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Doctors: Extra Tests Not Key to Best Patient Care
(NEW YORK) -- In an effort to end medical over-testing, nine major medical professional organizations have banded together to try to change the way doctors use tests and procedures once considered fairly routine.
The campaign, Choosing Wisely, a joint effort led by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation and Consumer Reports, released a list of 45 common tests and procedures it hopes will be more carefully prescribed and performed.
The campaign is a frank attempt by a wide consortium of medical groups to address what many characterize as rampant, wasteful procedures and spending in the U.S. health care system.
"The distinction to be drawn is between 'care' and 'tests,'" said Dr. Thoralf Sundt, chief of cardiac surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. "Doing tests is not the same as providing care in all instances."
Several of the over-used tests called out by the specialty organizations are procedures that have long been considered routine or harmless by many. Staples such as cardiac stress tests or chest x-rays before minor surgery got the thumbs down from several of the groups.
Some of the recommendations are not radically different from what other groups have been saying for years. Several guidelines, such as those recommending against Pap tests for women under age 21 or bone density scans for women before age 65, have recently been publicized by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the government body charged with reviewing and recommending health care processes.
But many doctors say that the endorsement of less testing by the heavyweight medical specialty groups may just resonate with more physicians and could alter what has been routine practice.
"It is important because it signals from physician leadership that there is waste in the system that should and could be reduced," said Dr. Harlan Krumholz, professor of investigative medicine and public health at Yale University School of Medicine. "And it should be just the beginning of a movement."
Many doctors do such screenings and procedures for a variety of reasons other than patient care, doctors say. Often the reason is simple: a given test or procedure is what the doctor has always done.
Others feel that ordering a barrage of tests will yield the source of a patient's problem, or will reveal an unknown danger. Other doctors use tests defensively, out of fear that not ordering a test could look like negligence and prompt a lawsuit.
"After a while, getting a CT for a headache or fainting spell even without any neurologic deficits or a stress test for asymptomatic patients becomes the de facto 'standard of care' and physicians are afraid to miss something lest they be sued," said Dr. John Messmer, associate professor of family and community medicine at Penn State College of Medicine.
But experts say it's time to drop this just-in-case mindset.
Reframing conventional medical thinking about testing would likely be a money-saver for the U.S. healthcare system. Some research groups estimate that excessive, unnecessary testing and procedures account for as much as one-third of U.S. medical spending, which totaled more than $2 trillion in 2009 alone.
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Although it was little more than an Isuzu wearing a bowtie, Chevrolet wasn't deterred from making this vintage dealer promotional video to explain all the great features of "their" newly designed compact pickup.
From the more aerodynamic exterior to the larger interior with "more room to conduct business or relax in", Chevrolet had only good things to say about the "Series 11" LUV. You'll have to watch this trip back in time to see exactly how the mini-pickup stacked up to the "No Frame" VW Rabbit, 2WD only Ford Courier, the rear sliding window-less Chrysler imports and the no-frills base Toyota.
Call us crazy, but we like them all.
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United Cerebral Palsy of Washington DC & Northern VA. (UCP) is a 501©(3) non-profit organization that offers an array of day supports and services for people with intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities and complex medical profiles, in the Washington metropolitan area.
From grassroots beginnings, United Cerebral Palsy was born as a national organization in 1949. In 1950, a small group of dedicated citizens of the District of Columbia founded the Cerebral Palsy Association of Washington D.C. with a mission to educate citizens of the District about the causes and treatment of Cerebral Palsy while promoting the creation of facilities that were better equipped to diagnose and treat sufferers of the condition. The Cerebral Palsy Association of Washington, D.C. later joined the national affiliate network and changed its name to United Cerebral Palsy of Washington D.C., Incorporated. In 1987, United Cerebral Palsy of Washington D.C. Inc. underwent another reformation after receiving a certificate of merger and becoming United Cerebral Palsy of Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia, Inc.
The history of United Cerebral Palsy of Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia is not unlike that of other stories as several UCP affiliates opened across the country after 1949 and helped to establish the organization as a mainstay among agencies serving persons with disabilities. Since its inception, UCP has led the charge in bringing issues about cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities to the forefront of the national media.
Basics for Affiliation:
- 501(c)(3) charity, non-profit corporation
- Mission that supports the UCP mission
- Provide a range of services for people with disabilities, including Information & Referral and Advocacy
- Realize the benefit of using the United Cerebral Palsy name and brand in your community
- Establish a Board of Directors that supports affiliation with a national organization
- Have a business plan to identify key service or program areas and a budget to support the services
- Identify funding streams that would support the operations; have sufficient upfront capital to fund agency expenses for at least six months.
Today, UCP affiliates provide services such as housing, physical therapy, assistive technology training, early intervention services, individual and family support, social and recreational programs, community living, state and local referrals, employment, employment assistance and advocacy.
UCP of Washington D.C. & Northern VA currently provides 3 service delivery options; Small Individualized Center-based Day Supports, Individualized Day Supports and Community Access Supports. Day support is intended to provide a range of social, physical, educational and recreational activities for adults whose disabilities prevent them from participating in other training or work programs. These personalized services focus on the adoption of new and innovative approaches to service delivery through person-centered connections. Our ultimate goal is to provide invisible supports so that the person is identified first as a member of the community and a citizen rather than as someone with a disability. UCP embraces personal futures planning for all individuals irrespective of disability classification. The objective is to empower all individuals receiving services to move beyond traditional facility-based service delivery systems to more person-centered and community-based service delivery models.
UCP of Washington DC & Northern VA's vision for each person we support is to partner with their families and others in the community to work toward a clear vision for the future. We believe that people with disabilities should have every resource necessary to learn, grow and thrive in their community – which fully embraces them as valued and contributing members of society.
UCP of Washington DC & Northern VA serves adults with disabilities—adults who have cerebral palsy, autism, and Down's syndrome, through day services and supports to include Individualized day supports, Community Access supports, Center-based supports and Saturday Community Leisure. UCP of Washington DC & Northern VA. provides information and referral services in Virginia only at this time.
UCP of Washington DC & Northern VA's mission is to advance the independence, productivity and quality of life for individuals with disabilities and their families. UCP strives to provide opportunities for all people with disabilities. In doing so, we take pride in our staff of highly qualified professionals comprised of registered nurses, case managers, physical and occupational therapists, behavioral specialists, speech pathologists, direct care professionals and nutritionists. Our team of motivated professionals employs an integrative and holistic approach to service delivery. Psychologists and other medical specialists are consulted as needed. People in all program areas are assessed at regular intervals to measure progress and needs. All UCP programs have successfully passed the Provider Certification Review.
Members of our Board of Directors are listed on the Leadership page of this website. They provide the corporate governance of United Cerebral Palsy of Washington DC & Northern VA. Our management team provides leadership for the day-to-day operations of UCP.


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How great is it, honestly, to have David Wells around? We're almost sorry to see the Red Sox pitcher come back from that knee injury, because it means he'll be busy again. And we've learned that an idle David Wells is an entertaining David Wells — it's kind of like if Gary Busey all of a sudden showed up at your birthday party. Whenever he opens his mouth, the fun just never ends.
Consider these two observations by Wells, taking into account that this is just what he's said over the past two days:
"(Barry Bonds should) be a man and come out and say that he did [use steroids]. Don't hide behind the uniform. Don't hide behind the players association. If you're guilty and you got caught, come clean. I think he'd get a lot more respect from people than lying. Unknowingly took 'roids? I know everything I've done. If I'm going to do something to my body, I know what's going in. I'm not going to let someone put a needle in me, not knowing what's in that needle. That's a joke."
"Bud Selig needs to resign. That's what he needs to do. He needs to resign and bring someone in who's capable of communicating with the players association and the owners, as well as the players, because there's so much hatred against Bud right now. It's a joke. Nobody likes him. [Selig] worries about what people say about him and he Googles himself. I'm sure he's going to Google [his name] tomorrow and say, 'Oh, there's Dave talking about me.' You know what? Be a man of your words. He's ducked me for two years."
It's no surprise that Wells doesn't want Bonds to break Babe Ruth's home run record — Wells, after all, has said that Ruth is his idol. He once wore Ruth's Yankees' cap during a game and even petitioned the Yankees to let him wear Ruth's No. 3. "He ate too much and went through hookers by the dozen," Wells once said of Ruth. "What's not to love?" We're not sure which is the more disturbing image — the hot dogs and the hookers, or Bud Selig Googling himself late at night.
Boomer to Barry: Come Clean [Hartford Courant]
Wells His Old Ranting Self [Hartford Courant]


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John Elway a Hit at 2009 IACP Conference in Denver
Hundreds gathered around Digital Ally's Booth at the 116th International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference in Denver last Monday in the hopes of meeting John Elway. Visitors ranging from Colby the Crime Dog to Miss Montana waited in line for autographs and pictures while others crowded around just for the chance to snap a shot of the Hall of Fame legend. PoliceOne's video crew and a local Denver radio station also stopped by to interview Digital Ally and catch some of the action.
The line wound around and away from Digital Ally's booth well before and after the time Mr. Elway was scheduled to greet guests. "Look at the line!" exclaimed one approaching visitor. "He's an important man!" replied his companion.
Digital Ally, Inc., which develops, manufactures and markets advanced video surveillance products for law enforcement, homeland security and commercial security applications, supplied custom-designed graphical 8x10s and miniature footballs for the event. Their booth was lined with active DVM series in-car video systems, the DVF-500 digital video flashlight, and even a Harley motorcycle mounted with their modular, all-weather DV-500 Ultra video system for visitors to enjoy experimenting with as they waited. Representatives of the company also circulated with their new FirstVu wearable video system, which was especially popular.
"It was fun," remarked one guest. "The video systems were impressive and it was an honor to meet Elway!"
John Elway was elected on the initial ballot to the Pro Football Hall of Fame during his first year of eligibility in 2004. His legend aggregated over sixteen amazing seasons with the Denver Broncos – 234 games that included a NFL-record 148 wins. He will forever be remembered for his 47 game-winning or game-tying drives in the fourth quarter (another NFL record), his spectacular passing statistics, and his enduring competitive spirit, which led him to the ultimate professional and personal triumph as starting quarterback in five Super Bowl contests (another NFL record) and winner of two Super Bowls. John Elway ranks second to only Dan Marino in passing yardage, attempts, completions and 3,000-yard seasons.
About Digital Ally, Inc.
Digital Ally, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets advanced technology products for law enforcement, homeland security and commercial security applications. The Company's primary focus is digital video imaging and storage. For additional information, visit www.digitalallyinc.com.
The Company is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, and its shares are traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "DGLY".


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Padres send Gregerson to A's, land Smith
Looking to improve an offense that struggled against right-handed pitching when injuries hit last year, the Padres acquired corner outfielder Seth Smith from the Athletics in exchange for reliever Luke Gregerson on Tuesday.
The left-handed-hitting Smith, 31, batted .253 with 27 doubles, eight home runs and 40 RBIs in 117 games last season. He made 97 appearances -- 46 as the designated hitter, 43 in left field and eight in right field. He'll play both corner outfield spots.
Looking to improve an offense that struggled against right-handed pitching when injuries hit last year, the Padres acquired corner outfielder Seth Smith from the Athletics in exchange for reliever Luke Gregerson on Tuesday.
The left-handed-hitting Smith, 31, batted .253 with 27 doubles, eight home runs and 40 RBIs in 117 games last season. He made 97 appearances -- 46 as the designated hitter, 43 in left field and eight in right field. He'll play both corner outfield spots.
Against right-handers, Smith is a career .279 hitter with 65 home runs and 235 RBIs. His presence can help the Padres, who after being beset with injuries ended up with a heavily right-handed lineup. For the season the Padres hit .241 against righties.
"When we were at our best offensively, from the middle of 2012 to the middle of 2013, we had a balance of left and right, guys who could move around, who had power and speed," general manager Josh Byrnes said. "Seth Smith has done that very well, and hopefully he can do that for us."
Smith returns to the National League West after being selected by the Rockies in the second round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft and breaking into the big leagues with Colorado. Smith has averaged 434 plate appearances per season since his first full season, in 2009, and most likely would do the same with the Padres.
"I had no idea, but as you can tell today, when you're with the Oakland A's, you know they're always looking to improve the club and looking to do what best puts them in position to win, so you never know what kind of exciting thing is going to happen," Smith said. "It's kind of exciting looking around and seeing all the moving pieces.
"I'm looking forward to joining the Padres and I'm excited about it. I love the NL West, and I know the stadiums and a lot of the pitchers. It's kind of the middle of the offseason, where you're starting to get revved up. This will help propel me to step up my offseason training."
Smith said he spoke briefly with Byrnes on Tuesday and didn't discuss his role in detail, but he is confident it will be a good situation.
"It seems I'm always in the situation where you don't know what's going to happen, but it always seems to work out and the at-bats find themselves, so it's not something I concern myself with," Smith said. "I show up prepared to play and I'm ready to play where they want me to play."
Smith also adds to an outfield that was depleted by injury last season but now looks crowded.
Right-handed-hitting left fielder Carlos Quentin, who has been productive when healthy, is coming off surgery on his right knee for the second straight year but is expected to be healthy for Spring Training. Lefty-hitting Will Venable batted .268 with a career-best 22 homers while playing right and center. The Padres are hoping for a healthy return from center fielder Cameron Maybin, who was limited to 14 games last season because of an injury to his left knee that didn't require surgery and an injury to his right wrist that did.
Also returning are left-handed-hitting Alexi Amarista, who was forced from the infield to the outfield because of the injuries, versatile right-handed-hitting Chris Denorfia and right-handed-hitting outfielder-first baseman Kyle Blanks.
"It's not that easy to find bats, guys who have done it," manager Bud Black said. "With Seth we're getting an experienced Major League hitter who has had success in our division and coming back to the National League, where he can be used as a starting outfielder or a left-handed threat off the bench; it's adds to our offensive strength. It adds to our depth, and in this day and age, you need depth."
The move also could set up the Padres for more dealing. Gregerson, 29, posted a 2.71 ERA over 66 1/3 innings in 2013 and for his Padres career was 17-22 with 16 saves, a 2.88 ERA and 352 strikeouts against 107 walks in 363 relief appearances over five seasons (2009-13).
Losing Gregerson means that the Padres are seeking bullpen depth. Byrnes said that the Padres could seek a hard-throwing lefty, but that they also have young candidates in house and could get bullpen help from someone who doesn't make the rotation.
Byrnes also noted that the trade has no financial implications. Smith and Gergerson each are in their third year of arbitration-eligibility. Smith made $3.675 million season, Gregerson $3.2 million.
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb.


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Aston Hill Pumptrack Off to a Flying Start
Aston Hill Pumptrack Off to a Flying Start
The new Pumptrack compliments the 5 downhill trails, a 4X track and the 5 mile Cross-Country Trails already on Aston Hill providing a much needed facility for younger riders visiting Aston Hill to get into mountain biking. That's not to say that the Pumptrack is just for kids and it was great to see riders of all ages and abilities putting in laps of the track on the opening evening.
With the next generation of mountain bikers in mind it was fitting that four year old Frankie Morehouse was the first rider to break the ribbon and put in a lap of the track on his balance bike. "He loves the Pumptrack and he will not stop talking about it. It's a great addition to the trails on Aston Hill and it's so good to have somewhere for the younger riders to get into mountain biking," said Frankie's Dad, Scott.
The Pumptrack build was funded through the Cycle Chilterns Project, project managed by CTC MTB and built by Olie Burton of Track Lines. "It's great to see so many people having fun out on the Pumptrack, Cycle Chilterns know the tourism benefits that cycling can bring to the Chilterns and Aston Hill is a clear favourite for mountain bikers from across the South of England and beyond. We wanted to continue to build the visitor numbers and provide a great facility for riders of all ages and abilities to develop their skills and to come and hang out on Aston Hill. From what I've seen this evening it looks like the Pumptrack is going to be the perfect way to do that," said CTC's Sara Randle the Cycle Chilterns project manager.
For Aston Hill Mountain Bike Club the Pumptrack is a great addition to the existing trails within the Bike Park. "We've had a Pumptrack on our wish list for years and we couldn't have done it without the funding from Cycle Chilterns. The Pumptrack will become the much needed meeting place for the community of mountain bikers that use Aston Hill. The project team have done a great job and we are really looking forward to the boost that the Pumptrack will give us as a club and a cycling destination in the Chilterns," said Gary Dudley Aston Hill Mountain Bikers Club Chairman.
For more information on Aston Hill Bike Park, its trails and the new Pumptrack click over to the website www.rideastonhill.co.uk To ride on Aston Hill you need to be a member or day-member of Aston Hill Mountain Bike Club. Memberships and Day Memberships are available online and Day Memberships can be purchased on site from a Forestry Commission Ranger for £7 per day.


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UnNews:I am not making this up! The cheetah is extinct
This article is part of UnNews, your source for up-to-the-microsecond misinformation.
16 April 2012
India, Africa, and wherever else cheetahs lived -- A secret source has told me that the cheetah is officially extinct. Not reproductively extinct, resulting in incest, not genetically extinct, resulting in clones, but dead extinct. In fact, the last one died today.
In a somewhat unrelated thought, it is a strange coincidence that on this day, exactly last year, the stepdaughter of Roberto Carlos also died. Apparently, living things have a habit of dying in the days before his birthday.
As it is, the cheetah is probably the latest relevant animal to become extinct -- even as humans could have done something about it. For years, we have been warned: The cheetah is genetically extinct. And then: The cheetah could become truly extinct. But did anyone listen? No! So now it is extinct and there is no turning back.
More deaths could follow, animal or otherwise. So please, let us try to do something about it, as a species, and prevent other notable animals from meeting the same end within our time.
Interestingly, Roberto Carlos has a few of his own words about extinction, in a song he did in 1981 when he was trying to save the whales:
"Seus netos vão te perguntar em poucos anos,
Pelas baleias que cruzavam oceanos,
Que eles viram em velhos livros
Ou nos filmes dos arquivos
Dos programas vespertinos de televisão."
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Our soul is the same essence as that of God
We develop physically and intellectually; yet with all that, we are not happy and we cannot be happy. We give food to the physical body and we are physically strong; we give food to the intellect; but what food are we giving as the Bread of Life to the soul?
The soul is a conscious entity. The Bread of Life or the Water of Life can only be a conscious thing, and that is God. And where is God? God is the very controlling power keeping us in the body. So we have to contact Him. Ever since the soul has been sent down to the world, she has not gone back to Him. Otherwise, you would have been in another state of affairs. Soul says, "I will try my utmost for years and years – hundreds of years – and won't rest until I find Him." So our soul is the same essence as that of God. Ever since it has been sent to the world, it has not gone back so far. So soul cannot find rest unless it meets the Oversoul: God.
But soul has now been identified with the body so much so that it has forgotten itself. Unless the soul is analyzed and withdrawn from the body and comes to its seat at the back of the eyes and gets some self-awareness or self-knowledge, she cannot know the Overself or have God-knowledge. So self-knowledge precedes God-knowledge. All Masters who came in the past have given out as the prerequisite that we should know our own self. We are conscious beings, not physical bodies. We are wearing these bodies only. All of these outer religions are schools of thought in which we are joined to know our selves and to know God.
We have never been without Him. He has all along been with us. We are living in Him just like a fish lives in the water. The water is never away from the fish – the very life of the fish is water. So our very life is God, the Controlling Power which keeps us in the body. So, unless we know our own self, we cannot taste the kernel within. You may remain in any religion you like, because religions are only concerned with the outer forms – they are the casing only, I would say. We are to dip into this casing. We can taste the kernel by the only way that exists: by contacting the one in whom God is manifested.


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Enjoy a fun night out with your little chef. We'll be offering cooking classes for parents and their kids to learn fun recipes. This is a great opportunity to work on cooking skills and enjoy a tasty meal with your little one. Kids 8+ are invited to participate in a fun and tasty night of learning how to cook! Classes will be held on the first and third Wednesday of each month at the DSAW headquarters.
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OMG I just checked and I can't believe that's true!
OMG I just checked and I can't believe that's true!
Originally Posted by Axl Rose
RIP Craigos. A true CW legend. You will be missed.
President of RTDAS - Ryan ten Doeschate - The Freddie Flintoff of Associate Cricket
Member of DNAS, ESAS - Dirk Nannes, Edgar Schiferli. Dutchmen can bowl.
Originally Posted by Pedro DelgadoOriginally Posted by Matt79
If you understand the ranking system then it's actually quite a logical thing - the 2006 world cup is now wiped from the calculations and since there were a number of teams above England in the rankings who did a lot worse this time than then, they were bound to drop (witness Portugal and Italy falling from above to below, and France who were 1 place behind us dropping something like 13 spots!
marc71178 - President and founding member of AAAS - we don't only appreciate when he does well, but also when he's not quite so good!
Anyone want to join the Society?
Beware the evils of Kit-Kats - they're immoral apparently.
Friendlies count for the rankings too though, and England won all of theirs against some reasonably highly-ranked teams.
FTR, you'll have to find another stick to beat me with than my allegiance to Dutch football
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Sexual Health A-Z Guide: Can I get pregnant if I throw up after taking the Pill?
"It takes 30 minutes for the Pill to be absorbed into your bloodstream, so if you vomit after that time period, you're protected," explains Mariana Zane, MD, director of the women's unit at New York University's Health Center. However, if you hurl within that first half hour, there's a chance that you can conceive. "Call your doctor to tell her the situation. Depending on your Pill formulation and where you are in your cycle, she may tell you that it's safe to skip the day or advise you to take another pill ASAP and then use a backup method of birth control for the rest of the month," says Dr. Zane.


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Announcements: Drinking Water Week 2011
The United States has one of the safest public drinking water supplies in the world (1). Tap water not only provides water for daily activities such as drinking, bathing, and cooking, it also benefits the entire community by providing water to serve businesses, schools, and hospitals, and to promote overall health (2). May 1--7, 2011, is Drinking Water Week, an annual observance whose theme "Water: Celebrate the Essential" underscores the many services provided by public drinking water systems in the United States (3).
Disinfection and treatment practices, as well as the environmental regulation of water pollutants, have substantially improved domestic water quality during the past century and have led to a dramatic decrease in the incidence of waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid fever (4,5). Despite these improvements, sources of drinking water still can become contaminated and lead to adverse health effects (6).
New challenges to the U.S. water supply include aging drinking water infrastructure, the impact of climate change on water availability and quality, chemical contamination of water sources, emerging pathogens, and the development of new ways to obtain and use water. Drinking Water Week is a time to highlight the importance of safe drinking water and recognize that protecting and reinvesting in water infrastructure is crucial to the health of persons living in the United States.
- US Environmental Protection Agency. Drinking water and health: what you need to know. Washington, DC: US Environmental Protection Agency; 2009. Available at http://water.epa.gov/drink/guide/upload/book_waterontap_full.pdf. Accessed March 25, 2011.
- CDC. Achievements in public health, 1900--1999: changes in the public health system. MMWR 1999;48:1141--7.
- American Water Works Association. Drinking Water Week 2011. Denver, CO: American Water Works Association; 2011. Available at http://www.awwa.org/government/content.cfm?itemnumber=44766&navitemnumber=3863. Accessed March 25, 2011.
- CDC. Achievements in public health, 1900--1999: safer and healthier foods. MMWR 1999;48:905--13.
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The Immutable Laws of Maureen DowdBy Josh ChafetzOctober 14, 2002Where the Girls AreBy Bob TyrrellOctober 29, 2009Is Disagreement with Obama Racism?By Walter E. WilliamsSeptember 30, 2009Dowd and Carter Guilty of that Which They DecryBy David LimbaughSeptember 18, 2009When Did Opposition Become 'Racism'?By Diana WestSeptember 18, 2009A Tackle Box Full of Race BaitBy Jonah GoldbergSeptember 18, 2009Race and StupidityBy Pat BuchananSeptember 18, 2009Wilson, West Prove that Rude Isn't RacialBy Laura HollisSeptember 15, 2009The Unbearable Whiteness of Being Maureen DowdBy Jeffrey LordJuly 21, 2009Maureen Dowd Implies That White Republicans Are RacistsBy Joe KleinJuly 16, 2009The Left Never Tires of Christian BashingBy David LimbaughMay 3, 2005
Maureen Dowd is a twice-weekly Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times.Dowd was born in January 1952 in Washington, D.C., the youngest of five children of an Irish-Catholic homemaker mother and a D.C. policeman father who was in charge of security at the U.S. Senate. She attended Roman Catholic Immaculata High School in Washington, and in 1973 earned a BA degree in English from Catholic University.Dowd's eldest brother intervened to get her a job taking dictation from reporters at the now-defunct Washington Star newspaper. Before long, she was also writing her own stories for that publication.In 1981 Dowd moved to New York City to take a job with Time Magazine, but she soon found it unsatisfying to be part of team gathering facts and anecdotes that others fabricated into articles. Two years later she was hired as a metro reporter by New York Times metro editor Anna Quindlen, now back-page columnist for Newsweek Magazine. While writing for the Times, Dowd moonlighted by writing a monthly career-advice column for the women's magazine Mademoiselle under the pen name "Rebecca Sharp."In 1986 Dowd moved back to Washington, D.C., to join the Times bureau there. Bureau chief Howell Raines assigned her to cover the White House during the George H.W. Bush Administration. She became a columnist on The New York Times Op-Ed page in 1995. Dowd describes her approach to public figures as doing "cultural profiles" that seek to reveal fresh insight by asking about a person's favorite music, movies, literature and other personal interests or aversions. Her writing is characterized by an acerbic, often polemical style displaying irreverence for powerful figures, particularly in the realms of politics and religion (most notably Christian conservatives). "The Rapture is coming," Dowd told fellow Democrat Chris Matthews on his November 7, 2004 NBC program, and "you and I are going up [to heaven]" but "all these hypocritical conservatives" are not. Dowd is also a passionate critic of George W. Bush, who she has accused of presiding over a theocracy.Dowd won a Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for Distinguished Commentary for a series of columns that considered the psychology of those involved in the Monica Lewinsky scandal, in particular Ms. Lewinsky and President Bill Clinton. In 2000, she received the Damon Runyon award for outstanding contributions to journalism. An October 2002 Josh Chafetz article in the Weekly Standard depicted Dowd as a narcissistic writer tending to reduce "all political phenomena … to caricatures of the personalities involved. … And, of course, with every caricature goes a nickname." For example, Dowd depicted President Clinton's accuser Linda Tripp as a woman who "rides on a broomstick"; Clinton special prosecutor Ken Starr as a "sex addict"; those in favor of invading Iraq and toppling Saddam Hussein as the "Whack-Iraq tribe"; and those suspicious of the Bush administration's real motives for going to war as the "Pesky Questions tribe." She has commonly referred to former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as "Rummy."The same Chafetz article asserts that Dowd not only finds it "easier to whine than to take a stand or offer solutions," but also thinks it "better to be cute than coherent." "Along these lines," writes Chafetz, "Dowd's favorite rhetorical device is parallelism. For example, from her June 12 column: 'The Islamic enemy strums on our nerves to hurt our economy and get power. The American president strums on our nerves to help his popularity and retain power.' And from August 18: '[Bush Sr.]'s proudest legacy, after all, was painstakingly stitching together a global coalition to stand up for the principle that one country cannot simply invade another without provocation. Now the son may blow off the coalition so he can invade another country without provocation.' Her phrasing is so cute that the outrageous moral equivalence she's drawing almost slips by unnoticed: She just compared the president of the United States to the September 11 terrorists and to Saddam Hussein."While Dowd commonly characterizes conservatives as lacking in compassion, her own writing is often peppered with phrases and references that can accurately be classified as offensive. In 2004, for instance, she referred to those who oppose the embryonic stem-cell research she favors as "extra-chromosome conservatives," i.e., people suffering the mental impairment of Down Syndrome.In 2003 Dowd mocked Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for his opposition to racial quotas and set-asides by declaring that Thomas had gotten his political appointment through affirmative action. "President Bush and Justice Thomas have brought me around," wrote Dowd. "I don't want affirmative action. I want whatever they got." In one 2003 column, Dowd sparked public controversy when she distorted a quote by George W. Bush, and, in doing so, entirely changed the meaning of what the President had said. Wrote Dowd: "Busy chasing off Saddam, the president and vice president had told us that Al Qaeda was spent. 'Al Qaeda is on the run,' President Bush said last week. 'That group of terrorists who attacked our country is slowly but surely being decimated … They're not a problem anymore."The dots in this quote are ellipses, marks to show that text has been deleted. Ethical journals do this to compress text, but not to change the meaning of what the person quoted has said or written. What follows is what President Bush actually said:"Al Qaeda is on the run. That group of terrorists who attacked our country is slowly but surely being decimated. Right now, about half of all the top Al Qaeda operatives are either jailed or dead. In either case, they're not a problem anymore."Dowd elliptically deleted some of the President's words in a way that reversed the meaning of what he said. Dowd was reluctant to apologize when this misquotation was pointed out to her.In 2005, Dowd was awarded the Mary Alice Davis Lectureship award from the College of Communication at The University of Texas at AustinIn a 2007 interview with Reason magazine, Jonathan Rauch, a senior writer and columnist for National Journal and a correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, said that Dowd has "played a counterproductive role" in journalism. Explained Rauch: "I'm not a fan of the idea that the journalist and the journalist's attitude should be front and center. I think that a good journalist's duty is to get out of the way. ... a much higher art than being clever -- is just to get out of the way … Just to be [the reader's] eyes and ears. … I think Maureen Dowd is very good at what she does. But the problem is that lots of people who aren't any good at it think this is journalism. [They think] it's what we should all be doing, showing off our attitude. I think that sets a bad example. The blogosphere tends to further the [notion] that journalism is about opinion and not about fact. I think that's wrong. Most people think they know truth and think that what they know is right. They're usually wrong. Journalists are among the few people in society who are actually paid to try go out and learn things."On May 17, 2009, it was reported that Dowd had lifted an entire paragraph (with the exception of two words) from a previous week's blog post by Talking Points Memo editor Josh Marshall. When confronted with this apparent act of plagiarism, Dowd, in an email to the Huffington Post, offered this version of the events in question:
"josh is right. I didn't read his blog last week, and didn't have any idea he had made that point until you informed me just now."i was talking to a friend of mine Friday about what I was writing who suggested I make this point, expressing it in a cogent -- and I assumed spontaneous -- way and I wanted to weave the idea into my column."but, clearly, my friend must have read josh marshall without mentioning that to me. we're fixing it on the web, to give josh credit, and will include a note, as well as a formal correction tomorrow."
"josh is right. I didn't read his blog last week, and didn't have any idea he had made that point until you informed me just now."i was talking to a friend of mine Friday about what I was writing who suggested I make this point, expressing it in a cogent -- and I assumed spontaneous -- way and I wanted to weave the idea into my column."but, clearly, my friend must have read josh marshall without mentioning that to me. we're fixing it on the web, to give josh credit, and will include a note, as well as a formal correction tomorrow."
In mid-July 2009, Dowd penned an op-ed piece titled "White Man's Last Stand," which was critical of the white Republican senators who, at that time, were asking probing questions of Barack Obama's Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor. "After all, these guys have never needed to speak inspirational words to others like them, as Sotomayor has done. They've had codes, handshakes and clubs to do that." Dowd then proceeded to attack former President George W. Bush for the "disgrace" of appointing "two white men to a [Supreme] court stocked with white men."
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Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 6:13 am
Post subject: Have you ever forged documents?
Those of you who have to get your visas and stuff know the drill. You have to print out a stupid medical report that asks you if you have ever been treated for beri beri or ricketts.
I know I will get no response from you, but have you ever saved your old medical reports and scanned them into scanners (changing the dates to update the year)?
It's actually a wonderful time-saving device because schools assume that you can schedule a complete medical exam in 30 days or less.
and the insult to injury comes when you take another physical exam (in host country) where the standard for passing is being able to walk unassisted.
I just want to know if you guys play by the rules or do you do what you have to do?
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Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 1:05 pm
Post subject: CHEATING
This is quite common in Arab and Indian countries and it is called helping one another. Of course, in the West, it is called cheating.The Arabs are so used to cheating, that when you show them the genuine article, they just don't believe you.
I recall interviewing an American ( he could have been any nationality ) and he said that he had experience in the areas in question and so he was added to the list for a second interview. At the second interview, when he was required to answer the same questions in depth, he was unable to do so. When asked why he had lied, about his experience, at his first interview, he said, "what would you do if you were out of work and had six kids to raise"?
He didn't get the job, although I can sympathize with him. What would you do?
I would do the same!
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Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 9:17 pm
Post subject: I just saved myself $1400
I went to Daves ESL cafe and I found out some teachers pay $1300-$1400 to get a complete physical exam.
I did mine for the cost of ink and paper.
So what do you guys do when your bosses play with one set of rules and expect you to play by a different set of rules?
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Just browsing this forum and came across this thread. I do realize that it is several years old, however it is still on the first page so I would just like to offer a differing view point to the last poster...also to others who may be considering forging documents.
First of all, forging documents is a crime. It is a felony as opposed to a simple misdemeanor.
" Forgery is the act of criminally making or altering a written instrument for the purpose of fraud or deceit. In the U.S., depending on the type of documents forged, forgeries are primarily classified in three degrees: first degree, second degree, and third degree. The first two degrees are felonies and the third degree amounts to a misdemeanor. The first degree forgery involves the actual presentation or use of any falsely made, altered or possessed document with the intent to deceive or defraud"
Secondly the claim that the boss is playing by a different set of rules is wholly irrelevant. The claim that "Well he did it, so why can't I?" has never been considered a valid defense in court.
We are all independent grown adults with 100% responsibility for our own actions. Let me ask you. If the boss ingested illegal drugs, would you? If the boss cheated on his wife, would you? If the boss beat his children would you?
Why then would you follow his conduct in any other areas?
Bottom line. If one has messed up his life to the point where committing forgery to work in another country is their only/best option...then it is likely they have far more serious personal issues to deal with than finding a place to work.
Harsh advice? Yes. Unduly harsh? No. I would suggest that it is in any case preferable to getting caught with forged documents and facing jail time with fines and deportation in the future.
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The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton, helped people in times of disaster.
(1) May I give you my opinion?
(2) I shall be using traditional names for the parts of speech. The 8 parts taught in high school: noun/pronoun/adjective/verb/adverb/preposition/conjunction/interjection.
(3) The American Red Cross = noun (proper)/ subject of the sentence
founded by Clara Barton:
(a) founded = participle that modifies "The American Red Cross."
(b) by Clara Barton = prepositional phrase modifying "founded"
(i) by = preposition
(ii) Clara Barton = noun (proper) that is object of "by."
helped = verb
people = noun/ direct object in the sentence.
in times = prepositional phrase that modifies "helped."
of disaster = prepositional phrase that modifies "times."
Thank you for your interesting sentence. Ms. Barton was, indeed, a great lady. And let's remember Mr. Jean Henri Dunant, a Swiss gentleman, who started the Red Cross.
Have a nice day!


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San Diego >> Friday at Comic-Con International is all about television.
Heavy-hitters from several critically acclaimed and fan favorite TV series are sure to be crowd pleasers for all those lucky enough to make it into the panels of the day.
Of course, there are several panels featuring movies that are worthy of being highlighted.
Here's a quick look at our top 10 picks for day two of the four-day pop culture phenomenon:
"Wayward Pines" World Premiere
What: M. Night Shyamalan is coming to TV and he's bringing some big names with him. FOX's "Wayward Pines" panel will feature cast members Matt Dillion, Melissa Leo, Toby Jones, Carla Gugino, Terrence Howard, Reed Diamond, Shannyn Sossamon, Tim Griffin and Charlie Tahan, along with executives producers M. Night Shyamalan, Donald De Line, Chad Hodge and Ashwin Rajan. The panel will be moderated by TV Guide's Rob Moynihan.
When: 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Where: Room 5AB, San Diego Convention Center
Information: www.fox.com/wayward-pines
"The Originals" Special Video Presentation
What: "The Vampire Diaries" hit spin-off returns for its second year at the convention with all its stars in tow. Along with executive producer Julie Plec and co-executive producer Michael Narducci, series stars Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, Phoebe Tonkin, Charles Michael Davis, Leah Pipes and Danielle Campbell will all take the stage to discuss the second season.
When: 4:15-5:15 p.m.
Where: Ballroom 20, San Diego Convention Center
Information: www.cwtv.com/shows/the-originals
"Archer" Screening
What: FX's panel for the zany animated comedy "Archer" will feature an exclusive screening of an original piece created specifically for Comic-Con, plus the premiere episode of season six. Voice talent on hand will include H. Jon Benjamin, Aisha Tyler, Chris Parnell, Judy Greer, Amber Nash and Lucky Yates along with creator Adam Reed and co-executive producer Casey Willis.
When: 5-6 p.m.
Where: The Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel
Information: www.fxnetworks.com/archer
RADiUS-TWC Previews "Horns" and "Everly"
What: "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe will finally make his Comic-Con debut in this panel for the feature film "Horns," which will also feature co-star Juno Temple, director Alexandre Aja and novelist Joe Hill. The audience will be treated to the world premiere of the trailer for the movie.
RADiUS also promises Salma Hayek in attendance to introduce footage of her new film "Everly," plus more surprises.
When: 3-4 p.m.
Where: Hall H, San Diego Convention Center
Information: radiustwc.com
20th Century FOX Presents
What: While little has been released about what will be featured in this panel, rumors have been circulating that many of the stars from 20th Century FOX's fall line up will be in attendance.
This two-hour panel will more than likely have video presentations and Q&A's with the cast from the following films: "The Maze Runner," "Book of Life," "Let's Be Cops" and "Kingsman: The Secret Service."
When: 4:20-6:20 p.m.
Where: Hall H, San Diego Convention Center
Information: www.foxmovies.com
Marvel Television Presents
What: As Marvel continues to expand its horizons through TV, the company's Head of Television Jeph Loeb will be joined by the casts of "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." and the upcoming "Agent Carter" for a behind the scenes peek at the two live-action series.
When: 3-4 p.m.
Where: Ballroom 20, San Diego Convention Center
Information: www.agentsofshield.com, abc.go.com/shows/marvels-agent-carter
"Orphan Black"
What: Even though the second season just wrapped up, the stars and creators of BBC America's "Orphan Black" will be on hand to discuss all things Clone Club.
Entertainment Weekly's Dalton Ross will moderate the fan-favorite panel comprised of Tatiana Maslany, Jordan Gavaris, Dylan Bruce, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Evelyne Brochu and Ari Millen as well as co-creators Graeme Manson and John Fawcett.
When: 6-7 p.m.
Where: Room 6A, San Diego Convention Center
Information: www.bbcamerica.com/orphan-black
"Arrow" Special Video Presentation
What: Planning to conquer Comic-Con for its third year in a row, DC Comics' "Arrow" panel is sure to be one of the most talked about panels of the convention. Series stars Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, David Ramsey, Emily Bett Rickards, Colton Haynes, Willa Holland, Paul Blackthorne and John Barrowman will join executive producers Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg to preview the highly anticipated third season of the hit CW show.
When: 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Where: Ballroom 20, San Diego Convention Center
Information: www.cwtv.com/shows/arrow
AMC's "The Walking Dead"
What: Looking forward to season five, the cast and crew of AMC's hit TV show join moderator Chris Hardwick to give audiences a sneak preview of the upcoming season and recap the shocking finale of season four.
Stars Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Chad Coleman and Michael Cudlitz will join executive producer and showrunner Scott Gimple, executive producer and graphic novel creator Robert Kirkman, executive producer Gale Anne Hurd, executive producer Dave Alpert, and special effects makeup supervisor and executive producer Greg Nicotero for the panel.
When: 12:20-1:20 pm.
Where: Hall H, San Diego Convention Center
Information: www.amctv.com/shows/the-walking-dead
"Game of Thrones" Panel
What: Craig Ferguson will moderate this highly anticipated panel featuring stars Kit Harington, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maisie Williams, Sophie Turner, Natalie Dormer, Gwendoline Christie, Rose Leslie and Pedro Pascal. Executive producers and writers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, along with author George R. R. Martin will also be present for the panel to discuss the filming of the fifth season of the critically acclaimed HBO series.
When: 1:40-2:40 p.m.
Where: Hall H, San Diego Convention Center
Information: www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones
For a full schedule listing for Friday, visit www.comic-con.org/cci/friday


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The order of resources in a Puppet manifest does not matter. Puppet assumes that most resources are not related to each other and will manage the resources in whatever order is most efficient.
If a group of resources should be managed in a specific order, you must explicitly declare the relationships.
Relationships can be declared with the relationship metaparameters, chaining arrows, and the
require function.
Relationship Metaparameters
package { 'openssh-server':
ensure => present,
before => File['/etc/ssh/sshd_config'],
Puppet uses four metaparameters to establish relationships. Each of them can be set as an attribute in any resource. The value of any relationship metaparameter should be a resource reference (or array of references) pointing to one or more target resources.
- Causes a resource to be applied before the target resource.
- Causes a resource to be applied after the target resource.
- Causes a resource to be applied before the target resource. The target resource will refresh if the notifying resource changes.
- Causes a resource to be applied after the target resource. The subscribing resource will refresh if the target resource changes.
If two resources need to happen in order, you can either put a
before attribute in the prior one or a
require attribute in the subsequent one; either approach will create the same relationship. The same is true of
notify and
The two examples below create the same ordering relationship:
package { 'openssh-server':
ensure => present,
before => File['/etc/ssh/sshd_config'],
file { '/etc/ssh/sshd_config':
ensure => file,
mode => '0600',
source => 'puppet:///modules/sshd/sshd_config',
require => Package['openssh-server'],
The two examples below create the same notification relationship:
file { '/etc/ssh/sshd_config':
ensure => file,
mode => '0600',
source => 'puppet:///modules/sshd/sshd_config',
notify => Service['sshd'],
service { 'sshd':
ensure => running,
enable => true,
subscribe => File['/etc/ssh/sshd_config'],
Chaining Arrows
# ntp.conf is applied first, and will notify the ntpd service if it changes:
File['/etc/ntp.conf'] ~> Service['ntpd']
You can create relationships between two resources or groups of resources using the
-> and
~> operators.
->(ordering arrow)
- Causes the resource on the left to be applied before the resource on the right. Written with a hyphen and a greater-than sign.
~>(notification arrow)
- Causes the resource on the left to be applied first, and sends a refresh event to the resource on the right if the left resource changes. Written with a tilde and a greater-than sign.
The chaining arrows accept the following types of operands on either side of the arrow:
- Resource references, including multi-resource references
- Resource declarations
- Resource collectors
Note: Arrays of references cannot be chained. To chain multiple resources at once, you must use a multi-resource reference or a collector.
An operand can be shared between two chaining statements, which allows you to link them together into a "timeline:"
Package['ntp'] -> File['/etc/ntp.conf'] ~> Service['ntpd']
Since resource declarations can be chained, you can use chaining arrows to make Puppet apply a section of code in the order that it is written:
# first:
package { 'openssh-server':
ensure => present,
} -> # and then:
file { '/etc/ssh/sshd_config':
ensure => file,
mode => '0600',
source => 'puppet:///modules/sshd/sshd_config',
} ~> # and then:
service { 'sshd':
ensure => running,
enable => true,
And since collectors can be chained, you can create many-to-many relationships:
Yumrepo <| |> -> Package <| |>
This example would apply all yum repository resources before applying any package resources, which protects any packages that rely on custom repos.
Note: Chained collectors can potentially cause huge dependency cycles and should be used carefully. They can also be dangerous when used with virtual resources, which are implicitly realized by collectors.
Note: Although you can usually chain many resources and/or collectors together (
File['one'] -> File['two'] -> File['three']), the chain can be broken if it includes a collector whose search expression doesn't match any resources. This is Puppet bug #18399.
Note: Collectors can only search on attributes which are present in the manifests and cannot see properties that must be read from the target system. For example, if the example above had been written as
Yumrepo <| |> -> Package <| provider == yum |>, it would only create relationships with packages whose
providerattribute had been explicitly set to
yumin the manifests. It would not affect any packages that didn't specify a provider but would end up using Yum.
Reversed Forms
Both chaining arrows have a reversed form (
<- and
<~). As implied by their shape, these forms operate in reverse, causing the resource on their right to be applied before the resource on their left.
Note: As the majority of Puppet's syntax is written left-to-right, these reversed forms can be confusing and are not recommended.
require Function
require function declares a class and causes it to become a dependency of the surrounding container:
class wordpress {
require apache
require mysql
The above example would cause every resource in the
apache and
mysql classes to be applied before any of the resources in the
wordpress class.
Unlike the relationship metaparameters and chaining arrows, the
require function does not have a reciprocal form or a notifying form. However, more complex behavior can be obtained by combining
include and chaining arrows inside a class definition:
class apache::ssl {
include site::certificates
# Restart every service in this class if any of our SSL certificates change on disk:
Class['site::certificates'] ~> Class['apache::ssl']
Ordering and Notification
Puppet has two types of resource relationships:
- Ordering
- Ordering with notification
An ordering relationship ensures that one resource will be managed before another.
A notification relationship does the same, but also sends the latter resource a refresh event if Puppet changes the first resource's state. A refresh event causes the recipient to refresh itself.
If a resource receives multiple refresh events, they will be combined and the resource will only refresh once.
Only certain resource types can refresh themselves. Of the built-in types, these are service, mount, and exec.
Service resources refresh by restarting their service. Mount resources refresh by unmounting and then mounting their volume. Exec resources usually do not refresh, but can be made to: setting
refreshonly => true causes the exec to never fire unless it receives a refresh event. You can also set an additional
refresh command, which causes the exec to run both commands when it receives a refresh event.
Certain resource types can autorequire other resources. This creates an ordering relationship without the user explicitly stating one. Autorequiring is done when applying a catalog. (That is, the autorequire relationship is not already present in the catalog.)
When Puppet is preparing to sync a resource whose type supports autorequire, it will search the catalog for any resources that match certain rules. If it finds any, it will process them before that resource. If Puppet doesn't find any resources that could be autorequired, that's fine; they won't be considered a failed dependency.
The type reference contains information on which types can autorequire other resources. Each type's description should state its autorequire behavior, if any. For an example, see the "Autorequires" section near the end of the exec type's description.
Parse-Order Independence
Relationships are not limited by parse-order. You can declare a relationship with a resource before that resource has been declared.
Missing Dependencies
If one of the resources in a relationship is never declared, compilation will fail with one of the following errors:
Could not find dependency <OTHER RESOURCE> for <RESOURCE>
Could not find resource '<OTHER RESOURCE>' for relationship on '<RESOURCE>'.
Failed Dependencies
If Puppet fails to apply the prior resource in a relationship, it will skip the subsequent resource and log the following messages:
notice: <RESOURCE>: Dependency <OTHER RESOURCE> has failures: true
warning: <RESOURCE>: Skipping because of failed dependencies
It will then continue to apply any unrelated resources. Any resources that depend on the skipped resource will also be skipped.
This helps prevent inconsistent system state by causing a "clean" failure instead of attempting to apply a resource whose prerequisites may be broken.
Note: Although a resource won't be applied if a dependency fails, it can still receive and respond to refresh events from other, successful, dependencies. This is because refreshes are handled semi-independently of the normal resource sync process. It is an outstanding design issue, and may be tracked at issue #7486.
Dependency Cycles
If two or more resources require each other in a loop, Puppet will compile the catalog but will be unable to apply it. Puppet will log an error like the following, and will attempt to help you identify the cycle:
err: Could not apply complete catalog: Found 1 dependency cycle:
Try the '--graph' option and opening the resulting '.dot' file in OmniGraffle or GraphViz
To locate the directory containing the graph files, run
puppet agent --configprint graphdir.


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Dependable Solutions necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 75 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
In 2005 I was in a network marketing business I went from sponsoring 8 people in 10 months (which is better that the average of 2.2) to sponsoring 25 people in January and February 2006 (and a bunch more after that).
I have been getting a ton of e-mails, usually on Facebook, from people who saw me featured on a website and tracking me down via Google. I have been helping these people as much as I can, but more recently I created a system, that includes some DVD training, that will allow people to know what I know and hopefully build the business of their dreams.
My people dream of leaving their current job, working from home, working for themselves and live a better life that includes dream vacations and a bigger house. They want more for their children.
I need 2 layered psd files.
The first is for the DVD label which needs to be 1370 pixels, RGB, 16 bit color. The image should be square and i do not need the DVD circle on it. Please remember there is a hole in the middle of appx 22 mm.
The second is for the cover which is a one-piece wrapper, 3236 pixels wide by 2173 pixels high with a 165 pixel spine running down the middle. Please also keep in mind that there will be 6 lines of text from the DVD manufacturer placed on the left of the cover (on the back) so at least the left 90mm should be free of graphics (background color is OK).
I have loaded a page at http://www.networkmarketingsrb.com/99designs/ with the dimensions shown graphically as well as our logo files for your use.
I want the definition of an SRB "SRB /ess-ahr-bē/, n. Solid Rocket Booster – a powerful rocket, ignited at lift-off, generating extra thrust to overcome gravity in the early stages of a launch." to appear on the cover as well as the logo. I may add additional text or modify, so I need this layered.
After that it's anything goes. Have a look at the target market description. I will tell you I don't like pictures of money. Some ideas:
- cruise/beach/dream vacation scene
- org chart style diagram (showing a downline)
- no images, just a fancy style with good colors
It's a commercial product so I need rights to any image provided.


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Electronic Vital Event Registration System (EVERS)
The Electronic Vital Event Registration (EVER) system is the state's web-based application that allows hospitals, funeral homes, physicians and coroners to register births, deaths and fetal deaths online, thus eliminating the need for a paper certificate. This system is deployed state-wide and allows users to easily and efficiently enter the required registration information and submit that information to the Division of Vital Records.
This web page is a dedicated resource to all our partners and will provide the required documents, forms and information necessary to use the EVERS application and complete these vital records. All EVERS users will need to access the application at the following location:
From this site, you will be required to enter the userid and password you created during the registration process. If you have problems logging into the application, follow the instructions on the login page for assistance with userid and password problems.
*** Adobe Reminder ***
In order to print the forms in the new death registration portion of EVERS, you will need to make sure that you computer has a recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on it. To download the newest version of this software, go to www.adobe.com and click on the link that says "Get Adobe Reader".
*** Hospital Birth Users ***
Please download the latest Parent's Worksheet and begin using it immediately. The latest worksheet includes the new birth request form and instructions for parents to order their child's birth certificate. Just click on Parent's Worksheet, under Birth Forms on the right menu.
Please direct any questions or suggestions about EVERS or the content on this page by email to Darin Meschke or Carmell Barth or by phone at (701) 328-2360.


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Bridgeport police investigate apparent Santeria curse
Bridgeport police investigate apparent Santeria curse
BRIDGEPORT -- In the latest of several incidents of apparent occult practice in the city, police are investigating what they believe was a Santeria curse against a Derby man -- in the form of dead, headless roosters and other animal parts.
Stuffed with some kind of root and sewn up, the two beheaded roosters were found last week, hanging by their feet about 10 feet up from a tree near the intersection of Housatonic Avenue and Grand Street, according to police and paranormal investigators.
At the base of the tree was a bag containing a black knit cap and a box cutter, and nearby there were three coconut halves in a semi-circle, an apparent sheep's jawbone and a snakeskin, said Nicole Hall, a paranormal investigator with CT Soul Seekers Paranormal Investigations.
Animal control was notified on Wednesday, and a patrol officer was later called to the scene.
The matter is still under investigation and no charges have been filed, said Sgt. James Myers, who is also a paranormal investigator.
Preliminarily, it appears the curse was linked to a dispute between a man who works near the spot where the roosters were found and his ex-girlfriend, according to Hall, who visited the scene and talked to the man's wife.
The disputing pair was due to appear in court soon because the man recently discovered that the teenage son he'd been supporting all of his life wasn't his and is suing for back child support, Hall said.
The ex-girlfriend apparently set up the curse with offerings to a Santerian god and symbols related to money, as well as negative wishes toward the man. She called to inform him of it early last week, Hall said.
Reached at home Wednesday evening, the man, whose name was withheld to protect his privacy, declined comment.
In the past year, the city has seen an upswing in incidents involving occult activity, Myers said, noting numerous times he's gone to city homes and noticed symbolism related to Voodoo and Santeria, a Caribbean religion that combines elements of West African Yoruba and Roman Catholicism.
Last June, officers found a human skull, a beheaded chicken, chickens' blood and other animal parts in a Madison Avenue basement during a drug raid. The next month, there were two human skulls in a circular blanket of loose dirt and bloody papers with names on them at Mountain Grove Cemetery. And just days later, the body of a 2-year-old girl stolen from her Stamford grave showed up in a New Jersey river with chicken bones nearby.
Police believed all three incidents may have involved Santeria or similar religious rituals, but weren't connected.
A police report indicates that the ex-girlfriend, who lives in Bridgeport, may also have been involved in the Mountain Grove ritual.
Myers declined to comment on whether there is a criminal element to the apparent curse, saying that such cases, in general, can be tricky because people have a legal right to freely practice the religion of their choice.
"You have that fine line," he said. "When does it become animal cruelty? When does it become harassment? You have to really, really watch that line. People have Constitutional rights for a purpose."
Due to the apparent increase in occult activity in Bridgeport, Myers is advocating for city police training in occult identification so officers "know what they're actually looking at when they go out into the field."
Hall said the man's wife told her she'd found other evidence of possible curses around their home and "in the past few months or so, they've had nothing but bad luck."
She said the couple has renewed their attendance at a Catholic church and asked that their house be blessed by a priest.
"That's the best thing they can do," she said, adding that she believes people can protect themselves against spiritual curses through their own beliefs.
Marci Fernino, a sensitive with CT Soul Seekers, said the man "doesn't want to put any belief in" the curse, and went as far as to assert that "Somebody can't curse you if you don't believe in it and your faith is strong enough and you don't let that happen."
There is an element of mind-over-matter in such cases, Myers said, but "it really doesn't matter if the person believes or doesn't believe."
Some people don't believe in paranormal or occult activity, he said, but their opinions don't determine whether it is real: "There are things beyond us that we can't explain; it doesn't mean they're not there."
Even so, he said the curse was directed toward a specific goal and should not cause alarm to the general public.