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PSA: If someone on WhatsApp tells you that going number one in a cup and drinking it can cure COVID-19, they’re probably full of number two.
The unfortunate reason this needs to be said goes back to an anonymous mom in the U.K. She and her family made headlines for drinking their own urine for four days, because she believed it was a natural remedy to the novel coronavirus. There’s no proof anything but the vaccine is effective against the virus.
A British health report on people living in central west London,notes that the woman was told about the fake cure through videos shared by a trusted loved one on WhatsApp. This person had apparently been the source of most of her information about COVID-19.
The mom, an anti-vaxxer who erroneously thought Bill and Melinda Gates were maliciously rolling out vaccines— another COVID-19 myth that’s spread during the pandemic — thought getting her children to drink urine would be safer than the shot.
“Some of the videos she received discussed drinking your own urine each morning as a cure for COVID-19. The participant said that she and her children did that for four days,” the report stated.
The vaccine is safe to get and drinking your own pee in the short-run is mostly harmless, albeit unnecessary unless you’re facing severe dehydration and don’t have a clean water supply.
Some of the videos she received discussed drinking your own urine each morning as a cure for COVID-19. The participant said that she and her children did that for four days.Healthwatch Central West London
Ingesting silver, bleach and oregano oil are among the many fake COVID-19 remedies touted over the last year. Drinking urine is outlandish, but not unheard of; some online claimed that cow urine had anti-coronavirus properties.
While these examples are on the extreme side, vaccine hesitancy is an issue affecting many communities in Canada.
Two-thirds of Canadians trust the vaccine, according to a recent survey. Health agencies are working to reach those that don’t, for reasons that span from historically-backed government distrust and medical racism to faith in rampant COVID-19 misinformation.
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Canadians can also play a role in fighting misinformation through conversations with concerned loved ones. And it can’t hurt to be extra clear: bathroom-related conspiracy theories are to be avoided.
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There is something awfully satisfying about running your own grill and having people praise what you make them. This is part of what makes entertaining guests with barbeque made by your hand so appealing to many men.
However, when using a pork butt as the chosen meat for your barbeque, there could be unforeseen problems for you beginners; this potential problem is referred to as a pork butt stall. Contrary to the name, the pork butt is not obtained from the butt; rather, it is a piece of meat gotten from the pig around the shoulder and neck region. It is sometimes called a pork shoulder and is widely considered to be the best cut for fall-apart tender pulled pork barbeque Trusted Source Pork shoulder recipes - BBC Good Food Pork shoulder is a tasty, versatile piece of meat. Our recipes include everything from ramen and curry, to BBQ pulled pork and a simple Sunday roast with apple sauce. www.bbcgoodfood.com .
Its appropriateness for this type of barbecue is largely due to its fat content, but there is a caveat to its use; the tendency for your pork to stall in temperature while it cooks.
This pork butt stall is as not-so-serious as it sounds. Experienced heads might like to make a meal out of it (pun intended) as a way of establishing their experience, but it can be easily taken care of.
Pulled pork, for which the pork butts are popularly used, is considered to be optimally cooked when the internal temperature of the pork butt is at about 200°F and the best way to cook it is usually at low temperatures. This generally means that the meat takes longer to cook and is one of the reasons for the stall we are talking about.
Lower temperatures are preferred because they help to render out the fat contained in the meat more slowly than higher temperatures while breaking down the connective tissues as well. This allows for the meat to be shred easily when a fork and knife are taken to it.
The pork butt stall usually occurs when the internal temperature of the pork butt is between 150°F and 170°F. This stall is going to be noticeable as the steady increase in internal temperature that would have been noticed throughout the cooking process would slow down considerably or even stop completely.
Unfortunately, your meat could be stuck in this state for quite a while (as long as 7 hours), and this could be quite embarrassing if you are entertaining guests, but thankfully, there are ways to get your cooking along much quicker than waiting for 7 hours.
However, to better understand the reasoning behind the strategies employed in navigating a pork butt stall, it would be necessary to first grasp the chemistry behind the stall.
Originally, many assumed that the reason for the pork butt stall was the combination of collagen and moisture present in the meat to form gelatin, but over time, this was proven to be not so correct. It was also thought that the stall in temperature as a result of protein denaturing, but that was also wrong. Though both theories made a lot of sense, the reason for a pork butt stall was much simpler; evaporative cooling.
Apparently, pork butt contains a lot of water, and this moisture content is the reason for the stall in temperature while the meat cooks. Basically, the moisture contained in the meat would have to be evaporated while the meat cooks, and during this process of evaporation, there would be no rise in the internal temperature of the pork butt.
You should also note that this moisture content would have more of a say in the time the pork butt takes to cook if you’re grilling a larger piece and until all of the moisture in your piece of pork has evaporated, any rise in the temperature you might observe would only be minuscule.
Despite pointing outsize as another factor that could affect the time taken for a piece of pork butt to grill, it isn’t the only factor that plays a role in how long of a stall you might experience. As such, you would do well to also pay attention to the ingredient utilized in your pork rub, the surface area of the meat that would be exposed to the heat, and the type or shape of cut you used.
Before we get down to dealing with the stall, though, you must probably be wondering how to attain the specific temperatures that have been pointed out in this article. A thermometer could be used to measure the internal temperature of the pork as you cook, and if this appeals to you, this Waterproof Instant Read Thermometer for Outdoor Cooking and Grilling from Kizen would be perfect for deep frying meat and a BBQ.
When you first notice the stall as a beginner, it is easy to immediately assume that the heat of your grill is too low or that your grill is malfunctioning. So, you probably think the way out is to simply raise the heat or use a different grill, but the thing is, the meat is still cooking, just at a slower rate than it was initially going at. To help speed up the cooking process and beat the pork butt stall, you should consider the following ideas.
Yes, just as I said earlier. If you knew anything about grilling a pork butt, this should have been atop your list of must-haves, but if you didn’t, now you know. The thermometer you use should be appropriate for use inside of the meat. So, while your grill might have come with a thermometer beneath its hood, this would not be very reliable as you would be getting a temperature reading of the air above the food instead of the temperature within the food.
Other factors would play a part in your choice of thermometer but if you want to speed through the pork butt stall, get yourself best smoker thermometer.
With the smoker in hand, you can afford to consider raising the temperature. This is generally not the best way to go about cooking through a pork butt stall, as it tends to defeat the initial purpose of cooking at lower temperatures.
An alternative to simply raising the temperature of your grill when you reach the point of the stall is to simply invest in best pellet smoker or pellet grill beforehand.
The pellet smoker has a fan that operates through convection just like an oven, and this should help speed up the evaporation process.
In fact, this effect, and the convenience it affords, is one of the reasons why pellet grills are considered more appropriate for outdoor cooking and barbeques activities. Though before making a decision on whether a pellet grill or gas grill is the right choice for you, you should do your own research.
You might know the process without knowing the name, but basting is the addition of juices or sauce to the meat as it roasts or cooks to provide flavor and moisture. You can probably see how this would affect the cooking of a pork butt negatively.
Basting would increase the evaporation time and would also cool down the temperature of the meat since they are at cooler temperatures than the partly cooked meat.
Water pans would also affect the time the stall might last because they would keep the environment within your smoker humid, and since this keeps the meat moist, a consequent increase in the time taken for the moisture to evaporate completely would be observed.
Though many experts in grilling would not support this method, it is one of the best ways to cook through a pork butt stall the quickest. It also prevents the meat from drying out as well.
To perform the Texas crutch Trusted Source How to smoke brisket, the Texas crutch way - Chicago Tribune It’s worth mentioning that a modified version of the crutch has cropped up in Texas. Instead of wrapping in foil, Vaughn says, cooks are using pink butcher paper or barbecue paper, sometimes called peach paper. “A lot more restaurants are latching on to this, mainly because Franklin Barbecue in Austin, with its massive popularity, cooks that way.” www.chicagotribune.com , you would need to wait until the pork butt has reached the stall. Once this has happened, you should then wrap the meat in aluminum foil and spray a little helping of liquid on it before replacing it in the smoker.
Within the smoker, this liquid should turn to steam, and since the steam is covered by the foil, it should have nowhere to escape to. The interaction of the steam with the meat inside the foil would cause the internal temperature of the meat to rise faster than if it were open.
The best time to implement the Texas crutch is when the internal temperature of your pork butt is at 170°F. An alternative to aluminum foil when using this method is butcher paper, but you should know that butcher paper would still lead to the escape of some steam and a relatively slower cook than if the foil were used. Regardless of what wrapping material is used, though, the meat should be covered tightly to ensure the success of the strategy.
While you might feel the urge to remove the wrapping when the temperature starts to rise steadily again, this is not the advisable move to make. Instead, you would be better served to leave the pork butt covered until the optimum temperature of 200°F has been reached. While this would affect the quality of the bark that your pulled pork would be coming out with, it would prevent the slowing down of the cooking time that would happen if the meat is opened up before the liquid on the surface has evaporated.
However, if that bark is just as important to you or you have a lot of time still to go before serving your guests, you could put your pork butt back to grill some more. If your grill is a gas or pellet grill appropriate for searing, this is the time to utilize your searing burner.
There is an alternative to lowering the quality of your barbecue for speed; you simply wait out the stall. If this is the route you would like to go, a little more planning of your time and a lot of patience would be needed.
It might not be very convenient to wait, though, and if convenience is high on your list of priorities when grilling, the Z Grill 700D Wood Pellet Grill and its digital temperature control are exactly what you need.
Don’t think you can escape this stall by not buying a pork butt for your pulled pork. You should know that the pork butt is not the only piece of meat that experiences such a stall while on a grill. Other large cuts such as the beef brisket are also susceptible to the stall in temperature.
Lucky for you, though, if you find yourself grilling another cut of meat that’s stalling while it cooks, the same methods and ideas outlined above should work just as effectively.
However, it would do you well to remember that there are other factors affecting how long the stall might be. So, a larger cut would mean a longer stall, and the shape of the cut would have a say as well.
When making pulled pork, the best way to go about it is by slow cooking, and there’s no way you slow cook a pork butt at low temperatures without experiencing the stall we have talked about.
So, rather than looking at the experience as a frustrating one, you should see it as a necessity for a high-quality barbecue. If you want your flowers from your guests for the quality of your barbecue, the pork butt stall is a necessary obstacle.
Differences could, however, exist in the way you deal with this obstacle; you could simply wait it out and get your pork in the best possible quality, or you could utilize the Texas crutch described in this article to quicken up the process. Whichever one you use, you would still get through the stall.

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SilverStone Precision PS07: Temjin For Less?by Dustin Sklavos on January 3, 2012 12:20 AM EST
In and Around the Precision PS07
Whoa, deja vu. If you were paying attention to our review of the Temjin TJ08-E, SilverStone's Precision PS07 is going to seem very familiar once you pop it open. The differences between the two largely start and stop at the front fascia.
That's unfortunate, too, because while the PS07's face is certainly attractive enough on its own, it undeniably feels cheaper than its progenitor. Gone is the black brushed aluminum, replaced by matte black plastic with silver accents along the left side. What we do get, though, is a solid front finish, with ventilation along the sides instead of directly in front of the fans. There's also a door that hinges out, allowing you to access the filter for the two 120mm intake fans. All of the plastic is still of fine quality, and SilverStone kept the USB 3.0 connectivity, but it's hard not to miss the classy exterior of the TJ08-E.
The differences between the PS07 and TJ08-E pretty much end there. For a refresher, though, when you circle to the back you'll notice the power supply is where it used to be in older style enclosures: at the top instead of the bottom. This is coupled with an inverted motherboard design, placing the board against the left side of the case instead of the right. The net result is that the intake fans create a wind tunnel that fires straight through the enclosure, making the PS07 particularly ideal for tower-style coolers.
SilverStone uses thumbscrews to secure the side panels, and when you pop them off you'll see virtually nothing internally has changed. I'd venture to guess SilverStone is actually using the exact same chassis for the majority of the PS07. The top panel is still fastened by six screws, unfortunately, and you still need to remove it to assemble the system. The motherboard tray is removable, as is the drive cage, and drives are oriented front-to-back instead of laterally.
For better or worse, this is the same internal design as the TJ08-E, with the major change being the switch from a single 180mm Air Penetrator fan to two 120mm fans. That's also the change I'm least happy with, though I understand why it was made. The problem is that the Air Penetrator fan's unique grille design also ensured cabling would never get caught in the fan blades, something you'll have to watch out for with the more open 120mm fans.

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I can't believe you're finally here... the seasons flew by and now my favorite is here to stay.
I'm gonna give this 365 day project a shot. At least one photo a day of my little one. Shouldn't be too hard considering I'm snapping a photo of her almost every hour. Posting it though is going to be the challenge.

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For a while, we have been hearing of a possible final installment to the popular “Friday” franchise. On The Late Late Show with James Corden, Ice Cube revealed that production was officially underway.
According to hiphopdx.com, “We’re working on one right now,” Cube said, “We’re gonna call it Last Friday.”
Cube, who created the first Friday in 1995, will have a hand in co-writing the script for the final installment. It also seems that Mike Epps, who appeared as Day- Day in the last two “Friday” movies, will appear in some capacity. There is no word yet on if Chris Tucker will reprise his role as Smokey from the first movie this time around, but if this really is the final movie, as the title Last Friday implies, it would seem like a good time to bring him back.
Last Friday follows the O.G. version’s subsequent sequels, 2000’s Next Friday and 2002’s Friday After Next. His co-star John Witherspoon, who played Cube’s father (Mr. Jones) in the first two installments, broke the news about a fourth movie last month. However, Cube had been quiet about it until his appearance on the talk show.

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Thousands of pages of CIA intelligence briefs that presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson came to heavily rely upon are being made public for the first time.
The documents released Wednesday offer a rare peek into the real-time intelligence the White House received during the Vietnam War and other major events of the 1960s. In all, roughly 19,000 pages of daily CIA briefings have been partially declassified.
Historians say what isn’t redacted won’t rewrite textbooks. But they say the documents are a chance to get into the minds of Kennedy and Johnson during their difficult administrations.
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A $1,000 grant was made last November to The Ornithological Society at Texas State to build bird nest boxes around campus and throughout San Marcos.
This project involved students and faculty in the biology department.
Rebekah Rylander, graduate student and current president of TOSTS, applied for the grant last semester with the help of Dr. Clay Green, biology professor.
The grant was funded by Texas State University’s environmental fee from student tuition. The grant covered the tools and supplies needed to spread the bird nest boxes
Two undergraduate students have been key roles in this project and have had the opportunity to lead it because of a proposal they came up with. Wildlife biology seniors Joseph Plappert and Phillip Doiron will receive an undergraduate research scholarship this semester for their efforts in studying bird nesting habitats.
The goal of this project is to study habitats in urban settings and observe correlations, Plappert said.
“Habitat loss is the number one reason for species to become extinct,” Plappert said. “There is construction in all directions, and a lot of those old trees are being cut down for safety concern. The cavities birds usually nest in for generations might not be there anymore.”
Plappert wants the project to become a larger study, increase its sample size and repeat over time.
The professor overseeing the undergraduate students’ studies is Dr. Scott Walter, biology lecturer. He wants the student body to be aware of birds and the nest boxes.
“They are everywhere; people just don’t see them,” Walter said. “You don’t have to be a biology student to appreciate wildlife.”
This project helps supplement cavity-nesting birds in an urban area due to loss of natural tree hollows, Walter said.
TOSTS and volunteers put 40 bird nest boxes on campus and 28 throughout San Marcos. The society is monitoring them weekly, and Walter has his students collecting data on the bird nest boxes to learn from first-hand experience.

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Supermarket Stop & Shop has announced plans to launch driverless grocery vehicles in the Greater Boston area this spring, in a partnership with self-driving grocery store start-up Robomart.
Robomart’s vehicles will carry a selection of Stop & Shop produce, meal kits and convenience items to customers, allowing them to shop on their doorsteps. The supermarket says that the service will help to address customers’ desire to choose their own fresh produce when they shop online or via mobile.
“This is one way in which we’re leveraging new technology to make shopping easier for our customers - by essentially bringing the store to them,” said Stop & Shop President Mark McGowan.
“We also recognize that many of our customers want the opportunity to make their own choices when it comes to fresh produce, and we’re proud to be the first retailer to engage with Robomart to address our customers’ needs with their cutting-edge solution.”
Robomart’s self-driving grocery stores are electric and controlled remotely. To ensure customers have a wide selection of produce, the teleoperated vehicles can be restocked throughout the journey.
Customers will use a smartphone app to summon the self-driving store, before choosing the products they would like to buy. The vehicle’s technology then records their selection and emails them a receipt.
“For decades, consumers had the convenience of their local greengrocer and milkman coming door to door, and we believe that by leveraging driverless technology we can recreate that level of convenience and accessibility,” said Ali Ahmed, Founder & CEO of Robomart.
“We’re extremely excited to bring our vision to life with Stop & Shop, one of the most pioneering and forward-thinking grocery chains in the world.”


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Pets have become an integral part of United States culture today as roughly 62 percent of all households have at least one, and, in those homes, there are over 78 million pet dogs. Because of the love they give owners for their entire lives, a pet memorial is a nice tribute to those animals. Animal memorials are a great way for an owner to say thank you and show a sign of appreciation for the years of companionship that a great pet provides. A pet memorial is not something that all owners think of, but finding the right one is a nice gesture.
After learning that Americans spend nearly $5 billion on holiday gifts for pets every year and that an estimated one million dogs have been named as the primary beneficiary in their owner’s will, an individual would be hard pressed not to recognize the importance of pets to their families. Lots of those pets receive a great pet memorial after they pass away. A pet memorial is the best way for an owner to give thanks to a pet who provided years of loyalty and companionship.
When it comes to constructing a beautiful pet memorial, there are lots of options. A wide variety of gravestones for pets, memorial stones for pets, and pet grave markers available to make sure that a pet memorial is just as memorable as the pet itself. Building a great pet memorial can be difficult because choosing the right option can be a difficult process. But spending the time to research all of the options and select the one that serves as the best pet memorial is a worthwhile investment.
Since some 27 percent of pet owners have had professional photos taken with either Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, or themselves, it is easy to see that beloved pets have an important place in American families. Finding the right animal headstones and building a beautiful pet memorial is one of the nicest gestures an owner can make to pay tribute to an animal that has provided years of love and companionship. Making the right selection and figuring out the best way to build one might be time consuming, but the feelings of gratification and the symbol of thanks more than makes up for it.

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A standout among-st other phones of 2016 literally burst into flames. Indeed, we are talking about the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, the phone which was acquiring awards until the point when its battery began to surrender. Because of the various fire episodes, Samsung discontinued the gadget and recalled every last one of them as well.
While many had anticipated that Samsung would stay put with its lead of 2017 – the Galaxy S8 and S8+, the company has disclosed a new member of the Note-series – the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Specifications:
||Octa-core (4×2.35 GHz Kryo & 4×1.9 GHz Kryo) – USA & China
Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz & 4×1.7 GHz) – EMEA
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Mali-G71 MP20 – EMEA
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Exynos 8895 Octa – EMEA
||GSM / HSPA / LTE (4G)
||Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
||64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
||1440 x 2960 pixels
||Android 7.1.1 Nougat
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will be available in three storage options – 64 GB, 128 GB, and 256 GB. This can be additionally extended up to 256 GB from the microSD card slot. The device runs on Android v7.1.1 Nougat ideal out of the case and will get the Oreo update sometime in the near future.
The greater part of its specifications are similar to that of the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+. It even offers the unique the fingerprint sensor’s placement. So, what highlights make this phone unique in relation to its kin? Well, there is a noteworthy change beginning with the Galaxy Note 8. Samsung has authoritatively enrolled itself as another company to have dual camera lenses on the back. Both the cameras measure 12-megapixel and are capable of taking wide-angle photographs and a somewhat iPhone-like portrait mode pictures.
Like all other Note devices, the Note 8 too accompanies a stylus. The stylus helps users take notes on the go and also to run through the device’s interface. Users will now be able to share animated texts and pictures in the form of GIFs using the stylus. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 also has Bixby assistant installed. Like the Galaxy S8, Bixby has a different hardware button on the side.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8: Price and Where to Buy
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has launched in 4 different colors, which are Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Grey, and Deep Sea Blue. All things considered, as the devices are available now for pre-booking in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The pre-bookers are scheduled to receive their devices by the third week of September.
You can pre-order the gadgets from online shopping store without any hesitations. Your product will be 100% genuine with money back guarantee. These phones will be delivered at your doorstep without any delivery charges. So, be the first one to get your hands on this new beast by pre-ordering online. Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will cost around SR 3,399.
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"Nashville, Tennessee, used to be just a city of ten-gallon hats and the Grand Ole Opry. Now it's the most electric spot in the South, thanks to a cast of transplanted designers, architects, chefs, and rock 'n' rollers."
: Zoo Animals Go Trick-or-Treating
10/21/2014 Nashville Zoo animals will be partaking in their own form of trick-or-treating as they enjoy seasonal favorites like cricket-filled pumpkins and Jell-O eyeballs during a special Halloween-themed enrichment day. Read more.
: GENE KELLY: THE LEGACY
10/21/2014 A Special Live Performance Presenting an Intimate Portrait of Gene Kelly who changed the look of dance on film and became one of the world’s most beloved stars. Blending film clips and rare audio recordings, Gene’s wife and biographer, Patricia Kelly will share her personal stories with the audience. Read more.
: King Crimson Alum to Perform 12th & Porter
10/21/2014 King Crimson alum, and Nashville native, Adrian Belew and The Power Trio, which includes bassist Julie Slick and drummer Tobias Ralph have a 40-stop North American tour commencing in Charlottesville, Virginia on October 22nd. They come for a hometown show in Nashville, TN at the historic 12th & Porter venue and event theater on Saturday, November 22nd. Read more.
"Six Streets That Changed Music History" - Rolling Stone
10/20/2014 Nashville's Music Row was named in Rolling Stone's article: Six Streets That Changed Music History. Read more.
"The Real Reese" - Vogue
09/29/2014 Nashville original Reese Witherspoon was the cover story of the October 2014 issue of Vogue magazine, with beautiful pictures of her set against the backdrop of Music City. See the pictures.
"12 Things Nashville Does Better Than Anywhere Else" - Thrillist
09/24/2014 Sure, Nashville may only be the second-largest city in this fair state, but we are not here to give out silver medals -- because there are some things, quite a few in fact, that this town does better than anywhere else... Read more.

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TAMPA, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Count Michael Weiner among those skeptical of the New York Yankees’ stated plan to reduce payroll next year.
Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner says the team wants to get under the $189 million luxury tax threshold in 2014. That means the player payroll would have to be about $178 million at most, using average annual values of contracts, since the total for the tax will include at least $11 million in benefits such as the pension plan.READ MORE: Campaign 2021: Early Voting Begins In New Jersey And New York City
“I can’t say it concerns me,” the players’ association head said Wednesday after meeting with Yankees players during his tour of the 30 spring training camps. “I imagine that Mr. Steinbrenner is sincere when he says that, but like a lot of things, I’ll believe it when I see it.”


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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced that people arriving by boat to seek asylum will no longer be resettled in Australia, but will go to Papua New Guinea.
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* Biden: As a US senator, he spoke of transforming China through trade. As a presidential candidate two decades later, he denounces it as a ‘dictatorship.
* Sen. Bernie Sanders has called for a contingency plan in the event that President Trump would refuse to leave office after losing the election – Chuck Schumer has offered his full support.


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Eaton will help the U.S. Army modernize the electrical infrastructure of the Temperature Test Facility at the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR). Under the contract, Eaton will provide turnkey engineering services and power distribution equipment to improve power reliability and system safety at the specially designed laboratory in White Sands, New Mexico. The project will help the facility continue to support the development of military technology though the simulation of environments ranging from severe heat to subfreezing temperatures.
“A reliable electrical system and consistent power supply are vital to support the accuracy of critical testing at scientific research and development facilities such as the White Sands Missile Range,” said John Stampfel, vice president and general manager, Electrical Engineering Services and Systems Division, Eaton. “With a proven record of successful electrical modernization projects, Eaton is well positioned to help the U.S. Army reestablish functionality to its unique testing facility, enhancing research validity and mission readiness.”
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Welcome to Legal Briefs for HR, an update on employment issues sent to over 4200 HR professionals, in-house counsel and business owners to help them stay in the know about employment issues. Anyone is welcome to join the email group . . . just let me know you’d like to be added to the list and you’re in! Back issues are posted on my firm’s website at www.munckcarter.com under E-Newsletter. I look forward to speaking at the Sage Summit hosted by Sage Software in Atlanta, on Nov. 10!
Here’s what’s up:
- That’s Sick– A rep from CA introduced a bill in Congress on Nov. 3 to mandate up to five days of sick leave be paid to employees, if their employer (defined as having 15+ employees) sent them home or advised them to go home or stay at home because the employee has a contagious illness, like the H1N1 flu bug. Employees who decide, on their own, to stay home would not be eligible for the mandated pay. The bill would also prohibit employers from firing, disciplining or retaliating against an employee for staying home due to illness. Hearings are set for the week of Nov. 16 and, if passed, could take effect within 15 days of signing. Stay tuned.
- That’s Sick, Part 2 – The EEOC is adding it’s take on H1N1, by posting “Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the ADA” on its website at www.eeoc.gov/facts/pandemic_flu.html. In the guidance, the agency explains how disability-related inquiries and exams, excluding certain persons from the workplace and failing to reasonably accommodate certain individuals may run afoul of the ADA. The guidance includes an “ADA-Compliant Pre-Pandemic Employee Survey” that is being allowed, as part of an employer’s advance planning to deal with the potential for increased absenteeism due to employee or employees’ family members’ illness.
- Rewrite Your FMLA Policy (Again) – The ink is barely dry from adding two new types of FMLA leave, for family members of military personnel who are providing care or helping with an exigent circumstance, and now those provisions are out-of-date. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2010 (H.R. 2647) expanded the scope of exigency leave to include time off to assist a member of the regular Armed Forces who is deployed to a foreign country. The former version gave up to 12 weeks off to the spouse, son, daughter or parent of a service member who was in the Guard or Reserve who had been called up. The caregiver leave had provided up to 26 weeks of time off to various family members to care for a Guard/Reserve/Armed Forces member who whose illness or injury was incurred while on active duty. Now, the scope is expanded to include veterans undergoing treatment, recuperation or therapy for an illness or injury that occurred any time during the five years prior to the date of medical treatment. The leave now also covers a service member who has aggravation of a pre-existing injury.
- This is Not a Text –President Obama signed an Executive Order on Oct. 1, telling federal employees they better not text while driving on official business or while using government equipment. And heads’ up federal contractors, because the agency you’re servicing is being told to encourage you to do the same, if you happen to be driving on government business. The definition of texting is broad, to include e-mailing, reading or writing messages, and receiving or sending other electronic data communications from a handheld or other electronic device, including for navigation purposes.
- When MySpace is Really My Space –Social networking sites put a lot of info, both flattering and not, into a public forum. Employers know this and often cruise sites as part of vetting an applicant for hire or perhaps an employee who’s up for promotion. The relative ease with which one can read another’s postings (or rants) lulls many into thinking it’s all good, but a recent case provides a reminder that these “tech toys” can get employers into real trouble. Two waiters are fired after their employer reads their private MySpace page, which included sexual banter aimed at management and customers. Violation of harassment policy, right? Perhaps, but the larger concern is that the managers may have coerced the password out of the funny dudes’ co-worker, in order to access a private MySpace account which included an invitation-only chat. In so doing, the court agreed with the plaintiffs that the managers had violated the federal Stored Communications Act and the NJ Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act and more. The jurors found the managers act malicious, which entitled plaintiffs to both compensatory and punitive damages. Pietrylo v. Hillstone Restaurant Group (D. N.J. 9-09). Lesson? Just because you have a talented IT person and/or can charm a password out of an employee, don’t forget that private means private when accessing others’ private pages. Just because you can does not mean that you should.
- That Chat May Cost Ya –A CA District Court ruled that Kelly Services temps sent to Kelly’s customers/prospective employers must be paid for the time spent interviewing, but not the time traveling to/from the interview nor the post-interview debriefing with Kelly Services. The judge pointed to the amount of control being exerted by Kelly Services in editing and sending resumes, arranging interviews, negotiating the wage/salary and accepting any offers of employment on behalf of the temp, in finding the interviews to be compensable work time under CA wage and hour law. Sullivan v. Kelly Services Inc. (N.D. Cal. 10-09).
- Heads’ Up, HealthCare –
- Workers Comp – Health care workers who become ill after being in proximity to H1N1 sufferers, as part of their job duties, will likely be successful in seeking workers’ comp coverage of their occupational illness. Not so much for workers in other industries, where a co-worker may be ill, but their job puts them in no greater risk than the general population of contracting H1N1 or other communicable bugs.
- Overtime– Add NY to the list of states that nix mandatory overtime for nurses, except in emergency situations. “Health care providers” with RNs and/or LPNs in NY should take a peek at New York Labor Law sec. 167 and become familiar with its requirements. Per the American Nurses Association website, as of 7-7-09, 13 states (CT, IL, MD, MN, NJ, NH, NY, OR, PA, RI, TX, WA and WV) have statutory restrictions and two (CA and MO) have restrictions in their regulations addressing the issue of mandatory overtime.
- The Other Shoe Drops –More than ten year ago, the EEOC secured a $9.85 million settlement from Astra USA Inc. in a case alleging widespread sexual harassment by senior managers involving 80 employees. The president was discharged in 1996 for his role in the harassment and attempted cover-up of the abuse, plus serious financial wrongdoing. If the prez thought that was the end of it, he was wrong. Astra Zeneca PLC, which now owns Astra, was recently judged to be entitled to collect $6.8 million from the deposed prez under New York’s “faithless servant” doctrine, which “requires the disloyal employee to forfeit his compensation, even if he otherwise performed valuable services for the principal.” The total represented all of his salary and bonuses for 1991 through 1996. Astra USA Inc. v. Bildman ( Mass. 10-09).
- Post It –Changes to the ADA and the addition of GINA mean that your current “EEO is the Law” poster is probably no longer compliant. There are two ways the fix the problem . . . either print off the new supplement poster and add alongside your EEOC version (Sept. 2002) or OFCCP version (Aug. 2008) of “EEO is the Law” poster, or take down the old version and post the new version (Nov. 2009). Both the supplement and the new version can be printed off at www.eeoc.gov/posterform.html or you can go to that same site and act on the directions for ordering multiple copies for each of your establishments, which will be sent via snail mail.
- Tears for Sears– The EEOC notched its largest ADA settlement ever, $6.2 million against Sears, Roebuck and Co., over an alleged practice of denying reasonable accommodation requests that would allow employees to return to work and/or not allowing brief extensions of leave when the one-year leaves exhausted. The three-year consent decree includes an injunction against violation of the ADA and retaliation, requires preparation of a new workers’ comp leave policy, reports to the EEOC, training of Sears employees and a notice posted at all Sears locations. The decision does not rule that the policy was unlawful and courts often find that neutral automatic termination policies that apply to all types of absence (not just those that involve an injury or illness), when applied consistently, do not constitute disability discrimination or workers’ comp retaliation. However, changes to the ADA which took effect in January are shifting the focus to the “interactive process” where the possibility of accommodation is discussed. If you are effecting automatic terminations of employment without an ADA review, think again. And you might want to look at a NJ case which denied an employer’s summary judgment motion even though the plaintiff employee had not fully cooperated with the return to work and ADA review procedure. The court held that a fact issue remained as to whether the plaintiff or the employer were to blame for the ineffective interactive process, but seemed to hint when it said perhaps the employer had caused the problem by forcing the employee to choose between the employer’s process or no interaction at all and “aborting the search for an accommodation when the plaintiff did not play by [its] rules” and firing her. Decree v. UPS, Inc. (D.N.J. 9-09).
- Enlighten Me – Internal office and cubicle dwellers are going to love this one. If an employee brings a note from her psychologist that says placement in a room with no exterior light is most likely the cause of her depression (due to seasonal affective disorder or “SAD”), you might want to consider letting her see the light. In partially reversing summary judgment, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals said the employer was obligated to provide this medically necessary accommodation unless it would pose undue hardship. With the option to switch rooms with someone else or move to a vacant room with windows, the Court felt a jury could reasonably find “little hardship” in doing so. Ekstrand v. School Dist. of Somerset (7th Cir. 10-09).
- For the Birds– If you like being “tweeted” and want breaking news on employment law changes, follow me on Twitter. I’m at @amross.
Until next time,
Audrey E. Mross
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Mason Spencer grew up in Beaver Dam with no thought of going into farming. But a recent experience as a milker for a small-scale dairy sparked a passion for agriculture.
Spencer wanted to learn more about the industry without immersing himself in a four-year undergraduate degree. That’s when he discovered the Farm & Industry Short Course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
“I needed a broad, general education on everything related to farming, which is exactly what the Short Course does,” Spencer says. “It gives you everything you need to know to take back to your farm and apply it there.”
UW-Madison has offered the Farm & Industry Short Course since 1885, and it has constantly evolved to meet the needs of Wisconsin farmers. In only 15 weeks, students learn to operate their own farms, run an agricultural business, or work in the agribusiness sector. They can tailor the curriculum to their needs, choosing from dozens of classes in soils, crops, dairy, meat animals, agricultural engineering, farm business planning, agribusiness, human relations, and communications. Alumni are in high demand, landing jobs as farmhands, herdsmen, managers, milkers, feeders, farm technicians, and crop assistants, to name a few.
Spencer decided to focus on repairing machinery and implements.
“Just from the courses I took, I can look at a piece of machinery that I’ve never taken apart before and know how to fix it,” he says. “That ultimately saves the family farm money.”
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The Farm & Industry Short course is timed to the Midwest’s non-growing season, November through March. Spencer calls it ideal for a farm worker’s life.
“We come here, learn as much as possible in 15 weeks, and then have the rest of the year to go back and help on the family farm,” he says.
Spencer enjoyed being part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with the same access to campus facilities as a four-year student. He also appreciated the sense of fellowship he found in the Farm & Industry Short Course.
“You automatically have something in common with everybody,” he says. “You can learn as much talking to other students as you do in the classroom. We all have the same goal: to help provide food for the nation.”
Along with teaching him the tricks of the trade, the Farm & Industry Short Course schooled Spencer in finding a job.
“The communications classes and first-year seminar helped me learn how to write a proper resume and project myself in a professional manner,” he says. “That’s a big thing in any career field.”
Armed with his new skills, Spencer took advantage of the Short Course’s career fair and landed a job with Helena Chemical Company. He’ll work with liquid fertilizer and pesticides.
“I had eight or nine interviews with different companies at the career fair,” Spencer says. “I got to decide which company I wanted to work for and which could offer me the best deal. I was unaware of all the job opportunities out there in agriculture.”
A scholarship helped Spencer afford the Short Course, and he plans to return for a second year. Next time, he’ll focus on crops and soil.
“I want to broaden my knowledge,” he says, “so I’m not restricted to one career path.”
For more information about the Farm & Industry Short Course, watch the video above or see here.

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Senate Panel's Vote on Alito Delayed Until Next Week
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee reached an agreement yesterday evening to wait until next Tuesday to vote on the nomination of Samuel A. Alito Jr. to the Supreme Court.
The agreement alters the schedule announced Friday, during the final moments of Alito's week-long confirmation hearings, by Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), who said he would conduct the panel's vote today. His announcement sparked a quarrel with the panel's ranking Democrat, Patrick J. Leahy (Vt.), who said he would seek a delay. Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) vowed that a vote in the full Senate, which has final say over all judicial candidates chosen by the president, would take place by the end of the week.
In the end, Specter and Frist essentially acknowledged the prerogative Democrats have under Senate rules to postpone any committee decision for one week. GOP leaders grumbled that Democrats had reneged on an earlier agreement about when the Alito vote would take place -- an agreement that Democrats denied ever existed.
As Republicans express confidence that they have mustered enough votes to confirm Alito, the timing of the committee's action and of the full Senate vote may not dictate whether he joins the court. But the timing plays into the short-term political calculus of both parties, as well as of a coalition of left-leaning advocacy groups that are continuing to air advertisements in an aggressive -- and, so far, relatively ineffective -- campaign to build broad public opposition to the nominee, who is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.
Democrats on the Judiciary Committee, most of whom have indicated they will vote against Alito's confirmation, were reluctant to cast their votes before a meeting tomorrow of the Senate's Democratic Caucus, at which senators plan to consider their strategy for the final phases of the confirmation process.
Democrats, anticipating that Alito ultimately will be confirmed, are trying to deny the White House that victory as long as possible, particularly in the days before the State of the Union address President Bush is to deliver Jan. 31. Although Senate rules do not enable them to defer the confirmation vote until after the speech, Democratic senators would like to reduce the victory period immediately before the speech, one of the broadest public stages the president commands each year.
The State of the Union "is the 800-pound gorilla lurking over the debate," said Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.). "That's part of the strategic calculation." Manley also said, "This is an important vote, and we are not going to be rushed into anything."
On Friday, the day Alito's confirmation hearings ended, Frist placed pressure on the Democrats to allow a quick vote. Frist announced that, unless the final vote takes place this week, he would cancel a week-long Senate vacation next week -- a step that he took yesterday, according to his chief of staff, Eric Ueland.
Ueland said last night that Frist planned to start debate over Alito in the full Senate on Jan. 25, the day after the committee's vote, adding, "We'll stay on the nomination until the judge is the justice."


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I’ve heard many times that as a parent the worst phone call you can get is the one telling you your child is in trouble, hurt or worse. Well I’m not a parent but I am someones child. As an adult child we expect to lose a parent. We sort of mentally prepare for it, but you are never prepared. Late Wednesday night I got that phone call. The worse phone call of my life. My dad was in the emergency room. Not breathing and unresponsive. I sat with my phone in my hands waiting for a call back that they brought him back and he would be ok. Sadly, it didn’t happen. I lost my beloved father that night. The sound out of my mouth was not human as I processed the grief.
My dad was awesome. He had a great sense of humor. He could always make you laugh. He was the life of the party. My dad will be missed by many people. Friends and family alike.
Rest in peace daddy. I love you.

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Virginia's Trauma Centers
There are 19 trauma centers in Virginia and four of them are run by HCA Healthcare.
NOTE: This map shows adult trauma centers only. Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters (not pictured), VCU Medical Center and Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital also run pediatric trauma centers.
CREDIT: Jay Hancock and Lydia Zuraw/KHN
Virginia Department of Health

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Hello, and 好久不見 – long time, no see!
School has really geared up in the past few weeks, so my apologies for the infrequency. But without further ado, check out the Space Rilakkuma Rilakkuma Plushie – Rilakkuma Store Exclusive!
Teehee I really love this bear! I love all the tiny details they put into each plushie in this series, and can’t wait to see all the cool details for what San-X has in store for us next!
This planetary plushie was released in July 2014 as a Rilakkuma Store Exclusive design for the summer Space Series. Since I loved so many of the designs from the Space Series, I limited myself to just the brown bear from this line – I think even then, Bear Nation has a pretty thriving space program!
In seasonal news, be on the lookout for the new Halloween 2014 designs!
Fantastic! I really love the direction they took with this year’s line – a masquerade party sounds spooky and fun (I’ve never been to one!). These Halloween bears will be released this weekend on September 6.
But wow, aren’t we just starting September? Preparing for Halloween now seems a little pre-emptive to me (though Halloween costume shops are beginning to pop up around my town), but maybe this is a sign that I should start working on a cool costume. Last year, Simon and I went as eggs & bacon! What do you hope to dress up as for Halloween this year?
Rilakkuma looks like he’s going down the mild-mannered route like Superman with the new Rilakkuma x JINS PC collaboration!
This is such a cool collab! These glasses are specially designed to protect your eyes from the light from your PC and mobile devices, and the color themes are meant to match Rilakkuma and pals – and don’t they just look so smart in those glasses?
Also, check out this fantastic video short by San-X to commemorate this collaboration!
Hehehe this video reminds me a lot of Simon!
Of course, this isn’t the first time Rilakkuma has donned eye protection – the Aloha Rilakkuma series from last year also featured a bespectacled Rilakkuma!
And for you Lawson fans out there, check out this Rilakkuma Cat Series Lawson Exclusive!
So cute! Looks like Lawson specials are starting to develop a pattern of their exclusives being in pot-like containers – last year, it was a pie for the Happy Natural Time Series, and this year, it’s a basket! It’s a cute motif, I think.
Pre-orders for this set are now open, but they aren’t scheduled to be delivered until January 19, 2015 (wah). Conveniently, Lawson specials like this are generally available online, so Tenso might be a good resource for international Rilakkuma fans looking for a good price!
For Japanese movie fans, in a pleasantly surprising twist, Rilakkuma/Lawson are also teaming up with film Clover (クローバー)!
The movie comes out November 1, and if you purchase a ticket in advance, you can get your hands on this lovely keychain plushie! Wow, I would love for American movies to have promotions like this hehehe
Browsing around the official Clover website, looks like the story revolves around a hotel employee who falls in love with her boss, and it is based on a manga series of the same name – not super sure how the movie has to do with Rilakkuma but haha Rilakkuma does look rather cute in green :)
Last but certainly not least, check out these great designs for the Umeda Rilakkuma Store 6th Anniversary!
Excellent! Takoyaki (たこ焼き) is a yummy breaded octopus ball served with sauce and bonito shavings that was first invented in Osaka in 1935!
My family went to Osaka last year and had lots of takoyaki – mmmm! As Umeda is the major business district of Osaka, seems fitting to celebrate the oldest Rilakkuma Store’s 6th anniversary with such a tasty part of its history!
These plushies will be released on September 13 (same day as the Bridal Series). Looks like San-X will be continuing with mini-plushies for its anniversary lines – I have yet to get one of these mini-plushies, but I do have good memories of takoyaki from Osaka, so I might just have to jump for these hehehe.
In other news, I spent my last weekend in Seattle, WA presenting my research at the 29th International Human Papillomavirus Conference! Wow, what an incredible city! I even spied a little Rilakkuma in the artwork at Blue C Sushi!
Hehehe, Rilakkuma follows me around even when I’m out of town! I really love Rilakkuma spotting when I travel!


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Kongsberg Geospatial President Gives Closing Remarks at Pivotal Symposium on Arctic Security and Sovereignty
Ottawa, CA: Kongsberg Geospatial, an Ottawa-based developer of real-time, mission critical, geospatial and mapping software, was one of several companies representing the Canadian defense industry at a joint Canada – Norway symposium on Arctic sovereignty and security that took place at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa on November 7th.
Kongsberg Geospatial Ranald McGillis gave the keynote address at an international symposium on arctic security
Industry and government officials from the two countries will attend seminars on Defense and Security, Norway and Canada in the Arctic, and Deep Water and Harsh Environments. Attendees and presenters will also include industry representatives from several Norwegian / Canadian ventures, including Kongsberg Geospatial, of Ottawa, Canada.
The symposium was attended by over 100 government and industry representatives from both countries, and featured speakers from the defense industry, government, the military of both countries, and academia. HRH Haakon Magnus, the Crown Prince of Norway, was in attendance for part of the day.
The event was the first of its kind and was organized by Innovation Norway - Norway’s state-owned international business development bank - in cooperation with the Norwegian embassy, to mark the occasion of HRH Prince Haakon’s state visit to Canada, and in the hope of fostering new opportunities for the two counties to cooperate on addressing the challenges of maintaining sovereignty and security in the high Arctic.
Per Otto Dyb, Chairman of the Board at Innovation Norway, said that he hopes this event and others like it can lead to increased trade between Canada and Norway: “Norway is a small country”, he explained “For Norwegian companies to succeed, they have to go abroad. Kongsberg is an excellent example of how you can grow when you grow internationally”. Kongsberg Gruppen employs 7,688 people worldwide.
Mr. Dyb expressed his gratitude for Prince Haakon’s support of the event “We are very appreciative of the Royal Family’s involvement to help create awareness and interest. It’s really extremely positive for us.”
Ranald McGillis, president of Kongsberg Geospatial, gave the closing presentation at the symposium, speaking on the topic of the Norwegian defense industry and its approach to the Canadian market. Mr. McGillis is uniquely positioned to understand the defense industry in both countries: Kongsberg Geospatial is a Canadian company, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.
“Events like this are very valuable to both nations”, said Mr. McGillis. “This symposium created an opportunity for both countries to share information on projects of interest and shared concerns in the Arctic, and for defense companies in both Norway and Canada to learn a little more about conducting business with our northern allies.”
While both countries will continue to work together on areas of shared concern in the Arctic, Innovation Norway has no immediate plans for a follow-up event.