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What Are the Health Risks of E-Cigarettes?
E-cigarettes, like conventional cigarettes, carry significant health risks when used for extended periods of time.
Lung and Heart Damage
According to Dr. Kohli, studies continue to demonstrate that using e-cigarettes may seriously harm one’s lungs. He cites nicotine as an example of a strong vasoconstrictor—a substance that raises blood pressure. Vaping may be particularly dangerous for the heart and lungs since e-cigarettes deliver nicotine to the body so fast.
Additionally, vaping juice includes chemical components and chemicals that have their own set of health hazards. According to Dr. Kohli, inhaling the vapor from an e-cigarette may exacerbate severe side effects that researchers are only starting to study. Among these dangers are:
- Respiratory irritation and lung disease. “This is a very real problem that doctors are seeing more and more of,” says Dr. Kohli, “especially in [young people] who get admitted to the hospital due to lung disease related to vaping and electronic cigarettes.”
- An increased risk of heart disease. According to Dr. Kohli, this is a result of breathing in very tiny chemical particles. According to Dr. Krol, these particles may include acetaldehyde, acrolein, and formaldehyde, which are serious cardiovascular poisons.
- A higher chance of developing cancer as a result of breathing in carcinogens such formaldehyde, lead, and acrolein.
- An increased risk of blood clots, particularly for individuals using certain birth control methods
- Chronic breathing issues. According to Dr. Krol, teen e-cigarette usage is significantly linked to an increase in chronic cough, bronchitis, and asthma.
According to a 2017 research that was published in the American Journal of Public Health, up to 99% of e-cigarettes that are marketed in the U.S. contain nicotine, even when it isn’t listed as an ingredient on a product’s label. Due to the surge of endorphins, or feel-good hormones, that it causes, nicotine is very addictive. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that raises dopamine levels and encourages vaping.
It may be challenging to break the habit since withdrawal symptoms including irritability, anger, problems focusing, restlessness, sleeplessness, melancholy, and anxiety can appear when the benefits of the nicotine wear off.
Although e-cigarettes were first designed as a tool to aid in the cessation of smoking, they may really be breeding a whole new generation of smokers. In the United States, more over two million middle and high school kids reported using e-cigarettes in the last 30 days, according to the 2021 National Youth Tobacco Survey.
Dr. Krol says that e-cigarettes provide the same psychoactive substance (nicotine) as traditional cigarettes—sometimes at a larger dosage. “The growing brain is susceptible to the neurotoxic effects of nicotine, and adolescent brain development is fast. The addiction becomes stronger and quitting is harder the earlier in childhood someone uses nicotine-containing products like e-cigarettes, says Dr. Krol.
According to Dr. Krol, adolescents and young adults who use e-cigarettes have a larger risk of switching to regular cigarettes than those who do not. According to a 2020 article in Mobile Medical Education, teens and young people who have used e-cigarettes are 3.6 times more likely to report consuming regular cigarettes in the future.

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An historic year for Chilton County
Published 4:48 pm Friday, June 11, 2010
According to several local peach growers interviewed by The Clanton Advertiser, 2010 will go down in the history books as a bumper season for Chilton County’s most recognized crop.
As farmers of any type of fruit or vegetable know, much can happen to aversely affect a crop: It can rain too much or too little, we can experience a late freeze that damages trees or not have enough chill hours during the winter, and any number of diseases or insects can ruin the crop.
But, sometimes, all the variables come together in just the right way to produce perfect peaches, and this looks like one of those years. In fact, E.L. Buddy Lawley, the 86-year-old owner of Lawley’s Chilton County Peaches on Highway 82, can’t remember a better year.
“The crops have been perfect,” Lawley said. “This is the best crop year I believe I’ve ever seen.”
Such a crop is, of course, good for local peach growers, especially if sales are as good as the quality of the fruit. It’s also good for Chilton County, in the form of sales tax paid by out-of-towners.
The impact of the peach goes even further, though, because the fruit is so synonymous with the county. A good crop reinforces in the minds of travelers that Chilton County offers the best peaches in the world–and keeps them coming back for more, year after year.
And right on time to capitalize on the momentum created by this year’s peach crop is the county’s annual Peach Festival. The festivities have already begun, with the Peach Classic high school baseball tournament at Clanton’s Jack Hayes Field beginning Thursday and concluding Saturday.
The Festival will really heat up next Saturday, June 19, with the Peach Run and the Peach Classic fishing tournament.
If the Peach Festival goes over like this year’s peach crop, 2010 could be a year long remembered in Chilton County.


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IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball program released its 2017 holiday camp schedule. The Hawkeyes will host a variety of camps from Dec. 26-Dec. 28.
Among the camps are:
One-Day Team Tournament Camp – 10U Age Group – Dec. 26
One-Day Team Tournament Camp – 11U Age Group – Dec. 27
One-Day Team Tournament Camp – 12U Age Group – Dec. 28
Team camps will include offensive stations in four full-length batting tunnels, a throwing program, defensive stations with FungoMan and Hack Attack Machines, and two games.
The team camps, which will be led by Iowa coaches and student-athletes, will be held at the HTRC on the east side of the University of Iowa campus from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The venue is the same facility the Iowa baseball and softball programs utilize for indoor practices.
Cost is $325 per team and is open to the first four teams to complete registration and payment.
Holiday Instructional Camp – 1st-4th Grade – Dec. 27/Dec. 28
This is an excellent opportunity to introduce skills under the personal attention of the Hawkeye baseball staff. The camp will include all aspects of the game: base-running, hitting, fielding, pitching, and catching.
Holiday Instructional Camp – 5th-8th Grade – Dec. 27/Dec. 28
This camp is designed for the player that wants to improve on his current level of play. Day one is specifically for pitchers and catchers, while day two will involve instruction exclusively on offense and defense. Sign up for either session or register for both and receive a discount.
The instructional camps will be held at the Iowa Football Indoor Practice Facility from 1-4 p.m. Cost is $85 for one day or $129 for both days.
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An unfortunate high has been recorded in the North West for teen pregnancy since last year, doubling the count in 2011 of 4143 totaling an unbelievable 8676. These are the statistics given from the births from teen mothers, though the counts of exact pregnancies are undoubtedly higher with the unreleased number for terminated teen pregnancies. Among the teenage mother populace 13 percent of them contracted the HIV virus.
But is anyone really surprised? With MTV’s hit shows Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant, girls are learning that it pays to be irresponsible. The show makes parenting look easier than it is, and the girls on the show are given money, fame and the attention that most young girls crave.
“Reality television has continually been about exploiting people’s troubles and presuming they would do anything for notoriety,” states Rabbi Shmuely Boteach author of Kosher Sex. “But rousing adolescences’ to become expectant was an itinerary to celebrity? This manner of television is no longer just utilizes tribulations. It is now generating the tribulations.”
Beth Feldman, says it would be “appalling ” if teens are essentially getting pregnant for a television show. “Becoming a parent is an accountability that nobody should take frivolously, and for an adolescent to believe that a pregnancy could guide them to immediate notoriety and wealth is ridiculous. Parenting is a lifetime commitment and adolescences have their own lives ahead of them. Let them mature before they take the accountability of caring for another human being.”
Which then begs the question, what will happen to these teen mothers and their children after they are no longer teen mothers but instead just another mother of society? The money will stop and they will fade from the lime light and they will be there with the child they used to get that five minutes of stardom. Unfortunately for our society this is what we have taught out youth of today, stupid choices get you rewards. Pregnancy has become a fashionable fad, and the truth of the matter is that some girls are in fact getting pregnant on purpose so they can try out for MTV’s shows.
Malawi did a study in 2010 fiercely supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which shows a promising method to battle teen pregnancy and STIs along with it. The girls in Malawi have stopped having sex in exchange for money. Some have found this technique troublesome; teens should make the right decision without having to be paid. But the study shows a proven success where encouraging positive behavior is necessary with today’s youths. When in fact it is the same technique MTV’s shows are using only this way has the right and desired effect.
Bill and Melinda Gates foundation funded a two year randomized control trial that went over the effects of cash transfers on school girls who had admitted to being sexually active, during 2009 in Malawi. Four Thousand 12-22 year old girls were assigned to a treatment (control group) where they either received money or didn’t in exchange for attending school and reporting any sexual activity. They were given roughly 15 percent of monthly house hold expenses which was split up between the girl and her family.
After the first year the results became obvious that their system was working. The onset for sexual activity was 38 percent later for the younger treatment groups than the earlier rate for their older peers. The number of sexual partners was decreased by 25 percent less for the girls receiving their pay, the girls without incentive remained the same. The probability of becoming pregnant was reduced to 40 percent in school girls who had originally dropped out before the study. A world bank review of the study concluded that the cash led to declines in the onset of the girls’ sexual activity and declines in risky behavior among the girls already sexually active.
We can send our youths to programs, update studies in health classes and even become more involved at home, but when it comes down to it they are going to do whatever they want. As parents you can pass along all your wisdoms and hope for the best, but you can’t watch them one hundred percent of the time. Whatever the method, the goal is the same, lower teen pregnancy.
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U.S. Senator Bob Menendez today led a rally for common sense gun safety reform with Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (N.J.-11), dozens of concerned New Jerseyans, students, local leaders and gun safety advocates in which they called on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to end his obstruction and allow the Senate to vote on key legislation that the majority of Americans support. The call to action comes just days after a gunman armed with an AR-15 assault rifle went on a shooting spree in West Texas, killing seven and injuring dozens, and a bloody August ended with 53 lives lost in mass shootings.
“How many more acts of mass murder will it take before Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell puts the lives of our people ahead of gun-maker profits?… It’s time for action in the Senate. Leader McConnell could hold a vote today. He could put this country on a safer path today. He could stand up to the NRA today,” said Sen. Menendez. “We know that no single law can stop every tragedy, nor can we cure every heart of hatred, but we know this challenge can and will be overcome because the American people are with us. So, we must not give up. We must keep up the fight, because every day that goes by without action is another day until the next mass shooting.”
While Sen. McConnell refuses to bring any meaningful gun safety bill for a vote in the Senate, the House has already passed universal background checks and plans to advance several pieces of legislation, including a ban on high-capacity magazines, which Sen. Menendez authored, when Congress returns from the summer recess.
“I am sending my kids back to school tomorrow where, along with math and social studies, they will learn how to hide from active shooters,” said Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (N.J.-11). “And despite repeated mass shootings and attacks of gun violence across the nation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refuse to take action to keep my kids and children across the nation safe. As a veteran, I am well versed in weapons of war and I join the overwhelming majority of Americans who believe we must do something to stop this gun violence epidemic. The House has acted, passing multiple bills now stalled in the Senate. I’m grateful to Senator Menendez for leading the way on gun safety in the Senate, and we will not stop working to make our communities safer.”
Sen. Menendez’s Keep Americans Safe Act (S.447)—that has 30 Senate cosponsors including Cory Booker—would prohibit the transfer, importation, or possession of gun magazines able to hold more than ten rounds of ammunition. Reps. Ted Deutch (Fla.-22), who represents Parkland, Diana DeGette (Colo.-01), who represents Columbine, and Dina Titus (Nev.-01), who represents Las Vegas, introduced companion legislation in the House.
High-capacity magazines have been used in many of the nation’s most high-profile mass shootings, including recently in Dayton, Ohio, where the mass shooter used a high-capacity rifle equipped with a 100-round drum magazine to enable him to fire 41 rounds in 30 seconds, killing nine and injuring 27 others. Experts believe that restrictions on the magazine capacity could reduce the death toll by giving potential targets precious seconds to escape while the shooter reloads.
“High capacity magazines are notorious for making devastating shootings even deadlier by allowing a shooter to fire more rounds without pausing to reload,” said Christine McGrath of the group Moms Demand Action. “It’s time for Congress to confront the mass shootings and daily gun violence in this country by strengthening our gun laws. We are grateful for Sen. Menendez’s leadership in introducing this important legislation.”
A Quinnipiac University Poll released last week found 72 percent of voters believe Congress needs to do more to reduce gun violence, including half of Republicans and overwhelming majorities of Democrats and independents. According to the survey, 93 percent support universal background checks, 82 percent support requiring a license to buy a gun, 80 percent support a “red flag” law, and 60 percent support a ban on assault weapons.
In addition to Sen. Menendez’s ban on high-capacity magazines, the House Judiciary Committee is considering separate measures the senator supports to create a federal “red flag” law and to prohibit those convicted of misdemeanor hate crimes from possessing firearms.
The full House passed universal background checks in February, but Sen. McConnell has blocked the bill from coming to the Senate floor for a vote.
“My condolences and prayers go to the families and friends of mass shooting victims in Odessa and Midland,” said Congressman Donald Payne, Jr. (N.J.-10). “I have been a strong supporter background checks before anyone can purchase a gun. A similar background check law in Texas prevented the murderer from purchasing a gun. Unfortunately, he found another way to get one. That’s why background checks need to be mandatory for all gun purchases, whether they are bought in a gun store or gun show. We need to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and stop these near constant attacks on American citizens.”
“I applaud Senator Menendez on his initiative to regulate assault rifles by limiting the amount of ammunition a gun can hold to ten rounds,” Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo. “It is disheartening to learn—on an almost daily basis—about another mass shooting in which innocent people become victims. Assault rifles don’t belong in the hands of civilians on our streets. The Senator’s legislation is a common sense first step to making our communities safe again.”
“New Jersey has been at the forefront with laws that could help curtail senseless gun violence and suicides,” said Montclair Mayor Robert Jackson. “Just this past Sunday the state’s ‘red flag’ law went into effect. Today, Senator Menendez is here to urge the U.S. Senate to pass S.447—the Keep Americans Safe Act—and to encourage Congress to consider other common sense laws that may help stem the carnage America is witnessing with greater frequency.”
The Keep America Safe Act is supported by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence; Giffords: Courage to Fight Gun Violence; March for Our Lives; Team ENOUGH; Change The Ref; Coalition to Stop Gun Violence; Center for American Progress; Violence Policy Center; and Everytown.
Among those joining Sen. Menendez’s call to action in Montclair were Rep. Sherrill; Asssemblyman Thomas Giblin; Assemblywoman Britnee Timberlake; County Executive DiVincenzo; Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura; Essex County Freeholder President Brendan Gill; Mayor Jackson; and members of the groups Moms Demand Action, Everytown, Students Demand Action, Newark Community Street Team, and BlueWave.


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Faith has been adopted! 02-28-2017
She and her litter mates were rescued from the Cal Trans construction lot last March as a small puppy. She lived with 4 other large dogs and other foster puppies since that time. In May 2016, she was adopted and lived as a single dog for two months. Due to unfortunate circumstances, her foster mom took her back into her home to be cared for until she could return to her adopter. Unfortunately, that didn't happen.
Faith/Bella is a medium sized dog – about 35 pounds and will stay on the small side. She is energetic, loving, smart, playful, loves people and pets (not sure of cats but think she would do fine). She is potty trained, crate trained and knows basic commands. She is up to date on her shots, been spayed and is now looking for her forever family.
The minimum adoption donation for adults is $300 and the adoption donation for puppies is $400 - $500. This amount only partially covers the cost of veterinary care, boarding fees, and other miscellaneous expenses involved in the temporary care and adoption of our dogs and is tax deductible. The adoption donation provides that all dogs will be spayed or neutered, receive current vaccinations, and are microchipped. If not, arrangements will be made on an individual basis ( i.e., puppies who will need to be altered by 6 mos old). Special consideration may be given to those willing to adopt older dogs or dogs with physical problems.

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Two years ago, Highland’s Kelsey Sleezer and Rock Valley’s Merisa Amborn were on the Lena-Winslow volleyball team.
That fact made the match just that much more competitive for the two.
“It was kind of weird because I’m friends with her,” Sleezer said. “But it actually made me want to beat her more.”
The Cougars and the Golden Eagles played in a five-game match, but Sleezer and Highland’s drive to beat their opponents on sophomore night wasn’t enough. Rock Valley was just able to win, 21-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-22, 16-14.
The highly-competitive match had 27 ties between the two squads. Highland won the first match, which had eight ties, after the Cougars (20-13) broke a 19-all tie with a kill by Stephanie Mareth. Stephanie Riedel, another Lena-Winslow alumnus, had a kill and Sleezer had an ace to give the Cougars a 24-20 lead. A small comeback by the Golden Eagles was nullified by an error that gave
Highland Game 1.
Kristy Bourquin, a Warren alumnus, stepped up with seven of her team-high 17 kills in the second game in front of several members of the Warriors volleyball team. Rock Valley won Game 2 by three points.
Bourquin caused problems for the Cougars’ offense. Many of Jackie Barton (match-high 19 kills) and Sleezer’s kills were blocked by the Rock Valley freshman and the Golden Eagles defense shadowed some kill attempts that went over the six-foot middle hitter.
But Highland came back in Game 3, even though the Cougars were down for the majority of it. The team trailed 17-13, but took advantage of Rock Valley errors. After the net stopped an attack by Rock Valley to tie the game at 23, Sleezer had an ace and the Golden Eagles made another mistake offensively to give the Cougars the third game, 25-23.
Highland coach Beth Groshans was proud of how the team throughout the match, despite mental lapses that led the eventual loss.
“I think we played well tonight. We got behind too much and we had to battle out (of it), but this is a good strong team,” Groshans said. “This is the best we’ve played as a team. We had intensity and we worked the best we have all year. Take away the mental breakdowns, and we’re getting there.”
Both teams made a litany of mistakes in Games 4 and 5, but the Cougars couldn’t capitalize when they needed to the most.
Highland was just five points away from sealing a victory on their home court at 10-9 and after Rock Valley took the lead, tied Game 5 at 14-all after a kill by Sleezer, who finished with 16.
But an attack by Rock Valley that looked as though it would go out of play was hit by a Highland player to score the Golden Eagles’ 15th point. Bourquin had her fifth block to end the match at 16-14.
Courtney Pehl had 43 assists for the Cougars. Sophomore Andele Dietmeier had 39 digs.
Cassie Miller had three aces behind the service line.

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ANIOTHER Andrew Cuomo accuser has claimed the governor made her "feel uncomfortable" when she was covering state politics in Albany.
Cuomo has denied all the recent allegations made against him and The Sun contacted his office for comment on Bauman's statements.
Bauman emphasized that Cuomo never actually "touched me or said anything that I felt I could report to my boss," but that she felt ill at ease around him.
Speaking about one of these alleged instances, the journalist described a press conference when Cuomo made "unwavering eye contact" with her.
She said he was staring "to the point that I actually started blushing and looking around at the people surrounding me, whose facial expressions indicated 'yes ma'am, he's looking at you.'"
After the event, Bauman said she quickly got up and went out the back door to catch the then attorney general and ask him some questions.
She said Cuomo came "marching through the door" and that another reporter had noted how he "beelined" for her.
Bauman continued: "He took my hand, entered my personal space and looked into my eyes as he announced 'Hello, I'm Andrew Cuomo.'"
The reporter said she then pulled out my digital recorder with her other hand, took a step back, and introduced herself, recalling how Cuomo seemed to be surprised that she was a journalist.
Bauman noted that another reporter loudly observed afterwards how nice he was towards her before sharing a photograph of her holding a dictaphone and speaking with Cuomo.
The Sun has contacted Cuomo's office for comment.
She said that covering New York state politics out of Albany for the Associated Press "was a privilege and one of the most rewarding experiences of my career" but a period rife with "rampant sexism."
Bauman said that she decided to speak out because a reporter had approached her to speak about her story.
She acknowleged that although Cuomo didn't do anything she could report to her boss, the governer made her feel "uncomfortable as did a lot of men in Albany."
Her bombshell statement comes after Cuomo's first accuser Lindsay Boylan came forward alleging inappropriate behavior.
Boylan's comments come as another of Cuomo's accusers said she was asked to spend up to three hours in an interview conducted by independent investigators in an entirely different probe created by Attorney General Letitia James.
On Wednesday, Boylan set off a series of tweets against the probe initiated by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, who authorized the investigation by the Assembly’s Judiciary Committee.
"Do not trust Carl Heastie. His impeachment investigation is not designed to be transparent or to move fast, and there’s nothing Governor Cuomo wants more than time," Boylan tweeted.
However, his office has denied her accusations.
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"As we said before, Ms. Boylan's claims of inappropriate behavior are quite simply false," Caitlin Girouard, the governor's press secretary, said.
It's since been alleged that Cuomo and his aides attempted to circulate a story discrediting Boylan and that the governor was "obsessed with his large hands."
Joe Biden has refused to condemn Cuomo or tell him to step down and has said he wants to see the outcome of the attorney general's investigation.


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Pumpkin flavors just taste so much more amazing with a little bit of sugar. It works especially for this one given the other two flavors in here! The spices are a bit strong, but I think that’s just like the nature of pumpkin teas and it’s nothing a sweetener can’t fix.
Just a little milk does an amazing bit of work on the cheesecake too. It seriously tastes like I made a latte despite the fact I added just a splash of milk. This is an awesome dessert blend, sweet and pumpkiny, and most definitely rich.
I almost want more but I want to not have anything more with caffeine tonight.

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04/26/2019 09:00 AM House FINANCE
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HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE April 26, 2019 9:02 a.m. 9:02:09 AM CALL TO ORDER Co-Chair Wilson called the House Finance Committee meeting to order at 9:02 a.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Representative Neal Foster, Co-Chair Representative Tammie Wilson, Co-Chair Representative Jennifer Johnston, Vice-Chair Representative Dan Ortiz, Vice-Chair Representative Ben Carpenter Representative Andy Josephson Representative Gary Knopp Representative Bart LeBon Representative Kelly Merrick Representative Colleen Sullivan-Leonard Representative Cathy Tilton MEMBERS ABSENT None ALSO PRESENT Tim Lamkin, Staff, Senator Gary Stevens; Thatcher Brouwer, Staff, Representative Geran Tarr; John Scanlon, Staff, Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins; Rose Foley, Staff, Representative John Lincoln; John Skidmore, Director, Criminal Division, Department of Law. SUMMARY HB 14 ASSAULT; SEX OFFENSES; SENT. AGGRAVATOR CSHB 14(FIN) was REPORTED out of committee with a "do pass" recommendation and with two new indeterminate fiscal notes from the Department of Administration; three previously published zero notes: FN1 (DHS), FN2 (LAW), FN3 (DPS); and one previously published fiscal impact note: FN7 (COR). HB 16 LOCAL FOOD PROCUREMENT; LABELING HB 16 was REPORTED out of committee with a "do pass" recommendation and with one new zero fiscal note from the House Finance Committee for the Department of Health and Social Services and one previously published zero note: FN1 (DEC). HB 32 AK ENERGY EFFICIENCY LOANS: ELIGIBILITY HB 32 was REPORTED out of committee with three "do pass" recommendations, four "do not pass" recommendations, four "no recommendation" recommendations, and with one previously published zero note: FN1 (REV). SB 61 COMM FISHERMEN'S FUND:VESSEL OWNER CLAIMS SB 61 was REPORTED out of committee with a "do pass" recommendation and with one previously published fiscal impact note: FN1 (LWF). Co-Chair Wilson reviewed the meeting agenda. SENATE BILL NO. 61 "An Act relating to claims against protection and indemnity insurance policies of vessel owners." 9:02:47 AM TIM LAMKIN, STAFF, SENATOR GARY STEVENS, introduced himself. Vice-Chair Johnston MOVED to REPORT SB 61 out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal note. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. SB 61 was REPORTED out of committee with a "do pass" recommendation and with one previously published fiscal impact note: FN1 (LWF). 9:03:34 AM AT EASE 9:04:09 AM RECONVENED HOUSE BILL NO. 16 "An Act relating to the Alaska Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and relating to the sale of milk, milk products, raw milk, and raw milk products." 9:04:13 AM THATCHER BROUWER, STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE GERAN TARR, introduced himself. Representative Carpenter remarked that out of an abundance of caution he would declare a conflict of interest as his family participated in a herd share program. He relayed he did not stand to gain anything from the legislation. Vice-Chair Johnston MOVED to REPORT HB 16 out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. HB 16 was REPORTED out of committee with a "do pass" recommendation and with one new zero fiscal note from the House Finance Committee for the Department of Health and Social Services and one previously published zero note: FN1 (DEC). 9:05:32 AM AT EASE 9:06:12 AM RECONVENED HOUSE BILL NO. 32 "An Act making certain entities that are exempt from federal taxation under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3), (4), (6), (12), or (19) (Internal Revenue Code), regional housing authorities, and federally recognized tribes eligible for a loan from the Alaska energy efficiency revolving loan fund; relating to loans from the Alaska energy efficiency revolving loan fund; and relating to the annual report published by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation." 9:06:17 AM Co-Chair Wilson reported that public testimony had previously been closed and the fiscal note had been reviewed. Representative LeBon noted that the Alaska Banker's Association had issued an opinion stating it believed the bill competed with the private sector. The association believed its members (nine banks operating in Alaska) could fill the need if asked. Co-Chair Wilson asked if the sponsor had reached out to the Alaska Banker's Association. JOHN SCANLON, STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN KREISS-TOMKINS replied that the sponsor had repeatedly reached out to the Alaska Banker's Association. Co-Chair Wilson asked if the sponsor had received any comments from the association. Mr. Scanlon replied that the sponsor had been unable to schedule a call with the association despite multiple attempts. Co-Chair Wilson remarked that the committee could hold the bill to hear from the association at a later time. She asked Representative LeBon for his preference. Representative LeBon replied that the association's opinion was probably not enough to hold the bill. His earlier comment was based on a written opinion from the association stating that the private sector could and had made the loans. He shared that he had made the loans in the past. He stated, "however designed, it's not a burning necessity, maybe it's more luxury, but the private sector can make these types of loans." Co-Chair Wilson appreciated the remarks and believed it was likely validated as the state was still looking for someone that wanted the specific kinds of loans. She asked the sponsor to reach out to the banking association to receive an answer on its comfort level before the bill reached the House floor. 9:08:51 AM Vice-Chair Ortiz asked if a denial letter had to be obtained from a commercial bank before one of the loans could be made. Mr. Scanlon deferred the question to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation. Co-Chair Wilson replied that a denial letter was not required. She elaborated that on some commercial and agriculture loans a denial letter was required; however, that was not the case with the loans addressed by the bill. She reminded the committee that it had heard from numerous boroughs that they had done energy efficiency work and had found cheaper loans through the private market. She suggested that if the idea [in the legislation] did not work and they found the same thing was happening with nonprofits, perhaps it would be time to shut down the specific loan. She hoped to have the answers prior to a floor vote. Vice-Chair Johnston MOVED to REPORT HB 32 out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal note. Representative Carpenter OBJECTED. A roll call vote was taken on the motion. [Note: the first and second roll calls were VOIDED. See 9:14 a.m. for final roll call.] 9:12:04 AM AT EASE 9:14:45 AM RECONVENED Co-Chair Wilson clarified Vice-Chair Johnston would restate the motion. Vice-Chair Johnston MOVED to REPORT HB 32 out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal note. Representative Carpenter OBJECTED. A roll call vote was taken on the motion. IN FAVOR: Josephson, Johnston, Merrick, Ortiz, Wilson, Foster OPPOSED: Knopp, LeBon, Sullivan-Leonard, Tilton, Carpenter The MOTION PASSED (6/5). There being NO further OBJECTION, HB 32 was REPORTED out of committee with three "do pass" recommendations, four "do not pass" recommendations, four "no recommendation" recommendations, and with one previously published zero note: FN1 (REV). 9:16:22 AM AT EASE 9:17:14 AM RECONVENED HOUSE BILL NO. 14 "An Act relating to assault in the first degree; relating to sex offenses; relating to the definition of 'dangerous instrument'; and providing for an aggravating factor at sentencing for strangulation that results in unconsciousness." 9:17:18 AM Co-Chair Foster MOVED to ADOPT Amendment 1, 31-LS0182\O.2 (Radford, 4/22/19) (copy on file): Page 1, line 1, following "degree;": Insert "relating to harassment;" Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 11.61.118(a) is amended to read: (a) A person commits the crime of harassment in the first degree if, under circumstances not proscribed under AS 11.41.434 - 11.41.440, [(1)] the person violates AS 11.61.120(a)(5) and the offensive physical contact is contact (1) with human or animal blood, mucus, saliva, semen, urine, vomitus, or feces; or (2) [UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PROSCRIBED UNDER AS 11.41.434-11.41.440, THE PERSON VIOLATES AS 11.61.120(a)(5) AND THE OFFENSIVE PHYSICAL CONTACT IS CONTACT] by the person touching through clothing another person's genitals, buttocks, or female breast." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 2, line 23: Delete "ejaculating on the victim" Insert "causing the victim to come into contact with ejaculate" Page 9, line 8, following "Act;": Insert "AS 11.61.118(a), as amended by sec. 2 of this Act," Page 9, line 9: Delete "sec. 2" Insert "sec. 3" Page 9, line 10: Delete "sec. 3" Insert "sec. 4" Delete "sec. 4" Insert "sec. 5" Co-Chair Foster noted the amendment was a sponsor's amendment by the request of the Department of Law (DOL). Representative Carpenter OBJECTED for discussion. Co-Chair Wilson asked the sponsor's office to review the amendment. ROSE FOLEY, STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LINCOLN, reviewed the amendment that made two changes. She began at the bottom of page 1, line 20 that reverted back to the previous definition of sexual contact: "causing the victim to come into contact with ejaculate." The Department of Law expressed concern that it would be difficult to prove the method of delivery if the language only read "ejaculating on the victim." She expounded there may be instances where the victim had ejaculate on their person, and it was not readily provable that the perpetrator had ejaculated on the victim rather than delivering the fluid in another manner. The top part of the amendment eliminated some overlap between the sexual abuse of a minor and harassment statutes by adding to the harassment statute "under circumstances not proscribed under AS 11.41.434-11.41.440," which would instruct the prosecutor to first look to see if the criteria for sexual abuse of a minor is met before charging harassment. Representative Josephson thought the amendment was beneficial because there could be circumstances where there could be a sexual abuse of a minor charge that previously would not have been charged because of the placement of the clarifying language "under circumstances not proscribed." Additionally, the amendment dealt with the issue of transport of bodily fluid. He asked if Legislative Legal Services had communicated to the sponsor's office that there had been an equal protection concern relative to bodily fluid. Ms. Foley replied in the affirmative. Representative Josephson requested to ask DOL about its view of the equal protection argument. JOHN SKIDMORE, DIRECTOR, CRIMINAL DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LAW, replied that he had been asked about DOL's view on concerns about equal protection. He referenced debates that had occurred in the legislature about whether or not the bill needed to refer to ejaculate or semen. He reported that equal protection under the Alaska Constitution and the U.S. Constitution stated that people who were similarly situated could not be treated differently. He explained that the use of the word "semen" did not deal with people who were similarly situated differently because only men produce semen. He stated it did not treat women differently. Second, if it was found for some reason there was a distinction and it was said they were treated differently, the law specified that it was necessary to determine whether there was a compelling reason for doing so. The statistics that applied to sexual assault and sexual abuse of minors showed that 97 to 98 percent of the offences were committed by men. Mr. Skidmore continued that if someone wanted to prosecute a case where a female had engaged in the activity criminalized under the bill, the prosecutor would have to determine whether there was testing that could help prove the case. The state crime lab had informed DOL that the scientific evidence available could specify whether or not a fluid was semen. There was no testing available to indicate whether or not other fluid would have been ejaculate that would have been produced by a female. The choice between the words "ejaculate" and "semen" was a policy choice by the legislature. He added that semen was the term used in several other sex crime statutes. He clarified that the word choice was ultimately up to the legislature and either would work for DOL. 9:22:59 AM Representative Josephson asked how to deal with the situation for a man who had a vasectomy and did not produce semen. He asked if there was a definition for the situation. Mr. Skidmore answered there was not currently a definition in statute. The department had consulted with the state crime lab that used a technical definition for semen as follows: seminal male reproductive fluid, which may contain sperm cells. There were a number of medical conditions or procedures that could result in semen not containing sperm cells. The crime lab's definition of semen would not be impacted if someone had a vasectomy. Representative Josephson had looked at Alaska caselaw and it contained 73 usages of the word semen and 9 usages of the word ejaculate. He did not look at every case to determine if it was impactful or meaningful. He asked the information was informative to DOL in some way. Mr. Skidmore responded that had not done a similar search and therefore had not read all of the references in caselaw. He declined to comment without reviewing the cases. Representative Josephson noted that the court had talked about semen 73 times. He asked if that was informative. Mr. Skidmore answered that semen was the term used in a number of other statutes, which was in part why the word may be referenced more frequently [in caselaw]. The information indicated that the courts and practitioners were comfortable and accustomed to using that particular language. In the department's experience, when language was changed there was always litigation as people would try to argue about what was actually meant. He explained it was the natural course of the way things worked in an adversarial system like criminal justice. Representative Carpenter pointed to line 11 of the amendment pertaining to a person coming into contact with human fluid or some other substance including human or animal blood, mucus, saliva, etcetera. He asked if a crime still fell under harassment a communicable disease was transmitted. He wondered if there was a more severe penalty applied in the situation. Mr. Skidmore answered that DOL had wrestled with the question in the past. He explained that DOL evaluated the disease that had been transferred and the potential risks or harm the disease caused. Based on the information, DOL evaluated whether or not the disease was transferred knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly and it would consider whether the harm could be defined as physical injury. He expounded that if harm could be defined as physical it would fall under the assault category. He added that DOL would have to look to the definitions of physical injury or serious physical injury to determine if the particular disease would qualify. 9:26:57 AM Representative Carpenter asked for verification that precedence and caselaw would support that type of outcome. He explained that if the legislature passed the bill, it would appear to the public that it would only be a crime of assault if the conditions were met. He asked if there was certainty it would be the outcome of the legislation. Mr. Skidmore responded that in criminal law everything was based on facts and details. He explained that civil law was more difficult to practice because so many laws applied. The statutes in criminal law were fewer in number, but the nuances in the facts of each case drove the outcome. He could not make promises or guarantees about how a particular case would be evaluated or what the outcome would be. He could tell the committee that there had been cases in the past where diseases had been transferred and DOL had looked at them to determine whether the higher crime could be charged. Sometimes the answer was yes, and other times the answer was no because unfortunately everything was driven by the specific facts. Representative Carpenter WITHDREW his OBJECTION to Amendment 1. There being NO further OBJECTION, Amendment 1 was ADOPTED. Representative Josephson shared that he had drafted three amendments that he would not offer. Vice-Chair Johnston MOVED to REPORT CSHB 14(FIN) out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. Representative Josephson OBJECTED for discussion. He applauded the sponsor for the bill. He believed it would make Alaska safer. He detailed that once the bill passed if a person was strangled and passed out, the perpetrator would instantly be in a Class A felony position (in the past it had been necessary to prove physical injury). He believed the bill was fair to treat the action in the Schneider matter as a sex offense, given the outrageous, heinous conduct that had occurred. Representative Josephson commented on his belief that the judge's hands had been tied in the Schneider case. He acknowledged that the judge could have rejected the plea deal. He was concerned with the fact that under AS 12.55.027, a person who had murdered someone with malice or forethought, could get credit toward a sentence pretrial if they were on electronic monitoring (EM). The bill did not change that, which did not mean the bill was not a great step forward, it just meant the events of Schneider will be hemmed in, specifically relative to the creation of a new sex crime and in cases where there was strangulation to the point of unconsciousness. However, in many other circumstances, EM remained available and still remained available for the offenses in the bill. The penalties would be greater. Co-Chair Wilson asked Representative Josephson to stick to the bill. Representative Josephson agreed and reported his intent to offer an amendment at some point in order to resolve some of his concerns related to the Schneider case. 9:32:22 AM AT EASE 9:32:57 AM RECONVENED Vice-Chair Johnston restated her motion to move the bill from committee. There being NO further OBJECTION, CSHB 14(FIN) was REPORTED out of committee with a "do pass" recommendation and with two new indeterminate fiscal notes from the Department of Administration; three previously published zero notes: FN1 (DHS), FN2 (LAW), FN3 (DPS); and one previously published fiscal impact note: FN7 (COR). Co-Chair Wilson reviewed the schedule for the following meeting. ADJOURNMENT 9:33:37 AM The meeting was adjourned at 9:33 a.m.
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Snooki does it when pregnant, Paris Hilton does it dressed as a police woman and Hilary Duff does it in heels.
Although they've landed firmly in Hollywood, these stars still lose their footing from time to time. And let's be honest, these celebrity tumbles certainly put a smirk on our faces (Yes, we know, we're terrible people).
From Lindsay Lohan to Hugh Hefner (eek, that could have been bad!), take a look at these stars who've hit the deck.

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We’ve spent the last couple of months packing, and then we were moving, and now we are unpacking. It still feels a little surreal to be in a different house and especially strange to be in a different part of town. We’d been in the same general area since we moved here a decade ago, and the view from the other side of town is very different. We’re getting used to it, though, and I’m enjoying finding new favorite restaurants and haunts.
I’m also enjoying unearthing the cookbooks that’ve been packed away for awhile, and after revisiting them I’ve realized that I’ve never made anything out of some of them. So we’re going to fix that by making (most/some) Saturdays Cookbook Day. We’re starting with “Cúrate: Authentic Spanish Food from an American Kitchen.” (Cúrate is a very fancy establishment that I’ve only been to once.) I don’t think I’ve ever made Spanish food before, but I’ve enjoyed eating it a time or two. Most of the recipes in the cookbook are a bit intimidating — squid ink pasta, anyone? — so I found the least-scary-sounding one.
I haven’t decided yet if I’m going to follow a strict schedule for Saturday Cookbook Day. If I decide to go straight across the bookshelf, we’ll be enjoying something from the Vincent Price cookbook one week in the near future.
- Saturday: Chicken Breasts with Sherried Mushrooms
- I’m not a big fan of mushrooms, but other mushroom dishes I’ve had at Katie Button’s eateries have been wonderful so we’re going to give this a shot.
Narrator Voice: She did not make the Chicken with Sherried Mushrooms.
- Sunday: Slow Cooker Cashew Chicken and stir-fried veggies
- I pinned this cashew chicken recipe on Pinterest a long, long time ago, and I finally made it last week. It was delicious, but I felt like it needed some veggies. Rather than adding them to the crockpot, though, I’m going to make a veggie stir-fry as a side dish.
- Monday: Breakfast for Dinner
- I’d never had a soft-boiled egg before my Dad was here to help us move a few weeks ago. He made them for breakfast one morning, and they were delicious. And then he showed me how easy they are to make. We’ve eaten roughly 10,000 soft-boiled eggs since then.
- Tuesday: Spaghetti and meatballs
- I need to find a sweet spot in the number of meatballs I make. Last time I didn’t have enough to freeze, but there were too many for us to eat at one meal.
- Wednesday: Teigen Chicken
- So technically these are supposed to be lettuce wraps, but I didn’t like how they fell apart when I made them the first time. I’m going to try my hand at making some Mandarin pancakes — think mu shu wrappers — this time.
- Thursday: Carnitas
- I picked up a chile verde sauce from Aldi this week, and I’m thinking it’ll go nicely with a pork shoulder in the slow cooker.
Hungry for more? Check out the Menu Plan Monday linkup at OrgJunkie.

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Irupé (Victoria cruciana) is the Guaraní word for Victoria water lily. It grows in the rivers of Paraguay and the Argentinean Mesopotamia area. Its leaves can measure up to two metres (about six feet) in diameter and support the weight of birds and small mammals. Its flowers are white at first and then turn to red.
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There are different folk tales about the origins of the irupé. Here’s a version from the Diccionario de Mitos y Leyendas (Dictionary of Myths and Legends – the translation is mine.)
Once upon a time, a beautiful maiden became infatuated with the Moon. Every night, she forlornly looked up to the black skies to see her shining beloved. She suffered in silence her unrequited love.
One day, in a fit of passion, the girl decided to reach for her celestial lover and climbed the tallest tree. She stretched out her arms to the heavens in vain. Then, overcoming exhaustion, she climbed a mountain and waited for her beloved at the windy top, but to no avail.
The beautiful maiden sighed her way down to the valley and then walked towards the horizon. In this quest for the impossible, she stumbled upon hard stones and her feet bled.
One night, she saw her reflection on quiet waters and it was close to that of the Moon. She believed she could touch him with her hands. Without hesitation, she jumped on the deep waters and drowned.
The god Tupá took pity on the maiden and transformed her into an irupé, whose leaves resembled the lunar disk and look up to the skies in a constant search for her lover.
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After taking time to spend six months gigging in Europe in 2014 shortly after the release of the release of the critically acclaimed single ‘Hi’, Sarah returned to Sydney in early 2015 to develop her project Suiix into a new and fully-fledged live band, incorporating psychedelic guitars and bass-synth.
Fresh from Bigsound 2015 after playing to scores of the industries most respected, the musical journey that is Suiix tiptoes somewhere around the edges of familiarity to Melody’s Echo Chamber, Bjork & Little Dragon.
Having previously drawn praise from the likes of Henry Rollins who’s spun Suiix numerous times on his KCRWand NTS radio shows; the latest release from Suiix ‘Alright’ taken from her forthcoming debut EP, embodies a similar sense of nostalgia with its psychedelic dream-pop textures and intricate use of instrumentation in this laidback and rose-water-soaked, vocal layered follow up to 2014’s ‘Hi’.
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Are you looking for a career with a growing company and the opportunity to help build the role of Design Research as a core competency for a business? Looking for a challenging and quick paced environment? Then look no further than our Senior Design Researcher role for Milwaukee Tool.
Milwaukee Tool is an industry-leading manufacturer of heavy-duty power tools, accessories and hand tools for professional users worldwide.
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Senior Design Researcher
The Design Research team at Milwaukee Tool sits within a collaborative user-centered design and technology development group focused on the fuzzy front end of product development. We are tasked with informing the entrepreneurial spirit of the company, influencing and inspiring the direction of the business through strategic and functional findings. In this role you will be leading the research efforts of highly collaborative and diverse teams of Engineers, Industrial Designers, and Product Managers to inspire and influence key decision makers on new solutions for the construction industry. As a senior member of the team you will also provide leadership in developing new methods and approaches, championing Design Research and Design Thinking at Milwaukee Tool, and coaching and mentoring junior-level researchers as needed.
Duties and Responsibilities
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- Champion the importance of User-Centered Design and Design Thinking throughout the company.
- Mentor and coach junior researchers as appropriate.
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- You are a strategic thinker who looks not only at the stated problem but at the space around it
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- You have strong communication skills and can get your ideas across to engineers, industrial designers, and marketers alike
- You link everything back to our core end user's activities and needs to provide insight for developing breakthrough products
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- You have passion for the importance of user insights in the product development process and are ready to champion those insights
- You are comfortable facilitating conversations with multi-disciplinary teams
- You make non-obvious connections and revel in talking about ideas
- You are proficient in Microsoft Office, with some experience with editing video and 2D software (ex: Adobe Creative Suite)
- Experience within a design consultancy a plus
- Some familiarity with quantitative research methodologies, study design and data analysis
- An appreciation of how quantitative and qualitative research methodologies play best together
- Master's degree preferred
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Tue, Nov 21|
Ute Indian Museum
In Montrose Nov 21 Human Trafficking Training
As a response to the Sound of Freedom movie, you want to learn more. Western Slope Against Trafficking is here to help you find your lane. Join us.
Time & Location
Nov 21, 2023, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Ute Indian Museum, 17253 Chipeta Rd, Montrose, CO 81403, USA
About the Event
This event is for the general community. Come and learn how trafficking shows up in your community. Teachers, parents, service providers, medical professionals, etc. All are welcome. Spanish translation is provided. Light refreshments are also provided.
Sponsored by WSAT, Hispanic Affairs Project (HAP), and the Ute Indian Museum.
We will cover sex trafficking of children, labor trafficking of children, trafficking of adults and MMIW - Murdered and Missing Indigenour Women.


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Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47 bd de l’Hôpital, 75013 Paris, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, centre hospitalier universitaire, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand
Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is a rare low-grade lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by a monoclonal lymphoplasmacytic proliferation with a serum monoclonal immunoglobulin (IgM). WM should be regarded as a distinct clinicopathologic entity. Recent works has shown that caryotypic abnormalities with deletion in the long arm of chromosome 6 are observed in 30 % of the patients and that the bone marrow microenvironment interfers with the tumor cells. The clinical manifestations and laboratory abnormalities are related to direct tumor infiltration and to the amount and specific properties of the monoclonal IgM. Treatment decisions should rely on specific clinical and laboratory criteria according to the second international workshop. When therapy is indicated, alkylating agents, nucleoside analogs and rituximab are reasonable choices. Several factors including age, the presence of cytopenia, need of rapid control of the disease, candidacy for autologous stem cell transplantation should be taken into account when choosing the most appropriate primary treatment. To conclude, we summarise in this review the most important points on the current understanding of the pathogenesis, clinical features, prognostic factors and therapeutic options developed during the second (Athens 2002) and third workshop (Paris 2004) on this rare disease.

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Efficient Water Pump - A Better Way
How A Revised Water Pump Yields More Performance
Throughout the '03 season, NASCAR crew chiefs and team engineers kept scratching their heads, wondering how Ryan Newman and his Dodge were winning races and pole positions. Despite numerous NASCAR tech inspections, nothing out of the ordinary was detected.
They didn't look at the water pump. It's not that Newman's Penske Racing South entry had an illegal water pump, mind you. The car had a revolutionary new one from EMP Stewart Components. The pump, specifically designed and manufactured for a Dodge Cup engine application by the Escanaba, Michigan, thermal cooling think tank, proved to be a silent killer in the vast Penske arsenal of speed last season.
"We were basically starting from scratch," states Scott Corriher, president of Penske Jasper Engines, in describing the team's switch from Ford to Dodge power for the 2003 NASCAR campaign. "Certain components on the engine have been neglected. When you think of an engine, you are focusing on cylinder heads and intake manifolds. The water pump is one of those components that has been neglected. When we went to the Dodge engine, we needed the best possible package we could get. We took a quick look at the stuff that everyone was running, and then we looked at the EMP pump. It was awesome. If we could ever make a jump so far in other areas...it would be unbelievable. To us, it was a no-brainer as soon as we looked at it. This was the best thing to run."
So what made the EMP Stewart pump so much better? It started with an analysis of the total cooling system design, according to EMP Product Development Engineer Nick Pipkorn.
"Looking at it from a systems perspective, the first thing we noticed with the old Dodge pump was that they were actually getting more flow through the engine than they needed," says Pipkorn, a Michigan Tech University engineering graduate. "We knew right away to get the correct flow with our pump, we could run it a lot slower-about 3,000 rpm. It ended up decreasing the horsepower to run the old Dodge pump from 4.8 hp to just under 1 hp for our new EMP pump. We were able to do that through a little bit of work on both the pump and the cooling system sides. That translated to more horsepower they could put to the tires or somewhere else."
In the world of NASCAR, where teams invest untold dollars in cylinder head and manifold research in an effort to find a fraction of 1 hp, this alone made the new EMP Stewart pump the Holy Grail to the Penske teams of Newman and Rusty Wallace. Cup teams fielded by Petty Enterprises also used the EMP Stewart Dodge pump in 2003.
"We're always looking for every single horsepower we can get, especially on the speedway motors," says Matt Borland, crew chief on Newman's No. 12 entry. "If you can gain just 1 hp, you really feel like you have gained something. To gain 4 hp on an open motor is a really, really big gain. Those are the kinds of gains you might make once or twice a year. Everything is so tightly restricted [by NASCAR] in certain areas that it's hard for the engine guys to find extra horsepower. If you can get extra horsepower by bolting on a part like a water pump, that's definitely an advantage."
Newman put the extra horsepower to good use, rolling to more Cup wins and pole positions than any other driver in 2003. The additional horsepower proved to be just one of the many advantages the new EMP Stewart water pump provided the team last year.
"The old Dodge pump had a lot of clutter on the front of the engine," states Pipkorn. "It had two AN hose lines wrapping around the block and going into the bottom of the block. On a Dodge Cup block, the pump feeds the water through the bottom of the block, shoots it up through the heads, and back to the radiator. We wanted to get rid of those hoses and the joints that could cause any leakage as well as incorporate any features on the front of the engine into one package. There we incorporated the timing cover into the back of the pump, elimin-ated the hoses by incorporating them into the legs of the pump, and eliminated a bolt-on fitting that went to the bottom of the engine block by using a tube- captured seal fitted with O-rings and sealed up the inlet to the block. That creates one unit that serves as the dust cover for your timing gear and acts as the pump and the center of all your belt lines.
"When everything was said and done, we shaved 8 pounds off the front of the engine with this new system," Pipkorn continues. "That included getting rid of all the old hoses as well as the timing cover. Granted, the old cover was made out of stamped aluminum, so it didn't weigh very much. The new design, however, allowed us to get rid of 14 to 16 fasteners, cutting it down to four bolts that mounted it directly to the block. All that together is where the 8-pound reduction came from. It ended up being a pretty good deal."
For Borland, this weight reduction proved to be one of the biggest selling points of the new EMP Stewart pump. "One of our main goals is to get the car's CG (center of gravity) as low as possible, and anytime you can pull weight that's up high off the car, that's an extra benefit because you can put the weight lower in the car and get the CG lower as well," explains Borland. "That makes the left-side tires work better, and we can move the weight in the car from front to rear to effect the nose weight, so it's definitely a big benefit to us that this pump is lighter."
"Weight is another thing that in the past we didn't worry about as much, and it is so critical now," adds Corriher. "We look at 2 pounds as big and 8 pounds as tremendous.
We're talking about weight that's right out there on the front of the engine. That's about as far out there as you can get it, so a weight reduction there is even better."
Extra horsepower and significantly reduced weight would have made the EMP Stewart pump a winner, but Pipkorn and the EMP engineering staff were just getting started.
"Your typical old design pump was a one-piece casting where the impeller, bearings, and seals all bolt into one piece," Pipkorn states. "In order to do any maintenance, you had to take the entire pump off. We wanted to create a two-piece pump where the bottom part of the pump mounted onto the engine, the part that incorporated the timing cover and the seals, while the second part of the pump incorporated a cartridge that housed your impeller, bearing, seals, and the hub that your pulley mounts to. That also allowed us to get the proper flow geometry that we wanted for the inlet of the pump.
"Since EMP manufactures most of the water pumps used in the diesel industry in North America, our experience told us 90 percent of water pump failures occur because of the seal or the bearing. If anything goes wrong, it's going to be this cartridge, not the housing. Instead of having to remove the entire pump assembly and destroy the seals, the cartridge is easily swapped out. All you have to do is put the bolts in and go. Given the experience and skills the guys on a NASCAR crew have, we knew they could probably do that in less than five minutes."
"The EMP design is very simple but effective, and we didn't have a lick of trouble with it all year," states Corriher. "But let's assume we did have a water pump problem, it's probably going to be something to do with the seal. If we didn't cook the engine, you can pull the car into the garage and basically change out that cartridge in a fraction of the time compared to when you had to pull the whole water pump off. Even if we had to change the overall assembly of the EMP pump, the design is still so simple that either way, it's really a lot quicker than the old style pump. You're not dealing with hose connections. It's an O-ring setup that comes completely off. You're basically dealing with four bolts to either change the cartridge or the whole pump assembly. It's super, super easy."
Adding convenience to the mix rounded out the package-almost. In the end, a water pump is only as good as how well it drives the cooling system. Test data showed that the EMP Stewart Components Dodge pump was up to the task as well, cooling the top half of the engine better than the previous Dodge pump.
"Front to back cooling is somewhat dictated by the configuration of the engines and the heads," says Pipkorn. "Left to right cooling was something that we could have a greater effect on. That's why we came up with a perfectly symmetrical, twin volute pump that flows exactly the same from left to right. The geometry of each side of the pump is similar, so the water doesn't want to overload from one side of the pump to the other. That's always been an issue on an old or traditional-style pump. It pushes more water to one side or the other, leaving one side running hot. What we were looking to achieve was consistent, balanced cooling on each side of the engine as well as decreasing the temperature across the top of the engine. We accomplished it with this kind of pump."
In the aero-challenged world of NASCAR, running cooler engine temperatures was music to Borland's wind-tunnel-tuned ears. "Anything that helps cooling allows you to run more tape, and more tape is more downforce any way you look at it," Borland says. "In today's racing, any downforce is a benefit. If you can plant the nose harder, you can turn better and make a better long run in a race. It's a big advantage."
"In the past, horsepower and engine guys never really thought about the things you could do to a car to affect the performance of the car aerodynamically," adds Corriher. "Cooling is critical. It's critical to be able to use less air to cool your engine-the less air, the better. Tape is important. The crew chiefs are looking for the last little bit. They are always trying to push the aero envelope."
So how did EMP Stewart come up with the "perfect" Dodge NASCAR water pump? EMP's team of engineers used sophisticated and cutting-edge computer-assisted design programs along with state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities.
"We write our own software to design all of our impellers and volutes," says Pipkorn of the creative process. "It's a MATLAB program that we wrote in-house purely based on physics equations of turbo machinery as well as the experience we have in designing water pumps. The program allows us to punch in the pump flow speed and the pressure we want, and, in less than five seconds, it gives us the geometry and all the points we need to create the theoretical flow curves and pretty much everything else we need to put it into something we call CFD [Computational Fluid Dynamics]. In that program, we can actually simulate fluid going through the pump, allowing us to analyze things like vortices, losses due to re-circulation, and pressure rises with an accuracy ratio within 5 percent.
"If we see any area where high losses occur, we can go back into the MATLAB code, change what we think needs to be changed, and then re-run the design. That allows us to get away with less iterations and speed up the design process."
Speeding up the creative juices through computer genius is one way to advance the process. Space-age manufacturing techniques is another. "It used to take us six weeks just to get a sample test part," says Pipkorn of previous design and manufacturing processes. "Now, we have a big advantage in what we call the Rapid Development Process. We can quickly go through the iterations of the process before we build the pump in PRO-E, which is our 3-D computer modeling process. From there, it goes to our DTM rapid prototype machine where we can make a plastic model of the part.
"The DTM machine is a selective laser sintering unit that raises up 1/1,000 inch of powdered material and melts it into shape with a laser. You build it up layer by layer to get a three-dimensional, testable, finished plastic part in roughly 24 hours. We have actually done dyno testing on one of our NASCAR DTM pumps, ran all the tests we wanted to, without any problems. Essentially, that allowed us to cut the design process down from six weeks to two days. With this kind of process, if we have an iteration that doesn't go quite right, we can react fast, correct it, and be testing a new part within a week."
In the case of the new Dodge pump, the quick computer design and manufacturing process proved to be the hot ticket, considering the small window of opportunity available to Pipkorn and the EMP Stewart engineering team.
"Because the time frame on the Dodge pump was so rushed, we actually did two designs," Pipkorn states. "We didn't really have time to do any iterations. Mike Ege [Mike Ege Racing Engines] had been working with us on a new Dodge pump. They needed a finished, working pump by February. It took us a couple of weeks to get an engine in here with the old pump and test it, so we had a baseline as to how the engine and the pump worked together. We then designed the new pump and tested, cast and machined it, getting it back to Mike before the deadline. They ran it on the Petty Enterprises cars at Daytona, and soon after that, the Penske people called us and wanted to know about running it too."
The credibility of the design and the execution of the product was best exhibited not in wins and poles, but in the fact the Penske Jasper Engine team experienced no water pump failures throughout the entire '03 season.
"We had a slight seal issue at the very beginning of our testing, but that was quickly resolved by EMP," states Corriher. "The last of my concerns on race day is worrying about something leaking on the EMP water pump. As an engine builder, you want a component that really works well, and you don't have to worry about having a failure with it. You want it as bulletproof as possible, and the EMP pump has been all that."
About the only downside to the EMP Stewart pump was its NASCAR-only application. While Mopar short-trackers can only hope for a new design to fit their daily needs, Chevy and Ford lovers can rejoice, as EMP Stewart has designed new Bow Tie and Blue Oval NASCAR-style high-performance pumps that will have neighborhood applications. The Chevy pump is already on the market, while the Ford pump should be ready for shipping early this year.


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We live in a catch-as-catch can world. On two earlier occasions I’ve mentioned the Detroit Institute of the Arts (DIA) (link, link). It has the misfortune, now that Detroit is in bankruptcy, of being municipally owned. To satisfy the city’s $18 billion in debt, the holdings of the DIA, valued at around $1 billion, may be sold. The picture here, however, is more complicated than would appear. We all think of the DIA as the museum. But things are otherwise.
The DIA, per its own June 30, 2013 financial report, is a 501(c)(3) not-for profit corporation. The first of its several purposes is to “Assist the Arts Commission of the city of Detroit (the City) with the operation of the Museum under contract with the City.” In other words, the DIA does not own most of the art the DIA shows; the City does. The same report also states explicitly that “the City holds legal title to certain museum assets, including artwork.” Evidently that title is to most of the DIA’s holdings; the DIA’s financial report itself only shows total net assets of $176 million. Furthermore, according to news reports, DIA may have to sell art up to a maximum of $500 million to satisfy the City’s bankruptcy. Concerning its holdings of art, the DIA has this to say in its financial report:
In conformity with allowable museum financial statement presentation practice, the value of the art collection is excluded from the statements of financial position. Title to art objects purchased by or donated to the DIA is in the name of the City absent contrary restrictions imposed by a donor. Such art is accessioned to the permanent collecton of the museum upon approval of the Board of the Arts Commission of the City.
The report also states that the DIA (read the City) received donated art valued at $2.1 million in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013—but that that sum (unaudited) does not appear in the financial report. The City of Detroit—not the DIA—also owns the building and land occupied by the DIA.
Now the state, in the person of the Attorney General of the State of Michigan, has issued a Formal Opinion (No. 7272, dated June 13, 2013. It assets that “The art collection of The Detroit Institute of Arts is held by the City of Detroit in charitable trust for the people of Michigan, and no piece in the collection may thus be sold, conveyed, or transferred to satisfy City debts or obligations.”
Which makes me wonder whether or not such a Formal Opinion may be overturned in the courts. Or is that the final word on the matter? If so, why is that not common knowledge?
I looked up this much of the background because a cabal of foundations, lead by the Ford Foundation, has offered the DIA $300 million to be used to satisfy some, at least, of the City’s underfunding of its pensions. The total of those underfunded pensions is $3.5 billion; therefore the $300 million is but a drop in the bucket. And yet—despite that—the New York Times informs me that the DIA may still have to cough up $500 million.
It will work out somehow. But my sense of outrageous disorder in the world keeps being confirmed. And having watched a dreadful story on PBS last night, it makes me wonder how far $300 million might go toward eradicating cholera in Haiti, evidently planted there by UN soldiers sent to keep order in that devastated region. Especially if, despite $300 million, the DIA still has to sacrifice its Van Gough and such.


by Harvest Prude & Lynde Langdon
Posted 1/16/19, 01:34 pm
UPDATE: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., asked President Donald Trump to delay his State of the Union address until the partial government shutdown ends. In a letter Wednesday, Pelosi also gave the president the option of delivering his annual report to lawmakers in writing. The speaker expressed concern that the government could not provide adequate security for the event during the partial shutdown, but other Democrats interpreted the move as political punishment for Trump’s refusal to approve a budget that does not include funding for a wall at the U.S.


Researchers Reveal the Response Strategies of Dominant Desert Plants to Variations of Major Environmental Factors in Arid Regions
Groundwater and its nutrients sustain the establishment of deep-rooted phreatophytes. Rapid root elongation immediately after seed germination is the key for desert plants to obtain deep water and nutrients. However, we have a poor understanding of the response strategies of phreatophyte seedlings to water and nutrients in topsoil before the roots of desert deep-rooted plants reach groundwater. Also, nitrogen (N) enrichment has a fertilization effect in desert ecosystems, while drought can limit the movement of soil nutrients. There is little attention paid to the effects of their interactions on desert deep-rooted plants.
Focusing on the above problem, researchers from the State Key Laboratory of Desert-Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, systematically studied the two phreatophyte species, Alhagi sparsifolia, and Calligonum mongolicum seedlings, dominating in the southern margin of the Taklimakan desert, through simulating N deposition and water stress.
It was found that N and water independently or interactively influenced photosynthesis, drought tolerance, morphological characteristics, and the distribution pattern of biomass and nutrients among organs of the two plants. The increased N input improved the uptake of N and P by increasing root biomass of A. sparsifolia, thus adapting to drought. For C. mongolicum seedlings, the proper addition of N enhanced the resistance to water stress by improving the water use efficiency, superoxide dismutase, and nitrite reductase activities, in which soluble protein played an important role.
In general, an appropriate amount of N addition can alleviate the drought stress of desert plant seedlings. The response of desert deep-rooted plant seedlings to N enrichment and drought involves the interdependence of aboveground- and underground-part functional traits, and more biomass and nutrients are allocated to thin roots to absorb scarce resources. These findings are helpful to further understand the water use pathways and nutrient response strategies of desert deep-rooted plant seedlings and provide an important scientific basis for the study of vegetation degradation mechanism and restoration technology in arid areas and the optimal management of desert ecosystems under the scenario of global change.
These findings have been published in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry and Plant Biology, entitled "Nitrogen application mitigates drought-induced metabolic changes in Alhagi sparsifolia seedlings by regulating nutrient and biomass allocation patterns" and "Involvement of soluble proteins in growth and metabolic adjustments of drought-stressed Calligonum mongolicum seedlings under nitrogen addition", respectively.
FIG. Effects of N addition and moisture status on nutrient distribution in A. sparsifolia (left panel), and C. mongolicum (right panel) seedlings


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A second cluster of collages for this weeks John Stezaker Kick About. The likes of Ernst Haeckel’s botany illustrations, Anton Kerners “Plantscapes” and some garish dental illustrations make up the smorgasbord of cutouts in these depictions. I have learned that I really enjoy fabricating collages – Like all creatives processes there is a time when everything looks a mess with no cohesiveness whatsoever, but a certain shape will flourish and be a golden nugget that will spark something in the right direction – by moving something here, scaling something there, a whack of colour here, a penis there, things start to manifest into from – like the final missing puzzle piece.
Graeme Daly Collage, Reds Kingdom, The Kick About 1 Minute
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I like the way these images draw us in and make us peeping toms, as we begin to understand precisely what we’re looking at, and what the things we’re looking at are happily suggesting!
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