jobs that require extraordinary > multitasking ability." > > [24] > > http://www.psych.utah.edu/lab/appliedcognition/publications/supertaskers.pdf > Supertaskers: Profiles in extraordinary > multitasking ability > > [25] > http://ezinearticles.com/?Multi-Tasking-in-the-Cockpit&id=5447779 > "An airplane's cockpit is a very busy place, what with all the instrument > arrays and things to be looked at, checked and adjusted. Competent pilots > need to be able to control the aircraft's altitude, airspeed and direction > at all times, simultaneously and consistently. At the same time, the pilot > needs to communicate with air traffic controllers on the radio, navigate the > aircraft and keep an eye out of the window for any other aircraft flying in > the vicinity. > With all these duties involved, it's little wonder that beginner pilots > find themselves overwhelmed by the multitasking required in flying an > aircraft! One of the most common problems that student pilots face is that > they tend to focus on one instrument too much, while losing track of others. > Another common example is that students will only keep their eyes inside the > plane, focusing on the instrument panel, and neglect to look out of the > cockpit window from time to time. > While these problems are of course only natural, they do need to be > overcome if a student pilot wants to progress. Many flight instructors > realize this, and they are able to spot when a student's eyes are not moving > around enough, and will quickly bring this to the attention of the student > when it happens. > In order to help their students master the skill of cockpit multi-tasking, > flight instructors will instruct their students on how to perform a > systematic cockpit scan. This involves the pilot quickly panning their eyes > over the cockpit from one side to the other in a systematic pattern. This > method allows pilots to quickly survey all of the necessary instruments > without wasting any time focusing on just one thing. > One good tip for students is to remember that much the same task is > performed, albeit on a much lesser scale, when driving a car. While driving, > we are constantly shifting our attention from the front window, to the > mirrors, to the speedometer and back to the window again, while performing > tasks such as gear changes, braking and so on. Flying is just the same, only > there are more things involved. It certainly gets easier over time, so don't > give up, keep your mind in the zone and always think logically, one step at > a time. Before you know it multitasking in the cockpit will be second nature > to you and flying under stressful conditions will no longer worry you." > > [26] > http://www.livescience.com/10992-3.html > "That's because, when faced with two tasks, a part of the brain known as > the medial prefrontal cortex (MFC) divides so that half of the region > focuses on one task and the other half on the other task. This division of > labor allows a person to keep track of two tasks pretty readily" > > [27] > > http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&rgn=div5&view=text&node=14:188.8.131.52.10&idno=14#14:220.127.116.11.10.1.4.2 > 91.3 Responsibility and authority of the pilot in command. > > "(a) The pilot in command of an aircraft is directly responsible for, and > is the final authority as to, the operation of that aircraft. > (b) In an in-flight emergency requiring immediate action, the pilot in > command may deviate from any rule of this part to the extent required to > meet that emergency." > > [28] > http://www.ibiblio.org/rdu/ca-speed.html > "40801 Speed Trap Prohibition > 40802 Definition of a Speed Trap > 40803 Speed Trap Evidence > 40804 Testimony Based on Speed Trap > 40805 Admission of Speed Trap Evidence > 40808 Speed Trap Evidense > Here are the most important paragraphs: > 40801: > No peace officer or other person shall use a speed trap in arresting, or > participating or assisting in the arrest of, any person for any alleged > violation of this code nor shall any speed trap be used in securing evidence > as to the speed of any vehicle for the purpose of an arrest or prosecution > under this code." > ... > > [29] > http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc22350.htm > V C Section 22350 Basic Speed Law > > Basic Speed Law > > 22350. No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater > than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, the > traffic on, and the surface and width of, the highway, and in no event at a > speed which endangers the safety of persons or property. > > [30] > > http://www.techtransfer.berkeley.edu/newsletter/08-4_09-1/strategic-highway-safety-plan.php > California's Strategic Highway Safety Plan > > By Ken Kochevar, Safety Engineer, Federal Highway Administration > Randy Warden, Safety Specialist, Federal Highway Administration > A National Overview > > The 2005 Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act – > A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) requires each state to develop and implement > a Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). The SHSP must provide a > comprehensive framework for reducing highway fatalities and serious injuries > on all public roads. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > FoRK mailing list > http://xent.com/mailman/listinfo/fork >


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DC Comic Dinnerware Sets
Supper with a super
- Unbreakable superhero place settings for kids
- Officially-licensed DC Comics merchandise
- Choose Batman or Wonder Woman
Ever since our days collecting glassware from various fast food establishments, we've had a thing for drinking vessels with our favorite characters on them. (We may even have some faded ones from the 80s in the back of our kitchen cabinets.) Having a friendly face on our glass made drinking more fun and that's a fact that just hasn't changed. Adding the face to the bottom of your dishes? Rewards you for cleaning your plate and bowl every time.
Mornings are hard. If you'd like to feel a little more super when you wake up in the morning, have your breakfast served up in a Batman or Wonder Woman Dinnerware Set. With smaller dimensions, these bowl, plate, and cup sets are great for the superhero-in-training in your life or for an adult counting calories by restricting portion size. Because only Deadpool can eat whatever he wants and still fit in his suit.
Product Specifications
- For ages 3 and up
- Unbreakable superhero place settings for kids
- Officially-licensed DC Comics merchandise
- Choose Batman or Wonder Woman
- Chibi versions of our favorite superheroes
- Capacity: Cup holds 9 oz. of fuel for superheroness
- Materials: Food-safe, BPA-free plastic
- Dimensions: Plate 8 3/16" diameter, bowl 6" diameter x 1 1/2" high, cup 2 1/8" bottom diameter x 3 1/2" tall
- Microwave and dishwasher-safe


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The local United Fund – servicing Newton and McDonald counties – received an anonymous $10,000 donation recently.
The local United Fund – servicing Newton and McDonald counties – received an anonymous $10,000 donation recently.
"We provide funding for 17 agencies that provide services to the Newton and McDonald county community," said Susan Versluis, president of the United Fund. "Our campaign goal for this year is $114,000, so that $10,000 will be a nice addition to that, along with all of the other contributions that we receive. We are very pleased, very honored and very shocked. It actually came into the United Fund office located right off of the Square. We are very pleased and totally unexpected. We always appreciate any donations that come toward the United Fund. We know that everyone's budgets are tight, so every little bit helps."
According to Versluis, this is the largest anonymous donation and the largest single donation from someone other than a business in the community.
The United Fund began in 1957 and the agencies are: Area Agency on Aging, Ache Dental Clinic, American Red Cross, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Boy Scouts of America, Ozark Area Girl Scouts, Children's Mercy Hospital, Children's Haven, Newton County 4-H, Cerebral Palsy of Tri-County Missouri, Lafayette House, Newton County Cancer Fund, Student Assistance Fund, Neosho Crosslines and Guesthouse, Salvation Army, Special Olympics of Missouri and Southwest Family YMCA.
The current campaign for the United Fund began on Aug. 1. The fiscal year ends on July 31, 2013. Each year, businesses and individuals have donated to the United Fund.
Asked how pleased she is for the businesses, individuals and others to donate, Versluis said, "I think that it is wonderful, I think that the best thing about it is all of the funds that are given to United Fund stay in Newton and McDonald counties. They service the people that you may live next to, that you may work with, so I think that it is excellent that there is a lot of great organizations out there, but I think that it is excellent that residents of this area want to make sure that their friends and neighbors are taken care of."
Versluis thanked not only the anonymous donor, but also others who have donated to the United Fund.
"I would like to thank everybody for any donation that they give to the United Fund," she said. "Every dollar helps, every dollar adds up, it is awesome to receive a $10,000 donation, but we need the help of everybody else just to reach that campaign goal. We are very grateful for the generous gift and we are sure that the agencies that will be benefiting from this donation are thrilled as well."


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|Post Season Clean Up
by Richard Machholz
The season's over, hunting coats and boots are stashed away. What about your rifle? It needs some attention. At least a good wipe down with gun oil or better yet, a quality rust inhibitor. The bore needs at least a coat of oil and don't forget the chamber. Best of all, a thorough bore scrubbing, including the chamber and the action.
Be sure to include proper application of grease to the lugs, sears, and pivots. Separate the action and stock. Coat the action and barrel lightly with rust inhibitor and wax the inside of the stock with a quality paste wax to seal the wood. Clean the scope lens' and cover. Reassemble and if you are not going to shoot year round, you're ready to set it back until better weather. Remember to remove the oil in the barrel and chamber prior to shooting.
Tours of Sierra Bullets
by Richard Machholz
Since our move from California to Missouri, many people have toured our new plant. We welcome visitors and advance reservations are not required. Because there are no regularly scheduled tours, there may be a short wait for your guides (who happen to also be the Ballistic Technicians). Hours are 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday thru Friday. Large groups will require some notice, but for families or individuals, come on in and we'll make the delay as short as possible. The tour will take about 45 minutes and makes a great way to break up a trip.
|Nonresident Hunting: Hunter Education, the Other Requirement
by Michael Woolum, Certified Hunter Education Instructor
With the hunting season winding down, I'm sure that most of you aren't concerned with where you will be hunting next year. On the other hand you may be planning a trip to meet your best friend for the 'hunt of a life time', if you are, there are a few items that will require your immediate attention. Permit Applications, Hunter Safety Certificate, Travel Restrictions, etc.
As a Hunter Education Instructor with more than 25 years experience, the number one problem that I receive calls for is, I'm going to such and such place, how do I get a Hunter Safety Certificate? For the first time out of state or country hunter, there is an increasing requirement by States for nonresident hunters to have proof of having completed a hunter education course in order to purchase nonresident permits.
Currently all 50 states and provinces of Canada have a requirement for some form of Hunter Education (Hunter Safety) class, with varying requirements as they pertain to nonresidents. In many cases, applications for nonresident tags and permits must be submitted early in the spring for fall hunts. Therefore, the need to have a Hunter Education Certificate must be addressed as soon as the need is identified.
Hunter Education Classes are taught mainly by volunteer instructors with a limited number of classes available. To obtain information, contact the Department of Fish & Wildlife in both your home state and your hunting destination. Be sure to ask for any information that might affect your special needs, such as, disabled person, age, wilderness restrictions, etc., also be sure to confirm whether or not the destination department accepts certificates from your state. Most states and provinces have a reciprocal agreement, provided the course meets a minimum hours content.
|1996 Competitive Results
Below is a listing of major match winners in 1996 using Sierra Bullets.
If you win a major match in 1997 and would like to be included in next years' listing,
send your information to Sierra Bullets, in care of Adam Braverman.


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Style # 231822
Another strapless dress -it?s not! Our diamond and striped maxi dress features back cutouts and yes -- simple three strap detailing -- that's eye candy and ultra glamorous for lounging around. Pair with our Marlenee Sandal and you'll look fantastic.
- 94% Rayon, 6% spandex
- Hand wash
- Made in USA
- Center back to hem: 50" (172 cm)
- Model is 5'10" and wears a US size S
Strapless Detail Maxi Dress is rated out of 5 by 2.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Dee81 from love this dress I love this dress because I have long legs and this dress pass my ankles looks good with neutral flats
Date published: 2014-03-27
Rated 4 out of 5 by AndreaCA from Love this dress So I have a ton maxi dresses from here because they are the only ones that are long enough for me. This dress is a good fit. I am 5'8 and slim. I usually always wear a small in bebe but with dress I got a medium because with my boobs ( 34D) the medium fit better and it was a little longer so I could wear it with wedges.. Doesn't look big at all. But like I said the small fit so it just depends on how you want it to fit! Overall super cute dress!
Date published: 2014-03-25