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This coursebook is for students and teachers following the Cambridge IGCSE® and O Level Additional Mathematics (0606/4037) syllabuses. It takes a practice-based approach, with explanations of mathematical concepts followed by exercises for students to practice the skills required and give them the confidence to apply them. The book contains classroom discussion exercises, extra challenge questions and examples of worked solutions.
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Labor: Cat's paw theory can make individual employees liable
7th Circuit rules that Section 1981 of Civil Rights Act of 1866 provides for individual liability in certain circumstances
Employers are used to defending against traditional claims of discrimination or retaliation, in which an employee alleges that the employer violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, or some similar statute. In some cases, employers have to defend against the use of the "cat's paw" theory of liability, which holds that an employer can be liable for discrimination or retaliation if the employer acts innocently but based on input from a biased employee. Employers will now have to become familiar with a less common scenario, in which an employee alleges that a co-worker is individually liable for causing the employer to retaliate against him or her under the Civil Rights Act of 1866, also known as Section 1981, which prohibits discrimination in contractual relationships.
On May 24, 2012, in Smith v. Bray, the 7th Circuit considered an issue of first impression: whether a former employee could sue a human resources manager individually for retaliating against him by influencing the decision to terminate his employment. The court held that the employee stated a viable claim against the HR manager for retaliating against him under a "cat's paw" theory of liability. The court ruled, however, that the employee failed to establish a Section 1981 retaliation claim against the HR manager in that case because he could not show that the supervisor acted with retaliatory intent.
District court dismisses retaliation claim against employee
In Smith, an employee complained internally of racial harassment and race-based discrimination by his supervisor and co-workers. The employee's complaints were communicated to the HR manager, who failed to take any corrective action. The employee ultimately requested, but was denied, short-term disability benefits. The company then terminated the employee for being absent without leave. The HR manager participated in the termination decision.
The employee filed claims of discrimination and retaliation against the corporate entities as well as against his former supervisor and the HR manager. The corporate entities filed for bankruptcy and, as a result, the employee's lawsuit was limited to his claims against his supervisor and the HR manager. The employee settled the claims against his supervisor.
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois then granted summary judgment to the HR manager on his Section 1981 retaliation claim, holding that the employee had failed to establish that the HR manager had actually participated in the termination decision or was motivated by retaliation for his prior racial harassment and race-based discrimination complaints.
7th Circuit applies cat's paw theory to retaliation claim
The 7th Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the HR manager, but disagreed with the district court's rationale. First, the court explained that Section 1981 differs from Title VII and other statutes by providing for individual liability under certain circumstances. Further, the 7th Circuit pointed out that the Supreme Court had previously ruled that Section 1981 authorizes retaliation claims, and had specifically upheld the validity of the cat's paw theory of liability.
The 7th Circuit also noted that many circuits had already applied the cat's paw theory of liability to impose vicarious liability on employers under both Section 1981 and the similar statute, Section 1983; as well as to impose individual liability on employees under Section 1983.
Drawing on these decisions, the 7th Circuit held that the HR manager could be held individually liable under Section 1981 for retaliating against the employee by participating in the termination decision and acting with a retaliatory motive. The court held, however, that the employee failed to establish that the HR manager had acted with a retaliatory motive based on his racial harassment and race-based discrimination complaints and dismissed the employee's Section 1981 retaliation claim against the human resources manager.
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Employers should take away two key lessons from this new cause of action in the Smith decision.
- Employers should provide adequate training to decision-makers to ensure they investigate and formulate employment decisions based on relevant, non-biased, lawful and otherwise appropriate evidence.
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If you visit your regular food market today, notice what seems to be a run on all manner of snack items and brewed beverages, and don't understand what's happening, the chances are better than good that you are not a fan or follower of one of the National Football League's 32 teams. Shortly after 5:30 p.m. this evening, the 93rd regular season of the NFL will officially kick off as the defending Super Bowl XLVI Champion New York Giants host the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
For Burbankers who are football fans, they are aware that while the NFL season is just starting, the 2012 local high school campaigns are already underway. That awareness is acute for those who have taken on the charge of rallying financial support for Burbank's high school teams including the J.B. Arrowhead Club, the fundraising boosters of the John Burroughs High School Indians football program, who presented "The J.B. Arrowhead Club's Fourth Annual Comedy Night" this past week.
Players from the school's freshman, junior varsity and varsity gridiron teams, along with their coaches, fellow students, parents and family members, made up a contingent of close to 300 who shelled out $25 a person to eat, laugh and financially support the Indians. Following dinner, served in the school's quad and provided by Downtown Burbank's Alambres Fresh Mexican Grill, the assemblage made its way to the Burroughs auditorium for an evening of laughs provided by comedians Dean Delray, Darren Carter and Jorge "DJ Cooch" Aldama.
Delray, who has toured internationally with Linda Perry of 4 Non Blondes, the Wallflowers, Tom Petty, Lenny Kravitz and the Black Crowes, has also earned screen credits for his roles in feature films including "Hell Ride," "The Longshots" and "Noise Matters." Aldama, who, as "DJ Cooch," made his mark as one of L.A.'s foremost nightclub disc jockeys, crossed over into stand-up in 2004. Fluent in English, Spanish and French, he has co-hosted MTV's "Rock the Vote" with Ashton Kutcher and is a regular opener for Latino star Juan Gabriel. Rounding out last week's comedic headliners was Carter, who has performed on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "Premium Blend" on Comedy Central and appeared in the 2005 film "Be Cool" with John Travolta.
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Romania's parliament voted overwhelmingly on Friday to impeach President Traian Basescu for abuse of power, amid European Union concerns over the country's rule of law. Lawmakers said Basescu's future would now be put to a referendum.
AP - Romanian lawmakers impeached President Traian Basescu in an overwhelming vote Friday, paving the way for a national referendum that could see the divisive and increasingly unpopular leader ousted from the powerful position he's held for eight years.
The vote of 256-114 in parliament came as Basescu and Prime Minister Victor Ponta have engaged in a bitter power struggle in the eastern European country of 19 million, which emerged from communism in 1989. The machinations, especially attempts to sideline the judiciary, have led the United States and the European Union to issue statements of concern about Romania's democracy.
Basescu's opponents accused him of overstepping his authority by meddling with the prime minister's office and trying to influence judicial affairs. The 60-year-old former ship captain also was accused of making racist remarks about Gypsies and disabled people.
Senate Speaker Crin Antonescu, who will serve as interim president now that Basescu has been effectively suspended from the role, said a popular referendum on Basescu's fate will be held July 29.
Basescu was impeached in 2007 but survived a referendum. Still, his popularity has declined steeply, and he faces tougher odds this time.
One major reason is that the Ponta-led government changed the law this week to make it easier to oust Basescu from office. Now, a simple majority of votes cast is needed to push him out. Before, a majority of all voters in Romania was required.
Upon hearing of the impeachment, hundreds of Romanians rallied in downtown Bucharest to cheer the news, while others gathered to express their disappointment.
Basescu vowed late Friday to use "all constitutional resources" to stay in office for his full five-year term, which ends in 2014, and called his impeachment "an abuse."
He denied abusing his power, but defended his outspokenness and active participation in political life. He had earlier defended himself against the allegations of making racist and disparaging comments by saying he has the right to free speech.
''The elected president cannot be a mute," Basescu said in a speech at the presidential palace. "He has to assume responsibilities."
Unlike presidencies in some European nations, Basescu's position is not merely ceremonial. He is elected in a popular vote and is in charge of foreign policy, the powerful intelligence services and the country's defense policies.
Basescu claims that he steered Romania through the financial crisis that engulfed it in 2008, has improved ties with Moldova, which was part of Romania until 1940, and has made Romania a reliable partner of NATO and of the United States.
Basescu is a center-right politician, though as president he is not allowed to be a member of any party.
Ponta, 39, heads the left-leaning Social Democratic Party, and became prime minister on May 7. He is the third Romanian premier in four months, and, unlike those who have held the role over the past decade, Ponta has not been deferential to the president. Instead, he has move quickly to sideline Basescu allies.
Earlier this week, Romanian lawmakers ousted the speakers of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies - the two houses of parliament. Both were allies of the president, and they were replaced with supporters of the prime minister, including Antonescu.
Also this week, Ponta issued a decree reducing the powers of the Constitutional Court with regard to its ruling on parliamentary laws. Also in recent weeks, Ponta ignored the Constitutional Court's ruling that Basescu, not he, should represent Romania at a European Union summit.
Those actions and others have prompted statements of concern from world powers.
The European Commission, the executive body of the EU, on Friday called on the Ponta's government to respect the independence of the judiciary and the rule of law, calling them "the cornerstones of European democracy" and essential for "mutual trust" within the EU.
U.S. Ambassador Mark H. Gitenstein, also has expressed concern about threats to the "independence of democratic institutions" in Romania.
In apparent reference to these concerns, Ponta said authorities would ensure that the referendum on Basescu was organized in a legal manner.
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While much of the media remains focused on Trump and trade, the greatest threat to the Chinese economy may be reckoning with a massive financial bubble from within.
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Central banks' economic models repeatedly and incessantly over-estimate economic growth. We can only speculate as to their motivation.
Jerome Powell has lost his faith in a new surge in economic growth. So, it's back to endless stimulus to keep the current cycle going.
Just as unilateral free trade results in a more solid economy for the countries that adopt it — even within an international economy of protectionism in other countries — so would a commodity-money based economy surrounded by fiat-money economies.
The consequences of counterfeiting are the same regardless of who does it. The counterfeiters are exchanging nothing for something — thus stealing from those who create real value.
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Boulder-based director Nile Southern and producer Diane Markrow were awarded a $20,000 grant today from the National Endowment for the Arts for their documentary "Dad Strangelove," about literary luminary Terry Southern.
Nile Southern is son of the famed essayist, screenwriter, book author and champion of the Beat writers, who died in 1995. His first of eight (credited) screenplays was the darkly satirical, Cold-War classic "Dr. Strangelove" — co-written with Stanley Kubrick and Peter George.
It was nominated for an Academy Award, as was Southern's 1969 counterculture touchstone "Easy Rider," which he wrote with Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper.
Born in Texas in 1924, Southern was hailed once by Gore Vidal as "the most profoundly witty writer of our generation" and by Norman Mailer as "the heir apparent to Nathaniel West."
"We're delighted," said Nile Southern in a statement. "My father was an important figure in arts and letters, and this prestigious grant from the NEA will help preserve his legacy."
Southern and Markrow began shooting "Dad Strangelove" in 2006, interviewing William Styron, Barney Rosset, photographer William Claxton and publisher Dick Seaver. All four have since died. The $20,000 grant requires the pair raise $20,000 in matching funds. Steven Soderberg is the executive producer on the project. Documentary mavericks D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus are acting as consulting producers.
"Soderbergh has been a Terry Southern fan for many years. Elliott Gould put Soderbergh in touch with Nile about 10 years ago," wrote Markrow in an email when asked about the director's involvement in the documentary.
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CHICAGO, June 13 (Reuters) - The frenzied push to plant this year's U.S. corn crop in the face of repeated delays has exposed a strained link in the agricultural network: fertilizer.
After one of the slowest starts to sowing on record due to heavy rains, farmers sprinted into action, planting about 42 million acres of corn in one week last month - a record and almost twice as much as the typical season's peak planting week.
However, the logistics for bringing key crop nutrients like urea and liquid nitrogen to the Midwest from the Gulf of Mexico or Canada - and then distributing them to growers - failed to keep pace as dealers were overwhelmed by the surge in demand.
The problem was not the global supply of fertilizer, which is ample; it was getting it to the right place at the right time.
The logistical strain helps explain why it took farmers longer than usual to get their crops fully planted, despite an unprecedented pace in certain weeks. It also fuels doubts about yields, which can be hurt when crops are planted late.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday lowered its outlook for the autumn corn harvest 1 percent from last month due to reduced yield expectations.
"There are a lot of growers that have been impacted," said Alan Hagie, chief executive of Hagie Manufacturing, an Iowa-based manufacturer of self-propelled agricultural sprayers.
"They're struggling to get all this fertilizer on at once and it's moving so much faster than it used to."
Farmers are able to sow crops faster than ever thanks to massive planters that cover 36 rows of corn at a time and feature global positioning systems that allow them to plant 24 hours a day if they want.
Fertilizer dealers, who are accustomed to doling out crop nutrients over a longer period of time, have not seen similar advancements. Many do not keep extra fertilizer on hand, fearing they may be stuck with it in the fall, when prices often drop.
Farmers contract to buy nutrients months in advance but can take delivery at any time over a period of weeks. With heavy rains thwarting planting through much of the spring, precisely predicting that demand was harder than usual.
Key types of fertilizer like urea are imported to the United States from the Middle East and China and travel to Midwest farms by barge up the Mississippi River and then by train or truck.
It takes up to 65 days to move fertilizer from origin to the farmstead, and farmers are able to load out material three times faster than distributors can restock it, according to CHS Inc , the nation's largest farmer-owned cooperative.
"When the farmer wants to go that fast, which is becoming increasingly more routine, the system has a very difficult time keeping up with it," said Brian Schouvieller, senior vice president of agriculture business for CHS.
His company is among those, including Agrium Inc and Koch Industries Inc, that are planning to build or expand more than three dozen fertilizer plants and storage facilities across the United States. The trend is fueled both by demand for closer proximity to farms as well as cheap prices for natural gas, which is the main feedstock for ammonia nitrogen fertilizer.
But the solution won't be quick. The $1.4 billion nitrogen manufacturing plant in North Dakota that CHS is building, its first, is set to start up in 2016.
Agrium, the biggest U.S. farm retailer of crop inputs, last week stepped back from two projects that would have expanded its capacity to make nitrogen-based fertilizer, partly because competitors are pursuing similar plans.
The company did not respond to a request for comment on the logistical shortfalls.
The strains emerged as U.S. farmers set out to plant 97.3 million acres of corn, the most since 1936 and nearly a quarter more than a decade ago, according to USDA.
In North Dakota, agricultural supplier Alton Agronomy temporarily ran out of nitrogen as planting conditions improved in mid-May, said Robin Stene, general manager of Halstad Elevator Company. Halstad is part of a group of cooperatives that own Alton Agronomy.
"When everything is going to happen in 10 days, logistically there's going to be shortages around," Stene said, referring to the fast pace of planting.
Farmers were left with a vexing choice: plow ahead and risk a diminished yield or await new supplies and push crop development deeper into the hotter, more hazardous summer months.
In Minnesota, Salol Elevators temporarily ran out of urea, causing corn farmers to "actually shut their operations down waiting for fertilizer," Andy Pulk, a farmer who sits on the elevator's board, said.
He said he postponed planting fields of canola due to the shortage and never sowed about 30 percent of the acres he had intended.
Corn yields get a boost if farmers apply nitrogen at planting time because the fertilizer helps kick off the growing process, North Dakota State University agronomist Joel Ransom said.
He said the biggest threat to yields so far has been planting beyond the optimal date, which differs by state - in North Dakota, for instance, it was May 1. On average, agronomists estimate that yields drop about a bushel per day for each day's delay.
Farmers have a month-long window to apply nutrients after planting without seriously hurting yields. Crops suffer stress if they grow too long without it.
"There definitely was a lack of capacity to meet the needs on some of those busy days," Ransom said.


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text: RDS Graduates Reach the National stage Tweet Marcello Borges (right) with New York Red Bulls II © HARRISON, N.J. – On Jan. 2, 2016, Marcello Borges, Andrew Lombard and Matthew Olosunde were called into U.S. U-20 Men's National Team camp in Miami. All three U.S. youth internationals were members of the Red Bulls Regional Development School (RDS) before advancing to the Red Bulls Academy, and eventually into college. REGISTER: RDS Locations Currently Open for Registration Borges (Kearny, N.J.), a freshman at Michigan, entered the Red Bulls youth system with the RDS, attending at multiple locations including the Kearny RDS and Showcase Teams from 2009-10. He returned to the U.S. U-20 MNT after playing with the squad in 2015. In his first year of college he played 11 games, including five starts, as a winger. Prior to college, he played for the Red Bulls academy since 2010, and even played two games with New York Red Bulls II, the Red Bulls' professional United Soccer League team. Lombard (Montclair, N.J.), a freshman at Northeastern, was a member of the Franklin Lakes RDS at Elite Training Academy in the winter of 2010. He also returns to the U.S. U-20 MNT after playing with the side in 2015. In his first college season he started 13 games for the Huskies. Prior to college, the defender played for the Red Bulls academy and helped his team to an 18-4 record and No. 4 national ranking. LEARN MORE: Regional Development School Olosunde (Trenton, N.J.), a 17-year old defender and current member of the Red Bulls academy, participated in the Monroe RDS at Sportszone in the winter of 2011. He spent the 2014-15 season in residency at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., with the U.S. U-17 National Team. He has previously spent time with the Red Bulls U-16 squad and plays both center back and right back. Last year, Olosunde played with Tyler Adams in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup. There he started the first game, but was forced out of the tournament with an injury. In 2015, Homegrown Player Tyler Adams, who played with the RDS for three years and participated in multiple programs, was the first player to progress through the RDS to the academy and sign a professional contract with the Red Bulls' United Soccer League team, New York Red Bulls II. Adams garnered international experience while playing with the U.S. U-17 Men's National Team at the 2015 U-17 FIFA World Cup and has since joined the First Team. About Red Bulls Regional Development School The RDS offers advanced soccer players, boys and girls ages 7-14, the opportunity to develop their game from the Red Bulls' professional trainers and is widely recognized as the single most successful route into the Red Bulls academy. Intended for competitive and elite travel level soccer players, the advanced curriculum of the RDS is specially designed to target individual, technical aspects of the game. The RDS is available year round, with a variety of programs during the fall, winter, spring, and summer. For more information on the RDS, visit RedBullsAcademy.com or the RDS FAQ page. Back to news


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A lot of children find bicycles under the tree at Christmas and a lot of organizations have been collecting and distributing donated bikes to needy families for gifts during the holidays.
But a bike that should be a welcome source of play and recreation can instead be a hazard if it hasn't been properly assembled. And many — if not most — bikes these days come "some assembly required," leaving the task to the purchaser or often an inexperienced store employee.
That's why bicycle advocacy group Richmond Spokes (www.richmondspokes.org) is holding its Holiday Bike Safety Extravaganza from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 29 at its shop at 339 11th St. in Richmond.
"Every year banks, churches and (numerous) organizations give away Christmas bikes," writes Brian Drayton, founder of the nonprofit organization. "Last year, within hours, we had about 15 kids come by with issues that were safety risks from poorly assembled bikes," including one child who ended up at the Kaiser Richmond emergency room.
That experience prompted the group to plan the safety event that will include safety inspections and adjustments by trained people using the right equipment, tools and stands.
The event is co-sponsored by the Clif Bar Family Foundation (www.clifbarfamilyfoundation.org).
Drayton writes that the group wants to ensure that young people have "safe reliable bikes for fun on the weekends, transportation to school and to extracurricular activities."
For those who want to help, the group welcomes all attendees and is accepting donations of cash and used but clean and working bicycles for the event.
For details, contact Drayton at 510-545-2243 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
WEST COUNTY NOTES: There is apparently some misinformation going around about senior facilities in Pinole after a story in the Times on Dec. 10 about the upcoming discontinuation of the adult day care program at Pinole Senior Village at the end of the year.
Some people got the idea that PSV, an assisted living and Alzheimer's care facility, was going to close. Meanwhile, calls began coming in at the Pinole Senior Center from people who thought the city-operated facility was going to be closing.
Both the privately run Pinole Senior Village and the publicly run Pinole Senior Center are staying open. What is closing is the adult day care program that had been offered at Pinole Senior Village, nothing more.
Games go on from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. each day.
"Bring in a new, unwrapped toy to the Welcome Center, and an angel ornament will be placed on the YMCA Holiday Tree in honor of your much-appreciated donation," the organization says.
Gifts will go to homeless and impoverished children in the area.
Suggested donations include action figures, themed/character dolls, nail polish, scarves, hats, hoodies, new books and board games, sports equipment and gift cards.
For details, call 510-222-9622.
Contact Chris Treadway at 510-262-2784 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him at Twitter.com/christreadway. Stay up-to-date on West Contra Costa news at IBABuzz.com/westcounty.


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60% Extra Dark LINDOR Truffles Box (120-pc, 50.8 oz)
Rejoice in the smoothly delicious dark chocolate rendition of the exquisite LINDOR recipe. Each case contains approximately 120 LINDOR Truffles.
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A delicate 60% cocoa extra dark chocolate shell enrobes an irresistibly smooth extra dark chocolate center. LINDOR Tip: Be ready to entertain guests with a sophisticated offering of LINDOR Extra Dark Chocolate and your favorite red wine. Discover the LINDOR truffle. Smooth, melting, luscious. When you break its shell, LINDOR starts to melt and so will you. Lindt chocolate embodies the passion and expert craftsmanship of its Lindt Master Swiss Chocolatiers. Lindt delivers a unique chocolate experience offering a distinctly smooth and rich, gourmet taste.
- Flavor: Extra Dark Chocolate
- Chocolate type: Dark Chocolate
- Piece count: 120
- Weight: 50.8 oz (1440 g)
- Dimensions (approx, in.): 10 x 5 x 5
- Brand: LINDOR
- Packaging: Box
- Country: US
- Gluten free: No
- Kosher: Yes


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The Tornado S30 replaces the Tornado BB. We upgraded the popular Tornado BB with an SH brand engine, performance header and aluminum tuned exhaust. Local climatology experts indicate threat of a forceful competitor both on and off the track…This nitro 1/10 scale buggy comes complete with a powerful 3.0cc .18 SH engine, ball joint suspension, two-speed transmission, aluminum tuned exhaust, performance header, aluminum alloy chassis and oil- filled aluminum bodied shocks. The Tornado S30; in its element on the track, off road or just bashing around. This vehicle is sure to handle all of your nitro-fueled Radio Controlled buggy adventures. Major funnel clouds have been reported from these high performance off road buggies!
- Powered by an SH .18 3cc upgraded nitro engine
- Features a chrome-tuned exhaust
- Aluminum bodied oil-filled shocks
- Ball-joint suspension
- Two-speed central transmission
- 2.4GHz Radio System
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- Engine: Nitro 3.0cc .18 SH
- Transmission: Centrifugally Shifted 2-Speed
- Drive System: 4 WD
- Gear Ratio: 1:5.84 (H) 1:8.58 (L)
- Length: 16 in (400mm)
- Width: 10 in (250mm)
- Height: 6.3 in (160mm)
- Wheelbase: 11 in (275mm)
- Ground Clearance: 1 in (26mm)
- Fuel Tank Capacity: 75cc
- Chassis Type: 2.5mm 6061 aluminum
- Brake Type: Steel disc
- Suspension: Aluminum bodied oil-filled shocks
- Radio System: 2.4GHz Radio Sys
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- Tornado S30 Nitro RC Buggy
- 2 Channel AM Transmitter
- Instruction Man
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Colorado start-up ShareBrands gears up for social change
Pick a color, pick a cause — that's how a new Colorado startup plans to initiate social change.
ShareBrands will soon start selling durable, everyday merchandise with a philanthropic twist.
The company plans to offer yoga mats, headphones, tote bags, dog collars, phone cases, mugs and T-shirts in five different colors. Purchase an $8 green tote bag, either online or at a partner store, and 25 percent of the purchase price goes toward the current ShareBrands environmental nonprofit.
Co-founders and Colorado natives Justin Hoffman and Connor Knutson are biking from Denver to Los Angeles, stopping in 12 cities to engage local businesses and nonprofits. The pair arrived in Breckenridge yesterday, and will travel to Vail today.
In Breckenridge, Knuston and Hoffman had already met with two local businesses, one of which signed on to carry ShareBrands products.
"We wanted to design a company that combines the nonprofit and for-profit business model," Knuston said.
Yellow products support education, green for environmental, red for poverty, blue is men and children's health and pink is women and children's health.
Currently, ShareBrands is working with three nonprofits. Blue and pink product sales will support the Colorado Project Angel Heart, which helps provide nutritious meals to people with fatal illnesses.
For poverty, the company is currently supporting Friendship Bridge, offering micro-finance loans to women in Guatemala. Rays of Grace is the education benefactor, to help build a school in Uganda. The team is currently looking for an environmental nonprofit.
Knutson said he and Hoffman wanted to change the way people buy products and the impact those sales have.
"We saw a really big issues with the conventional retail model," he said.
Since health and the environment are two of the key issues, Knutson said the bike tour was an important way for him and his team to spread the word and bring in more businesses.
"I want ShareBrands to be a company where we put our money where our mouth is," he said. "We want inspire this desire in other people to do similar things."
Knutson said he hopes to have about 70 percent of total sales online, and the other 30 percent in local stores who are partnering with ShareBrands.
"The first step is to meet with people in these different cities and find shop owners who might be interested in selling our products," he said. "We want to encourage purchases that move consumers to an active role, a positive role, in social and economic change."
The other stops include: Glenwood Springs, Grand Junction, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo, Monterey and San Francisco.
Visit http://www.facebook.com/ShareBrandsInc for more information.
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Wash re-airs concerns about transfer rule
ARLINGTON -- Manager Ron Washington is in favor of replay reviews but is still not happy with the way the transfer rule is being called and the Rangers have again voiced their concerns with the Commissioner's Office.
"They understand. … We'll see how they fix it," Washington said. "If they don't fix it, it will be a travesty. There will be people all around the game dropping balls. It happens."
It happened to the Rangers in the sixth inning on Monday night. With the bases loaded, one out and a grounder back to the mound, catcher J.P. Arencibia took a throw from pitcher Pedro Figueroa on a force play at home and then bobbled the ball on the transfer from the glove to his throwing hand. The runner was originally out and then reversed after a challenge by Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon.
The umpires, through review, are making players take the ball out of the glove and complete a successful transfer to the throwing hand. Otherwise the forced runner or a batter on a fly ball will be called safe.
In the past, runners were usually out on force plays or catches in the outfield if the umpire determined the fielder had caught the ball and had dropped it transferring it to the throwing hand.
"Overall [replay] is good," Washington said. "They are getting plays right, there are just issues that need to be fixed. Infielders drop balls all the time. Now guys who are out are getting bases."
Washington was ejected from Monday's game for arguing after the play had been reviewed. Washington knew he would get ejected but seems intent on bringing attention to the rule even if he'll likely have to pay a $500 fine for being tossed.
"My actions may not make anything happen," Washington said. "I may have to do it again in two months. But I felt I had to do it."


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Remember when I said that I would be back with a lesson that smells nice? Well here it is. Today I thought I would upload some tutorials on popular flowers that grow in gardens across the world. So, having said that, how about I teach you "how to draw violets", step by step. These are beautiful subtle flowers that seem to pop up anywhere even if you didn't purposely plant them. The violet grows in places like the Northern Hemisphere, but they are also known to grow in places like South America. You can find these purple flowers at almost any department, home improvement, and even grocery store if you are looking to plant some in your yard, garden, or even window bed. There is somewhere around four, to five hundred different species of violets, and almost all of them are what you call perennial plants, and some are also annuals as well. What is the difference between perennial, and annuals? Well, perennials stay growing for at least two years whereas annuals only stay alive long enough for them to germinate plants, and then they die off. This includes vegetables, flowers, and even some grains. Drawing flowers is one of the funnest activities to do because you get to color in the drawings after the sketch is done. I love creating my own versions of flowers because I get to incorporate some really neat characteristics from one plant to the other. I think you will enjoy this lesson on "how to draw a violet" even if you aren't a big flower drawing person. I still have three more lessons to come, so keep those eyes open to see what they will be. Adios people, and enjoy your drawing day!
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Egyptian security officials say they will not give in to demands of a Bedouin man who took two Americans and their local translator hostage in the Sinai Peninsula.
The Rev. Michel Louis, an American woman and their Egyptian guide were taken off a bus on a road between Cairo and Mount Sinai on Friday while on a church trip.
The hostage-taker, Jirmy Abu-Masuh, has said he will not free the two Boston natives until his uncle is released from jail.
Egyptian officials say they will not release the uncle until he completes a 15-day prison sentence for possession of drugs. Abu-Masuh says his uncle was jailed for refusing to pay the police a bribe.
The officials spoke Monday on condition of anonymity to discuss the negotiations.


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A rate negotiation with agency partners generated a savings of 15%.
A global food and beverage manufacturer wanted to increase its media spending by optimizing nonworking marketing expenditures. BCG helped the company achieve this goal in just six months through a negotiation with its agency partner.
The company had a long-standing relationship with its agency partner but had never carried out a negotiation. It wanted to find a way to optimize its nonworking marketing spending to free up funds for working media expenditures.
The company partnered with BCG to develop, populate, and implement a chart of accounts that detailed exactly how much the company spent on various types of working and nonworking media and marketing activities. The chart of accounts informed the company's decisions to conduct a creative agency RFI and carry out a fact-based negotiation with key agency partners.
In addition, the team developed a standardized Ways of Working playbook that outlined best practices for its marketing teams. It also developed and implemented standard tools and processes for go-forward tracking.
As a result, the company aligned its CMO council on an approach to optimize nonworking spend. The agency negotiation reset the company's rates to that of the market, generating a savings of approximately 15%.
A rate negotiation with agency partners generated a savings of 15%.
The project freed up $300 million in nonworking marketing spend that could then be directed toward working media spend.
The new Ways of Working playbook also created new opportunities equal in value to twice the agency negotiation savings. Finally, the standard tools and processes will enable internal stakeholders and agency partners to measure spend and effectiveness moving forward.
The project generated $300 million in available funds over the six-month project.


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Due to a lack of developers for dialup issues, connecting Arch to the Internet with a dialup line requires a lot of manual setup. If at all possible, set up a dedicated router which can be used as a default gateway on the Arch box.
Analog Modem
To be able to use a Hayes-compatible, external, analog modem, you need to at least have the ppp package installed. Modify the file
/etc/ppp/options to suit your needs, following instructions located in
man pppd. You will need to define a chat script to supply your username and password to the ISP after the initial connection has been established. The manpages for pppd and chat have examples in them that should suffice to get a connection up and running if you're up for it. With udev, your serial ports usually are
/dev/tts/0 and
Instead of fighting a glorious battle with the plain pppd, you may opt to install wvdial or a similar tool to ease the setup process considerably. In case you're using a so-called WinModem, which is basically a PCI plugin card working as an internal analog modem, you should indulge in the vast information found on the LinModem homepage.
Setting up ISDN is done in three steps:
- Install and configure hardware
- Install and configure the ISDN utilities
- Add settings for your ISP
Install and Configure Hardware
The current Arch stock kernels include the necessary ISDN modules, meaning that you will not need to recompile your kernel unless you're about to use odd ISDN hardware. After physically installing your ISDN card in your machine or plugging in your USB ISDN-Box, you can try loading the modules with modprobe. Nearly all passive ISDN PCI cards are handled by the hisax module, which needs two parameters: type and protocol. You must set protocol to:
- '1' if your country uses the 1TR6 standard,
- '2' if it uses EuroISDN (EDSS1),
- '3' if you're hooked to a so-called leased-line without D-channel, and
- '4' for US NI1.
Details on all those settings and how to set them is included in the kernel documentation, more specifically in the isdn subdirectory, and available online. The type parameter depends on your card; a list of all possible types can be found in the README.HiSax kernel documentation. Choose your card and load the module with the appropriate options like this:
# modprobe hisax type=18 protocol=2
This will load the hisax module for my ELSA Quickstep 1000PCI, being used in Germany with the EDSS1 protocol. You should find helpful debugging output in your
/var/log/everything.log file, in which you should see your card being prepared for action. Please note that you will probably need to load some USB modules before you can work with an external USB ISDN Adapter.
Once you have confirmed that your card works with certain settings, you can add the module options to your modprobe configuration:
alias ippp0 hisax options hisax type=18 protocol=2
Alternatively, you can add only the options line here, and add hisax to your MODULES array in the rc.conf. It's your choice, really, but this example has the advantage that the module will not be loaded until it's really needed.
That being done, you should have working, supported hardware. Now you need the basic utilities to actually use it!
Install and configure the ISDN utilities
Install the isdn4k-utils package, and read the manpage to
isdnctrl, it'll get you started. Further down in the manpage you will find explanations on how to create a configuration file that can be parsed by
isdnctrl, as well as some helpful setup examples. Please note that you have to add your SPID to your MSN setting separated by a colon if you use US NI1.
After you have configured your ISDN card with the
isdnctrl utility, you should be able to dial into the machine you specified with the PHONE_OUT parameter, but fail the username and password authentication. To make this work add your username and password to
/etc/ppp/pap-secrets or
/etc/ppp/chap-secrets as if you were configuring a normal analogous PPP link, depending on which protocol your ISP uses for authentication. If in doubt, put your data into both files.
If you set up everything correctly, you should now be able to establish a dial-up connection with
# isdnctrl dial ippp0
as root. If you have any problems, remember to check the logfiles!
DSL (PPPoE)
These instructions are relevant to you only if your PC itself is supposed to manage the connection to your ISP. You do not need to do anything but define a correct default gateway if you are using a separate router of some sort to do the grunt work.
Before you can use your DSL online connection, you will have to physically install the network card that is supposed to be connected to the DSL-Modem into your computer. After adding your newly installed network card to the
modprobe.conf or the MODULES array, you should install the rp-pppoe package and run the
pppoe-setup script to configure your connection. After you have entered all the data, you can connect and disconnect your line with
# /etc/rc.d/adsl start
# /etc/rc.d/adsl stop
respectively. The setup is usually easy and straightforward, but feel free to read the manpages for hints.
adsl to your DAEMONS array, and prefix network with a bang (!) since the network is handled by adsl now.


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Opium [op]
BRAIN. EMOTIONS. SPASMS. PARALYSIS. MARASMUS. OPIUM, I CONSTIPATION. BLADDER. SLEEP. CHEST. LUNGS. HEART. Defective reaction.
Opium is obtained, as you probably know, from the unripe capsules of the poppy plant, PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM. The unripe capsules are usually employed in its manufacture, because they give the most soporific effect. In some respects, Opium is the most remarkable drug in our materia medica. You know that many drugs owe their medicinal action to the active principles which they contain. Thus, Belladonna owes its action to Atropine, Stramonium its to Solanine, Nux vomica its to Strychnine, etc., but Opium seems to contain an endless number of these, and yet each succeeding year seems to add to the list. Let me enumerate them—they are as follows:
Morphine, Protopine,
Pseudo-morphine, Methylnornarcotine,
Codeine, Deuteropine,
Apocodeine, Laudanine,
Thebain, Codamine,
Cotamine, Papaverine,
Hydrocotamine, Rhoeadine,
Apomorphine, Rhoeagenine,
Desoxymorphine, Dimethylnornarcotine,
Nornarcotine, Mecondine,
Thebenine, Cryptopine,
Laudanisine, Narceine,
Narcotine, Meconic acid,
Lanthopine, Lactic acid.
These various alkaloids are derived from Opium, by more or less complicated processes. They all have more or less narcotic properties akin to those of Opium itself. The action of some of these alkaloids is well-known, while of the action of others we are as yet ignorant.
MORPHIA (used principally in the form of the sulphate) is probably the best understood of these. It is largely used by old-school physicians in hypodermic medication for the relief of pain. But we may make use of it as a homeopathic remedy. In such violent diseases as cancer Morphia has been successfully given for one of its secondary symptoms, extreme susceptibility to pain; pains are so violent as to threaten convulsions, or cause twitching and jerking of the limbs. Under these circumstances Morphia is a homeopathic remedy. It does not cure, but relieves the pains, not as an opiate by stupefying the patient, but according to the law of homeopathy.
Morphia has the property of producing tympany. This is a very important fact for you to bear in mind, as you may find it necessary to differentiate incipient peritonitis from Morphia effects.
CODEINE, another of these alkaloids, is a useful drug in the treatment of phthisis. It is indicated in that dry, teasing cough which annoys the patient night and day.
Furthermore Codeine has caused and cured twitching of the muscles, especially of the eyelids. This is a very annoying symptom ; it is sometimes relieved by CROCUS.
APOMORPHIA causes and cures vomiting. Now this vomiting is not of the kind for which you give IPECAC, TARTAR EMETIC, LOBELIA, etc. It is a reflex vomiting usually from the brain. ApomOrphia produces vomiting if injected hypodermically, long before it can have any local action on the stomach. You may utilize this effect of the drug in vomiting of cerebral origin, and also in that annoying disease from which many people suffer, and for which they get little sympathy, sea-sickness. In these cases of cerebral vomiting you may also think of BELLADONNA, GLONOIN, and RHUS TOX.
There are several others of these alkaloids of which we have some provings, but nothing that has been definitely described. There are, also, numerous preparations made from Opium ; these are largely used in allopathic practic; we have nothing, however, to do with them, except to undo the mischief they produce. The various preparations of Opium enter into the composition of cough-mixtures and soothing-syrups, used largely in popular practice. Their effects are decidedly pernicious, especially in children. A prominent old-school authority says that the use of soothing-syrup for children is decidedly reprehensible. It stunts their growth, makes them irritable and cross, and interferes sadly with the brain development. NUX VOMICA is one of the antidotes in cases of injury from anodyne preparations. Still better, perhaps, as an antidote, is CHAMOMILLA, which is suited when opiates have been given for some time, and have produced their secondary effects; the little one is wakeful; slight pains are unbearable. When this condition is present, Chamomilla is your remedy, whether the patient be child or adult.
No drug is more freely abused by both allopath and homeopath (!) than is the one we are studying today. I would that I had both opportunity and ability to convince the practitioner of the old school of medicine of the absurdity of his indiscriminate use of opiates, and I could hope still more earnestly to dissuade homeopaths from hiding their ignorance under the anodyne effects of an occasionally interpolated dose of morphine or laudanum. The one class ignorant of any other means of assuaging pains, and the other class too lazy to study their cases, seek relief for their patients in anodynes. Call them to task for their unscientific practice and they meet you with the remark, "My duty is to relieve the sick." Let me rejoin, "At any cost? Must you do what you know to be wrong?" "No, but how do you make it out wrong?" Let me reply by a brief resume of the MODUS OPERANDI of Opium, and then if this question is not answered I make no further objections to anodynes.
In small doses, Opium has primarily a transient exhilarating effect. It seems, however, to affect the emotional more than the intellectual sphere. The mind feels as if floating in the air, unincumbered by the laws of space and gravity. The imagination has full play. If now the dose is increased, either in quantity or by frequent repetition, there follows a sleepy state. This sleep varies all the way from a pleasant feeling of easy drowsiness to the most profound stupor. This narcotic and anodyne effect of Opium is the result of the increased circulation of blood in the brain. This it does, not only by increasing the amount of blood supplied to the brain but also by interfering with its return to the heart. Let me digress for a few moments and speak of the physiological explanation of sleep. Hammond has shown that during this state, the quantity of blood circulating in the cranial cavity is greatly diminished. If you give Opium to produce sleep, what do you do? Do you produce an anaemia of the brain ? No, just the reverse. I ask you then is the administration of opiates for their anodyne effects at all rational ?
Returning to the effects of Opium, the face becomes deep red and swollen from the distension of the bloodvessels. The more profound the stupor, the darker red is the face. It may even become of a brownish hue. The pupils become contracted. The pulse is full and slow. Respiration is deep and as the stupor grows in intensity, it becomes heavier and finally stertorous. What is the meaning of this stertor ? It means that as the poisonous effects of Opium increase, a paretic and finally a paralytic condition of the muscles of the uvula and cheeks appears. These parts, thus being thoroughly relaxed, flap back and forth with each respiration. The pulse is full, round and slow, showing you that the heart is acting with the full volume of blood but not with its usual speed. As the case goes on hour after hour, you find a picture of complete paralysis developed. The practical application of this I will give you when speaking of typhoid fever. The sphincters lose their control so that there is involuntary escape of urine and faeces. The lower jaw drops and finally death ensues.
In these fatal cases, autopsies show the cerebral convolutions to be flattened, the vessels of the cerebro-spinal axis engorged with blood, and effusion of serum beneath the arachnoid and in the ventricles of the brain.
These are the symptoms of acute Opium poisoning.
Now these phenomena depend upon the action of Opium on the nerves. From irritation comes the first brief excitation. From the subsequent paralyzing action come the drowsiness, muscular relaxation and coma. From the beginning, the cerebral vessels are surcharged with blood and this gradually increases until sopor ensues. Now, gentlemen, let me ask, is it rational practice to assuage pain with a substance which paralyzes and so relieves by taking away NOT THE DISEASE BUT THE ABILITY TO FEEL THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF SUFFERING ?
What are the effects produced by the habitual use of the drug ? The first effect is one that I have already described to you, one of dreamy imaginative activity of the emotional mind. Later, as the use of the drug is continued every tissue of the body becomes affected. The skin grows dry and sallow and hangs in folds; the limbs emaciate ; and the intellect becomes dulled.
The best antidote to Opium is strong black coffee given repeatedly until there is some sign of reaction. In addition to that you should use electricity. You should also remove any of the poison that may be in the stomach by means of an emetic or the stomach-pump, and you should force the patient to walk about to prevent stupor.
Opium has been so far described that you can readily see in what classes of disease it is indicated.
You see the picture of Opium in typhoid fever with profound cerebral congestion resulting in paralysis of the brain, dropping of the lower jaw and stertorous breathing. Often when Opium is called for in this disease, the body is bathed in a hot sweat. This sweat is not critical. It is of bad omen. It is a symptom of approaching death in that it is a result of paralysis of the sweat glands. This symptom is also found under STRAMONIUM.
In typhoid fever with threatening paralysis of the brain, you should remember LACHESIS, the symptoms of which I described to you when lecturing on that drug; also HYOSCYAMUS which has the stertorous breathing, but there are differences as you will learn in a future lecture.
In one case where a profound coma failed to yield to Opium, APIS restored the patient.
Opium must be considered in the treatment of apoplexy. It is quite natural to suppose that a remedy producing such fulness of the cerebral bloodvessels, might readily in persons predisposed cause their rupture and the consequent symptoms of extravasation of blood into the cerebral substance.
Opium is to be thought of by the color of the face, by the stertorous breathing, and by tetanic rigidity of the body. Especially is it indicated in the apoplexy of drunkards.
Opium follows BELLADONNA in apoplexy.
In apoplexy occurring in drunkards, you should also think of BARYTA CURB. and LACHESIS.
ARNICA suits in apoplexy when the pulse is full and strong, the paralysis is worse on the left side and there is stertorous breathing.
APIS is called for when the coma fails to yield to Opium.
For apoplexy with convulsions, think of BELLADONNA, HYOSCYAMUS,
LACHESIS, and OPIUM.
For apoplexy followed by paralysis, ARNICA, BELLADONNA, LACHESIS, NUX VOMICA and RHUS.
When followed by idiocy, HELLEBORUS.
Opium is useful in MANIA A POTU or delirium tremens. Especially is it indicated in "old sinners," in those whose long lives of excess have thoroughly destroyed their constitutions; in those who have had the disease time after time. It takes but a small quantity of liquor to throw them again into the delirium. The face wears a constant expression of fright or terror. They have visions of animals springing up from various parts of the room. If they succeed in obtaining sleep, it is of the stertorous character already referred to.
There are several remedies which, if given soon enough, will enable you to carry your patients with delirium tremens safely through the attack. I have already mentioned Opium; another is LACHESIS, especially is this indicated when the patients have visions of snakes and other hideous objects, sensation in the throat as if choking, and springing out of sleep suddenly as if from a dream.
Another remedy is STRAMONIUM, to which you will be guided by the violence of the symptoms. The patient starts up from sleep in perfect horror, with visions of animals coming towards him from every corner of the room; he makes efforts to escape; his face is bright red.
Still another remedy is CANNABIS INDICA, or the hashisch. This is one of the best. It has thus far been given only in low potency. The symptoms which seem to characterize it are, errors of perception as to space, and as to time.
In other cases, we have to use ARSENIC when there is fear of death and the patient will not permit himself to be left alone.
A remedy often forgotten, but useful, nevertheless, is CALCAREA OSTREARUM. The minute the patient closes his eyes he sees visions compelling him to open them again in affright.
You may use Opium in cholera infantum when the face is red or pale, and is associated with fatally advancing stupor; the pupils react either not at all to light or else very sluggishly. The disease seems to begin by involving the brain; as yet there is neither diarrhoea nor vomiting ; the child appears as if it had been drugged. Opium administered in a case like this will restore the patient to consciousness. Diarrhoea sets in, and the disease proceeds naturally to recovery. This remedy may also be given when there is lack of vitality and the well-selected remedy refuses to act. The patient is either sluggish or drowsy. It is just as useful in these cases as CARBO VEG., SULPHUR, VALERIAN, AMBRA GRISEA, PSORINUM, or any of the other drugs called for in defective reaction. In still other cases of cholera infantum, Opium is indicated when, after the diarrhoea has lasted awhile, stupor sets in.
There is a remedy which I wish to give you here, but with some caution, because it is what has been termed a breech-presentation, that is, it was used clinically before provings of it were made. That remedy is FERRUM PHOS. It is calied for in cholera infantum when the discharges from the bowels are frequent; within twenty-four hours the child is greatly reduced, and falls into a stupor, with red face, dilated pupils, rolling of the head, and soft, full-flowing pulse. We know that Iron has that kind of a pulse; we know that congestion belongs to all the preparations of Iron. In one of my cases with the above symptoms, BELLADONNA and SULPHUR were each given in turn, but failed. I then gave Ferrum phos., and in twelve hours the child returned to consciousness, and is alive today.
You may also use Opium in suppuration of the lungs occurring in those greatly addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors; breathing is labored, and is attended with rattling and snoring. Cough is very difficult, and is attended with smothering spells; the face becomes blue during the cough.
Another affection of the lungs occurring in drunkards, namely, haemoptysis, calls for Opium when the chest is hot and the limbs are cold; the. cough is violent, and is attended with an expectoration of frothy mucus and blood; the patient is drowsy with the cough.
ANTIMONIUM TARTARICUM also has cough with drowsiness and gaping.
We find Opium sometimes indicated in spasms, especially when they occur as the immediate result of fright or anger; or, when a nursing infant has a convulsion after its wet-nurse has been frightened; the body is in a condition of tetanic rigidity; the spasm is ushered in with a loud shriek; there is foaming at the mouth; the face becomes dark red, or even purple, and the body is often bathed in a hot sweat; deep, snoring sleep follows the spasm.
Opium causes and cures constipation; a constipation in which there is inertia of the rectum and the entire intestinal tract; there is no inclination whatever for the bowels to move; thus the bowels become impacted with fasces; flatus accumulates in the upper portion of the intestines and presses upwards against the chest. This symptom is very common after diseases that are debilitating or long lasting. In such cases I have been in the habit of giving Opium in repeated doses until colicky pains are produced; this indicates restoration of peristaltic action of the bowels. I then order an injection of cocoa-nut oil or soap and water to soften down the faecal masses, when an easy evacuation of the bowels follows. The Opium stool in its complete picture consists of little hard, dry, black balls. This form of constipation reminds us of that OF ALUMINA, PLUMBUM and BRYONIA.
BRYONIA has constipation with inertia of the rectum ; the stools are large and dry.
PLUMBUM closely resembles Opium, but there is some spasmodic constriction of the anus; the stool consists of hard black balls.
ALUMINA has inertia of the rectum, but usually attended with soft faeces.
In tympanites or accumulation of flatus, compare Opium with TEREBINTHINA, LYCOPODIUM, CARBO VEG., COLCHICUM, and RAPHANUS. The characteristic symptom calling for the last-named remedy in tympanites is that the patient passes flatus neither upwards nor downwards for days.
Opium may be used in bladder troubles, especially in retention of urine. .It is indicated when this retention has resulted from fright, and when it follows parturition. This last-named symptom I have twice confirmed.
In this retention of urine after labor, compare with Opium, HYOSCYAMUS, CAUSTICUM, and ARSENICUM.
In suppression of urine you may think OF STRAMONIUM, ZINGIBER, LYCOPODIUM, and PULSATILLA.
The power of Opium to cause shrivelling of every fibre of the body, suggests its use in marasmus in children. The patient is wrinkled and looks like a little dried-up old man ; the characteristic Opium stupor is present.
When the above named condition has been produced by Opium, SULPHUR, ARGENTUM NITRICUM, or SARSAPARILLA may be used as an antidote. MURIATIC ACID is the remedy for the continued muscular debility following the use'of Opium.
We may find Opium indicated in that very dangerous condition, strangulation of the bowels. There are violent colicky pains and vomiting of matters having a faecal odor.
In colic it may be given when there is great tympany; there is a great deal of belching without relief.
Sometimes we find Opium useful in metrorrhagia, whether after labor or not. The patient is restless ; the sheets feel hot to her; she is sleepy, but cannot sleep.
In fevers other than typhoid, it may be given when the chill is accompanied by heat of the head and great drowsiness ; the body is burning hot, even when covered with a copious sweat.
Puerperal fever sometimes calls for Opium, especially when caused by fright. There is overexcitement of all the senses; even distant sounds annoy the patient; the discharge from the uterus is very foetid. The case approaches a condition of stupor.
In haemorrhage from the uterus, compare BELLADONNA, which has a flow of bright blood, feeling hot to both physician and patient.
HYOSCYAMUS also has this. But under this remedy there is a great deal of spasmodic jerking of the body.
You will see from what I have said that Opium is an invaluable remedy for the bad effects of fright, whether that emotion produces convulsions or diarrhoea.
GELSEMIUM, PULSATILLA, and VERATRUM, you will recall as being useful in diarrhoea after fright.
For the chronic effects of fright, you should remember NATRUM MURIATICUM, SILICEA, and PHOSPHORIC ACID.
Opium, like BOVISTA and ARNICA, is useful for the bad effect of inhalation of charcoal vapors.
In spasms of the lungs, compare MOSCHUS and IPECAC.
DROSERA is likewise indicated in the spasmodic cough of consumptives, corning on in the evening, perhaps again after midnight. Every effort to raise a little phlegm ends in retching and vomiting.
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- Fun in the Northwoods can mean going out on the lake, taking a hike, and now, playing laser tag! Eagle Falls Adventure Golf in Eagle River added Northern Lights Laser Tag to their facility this year. The interactive game is played in a two-floor, 3 thousand square foot arena. Fog, black lights and music help bring the experience to a whole different level. "We typically run a 2 team format. So it's the blue team versus the red team. And the best way to describe laser tag, if you haven't done it before, is it's like a high tech game of hide and seek or capture the flag. Or you could even consider it like paintball without the paint," said owner Mark Cropsey. The game now gives Eagle Falls Adventure Golf an opportunity to be open on rainy days. People of all ages can enjoy the game. "To day I think our youngest player was three and our oldest was 85 and they all enjoyed it. All ages," said Cropsey. You have one final weekend to play laser tag. They are open through Labor Day. After that you can play Saturdays only until October 5th.
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Editor Honors the Memories of Loved Ones With Annual Contests [1]
It's easy to get caught up in the details of who won which award and how big the cash prize was and when the winning book is going to be published. These are all important details, no doubt, but every once and a while a contest or a sponsoring organization comes along that offers a little perspective to the competition, reminding those of us who pay such close attention to the deadlines and the recent winners that the people who run the magazines and the small presses and the nonprofits that make the contests possible are often doing what they're doing for very personal reasons.
Robert Nazarene named his Chesterfield, Missouri-based literary magazine Margie [2] to honor his late sister's memory. Marjorie J. Wilson died in 1977 at the age of twenty-two. The annual journal also sponsors a number of writing contests [3], several of which are also named after late family members. The Marjorie J. Wilson Award [4], worth a thousand dollars, is given annually for a single poem. (This year's deadline has been extended to May 29.) The Robert E. and Ruth I. Wilson Poetry Book Award [5], given annually for a book-length poetry collection, is named for Nazarene's grandparents. And the newly created Auntie Ann Book Award, which will be given for a book-length collection of poetry (the deadline is August 31), is named for his aunt.
In a recent e-mail, Nazarene explained the personal importance of this suite of contests:
"Our 'Auntie Ann' was aunt to Margie, myself, James [Margie's senior editor], and our brother Tom. Also to my children, Bobby and Madelyn. She was of extremely modest means. And yet, she never missed a birthday or Christmas card to any of us...and it always included a far more generous check than she could afford. She was so kind. And she gave us all back rubs whenever we wanted them. Similarly, the Robert E. and Ruth I. Wilson Poetry Book Award is in honor of our grandparents. Neither our grandparents nor our Auntie Ann had the opportunity of education. In fact, my grandfather, Robert E. Lee Wilson, went to work at nine to support his mother and six siblings when his father (an alcoholic) abandoned the family. In any event, none of these dear people ever went beyond the eighth grade. We know they are smiling at the literary awards named in their honor. ... They all loved Margie with all their hearts and were dumbfounded with grief when we lost her at age twenty-two in 1977."
The literary magazine Margie, Nazarene added, "is not about a what, it's all about a who and our attempt to keep her voice alive and ringing."


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You hear a lot of talk about the need for jobs, but precious little in the way of specific ideas for creating jobs. That's why Austin Beutner's speech last week was so refreshing.
Beutner is a businessman and former aide to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa who already has begun running for mayor. (The election is not until 2013).
While it's far from clear how formidable a candidate he'll be (he doesn't exactly ooze charisma), he's full of ideas, very specific ideas, on job creation.
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Among the most interesting:
Have you ever been through a security screening at LAX? Enough said. How about we replace the federal government screeners from TSA with people we hire locally?
San Francisco did it. I have the ideal candidates in mind – our returning veterans – men and women who served our country and are well trained to keep us safe.
The obvious problem with this idea is that you're replacing one set of workers with another set of workers.
But it's possible this might be cheaper -- freeing up funds to do more things at the airport that create new jobs. (In the same speech, Beutner called for a massive upgrading of LAX so that it's a true gateway -- an idea that has widespread support among business, labor and the public.)
San Francisco's SFO and 15 other airports opted out of using the federal screeners and instead use contractors. Reports have found the costs of the non-TSA screeners is nearly 50 percent less per passenger.
What's the rub? Well, the TSA has moved to prevent more airports from opting out. So LA -- or any other airport that wanted to follow suit -- would have to fight for the right to do this.
Do you have specific jobs ideas? Let's hear them.
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REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Mount Paran : A room with a pew
ADDRESS: 840 Welsh Run Road
NEIGHBORHOOD: Ruckersville
SIZE: 2,975 fin. sq. ft.
LAND: 1.24 acres
CURB APPEAL: 9 out of 10
LISTED BY: Peggy Weber Rogers, Roy Wheeler Realty
We all know that driving up 29 North can cause massive anxiety, but we all seem to do it anyway. Initially, we grieve for the poor defenseless trees mowed down in the wake of mega-malls, but when Hollymead Town Center raised its glorious head o' commerce, many of us flocked to it like a modern-day Mecca and bowed down in whatever direction the cash register faced while we fumbled in our wallets and prayed to Benjamin Franklin.
Greene County has so far pretty much managed to stay out of the real estate limelight because it's not the chi-chi destination point that Albemarle has become. But as one travels off 29 and closer to the mountains across Rt. 33, the reasons that many of us live here become increasingly clear: winding, narrow lanes punctuated by smaller, well-established homes with constant views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
And it is no surprise that around one bend a white-spired church appears like those pastoral scenes on New England calendars, offering a peaceful respite from the hubbub of 29 or the grimness of trailers and shacks tucked into the woods.
Built in 1854 as a United Methodist Church, this building remained in use until the congregation dwindled and disappeared. Architect Bruce Wardell, seeing the heaven-sent opportunity to create a divine living space, bought the church in 1989 with plans to keep the structure intact. And the current owners have not only preserved but have enhanced the space.
Entering the luscious raspberry-painted vestibule with its horse/buggy motif and polo sticks propped in the corner, one can almost smell the turf and hear the thundering hooves. But all that fades to background fluff as we enter the main room and experience what the agent appropriately calls the "wow factor." Who cares about furniture placement or even kitchen placement when ceilings soar to 16 feet? Forget "through the roof"– "to the roof" does just fine in this place.
This formal area– of which every square foot has been meticulously decorated– exudes a slightly haughty air. But the rows of seemingly wall-to-wall windows make all that stuff seem inconsequential. Neatly dissected as it is by a wood-burning fireplace at one end and open bookshelves at the other, the formal room seems very livable.
The center of this great room has been reconfigured to accommodate an open galley-like kitchen with less opulent living/dining spaces on either side. Above this, accessed by some very narrow stairs (one assumes mattresses and furniture must be air-lifted), is a rather luxurious loft. Currently a home office/kid space/tv room/ guest bedroom, it was originally designed to be a master bedroom.
Whether God or the devil resides in the details, there are so many here that even those two deities may get confused. One in particular stands out– the supporting I-beams for the second level also contain discreet kitchen cupboards.
A wing was added in 1950 to house offices and host the after-service coffee klatch. On a hot day, the below-ground position of its first level– off the main room and down a few stairs– makes it a comfortable place for two large bedrooms and a shared bath. Larger-than-average window wells allow ample light, so no one should feel buried alive.
Upstairs, the addition has been reconfigured into two bedrooms with the master suite at the far end. Windows along one side of the hallway let the light and view take precedence. A door leads to what the current owners have aptly described as a secret garden marked by a little white picket fence around a nicely landscaped slate patio. The clicking of teacups seemed not far away. Here one can privately watch the gathering congregation of rolling blue hills.
The near constant buzz of chainsaws and gossip that fuels Albemarle's growth is less apparent in Greene. With the same amenities nearby and a driving time that equals those pursuing their real estate dream on the other side of Charlottesville, one wonders why? But perhaps one wonders who cares? Paradise can be found almost anywhere, and if a little slice of heaven is what you're after, it just mightt be in Greene County.
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Goblins should be roaming free in the dark forests, battling humans and searching for treasure, not cooped up in some dreary office job dealing with a douchie coworker named Brad. Nekrogoblikon's video for their song "No One Survives" pays tribute to anyone who's ever been a cubicle-dwelling goblin — or anyone who's felt like one.
And no, your eyes are not deceiving you; that is The League's Jon Lajoie and porn actress Kayden Kross backing up our goblin protagonist. This story has a clear moral: don't piss off goblins with powerful typing skills.
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Today I'm going to be listing the debut novels due out in 2012 that I can't wait for; I already have most of these pre-ordered and, as you'd expect from me, most of them are contemporary, though there are a few in there that might surprise you.
This one sounds great - almost like a paranormal If I Stay. I've got a proof copy on my shelves so I'm really hoping to get time to ready it before I go back to work next week.
I heard about this one earlier in the year at a Random House blogger event and I've been waiting for it ever since. The concept of this one sounds so interesting and it actually sounds like it might be a dystopian that's *gasp* a little bit original. Dare we dream it, folks?
Gah, I NEED this book. Another one that Random House had us salivating over at the last blogger event, I know this series is going to be absolutely huge. The concept reminds me a little of the film Surrogate and I think it's going to be a great book.
Ah, contemporary, my old chum. In Ditched we're promised high schools, proms, boys and big poofy dresses. Obviously I will adore it. Hopefully there'll be a bitchy blonde girl and it will check all the boxes to make my perfect read.
Retellings are all the rage these days, aren't they? However, I can't recall too many contemporary novels that are retellings (aside from the endless Jane Austen reimaginings, of course), especially not of the story of Robin Hood. Enter Pretty Crooked. This one looks like Robin Hood set in an American high school, with added skinny jeans and big sunglasses.
Yes, yes, yes - this one sounds awesome! Three friends from high school reuniting for a road trip to see their favourite band as kids, what's not to love? I know this one is going to make me laugh and I know it's probably going to make me weep big sentimental tears. Win.
I do very much enjoy a good YA set in a psych ward; Girl, Interrupted, Impulse, Mouthing the Words, The Bell Jar (obviously), so I was really excited to discover Cracked, which sounds like a brilliant novel. I think this one will have a lightness to it in parts, which is always important in novels that deal with heavy issues and I can't wait to see what K.M. Walton does with this story.
I'm pretty sure that I'm not going to enjoy Trafficked, per se but it sounds like an important book that I'm sure I'll be recommending to everybody throughout 2012. Human trafficking isn't an issue that I've seen written about very much in YA so I think it's great that Purcell has chosen to tackle scuh a difficult subject.
My main goal in 2012 is to have run, read fun books, write fun books and generally have a swell old time. Welcome, Caller, This Is Chloe sounds like one of the most fun books due out in 2012 so I can't wait to get my hands on it. I'm already predicting the film rights to be snapped up for this one.
This is one that I pre-ordered months ago, as soon as I read the summary on Goodreads. It sounds wonderfully dark and a little bit twisted and I'm pretty sure I'm going to love it.
Freshman Year & Other Natural Disasters sounds like the perfect book to dive into to pass a few hours. It sounds funny and sweet and I love both the title and the cover (which reminds me a little of the cover for Past Perfect). Of course, what's going on inside the book sounds pretty fab as well.
And last but by absolutely no means least, we have Hollow Pike by the lovely James Dawson. This book sounds bloody awesome, it's going to be amazing and everybody's already utterly obsessed with it - and it's not even coming out until February, God damn it!
So there you have it folks, the twelve debut novels I'm most excited for in 2012. Do you have any of these on your wishlist? What books are you most excited about?


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This strange pentagram, etched into the Earth's surface in a remote corner of Kazakhstan, can be seen on Google Maps.
Conspiracy theorists, start your engines: On the wind-blown steppes of central Asia, in an isolated corner of Kazakhstan, there's a large pentagram etched into the Earth's surface. And now an archaeologist has revealed the source of the mysterious structure.
The five-pointed star surrounded by a circle, located on the southern shore of the Upper Tobol Reservoir, shows up vividly on Google Maps. There are almost no other signs of human habitation in the area; the closest settlement is the city of Lisakovsk, about 12 miles (20 kilometers) to the east.
The region surrounding Lisakovsk is riddled with ancient archaeological ruins. Bronze Age settlements, cemeteries and burial grounds — many of which have yet to be explored — dot the windswept landscape. [10 Strangest Sights on Google Earth]
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