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I'm not getting into the debate about global climate change, but you can make your own arguments over the U.S. Department of Agriculture's updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map.
It's the map that shows you what agricultural zone you live in, and it's very handy when you're ordering plants or buying them at a nursery or big-box store. Many growers mark information on the plants, telling you what zones they can grow in.
The news is that the updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map moves the boundaries a bit northward for a number of zones.
That is in response to the milder temperatures of recent years. The zones are based on the lowest winter temperature, and the new map has Charlotte in Zone 7B, which is for areas capable of having winter lows of 0 to 5 degrees above zero.
The northern boundary of 7B in the Carolinas was nudged northward from the old chart, but there really aren't any major changes for our area.
One neat new wrinkle to the USDA's map -- it's interactive, in a way. You can type in your Zip Code and find out what zone you live in.
Here's a link to the map: http://bit.ly/vZ5vuL.
We Were Wrong (or, I Was Wrong) ... Throughout the day on Thursday, we were publishing a story, written by me, that reported on a chance of severe thunderstorms and even tornadoes overnight in the Charlotte area.
Obviously, that didn't happen.
Severe weather that doesn't develop is a sore point with some critics, who blame meteorologists and those who report about the weather with trying to panic people. When severe storms are predicted and don't develop, the criticism grows.
Strangely, I never see comments from those critics when the storms do develop -- such as the tornado outbreak a few weeks ago in Burke, Caldwell and Rutherford counties. But that's another argument for another day.
I like to be open and honest, and I don't run away from what I write. Obviously, my story on Thursday was wrong. If I scared you, I'm sorry.
The combination of warm dewpoint temperatures and a stirred-up atmosphere at the edge of an approaching cold front were expected to be enough for the development of severe weather. But the dewpoint readings -- while well above average for this time of year -- didn't quite get as high as expected. And the atmosphere remained rather stable when the front came through, although the 40 mph gusts we got were evidence of the strong winds a few thousand feet off the ground.
Friday, January 27, 2012
A new chart ... and a we-were-wrong
I'm not getting into the debate about global climate change, but you can make your own arguments over the U.S. Department of Agriculture's updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
How rare are Carolinas winter twisters?
When tornadoes struck two weeks ago in Burke, Caldwell and Rutherford counties, The Observer and some other sources reported that it was the first time in recent history that a twister struck those counties in January.
Certainly, mid-winter tornadoes are a rarity in the Carolinas, but with the possibility of more severe weather looming tonight, perhaps it's time to take a closer look at the history of "cool weather" twisters and the reason we're seeing them this year.
Pat Moore, who works at the National Weather Service's office in Greer, S.C., and is absolutely addicted to the science of meteorology, has spent the last few days studying records from the past 62 years and compiling a winter tornado history for the Carolinas.
Moore looked at tornadoes that struck in what meteorologists call the "cool season." That's meteorological winter -- Dec. 1 through Feb. 28 (or the 29th, this year).
His findings?
Several counties south of Charlotte, in areas where dew-point temperatures are more likely to rise in advance of approaching low pressure systems, have not recorded a tornado since 1950.
Here's what he found:
0 tornadoes since 1950: Cherokee, Chester, Lancaster and Union counties of South Carolina; Anson, Alexander, Catawba, Lincoln and Union counties of North Carolina.
1: Mecklenburg, Cabarrus and Cleveland. Add to that list, Burke, Caldwell and Rutherford, from the outbreak this month.
2: Iredell.
3: Gaston, Rowan and York.
The reason for the outbreaks of severe weather this month is fairly simple, really. Cold air has not penetrated into the South. For that matter, it really hasn't pushed into much of the United States at all.
Computer models show that most of the truly arctic air has been on the other side of the world -- over Russia, western Asia and eastern Europe -- for much of the winter.
A persistent low pressure system has sat over the Gulf of Alaska, and the counter-clockwise flow of air around that low has prevented arctic air from sliding down from the North Pole and moving into central Canada and the eastern United States.
With no cold air around, the Gulf of Mexico has stayed relatively warm. When low pressure systems move across the South, they are bringing a push of humid, relatively warm and unstable air into the Southeast. It's more of a spring-like pattern than what you'd expect from the middle of winter.
I've been writing since early December about the lack of cold air, and there are no signs of a change in the pattern for at least another 10 days. We might get a few brief (one- or two-day) outbreaks of chilly temperatures, but rapid warming will follow.
It's been a nightmare for snowplow operators and ski resort owners, although the Carolinas resorts have managed to make snow during the brief cold spells, and skiing conditions have been OK in recent weeks.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Official report: 3 tornadoes
I somehow missed passing along the final report from the National Weather Service about the tornadoes last week in the North Carolina foothills.
As we had theorized last week, three counties were affected by the twisters. Burke and Rutherford counties got the headlines, because the twisters destroyed dozens of homes and injured 15 people there. But a third tornado touched down in Caldwell County.
Here is a summary of the storms:
RUTHERFORD COUNTY ... An EF2 tornado, with top winds of 115 mph, injured 10 people and was on the ground for about 2.3 miles.
The storm touched down 2.5 miles northwest of Ellenboro, initially reaching the ground northeast of Bridge Road and Pinehurst Road. A second brief tornado touched down moments later on Tiney Road.
But the major touchdown was near Piney Mountain Church and Piney Mountain roads. The twister was on the ground for more than 2 miles, finally lifting north of Salem Church Road.
About 10 homes were damaged, and several mobile homes were destroyed. Debris from the mobile homes was thrown about 300 yards. The tornado reached peak intensity along Piney Mountain Road, just south of Walls Church Road.
BURKE COUNTY ... The tornado touched down about 5 miles south-southwest of Icard, was on the ground for 3.6 miles, and had top winds of 130 mph. It was a high-end EF2 twister.
The tornado produced brief and intermittent damage south-southwest of George Hildebran School Road before developing more sustained damage on the south side of the road. The tornado stayed on the ground across Paige Street, but the most intense damage was around Johnson Bridge Road.
The eight Burke County injuries happened near Johnson Bridge Road, and on Rock Lane, River Rock Drive and South Fork Avenue. The storm's greatest width, 300 yards, was along George Hildebran School Road and Rock Lane.
CALDWELL COUNTY ... An EF0 tornado (the weakest classification) struck near the Lake Hickory Marina, about 4 miles southeast of Granite Falls. This twister had top winds of 80 mph and was on the ground less than a quarter-mile. It damaged a number of boats and buildings at the lake.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Winter's been put on hold
About a week ago, I wrote about a possible change in the warmer-than-average pattern we've seen so far this winter.
Forget it.
In fact, we might be headed in the opposite direction soon -- to even warmer temperatures.
A series of patterns have conspired to produce what has been a snow- and ice-free winter so far over the Southeast, except for the mountains. We've been locked in a routine in which we have an occasional burst of cold air, followed by slow warming and then several very mild days. Overall, our temperatures are well above average.
The computer models indicate more of the same, at least for the next 10 days and possibly for two weeks out.
A cold front will cross the area at midweek, bringing a slight cool down -- but we're talking about temperatures behind the front being almost at seasonal averages. And then, starting next weekend, a ridge of high pressure will build in the South, and our temperatures will climb.
If the models verify, you can look for at least several days of 60-degree readings, and maybe a bit warmer, between Jan. 21 and the end of the month.
In fact, the models show temperatures climbing well above average in a week or so across central and western Canada, and that eliminates a major source of cold air for our part of the country.
I've seen a lot of conjecture about what this means for February, March and April. Some theorize the law of averages will prevail, and we'll have a chilly late winter and early spring. But all we have in front of us now are La Nina, the lack of a blocking high pressure system in Greenland, and the absence of a strong high pressure over Alaska to send cold air plummeting southward.
This is both good and bad. We don't have to worry about icy streets and sky-high heating bills. But this also could spur plants and trees to bud early, leaving them at risk of a deep freeze in late winter or early spring.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Big pattern change? Maybe not
A significant low pressure system will cross the central and eastern United States at midweek, and some meteorologist speculated a few days ago that the storm might be enough to help change the mild winter pattern we've seen so far.
But the latest evidence indicates that any change won't be a real game-changer ... the kind of change that would leave the Southeast prone to snow next week.
The idea was that as low pressure moves into New England, the counter-clockwise flow around the storm would drag cold air down from Canada. In short, the system might open the flood gates from the north.
Certainly, colder air will follow the storm. High temperatures from Friday into early next week will be held to the upper 40s, although I've seen a few forecasts that take those highs into the 50s over the weekend.
But there is no sign in the next 10 days of a bitterly cold air outbreak, the kind needed for a bout of snow or ice.
Several factors are needed for snow or ice in the Southeast. For starters, cold air is necessary. If high pressure were to build over eastern Alaska, the clockwise flow around the high could send arctic air into the eastern United States. There also would have to be a storm track out of the Southwest, with the center of the storm passing across the Southeast -- not up the Ohio Valley, as has been the case several times this winter (and will be the case with this week's storm).
Clearly, there are signs that a cooling pattern is ticketed for the eastern United States during the latter half of January, but the real question is how far south the really cold air will get. Many of the computer models indicate it won't get cold enough in the Carolinas Piedmont for wintry precipitation in the next 10 to 14 days.
We'll keep an eye on the models over the next few days, to see if that changes.
In the immediate future, we'll have Wednesday's storm system to deal with.
Today's clammy conditions -- light rain and temperatures in the upper 40s -- will be replaced Tuesday by partly sunny skies and highs near 60, as weak high pressure builds into the region. Then showers will move into the Charlotte region before daybreak Wednesday.
At some point Wednesday afternoon or evening, the atmosphere might get unstable enough for thunderstorms. Regardless, a significant rainfall is likely, and we should get another soaker to keep ground water levels from shrinking. It has been quite dry over the last 10 days, and the rain will be appreciated.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Signs that winter is lurking around the corner
Meteorologists and weather weenies have been watching for weeks, looking for what they see as the inevitable -- the arrival of truly cold weather and ice/snow threats for the Carolinas.
For the first time this winter, the computer models are at least hinting of something in the works.
The time frame will be after Jan. 16 or 17, it appears. And as is the case, any time you look at computer models beyond a few days, there's a lot of "what-if" going on.
However, meteorologists seem to be agreeing that a major pattern change is in the offing. The starting point could be next week, with a strong low pressure system that is predicted to cross the country, from the Southwest up to New England. It will be a "warm" storm for the Carolinas, as we'll be on the southeast side. That means the chance of heavy rain and even the rumble of thunder on Wednesday.
But while that storm won't be a winter weather-maker for us, there's a chance it could open the dam for cold air pooling in northern Canada and the arctic. That's the theory, at least.
Several of the computer models show cold air surging into the Midwest and East, sometime after Jan. 16, and staying in place for a few weeks. So far this winter, any outbreaks of cold weather have been short-lived. According to the models, the next one will hang around.
So with cold air in place, any storm systems that happen to move through the area could bring trouble.
Here's the problem ... unlike last year, when high pressure was parked over Greenland and bitterly cold air streamed into the Southeast, there isn't really that much cold air available so far this winter. That could change, if a strong Greenland high develops. But there's no sign of that happening.
The likely scenario, then, would be low pressure systems that cut across the Southeast, and the Carolinas are on the border between frozen and wet precipitation. That is exactly the scenario laid out several months ago by Brad Panovich, chief meteorologist at NewsChannel 36, the Observer's news partner. Panovich theorized that ice storms could be a problem somewhere in the region.
And without a lasting source of cold air, the late-January chill will die out, sometime around the end of the month. That's what the models say, at least.
Regardless, the moral of the story is to enjoy this weekend's mild weather, because changes appear to be in the offing. The middle of next week could be stormy, and then the cold air could follow.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Some trends in our 2011 weather
Weather is loaded with trends, and I came across several when I was looking at what happened last year in Charlotte and across the Carolinas.
Our 2011 weather can be summarized rather neatly ... cold and snowy; then unseasonably warm; then very stormy; then hot and humid; then very wet; and finally warmer than average.
And all the major meteorological events of 2011 fall into one of those trends, except for Hurricane Irene. That's typical, because hurricanes are, by nature, renegade storms that form by themselves and create their own pattern, to some degree.
Overall, the past year was a bit warmer and wetter than average. Charlotte's average temperature for 2011 was about 1 degree above norms, and the precipitation -- 44.52 inches of it -- was 1.51 inches more than average.
Averages can be deceiving, though. Much heavier rainfall fell in some parts of the Charlotte region. During a five-day stretch in late September, about 1.6 inches was measured at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport -- the city's official reporting station. But there were parts of the area that got 5 or 6 inches during that period.
And while we were staying wet, drought conditions were reported in parts of western South Carolina.
So here's a look back at Charlotte's weather in 2011:
Cold and snowy start: December 2010 was the second-coldest in local history, and January picked right up with the trend. The start of the month was cold, and 4.1 inches of snow fell Jan. 9. To make matters worse, a quarter-inch of ice fell atop the snow on Jan. 9 and 10, so the result was really bad road conditions for a few days.
Overall, the temperature was 4.3 degrees below average, but it warmed up by the end of the month (70 degrees on the 30th), and that was a sign of things to come.
February started cold again, too, but there were signs that the Greenland block, which was sending arctic air masses into the eastern United States, would relent by the middle of the month.
Valentine's Day warm-up: It was like someone flicked a switch. On Feb. 14, after seven weeks of bitter cold, the temperature in Charlotte soared to near 70 degrees. And for the most part, it stayed warm for a while. We reached 82 degrees on Feb. 27.
The overall temperature in March was a bit below average, but there were plenty of warm days, including an 85-degree reading March 18. And there was no snow or ice.
A turn to stormy -- very stormy: It could be argued that April and May were among the stormiest months in Carolinas history. And it started early.
A persistent storm track from April through June carried low pressure systems from Texas across Louisiana, western Tennessee, northern Alabama and Mississippi, northern Georgia and Kentucky. That put the Carolinas in the warm and unstable sector of the low pressure systems.
It started April 4-5, with an outbreak of ferocious thunderstorms and 90 mph winds. The storms forced the closure of Interstate 485 for half a day. But that was just the start. On April 9, repeated rounds of hail-producing thunderstorms crossed Gaston, Cherokee, Chester, York and Lancaster counties. The hail damaged thousands of vehicles and houses, and insurance companies say it was one of the worst hail storms in recent years across the country.
Then on April 16, strong low pressure and a powerful cold front crossed the Carolinas. Meteorologists said, 24 hours in advance, that an outbreak of big tornadoes was likely. Charlotte barely missed what turned out to be a swarm of killer twisters. The first tornado formed north of Monroe, and another reached the ground in Rowan County.
As the tornadoes crossed U.S. 1, they grew in intensity. More than 20 people died across the Carolinas, especially in an area from Raleigh and Sanford east to the coast.
Two weeks later, killer tornadoes struck the Deep South, and the last remnants of those storms reached the Carolinas. The second-strongest wind gust of the year at Charlotte's airport, 37 mph, was measured during that series of storms.
There were thunderstorms on eight days in May, although the severity didn't match that of April.
A hot, humid summer: There were only two 100-degree days, and Charlotte got off easy, compared to cities in Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. But June, July and early August were unrelentingly hot and humid. There were 20 90-degree days in June and 25 in July. In July, the high reached 95 to 99 degrees a dozen times.
A measurement of the high humidity comes from the morning lows. When lows are warm, it's because the atmosphere is humid. And on 14 days in July, the morning low was 72 degrees or warmer.
Hurricane Irene, and a wet late summer: Irene battered the East Coast and caused misery for millions of residents in the Mid-Atlantic and New England. But the worst of the only hurricane to hit the United States this year was felt in far eastern North Carolina. Severe flooding and damaging winds affected the Outer Banks, Morehead City, Jacksonville, New Bern and Elizabeth City.
Farther inland, it was a very wet period. Rainfall exceeded 5 inches in August and September, and the two-month precipitation total of 10.73 inches was almost 3 1/2 inches above average.
Warm and quiet finish -- with one awful exception: The end of the year was, for the most part, mild. Temperatures were a bit below average in October, but November was warmer than average (1.3 degrees) and December was downright balmy (5.5 degrees above average). Rainfall was a bit above average.
But for the most part, it was a quiet period. The exception came Nov. 16, when killer tornadoes hit York County in South Carolina and Davidson County in North Carolina. In all, five people were killed, and each tornado reached EF3 intensity. A smaller, weaker twister struck near Shelby.


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Yes, I would. Though I'm also trying to do a rough re-formatting of Estlor Cestrium's Netbook of Mystara from way back.Havard wrote:I think he is talking about the compilation from the 3E project by Gawain VII (Roger). AFAIK it has not yet been completed. Gawain is probably interested in people helping out though, Karameikos if you are interested?agathokles wrote:Who's "they"? I can't quite place the book you're referring to.
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Greene's genius survives through his books and recordings—and the hundreds of students whose lives he touched.
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Solo Guitar
In 1976 Greene began performing his first solo gigs, taking up a Sunday night residency at the Smoke House in Toluca Lake, California. Southern California guitarists flocked to hear the master perform. One frequent attendee was Greene's friend and sometime student Leon White. Recalls White, "In the parking lot after the show I said to him, 'We have to record that. You don't have to prepare anything. Just come and sit down and play.' We ended up having that same discussion in the Smoke House parking lot for two years. He just didn't want to do it!"
Ultimately, White's persistence won the day, and Greene went into the studio with White and friend William Perry. Over the course of roughly 10 hours spread out over two days, Greene sat alone in the studio, playing almost continuously. There was no game plan, not even a song list—just Greene playing whatever came to mind.
Greene's uncompromising meticulousness sometimes made for a grueling process. "He played all those songs front to back, so each tune is a single performance," says White. "He would start up on something, get three and a half minutes into it, not like it, and stop. We were going through reels of tape like you have no idea!"
The result was Solo Guitar, a breathtakingly beautiful set of standards played as only Ted Greene could play them. The album received near-universal praise. "On this record he defies the technical physics of jazz melody chord voicings but creates an organic and inspired listening delight," Steve Vai told Guitarist magazine. "It's a must for anyone who puts their fingers on an instrument with strings." Sadly, Solo Guitar is Green's only solo release.
A Teacher Affects Eternity
Greene ceased writing instructional books after 1979, though he continued teaching and learning. For the rest of his life, he coached aspiring guitarists at his home, at Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, and at seminars throughout Southern California.
He stopped playing solo gigs, too—reportedly because he disliked the way guitar players would scrutinize his technique and execution on the guitar rather than soaking in the music he drew from the instrument. According to Leon White, Greene often said, "I'd rather play at a retirement home for blue-haired old ladies than at a club. At least the old ladies would listen to and enjoy the music and not watch my hands the whole time."
When Greene passed away on July 23, 2005, approximately 700 people attended his memorial, nearly all of them guitarists. Greene had many loves in his life: baseball cards, fast cars, and his partner Barbara Franklin. But above all else, he loved music and teaching.
As the noted writer Henry Adams once said, "A teacher affects eternity. He can never tell where his influence stops." Greene's legacy may outlive us all.


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Hi All,
Great topic. I like the idea of writing down some of the more common scenarios and what you would do in those situations. Even better would be putting on your harness and bar and going through the motions. I like the idea of when in doubt, get out. In my earlier days, when things went wrong, I would instinctively try to steer the kite and not QR. One day at the spit in Hood River on the lighter to mid range of my 12m, I had someone launch me. When he let go and I tried to keep the kite low, the kite started to shoot up to zenith and then crashed on to the beach on the opposite side of the wind window. Then it skidded into hot launch position, I fell down, was drgged and then released. Too late?? I'd say. My point is, as the kite started to drift up to zenith, I should have known something was wrong and gotten out. But in retrospect, my mind thought, "This is wierd, my kite is going to zenith, I should steer it back down." Too late. Thanks!


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Court records show actor Gary Busey has filed for bankruptcy and is listing more than $500,000 in estimated personal debts.
Busey's filing on Tuesday in Los Angeles provides few details but includes more than a dozen potential creditors.
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The actor and reality show star does not state a reason for the filing. His manager Ron Sampson wrote in a statement the filing provides Busey "a new and clear path" to personal and career success.
The filing states the 67-year-old has less than $50,000 in assets.
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The New York Times article I posted earlier this month is still causing quite the stir (433 comments and counting). In my Inbox yesterday was an e-mail Heinemann sent out letting educators know that there is a video rebuttal by Nancy Atwell.
Check out Heinemann's Teacher Lounge and read what top authors have to say about students and book choice including Shelley Harwayne, Harvey Daniels, and Regie Routman.
You also MUST watch Nancie Atwell's video on the homepage of Heinemann. The video is on the top right-hand corner. I wish I could embed it, but haven't been able to figure out how to do that. It's about 5 minutes, but so worth hearing what this expert has to say. She does it so well.
Myths addressed:
#7 Reading Workshop only works with certain types of students
#6 Students who choose their own literature are deprived of opportunities to discuss literature.
# 5 Adults who are literary, habitual readers got that way by reading the classics as kids.
# 4 Students actually read the classics their English teachers assign.
# 3 The classroom is a place for the classics only–students can read popular literature on their own
# 2 A goal of creating habitual, life-long readers is insufficient or a "soft" goal
#1 Choice means anything goes
The timing of this video in proximity to my own excitement about my Book Club picks and meetings, strikes as a little ironic. I am not going to be able to keep my own two cents to myself for long. I agree with everything Atwell says, as well as having my own evidence as both a reader and a teacher of reading.


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Some of the good stuff I've been reading lately...
The Manual of Detection
by Jedediah Berry
(Penguin Press)
If you like your mysteries with a bit of meta, but still insist on being richly entertained, you are so in luck -- this is the book for you. Rain-slicked streets and wood-paneled halls, sinister carnivals and decaying mansions, trench coats and fedoras and femmes fatales -- the iconography of the genre makes up the dreamlike landscape of this tightly structured and chaotically effulgent novel. Yet it's also a moving story of a humble Everyman trying to make his way in an incomprehensible system of institutions and obligations, and filled with both pathos and humor. My tagline: Chandler meets Kafka for whiskey-laced tea at G.K. Chesterton's house.
I'm one of two booksellers at my store who LOVE this book to the point of obsession. And now I'm starting to see fedoras and pin-curls, mysterious briefcases and memorable umbrellas on my rainy commute to work. It's one of those books whose dreamlife seems to seep into real life, rendering the whole world more wonderfully mysterious.
(Author Jedediah Berry reads with fellow genre transcendentalist Benjamin Rosenbaum at McNally Jackson on May 27. If you're not partying with Emerging Leaders at BEA, I highly recommend attending.)
(Update: do not fail to check out the book's website, complete with atmospheric music and dossiers on agency operatives and suspects.)
The Secret Currency of Love
The Unabashed Truth about Women, Money, and Relationships
By Hilary Black
(William Morrow & Company)
I thought this anthology might be a little fluffy for my tastes -- but after hearing some of the contributors read, I was open-mouthed in admiration and recognition, and totally hooked. (Some of my smartest girlfriends were equally intrigued --we're now reading it in anticipation of a drink-fueled book club discussion at some point.) As "traditionally" the non-wage earning gender, bearing the weight of all those Jane Austen marry-for-money-AND-love expectations even as we now have the power to make our own living, women have an especially fraught relationship with money. And that relationship affects our other relationships: with our parents, our friends, our romantic partners (especially those), and eventually our kids.
The women writing here are married and single, come from wealth or poverty, have found financial success or still struggle to make ends meet -- and the questions they have to answer sound very familiar to me and my generation of women. What's necessity and what's luxury, and who decides? What's worth doing for money? What's the cost -- monetary and emotional -- of giving and receiving generosity? Who is rich and how do you know? What is financial equality -- both partners paying half, or both paying according to what they earn? The questions and experiences are intense, and I recognized myself, my friends, my enemies, and every relationship in my life in these stories. It's not often that a non-fiction book absorbs me like good fiction, but this one kept me rapt through every single essay, and gave me both new insights and new questions. Can't wait to discuss it with my girlfriends (and maybe even with my mom, my business partner, and my husband.) Compelling reading and definitely worth recommending, especially for women struggling anew with these questions in an uncertain economy.
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Dog Cooks Dinner for Owner in Super Adorable Video
CalArts student Madeline Sharafian made this to show how meaningful it is to cook for somebody you love. In this case it at least means nobody chops off their fingers because their exhausted.
Plus we get to see a cute cartoon dog sweating bullets while making mirepoix. Despite the fact that a dog actually handling your food would be disgusting, this video will probably be the cutest thing you see all day, so we definitely recommend giving it a watch. And then maybe cook dinner for somebody else.


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The CASSC is an organization that is "the link between various Clans and Scottish Societies. We encourage the celebration of our Scottish Cultural Heritage and the promotion of this Scottish Culture in all its aspects. We seek to be the assembly of all groups who are pursuing Scottish interests".
There are over 50 Scottish Festivals taking place in Canada this year, and if you haven't gone to one of them, you should go. They are great fun, and educational too.
The organization supports the National Tartan Day in Canada. There is also a "Photo Galley", and a genealogical section in the "Notice" part of the website.
If you wish further information, please see their website at http://www.cassoc.ca/frameset.htm


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Earlys Chapel ( Campbell )
Virginia : Flag of State
Earlys Chapel is a place of kind Church belonging to the County of ( Campbell ).
The closest populated place is that of Sherwill that is1.32 miles far from Earlys Chapel.
Earlys Chapel is also 9.97 miles far from the closest airport or heliport, the Breezy Knoll Airport .
The weather forecasting are available for the town of Concord , that is 8.17 miles far from Earlys Chapel .
The Zip Code of Earlys Chapel is 24538.
Besides Earlys Chapel in the County of ( Campbell ) there are the following places of kind Church . These are reported in what follows in alphabetical order:
Altavista Presbyterian Church - Bethany Church - Bethany Church - Bethany Church - Bethel Church - Beulah Church - Calvary Church - Calvary Church - Central Church - Chapel Grove Church - Christ Church - Church of God of Prophecy - Clement Memorial Wesleyan Church - Crossroads Church - Ebenezer Church - Edge Church - Elim Assembly of God Church - Evergreen Church - Faith Mission Church - Falling River Church - First Baptist Church - First Baptist Church - First Pentecostal Holiness Church - First Saint Pauls Church - Flat Creek Church - Flat Creek Church - Good Shepherd Church - Grace Church - Grace Church (historical) - Hat Creek Church - Hat Creek Church - Hill Creek Church - Immanuel Church - Indian Hill Church - Kedron Church - Lambs Church - Lane Memorial United Methodist Church - Langhorne Chapel - Leesville Road Church - Leesville Temple - Liberty Church - Long Mountain Church - Lynch Station Baptist Church - Marsh Memorial Church - Montpelier Church - Mount Asa Church - Mount Calvary Church - Mount Evergreen Church - Mount Hermon Church - Mount Moriah Church - Mount Olivet Church - Mount Pisgah Church - Mount Pleasant Church - Mount Vernon Church - New Bethel Church - New Chapel Church - New Concord Church - New Free Spring Church - New Hope Church - New Hope Church - New Vine Church - Oak Grove Church (historical) - Organ Chapel - Otterwood Church - Penuel Church - Perrows Chapel - Pilot Mountain Church - Providence Church - Rustburg Church - Saint Andrews Church - Saint Andrews Church - Saint Elizabeth Church - Saint Lukes Church - Saint Pauls Church - Saint Peters Episcopal Church - Saint Stephens Church - Salem Church - Shiloh Church - Silver Grove Church - Swan Creek Church - Timberlake Baptist Church - Union Chapel - Union Hill Church - Wesleybury Church - West End Church - Whites Church - Yellow Branch Church .
Where to stay: Hotels and other Accommodation Earlys Chapel
Please find in what follows the full listing of the Hotels, Bed & Breakfasts and other accommodation available in Earlys Chapel.
A lot of pictures and fully detailed descriptions are available for the Hotels, Bed & Breakfasts and other accommodation, along with the ratings assigned by the guest of the same Hotels. The ratings are divided by age, sex and much more.
Virginia : Emblem of State
- Capital : Richmond
- Inhabitants : Virginian (East Virginian)
- State's Motto : Sic semper tyrannis
- English translation : Thus always to tyrants (Latin)
Map and road map of Earlys Chapel
View the interactive maps of Earlys Chapel and get road maps, satellite maps and much more. The maps cover a wide area centered on Earlys Chapel .
On each map are available: a selector scale, on the bottom right of the map,a menu for choosing different views of the same map, placed in the upper left corner of the map, a free text search field for locating any business activity within the map itself, placed at the top center of the map.
The videos about Earlys Chapel
It is proposed a first video: clicking on the PLAY button the video will start. Inside the video window there are several commands and a Playlist button. Press the Playlist button to access the complete listing of available videos, along with their titles. It will be sufficient to scroll through the list using the cursor to select any of the videos. You can use the << and >> keys to scroll through the videos. Each video can be displayed in full screen.


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Who: Nicole Richie
Where: In New York City promoting her new TV show, Fashion Star, which I am so hoping comes to the UK
Wearing: A mint coloured knitted zebra-print Proenza Schouler jumper from the spring/summer 2012 collection, paired with classic black skinny jeans, House of Harlow 1960 tan coloured heels and shoulder bag, as well as her signature oversized sunglasses
Verdict: I seriously love Nicole Richie's casual vibe, she really does ooze style no matter what she is wearing, on paper this is just jeans and a jumper, but I am in love with this Proenza Schouler jumper mainly because it isn't leopard print I much prefer zebra stripes than spots. I also adore the mint pastel shade, pastel shades are everywhere for spring/summer and this light green is one of my favourite shades after dusky pink of course!!!
As well as the jumper this look is complemented by fab accessories from her own fashion label – I love the tan shoes with the black and mint, I wouldn't have thought this would work but it does.
Buy Her Style: Her zebra-printed Proenza Schouler is divine and on sale at Net-a-Porter for £380, where they pair it with a pleated leather skirt, but I am loving the jumper-jeans combo so I have also picked out my fav black designer skinnies below.
1. J Brand 'Maria' high-waisted skinny jeans, £200, Net-a-Porter.com
2. 7 For All Mankind 'Gwenevere' skinny jeans, £185, Donnaida.com
3. MiH Jeans 'Oslo' skinny jeans, £150, Donnaida.com
What do you think of Nicole's look?
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The compounding pharmacy at the center of an ongoing outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infections says the cleaning company it hired is also at fault for unsanitary conditions linked to more than 650 infections and 39 deaths in the U.S.
The New England Compounding Center sent a letter Dec. 31 to UniFirst Corp., asking UniFirst officials to indemnify NECC against claims stemming from the compounding and sale of tainted steroid injection drugs, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"This demand relates to the limited, once-a-month cleaning services the Company provided to portions of NECC's cleanroom facilities," UniFirst, of Wilmington, Mass., explained in required filings.
"Based on its preliminary review of this matter, the Company believed that NECC's claims are without merit."
Federal health regulators found fungi in three lots of tainted steroids linked to infections and deaths and more fungi and bacteria in other drugs made by NECC.
In addition, Food and Drug Administration inspectors found evidence of contamination documented throughout the NECC facility and dating from January 2012 through September. In some cases, surfaces were overgrown with visible mold, inspectors said.
UniFirst provided services through its UniClean business as specified by NECC and using NECC's own "defined cleansing solutions," UniFirst spokesman Adam Soreff told NBC News in a statement. UniClean technicians cleaned approximately 1½ hours each month.
"UniClean was not in any way responsible for NECC's day-to-day operations, its overall facility cleanliness, or the integrity of the products they produced," Soreff said.
NECC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Dec. 21, with officials pledging to establish a fund for victims. NECC faces more than 400 lawsuits from patients who received epidural steroid injections later found to be contaminated with fungus linked to the serious and deadly infections. Some 14,000 people in 23 states received the injections before the problem was discovered in September.
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First Lady Michelle Obama has written a letter to the people of Newtown. The letter was published by the Hartford Courant Thursday evening.
Over the past week, we as Americans have been united in our grief as Newtown has laid to rest so many beautiful, innocent children, along with the heroic educators who worked every day to help them achieve their dreams.
As a mother of two young daughters, my heart aches for you and your families. Like so many Americans, I wish there were something - anything - I could do or say to ease your anguish.
But I know that I cannot begin to imagine the depths of your grief. I know that for many of you, the pain you are enduring right now seems unbearable; and many of you may be asking yourselves, how can we go on - as families and as a community?
Over the past week, I have been awed and inspired by Newtown's heroes: the first responders who risked their lives at a moment's notice; the educators whose devotion to their students shone brightest in one of our nation's darkest hours; the children who comforted each other despite their fear; the families coming together to support each other as they grieve.
And I am so proud of the outpouring of love and support that has come from every corner of America: from first responders from neighboring cities rushing to help however they could; from people in Cleveland and Charlotte and Juneau and so many other communities joining together to honor Newtown with their thoughts and prayers; and in living rooms and houses of worship and the halls of our government, where we are beginning to have those difficult conversations about how we can build a safer, more peaceful tomorrow for all our children.
And I want you to know that this is just the beginning. As my husband has said, in the coming weeks, he will use all the powers of his office to engage citizens from across this country to find ways to prevent tragedies like this one. And please know that every minute of every day, we are thinking of you, and praying for you, and holding you and your families in our hearts as you begin the slow and wrenching work of healing and moving forward.
In the months and years ahead, may the memories of those beautiful children and those heroic adults be a blessing for their families, for your community, and for our country, and may God bless you all.
First Lady Michelle Obama, Washington DC


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"My most solemn protest against the passage of this ordinance"
Excerpts from speech of William Henry Bagwell Custis, of Accomack County, in the Virginia Convention on April 17, 1861, printed in George H. Reese and William H. Gaines, Jr., eds., Proceedings of the Virginia State Convention of 1861 (Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1965), 4:135–136.
On April 17, 1861, William Henry Bagwell Custis, of Accomack County on the Eastern Shore, addressed the convention "to enter my most solemn protest against the passage of this ordinance." He had voted against secession on April 4, and explained that he opposed secession in part because of the defenseless state of the Eastern Shore. Custis voted against secession again on April 17, because he believed it was in the interest of his constituents. "But if a majority of these people vote for it" in the required public referendum scheduled for May 23, he concluded, "then it becomes the act of the people and I will submit; and whenever the standard of the Old Dominion floats, I will rush to it; and I venture to say I will be found as true to it as the most ultra in this Convention or out of it."


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Perphenazine and amitriptyline combination is used to treat certain mental and emotional conditions.
This combination is available only with your doctor's prescription.
This product is available in the following dosage forms:
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
Certain side effects, such as muscle spasms of the face, neck, and back, tic-like or twitching movements, inability to move the eyes, twisting of the body, or weakness of the arms and legs, are more likely to occur in children, who are usually more sensitive than adults to some of the side effects of perphenazine and amitriptyline combination.
The perphenazine and amitriptyline combination must be used with caution in children with depression. Studies have shown occurrences of children thinking about suicide or attempting suicide in clinical trials for this medicine. More study is needed to be sure the perphenazine and amitriptyline combination is safe and effective in children
Confusion, vision problems, dizziness or fainting, drowsiness, dryness of mouth, constipation, problems in urinating, trembling of the hands and fingers, and symptoms of tardive dyskinesia (such as uncontrolled movements of the mouth, tongue, jaw, arms, and/or legs) are especially likely to occur in elderly patients. Older patients are usually more sensitive than younger adults to the effects of perphenazine and amitriptyline combination.
There are no adequate studies in women for determining infant risk when using this medication during breastfeeding. Weigh the potential benefits against the potential risks before taking this medication while breastfeeding.
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is not recommended. Your doctor may decide not to treat you with this medication or change some of the other medicines you take.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following is usually not recommended, but may be unavoidable in some cases. If used together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use this medicine, or give you special instructions about the use of food, alcohol, or tobacco.
Using this medicine with any of the following may cause an increased risk of certain side effects but may be unavoidable in some cases. If used together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use this medicine, or give you special instructions about the use of food, alcohol, or tobacco.
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
To lessen stomach upset, take this medicine immediately after meals or with food, unless your doctor has told you to take it on an empty stomach.
Do not take more of this medicine and do not take it more often than your doctor ordered. This is particularly important for elderly patients, since they are more sensitive to the effects of this medicine.
Sometimes perphenazine and amitriptyline combination must be taken for several weeks before its full effect is reached.
The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.
The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.
If you miss a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.
Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light. Keep from freezing.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not keep outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.
Your doctor should check your progress at regular visits to allow dose adjustments and help reduce side effects.
Do not stop taking this medicine without first checking with your doctor. Your doctor may want you to reduce gradually the amount you are taking before stopping completely. This is to prevent side effects and to prevent your condition from becoming worse.
Do not take this medicine within two hours of taking antacids or medicine for diarrhea. Taking these products too close together may make this medicine less effective.
This medicine will add to the effects of alcohol and other CNS depressants (medicines that cause drowsiness). Some examples of CNS depressants are antihistamines or medicine for hay fever, other allergies, or colds; sedatives, tranquilizers, or sleeping medicine; prescription pain medicine or narcotics; barbiturates; medicine for seizures; or anesthetics, including some dental anesthetics. Check with your doctor before taking any of the above while you are using this medicine.
Before having any kind of surgery, dental treatment, or emergency treatment, tell the medical doctor or dentist in charge that you are taking this medicine. Taking perphenazine and amitriptyline combination together with medicines that are used during surgery or dental or emergency treatments may increase the CNS depressant effects.
The perphenazine and amitriptyline combination may cause some people to be agitated, irritable or display other abnormal behaviors. It may also cause some people to have suicidal thoughts and tendencies or to become more depressed. If you or your caregiver notice any of these adverse effects, tell your doctor right away.
This medicine may cause some people to become drowsy or less alert than they are normally, especially during the first few weeks of treatment. Even if this medicine is taken only at bedtime, it may cause some people to feel drowsy or less alert on arising. Make sure you know how you react to this medicine before you drive, use machines, or do anything else that could be dangerous if you are not alert.
Dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting may occur, especially when you get up from a lying or sitting position. Getting up slowly may help. If the problem continues or gets worse, check with your doctor.
This medicine may make you sweat less, causing your body temperature to increase. Use extra care not to become overheated during exercise or hot weather while you are taking this medicine, since overheating may result in heat stroke. Also, hot baths or saunas may make you feel dizzy or faint.
Perphenazine and amitriptyline combination may cause dryness of the mouth. For temporary relief, use sugarless gum or candy, melt bits of ice in your mouth, or use a saliva substitute. However, if your mouth continues to feel dry for more than 2 weeks, check with your medical doctor or dentist. Continuing dryness of the mouth may increase the chance of dental disease, including tooth decay, gum disease, and fungus infections.
Perphenazine may cause your skin to be more sensitive to sunlight than it is normally. Exposure to sunlight, even for brief periods of time, may cause a skin rash, itching, redness or other discoloration of the skin, or a severe sunburn. When you begin taking this medicine:
If you have a severe reaction from the sun, check with your doctor.
Along with its needed effects, perphenazine (included in this combination medicine) can sometimes cause serious side effects. Tardive dyskinesia (a movement disorder) may occur and may not go away after you stop using the medicine. Signs of tardive dyskinesia include fine, worm-like movements of the tongue, or other uncontrolled movements of the mouth, tongue, cheeks, jaw, or arms and legs. Other serious but rare side effects may also occur. These include severe muscle stiffness, fever, unusual tiredness or weakness, fast heartbeat, difficult breathing, increased sweating, loss of bladder control, and seizures (neuroleptic malignant syndrome). You and your doctor should discuss the good this medicine will do as well as the risks of taking it.
Stop taking this medicine and get emergency help immediately if any of the following effects occur:
Check with your doctor as soon as possible if any of the following side effects occur:
Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:
After you stop using this medicine, it may still produce some side effects that need attention. During this period of time, check with your doctor immediately if you notice the following side effects:
Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Portions of this document last updated: July 01, 2020
Original article: https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/perphenazine-and-amitriptyline-oral-route/description/drg-20062570
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Blumenthal wants better reporting on Metro-North fatalities
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal called on Metro-North Thursday to alert transit and local police every time a train hits something, in response to the death of a woman on the Saugatuck River rail bridge last week.
"This lack of a reporting requirement to local authorities is unacceptable," Blumenthal said.
The Westport and Metropolitan Transportation Authority police should have been notified without delay last Thursday night after a Stamford-bound train hit something around 6:40 p.m. and made an emergency stop to inspect for damage and search for what may have been on the tracks. The crew found no indication that a person had been struck and continued on their journey to Stamford 20 minutes later. The next day the body of Maine resident Annette L. White, 46, was found in the Saugatuck River. Westport police did not learn of the emergency train stop until Monday when a concerned passenger who had seen reports of White's death alerted them to it. A subsequent search of the area turned up a mobile phone and an earring on a bridge pier later in the day that were confirmed to be White's.
"I'm just amazed and alarmed and appalled that there is no reporting requirement when the train hits a human being or an object that would be the size of a person," Blumenthal said. "If a train hits something on the track the operator should simply notify the local police."
It was determined that White died of blunt impact injuries after being struck from behind around 6:40 p.m. as she walked on the train tracks across the Saugatuck River east of the Saugatuck Railroad station, according to Westport Police.
In response to Blumenthal's statements, Metro-North spokeswoman Marjorie Anders said the train crew had followed protocols, and that after concluding the train had not struck a person and confirming the train was safe to operate, the train continued its trip to its final destination in Stamford.
Anders said that whenever a train crew finds evidence a person might have been struck, the Operations Control Center automatically notifies the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and local emergency responders.
"This protocol was in place and was followed for the tragic December 26 incident at the Saugatuck River," Anders said. "Train personnel stopped the train, got protection from rail traffic control to be able to exit onto the tracks, then thoroughly examined both the train equipment and the surrounding area but found no indication that a person had been struck."
The practice of inspecting trains after striking objects is regular policy, Anders said. Trains hit objects on the tracks on an average of once or twice a week, she said. Sometimes it's deer, but most often it's large tree limbs, shopping carts, or other discarded objects.
"Crews are very familiar with the policies for notification and inspections," Anders said.
Anders said that in keeping with an emergency order from the Federal Railroad Administration last month to ensure slower speeds on curves and bridges, a train crew member was alongside the engineer at the time of the accident to verify that the train was traveling 30 miles per hour or less over the Saugatuck Bridge, according to the railroad.
Blumenthal, however, said the railroad's lack of follow-up with police is evidence of what he described as Metro-North's management and policy shortcomings which are already being scrutinized after a punishing 2013 during which the railroad suffered two derailments and a major multi-day power outage.
Blumenthal said the installation of outward- and inward-facing cameras to record the tracks and the engineer could maybe have immediately confirmed that the train had hit a person.
Blumenthal and U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called last month for the installation of the cameras on all train cars after the derailment of a train in the Bronx, N.Y., which killed four passengers and injured more than 60.
Blumenthal said he hoped an ongoing comprehensive investigation of Metro-North's safety practice by the Federal Railroad Administration would help spur a more proactive effort to eliminate safety issues before accidents.
"I'm hoping this investigation will be a positive influence but in the meantime they can implement this reporting requirement and take other steps on their own to improve safety," Blumenthal said. "These steps do not need to be delayed for a comprehensive report by the Federal Railroad Administration."
From Jan. 2004 through October 2013, there were 12 trespasser fatalities and an additional 11 serious injuries of trespassers on Metro-North New Haven Line tracks between Greenwich and New Haven, according to the Federal Railroad Administration.
Trespasser detection systems do exist. Professor Steven Ditmeyer, of the Michigan State Rail Management Program and a former FRA official. Some railroads have begun installing new trespasser detection systems on bridges in high traffic areas that are considered at greater risk to be misused by trespassers, especially teenagers.
In addition to notifying local police when a trespasser is in the right of way, it can also capture video and include a loudspeaker system which can issue either real time or recorded warning messages to get trespassers to leave the tracks, he said.
"It is probably too expensive to do it on all bridges but it can be done where there is a bridge in an urban area where there is a tendency of people to try to use it as a short cut," Ditmeyer said.


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Poll: Legal Marijuana Support At Record High In U.S.
Nearly two out of three Americans now support legalizing marijuana.
The 64% of Americans who say cannabis should be legal in a new Gallup poll released on Wednesday represents the highest level of support in the organization's 48 years of polling on the topic.
The new survey also shows that a majority of Republicans — 51% — support legalization for the first time. Seventy-two percent of Democrats and 67% of independents are on board.
The percentage of Americans who want to end cannabis prohibition is up four points since last year, and has more than doubled since 2000.
Meanwhile, opposition to legalization has dropped to an all-time low of just 34%.
Gallup been asking the same question — "Do you think the use of marijuana should be made legal, or not? — since 1969. That year, only 12% of Americans backed legalization.
Last year the poll pegged support for ending marijuana prohibition at a then-record of 60%.
The continuing increase in Americans' desire to legalize cannabis comes as more states are enacting laws to end prohibition, while the Trump administration sends concerning and at times conflicting signals about its approach to federal enforcement.
"It makes sense that support for ending marijuana prohibition is increasing," Morgan Fox of the Marijuana Policy Project said in a statement. "Americans are tired of wasting resources arresting hundreds of thousands of individuals every year for using a substance that is safer than alcohol. In the five years since the first states made marijuana legal for adults, it has become increasingly clear that — unlike prohibition — regulation works. Adult-use marijuana laws create jobs, generate tax revenue, and protect consumers while taking the marijuana market out of the hands of criminals."
The new poll results are based on telephone interviews conducted October 5-11 with a random sample of 1,028 adults in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The survey has margin of error of ±4 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.
Idaho Medical Marijuana Activists 'Likely' To Seek Signature Gathering Relief After Court Ruling
A campaign to legalize medical marijuana in Idaho is preparing to potentially collect signatures again, as they are likely to seek the same relief that a federal court recently granted a separate campaign that found its petitioning efforts crippled by the coronavirus pandemic.
The judge said activists behind Reclaim Idaho, which is pushing an initiative on school funding, can start collecting signatures in-person and electronically for 48 days starting July 9. While the Idaho Cannabis Coalition wasn't involved in that case, they feel the ruling will apply to them and they're actively monitoring the situation.
"We are in the process of working with the local medical marijuana campaign to assess whether Judge Winmill's order provides a route for the medical marijuana initiative to still qualify for the November ballot," Tamar Todd, legal director for the New Approach PAC, which is lending support to the state cannabis effort, told Marijuana Moment.
"The medical marijuana campaign is similarly situated to the Reclaim Idaho campaign and will likely ask for a similar extension of time and permission to collect signatures electronically from the Secretary of State, and if necessary, from the District Court," she said. "I don't know the exact timeline as there are a number of moving pieces but it will be quick."
On June 23, U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill gave the state two options: either allow electronic signature gathering for 48 days or simply place the Reclaim Idaho initiative on the ballot regardless of the signature requirement. The state chose neither and proceeded to request that the ruling be stayed.
The judge denied the state's request to stay the order, so the signature gathering for the school funding campaign can proceed on July 9. The state has since filed an emergency motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to challenge the lower court's ruling.
"The district court order severely and unquestionably disrupts Idaho's election," the state deputy attorney general wrote in the motion.
The deadline to submit 55,057 signatures to qualify the cannabis initiative passed on May 1, shortly after the group announced it was suspending petitioning activities because of the health crisis and the stay-at-home social distancing measures the state enacted. The cannabis campaign said it has about 45,000 raw signatures on hand at this point, and they're confident that can fill the gap if they get the deadline extension and electronic petitioning option.
Under the proposed measure, patients with qualifying conditions could receive medical cannabis recommendations from physicians and then possess up to four ounces of marijuana and grow up to six plants.
While advocates say passing medical marijuana in one of the remaining states without such policies on the books would be a victory for patients in its own right, it could also have outsized federal implications. A House-passed bill to protect banks that service state-legal cannabis businesses from being penalized by federal regulators is currently sitting in limbo in a Senate committee chaired by a senator who represents the state.
Creating a medical marijuana program in Idaho, which is one of small handful of states that don't yet even have limited CBD laws, could put additional pressure on Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) to move the financial services legislation in Congress.
Summer Dreams Of Marijuana-Infused Slushies Are Melted By Oklahoma Regulators
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Summer Dreams Of Marijuana-Infused Slushies Are Melted By Oklahoma Regulators
Bad news for Oklahoma medical marijuana patients trying to beat the summer heat with a marijuana-infused slushy: State regulators say the icy beverages "are unlikely to meet requirements set forth in Oklahoma statutes and rules" for cannabis products.
As the weather heats up, THC-infused slushy machines have been popping up at more and more Oklahoma dispensaries. Made by companies such as Glazees, which offers flavors such as watermelon and blue raspberry, the THC-infused drinks sell for about $12-$15.
But despite their popularity with some patients, regulators say the slushies fail to comply with a number of state rules, such as a requirement that products be packaged in child-resistant containers. Dispensaries themselves also "are not allowed to alter, package, or label products," regulators said.
State rules further require that all medical marijuana products be tested in their final form. "In this instance, the finished product is the slushy mixture to be dispensed to patients/caregivers, not the syrup," regulators said. "If water, ice, or any other substance is added to the product, additional testing is required to ensure the product is safe for consumption and final-product labeling is accurate."
The OMMA has received multiple inquiries regarding the processing and dispensing of marijuana-infused slushies on-site at medical marijuana dispensaries. Learn more here: https://t.co/3b6XFzYe2f pic.twitter.com/MPq4Z3PWft
— Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (@OMMAOK) July 2, 2020
Regulators didn't specify how adding water or ice to cannabis products could affect consumer safety, however.
The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) issued the update on Thursday in what it called a "slushy-machine guidance" memo. The office said it had received "multiple inquiries regarding the processing and dispensing of marijuana-infused slushies on-site at medical marijuana dispensaries."
The memo was silent, however, on the likelihood of enforcement. As of Friday morning, slushies still appeared on menus for some Oklahoma dispensaries.
It's not the first obstacle encountered by Oklahoma marijuana businesses, which began popping up across the state voters passed a medical marijuana law in 2018.
Earlier this year, lawmakers passed a wide-ranging medical cannabis expansion bill, which would have allowed out-of-state residents to obtain temporary licenses, permitted licensed businesses to deliver marijuana to customers and eliminated jail time for for first-time possession convictions. But Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) then vetoed the bill, and lawmakers didn't hold a vote to override the action.
Oklahoma activists also filed a proposed marijuana legalization ballot measure in December, but it's unlikely the campaign can gather enough signatures to put the measure before voters this November. Their signature-gathering was largely delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, and only last week did the state Supreme Court rule that the campaign could initiate petitioning. Supporters now have about 90 days to gather nearly 178,000 signatures from registered voters.
Virginia Lawmakers Announce Plans To Legalize Marijuana, One Day After Decriminalization Takes Effect
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Virginia Lawmakers Announce Plans To Legalize Marijuana, One Day After Decriminalization Takes Effect
Only a day after a new marijuana decriminalization law took effect in Virginia, top state lawmakers are announcing that they're already looking ahead to full legalization.
A group of Democratic legislators on Thursday announced plans to introduce a bill to legalize and regulate a commercial cannabis market in the state. While the measure isn't set to be filed until next year, lawmakers framed legalization as necessary in the fight for social and racial justice.
"Decriminalizing marijuana is an important step in mitigating racial disparities in the criminal justice system, but there is still much work to do," House Majority Leader Charniele Herring (D) said in a press release. "While marijuana arrests across the nation have decreased, arrests in Virginia have increased."
Other lawmakers backing the broader legalization push include Sens. Adam Ebbin (D) and Jennifer McClellan (D), as well as Del. Steve Heretick (D).
On Wednesday, the state's new marijuana decriminalization policy took effect. The law, approved by lawmakers earlier this year and signed by Gov. Ralph Northam (D), removes criminal penalties for low-level marijuana possession. Under the change, having up to an ounce of cannabis is now punishable by a $25 fine and no threat of jail time or a criminal record.
Prior Virginia law punished simple marijuana possession with up to 30 days in jail, a $500 fine and a long-term criminal record.
"This bill will prevent low-level offenders from receiving jail time for simple possession while we move toward legalization with a framework that addresses both public safety and racial equity in an emerging market," Herring said of the new law, which she sponsored in the House of Delegates and Ebbin led in the Senate.
The decriminalization measure also contains a provision to study future legalization. It requires a bevy of executive agencies, including "the Secretaries of Agriculture and Forestry, Finance, Health and Human Resources, and Public Safety and Homeland Security," to convene an expert working group to study the matter. That panel's report is due in November.
A separate legislative agency, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC), is also studying the impacts of possible legalization as the result of yet another resolution approved by lawmakers this year.
Lawmakers said on Thursday that the JLARC report, which is due in December, would inform how they shape legalization legislation they expect to file in 2021.
"Elements of the JLARC study include review of best practices from states such as Illinois that have developed a legal framework, testing and labelling recommendations, and measures to reduce illicit sales," according to a press release from Ebbin's office. "The study will also examine how best to provide redress and economic opportunity for communities disproportionately impacted by marijuana prohibition, and recommend programs and policies to reinvest in affected communities."
The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus doesn't want to wait for the results of the two reviews, however, and is pushing fellow lawmakers to take up cannabis legalization during a special session in August. In addition, the caucus has said its members intend to file bills to implement automatic expungement, ban no-knock warrants, require courts to publish racial date on people charged with low-level offenses and enact other sweeping criminal justice reforms.
Jenn Michelle Pedini, development director for the legalization advocacy group NORML and executive director of the group's Virginia chapter, said the organization, which has worked with lawmakers on past reforms, looks forward to continuing to bring evidence-based cannabis policy to Virginia.
"For far too long, young people, poor people, and people of color have been disproportionately impacted by cannabis criminalization, and Virginia must take immediate steps to right these past wrongs and undo the damage that prohibition has waged upon hundreds of thousands of Virginians," Pedini said. "It is time to legalize and regulate the responsible use of cannabis by adults in the Commonwealth."
Ebbin said that despite the meaningful step of decriminalization, the state still has a long way to go.
"Today Virginia is taking an important first step in reducing the harm caused by the criminalization of cannabis," he said in a statement. "The prohibition of marijuana has failed and the consequence of this failure has been felt overwhelmingly by Virginians of color, but it has not ended. It will only end when it is replaced by a regulated adult-use market that emphasizes equity—making whole those who have been burdened most by making sure they have a seat at the table and access to the marketplace. We are looking forward to doing the hard work needed to get this right."
In the meantime, the Senate Democratic Caucus has announced it will pursue a bill during the special session next month to end law enforcement searches of people or vehicles based solely on the smell of marijuana, which critics say is a recipe for discriminatory enforcement. The group also noted that the chamber approved legislation during the regular legislative session that would have expunged certain marijuana charges and convictions, but that those bills didn't make it to the governor's desk.
Austin Police Will Stop Marijuana Possession Arrests And Citations


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JAFZA to raise US$1.85bn for redemption - source
By: Reuters
Dubai's Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) plans to raise US$1.85bn towards the redemption of its US$2bn Islamic bond this year by issuing another sukuk and obtaining an Islamic financing facility, a source familiar with the plan said on Tuesday.
The source, who declined to be named ahead of any official announcement, said JAFZA aimed to raise US$650m from the new sukuk and US$1.2bn from the Islamic facility.
The Islamic facility is expected to be a borrowing arrangement from banks, banking sources had said earlier. The rest of this year's sukuk redemption would be paid for with JAFZA's internal cash resources.
The state-owned company's AED7.5bn (US$2.04bn) sukuk is due in November, and bond holders voted last month to let JAFZA repay the debt early.
The JAFZA sukuk is one of the major corporate debt maturities in Dubai this year, and a smooth redemption would increase confidence that the emirate is bringing its debt problems under control.
Moody's Investors Service said in a report on Monday that the plan to raise new financing and repay the sukuk "would remove the existing refinancing risk that currently constrains JAFZA's ratings and thereby provide the company with a sustainable capital structure and a materially improved debt maturity profile".
Lead managers said last week that JAFZA had picked seven banks to arrange its new sukuk issue.


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For Destiny of an Emperor Rom Hacking Questions, refer to the DOAE Romhacking Guide found here:
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So for best results, if you enter a cave from the south in the original game, continue to enter the cave from the south after it's moved.
Try placing a treasure box tile and moving a treasure on top of it and see if it works.
I think that that Zhou Cang in the Xu Zhe cave text moving thing might be related to the officer hex ID not registering properly?
sonic.penguin wrote:Okay, so I think I've got an inkling as to why the sprites are messing up. The sprite colors are supposed to be read at 0x7C610, however, in the ROM the values are at 0x7C614. Also, there was no effect in the color changes until I made modifications around the 0xFC610 address. I had to manually edit the sprite colors as DOAEditor was no longer changing the sprite colors in the rom. It displayed "lime green" but appeared as dark green in game. I think I fixed it but...
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Hello All!!
Sorry, I didn't get a post up yesterday as Brenna and I went to bed early. It was a very rainy day yesterday (all day) - so Brenna and I played inside all day. We made a new recipe for eggless cookie dough (no bake) - good thing the recipe doesn't make much!!! Brenna is having lots of fun playing with her blocks and her kitchen stuff right now - those are probably her favorite and she often combines them together (did you know blocks are tea cups and cake - with frosting of course!).
The hamburger buns were still wonderful day 2 - we will see how they are today :-)
Well, that is all I have for now - hope all is well! Hope you enjoy our pictures from yesterday - I love Brenna's lips in the first one - I can't remember what I told her to be, lol :-)
Take Care!


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Dinner Tonight: Hong Kong Salt Shrimp Recipe
Your source for quick recipe every single week day.
I jumped right into this recipe from Raymond Sokolov's The Cook's Canon as soon as I saw the ingredients. I am an absolute nut for Sichuan peppercorns, and while it's apparently a common combination, the mixture of it with Chinese five-spice powder and shrimp sounded remarkable. I'd heard of black pepper shrimp, but this seemed to take the notion one delicious step further.
But the recipe is a little odder than I realized. The shrimp are dropped straight in bubbling oil, tossed with salt, and then coated with Sichuan pepper, black pepper, five-spice powder, and lots more salt. The shells crisp up in the oil, and as Sokolov claims, it is perfectly acceptable to eat the whole package, shell and all. I was reluctant at first, but turns out he's totally right. They are crunchy, but not tough. It works.
The only issue is the sheer abundance of salt. It's kind of a relief to remove the shells. You'll still get the sensation of the spices, but without the abundance of sodium. Perhaps I'll just have a lighter hand next time. My wife brought up a good point—these would make a better appetizer than a main course because they are a little too flavorful.
- Yield:2 to 3 people
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns
- 4 tablespoons salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons five-spice powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
- 1 pound medium shrimp, shells on, heads and legs removed
- vegetable oil for frying
Add the Sichuan peppercorns to a dry non-stick skillet set over medium-high heat. Toast them quickly until they are dark and fragrant. Transfer to a mortar and grind.
Add three tablespoons of the salt to the same skillet set over medium heat. Stir occasionally for about 3 minutes, or until the salt turns gray. Combine it with the ground Sichuan pepper and five-spice powder.
Pour enough oil to come halfway up a medium-sized pot. Bring the temperature of the oil up 350°F. Add the shrimp and cook until they turn red, which should take less than a minute.
Add the rest of the salt to a skillet set over medium-high heat. Add the cooked shrimp and stir quickly until coated with salt. Then transfer directly to the salt mixture. Toss until coated. Serve the shrimp on a platter, with the rest of the salt mixture on the side.
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No foul play in death of Pa. man hit by train
Victim identified as 22-year-old Christopher Reed
A western Pennsylvania coroner has ruled that the early morning death of a man struck by a train over the weekend was not the result of foul play.
Authorities in Westmoreland County said 22-year-old Christopher Reed of Windber was struck at about 1 a.m. Sunday in St. Clair Township, about 50 miles east of Pittsburgh, after spending the evening at a wedding reception.
Coroner Ken Bacha said early suspicion that a fight might have been involved proved to be unfounded. He told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that Monday's autopsy found injuries "consistent with being struck by a train." Investigators are trying to determine whether the death was accidental or suicide.
Norfolk Southern spokesman Dave Pidgeon declined comment on the speed of the train or other details, citing the investigation.