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Refineries handle a huge number of hazardous chemicals in gaseous, fluid, and solid phases. A typical refinery's best-known products include gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, heating oil, liquefied petroleum gas, petroleum naptha, and asphalt base.
These products support worldwide industry, commerce, and energy needs. Of course, creating these much-needed resources comes with chemical hazards. Here are some important chemicals to handle carefully at a refinery.
WHAT THEY ARE: Crude oil is comprised of many types of hydrocarbons, like methane, propane, butane, hydrogen sulfide, and bitumen.
RISKS INVOLVED: Hydrocarbons are flammable – able to ignite at room temperature – and combustible – capable of ignition through energy and temperature. Enclosed spaces, sparks, and temperatures are serious risks with hydrocarbons. Hydrocarbons are asphyxiants (cause suffocation). Liquid hydrocarbons and steam can cause dermatitis and thermal burns on skin. Gaseous hydrocarbons are carcinogenic with long periods of exposure.
WHAT IT IS: Sulphur is the most common inorganic material in crude oil. Its main forms are hydrogen sulphide and thiols/mercaptans, which have the characteristic foul rotten-egg smell most people associate with sulphur.
RISKS INVOLVED: Sulphur is fatal at high concentrations. Because of its smell, workers sometimes die of inhalation when they don't smell it due to "nose-blindness," or getting used to the odor.
Naphthenic acids
WHAT THEY ARE: Naphthenic acids are carboxylic acids present in some crude oils. Because they are in low concentrations, they do not usually present direct hazards to workers. They present indirect hazards through corrosion.
RISKS INVOLVED: As these acids dissolve equipment and seals, they pose risks of explosion, ignition, and falling or flying objects.
Organic chlorides
WHAT IT IS: These are introduced as a byproduct of the refining process. They usually don't cause direct exposure issues but create corrosion in the system.
RISKS INVOLVED: Organic chlorides cause severe corrosion in downstream refinery equipment.
WHAT IT IS: In an industrial setting, salt combines with crude oil as it leaves underground reservoirs or sea sources.
RISKS INVOLVED: Salt water is toxic, corrosive, and can cause breathing problems, eye infections, and skin abrasions.
WHAT IT IS: Mercury is a silvery metal at normal temperatures that is found in trace amounts in oil. However, even in small amounts mercury is toxic.
RISKS INVOLVED: Workers exposed to mercury can be fatally poisoned. This sometimes occurs through overhead condensers and distillation towers, where trace amounts of mercury build up over time. Removal of deposits is hazardous.
WHAT IT IS: Normally-occurring radioactive materials (NORM) come from radioactive decay in oil. Common NORMs are radium and polonium.
RISKS INVOLVED: Not only are radioactive materials extremely harmful to people, they also destroy equipment over time. Radioactive buildup on the inside of a tank, for example, is released as toxic dust when someone attempts to remove it.
Solids and Pipescale
WHAT THEY ARE: Sand, sediment, and scale are solids that form inside pipes and equipment over time.
RISKS INVOLVED: They are either toxic on their own, or toxic when exposed to air. They form vapor clouds that are combustible at certain temperatures.
Petroleum Coke
WHAT IT IS: Petroleum coke deposits form in high-temperature areas of refineries through thermal cracking.
RISKS INVOLVED: When not kept wet, they can ignite. Workers can develop contact dermatitis over time, and suffer from carcinogenic effects.
WHAT IT IS: Nitrogen is often used to blast-clean equipment, purge it, and prepare it for the next use.
RISKS INVOLVED: When nitrogen is stored and released in confined environments, it is a major explosion hazard.
WHAT IT IS: It's easy to forget that water and steam are also chemical hazards at refineries. Salt water and high-pressure water are both risky for people and equipment.
RISKS INVOLVED: Salt water is toxic. High-pressure steam and streams of water can burn people and knock them over. Water in overhead drums and pipes can be a serious risk to workers.
Best Practices for Handling Hazardous Refinery Chemicals:
- Track boiling points and flash points, or the points where liquids boil and vapors ignite.
- Beware that mists and aerosols can ignite at lower temperatures.
- Monitor residues, deposits, scale, and sediments, which can cause unexpected ignition.
- Beware that both containment and release from containment are high-risk periods.
- Monitor corrosion carefully.
- Handle radioactivity according to safety standards.
- Limit direct exposure of workers and/or establish threshold limits for exposure times.
- Routinely test additives that can also be hazardous.
- Seek safe replacements whenever possible. For example, neutralize inorganic acids with safer amines, rather than toxic ammonia.
- Provide proper safety gear and training for every worker.
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Having failed to say anything useful about politics, now he fails at saying anything useful about morality:
Today, many psychologists, cognitive scientists and even philosophers embrace a different view of morality. In this view, moral thinking is more like aesthetics. . . .
Most of us make snap moral judgments about what feels fair or not, or what feels good or not. We start doing this when we are babies, before we have language. And even as adults, we often can't explain to ourselves why something feels wrong. . . .
What shapes moral emotions in the first place? The answer has long been evolution, but in recent years there's an increasing appreciation that evolution isn't just about competition. It's also about cooperation within groups. Like bees, humans have long lived or died based on their ability to divide labor, help each other and stand together in the face of common threats. Many of our moral emotions and intuitions reflect that history.
This isn't a newspaper column. It's an English-comp theme that any bright college psych major could have written. There is no attempt at reporting, no effort at timeliness or relevance.
One gets the mental image of Brooks reclining on a divan, reading an article in Psychology Today and saying, "Oh, I'll write about that." And — voila! — second-hand expertise.
As always, Brooks approaches his subject with the general idea, "What do the 'experts' say? What is the prestigious, fashionable, high-status thing to say about this?" He is merely a mirror of the attitudinal dispositions of the elite, a sort of living sociological treatise on the current mood of our decadent intelligentsia.
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Good Morning!!!! It's a beautiful day Saturday morning in the region of the United States I live in. Yes, it is still morning where I live. It happens to be 11:49am (pacific time) at the moment or least this is time my cell phone and computer say the time is where I am.
Its been about a week since I last blogged. I am extremely sorry that it has been so long that I have blogged. I've been busy with various things that I would love to share with you today.
Lets start with my dad. About two weeks ago my family and I were faced with a difficult decision of the possibility of take my dad off of life support or putting him on a tracheostomy. We had a week to decide and we decided to have he tracheostomy done because he was starting to improve extremely well. In fact I am extremely happy that my family and I made that decision because my dad is now in a care facility that specializes in weaning people off a ventilator. He is now off he ventilator during the day. He is on it at night just in case something happens. He is briefly standing up and sitting. Of course this is with the help of physical therapist. The biggest thing everyone is worried about is his swallowing or the lack there of. I am so happy that my dad is doing so well especially since we (as in my family and I) thought he wasn't going to make it. I love my dad and I know that he is proud of me.
I know he is proud of me because he told me before all is this happened with his health. He is proud of me because of my new job. My new job is going well. It been nothing but orientations last week and they will continue next week. I really think I am going to enjoy my new job. It's in the field of my desire even if it's not the particular job I want. I want to tell you more about it but have to go.
I have to go because I have to finish my laundry and do other chores. I have to go to the stupid post office to mail stuff to social security. Oh how I love sending stuff to social security. NOT!! I have to send stuff to social security because I not only work but have disability benefits due to the mental illness I have. I hope that some day I wont need disability benefits.
Well, it is now officially afternoon. It is 12:09 pm (pacific time). Everyone have a wonderful Saturday afternoon. I hope I have time at some point today to blog more about my job. If not today, tomorrow. Peace Out!!!


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SRH's component of the transaction includes an existing Coles & Kmart Super Store, together with 2 substantial car park sites, fronting Vaughan Street and the other on the Corner of Vaughan & Maude Streets.
The former IGA Supermarket and arcade of shops, together with a number of other separate lots of land have been acquired by Coles Group Property Developments Ltd and Lascorp Development Group (Aust) Pty Ltd is project managing their redevelopment on behalf of CGPD.
The reconstruction of the main Vaughan Street car park, together with shade sails to 162 marked spaces commenced in late 2012. A major upgrade of the Coles & Kmart building, including a new facade to Vaughan & Maude Streets, and mechanical and electrical services upgrades, is scheduled for the second half of 2013.
The anticipate completion date of the project is Christmas 2013.
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Diné archaeologist Nez discusses conflicts around development projects and their impact on managing native lands outside current Native American jurisdictions. Recently, Native American land users and other groups joined forces to defeat the proposed development of a tramway into the Grand Canyon from the Arizona Navajo reservation that would have desecrated a place held sacred by many tribes.


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"I had the opportunity to try Novium as an alternative to a prescription drug. I suffer from anxiety and I also deal with tremors. I have never tried cannabis before but I have kept an open mind about how it could positively affect me. After trying Novium for the first time, my anxiety diminished and within 15min my tremors were practically non-existent. Thank you Novium, for giving me a better alternative and a natural option."
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The Mother Jones website from the USA has reported this week, that plans to expand President Trump's controversial Aberdeen golf resort have hit both regulatory and environmental hurdles. Trump International Golf Links Scotland was initially conceived, prior to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, as a 36-hole facility with hundreds of hotel rooms and more than 1,000 home sites. The total investment potential flagged by the Trump Organization was in excess of $1 billion, but five years after opening Trump has spent less than $100 million on the property and failed to deliver the jobs, infrastructure and tourism components previously promised.
According to the website article, the two Trump golf properties in Scotland – Turnberry and Trump International – are losing millions of dollars every year. Plans to resurrect the profitability of the Aberdeen project hinge on delivering the housing component of the development, which was apparently consented on the grounds that it followed construction of the hotel and the second golf course. Last year the local planning board prevented the Trump Organization from restructuring its approval, and starting the residential development prior to the building of the second golf course.
In a further blow to the Trump group's expansion plans, both the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and Scottish Natural Heritage are now objecting to the second golf course on environmental grounds. Unless that golf course is approved, there can be no housing estate. The objections are primarily based upon concerns over the duneland to be developed. Like the first course, plans for the second 18 holes include dunes that are both fragile and mobile. The existing course has apparently experienced significant sandstorm damage on numerous occasions.
Without housing and additional hotel rooms, it is difficult to see Trump International Golf Links as a viable and profitable business, unless tee times are far more popular than suggested in the Mother Jones article. Standard green fees to play the golf course are £235.00. Read our course review.
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Two Scottish government agencies—the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and Scottish Natural Heritage, a conservation agency–say they will object to the Trump Organization's plans to build a second 18-hole golf course at Aberdeen, known as the Trump International Golf Links. If they succeed in killing this expansion, it will be a major setback for Trump and raise doubts about the future profitability of the whole venture.
In 2008, when Trump announced plans to build the course, locals were welcoming but skeptical. Trump had purchased the property, an 1,800-acre estate overlooking the North Sea that is surrounded by towering (and environmentally sensitive) sand dunes, in 2006. The location is beautiful but relatively undeveloped. Many wondered whether he would really be able to attract enough golfers to justify the investment. But Trump made big promises: He would build two world-class golf courses, a luxury hotel with hundreds of rooms, and 1,450 homes on the property. In total, he said, he would invest more than $1.5 billion.
But the Trump Organization delayed its plans following the financial crisis of 2007 and 2008, only restarting the expansion more recently. Currently, the resort has just one golf course, which is regarded as impressive and beautifully designed, but by many accounts it's rarely busy. Instead of hundreds of hotel rooms and pricey homes for sale, there are only several dozen rooms for rent. Instead of thousands of jobs, just 150 permanent positions have been created.
And the course is a money-loser. While Trump listed the course as having $3.8 million in revenue on disclosure documents filed in the United States, corporate filings made in the United Kingdom by the Trump Organization show that the course actually lost $1.8 million in 2015, the most recent year that it reported earnings. Previous years have shown similar losses.
Industry experts say the value of many of Trump's golf resorts is not in the daily management of the course itself but rather in the development and sale of housing. And according to the 2008 master plan that Trump convinced local planning officials to accept, he needs to build two courses before he is allowed to break ground on the profitable housing development.
Last year, before handing the reins of the company to his kids, Trump attempted to escape the earlier plan, with a pitch to build 850 homes and 1,900 timeshare units before building the second course—which the local planning board shot down, ordering him to stick to the original plan. The local authorities also made it clear that they wanted Trump to build hundreds of affordable housing units and a school, as well as pay for infrastructure improvement costs.
With worldwide focus on Melbourne this week, it's time for the Sandbelt group to update its membership.
Plans revised to convert the back nine at Kennedy Bay into a residential development.
Clayton leaves OCCM to start a new design business with Mike DeVries and Frank Pont
Local Australian Golf Club member Matt Jones scrambles on 72nd hole to beat Louis Oosthuizen by a shot.


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The newsman, Peter Jennings, just this past week, revealed that in the year 2000, the various prisons across the nation will release 300,000 violent offenders back into society. The recidivism rate for violent offenders (66%) hints at the seriousness of that release when compared to the rate of felons in general (50%). A reasonable assumption would split that 300,000 into 10% cold-blooded killers, one-third rapists and child molesters (a growing category), with the rest falling to aggravated assaults (including spousal abuse), and armed robberies.
From my own personal experience as a deputy sheriff and corrections officer, I can tell you that criminals are specialists, just like a brain surgeon and a gastrointerologist. This means that of the 30,000 miscreants released, 19,800 will return to prison for killing again; 66,000 will return for rape and child molestation; and 112,200 will be re-convicted for aggravated battery (including wife-beating) and armed robbery. Mr. O'Reilly's vision of a life sentence would prevent those crimes for lack of opportunity, and I'm all for it. But the bleeding hearts and panty-waisted judges, along with the ACLU (American Criminal Liberties Union), have branded that vision as "cruel and unusual punishment," the constitutional catch-all phrase that has been totally misconstrued by the nine judicial baboons in the Supreme Court. Because of their "constructionist" views, we are forced into the death penalty as a means of justice to stem the tide of an ever-increasing glut of homicides.
There are those who would label the Criminal Justice System as an institution of revenge, working its evils on so-called scapegoats in a conspiracy of pay-backs, rather than exercising the will of the people in the furtherance of social security and as a safeguard of all civil-minded men, women and children who have a sense of absolute moral values. To hold such a view makes victims of murderers and dishonors the memory of their prey who would, in a real sense, cherish the opportunity to be a living, breathing scapegoat. One must question the motives and mental integrity of those who would equate a killer with his victim and who would advocate prison time, which averages about five years for a life sentence, without advocating or even mentioning similar relief for the victim. If relief for the victim could be provided, by all means, do away with the death penalty.
To call justice revenge is to demonstrate a lack of understanding. You will not find the word "revenge" in the definition of "justice," nor the word "justice" in the definition of "revenge." Revenge is the application of mind, in abeyance of the Ego, toward the fulfilling of a vendetta against someone for their words and/or actions that seem to harm one's self-image. It is a personal thing and results from mental immaturity and a lack of spiritual development. Justice is absolutely impersonal, has nothing to do with Ego and attempts to even the score in the sense of responsibility and accountability. It is scripted by law and cannot be manipulated for the satisfaction of either predator or prey. It would be, in fact, unjust to meddle with the intent of the law by providing a relief for one side without an equivalent relief for the other. And of course, that is impossible.
We have to meet the criminal conscience in terms it can understand. Mr. O'Reilly's noble gesture comes from the perspective of common sense and reason. However, we all know that those terms cannot coexist with "liberalism," and the liberal media, supported by liberal people, with their relative values, and number one in the line of culpability for today's societal destruction. We do not relish executions. We are forced into it. How much are the lives of 19,800 innocent victims worth?
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An angry rabbit took revenge on a hungry snake after it killed one of her bunnies as an afternoon snack.
In the clip, the long black snake is first seen curled around the tiny baby as it prepares to gorge itself.
But the reptile's lazy afternoon feast doesn't quite go to plan after the bunny's mother suddenly realises what has happened to her child.
Seconds after the video starts, the rabbit hops over to the snake before almost immediately beginning a frenzied attack - by scratching and kicking at the reptile with its paws.
Desperately, the snake attempts to slither away from impending danger, but the rabbit isn't about to give up without a fight.
It then chases the snake around the garden before finally sinking its teeth into the reptile's skin.
In the background, a child watching from the window can be heard cheering the rabbit on, shouting: "Go bunny, go! Get that snake! Bite that snake!"
Unfortunately, despite claims to the contrary on the video's description, it appeared the protective rabbit was too late to save its bunny.
The clip, which was uploaded by YouTube user 'Ramakanth p' on June 18, has already clocked up more than 1.8 million views.


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Lots going on in Shanghai this weekend. Really wish people would stop calling it "Shangers." Not chill.
Starting with Friday…
the homies and Otakrew fam Cavia and Ceezy + Shige and some cats from Japan playing hip hop at the new livehouse in north Jing An – Shanhai. dudes all play great hip hop and party jams. real DJs, super fun vibe. starts earlier too, like 10PM. excited to peep the new spot and soundsystem… ill-as-fuck flyer by Cherri, who does all our design for Otakrew too.
If you haven't yet, peep Ceezy's classic mixtape in the archives.
And on the late nite tip (like 1:00AM) Shelter for Desto, dubstep producer from Finland. Dude is playing live on an MPC, Korg R3 and 606 (!!!) Courtesy of Sub-Culture, always coming correct. More on that here. Flyer by the only VJ I really enjoy, Olivepixel.
Saturday i'm hosting a Pioneer scratch battle all day then rolling to Atanu, the lighthouse on the Bund for this year's last Ice Cream Truck rooftop party. Spinning with the homegirl Siesta plus The Uhhh, Mau Mau, and Trix. Baijiu Robot B2B set Mau Mau vs. Heatwolves may go down.
This will be huge, and goes till 2AM. If for some reason you don't dance or like social situations, it's worth it for toursts on the bund reacting to the sheer amounts of bass and the surreal scene happening atop a hundred-year old building, with mile-high neon skyscrapers in the background. Gonna rap a bit and probably drop some new originals. Probably some 2 Live Crew too.
and I'm told of another late-nite party going late Saturday night at Rico Rico, the beach by the Cool Docks…. [edit, i fucked up and party is NOT actually on the beach but instead at Rico Rico in the Cool Docks. they're doing three drinks for RMB100 and I'll play Baile Funk when I arrive around 2AM].
DJing a brunch on Sunday afternoon in Jing An..so if you like eggs benedict and 90s R&B on the patio or rooftop of a boutique hotel, you should come. Likely getting there about 1PM. Then off to JZ fest (a park-ish place by a lake somewhere near the expo site?) in the early evening to see Cavia + Ice Nine and the man Roy Ayres. The fam at Shanghai 24/7 did a couple podcasts about the festival, so download those before your commute.
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Celiac Disease: Diagnostic Standards and Dilemmas
The Celiac Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Academic Editors: Stefano Guandalini and Sonia Kupfer
Diseases 2015, 3(2), 86-101; https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases3020086
Received: 13 April 2015 / Accepted: 8 June 2015 / Published: 16 June 2015
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Celiac Disease)
Celiac Disease (CD) affects at least 1% of the population and evidence suggests that prevalence is increasing. The diagnosis of CD depends on providers being alert to both typical and atypical presentations and those situations in which patients are at high risk for the disease. Because of variable presentation, physicians need to have a low threshold for celiac testing. Robust knowledge of the pathogenesis of this autoimmune disease has served as a catalyst for the development of novel diagnostic tools. Highly sensitive and specific serological assays including Endomysial Antibody (EMA), tissue transglutaminase (tTG), and Deamidated Gliadin Peptide (DGP) have greatly simplified testing for CD and serve as the foundation for celiac diagnosis. In addition, genetic testing for HLA DQ2 and DQ8 has become more widely available and there has been refinement of the gluten challenge for use in diagnostic algorithms. While diagnosis is usually straightforward, in special conditions including IgA deficiency, very young children, discrepant histology and serology, and adoption of a gluten free diet prior to testing, CD can be difficult to diagnose. In this review, we provide an overview of the history and current state of celiac disease diagnosis and provide guidance for evaluation of CD in difficult diagnostic circumstances. View Full-Text
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Armani will consolidate its Armani Collezioni and Armani Jeans lines under the Emporio Armani brand from spring 18.
The Giorgio Armani Group will only have the Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani and A/X Armani Exchange labels from the spring 18 season onwards, to minimise confusion.
A spokesman for Armani confirmed that EA7 will remain.
In a separate development, Armani Exchange has closed six of its eight UK stores including its flagship on Regent Street. The stores at Bluewater in Kent, Intu Trafford Centre in Manchester, Met Quarter in Liverpool, Trinity shopping centre in Leeds, the Friary in Guildford have all closed, while the Westfield London and York Designer Outlet stores continue to trade.
Giorgio Armani bought back the licence from Club 21 at the end of last year. The leases, which are understood to have been held by Singapore fashion licensee Club 21, have been surrendered back to the landlords to be re-let.
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J'aime Holland is an Australian-born singer, based in Melbourne. Along with an extensive music career, she has studied dance including Jazz, Tap, Ballet and Modern.
J'aime's vocal versatility has allowed her to work in venues both nationally and internationally with a vast repertoire of pop, dance, rock, classic hits and Top 40.
She also has a large catalogue of her own original music with her band DeepCreek Road, having released four singles that have charted in the Australian country Music Top40 and have been on high rotation on Foxtel's CMC.
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Bringing you our favourite looks from Wimbledon this year.
It's been a busy few days at Wimbledon and the celebrities have been out in force.
Sienna Miller added a pop of colour to the All England Club and Gemma Arterton showed us that it's all about summer tailoring. Serena Williams, Kim Murray and Heather Watson showed us all how glamour is really done though, at the Wimbledon Winners' Ball.
Tinie pulls off head-to-toe Gucci like no one else can.
Yasmin Le Bon rocks botanical prints at Wimbledon this year
Kim Murray does florals at Wimbledon
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Museum of Communications in Arezzo
IntroductionSOUND, WRITTEN AND VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS These are the main themes recurring throughout the collections on display at the Museo dei Mezzi di Comunicazione del Comune di Arezzo. Housed within the town-hall, the museum of communications covers a floor-space of about 500 square meters, including an auditorium with a capacity to seat 100 visitors. The exhibition takes the visitor on a journey through the history of objects and devices which have become part of our everyday lives: COMPUTERS, MOBILE PHONES, TELEPHONES, RADIO, CINEMA, CAMERAS... are just examples of the wide array of exhibits you will be able to see, touch and have fun with in the "Experience Room"! The exhibition is the perfect place for a fun and inspiring day out for school groups of all ages. This unique, one of a kind museum stands out for the variety of its collections and the detail that has gone in putting them together.
FocusThe idea to create a museum dealing with the history of communications took shape some 20 years ago, when the Comune di Arezzo, together with the Museum of History and Science in Florence (today Museo Galileo) put on an exhibition dedicated to vintage radios called "Il Mondo in Casa - i primi 40 anni di storia della radio" which sparked great interest across Italy. The exhibition was made possible through the invaluable support of Mr. Fausto Casi, who made his vast collections available to the exhibition. Today, the collections have grown in size to include about 1000 exhibits providing a fascinating insight into the history of communications. Particular care was devoted to the educational side of the museum, the highlight being the installation of tables providing visitors with an interesting hands-on experience. In addition to that, in the adjoining 100-capacity auditorium, visitors have the opportunity to watch a HOLOGRAPHIC, 3D movie about Galileo Galilei and his scientific discoveries filmed with a unique (in Italy) state-of-the-art "immersion" technology. Other historical and scientific movies on DVD are available on request.
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Gap quarterly profit rises 19%; boosts fiscal 2007 outlook
(4:42 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Gap Inc. GPS, -0.18% late Thursday reported second-quarter net earnings of $152 million, or 19 cents a share, up 19% from $128 million, or 15 cents a share, during the year-ago period. Excluding expenses associated with cost-reduction initiatives, earnings were 21 cents a share. The San Francisco-based apparel retailer said revenue rose to $3.69 billion from $3.71 billion. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had forecast, on average, a per-share profit of 19 cents on revenue of $3.72 billion. Same-store sales for Gap North America were down 6% for the quarter, the company said. Comparable sales for Banana Republic North America were up 4%, and down 9% at the Old Navy North America unit. International same-store sales were up 3%, the company said. Additionally, Gap said it now expects fiscal 2007 per-share earnings of 83 cents to 88 cents, up from its prior outlook of 76 cents to 86 cents. On a pro forma basis, the company said it now sees per-share earnings of 90 cents to 95 cents for the year, compared with its previous forecast of 80 cents to 90 cents.
Pacific Sunwear swings to quarterly loss; revenue rises
(4:21 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. PSUN late Thursday said it swung to a second-quarter net loss of $10.5 million, or 15 cents a share, from net earnings of $9.71 million, or 14 cents a share, during the year-ago period. Excluding lease termination and inventory liquidation charges, among other items, earnings were $4.8 million, or 7 cents a share. The Anaheim, Calif.-based retailer said revenue rose to $344.2 million from $313.7 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had forecast, on average, a per-share profit of 7 cents on revenue of $342 million. Same-store sales for the quarter were up 1.8%, the company said. Additionally, Pacific Sunwear said it's "comfortable" with a third-quarter per-share earnings outlook of 10 cents to 13 cents, assuming flat to low single-digit increases in same-store sales.
Marvell Tech swings to loss
(4:17 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Marvell Technology Group Ltd. MRVL, +3.07% swung to a second-quarter net loss of $56.5 million, or 10 cents a share, compared with net income of $44.9 million, or 7 cents a share, from the same period a year ago. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had expected Marvell to report a per-share profit of 6 cents. For the three months ended July 28, Marvell said revenue rose 14% to $656.7 million from last year's period, outpacing analysts' estimate of $645.5 million. Based in Santa Clara, Calif., Marvell designs chips used in hard disk drives, mobile phones, Wi-Fi functional electronics and Internet networking gear. Some of its biggest customers are Samsung Electronics Co., Western Digital Corp., and Toshiba Corp.
Brocade's quarterly profit falls 56%
(4:13 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Brocade Communications Systems Inc. BRCD late Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter net earnings of $10.7 million, or 3 cents a share, down 56% from $24.5 million, or 9 cents a share, during the year-ago period. Excluding certain items, the company earned 12 cents a share versus 11 cents a share last year. The San Jose, Calif.-based data-storage provider said revenue for the three months ended July 28 surged 73% to $327.5 million from $188.9 million. The results for the most recent quarter include the acquisition of McData, which closed on Jan. 29. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had forecast, on average, a per-share profit of 11 cents on revenue of $327 million.
Aeropostale quarterly profit surges; updates outlook
(4:11 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Aeropostale Inc. ARO, -28.89% late Thursday reported second-quarter net earnings of $14.7 million, or 19 cents a share, up from $8.42 million, or 10 cents a share, during the year-ago period. The per-share results reflect the 3-for-2 stock split distributed on Aug. 21, 2007, the company noted. The New York-based apparel retailer said revenue rose to $311.2 million from $274.6 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had forecast, on average, a per-share profit of 18 cents on revenue of $313 million. Same-store sales for the quarter were down 4.1% versus last year, the company said. Additionally, Aeropostale said it expects third-quarter per-share earnings of 43 cents to 45 cents. Analysts are currently looking for earnings of 47 cents a share for the quarter.
Trina Solar's quarterly profit jumps; shares fall
(2:11 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Trina Solar Ltd. TSL, +0.00% shares fell 6% to $42.40 in Thursday afternoon trading after the China-based maker of solar power products said second-quarter net income rose to $7.2 million, or 32 cents per American Depositary Share, from $1.13 million, or 11 cents per ADS, in the year-ago period. Revenue more than doubled, increasing to $75.3 million from $28.9 million. Trina said it still expects 2007 earnings of $34.5 million to $36.5 million, and revenue of $270 million to $300 million. The company expects to ship between 75 megawatts and 80 MW of solar modules for the full year 2007.
Perrigo's quarterly income rises 53%
(8:57 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Perrigo Co.'s PRGO, +0.93% fourth-quarter net income grew 53% to $18.8 million, or 20 cents a share, from $12.3 million, or 13 cents a share, a year earlier, as revenue rose 5.4%. The Allegan, Mich., over-the-counter pharmaceutical and nutritional products company's revenue climbed to $374.3 million from $355.1 million in the year-ago period. On average, analysts expected revenue of $372.9 million, according to a poll by Thomson Financial. For 2008, the company expects per-share earnings of $1 to $1.10.
GameStop 2nd-quarter net jumps; year outlook increased
(8:54 AM ET) TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- GameStop Corp., GME, +4.38% the Grapevine, Texas, retailer of video games and entertainment software, reported fiscal second-quarter earnings jumped on 39% higher total sales and 29% higher comparable-store sales. Net income reached $21.8 million, or 13 cents a share, from $3.2 million, or 2 cents, in the year-earlier period. Shares outstanding rose 4.5% to 164.8 million. Sales rose to $1.34 billion from $963.3 billion. A survey of analysts by Thomson First Call produced consensus estimates of 9 cents of profit on $1.19 billion of revenue. In the quarter, sales of new videogame software rose 49% and new hardware rose 87%. The top-selling videogames were Activision's ATVI, +0.40% Guitar Hero II, Electronic Arts' ERTS NCAA Football '08, and Nintendo's NTDOY, +1.12% Mario Party 8. For the fiscal third quarter, same-store-sales growth should range 30% to 32%, GameStop said. The company expects to earn an adjusted 19 cents to 21 cents, more than double the year-earlier period's 9 cents. For the fiscal year, GameStop raised its earnings estimate to $1.45 to $1.48 a share, as same-store sales grow 15% to 17%. Thomson's survey is looking for 18 cents in the third quarter and $1.46 for the year.
'Harry Potter' sales lead Barnes & Noble to higher profit
(8:53 AM ET) CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Brisk demand for the last installment of "Harry Potter" helped Barnes & Noble push its second quarter profit higher as the company on Thursday reported sales gains at both its retail stores and online. Barnes & Noble BKS, +0.00% earned $18.1 million or 26 cents a share, on the period, up from $16.5 million, or 24 cents, in the year-ago period. Those numbers include a 12-cent a share tax benefit and a 3-cent boost from lower than expected distribution center closing costs. Knocking those out, the company would have earned 12 cents a share, spot-on the average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Financial. Sales for the second quarter were up 7.6% to $1.2 billion while sales at stores open at least a year rose 4.4%. The company said it sold 1.7 million copies in its stores and 400,000 copies online of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." Excluding those, its same-store sales were up 1% in stores and 7.3% online.
Bon-Ton narrows 2nd-quarter loss, revises outlook
(8:16 AM ET) TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Bon-Ton Stores Inc., BONT the York, Pa., retailer, narrowed its fiscal second-quarter loss on 5.1% lower total sales and 5% lower comparable-store sales. The loss was $15 million, or 91 cents a share, compared with $19.8 million, or $1.20, in the year-earlier period. Sales fell to $708.6 million from $746.8 million. Total revenue fell 4.7% to $730.7 million. A survey of four analysts by Thomson Financial produced a consensus estimate of a loss of 79 cents for the quarter. The gross-profit margin widened by 3.1 percentage points to 38%. The company has revised its estimates for the fiscal year. It now expects to earn $2.75 to $2.90 as total sales grow 2.5% to 3% and same-store sales fall 1% to 1.5%. Analysts expect Bon-Ton to earn $2.69 in the year.
Children's Place posts results, still working on filings
(7:52 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Children's Place Retail Stores Inc. PLCE, +1.45% on Thursday reported preliminary second-quarter net sales rose 7% to $424.3 million. Second quarter sales were comprised of $290.5 million from the Children's Place brand, up 8%, and $133.8 million from Disney Store, up 6%. Consolidated same-store sales decreased 1% in the quarter. Children's Place brand's same-store sales decreased 1%, while Disney Store's same-store sales were flat. The preliminary net loss for the second quarter was $27.1 million. The company forecast earnings for the year in a range of $2.25 to $2.40 a share, including the $3.4 million, pre-tax, in stock option investigation and related expenses incurred in the first half of the year. The forecast assumes it will earn 94 cents to $1.02 a share in the third fiscal quarter and $1.79 to $1.86 a share in the fourth fiscal quarter. Children's Place said it has been working on completing its delayed financial statements and reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission, and said it remains committed to making every effort to complete these filings by Aug. 31. However, these filings may not be completed by that date, the company said, in which case it would expect to file its SEC reports in September. While the company believes the work surrounding the accounting for its historical stock option grants is substantially completed, additional factors have arisen causing further delay, which include its discussions with Disney. The company currently does not anticipate that it will complete its delinquent SEC filings until the current discussions with Disney regarding possible modifications to the June letter agreement and the license agreement are completed and full disclosure regarding any such modifications is included in its SEC reports. In addition, in connection with the board's ongoing review of internal controls and compliance, the company identified certain violations of the company's policies and procedures by two executives of the company.
New York & Co. profit slips, cuts forecast
(7:18 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - New York & Co. NWY on Thursday said second-quarter net income fell to $3.5 million, or 6 cents a share, from $6.5 million, or 11 cents a share. Results in the latest second quarter include a loss of 3 cents a share, and the year-ago period included a 1 cent a share loss, both related to the JasmineSola brand. Net sales rose to $294.4 million from $264.9 million. Analysts, on average, expected it to earn 5 cents a share on revenue of $294 million, according to Thomson Financial. Same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least one year, rose 4.7%. For the third quarter, the apparel retailer expects to earn between 1 cent and 6 cents a share, including losses related to the JasmineSola brand, with same-store sales in the low negative single-digit to low positive single-digit range. New York & Co. also cut its profit forecast for the year to a range of 32 cents 45 cents a share, down from the previous target of 73 cents to 80 cents a share. The forecast includes losses related to the JasmineSola brand. Same-store sales growth for the year is expected to be in the flat to low single-digit range. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expect it to earn 13 cents a share for the third quarter and 58 cents a share for the year, on average.
Stein Mart 2nd-quarter net off 74%; sees 3rd-quarter loss
(7:11 AM ET) TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Stein Mart Inc., SMRT, -0.67% the Jacksonville, Fla., retailer, reported fiscal second-quarter fell 74% on 1.7% lower net sales and 1.2% lower comparable-store sales, and it expects a third-quarter loss. For the quarter ended Aug. 4., earnings were $2.2 million, or 5 cents a share, compared with $8.3 million, or 19 cents, in the year-earlier period. Net sales were $330.7 million against $336.3 million. A survey of analysts by Thomson Financial produced a consensus estimate of 5 cents of profit of $333 million of sales. Gross-profit margin narrowed to 26.1% of sales from 28%. For the fiscal third quarter, Stein Mart expects same-store sales to drop 2% to 4%. It expects a loss of 3 cents to 6 cents a share for the period. Thomson's survey is looking for earnings of 3 cents in the third quarter.
Patterson Companies net up in-line 14%
(7:10 AM ET) LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Patterson Cos. PDCO, +1.77% said fiscal first-quarter net income rose 14% to $47.5 million, or 35 cents a share, with sales up 7% to $701.4 million. The dental products group sees second-quarter earnings between 39 cents and 41 cents a share and fiscal-year earnings between $1.73 and $1.77 a share. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected earnings of 35 cents a share in the first quarter, 40 cents in the second and $1.75 for the year.
C-Cor issues first-quarter financial update
(6:55 AM ET) WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- C-Cor Inc. CCBL said it's estimating earnings from continuing operations of 8 cents to 12 cents a share on sales of $70 million to $74 million for the first quarter of the company's 2008 fiscal year. The profit forecast excludes 7 cents a share in special charges. Analysts' average projections for the provider of broadband access equipment stand at 19 cents a share and $76 million, respectively, according to estimates compiled by Thomson Financial. C-Cor completed the sale of its outside plant and installation services business during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 ended June 29.
C-Cor chalks up 25% quarterly sales growth
(6:50 AM ET) WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- C-Cor Inc. CCBL reported net income of $13.6 million, or 26 cents a share, for the fourth quarter ended June 29, up from $11.2 million, or 22 cents, earned in the final three months of fiscal 2006. The State College, Pa.-based provider of broadband access equipment saw its quarterly sales rise to $74.4 million from the prior year's $59.6 million. C-Cor's earnings from continuing operations slipped to 16 cents a share from 20 cents in the year-earlier fourth quarter. The company noted that stock compensation expense, amortization and restructuring charges amounted to 4 cents a share for the latest quarter. Analysts, on average, had been looking for C-Cor earn 18 cents a share on sales of $75 million, according to estimates compiled by Thomson Financial. Shares of C-Cor added 62 cents, or 4.6%, to end Wednesday's trading at $14.14.
Stage Stores net doubles; sees same-store sales flat in year
(6:18 AM ET) TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Stage Stores Inc., SSI, +3.10% the Houston retailer, reported that fiscal second-quarter net income more than doubled on flat total sales and 0.5% higher same-store sales. For the quarter ended Aug. 4, net income was $9.9 million, or 23 cents a share, compared with $3.9 million, or 9 cents, in the year-earlier period. The year-earlier period included special items that netted to a charge of 6 cents a share. Sales eased 0.8% to $359.2 million from $362.1 million. A survey of analysts by Thomson Financial produced a consensus estimate of 22 cents of profit on $365 million of sales. Heavy rain and flooding hurt sales in south-central U.S. markets, Stage Stores said. The company expects that for the year, same-store sales -- those from outlets open at least a year, eliminating the effects of acquisitions and divestitures -- will be flat. Earnings for the full year should range $1.25 to $1.35 a share versus $1.25 in the year earlier. Thomson's survey is looking for $1.36 a share.
Smithfields Foods profit climbs, sales rise 21%
(6:15 AM ET) LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Fresh pork processor Smithfield Foods SFD, +3.30% said fiscal first-quarter net income rose to $54.5 million, or 41 cents a share, from $24.6 million, or 22 cents a share, with sales climbing 21% to $3.36 billion. From continuing operations, it earned 47 cents vs. 36 cents a share. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected earnings of 42 cents a share on revenue of $3.27 billion. Packaged meats volume in the pork segment grew 28% due to the acquisition of Armour-Eckrich, but fresh pork margins remained under pressure. Beef processing margins rose and hog production operating profits improved. It is "reasonably optimistic" about the rest of the fiscal year, noting seasonal benefits from the pork segment and progress in packaged meats and international operations outside of Romania.
Bwin Interactive narrows 2nd-quarter loss
(3:08 AM ET) TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG, BWIFF (DE:936172)the Vienna online betting-services providers, narrowed its second-quarter loss on 3.5% lower revenue. The loss shrank to 5.6 million euros, or 0.17 euro a share, from 28.6 million, or 0.89 euro, in the year-earlier period. Total revenue was 72.5 million euros against 75.1 million. The company's result before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization swung to earnings of 9.9 million euros from a loss of 11.1 million. The sports-betting margin narrowed to 7.2% from 7.7%. The overall first half was hurt because the company suspended its Turkish operations at the beginning of March 2007.
Flexsteel profit jumps, warns of slowing orders
(2:11 AM ET) TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Flexsteel Industries Inc., FLXS, +1.86% the Dubuque, Iowa, producer of furniture for residences, recreational vehicles, offices, hotels and health-care facilities, reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings more than tripled on 2% higher revenue. The company also warned that orders for residences and vehicles "continued soft" in the fourth quarter and it expects the trend to continue through its fiscal 2008 first half. For the quarter ended June 30, earnings reached $5.8 million, or 89 cents a share, from $1.5 million, or 23 cents, in the year-earlier period. Net sales rose to $114.3 million from $112.3 million. Excluding gains of 37 cents on the sale of a property and 8 cents from life insurance, Flexsteel earned 44 cents in the latest quarter. Gross-profit margin widened to 19.7% from 18.8%. The company saw slower orders for products used in commercial applications and expects that moderation to continue into fiscal 2008. The company said it continues to look for ways to cut costs.


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…sometimes the simplest things amuse me…
…it's a small world after all ….22 Nov
So… because last night was too hot to handle …. I can now share yesterday's bizarre 'what are the chances' moment.
We constantly hear how social media has impacted on or worlds …. for both good and evil… but there is no doubt that we are better networked than in any time past. Let me explain ….
Each of these last two Fridays, I have been approached but 2 completely random 'strangers' and asked if I was Louise ? (I should have replied no I'm 50something but not dead yet..but I didn't)…In both cases I was completely stunned to discover that each of these people 'knew' and recognised me from facebook.
One was someone I had engaged in long exchanges over our shared vocal 'challenges' … but never 'met' in the flesh; while the other was someone from back in high school who recognised me from a shared school contact list … AND as it turns out has worked in and around the same workplace as me for years… yet our paths had never crossed.
In both cases I was impressed at their boldness to ask, and their identification skills, which made me wonder if I was completely unobservant (or…. they don't share current profile pics …) .. So yes...'it IS a small world after all'.
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X-Rays… what does one do with the family collection ???
When searching for a particular 'recent' happy snap, I plundered my way through a pile of films wondering why on earth I have them. After all, Dad died 14 years ago and Mum 6 years … and it seems that their X-ray booty was part of my inheritance, so it feels wrong to put them 'in the bin'.
Then there are the regular pics of my spine from every angle…. and Mr 50Something's chronic old (now new) knees…
We have a pile of pics capturing the most intimate shots of the most intimate body bits… and it made me think there must be a better way. In this day of 'e' everything I can't imagine why all images are not stored in cyberspace without the need to print anything….
So what do we do with them ?
Well, I recently discovered that one radiology practice now offers a collection point for disposal… but, now that I've found it, I wonder if I can actually bring myself to ditch these personal and intimate family memoirs ???
when sharing's not caring …19 Nov
I've made no secret of my interest in people watching. Not in any creepy way… just observing some of the more mundane human interactions and seeing some of the oddness and curiosity.
This afternoon I stopped in the supermarket briefly, grabbed a few things and headed to the fast lane for a quick escape. But alas, I was trapped behind a 40 Something woman who was regaling the poor pimply faced 'check-out lad' with every detail of her day.
We heard about the pest controller that was late, the electricity bill that was too expensive, the kids special day at school, what she was cooking for the family …. bla bla bla.
At first I thought she knew the poor guy, but no …. they were total strangers….and he did a great job of feigning interest …despite looking squirmy and uncomfortable. But but what WAS she thinking as she created a backlog of irritable shoppers…., and bored the poor guy to death? .
All I wanted was to pay for my fish and get out intact.
nailing it …18 Nov
I thought it was going to be a really bad day … I love being wrong (sometimes).
Now this may sound trite and somewhat ridiculous, but as I was leaving the house to head to work …I broke a nail !!!!
Alright …I can hear you a sigh as you ask what the hell I am on about… but here's the thing, I have never been able to grow decent fingernails. From the time I started working as a Nurse @ 17years of age, my hands have looked like they belong to a labourer, with nothing nice about them at all.
However… since starting my super healthy detox routine 12 or so weeks ago, not only has the back fat melted…. BUT my hair is growing (way too fast) and my nails are in better shape than I can remember.
So having carefully cultivated and preened my pinkies, I was devastated to catch one on the car door ripping a decent crack in all my hard work.There was nothing else to do, other than contact work to say I would be in late ….and I headed straight to the nail bar (almost worthy of '000' and flashing lights ). Then, with a quick glance and a flick of the magic glue the young nail technician restored my momentary catastrophe back to order so efficiently, that you would never know it ever happened.
Good old super glue can fix anything ….and I wasn't late for work after all !!
facing it ……17 Nov
Sadly there is no pretending that we are still young ….. but most of us have an image of ourselves at a 'certain age' and cling to that as our default….I recall a conversation with Mum @ age 75, she said that she still actually felt 30, until she looked in the mirror. It's just a slow and gradual process…. and let's face it everyone around us is aging at the same rate so it kind of sneaks up on you.
That is, until…you bump into a friend you haven't seen for years and suddenly wonder what on earth is wrong with them because they look so …umm…well….OLD!!
Or… like me today, you pass a woman walking her child to school, and when you look a little closer, you realise that she was the little girl you used to see in kindergarten reading groups and serve lunch in the school canteen…ouch !!
It's a sneaky and sinister process, and time to reflect today as yet another of my friends clicks over into their 7th decade … While I'm still desperately clinging to my mid 50's, one by one, my friends are hitting that next BIG Birthday….and I sit here still wondering …how DID that happen ?? (but I guess it's better that the alternative)
Happy Birthday to all my sexagenarian friends ….mmm, maybe there's a hint in there that life is spicy in your 60's.


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Alpha Sigma Tau empowers women to excel in life by investing in collegiate programs that:
- Offer personal and professional growth
- Instill skills to successfully navigate life
- Equip young women to make safe, healthy choices for the sake of themselves, their Sisters, and their friends
Illuminate is Alpha Sigma Tau's four-year member development program, offering personal and professional growth for college women. Illuminate equips each participant with the proven leadership skills she needs to become the woman she aspires to be. Peer-driven and grounded in real life,
Illuminate is a competency-based women's leadership development program developed from intense research focused on successful women leaders in a variety of professions.
To learn more about Illuminate, visit: http://alphasigmatau.org/collegians/illuminate.
National President Book Club
Alpha Sigma Tau is excited to host the National President Book Club. This club presents a unique chance for members to connect directly with National President Tiffany K. Street, and learn and grow as leaders together. Over the next year, Tiffany will hold four different clubs, each with its own book.
The first club was held this past summer for collegians. This fall's clubs will be for alumnae only, with later clubs for alumnae and collegians together. What a great way for Sisters to connect!
Learn more at http://alphasigmatau.org/national-events/national-president-book-club.
GreekLifeEdu is an engaging online program that offers new members objective, science-based courses addressing the critical issues of alcohol awareness, sexual assault, and hazing.
Leveraging the latest research and trends, and incorporating multiple evidence-based learning theories, GreekLifeEdu provides simple strategies to help students achieve behavior-change objectives, teach students to practice safe decision-making, and empower students to make well-informed decisions.
GreekLifeEdu is designed to challenge students' beliefs about alcohol, hazing, and sexual assault while enabling them to make positive and healthy choices.
To learn more about GreekLifeEdu, visit: http://alphasigmatau.org/collegians/greeklifeedu.
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Do you know that more than a third of female college seniors report that since starting college, they had experienced some kind of nonconsensual sexual contact at least once? Do you know that 43% of college women who date report having experienced violent or abusive dating behaviors at some point in their lives?
It used to be such situations were largely ignored, and sometimes excused, on college campuses. Not Anymore! Alpha Sigma Tau knows that one sexual assault is one too many. As a women's organization, Alpha Sigma Tau is committed to being a part of the solution. That is why we are proud to partner with Student Success, one of the nation's leading prevention organizations, to provide Not Anymore to our members and the volunteers who work with them.
Not Anymore is an engaging online program designed to educate members on sexual assault and relationship violence. It uses honest and compelling video tutorials to educate members and volunteers about consent, sexual assault, bystander intervention, and healthy relationships. The videos teach lessons that are drawn from the real world; they are honest, down-to-earth, and directly apply to the world of today's college women.
To learn more about Not Anymore, visit: http://alphasigmatau.org/collegians/not-anymore.


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QualityTips For Try It For Yourself Home Remodeling
Getting a house entails a great number of responsibilities, it is therefore natural that homeowners could find themselves thinking of home remodeling constantly. Even if you might have been disappointed with your past results when attempting a residence renovation project, this below article can supply you with better assistance to experience better results in the future.
When your roof has evolved cracks, use aluminum tape to mend the cracks. Apply the tape by removing its backing and placing the sticky side towards the surface you wish. It is going to produce a waterproof surface over those cracks.
You may make your ceilings appear higher by simply following two simple tips. Paint stripes in the room or put in a floor lamp that may be tall. Adding this in your rooms will create an optical illusion to your eye to adhere to. Your ceilings will appear higher as well as your rooms will appear bigger.
As you may begin your own home improvement project, make sure that you don't underestimate exactly how much work is going to be involved. Take a short while to make a detailed set of every single project that really must be done.
Don't forget to inquire a family member or friend to take a look at your list to be certain nothing was missed. It will save you money once you have the right thought of what must happen.
Try to use only natural materials for virtually any redesigning projects being done inside. The benefits of authentic ceramic, stone or wood are really worth the extra cost. They stay longer and they are better looking too C-Bus Installer Bucks Long term, the initial expense will cover itself because you simply will not have to replace the type of material as often.
When focusing on a home improvement project, it is easy to forget that your particular supplies certainly are a target for thieves. You should lock up all building supplies during the night. You can keep them in your house or garage. When you have a storage shed, using a lock, store them within. Consider using a storage container that locks if your home is still not able to be locked.
Prior to starting a property improvement project that involves a bathroom or perhaps the kitchen, be sure that water continues to be switched off. This seems obvious initially blush, but it's precisely because it's obvious that a great many homeowners forget it, which could lead to costly water damage and mold.
The choice to renovate or expand your existing property is actually affordable than looking to start anew by getting a new home. With renovation projects, you can make your house into the environment you need, without needing to resort to buying someone else's home and fashoins. It is actually a far more efficient approach to become happy with your home.
Perhaps one of the most critical things to remember throughout your project is you are perfectly capable of completing the job accessible. You should be patient, thorough and dedicated. If someone is able to practice it, then you can certainly probably undertake it too! If you try this advice, any project will likely go off fairly smoothly..


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Saturday run with the Mission Peak StridersPosted on May 02, 2010 under Training | No Comment
The Mission Peak Striders meet at the Coyote Hills Regional Park the first Saturday of each month. If you notice "Ted's Schedule" I published, it puts me in the Coyote Hills park for Saturday distance training which offered me the perfect opportunity to meet up with the Striders.
The Striders are a group of very friendly people of all abilities who organize trail runs in the Fremont area. I picked a tough day to meet up with them as a large group was off running a distance relay and the park was closed the morning we were supposed to meet. We managed to get together and go out for a jog. The group that did show up all made me feel very welcome. I have a short photo page because it was a small group and I did not feel up to chasing people down to get their pictures.
After my run with the Striders, I went out for a bike ride through the park with the intention of doing some hill repeats. I was so worn out, I skipped the last 10 miles of hill repeats. While I was suffering on the bike, I was thinking to myself how I am not worthy of a shiny new bike. I will get stronger as the training season progresses. I hope I do not get injured.


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On ComicBookMovie.com it has been confirmed that the newest episode of Young Justice: Invasion will premiere September 29th, 10:30am. This is the confirmed excerpt from the website:
After a long 3 month hiatus, Warner Brothers Animation and Cartoon Network will be bringing in new episodes of the popular series Young Justice: Invasion.... Continuing it's second season, the 8th episode of Young Justice: Invasion will air on Saturday, September 29th @ 10:30 EST on Cartoon Network.
So that's about three weeks away and I'm glad we finally got some confirmation and stability in the fandom lol. Thank you to Davey P. for providing me with this information!!