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WASHINGTON - Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore denied any sexual misconduct in a radio interview with Sean Hannity and said he never knew Leigh Corfman, the woman who accused him of initiating sexual contact when she was 14 and he was 32. "I don't know Miss Corfman from anybody," said Moore. "The allegations are completely false. I believe they're politically motivated."

When pressed by Hannity, Moore said that he knew several of the other women who spoke to The Washington Post, which published the allegations Thursday, but did not "remember going out on dates." He admitted taking "young girls" out after returning to America following his service in Vietnam, but denied serving Gloria Thacker Deason, one of the accusers, rose wine, saying that any date would have happened in a dry county.

"She said she believed she was underaged," said Moore. "As I recall she was 19 or older. I never provided intoxicating liquor to a minor. I seem to remember her as a good girl."

Meanwhile, Republican leaders scrambled Friday to limit the political damage from allegations that Moore initiated sexual encounters with a 14-year-old girl and other teenagers nearly four decades ago, even as Moore pushed forward with his campaign.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee pulled out of a joint committee it had set up with Moore, depriving him of a fundraising vehicle for the final weeks of the campaign. But current and former national party leaders admitted that they have little power to actually force Moore from the race. The election is Dec. 12.

Strategists also backed away from discussions for a Republican write-in campaign in the state, saying there was little hope of success if Moore stays in the race - and raising the possibility that Moore's scandal will remain a problem for the party into the 2018 midterm elections, as candidates are asked to take a position on the abuse of minors and intergenerational dating.

"Other Republicans are going to be dragged into it," said Steven Law, the CEO of the Senate Leadership Fund, a political committee affiliated with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., that opposed Moore's nomination.

The comments came a day after The Post published a story in which a woman said Moore had initiated a sexual encounter with her in 1979, when she was 14 and he was 32. Three other women said he had taken them on dates when they were teenagers.

Allies of Moore in Alabama attacked the accusers in an effort to protect Moore. "What these women are doing is such a shame," said Alabama state Rep. Ed Henry, R, in an interview Friday with Huntsville station WVNN-AM. "As a father of two daughters, they discredit when women actually are abused and taken advantage of. They're not using their supposed experience to find justice. They're just using it as a weapon, a political weapon."

At the same time, more national party leaders came forward to call on Moore to leave the race. "Innocent until proven guilty is for criminal convictions, not elections," said Mitt Romney, the party's 2012 presidential nominee, before referencing the woman who had accused Moore of inappropriate sexual contact. "I believe Leigh Corfman. Her account is too serious to ignore. Moore is unfit for office and should step aside."

Romney joined his former rival, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in calling for Moore to step down immediately. Other Republican Senate leaders, including McConnell, have called on Moore to step down on the condition that the reports prove to be true - but they have not yet described a process for assessing the truth of the claims.

Democrats familiar with the campaign of their nominee, Doug Jones, said no new ad buys or investments were planned to take advantage of the story.

None of the women who alleged teenage relationships with Moore sought out The Post. While reporting a story in Alabama about supporters of Moore's Senate campaign, a Post reporter heard that Moore allegedly had sought relationships with teenage girls.

Over the ensuing three weeks, two Post reporters contacted and interviewed the four women. All were initially reluctant to speak publicly but chose to do so after multiple interviews, saying they thought it was important for people to know about their interactions with Moore. The women say they don't know one another.

In interviews since the publication of the story, state officials have said either that they would investigate the claims or raised questions about the timing of the revelations, suggesting that the accusers were politically motivated.

"I will hold judgment until we know the facts," Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey said Thursday evening.

Officials in Alabama said the opinions of national Republican leaders would have little effect on the state party. Others said political considerations would likely be a priority over the accusations.

"I think Alabama would elect Satan if he could get Obamacare repealed," said Jonathan Gray, a Republican consultant in the state who is not working on the Senate race this year.

In an interview Friday with the Religion News Service, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. predicted that Moore would be vindicated.

"The same thing happened to President [Donald] Trump a few weeks before his election last year except it was several women making allegations," said Falwell. "And I believe the judge is telling the truth."

Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler, a Republican, told the Washington Examiner that biblical stories offered a justification for the acts Moore is accused of committing. "Take Joseph and Mary," Zeigler said. "Mary was a teenager and Joseph was an adult carpenter. They became parents of Jesus."

Even before the accusations became public, Senate Republicans had been asked repeatedly about Moore's more extreme positions on the proper role of the Christian faith in American political life.

Now, party leaders expect new questions about the Moore accusations.

"I'm prepping my candidate for what he is going to say if he is asked," said one Republican campaign manager for a top 2018 race, who asked to speak anonymously to not draw attention to the race. "At the very least, it is something that everyone is going to have to answer: Do you think Roy Moore at the age of 32 with a 14-year-old is like Mary and Joseph?"

During the 2012 election, Republican Senate candidates in Missouri and Indiana made inaccurate or controversial comments about rape that allowed Democrats to make inroads with women voters across the country. Republican leaders later said those comments helped prevent Republicans from winning the Senate majority that year.

Law blamed former White House aide Stephen Bannon and his website Brietbart news for creating problems that could endanger Republicans in 2018. "This is what Stephen K. Bannon's French Revolution looks like, chaos and embarrassment for the Republican Party," Law said.

To some conservative pundits, the lesson of previous scandals was that Republicans had been bullied too easily. On Thursday evening, Hannity devoted half of his show to the Moore story, noting that in some high-profile cases, such as the bombing of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, a "rush to judgment" had ensnared innocent people.

"Herman Cain's going up in the polls, then the day he gets out - nothing," said Hannity, referring to a wave of 2011 sexual harassment relevations that sank the Republican businessman's presidential bid.

"There's a very strange propensity of sexual allegations to suddenly become politically useful in the run-up to an election, or when someone stands up for the principles of the republic, like Clarence Thomas, and needs to be taken down," said Sebastian Gorka, a former White House adviser who became a Fox News contributor this week.

Dean Young, a longtime friend and adviser to Moore, said that Alabama voters would likely weigh the accusations against Moore with the sources that published them.

"This is a test of the people of Alabama and the people of this nation," said Young. "Can the people of Alabama be tricked by the liberal fake news or not?"


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A familiar face will be at the helm of the Willmar Stingers come summertime.

Bo Henning had been named the Willmar Stingers' field manager for the 2018 Northwoods League season following a stint as the team's pitching coach and interim manager in 2017, the Stingers announced Wednesday.

Henning credited the relationship he formed with Stingers front office members and the community for giving him the desire to return for a second year.

"It's pretty much the trust I built with (co-owners) Marc (Jerzak) and Ryan (Voz) and everyone from top to bottom with the Stingers that made me want to come back," Henning said. "Everyone in the organization is easy to work with. Our personalities match up well."

Henning took over as interim manager for the final two weeks of the 2017 regular season and Willmar's playoff game against St. Cloud after then-manager Eric Vasquez accepted another collegiate coaching position.

"It turned out to be a good thing to manage those last couple of weeks last year and get a taste for it," Henning said. "It's going to be nice this year to be able to have a couple guys on staff with me that I can hire and come in with a lot of trust built."

Al Leyva will be one of those assistants for the upcoming season. Leyva, along with Henning, is an assistant coach at Sacramento City College.

Leyva has coached at nearly every level, spanning from high school to the minor leagues with the Chicago White Sox rookie ball team in Bristol, Tennessee.

At Bristol, Leyva served as an assistant coach to his brother, Nick Leyva, who also spent time as a Major League first base coach with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The 2017 season marked Leyva's sixth as the manager of the Newport Gulls of the NEBCL summer collegiate league.

In Henning and Leyva, the Stingers will retain a strong connection with players from Sacramento City. In 2017, pitchers Polo Portela and Nick Mears were among the top hurlers in the league and played an integral role in the Stingers' fourth consecutive playoff appearance.

"Last year, I wanted to bring in a couple of slam dunks that I knew were going to do well, so that helps going forward," Henning said. "We've got three of four players in mind for this next year, but we'll leave those spots open until spring and see how they play out."

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A plan for taxing the wealthiest Massachusetts residents could get its first nudge forward in the coming week when the Legislature, meeting in a joint constitutional convention, is expected to take up what has become known as the "millionaire tax."

The proposed constitutional amendment needs the backing of only 50 of the combined 200 lawmakers in the House and Senate to advance Wednesday. Senate President Stan Rosenberg, who supports the tax, told reporters this past week he expects to "comfortably" exceed that threshold.

The measure would impose a surtax of 4 percent on any portion of annual income that exceeds $1 million. The additional revenue generated by the tax would be earmarked for education and transportation purposes only. The tax would be on top of the current 5.1 percent tax paid by all wage-earners in Massachusetts.

A constitutional amendment is needed because the state's constitution stipulates a uniform or "flat" tax rate for all residents. The federal government and all but eight of the 41 U.S. states that tax wages have graduated rates, meaning that higher earners pay a greater percentage of their income in taxes.

Rosenberg is among a cadre of liberal Senate Democrats who argue that the state must find ways to generate more tax revenue to pay for critical public needs.

It is not a view shared by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker or Democratic leaders in the House. And because the constitution also requires that tax legislation originate in the House, the Senate's hands are often tied when it comes to taxes in the annual state budget.

Republicans pounced on Rosenberg, an Amherst Democrat, when he said during a recent WGBH-FM interview that the Senate was "ever at the ready" to consider taxes.

"Senate President Rosenberg's admission that he's vigilantly looking for new ways to hike taxes reveals what we all knew: Beacon Hill Democrats just view working families as a constant source of more revenue for their spending sprees," said Kirsten Hughes, chairwoman of the Massachusetts GOP, in a statement.

Rosenberg said he stood by his remarks, adding that his primary interest was in making the tax system fairer and more progressive. He also rebutted claims by Baker and others that the state's fiscal woes are purely the result of overspending.

"I thought it was time for someone to say it's not just a spending problem," he said. "There is a spending problem but there is also a revenue problem and I stand by that."

If the millionaire tax gets at least 50 votes Thursday, and again in a constitutional convention during the 2017-2018 legislative session, it would go before voters for ratification in November 2018.

Massachusetts voters have rejected previous attempts to institute graduated income tax rates, most recently in 1994.

Along with Republicans, the millionaire tax is opposed by several business groups that call it anticompetitive.

In a letter to lawmakers, the Massachusetts High Technology Council said if the constitutional amendment was approved Massachusetts would have one of the nation's highest top tax rates for individuals. The council argued that higher tax rates on wealthier individuals have served to stifle investment and job growth in other states.


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Mark Reynolds hit a three-run homer, Jason Hammel continued his strong start this season and the Baltimore Orioles extended Boston's recent home struggles with an 8-2 win over the Red Sox on Saturday.

Adam Jones added a two-run homer for Baltimore, which won its fourth straight and 10th in the last 12 games.

Hammel (4-1) limited the Red Sox to a pair of first-inning hits and held them scoreless until he gave up two runs in the seventh.

Adrian Gonzalez had three hits for Boston, which lost its fourth straight and has dropped nine of its last 10 games at Fenway Park.

The Orioles knocked out starter Aaron Cook (0-1) after 2 2-3 innings and built an 8-0 lead after three. Cook, signed as a minor league free agent in January, was making his first start after Josh Beckett was skipped due to soreness.

Hammel retired 16 of 17 batters, allowing only David Ortiz's fourth-inning walk after the hits in the first before Gonzalez reached on an infield hit and scored on Ryan Sweeney's RBI double.

The right-hander, acquired from Colorado during the offseason, gave up two runs, four hits, struck out eight and walked one over 6 2-3 innings, raising his ERA to 2.09 from 1.97.

In four of his five previous starts, he was lifted with Baltimore having scored three runs or fewer. His last start was a 2-1 loss at the New York Yankees on Monday.

The Orioles gave him plenty of run support this time.

Leading 1-0, six of eight batters collected hits and another walked as Baltimore chased Cook with six runs in the third. The two outs came on Robert Andino's liner to left and Endy Chavez being caught on the front end of a double-steal attempt at third.

Nick Markakis had an RBI single before Jones belted a homer over the Green Monster seats and completely out of Fenway. Wilson Betemit, the last batter Cook faced, had an RBI single after Matt Wieters doubled and Chris Davis singled, making it 5-0.

Clayton Mortensen relieved and Reynolds homered into the Monster seats. Reynolds also hit his first home run of the season in Friday's win.

Baltimore took a 1-0 lead in the second when Davis scored on Jarrod Saltalamacchia's passed ball. Cook appeared to get spiked by Davis' slide as the pitcher came sliding knees-first trying to block the plate. Cook was looked at by a Red Sox trainer on the field then headed down the dugout steps and Mortensen came trotting in from the bullpen before Cook came back out and the reliever headed back to the pen.

NOTES: Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said before the game that veteran infielder Miguel Tejada will report to the team's spring training facility in Sarasota, Fla., on Monday to take a physical. ... Showalter also said that LHP Zach Britton, rehabbing from left shoulder inflammation, threw 47 pitches in Sarasota and he "felt good." ... Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said before the game that 3B Kevin Youkilis, on the 15-day DL with a strained lower back, had an MRI today. Valentine did not know the results. ... Boston 3B Will Middlebrooks was a late scratch with a sore left hamstring. ... Mortensen went 3 1-3, giving up two hits and striking out five. ... Cook was 3-0 with a 1.89 ERA with Triple-A Pawtucket.


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Hey everyone! I know a lot of people have probaley already suggested this but I have some ideas. I think and actual KinzVille would be so cool on WW! What you could do is walk down streets of houses and if you click on one you could go and see that house. For those of those who don't want anyone to see their house there could be a button that says like Come In or I'm Busy. I think that would be really cool. Also in KinzVille there could be like a plaza, town sqaure, etc. You could go there and see other webkinz there. They could also have resaurants, movie theaters, shops where you could trade stuff, and a BANK. At the bank you could put as much of your kinzcash in your safe and take it out when ever you want. You would also get intrests and maybe even loans. It would really teach kids about banks when they get older and have bank accounts. Now this idea that I am about to say might go a little too far but it is just a thought: you could buy a credit card and use it and at the end of the month you would have to pay off whatever you used. They would just take away how much kinzcash you used. And say if like you have 100 kinzcash and you want to buy a 60kc item and a 50kc item it could say like SORRY! you dont have enough on your credit card to spend that. Because then you would go negative. It was just a thought. Tell me what you think!
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I like these ideas, I have seen them before but it is nice to see another post. It is kind of like voting for the ideas personally. Excellent thoughts.
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Thank you. I think ganz should take some time and read over the section "ideas for ganz". I am sure they have thought of a lot of these things but probaley haven't thought real hard about them.
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I love the bunk bed idea Princess1234567890!!! I also love the sprinkler idea for the garden...it takes WAYYYY too long to tend to.

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Pottery Plus filed for bankruptcy

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WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - The owner of Pottery Plus has filed for bankruptcy.

Marty Miller, who has owned the store fore 12 years, said this is a tough economic climate and banks aren't loaning money to local businesses.

Miller said Pottery Plus, which sells everything from Christmas decorations to patio furniture, will close in about two weeks.

Miller said he tried to save his business by downsizing the store, but it was too late to get out of the financial hole.

"I have absolutely no money," said Miller.  "I am flat out broke. It's just the how the economy is leaving businesses."

The business will reportedly be taken over by a new owner, but the Market Street location will shut down for an undetermined amount of time.

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COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) - A Columbus County man faced a judge Monday in connection with brutal crimes against two women.

47-year-old Arthur Stanley is facing several charges of multiple felonies from Columbus County including: rape, kidnapping, burglary, assault, and larceny.

According to the Columbus County Sheriff's Office, four homes were burglarized in the southeastern part of the county Sunday around noon.

A 78-year-old woman was inside the last home that was burglarized.  She was sexually assaulted and beaten.  Her daughter entered the home during the attack and was also knocked out.

The accused burglar took the daughter's vehicle and kidnapped her in the process.  Stephen Stanley, the victim's son, heard his sister screaming and ran over from his home.

"My mom was laying on that chair with her clothes off and he pointed at me I am going to kill you I am going to kill you I left and called 911," said Stephen.

Stephen said Stanley was standing in his mother's kitchen with no pants on.

Authorities say Stanley kidnapped the daughter, stole her car, and led Columbus County Sheriff's Deputies on a high speed chase into South Carolina.

Horry County Police tried to stop the chase by putting out stop sticks to flatten his tires. Stanley then ran into the woods and after a short foot chase, police caught him and tased him.

The kidnapped victim and her mother were both taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries from the attack.

Stanley was arrested ant transported to a detention center in Horry County, where authorities say he admitted to the four burglaries and the sexual attack.

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WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Insurance agent Don Bullard was arrested Tuesday and charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell, and deliver ecstasy and destroying evidence.  He's accused of supplying the drug known as "x" to students at UNCW.

One of the tiny ecstasy pills can make a user feel like a million bucks.  The drug, which is combination of a hallucinogen and a stimulant, became popular in the early 2000's.

"It increases a lot of neurotransmitters in the brain and gives people a very good feeling and a very positive glow," said Rebecca Caldwell with UNCW's substance abuse and violence prevention program.

According to Caldwell, more people on campus and in the community have been using ecstasy in the past 12-18 months.

A study conducted on UNCW's campus shows during a thirty day period, less than 1 percent of the student population tried the drug, while in 2008, 4 percent of the student body had tried ecstasy.

One student said he's watched friends take the drug, but agrees with the university's findings.

"I think it's a big deal when anybody does it, but I don't think there is a large population of students doing it," said Kendall Mercer.  "It's kind a harder drug.  I'm sure a lot of people have done it before, but I don't think a lot of students do it on a frequent basis."

Other students say they've been educated about ecstasy's significant side effects.

"Intense depression the next day, your body kind of goes in withdraw, from what I understand," said Amanda Sumpter.  "People aren't very happy after you take it.  It's almost like you see all your happiness on the drug and a day later you're a complete mess."

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Cairns Small Business Promotion.

Small businesses are the lifeblood of our nation, I believe that we must support them or lose them. When they are gone we are at the mercy of the big corporations and monopolies that will control our lives and prices. It is my intention to promote our small businesses in our immediate area in this forum at regular intervals to make the public aware of them. This is a free service. Phone: 40557122 - Werner Schmidlin

Shayne Thomson is a North Queensland small business operator. He can help you with advertising, can tell professional fisherman about weather and wind conditions, or windsurfer about the right wind, and on the right are more of his activities. Click on the picture to enlarge it. To find out more go to his site at or phone Shayne. Phone: 40810181

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Marj Belot

B Sc Physiotherapy, M.Sc. Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology
MCPA, FCAMPT, CAFCI, IMS (Functional Dry Needling-Level 2)
Certified SHIFT Concussion Management Practitioner
Testimonials for Marj

Aside from a brief adventure, working in downtown Vancouver, I have enjoyed working at West 4th Physiotherapy Clinic since 2008.

My Philosophy All people deserve the best physiotherapy care possible. My thirst for learning, my love of problem solving, my natural curiosity and enthusiasm for sharing my knowledge and skills with my clients all help me to empower you and guide you to success. I believe my greatest strength as a physiotherapist lays in the diversity of my training and experience. I believe that every client and every life experience provides a rich source of learning, which can be used to aid future clients on their healing path. I strongly believe, that as physiotherapists we must empower our clients to the best of our abilities and assist you in gaining the skills, knowledge and confidence to take charge of your recovery.

My Experience
I graduated in 1986, from Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario with a Bachelor of Science degree in physiotherapy. I worked primarily in neurology from 1986-1992. I left GF Strong Center in 1992 and have continued to assist clients with neurological disorders, particularly, concussion and other vestibular disorders while building expertise in rehabilitation of orthopaedics and sports injuries, including post motor vehicle accident rehabilitation, TMJ, and chronic pain. I’ve participated in numerous and diverse post-graduate courses since 1986. My thirst for knowledge has motivated me to take advanced courses in manual and manipulative therapy, acupuncture, dry needling (IMS), concussion management, vestibular rehabilitation (treatment of balance and dizziness disorders), pain management, muscle imbalance and motor control.

Special Interests
Clinical Neuroscience    I am passionate about integrating my knowledge and experience of orthopaedics with the latest evidence in pain neurophysiology, brain plasticity, motor control and motor learning. In 2017 I participated in a Sports Thorax Course where I learned the Thoracic Ring Approach™ and was introduced to the concepts of Connect Therapy™. This approach works really well for people with multiple symptoms as it helps guide the therapist in determining which mechanical dysfunctions are most relevant and, therefore, where to focus treatment.

Manual Therapy     In 1999, I attained a graduate diploma in Advanced Manual and Manipulative Physiotherapy from the Canadian Physiotherapy Association & am currently a member of the International Federation of Manipulative Physical Therapists (IFOMPT), as well as a registered instructor with the Canadian Physiotherapy Association Orthopaedic Division. I teach post graduate courses to physiotherapists who wish to improve their clinical reasoning in the area of musculoskeletal physiotherapy as well as advance hands on skills in joint mobilization, joint manipulation, soft tissue release and exercise prescription.

Acupunture & Dry Needling (IMS)   2000 Acupuncture certification with the Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute (AFCI)
2014 Certified Level-2 Functional Dry Needling (IMS) Practitioner with Kinetacore.

Running Injuries   As an avid runner and former triathlete, I am excited that West 4th Physiotherapy Clinic is now recognized as a specialty running clinic with The Running ClinicTM, a passionate and dedicated group of physiotherapists who specialize in research and education of health care professionals and the public regarding prevention and management of running injuries. The course I took with them in 2014 was one of the best I have done in my long career. As affiliates we are constantly updated with the latest and best research. We offer biomechanical assessments of your running to optimize your efficiency and prevent running injuries.

Whiplash    In 2009 I completed Master of Science Degree in Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology at Simon Fraser University to enrich my knowledge and experience in clinical research, with a focus on assessment of chronic whiplash injuries. I’ve been instructing the MPT students at UBC in whiplash theory and management since 2008. Whiplash is a great example of a condition that varies greatly from person to person. In my experience, the best outcomes are achieved when the client takes ownership of their recovery and partners with a physiotherapist with a diverse skill set.

Concussion Management I’ve worked with people with brain injuries for more than 30 years. I am a professional member of the BC Brain Injury Association and, in 2015 attained certification with Shift Concussion, a leading edge Concussion Management Team based in Guelph, Ontario. I am also an ImPACT Trained Physical Therapist. At West 4th Physiotherapy we provide baseline testing (before concussion) and incorporate online neurocognitive testing, the ImPACT Test ™ as well as computerized testing of balance and reaction time using the SWAY Medical™ app. The concussion services provided at West 4th Physiotherapy reflect best practices in concussion management and are updated as new, clinically relevant research emerges. Every concussion is different so it is important to see a health care practitioner with up to date knowledge to evaluate your needs and guide you appropriately.

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Vestibular Disorders     My interest in whiplash and concussion motivated me to learn more about vestibular physiotherapy. I had previously participated in three vestibular courses prior to enrolling in the 2016 six-day Emory University Vestibular Rehabilitation Course. This intensive course was well worth the time and expense. I am thankful to the BC Balance and Dizziness Disorders Association for providing me with an educational bursary, which helped to offset the cost. As a result, of this course my knowledge of, and confidence in, treating people with balance and dizziness disorders has grown immeasurably.

TMJ      I am fortunate to have been mentored by two physiotherapists with a high level of interest and expertise in assessing and treating disorders of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). As a result, I have found that I enjoy helping people with TMJ pain, clicking, locking and instability to manage and/or resolve their issues.

Outside of Work

I enjoy spending time with my family outdoors while road and mountain biking, running, hiking, swimming, alpine skiing and snowshoeing. I have experience with a wide variety of other sports from a personal as well as physiotherapeutic perspective. I love to exercise and strive to keep my body in balance so I also try to find time for yoga and the gym.

Booking an Appointment                                                                                If you have questions or concerns that need to be addressed prior to your first appointment, feel free to email me at or phone West 4th Physiotherapy Clinic at 604-730-9478 and ask for Marj.


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Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him, for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are (1 Corinthians 3:16, 17).

To me, there is a significant degree of assurance to realize Christians of the first century often struggled with problems similar to ours. The Jews were quite geography-centered in their worship (Deuteronomy 12:5, 11, 13, 14; 16:16). The Temple was the holiest place of all places! They were quite ritualistic with priests, sacrifices, and correct procedures. They wore tassels on their clothes (Numbers 15:37-41) [as did JesusMatthew 9:20; 14:36; Mark 6:56; Luke 8:44]. They were careful about what they ate (Leviticus 11) and observed special days (Exodus 12:15-20). To Jewish Christians it was unthinkable that God would call those who did none of this His people!

To me it is obvious why the New Testament acknowledges the enormous dispute between Jewish Christians and gentile Christians. Jewish people and non-Jewish people were distinctively different in virtually every way.

The first four chapters of 1 Corinthians addressed (in various ways) the internal divisions in that congregation. These are the divisions noted in 1 Corinthians 1:10-17. Their internal quarrels seemed to focus on the person responsible for their conversionPaul, Apollos, Peter, or Christ.

Among his arguments against internal division is the one in the text. There was more at stake than their group and its perspective. Gods temple that houses His presence (read 2 Chronicles 7:11-16) is no longer a building at a place, but a people who belong to Him through a commitment to Jesus Christ (read 1 Peter 2: 5, 9, 10).

To those firmly committed to Jesus Christ, there is always something more significant than personal views and preferences. It is the understanding of Gods purpose clearly declared in Genesis 12:3c. God intended to bless everyone. He would not do it in a place, but in a people. He would do it in His people, devoted to His character, honoring His values, committed to His purpose.

Pauls statement (above) is frightening. The KJV translation correctly notes the you Paul used is plural. Christians (pluralcongregations) comprise Gods temple nowJewish Christians, gentile Christians, agreeing Christians, disagreeing Christians, people from all backgrounds. They must not use differences to discredit Gods work and purpose. If a Christian does discredit God by harming what is now His temple, Paul said God would destroy that person (strong language for Paul) because Gods temple is holy.

To me, preserving unity is one of the more difficult tasks God gives us. Nothing about it is simple. We are not one because we are wonderful, or can justify our behavior, or God endorses our point of view, or because people agree with me, or because our culture endorses the best and most sensible way. We are one because we are in Jesus Christ.

May Gods purpose always be our purpose. We belong to Him, not ourselves.

David Chadwell

West-Ark Church of Christ, Fort Smith, AR
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When I grow up... The career choices of today's children
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Primary school teacher, Annabelle Linthwaite finds the statistics unsurprising – she undertook a similar study while working at an inner-city school in South London in 2007.

Interviewing 30 children between the ages of 5 and 11, Linthwaite discovered the children at her school weren’t so interested in career but in lifestyle.

“The majority of the children I spoke to said they wanted to be rich and famous when they grew up” she said.

When asked the question ‘what do you want to be when you grow up?’ answers included:

'I want to be a celebrity and be on Celebrity Shocking Moments'

'I wanna be Rihanna, she's a pop star, she's got a great voice and a fit body.’

Only one child expressed a desire to be a lawyer, whilst another said she wanted to sing in a choir.

Linthwaite also asked the children what they thought they would need to do to fulfill their ambitions? Again the answers were less about qualifications and more about looks:

'In order to be a celebrity I will have to look pretty and keep slim and have good walking skills'

'I have to be pretty and have a good singing career. I have to have a fit body and a nice image and be able to get a boyfriend and have mates to go in my dressing room.'

'To be a lovely celebrity I will have to be skinny and be loved and go out often so people throw money at me. I will also drive a limo, a pink one.’

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You're out on a romantic walk in the countryside when you twist your ankle. How does he react?
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 •  He laughs but is a true gentleman and carries you home
 •  He slips your arms around his neck and supports you while you hobble on

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Dealing with cancer and emotions: Depression
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Dealing with cancer and emotions: Depression

Periods of depression when dealing with cancer are inevitable, especially if you are feeling tired, sick or anxious, or if you are feeling the strain of caring for someone. Although you may have low points, it’s important that a depressed frame of mind doesn’t take hold.

How to deal with it
As Macmillan Cancer Support advises, "No one is going to think any worse of you if you do feel depressed, but if you feel you can’t lift yourself out of your depression then it could be helpful to talk to a counsellor."

A helpful tip
Finding a cancer support group in your area can also be a way to connect with other people who are going through the same emotional turmoil. "Many people find talking to others in similar situations helps a lot," says Jean Slocombe of Cancer Research UK.

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What About Pollution

What are YOU going to Do!

Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act — Cooperative Federalism and Performance-Based Standards

Home » Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act — Cooperative Federalism and Performance-Based Standards

By Megan Ceronsky

dv067014One year ago this June, President Obama directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop Carbon Pollution Standards for existing power plants — a key component of his Climate Action Plan.

The President charged EPA with launching the effort “through direct engagement with States, as they will play a central role in establishing and implementing standards for existing power plants.”

Congress laid the groundwork for this dynamic federal-state collaboration in 1970 when it provided for national environmental performance standards for sectors that are major sources of dangerous air pollution.

Under this program  (Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act) EPA identifies the “best system of emission reduction” available to address dangerous air pollution from existing pollution sources through performance standards, adopted after public notice and comment, called “emission guidelines.” 1

EPA quantifies the emission reductions that can be achieved using this “best system” — and that becomes the performance benchmark for state plans which implement and enforce standards of performance for the existing sources of pollution in each state. 2

Congress provided for state plans to be submitted to EPA to evaluate whether the plan provides for emission reductions that are equivalent to or greater than those under the “best system.” 3 Congress made clear that states are not required to use the particular system identified by EPA — they have the flexibility to use other systems, tailored to their state, so long as they achieve an equivalent or greater level of pollution reduction.

Under the timeline set out by President Obama, EPA will propose guidelines for emissions from existing power plants at the beginning of June, and finalize them by June 2015.

Consistent with the long-standing implementation timetable under this Clean Air Act program, states will submit their plans to implement and enforce standards by the end of June 2016.

Section 111(d) standards have long been effective in addressing dangerous air pollution from a variety of source categories and can be designed to provide a flexible and cost-effective framework for reducing carbon pollution from power plants.

For decades, section 111(d) has provided the foundation for pollution cuts from major sources of air pollution. Toward the end of the 1970s, EPA and the states put section 111(d) to work, publishing and implementing emission guidelines for fluorides from phosphate fertilizer plants (1977),4 sulfuric acid mist from sulfuric acid plants (1977),5 sulfur from kraft pulp mills (1979),6 and fluoride from primary aluminum plants (1980).7

These emissions guidelines and the state-devised standards implementing them would achieve dramatic reductions of harmful air pollutants, eliminating 75 percent of overall nationwide fluoride emissions from phosphate fertilizer plants,8 almost 80 percent of sulfuric acid emissions from an uncontrolled sulfuric acid plant,9 82 percent of overall nationwide total reduced sulfur from kraft pulp mills,10 and up to 78 percent of fluoride emissions from the primary aluminum industry.11

The pollution from fossil fueled power plants, one of the single largest sources of dangerous air pollution in our nation, has been subject of clean air standards under section 111 since the advent of the modern Clean Air Act in 1970.12 National standards of performance under section 111 have applied to newly constructed power plants and existing plants that are revamped and reconstructed.

The flexibility that the Clean Air Act provides in establishing and implementing standards of performance for existing sources under section 111(d) is well suited for the regulation of carbon pollution from fossil fuel power plants.

Congress created a framework under section 111(d) to address pollution from existing power plants that can be flexible and expansive in scope where such a framework could be more effective in addressing emissions.

The statutory language — “best system of emission reduction” — is broad, and not defined in the statute. The ordinary meaning of the word is expansive — “a complex unity formed of many often diverse parts subject to a common plan or serving a common purpose.”13 Throughout the Clean Air Act, Congress has used the word “system” to describe innovative, flexible regulatory approaches such as the acid rain emissions cap and allowance trading program, and marketable permits.14

Indeed, the legislative history of the section over the years is consonant with this broad reading of the term “system,” especially for section 111(d).

When Congress amended the Clean Air Act in 1977, it altered the definition of “standard of performance” as applied to new sources in order to require new sources to deploy the “best technological system” of emission reduction. But, pointedly, it left the corresponding definition for existing sources intact15 and even explicitly confirmed that “systems” of emission reduction for existing sources were “not necessarily technological.”16

In 1990, Congress abandoned this special limitation for new sources and reverted to the broad, unified definition of section 111 “standards of performance” for both new and existing sources.17

Thus, EPA can deploy a systemic approach to reducing carbon pollution from power plants, looking beyond each individual source in isolation to find the “best,” most cost-effective system for reducing pollution.

It has done so several times before. In the 1995 emission guidelines for municipal waste combustors, EPA authorized states to create averaging and trading programs in reducing emissions of nitrogen oxides.18

In the context of greenhouse gas emissions, which do not have local effects, an averaging approach allows cost-effective emission reduction opportunities to be captured while rigorous overall emission reduction targets are achieved.

Not only may EPA allow averaging of emissions among existing sources as part of the “best system of emission reduction,” but it can also consider pollution-reduction measures that are implemented beyond the source and secure reductions in emissions at the source.

For example, in the 1997 emission guidelines for hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators, EPA required state plans to include waste management plans, where feasible, to eliminate part of the waste stream going to the incinerator that would produce harmful emissions.19 In that context, part of the “best system of emission reduction” involved measures taken well outside of the source’s boundaries that could reduce harmful emissions from the sources.

EPA could take a similar approach to address carbon pollution from existing power plants — as deploying demand side energy efficiency and renewable energy can be some of the most effective means of reducing harmful emissions from existing plants while capturing the greatest co-benefits in cutting utility bills, creating jobs, making state economies less dependent on price fluctuations in fossil fuels, and stimulating local economies.

States have extensive experience in implementing emission guidelines and other system-wide approaches under the Clean Air Act, and are well positioned for developing and implementing plans to address carbon pollution from existing power plants under Section 111(d).

The next two parts of this series will look at the impressive achievements of states and power companies across the country in in cutting carbon pollution through flexible, cost-effective, demonstrated policies that are reducing utilization of high-emitting plants, expanding renewable energy capacity, and improving the efficiency with which we use energy.

Through the dynamic state-federal collaboration provided by section 111(d), the Carbon Pollution Standards for existing power plants will build on this foundation and help us make further progress along the path toward a cleaner, safer energy future.

  1. 40 C.F.R. § 60.22(b)
  2. Id. § 60.24.
  3. Id.; 42 U.S.C. § 7411(a); id. § 7411(d)(2).
  4. Phosphate Fertilizer Plants, Final Guideline Document Availability, 42 Fed. Reg. 12,022 (Mar. 1, 1977).
  5. Emission Guideline for Sulfuric Acid Mist, 42 Fed. Reg. 55,796 (Oct. 18, 1977).
  6. Kraft Pulp Mills; Final Guideline Document; Availability, 44 Fed. Reg. 29,828 (May 22, 1979).
  7. Primary Aluminum Plants; Availability of Final Guideline Document, 45 Fed. Reg. 26,294 (Apr. 17, 1980).
  8. Final Guideline Document: Control of Fluoride Emissions from Existing Phosphate Fertilizer Plants, Doc. No. EPA-450/2-77-005, at 1-7 (Mar. 1977).
  9. Final Guideline Document: Control of Sulfuric Acid Mist Emissions from Existing Sulfuric Acid Production Units, Doc. No. EPA-450/2-77-019, at 8-2 (Sept. 1977).
  10. Kraft Pulping, “Control of TRS Emissions from Existing Mills,” Doc. No. EPA-450/2-78-003b, at 1-6 (Mar. 1979).
  11. Primary Aluminum: Guidelines for Control of Fluoride Emissions from Existing Primary Aluminum Plants, Doc. No. EPA-450/2-78-049b, at 125 tbl. 1-7 (Dec. 1979).
  12. Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources, 36 Fed. Reg. 24,876 (Dec. 23, 1971).
  13. Webster’s Third New International Dictionary 2322 (1967).
  14. 42 U.S.C. § 7511a(g)(4)(A); id. § 7651b; id. § 7651c.
  15. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977, Pub. L. No. 95-95, § 109(c)(1)(A), 91 Stat. 685, 699-700.
  16. H.R. Rep. No. 95-564, at 129 (1977) (Conf. Rep.).
  17. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-549, § 403(a), 104 Stat. 2399, 2631.
  18. 40 C.F.R § 60.33b(d)(2).
  19. Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators, 62 Fed. Reg. 48,348, 48,359 (Sept. 15, 1997) (codified at 40 C.F.R. §§ 60.35e, 60.55c).


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IDMOM: A New Disease Affecting Thousands

This is my 100th post. My gratitude goes out to all of you who have taken the time to read this blog and even write comments.

On with the show.

I enjoy calling my banker and my car mechanic by their first names: Keela and Chuck. I shop at Three Rivers Market because I know my money helps support Homer and his family and all the farmers in the region sell their produce there. The Tomatohead, Cafe 4, Nama, and other restaurants receive my patronage because I know that keeping them in business is good for the Knoxville community. Healthy businesses provide jobs. Jobs provide stability. Stability facilitates growth. Growth leads to peace and prosperity.

One of the problems with local, mom-and-pop stores, however, is that many of them have bad cases of IDMOM. IDMOM stands for “I did my own marketing.”

Have you ever given yourself a haircut? How did that turn out? My guess is that, at best, you missed a few patches in the back, and at worst, you drew blood and accidentally morphed into Vanilla Ice. You probably had to visit a professional and say, “Please fix this. I want my wife to stop crying, and I want my kids to stop laughing.”

IDMOM is the business equivalent of a self-inflicted haircut.

I plan to make my case with the advertisement below:

This gem appeared in Tennessee Valley Direct, a newsprint insert that shows up in my mailbox every couple of weeks. The Knoxville News Sentinel prints this garbage, but I won’t complain too much because the last installment included Papa Murphy’s coupons. I love the Papa.

Let me draw your attention to the subheadline: “We are looking forward to getting to know you!!”

First mistake: The double exclamation point. You’ve just confirmed that you’re a fifteen-year-old girl sending a text message about how your crush, Tadd, liked your new jeans.

Second mistake: Eye patch. Nothing against pirates or people who have lost an eye, but nothing says “pervert” like an eye patch. Creepy. Do you have a hook and a wooden leg to go with that thing? What about black sweats, a ski mask, and a digital SLR with a telephoto lens?

When you say you want to get to know me, does that mean you want to watch me step out of the shower and take pictures on burst mode?

No, thank you.

Third mistake: Mascot. Nothing says “Quick, competent, honest auto repair” like Misty the Dachshund. Really? My younger sister and brother-in-law have a miniature long-haired Dachshund named Bacon, and he’s one of the Top 5 Coolest Dogs that you’ll never meet. If he were a bird, he’d be a peacock, and if he were a human, he’d be Neil Diamond. He’s that great. The Dachshund, Bear, who lives in the house behind mine and once barked from 11am until 2am the next morning, 14 hours, with an irregular rhythm of barks? I sure wish Animal Control would answer calls. He’s barking right now. He belongs in a dumpster underneath a pair of soiled briefs. Or maybe he’s just lonely and afraid. In that case, he needs Jesus.

But let me get back to my point: Misty the Mascot Dachshund undermines this company’s credibility. Dachshunds are hit or miss anyway, but in the picture, Misty looks like a hungry brown zombie rat hiding in somebody’s den. Maybe if you had a blue merle Australian Shepherd or an Irish Wolfhound you’d be onto something. Or, a rhinoceros.

Let me just go ahead and put this out there for you, Mr. I Did My Own Marketing: I don’t want to get to know you because your mascot wants to eat my brains and your eye patch either means that you have a scimitar stashed somewhere and aim to take my booty of Spanish doubloons or that you sell ice cream and hugs out of a maroon conversion van.

I’m just glad I’m a grown man without much money to steal. Stay away from my family.

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  1. curtis
    Posted January 16, 2010 at 1:50 pm | Permalink

    Looking at this ad, I get the feeling that I should be hearing a “Reeeeal Men of Geeeeenius!” jingle any second now…

  2. Posted January 17, 2010 at 11:30 pm | Permalink

    Hi. I found you via the Tag Surfer. This post was so funny that I ending up spending a good bit of time reading some of your archived posts, too. Good stuff. :)

  3. Alex Jordan
    Posted January 21, 2010 at 11:34 am | Permalink

    I’ve got a good one for ya:

  4. Posted February 26, 2010 at 7:26 am | Permalink

    Ha, that is so funny. These people are at the very least, very quirky.


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Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value – zero”. Volatire

Inflation is the decrease in the value of money due to the printing of an excess of it. As a result of four decades of excess government money printing and inflation, our real salaries, savings and quality of life have decreased. We need more paper dollars and pounds to buy everyday products than we used to and we have to work harder to earn them. Unfortunately, the current inflation is now entering its final stages and will destroy the wealth of those who do not understand how inflation works.

While persistent inflation erodes the value of paper money, hyperinflation destroys it. Hyperinflation arises when the trust placed in paper money is lost.

The only limit to perpetual money printing is the credibility of the currency involved. As long as the government can sell its debt, or print more money to pay for its spending, or as long as foreigners are content to continue buying paper money substitutes denominated in US Dollars or British Pounds, the inflation can continue.

But if trust in paper money is lost, citizens and foreigners will begin to dump dollars and pounds after decades of continuous theft from them. When the desertion of paper money becomes widespread the prices of desirable things rise. Government debt will quickly be deserted and the enormous quantities of money which previously occupied that pool will flood out into real, tangible assets such as precious metals, food, fuel, land, etc. Even the money which was previously occupied in buying goods and services, many of them revealed to be useless, leaves them in favour of real assets.

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This old house is now an obstacle course full of twists and turns and too many boxes.  But it is new to us, and what we see as an overwhelming feat is overwhelming much smaller feet with adventure and promise. Overwhelming, it seems, means different things to different people.

There are stairs that never cease to go up or down, and light switches that turn day from night and shine small shadows upon walls unscathed.  Once there were echoes, but they are now endangered by a floor slowly covered with the filling, filling of so many things.

This old house was once a barn. The yard was once a ranch. The creek outside the backdoor was once running rampant from heavy winter rains. I am told it will rise again. I plan to place a wall between us and the now dry bed before two curious boys learn too many lessons. I have enough to worry about without the threat of sweeping currents.

There are rolling hills and countless canyons. There are coyotes, lizards and snakes that sound of a baby’s playthings. We have left the forest for the desert and instead of bears in our trashcan we now have spiders in our everything. Instead of clouds that sit heavy across the brow we have sunshine that leaves the skin warm and always blushing.

This old house snaps and pops like Bob Villa’s breakfast. The air is thick with the memory of horses. The trees moan against breeze and boredom as they coax the boys onto branches and tire swings. They have more to give than shade and apples. And it is good.

There are dreams quietly waiting and others that go boldly into the night. I have a seat beneath a window, nothing to say and words to write. Now and again I see a smile pointed in my general direction. And sometimes there are waves involved.

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storms that drenched the region will eventually give way to warmer weather and sunnier skies on today, said National Weather Service Meteorologist Alan Dunham.
The deluge that started Saturday brought 2.93 inches of rain to the Brockton area over the weekend.

It also brought 3.95 inches of rain to Bridgewater and 4.25 inches to Middleboro said Dunham.

Some areas across the state saw flooding, sinkholes and stranded drivers.

In places like Brockton and Stoughton, a light dusting of snow was falling in the early morning hours.

At 3 a.m. Monday in Stoughton, the DPW trucks were out spreading sand on the roads ahead of the commute, said Stoughton DPW Superintendent John Batchelder.

There were no flooding problems in Stoughton, because crews went and cleared out more than 40 catch basins ahead of the weekend’s soaking rains, he said.

According to Easton Director of Public Works David Field there were no flooding problems in Easton either.

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On Sunday, about 60 people marked the task force's 25th Anniversary and commemorated Marbleheaders' positive reaction in the days, months and years following the desecration.

In the early morning of July 27, 1989, a trespassing miscreant spray-painted anti-Semitic graffiti on Temple Emanu-el and the Jewish Community Center of the North Shore.
In the wake of the vandalism, Marblehead townspeople rallied, beginning with 2,500 people descending upon Atlantic Avenue and walking in solidarity against discrimination. That same day, people painted over swastikas on a granite rock outside the JCC's community swimming pool.
Members of the Marblehead Ministerial Association revived an Interfaith Covenant, which had been created in response to a different anti-Semitic incident a decade earlier.
And, within the week of the incident, Marblehead's Board of Selectmen brought into being the Task Force Against Discrimination on Aug. 2, 1989.
On Sunday, about 60 people marked the task force's 25th Anniversary and commemorated Marbleheaders' positive reaction in the days, months and years following the desecration.
The plan had been to reenact the walk of solidarity of 25 years ago and to have speakers offer their remarks outside, but afternoon showers prompted organizers to move the program inside Temple Emanu-El.
“When we plan, God laughs,” Rabbi David Meyer said, opened the program with words of welcome.
Throughout the program, community and religious leaders and public safety and elected officials recalled what happened on that day 25 years ago. Others spoke to the proactive mechanisms that had been put into place to mitigate the chances that hate crimes, bigotry and discrimination could occur again.
Many offering remarks had direct involvement in organizing the town after the desecration.
The Interfaith Covenant documents, which feature excerpts from the Old and New testaments and Bill of Rights, were displayed on the sanctuary stage, propped up against another pulpit. Meyer said they are “living documents,” which remind Marbleheaders to promote “goodness and peace.”
For the past 25 years, Marblehead's places of worship have exchanged the documents annually.
Echoing the rabbi's comments, former St. Michael's Church rector Rev. George Westerberg said the covenant helps Marbleheaders “acknowledge the pain of our neighbors,” and reminds them, “Let us be kind” always.
Helaine Hazlett, co-chairman of and founding member of the task force, hoped people realized the desecrations were “isolated incidents.”
“They do not represent the action of Marbleheader,” she said, adding that the town has historically been an inclusive and a welcoming community.
Hazlett in particular is credited with turning the desecrations into a town-wide teachable moment.
Our Lady, Star of the Sea Deacon Joe Whipple, a former selectman who cast the first vote to form the task force, dubbed Hazlett a “driving force” and “dynamo”that has sustained the task force's work over the years.
Whipple, a member today, listed the task force's myriad efforts since its inception, from promoting a “climate in which we celebrate diversity,” spearheading “No Place For Hate” initiatives to blanketing the town with “a constant vigilance.”
“We don't imagine an era in which these incidents don't occur,” he said, “but rather a future that improves on our past.”
Selectmen Jackie Belf-Becker and Judy Jacobi presented a proclamation from the board, which Belf-Becker read aloud, declaring the desecrations as “cowardly acts” and the town as a place where “the dignity of all Marbleheaders” is respected and valued.
Detective James Carney, representing Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett's office, pledged, “The district attorney is committed to prosecuting all incidents of discrimination.”
Carney, former chief of Marblehead Police Department from 2000 to 2007, was a local officer when the desecrations happened. He recalled the acts had a“chilling effect on the community.”
He said officers Brian Hitchcock and John Blaisdell executed a “textbook” investigation into the desecrations, culling information through interviews.
Those interviews identified the 21-year-old perpetrator. Within 48 hours, officers had a warrant in hand.
“When we obtained a court warrant, he fled to Somerville,” Carney said. “Which is where he was arrested. He was eventually prosecuted.”
At the frontlines holding Marblehead's hand in solidarity has been the New England Region's Anti-Defamation League, noted Robert Trestan, the organization's executive director.
“The Marblehead Task Force Against Discrimination is the North Shore's iron dome against hate,” Trestan said. “Today is a reminder about the effectiveness of vigilance and how people coming together can send a powerful message.”
He added that more work remains, pointing to anti-Semitic incidents in Brookline, Lowell and Auburn within the past month.
“Communities should never be judged on whether hate or bigotry emerges,” Trestan said. “Rather, we judge based on the reaction and response. Your response then and now represents the gold standard.”
Ceremonial exercises inside the sanctuary dissolved with members of Marblehead's Church of St. Andrew's Noteworthies choir leading a rendition of “God Bless America” before Temple Emanu-El served refreshments.
Attendees then gathered outside the JCC's community swimming pool. Under a partially cloudy sky, Hazlett handed out paintbrushes. Everyone dipped his or her brush in a bucket full of white paint and then lathered it on the granite rock — just as those who gathered there 25 years ago had done.


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1 Over the last few months employees at both the Lexington Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation and at Market Basket grocery stores hit their breaking point and walked off the job. The employees took to picket lines in both cases to convince management to undo a change.
At Market Basket employees were so happy that they want old management back. Thousands walked off the job in hopes the company's Board of Directors would reinstate former CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, in what appears to be a step to prevent further changes from the newly-appointed chief executives.
On the other hand, at the Lexington nursing home, the new management slashed pay rates and health benefits so significantly that employees decided they could not continue working under these new conditions. The union members – fewer than 100 workers – voted to strike twice, as they believe negotiations are failing them.
Someone is going to have to bend first, and it is hard to believe a compromise to appease all sides will be realistic in either case. So what does it take for people to become so fed up that walking off the job en masse becomes the only option? And what can you do if you just can't afford to take stand, or disagree with the stand of your fellow employees?

2 “It was a joke that went too far.”
It is that defense which the Minuteman wrote about twice in as many weeks. Is it a defense that should work? As a society do we care, should we care, if the accused was only joking?
We don't think so.
Former Lexington High School teacher Mark Zagaeski admitted joking with an underage student about trading sexual favors for better grades. Myles Penniman, 20, is accused of participating in a group of text messages which included threats to harm students and staff at LHS. They've both tried the “just kidding” defense. But neither situation is appropriate for joking around, and we find both nearly impossible to defend.
Both Zagaeski and Penniman admit to regretting their actions – or at least their lawyers have on their behalf. Hindsight is 20/20, and it is easy to look back and see where something went wrong and crossed a line. Regardless, we all could benefit from a little more forethought. In an age of immediate gratification we cannot excuse ourselves from thinking. Actions have consequences, and “it was a joke that went too far” defense is not an excuse.

3 In just over a month, voters will go to the polls for the state primary election, slated for Tuesday, Sept. 9. Two months later they'll return to cast ballots in the town and state elections. The Minuteman invites letters to the editor and encourages politically passionate Lexingtonains to share their views with readers.
One tip: Personalize your candidate endorsements and your suggestions to the readers. There is a reason you are taking the time and the energy to write a letter, so share your connection with the candidate. Many people take the time to read every letter that is published, so make yours connect with the other voters — please, no form letters with your name slapped on the bottom.
That said, writers should keep their thoughts to 300 words or less and may only submit one letter every 30 days. Letters can be submitted by email to lexington@wickedlocal.com or by mail to 9 Meriam St., Lexington, MA 02420. Letters must be submitted by 9 a.m. Monday to be considered for publication in Thursday's issue of the Minuteman.
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Galahs by Annette ButtersWe moved from the city to a property on the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria that combined plant nursery and display gardens along with natural bushland. Throughout the 12 (drought stricken) years we lived there we developed a keen interest in our resident birds and forged wonderful relationships with many of them – especially Magpies, ‘Esmerelda’, ‘Whiteback’ and their successive broods.

Our house had many floor to ceiling windows and a large deck overlooking gardens, bush and a dam – an idyllic spot to relax and observe wildlife interaction, behaviour and events as they unfolded.

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 Gypsy magpie was found on the ground by a a livestock man. Cats had tried getting her, but he didn’t want to keep her so Shaz and Damon (pic above) applied for a rescue permit to keep her.

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Gypsy soon grew into a an extremely playful bird, who is as comfortable inside as she is outside.

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 Nom is a one year old pied-butcherbird and a much loved friend of readess Jan & Victoria Anderson (remember the gorgeous picture of Pingu magpie with Vic).

Nom and older brother Om were regular visitors to Jan's home along with their siblings and parents (see picture below).

Bird territorial rules are very complex. When another pied-butcherbird family moved into the area they felt Jan's yard fell within their boundaries and began to chase Om, Nom and family away much to Jan and Vic's dismay.

Around the same time Nom began to show symptoms of conjunctivitis. (Regular readers may remember our pied-butcherbird Butchie getting this terrible condition which often inflicts pied-butcherbirds and which can end in a cruel death for the bird.)

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Belinda rescued this gorgeous white-backed baby magpie. White-backed magpies are found mostly in Western Australia and South Australia.  Here along the Eastern side of Australia, we only get black-backed magpies.  Occasionally a white backed magpie from South Australia migrates to our region, like Bertie and his sister.

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The rated load is the heaviest load which a piece of equipment has been designed to deal with. Rated loads can consist of several different types of loads, including energy, weight, and speed. Most equipment is marked with informational plates which indicate the rated load along with other parameters for use so that people can use the equipment safely and avoid situations which could pose a threat to health and safety.

Manufacturers determine the rated load. This is done in part with the use of standardized equipment which has known tolerances, and in part by testing the equipment to see how much of a load it can bear or produce. For example, electrical equipment may be rated in terms of the energy it generates or in terms of the amount of energy it can handle as output. Likewise, equipment can be laden to see how much weight it can bear, with the equipment being utilized in test conditions in a way similar to the way it is used in the real world. An elevator, for example, would be moved vertically to determine the rated load.

It is usually recommended to use equipment with a rated load which exceeds the potential maximum capacity, and to avoid actually pushing the load limits of equipment. For example, when installing tires on a vehicle, people would choose equipment with a tire rating load which exceeded the laden weight of the vehicle. This would reduce the risk of equipment failure and increase safety for users.

Rated loads can be determined for structures as well as equipment, as for example when people study rated loads of bridges to find out how much traffic they can handle safely. In the case of something like a bridge, the load may be quite unique, because the bridge itself is not necessarily standardized. This makes it important to perform a wide variety of calculations to ensure that the bridge will be safe and usable.

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Radial neuropathy is a nerve disorder of the peripheral nervous system that affects the arm. It presents as an intense version of having one's arm fall asleep. There are a number of common causes, all involving some sort of trauma to the arm's radial nerve. Though physical therapy can assist a person with radial neuropathy make best use of his or her arm, it is impossible to know how much if any nerve regeneration will occur over time.

Radial neuropathy carries some of the same symptoms of having an arm fall asleep, such as numbness on the back of the hand. A person with neuropathy finds difficulty in performing proper motor control of the hands and wrist. Also, the hand and wrist become numb. Unlike the arm falling asleep, the symptoms do not fade within a matter of minutes. This lack of quick recovery indicates some degree of permanent nerve damage.

Physical trauma is the cause of radial neuropathy. Trauma includes both physical injury and instances where the nerve is under pressure for a long period of time. The latter is the most specific cause of radial neuropathy. A person will fall asleep in an odd position, and due to any number of factors will not move his or her arm.

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Everybody likes free stuff, but many people may be missing out on hidden perks they don’t even know they’re getting.

Emily Costantino signed up for Amazon Prime for one reason.

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“They have so many other perks that they give you. Free music, free movies, free books. All kinds of things you can take advantage of,” said Dr. Audrey Guskey, a Duquesne University Marketing Professor.

There’s also free photo storage and even discounts on diapers.

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Spring customers can watch the NBA plus some other networks.

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   Two innings after Tigers outfielder JaCoby Jones was hit in the face by a pitch, Detroit starter Matthew Boyd threw behind Sano, who pointed his bat toward Boyd and yelled out at the mound. McCann intervened and appeared to put his mitt in the face of Sano, who reacted immediately with a right hand.
   There was plenty of pushing and shoving as both benches and bullpens emptied, but there did not appear to be any other punches thrown. Sano and Boyd were both ejected.
   Jones took a 90 mph fastball from Twins reliever Justin Haley to the face in the third. Jones sprang to his feet and ran up the third base line, in the direction of the Tigers' dugout, where he was met by a trainer and manager Brad Ausmus.

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“Startup Weekend changed my life,” exclaimed Daisy Jing.
Daisy took her passion for beauty products to the hackathon, formed a team and built an early prototype. She wrote about the experience for Women 2.0 in a previous post.

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