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Asanga's Abhidharmasamuccaya
By: Traleg Rinpoche
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Traleg Kyabgon presents the Abhidharma system of Asanga in clear and uncomplicated language so that students of the mahayana can easily employ its insights to understand their own minds. The Yogacara view of mind provides a model for understanding our construction of reality. Its understanding of how the mind operates is a guide for how we can properly assess our lives and develop in more psychologically wholesome ways without getting bogged down by past experience.
Essence of Buddhism: An Introduction to Its Philosophy and Practice
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Here is a comprehensive overview of the Buddhist path from the perspective of the three vehicles of Tibetan Buddhism - the Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana. While these vehicles are usually presented as a historical development, they are equated here with the attitudes that individuals bring to their Buddhist practice. Basic to them all, however, is the need to understand our own immediate condition. The primary tool for achieving this is meditation, and
The Essence of Buddhism
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Four Dharmas of Gampopa
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Gampopa's Four Dharmas is closely related to his Jewel Ornament of Liberation, a text that deals with the stages in our spiritual development. First you begin to discover the Dharma, then you make a good job of it, then the Dharma becomes applicable on the path so you begin to clarify confusion on the path, and finally you transmute that confusion into wisdom. Those are the four Dharmas and they really relate to the development of the individual on the path.
Influence of Yogacara on Mahamudra
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A unique and interesting look at how Yogacara philosophy influenced the development of tantra and Mahamudra. Developed by Asanga and Vasubandhu as a reaction to over theorization, Yogacara emphasizes individual experience and practice. We are going to be talking about Yogacara philosophy's relationship to Buddhist tantra. People have generally ignored how Yogacara philosophy influenced Buddhist tantra and its development. It is not discussed explicitly, even though it's quite patent in the writings of Buddhist tantra.
Karma: What It Is, What It Isn't, Why It Matters (MP3 CD)
By: Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche
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Karma is not simple, as Traleg Kyabgon shows, and it's to be taken very seriously indeed. He cuts through the persistent illusions we cling to about karma to show what it really is�the mechanics of why we suffer and how we can make the suffering end. He explains how a realistic understanding of karma is indispensable to Buddhist practice, how it provides a foundation for a moral life, and how understanding it can have a transformative effect on the way we relate to our thoughts and feelings and to those around us.
Karma: What It Is, What It Isn't, Why It Matters
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Karma is not simple, as Traleg Kyabgon shows, and it�s to be taken very seriously indeed. He cuts through the persistent illusions we cling to about karma to show what it really is�the mechanics of why we suffer and how we can make the suffering end. He explains how a realistic understanding of karma is indispensable to Buddhist practice, how it provides a foundation for a moral life, and how understanding it can have a transformative effect on the way we relate to our thoughts and feelings and to those around us.
Letter to a Friend: Nagarjuna's Classic Text
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Traleg Kyabgon gives clear commentary on how our mental conduct has implications on how we act in the world
Sometimes a negative emotion is present, a strong intention to do harm is present, and we might even have prepared to undertake the action, but if we do not carry out that act, it will not be a fully karmic act, and will not produce complete negative karmic fruition. In other words, we create negative karma through coordinating body, speech and mind. We need 1) the object of an action to be present, 2) a negative state of mind, 3) the motivation, preparedness or strong intention to do harm, and 4) we have to perform the harmful action. When all four things come together, we create negative karma through body, speech, and mind. Letter to a Friend explores coordinating body, speech, and mind in such a way that produces positive karma and good outcomes. The Buddhist approach to ethical values is not so much moralistic. Our moral and ethical values are part of a moral psychology, what is happening in the mind and what type of attitudes and actions does this activity produce. Our personal psychology is seen as part of our aspirations and orientation. It is not just about conduct.
Mahamudra Meditation
By: Traleg Rinpoche & Bokar Rinpoche
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Teachings on Mahamudra and the Mahamudra Attitude Towards Meditation
This volume contains several teachings focusing on the mahamudra approach to meditation.
The first section provides an overview of mahamudra. The section is a transcript of teaching given by the Venerable Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche at the annual Buddhist Summer School held at Melbourne University in January 1993.
Meditation Through the Three Yanas
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The three yanas are known as Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana. They are not discrete and independent schools, as much as individual phases of spiritual growth in each person. It is a general understanding of some people that yanas are confined to geographical situations, that the Mahayana and Vajrayana are practiced by Thais and Singhalese, or something of that nature. This is not true of Tibetan Buddhism, which consists of all three yanas.
Mind at Ease: Self-Liberation Through Mahamudra Meditation
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In this uniquely insightful overview and practice guide, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche presents a thorough introduction to the Kagyu Lineage's Mahamudra tradition . The author's approach is straightforward - he presents the Mahamudra teachings as a means of seeing things in, as he says, "a positive open light. Even things we might normally regard as bad and undesirable can be interpreted in a more uplifting way due to the expansiveness of the Mahamudra vision."
Moonbeams of Mahamudra: The Classic Meditation Manual
By: Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche
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Traleg Kyabgon's mastery of the English language and his insight into Western culture make for a very approachable translation of this magnum opus of the Kagyu tradition. The Mahamudra path of direct perception is the pre-eminent method of the Dakpo Kagyu tradition. This definitive manual systematically explains its approach to meditation, complete with definitions, pointing-out instructions, and advice for the many pitfalls and errors that beset practitioners. Central to these errors is our failure to acknowledge the difference between understanding and experience, and our tendency to fixate on meditative experiences and mistake them for realization. This translation conveys the freshness and immediacy of these instructions. Belonging to the generation of teachers to first bring Tibetan Buddhism across cultures, Traleg Kyabgon (1955-2012) presents these Mahamudra instructions in a direct, relaxed, and intimate style.
Ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje's Ocean of Certainty
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The realization of impermanence and the inevitability of death have acted as the motivating factor for one to realize the depth of suffering of samsara. Therefore, one has abandoned all concerns with temporal matters, but has given one's thoughts to the welfare of all sentient beings who are one's own mother and father. For their benefit, one would like to attain enlightenment. Furthermore, such an individual may want to achieve enlightenment in one lifetime with one body through use of the effective methods of Vajrayana." from Transcript
Nyima Tashi: The Songs and Instructions of the First Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche
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Gampopa, the peerless physician from Dakpo, who was repeatedly predicted and praised by the Buddha, caused the teachings of the lineage of accomplishment to become widespread in the Himalayan land of Tibet. All his disciples gave rise to the sudden realization of Mahamudra. Among them were five hundred great meditators, of whom the greatest and most famous were the three Khampas.
Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind
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This book presents commentary, stories, and historical background on the lojong slogans of Tibetan Buddhism. Used by meditators through the ages to cultivate awareness and compassion and made popular by successful books by Pema Chodron and Chogyam Trungpa. This contemplation practice offers guidance for remaining receptive and wakeful amid the ups and downs of daily life. These meditations have long been considered the quintessence of Buddhist teachings for cultivating an awakened heart and a compassionate mind.
Song of Karmapa: The Aspiration of the Mahamudra of True Meaning by Lord Rangjung Dorje
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Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche's oral translation of the ancient text "Song of Karmapa" explains the path of resting within and transforming the mind. This song was originally written by Rangjung Dorje, one of the most important teachers within the Tibetan tradition. In this book Traleg unwraps each cryptic verse revealing its hidden meaning. An enlightening journey into ways of developing insight, compassion, and wisdom, and reducing suffering, key components within the Buddhist tradition.
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"Shane took a knee to the thigh and was not 100 percent against Virginia," UM coach Jim Larranaga explained Monday during the weekly ACC coaches' call. "Mentally and physically, he was not at the top of his game. He's much better right now and getting treatments."
Larkin had scored a career-high 18 points in the Hurricanes' previous game, against UNC Greensboro. Like UNCG, the 'Canes' next opponent — North Carolina — likes to run up and down the court, and that style should favor Larkin, who thrives when the pace is quicker. That's assuming that the speedy freshman is healthy enough to have an impact at UNC on Tuesday at 9 p.m.
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(2003-) IC is a way to interpret the ways traditional manufacturing industries are going through changes.The term is meant to illustrate ways that traditional manufacturing industries throughout the Western world are aesthetizised in novel ways. IC can illustrate a number of processes of change in the industrial milieu and can be used to show how people are starting to look with new eyes at old factories. During the last years several people have been working with IC and contributed with electronic music, video art, graphic design and performances.
I've written a number of texts on the topic (see the Writings-page), and the concept also include the experimental film Sugar Added – Further dimensions of Industrial Cool and the CD-album IC1 – The Birth of Industrial Cool (both 2004). For info: IC . A spin-off project was Skiftet (The Shift) which is presented at a separate page in the Portfolio section.
The project and concept has been presented in various places, eg. at the Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology, in Stockholm. March 27th 2004. During an evening the museum had IC as it's major event, with a dance performance, inspired by the movie Sugar added, four live concerts, and a lecture on the ideas behind Industrial Cool.
Swedish national television broadcasted an hour long feature on Industrial Cool. February 26th 2007, Kunskapskanalen: Mera kultur.
Industrial Cool was the departure point and inspiration for a 4 month undergraduate course at The Department of Interior Architecture and Furniture Design at Konstfack (University College of Arts, Crafts and Design) in Stockholm during Autumn 2007.The students produced proposals of a rework of an old industrial estate in the town Eskilstuna. I held an inspirational lecture to start off the course.
In collaboration with New Media Meeting September 21-22 2007The Museum of Work in Norrköping arranged a smaller live version of the IC1-concept, called "Sound of Norrköping". Sounds were recorded in factories and workplaces around the city, these were then transformed, interpreted and performed by electronica artist Christian Björklund. Dancer Emilie Bardon did a dance performance to the music. During the event I lectured on the Industrial Cool-concept and took part in the musical performance.
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Fatal Fire Determination Made at Medical Office Complex Building
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ASHEVILLE, N.C., Aug. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), along with criminal investigators with the Asheville Fire and Police Departments and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI) have determined that the fire on July 28, 2011, at the Medical Office Complex Building, 445 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, was deliberately set. Asheville Fire Department Captain Jeffrey Scott Bowen was killed and over $20 million in damage occurred as a result of the fire.
The investigation is being conducted jointly by ATF, the Asheville Police and Fire Departments and the NCSBI.
Anyone with information about this crime is strongly encouraged to contact these agencies at the following numbers:
ATF Arson Hotline at (888) ATF-FIRE or (888) 283-8477
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It is the policy of the U.S. Department of Justice and ATF that evidence, investigative technique or any other information related to an on-going investigation will not be released or discussed in the public domain until all judicial activity has been completed. In compliance with that policy, this news release will stand on its own without any additional investigation-related information being added as a result of follow-up media inquiries.
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This site collates the information for, and generated by, UXCF2010 and UXCF2011, which kick-started formal definition of UX competency, and aims to define UX model curricula for short courses, modules and degrees.
This led to a paper (McEwan, 2012) presented at the BCS one-day conference Using SFIA in education and workplace learning in Milton Keynes in July 2012, and to changes to the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA), which, in version 5 (2012), for the first time defines UX-specific roles in detail. This reflects over ten years of activity by many different members of BCS Interaction SG, working with many other colleagues from IET, UXPA-UK, UXPA-Scotland and IEHF, to get UX, usability and other HCI-related roles recognised by the computing profession.
The history of BCS Interaction SG's engagement with SFIA is summarised in "Playing the game: HCI careers in the competency era", from HCI Educators 2009.
Discussions are ongoing for a further event, UXCF2014. Other useful bodies connected to this effort are the European Society for Socially Embedded Technology and the ACM SigCHI Public Policy group.
The intended audience for these events was two-fold – lecturers and trainers who teach UX and related areas, and those responsible for planning and maintaining skill-sets of UX teams in industry and the public sector. The expected number of participants is ten from each group plus the organisers, plus a small number of observers.
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Anchor Light Farm was founded by Derek and Megan O'Toole in 2012. It is a 34 acre parcel in the heart of Peth Village. At Anchor Light, we use horse power in all of our vegetable production. We also use our team to move the chicken houses, log and haul firewood, hay the fields, and maintain the land. They are at the center of our farming practice, consuming the hay that grows on the land, and in turn fertilizing the fields and vegetables. They also have a remarkably low impact on the land. All other systems on the farm are powered by the sun. In 2014 we installed 7.3 kW of solar panels on the farm to provide power to the house, barns, and fencing systems.
We are a small, community minded farm, with an emphasis on producing fresh, high quality produce for our customers. While we are not certified organic, we do not consider ourselves a conventional farming operation. In many ways, we are beyond organic. We do not use any sprays or chemical fertilizers, and consider ourselves holistic stewards of our farm and forest land. We raise whole red broiler chickens, who have plenty of space to forage and grow like chickens should. Our laying hens have free range of the land, which allows them to produce rich, high quality eggs.
Back in the mid 19th century, Peth was a busy and vital part of Braintree's economy and social make-up. Dozens of mills used to populate the banks for Spears Brook, which runs right through the village and meets Ayers Brook near Route 12. Remnants of these mills and their infrastructure can still be seen along Spears Brook today.
Anchor Light Farm has had many agricultural lives. Likely once part of the vast orchards that supplied the cider mill in Peth, it also performed well as a livestock farm. Recently, the land has been managed as a homestead with productive hay fields. Derek and Megan have plowed up several acres for vegetable growing, and will continue to hay the fields to sustain their horses, which will, in turn, sustain the crops with their valuable fertilizer. They believe that using draft horses in the practice of farming preserves the unique characteristics of Vermont's rural landscape. It also gives food consumers an opportunity to reconnect with farming practices that have a low impact on the land and utilize techniques that are rarely seen in today's agriculture industry, but that are integral to the health and sustainability of the local community. The land is enrolled in the State's conservation program for agriculture, with a Forestry Management Plan developed by a local forester to ensure the health of the property's 20-odd acres of woodland.


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This video segment from Between the Lions is a non-fiction live-action segment about what life would be like "if you were a spider crab." The segment goes through some shelled animals but then focuses on spider crabs. Spider crabs try hard to hide themselves. They live in seagrass on the edge of the ocean, squeezing among the rocks. They are masters of disguise; they stick things to the prickly hairs on their shell to keep them hidden. When spider crabs outgrow their shell, they grow another one. Spider crabs must continually hide from seagulls. This video segment provides a resource for Text Comprehension.
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Here's a bit of scripture that I read the other day that got me thinking about the current state of the global economy.
"Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you."
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E-Bugster Concept
While the Volkswagen E-Bugster concept debuted wearing a removable hardtop, this week the concept takes a topless bow at the Beijing Motor Show. The E-Bugster hints at the upcoming Beetle Cabriolet as well as the automaker's electric drivetrains.
The E-Bugster concept is powered by a 114-hp electric motor capable of a leisurely 10.9 second stroll to 60 mph from a standstill. A 28.3kWh lithium-ion battery pack supplies enough juice for a 110 mile range, the automaker claims. The E-Bugster can be recharged via a specialist DC source—in 35 minutes—or longer from a 230-volt AC outlet. Kinetic energy during coasting and regenerative braking also recharges the battery pack.
Power regeneration, driving range, battery state, and power usage information is displayed on the instrument cluster.
Front and rear bumpers have C-shaped LED daytime running lights that flank the center air intake. Compared to the stock Beetle, Volkswagen lowered the top of the windshield 3.5 inches and stuffed 20-inch wheels in the 1.2-inch wider fenders for a more aggressive stance.
Revised Lavida
Shanghai Volkswagen is also showing the New Lavida at the Beijing auto show. The small Lavida sedan has been one of the best selling vehicles in China, with more than 700,000 units sold since its June 2008 launch. Three engines and four trim levels are available for the redesigned Lavida.
New Urumqi Plant
Volkswagen has also announced a $225 million investment to build a plant in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang province, Reuters reports. The new plant, a joint venture with local partner Shanghai Automotive (SAIC), is the first for the German automaker in western China and will be capable of producing 50,000 cars when it goes online in 2015. VW-SAIC also plans to build a new plant in Yizheng near China's wealthy eastern coast. The Yisheng plant will be much larger—capable of building up to 300,000 cars a year.


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Finding breast cancer just got easier, especially here in southeastern Idaho. EIRMC's imaging center is the first and only care provider in our region that is offering 3D Mammography.
Unlike the original 2D system, this 3D technology takes many images of the breast layer by layer, which in turn brings up the accuracy of finding cancers. EIRMC got 3D Mammography at the end of July and is now offering it to its patients.
One in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, but 3D Mammography will give quicker and better results for women in our community.
"It's very similar to what we've always done. We still get the traditional 2D images, but we also get 3D images. And what that is, it's additional information which allows the radiologist to look at the breast tissue in one-millimeter slices -- so we can see all the way through the breast," said Celia McKenzie, EIRMC Imaging Center Mammography supervisor.
Doctors say this mammography can find 41 percent more invasive breast cancers and can reduce false-positive diagnoses up to 40 percent. More accurate exams, better diagnosis, faster treatment -- this can prove all-around less stressful for women.
"This is a great step for women, as far as technology in mammography. Mammography has changed over the years, but this is a big change. This is giving the doctors so much more information than we've had in the past. We're able to find those cancers early, which makes treatment options so much better. And their cure rate is close to 100 percent if we catch it early," said McKenzie.
Under the Affordable Care Act, one annual screening each year for women over 40 years old is covered 100 percent by health insurance companies. In addition, there is no additional cost at EIRMC for using its 3D Mammography system.
The American College of Radiology suggests that women should have a mammogram each year, beginning at age 40.


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Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced Mid Tower Case
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So is it worth $100 of your hard earned money? I have to say yes. Are the options inside endless? Pretty much that's an astounding yes as well. What you have here is a mid tower chassis designed for not only those who are in it for looks, but this chassis is full of function. It ships with only three fans, with potential of up to twelve more still yet to be added at your leisure. I really don't think air flow inside this chassis will be an issue, as it does quite well out of the box. Adding the optional areas for two radiators to be placed internally; yes that's right, I said two. A double 120mm can go on the floor and a double 120 or 140mm radiator can go up top. A dual loop solution of cooling has met its match in chassis design!
Problems? Well, to be honest, there aren't any. Pick at it as I may about non-vented expansion slot covers, a lack of a tool-less GPU mechanism, or the fact the wires aren't black, they honestly aren't needed. Time with cases has lead me to just pick things apart based on what I would prefer, but those things usually come with an increase in costs and none of us want that when we are looking to buy anything. Features such as the removable rack and the VGA cooler, once referenced in the manual were simple to figure out and remove or install. There is plenty of hardware for any configuration of setups, water cooling and optional fans excluded. When I got done with this case build the thoughts just started rolling through on how to accomplish and hide components of a dual loop water cooling setup!
In today's economy $100 doesn't get you very far. Dinner and a movie with your significant other, a night out with friends, one hundred lottery tickets, or in this case, one feature rich chassis that will satisfy even the toughest of customers. The CM 690 II Advanced is just a complete package, that even under my personal scrutiny really has not one thing out of place or any thoughts of cooling solutions overlooked. As you know, I am a fan of black; it cools the components well as-is and things can only get better. I really don't see how you could go wrong, even if you don't have plans on water cooling. With free shipping currently and listing at $89.99 at Newegg and being the same price, relatively, as the non-Advanced model, I bet there will be a lot of mid tower users adding this Cooler Master chassis to their cart.
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Welcome Dr. Carrie Cocklin, Pathologist
August 05, 2013
Keene, NH
CMC/DHK is pleased to welcome Carrie Cocklin, MD to our Pathology Department. Dr. Cocklin most recently worked at Indiana University Health in Bedford, IN and Summit Urology in Bloomington, IN. As a pathologist, Dr. Cocklin specializes in the diagnosis and management of disease by laboratory methods, integrating clinical information with physiological, biochemical and molecular laboratory studies, together with observations of tissue specimens. She collaborates with lab technicians, phlebotomists and providers, particularly surgeons and oncologists, to effectively manage patient care in diagnosing diseases.
Dr. Cocklin is AP/CP Board Certified in Pathology by The American Board of Pathology and is a member of the College of American Pathologists, American Society of Clinical Pathology, and American Medical Association. She served as Co-Chief Resident in Pathology and completed her Doctor of Medicine degree at Indiana University School of Medicine. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Davidson College in Davidson, NC.
Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene is a nonprofit community hospital and clinic with a mission to lead our community to become the nation's healthiest through our clinical and service excellence, collaboration, and compassion for every patient, every time. Founded by CMC/DHK, Vision 2020 is a community-wide health initiative designed to actively engage the citizens of Cheshire County in the process of becoming the nation's healthiest community by 2020. To learn more, call 603-354-5400 or visit cheshiremed.org.


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The ratio of "people I like for whom I buy Christmas gifts" to "people I do not like but for whom I am obligated to buy Christmas gifts" is dangerously close to 1:1. As I currently live slightly above the Federal definition of the poverty line, I end up getting nothing for the majority of my actual friends.
This could easily turn into a discussion of commercialization of holidays, the bizarre tendency of our society to equate shopping with affection, or any number of other social theories that might help explain this behavior. Instead I simply wish to salute the gifts that scream "I don't particularly care about you, but I am obligated to get you something." Standing head and shoulders above the other contenders in this field is the $25 Best Buy gift card.
Card: $25. Passive-aggressively communicating ambivalence through gifting: priceless.
Honestly, is there any gift that more clearly says "I put absolutely no thought into getting you something" than a Best Buy gift card? Gift certificates in general are an extraordinarily lazy gift, but the Best Buy card goes above and beyond the norm – it's the most generic of gifts from the most generic retail outlet.
The Borders/BN gift cards are a close second, but they lose out based on the fact that the purchaser is at least acknowledging that the recipient likes fancy book learnin' and other non-battery powered pastimes. It's an informal rule. If you're in college you get a Borders card; if not, then welcome to Best Buy.
Any other worthy nominees? Feel free to list them in the comments. And feel equally free to use this link to buy a gift card for that not-so-special someone in your life.


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Mark Your Calendar: Witches Night Out at Leeds Farm!
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I'm partnering with Leeds Farm to tell you about this fun event!
Looking for a new adventure for girls' night out? Then gather up your bewitching friends, hop on your brooms, and fly out to Leeds Farm for a wicked fun evening while supporting a great cause!
Witches Night Out will take place at Leeds Farm on Thursday, October 5, 2017 (rain date is October 12) from 6:00 – 8:30 pm. Leeds Farm is located at 8738 Marysville Road, Ostrander OH 43061, just 15 minutes north of the Columbus Zoo.
The kids are away so the witches can play! All the Leeds Farm activities including hayrides, Pumpkin Jumps, Big Zip and Mini Zip lines, John Deere combine slide, mountain slides, rolling tubes, farm pond, straw forts, Paintball on the Porch, and feeding farm animals are included with admission.
Also included with admission is festive food and sweets, bubbling witches brew, one glass of wine (additional glasses can be purchased), plus chances to win 25 gift baskets each valued at $150 to $200.
One raffle ticket is included with each admission ticket. Additional raffle tickets are earned for each activity you participate in (e.g. hayrides, Pumpkin Jump, pedal carts, zip line, racer slides, etc.). There is a separate entry cauldron for each basket, so you can choose which basket drawing(s) to enter.
Wondering what to wear? Dress up in your favorite witch hat, fun accessory or full costume! This is an outdoor event at a working farm, so dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes.
Four wineries will be pouring their local wines, so stop by and visit Bokes Creek Winery, Buckeye Winery, Soine Vineyards, and Camelot Cellars Winery.
Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.leedsfarm.com/witchesnightout.php and in-person at Richwood Bank's Marysville, Delaware and Richwood locations.
Thanks to the generous sponsorships of A Catered Event, Richwood Bank, Memorial Health, Honda Marysville/Performance Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Delaware, Geotechnical Consultants Inc., Alice's Piece of Cake, Black Wing Shooting Center, Audio-Pro Mobile DJ Entertainment, and host Leeds Farm, 100% of ticket sales are donated to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.
"Witches Night Out was created as a fun way to raise money for a cause that's important to all of us. 100% of ticket sales are donated to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer to support research and patient programs. I'm living proof that research works," shares Christy Leeds, co-owner of Leeds Farm. "The first three Witches Night Out events raised $29,924 for Making Strides and we look forward to a fourth spectacular evening!"
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Like a DJ in your pocket, Splyce is a beautiful music player that lets you select songs and order the playlist before mixing the beats, displaying visual effects, creating a light show and more. All it takes is just some basic instruction from you, and Splyce will get the party started.
Use the app as an everyday music player, at get-togethers with friends, or while you're at the gym. The app displays the beats per minute for every song, so you can take that into consideration when crafting your playlist. Hit the jump and I'll show you how it works. (more…)
Your dreams of being a DJ are about to come true. Algoriddim, the developers of djay for Mac, have just released their newest app, djay for iPad. It's truly an amazing and noteworthy app for all music lovers and those with ambitions of being a DJ.
It's the easiest way to scratch records, remix your favorite songs, and be the DJ you've always wanted to be. It brings you some of the same professional tools and technologies as djay for Mac, but on your mobile device.
Music is an art which exists in different forms around the globe. It varies depending upon culture and society, but always has a distinct style and feeling. Today, it has become a huge industry and evolved with the development of technology.
If you intend to learn any kind of music instrument, you don't necessarily need to pay a tutor or buy that instrument at the outset; technology in the form of iPhone applications is there to instruct, guide, and assist you. Today we'll be looking at a selection of different software for music enthusiasts – whatever instrument you specialise in!


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What's the Difference Between a Venue Coordinator and Wedding Planner?
As a wedding planner, when I speak to couples, I often hear "I don't need a wedding planner, my venue has a coordinator". At this moment I cringe because I don't think most couples know the difference between a venue coordinator and wedding planner. I spoke with a local venue coordinator recently who told me about an experience she had with a couple who thought that since she was the coordinator for the venue, she would help with the timeline throughout the day and inform people of when they are needed for events. Clearly they didn't understand what the venue offers and what more we bring to the table, so now it is my job to explain to these couples how little the venue partakes in the entire planning of the day and all the details we help with. Let me break it down for you…
What Can You Expect From Your Venue Coordinator
- They are a salesperson and liaison for the venue
- They are solely responsible for wedding details that concern the venue such as the banquet event order, menu tasting and the room setup.
- They are responsible for making sure all vendors abide by all venue rules and regulations.
- Their job concludes once the dinner and cake has been served, whereas a wedding planner will be by your side the entire night.
- The venue coordinator that you start working with may or may not be the onsite contact for your wedding day.
- They will provide a list of preferred vendors but that is the extent of their interaction with those vendors.
- They will provide a timeline that is solely for the catering staff, that focuses on when the food will be prepared and served.
- You will be sharing your venue coordinator with about 100 other Brides. This could mean delayed responses and working around their business hours.
What Can you Expect From a Wedding Planner
- A wedding planner acts as a liaison between you and your vendors and attends all meetings.
- A wedding planner will customize a timeline for all the vendors arrivals and pickup times also including details of the day from when you wake up in the morning to when the doors close.
- When your ceremony is in a different location, a wedding planner will be with you at your ceremony location and reception venue to ensure all details are taken care of.
- A wedding planner will assist in etiquette, family matters and decor ideas just to name a few.
- A wedding planner is the stage manager for all parties involved including the bridal party, family, vendors and guests.
- A wedding planner takes responsibility for setting up all of your personal items and collecting them along with your gifts at the end of the event.
- A wedding planner will oversee time management including ceremony processions and recessional, cocktail hour transition, entrances, cake cutting, toasts, dances, prompting vendors and troubleshooting.
- A wedding planner ensures all vendors setup and strike correctly.
- A wedding planner is there until all vendors and guests have left.
- A wedding planner is available almost 24/7. If you are having an emergency you can pick up your phone and text your wedding planner. Your venue coordinator will not give you their personal cell number.
The biggest difference: A venue coordinator works for the needs of the venue and a wedding planner works for you, ensuring every details is flawless and your day is orchestrated just as you planned.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A jubilant celebration of life erupts on stage when Zivili performs its ethnic folk dances. This summer the founders of this troupe will lead their dancers and musicians on a performing tour of refugee camps in Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Bosnia and other places.
Their hopes? To bring smiles to faces saddened by a bloody war. Their mission? To save a culture that is still too busy saving its people to think about its art.


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While a candidate is yet to be announced to replace Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight following his resignation last month, Mandrake can disclose that Ian Katz's latest recruit to the BBC's flagship current affairs show is June Sarpong.
"I'm going to be doing some stuff for Newsnight," June tells me at the Ubuntu Education Fund's 15 Year Anniversary Gala dinner at the Roundhouse, Camden. "I'm not replacing Jeremy Paxman before the rumours start. I'm doing specials for them."
The 36-year-old former T4 presenter has moved back to Britain from America ahead of the role. "I got back to London six weeks ago," she explains. "I've gone from Sunday morning television to Newsnight, but you know we've all got to grow up, it's all highbrow now."
June's appointment comes after a string of redundancies since Katz started in his role as editor of the show last year. The former deputy editor of The Guardian has been accused of putting entertainment before expertise after he let go of the show's science editor Susan Watts and abolished the post. Other staff to leave the show included presenter Gavin Esler and foreign reporter Tim Whewell.
June - who once dated the Labour MP David Lammy, a former Minister of State of Innovation, Universities and Skills - has experience in current affairs.
In 2005 she shadowed Tony Blair for two days ahead of a T4 special interview in which she challenged him on the war in Iraq.
However, not everyone was impressed by her efforts. In 2012 The Guardian ran a piece — while Katz was deputy editor — questioning whether the interview with Tony Blair was "any good". The article went on to point out June was yet to win a current affairs role. "Let's put it this way: she still hasn't had a job offer from Newsnight," it read.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – U.S. Solheim Cup captain Beth Daniel can't scout Michelle Wie Sunday at the U.S. Women's Open, but she's taking a hard look at Wie as a potential captain's pick.
Daniel is out on the course scouting with the U.S. Women's Open one of three events left before the Solheim Cup teams are finalized. Though Wie ranks just 16th on the U.S. Solheim Cup standings, and though she isn't in this week's field, Wie is very much among players in the mix for the Aug. 20-23 matches at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill.
The top 10 in points automatically make the U.S. team with Daniel having some tough choices for her two captain's picks.
Pat Hurst is No. 13 in the standings and Juli Inkster No. 14. They're both veterans with Solheim Cup experience who make sense as captain's picks, but there are other players under consideration, including Wie, for more than her Q-ratings appeal. Wie's playing well, having come off a third-place finish in her last outing and a top-10 in the outing before that.
What's Daniel looking for in a captain's pick?
"I want someone who's playing really well going into the event," Daniel said. "That's mostly what I'm looking for, that's probably going to be the main thing. I'm looking at stats, how players are playing in these last three events leading into it."
What about Wie?
"Michelle Wie's a possibility for sure. She's been playing well. She's been showing me something. Her not being in this event hurts her tremendously. I've said all along she has to move up in the points a little bit to be considered, but if you look at her stats and how she's playing, she's playing as good as anybody. She's on my radar screen, but it's so up in the air."


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Nurses' funny hospital chart bloopers
Back by popular demand! We've been running some articles featuring charting disasters (goofy chart bloopers and crazy chart bloopers) lately and must admit…some seemed too wild to be true.
So then we asked our readers: Do you have any good ones to share?
Well, these all-new funny hospital chart bloopers were submitted by you, so they must be real!
1. "A 24-year-old woman oriented to person, space and time."
—submitted by Liz R.
2. "Pt alive but hope to remedy situation by AM."
—submitted by Michelle Steinbach, RN, critical care nurse for 14 years
3. "Alert and organized x3"
—submitted by Evelyn Kathleen
4. "Thick yellow exudate"
—submitted by Beverly
5. "Patient is confident of bowel and bladder."
—submitted by Diana B.
6. "Patient is an alert & oriented 200 lb. barbell." (I don't know where that came from—I must have gone to the gym that day.)
—submitted by Diana B.
7. "The patient, a 76 c/f, awoke this AM in a coma."
—submitted by Deb J.
8. "Patient was alert and unresponsive."
—submitted by Deanna Foster
9. "The wound site has a pu**y drainage."
—submitted by Laura Jones
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F/U CK (Follow-up Creatinine Kinase)
"Pt states feels depressed. Pt hopeless."
Purulent, purulent, purulent…crack me up, that the word pus could be can be written but only when we read it back…Come on we have all done it! LOL
I had a doctor write the order "Chlamydia 1 gram PO" I told him that the pharmacy doesn't carry this med…..
oopss! He meant Zithromax to treat the chlamydia!! Hilarious!
On a pain assessment on our EMAR I had charted on a male patient that his "labia" was the location of his pain. I meant to put "leg"
Foley catheter draining gold. (In a hurry and distracted?!)
Amber is correct…we have all done it. My fave was the Guy who came to the ER for STD check. Triage RN wrote that he had burning w/ urination and "pu**y" drainage. In a way, I guess that was actually correct. LOL
There is such a thing as thick yellow exudate….I don't get the problem with that one….
I had done so many hours was soooo tired had such a combative patient accidentally wrote staff slapping and kicking at staff members lol oops forgot the magical word "Patient" glad i corrected that! Also in the days of tape report I fell off in tape and the next night all the nurses were laughing so hard because I kept saying about every patient that they had a glass of COOOOLLLDD Milk and fried chicken (didn't get lunch that night" too funny
Following the third transfusion of PRBCs on a particularly hectic night, I charted, "VSS. Confusion complete"
The morning nurse caught this and had a good laugh, but even as I changed it to "infusion complete" I couldn't help but maintain that my first instinct was pretty accurate as well. Lol.
We had a new resident from Japan that ordered "Tyrenol" 650 mg. I guess she was spelling phonetically.
Psych resident charted on an emergency consult:
"Paged by Hepatology fellow who was being very combative and abusive to staff."
We were only MOSTLY sure she meant to say the patient was being combative and abusive.
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The town of Canmore says it is finalizing an agreement with Earthanimal Humane Education and Rescue Society to provide a sanctuary for its multitude of rabbits. The exact number is unknown, but some estimates suggest there are as many as 2,000 long-eared hoppers.
Spokeswoman Sally Caudill said the town of 12,000 on the eastern edge of Banff National Park, wanted to make sure the transfer of the rabbits was done responsibly.
The society, founded by Susan Vickery and going by the acronym EARS, is a volunteer-operated, registered charity that manages sanctuaries for abandoned farm animals and European domestic rabbits.
Vickery said her group only has enough money so far for 150 rabbits to go to the sanctuary.
"I'm hoping that the community can keep up with donations and spare the lives of all the animals," she said from her home in Coombs on Vancouver Island.
"I think it's important that people know this isn't the happy story they might think it is. Let's hope it is."
Calgary veterinarians are donating their time to spay and neuter the rabbits and City of Calgary bylaw services has offered the use of its clinic to do the operations.
Vickery, who runs a sanctuary for 600 rabbits, says her group has two donations of land for sanctuaries for between 25 and 150 rabbits in the Calgary area. She doesn't want to give the exact location because people may dump unwanted animals there.
She says it costs about $130 per rabbit to keep it in a sanctuary, which Vickery describes as a secure — rabbits like to dig — comfortable place for the animals, with a clean, dry place they can go to get out of the elements or rest.
"I like to think we've gone beyond just providing (basics). They're comfortable here. There's no stress here."
Modifications will have to be made for the Calgary sanctuaries because of the harsher climate and presence of predators, Vickery said.
She said she doesn't have a start date from Canmore. Caudill said that won't be determined until after an agreement is signed.
The rabbits taking over Canmore were originally pets, but were released in the 1990s and started doing what bunnies do best. Now, it's estimated there could be one rabbit for every six people in the community.
The town has said the rabbits are too plentiful and could attract cougars and coyotes looking for an easy snack.
Canmore recently rejected an offer from the Animal Rescue Corps (ARC), a non-profit animal protection organization based in Washington, D.C. ARC had offered to take care of the rabbit infestation by trapping, transporting, spaying and neutering the animals and then placing them in a new home.
Vickery said she was astounded that Canmore refused the offer.
"They offer the expertise, the professional resources — it's all there. It's a beautiful package just in time for Christmas.
"My Christmas wish is that they revisit that proposal in January."
Caudill said there is no proposal from ARC, but Canmore will work with the group if it submits one that meets with the town's criteria.
"We want to be responsible...we don't want to pass on our problem to someone else. All we're asking any group to do is to show us that what they are going to do with the rabbits is responsible."
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NASA to Hold News Teleconference to Discuss Planck Cosmology Findings (Update)
WASHINGTON - NASA will host a news teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT, Thursday, March 21, to discuss the first cosmology results from Planck, a European Space Agency mission with significant NASA participation.
Planck launched into space in 2009 and has been scanning the skies ever since, mapping cosmic microwave background, or the afterglow, of the theoretical big bang that created the universe more than 13 billion years ago. NASA contributed mission-enabling technology for both of Plancks science instruments, and U.S., European and Canadian scientists work together to analyze the Planck data.
The teleconference participants are:
-- Paul Hertz, director of astrophysics, NASA, Washington
-- Charles Lawrence, U.S. Planck project scientist, NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, Calif.
-- Martin White, U.S. Planck scientist, University of California, Berkeley, Calif., and Faculty Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
-- Krzysztof Gorski, U.S. Planck scientist, JPL
-- Marc Kamionkowski, professor of physics and astronomy, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
This event previously was scheduled as a televised news conference.
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BEDFORD, Mass., July 7, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hologic, Inc., (Hologic or the Company) (NASDAQ: HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Company's premarket approval (PMA) application for the Adiana® permanent contraception system. The Adiana system is designed to provide women a minimally-invasive, non-incision alternative to traditional, surgical means of permanent contraception. In January 2009, Hologic received CE marking approval for the Adiana system and commenced marketing and sales of this product in certain European countries. In addition to this News Release, please view the Multimedia News Release related to the Adiana system at: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/adiana/38601.
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The Adiana permanent contraception procedure is minimally invasive, requires no incisions and can be performed in the comfort of the doctor's office using local anesthesia. Patients are normally able to return to work or resume their daily activities within one day. In contrast, traditional methods of permanent contraception, such as tubal ligation, require more invasive surgical procedures, usually are conducted in a hospital under general anesthesia and typically require four to five days of recovery. As a result, these more invasive surgical procedures can pose serious risk of complications, including anesthesia-related problems and damage to organs or blood vessels. There were approximately 70,000 female transcervical contraception procedures performed in the U.S. last year.(1)
"While tubal ligation is the most common form of permanent contraception used throughout the world, hysteroscopic procedures such as those employing the Adiana permanent contraception system enable women to choose lifetime protection from pregnancy without the risks of general anesthesia and the longer recovery periods associated with traditional sterilization procedures," said Ted Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Vanderbilt University, and clinical investigator of the pivotal clinical trial for the Adiana system. "The Adiana procedure is a safe and simple alternative that not only provides patients with peace of mind in preventing pregnancy, but also leaves nothing in the uterus that might limit women's options for future gynecologic tests and procedures."
The Adiana procedure is indicated for women who desire permanent birth control by occlusion of the fallopian tubes. Ideal candidates include women who do not want children in the future and would like the peace of mind and convenience of permanent birth control. The procedure may also be an ideal solution for women who desire permanent birth control but are poor candidates for surgery.
"Many women seek relief from the uncertainty and hassle of temporary birth control methods once they know their childbearing is complete. However, few know that permanent contraception is available without incisions, the use of general anesthesia, or need for lengthy hospital stays," said Tony Kingsley, senior vice president, GYN surgical products at Hologic. "With the Adiana permanent contraception system, we are very excited to be able to offer these women a new alternative for their long-term contraception needs."
During the Adiana procedure, a slender, flexible instrument is passed through the body's natural openings to deliver a low level of radiofrequency (RF) energy to a small section of each fallopian tube. A tiny, soft insert, about the size of a grain of rice, is then placed in each fallopian tube in the location where the energy was applied. During the three months following the procedure, the patient continues to use temporary birth control while new tissue grows in and around the Adiana inserts, eventually blocking the fallopian tubes. At three months, a special x-ray test (called a hysterosalpingogram or HSG) is performed to confirm the fallopian tubes are completely blocked and the patient may begin relying on Adiana for permanent contraception.
"This is another significant milestone for Hologic and our GYN surgical products business," said Tony Kingsley. "With FDA approval of the Adiana system, we are now able to provide physicians with another non-hormone, minimally-invasive therapy that addresses a significant issue for women in their post-childbearing years."
(1) January 2009, "U.S. Markets for Women's Health Devices," iData Research, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. iData is an international market research and consulting group.
About Hologic, Inc.
Hologic, Inc. is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women. Hologic's core business units are focused on breast health, diagnostics, GYN surgical, and skeletal health. Hologic provides a comprehensive suite of technologies with products for mammography and breast biopsy, radiation treatment for early-stage breast cancer, cervical cancer screening, treatment for menorrhagia, osteoporosis assessment, preterm birth risk assessment, mini C-arm for extremity imaging and molecular diagnostic products including HPV and reagents for a variety of DNA and RNA analysis applications. For more information, visit www.hologic.com.
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This News Release may contain forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties, including statements about the effect and adoption of the use of the Adiana system. There can be no assurance that the system will achieve the benefits described herein and that such benefits will be replicated in any particular manner with respect to an individual patient as the actual effect of the use of the Adiana system can only be determined on a case-by-case basis depending on the particular circumstances of the procedure and patient in question. Thus there can be no assurance of general adoption of this technology by the medical community. Hologic expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to the data or statements presented herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such data or statements are based. Certain factors that could adversely affect the Company's business and prospects are described in Hologic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Hologic and Adiana are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Hologic, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries.
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Clerics, magic-users, specialists and elves each have something to decide when adding a new level. They get new toys to play with (either spells or dots in common activities). Also, clerics, magic-users and elves have the mini-game of spells to keep them occuppied during play. Whereas the fighter, the dwarf and the halfling don't really have any decisions to make beyond buying equipment.
That is not enough. I want them to have something to decide as well. Here, I like what ACKS is doing with the proficiencies. Every couple of levels, you get a new proficieny. Something that differentiates your character and supports a concept beyond "fighter" by using evocative names. That's something I'd like to see in LotFP. ACKS even gives abstract rules when to gain a new proficiency:
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Senate President Jeff Atwater says he's confident his chamber will reverse its prior opposition to legislation that would clear the way for a commuter rail system in central Florida.
Identical House and Senate bills being considered at a special legislative session that begin Thursday also include up to $15 million each year in additional state money for the financially troubled Tri-Rail commuter line in South Florida.
Atwater, R-North Palm Beach, said the bills respond to at least some issues that twice before doomed similar proposals in the Senate after they'd been passed in the House.
One difference is the rail legislation now is being sold as a step for possibly obtaining $2.6 billion in federal stimulus money to also build a high-speed system between Tampa and Orlando with a possible future link to Miami.
"My conversations with members over the last week have been that they wanted to see something bigger and bolder," Atwater said. "When they have a chance to hear all of the bill and see the elements of this bill that we're looking bigger, farther down the road."
Atwater and other rail advocates argue the bills (HB 1B, SB 2B) also would establish a framework for future commuter service in other urban areas by creating two new entities.
The proposed Statewide Passenger Rail Commission would advise the Department of Transportation and the Florida Rail Enterprise would oversee development of commuter lines as well as a high-speed system.
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"Voting against this would be absolutely catastrophic," Crist said.
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The number of workers affected could grow into the thousands as additional commuter systems are developed, said Florida AFL-CIO spokesman Rich Templin.
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The unions are a key constituency for Democrats, who could hold the legislation's fate in their hands. Republicans have solid majorities in both chambers, but past opposition has been bipartisan.
Senate Democratic Leader Al Lawson of Tallahassee said he didn't want to dismiss the unions' concerns but is supportive of the legislation because it would put thousands of Floridians to work building, maintaining and operating the SunRail commuter system in the Orlando area.
Some lawmakers also have questioned the sufficiency and cost of liability provisions that call for the state to purchase $200 million in insurance coverage for any major crashes involving the Sunrail commuter trains and CSX freight trains that would share the track.
The legislation is moving first in the House, which will begin floor debate Friday and take a vote Monday. The Senate is scheduled for a vote Wednesday.
If the Senate accepts the House version, the bill then would go to Crist, an outspoken supporter of the legislation. If not, the chambers will have through next Friday to resolve their differences.
The session began with 34 of the 120 representatives and 11 of the 40 senators absent. Most were Democrats who had been excused to attend the annual meeting in Fort Lauderdale of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators.
House Speaker Larry Cretul rejected a Democratic request to delay the special session until next week. The Ocala Republican said lawmakers needed to begin this week to make sure they finish by Dec. 11 _ the first day of Hanukkah.
"It is our job not only constitutionally but personally to be sure that we don't inconvenience and neglect what we're here for," Cretul said.
This is the second special session of the year. Lawmakers started 2009 with a nine-day special session in January to pass a budget deficit-reduction package before returning to Tallahassee in March for their regular 60-day session.
Associated Press writer Brent Kallestad in Tallahassee contributed to this report.


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