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Questions surround the governor's budget plan for DDS
January 28, 2013 David Kassel	Leave a comment
In a conference call with advocates last week, Department of Developmental Services Commissioner Elin Howe put what seems to be a highly optimistic spin on the governor's FY 14 budget plan for her department.
Howe said that, "I think we're entering into this (budget process) in better shape than in a considerable period of time." Last spring, she similarly described the plan for the current-year DDS budget, as it emerged from the House Ways & Means Committee, as "the best budget the Department has had in five years."
Governor Patrick's $1.5 billion, FY 14 budget plan for DDS appears to be typical of his overall budget proposals for human services, but we aren't ready to make too many rosy projections about it.
First, there's the question whether the governor's budget proposals are realistic, given that they depend on passage of his plan to raise taxes. And as was the case last year, Howe seems to be focusing on the brightest spots in a budget for her department that appears to have many dark spots as well.
Howe did begin the Wednesday call by noting that the governor's proposed budget (H1) depends on legislative passage of his proposal to increase the income tax rate to 6.25 percent. The state's current revenue estimate for the coming fiscal year "doesn't support all of what we're trying to do," she said.
Howe said, though, that she had no figures on what might happen to the DDS line items for FY 14 if the Legislature were to balk at the governor's tax plan, which seems a good possibility.
Secondly, while Howe noted that H1 calls for increasing a number of DDS line items, she acknowledged there are also a number of projected shortfalls and cuts in it. Among the line items in H1 with projected shortfalls are DDS Administration (which funds service coordinators), State-operated group homes, and Community-based Transportation programs.
Also, the community-based Adult Family Supports and Turning 22 accounts would be only level-funded under H1, while the Autism Division account would be cut by a small amount.
In addition, the state-run developmental center line item would be cut by $10.4 million, bringing the total amount cut from this account by the Patrick administration to nearly $80 million since FY 2009. As we've said many times before, we have yet to see how that cut in developmental center funding has provided much in the way of benefits for the average DDS client in the community system.
Moreover, Howe said there is no money in the H1 budget for the developmental center account for the continued operation of the Fernald Center in the coming fiscal year, meaning the Department will once again have to ask for supplemental funding for Fernald.
The following is a line-item breakdown for DDS, under H1 for FY14:
DDS Administration and service coordinators (5911-1003):
H1 would increase this line item by $1.7 million, to $64.7 million. However, Howe said this increase is the result of salary increases due to collective bargaining with the SEIU state employee union. Without an additional $500,000 in the account, 10 to 12 service coordinator jobs could be lost, she said.
Service coordinators have the critical task of making sure DDS clients are receiving the right services in the community system, and their caseloads are growing out of control. SEIU is asking for an additional $2.5 million in the administrative line item in order to restore 50 service coordinator jobs out of the 82 jobs lost since 2007.
Community Transportation (5911-2000):
H1 would increase this account by $537,000, to $13 million. However, Howe said this increase will still result in a shortfall in the transportation account of $500,000.
Community Residential (5920-2000):
H1 would increase this account by $71.7 million, to $860.3 million. Howe said some of this increased funding is the result of "Chapter 257," a 2008 "global payment" initiative, which established pre-set rates for DDS residential service vendors. The Arc of Massachusetts says the Chapter 257 increase amounts to $55 million and is a "down-payment" on a total $175 million increase in funding that is expected to be given to the vendors.
State-operated Residential (5920-2010):
H1 would increase this account by $10.6 million, to $191.4 million. Howe noted that this increase is largely for the operation of new state-run group homes for residents from developmental centers marked for closure. Overall, she said, the increase in this account is $3.5 million less than what DDS requested, meaning the Department is once again projecting a shortfall in needed funding.
Community Day and Work (5920-2025):
H1 would increase the amount by $28.4 million, to $161.9 million, which is good news.
Adult Family Supports (5920-3000):
H1 would level-fund this account at $49.5 million, which is not good news.
Autism Division (5920-3010):
H1 would cut this account by $22,166, to $4.6 million. Bad news.
Turning 22 (5920-5000):
H1 would level-fund this account at $6 million. However, it would increase the annualized amounts for Turning 22 clients in the community residential, community day programs, and community transportation accounts. Mixed news.
Facilities (developmental centers) (5930-1000):
H1 would cut this account by $10.4 million, to $123 million. The Facilities account has been cut by nearly $80 million since FY 09.
Templeton Retained Revenue (5982-1000):
H1 would level-fund this account at $150,000
Non-DDS line items:
EOHHS Salary Reserve (1599-6901):
It does not appear that H1 contains any funding for the salary reserve for wage increases for direct-care workers employed by DDS vendors. In November, Patrick froze $20 million that had been placed in the fund for the current fiscal year.
Disabled Persons Protection Commission (1107-2501):
H1 would increase this account by $23,000, to $2.3 million. The effect, however, is level-funding of the agency, which has been level-funded since FY 2009. The DPPC is an independent state agency charged with investigating complaints of abuse and neglect of people with intellectual and other disabilities.
We'll stay tuned of course to see what the House and Senate do with the governor's budget for DDS. All in all, we don't share the assessment that we're entering into this budget process in great shape.
We are no doubt well into an era of reduced public services and of having to do more with less. Unfortunately, the administration doesn't appear to have put much thought into how to accomplish that. It's main initiative has been to close developmental centers, which hasn't boosted funding to most community-based accounts.
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: intellectual disabilities, Patrick administration
Update on the National Council on Disability's anti-institutional bias
January 22, 2013 David Kassel	2 comments
We wrote here before about the extreme ideological position of the National Council on Disability, which called last month for the closure of all residential facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities with more than three people living in them.
The NCD appears to be at it again, this time in the wake of the tragic shooting deaths of children and teachers in Newtown last month by a young man who may have had a mental illness or at least needed mental health treatment.
In a January 11 letter to Vice President Joe Biden, in Biden's capacity as head of the president's gun violence task force, Jonathan Young, chair of the NCD, appears to be more concerned about creating "an unnecessary expansion in institutionalization" than in ensuring that people who pose a danger to others get treatment or medication.
Young uses most of the letter to urge the vice president to avoid any measures that could unnecessarily institutionalize people, involuntarily commit them, or force treatment on them.
No one would disagree with Young's contention in his letter that people who pose no risk of violence should not be subject to institutionalization or forced treatment. But Young says little about what the task force could or should do to protect everyone's safety.
While COFAR's mission is to advocate on behalf of people with intellectual disabilities, not specifically on behalf of people with mental illness, we are commenting on Young's letter because much of the debate over deinstitutionalization of both groups of people has been similar. Certainly, Young and the NCD take the same view in favor of complete deinstitutionalization of both groups, and make the same flawed arguments about each.
In his letter to Biden, Young states that "institutional care has a long-standing history of poor outcomes and civil rights violation (sic) among persons with psychiatric disabilities." At the same time, he bemoans a "profound shortage in community-based services" for people with mental illness.
There are a number of potential contradictions here. First, Young and many other institutional opponents gloss over the fact that many so-called community-based services are institutional in nature. The NCD, in fact, takes this viewpoint to an extreme. With regard to people with intellectual disabilities, the NCD has stated that even community-based group homes are institutional and should be closed down if they have more than three people living in them.
Young and the NCD can't have it both ways. Young talks about a shortage of community-based services and yet he and the NCD want to dismantle much of the community-based infrastructure that exists for people with intellectual disabilities.
Secondly, while institutional care, whether of persons with psychiatric disabilities or intellectual disabilities, has certainly had its problems in the distant past, that care has come a long way. It's deinstitutionalization, which has had the more checkered recent history and the poorer outcomes.
Here is an assessment in 2007 of the success or lack thereof of deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill, by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.
The history of deinstitutionalization began with high hopes and by 2000, our understanding of how to do it had solidified. But it was too late for many. Looking back it is possible to see the mistakes, and a primary problem was that mental health policymakers overlooked the difficulty of finding resources to meet the needs of a marginalized group of people living in scattered sites in the community (my emphasis).
This marginalization of people living in scattered sites in the community is something we at COFAR have been saying for a long time with regard to people with intellectual disabilities. It's distressing that the NCD, an independent federal agency that advises the president and Congress on disabilities issues, has apparently chosen to rewrite the real history of deinstitutionalization.
Young's other major concern in his letter to Biden appears to be that safety-related measures under consideration by Biden's task force, such as requiring colleges to refer students with perceived psychological disabilities for evaluation and institutionalization, might perpetuate a stigma or damaging stereotypes about mental illness. This concern on Young's part appears to override his concern about the need such people might have for treatment.
We need to have a constructive discussion concerning the future of care for people with both mental illness and developmental disabilities. One way to begin is to stop the stereotypes and stigmas about institutional care.
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: developmental disabilities, National Council on Disability
DDS residential services vendors operating with expired licenses
January 8, 2013 David Kassel	Leave a comment
An undetermined number of service vendors to the state Department of Developmental Services have operated group homes and provided other services to clients of the Department despite having expired state licenses, according to a survey done by COFAR.
The survey identified at least three vendors — the Center for Human Development (CHD), Vinfen, and Independent Living for Adults with Special Needs — that were operating with expired two-year licenses as of mid-December.
The situation appears to be the result of an inability of DDS to approve the vendors' license renewal applications within a prescribed time frame of 60 to 120 days, possibly due to a lack of adequate staffing in the Department.
DDS regulations allow vendors to continue to operate with expired licenses as long as those vendors submit license renewal applications more than 60 days prior to the license expiration dates. That was the case with the three vendors identified by COFAR, according to DDS.
The DDS licensure system for vendors is viewed as a critical means of ensuring that the vendors provide quality care and safe environments for thousands of people with developmental disabilities. According to an online DDS Licensure Manual, the licensure process he is based on the ability of a vendor to meet several "essential safeguards" that concern personal safety, health, rights, a competent workforce, and individual care plans.
While the regulations appear to provide the Department with a technical reason for declaring expired licenses valid, it is concerning that DDS is apparently unable to ensure that license approvals are not more than two years old for all vendors.
According to DDS, Independent Living submitted its license renewal application on April 4, 2012. As of mid-December, some eight months later, the Department had apparently not yet approved the application or issued a new license to the vendor to continue to operate. The vendor's license expired in August 2012.
Similarly, CHD submitted its license renewal application in July 2012 and Vinfen submitted its application in August 2012, according to DDS, and yet neither of those vendors had apparently been issued new licenses to operate as of mid-December. CHD's license expired in October, and two licenses held by Vinfen expired in November.
COFAR emailed DDS Commissioner Elin Howe on January 2, seeking an explanation as to why it was taking so long in each of these cases for DDS to approve the licensure applications and issue new licenses to the three vendors. A revision of the DDS licensing process in 2009 envisioned, among other things, improving the "efficiency" of the process and shortening the time it takes to survey a vendor's group homes from a maximum of 14 days down to 5 days, according to the DDS Licensure Manual.
COFAR last surveyed online DDS licensure reports in November for some 30 DDS vendors and found that 11 of the reports appeared to be out of date on the DDS website because they listed licenses granted to the vendors that appeared to have expired. Among those reports were the following:
A licensure report for CHD, dated November 2010, which listed an expiration date for the vendor's license for residential and individual home supports of October 28, 2012. As of January 7, 2013, the November 2010 licensure report was still the only posted document for this vendor on the DDS site.
A licensure report for Vinfen, dated December 2010, which listed an expiration date of November 8, 2012 for each of the vendor's licenses for residential and individual home supports and for employment and day supports. As of January 7, 2013, a follow-up report, dated March 2011, was posted on the DDS site for Vinfen, but the document did not indicate any change in the license expiration date.
A licensure report for Independent Living, dated September 2010, which stated that the vendor's license for residential and individual home supports had been "deferred" as of that date because six "critical indicators" had not been met during an August 2010 licensure survey. As of January 7, 2013, the September 2010 licensure report was still the only posted document for this vendor on the DDS site.
In letter to COFAR, dated December 19, 2012, Robert Smith, a DDS assistant general counsel, stated that the licenses for the three vendors were considered valid by the Department because the license renewal applications for each vendor had been submitted more than 60 days prior to the license expiration dates.
Smith said that while the license for Independent Living had been temporarily deferred in 2010, the vendor corrected its licensure deficiencies in October of that year and was subsequently issued a two-year license that expired on August 26, 2012. Because the vendor had submitted its license renewal application in April 2012, more than 60 days prior to the expiration of the license, that license, like those for CHD and Vinfen, was considered valid by the Department, Smith said.
In an earlier December 5, 2012 letter to COFAR, Smith stated that the Department was "actively correcting delays in posting current reports on its website."
DDS loosens IQ eligibility restrictions
Bowing to criticism from families and advocates, the Patrick administration has promulgated new, final regulations that will loosen its restrictive definition of "intellectual disability" in determining people's eligibility for services.
It appears that under the new regulations, the Department of Developmental Services will no longer automatically deny services to anyone who scores above a 70 on an IQ test.
The new DDS regulations refer to the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), which defines intellectual disability as involving "significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior." The AAIDD also states that a limitation in intellectual functioning can be indicated by an IQ score as high as 75.
Meanwhile, the state Legislature has enacted a bill (H. 4252), which would similarly adopt the AAIDD definition of intellectual disability in Massachusetts. The bill, filed by Representative Dan Winslow, was on the governor's desk as of today, awaiting his signature. COFAR is asking people to call the governor's office to urge that the governor sign the bill into law.
In 2006, DDS adopted regulations restricting eligibility for services to people scoring 70 or below on an IQ test. This led to the denial of benefits to an undetermined number of people and to a lawsuit filed on behalf of a woman who had had scored 71 on an IQ test at age 18, 69 at age 40, and 71 at age 42. The woman, who was subsequently denied services by DDS, was represented in the case by Thomas Frain, who is also president of COFAR.
In July, the Massachusetts Court of Appeals ruled in the case that the DDS's 2006 regulations were invalid in defining intellectual disability without referring to a "clinical authority."
DDS initially responded to the Appeals Court ruling by proposing emergency regulations in September that named the Department itself as a "clinical authority" in determining the presence of an intellectual disability. But that led to a chorus of objections from advocacy organizations, including COFAR, and family members of intellectually disabled people.
In the final regulations, DDS has withdrawn the designation of itself as a clinical authority. However, questions remain as to how much weight DDS will place on factors other than IQ in determining eligibility for services. The Disability Law Center, a federally funded public interest law firm, is also concerned that in basing eligibility for services solely on intellectual disability, Massachusetts is failing to serve many people with other types of developmental disabilities, including many people with autism.
That concern was reflected in the testimony of dozens of people at a DDS hearing in November that members of their families with severe disabilities were falling through the cracks in the system and failing to get services from the Department.
The final DDS regulations nevertheless appear to be a step in the right direction. It's also important, as has been discussed here on BMG, that the language in the regulations be enshrined into law — hence the importance of Rep. Winslow's bill.
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities


Before studying abroad, I anticipated that the transition to life in a new country would not be without some bumps in the road. I read all about culture shock and the phases of adjustment. Despite my doubts about the accuracy of this cycle, what I read was startlingly accurate for the most part. But my experience featured an additional stage that, for me, was certainly the most significant step of all.
As its name suggests, this phase is the most blissful of the four. It begins upon arrival in the new location as the pre-departure excitement comes to fruition. The feeling intensifies with the first glimpse of the countryside, the first meal of authentic food or wine, and the first interaction with a local. Everything is new, exciting, and better than imagined. Certain phrases will constantly be on the tip of your tongue, including "Is this real life?," "Do I really live here?," and "I'm never going home." This period may last only a few days or continue for the first several weeks in the new destination.
Undoubtedly, the second phase is the most unpleasant of the cycle. It is during this phase that the novelty of being abroad begins to wear off and the struggle of daily life begins to take its toll. By this point, the beauty of the city and surreal nature of the experience begin to fade. Everyday activities such as going grocery shopping and to the post office prove both challenging and frustrating. While routine tasks become increasingly difficult, homesickness jumps at the opportunity to further complicate things. Missing the comfort of home, family and friends, and the familiarity of one's own country contribute to the feeling that a huge mistake has been made. One might feel as though she never should have come and is in way over her head. Depending on the level of intensity, this phase can be extremely disheartening and perpetuate for several weeks.
After being temporarily down in the dumps, things start looking up again. Friendships and relationships develop and a level of comfort is established. No, things may not be exactly the same as they are at home, but this is what you signed up for, right? Soon, the daily struggles don't seem quite as difficult and the adventures of each day become exciting again. This phase is the most gradual of the four and sometimes the transition from two to three happens unnoticeably.
This is the phase I didn't read about anywhere. No one warned me this would happen and I was caught off-guard when it did. Before I knew it, each experience was a memory. A train ride became an opportunity to reflect. Every destination and site is educational and eye-opening. I often find myself lost in thought about where I am, what I'm doing, how I got here, and where I'm going next. When voiced aloud, this phase seems to be the stereotypical "Go abroad and find yourself" part of the cycle. But in every sense of the cliché, that is exactly what this phase is about. The initial excitement, the harsh bite of reality, and the realization that everything will be okay are things of the past. Finally, you are able to absorb and appreciate everything that is going on around you through new eyes and with a fresh mind. Now it is time to thrive.
Whether or not you find yourself moving through this cycle as described, certain stages of the process will definitely actualize. Remember, each is temporary and once you have made it through, there will be clear thoughts to be had, refreshing realizations to be made, and precious memories to hold onto forever.
It's cliche to say but it's so true that my semester abroad changed my life, so I loved reading this. I actually experienced the honeymoon and "Oh Crap" phases you mentioned in reverse order. When I arrived, everything seemed to go wrong that first day and I almost booked a flight home thinking I'd made a terrible mistake. Luckily, everything ended up working out within a few days and it quickly became the best time of my life.


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The Great Plains ate up two long days as we traveled back to Michigan from Colorado. In years past we drove overnight, which our children and families still do, but now find that we need a break somewhere in Iowa. After the long 2-day trek we can't think about driving and fast food and listening to books on tape. Home on the prairie never looked so good. Except for the garden's no-good weeds. Hardly unpacked, we began to purge of garden invasives.
But then came the call: "I sure hope you guys can come and see the summer camp where I work before the season is over!" said granddaughter, Lindsay. "This is the last week and you've been invited to come on Wednesday for the annual barbeque." So—after only 2 days, we started out for Big Bay, a small town on the Lake Superior shore in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. We had not been there for years and were amazed at its beauty even from a fast moving car.
Eight hours later we pull into the Bay Cliff Health Camp. Lindsay and her teen-aged friends, some in wheelchairs or walkers greeted us along with the other visitors. Miss Lindsay, as the campers call her, radiates enthusiasm for her work as teen coordinator and for each of the 150 kids who spend their summer here. All with physical challenges, they traverse the lanes and bumpy ground of the apple orchard where the picnic is underway. The huge campus is dotted with large and small white buildings with green trim, some dating back to the camp's inception in 1932.
We want to take it all in: kids from preschool to 17 overcoming huge obstacles just to be here and then having the time of their lives. We go to the teen bond fire and join in making camp donuts and smores. In the morning we come back to observe the silent flag raising ceremony and share breakfast in the "Big house" with Chad, a male counselor, and his two kids, one named Morgan who was cheered for learning to feed himself this summer. We avoid a whizzing wheelchair on our way to see the laundry where kids periodically pick up clothes from bins marked with their size. We follow the gradual paved path to the shore of Lake Superior that campers must traverse so they can spend hours on the beach. Finally Lindsay walks us to the parking lot to say good-bye. There is her car, surrounded by tall grass, which has not been moved for over 8 weeks! As the return miles toward home evaporate, we marvel at the dedication of one college senior (and many more like her), who plans to become a pediatrician and continue to work with wonderful kids like those she has loved at Bay Cliff.
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Let me first note that these are single-game samples and not immediately indicative of greater trends. There is something to the fact that a zone defense is a different look, disruptive in nature and perhaps having the effect of baseball's change-up. Like a pitcher burying that ball a little deeper in his palm while facing an inauspicious 2-0 count, a zone defense can subtly disrupt an opponent's timing, throwing them off their game plan and disrupting a game just enough to pull off an upset. Because teams miss shots. What's more, Arizona is spotting up for 44 percent of its offense against a zone, and while it isn't a terrible surprise that a zone would yield a lot of jumpers, it is interesting that Arizona is worse (five points lower) at spotting up against zone. Returning, however, to the concept of a change-up, Arizona has faced Colorado's tricky pitch once already, where it shot just 38 percent from the field in that game. With Boyle and the Buffaloes headed to the desert this week, are they likely to try the same strategy? Hell yes.
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Logitech in the US yesterday launched the washable keyboard K310, but failed to give information on the global counterparts. Logitech India has confirmed that the product will be launched in the coming Month or two and will be priced slightly upwards from the US $ 39.99 price , at Rs. 2499.
The keyboard can be submerged in 11 inches of water, and also since this is a wired keyboard, the wire and USB and not water resistant.
NEWARK, Calif. – Aug. 22, 2012 – Today Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) unveiled the latest in its line of PC keyboards, the Logitech® Washable Keyboard K310. From a light dusting to a rinse in the kitchen sink, this keyboard is easy to clean and easy to dry. It's also designed for a comfortable typing experience with a familiar layout and sleek, thin profile.
Durable, yet still comfortable, this full-size keyboard's contemporary design complements both your computer and your work space. It comes complete with F-keys and a number pad, and is compatible with Windows® XP, Windows Vista® and Windows® 7. With twelve hot keys for instant access to Internet, e-mail, play, volume and more, you can readily open your most-used applications with a single keystroke. To make life even easier, this keyboard requires no software for setup, simply pull the device straight out of the box, plug it in and type away.
The Logitech Washable Keyboard K310 is expected to be available in the U.S. beginning in August and Europe beginning in October 2012, for a suggested retail price of $39.99. For more information please visit www.logitech.com or our blog.


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Adrie Nab, Assistant Vice President, Department of Public Affairs, University of Maine
John Baer, Photographer, Department of Public Affairs, University of Maine
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Marc Kusinitz, University of Maine
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The Maine Perspective, a publication for the University of Maine, was a campus newsletter produced by the Department of Public Affairs which eventually transformed into the Division of Marketing and Communication. Regular columns included "Along the Mall," "Campus Notes," the UM Calendar, Sponsored Programs, Faculty Publications, and employment openings. Included in this issue are articles covering the promotion of sciences through the Operation Physics teacher education program, a profile piece on Norman Pelkey, and the expansion of Alfond Arena.


Searching For Future Bae? Or Nah?
I was sitting outside with my girls earlier and contemplating my journey how best to document and share it with yall. Being single, almost 30, single, co-raising seven kids, trying to write a book, having a brand and trying to relaunch my coaching business and not necessarily looking for love but trying desperately to be open to the idea of good men, love, relationships and ultimately marriage. Is it a lost cause? It has to be a lost cause right? SEVEN KIDS after all. S.E.V.E.N. What man would sign up for that? None.
My question for you dear readers, is if I truly decided to delve into this Operation Find A Boo, would yall like to come along with me? And if so, should I vlog about it on my youtube channel? Or just blog about it here on my Instagram? Maybe a weekly live? Idk. I'm open to suggestions.
As mentioned earlier, Im not necessarily hunting for Mr. Right but one thing I do know for sure is that despite all I have seen, I know I dont want to be single forever. Sue me. I dont know about you but I'd kind of like to not die having never been kissed. How utterly tragic. I suppose I could hatch a plan to pretend I'm a teenager and go back to high school in the hopes of finding someone inappropriately younger than me only to fall madly in love with me teacher. After all, people always say I look young for my age. The only tiny hiccup that would prevent me from being Drew Barrymore is the fact that I'm muslim and don't allow myself to be in situations where makeout sessions are a remote possibility.
Yes. I know you're wondering now and the answer is yes: I am a virgin. Shocker. So in 10 years, I'll be the 40 Year Old Virgin.
Sooooooo… I need a plan. Do I sign up for a few more websites? Pay the couple dollars a month? Swipe right on everyone? (Please dont make me do that). Help a sista out.


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for half the pay. No thanks. I didnt go to any kind of medical school classes, I shouldnt be required to have that type of knowledge.
Way too complicated, you're pretty much doing the doctor's thinking for them, even in the cases where you're using a template.


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Ius Commune war eine Zeitschrift des Max-Planck-Instituts für europäische Rechtsgeschichte (Bezeichnung bis 2020), die von 1967 bis 2001 in bisweilen unregelmäßigen Abständen mit insgesamt 28 Jahresbänden im Verlag Vittorio Klostermann in Frankfurt am Main erschien. Begründer und Erstherausgeber war Helmut Coing, ab 1983 übernahm durchgehend Dieter Simon, zeitweise zusammen mit Walter Wilhelm und schließlich Michael Stolleis.

Fortgeführt wurde das Zeitschriftenprojekt ab 2002 unter dem neuen Namen Rechtsgeschichte. Die ursprünglich als Hauszeitschrift des Instituts konzipierte Publikation entwickelte sich im Laufe der Zeit zu einer international beachteten Fachzeitschrift für rechtshistorische Forschung. Neben Aufsätzen wurden kleinere Berichte, Mitteilungen und Kritiken veröffentlicht, ab Band 14 wurden zudem Anzeigen geschaltet und Rezensionen veröffentlicht. Publiziert haben in dem Organ beispielsweise Marie Theres Fögen, Norbert Horn, Klaus Luig, Heinz Mohnhaupt, Fritz Sturm, Hans Erich Troje und Peter Weimar. Aber auch viele ausländische Rechtshistoriker mit internationalem Renommee veröffentlichten Aufsätze.

Heute sind die Beiträge retrodigitalisiert aufbereitet und können kostenlos als PDF heruntergeladen werden.

Weblinks
 Ius Commune aus der Forschung des Instituts
 Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek (EZB) der Uni Regensburg: Ius Commune: Zeitschrift für europäische Rechtsgeschichte (Zu den Volltexten aller Jahrgänge 1–28 (1967–2001))

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Greetings from Reed Meyer
Up to the Meyer Home Page
Welcome to Reed's home page. This page doesn't discuss my personal details much, since that's the job of my curriculum vitae, which is in hypertext format to help you surf directly to the good stuff. Or, if you prefer a printable summary of the CV, there's a 2½-page résumé [237 kB PDF]. The CV also contains a page of various items available for public download.
The Meyer Home Page first went online on 1995 January 30. It was hosted by the Yale "Pantheon" web server, where Reed had a graduate student account. It initially consisted of a main page, an astronomy links page, a miscellaneous links page, and a fan site for the Prisoner TV series. The astronomy and miscellaneous links pages reflect the fact that the site served mainly as Reed's personal web page in the early stages. However, Reed's brothers, Kent and Kirby, who had instigated him to set up the site in those early years of the World Wide Web, were active with the site from the beginning, since they had no personal sites of their own. They helped develop the Prisoner site, which was called The Prisoner U.S. Home Page because all the other major Prisoner fan sites at that time were in Europe. Around this time, the brothers added "stubs" for fan sites about game shows and about the TV series MacGyver, but these sites were never developed. In early 1996, the three brothers added the T.T.A.A. Home Page to the site, and extensively improved the Prisoner pages. The site was registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in early 1997. The Meyer Home Page was moved to a private server, "gigacorp.net," in 2002 March; this provided the impetus to restructure the site, as it was now no longer technically Reed's personal website. Individual personal sites for Reed, Kent, and Kirby were created; the astronomy and miscellaneous links pages, having always effectively been Reed's personal pages, were moved under his new personal site; and the undeveloped MacGyver and game show pages were finally scrapped. In 2004, a "new, better, wow" main page was instituted, and The Prisoner U.S. Home Page is currently undergoing an overhaul, including the addition of more flavorful technology, such as CGI programs, which were mostly impossible while the website was hosted on a university server.
Here are my profiles on social network sites:
Profile for Reed Meyer on LinkedIn
- LinkedIn InMaps graph of my LinkedIn network
Profile for Reed Meyer on Google
My future sister-in-law, Wendy Janssen-Geraeds, bakes designer cakes for sale in the Venlo metro area in the Netherlands; her new website includes a photo gallery of some of her cake creations (these links are to pages written in Dutch). I have tried several of her cakes and they are "de lekkerste" (i.e., most delicious) as well as nice eye candy, to use a pun.
Any Penn State alumnus should be greatly concerned over the general public's misunderstanding of the facts of the Sandusky scandal; this misunderstanding harms the University's reputation and can impact the value of a Penn State diploma. A website has been established to educate the public on the real facts of the Sandusky scandal, separating what is known from what is just opinion and speculation.
Improving the Wikipedia Model
Review of CoinMill.com
Some other pages:
Astronomy Links (hasn't been updated in years)
The miscellaneous page (nor has this)
Last modified 2012 Sept. 3. Created 2003 Aug. 10. rxm128@yahoo.com


To make over or anew; recreate; remake.
To make a greater quanitity than needed; overproduce; overdo.
That which is overmade; make-over.
"overmake." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 09 April 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/overmake>.


Breakfast tennis at your primary school. Roade Tennis Club coaches are able to run the brand new LTA "Rally Awards Red scheme" at your school as a breakfast club.
Certificates, badges, and stickers as progression is made.
Games and exercises to develop groundstrokes, volleys, serves and matchplay.


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BULLETIN 22 MAY 2005
TRINITY SUNDAY IN YEAR 1
Saturday 21 May
Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm
Sunday 22 May
Monday 23 May
Mass at 10.00 am for Joe Arkison
Mass at 10.00 am for Ann Cameron
Wednesday 25 May
Mass at 10.00 am for the McCarroll Family
Thursday 26 May
Mass at 7.00 pm for Robert Ferguson
Friday 27 May
Mass at 10.00 am for Agnes Milligan
Mass at 10.00 am for Lily and Joe Peppard
11.00 am Children's Liturgy
7.00 to 8.00 pm Pre 5 Children
Pre 5 Children
7.30 pm Pre 5 Children
Country Dancing
Street Dance for 13 to 18 year olds
The Best of Health
Special Religious Development (SPRED)
Italian Classes
Agnes Milligan who died recently;
William Calvert 1992, Angus Donnelly 2003, Mary Kelly 2002, Jim Little 1945,
Meta McCulloch, Patrick O'Hare 1973, Mary Elizabeth Peppard 2004,
Mary Lynn Beattie 1998, Bernard Little 1999 and Sarah Ramsey 2000
Niamh Jean Quayle who was baptised recently
and those who are sick.
Last weekend's collection amounted to £887.20 - many thanks.
Banker's Orders amount to an average of £4000 per month. Forms are available in the Church porch. Each month £4000 is repaid to the Diocese for the building loan and levy.
ALTAR BREADS AND WINE
In previous years, some parishioners have cared to mark an occasion by making a donation towards the costs of the altar breads and wine. The annual cost of these is approximately £1000. Would you like to consider making such a donation?
50/50 CLUB
The 50/50 Club supports the parish financially. If you are not a member, please consider it and contact Myriame Sammons.
MARATHON RUN
Karen O'Reilly Pirie has generously agreed that all proceeds from her fundraising Marathon Run in Prague on Sunday 22 May will be given to Saint Peter's parish. If you would like to support her and the parish, sponsor sheets are available at the stall. Donations may be handed into the Parish Office.
SACRAMENTS OF CONFIRMATION AND FIRST COMMUNION
Many thanks to all who helped prepare the children for the Sacraments - parents, teachers, Clara Hyslop our Sacramental Catechist and parent helpers at the preparation throughout the year during 10.00am Mass. A Mass of Thanksgiving will be celebrated on Sunday 5 June at 10.00 am.
FATHER MICHAEL LYNCH
The first anniversary Mass of Father Lynch's death will be celebrated on Saturday 2 July at 12 noon.
The Thursday Club will lead the Rosary each morning before weekday Mass during the month of May.
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY COFFEE MORNING
The Saint Vincent de Paul Society is holding a Coffee Morning on Saturday 4 June at 10.00 am. There will be various stalls on the day as well as a prize raffle. All the proceeds of this year's event will be sent the Society's Tsunami Appeal. Donations for any of the stalls - baking, books, bric a brac - as well as prizes for the raffle will be most welcome and can be notified to any member of the Conference. Your support will be most welcome for this project as a great many poor communities in the area hit by the Tsunami still require help to rebuild their homes and re-establish their livelihoods.
DAY FOR LIFE 2005
Day For Life is celebrated each year on the Feast of the Visitation, 31 May. Pamphlets and prayer cards are available at the stall.
DAY OF RECOLLECTION
There will be a Day of Recollection in Saint Winin's Church, Kilwinning on Saturday, 11 June from 11am till 4pm. Further details are on thenoticeboard.
SPONSORED CYCLE
Father Stephen Sharkey of Lockerbie and one of his parishioners hope to cycle from Glasgow to Santiago de Compostela, Spain between 27 May and 22 June. All monies raised will be split equally between Maire Curie Cancer Care and Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Sponsor forms are available at the stall.
The invitation from Saint Peter's Primary 4 class to the Thursday Club members, arranged for 2 June, has been changed to 16 June.
Alice McGrattan would like to thank all those who sent her cards and gifts on her eightieth birthday, and to all who made her party so enjoyable. It was all very much appreciated. The amount donated to the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund in lieu of gifts was £565.
There was an old man who operated a rowboat for ferrying passengers between an island and the mainland. One day, a passenger noticed that he had painted on one oar the word 'Works' and on the other oar the word 'Faith'. Curiosity led him to ask the meaning of this. The old man replied, "I will show you." dropping one oar, rowing only with the oar named 'Works.' Of course, the boat just went around in circles. Then he switched oars, picking up 'Faith' and dropping 'Works'. And the little rowboat went around in circles again - this time in the opposite direction. After this demonstration, the old man picked up both oars, 'Faith' and 'Works' and rowing with both oars together, swiftly coursed over the water. He looked at the passenger and said, "You see, that is the way it is in life as well as in rowing a boat. You've got to keep both oars in the water, otherwise, you'll just go round in circles.".
The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere.
There are people who have money and people who are rich.
Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.
With the two tablets of stone in his hands, Moses went up the mountain of Sinai in the early morning as the Lord had commanded him. And the Lord descended in the form of a cloud, and Moses stood with him there. He called on the name of the Lord. The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, Lord, Lord, a God of tenderness and compassion, slow to anger, rich in kindness and faithfulness. And Moses bowed down to the ground at once and worshipped. If I have indeed won your favour, Lord, he said, let my Lord come with us, I beg. True, they are a headstrong people, but forgive us our faults and our sins, and adopt us as your heritage.
Brothers, we wish you happiness; try to grow perfect; help one another. Be united; live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with the holy kiss. All the saints send you greetings. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Jesus said to Nicodemus, "God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost but may have eternal life. For God sent his Son into the world not to condemn the world, but so that through him the world might be saved. No one who believes in him will be condemned; but whoever refuses to believe is condemned already, because he has refused to believe in the name of God's only Son.".


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Dog abandoned by his owners is learning to trust humans again
Recently, the life of a puppy named Denny took a turnaround. The animal was abandoned by his former owner in the streets of Phuket, an island in Thailand. The poor animal struggled to find food and was even attacked by another dog, which left him greatly injured.
Luckily, someone witnessed the attack and managed to save Denny, before it was too late. Then they contacted the Soi Dog Foundation. However, when the rescue team arrived, the puppy had disappeared.
Three days later, Denny showed up
So a policeman took the puppy to the Soi Dog veterinary hospital. At this point, Denny was in critical condition. His eyes were very infected and he spent several months in the hospital.
When Denny recovered, he learned to trust people again.
"It took him about three months for him to heal physically, but a little faster for him to heal emotionally," said Maeve Henry, a spokeswoman for the Soi Dog Foundation. "It was uplifting to see Denny go from hurt and scared to happy and healthy."
His personality began to shine even more
After being released from the veterinary hospital, Denny went to live in the Soi Dog shelter with about 800 other dogs. "Denny is a happy little boy who likes attention and walks with the volunteers," Henry said.
Now, Denny needs a family that will not leave him. Although some people have expressed interest in adopting bigeye, nothing is confirmed yet. The Soi Dog team hopes that the puppy will find a safe house as quickly as possible.
"He's so lucky to be alive," wrote the Soi Dog Foundation. "He is now a happy dog."
Share this emotional rescue with your friends and family!
Source: The Dodo
Dog gets shot defending his owner from evil gang
Deer visits woman who prepares a baby bottle for him every day
Adopted cat gained little carpet to pray with her new family
Man builds a lovely picnic table for little squirrels in his backyard


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set -eo pipefail
# Enables `**` to include files nested inside sub-folders
shopt -s globstar

DIFF_FROM=""

# `--only-diff-main` will only run tests on project changes on the
# last common commit from the main branch.
if [[ $* == *--only-diff-main* ]]; then
    set +e
    git diff --quiet "origin/main..." .kokoro/tests .kokoro/docker \
	.kokoro/trampoline_v2.sh
    CHANGED=$?
    set -e
    if [[ "${CHANGED}" -eq 0 ]]; then
	DIFF_FROM="origin/main..."
    else
	echo "Changes to test driver files detected. Running full tests."
    fi
fi

# `--only-diff-head` will only run tests on project changes from the
# previous commit.
if [[ $* == *--only-diff-head* ]]; then
    set +e
    git diff --quiet "HEAD~.." .kokoro/tests .kokoro/docker \
	.kokoro/trampoline_v2.sh
    CHANGED=$?
    set -e
    if [[ "${CHANGED}" -eq 0 ]]; then
	DIFF_FROM="HEAD~.."
    else
	echo "Changes to test driver files detected. Running full tests."
    fi
fi

if [[ -z "${PROJECT_ROOT:-}" ]]; then
    PROJECT_ROOT="github/python-docs-samples"
fi

cd "${PROJECT_ROOT}"

# add user's pip binary path to PATH
export PATH="${HOME}/.local/bin:${PATH}"

# install nox for testing
pip install --user -q nox

# Use secrets acessor service account to get secrets.
if [[ -f "${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/secrets_viewer_service_account.json" ]]; then
    gcloud auth activate-service-account \
	   --key-file="${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/secrets_viewer_service_account.json" \
	   --project="cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources"
    # This script will create 3 files:
    # - testing/test-env.sh
    # - testing/service-account.json
    # - testing/client-secrets.json
    ./scripts/decrypt-secrets.sh
fi

if [[ -f ./testing/test-env.sh ]]; then
    source ./testing/test-env.sh
fi
export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=$(pwd)/testing/service-account.json

# For cloud-run session, we activate the service account for gcloud sdk.
if [[ -f "${GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS}" ]]; then
    gcloud auth activate-service-account \
	   --key-file "${GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS}"
fi

export GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRETS=$(pwd)/testing/client-secrets.json

# For Datalabeling samples to hit the testing endpoint
export DATALABELING_ENDPOINT="test-datalabeling.sandbox.googleapis.com:443"

# Run Cloud SQL proxy (background process exit when script does)
wget --quiet https://dl.google.com/cloudsql/cloud_sql_proxy.linux.amd64 \
     -O ${HOME}/cloud_sql_proxy && chmod +x ${HOME}/cloud_sql_proxy
${HOME}/cloud_sql_proxy -instances="${MYSQL_INSTANCE}"=tcp:3306 &>> \
       ${HOME}/cloud_sql_proxy.log &
${HOME}/cloud_sql_proxy -instances="${POSTGRES_INSTANCE}"=tcp:5432 &>> \
       ${HOME}/cloud_sql_proxy-postgres.log &
echo -e "\nCloud SQL proxy started."

echo -e "\n******************** TESTING PROJECTS ********************"
# Switch to 'fail at end' to allow all tests to complete before exiting.
set +e
# Use RTN to return a non-zero value if the test fails.
RTN=0
ROOT=$(pwd)

# Find all requirements.txt in the repository (may break on whitespace).
for file in **/requirements.txt; do
    cd "$ROOT"
    # Navigate to the project folder.
    file=$(dirname "$file")
    cd "$file"

    # First we look up the environment variable `RUN_TESTS_DIRS`. If
    # the value is set, we'll iterate through the colon separated
    # directory list. If the target directory is not under any
    # directory in the list, we skip this directory.
    # This environment variables are primarily for
    # `scripts/run_tests_local.sh`.
    #
    # The value must be a colon separated list of relative paths from
    # the project root.
    #
    # Example:
    #   cdn:appengine/flexible
    #     run tests for `cdn` and `appengine/flexible` directories.
    #   logging/cloud-client
    #     only run tests for `logging/cloud-client` directory.
    #
    if [[ -n "${RUN_TESTS_DIRS:-}" ]]; then
	match=0
	for d in $(echo "${RUN_TESTS_DIRS}" | tr ":" "\n"); do
	    # If the current dir starts with one of the
	    # RUN_TESTS_DIRS, we should run the tests.
	    if [[ "${file}" = "${d}"* ]]; then
		match=1
		break
	    fi
	done
	if [[ $match -eq 0 ]]; then
	    continue
	fi
    fi
    # If $DIFF_FROM is set, use it to check for changes in this directory.
    if [[ -n "${DIFF_FROM:-}" ]]; then
        git diff --quiet "$DIFF_FROM" .
        CHANGED=$?
        if [[ "$CHANGED" -eq 0 ]]; then
          # echo -e "\n Skipping $file: no changes in folder.\n"
          continue
        fi
    fi

    echo "------------------------------------------------------------"
    echo "- testing $file"
    echo "------------------------------------------------------------"

    # If no local noxfile exists, copy the one from root
    if [[ ! -f "noxfile.py" ]]; then
        PARENT_DIR=$(cd ../ && pwd)
        while [[ "$PARENT_DIR" != "$ROOT" && ! -f "$PARENT_DIR/noxfile-template.py" ]];
        do
            PARENT_DIR=$(dirname "$PARENT_DIR")
        done
        cp "$PARENT_DIR/noxfile-template.py" "./noxfile.py"
        echo -e "\n Using noxfile-template from parent folder ($PARENT_DIR). \n"
        cleanup_noxfile=1
    else
        cleanup_noxfile=0
    fi

    # Use nox to execute the tests for the project.
    nox -s "$RUN_TESTS_SESSION"
    EXIT=$?

    # If REPORT_TO_BUILD_COP_BOT is set to "true", send the test log
    # to the FlakyBot.
    # See:
    # https://github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/tree/main/packages/flakybot.
    if [[ "${REPORT_TO_BUILD_COP_BOT:-}" == "true" ]]; then
      chmod +x $KOKORO_GFILE_DIR/linux_amd64/flakybot
      $KOKORO_GFILE_DIR/linux_amd64/flakybot
    fi

    if [[ $EXIT -ne 0 ]]; then
      RTN=1
      echo -e "\n Testing failed: Nox returned a non-zero exit code. \n"
    else
      echo -e "\n Testing completed.\n"
    fi

    # Remove noxfile.py if we copied.
    if [[ $cleanup_noxfile -eq 1 ]]; then
        rm noxfile.py
    fi

done
cd "$ROOT"

# Remove secrets if we used decrypt-secrets.sh.
if [[ -f "${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/secrets_viewer_service_account.json" ]]; then
    rm testing/{test-env.sh,client-secrets.json,service-account.json}
fi

exit "$RTN"

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart
Review by Carole Woddis of performance seen Aug 5, 2013
At the CLF Art Café, The Bussey Building, 133 Rye Lane, Peckham, London SE15
You don't have to go all the way to Edinburgh to get the full flavour of a heady Celtic night. Thankfully the continuing presence of the Royal Court in south east London has brought one of the National Theatre of Scotland's greatest recent hits, The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart to Peckham's Bussey building. And what an appropriate setting it proves to be.
The Bussey building is all about community, serving local needs. And here, as you enter their main bar area, crammed with a smattering of tables, it's as though you've walked straight into a Scottish ceilidh and a rough one at that.
A five piece band is playing up a storm on pipes, squeeze-box, fiddle and the rest. Drinks are being served – later sarnies – and a dram of whisky sits atop nearly every table.
It's warm – particularly so in London, this summer of 2013 – convivial. And mad.
Before we know it, a blizzard is blowing, courtesy of torn up paper napkins, and Prudencia, a prim academic and collector of Border Ballads is heading for Kelso and a fictional Border Ballads conference.
What ensues, devised by David Greig and director Wils Wilson is theatrical inventiveness of a wholly infectious kind as Prudencia, trapped in snow drifts and timelessness encounters strange visions, the Devil and in one (of many) deliriously ridiculous moments, is rescued by fellow academic and collector of football chants, Colin Syme, complete in white singlet and boxer shorts.
`There's only one Colin Syme', we bellow to the tune of `Guantanamera'. It's that silly. And it's that wonderful because Greig and Wilson's supernatural fantasy, written by Greig in the most accessible of rhyming couplets and free verse carries that rare gift – virtually invisible in Sassenach theatre – of populism and erudition, wit and intellect.
The cast of actor-musicians is simply stupendous.
Humming with energy, they produce moments of pathos, magic, and imaginative wonder (for some bewitchingly irrational reason an Asda car park looms large) in a story that, touching on some of the finer points of rhyme and poetic form, ends on a simple note of love sung to Kylie Minogue's `I Can't Get You Out of My Head.'
Presented by the Royal Court and the National Theatre of Scotland
By David Greig
Conceived and devised by David Greig and Wils Wilson
Annie Grace
Melody Grove
Alasdair Macrae
Paul McCole
David McKay
Director: Wils Wilson
Designer: Georgia McGuinness
Composer & Musical Director: Alasdair Macrae
Movement Director: Janice Parker
Casting Director: Anne Henderson
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart was first presented at the National Theatre of Scotland in the Victorian Bar of the Tron Theatre, Glasgow on Feb 10, 2011.
It has since toured to three continents and five countries and was first performed in London at the London Welsh Centre, King's Cross on July 12, 2013 and then at the CLF Art Café as part of Royal Court Theatre Local from Aug 5, 2013.
Published on this site, Aug 25, 2018
This entry was posted in 2013, Reviews and tagged Celtic supernatural fantasy, communal, David Greig, musical mischief, National Theatre of Scotland, Peckham Bussey Building, rhyming couplets, Royal Court, Wils Wilson on August 25, 2018 by Carole Woddis.
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About Senator Lewis
The Special Senate Committee on Marijuana Releases Its Official Report
March 8, 2016 /in Press Releases /by Jason Lewis
Chairman Jason Lewis and the Special Senate Committee on Marijuana today released the Report of the Special Senate Committee on Marijuana, a thorough review of current marijuana laws in Massachusetts and an objective analysis of the many public policy considerations in which lawmakers will need to engage if Massachusetts were to legalize the adult recreational use and sale of marijuana.
Since its inception over a year ago, the Committee has conducted a comprehensive and unbiased review of marijuana health, safety, and economic and fiscal impacts. The Committee closely examined lessons to be learned from other states that have experience with marijuana legalization, primarily Colorado and Washington. The Committee consulted with more than 75 expert stakeholders, including government officials, law enforcement, academics and policy experts, healthcare providers, cannabis reform advocates, and marijuana industry participants. Committee members and staff also spent four days on the ground in Colorado, observing firsthand the phases of the industry from seed to sale and hearing directly from stakeholders including people both regulating and working in the industry.
"The Committee was charged with undertaking an in-depth and comprehensive review of the best available data and evidence concerning the potential impacts, costs, and benefits of marijuana legalization, and I believe that we have diligently fulfilled that charge with the release of our report today," said Chairman Lewis. "This report represents countless hours of thorough research by numerous dedicated public servants. It will be an invaluable tool to inform legislators as we shape public policy for the Commonwealth in this area. I thank Senate President Stan Rosenberg for his trust in empowering me to Chair this Special Committee, and I commend him for his leadership in seeking to proactively address this important issue."
"Thank you to Senator Lewis and the members of the Special Senate Committee on Marijuana for their hard work over the past year to produce this thorough and comprehensive report," said Senate President Stan Rosenberg (D-Amherst). "It is not often that we get a chance to visit other states to examine how issues have evolved before potentially being adopted here at home. Conducting our research and learning from Colorado and Washington will inform policymakers in the months and years to come about particular issues surrounding marijuana legalization."
The vast breadth of policy considerations analyzed in the report include those pertaining to: possession, use, and consumption issues such as legal sales age, possession allowance, public use, and driving under the influence; product and packaging issues such as the types of products allowed, packaging and labeling requirements, and potency levels; growth, distribution, sales, and marketing issues such as tracking, licensing requirements, home growing, and advertising and marketing restrictions; taxation and revenue issues such as taxes and fees levied and how revenue would be used; and, a variety of other issues including regulatory authority, banking and employment issues, and compliance with federal law.
The Report of the Special Senate Committee on Marijuana can be found online at https://MALegislature.gov/Reports.
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Joint Committee on Public Health Releases Omnibus Tobacco Bill Marijuana Policy in the Commonwealth


The word 'collaboration' seems to have entered mainstream business language and I am aware that it means slightly different things to different people. However, the biggest variance I see is in HOW different organisations go about fostering collaboration. The paragraphs below are some thoughts and ideas about how we go about this, based on my experience.
Test => the leader creates a 'straw man' strategy, something that is not yet complete, then takes it out to test with different audiences. The strategy is then developed based on the feedback received.
Co-create => the leader works with a leadership team to co-create a strategy together.
It is worth pointing out that practical experience shows it is most effective to use several of these options, rather than any one in isolation. For examples, a leadership team might co-create a strategy, which they then test with the next layer of management. They then refine the strategy and sell the strategy to the wider organisation, to enable them to co-create the strategy deployment plans.
There is an interesting dilemma that I see time and time again. The dilemma of time over commitment, and therefore business impact. A lot of work that is done in the modes on the left of this continuum is done for expediency, rather than a conscious decision based on the impact required. So, if we continue with the theme of strategy, I see so many leaders presenting strategy and then wondering why it doesn't happen. This is a consequence of the low depth of understanding and commitment developed in an audience experiencing Tell alone.
Although co-creation can take longer initially the overall impact is that is accelerates work. It avoids the delays caused by misunderstanding and inertia. Think about how many times you have been in meetings where nothing has happened afterwards. This usually happens because the level of collaboration is not sufficient to drive the commitment needed to get action from people.
This model is incredibly powerful. I have worked with it for years. However, it does not show the exponential increase in commitment that I have experienced between Consult and Co-Create. If you just think about your own experience and the difference between how connected you feel to something when someone merely asks you opinion versus when someone asks you to work through something with them. How committed do you feel about the outcomes in each situation?
The issue with commitment is that it is hard to SEE. We live in a cognitive business world where we like to be able to see progress. A leader can easily track progress of how many countries and sites they have visited to present their strategy. Unfortunately, at the end of each session the leader can't see how committed people are. It would be so much easier if everyone had little commitment gauges on their foreheads, like the power gauges we get in batteries. Likewise, the long term business impact of Tell / Sell strategy deployment is rarely measured. Happy sheets at the end of a town hall meeting are not a measure of strategy deployment!
Please don't think I am advocating co-creation for everything! It is impossible to run a business this way and misguided co-creation has its own frustrations. What I am advocating is that business managers and leaders make informed choices about the level of collaboration needed and then use the appropriate tools and techniques. From my own experience, I know how important it is for a leader to be sure they want to co-create before engaging in this kind of work, as it requires a degree of 'letting go' that can feel uncomfortable for some people. Once the decision is made to co-create then the preparation is key. Getting really clear about the purpose of the work and any 'givens', sets the framework for the co-creation. Then, when you are in the work, specialist group dynamic expertise is essential to enable the leader to be free to engage and lead in the meeting, rather than be managing the group.
Meeting Magic has expertise in supporting managers and leaders in all levels of collaboration, to accelerate work done in groups and deliver maximum impact. If you are doing some work with a group where you need to be 'in' the group, leading them rather than managing group dynamics, then please give us a call to find out how we can support you.
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OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
Voters at the entrance to a polling station for Kyrgyzstan's constitutional referendum, Bishkek, 27 June 2010.
People outside a polling station in Bishkek, 27 June 2010.
Voters enter a polling station to vote in Kyrgyzstan's constitutional referendum, Bishkek, 27 June 2010.
Voters arrive at a polling station for Kyrgyzstan's constitutional referendum, Bishkek, 27 June 2010. The slogan on the bus translates as "Voting- this is the duty of every citizen".
Voters outside a polling station for Kyrgyzstan's constitutional referendum, Bishkek, 27 June 2010.
Participants at a Central Election Committee meeting on the Kyrgyz presidential elections, Bishkek, 27 May 2009.
Ambassador Andrew Tesoriere (r), Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, and Damir Lisovsky, Chairman of the Central Election Commission, at a meeting to support preparations for the July presidential election in Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, 7 April 2009.
Kurmanbek Bakiev was inaugurated as President of Kyrgyzstan at a ceremony in Bishkek on 14 August 2005. He won a landslide victory in the 10 July presidential election.
Voters at a polling station in Bishkek during the presidential election in Kyrgyzstan, 10 July 2005.
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Tomb of Userhat - Tutor and scribe (reign of Amenhotep II) - TT56
The figure of Amenhotep II can be seen within the tomb, although the King's face has been destroyed (Amenhotep II is shown seated on his throne while Userhat makes offerings of fruits and garlands of flowers).
Scenes in the tomb:
On the right wall inside the tomb, near the entrance is a scene showing Userhat and his wife sitting while their son presents them with offerings
The usual funerary feast scenes show friends and relantions of Userhat seated while waiters attend them - Userhat himself is shown sitting by a table filled with bread and other provisions.
Other scenes here show the bakers seated next to their bread made in preparation for the feast.
Scenes of Userhat's workers illustrate his wealth - these workers are first shown bringing bags of gold-dust from the mines to his house, then the workers are allowed to relax in Userhat's garden:
A close-up of the workers relaxing in Userhat's garden, some workers take the opportunity to have a hair-cut.
Further scenes, this time on the left side of the entrance to the tomb, show Userhat, his wife and their daughter standing before offerings (the figures of the wife and daughter have been erased - this was due to a early christian monk who lived in the tomb).
There are some agricultural scenes, cows amongst some trees and the measurement of grain.
A large feasting scene has also been damaged by the monk - all female members of the feast have been destroyed. An inscription above the head of Userhat (to whom the members of the feast are making an offering) still survives:
"For the sake of your soul, make a happy day in your beautiful house of eternity which is your dwelling for ever. You are seated in it, your heart being happy, while you follow this good god Osiris, Lord of Eternity, who grants that you shall receive food in his presence at all times of the day".
The inner chamber of the tomb depicts Userhat hunting in his chariot. He shoots arrows at various gazelles, hyenas, jackals and hares.
Other hunting scenes in this room show him hunting in the marshes with snares and boomerangs.
Finally there are scenes of Userhat's funeral - the coffin being carried to the tomb in the funeral procession, the journey across the Nile in boats, and the carrying of the funerary equipment to the tomb.
The tomb orignally held seated statues of Userhat and his wife - but now only the feet of one of the statues still remains.


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O Free Jazz Festival foi um festival de música realizado anualmente que teve, entre 1985 e 2001, dezesseis edições, todas elas ocorridas simultaneamente no Rio de Janeiro e em São Paulo. Ocasionalmente, também ocorria em outras capitais brasileiras, como Curitiba e Porto Alegre.

O festival era patrocinado pela empresa do ramo de tabaco Souza Cruz, daí o nome Free Jazz, já que "Free" é uma das marcas de cigarro produzidos pela empresa. O nome não tem, portanto, relação direta com a vertente jazzística de Ornette Coleman - pelo contrário, o festival foi palco de apresentações bastante variadas, sem se prender a qualquer estilo específico, dando lugar desde o cool jazz de Chet Baker até a música eletrônica do Fatboy Slim.

A edição de 1990 foi cancelada pela Souza Cruz devido ao Plano Collor. Albert King, Dizzy Gillespie e Take 6 já estavam confirmados no festival. Os dois últimos tocaram na edição de 1991, enquanto que Albert King tocou em 1992.

Miles Davis seria a grande atração da edição de 1988, porém cancelou sua apresentação dias antes por motivos de saúde.

Em 2002, a décima sétima edição do festival foi cancelada, segundo os organizadores do evento, devido à alta do dólar, que elevou os custos a ponto de inviabilizar sua realização. Em janeiro de 2003, entrou em vigor uma lei anti-tabagista, que proibia que empresas de tabaco patrocinassem eventos culturais, acabando em definitivo com o festival, que teve como sucessor o TIM Festival.

Atrações ano a ano (em ordem alfabética)
2001Aphex Twin
Baaba Maal
Belle & Sebastian
Bill Henderson Quartet
Chico Hamilton & Euphoria
Cordel do Fogo Encantado
Curupira
DJ Dolores
Fatboy Slim
Funk Como Le Gusta
Grandaddy
Macy Gray
Marlon Jordan Quintet
Moacir Santos
Orishas
Pat Martino
Phil Woods Quintet
Randy Weston's African Rhythms Quintet
Roni Size & Reprazent
Sidestepper
Sigur Rós
Temptations
The Benny Golson Sextet
The New Orleans Nigthcrawlers
Yamandú Costa
2000
Art Ensemble of Chicago
Chucho Valdés
D'Angelo
Femi Anikulapo-Kuti & The Positive Force
Greg Osby
Hamilton de Holanda
Irvin Mayfield
Jay Jay Johanson
João Donato
Leftfield
Manu Chao
Moreno +2
Marcos Suzano
Max Roach
Moloko
Moreno Veloso
Ravi Coltrane
Ray Brown
Sean Lennon
Sonic Youth
Talvin Singh

1999
Cake
Charles Lloyd
Darren Emerson
Finley Quaye
Eagle-Eye Cherry
George Shearing
Jonny Lang
Joshua Redman
Leandro Braga
Louie Bellson
Marc Ribot
MV Bill
Nicholas Payton
Orbital
Pedro Luís e a Parede
Roy Haynes
The Crystal Method
Trio Madeira Brasil
Vittor Santos Orquestra
Medeski Martin and Wood
1998
Antonio Hart
Banda Mantiqueira
Ben Harper
Dave Matthews Band
Farofa Carioca
Hermeto Pascoal
Howard Johnson
Jane Ira Bloom
Jeff Beck
Johnny Griffin
Keb'Mo'
Kraftwerk
Macy Gray
Marc Cary
Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra
Massive Attack
Mavis Staples
Wayne Shorter

1997
Adam F.
Armandinho
Art Farmer
Carlos Malta
Cascabulho
Cyrus Chestnut
Danilo Perez
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Diana Krall
Donald Harrison
Elvis Costello
Erykah Badu
Goldie & Metalheadz
Jamiroquai
Jimmie Vaughan
Kenny Garrett
Lee Konitz
Marcus Roberts
Natasha Atlas
Neneh Cherry
O Trio
Otis Rush
Pharoah Sanders
Raul Mascarenhas e Mauro Senise
Ronnie Earl
Virgínia Rodrigues

1996
808 State
Bjork
Christian McBride
Cllark Terry
Earl Klugh
Edu Lobo
Ellis Marsalis Trio
George Clinton
Herbie Hancock
Incognito
Isaac Hayes
James Carter
James Taylor Quartet
John Pizzarelli
Johnny Alf
Mark Whitfield e John Pizzarelli
Me'Shell Ndegéocello
Nicholas Payton
Paulinho do Trompete
Salif Keita
Sergio Salvatore
Zé Nogueira
1995
Al Green
Branford Marsalis
Brasil All-Stars
Buckshot LeFonque
Cella Cruz
Gilberto Gil
Harry Connick Jr. & His Funk Band
Jamiroquai
Leroy Jones
Rachelle Ferrell & George Duke
ReBirth Brass Band
Roy Hargrove Quintet
Sounds of Blackness
Stevie Wonder
The Brand New Heavies
Tito Puente & His Latin Orchestra
Vernon Reid

1994
Abbey Lincoln
BB King
Cassandra Wilson
Cristovão Bastos
Digable Planets
Etta James & The Roots Band
Guinga
Guru's Jazzmatazz
J.J. Johnson Quintet
Jackie McLean Sextet
James Brown
Joshua Redman Quartet
Lenine & Suzano
Marcus Miller & Friends (com Al Jarreau, Djavan e Joe Sample)
US3

1993
Betty Carter
Bo Diddley and The Debby Hastings Band
Chuck Berry
Clarence Brown with Gate's Express
Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet
Duo Assad
Ed Motta
Elvin Jones
Gerry Mulligan Tentet
Hermeto Paschoal com Duofel
Jaques Morelenbaum
Joe Henderson Quartet
Leo Gandelman e Carlinhos Brown
Little Richard
McCoy Tyner Trio
Ornette Coleman
Pat Metheny
Ron Carter
Tributo a Tom Jobim (com Tom Jobim, Gal Costa, Shirley Horn, Joe Henderson, Jon Hendricks, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Harvey Mason, Alex Acuña e Paulo Jobim)
World Saxophone Quartet
1992
Albert King
Bobby McFerrin & Voicestra
Dianne Reeves
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Eddie Daniels & Gary Burton
Kenny G
Lyle Mays
Marcus Roberts
Michel Camilo
Paulo Moura
Pepeu Gomes
Raul de Souza
Robben Ford
Terence Blanchard
Toots Thielemans (convidados: Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque, Edu Lobo, Oscar Castro-Neves, Ivan Lins e Eliane Elias)
Tributo a Miles Davis (com Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Tony Williams e Wallace Roney)
Victor Biglione e Cássia Eller
Wagner Tiso
1991
Ahmad Jamal
Albert Collins & Icebreakers
Arthur Maia
Assis Brasil Quarteto
Christopher Hollyday
Dizzy Gillespie & United Nation Orchestra
Dr. John
Edson Cordeiro
Grover Washington
Hard Bop & Café
Jimmy Smith & Kenny Burrel
Little Jimmy Scott & Quartet
Marinho Boffa
Natan Marques & Ricardo Leão
Orquestra de Música Brasileira
Take Six
Ulisses Rocha
Wynton Marsalis Septet
Zawinul Syndicate
1990
Cancelado
1989
Alemão
André Christovam
Aquarela Carioca
Aquilo del Nisso
Branford Marsalis
Cecil Taylor
Count Basie Orchestra
George Benson
Gilson Peranzzetta
Horace Silver
Joe Williams
John Lee Hooker
John Scofield
John Zorn
Mauro Senise
Max Roach
Nana Caymmi
Robertinho Silva
Sebastião Tapajós
Victor Biglione
Zonazul
1988
Almir Sater
Antonio Adolfo
Banda Zil
Cama de Gato
Courtney Pine Band
Diane Schurr
Gilson Peranzzeta
John Laurie
Michael Brecker Band
Mike Stern
Modern Jazz Quartet
Nico Assumpção
Nina Simone
Oscar Castro Neves
Pixinga
Ron Carter
Sebastião Tapajós
Stephane Grapelli
The Lounge Lizards
Tony Willians Trio
Yellow Jackets
1987
Antônio Adolfo
Art Blakey and His Jazz Messengers
Cama de Gato
Chick Corea
Dominguinhos
Gil Evans Orchestra
Guilherme Vergueiro
Hermeto Pascoal
Jim Hall
King Sunny Ade
Laurindo de Almeida
Lee Ritenour
Leo Gandelman
Marcos Ariel
Michel Petrucciani
Nivaldo Ornelas
Orquestra de Cordas Dedilhadas de Pernambuco
Philip Glass Ensemble
Raphael Rabello
Sarah Vaughan
Spyro Gyra
1986
Azymuth
César Camargo Mariano
David Sanborn
Dominguinhos
Egberto Gismonti
Gerry Mulligan
Grupo D'Alma
Idriss Boudrioua Quinteto
João Donato
Larry Carlton
Leny Andrade
Marcos Ariel
Paulo Moura
Ray Charles
Ricardo Silveira
Rique Pantoja
Stanley Jordan
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
The Manhattan Transfer
Turíbio Santos
Victor Biglione
Wynton Marsalis
1985
Bobby McFerrin
Chet Baker
Egberto Gismonti
Gilson Peranzzetta e Ricardo Pontes
Grupo D'Alma
Hélio Delmiro
Heraldo do Monte
Hubert Laws
Joe Pass
Luis Eça
Marcio Montarroyos
Maurício Einhorn
McCoy Tyner
Orquestra Tabajara
Pat Metheny Group
Pau Brasil
Paulo Moura
Phil Woods Quintet
Ricardo Silveira
Sérgio Dias
Sivuca
Sonny Rollins
The Ernie Watts Quartet
Toninho Horta
Toots Thielemans
Uakti
Wagner Tiso
Zimbo Trio

Festivais de música do Brasil
Festivais de jazz
Música da cidade do Rio de Janeiro
Cultura da cidade de São Paulo
Eventos da cidade de São Paulo


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Nokia X2: Microsoft's first Android smartphone
24th June 2014	News
Another device has been added to the Nokia X range of smartphones, making it the first Android-powered handset from Microsoft.
The X2 is the first smartphone to launch under the Nokia brand since Microsoft acquired its devices and services division.
The Nokia X2 features a larger, 4.3-inch screen than the Nokia X and comes with a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, 5MP rear-facing camera, dual-SIM, 1GB of RAM and a 1800mAh battery.
The device will cost €99 (around £80) and is available 'immediately in select countries globally'.
The Nokia X smartphone was announced back in February at CES, alongside X+ and XL variants.
Microsoft finalised its acquisition of Nokia's devices and services division on April 25th. Shortly after, Nokia announced that sales of its devices – including those acquired by Microsoft – were down by 30 per cent during Q1 2014.
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Rock star risked career with 'curable' dementia
'I couldn't turn to the left as I walked, only to the right, and I would do a spiral and fall'
Published January 17, 2013 at 11:56pm
(ABC News) Dick Wagner had enjoyed a successful life on stage, playing lead guitar for bands like Alice Cooper, Aerosmith and Kiss, when he had a stroke and a heart attack in 2007.
"I woke up from a coma after two weeks with a paralyzed left arm," said Wagner, now 70 and living in Arizona. "My profession as a guitarist, I thought was over."
He and Cooper co-wrote the majority of the band's top-selling songs, including the 1975 hit, "Welcome to My Nightmare."
But Wagner's own personal horror show had just begun. He worked hard at rehabilitation, but new symptoms began to appear: mental fuzziness and an odd gait.


Did you hear? National Philanthropy Day is coming up—November 15, in fact. National Philanthropy Day is a time for us to stop and reflect on the way charitable organizations, foundations, and individuals have worked to provide for those around them. Philanthropy touches our communities, our governments, and the world at large.
Philanthropy is a pretty great thing. At least, we think so. But we'd love to convince you to think the same. Here are our top three reasons to celebrate National Philanthropy Day.
One of the little considered benefits of being involved in philanthropy is that it actually benefits you, as a donor to a cause. And we aren't just talking about charitable giving tax deductions here. Giving things away—your time, your money—can actually be good for your physical and mental health.
Michael Norton gave a well-received Ted talk (one million online views and counting) on how to buy happiness. His method? Spending money on others. Studies show that people who are given money to spend on themselves rate their satisfaction consistently lower than those who are directed to spend that money on someone else. Helping others actually helps you.
That means that businesses benefit directly from philanthropy by attracting more philanthropically-minded customers. Everyone wins. Furthermore, many businesses also promote giving their employees one day monthly to volunteer. Satisfied employees mean better business, and considering the benefits of personal philanthropy outlined above, those individuals will be happy for the opportunity to give back.
Finally, and most obviously, philanthropy is good for the world. Let's face it: not everyone's dealt a great hand. The world's resources are not distributed evenly, leaving many with more than they need, while others hurt.
Philanthropy is a way for individuals and groups of people to do just a little bit to correct the world's problems. And National Philanthropy Day means we can stop and think about just how special a gift that is. With that extra bit of time or money we have available, we can literally change lives.
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Kicking off the semester with good news!
If you haven't heard yet, the interim president John Rudley, a huge supporter of sweatshop labor, is outta here. He's been picked as the next president of Texas Southern University. While he was the V.P. of finance he signed contracts with corporate exploiters like Adidas, Coca-Cola, Aramark and others. See the history page for details on Rudley and sweatshop labor.
While we are happy to be rid of Rudley, our thoughts and prayers go out to all the faculty, staff and students at TSU. We're sorry to be discarding our intransigent has beens on their property.
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This week Rachael Ray has not one, but two books on the USA Today Best Sellers List, which combines the results of a whole bunch of book stores, including Amazon.com, B. Dalton Bookseller, Barnes & Noble.com, Barnes & Noble Inc., and Borders Books & Music. Both Express Lane Meals and 365: No Repeats are on the list. Express Lane Meals is at a strong number 7, while 365: No Repeats is at number 47. I like the USA Today list because it does not break the books down into a million categories like the New York Times list does.
Number one and two on the Paperback Advice List - not too shabby!


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Borki – wieś w Polsce położona w województwie podkarpackim, w powiecie niżańskim, w gminie Ulanów.

W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość administracyjnie należała do województwa tarnobrzeskiego.

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes Jimi Hendrix as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music." The late American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter is known as the sensi and GOAT when it comes to playing the guitar. Until this day, many guitar players study his ways on YouTube in hopes to be nearly as great. His contributions to rock and pop music have made him one of the most celebrated musicians of all time.
Earlier this month, fans were blessed with a brand new album filled with unreleased music from Hendrix. The album is entitled, Both Sides of the Sky and it is the final volume to a three-part compilation which includes Valleys of Neptune and People, Hell and Angels.
Both Sides of the Sky highlights changes in Hendrix's working life where he played with different configurations of musicians between 1968 and 1970. The album is filled with fun and light records that will leave you thinking about how much fun Hendrix had to be having at the time of the recording. He samples the Batman theme song and other unorthodox sounds.
The songs on this album are alternate takes of songs Hendrix fans may already be familiar with, but they provide a new perspective into his musical process.