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PHOENIX (AP) — Hundreds of immigrants who have been denied bail under a strict Arizona law will now have the opportunity to be released after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling Thursday in the closely watched case.
The high court kept intact a lower-court ruling from three weeks ago that struck down the law, which was passed in 2006 amid a series of immigration crackdowns in Arizona over the past decade. The law denies bail to immigrants who are in the country illegally and have been charged with a range of felonies that include shoplifting, aggravated identity theft, sexual assault and murder.
As a result, immigrants spend months in jail and often simply plead guilty and get turned over to federal immigration authorities for deportation.
The decision clears the way for a wave of bail hearings for immigrants across Arizona.
An 11-member panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the law last month, ruling that it violates due-process rights by imposing punishment before trial. The panel also said the law was a "scattershot attempt" at confronting people who flee from authorities, and that there was no evidence the law dealt with a particularly critical problem.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Attorney Bill Montgomery defended the law before the courts. Their attorney argued the 9th Circuit ruling called into question categorical bans on bail in several states and said an official responsible for bail proceedings has already scheduled hearings for next week.
Montgomery lashed out at the ruling, denouncing "the serial disregard of the system of federalism that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals habitually ignores and which only the Supreme Court can redress." Montgomery's office estimates that hundreds of immigrants in metro Phoenix are now eligible for release under the decision, and prosecutors believe the action could overwhelm the court system and lead to defendants skipping bail and endangering the community.
"In the weeks ahead, we will endeavor to meet the challenge of responding to motions to review conditions of release that will now be filed as a consequence of the Ninth Circuit's callous rejection of legitimate state interests and the Supreme Court's disappointing indifference," Montgomery said in a statement.
The law's defenders say the ruling calls into question bans on bail for various reasons in 40 states. Four states — Arizona, Missouri, Alabama and Virginia — have laws confronting the issue of bail for immigrants.
The American Civil Liberties Union praised the decision.
"Today's Supreme Court ruling should put a stop to Arizona's unconstitutional attempt to jettison the presumption of innocence and the right to a bond hearing — protections that apply to all individuals, regardless of immigration status," said Cecillia Wang, the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project director.
In denying the stay, the Supreme Court let stand the 9th Circuit decision, at least for now. But Justice Clarence Thomas said he went along only because it was clear that the required four of nine justices would not vote to review the case.
Thomas, joined by Justice Antonin Scalia, called that "unfortunate." He wrote that the high court has long had a practice of reviewing rulings that overturn state or federal laws, but "for reasons that escape me, we have not done so with any consistency, especially in recent months."
Thomas then went on to question why the high court has repeatedly declined in recent months to block a series of lower federal court decisions overturning state bans on gay marriage. In the no-bail case, "at the very least, we owe the people of Arizona the respect of our review before we let stand a decision facially invalidating a state constitutional amendment."
Thomas wrote that the court hasn't yet seen a full petition for review in the no-bail case and hopes his prediction that the court will turn it down is proven wrong. "Our recent practice, however, gives me little reason to be optimistic," he wrote.
The law was approved with 78 percent of the vote and was among four immigration proposals approved by Arizona voters in 2006. The other measures made English the state's official language, barred immigrants who aren't authorized to be in the country from receiving punitive damages in lawsuits and prohibited them from receiving certain government services and benefits.
In the ensuing years, Arizona lawmakers passed a series of immigration crackdowns on their own, culminating with SB1070 in 2010.


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The same goes for your customers. In his presentation at SocialMedia.org's Brands-Only Summit, Don talks about why earning trust and being transparent is not only the right thing to do, it's also a great way to make marketing more efficient.
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Today Yeh Hai Mohabbatein Episode 6th November 2016 Written Updates Ishita Tells Raman Kunal Reality :- Kunal calls both Ishita and Mihika to meet him in the cafe they did exactly that and says why you asked us to come here he says this meeting will appear like a business deal Ishita asks for the photographs suddenly police arrived at the location both of them get stunned seeing this they say you are under arrest Ishita for the crime of blackmailing Kunal Ishita says you are doing big mistake but the inspector did not listen to Ishita and only trusted what Kunal was saying.
Yeh Hai Mohabbatein Episode 967 Written Updates
Police arrests both of them and took Ishita Mihika to Jail Raman comes to police station and sees Kunal. Kunal says so you also came here to talk about Pihu's case. Shagun sees Pihu and acts to show care. She says I was worried that you saw news channel. Pihu asks what news. Shagun says nothing, forget it. Pihu says tell me, what is it.
Shagun says Ishita, forget it. Pihu says I have to see news and checks news on tv. Shagun smiles and says sorry Pihu. She thinks Pihu will hate Raman and not wish to go back, even Kunal will not fight the case. Raman says my wife will not do this. Kunal says your wife is blackmailing me, I m shocked too, I will not take the case and not let anyone take this case, its good Pihu is with other woman, your wife is disgusting. He leaves. Raman gets angry.
Ishita comes home with Raman. Ruhi hugs her and says I was so afraid. Ishita says Mihika and I are fine, relax. Romi looks at Mihika. Ishita asks Mihika to tell everything. Mr. Bhalla says we will talk in morning, go and sleep. Raman says Ishita, we need to talk. Romi looks at Mihika. She cries and says Romi. He says enough, I don't want to listen anything. He holds her and says I love you a lot, I trust you completely. He hugs her. She apologizes. He calms her down and says I trust you, no need to give me any explanation.
Ishita seeks Raman advice asks him how will matter solve, you always get annoyed and ignore me you know Kunal is cheating us he has Mihika's CD Raman replied saying fine I will talk to him if there is no solution then Ishita says we have to try.
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The South African Post Office has a branch in Silverton, eastern Pretoria, Philatelic Services, to cater for stamp collectors.
Collectors can place a standing order for new stamps, and pay money in advance into a deposit account to pay for the required items, which are then automatically sent to the collector as they are issued during the year. Should the money run short, Philatelic Services will advise the collector.
New stamps can be ordered, be it singles or sheet corner blocks of four, or even full sheets, as well as first day covers, postcards, aerograms and stamp souvenir items.
Similar services are provided by the postal administrations of Namibia, Botswana and other countries.


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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, believes that Alexis Sanchez wants to remain with the Gunners for at least one more season. The Frenchman however admitted that they will need to reach an agreement with his agent.
Sanchez has just 18 months left in his contract, and has rejected the new contract offered by the Gunners, as it does not match his own valuation of himself.
The Chilean has hinted that he is settled in London and would love to continue playing in a club in that city. But many think the player is eyeing a switch to rivals, Chelsea.
Sanchez is one of the top players on Chelsea's shopping list, and even though they know that dealing with Arsenal will be complicated, the Blues are confident that Arsenal will accept an offer from them if the player is determined to join them or risk losing him for nothing next summer.
Wenger believes that all this speculation about the player's future will be cleared off if they can reach an agreement with the player's agent.
Sanchez contract situation is closely monitored by top European sides including Bayern Munich and PSG. Most of the teams monitoring him would be willing to meet his salary demand.


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I've probably read the book Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously at least 10 times.
There are many reasons for this:
I love the story of how Julie Powell blogged her way to a different life – from boring job as a government secretary to full-fledged national best-selling author after "The Julie/Julia Project," her blog documenting her year of cooking her way through Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, blew up.
I love her sense of humor; reading her book always makes me feel better if I'm in a foul mood, even when I'm not at all interested in laughing.
I love that she was an ordinary person who decided to do something rather extraordinary, and created a wonderful new career out of it.
But I think most of all, I love it because it's the story of someone deciding to commit to something daunting – whipping up French food every night for a year, and getting up in the wee hours to write about it each morning before hauling herself off to a soul-sucking job – and seeing it through, even when it was hard, even when it would have been easier quit and go back to sleeping an extra hour each day. (I don't think I would have lasted 3 days of her herculean project.)
And each time I re-read the book, as I'm doing now, I get a hankering to do a "project" of my own. I want desperately to find something I can commit to doing and writing about, and actually see through, just to prove to myself that I can.
This urge is powerful. I'll wake up each morning while re-reading the book and brainstorm ideas for something similar I could do. I'll root around in my notes and scribblings, searching through every corner of my hard drive, seeking inspiration. I'll write notes in my journal about it, I'll open up a Word doc and start tippety tappety typing away, in an attempt to freewrite my way to a grand idea. I'll do an Internet search for people doing similar projects of their own.
But over the years I've done the re-reading of the book and the brainstorming of the project ideas, I've never come up with anything I believe will hold my attention long enough to make a solid commitment to. And I'm not talking about for a year, mind you. No, I'm thinking more like 30 days.
And so I ask myself, what does it say about me that I can't find something interesting enough to commit to and write about for just 30 short days? I find this fact about myself disheartening.
(Also: I tried to do 30 straight days of blogging once before, and quit after, hmm, I believe it was 3 days. My excuse? I felt like I had no bandwidth to write my own stuff because of how much writing I was doing for my copywriting clients at the time. Could have gotten out of bed an hour earlier to make it happen, of course, but alas, did not.)
I've been thinking about it and thinking about it, and I have decided . . . . ta dah . . . that every day for the next 30 days, starting today, I will publish a new blog post. My commitment is to write, just to write, no other conceit or "hook" necessary (unless I come up with something interesting), for my 30-Day Writing & Publishing Project.
It's not enough to write every day, because I do that already, whether it's sales-generating web copy for clients, my copywriting and marketing tips newsletter, guest posts on other sites, essays in my secret-hidden-away writing folder, or scrawlings in my journal.
No, the key here to publish something new to this blog each day for 30 days. That is the success metric.
I have no idea what this will look like – the length of the posts, the topics, overarching themes or ideas I want to cover, whether the content will contain marketing and copywriting lessons, or be totally unrelated to those things, etc. But, to use some Oprah-speak I happen to love, "what I know for sure" is that if I wait around for an organizing principle, I will never get started.
So today I start; on Sunday August 16, I finish.
And so it is.


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A preliminary hearing on charges of possession of illegal substances was waived yesterday by Timothy G. Mason of 1010 Gilmore St. and Gina M. Mindler of 1538 Allen St., both of Allentown.
Mason, charged with possession of cocaine, and Mindler, charged with possession of methamphetamine, were arrested by police Sept. 8 in the parking lot of the Quakertown Plaza Shopping Center in the borough.
Mason, 18, and Mindler, 23, are free on $500 bail. They appeared before District Justice Kathryn L. Stump of Quakertown.


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Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Inspiration Destination Challenge 107
Welcome to another challenge over at Inspiration Destination, we would love you to join us and show us more of your creations.
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Oh look! It's the tiny cute puppy we have living here. Did you miss him? Did you feed him? No, really, did you? because he is HUGE.
Pssht, you say. He's only about the size of that cat. That admittedly, fat and fluffy cat. Practically chihuahua-sized, that dog.
The cat, by the way, is sitting in a plant pot, being overgrown by the lawn. Well, more of a triffid than a lawn there, I'll admit. Triffids everywhere around here. Apparently it rained while we were away and the lawn enjoyed it. Anyway, back to the puppy. I don't think I can call him a puppy any more. He is more like a Little Dog. The perspective of the cat is skewing my data.
Also note the triffid lawn has not been consistent and has left charming dry spots intermingled with muddy spots. Guess who likes the muddy spots. No, guess. He's the one with the sheepish grin on his face. OK, sorry, I didn't let you guess. I'll do better next time.
When you look at him compared to Mr. T, you can start to realise several things:
1. This puppy is six months old and the size of a border collie
3. Wait, go back to the first part, I wasn't paying attention… BORDER COLLIE. Jesus.
Anyway, in summary, the Little Dog is back with us and all is well. He was staying with his breeder, and her four Brown Dogs, including his mum and his sister. My one concern about boarding him there was that he wouldn't want to leave. Not unfounded, considering the fun he had. But leave he did, and slept for about three solid days – all that playing, I'm guessing. And even though he has been growing like a WEED, he is only a little bit taller than his sister, and one of his brothers is taller than him; they're not lying about the giant breed thing, you know. He is a little bit naughtier (he learned it from the other dogs! All the other ones are naughty, not MINE!) and sort of forgot how to sit and drop… but he is just as happy and gentle and smart as he always was. Just, you know, BIGGER.


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The Mahakaleshwar temple is a three-storey temple. You can find the lingams of Mahakalesvara, Omkaresvara and Nagachandresvara installed in the lowest, middle and the uppermost part respectively. The pilgrims and tourists get to see the glance of Nagachandresvara on the celebratory of Naga Panchami. A large-sized Kunda known as Koti Tirtha is also found in the temple. It's constructed in the sarvatobhadra manner. The Kunda as well as its water are considered as celestial. While gpping up the stairs, you can notice many images representing the sculptural magnificence of this temple built which is said to have been built the Paramara period. There is a large Veranda to the east of Kunda, this path is said to lead to the garbhagrha. To the north is a cell that holds the images of Lord Rama and goddess Avantika. There are many Saivite temples in the south side of it. The temple of Vrddha Mahakalesvara, Saptarshi and Anadi Kalpesvara are famous and amazing pieces of architecture.
Mahakalesvara's lingam is colossus. The silver coated Naga Jaladhari and the emblazoned and obscure silver-plate wrapping the roof of garbhagrha give that added opulence to the shrine. Other than the Jyotirlinga, you can even find appealing images of Ganesa, Kartikeya and goddess Paravati in the garbhagrha. The walls are all inscribed with traditional tributes in the honor of Lord Siva. The Nanda Dipa constantly stays lit. To the exit, there is a large hall in which an eye-catching metal quoted stone of Nandi can be seen. The patio opposite the Omkaresvara temple adds to the nobility of the temple. There are two pillars adjoining the temple which face to the east and add to the beauty of the temple. Mahakalesvara's temple is a planned blend of the Bhumija, Maratha and Chalukya architecture styles. The sikhara with mini-srngas is very atypical.
The existing temple of Mahakala was constructed in the 4th – 5th decades of 18th century. At the same time, the religious nobles of the Maratha community too built a lot of temples in the same complex. This period also saw the revival of many primeval traditions like worship, arati, sawari (procession) in month of Sravana month, abhisheka, Harihara-milana etc. These are still carried out with wonderful ceremony and devotional fervor. The Bhasmarti conducted early morning, Mahasivaratri, Somavati Amavasya etc. are unique religious junctures interwoven with the temple rituals. The temple is renovated during the Kumbha Parva. In 1992, Madhya Pradesh Government and the Ujjain Development Authority contributed unique repairs and made necessities for the stay of the pilgrims. The same would be done for the forthcoming Simhastha too.
Most of the prehistoric temples find their origins spun around the outmoded legendary tales. Mahakaleshwar Temple too shares a similar history. Legend states that when this city was governed by King Chandrasen, a passionate follower of Lord Shiva, a young boy known as Shrikhar was highly moved by his dedication. He wished to be part of the King's prayers but was turned down by the Royal cavalry. He was sent away to the outer edge of the city, near Kshipra river.
As Shrikhar strolled into the countryside, he eavesdropped to the neighboring kings discussing a plot to rob Ujjain. At this instance, Shrikhar began praying to Shiva. Slowly, the word spread across the town and all came to know of the forthcoming attacks. A local priest, Vridhi, went into Kshipra and began chanting the Lord's name.
In the meantime, the rivals with the aid of a demon known as Dushan successfully plundered the city and killed countless Lord Shiva's devotees. This made Lord Shiva to appear and destroy King Chandrasen's enemies. After request from Shrikhar and Vridh, Lord agreed to dwell in the city as a "lingam" and protect its people from any suffering.
The structure in the region of the temple was built by different ruling kings. However, a part of it was shattered by Sultan Iltutmish, when he attacked the city during 1234 to 1235. In the 19th century, the Scindia Royal family took over the accountability of its restoration.
Bhasm-Aarti is a prime attention seeking event here. It starts prior to the break dawn to wake up the divinity. It takes place just once in a day on a daily basis. The ceremony consists of the worshipping the idol with sacred ash brought from the 'ghats'. It's applied on the 'lingam' before conducting the holy prayers.
The controlling divinity of time, Shiva, in all his magnificence reigns everlasting in Ujjain. Mahakaleshwar's temple, its shikhara towering into the sky, evokes primeval admiration and respect with its splendor. The Mahakal rules the life of the people here. Despite the demanding schedule of modern preoccupations, it offers an indestructible link with the past traditions.
As per the scriptures, the universe has three regions namely the sky, earth and nether. Mahakal is the Lord of earth. Of all the 12 Jyotirlingas, it's just the Mahakal which is called the Lord of earth as well as death.
Ved Vyas has sung the glory of Mahakala in the epic Mahabharat and so have other poets such as Kalidas, Bhoja and Banbhatt. The temple got renovated at the times of Parmar regime in 11th century. In the year 1234, Sultan Iltutmish of Delhi, made an attack on Ujjain and knocked down the Mahakal temple.
The current temple of Mahakaleshwar is situated near a lake set upon a roomy courtyard surrounded by gigantic walls. It has a total of five levels, with one being underground.
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is located below the ground level (Garbhagriha). Mahakaleshwar's idol is said to be dakshinamurti, i.e. facing the south. This is a distinctive characteristic endorsed by the tantric traditions. Owing to these thoughts, Mahakal's worship with vedic mantras stands rewarding for the supporters.
All the devotees desire to be a part of the Bhasma Arti in Mahakaleshwar. Mahakal and Bhasma Arti are identical with each other. Mahakaleshwar is the sole Jyotirlinga temple, where this arti is performed.


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Has the UFC injury bug emerged from its slumber to tear some more upcoming events to shreds? The latest fighter to be struck down is welterweight veteran Josh Koscheck, who has been forced to withdraw from his meeting with Demian Maia at UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie (August 3rd; HSBC Arena, Rio de Janeiro) due to an undisclosed injury.
When this fight was originally booked, we thought it might be the UFC's way of getting rid of Kos. (Maia is on a three-fight win streak at 170 pounds, Koscheck has lost his last two, and the fight is in Brazil, for God's sake.) So maybe this injury was a blessing in disguise — unless the UFC just re-books Koscheck vs. Maia for their next Brazilian event.
UFC 163 will proceed with 12 scheduled bouts instead of 13. The current lineup is after the jump…
MAIN CARD (PPV, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT)
Jose Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung
Phil Davis vs. Lyoto Machida
Cezar Ferreira vs. Clint Hester
John Lineker vs. Phil Harris
Vinny Magalhaes vs. Anthony Perosh
PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT)
Sheila Gaff vs. Amanda Nunes
Neil Magny vs. Sergio Moraes
Thales Leites vs. Tom Watson
Josh Clopton vs. Rani Yahya
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 PT)
Ian McCall vs. Iliarde Santos
Viscardi Andrade vs. Bristol Marunde
Robert Drysdale vs. Ednaldo Oliveira


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Career success requires answers.
Answers are not available when employers don't have feedback systems; many who do, don't use them effectively. The result: a huge problem for employers as well as employees.
Common sense says every organization ought to have in place an organized system for evaluating employees and letting them know where they stand on their career path.
How can people build their strengths and correct their shortcomings if they don't know what they are? How can they do their best work if they don't understand what is expected of them?
Five career tips for effective feedback
An effective feedback system includes these five points: 1. The manager and the employee discuss and agree on specific duties and expectations (i.e., goals).
2. Both parties agree on how achievements will be measured and rewarded. This step includes an understanding as to when and how the measurements will be taken.
3.The manager provides mid-course checkups and corrections on a regular basis.
4. At the end of a predetermined period, performance is appraised against the agreed-upon standards of measurements. Both positive and negative results are discussed candidly.
5. Career rewards are given according to achievements of agreed upon goals. If there are problems with performance, the employee should be advised of improvements that must be made, within a given time frame, along with an explanation of what will happen if corrections are not made.
Put the results of this five-step process in writing.
Career tip: Performance feedback is not an easy process
There is nothing easy about this process. However, if executed properly, it doesn't have to be painful. In fact, it can be a time of renewal and improvement.
This all makes common sense, doesn't it?
Then, why don't more companies have evaluation systems in place? Why don't those who have them do a better job executing them?
First, strange as it may seem, managers often don't have a clear enough picture of their employees' duties, or how they will be gauged, to put them in writing.
Frequently, managers don't take the time to evaluate their employees and help them when they drift off course. Instead. They wait until it is crisis time.
Career tip: Praise and constructive criticism
An effective system for evaluating performance includes both praise and constructive criticism presented in an even-handed manner.
Achievements should be rewarded according to set standards. However, it is a mistake to reward incompetence. When employees receive awards, even after failing to reach their goals, the system begins to fall apart and failure becomes acceptable.
If an employee is fouling up, he should be told. It is unfair and unwise for the manager to ignore the small mistakes until a major one occurs and a major confrontation takes place.
Career tip: Ask for regular appraisals
What should you do if your employer doesn't have a stated evaluation system or has one and lets it languish?
Screw up your courage and act.
If you are in a position to do so, take a lead in instituting an appraisal system. If you can't do that, at least suggest to your boss that the organization would be better off if it had a system for evaluating and rewarding all of its employees.
Even if there's not a system for all employees, ask your boss for an individual performance appraisal... pluses and minuses.
Tell the boss you want to learn and grow. Explain that the only way you can advance toward your career goals is to know what you are doing right and wrong and receive career coaching accordingly.
If your boss has his wits about him and is at all interested in his own career, he will recognize that you are exhibiting strength and ambition, not weakness, when you speak up on this vital issue. He will appreciate that you are trying to learn more, do more, and earn more.
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"If you want to dotcom, the best advice I can give you is to leave all your preconceived notions of what work should be at the door," writes Gustav Carlson. This, along with other useful suggestions on how to recognize your readiness for the dotcom industry, are offered in Carlson's book, Do You Dot-Com?: A Field Guide to Understanding Life at an Internet Company (Amacom, $17.95).
The lively prose provides several scenarios that test your readiness for the dotcom world. Find out, for example, whether you're a "dotcom dynamo" or a "corporate toady" by taking various quizzes in the book. The author also does a wonderful job of balancing the pros and cons of the dotcom industry, rather than trying to persuade you to ditch the corporate world.
But if the idea of joining or starting up a dotcom still intrigues you, pick up a copy of Do You Dot-Com and measure your readiness.
"If you yearn to simplify your life without compromising your career, Dot Calm offers practical solutions," write Debra Dinnocenzo and Richard B. Swegan.
In their book, Dot Calm: The Search for Sanity in a Wired World (Berrett-Koehler, $14.95), Dinnocenzo and Swegan suggest ways to overcome the "pressure to do more with less."
In fewer than 100 pages, the book includes surveys and anecdotes to help you find solutions to balance your home and work life, while providing useful information for achieving Dot Calm in this increasingly complex world.


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Otitis media (OM) is a general term that refers to both acute otitis media (AOM) and otitis media with effusion (OME), which is a painless condition that occurs when fluid collects in the middle ear for a longer period of time. Swimmer's Ear (Otitis Externa) affects the ear canal, or outer ear, and shares some symptoms with OM.
Acute Otitis Media (AOM) often begins with a cold that causes inflammation and swelling of the Eustachian tube (a narrow passage between the middle ear and the throat), allowing fluid to accumulate behind the eardrum. This trapped fluid can serve as a breeding ground for bacteria, which cause painful inflammation and a bulging of the eardrum. Pain can be worse when the baby is sucking, swallowing, or lying down.
Otitis Media with Effusion (OME) refers to the painless collection of watery or mucus-like fluid in the middle ear behind the eardrum, without symptoms of an ear infection. Most, but not all, cases of OME are diagnosed when persistent middle-ear fluid is discovered during an examination following AOM, but it can also be caused by a faulty eustachian tube, upper respiratory infections, and allergies. OME lasts an average of 40 days after AOM, but it often tends to persist longer in younger children. Unlike the signs of illness that usually accompany AOM, the main symptom of OME is diminished hearing, which can be hard to notice in babies. OME can raise the risk of repeat infections thanks to the persistent fluid. Older children may report a sense of fullness or "popping" in their ears.
Swimmer's Ear (Otitis Externa) is an infection of the ear canal. Kids are most likely to get swimmer's ear if they're in bacteria-infested water, like poorly chlorinated pools, or if there's a scratch or an irritation in the ear canal that creates a place for germs to enter. If one of your kids does end up with swimmer's ear, you'll likely know if he complains of one or more of these symptoms:
- Ear pain
- Itchiness inside the ear
- The sensation that the ear is blocked
- Pus-like liquid coming out of the ear (though this is less common)
- If the tug on the ear lobe and the pain worsens, it is likely Swimmer's Ear


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O. Rufus Lovett's Kilgore Rangerettes opened with a packed house on Thursday May 7, during Art Walk. The exhibit continues through June 26.
The first annual Green Dot Awards was held on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22 filled to cap
acity at the Smog Shoppe, a LEED Platinum urban event space in Los Angeles. Over 200 people attended the event from local Los Angeles "green" trendsetters and entrepreneurs to the international Green Dot Award winners themselves from Africa, Italy, Turkey, London, Ireland, Brazil, and Texas !
We are including information about upcoming photographic opportunities for the first time in the ne
wsletter. Let us know what you think.
Kilgore Rangerettes photographs by O. Rufus Lovett
Kilgore Rangerettes, photographs by O. Rufus Lovett continues through June 26. The Rangerettes were the world's first precision dance drill team. Founded
in Kilgore, Texas, in 1939-1940 by the incomparable Gussie Nell Davis, the
Rangerettes have performed for national and international audiences, appearing frequently at events such as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and major football bowl games across the nation, including the New Year's C
otton Bowl Classic in Dallas each year since 1951.
We invite you to take a look at our online store/gallery go here :
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The Green Dot Awards Gala at the Smog Shoppe !
Wow ! What an amazing Earth Day evening. The party was held at the echo friendly Smog Shoppe in Los Angeles. It gets its power from solar panels, it captures it's rain water, and they use led lights. The exterior walls are covered with verticalgardens and the event was a very near zero waste event.
The ceremony was hosted by Boise Thomas of "Alter Eco" on Discovery Channel's Planet Green. 'It was an honor to be a part of this evening celebrating the achievements of the green business community. Acknowledging people who don't seek any credit nor want to be recognized. They just want to make a difference. The innovation, forward thinking and practical solutions of genius business people coupled with a commitment to leaving this planet better than the way we got it made hosting this event my pleasure. I wish all of the first year winners much
success and other than planting a tree, picking up trash or working toward cleaner water for all... it was
the perfect way to conclude Earth Day 2009."
Here are some of the winners. Be sure and visit Green Dot Awards and look at them all.
They are truly amazing.
The Kent Railway Station, Dublin, Ireland, designed by Iarnrod Eireann won 1st Place under Transportation. The Kent
Railway Station is the worlds first Net Carbon Zero Railway station.
Products: The Firewinder Company out of Malmesbury, United Kingdom won 1st place for their Firewinder, Original Windlight, designed by Tom Lawton. Firewinder is a 100% wind-powered, decorative outdoor light.
2nd Place for product goes to Solar Lillie, designed by ZM Architecture, Glasgow, United Kingdom. Solar Lilies project proposes to stimulate river activity and change by proposing that the surface is used to harness the power of solar energy on a large scale. The design is inspired by nature.
Transportation gave 1st place the Bond inspired Volitan. The Volitan is a new lightweight and futuristic concept boat for circumnavigating the rivers
and seas, using solid sails and only wind power and solar energy.
Concept award went to the CAMS Group of the United States for Sweet Sorghum Ethanol and Power (SSEP). It's the largest biofuel project in all of Africa on 500,000 acres. The highlights are 1. Sweet Sorghum produces more energy and takes far less water than sugar cane or corn. 2. Sweet Sorghum is a sturdy crop that grows on marginal lands and requires little water or fertilizer. It lifts poor farmers out of poverty. 3. Sweet Sorghum is both food and fuel, hence circumvents the "food for fuel" debate.
Entertainment and Culture: 1st place went to TCC for Fruit of the Orchard | Environmental Justice in East Texas :)
In 1982, a toxic waste facility opened in the Piney Woods in Winona,Texas. The residents were told that the company would plant fruit trees on the land left over from its ostensible salt-water injection well. Soon after the plant opened, however, residents started noticing huge reddish brown clouds rising from the facility and an increase in rates of cancer and birth defects in both humans and animals. The company dismissed their concerns, and confusion about what chemicals it accepted made investigations difficult. Buy a signed copy of the book click here.
2nd place went to H20- new scenarios for survival. H20 has its goal, the study, the promotion, the organization of exhibits, seminars, workshop, publications and whatever else gives value and stimulates the collective effort to look after water.
3rd Place Comedy Central ATM, Freestyle Collective designed and produced a series of spots for Comedy Centrals pro-social campaign. Their goal was to inform and motivate their audience to address specific local and global environmental issues.
The Green Dot Awards of Excellence were given to Stephan McGuire with the Visionary Award for his work producing the 11th Hour and his work as founder of Coalition for a Sustainable Africa. Founders of Opportunity Green, Karen Solomon and Mike Flynn, received the Award of Excellence for Community + Policy. The Green Magazine of the Year was awarded to National Geographic's Green Guide.
"Receiving a Green Dot Award (GDA) is very rewarding and uplifting for the work that I do. Environmental injustice is a tough issue to focus on. This year alone, between February and March, three of my subjects have died, from three different communities, and two had brain tumors. The GDA gives me the courage and optimism to continue documenting environmental injustice, while hopefully inspiring real change."
- Tammy Cromer-Campbell.
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TCC, Kim and Paul Klein
© Catherine McIntosh
lower image:
Catherine McIntosh and TCC
all other images © GDA winners/artists
News from En Foco
En Foco is a non-profit organization that nurtures and supports contemporary fine art and documentary photographers of diverse cultures, primarily U.S. residents of Latino, African and Asian heritage, and Native Peoples of the Americas and the Pacific.
· Annual Portfolio Review Sessions (June 20)
· New Works Fellowship Award #13 (details below).
I have also attached some information incase you can pass along to others. If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
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En Foco CALL FOR ENTRIES:
New Works Photography Awards Fellowship #13
DEADLINE: July 31, 2009
En Foco's New Works Photography Awards Fellowship is an annual program selecting three or more U.S. photographers of Latino, African and Asian heritage, and Native Peoples of the Americas and the Pacific.
Three photographers will be selected from an open and national call for entries, to receive a $1,000 honorarium, photo-related supplies, technical assistance, a photographer's page on enfoco.org, an article in Nueva Luz, an En Foco Membership and a culminating group exhibition in New York City in the Spring-Summer of 2010.
JUROR: Anne Wilkes Tucker, Curator, Museum of Fine Arts / Houston
1738 Hone Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461
En Foco Artistic & Professional Development Workshops
NYC Portfolio Review Sessions - June 20, 2009
This En Foco program offers one-on-one reviews with several arts professionals on the same day, in a supportive, nurturing and affordable environment. Reviewers can advise about opportunities and/or provide guidance on career development.
Each review session lasts for 20 minutes; photographers are guaranteed a minimum of three reviews and receive a 'gift bag.' Upon registration, participants will receive an article written by photo marketing expert Mary Virginia Swanson, on how to best prepare themselves for the Review.
Date: Saturday, June 20, 2009, 10am-5pm
Location: Calumet Photographic
22 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10010
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION (valid through May 31):
$110 = members (current through July 09)
$160 = non-members (includes member benefits - all are welcome to join)
$140 = members (current through July 09)
$190 = non- members
Register NOW: online at www.enfoco.org,
or at 718/931-9311
Confirmed Reviewers include:
*Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, Jersey City Museum
*Florian Bachleda, Latina Magazine
*Don Burmeister, Safe-T-Gallery
*Song Chong, Magnum Photos
*Elizabeth Ferrer, Rotunda Gallery (am session only)
*Hannah Frieser, Light Work
*Elvis Fuentes, El Museo del Barrio
*Rosie Gordon-Wallace, Diaspora Vibe Gallery
*Charles Guice, Charles Guice Contemporary
*Stephanie Heimann, Fovea Exhibitions
*Lisa Henry, Independent Curator, Writer (pm session only)
*Julia Herzberg, Art Historian and Curator
*Jessica Ingram, Adjunct Professor at Tisch, NYU
*Michael Itkoff, Daylight Magazine
*Stella Kramer, Photography Consultant
*Lesley Martin, Aperture
*Erin Riley-Lopez, Bronx Museum of the Arts
*Rita Rivera, Corbis
*Ariel Shanberg, Center for Photography at Woodstock
Call for 2010 SPE Conference Proposals
How can you contribute to the diversification of
SPE's 2010 national conference in Philadelphia?
submit a proposal to present your work/research
recruit a photo friend to join SPE
forward this email to 3 of your peers
apply to present a "how to" demonstration
encourage your students/classmates to submit a scholarship application this fall
nominate your mentor for the 2010 honored educator award
assemble a group of friends and apply to a panel presentation
The June 1 deadline for national conference proposals is fast approaching. Please share this call for proposals with your colleagues and students and help shape the 2010 conference in Philadelphia!
47th SPE National Conference
March 4 - 7, 2010
Philadelphia, PA
Facing Diversity: Leveling the Playing Field in the Photographic Arts
Submit your proposal materials online this year!
First, check out the 2010 conference description. Keep in mind, submissions outside the scope of the theme are also welcome.
Next, review the guidelines for what you'll need to submit:
2010 Call for Proposals
When you're ready to submit, visit: spenational.slideroom.com
Deadline: June 1, 2009
Presentation Formats
Lecture - presentation on historical topic, theory or another artist's work
Imagemaker - presentation on your own artistic work
Panel - a group led by a moderator to discuss a chosen topic
Demonstration - a "how-to" presentation
Graduate Student - short presentation of your own artistic work and a brief introduction to your graduate program (must be enrolled in graduate program at time of submission)
Academic Practicum Workshop - lectures (one presenter, one time slot) and panels (more than one presenter, two time slots) that address educational issues
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News from Texas Photographic Society
TPS upcoming Call for Entries
TPS 18: The National Competion will be juried by Cig Harvey, MFA, a passionate working fine-art photographer and educator. She is a full time Associate Professor at The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University and teaches summer workshops at The Maine Media Workshops and The Santa Fe Workshops. Complete details on how to enter the exhibition will be posted on the TPS website by April 30. Entries are due June 15. The show will open at the Kirchman Gallery in Johnson City, Texas in September.
Childhood: An International Photo Exhibition,
juried by Jamie Lee Curtis
We are very pleased to announce Childhood: An International Photo Exhibition, juried by Jamie Lee Curtis, author, photographer, photography collector and movie star. Entry deadline will be October 2, with the show opening in January at the Dougherty Art Center in Austin. Complete entry details will be posted on the TPS website by August 1.
International Student Photography Exhibition - II
We are also pleased to annouce an International Student Photograhy Exhibtion that will open at Semmes Art Gallery at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio on January 21, 2010 and be exhibited through February 19, 2010. Entries are due October 28, 2009. Complete entry details will be posted on the TPS website by August 15.


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June 1, 2014
Dear Town of Union Friends and Neighbors,
It is hard to believe a year has passed since our return to an annual appeal campaign in 2013. This campaign, held in honor of our 40th year of service, was highly successful and demonstrated our community's support of our mission to provide the Town of Union with innovative, high quality emergency medical services with care and compassion. Your support provided more than $50,000 in donations to UVES, which was utilized to support a number of initiatives that enable us to continue serving you, our Community.
As we enter into our 41st year of service in 2014, we find ourselves persevering in our commitment to the Town of Union and again seek your continued support for our overall success.
Your generous donations helped support many of our initiatives in 2013, including:
- Responses to more than 7,800 requests for service- 98% of your 9-1-1 EMS requests were answered by UVES, and 90% of these in the Town's 36 square miles were answered within10 minutes
- Deployment of a new electronic patient care reporting program
- Took delivery of two new ambulances providing new technology for safe transport of our patients
- Deployed new Pediatric Car Seats for use in all UVES ambulances
- Added new emergency airway management tools for use in securing difficult airways.
- Supported two new members enrolling in the Paramedic program at SUNY Broome, providing tuition reimbursement for their endeavor
- Increased the number of community members trained in CPR, exceeding 1,100 students
- Worked directly with the Broome County Health Department, United Health Services, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital and Susquehanna Regional EMS Council to create the HeartSafe Community program. Goal is to certify the Town of Union as a HeartSafe community in 2015.
- Delivered new training to members for Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support, Advanced Medical Life Support and Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services (more than 40 hours of combined training) to more than 20 members.
- Completed four car seat installation clinics in our first year for our Child Safety Passenger Seat Program.
- Adopted the NHTSA bicycle safety program for use by our bicycle safety technicians.
This list only represents a small number of our accomplishments last year, and we continue working on our goals for 2014 and beyond. Some of our key objectives for 2014 are:
- Certify an additional three members as Child Passenger Safety Technicians.
- Conduct six car seat installation clinics
- Achieve recognition as a HEARTSafe workplace
- Expand delivery to the community of "Hand's Only" CPR training
- Replace our 10 year old Quick Response Vehicle
- Work with the Town of Union to achieve HEARTSafe community recognition
- Recruit 15 new members certified as NYS EMT's
- Upgrade equipment used in caring for our smallest (pediatric) community members
- Continue to improve upon educational initiatives for members
- Establish mechanisms to obtain patient feedback
- Repair our training room facilities
As you can see, UVES has been busy committing ourselves to continuous improvements for you- Our Community. The programs and improvements represent only a handful of what we have accomplished, and will continue to accomplish through 2014. Through your tax deductible donation to UVES you will become a partner with us to continue serving your emergency healthcare needs.
Board of Directors
Union Volunteer Emergency Squad
Robert Donahue, President Robert Brady, Vice President
Patti Willis, Treasurer Joseph P. Nirchi, Secretary
Christine Kisacky, Director Bill Mooney, Director
Paul Burnett, Director Jim O'Brien, Director
Salvadore Julian, Director Lynn Struzinsky, Director
Dr. Dennis Sweeney, Director Laura Kotsubka, Director


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Unfortunately, we are limited by a busy staff and strict food safety standards and are unable to host drop-in visits. We do have plans for a visitors center in the future so please check in periodically for updates.
At this time, all tours and tastings at Central Coast Creamery are private and by prior appointment only. Your guided tour and tasting will last approximately one hour. The tour will take you through our cheesemaking facility and into our ripening room where you will sample our award winning cheese!
Private tours and tastings are $150 for small groups less than 3. $40 per person for groups of 4 - 12. Groups larger than 12 are $30 per person.
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These lamps were created using old discarded books, turning them into artsy pieces of home décor. There's something almost poetic about turning unwanted books into lamps for literature lovers to read by.
Some of these books have been cut up into more intriguing shapes and pieced back together, some are laid out like open books, and others have been made to look like Chinese lanterns.
These handmade book lamps are pretty expensive, but they'd make for great accent pieces in any room. These sculptural fixtures are perfect for avid readers.
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Since last month's oil-spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, two very different leadership styles have been on display. On the one hand we have President Barack Obama, who took nine days before making a public statement on the spill. On the other, we have Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who has been intensely and vocally involved from the beginning.
Now, we must recognize that during a presidency unexpected and unprecedented events will occur that cannot be blamed on the administration. And this is one of those cases. However, it is not always the event itself that causes the most trouble — it is the response to the situation that usually gets you.
In the wake of recent criticism, President Obama has been forced to backtrack and step up his attention to the oil spill. The spill — which may have already released 90 million gallons of oil into the Gulf and has now reached the marshes of Louisiana, "oiling" some 84 miles of the coast — is undoubtedly the greatest national disaster of the Obama presidency. Yet despite intense Democratic criticism for President George W. Bush's response to a natural disaster, Hurricane Katrina, in this same state, President Obama's response has been underwhelming, to say the least.
Under the justification of maintaining a regular schedule and demonstrating calm, President Obama has cavalierly gone about with casual events, even fundraisers, choosing to keep most of his disaster response effort private. So private, in fact, that those of us living far away from the slick might even be forgiven for forgetting about it.
This is not a superficial matter for a president. Even if President Obama's administration were, in fact, exercising the highest level of competency in dealing with the catastrophe, it is the job of a president to handle not only the practical matters of government, but to also be the public face to encourage, motivate, and inform the public. This is a job he is failing.
Down in Louisiana, people have seen a very different story. Gov. Jindal has engaged completely in all aspects of disaster relief efforts. He has been a tireless advocate for his state, challenging mistaken federal approaches and pressuring BP to make every possible effort to quell this spill. And when the focus is fully switched to clean-up efforts, the people of Louisiana can have every confidence that Gov. Jindal will continue in the manner he has begun.
I will be watching with the rest of the country to see where the president goes from here. And in the meantime, my prayers and support are with Gov. Jindal and the good people of Louisiana in the face of this tragedy.
Michael Reagan, the elder son of the late President Ronald Reagan, is chairman and president of The Reagan Legacy Foundation (www.reaganlegacyfoundation.org).


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Unfortunately, public water fountains are a thing of the past.
Somewhere along the line, it became acceptable to expectorate and/or leave other disgusting body refuse in a fountain's bowl. Rather than banning the items of litter, it would be more effective to champion the early training of our offspring in the proper placement of articles to be discarded.
The deposit could perhaps be increased. Certainly the capped bottle is preferable to the uncertainty of an open cup.
William J. Coburn, San Francisco
Island should be wind farm
I lived and labored on the open plains of Treasure Island for six windy weeks when stationed there in the ROC officers training corps during the Korean War.
I am amused by the ambitious plans of developers and far-sighted planners for human development of this god-forsaken weather tunnel and fog trench located in a direct line between the Farallon Islands and the high-pressure system of the Sacramento Valley.
Within your story in Tuesday's Examiner ("Treasure Island may be hot spot") was an ominous feature about possible wind problems. In fairness to anyone planning to live on this former sand bar, the planners should undertake a detailed, long-term climate study. It is my belief based upon actual experience that Treasure Island as a wind farm could generate enough electricity to light The City, the Peninsula and half of the East Bay, but not be suitable for human habitat.
Richard McLean, San Francisco
Cut defense spending
I agree completely with Tuesday's editorial, "GOP needs mandate to go along with victory." To solve the Social Security problem, we should eliminate the cap on contributions. Then to solve the budget problem, we should trim the defense budget.
We spend more than the rest of the world combined and we are not defended.
Eliminate waste on weapons systems that are not needed. Bring troops home from around the world where they are not serving our national interest.
A complete review of our defense posture and it effectiveness is in order. With these two acts, then we Republicans will cease to be the party of "no" and become the party of "yes."
David R. Dawdy, San Francisco
Had enough of Newt
How can we miss him if he won't go away?
The only thing that Newt Gingrich, the serial adulterer from Georgia, should be running for is the penicillin.
John D. Rosin, San Francisco


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The fog moved in last night, meaning it's a lot cooler this morning. No swims in the bay early this morning.
And we had an... interesting.. morning so far.
First. We were awakened at 2 am by someone pounding on our front door. Both dogs in high alert status (Katy started barking before the knocking... I think she heard the truck pull up). I get up and look out an upstairs front window, there is a large pickup truck blocking our driveway. Headlights off, parking lights on. Too dark to see much other detail.
Steve answers the door and it's 2 strangers claiming to be looking for a woman with the same last name as ours. They refused to speak to Steve until he got his dogs under control, but they also did not provide any identification. (OK, for me they give me ID first... but I wasn't at the door). They left without incident, but we were both shook up by the thing.
NO, we didnt' call the police. We should have before we even opened the door. Our bad. We'll do better in the future.
Back to bed and eventually back to sleep. I woke up at 6:30 am and the note I left myself on the coffeepot was to get a fasting blood draw this morning. No coffee. Check my emails and blogs, shower then head to the lab. (See I learned from DebR to be a bit prepared.) I get there about 7:50 am... there are atleast 15 people in the waiting room. I hope that half of them are accompanying the vampire-feeders. Sign in, take a seat and take a nap. They finally call my name at 9 am.!! They are understaffed, and the computers aren't working. Thank goodness I brought my own cuppa coffee in with me.
They pull my blood (the doctor's office manager didn't order all the tests they usually do, I need to talk to him about that next week), I swig down a cup and leave. This phlebotomist aint' that good. She left a tiny purple bruise. Normally 2 hours after pulling blood there is barely a visible mark to attest to the deed.
After those fiascos, I forgo my normal post-vampire feed breakfast of 2 donuts. Instead I stop at the WAFFLE HOUSE for a fullblown breakfast: a waffle, 2 eggbeaters and bacon. And more coffee. Yum. Things are looking better now.
On the way home I stop at the police station and give them the information about last night. They can't do a lot about it, I don't have much information, but it will go in the statistics as a suspicious occurrence.
I also got my lecture from the occifer about calling the police at the time that these things happen. I live in a small community with a nice police force; they would have been to our house in a flash to investigate and protect us if we had called. And for the record: if Steve had not been home, I would have called the police FIRST, then called out a window that I would not open a door until the police arrived. It was a false sense of security to not do so when the spouse is home.
So my moral for the day: something doesn't feel right to you... make that phone call.
Now I think I'm gonna take a nap.
Post nap, and I'm feeling better. Actually... post nap, post walk, post yard work, post really big glass of cold water. All that rest and activity seems to have gotten me back on track. I'm gonna spend an hour or so bringing some order back to my sewing room (torn apart by my search for appropriate skirt fabrics), and then spend some time working.
Friday, July 01, 2005
3 comments:
- Deb R said...
Good grief!! Yesterday sounded better. Too bad you couldn't just do yesterday again. Breakfast sounded good though. :-)
- Debra said...
Yeah, except for the fact that Steve forgot it was my birthday (we had celebrated last week) and the Cubs lost.. it was a day worth repeating.
I vote to repeat it regularly throughout the summer!!
- Junott said...
Scary Night indeed.
Hope you are having a better day after your yummy breakfast.
Take care
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A couple weekends ago, we went hiking in Bear Valley. Unfortunately, I couldn't hike as far as I thought I could before my knee started to really hurt, so I turned back down the trail on my own. This gave me time to take some really soak in nature and I couldn't resist taking some high-quality pictures with my iPhone. (saving for a new camera is actually a very long process!!) When I was walking back down the trail, I felt a little bummed that my knee is still holding me back after all this time from doing things that I want to do. I had a stick that Al had picked up for me to use as a walking staff, but I still found myself stopping to rest more frequently than I care to admit. By the time I made it back to the beginning of the trail, I had stopped so often that the natural beauty around me had soothed my irritation, and I found that I felt really peaceful in the presence of funny looking trees and bright flowers. And these are their pictures:
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Fix the Electoral College
The system of electing the President needs changing:
- Five out of our 45 Presidents have come into office without receiving the most popular votes nationwide.
- Oregon was one of the numerous states that were totally ignored in the 2016, 2012, 2008, and 2004 general-election campaigns.
- Please email your Oregon legislators and urge them to pass the National Popular Vote bill (Senate bill SB823).
The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
State winner-take-all laws are the reason why a candidate can win the Presidency without winning the national popular vote. Under these state laws, all of a state's electoral votes are awarded to the candidate receiving the most popular votes in each separate state. Given that the average margin in the national popular vote has been only 5% since 1988, undemocratic outcomes will continue to occur if the system for electing the President is not changed.
Existing state winner-take-all laws create another problem in every election. Presidential candidates only campaign in a handful of closely divided "battleground" states. Voters in other states get ignored because candidates write off states where they are hopelessly behind, and take for granted states where they are safely ahead. Of the 399 campaign events in the 2016 general-election campaign:
- Over half of the events (57%) were held in just four states (Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Ohio).
- Virtually all of the events (94%) were in just 12 states (containing only 30% of the country's population). Details.
As presidential candidate Scott Walker (R) accurately stated in 2015,
Fortunately, the U.S. Constitution empowers state legislatures to change the method of awarding their electoral votes without amending the U.S. Constitution. Article II says:
"Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors…."
Existing state winner-take-all laws may be changed in the same way they were originally enacted — namely by passing a different state law in the state legislature.
Under the National Popular Vote bill, the winner will be the candidate receiving the most popular votes in all 50 states and DC. The bill would take effect when enacted by states with a majority of the electoral votes — 270 of 538. All of the presidential electors from the enacting states will be supporters of the presidential candidate receiving the most popular votes in all 50 states and DC — thereby guaranteeing that candidate with an Electoral College majority.
Please tell your Oregon legislators to pass the National Popular Vote bill (Senate bill SB823).
A national popular vote for President is an achievable political goal that can be in place in time for the 2020 election. The bill has already been enacted into law in 11 states possessing 165 electoral votes, including four small jurisdictions (Rhode Island, Vermont, Hawaii, and the District of Columbia), three medium-sized states (Maryland, Massachusetts, and Washington state), and four large states (New Jersey, Illinois, New York, and California). It will take effect when enacted by states possessing a majority of the electoral votes — that is, enough to elect a President (270 of 538). Thus, it will take effect when enacted by additional states having 105 electoral votes. The bill has passed at least one chamber in 12 additional states with 96 electoral votes (AR, AZ, CO, CT, DE, ME, MI, NC, NM, NV, OK, OR) and was approved by unanimous bipartisan committee votes in 2016 in two other states with 26 electoral votes (MO and GA). A total of 2,955 state legislators have endorsed it.
Recently, the National Popular Vote bill received bipartisan support in
- 40-16 vote in the Republican-controlled Arizona House
- 28-18 vote in the Republican-controlled Oklahoma Senate
- 57-4 vote in the Republican-controlled New York Senate
- 37-21 vote in the Democratic-controlled Oregon House
The National Popular Vote bill passed the Oregon House of Representatives in 2009, 2013, and 2015, but has not previously received a hearing in the Oregon Senate.
The National Popular Vote bill will make every vote equal throughout the United States. It would ensure that every voter, in every state, will be politically relevant in every presidential election.
Learn more at www.NationalPopularVote.com.
Please tell your Oregon legislators to pass the National Popular Vote bill (Senate bill SB823).