text: JTrower Posted September 6, 2019 Thank you for letting join group. I recently inherited a workbench and lathe (SB 9" 1934) with 3 draws of tooling. This workbench belonged to my great, great, great grand father, Carl Foerster and passed down through Gustav and then Elmer to my mother. Carl immigrated to the US from Germany abt. 1882 eventually settling in Milwaukee Wis. And opening the Foerster and Sons music shop. They built and repaired all types of musical instruments. I have identified a good portion of the tooling from the bench but there are numerous items that escape my knowledge and I'm searching for someone that might be able to identify one or more items. I don't know if any of these are worth restoring or not. Any input would be great. Hope this is acceptable on this sight and category. I'll try to attach a picture of items.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Obama vs. McCain: Howard Stern Shows that Many Ignorantly Support Obama
I'm not a fan of radio shock jock Howard Stern; however, the audio clip below contains a segment from his show that is very telling about some American voters. It demonstrates, in part, how a radical liberal like Barack Obama could end up in the White House based largely on personality and cosmetic factors instead of weighty issues like policy and what is best for the country. It shows how personality ignorantly trumps policy in many people's minds.
In this audio clip, Obama supporters were asked why they liked Obama and given several choices using John McCain's policy positions (like support for the war in Iraq and being pro-life) and even listing Sarah Palin as Obama's VP choice. The respondents unflinchingly endorsed the McCain positions and Sarah Palin as they espoused their support for Obama. Mind-boggling and depressing at the same time!
Note: Special thanks to Noel Sheppard at NewsBusters for this piece. In fairness, I'm sure you could find a similar group of lazy voters supporting McCain. Regardless of political party, this kind of ignorance should not be tolerated and is dangerous for our country. Think, people, think! We're voting for a President, not a celebrity talking head.
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I agree that it should not be any opinion or race but of the heart of the voter regardless of color. Our country is in a bad place. I wouldn't vote for an italian just becasue he's an italian, I would vote for his beliefs and I am italian so why should any color or race impact on choices of voting? Our country encourages people to vote and should educate them on what they are voting for. OHIO is a disgrace and what was done and violates our civil rights as American citizens. It should be an example and results in unclear explanations and situations like these that Howard brought up. I think Howard opened some eyes and my opinion of him just went up.
LOL. Its the point I have been making to all the Obama supporters… They dont know what they are doing or who they voting for during this election. Most of them have no Idea why they support him. They hear words like change and wealth along with the fact they dont want the U.S. in this war because of what they see being "spun" on CNN. They dont see the change coming in a socialistic fashion with a taste of one world seasoning. They voted out of fear.

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It's time to look at another volunteer opportunity that I'm considering. This one is based in India, working on a model farm in the Tamil Nadu region in the southern tip of India, not far from Sri Lanka. This program is offered by a company called Projects Abroad, which started in 1992 and has offices in New York and Toronto and a staff of 250 around the world. In 2008 alone, the company claims to have funneled 4,500 volunteers and $7,000,000 into less developed countries.
I'm interested in their Indian Eco-Development Project, which aims at promoting sustainable farming and environmental conservation in and around South Indian villages by teaching visiting local farmers sustainable techniques. The model farm is run by Projects Abroad volunteers who cultivate medicinal plants, maintain and sell the products of a vermicomposting system, and replant trees in deforested areas. Participants also go out to farms in the area to assist in implementing the techniques used on the project. Volunteers work about 6 hours a day, starting around 10:00am (Sweet!), and accommodations are with families in the area. Free time is on evenings and weekends.
In the evenings you can play cricket with local children, or take time to relax after a hard day's work. On weekends you can meet up with the other volunteers based in India on our twice-monthly social events, or travel and explore the area with new Indian friends or some of the other volunteers on the project.Though Projects Abroad seems to prefer that volunteers commit for a month or more, they do offer some two-week programs, and this conservation project is one of them. Also, unlike the other projects I've outlined so far, Projects Abroad has flexible start dates, meaning you can jump in to a project on any Sunday, stay for two weeks, or a month, or two months, and then move on. This is much more accommodating than most other volunteer projects I've looked in to.
The cost for a two -week placement is $1,995 CAD and includes all food, accommodation, comprehensive travel and medical insurance, airport transfers and support from the company's "expert staff at home and abroad". This is about the going rate for other volunteer work I've investigated, though it does include much more comprehensive insurance, and the ride to and from the airport.
I like this project for a few reasons - I've done some gardening myself, so I like the idea of promoting and learning more about sustainable growing techniques. I think it would be great to be able to settle in to a particular community in India as something more than just a tourist. And really, who wouldn't want to spend two weeks of their life vermicomposting?
Stay tuned for Volun-tourism, Part Four, and (maybe) an accompanying poll where you can cast your vote on what you think I should do. Houses? Dolphins? Worms? Or the last, mystery project?


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We've just found out that Mr. Haddad, the victim of mistaken identity and panic, was approached by cops waving guns instead of politely asking questions. Now we get to find out more about him:
Heather Stephenson, one owner of the East Atlanta Bread Collective, would have been the standard East Atlanta forty-year-old hipster chick in a vintage dress, but for the tears dripping down her face and the mascara streaks that accompanied them. "No, no, no!" she wailed. "You can't. Hamid is the last guy who would murder someone. Or carry a gun. He's like this kind of mystic Muslim. Total nonviolence. He was a baker, in Syria? You have no idea what he's gone through. Shit, this is so unfair. He was in a refugee camp, he promised god or whoever that if he made it somewhere safe, he'd stay poor and give his money to beggars. You're supposed to, in Islam? He'd take our truck, bring day-old stuff we were going to sell?" Horror dawned on her face. "Oh shit, the van."
Mustapha said, "You'll get it back in a couple of days."
"No, it's the kind of van y'all were looking for. Our old one finally kicked it. I was joking about it with my brother when I saw it on the news. I'm like crap, we better get that painted before someone thinks we're the Reaper. And it never occurred to me that Hamid might take it. Shit! He wouldn't know. Wouldn't have known. He never watched the news: he had a lot of trouble with English, and he had total PTSD, so like violence on the news? No way." She began to weep again in earnest. "Oh, fuck! Omar."
Mustapha said, "Who's that?"
"His son. He's nine. The whole rest of their family was killed, over there."
Two hours later, Diana was up in front of the cameras again. "Let me repeat that at this time we have no reason to believe that Mr. Haddad killed Alex Dawson or anyone else. Sergeant Brown had two separate reasons to believe that Mr. Haddad was a suspect. If Mr. Haddad had stayed with the van, Sergeant Brown and his partner would have been able to sort out that Mr. Haddad was an innocent man; but for reasons we'll never know, Mr. Haddad ran, and then drew a weapon. Coincidence became tragedy, and now a man is dead."
Andrea Blitts said, "There's no connection at all between this man and the killings?"
"We have no reason to believe that. Other people in the homeless and charitable communities have confirmed that Mr. Haddad was well-known as someone who went out of his way to help the less fortunate."
Channel Five said, "But he was Muslim."
"So are lots of people who don't commit murder. We wish he hadn't run from Sergeant Brown."
The guy from WRFG: "So you're saying that running from the police is a death sentence?"
"Absolutely not. Pulling a gun on the police usually has serious consequences."
But of course we already have to wonder where Mr. Haddad's gun came from. His employer paints him as a peacenik, but you never can tell with people who have severe PTSD: that's one of the many problems such people have. The irony is terrible, though: here's a man who escaped from hell, devoted his life to helping the less fortunate, and got shot anyway. The only person in Atlanta not to have heard of the white van.
And then another press conference. As I've mentioned before, the media reaction to these killings and their investigation is a key part of the story. The real-life Atlanta media is absolutely dreadful: bottom-barrel fearmongering, stupid scandal, utterly racist depictions of black people, hysteria, a serious effort to avoid anything like real news, and sports sports sports. They're going to become more important as the story goes on; Diana and Mustapha are going to end up fighting the media as much as they do whoever's killing people.


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I've been doggysitting Ginger this week, (Thankfully she is healing well so far!) doing some sketching and prepping while staying in one room with her as she is to walk as little as possible. My hexies are done for the next quilt and now I need to finalize what it will look like. I started these hexies last night and worked on them a few hours more tonight. I am really liking this starch method of prep for English Paper Piecing. Over 100 hexies ready to stitch in a small amount of time. I'll start stitching tomorrow!
I am going to keep these little hexies organized in my new sandwich box which was sent to my by Taryn of Reproduction and Antique Lover blog. She posted about how she keeps organized when taking her projects along with her. I commented on how my sharp scissors cut through my purse once when I tried to take my quilting along with me. She was sweet enough to send me this extra plastic sandwich box of hers and these tiny little glassine envelopes! Thank you Taryn! What a creative way to store our stitching. I'm excited to give it a try. Every 4 days I go get three allergy shots and must wait for 30 minutes afterwards in the waiting room. This will be the perfect take along to put in my purse and keep me busy while waiting! My scissors will be safe and sound and won't be able to get into any trouble in this little box!


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When Mayor Sandy Stimpson was looking to fill the role of chief of police for Mobile, he asked James Barber to develop a plan for the department. Barber sat down and penned a 32-paged strategic document that not only changes the department's command structure and eliminates a precinct, but also saves the Mobile Police Department $1.3 million almost immediately.
Precinct 5 no more
The biggest change obvious to the public will be the elimination of Precinct 5, which is a 64-mile territory that encompasses only 12.8 miles in the city of Mobile. Precinct 5 roughly begins at Hillcrest Road and Airport Boulevard and goes until the police jurisdiction ends outside city limits.
Precincts 2 and 4 will absorb Precinct 5. Part of the reason for the change is Precincts 2 and 4 share a station, located at 4851 Museum Drive. According to Barber, the purpose of a precinct is to offer accessibility to the public, facilitate a speedy shift change and ensure geographical accountability.
"Co-locating the two precincts in Precinct 4 fails to meet the first and second purposes of the precinct concept," Barber stated in his plan. "Unlike the fire department, police officers do not dispatch from the precinct, but rather from their assigned areas thus the third purpose can still be served. Ideally, Precinct 2 should be located near the Highway 90 and Rangeline Road area in a strategic sense."
By absorbing Precinct 5 in to Precinct 2 and 4, there would be multiple ranking officers that are in some ways redundant.
MPD's Public Information Officer Ashley Rains said the reorganization of the officers within the three affected precincts would have to be sorted out.
The precincts are headed by captains. Precinct 2's captain is John Barber, the chief's brother. Captain Baronise Dixon was just placed over Precinct 4 this week and Captain Jack Dove is in charge of Precinct 5.
There are other ranking officers — lieutenants, sergeants, corporals, etc. — within the precincts whose places will have to be determined. Rains said no officer would be demoted or fired.
Even though the staffing will remain at current levels, Barber said the change will result in a $750,000 savings by eliminating recurring personnel costs.
Change in police command structure
While the single largest savings for the department will come from eliminating Precinct 5, Barber crafted another plan he says will save more than $530,000 annually.
The new chief changed the command structure to make less top heavy.
Currently the chief of police is over the entire department. The chief deputy chief is the No. 2 person in the MPD with three deputy chiefs under that position. The deputy chiefs are over five major positions. This means there are 10 command staff positions.
Barber threw out the old system saying, "I do not think that anyone has to be very familiar with the operations of the Mobile Police Department to realize that the current budgeted command staff positions are grossly disproportionate to the size of the organization."
The new command staff will obviously have the chief of police at the top. The No. 2 positions will be Assistant Chief Joseph Kennedy and Administrative Services Phillip Snodgrass, who is retiring on Dec. 20.
Under Kennedy and Snodgrass are four major positions.
This means there are only seven command staff positions now. Once again, no officer will be demoted or fired.
The changes will result in a savings of $536,117, Barber said.
Use of savings
Barber has created a way for saving the MPD $1.3 million and wants to use the money in a few ways.
First, of the 608 vehicles used by the police department, 50 percent have traveled more than 100,000 miles, and Barber has a plan to replace the entire fleet in five years by purchasing 100 cars every year. The hope, Rains said, is the department could do this through savings and existing money and not have to ask the City Council for additional funds.
Some of the money would also go to awards and special merit raises.
"Output measures should be measured and rewarded just as bravery in combat," Barber said in his plan. "However, if we are to accomplish our mission, those who make a major contribution to crime prevention as measured by outcome should receive awards that are higher in prestige than those measured output."
Barber gave an example of output versus outcome. He said an officer who makes arrests in 25 burglaries should be acknowledged for output. However, the officer has not stemmed the problem of burglaries. Therefore, if an officer creates a way that deters burglary as a whole, then that person should be rewarded for the outcome.
To encourage officers to think outside the box and work harder, Barber has created a system for merit raises. These would be given to those who work to make Mobile the safest city through crime prevention.
Preventing crime
The changes to the structure of command staff and precincts in Mobile will save the department money, but Barber believes the shift in how MPD fights crime will help Mobile toward its goal of being the safest city in America.
Barber noted there is no "silver bullet" that stops crime. Instead, crime should be attacked from all angles he said. Prevention is key in fighting crime. Barber listed three types of prevention — primary, secondary and tertiary.
"Primary prevention focuses on neighborhoods that have low incidence of crime and account for about 90 percent of the geographical area of the city of Mobile," he said in his plan. "Like many other cities in the United States, Mobile has enjoyed lower crime rates over the past decade and yet citizen's fear of crime has increased."
To fight that perception, Barber said the department will make a sincere effort to address the fear of crime and focus on crime reduction.
Reduction can be done by the secondary prevention, which focuses on areas that have a disproportionate amount of crime and account for about 10 percent of the geographical area in the city.
These areas, which are referred to as hotspots, also include the 10 percent of "career criminals" who commit 60 to 80 percent of the crime, according to Barber.
This leads to the tertiary prevention, which is to make sure repeat offenders are prosecuted and incarcerated.
Barber is also making strides in the Intelligence Unit. The MPD will team up with the FBI, DEA, ATF and U.S. Marshal's Service to work with the agencies in order to prevent crime.
"This is the first time this has been done to this degree in the Mobile Police Department," Barber said. "We made our records available to the Mobile County Sheriff's Office for the first time and in return they made their records open to us."
Barber said with that cooperation among the agencies, Mobile has a much better chance at becoming the safest city in America.
"Crime has gone down in the last 10 years, but people have a perception it hasn't. Some living in those hot spots or victims of crime have every reason to have the perception that crime hasn't gone down," Barber said. "In order to be the safest city in America, the city needs to feel safe first."
Updated Nov. 22 at 9:48 to include comments about crime prevention.
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This was the second time I've seen these remarkable performers and had the chance to experience their unique blend of music, comedy and wild multi-media fun. This time there were more children in the audience--their laughter was contagious.
I loved the music the best--who knew you could make such sounds with plumbing pipes. But like they said, the world is interconnected through our plumbing. And I'm glad the building was sturdy. The deep base vibrations even made the water in my bottle vibrate. Nice.
At one point, the Blue Men were playing Lady Gaga. One by one they brought out Gaga headgear. Except... they are in Nebraska. So the last man brought out a cornhead. If you're from Nebraska, you can imagine the cheers. If you're not from Nebraska... this is a cornhead.
During the bows at the end, the group brought out their musicians and the backstage crew. That made me happy. I will always add my appreciation for those behind the scenes--who are not often remembered. Thank you to the Blue Man Group--and their supporting players.


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Each year, California Water Association (CWA) member companies invest millions of dollars in infrastructure to ensure the delivery of safe, reliable, high-quality water to their customers and for fire protection.Read More
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California law requires all public water systems to prepare and distribute Consumer Confidence Reports (CCRs) by July 1 each year. The superior performance of California Water Association (CWA) member companies in delivering high-quality, reliable water is evidenced in CCRs.Read More
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The goal of this project is to develop a Watershed Restoration and Protection Plan (WRAPS) to be used at the local level. It will increase the number of citizens participating in education and outreach events; foster information and idea exchange around watershed issues through relationships and social networks; involve community members in crafting civic engagement activities/plans in which they feel ownership and desire to implement; and promote awareness, concern, and watershed stewardship to community organizations/institutions.
The International Water Institute (IWI) will monitor 42 sites (3 basin, 12 major watershed, and 27 subwatershed) in the Red River and Upper Mississippi River Basins intensively during 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. There will also be 5 sites in the Red River Basin where mercury samples will be collected in 2016 and 2017 and sent to Minnesota Department of Health for analysis. The IWI will collect water samples across the range of flow conditions targeting sample collection at times of moderate to high flow.


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While many people are wondering how to stick to a plan or goal, not to mention habits or a healthy routine, some of us are actually great in both planning and building yourself up. Even though the Internet suggests tons of ideas on setting the habits in 21 days or so, there is no actual proof it is working.
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Many patients who might benefit from an implantable solution are sitting in dispensing audiologist's offices. While less than 10% of potential candidates are treated, most recipients say that they did not receive information about implantable solutions from their provider. Moreover, 77% of recipients say that if they could do it over again they would have gotten their implant sooner. The practice model for treating these patients must evolve to increase access to the technology and the services.


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- Flexible work schedules may be key to attracting and retaining seasonal workers in the retail industry, according to a new report by ManpowerGroup Solutions and the Retail Industry Leaders Association.
- According to the report, retail employers are sharing talent pools and leveraging on-demand scheduling apps that allow workers to choose schedules flexibly. Employers can choose from a variety of smartphone apps and platforms in order to allow for greater flexibility, a statement announcing the report said.
- "Employers across the U.S. are experiencing talent shortages and retailers are not immune as they compete for workers who seek new ways of working," Melissa Hassett, vice president of client delivery at ManpowerGroup Solutions, said in the statement. "Retail workers, from delivery drivers to customer service representatives, want work that can easily blend with their busy lives. Retailers who offer workers flexibility and use technology to recruit talent when and where they want to work will have the edge."
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Retailers forecast robust holiday hiring in 2019 in order to keep up with consumer demand. This wave of hiring is already well underway. A report released in September by on-demand staffing platform Wonolo showed seasonal hiring began in August. Retailers are also expected to raise hourly wages to attract and retain applicants in a competitive, employee-driven market.
Seasonal workers are increasingly looking for employers who can provide them with flexible options. In fact, one survey released in October found that flexible schedules — alongside higher available hours — were more popular with prospective seasonal workers than higher pay.
Both employers and job candidates might need to be wary of scammers during this time of the year. According to data from the Better Business Bureau's Scam Tracker, North Americans reported 3,000 employment scams between January and October 2018, leading to a loss of more than $3 million. Scammers trick job seekers by posting job ads with vague titles or descriptions. The ads usually advertise jobs that require little to no prior experience, making them attractive to applicants. In the process, scammers trick job seekers into giving them personal information and money. Employers can be proactive around this issue by making their ads transparent and clearly outlining requirements and responsibilities — and by making it clear that no money exchange is involved.


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Kambwili is just too right
Dear Editor, Yes, Honourable Kambwili, Bowman, Lusambo and Stephen Kampyongo are absolutely right and they have the right stuff. I mean the right tone and attitude. The sort that has been lacking in all previous governments. They are my meal! With them around, we shall have the peace and stability Zambia needs. Their portfolios call for that sort of courage for, how shall we have peace and stability when you have HH and GBM on the loose, riding rough as though they own the country. They are not Gods nor anywhere close to being above the law. Those fellows, as Honourable Kambwili observed are a danger to Zambia's peace and existence. The trouble with Honourable Kampyongo's police service is that they seem to be afraid of the word treason. That's the very appropriate charge to give those two men. For indeed, their acts are treasonable and not those 'back scratch' charges they are donating to them. What is government afraid of? Or perhaps I am the only one that sees treason in their utterances and actions? They don't recognize the leadership we unanimously voted for. And not only that, but to go further and incite their followers to do the same. What is the meaning of it, if not treason? Put them in! That's where they belong! We don't need them. They are irrelevant in each and every way you can choose to look at it. Their voices, words and actions stink up the country. Do not handle them with feminist hands. Haul them up! Government emboldens them with its sluggish, soft approach. You can be humble and still be firm, solid as a rick. Those dubious, power hungry businessmen dare government every day and night and government plays along and gives them more ground to be silly. Its time to put them where they belong! They are really nothing at all but cheap fellows! Really cheap political scoundrels! We shall have more peace and harmony, as other times before, without them around. They are the real architects of the present tribal tension we are experiencing today. They have poisoned the minds of most Tongas to the point where they can bring tribal anarchy to our country if they haven't done that already. As I said before, they are of very little value, and that's to their own foreign masters and friends and to their families too. Hats off to you honourable Kambwili, Lusambo and Kampyongo. Only, be even more courageous and fear not. You are my men! R.A, Lusaka
'Let the dead bury the dead'
Dear Editor, I now fully appreciate why Jesus Christ told someone who wanted to follow him to '' let the dead bury the dead'. President Lungu should not be bothered by UPND sulking in its defeat and like Jesus said, this political party is a conquered one (dead) so let it bury itself. HH and GBM will be crying like spoilt brood until 2021. Well, they appear not to have any choice but to do that because how else are they going to keep their followers entertained even in total political abyss. Come to think of it, the two fellows aren't really that bad because they give us something to laugh about. You know the type that wants to appear momentous when they are not. Hey what would this world be without comedy? It would be an ominous place to live in. So if HH and GBM have chosen not to recognize President Lungu ( who is now in charge of Zambia), that is perfect because it is their democratic right and that cannot and WILL NOT force the majority of rightful thinking Zambians to go and hug transformers to celebrate with them. And believe you me 2021 is not very far either. So if the two leaders want to spend their time in trifling matters they will one day wake up too late to do something about their party. I am not a prophet of doom but I will insist that a non-Tonga takes over the leadership of UPND and you will witness the sudden appeal that it will draw. UPND will then have incredible chances of forming the next government. But on the other if it maintains HH at its helm, then UPND will have a long long, long wait. I also know that it takes brave men to admit their failures instead of clinging to dead issues. And so? We shall let the dead bury the dead.
Josiah Soko Salima Road, Matero
Equip health institution with drugs
Dear Editor,
Now is the time for PF to stop talking politics but deliver on their campaign promises. Of immediate concern is shortage of drugs in our health institutions. The so-called Chingwere or is it Matero Hospital is the worst example where medicines topped existing many years ago. It is common to be give prescriptions to buy drugs because the institution is always empty. This certainly is not good for PF. And I am sure I am speaking for many patients who visit the various health institution in Zambia. Please PF make this as number area of attention because a healthy nation will create a healthy economy and you will earn marks that way. The situation becomes even more precarious considering the high poverty levels in Zambia. How many can afford to buy drugs? Going to a government hospital or clinic these days spells nightmares because apart from lack of drugs, the attitude of medical staff leaves much to be desired. Sometimes one wonders why certain people are in those positions because they just don't care at all.
Concerned citizen
Chipolopolo misses target on first shot
Dear Editor, Group of Death in the Russia world Cup Qualifiers is where Zambia belongs. The Chipolopolo are the underdogs in this group, and as was expected, they lost to Nigeria at home turf bringing the loss to second after Zimbabwe edged the Chipolopolo earlier at the same venue. It is only Zambia which has never been to the World Cup in this group and it is only Zambia which has won the AfCON once. Going by these statistics Zambia has is trading on tight rope to make its maiden appearance in Russia 2018. Despite playing an entertain game we failed to find the back of the net, and the changes made by coach made things worse for Chipolopolo. Kennedy Mweene is ever on bench at his club and I am left wondering what he was doing between those two "sticks". Just when will Jacob Banda be considered no.1 choice?.Going by this performance Zambia will be lucky to amass a point. In the most unlike event that we qualify to Russia World Cup, I don't see this team wining any game let alone a draw. We are far from reaching that stage, let us just concentrate on boxing where we beat them hard if they come hard. CHAKWIYA BORNFACE CHONGWE


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March 27, 2012
Today we have a guest blogger, Sandra! Sandra is one of our sales managers.
I began working at Texas Back Institute six years ago. I knew of the Texas Back Institute because I was a sales representative for another organization, and Texas Back Institute was one of my primary referral accounts. Over the years I learned more and more positive things about this company, and I asked almost weekly if they were hiring, until one day they FINALLY said they were looking for a sales representative for the area. They asked me to submit my resume, which I conveniently had in my notebook, and three weeks later, I began working with the organization.
I had such reservations about going to work any other group of surgeons besides TBI because there are a lot of surgeons in the area that have the reputation of using surgery as a first option. However, I was very eager to work for TBI because of their "surgery as a last option" approach to treatment. Before I began working for TBI, I had no idea the degree of positive reputation they had throughout the medical community and that they were actively involved in things such as FDA trials, training other surgeons, and even had a research department. The TBI I initially knew of was just the tip of the proverbial iceberg.
I have been a part of this organization for six years, and still, I sit in amazement at the level of treatment our organization provides to their patients. Every time I sit in a neuroscience meeting, I look around the room, and try to add the combined years of experience that are present in the room. (I usually lose count halfway through the back row.) Every time I speak for any amount of time with Donna Ohnmeiss, I sit in amazement, because how can one person know THAT much? Every time I speak with larger organizations and see how involved we are in utilizing social media, QR codes etc., in comparison to them, it makes one proud to be part of the TBI team. Every time I am out in the community and I speak with a patient who says one of our founding surgeons performed their surgery back in the 1980s and they are still doing great, it makes one prideful to represent an organization such as the Texas Back Institute.
Even though I am not a member of the surgical team, and am not the one performing surgery on our patients, I still feel that each and every one of us play an integral part of this team approach to treating patients, no matter how minor. I am sure that I not only speak for myself, but most of the individuals within our organization when I say, it is great to be a part of the team of experts that really do "Get Patients Back To Life".
Congratulations to Drs. Scott Blumenthal
March 23, 2012
Congratulations to Drs. Scott Blumenthal, Richard Guyer, and Michael Hisey for being named as one of the "207 Spine Surgeons & Specialists to Know." Physicians included on this list were chosen based on their professional accomplishments, leadership in orthopedic and spine organizations and research in the field. http://ow.ly/9Qt8G
Patient of the Month – Denys Kendall
March 16, 2012
Denys Kendall….Back to Feeling Like a Person!
Denys Kendall never thought he would need spine surgery. He was jumping out of airplanes, serving his country in Iraq and living the life of a true adrenaline junkie. Denys served in the Army for 4 years, starting off in Special Forces and eventually moving into the First Cavalry at Fort Hood in Killeen, TX.
Unfortunately for Denys, while receiving a series of vaccines to protect him from contracting anthrax, he developed a severe staph infection. The infection settled in his hip eventually eating away at the sacroiliac joint and the lower area of his lumbar spine. During the removal of an abscess, by surgeons outside of Texas Back Institute (TBI), one of his nerves was severed causing pain and weakness in his leg.
Denys's pain got to a point where he knew he needed to seek attention from an expert and he began seeing Dr. James Cable, a pain management specialist at the Texas Back Institute to help determine what treatment options were available for his specific condition. After performing a physical evaluation and reviewing Mr. Kendall's case Dr. Cable referred him to his colleague Dr. Ralph Rashbaum, co-founder and orthopedic spine surgeon at the Texas Back Institute specialized in chronic pain management and interventional pain management.
Dr. Rashbaum and Denys discussed the possible treatment options and determined a spinal cord stimulator was going to give him the best possible results. Luckily for Denys, the FDA had just approved the use of a new stimulator device that automatically adjusts to movements in his posture, making it virtually effortless to use.
Dr. Rashbaum recalls, "Denys came to Texas Back Institute with unrelenting pain radiating down his leg. He was the perfect candidate for the RestoreSensor because he is a very active gentleman and the sensor works well for people with active lifestyles."
The decision to undergo the spinal cord stimulator implant was not an easy one for Denys, however, after doing his own research and his trust in Dr. Rashbaum Denys moved forward with the procedure. "Dr. Rashbaum was very straightforward with me, and I love that," said Denys. "He gave me realistic expectations but he was very confident this was going to be a life changer. Since my procedure the device has been doing its job like a champ."
When asked what he most looks forward to doing now that his back pain is under control Denys states, "to me, it's not so much about what activity, it's about getting a life back! I can be a person again and that for me is invaluable. Dr. Rashbaum is a savior! He saved me."


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It pays to shop around.
What is Third-Party Liability Insurance?
Whereas general liability insurance is something people/businesses purchase to protect themselves in the event that the work they do could somehow result in a lawsuit, third-party liability insurance protects you when you're at fault for a motor vehicle accident and someone makes a claim against you (or your car insurance company).
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Third-party liability insurance doesn't cover the cost of any injuries or damage you have personally suffered as a result of an accident you were at-fault for. For that, you would need accident benefits and collision coverage.
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How Much Third-Party Liability Insurance Do You Need?
The minimum amount of third-party liability insurance you have to purchase varies, but is $200,000 in most provinces. However, every insurance company will suggest you purchase additional coverage, as one accident could easily exceed the limits of your coverage – and you wouldn't want to be held financially responsible for the difference. For that reason, most Canadians purchase $1-5 million of third-party liability insurance.
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If you are in an accident and it was your fault, the people who suffered injuries/damages will open a claim right away, and begin seeking medical treatment and/or get their repairs started. Depending on which province they live in and what their own insurance coverage includes, they may have to cover the costs of everything with their personal funds (or through their insurance company) until they decide to close the claim (typically not until they feel everything has been done and they are healed). At this time, your car insurance company will review the case and offer them a settlement. If the person does not agree on the amount, they can seek legal advice and open a lawsuit.
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When you're ready to buy a new car insurance policy, you can do so in-person or over the phone, at a bank/credit union, insurance company or insurance brokerage (deals with more than one insurance company). If you haven't already done so, we always suggest you start by comparing car insurance quotes online.
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Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" is considered a Gothic novel because it incorporates numerous elements of Gothic literature, including a dark setting, the supernatural, the sublime and an atmosphere of terror and horror. Gothic literature examines anxieties over modernity, rationalism and the uncertainty raised by rapid scientific progress.
The Gothic elements in "Frankenstein" are:
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- The supernatural: By creating the monster, Frankenstein transgresses the barriers between life and death.
- The sublime, or the feeling of terror aroused by the powerful and fathomless forces of nature: The sublime is present during the storm in which Frankenstein sees the monster after the death of his younger brother.
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And now Sam's big sis Louise has reached out to him...
Fans of Made In Chelsea and Celebrity Big Brother star Sam Thompson have been seriously worrying about him recently…
It all stemmed from when Sam took to Twitter yesterday (23 September) to make a heartbreaking confession.
To his 156 thousand followers, Sam shared: 'Today has been the worst day of my life as far as I can remember. I never knew exactly how much one person could effect my life.'
He continued: 'The only way is has to be up. Can't get much lower haha. And yes I'm fishing for some love….kinda need it ha'
Many of his followers thought Sam was referring to his rumoured new girlfriend Amelia Lily, the singer known from her appearance on The X Factor who struck up a romance with Sam in the CBB house.
One follower responded: 'Aww whats happened hope it nothing to do with u and Amelia if it is fight for her. Hope ya ok [sic]' and another agreed: 'Dont know whats going on but you have @AmeliaLilyOffic in your life and she is such a gorgeous Kind Woman , why cant you see that ?! [sic]'
However, one fan presumed the tweet was regarding Sam's recent split from fellow MIC star and girlfriend of three years Tiffany Watson, replying: 'What's wrong sam !?!? You need tiff back in your life u lost a good woman [sic]' to which Sam seemingly confirmed he was missing his ex-girlfriend, simply tweeting back: 'I know'
Looking as if he was confirming it further, Sam also hit back to a troll who slammed his ex-girlfriend.
When someone tweeted Tiff: '@Tiffany_W13 you complain about @SamThompsonUK for sleeping around but you are as big a h** as he is. What gives?' Sam stepped in and defended his former girlfriend.
See: Georgia Harrison Reveals Fran Parman's Shock Weight Loss Since Diags Split
'You don't know a thing. She's a f**king angel. It's me whose the immature t**t. [sic]' Sam responded.
What does this mean?!
More: Professor Green Opens Up About His Well-Being In Emotional Instagram Post
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Although Tiff has not commented on Sam's emotional outburst, his big sis Louise took to Instagram to share a snap of herself and her little bro, with the caption: 'Because blood is thicker than water…. 💉>🚰'
To which Sam repaid the favour by posting his own snap of himself and Louise on his Instagram, emotionally admitting that his sister is all he has: 'As lame as it sounds. My only constant. I literally have no one else 😶'
We're sending a big hug to Sam and hopefully his broken heart can be mended soon…


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Tuesday, 26 September 2017 by Mansi Nathani
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"Will this be when he finally pops the question?" has been a frequent thought of mine all year. Well at least every time a semi romantic moment seemed to arise. My boyfriend, and I had begun talking about marriage a year into our relationship. When you know, you just know. I never really understood that until I met him. One thing I've learned while navigating my way into my 20's is that, dating to just date isn't all that fun. Your time is valuable, and should be spent with people you truly enjoy. Two years after the magical night we met, and WE'RE ENGAGED!
I met Rodrigo unexpectedly. It was a summer night in New York city. It was the year I turned 21, and on a whim I headed to the big apple with my best friend. I won't say it was love at first sight when I first saw him, but It was pretty darn close to it. The following years we carried on a bicoastal romance. Falling in love with nothing but each other's voices.
There were times I was afraid, and the sound of his voice felt like a hug, assuring me that everything was going to be okay. One night I was walking to my car late at night. and he said "call me on face time and face the camera behind you. I've got your back." So when people ask, "Is long distance hard?" with pity in their words, my answer is always, "no it's pretty amazing." The fact that someone can make you feel so secure, and so loved, while being so far away. Imagine the feeling when they're actually near.
On one of my most recent visits to see Rodrigo, he popped the big question! I had a feeling he would ask, but on my last day there he had still not said a n y t h i n g. All hope was lost when he dropped me off at JFK airport. I was about to board my flight, when suddenly the airline clerks began telling me there was an issue with my ticket, and I could not board yet. I was getting nervous. Then miraculously my ticket was fixed, and the airline clerk insisted on escorting me onto my flight. Right when I boarded I felt a tug, and there he was, the love of my life.
"What are you doing here?!" I exclaimed.
"Can I go to back to San Diego with you?" he replied.
"What are you doing here?!" I repeated.
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The Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP) and its small business division the Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE) work daily to advocate on behalf of small businesses in Ohio and we depend greatly on public officials to work in partnership with the small business community to promote the wealth and success of a strong economy and infrastructure. When a policymaker performs an act that has a known positive benefit for small businesses, our small business members have historically believed it is important for those officials to be recognized for their support of our cause. The purpose of recognizing public officials in this manner is to reward elected officials hard work and public service when they provide tools, resources, and incentives that aim to assist small businesses in a meaningful way.
On May 2, GCP volunteer leaders had an opportunity to meet with Governor Mike DeWine to discuss various, crucial public policy issues that impact Northeast Ohio. The meeting provided John Young (Chair, COSE Board of Directors) the chance to present a Small Business Advocate of the Year Award to the Governor for his leadership.
Tim Opsitnick (Chair, COSE Small Business Caucus) serves on Ohio's CyberOhio Advisory Board and last year our members worked closely with then Attorney General DeWine to craft legislation—the Data Protection Act—that effectively became law in 2018 providing a legal safe harbor to covered entities that implement a specified cybersecurity program. GCP strongly supported the opportunity for covered entities that implement a specified cybersecurity program because the legislation provides an incentive to encourage businesses to achieve a higher level of cybersecurity through voluntary action. The Data Protection Act encourages more businesses to properly protect their business ventures, their workforce, and those with whom they do business.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — CJ Massinburg had 43 points and 14 rebounds as Buffalo pulled off another big upset against a power program, stunning No. 13 West Virginia 99-94 in overtime Friday night.
Jeremy Harris added 16 points and nine rebounds for the Bulls in the season opener for both teams. Buffalo grabbed attention last March when the 13th-seeded Bulls blew out No. 4 seed Arizona 89-68 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Continue reading MORGANTOWN, W.Va | Massinburg scores 43, Buffalo stuns No. 13 WVU 99-94 in OT at STL.News.


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Link for 10/16/09 – A Daily Show day
For today's link of the day, I have two videos from the fabulous Jon Stewart and the team at the Daily Show.
The first video is Mr. Stewart reflecting on the priorities of our 24 hour news networks, specifically CNN. The great thing about the Daily Show is that, in their mocking, they bring up really important points and deliver their message in an entertaining manner. Stewart is right that these news networks have a responsibility to call their guests out when they exaggerate or make things up. If they were really good about doing that, then maybe people could have the confidence that what they are hearing is accurate and valid debates could be more prevalent. We would all be better off as a result. When you think about…oh….what's that? Ok, I'd like to tell you more, but I'm going to have to leave it there 🙂
The second video is more on the story regarding 30 republicans who voted against an Al Franken amendment that would prohibit the government from doing business with companies who have clauses in employment contracts making it impossible for rape victims to sue. As is to be expected, Jon Stewart has an opinion on this. I think I am more sad than anything else that this is where our senate is right now. Despite what some of the opposing 30 would have you believe, the government has the right to choose who they do business with and the responsibility to set an example for workplace standards. In fact, to quote Chief Justice Rehnquist "'Congress may attach conditions on the receipt of federal funds and has repeatedly employed that power to further broad policy objectives." Setting as a condition of a receiving a contract that the corporation allows rape victims to have their day in court is not a political attack. It is the logical and morally correct thing to do.
I won't go as far as those who are saying that a vote against this amendment is a vote in support of rapists, but I will say that, at best, the priorities of these 30 senators are horribly misplaced. From some of these Senators I would have expected a vote like this (Chambliss, Vitter) but, from some, I am really surprised and saddened (Lindsay Graham, John McCain). I applaud the other 68 Senators (including 10 republicans) who supported this amendment, want to hear why Senator Spector chose to sit this one out (I can forgive Senator Byrd since he is still battling major health issues), and hope at least some of the 30 who voted no will come to understand how wrong they are and re-think their priorities. Failing that, I hope they lose their next election.
I really don't like hypocrisy…
I know ACORN has done some things lately that are not so good. And, I definitely think people are right to call them on the mis-management issues and potentially illegal activity. However, they do some really vital work and it is important to recognize and remember that. If they go away, we need some other organization to continue their important work. So we rather than slinging mud, I, for one, am hoping they can get their act together (which may mean a change in leadership) so they can continue their really important work…
But this post isn't about that. What it is about is the fact that Senator Vitter is the LAST person who should be "leading the charge" against them. But, don't take my word for it, check out this awesome video and post about the issue. You will laugh like crazy…I promise!


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While there are some excellent professional resume writers out there, I prefer to see you write your own resume.
When you write your own resume, you own, interpret and represent your value proposition to prospective employers.
Resumes are dynamic
In most cases, you will need to customise your resume for a specific position. Even if you're happy in a job, you can update achievements in your resume anytime. Some industries and professions have resume standards. As you do the due diligence, you will gather more information, and may need to tweak your resume along the way.
Templates are tedious
As recruitment consultants and in-house recruitment teams can scan hundreds of documents a day, they see a lot of cookie-cutter resumes. As long as you follow the golden rules for resume writing, a distinctive resume will help you stand out from the pack.
I skip cover letters
After many years in recruitment roles, I tend to pounce on the resume and overlook the cover letter altogether. This habit can be to your detriment (and mine!), as candidates often mention career gems in the letter, which aren't in their resume. Your resume should be able to stand alone, and showcase you as a convincing candidate.
You think more
In the age of 'personal branding', you need to articulate your strengths and what you offer a future employer. Self-assessment is a pre-requisite for developing and launching a resume into the market. If you've done this, and taken the time to think how your experience lends itself to the opportunity, you're making a commitment. It shows.
Speak as you write
If you're crafted the document yourself, you're more likely to recall details and reflect your writing in your speech. Much like defending a thesis, it's easier to be interviewed against a resume that you've slaved over. If there is any conflict between the two, alarm bells start ringing!
You appear authentic
When you compose your resume, you decide what stays, and what goes. You haven't been styled by anyone else. The fact that you've done the homework says you care enough about what the role and the organisation requires, and how you might add value to a prospective employer.
Allow your personality to shine
A hand-crafted resume gives me a glimmer of your personality. While they are ticking the boxes, good recruiters are also reading between the lines. All things being equal, an indefinable sizzle may spark their interest, and put your resume on top of the pile .
There is one proviso to all of the above – please observe the golden rules as you draft your resume. Although there are plenty of best practice resume writing tips in the public domain, check that they're relevant to your market. And before clicking on the send button, seek input and feedback from a range of professionals within your network. Their perception of your strengths and career achievements will be invaluable as you put the final touches on your resume.
Have I convinced you to write your own resume?
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PEBB Statewide plan members can pay less out-of-pocket for certain health care services when care is received at an OHA-approved patient-centered primary care home, also referred to as a PCPCH (i.e., a health clinic recognized by the Oregon Health Authority for their commitment to quality, coordinated care).
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Attorney: DNA that solved infamous 'Rideshare Rapist' case illegally obtained by SF cops
San Francisco police officials gathered a room of reporters at department headquarters almost a year ago to make a stunning announcement: They had used DNA evidence to identify and jail an alleged serial sexual predator dubbed the "Rideshare Rapist" who terrorized women for years while posing as a driver for a ride-hailing service.
The arrest intensified the focus on rider safety in the emerging app-based industry. Immigration officials seized on the case, pointing out that the suspect, 38-year-old Orlando Vilchez Lazo, was in the country illegally from Peru. Meanwhile, revelations that Vilchez Lazo had worked for Lyft raised questions about the company's background checks.
But in describing its breakthrough, the Police Department left out a potentially catastrophic flaw in the case.
Investigators identified Vilchez Lazo as a suspect in four violent rapes by pulling him over during a traffic stop on July 7, 2018, and making him blow into an alcohol screening test to obtain DNA from the saliva left behind, his attorney, Deputy Public Defender Sandy Feinland, wrote in a motion filed this week in San Francisco Superior Court.
Feinland contends that police fabricated a reason to pull over his client to get his DNA without a warrant, making the stop and search illegal. Vilchez Lazo had no alcohol in his system, he said.
"After illegally detaining Mr. Vilchez Lazo, police continued to hold him in order to get a sample of his DNA," Feinland wrote. "Even though Mr. Vilchez Lazo exhibited no signs or symptoms of intoxication, police detained Mr. Vilchez Lazo — for over twenty minutes — pretending to conduct a DUI investigation."
San Francisco police officials said Tuesday they could not comment on the case and referred questions to the district attorney's office. The district attorney's office said it will file a response with the court and declined to comment.
Vilchez Lazo was released after the traffic stop, but police arrested him five days later after his DNA allegedly matched evidence recovered in one of the unsolved cases. Investigators then used the match as probable cause to obtain several search warrants, records show.
Vilchez Lazo has pleaded not guilty in the case and is being held without bail in County Jail on three charges of kidnapping, four counts of rape, two counts of sexual penetration with a foreign object and three counts of kidnapping to commit another crime.
Investigators have said Vilchez Lazo posed as a driver for hire, luring intoxicated women from outside nightclubs in the city's South of Market neighborhood and raping them at knifepoint. He was working for Lyft at the time, but was not using the platform when he committed the assaults, police said. Lyft said last year that it terminated Vilchez Lazo when the allegations came to light and has since reinforced its background checks.
To search a person and collect their DNA, police usually make a case to a judge and obtain a warrant before taking a blood sample or a swab of the cheek. In those cases, investigators must explain why they have probable cause to believe a crime was committed.
If a judge agrees with Feinland, who is seeking to suppress the DNA evidence collected at the traffic stop, it could undo the prosecution's case against Vilchez Lazo. The argument centers around the legal doctrine known as fruit of the poisonous tree, in which all evidence obtained as the result of an illegal search must be suppressed.
"In this case, to achieve their long-desired goal of catching a suspected sexual predator, police turned on their sirens and threw the Constitution out the window," Feinland wrote.
The unusual case highlights some of the complex legal issues around DNA, police searches and expectations of privacy as technology flourishes. Civil rights attorneys have for years fought the growing scope of law enforcement's ability to use DNA in California — and have often lost.
"This is an attempt to use this technology in ways that on one hand can be quite productive if they located the right person, but on the other, may be quite intrusive, and is the type of investigation that perhaps should require a warrant," said Michael Risher, an East Bay civil rights attorney and former lawyer with the ACLU who specializes in DNA issues.
Risher pointed to two California Court of Appeal rulings that have been favorable to law enforcement officers who obtained DNA from criminal suspects without warrants. The court in 2010 found that people don't have Fourth Amendment rights against illegal searches and seizures for items they discard, like cigarette butts or tissues.
And in a 2008 case that parallels the Vilchez Lazo investigation, police in Southern California stopped a man for traffic violations and found his eyes were bloodshot and watery. After performing a breath test, they let him go, but police saved the mouthpiece from the test and linked him to a string of residential burglaries through his DNA. In 2011, the appeals court ruled that the defendant did not have a right to privacy for the saliva he deposited on the mouthpiece.
The case against Vilchez Lazo may turn on whether a judge finds that police had grounds to pull him over, or whether they were simply using the stop as an excuse to get his DNA without probable cause, one legal expert said.
"As long as there was a legitimate motive, police can pull him over, but they can't just pull him over because they want his DNA," said Laurie Levenson, a former federal prosecutor who teaches criminal law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. "But it's a very low threshold to pull someone over for a sobriety stop."
Prosecutors may challenge Feinland's motion using a variety of arguments, Levenson said, including the doctrine known as inevitable discovery, in which evidence considered inadmissible may be used at trial if attorneys can prove that the police investigation would have led to the evidence anyway.
But before getting Vilchez Lazo's DNA, police didn't have a suspect, and it's unclear whether they had evidence that may have led them to him. Feinland argued that police detained his client as part of a "fishing expedition" while conducting surveillance around nightclubs during their pursuit of the serial rapist.
"Just say, '(He was) slightly swerving,'" one officer was recorded saying on his body-worn camera, Feinland wrote.
After the officers conducted one test that showed Vilchez Lazo had a 0.0% blood alcohol content, they administered a second test "and ordered Mr. Vilchez Lazo to 'spit' on the device to ensure they had enough DNA for a reference sample," Feinland wrote.
The officers let him go and sent the DNA samples to the city crime lab. Four days later, on July 11, 2018, technicians found that the sample matched DNA that had been recovered from one of the rapes, authorities said.
Investigators then began writing a series of warrants to search Vilchez Lazo's home, car and electronic devices, including more than 15 cell phones, Feinland wrote. Police also got a warrant to secure another sample of his DNA. The evidence prompted prosecutors to charge Vilchez Lazo in the four separate attacks.
Shortly after police announced an arrest, federal officials used the case to criticize San Francisco's sanctuary policy that restricts cooperation between local law enforcement and immigration agents.
But Vilchez Lazo had no previous contact with law enforcement in the U.S., so the city's sanctuary policy would not have affected him. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials did not explain why they linked the case to San Francisco's sanctuary law.
A judge is scheduled to hear Feinland's motion, along with a rebuttal from prosecutors, on Monday.
Evan Sernoffsky is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: email@example.com Twitter: @EvanSernoffsky


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Allison Marcus, 22, and Richard Miller, 23, surrendered to authorities on Sunday, July 15, more than ten days after being accused of starting the Lake Christine fire near Basalt, which has destroyed three homes to date and resulted in hundreds of evacuations.
The pair are being held on suspicion of fourth-degree arson and firing woods or prairie, both felonies, related to their alleged use of tracer bullets at the Basalt SWA shooting range maintained by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, which closed additional facilities in the state as a cautionary measure.
According to the Eagle County Sheriff's Office, the blaze was sparked on the evening of July 3 and by 8:07 p.m. on July 5, it had grown to more than 5,000 acres, with 0 percent containment.
By then, 1,793 residents had been evacuated from 664 homes and, as noted above, three residences were lost.
The situation has improved markedly since then. The latest update on the Inciweb page devoted to the Lake Christine fire, time-stamped at 5:55 p.m. on the 15th, estimates the involved acreage at 6,822 and containment at 59 percent.
Moreover, all evacuees have been cleared to return to the area.
Another good sign: At 6 a.m. this morning, command of the firefighting effort was transferred from a federal incident management team to what's known as an IMT3 unit — an indication of growing confidence that the worst of the conflagration is in the past.
Not that all concerns are over.
The page's author points out that "a return to a dry pattern continues into next week. This could result in continued burnout in the timber stringers likely spreading by creeping and isolated torching."
Nonetheless, complete containment is predicted to be accomplished by July 31.
In the meantime, the presumed actions of Marcus and Miller have led to broader actions.
As CPW pointed out in an Independence Day news release, the use of tracer bullets, which contain a "pyrotechnic charge," is illegal whether fire restrictions are in place or not.
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However, the extreme drought conditions inspired the agency to broaden shooting range closures beyond the one in Basalt. Here's a list of other ranges shut down by CPW as of July 4:
Byers Canyon Rifle Range — Grand County
Basalt State Wildlife Area shooting range — Eagle County
Plateau Creek State Wildlife Area — Mesa County
Cameo Temporary Shooting Range — Mesa County
West Rifle Creek State Wildlife Area — Garfield County
Hayden Range — Routt County
Yampa Range — Routt County
Marcus and Miller turned themselves in to the ECSO at just after midnight on Sunday. Shortly thereafter, they were placed under individual $7,500 bonds.
Conviction for fourth-degree arson, a Class 4 felony, carries possible imprisonment of two to six years and fines from $2,000 to $500,000 in Colorado. Firing woods or prairie, a Class 6 felony, is punishable by from one year to eighteen months behind bars and fines from $1,000 to $100,000.


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Chapter 3
Bush Pilots in Uniform
RCAF pilots wore air force blue, saluted, drilled, and otherwise observed the eternal military verities, even though their day to day working lives for most of the interwar years were spent on civil flying operations. The future air marshal and chief of the air staff, C.R. Slemon, recalled that 'I never thought of a weapon; I never saw a weapon or fired a machine gun or whatever. We were just as busy as we could be doing purely civil government flying. We began to get some military training all along there were military elements, but they were tiny in comparison to the civil government air operations." 'We were,' another officer recalled, 'bush pilots in uniform.'
Training these 'bush pilots' to fly was the RCAF's primary military function in the I920s and early 1930s. Air force training remained concentrated at Camp Borden until Trenton was opened in 1931. As far as practicable, training methods were modelled on those used by the RAF for individual flying and ground instruction, and, later, for service or unit training. British course syllabi and training manuals were employed, and officers and airmen sent to RAF courses for advanced and specialist training flying instruction, army co operation, photography, armament, air navigation, wireless, explosives, and aeronautical engineering. In time these specialists formed a nucleus of instructors with which the RCAF staffed its own schools.
Recruiting and training airmen, mechanics, and tradesmen had initially proved difficult. When the RCAF became part of the permanent force many skilled men employed as civilians by the Air Board declined to join up, and others were overage or medically unfit. They were not easily replaced. Little in the way of formal instruction for airmen existed in the early years, and the RCAF depended on enlisting men who already possessed related trades qualifications. The recruit then entered into an apprenticeship to learn fitting, rigging, and other skills on the job. He gradually acquired more specific aviation experience and through specialist courses was able to improve his technical grade. Military subjects were injected along the way. In 1927 the RCAF completed arrangements with selected technical training schools to recruit students. Those successful in a trial summer course at Camp Borden were enlisted in the rank of 'boy' for further service until they reached eighteen years of age. As they gained experience, however, many were actively sought by civilian firms with offers of higher pay.
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When Wing Commander G.M. Croil commanded Camp Borden in 1928-9, he complained that 'If they do not actually approach them whilst here they do so by letter after their departure from this station and go so far as to pay the sum necessary for the airman to purchase his discharge.
There was less difficulty attracting officers for the air force. CAF regulations had stipulated that pilot and flying officers would be required to retire at age thirty, flight lieutenants continuing for an additional two years. Officers in these ranks comprised the bulk of the early force's commissioned officers, most of them veterans in their mid twenties, so there was little problem at first. When new pilots were needed, a training scheme aimed at university students (which had to be deferred for a year during the reorganization) went into effect in 1923. Candidates were required to be members of the Canadian Officers' Training Corps [COTC], enrolled as degree students in applied science or engineering, under twenty-one, and unmarried. The course of instruction consisted of three terms in consecutive years during the university summer break from May until August. While at Camp Borden the pilot trainees were granted temporary commissions as provisional pilot officers in the non permanent force and received $3.00 a day during the first term, $3.50 the second, and $4.00 the final term. Quarters, rations, uniforms, travelling allowances, and medical and dental treatment were provided. All those successfully completing the course were to be appointed RCAF pilot officers, but with no guarantee of a permanent commission. The terms of the training plan, indeed, emphasized that there would be only a limited number of such appointments. Those not wishing, or not offered, permanent commissions were eligible for appointments to the non permanent force. Alternatively, they might be transferred to the reserve of officers, which meant that they would have no further direct contact with the RCAF unless called up in time of emergency.
The pilot training programme was scheduled to start with thirty cadets but, because of a late start, undergraduates across the country were not informed of the scheme until too late in the 1922-23 academic year. As a result only nine trainees reported to Camp Borden for the first course on 15 May 1923. One was forced to drop out a month later for medical reasons. The others completed the first term of training at the end of August. Six returned for the second term; four qualified for their wings in December of that year and were awarded commissions in the permanent force. Two of the graduates were subsequently killed in aircraft accidents and one resigned his commission. The fourth was Pilot Officer C.R. Slemon.
The initial flying training scheme produced the first new air force pilots trained in Canada since 1918. Later, to meet shortages, a number of trained flyers were granted short service commissions, and some university graduates in engineering and applied science courses were enlisted directly. Serving non commissioned officers [Ncos] provided another source. The first NCO pilot course began in February 1927, and over the next five years thirty of forty-five students attained wings standard. When this scheme had been proposed, Group Captain J .S. Scott enquired about the RAF's experience with NCO pilots. His liaison officer in London reported that "The scheme is working most satisfactorily.
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The standard of Airmen Pilots is just about the same in the Royal Air Force as that of the Short Service Commissioned Officer Pilot, but Airmen Pilots in relation to those officers appear to take things rather more conscientiously. Canadian experience was equally favourable.
In the early phases of pilot training, a great deal of time was spent on ground subjects: the theory of flight, basic areonautical engineering, air pilotage and map reading, aerial photography, meteorology, as well as military organization, administration, drill and physical training, and signalling. Flying began with the student seated in the back of an Avro 504K. The instructor, calling instructions through a speaking tube from the front seat, guided his pupil through a controlled programme over several days, introducing him to the aircraft's flying controls, the basics of level flight, stalling, diving, gliding, take offs and landings, turning in the air, standard procedures for engine failure and forced landings. Finally the student flew alone. Instructions in side slips, cross wind landings, aerobatics, and low flying followed, all leading to wings standard. Once qualified, the new pilot went to Vancouver for a seaplane conversion course.
There he mastered the different controls on flying boats and floatplanes, practised landings on heavy seas and glassy calm surfaces, and was introduced to marine navigation, wireless, engine, float and hull maintenance, and the use of carrier pigeons. He was about to become, after all, a bush pilot; a difficult and lonely job where he was dependent upon only his training and self reliance.
From Camp Borden and Vancouver most new pilots went directly to one of the air force's sub bases scattered throughout the northwest where they began forest patrolling, the staple of the man's civil flying operations during the 1920s. As we have seen, the Air Board had been highly successful in demonstrating the productive contribution that aircraft could make to the forest industry. Conserving woodland resources with fire patrols was potentially of enormous economic importance. Forest production in 1920 totalled more than $300 million; forests covered almost one million square miles, about half in timber, the rest in pulpwood. Fires regularly destroyed huge sections of forest cover, the equivalent of one third the annual consumption of standing timber and an additional 1.3 million acres of young growth. Traditional means of forest protection had proved marginally effective at best. In some regions ground systems included lookout towers, telephone networks, fire lanes, guards, and prepositioned equipment and pumps. To an ever greater extent, however, the foresters of the early 1920s still relied on foot, horse, or canoe patrols. Some ranged two to three hundred miles, but unless fires were visible from the waterways or routes used, they were almost impossible to detect. The provincial forester of Manitoba estimated that up to 75 per cent of the forest fires in his area of responsibility remained unobserved or unreported. By contrast, regular air patrols could easily cover vast expanses. 'Even the Ottawa Valley lumberman, than whom no more conservative animal exists, is convinced of the soundness of our ideas,' J.A. Wilson wrote early in 1923. 'Two years ago he did not admit that there was such a thing as an aircraft; one year ago he treated them as a joke; six months ago he was inclined to violently oppose the idea that they were any use and now he admits their presence in the scheme of things but, of course, still objects to their cost even though he sees every year millions of dollars of timber burned, a large proportion of which could be saved by adequate protection.
Costs varied from region to region. The Ontario Fire Service concluded that the $125 per flying hour it subsequently paid for detection, suppression, sketching, and survey was amply justified. The federal Department of Forestry projected the cost of protecting its 120 million acres of woodland in the northwest by aircraft at one cent per acre. It judged this reasonable. Foresters reluctantly accepted higher initial expenses because 'an era of high costs is a necessary preliminary to organization on a permanent basis.' The cost effectiveness of aircraft patrols had to be reckoned in the same light as ordinary fire insurance, the premium being measured against the potential economic return.
The aircrews' work included detection, reconnaissance to assist ground firefighters, and the movement of ground parties and equipment. The emphasis given to each task varied by region. In British Columbia an extensive rural telephone network provided the basis for a ground detection system so that in normal circumstances aircraft only supplemented ground crews during peak fire seasons. Their greatest contribution was in transporting fire crews and equipment to remote locations. In Alberta, where few landing sites were available on the forested east slopes of the Rockies, air patrols concentrated on detection. Their introduction in 1920 had been well timed. The dominion forestry service had been about to make a major capital investment to construct an extensive network of ground lookout towers. The foresters were very quickly convinced that aerial surveillance would be more cost effective. Over the foothills, wireless equipped landplanes were able to communicate with their High River base, which in turn had a telephone link with the forest service. Once the location of a fire was plotted, the district forester could move his ground crews to the scene. Initially, patrols covered only the Waterton Lakes and Rocky Mountain Park areas, but they were gradually expanded to include the Bow River, Crow's Nest, and Clearwater reserves. By the mid 1920s, there was also a sub base at Grand Prairie in the Peace River district."
The British Columbia and Alberta patrols were important, but they were soon dwarfed in scope by those in the vast forests of the northern Canadian Shield. The Department of the Interior, the responsible department, concluded in 1923 that this area provided the best conditions for the use of aircraft, and 'it is in these regions that their greatest value in fire protection can be secured. In April 1924 the Departments of National Defence and the Interior formed a joint committee to prepare a detailed plan for extending aerial fire protection to the 120 million acres of forests between the Ontario border and the valley of the Athabaska River in Alberta. They proposed a five year expansion programme, adding sub bases annually at locations ever further west. The project began in the 1924 flying season. Once the aircraft were in place each spring, the district forest rangers, after considering weather conditions and the fire hazard, would recommend patrols in specified areas. When a pilot spotted a fire he contacted local rangers, either by wireless or message drop. Supression aircraft might also be sent with crews and equipment. If the fire were spotted before it had time to get out of control, chances were that it would be contained.