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This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Participation in Illegitimate Activities: Ehrlich Revisited, 1960 (ICPSR 8677)
Principal Investigator(s): Vandaele, Walter, University of California-Los Angeles. Department of Economics
This study re-analyzes Isaac Ehrlich's 1960 cross-section data on the relationship between aggregate levels of punishment and crime rates. It provides alternative model specifications and estimations. The study examined the deterrent effects of punishment on seven FBI index crimes: murder, rape, assault, larceny, robbery, burglary, and auto theft. Socio-economic variables include family income, percentage of families earning below half of the median income, unemployment rate for urban males in the age groups 14-24 and 35-39, labor force participation rate, educational level, percentage of young males and non-whites in the population, percentage of population in the SMSA, sex ratio, and place of occurrence. Two sanction variables are also included: 1) the probability of imprisonment, and 2) the average time served in prison when sentenced (severity of punishment). Also included are: per capita police expenditure for 1959 and 1960, and the crime rates for murder, rape, assault, larceny, robbery, burglary, and auto theft.
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Vandaele, Walter. Participation in Illegitimate Activities: Ehrlich Revisited, 1960. ICPSR08677-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1987. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08677.v1
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New York City Turns to Composting
In 2011, the United States produced 250 million tons of municipal solid waste, 56% of which was compostable materials. In New York City alone, more than 10,000 tons of trash is collected every day and shipped to landfills where organic materials decompose. Methane, a greenhouse gas 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, is produced as a result of the decomposition. Behind industry and agriculture, landfills are the third-largest source of methane in the United States. New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg recognized this major environmental concern in his State of the City address, and called for food waste recycling, the city's "final recycling frontier".
Of course New York City isn't the first to come up with such an ambitious plan. Cities such as San Francisco, Seattle, San Antonio, and Portland, Oregon have been composting as early as 2009. Today, San Francisco mandates that all residents separate organic material, adding a third bin to trash and recycling. The compost bins can include all food scraps, along with vegetation and solid paper products such as coffee cups and milk cartons. Overall, 78% of San Francisco's waste is now diverted from landfills.
Portland has a similar program, but has taken it one step further, reducing trash collection to once every two weeks, while compost is collected weekly. Before the start of its composting program, Portland collected 94,100 tons of garbage in 2011. Twelve months following the start of the program, the figure fell to 58,000 tons, while compostable material rose from 30,600 tons to 85,400 tons. An additional benefit is the reduction in transport costs and pollution; the two composting facilities are located 15 and 90 miles from downtown, whereas garbage is transported 140 miles from the city.
The environmental benefits of composting are substantial. It significantly cuts the amount of methane produced from decomposing organic materials and instead turns them into something usable, such as fertilizer. New York City, recognizing these benefits, is beginning to offer compost collection in Staten Island. After only a few months, participation rates are above 40%. In Manhattan, about 100 city schools are also participating as well as two high-rise apartment buildings, with more to follow this fall. By 2014, the program will cover around 100,000 households.
However, New York City faces one major setback. While the city currently has no local composting plant, the question of where to bring collected organic material is unresolved. Christine Datz-Romero, co-founder and executive director of the Lower East Side Ecology Center sees the lack of a composting facility as "the biggest stumbling block because right now we have very limited capacity." Nevertheless, composting is still a huge improvement over the current system, which exports to landfills sometimes hundreds of miles away.
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I've done both ways, using broiler and not. Turned out better when I turned the broiler on for a min or two before launching pizza and for a minute after being in oven. Still had to go right around 10-12 minutes to get what I wanted, forgot to check steel temperature last night but I'm guessing it was in the 530 range.
How long are you pre-heating the steel for?
Colin, that could be the other 20% of the issue. 45 min. should be plenty of time to pre-heat 3/8" steel, but I've seen and worked with gas ovens that were pretty anemic. Just to be safe, I'd push it to 80 minutes and see what kind of undercrust char you're getting.You're letting the dough warm up a few hours after being refrigerated, correct?This oven has no convection feature, right?Position the steel about 4-5" from the broiler, and, besides going with a 80 minute pre-heat using the highest bake setting, turn the broiler on about 4 minutes prior to baking and give it a blast of heat from above. Monitor the broiler and see if it stays on. Take temps of the top of the plate and bottom. I'm not a huge proponent of this extra broiler pre-heat, but it does seem like it helps a few of the members here push a little more heat into the plate.Try, if possible, to get a clear, well lit photo of the undercrust, as the undercrust color is the most important component of using steel.Oil helps browning. 3% oil will help browning while still being within the parameters of NY style.
Obviously, your issues are centered on your underdeveloped peel skills and not with the use of steel.
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Marine Investigation Report M96L0146
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigated this occurrence for the purpose of advancing transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.
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Grounding of the Loaded Bulk Carrier "Ypapadi"
Gaspé, Québec
06 December 1996
Report Number M96L0146
On the afternoon of 06 December 1996, the "YPAPADI" arrived off the port of Gaspé, Quebec. Although pilotage is not compulsory in the port, the vessel owners had instructed the agents in Montreal to provide the vessel with a pilot upon arrival at the harbour entrance. The sub-agent in Gaspé was not successful in securing the services of an individual with previous pilotage experience, and a representative of the sub-agent boarded the "YPAPADI" to assist the master in his approach to the berth. A lack of communication between this person and the master led each to believe that the other had the conduct of the vessel. In the approach to the berth, at a position where a large course alteration was required, neither gave the appropriate order to the quartermaster, and the vessel grounded on the north side of the harbour. The "YPAPADI" was refloated one week later. There was no damage to the vessel and no pollution.
The Board determined that the "YPAPADI" grounded because a misunderstanding over who had conduct of the vessel led to a critical course alteration not being made. The master thought he had delegated the conduct of the vessel to the representative of the sub-agent, who had boarded at the pilot station and whom he had reason to believe was a competent pilot. This person did not make it clear that he was not a competent pilot. Contributing factors were: the vessel's agents did not advise the master they had not secured the services of a pilot, the conduct of the vessel was handed over in an informal manner, neither the master nor the officer of the watch closely monitored the vessel's progress, and the master did not take over the conduct when the critical course alteration was not executed.
Table of Contents
- 1.0 Factual Information
- 1.1 Particulars of the Vessel
- 1.1.1 Description of the Vessel
- 1.2 History of the Voyage
- 1.3 Injuries to Persons
- 1.4 Damage
- 1.5 Certification
- 1.5.1 Vessel
- 1.5.2 Shipboard Personnel
- 1.5.3 Shore Personnel
- 1.6 Personnel History
- 1.6.1 Ship's Navigation Personnel
- 1.6.2 Sub-agency Employee
- 1.7 Environmental Information
- 1.7.1 Weather
- 1.7.2 Tidal Information
- 1.8 Navigation of the Vessel
- 1.8.1 Navigation Equipment
- 1.8.2 Chart
- 1.8.3 Shore Aids to Navigation
- 1.9 Radio Communications
- 1.10 Voyage Planning and Bridge Resource Management (BRM)
- 1.11 Gaspé Harbour
- 1.11.1 Approaches to the Berth
- 1.11.2 Pilots in the Area
- 1.12 Refloating the Vessel
- 2.0 Analysis
- 3.0 Conclusions
- 4.0 Safety Action
- 5.0 Appendices
- Appendix A - Sketch of the Occurrence Area
- Appendix B - Photographs
- Appendix C - Glossary
1.0 Factual Information
1.1 Particulars of the Vessel
|Official Number
|Port of Registry
|Bulk carrier
|Gross Tons[1]
|175.01 m
|F[2]: 8.97 m
A: 9.22 m
|24,000 tonnes of copper phosphate
|1982, Shimizu, Japan
|Sulzer diesel, 7,264 kW, driving a single, fixed-pitch right-handed propeller
|Ypapadi Maritime Inc., Monrovia, Liberia
|Kerr Norton Marine, Montreal, Quebec
|LeBoutillier Agencies Reg'd., Gaspé, Quebec
1.1.1 Description of the Vessel
The "YPAPADI" is a geared bulk carrier with accommodation and engine-room located aft. The vessel has five holds which are strengthened for the carriage of heavy cargoes. Fuel oil is carried in four centre and two wing double-bottom tanks.
1.2 History of the Voyage
On 17 November 1996, the "YPAPADI" departed Caleta Caluso, Chile, with a cargo of copper phosphate, bound for Gaspé. Although Gaspé is a non-compulsory pilotage port, the vessel owners requested the agents in Montreal to arrange for a pilot to meet the vessel and conduct her to the berth. One week before the arrival of the vessel, the master was advised by the vessel agency in Montreal that a pilot would board at the entrance to Gaspé harbour. The master was also provided with the latitude and longitude where he should rendezvous with the pilot boat.
The sub-agent at Gaspé endeavoured to secure the services of an individual with previous experience piloting vessels into that port; he was unsuccessful. The Montreal agents were advised of the negative response, but they were assured that someone would guide the vessel into the harbour. This information was not passed along to the owners or the master. In effect, a representative of the sub-agent (his son) was to board the "YPAPADI" at the pilot boarding station and assist the master into Gaspé harbour.
Through the Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS) Centre at Rivière-au-Renard, the master of the "YPAPADI" established communications with a vessel that was apparently the pilot boat, during the forenoon of 06 December. The master spoke with a person he believed to be the pilot and requested the position of the pilot boat. The master then gave an estimated time of arrival and asked whether the pilot boarding ladder was to be rigged on the port or on the starboard side. Once this exchange was completed, the MCTS Centre requested that the pilot advise the Eastern Canada Traffic System (ECAREG) when the vessel was secured alongside.
At 1400[3], a person boarded the "YPAPADI" from a vessel at the pilot station. The officer of the watch (OOW) took him to the bridge. In the wheel-house, this person was greeted by the master and addressed as "Mr. Pilot". The OOW asked the "pilot" for his name, for entry into the bridge logbook. The reply was only a first name. The master advised the "pilot" that the vessel was on full manoeuvring speed and heading on the range lights on a course of 310. As the vessel proceeded inbound at approximately 9.5 knots, the master and the "pilot" engaged in "small talk," each believing that the other had the conduct of the vessel. The "pilot" did not confirm or deny his status as a pilot in response to the form of address used by the master.
In the wheel-house at this time, in addition to the master, the OOW and the "pilot", were the quartermaster, the chief engineer and the radio officer.
As the vessel was passing port-hand buoy HD9, both the master and the "pilot" expected the other to order a course alteration to port. In the ensuing doubt and confusing exchange, the vessel grounded in sand, 6.5 cables east of Pointe de Penouille, Quebec. At the time of the grounding, the quartermaster was applying starboard helm to counteract a tendency of the vessel's head to swing to port.
Following the grounding, it became evident to the master that the "pilot" was not a pilot but a representative of the vessel's sub-agency.
After many unsuccessful attempts to refloat the vessel under her own power, she was finally refloated with the aid of three tugs at 1308, 13 December 1996.
1.3 Injuries to Persons
No one was injured as a result of the grounding.
1.4 Damage
A subsequent underwater inspection of the vessel revealed that there was no damage to the hull.
1.5 Certification
1.5.1 Vessel
The vessel was certificated, crewed and equipped in accordance with existing regulations.
1.5.2 Shipboard Personnel
Both the master and the OOW held qualifications appropriate for the tonnage of the vessel on which they were serving and for the voyage being undertaken.
1.5.3 Shore Personnel
The person who boarded the "YPAPADI" at the pilot station had no marine qualifications, no professional training and no seagoing experience.
1.6 Personnel History
1.6.1 Ship's Navigation Personnel
The master had served in this capacity for 28 years, and the current voyage was to be his last prior to retirement. He had been in command of the "YPAPADI" for 5½ months. This was his first visit to Gaspé, although he had been a frequent visitor to other East Coast ports.
The second officer, who was the OOW, had been at sea for over 30 years and had served in this capacity for 10 years.
1.6.2 Sub-agency Employee
The person who boarded the "YPAPADI" at the pilot station is a general insurance broker by profession, but he has assisted the shipping agency with various aspects of its business. He had "guided" the Russian vessel "ADMIRAL PADORIN" into Gaspé harbour on 04 September 1996. At the request of the vessel's agent, the sub-agent had previously made such a substitution when no pilot was available. The usual procedure was for the substitute "pilot" to take aboard a local chart and a photograph of the berthing facilities and to advise the master that the person's function was simply to assist and to answer questions.
1.7 Environmental Information
1.7.1 Weather
Prior to, and at the time of the grounding, skies were clear, there was no wind and the seas were calm. Visibility was in excess of 10 miles.
1.7.2 Tidal Information
Mariners with local knowledge advise that in the approach to the berth, an appreciable current originating at the confluence of the York and Dartmouth rivers may be felt during an ebb tide. The grounding occurred approximately two hours before low water; the predicted height above chart datum was 0.82 metre. The tidal conditions were not considered to have contributed to the grounding.
1.8 Navigation of the Vessel
1.8.1 Navigation Equipment
There was a full range of navigation equipment on board, adequate for the safe operation of the vessel. At the time of the occurrence, the relevant instruments in use included two radar display units, but neither of these was being monitored. In the opinion of the master, visual observation is preferable when a vessel is entering port in clear weather conditions.
The vessel was equipped with a Satellite Navigation System (SatNav) but this was inoperable. There was also a course recorder but it had not been switched on.
1.8.2 Chart
The chart in use at the time was British Admiralty No. 1163, which included Baie de Gaspé and a plan of Gaspé harbour. This particular chart was adequate for the intended vessel movement.
When the sub-agency representative boarded the vessel from the pilot boat, he took with him a section of Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) chart No. 4485, which includes the approaches to Gaspé. Two positions had been marked on it: the "Pilot Station" at 4846'N, 06415'W and an "Anchorage Station" at 4852'N, 06428'W. (The latitude of the "Anchorage Station" was marked incorrectly, and should have read 4850'N.) It would have been more appropriate to have taken CHS chart No. 4416, "Havre de Gaspé".
1.8.3 Shore Aids to Navigation
Both port and starboard channel-marking buoys, HD8 and HD9, had been replaced by winter spar buoys, but these were readily observed by those on the bridge of the "YPAPADI". The range lights on Île de Penouille are very high intensity and were clearly visible, even in daylight.
1.9 Radio Communications
Before the "YPAPADI" arrived at the pilot station, the master was in communication, through the MCTS Centre at Rivière-au-Renard, with a vessel he believed to be the pilot boat. When he asked the pilot boat for her position, the reply was given in whole degrees of latitude and longitude rather than in degrees and minutes or by geographical bearing and distance. The position stated would have positioned the pilot boat 45 miles south-southeast of the pilot station. During the radio exchange, the MCTS Centre addressed the other vessel as "pilot boat" and requested the "Gaspé pilot" to advise ECAREG when the vessel had berthed. At Gaspé harbour, there is no vessel specifically designated as the "pilot boat". The term is used in this context, when a pilot is employed, to describe any boat conveying that pilot to a ship.
The MCTS Centre at Rivière-au-Renard was advised of the grounding at 1509, 06 December. Thereafter, there were frequent exchanges between the MCTS Centre and the "YPAPADI"; at first, these were primarily with the sub-agency representative and then with the Transport Canada Ship Safety Officer from Gaspé, who boarded the vessel early the following morning. When the Ship Safety Officer was not on board, communication between the MCTS Centre and the ship became difficult. It was discovered during the investigation that no continuous bridge watch had been maintained while the vessel was aground.
1.10 Voyage Planning and Bridge Resource Management (BRM)
There was no document that indicated voyage planning for the trip from Chile to Gaspé, and there had been no pre-planning for the entry into the harbour.
The master and the vessel's navigation officers were not familiar with the concept of BRM.
There was no exchange of information between the master and the person who boarded at the pilot station when the master believed he was passing the conduct of the vessel over to a pilot.
1.11 Gaspé Harbour
1.11.1 Approaches to the Berth
Gaspé is a non-compulsory pilotage port. From a master's point of view, it is relatively straightforward to navigate. The approach is made from a position off Cap du Petit Gaspé, Quebec, with the vessel heading on the range lights, on a course of 307/308, to pass between channel-marking buoys HD8 and HD9. The distance to cover is 6.2 miles. A bold course alteration to port is made to round buoy HD9, after which the vessel is settled on a course of approximately 203 to head for the berth some 1.3 miles distant. Despite the straightforward approach, if unfamiliar with the area and entering without a pilot, a judicious master would exercise caution and proceed at a moderate speed, continuously monitoring the vessel's progress and position.
1.11.2 Pilots in the Area
There are four people with knowledge of the Gaspé harbour area who have, in the past, piloted vessels in and out of the port. Two of them were away, but the sub-agent in Gaspé had been able to contact the other two. One was scheduled to be on duty at his own place of work at the time that his services would have been required to pilot the "YPAPADI"; the other one was prepared to carry out the pilotage duties, but could not reach agreement with the sub-agency on terms and conditions.
1.12 Refloating the Vessel
The vessel grounded in an upright position in sand and clay, 300 metres from a provincial wildlife park, in position 4850'54"N, 06425'05"W. Officers from Environment Canada were alerted and stood by, ready for remedial action should pollution have occurred.
Efforts to refloat the "YPAPADI" were made at all conditions of the tide, but none was successful. On 10 December, tugs were summoned to assist. Overnight on 11 December, the ballast tanks were used to trim the vessel. The tugs "MAGDALEN SEA" and "CHEBUCTO SEA" arrived overnight 11-12 December, and with these two tugs assisting, an unsuccessful attempt to refloat was made at 1300, 12 December. At 1400, the tug "CABOT SEA" arrived. During the night of 12-13 December, compressed air was used to loosen the sand around the vessel and, at 1308, 13 December, the vessel was refloated with all three tugs assisting.
The "YPAPADI" was secured alongside the Sandy Beach public wharf at 1400, 13 December. After discharging her cargo, the vessel was cleared by Transport Canada Marine Safety and by the classification society to continue her voyage.
2.0 Analysis
2.1 Breakdown in Communication
There was a breakdown in communication between the vessel's agents and the master of the "YPAPADI". While en route, the master was advised by the agent that a pilot would board on arrival in Gaspé and he was given the position of the pilot station. This information was never rescinded. When the sub-agency representative boarded at the pilot station, the master believed that he was the pilot he was expecting. To add to the complexity of the situation, the newcomer responded to the appellation "Mr. Pilot" without advising the master that he was not, indeed, a pilot. It is not customary for a ship master to ask a pilot for his credentials. The course and speed, a proxy for the vessel, were handed over to the "pilot" and the master was confident that the "pilot" knew the port and knew how to conduct the vessel to her berth. A perfunctory hand-over from master to pilot can lead to a breakdown in communication, but such hand-overs are not uncommon. A more professional hand-over would involve, inter alia, the master giving the pilot information on the vessel's handling characteristics, and the pilot outlining the proposed harbour passage. A more thorough hand-over would have alerted the master to the actual status of the person who had boarded at the pilot station.
2.2 Lack of Pre-planning
None of the vessel's navigation officers was familiar with the concept of BRM, and there had been no pre-planning of the vessel's entry into the harbour. Even when the services of a pilot are anticipated, pre-planning of the inward passage tends to focus the navigator's attention on the complexities of the passage, and facilitates monitoring of the vessel's progress.
The master did not monitor the vessel's progress adequately, and the OOW did not take the responsibility of advising the master of the danger of overrunning the alter-course position. Without the back-up, monitoring and support of the entire bridge team, the chances of a successful operation are reduced.
2.3 Reliance on Pilot
The master confidently handed over the conduct of the vessel to the person who boarded at the pilot station. It was only when the vessel grounded that he realized he was not receiving the services of an experienced pilot. Before the chaotic situation that developed prior to the grounding, there were subtle clues that could have raised questions in the mind of the master as to the competence, if not the qualifications, of the "pilot". There was the unprofessional response to his request for the pilot boat's position, and the "pilot's" first-name-only reply when he was asked for his name. However, any doubts created by the former would have been allayed to some extent when the master heard the MCTS Centre using the terms "pilot" and "pilot boat" during that morning's radio communications.
In the event, the possibility of the master preventing the grounding was significantly reduced when he did not adequately monitor the vessel's progress. Being aware of the speed of the vessel in relation to the upcoming alter-course position (and the required 100 change of heading), would have put the master in a position to assume the conduct of the vessel when it was apparent that the "pilot" was not taking the appropriate action.
3.0 Conclusions
3.1 Findings
- Although pilotage is not compulsory in Gaspé harbour, the master was advised that a pilot would board the vessel upon arrival at the approaches to the port.
- The vessel's agents did not advise the master that they had not secured the services of an experienced pilot.
- The master was in radio communication with a vessel that was apparently the pilot boat, through the Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS) Centre.
- The person who boarded at the pilot station did not advise the master that he was not a pilot.
- The master handed over the conduct of the vessel in a manner that did not require the other person to contribute to an exchange of information.
- The master believed that the person who had boarded was a pilot, and so he relied on this person to conduct the vessel to the berth.
- There was no pre-planning of the passage nor Bridge Resource Management (BRM) for the harbour transit.
- With no BRM, there was no support from the officer of the watch (OOW) at a critical course-alteration point.
- The progress of the vessel was not adequately monitored.
- The vessel was moving at an excessive speed in an area unfamiliar to the master.
- The master did not assume the conduct of the vessel when he realized that no course alteration had been ordered.
3.2 Causes
The "YPAPADI" grounded because a misunderstanding over who had conduct of the vessel led to a critical course alteration not being made. The master thought he had delegated the conduct of the vessel to the representative of the sub-agent, who had boarded at the pilot station and whom he had reason to believe was a competent pilot. This person did not make it clear that he was not a competent pilot. Contributing factors were: the vessel's agents did not advise the master they had not secured the services of a pilot, the conduct of the vessel was handed over in an informal manner, neither the master nor the officer of the watch closely monitored the vessel's progress, and the master did not take over the conduct when the critical course alteration was not executed.
4.0 Safety Action
4.1 Action Taken
4.1.1 Non-compulsory Pilotage
As a result of this investigation, a TSB Marine Safety Advisory No. 07/98 was forwarded apprising Transport Canada that the present pilotage system does not ensure that only qualified and competent mariners are used for pilotage services in non-compulsory ports.
This report concludes the Transportation Safety Board's investigation into this occurrence. Consequently, the Board, consisting of Chairperson Benoît Bouchard, and members Maurice Harquail, Charles Simpson and W.A. Tadros, authorized the release of this report on 04 June 1998.
Appendix A - Sketch of the Occurrence Area
Appendix B - Photographs
Appendix C - Glossary
A - aft
BRM - Bridge Resource Management
CHS - Canadian Hydrographic Service
conduct - control of the navigation
ECAREG - Eastern Canada Traffic System
EST - eastern standard time
F - forward
IMO - International Maritime Organization
kW - kilowatt
m - metre
MCTS - Marine Communications and Traffic Services
N - North
OOW - officer of the watch
ranges - lights or markers (ashore) placed in line to indicate course to steer
SatNav - Satellite Navigation System
SI - International System (of units)
TSB - Transportation Safety Board of Canada
UTC - coordinated universal time
W - West
- degree
' - minute
" - second
[1] Units of measurement in this report conform to International Maritime Organization (IMO) standards or, where there is no such standard, are expressed in the International System (SI) of units.
[2] See Glossary for all abbreviations and acronyms.
[3] All times are EST (coordinated universal time (UTC) minus five hours) unless otherwise stated.
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Discussion in 'Star Trek: Enterprise' started by jespah, Nov 26, 2012.
I was going to use this: until you suggested we stop recycling...
^^ I'm not declaring a no-repeating rule. I just thought it was time for me to get more creative.
All together now:
VOTE! Reminds me of one of my cats. Except that it doesn't appear to be psychotic.
Miss Lemon and Skywalker don't seem to have any feet.
Have they converted to meters?
I'm not a big fan of feet.
My feet are too big to fit in an avatar.
Apologies for the lousy sound quality (it's the Beatles singing, "Your Feet's Too Big")
Um... it's too big. 150x150 pixels and no bigger than 140kb.
Eek, look at George's hair!
She was enigmatic--loved to choose the highest spot in the room and silently observe the world below--but a real sweetheart.
Sorry about your loss. I've buried two cats, including the one that looks like your baby. I'm down to one cat. I'd like to get a dog, but Jinx is not a fan. Yup, my cat's name is Jinx.
My sympathies. I've buried seven cats and a dog, and I still miss every one. Here are some of my Rainbow Bridge cats. A little while after we lost Mitsi (no cats for 6 weeks - forever!), we went to the shelter and asked to see the cats with the least chance of being adopted. We brought home four. And we have the dog too -- also a rescue.
Maybe you could get a dog, if you make sure Jinx has safe places to retreat to that are dog-free during the period of adjustment. That's how we did it. Two of the cats are buddies with him now.
I'd have to start with a puppy. There's only one dog she's not afraid of and that is my brother's Yorkie. Jinx is twice Gepetto's size.
I would love to adopt a hard-to-place rescue cat and/or dog but I can't afford the colonoscopy.
Another day for submissions? Another two? What does the collective want to do?
I have a sneaking suspicion that's it for submissions.
Yeah, same here. Usually four or five days is long enough for everyone who's going to enter to do so.
Probably. I am missing Miss Lemon's and Skywalker's feet. Wait, that didn't come out right.
Oh, and here are the #s of entries I have
9 entries for the ep
9 entries for the theme
7 entries for the random theme
So, how many votes should I allow? And should it be a different # for the feet? Is there a special secret formula? If there is, please say there's lanolin in it.
Thank you from an avatar contest-runnin' n00b.
Wish I could help with the number of votes. can't recall how many are allowed for x number of entries. Maybe our honorable mod will pop in today and help out.
Meanwhile you might want to put together a recap. Makes setting up the poll easier.
Oh! Good idea!
A recap for those of you keeping score at home -
Episode: Harbinger
Hopeful Romantic
Miss Lemon
R. Star
Theme: Hands
Hopeful Romantic
Miss Lemon
R. Star
Random Theme: Feet
Hopeful Romantic
Miss Lemon
R. Star
Plus a completely random image of a Ouija Board, for your dining and dancing pleasure -
Maybe give Skywalker and Miss Lemon the rest of the day, along with anyone else who might drop a last minute entry, then post the voting thread tomorrow. I'd say give two votes. Three always feels too cluttered in my personal opinion, but it's just that. Your vote thread after all.
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Benjamin BRITTEN (1913 – 1976)
The Turn of the Screw, op. 54 (1954) [111:25]
Miah Persson (soprano) – Governess; Toby Spence (tenor) – Prologue/Quint; Susan Bickley (soprano) – Mrs Grose; Giselle Allen (soprano) – Miss Jessel; Joanna Songi (soprano) – Flora; Thomas Parfitt (treble) - Miles
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Jakub Hruša
rec. Glyndebourne, August 2011
Stage Director: Jonathan Kent; Video Director: François Roussillon
Picture format: HD – Colour. All regions
Audio formats: PCM Stereo 2.0/DTS 5.1 Surround
Booklet notes and Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Extra features: A curious story [11:54], Behind the drama [9:50].
As the audience settles and chats Toby Spence's Prologue is already on stage. That's the first surprise. The barrier between what is real and what isn't is now blurred. He's reading from a pile of letters with his soft, bemused opening 'It is a curious story'. It is marked 'quietly' and he soon picks up volume, along with a spool of film, the second surprise, as is his sweater and jeans. This isn't the mid-19th century of the original but the 1950s, away from any comfortably distant Victorian evocation of the supernatural. The perspective is to be closer. That spool of film is brought to life by an instant back-projection of two children playing: A pity it isn't the two we later see. Spence gazes out with a glazed expression when introducing the mystery that the guardian, their uncle, must not be contacted by the governess. In doing so he momentarily takes on that same unearthliness he has as the ghost of Quint.
For Act 1 Scene 1 the Governess is in a train not a horse carriage. Britten's timpani backcloth serves just as well. You instantly identify with Miah Persson's openness in her hopes and doubts on starting a new job. Aurally you might later twig that her descending melisma contemplating the mystery of life at 'Why did I come?'. It is the first appearance of a motif much used by Quint when cajoling the boy Miles. In the orchestral Variation 1 you see as link a toy train travelling on the outer of two revolving stages. It's the set designer's manifestation of a screw turning! The set has a central structure of glass windows and a door. Beyond there's the lurking span of the branches of a huge dead tree. Scene changes, effected by the movement of the two stages, are disturbing in their sheer efficiency, but then so is Britten's music. The clarity of both in this Blu-Ray disc draws you into the experience. Scene 2 is not in house porch but in the living room with housekeeper Mrs Grose silently hoovering. Persson's Governess immediately forms a happy relationship with all. Its intimacy is clarified by the warmth yet also the strength of purpose of the solo violin accompaniment. It's just one example of the perspicacity of Jakub Hruša's direction. Moreover, the video direction of François Roussillon fully exploits the intimacy of the DVD medium, of this opera and of Jonathan Kent's stage direction. Miles bows to the Governess who straightaway strokes his cheek. The music carries this action with no sense of opportunism while Thomas Parfitt's Miles gives her a warm, knowing smile as if that of Quint.
The backdrop to Scene 4 here is a greenhouse rather than a tower. Persson idyllically caresses a white dahlia as she's so happy to do the uncle's bidding. There's that descending melisma again. As she luxuriates a vast shadow appears rear stage right. The uncle? No. Then she's scared. It's creepier that we don't see Quint here looking steadily at her as in the stage direction; this happens in the next scene anyway. The difficulty with the lack of a tower is that it makes little sense of her line 'Some fearful madman lock'd away there' (22:03). In Scene 5 Flora and Miles ride a hobby-horse. Here Miles rides Flora on the settee which is suggestive of our later confirmation of their lack of innocence. Miles whips Flora, but as it's a DVD we can see he's whipping the settee. Susan Bickley's larger-than-life and likeable housekeeper, by turns tempestuous and conciliatory, reserves her greatest paroxysm for realizing the Governess has seen Quint, with the mantra 'Dear God, is there no end to his dreadful ways?' This really makes its mark.
The highlight of Scene 6 is Miles's 'Malo' song. The 12-year-old Thomas Parfitt's voice is finely focused but fragile and transitory like every treble. Here it is poignantly allied to guilt at loss of innocence. At the end he and Persson try to stare each other out and he reaches out his hand towards her cheek which she protects. In Scene 7 Flora has her equivalent song to her doll. With the also excellent Joanna Songi we hear a fledgling voice rather than a transitory one. Scene 8 has the boldest revision. In the original Quint is in the tower, Miles in the garden in his night things. Here Miles is in the bath, Quint at the window in silhouette. Miles and Quint match each other in spectral glissandi and as the scene comes to a climax they hug one another having gone out into the softly falling snow. Flora takes her head out of the wash basin where it's been for ages so she can be with the equally and ever wet Miss Jessel.
Act 2 Scene 1's meeting between Quint and Miss Jessel is given an added shiver. Through the aid of the revolving stage they cast spells over the children sleeping in their beds. In Scene 2 the children don't walk in like choirboys to settle on a tomb but are already sitting on it. The scenery revolves into sight, throwing bits of wreaths left and right. Persson tries to touch Parfitt's cheek from which this time he draws away. He takes her hands in his as he challenges 'Does my uncle think what you think?' The Governess resolving to escape is naturally enough soon found packing in her bedroom. Only as her dressing table revolves clearly into view in Scene 3 do we see Miss Jessel is at it, giving extra piquancy to her line 'Here my tragedy began'. The problem with this change, however, is that this is supposed to be the schoolroom which is for the Governess 'the heart of my kingdom' (74:11). The confrontation with Miss Jessel is at the schoolroom desk. For all that, Giselle Allen's grim, slimy yet also piercingly tragic Miss Jessel, complete with Verdian elegy, is moving.
In Scene 4 a thoughtful, pained Parfitt strokes Persson's cheek and only the intervention of Spence stops him divulging the truth. At this point the Governess sings 'The candle's out' (84:25) and Miles replies ''twas I who blew it'. This is all rather awkward when the candle has been updated to a lamp, although neatly for the ubiquitous metaphor a revolving one. The desk with the letter Quint successfully tempts Miles to take obligingly revolves nearby. In the final scene when rebuked by Flora and the housekeeper the Governess owns she has failed and lost her innocence. Bickley, in recitative, grippingly reveals that she has too. Persson and Parfitt again clasp hands, this time at Persson's initiative. This time Quint is betrayed: failure for him, fatal salvation for Miles.
This superlatively sung, played, acted and directed production sets a gold standard for future staged versions. I say that even allowing for the fact that the updating creates some anomalies. The opera comes with 22 minutes of extras. These illuminate why this Glyndebourne 2011 version is so distinctive, how it developed and the nature of the journey for the performers.
Michael Greenhalgh
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Against the background of increasing dependence on technology and on the Internet, the Alliance is advancing its efforts to confront the wide range of cyber threats targeting NATO's networks on a daily basis. The growing sophistication of cyber attacks makes the protection of the Alliance's communications and information systems (CIS) an urgent task. This objective has been recognised as a priority in NATO's Strategic Concept, and has been reiterated in the two most recent Summit Declarations, as well as at NATO ministerial meetings.


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Due to a nagging hip injury suffered in the Crew's 1-0 loss to Sporting Kansas City on October 5, Federico Higuaín will miss Saturday night's Eastern Conference clash against the New England Revolution. Though the Argentine playmaker began jogging once again during the week, Interim Head Coach Brian Bliss and the team's medical staff ruled Higuaín was not fit for game action.
Ethan Finlay will replace Higuaín in the lineup as Dominic Oduro will join Jairo Arrieta on the Crew frontline.
"We said it yesterday that the decision regarding Federico traveling would be a flight-time call," Bliss explained. "After consulting with Federico and the medical staff, we determined that he would be unable to go tonight and so it made sense that he would not travel with us yesterday."
Following the Montreal Impact's 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Union, the Crew needs a win in New England tonight coupled with a Toronto FC win or draw against the Chicago Fire. Higuaín will be re-evaluated and could return with a berth a chance to clinch an MLS Cup Playoff berth next week against the Revolution in Columbus.
"We'll re-evaluate his availability next week, but for now, we believe we have what it takes to get three crucial points tonight," Bliss said.


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Dodgers set for fourth annual ThinkCure Weekend
By Ken Gurnick and Alex Angert / MLB.com
ThinkCure, the Dodgers' charitable partnership with the two hospitals, has provided $1.84 million in grants to the two facilities.
Among the fundraising activities that will be held during the Dodgers' games against Arizona on Sept. 2 and San Diego on Sept. 3:
Donation appeals by visiting www.thinkcure.org, by texting the word "cure" to 50555 for a $10 donation or by phoning the telethon at 855-424-4056 beginning Sunday at 8 a.m.
An auction of Dodgers memorabilia by the Dodger Dream Foundation to benefit ThinkCure.
A first pitch by leading cancer physicians, researchers and fundraisers.
Check presentations totaling $200,000 from major donors.
A "Kids Take the Field" with children from the two hospitals greeting a Dodger at his position.
A City of Hope Bloodmobile will take blood donations Sunday at Viva Los Dodgers in Parking Lot 6.
On bobblehead night, Scully throws out first pitch
LOS ANGELES -- With a hand from his 15 grandchildren, legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Thursday's game against the D-backs on the night he was honored with a bobblehead.
On the mound, Scully made believe he was throwing a pitch to manager Don Mattingly at home plate before walking toward the third-base line, where his grandchildren were lined up waiting. Each of the 15, ranging from ages 5 to 22, passed the ball down the line before Scully flipped the ball to Mattingly halfway down the line.
Prior to the pitch, the Hall of Fame broadcaster posed for pictures with his entire family, as well as Arizona manager Kirk Gibson, who was honored with his own bobblehead earlier this season.
Scully is one of 10 Dodgers greats given a bobblehead this year, which is the 50th anniversary of Dodger Stadium. His granddaughter, Mackenzie Luderer, sang the national anthem before the game.
Earlier this week, Scully announced he would be coming back for an unprecedented 64th season next year, partly because he didn't have it in his heart to say goodbye.
"What's the old line, 'Squeeze the juice out of life before life squeezes the juice out of you,'" he said.
"So I'm squeezing."
Billingsley gets plasma injection for sore elbow
LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers starting pitcher Chad Billingsley had a platelet-rich plasma injection in his injured right elbow Thursday "to try to see if he's able to pitch again this year," manager Don Mattingly said.
The Dodgers have been vague in describing the extent of Billingsley's injury, calling it "inflammation," although club CEO Stan Kasten told the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday he feared the pitcher was out for the rest of the season.
The PRP injection is generally used for tears in tendons and ligaments, an ominous possibility when it involves a pitcher's elbow. Several Dodgers have used the method in an attempt to accelerate healing while delaying surgery, including reliever Takashi Saito, who used it in 2008 in hopes of recovering from a partial elbow ligament tear.
The Dodgers have not said whether Billingsley has a tear in his elbow, although he did have an MRI that would have revealed a tear last weekend. PRP also has been effective in treating osteoarthritis.
"If he's able to throw after this, he's not finished and if that's the case, he'll start a throwing program," Mattingly said. "If not, there's a different plan. We're trying to see if this helps. It could be something that ends up more than that."
In other medical news, left-hander Ted Lilly played catch for the first time since last weekend's back injury as he tries to heal up in time to provide September relief. Lilly said his shoulder, which likely will need offseason surgery, has improved enough to do that.
Scott Elbert, put on the disabled list Wednesday with recurring elbow pain, was scheduled to see Dr. Neal ElAttrache to determine if there is any treatment that would allow him to pitch in September, even with additional days off to recover. Elbert is expected to need offseason surgery to remove scar tissue from the back of his elbow.
Stiff shoulder keeps Kemp out of Dodgers' lineup
LOS ANGELES -- Matt Kemp was out of the Dodgers' starting lineup Thursday night and it wasn't because of his knee, jaw or chin.
It was a stiff left shoulder, the delayed symptom surfacing as a reminder of the cost of running into fences face-first at full speed.
That's what Kemp did in the first inning Tuesday night at Coors Field. Two batters later he came out of the game, passed a CT scan on his jaw and an MRI on his knee while taking three stitches to close a gash on his chin.
But like a car accident or similar trauma, new symptoms can present themselves 24 to 48 hours after the initial event.
"His knee feels pretty good, doing a lot more stuff, but his left shoulder is a little stiff and that's keeping him back today," manager Don Mattingly said. "I did the lineup tonight thinking he still had a chance to play. He did a lot to get loose and a lot of areas are really good. But the left shoulder didn't get loose."
Kemp didn't even mention the shoulder when he told reporters he was just trying to get the swelling out of his left knee.
"We'll see how it feels tomorrow," he said. "Just take it day by day. It's always frustrating. It's been a frustrating year, sitting out a lot of games. I'm used to playing every day, so it's frustrating when I can't play."
Kemp earlier missed 51 games with two stints on the disabled list with a strained left hamstring.
Shane Victorino again moved over to start in center field with Juan Rivera starting in left field.
With 'pen in flux, Dodgers welcome back Guerrier
LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers reliever Matt Guerrier has been reinstated from the 60-day disabled list to join a depleted bullpen that took a hit with closer Kenley Jansen being out indefinitely with a recurrence of an irregular heartbeat and lefty Scott Elbert going on the disabled list with a sore elbow.
Righty Josh Wall was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque and Dee Gordon was transferred to the 60-day DL (eligible to be reinstated on Sept. 3) in corresponding moves.
Guerrier has been on the DL with right elbow tendinitis since April 19 after going 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA in seven games to open the season. How the righty's arm holds up will determine whether he will need offseason surgery.
The reliever will be a welcome addition to a short and overworked bullpen. Manager Don Mattingly didn't have much news to report with Jansen, who was scheduled to meet with a doctor on Thursday.
Although he said it's not ideal, Mattingly plans to alternate Brandon League and Ronald Belisario in the closer role based on matchups with Jansen out.
Jansen missed four weeks last year with a similar situation that required blood thinners, and he had a mild episode during Spring Training this year that didn't require him to miss any time. He has 25 saves and a 2.54 ERA this season.
"He's going to have to make sure he understands everything he has to do to make sure he is taking care of himself," Mattingly said. "We need to understand exactly what we should be doing for him to help him take care of himself."
Mattingly said the best-case scenario would be Jansen returning fairly quickly, but he wanted to wait to hear from the doctors before saying just how quick that could be.
League is a year removed from making the All-Star Game as a closer with the Mariners, and Belisario closes when he plays in the Venezuelan Winter League. Belisario, who picked up his first save since 2010 on Wednesday, said he would gladly accept the closer's role and added he likes the feeling of being on the mound in the ninth.
Opening Day closer Javy Guerra, who was sent down earlier this month to work on his command, will be an option out of the bullpen once the rosters expand Saturday.
Worth noting
Adrian Gonzalez, wearing his new Dodgers uniform, is one of the featured players included in a video of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band highlighting TBS' postseason coverage.
With Springsteen's "Land of Hope and Dreams" as the musical backdrop, the videos include concert footage from the band's current "Wrecking Ball" tour and highlights from this year's MLB season. The videos will air on MLB Network, FOX and MLB.com and on in-stadium video boards leading up to and during the postseason.
The start time for the Sept. 9 Dodgers game in San Francisco has been added as an ESPN Sunday Night Baseball telecast and will start at 5:05 p.m. PT.
The game will be an exclusive national telecast, with the announcing team of Dan Shulman, Orel Hershiser, Terry Francona and Buster Olney.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. Alex Angert is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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"This is like a family reunion," said TriMet General Manager Neil McFarlane, noting the 7.3-mile LRT route is scheduled to open on Sept. 12, 2015.
McFarlane was joined by members of the Oregon Legislature, the Metro Council, the Portland City Council, the Clackamas County Commission, the state's two U.S. senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and three Oregon House representatives, including longtime LRT champion Rep. Earl Blumenauer.
The line features the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail bridge, being built to handle LRT and bus traffic as well as pedestrian use. TriMet predicts ridership of at least 22,765 per weekday by 2030.


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Odds 'n ends: Baumgarner sent down
The Giants' 2010 roster began to take better shape on Tuesday, when the team optioned pitchers Madison Baumgarner and Joe Martinez to Triple-A Fresno.
The Giants made the decision Tuesday to take pressure off their young left-hander after became clear that he was not ready to take over the No. 5 spot in the rotation. Now he can go to Fresno and focus on getting ready to pitch for the season.
Bumgarner lost control and some velocity this spring. And his struggles this spring were in part due to him trying to work on his mechanics.
The Giants, and Bumgarner, hope his velocity returns in Fresno.
Martinez also was sent down to Triple-A camp. Elbow inflammation had kept Martinez off the mound most of this month. And although he reported no problems in recent bullpen sessions, the time lost clearly put him behind others in his preparation for the season. And with other pitchers doing so well, it was an easy decision to send Martinez down
FRANDSEN, LEWIS OUT? Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday that the Giants have been shopping infielder Kevin Frandsen and outfielder Fred Lewis this spring.
The indication is that neither player fits in the Giants' regular-season plans, as the Giants appear to prefer Matt Downs as their backup infielder and Andres Torres and Eugenio Velez in the outfield.
Frandsen still has a minor-league option. But the Giants might look for a fresh start for him.
Lewis, on the other hand, is out of options. And if they can't find a trade partner, the Giants also may be out of options with Lewis.


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Sri Lanka restores pride against Chairman's XI
Sri Lanka restored some pride in their Australian tour on Friday as they churned through the Chairman's XI attack to post 4-276 on a placid day-two Manuka Oval wicket.
Chairman's XI opener Scott Henry raised his bat early on the second day with a double century, before the hosts automatically declared their first innings on 6(dec)-439 after 100 overs, as per the rules of the three-day game.
And while the tourists are still 163 behind the Chairman's XI's monster total, they showed on Friday they have plenty of spirit - and even more batting.
Led by a top-shelf century to opener Tillakaratne Dilshan, who was ably supported by a solid 55 from star batsman Kumar Sangakkara, the visitors piled on the runs and made themselves comfortable on the docile Canberra deck.
Dilshan retired his innings at 101 at the tea break, deciding his 152-ball knock, which included 15 boundaries, had been sufficient batting practice for the 36-year-old veteran ahead of the three-Test series with Australia, which starts at Bellerive next Friday.
The Chairman's XI claimed three wickets through conventional methods - split evenly between young West Australian offspinner Ashton Turner, Victorian allrounder Glenn Maxwell and, surprisingly, captain Usman Khawaja.
Turner (1-54) made the first breakthrough, ending the 105-run opening partnership between Dilshan and Dimuth Karunaratne when he had the young left-hander caught at mid-on by Marcus Harris for 40.
Maxwell (1-73) came in for some punishment from Dilshan and in particular Mahela Jayawardene, whose first scoring shot was a booming six over long-on.
But Maxwell exacted some revenge when a more-flighted delivery deceived Jayawardene (36) and resulted in a simple caught and bowled late in the day.
Sangakkara was in good touch before Khawaja (1-22) had him trapped leg before.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Prassana Jayawardene chipped in to be unbeaten on 24 while the highly-rated Dinesh Chandimal is 12 not out.
Earlier, the Chairman's XI added 49 runs to their overnight score as Henry belted six more boundaries to finish unbeaten on 207.
Dhammika Prasad, who endured a terrible time in the middle on Thursday, picked up the wickets of Travis Head (35) and Sam Whiteman (4) to finish as the only multiple wicket-taker for Sri Lanka with 2-128.
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Victorian firefighter dies in Tasmania
A 60-year-old Victorian firefighter has been found dead near a hamlet on the Tasman Peninsula where he was conducting a backburn.
Police say the body of the man, part of a Victorian contingent assisting the Tasmania Fire Service, was found near the hamlet of Taranna.
He was preparing for backburning operations at Waterfall Bluff, which is about two to three kilometres from the active fire edge.
Workers were sent to the area after the man failed to make a scheduled call-in.
Police say there appears to be no suspicious circumstances at this stage.
The Department of Sustainability and Environment said the dead man was from Gippsland.
A DSE statement from its secretary Greg Wilson and chief fire officer Alan Goodwin said the firefighter's family had been notified and no further personal details were available at this time.
They had offered their sincere condolences to the family and support had been offered.
DSE representatives have been sent to Tasmania to support crew members still on the ground.
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EAST COUNTY — Dr. Russell Vega gets to prescription drug-overdose victims after it's too late to save them.
Often times, friends waited nearby for the person to "sleep the drugs off." A loud rattled snore, which Vega calls the "death snore," escapes as the body tries to overcome respiratory depression, a decreased drive and ability for the lungs to breathe.
Once that happens, it's Vega's turn to provide post-mortem medical attention.
Vega, the Sarasota District 12 medical examiner and other panelists, including Sgt. Debra Kaspar, of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office; Judy Sperling, a drug counselor and therapist; and Lisa Brandy, president of Brandi's Wish Foundation, named after her daughter who died of a drug overdose two years ago at age 18, led a Prescription Drug Awareness discussion Feb. 28, at The Out-of-Door Academy.
The event, which featured a performance of The Holding Cell by the SOURCE Theatre and was sponsored by the Sarasota Medical Alliance Foundation, served as a way for the public to learn about prescription drugs — drug overdoses now are the No.1 cause of accidental death in the United States — from people on the front lines of the epidemic.
The experts spoke of a prescription-drug problem that, with more awareness, better community initiatives and stronger enforcement, is hitting a plateau.
Still, the group called for bystanders to become active players in halting a trend that has become all too familiar — 60% of prescription-drug overdoses occur in the presence of another person.
A 2012 "Good Samaritan" law passed in the Florida Senate encourages witnesses acting in good faith to report overdoses in return for not being prosecuted for their own actions, in certain situations.
Destructive behavior
Vega describes his role in the prescription-drug cycle bluntly: "I deal with death," he says. He deals with overdoses across Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties and has seen the drug of choice transform from illegal cocaine and heroine 25 years ago, to legal prescription drugs 10 years ago.
New data from 2012, set to be released early this year, will show numbers leveling, with slight decreases, Vega says.
In Sarasota County, Vega diagnoses accidental prescription-drug deaths 50 to 60 times a year. The drugs are often combined with other drugs or with alcohol.
"I try to present this stuff in factual ways for people so we can have a real goal, that is, to prevent some of these deaths, because a lot of lives can be salvaged with someone intervening," Vega says.
He describes the science of why digesting too many drugs at one time kills, how the drugs affect the central nervous system and block pain receptors and how the cardiovascular and respiratory systems can't function properly, as the drugs loosen a barrier in the lungs, allowing them to fill up with fluid and block breathing.
It's a process that brings a quick death, and Vega talks about it to alert people to the fragility of the cycle.
"A person may seem fine, their snoring a little funny. You leave, check on them a little later, and they're dead," Vega says. "That's how it happens."
Advocating for change
Two recent rulings sparked the leveling off of prescription-drug overdoses in Sarasota County: A 2010 moratorium commissioners enacted said, "no more pain clinics," and a 2011 ordinance required pain clinics to use a monitoring system that tracks the drugs a patient has been prescribed before a doctor at the clinic can prescribe more.
Kaspar credits those two initiatives for prescription-drug overdoses (accidental) in Sarasota County dropping from 246 in 2010 to 225 in 2011.
Other contributors are community partnerships, led by the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, such as a pilot program at Pine View School started in the fall. Children created public service announcements to make the community aware of the problem.
The best PSA ran as a commercial on local television. Kaspar hopes to expand the program into more high schools this year.
Operation Medicine Cabinet, a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-led initiative that allows people to dispose unwanted and unused medicine, has seen great success in the county since it began in 2009.
In 2009, four county drop-off centers collected 277 pounds of drugs. That number spiked to 1,462 last year.
"Everybody has to be a part of the solution," Kaspar says.
The effort has yielded strong results in Manatee County, as well.
A mother's nightmare
Brandy's daughter's cycle with prescription drugs, from the time she used Oxycodone as a sleeping aide to the time it killed her, lasted 18 months.
Brandy ran a zero-tolerance policy household, but that didn't stop her daughter, Brandi Meshad, from getting the drugs from a friend.
Meshad was with a friend at the time leading up to her death, but the friend left Meshad alone. Meshad died less than a mile from her house, at her grandparent's Sarasota home.
"Kids know it's wrong," Brandy says. "There's this thought that 'I will be the one to out live it.' But death does not discriminate."
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|Suffered a torn ACL in 2009 and again in 2011. Speed is average at best; may eventually need to switch to free safety as he slows down with age. Trusts his athleticism too much and will get sloppy at times. Below-average ball skillls; does a nice job turning his head to play the ball, but struggles to put himself in position to make plays and doesn't come down with many interceptions that aren't gift wrapped. Probably won't return kicks at next level due to injury concerns and lack of speed. Does well tackling in tight spaces, but doesn't make many plays in the open field.
|If not for the knee injuries, Bolden would probably be considered a 2nd or 3rd-round prospect. However, given his modest speed and the fact that he's returning from a knee injury which caused him to miss the entire 2011 seasons, it's tough to justify taking him before Day 3 of the draft. There's a lot to like about his game when healthy, but the knee injuries raise some serious concerns about his ability to play at the next level. If he can stay healthy, however, he could make a solid nickel corner. He lacks elite speed, but he's quick and smart and should be able to handle receivers in the slot, especially against west coast offenses.
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Jennifer Aniston gave a big smile when she arrived at the LA studios of Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night. Jen's back in California following a restful New Year's getaway to Cabo. Jimmy and his fiancée Molly McNearney actually joined Jen and her own spouse-to-be Justin Theroux south of the border. Fittingly, Jen and Jimmy discussed their Mexican trip on the show. Jen even shared some photos of herself, Justin, and their friends from the trip, including one of the boys indulging in some pampering. She commented, "All of you boys were secure enough in your masculinity to join the women on spa day. So the girls had massages, whilst the men were having manicures and pedicures."
Also, Jennifer gave Jimmy a haircut after bragging about her skills with scissors. She said OK to giving him the chop with the comment, "It's been 30 years since my last haircut, so let's go for it." Jen knows a thing or two about hair as the originator of multiple iconic 'dos and now as a part owner of the Living Proof hair care line. She also brought out a sledgehammer, doing a silly bit, to wreck Jimmy's brand new desk.


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text: I covered that in the first couple of chapters. In the first place, it isn't "space" that you're exploring, it's the various things IN space. Solar systems, planets, asteroids, comets. Gravity tends to pull those things into little knots that aren't too expansive in themselves, but the space BETWEEN them is incomprehensibly vast. For a given cluster of stars (say, 8 or 9 systems gravitationally bound) a single starship could explore the entire cluster over the course of a year, bouncing from one system to the next at a modest warp 3 or 4. For that entire year it might be the only starship in that cluster, or indeed, the only starship within a dozen light years in any direction. Other more "lively" areas along known trade routes or in the vicinity of populated colonies would get a stronger presence, but even that would be a ratio of perhaps one starship per solar system, IF that. This doesn't change all that much even in the 24th century; the Federation simply controls a lot more systems and planets and the fleet is expanded accordingly. A "network" would imply sharing of resources from a single point, distributing it out to its end users on the frontier. That is decidedly NOT how Starfleet does things, nor could they afford to with the distances involved. Fleet support comes primarily from the Starbases, which in turn depend on the colonies and civilian population centers built around them. The starbases keep the fleet stocked and supported using materials, food and fuel produced locally; very little gets shipped out to Starbases from Earth, although quite a bit gets exported from the colonies TO Earth. The reason for this is twofold. First, it makes a lot more sense economically to rely on the local industry to support the fleet, as that strengthens the colonies' own local economy (giving everyone something productive to do). Second, relying on local resources shortens the supply chains dramatically and allows each starbase and its adjacent colonies to act in "Standalone" mode in the event of war. So a war with, say, the Klingon Empire wouldn't necessarily involve a situation where the Klingons start raiding Federation shipping between Earth and the Frontier, because most of that shipping is civilian in nature and has very little strategic value. Instead, the Klingons would have to try and take the entire colony: the dilithium mines, the metal works, the factories, the farms, the hospitals, the labs, the motor pools, the dry docks, the shipyards, the power plants, the pubs, the stadiums, the schools, the local militia. The whole kit and caboodle. The orbiting starbase and its ground facilities would almost be their own pocket Starfleet and could still operate independently (for the most part) even if the entire rest of the Federation had burned to the ground. What little shipping and support DOES take place is handled by robot freighters (the Woden et al) or by the Earth Cargo Service aka the "Merchant Marine" mentioned in TOS. There's also the civilian privateer freighters unaffiliated with any government service, from various Federation races, who would be happy to take a high-paying commission from Starfleet on the rare occasion they need something they can't manufacture themselves.


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Egyptian commission implicates Mubarak in protesters' deaths
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January 03, 2013
The report of a fact-finding panel could increase pressure on authorities for a retrial of the 84-year-old former president.
An Egyptian commission investigating the deaths of protesters during the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in 2011 says the former president knew the extent of the protests and the crackdown against them.
The commission says Mubarak watched live video feeds of the protests and the brutal response of his security forces.
Mubarak is already serving a life sentence over the deaths of hundreds of protesters.
But he has been convicted of failing to stop the killings, not ordering them.
The report of the fact-finding panel could increase pressure on authorities for a retrial of the 84-year-old former president.
The report has not been made public but several members of the commission have spoken about its findings.
It was commissioned by Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi soon after he took office in June.
Based on reporting by AP and "The New York Times"
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Watson comfortable with 'vitamins,' father saysAdrian Lowe
Published: February 7 2013 - 8:11AM
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Essendon champion Tim Watson says his son - club captain Jobe - had no concerns about controversial injections administered to team members amid suggestions the substances may have been illegal.
Watson senior, a presenter on sports radio station SEN, said in a broadcast Thursday morning that that Jobe knew exactly what vitamins he was taking.
The remarks came as concerns about the nature of the supplements players received at the hands of a club sports scientist, Stephen Dank, grew.
"He [Jobe] said that when this all blows over at some point, and it will, he'd be happy to talk about it in greater detail so that he can allay any fears that anyone may have about what they did being untoward in any way," Watson senior said.
"They all wanted to be completely at ease that everything that they were taking was WADA [World Anti-Doping Agency] checked-off ... and that the club doctors had checked it off as well."
Watson senior said his son, the reigning Brownlow medallist, "could not have been more relaxed about this".
"He said they're concerned about the attention, obviously, being focused on the football club and he alluded to things that have been written this morning – about how this is far broader than just the Essendon football club."
Fairfax Media has reported that players, after signing consent forms about taking substances, also signed confidentiality agreements because the club did not want its practices becoming known to opposition teams.
Watson said he had "no understanding of that whatsoever".
It comes as former Bomber Mark McVeigh slammed claims by former player Kyle Reimers that the supplements taken were "right on the borderline".
"I knew 100 per cent that it was within the WADA and the AFL doping regulations," he said on SEN on Wednesday.
"Kyle Reimers has come out and said some things that are untrue. He is a disgruntled player, was delisted from the football club, very rarely turned up for pre-season training in any sort of form that resembled a professional footballer.
"It wasn't a waiver, it was a consent form. It was clearly stated to us what we were taking. If you didn't know, you must have been asleep in the meeting. You know what, Kyle probably was."
This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/watson-comfortable-with-vitamins-father-says-20130206-2dzkr.html


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Jeffrey R. Jefford, 30, 3255 Sims Road, Ceres, Calif. — possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of Schedule IV controlled substance with intent to deliver.
Jami A. Cundiff, 21, 127 Shady Brook Drive, Morrilton — possession of drug paraphernalia.
Daniel J. Dalton, 28, 1225 East 12th Street — failure to register as a sex offender.
Corey W. Stephens, 18, 3175 River Mountain Road, Delaware — second-degree forgery.
Evan J. Casey, 21, 345 Casey Drive, Dover — second-degree forgery.
Tyler D. Watts, 22, 1109 South Boston Ave. — theft by receiving (value $1,000-$5,000).
Jess E. Howell, 25, 213 James Circle — possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia.
Avery J. Edwards, 25, 246 Pugh Lane — failure to appear.
Rickie J. Rico Robinson, 20, 1502 South Commerce Ave. — delivery of methamphetamine.
Keri Holt, 36, 1502 South Commerce Ave. — delivery of methamphetamine.
Olen S. Bradley, 38, 85 Red Clay Road, Atkins — delivery of methamphetamine, third-degree battery, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia.
The following appeals were filed between Mar. 8-15:
State of Arkansas v. Carrie A. Wallis.
The following civil cases were filed in Pope County Circuit Court between Mar. 8-15:
Cases Assigned to First Division:
Milton Argueta v. Thomas Hardin and Celadon Trucking Services, Inc.
Libery Bank of Arkansas v. Lynda J. Russo.
Cases Assigned to Third Division:
Alliance Collection Services as assignee of AR Specialty Orthopaedics II and Center II v. Kile Lefevre.
In the matter of Kelly Christina Anderson petitioning for change of name to Keliy C. Anderson-Staley.
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State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. Kelli Hill.
River Town Bank v. Randy Bocksnick, Cynthia Bocksnick, and Ehren Bocksnick.
In the matter of the appointment of Kyle L. Watkins to serve process.
Pope County Clerk Laura McGuire issued marriage licenses to the following couples between Mar. 8-15:
Stephen J.W. Arnold, 22, and Alora D. Miller, 18, both of Russellville.
Walter F. C. Chambers, 19, and Ashlee N. Harris, 19, both of Atkins.
Michael C. Ellis, 32, and Sarah E. Langguth, 28, both of Russellville.
Brenton M. Goecke, 27, and Danika A. Ashcraft, 21, both of Russellville.
Cody L. Graham, 23, and Misty L. Hampton, 31, both of Lamar.
Joshua C. Hefley, 19, of Russellville, and Lindsay B. Looper, 20, of Dover.
Brent A. Hogan, 36, and Ruth C. Woodward, 34, both of Russellville.
Jason J. Munhall, 32, of Russellville, and Megan A. Thomas, 26, of Hartman.
Leonard S. Poirier, 27, and Amber L. Snizek, 26, both of Russellville.
Brandon C. Tribble, 24, and Dana J. Florian, 26, both of Russellville.
Zackery L. Westmoreland, 23, and Amanda L. Shaffer, 23, both of Russellville.
Thomas A. Young, 24, and Miranda L. Epley, 19, both of Russellville.
The following divorces were filed between Mar. 8-15:
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Christopher P. Erdelyi v. Erika Endelyi.
Berrie S. Foster v. Cecil Foster.
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Electronic payment: code of conduct
Standardisation of payment card systems in order to guarantee access for all electronic card-holders to the various distribution networks.
Commission Recommendation 87/598/EEC of 8 December 1987, concerning a European code of conduct relating to electronic payments [Official Journal L 365 of 24.12.1987].
Recommendation that all interested parties concerned should comply with the provisions of the "European code of conduct" relating to electronic payments. This has been drafted by the European Commission and will promote:
- security and convenience for consumers;
- greater security and efficiency for traders and issuers.
Definitions of "electronic payment", "issuer" (bank), "trader", "consumer" and "interoperability".
General principles relating to the contract between issuers (banks) and traders or consumers, e.g. it shall set out in detail the general and specific conditions of the agreement; the contract shall be drawn up in the official language(s) of the Member State in which it is concluded.
Commission recommendation that interoperability be full and complete before 31 December 1992. This will enable traders and consumers to join the networks or contract with the issuers of their choice, and ensure that every electronic payment terminal is able to process all cards.
Respect of privacy of information given by consumer. Right of fair access to the system for traders, irrespective of their size.
Obligations concerning relations between issuers and traders:
- including a ban on any exclusive trading clause which requires the trader to operate only one system, and
- an obligation on card-holders to take all reasonable precautions to ensure the safety of the payment card.
The Commission adopted two new recommendations in this field in 1988 and 1997. The first concerned relations between card-holders and card-issuers while the second concerned electronic payment.
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I use Excel extensively in my home business. Over the last month or two Excel freezes up. I can enter data in 2 or 3 cells then it freezes for 5-10 seconds then runs again. This if very aggravating.
If I disconnect from the internet and shut off Zone Alarm, it runs great.
I probably just have a setting wrong, but I am not sure what. I had Excel set as fully trusted in access, server and send mail in Program Controls. I have tried changing it to blocked, but it doesn't make any difference.
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In the books the Gryffindors dont share any lessons with the Ravenclaws before NEWT level. I have two theories on this.
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2. This is the Hogwarts method of streaming. Since the Ravenclaws are more intelligent they are taught at a faster pace that less able students in other houses wouldnt be able to keep up with.
I would like to know which of these seems more plausible or if there is something else that I have missed. Also if option 2 is correct do you think that the Slytherins and Hufflepuffs share any lessons, I am leaning towards History of Magic given that there doesnt seem to be much help given to individual students.