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Patrick Veverka of Atkins previously worked as a truck driver before he decided to change his profession to welding and enrolled in the program at UACCM. He is pleased with the progress he has made so far.
"The instructors have been great," he said. "Since I started in January, I have completed level one shielded metal arc welding and am currently training in gas metal arc welding."
UACCM's welding department was established 50 years ago as one of the school's original programs. With more than 20 years of professional experience between them, the instructors are constantly learning the newest techniques to stay on target with industry standards.
UACCM welding instructor Dustin Canady was recently named a Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) by the American Welding Society, a certification that is widely recognized, both nationally and internationally, and successful companies have come to rely on this AWS certification when ensuring the highest level of quality workmanship.
Canady said employers are pleased with the well-trained graduates who have completed the welding program.
"We've made really good progress in recent years with a unified curriculum and by raising our standards," Canady said. "This makes our graduates more appealing in the industry, and employers seem to be very happy with the people we train."
Atkins Mayor Jerry Don Barrett graduated from the first class of welders at UACCM (formerly Petit Jean Vocational-Technical School). His training there led to him receive his CWI from the AWS.
Barrett has spent many years as a professional welder and currently serves on the advisory committee for the welding program at UACCM.
"In my professional career, I've come across many welders from all over the country," he said. "The professional instruction provided at Morrilton builds excellent individuals and craftsmen for this industry. UACCM provides top-notch training making their graduates comparable to those from the most highly regarded welding schools in the country." The welding program at UACCM is accredited by the National Center for Construction Education and Research. NCCER is a not-for-profit education foundation created to develop standardized construction and maintenance curricula and assessments with portable, industry-recognized credentials. All state-funded secondary welding programs are adopting the NCCER curriculum, and as a result, many of the two-year colleges in Arkansas have decided to align with this curriculum.
Morgan Park of Russellville has high hopes for his future in the welding field. Park currently holds a Bachelor of Science degree in public administration but found that pursuing a career in welding presented better options for him.
"I came to UACCM to learn welding when I realized that it has large job-growth potential. I know that welding is a viable and sustainable career path," Park said.
Other students in the program, like Korey King of Russellville, are among the first in their families to go to college and have enrolled at UACCM looking for a secure future.
"I chose to come to UACCM for the welding program, because I had a family member who recommended it," King said. I will be one of the first in my family to attend and graduate from college, and I'll have the knowledge of several kinds of welding when I graduate." Students in the welding program at UACCM travel from each of the school's six-county service area, including Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Van Buren, and Yell counties, as well as from other parts of the state.
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text: Sasural Mera is a story of two sisters, Alina and Alizeh. Alina is fun-loving and vivacious girl while Alizeh is career-oriented and serious. Their father Bashir Ahmed is a businessman and guardian of his sister-in-law and her two sons Nauman and Salman. In a family wedding, they meet Jabbar Ahmed's family. Jabbar has a very conservative mind-set and considers domestic violence as his right. Jabbar's son, Adil falls for Alizeh and they trick Bashir Ahmed and his family into believing that Jabbar's family is as liberal and well-educated as their own. Adil and Alizeh get married but soon she discovers the true faces of Jabbar's family. The story takes a new turn when Adil's sister, Nimra falls for Salman and starts underhand tactics to manipulate Salman, Alina and Alizeh.


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Washington not shaking up Rangers' lineup
By T.R. Sullivan and Christian Corona / MLB.com
Rangers rest Lewis, expect him to start Tuesday
ANAHEIM -- The Rangers are tentatively expecting Colby Lewis to pitch on Tuesday against the Red Sox even though he has not thrown in the bullpen since his last start on Wednesday against the Athletics. He had some tightness in his right forearm after that start, but the Rangers are listing him as their starter on Tuesday."That's the plan," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "If that changes, we'll let you know. I haven't heard anything." Lewis was considering a bullpen session on Saturday, but the Rangers decided to give him an extra day. He will be re-evaluated on Sunday. If needed, the Rangers could push him back and start Scott Feldman on Tuesday. Lewis was on the disabled list from June 24-July 18 with tightness in the forearm. He came off the disabled list and allowed one run in five innings against the Athletics. Anaheim has been a busy place for right-handed reliever Mark Lowe, who has been on the disabled list with a strained intercostal muscle in his right rib cage. He has been playing catch and long toss and is planning to throw off a mound on Sunday. That would be the next big step toward a rehab assignment in the Minors. Koji Uehara, on the other hand, has had a quiet weekend in Anaheim. He is still experiencing stiffness in the lat muscle in his right rib cage and is not doing any throwing at all. "It hasn't changed much," Uehara said. "I'll probably start throwing next week as long as there is no tenderness. Then we will push it to the level where I can pitch in a game."
Coolbaugh foundation announces safety program
ANAHEIM -- Sunday marks the fifth anniversary of the death of Rangers batting coach Scott Coolbaugh's brother, Mike, and his foundation is embarking on another project to help improve safety on the baseball field.Scott and Susan Coolbaugh's "Diamond Dreams" foundation has announced its new "Make It Home Safe" program, which aims to assist youth baseball players and organizations in need of new or improved safety equipment or facilities. Beginning the weekend of July 20-July 22, 2012, Mike Coolbaugh Diamond Dreams began accepting nominations for its first project awards under the new "Make It Home Safe" program at its website, www.diamonddreams.org. Anyone who knows of a Texas baseball team, program or organization that has a need for improved safety equipment or facilities is encouraged to visit the Diamond Dreams website and submit an online nomination form. In the past five years there has been a concentrated effort to improve safety in organized baseball. Among the most prominent examples of this focus on safety is that base coaches from the college level through the Minor Leagues and all the way to the Majors are required to wear helmets on the field. Additionally, colleges and high schools have implemented new BBCOR bat safety standards to reduce the injury risk. Mike Coolbaugh died as the result of injuries from getting hit by a foul-ball line drive while coaching first base for the Double-A Tulsa Drillers on July 22, 2007. "When this time comes around, it's always a tough time for the family," Coolbaugh said. "[Friday] is my mom's birthday. The whole next few days we struggle to get through."
Perez planning on quick return to Rangers
ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Before he was called up for his first stint as a big league pitcher, Martin Perez was 2-0 with a 1.18 ERA in his last two starts with Triple-A Round Rock. He's looking to pick up where he left off now that he's back with the Express."Two months ago, my mind was a little crazy. I was a little bit frustrated," said Perez, who was sent down on Wednesday when Colby Lewis was activated off the disabled list. "I don't want to stay here for long. We have about 30 games left. I want to get back there as fast as I can." After going 1-1 with a 5.54 ERA in four appearances with the Rangers, including two starts, Perez pitched in his first game for Round Rock since being called up June 26. He gave up one run on three hits in two innings out of the bullpen in Friday's loss to Omaha. When he resumes his role as a starter, he'll join a rotation that includes Justin Grimm, who also made his Major League debut this year, after spending most of the season with Double-A Frisco. "When Grimm got called up, everybody asked me, 'Are you mad because Grimm got called up?' I said, 'No, he's my friend,'" Perez said. "Next year, we're going to have a better shot than this year. Grimm's a good guy, and he throws really good. I talk to him every day and say, 'Hey, you're throwing good. Keep doing what you're doing.'" After allowing four runs over two-third innings in his big league debut, Perez won his first Major League start by holding the A's to two runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings during a 7-2 victory June 30. He lost his next start to the Twins and tossed a scoreless inning of relief against the Mariners on July 14 before being optioned to Round Rock Wednesday. "I learned a lot," Perez said. "[Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux] said pitching outside is your money, outside and down. That's what I do every time on the first pitch, outside and down. When I have runners on base with one out, I throw my sinker down and outside. That's what I learned."
Worth noting
First baseman Mitch Moreland has been scheduled to begin a medical rehabilitation assignment for Triple-A Round Rock on Monday and Tuesday. His wife, Susannah, is scheduled to give birth on Wednesday. He will resume his rehab assignment after that. Catcher Yorvit Torrealba was activated before Saturday's game after missing four days to be with his wife, Millie, who gave birth to a daughter, Ashley Valentina. Torrealba started at catcher on Saturday. Mike Olt hit his 25th home run for Double-A Frisco on Friday. That's the second most home runs by a Minor Leaguer at any level this season. Joey Gallo, the 39th overall pick in the June First-Year Player Draft, has 11 home runs in 24 games for the Arizona Rookie League Rangers. Manager Ron Washington on Neftali Feliz allowing four runs in 1 2/3 innings on a rehab assignment Friday at Round Rock: "It doesn't sound too good." Feliz will pitch again on Wednesday for Round Rock.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. Christian Corona 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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SANDY, Utah – Chris Wondolowski is making a case that he should be included in the United States roster when World Cup qualifying resumes in September.
Wondolowski — with his jersey name spelled correctly this time — scored two more goals to raise his total to five in two matches, and the Americans overcame a slow start to beat Cuba, 4-1, on Saturday and advance to the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals. He became the first American with five goals in one Gold Cup tournament.
Landon Donovan tied the score late in the first half when converted his second penalty kick of the tournament for his 53rd international goal. Joe Corona got his first international goal early in the second, and Stuart Holden made his first start in nearly three years for the U.S. (2-0), which has reached the quarterfinals of all 12 Gold Cups.
The U.S. won its seventh straight game, tying a team record set in June 2007.
While Wondolowski has led or tied Major League Soccer in goals for three straight seasons, he hadn't scored for the national team in 11 appearances before getting his first in an exhibition win over Guatemala on July 5.
"I'm very confident in my play," Wondolowski said. "Just even getting the goals is so huge. I'm feeling more confident in my passing and in my touch and things like that where it's helping me to raise my level."
Wondolowski scored a first-half hat trick in Tuesday's 6-1 win over Belize, when his jersey was misspelled "Wondowlowski." He started this match on the bench, then replaced Herculez Gomez in the 58th and scored the final two goals in the 66th and 85th minutes. Superstitious, he had an extra "W" stitched on the inside of his jersey.
Costa Rica (2-0) plays the United States (2-0) on Tuesday at East Hartford, Conn., in a match that will determine the Group C winner.
U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann said Wondolowski, 30, was a bit disappointed to not start.
"He's hungry, and he's working a lot," Klinsmann said. "It's not only that he has the instincts to know where the ball will be in the box. It's also the runs he makes to open things up. It opens channels for the other guys."
Costa Rica 1, Belize 0: Also at Sandy, Costa Rica advanced to the quarterfinals on an own goal by Dalton Eiley in the 49th minute. Costa Rica extended its shutout streak to 704 minutes.


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"Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too."
"It's ludicrous, ... I'm not going to dignify his rude, disrespectful comments with a response. I'm not going to say anything bad about him. He's a great guy. He's just misguided and misinformed."
"No disrespect to you, Mr. President -- I am privileged to be here with you tonight. But I really came because I got a chance to sing with B.B. King."
"It's only one game, but you shouldn't disrespect us. We could win a lot of games if we stay focused. Our defensive playbook is like a phone book, and we didn't get through the A's. We have a lot of things we can pull out if we need to, or we can let our great players make plays. That's what we did Sunday -- we stayed conservative and let great players make plays."
"It wasn't a shot - no disrespect to [Roberson]. A toss, a throw, a Hail Mary maybe, but you have to give him credit."
"When I went in, my guy was sitting in the paint. He wasn't even guarding me. That's the most disrespect I've seen on a basketball court."
"I'm a 60-year-old woman. How dare he be disrespectful to an elder. I can't tell you how disappointed I am because I really like him and I really respect him. But false pride goes before the fall, so I'm certain that God will cause him to have to answer for the unkind lies that he's telling about Radio One. The things that he's saying are just absolutely, positively ridiculous."
"I've watched him race a long time and I don't mean him any disrespect, but if he comes here to race, that's none of our concern. I couldn't even tell you what he's running, how he's running."


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Dead Ringer [1964] (BLU)
Paul Henreid
What happened to Bette Davis after What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? Her career was reborn. Warner Bros. encored it with another vehicle filled with Baby Jane-like bite and menace: Dead Ringer, stylishly directed by the lady's Now, Voyager costar Paul Henreid.
Davis plays estranged identical twins. Unmarried Edith has no money, no future. Widow Margaret has fabulous wealth - all because of marriage to the man she stole from Edith years ago. Out of long-festering revenge, Edith kills Margaret and takes her place. But new friends and surroundings, a snoopy cop (Karl Malden) who was Edith's beau and the arrival of Margaret's secret lover (Peter Lawford) may expose her masquerade.
Product Details
- Starring: Bette Davis, Karl Malden, Estelle Winwood, Philip Carey, Jean Hagen
- Format: NTSC, Widescreen
- Language: English
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85.1
- Number of Discs: 1
- Rating: Not Rated
- Label: Warner Studios
- Run Time: 116 minutes
- Catalogue #: 295737
Special Features
- Commentary By Charles Busch and "Bette Davis Speaks" Author Boze Hadleigh
- Double Take: A Conversation With Boze Hadleigh
- Vintage Featurette Behind The Scenes At The Doheny Mansion


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Southern Nazarene (0-2, 0-2 GAC) is a newcomer to NCAA Division II and the GAC. The Crimson Storm, which previously competed at the NAIA level, announced its transition to NCAA Division II in November 2010.
After going through a two-year transition period, Southern Nazarene is a provisional member of NCAA Division II and the GAC for the 2013-14 academic year. This fall marks the first time the Crimson Storm is playing a full GAC football schedule and the first time football games against SNU count in the GAC standings.
Southern Nazarene was decimated by Henderson State 82-10 and lost to Ouachita Baptist 49-24 last Saturday. However, ATU first-year head coach Raymond Monica said he's observed several signs of Crimson Storm progress.
"Offensively, (SNU) is doing a very good job of throwing and catching the football out of their spread offense," Monica said. "They can do some things to hurt us if we don't execute on defense. On the other side, they bring a lot of pressure with their 3-3 stack defense. Our offensive line has to do a good job of picking up stunts and twists in the running game as well as the passing game."
Arkansas Tech (1-1, 1-1) is looking to bounce back from its first loss of the season, a 28-17 defeat against league-leading Southwestern Oklahoma State University last Saturday in Russellville. Four Bulldog touchdown passes of 35 yards or longer lifted SWOSU to the win.
"Every time we made a mistake on defense, they found the spot and converted it for touchdowns," Monica said Monica.
"They got 28 points off four mental mistakes, but I thought overall the defense played extremely well. When you look at the tape, we can be so much better at the little things.
"You either get better or you get worse every time you go out. We've had a chance to go back in practice and correct some of the mistakes that were made last week. I think we'll be better in some of those areas this Saturday."
A particular strength for the Wonder Boys so far this season has been third-down conversions on offense. ATU has converted 57.6 percent of its third downs this season, best among the GAC teams that have played two games. Only two teams in all of NCAA Division II have a higher third-down conversion rate in 2013.
Arkansas Tech senior quarterback Luke Halpin ranks fourth in the GAC in passing (286.0 yards per game) and total offense (296.5 yards per game). He is 13th in NCAA Division II in pass completions (28.5 per game).
Saturday's game can be heard on local radio station KWKK 100.9 FM and online at www.arkansastechsports.com.
After Saturday's game, the Wonder Boys will step out of league play for a game at NCAA Division I-Football Championship Subdivision member Nicholls State University (La.) on Sept. 28 before visiting the University of Arkansas at Monticello on Oct. 5.
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Halladay stays put through Deadline
Jays GM comes away unmoved by clubs' advances for ace
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
OAKLAND -- The circus pulled out of town and left Roy Halladay behind. After weeks of speculation and rampant rumors, the ace pitcher remained with the Blue Jays after Friday's non-waiver Trade Deadline came and went.
Halladay -- worn down by all the trade talk over the past three weeks -- declined to speak with reporters in Oakland, where the Blue Jays opened a three-game set against the A's. The series marks the first for Toronto since early July that doesn't include uncertainty about Halladay's fate for the rest of the 2009 season.Since revealing that Halladay was potentially up for grabs shortly before the All-Star break, Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi made it no secret that his asking price would be extremely high for the pitcher. When the 4 p.m. ET Deadline arrived, Toronto did not have any proposals in hand that convinced them to part ways with Halladay. "We were just never moved," Ricciardi said. "We said in the beginning that we would listen. We listened, and we were never moved by a club really with something that made us jump up and say, 'Wow. This is something that would really make us better -- not only now, but in the future." Throughout the past month, the Phillies were considered the favorites to land Halladay, but the two sides balked at various packages and Philadelphia went in another direction, acquiring left-hander Cliff Lee from Cleveland in a six-player swap on Wednesday. Ricciardi said only two or three teams of the 10 that inquired about Halladay were serious. As the Deadline closed in on Friday, reports surfaced that the Blue Jays were in last-minute negotiations with the Angels on a possible trade for Halladay. Ricciardi noted that he phoned the pitcher around 2 p.m. ET to inform him that he was not going to be dealt, though. One night earlier, things did not seem as certain. On Thursday, the Rangers made an aggressive push to acquire Halladay, but weren't able to overcome a handful of obstacles. The bigger road block was not Halladay's salary -- he's under contract for $14.25 million this year and $15.75 million in 2010. The main issue was Halladay's full no-trade clause, and the pitcher indicated that he would not approve a trade to Texas. Ricciardi maintains that the Blue Jays never really came close to a trade. "We never really came close at all," Ricciardi said. As far as Ricciardi is concerned, the end result to the month-long drama was just fine. Toronto began exploring what offers were out there for Halladay after the 2003 American League Cy Young Award winner informed the team that he might want to test free agency after next season. Considering that the Jays would only receive two compensatory picks in 2011 Draft if Halladay leaves as a free agent, Ricciardi instead decided to see if he could net a massive return. If the right blockbuster did not present itself, Ricciardi insisted all along that the Blue Jays were content on keeping Halladay. Had Halladay been moved, Toronto likely would have explored trading more of its core players. With the pitcher, the Blue Jays have a better chance of contending in 2010. "Right up front, we told him that this is something that may not happen," Ricciardi said. "One thing you have to understand is this wasn't us shopping Roy Halladay. This was us saying we would listen. This was Roy saying he wanted us to listen. I don't think it's real hard at all to tell him we want him here. "The only way we would've moved him is if we could've put him in a situation where he could win this year and possibly next year. That situation never came about. Roy understands completely." Ricciardi said he does not believe he was asking too much for Halladay, who is 11-4 with a 2.68 ERA this season and has a Major League-leading 124 wins dating back to the 2002 season. "I don't think so, because we knew what our wants were for something like this," Ricciardi said. "We think we have one of the best pitchers in baseball, if not the best. We think he does it in the toughest division in baseball. We kind of compare him to Secretariat -- he posts. "We knew for us to trade this type of player -- in Toronto, the face of the organization -- that we were going to have to get players that were going to be of high standard." Ricciardi added that he doesn't plan on shopping Halladay over the offseason, but the GM said he would still be open to hearing out any offers for the pitcher. Halladay's value won't higher than it was this month, when a team could have acquired him for two postseason runs. Even so, Ricciardi said he would hope for better proposals than he received if he's going to move Halladay. "Obviously, we didn't get blown away with anything this year, this time," Ricciardi said. "If someone came up and had a different approach to us in the winter, we would have to listen, but I think our mindset going forward is that Doc will be with us. "I don't know what the offers are going to be. I would like to assume that the offers would be a little better than they were this time around. If they're not, we're very, very happy having Roy pitch for us." While Halladay remained with the Jays, the club did trade third baseman Scott Rolen to the Reds in exchange for third baseman Edwin Encarnacion and pitchers Josh Roenicke and Zach Stewart. There is a chance of more movement in August, when players need to be cleared through waivers before potentially being dealt. If a team wants to add a player to its postseason roster, such a trade would need to be completed by Aug. 31. Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston chuckled at the idea that Halladay might be dealt after being exposed to waivers, knowing that there would be no shortage of teams trying to claim him. "I don't think that's going to happen," Gaston said. "For the next two months, Doc should be right here." Halladay's teammates are thrilled that he survived the Deadline and remained in a Blue Jays uniform. Not only that, Toronto's players are ready to put the last month behind them. As tired as Halladay became of talking about his future, his teammates were also faced with daily questions about possibly losing the club's ace. "Obviously, it got to be kind of a circus with everything that was going on," Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells said. "I know he would rather not have had to deal with that stuff, but I don't think it bothered him too much when you look at the outings that he had. I think it'll be good for everybody here, including him, to just get back to playing baseball."
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A new proposal from the Public Works Department calls for a 5.3 percent rate increase for all residential customers along with a $2.09 flat fee that would be tacked on to every residential bill to cover the cost of street sweeping. The increases could be phased in over several years but start in July.
The study, which the city initiated in August 2010 and which the City Council's Finance Committee is scheduled to discuss Tuesday night, March 6, offers a rate structure that would affect all residential customers but would have the most dramatic impact on those who conserve the most. Under this model, residents who use mini-cans (about 29 percent of all customers) would see their monthly refuse rates jump from $20.52 to $45.46, a 121 percent increase. The 55.7 percent of residential customers who use the standard 32-gallon cans would see their monthly rates go up from $37.58 to $50.48, a 37 percent increase.
Meanwhile, those who use 64-gallon cans would see their rates decline by 12 percent, from $72.46 to $63.86.
Because of the severity of the spike for customers who use the two smallest containers, staff is recommending phasing the rate changes over two or three years, according to Brad Eggleston, the city's solid waste manager. The Public Works Department proposes keeping "conservation pricing" in place to encourage smaller cans but to reduce the savings of conservation pricing by introducing a flat fee for all customers.
The plummeting revenues in the Refuse Fund can, in many ways, be attributed to the city's success in encouraging conservation through its Zero Waste program. By switching to smaller cans, residents bring down their trash bills and, in doing so, reduce the city's revenues. In addition, more people recycle and compost — services for which the city has not been charging its residents.
The council began dealing with this problem last year when it approved a flat rate hike of $4.62 percent for all customers, regardless of can size. The new rate structure, however, would bring much more significant changes. Under the cost-of-service model, the city would start charging all residential customers $7.66 for recycling, and $10.99 for picking up their yard trimmings and $6.71 for street sweeping.
While the city is unlikely to introduce all these fees in the short term, the street-sweeping fee would kick in as early as July under the staff proposal. Because the council already added the $4.62 fee last year, it would need to tack on another $2.09 fee to achieve the $6.71 rate required to meet the cost of providing street-sweeping services.
The model, in short, proposes a major shift from a system that provides pricing incentives for customers who switch to smaller cans to one in which rates reflect the actual cost of services. Under the model in the study, the difference between the rates for those who use mini-cans and those who use standard cans is only $5.02. Under the current structure, this difference is $16.96.
On Tuesday, the Finance Committee is scheduled to review the staff recommendation and consider an array of other options, including some that extend the rate increases over a longer period of time and others that would eliminate conservation pricing.
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Joshua Imperio, MD
Eisenhower Medical Center Internist Joshua Imperio,MD is looking forward to returning to the Philippines in July 2010. It will be his third medical mission with his church's program, Operation Hope."We plan to go to the province of Batangas and visit four barrios," shares Dr. Imperio."My wife and children usually join me, so it is something that we can experience together."
In 2004, Dr. Imperio traveled to Baguio City."A group of us — medical doctors and nurses — were there for about a week. We taught the NEW START program, an acronym for nutrition, exercise, water, sunlight, temperance, air, rest and trusting God," explains Dr. Imperio."We offer preventive information and give lectures to the indigenous people. If we dispense medication, the people just stop taking it when they run out. They simply don't have the money to purchase the drugs. So, we talk about preventive information and the benefits of good nutrition, exercise, water, sunlight."
In 2006,Dr. Imperio and a similar team went to Davao City."We traveled to two outlying barrios and saw 2,000 patients during our stay.During the day, we had a team of surgeons, pediatricians, internists and dentists seeing patients and performing minor surgery. I saw 30 to 40 patients a day mainly with hypertension, diabetes, kidney and thyroid problems," says Imperio."What I liked most was giving the lectures.We did the NEW START program there too, and I gave the 'air' lecture. We had a spirometer [a device that measures the volume of air inhaled and exhaled], screened for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and offered patients help quitting smoking."
Dr. Imperio, who attended medical school at the University of the Philippines, finds his repeated sojourns to the Philippines a bit cathartic."It's like going back to the home country," reflects Imperio."It is nice to give back to the community where I trained, and to help them."


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Notes: Escobar's start gets pushed back
Right-hander expected to get the ball on Saturday in Oakland
By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
ARLINGTON -- Manager Mike Scioscia, pitching coach Mike Butcher and co-ace Kelvim Escobar put their heads together in the afterglow of the Angels' American League West title-clinching on Sunday, and decided to give the co-ace a little more rest. "We're going to give him a little more time to get strong," Scioscia said of Escobar, who last pitched on Sept. 17 against Tampa Bay and has been taking a break to let some shoulder inflammation calm down. "We talked to Kelvim about what was better -- tomorrow or at the back end. He'd rather pitch a couple of bullpens [on Tuesday and Thursday] and build his stamina up. He's going to pitch over the weekend." That would be in Oakland, and most likely on Saturday, Escobar believes. He said he could pitch on Tuesday, but the best idea, looking ahead to the ALDS, involves something in the area of 80 pitches against the A's. "They haven't told me, but I think I'm going to be pitching the second game of the playoffs [behind John Lackey]," Escobar said. "We've been talking, Mike and Butcher, trying to figure out what's best for me and the team. We want to make sure my shoulder [inflammation] comes down. "I can pitch Saturday and feel normal. I just want to go out and feel good, feel healthy. The bottom line is, the most time you have to recover is better." Escobar, 17-7, was a leading Cy Young Award contender before a late slump raised his ERA from 2.77 to 3.46. He has given up 29 hits and 20 earned runs in his past 17 2/3 innings -- and 12 earned runs in the past two starts, covering 9 1/3 innings. Scioscia was waiting until after Monday night's game against the Rangers to announce his starter for Tuesday night. Dustin Moseley appears to be the most likely candidate, having served as the club's emergency starter all season while excelling in middle relief. Moseley is well rested. He hasn't pitched since delivering Jim Thome's 500th career homer in Chicago on Sept. 16, a two-run walk-off blast. Moseley's last start was a solid five-inning, two-run effort against the Yankees on Aug. 20 in Anaheim, a game the Angels won after he departed. Weaver also pushed back: Taking advantage of Sunday's early clinching, the Angels also are giving Jered Weaver a few extra days to rest. After missing his first two starts this season to recover from arm issues, Weaver is 13-7 with a 4.01 ERA in 27 starts and 155 innings. Joe Saunders is scheduled to start the series finale against the Rangers on Wednesday afternoon. The Angels are off on Thursday, finishing with three games in Oakland. Big guns rest: The club's big boppers, Vladimir Guerrero and Garret Anderson, were given Monday night off. Guerrero did not test his inflamed triceps throwing the ball, but if the arm responds, he might get back in right field over the weekend. Casey Kotchman was in the DH spot with Kendry Morales at first and Juan Rivera -- starting against a right-hander, Armando Galarraga -- taking Anderson's spot in left. Mike Napoli, needing at-bats to find his groove, was the catcher. "We're going to try to win every game when we take the field," Scioscia said, aware that home-field advantage is on the line with the Indians, Red Sox and Yankees all jockeying for position with the Angels over the last week. Matthews needs at-bats: Trying to regain his stroke after missing 10 games with a sprained right ankle sustained on Sept. 11 in Baltimore, Gary Matthews Jr. plans to play most of the remaining games. He was in center field on Monday after playing Saturday and Sunday in Anaheim against the Mariners. "I'm going to play [this week]," Matthews said. "I need to get my timing. This is an important time for me. Some of the other guys can use some time off, but I want to be out there." A free-agent acquisition who solidified the defense and provided speed and power offensively, Matthews was still beaming after Sunday's big celebration. "It's the reason that I came here, to have the opportunity to be in the playoffs," he said. "We've got the division title, now we want the ALCS. Two more to go [to get to the World Series]." On Sept. 24 in Angels history: In 1988, Gary DiSarcina went 5-for-5 at the plate in Oakland, becoming the first Angels player to have a pair of five-hit games in a season. Up next: The Angels haven't announced their starting pitcher for Tuesday night, but Moseley is a leading candidate to face Rangers southpaw A.J. Murray at 5:05 p.m. PT.
Lyle Spencer is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Hotel Grifo since 1976, in the historical center of Rome, is home of tourists and business travelers with 3 guarantees:
• A reception open 24/24 that will always give the best advice to enjoy every moment of your Roman days (avoid lines of monuments, eat at tipical restaurants, discover the secrets of thousands of years).
• Rooms cleaned carefully every day, with the greatest attention.
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AFLPA on a collision course with league over third party deals
The uproar rule surrounding rule changes to AFL third party deals has continued, with Eddie McGuire bemoaning the "head-start" Carlton receives every year from Chris Judd's Visy deal and the AFLPA refusing to rule out court action.
"I'm sick to death of looking down the road and seeing Carlton having a $200,000 head start every year for the last five years," Collingwood president McGuire told his Triple M audience on Monday.
McGuire said he was "fighting for the truth" and "fighting for equality for clubs".
"Let's sort it out so players can make the money and clubs can compete equally."
Carlton has been forced to include the $200,000 from its captain's third-party deal with Visy in its salary cap, a decision it said came on October 22, too late for the club to clear cap space during the trade period.
AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson told afl.com.au on Sunday night that the league publicly flagged a stricter approach to third party deals in 2010 when negotiating upcoming free agency.
However, AFL Players' Association general manager of player relations Ian Prendergast told SEN that although the AFLPA knew the league was "cracking down" on such deals, they considered such changes were only provided "to clarify the criteria that are in place".
"They should have any material impact on the type of deal that are approved or not," Prendergast said.
"If there were significant changes made to the rules it would be then necessary for us to collectively negotiate on behalf of all players in terms of what they look like and the impact they would have."
Prendergast said players would be within their rights to consider a Supreme Court challenge if not satisfied by proceedings at the AFL grievance tribunal, which was set up to deal with exactly such issues.
Prendergast believes Judd has satisfied the criteria set out by AFL rules, but has concerns for smaller fry at Carlton, and elsewhere in the league.
"From an AFL Players' Association point of view, our interests are broader than that because this decision by the AFL to reject the proposed agreement has a potential impact on other players who are on Carlton's list, as well as setting a dangerous precedent in terms of other independent agreements being rejected in the future."
He believes AFL players operate under "extremely hard restraints" - some of the "hardest in world sport at a professional level".
"If you remove the Visy deal from the conversation … the majority of them are fairly small. All independent agreements, including the Visy deal, only make up about 1% of payments that go to players."
The tenor of Anderson's words appears to set it on a collision course with Carlton, Judd, and the AFLPA.
"It's very important for us to protect the integrity of the cap and we think it is a matter of fairness to all clubs, as we announced in 2010, that we more strictly enforce the rules for payments outside the salary cap," Anderson said.
In 2010, Anderson was reported as saying the following about proposed changes: "So if you're a director of a club, or a president of a club, and that company is associated, that would be one factor we'll be less likely in the future … to allow."
As for the outspoken McGuire, who is apparently about to get the crackdown on his arch-rival he wishes for, he said: "I think what the AFL need to do is bring in a fully audited system and really ramp up the cheating ramifications."
And despite generating newsworthy controversy with his comments, the Magpie boss does not want to be a lone voice on the issue: "It would be handy every now and again if a few other presidents stuck their head up and a bit of a dip as well."
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The federal government finally has stated its opinion on the Lance Armstrong case.
It believes the former cyclist committed fraud through cheating and lies.
And now it wants its money back times three possibly around $100 million.
According to a federal official with knowledge of the matter, the U.S. Department of Justice has joined a civil fraud lawsuit against the former cyclist under the False Claims Act. By joining the lawsuit, the government is teaming up with another confessed cycling cheat, Floyd Landis, who filed the lawsuit under seal in June 2010.
The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on condition of anonymity Friday because no official announcement had been made.
The lawsuit accuses Armstrong and his associates on the U.S. Postal Service cycling team of defrauding the government through their doping scheme. Because the USPS team used banned drugs and blood transfusions to gain an advantage, the lawsuit argues they violated their sponsorship contracts with the USPS and that the government should get its money back.
The USPS paid around $30 million to sponsor Armstrongs cycling team, which included Landis as a teammate. Under the False Claims Act, the government can recover treble damages around $90 million, with Landis in line to get up to 25 percent as the whistleblower who brought the case to the governments attention.
In a statement, Armstrong attorney Robert Luskin disputed the allegation that the government was defrauded.
Lance and his representatives worked constructively over these last weeks with federal lawyers to resolve this case fairly, but those talks failed because we disagree about whether the Postal Service was damaged, Luskin said. The Postals Services own studies show that the Service benefited tremendously from its sponsorship benefits totaling more than $100 million.
Its another huge legal headache for Armstrong, who was under criminal fraud investigation by the federal government until it dropped that case without explanation in February 2012. After considering it for nearly three years, the government now picks up Landis civil fraud case right when Armstrong might be most vulnerable to it.
Just a few weeks ago, he confessed on national television that he engaged in doping during all seven of his victories in the Tour de France from 1999 to 2005. The admission provided ammunition to those who believed they were defrauded by such cheating, including the government, which could have decided to leave Landis lawsuit alone.
If the government had done so, Landis could have proceeded on his own without the resources of federal government to back him up. But now that the government has joined his cause, the lawsuit adds to Armstrongs legal woes as the biggest of the bunch.
It names several co-defendants: Armstrongs agent Bill Stapleton, Stapletons agency, the cycling teams management company, Tailwind Sports, and Tailwinds financier, Thomas Weisel.
If the government can prove damages, any of the defendants could be held liable for the entire amount.
The biggest problem for the government just might be proving those damages. Armstrongs attorneys are likely to argue that the USPS was not defrauded at all, but instead benefited from the sponsorship. According to economic benefit studies conducted for the USPS, the USPS received around $100 million in value from the cycling team sponsorship thanks to media coverage and related benefits from 2001-04.
The government will say they would not have paid out the money if they knew he was violating the contract, and presumably Armstrongs attorneys will argue that even if thats the case, the government got value otherwise, said Jason Workmaster, a Washington, D.C., attorney who specializes in cases under the False Claims Act. They could argue that value is worth a certain amount of money, and that it offsets what the government paid out.
Additionally, Armstrongs attorneys might argue that parts of the case are too old to be subject to the False Claims Act, with some of the evidence dating to more than 10 years ago.
Such an issue would be argued in front of a judge before trial. And it might not even get that far. Most of these cases settle before trial, and the two sides already have been trying to reach a settlement for weeks.
But by joining the case, the government appears to have gained leverage in such talks. Landis also has gained an upper hand against his old enemy Armstrong, who once portrayed him as a fraud and a liar.
After years of denials, Landis in 2010 confessed that he cheated to win the 2006 Tour de France. He was one of the first to accuse Armstrong of cheating, too an allegation that drew a fierce response from Armstrong, who denied it and attacked Landis character.
Now they square off in federal court, confessed cheater vs. confessed cheater, with the government joining forces with one against the other.
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I have just got back from fieldwork in the Bolivian Amazon and witnessed this strange phenomenon of ants swirling around a kernel of living ants holding eachother in a ball. They kept going in the same direction even when disrupted and there was no hole or food on the ground below. Does anyone know what and why they are doing this?
There's an explanation here.
Sounds a bit dodgy to me though. I can find several references to it on the Internet, so if it happens that often, and they die as it says in the video, why has it evolved? But then why do whales get stranded on beaches etc.?
Hey thanks. Yes it does sound a bit strange but would explain why disrupting the circle had only a temporary effect.
Alex, a great video of such strange and rare ant behaviour!
I can't find accurate sources on it, but I do believe it is due to some ants getting separated from their colony and following each others pheromones aimlessly. It is known that some ants act 'lost' when they loose their colony as this is what they live for. Note that in some species workers can still lay eggs that turn into flying male ants (drones) in the abscence of a queen.
I will post the video on some ant groups and see what feedback we get.
Tim from antark.net
That seems a good explanation to me (jag's video).
If such a loop is started, by chance, as just one pheromone-trail circuit, and it happens to contain a lot of ants, it seems likely that:
A1. by their random ventures either side of the trail itself, short-cuts back to the circuit will be created
A2. by virtue of the curvature of the original trail, those short-cuts are likely to be more-successful on the inside than on the outside
A3. those short-cuts will be reinforced by other ants following (again more on the inside than the outside)
A4. repetition of that short-cutting will tend to make the circuit into a spiral
A5. towards the centre of the spiral, once ant-number-density gets to a certain point, the pheromone trails probably form a layer or desnse mesh rather than lines, allowing the ants to stop spiralling and just be nudged on in the same direction, thus forming a disc (as opposed to a problematically deep pile of ants)
B1. (further to A1) random ventures away to the outside may result in some expansions of the 'event horizon', but smaller ant numbers mean they will be less likely to be reinforced by followers
B2. random ventures that do not join-up will result in some ants being lost from the system - but they will not appear in the system we see, giving a slightly false impression of the perfection of the system
C. a critical number/density of ants may be needed to catalyse the process; if that is not met, a spiral/circuit may form but may not be as obvious and may not persist as long - both making such events less likely to be noticed -- resulting in greater attention and surprise when the full phenomenon is observed (this is an issue of human observation and suboptimal -objectiveness)
Processionary moth caterpillars also follow trails, and it has been shown in experiments (I don't know about in the wild) that they can be induced into a loop (this was actually done on the rim of a bucket). In that situation they were observered to crawl until they died.
Example species:
- oak processionary (Thaumetopoea processionea)
- pine processionary (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) - maching: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Thaumetopea.pityocampa.01.jpg/240px-Thaumetopea.pityocampa.01.jpg
With both the ants and the caterpillars, I wonder what mechanism/sense/factor/event normally decides (when they are not in-circuit) when the marching ends. Without knowing that, my thoughts above are at risk of being off the mark. That is, at the end of a normal march, the behaviour changes, and maybe it is a mistake in the march-end signalling that results in the spiralling/circling.
Just my thoughts.
Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I am not 100% convinced of looping trails as this must happen all the time amongst army ants where they have a moving and living nest with workers going out all the time. Surely their trails would loop all the time??
wow,nice video, they are running by circle!
Some great feedback from a facebook group on ants here
Thank you!


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New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area, (New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner) has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population of 1,360,436 as of 2000. The city/parish alone has a population of 343,829 as of 2010.
The city is named after Philippe d' Orléans, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France, and is well known for its distinct French Creole architecture, as well as its cross cultural and multilingual heritage. New Orleans is also famous for its cuisine, music (particularly as the birthplace of jazz), and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras. The city is often referred to as the "most unique" city in America.
New Orleans is located in southeastern Louisiana, straddling the Mississippi River. The boundaries of the city and Orleans Parish (French: paroisse d'Orléans) are coterminous. The city and parish are bounded by the parishes of St. Tammany to the north, St. Bernard to the east, Plaquemines to the south and Jefferson to the south and west. Lake Pontchartrain, part of which is included in the city limits, lies to the north and Lake Borgne lies to the east.


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My sister gave me this wonderful panel, and I have decided to leave it in one piece and quilt around the cats and such.
The problem is that I have never done this. I will practice first and all, but is there a secret? Do I leave the feed dogs up? What foot do I use? Do I just sew like normal, feed dog up and regular foot, and sew really slowly?
I really don't know, and my sister is not in town to ask.
I hope it is simple enough that I can do it. I have been quilting 3 years, but mainly SID.
Any advice? Thanks. I'll include a picture.


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Just wanted to make a quick anouncement to members of the forums here that Apollo has accepted the promotion to Raptors Republic Moderator to help out with things on our new forums. My time is limited during the week days (hence why I haven't been that active during daytime hours lately) so we were looking to add some new staff members to help with the flow and activity of the forums while also being available incase moderation is required. I've had the pleasure of getting to know Apollo for a couple years now and felt that he was the perfect candidate for promotion here and definitely someone we can depend on here too. (When time permits though) lol
I will be looking to add more members to the RR team come the New Year. I have spoken to a few members already about this opportunity, but if this is something that you perhaps might be interested in taking on once the forums get busier please send me a PM to discuss the possibility.
So, please help me welcome and congratulate Apollo to the Raptors Republic team.


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Redoble de tambores por favor … El ganador de la 2012 award for the biggest contribution to the crochet community is:
* Laurie Wheeler de CLF y Rabona *
Biggest Contribution to the Crochet Community Award
Today's awesome crochet blogger award is for the person who has made the biggest contribution to the crochet community this year. I feel so lucky to be part of such a generous community that is always doing a variety of things to help each other out. We support each other in so many ways. There are an endless supply of resources as well as emotional support within the online crochet community and this is thanks to the generous people who give of their time and efforts. Today's award is for the best of the best in terms of creating opportunities and connections within this community.
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Laurie Wheeler is a cornerstone in the foundation of the crochet community. She is the founder of the Frente de liberación del ganchillo through which she provides valuable information and resources to people interested in crochet and also serves as a smart voice supporting the craft in the broader community. This year Crochet Liberation Front began to offer varied-tier professional memberships to people who wanted access to additional information that Laurie has from her years of experience working in the corporate world. This includes Mastermind Groups, video courses and more. Laurie also founded Rabona,org., a social networking site just for crocheters.
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Laurie Wheeler won the award for the biggest contribution to this community because:
- Laurie regularly promotes the idea that the success of one crocheter means success for all of us. Laurie is very business minded but she understands that colaboración, not competition, is key to success in the craft community. She supports all of us other crocheters and encourages us to support one another using our own unique skills and contacts. That's very powerful. The new services offered through CLF's pro membership option are an extension of how she promotes this idea of smart collaboration.
- The launch of Hookey is a big deal. It's the first social network specifically for crocheters. It's a unique online space. It serves as a meeting place for crocheters of all levels as well as a place to pool our resources.
- Laurie isn't afraid to tackle tough topics. Most of Laurie's articles are positive and focused on helping us but she's not afraid o deliver an information-rich rant when it's necessary. Examples from this year include her Open Letter to the US Olympic Committee, All Craft Media News y Crochet En Vogue.
¿Qué es este premio del Blog de ganchillo?
No estoy seguro que este premio es todo acerca de? Es uno de mis premios blogger del ganchillo, dado en este blog cada día cada diciembre. Aprender todo acerca de aquí.


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As you start hiking through the talus, watching the clouds gather overhead, you hear it. A very distinct squeak. Did your dog find a squeaky toy hidden in the rocks? Probably not. Then you hear it again and start scanning the rocks for that adorable, furry, squeaky little mammal making those sounds. Finally, you find it - a pika! Sitting out on the rocks, announcing to its fellow pikas that a possible predator (you) is close by!
While many people believe that pikas are rodents, like squirrels or chipmunks, they are actually lagomorphs - in the same scientific order as rabbits. There are 30 species of pika in the world, with just one species in Colorado - the American pika. They are rather small, weighing only about 4 to 6 ounces, and measuring 6 to 8 inches long.
These small mammals are active either during the day or at dawn and dusk, depending on how hot the day is. Their thick fur and round bodies that conserve heat, although great in the winter, make it dangerous for pikas to be out in the hot sun for too long in the summer.
Pikas are active year-round, although we only see them in the short mountain summer, scurrying around above 10,000 feet in the talus. During this time they are constantly eating, as well as collecting and drying food that they will need throughout the winter. In fact, one little pika needs enough grasses, sedges and wildflowers to fill a bathtub to get through the winter. During the winter they are insulated from the extreme cold by the deep snow pack.
Pikas live in colonies, but have their own territories within the colony. Even the young, born in early May, leave their mothers within one month, and must collect enough food for their first winter. They reach maturity in just three months. Pikas can live up to seven years, but usually average three to four years.
Because pikas are found only at high elevations, where it is very cold and snowy in the winter and cool in the summer, research has suggested that they are vulnerable to climate change. Not only have some populations of pika gone extinct in the West (seven of 25 populations found in the Great Basin area), but those that remain are moving farther and farther up in elevation to avoid the heat. In fact, pikas can die with even just brief exposure to temperatures above 80 degrees. This is one reason they must have rocks to hide beneath in the heat of a summer day.
In 2009, pikas were considered for an endangered species designation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Although in the end, they were not determined to be endangered or threatened, the USFWS did state, "Climate change is a potential threat to the long-term survival of the American pika."
A local nonprofit, Mountain Studies Institute, has teamed up with several other organizations, including the University of Denver, to put together PikaNET, a citizen-science program to help determine the status of the pika in the southern Rocky Mountains.
With this program, citizens are trained to provide information to researchers and land managers about the pika. This includes locating pika, pika signs (such as hay piles and scat, aka poop) and the vegetation found near pika. The next two trainings for PikaNET will be in mid- to late August in Silverton and Telluride.
Contact Adrienne Antonsen at MSI for more information at firstname.lastname@example.com or (970) 387-5161 or visit the MSI PikaNET page at http://mountainstudies.org/index.php?q=content/pikanet.
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SILVERTON – Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, toured an old mining area in the San Juan Mountains on Wednesday to familiarize himself with issues involving toxic mine drainage.
Tipton spent three hours near Gladstone, now a ghost town, where four abandoned mines are spewing up to 800 gallons a minute of toxic waste into the Cement Creek, a tributary to the Animas River.
Waste from abandoned mines – iron, zinc, cadmium, copper, aluminum and lead – have compromised water quality in the Animas as far as Bakers Bridge.
Tipton's guides were Peter Butler and Steve Fearn of the Animas River Stakeholders Group, a coalition of individuals, groups and agencies interested in cleaning the pollution.
"It's good to get on-site to get your own visual impact," Tipton said. "I get ideas on how we can work collaboratively to solve problems and identify possible obstacles to achieving the goal."
A major hindrance to tackling toxic-waste projects is the lack of a good Samaritan legal shield, Fearn and Butler said. Groups that take on projects are fair game for liability lawsuits, they said.
Fearn is a mining engineer and member of the Southwestern Water Conservation District that covers nine counties. Butler is chairman of the state Water Quality Control Commission.
Opposition to creating good Samaritan legislation comes from some who say it is a way for miners to elude responsibility and others who say it could irrevocably damage the Clean Water Act.
Butler and Fearn explained the formation of the Animas River Stakeholders Group in 1994. It was born of concern that the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the Water Quality Control Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency would impose environmental standards in San Juan County.
"We want to improve water quality," Butler said. "We don't want to fix blame."
Fearn said, "We're interested in the truth, and when we know what the truth is, we'll know what to do."
The longest stop was at the Red and Bonita Mine, where 300 gallons a minute of pollutants are spilling down the slope on the way to Cement Creek.
Cement Creek is so polluted it has never supported aquatic life, Butler said.
Cordel Schmidt with a consultant firm to the Bureau of Land Management explained how his crew at the Red and Bonita was trying to determine the source of the drainage.
The Red and Bonita and other abandoned mines didn't leak at such a rate before three bulkheads were installed in the American Tunnel to stop drainage there.
Tipton said the visit was a good primer for a time when good Samaritan or other legislation affecting area mines or mine-waste cleanup comes before committees or comes up for a vote in Washington.
Tipton's visit to the 3rd Congressional District focused on several environmental projects, including a hydroelectric plant in Creede and a program to thin forests to produce wood chips to fuel a power plant in Pagosa Springs.


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Much research has been conducted with regards to general and specific attitudes towards gay marriage; however, to our knowledge, very little, if any, research has evaluated the reasons that others give for why gay couples want to get married. The purpose of the current study is to examine various common and uncommon reasons why couples get married, and to determine if there is a general cynicism towards gay marriage that does not exist towards heterosexual marriage. Participants were given a variety of reasons why a male gay or heterosexual person might get married, and they were asked to rate how strongly they agreed with the reasons why the target person might want to get married. The results were surprising in that there was very little cynicism towards the gay target person's reasons; in fact, there was more cynicism towards the heterosexual target person's reasons. We discuss the implications of this research.
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I'll keep this short and sweet ('that's what she said!' good job now f*ck off): Could Kishimoto have lied in that interview where he said Naruto will go on for two more years just to throw us off the track? I mean, so we don't expect things like...I don't know...Sasuke's return, Naruto's death and other possible, major events? (I doubt Naruto will die, so don't start shouting at me)
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Am I right to assume he was in Hufflepuff? Or can I only assume he wasn't in Slytherin?
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serp2000 (46528) 2014-01-22 20:11
Wow! Very attractive winter scene, Takero!
I like your idea to show us so lovely traditional street or garden lamp, right? Excellent close up, perfect quality, well seen!
Have a good day!
danos (106169) 2014-01-22 22:37
Hi Takero,
nice the view of the lamppost with the snow to almost cover it with this beautiful way and creating a charmy optical effect.I like its placement in the frame as the clarity of the scene.
Regards from Athens,Danos
Giustiniani (3632) 2014-01-23 0:53
Bonjour Takero,
une belle photo. Cette belle lanterne couverte de neige donne une image très poétique. J'imagine que de nuit, la lanterne éclairée doit être superbe dans ce décor enneigé.
Bonne journée, amicalement,
a beautiful picture. This lovely snow covered lantern gives a very poetic image. I suppose at night, the illuminated lantern must be superb in the snowy landscape.
Good day, friendly,
Kamilutka (8107) 2014-01-23 14:37
Hello Takero,
it looks like the winter has been more serious this year in japan than in Europe. So much snow on such a tiny lamp :) Well spotted detail and well executed. Nicely blurred DOF to create more depth.
Thanks for sharing
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- Date Taken: 2014-01-18
- Categories: Architecture
- Camera: Canon 5D Mark3, Canon EF 16-35mm F/2.8L-USM, 77 mm CPL
- Exposure: f/5.6, 1/100 seconds
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