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  1. Well, first off, let's tell the whole story.

     

    The bill is not just about ATV's for the youth.

     

    It's ALL children's items (clothing, toys, etc...).

     

    And just an FYI, lead is cumulative and it doesn't have to be ingested to get lead poisoning.

     

    The bill states that ATV's for children 12 and under may not be sold *IF* they do not meet the lead content requirements.

    If they exceed, they cannot be sold.

     

    They are making the manufacturers do testing on their products to ensure they don't contain harmful (specified) amounts of lead.

    Once the testing is done, if they don't meet the requirements, they cannot be sold.

    If the do meet the requirements, they will be allowed to be sold.

     

    It's not an outright and total ban. It's more of a short term moratorium until they can be tested.

     

    It's paranoid hyper-boils out of control. This could have been done in a more sensible and orderly fashion. But then again, it's the government at its best. Can't wait till they get involved in my health plan.

  2. is the pic you're trying to resize at that same ratio?

     

    I had an image of 917 by 255 in my signature. I got slapped on the hand for it and Pubby gave me my image back to me in exactly 500by200. I don't know how he got it exactly at that size without distorting it. Wierd.

  3. A friend of mine recently returned from California where she worked in a hospital with Union representation for the RN's. I was very surprised to hear the positive things she has to say about the working conditions as well as patient outcomes. I am curious if there are other RN's on P.Com, what do you think??

     

     

    Anne Shields RNC

    KATHLEEN RICE SIMPSON PhD, RNC, FAAN

     

    MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

    September/October 2000

    Volume 25 Number 5

    Pages 233 - 233

     

    Unionization has no place in my practice as a professional nurse. The mandate of the Florence Nightingale Pledge to "devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care" is best served by a nurse who thinks and speaks independently. I oppose anything that comes between the nurse and the patient, for that can erode nursing's professional freedom and status. All healing professions are first and foremost servants of the patient. In my opinion, it is the patient who is missing from the American Nurses' Association's (ANA) pitch for collective bargaining, including contract negotiations, grievance handling, data collection, standards, leadership development, political action, and litigation. When economic considerations take priority over patient care, we are no longer set apart from trades in our honorable tradition of service. Ethically and morally, the needs of the patient must always come before the needs of the nurse.

     

    More here

     

     

    Edited reason: copyright article

     

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