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May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month. For some of you this is an understatement. You may be thinking, "Well, of course it is. I was well aware of asthma and allergies when I walked outside this morning, saw what I thought was my car covered in a thick yellow mist, and began sneezing fifteen times in a row."
It's easy to be aware of something when the majority of the United States population is suffering because of it. Many people attribute this suffering to pollen, but pollen doesn't deserve all of the credit. Automobile emissions and coal-fired power plants are among some of the largest contributors to particle and ozone pollution. The State of the Air 2010, recently published by the American Lung Association, found that despite great progress, over half of U.S. residents live in cities where the air is unsafe to breathe.
The ALA's State of the Air 2010 ranks cities in three categories for 2006, 2007 and 2008: ozone air pollution, year-round particle pollution and short-term particle pollution. Among the most polluted cities in all three categories are Bakersfield and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, Calif. Fargo, N.D. and Lincoln, Neb. ranked among the cleanest cities in all three categories. Use the "Report Card" on the left hand side of the State of the Air website to determine your area's ranking.
Environmental air pollution causes many health problems, and long term exposure can significantly decrease life expectancy, not to mention, quality of life, as many of us have witnessed in the midst of countless sneezing fits. According to the ALA, people who work or exercise outside are at a greater risk. However, indoor air pollution is also a threat to your health, as you may recall from one of our older posts. The ALA lists several things you can do to reduce air pollution outdoors, but don't forget to take steps to improve the indoor air quality of your home and office buildings, as well, with a high quality air filter..


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STATE COLLEGE - After a session on valuing properties with oil and gas development, Linn Willers, a three-time former president of the national chapter of the National Association of Royalty Owners, described how Pennsylvania differs from other states.
The Pennsylvania government only makes six-month production and waste data available. Mr. Willers pointed out the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, whose website lets users download a variety of drilling logs and monthly production reports for wells in that state.
Mr. Willers is now vice president of Wells Fargo's oil, gas and mineral management division, which helps clients manage mineral rights in 38 states and Canada, he said. He thinks Utah is the best, but New Mexico, Wyoming and Louisiana also have more data available for public download than Pennsylvania, he said.
"The Marcellus is still in its infancy," he said, explaining why the state offers sparse production data compared to others, despite its rise to the No. 2 gas-producing state over the past eight years.
Such data would be useful to royalty owners attending the fourth conference of the Pennsylvania chapter of the National Association of Royalty Owners. At the appraisal session, Richard J. Miller, who runs a California-based oil and gas appraisal firm, told attendees about the value of a professional appraisal versus "lunch counter gossip."
When appraising a leased property, some argue that twice-a-year production data gathered by the state Department of Environmental Protection can be used as an analogy for nearby properties with leases but no development, he said. But a lack of monthly production, pressure and other well performance data makes DEP's data unsuitable for gauging how much oil and gas rights are worth in nearby properties.
"We need to get to the point where we could do more in terms of published and accessible data," Mr. Miller said.
Several royalty owners reacted with surprise when they heard a presentation from Matt Henderson, shale gas asset manager with Penn State's Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research, about how little DEP data are available online, compared to other states.
Oil and gas companies submit these data to the state, which does not vet them and frequently updates them without notice, as stated on a disclaimer on its oil and gas reporting website.
"You could download the data five days in a row and get five different answers," Mr. Henderson said.
Royalty owners get monthly statements showing volume of gas sold, but this doesn't account for the company intentionally choking back a well's production.
The DEP eventually hopes to use its new oil and gas mapping tool to consolidate production, waste, violation and other information all in one Web tool, Mr. Henderson said. Eventually, the department could move to collecting more frequent production data, he said.
"It's going to take some legislative action," Mr. Henderson told attendees. Such efforts "are not at the top of legislators' lists right now," he said.
Efforts in Harrisburg instead have been focused on House Bill 1684, which would limit gas companyies' ability to deduct post-production costs from royalty payments that would put them below the state-mandated 12.5 percent. NARO members expect the House will vote on the bill in the next few weeks.
NARO was instrumental in promoting the bill, said attorney Robert Burnett, who volunteers on the chapter's legislative committee. Asked how much relief the bill in its current form would provide to royalty owners, Mr. Burnett said it will stop royalty payments from being driven below 12.5 percent but will not likely stop companies from deducting money from royalty owners with higher percentages in their leases.
"It will not eliminate post-production deductions, but it's the first step toward mitigating the pain of royalty owners," Mr. Burnett said.
As the bill inches forward, production reporting requirements is one issue the organization will likely take up, chapter President Jackie Root told the crowd as the conference drew to a close.
"As we're proposing legislation, we're not reinventing the wheel," she said. "We're going to look at other states."
Rep. Tina Pickett, R-110, Towanda, is sponsoring House Bill 1709, which would require monthly reporting by operators.
"We need to support that because six-month reporting is not adequate," Ms. Root said.
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TalkingEconomics: UK summary July 2015
This may change later this year, but with inflation barely above zero and concerns over Greece and the euro, it does not seem feasible for the Bank to hike interest rates in 2015.
Warning bells are ringing
Evidence is mounting that the UK economy is running out of spare capacity. Most indicators point to a shortage of labour and early signs of significant wage inflation.
These include data such as the unemployment rate (which is now at its lowest level since the summer of 2008 at 5.5% in April) and survey data which show that companies are finding it increasingly difficult to hire.
This suggests that firms may have to compete more with each other to recruit and retain staff. The result should be an acceleration in wage growth, something we are finally beginning to see.
Wage growth arrives
For the economy as a whole, average nominal wages grew by 2.7% in the three months to April compared to the same period a year earlier - the fastest pace of annual wage growth for three years - and even more impressive when compared to current inflation of just 0.1% year-on-year.
Industry-level data highlights the pressure in the labour force more starkly: half of the UK's sectors have, in the last year, increased pay by at least the average growth rate of the five years preceding the financial crisis. Wage growth inflation has been the highest in those industries that are more labour intensive while it is far slower in those sectors where labour intensity is lower.
Bank of England remains relaxed….for now
The BoE's reasoning behind its cautious approach to interest rates centres on productivity growth. Since 2008, productivity growth has fallen to zero and BoE staff expect this to recover in time.
If this happens, then as the economy continues to grow, the productivity recovery would reduce the need to hire many more workers, which would minimise additional pressure on unit wage costs or inflation, and thus reduce the need to hike interest rates.
However, if productivity fails to recover, then firms will need to increase hiring further, causing wages to pick up. The chance of inflationary pressure, and the need for rate hikes, then rises.
With inflation still below the lower bound of the BoE's target range, and not forecast to rise above 2% until the end of 2016 (this is our own estimate – the BoE sees inflation staying below 2% until much later), we believe the first interest rate hike will occur in February 2016 (we pushed this out from November 2015 last month).


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Dozens of Tornadoes Rip Through the Midwest, Killing at Least 6
A severe storm system slammed the Midwest yesterday, killing at least six people and injuring dozens more throughout Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Missouri. "The devastation is just unbelievable," Gary Manier, the mayor of Washington, Illinois, told Reuters. "I can't imagine people walked away from these places."
All six fatalities occurred in Illinois, which was hit with at least 10 tornadoes. At least 16 twisters struck Indiana, and eight were reported in Kentucky. Missouri and Ohio were each struck by one.
Dozens of injuries were reported from the storms, though the exact number isn't yet clear. As of Sunday night, nearly 90,000 people in Northern Illinois were without power, including parts of Chicago. An additional 24,000 people remain without electricity in Indiana, and more than 35,000 lost power in Missouri, mostly near St. Louis.
Large parts of Washington, Illinois, population 15,000, were destroyed in seconds. "Within less than a minute, everything started collapsing inside the house, cracking, sputtering," resident Steve Bucher told NBC News. "Next thing we know, it's light inside the garage."
"The whole neighborhood's gone. The wall of my fireplace is all that is left of my house," another Washington resident, Michael Perdun, told NBC. "I stepped outside and I heard it coming. My daughter was already in the basement, so I ran downstairs and grabbed her, crouched in the laundry room and all of a sudden I could see daylight up the stairway and my house was gone."
This is reportedly a video of one of the tornadoes that landed near Washington.
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Paraguay bus drivers crucify themselves, nails through hands, for 20 days to protest layoffs
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ASUNCION, Paraguay – A woman in Paraguay has climbed onto a wooden cross and had nails pounded through her hands, joining five men in a crucifixion protest that has already lasted 20 days.
Bus driver Juan Villalba is leading the demonstration to protest a series of layoffs of union organizers at the Vanguardia bus company serving the nation's capital.
Villalba said his wife, Maria Concepcion Candia, joined the five others on Wednesday out of solidarity. He says eight drivers were fired after asking that for overtime pay, medical insurance and state pension contributions.
Company manager Aufredi Paredes said five of the drivers will be re-hired, but the rest will receive legal separation payments.


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Plow bicycle paths, too, Denver
If they donŌĆÖt get plowed, bike paths and bike lanes are worse than useless ŌĆö theyŌĆÖre a dangerous temptation. To get to work last Friday, I gambled and took the Cherry Creek bike path instead of the road, hoping to find it cleared. Au contraire: the path was plenty icy, and when I finally slowly backtracked to the road, the bike lane was covered as well. IŌĆÖm just glad I found out in the morning light instead of while biking home in the dark.
Denver encourages biking in many ways, but should set a better example for other fitness-oriented cities by paying as much mind to its bike paths as its roads.
Margaret McCall, Denver
This letter was published in the Nov. 27 edition.
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P&W Engineer Uses Expertise to Make Difference in Guatemala with Engineers Without Borders
Pratt & Whitney engineer Michael Reiter recently travelled to Guatemala with Engineers Without Borders to help a small community improve its water resources.
"I have been involved with professional chapters of Engineers Without Borders for six years, but I had never gone on a trip," said Reiter. "This year, I decided to try something new."
Engineers Without Borders, a nonprofit humanitarian organization, supports community-driven development programs to implement sustainable engineering projects. Reiter recently spent 13 days using his engineering skills to help the people of Guachtu'uq, a small community in northern Guatemala, where accessibility to water is a top concern.
As part of the program, Reiter mentored four students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, who worked on the project with him.
"It was a very rewarding experience mentoring the students," said Reiter. "They were very excited to be a part of the project and always worked hard to make sure everything was well-executed."
According to Reiter, most families in Guachtu'uq spend a significant portion of their day carrying buckets of water to their homes just to obtain water for basic needs. Engineers Without Borders has been working with the community of Guachthu'uq for three years. The organization made two trips to assess the needs of the community and establish a relationship with the people of Guachthu'uq. In January 2013, Engineers Without Borders visited the community and installed rainwater storage tanks at two homes in a pilot installation to test their design.
From May 3 to May 15, Reiter and the Engineers Without Borders team reviewed the water tanks installed in January. Reiter and the students also assessed 10 more homes for another trip slated in May 2014. The assessment included taking measurements of roof areas, seeking out potential tank locations and determining roof elevations to ensure the water can flow downhill.
Reiter plans to go back to the village next year and install additional rainwater storage tanks in the community.
"The people I met in Guachtu'uq are hardworking, family oriented and a joy to be around. They aren't asking for handouts, and they have been living with this water situation for decades," said Reiter. "But we can help them. I want to help them, and they deserve our help."


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Emmy-nominated actress Maura Tierney has pulled out of NBC's delayed drama series "Parenthood" to focus on her battle against breast cancer.
The veteran actress, who starred opposite Jim Carrey in "Liar, Liar" and on the television series "ER," had hoped to resume her role in the series, which the network delayed to accommodate her. But her spokeswoman said the 44-year-old star has bowed out to devote herself to treatment.
"Ms. Tierney and her doctors remain confident that the outcome of her treatments will be positive," Tierney's spokeswoman told the Hollywood Reporter. "She is deeply disappointed."
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"Parenthood" was scheduled to premiere this month, but following Tierney's surgery in July to remove a breast tumor, the series was pushed back to midseason. The show, based on the 1989 film starring Steve Martin, features actors Peter Krause, Erika Christensen, Dax Shepard, Bonnie Bedelia and Craig T. Nelson. Tierney's character is being recast.
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PLYMOUTH, N.H. - Plymouth State College men's basketball players continue to receive weekly honors as the Panthers have won six straight games and improved to 13-4 overall.
Senior Ace Elefteriadis (Belmont, MA) is the latest recipient, as he has been selected to the Little East Conference Player of the Week and earned mention on the Eastern College Athletic Conference New England Weekly Honor Roll. Elefteriadis was instrumental in PSC winning all three games last week, including LEC verdicts over Keene State and Rhode Island College.
A 6'3" forward and co-captain, Elefteriadis tossed in a career-high 36 points in Saturday's 102-84 win at RIC. He connected on 12-of-17 field goal attempts, including six-of-8 three-point tries. For the week, he averaged 20.0 points and 7.3 rebounds, shooting 56 percent from the floor (22-of-29) and 47 percent from three-point range (9-of-19).
Elefteriadis earns the LEC's Player of the Week award after making the Weekly Honor Roll on two previous occasions this season. He is ranked fifth in the conference in scoring (15.8 ppg), 13th in rebounding (6.1 rpg), and sixth in field goal percentage (.423) and three-point field goal percentage (.367).
he Panthers are tied for first place in the LEC with five-time defending champion UMass Dartmouth, both at 8-1 in conference games. After a non-conference game Thursday (Feb. 5) at Foley Gymnasium against Bridgewater State (7:30 p.m.), PSC hosts the Corsairs of UMass Dartmouth Saturday (Feb. 7) at Foley Gymnasium (4:00 p.m.) in a game that could determine the regular season LEC champion and the host of the conference post-season tournament.
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A link between language disorders and juvenile detention centre has prompted a school to be opened in one centre to address the issue, which has also highlighted questions about preventing young people getting there.
LEIGH SALES, PRESENTER: Australian researchers have discovered a compelling link between language disorders and the likelihood that a child will end up in juvenile detention. It's a discovery both sad and hopeful, because it raises the prospect that if kids receive early treatment they may not go on to offend. The Victorian Government is now trialing a school inside a juvenile detention centre based on a ground-breaking initiative in the United States. Reporter Louise Milligan had exclusive access.
MARTIN VILIAMU, JUVENILE OFFENDER: Dear Grandpa, I will always miss you.
LOUISE MILLIGAN, REPORTER: Martin Viliamu is writing to his grandfather who died two weeks ago. Martin has a lot to say but writing is not his strong suit.
MARTIN VILIAMU: Well, it's a bit scrappy... not the best.
LOUISE MILLIGAN: The 14-year-old was diagnosed with an auditory processing order in his first year of primary school which means he can have trouble understanding or remembering what people say. It has profoundly affected his literacy and his behaviour.
(to Martin Viliamu) What was it like for you being in the classroom?
MARTIN VILIAMU: I don't know, just boring... not being able to do anything because I couldn't understand what they were saying.
LOUISE MILLIGAN: His mother Lorraine has spent the past decade trying desperately to get the education system to intervene to help her son with his communication disorder.
LORRAINE VILIAMU, MOTHER OF MARTIN: I'm the mum who doesn't give up on my child.
LOUISE MILLIGAN: He's been expelled from school, suspended countless times. He's having run-ins with the police. It's been a Herculean effort for his mother to make teachers and society understand Martin is not just naughty or stupid.
LORRAINE VILIAMU: Martin struggles most because his self esteem has been knocked for a six and it's just... in my mind, it's a real tragedy to think that any kid, let alone my own kid, is experiencing this.
LOUISE MILLIGAN: Research by Melbourne's Monash University has shown a direct correlation between language disorders and children going off the rails. It's revealed 50 per cent of Australian children in juvenile detention have a communication or language disorder. Problems range from acquired brain injury to foetal alcohol syndrome and autism. And the more violent the offence, the more likely they are to have speech difficulties.
PAMELA SNOW, PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY, MONASH UNIVERSITY: They've learnt to escalate things quickly to physical violence, but they also lack the verbal tool kit to navigate their way through the myriad of little social interactions that we all have to manage every day.
LAURA CAIRE, SPEECH PATHOLOGIST, PARKVILLE COLLEGE: Kids with the most sort of language impairment have the least amount of insight. So these kids may not even know that they have a problem, let alone know how to advocate for themselves.
LOUISE MILLIGAN: Behind the high security fencing at Melbourne's Parkville Juvenile Detention Centre, an attempt asbeing made to help kids do just that. The school is the brainchild of former Victorian Teacher of the Year Brendan Murray.
BRENDAN MURRAY, ASST PRINCIPAL, PARKVILLE COLLEGE: The statistics suggest that these children go on to a lifetime in prison and I want to shift that as much as possible.
LOUISE MILLIGAN: Parkville College was inspired by a meeting with American Maddie Witter. Ms Witter cofounded the KIPP Infinity School in central Harlem, which revolutionised learning in one of the poorest and toughest neighbourhoods in the United States. KIPP achieved amazing results becoming the top-performing school in New York City.
MADDIE WITTER, TEACHER: I always tear up because they came in far below grade level in year five. Some weren't able to yet read the word "cat" and after they've now been at KIPP eight years, they're getting their college acceptance letters.
LOUISE MILLIGAN: A 2010 Victorian ombudsman's report had been highly critical of the lack of education for children in detention. So now the lessons of Harlem are being brought to Parkville.
MARY WOOLDRIDGE, VICTORIAN COMMUNITY SERVICES MINISTER: We wanted to change the opportunities for young people who, in many ways, hadn't had opportunities in the other parts of their life. So here, while they're incarcerated, was a perfect opportunity.
LOUISE MILLIGAN: Speech therapy is central to making that work. Speech pathologist Laura Caire says it's important to create a curriculum that doesn't alienate children with communication impairments.
LAURA CAIRE: Using comic strip conversations with talking bubbles, thinking bubbles, different colours for feelings, having role-plays, helping these kids to apply the information.
LOUISE MILLIGAN: It's starting to pay off. Boys who hadn't finished year eight are graduating from year 12. Boys irritating their cell mates not with bad behaviour, but because they're so engrossed in a book they won't turn the light off.
MADDIE WITTER: We just show the kids that we have unconditional positive regard for them, no matter what, and they're seeing in some cases for the first time that an adult believes in them and will do whatever it takes to support them; that they are not a failure, that they're not a loser.
LOUISE MILLIGAN: So when children come into our classrooms from remand, where they've literally come off the streets, they're given books and they're encouraged to read, and many of the kids are saying it's the first time they've actually read a book independently. It's the first time they've been quiet in a classroom and not got booted out.
LOUISE MILLIGAN: Starting off with children's books, they gradually work their way up to the literary canon. A recent study by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute has found one in five children starting primary school has a speech or communication problem. Speech pathologists say that more help is needed in those crucial early years if more kids are to avoid ending up in juvenile detention. Currently across Australia, there's an average of just one speech pathologist for every 3,000 children in schools.
LAURA CAIRE: And so these kids just drop out of school because they can't, you know, participate in most of classroom tasks because they involve reading and writing. So if we can identify those kids early on and provide the interventions necessary, then we can keep them in school which is a huge protective factor against offending.
LOUISE MILLIGAN: Five of Martin Viliamu's friends have ended up at Parkville detention centre. His mother is determined that won't happen to her son. But she's begging policy makers to invest in early speech pathology for kids like him.
LORRAINE VILIAMU: To support the teachers, to support the people who need to be helped and that those kids aren't left behind, that they are given opportunities like everyone else.


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"Marauding pack of booze-addled elephants wreak havoc on Indian village." It's a story, or at least a headline, that's surprisingly common.
A few representative samples from the news reports on the latest incident: "Herd of Elephants Go on Drunken Rampage After Mammoth Booze Up," and, of course, "Trunk and Disorderly!"
Those headlines refer to an elephant bender that reportedly took place in India's Dumurkota village on Sunday, and if it's never occurred to you before, the idea they convey is arresting — gigantic, angry drunks with tusks. But destructive, town-smashing alcoholism has apparently afflicted Indian pachyderms since at least the 90s. In 2010, there was "Elephants on Drunken Rampage Kill 3 People;" in 2004, "6 Drunk Elephants Electrocute Themselves;" and in 1999, the understated, but seminal, BBC headline: "Drunken Elephants Trample Village."
The Times of India tells the latest tale this way: "… a herd of 50-odd inebriated jumbos ransacked three houses and damaged paddy crops on Sunday. The strong smell of mahua drink drew the elephants out of the forest, and they raided the shop selling the drink. The herd wasn't happy, even after guzzling down 18 containers of mahua, and ransacked the adjoining huts in search of more."
So have elephants really hit rock bottom?
It is certainly true that Indian elephants frequently clash with humans, damaging homes and sometimes killing people as they struggle to adjust to shrinking habitats. Marshall Jones, senior conservation adviser at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, estimated that as many as 300 people die in conflicts with elephants every year in India, while up to 200 elephants lose their lives to humans annually. [ Killer Elephants in India: Why They Attack ]
What isn't clear, though, is whether some wild elephants have really developed a jonesing taste for alcohol, as so many news reports allege. Also uncertain is whether elephants, if they did get into a store of liquor, would drink enough to bump an ordinary rampage up to a classifiable drunken rampage.
Science hasn't shied away from drunken elephants. In 1984, psychiatrist Ronald Siegel found that both chained circus elephants and elephants living in wildlife preserves would readily drink an unflavored, 7-percent-alcohol-by-volume (ABV) solution, even when other food and water sources were available. When he flavored solutions with mint, a favorite taste for elephants, they lapped up a 10 percent concentration, but refused to drink anything stronger.
In a 2005 study that put to rest the myth that African elephants get drunk on fermented fruit in the wild, the late Steve Morris, a biologist at the University of Bristol, did the math on elephant intoxication. He calculated that a 3.3-ton (3,000-kilogram) elephant, which would be skinny for a male Indian elephant and mid-range for a female, would have to speed-drink at least 2.6 gallons (10 liters) of a 7 percent ABV drink to get a behavior-modifying buzz.
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The alluring brew that reportedly fueled the latest rampage is mahua, a drink made from the sweet flowers of the tropical mahua tree (Madhuca longifolia) that ranges in alcohol content from 20 to 40 percent, according to a 1998 study in the journal Alcohol Health and Research World.
That's above the limit the captive elephants would tolerate in 1984, and Shermin de Silva, a cofounder of Sri Lanka's Elephant Forest and Environmental Trust who studies conflict between elephants and humans, says she has a difficult time imagining that a wild elephant would willingly consume enough hard liquor to get drunk, unless the booze had an exceptionally sweet and appealing taste. Though the flowers of the mahua tree are sweet in their raw form, the drink is often described as pungent.
"(Elephants) are very picky, even about the quality of the water they drink," de Silva wrote in an email to Life's Little Mysteries. "A more likely interpretation (than a rampage provoked and fueled by booze) is that they broke into some houses and happened to consume some alcohol, after which they broke into some more houses."
Other drunken elephant reports have the animals lusting after Indian rice wine, which would likely have lower alcohol content than mahua, possibly below 10 percent in weaker brews. De Silva said elephants do have a predilection for invading rice paddies, an attraction she speculates may carry over to fermented rice products.
But most attacks on humans and raids on farmland are committed by sober elephants. In those cases, destructive behavior can't be glibly explained by drunkenness. Instead, it seems to be rooted in the confusions and resource shortages that elephants face as humans take an increasing share of their habitat.
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It's a daily challenge, monitoring and sharing news about human rights abuses and other issues affecting citizens in various countries around the world, most of them repressive regimes. Solid news can be incredibly hard to obtain, and even more difficult to verify. Trusted sources are valued like priceless treasures. There have been many occasions when a news report later turned out to have been misinformation (or disinformation) published in error. I recall one particular instance when the original source of some misleading news was identified, and it caused a major upset among the community of online activists. I remember it well because I was the party responsible for exposing the source, an anonymous account with a small but aggressively loyal crew of supporters. That merry little band pulled no punches in rushing to defend their hero, while vilifying me for having dared to expose his/her role in the incident. Even though it was a harsh and painful lesson, I look back on it almost fondly now, because I learned more about who my real friends were in a few days of being attacked online than I could ever have hoped for otherwise.
I believe this particular group continue their hate campaigns against others posting human rights news up to the present day, although as far as I know, I have not been their target for at least two years, since I employed the very successful strategy of ignoring them completely. The reason I am not certain whether they are still at it is I also very successfully obliterated them from all my social media feeds, so I can't know one way or the other. Being able to filter my incoming information streams is a must-have. The occasional strangers who slip through the fence these days only seems to want to sell me 5,000 followers.
In the unfortunate event that any kind of attack, though hopefully not the worst form of net savagery, should be visited upon you, do not be conned by suggestions, or even your own instinct, encouraging you to continue to read their dross to "know what they are up to". Unless you are the internet police, or intensely lonely /desperate / narcissistic, you don't. And you will be much happier, confident and more productive if you resist any urge to get sucked into their warped little world.
Also worth noting that a real reputation is not that easily "destroyed", and when it does happen, it is more often a case of suicide rather than assassination. In complete contrast to my real reputation – the one I have invested in by establishing ground rules and solid patterns of responsible behaviour, and through building and consolidating relationships – I don't feel the same level of connection to my "online reputation" at all. This is simply because I didn't set out to create it, I can never own it, and it seems to be bestowed or removed in a whimsical fashion by despicably superficial rep machines like Klout. Also, I have no deep desire to know what negative remarks complete strangers might make about me, assuming they even discuss me at all, which I doubt. The whole online reputation scenario can be likened to listening at keyholes.
I've made or witnessed several similar discoveries since that early episode, but I lost my interest in sharing the information publicly, because of the chilling effect that a major distraction can have on the limited resources of what is essentially a loose network of geographically dispersed volunteers, spread across an expanding universe of social media platforms. There is a lot of work to do every day, and a definite lack of cohesion at times, leading to repetition and redundancy. Some of this is to our benefit, as we can never predict which platform, news source or user may be restricted at any time, and because multiple versions of the same data have a higher probability of reaching more targets in the great sloshing waves of information now drenching the world 24/7. By taking up the challenge of internet activism, we are battling unstable and ruthless regimes in an unpredictable, often hostile, environment, which houses many security risks. We are using information as our weapon, even though we can never guarantee that what we say won't blow up in our faces. Our resolve is not in question, but what should we do to strengthen our defences?
Before we think about defence, I want to mention just three of the potential downsides to not sharing factual information about infiltrators, false news and fake accounts:
- failing to share this knowledge weakens the network by leaving it vulnerable to further attacks or penetration
- silence creates a false sense of security, on both sides, and limits awareness of the need for vigilance
- any trusted source which has shared misinformation will find its trust level reduced, either permanently or temporarily. Even if they later apologise, they have been compromised, however rare and however briefly.
Of course, there could be some upsides, for example:
- Staying quiet about being the victim of an incident means not having to divert your precious time explaining or discussing it
- Silence also preserves the positive reputation of those affected; a form of short term damage control with a hidden medium to long term risk
- Not sharing information means not giving away hints and tips to prospective malicious actors, or providing feedback to the perpetrators
There are defensive tactics that can be deployed, such as sharing useful information, establishing procedures or best practice, and identifying reliable sources. Even then, there will be times when we take a hit, and a false report penetrates the network. As the flow of information increases, so does the very real risk of bad information – until it begins to feel like its happening all the time. One such incident happened today, when a reliable source published a report about a high profile prisoner of conscience, which they then had to rescind just a couple of hours later.
Today's event was no different from scores of others I could list, and some of them have been very high profile indeed, and even evolved into "news" stories themselves. In every case, it is always acknowledged that those involved could have acted differently. We could have used patience, by discounting the initial report, or at least waiting for confirmation from a second trusted source. Even if the original source didn't wait, those that shared the report – including myself -could have done so. It took only a couple of hours for today's story to be refuted. That's not long, in the scheme of things, if you're supporting prisoners who have been rotting in jail for years. I think this clarity of hindsight, although too late for this one example, is suggesting a good strategy for us all to adopt in future.
I think I would like to see the original source of this story identified by the website, if not named, and every effort made to neutralise the spread of false news by sharing enough details of what happened and how, so that everyone can learn and benefit from the experience. My only reservation is the possibility of draining energy from the network by creating an unnecessary diversion.
So we need this to happen without turning it into any kind of witch hunt or blame game drama. We need just enough facts to increase awareness, raise consciousness and send a clear message to anyone planning to spread fake news, that we are arming ourselves against such acts in future. Failure to do this creates an additional risk, of less reputable sources – websites, FB pages, blogs, Twitter accounts, individuals, media outlets – deciding to boost their exposure by making up just any story, then withdrawing it later, once the desired effect and extra attention or following has been obtained, secure in the feeling that it will just blow over and be forgotten. Add to this the risk of spreading malware or recording user information using malicious links in a sensational false news item, and we are facing an even bigger challenge.
The last and biggest threat to anyone sharing false information in future may come from an entirely different direction. Note the increasingly strict rules, restrictions and penalties being called for – and in some countries, being applied – against internet users who "overstep" these new boundaries, which are being retroactively installed along our shiny electronic frontiers. These important security reasons tend to convince me that it is desirable to release at least some details about sources and methods of distributing false information, as a means of building capacity and resilience in our networks.
Even if this idealistic situation does not come to pass, one thing I consistently wish for is to see everyone that happened to be involved in spreading false information in any way, however small (retweeters and likers, I'm looking at you) invest at least as much time and effort in issuing a correction or an update and undoing those likes and retweets. Those that do, will enjoy the added benefit of having enhanced their real reputation.
Caveat: I am only presenting my opinion here – I didn't take any time to research other points of view or canvass my friends and associates for their ideas, but I would really like to see this topic opened up into further discussion, so please do leave a comment if you would like to contribute.
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The first time you breathe in ragweed pollen, your body identifies the pollen as a foreign, invading substance. Certain types of white blood cells, such as dendritic cells, "eat" the pollen, then travel to a nearby lymph node. In the lymph node, these cells connect to other white blood cells, called lymphocytes. In time, your body activates some of the lymphocytes, called B-cells, to make an allergic antibody (IgE) against the ragweed pollen. You will not have symptoms of an allergic reaction the first time that your body makes IgE to a substance.
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My family and I travelled on the Golden Princess in January 2016. Our party consisted of myself my husband in our sixties our daughter and son in in their forties and three grandchildren 16, 14 & 9 years old. They was plenty for all age groups and the 9 year old really enjoyed her club and did a program called 'junior chef at sea' which she and a small group decorated a cake with the help of the chef. She received a certificate and hat and apron, this was only $25 Aud. So was well worth it. The older boys did not attend the program's choosing to be with the adults or in the pool. Speaking for myself and my husband we found the food amazing, we had anytime dining and booked everyday at 5.30 and there was always a table for us. We mostly ate together and they always put us on the same big table. Food in the Horizon Court , breakfast and lunch was also very good. Staff were very helpful and even when busy, always a table somewhere at the Horizon Court. Drinks were readily available and plates cleaned away quickly. Our cabin steward was super polite and efficient. In all as a couple we have been on 5 cruises and this has to be one of the favourites.Read more
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This was supposed to be a positioning cruise but it appeared to be more like a renovation cruise. The ship was apparently heading to California for a long awaited update. However Princess decided to start the work during the 31 day cruise. The most serious issues for us were the problems we experienced with our cabin toilet which generally failed to flush for the first five days and at various times later in the cruise. Princess did offer some compensation but it was clearly a fairly widespread issue on this cruise. Not only inconvenient but also a potential health hazard. More generally the works going on included repainting public areas and taking the main pool out of use for three (sea) days, also for repainting. This together with the rather tired appearance of the ship spoiled what would otherwise have been an excellent and really good value cruise. We hope the ship will look much smarter when it comes to be based in Melbourne later this year. On the positive side, we enjoyed the ports of call, particularly in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Mexico which each came as a very pleasant surprise. We avoided the Princess tours which were generally criticised by other passengers as being too expensive and had no difficulty finding ways to independently entertain ourselves in each port.. An area that particularly impressed was the overall standard of the food and we were surprised at the consistent criticism of other passengers. The steakhouse experience was excellent and generally the dining room meals were fine. Also the pizzas were pretty good. Sometimes food in the buffet could have been hotter but this is a normal criticism of buffets. Also the chefs there were brilliant at assisting my wife who had particular dietary requirements. Entertainment on cruise ships is very much a matter of personal taste and our view on this cruise was that it was varied - some acts very good, some terrible. We have to say that the Cruise Director did not appeal to us and did not seem to add much value to the cruise. Other members of his staff seemed to offer far more (especially Jamie) and they organised a good range of activities. Embarkation in Buenos Aires was a little tedious and disembarkation was no better in Los Angeles, not helped by a late arrival and delays in delivering the luggage. Overall, this was a very enjoyable cruise but could have been even better if only Princess would pay more attention to detail (lots of little things - eg playing a movie without turning the disco music off).Read more
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Very good and enjoyed the trip with good food ,.Cabin Staff were top of the marks. I would like another cruise but on a pension we and others have find the cost out of a small money income. With our good weather meant enjoying the outside for many hours talking to some senior officers. As a mental break and great company is felt very relaxed. thanks to all. BHRead more
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- Sailed: November 2015
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We had a wonderful time as it was my husband's birthday cruise, little knowing that within five weeks of returning he would have passed away. Port Arthur was his most interesting place. He was appalled at the conditions the prisoners were kept in. It was a sobering time for him to hear their stories. I wanted to visit it all again and take my mother this time as she has never been to Tasmania and is now a sprightly 91 year old.Read more
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This was our first cruise. We were very happy overall with the cruise. The only issue we had was with the pressure selling and sales hype. We attended a shopping session on day 1 thinking they would be telling us about the ports etc that we were to visit but not so it was to sell a book of vouchers, it was incredible to see the hype and clamouring from passengers to buy these for and exorbitant fee(we felt). We were speaking to a couple a few days later and they said they couldn't understand why they bought one. Also all the ports we called at were built and we felt owned by the cruise companies. but all in all it was a lovely trip. The staff were delightful and very helpful.Read more
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It's been a while since either of us have posted anything on here. I've been super busy with work (two part time jobs and doing a heap of freelance design means pretty much all I do is work and sleep!) so haven't had a chance to even think about what I'd like to write about. But I want to say that Macromantics is a genius. I mean, she rhymes Susan Faludi with booty!
So yes, I'm still listening to Macromantics heaps! My iTunes says I've played the album 84 times, and I'm always playing the CD and listening to it on my iPod so I'm surprised I'm not totally sick of it yet!
I haven't had a chance to check out anything new for a while, but lately I've also been listening to Public Warning by Lady Sovereign, Standing in the Way of Control by The Gossip and Version by Mark Ronson.
If you've been reading Slow Songs For Fast Hearts regularly, you'll know that I am a fan of (good!) cover versions of songs. And Versions is just that — an entire album of cover versions! If you too are a fan, you should check it out. Ronson produces the songs, and has a different artist sing each one. It has a focus on British music, with the original songs primarily being by British bands and artists and I think all of the singers on the album are British. It's definitely not something I'd have listened to if it wasn't for the cover versions, and now that I think about it I wouldn't really listen to the original versions either! Apart from this I don't think I listen to anything by the singers on Version as they're not really what I'm into (and I have to admit I don't think I've heard of half of them) but where else can you hear a band (or guy?) called Triggers doing a cover of Toxic by Britney Spears that samples Ol Dirty Bastard from the Wu-Tang Clan?!
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We believe we're nicely positioned if inflation revives and interest rates finally
rise because we're overweight energy and underweight financials and utilities.
Of course, much will depend on the details. If interest rates and inflation
increase quickly and by a lot, all sectors could be affected and potentially
hurt quite badly. But if a normalization of rates happens gradually — which is
what the Federal Reserve is certainly attempting to engineer — we believe the
market could come through fine, notwithstanding some valuation compression
and sentiment deterioration.
Even within those sectors that overall might be hurt by elevated inflationary
pressures or rising interest rates — financials, for example — there could be
pockets of strength. Banks could actually benefit from a higher rate structure
because it would improve their net interest margins, which have been suffering
as of late. Insurance companies also could gain because they would finally
squeeze some yield out of their fixed income portfolios. The main casualties
of higher rates and inflation would be in the utility and consumer discretionary
spaces, which are areas in which we currently maintain significantly
underweight positions.
Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer —
Small-Cap Value / Mid-Cap Value Equity
Don't forget that the Fed has made it clear that it will not even contemplate
raising benchmark interest rates until unemployment drops to 6.5%, which is
still one full percentage point below the current level. Now, that may not seem
like much, but with the real gross domestic product (a measure of all goods
and services a country produces) continuing to exhibit modest growth of
1% – 3%, any significant progress on the labor front is expected to take time.
And from an equity standpoint, the conditions that would cause the Fed to
tighten policy would be good for corporate profits, because it would mean that
economic growth is turning higher and the consumer is in better shape.
It is also important to note that many companies have locked in favorable
financing terms for years to come, even if rates were to rise sooner and by
more than is likely. The Fed has made transparency a major goal, and it has
telegraphed every major move. There is no doubt in my mind that when the time
comes to begin nudging rates higher, members of the Federal Open Market
Committee (FOMC) will provide ample notice. No observers of the market
should pick up the newspaper and get blindsided by Fed action, in our opinion.
As a result, we feel that our portfolio has the potential to perform well due to the
economic sensitivity of the overall portfolio, as long as rates rise gradually and
the Fed does indeed act to prevent significant inflation.
Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer — Core Equity
Under the most likely scenario, which, in our opinion, is a gradual and modest
increase in rates and inflation, we believe small-cap stocks have the potential
to perform very well. Historically, the "sweet spot" for small-caps is real
economic growth of around 2.5% to 3.0%. This level of real gross domestic
product growth has historically correlated with small-cap returns of close to
20%. (Source: Bloomberg.)
The U.S. economy is not there yet in terms of economic growth, but it is
gradually improving, with housing being the most recent positive data point.
In terms of inflation, a little more inflation would provide the type of pricing
power that businesses need, in our opinion. All of this assumes that rates and
inflation are rising for the "right" reasons, which would be improvements in
economic activity.
The views expressed in each outlook represent the Manager's assessment of the market environment as of January 2013, and should not be
considered a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security, and should not be relied on as research or investment advice. Views are subject to
change without notice and may not reflect the Manager's current views. The views expressed in each outlook are general in nature and do not relate
to a particular mutual fund.
Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.
Carefully consider the Funds' investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Funds' prospectuses and their summary prospectuses, which may be obtained by visiting delawarefunds.com/literature or calling 800 523-1918. Investors should read the prospectus and the summary prospectus carefully before investing.
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Investments in small and/or medium-sized companies typically exhibit greater risk and higher volatility than larger, more established companies.
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Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager
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Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager
D. Tysen Nutt Jr. is a senior portfolio manager for the firm's Large-Cap Value team. Before joining Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) in 2004 as senior vice president and senior portfolio manager, Nutt led the US Active Large-Cap Value team within Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, where he managed mutual funds and separate accounts for institutions and private clients. Nutt earned his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College, and he is a member of the CFA Society New York and the CFA Institute.
Executive Director, Chief Investment Officer — US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity
Executive Director, Chief Investment Officer — US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity
Christopher S. Beck leads the firm's US Small-Mid Cap Value Equity team. He is also a member of the Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) Global Management Committee. Prior to joining MIM in 1997 as a vice president and senior portfolio manager, he was vice president at Pitcairn Trust from 1995 to 1997, where he managed small-capitalization stocks and analyzed equity sectors. Before that he was chief investment officer of the University of Delaware from 1992 to 1995 and held management positions during his seven years at Cypress Capital Management and four years at Wilmington Trust. Beck earned a bachelor's degree at the University of Delaware and an MBA from Lehigh University, and he is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia and past president of the Wilmington Society of Securities Analysts.
Executive Director, Chief Investment Officer — US Core Equity
Executive Director, Chief Investment Officer — US Core Equity
Francis X. Morris joined Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) in 1997 as a vice president and portfolio manager, and became the chief investment officer for US Core Equity investments in 2004. He is also a member of the firm's asset allocation committee, which is responsible for building and managing multi-asset class portfolios. In addition, Morris serves as a Trustee for the Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc. 401(k) and Retirement Plan. Prior to joining the firm, Morris was vice president and director of equity research at PNC Asset Management. He received a bachelor's degree from Providence College and holds an MBA from Widener University. He is a former member of the Business Advisory Council of the Providence College School of Business. Morris is a past president of the CFA Society of Philadelphia and is a member of the CFA Institute. He is a former officer of the National Association of Petroleum Investment Analysts.


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Re: Dr. Who
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:53 am
I think you make a good point, Sarah3000, when you say Donna was a"side-kick." In my view, she was more of an equal than any of the other companions, because she didn't have so many lovey-dovey feelings getting in the way. Sure, she was attracted to the Doctor, but I mean, who wouldn't be?Sarah3000 wrote:Yep, Donna is definitely the best side-kick. I used to prefer Martha, but she lost it for me when she became a soldier - she lost all of her heart. Donna has the best mixture of comedy and emotion. She blew me away in the episode where we saw what would have happened had she turned left at the crossroads (sorry, can't remember the name of the episode). And how awful was it that she couldn't say goodbye to the Doctor in the final episode? So sad.
I'm voting for Wilf as the next side-kick.


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A man who identified himself as the stepfather of LeBron James was arrested for DUI in Miami Beach early Wednesday, police said.
Eddie Gene Jackson, 47, was also charged with driving with a suspended license after his arrest in the 2000 block of Washington Avenue, a Miami Beach Police report said.
According to the report, an officer of routine patrol spotted Jackson's white Mercedes convertible traveling at a fast pace and breaking hard to stop at the intersection of Washington Avenue and 20th Street around 3:43 a.m.
The car ended up in the crosswalk and right lane of Washington Avenue and the officer had to stop to avoid a potential collision, the report said.
Jackson handed the officer a Fraternal Order of Police card and a badge, which was from a "friend," the report said. He also said he was coming from a club at 20th Street and Collins Avenue where he worked, the report said.
The officer noticed Jackson had bloodshot eyes and "slurred speech with a thick tongue and mumbling," and had an odor of alcohol on his breath, the report said.
When the officer asked Jackson why he didn't have a Florida driver's license or license plate if he works here, Jackson told him "he primarily lives in Ohio and that his son was LeBron James of the Miami Heat," the report said.
Jackson also showed him an NBA championship ring he was wearing, the report said.
Jackson told the officer he hadn't had anything to drink but when he got out of the car he refused to perform sobriety exercises and was placed into handcuffs, the report said.
According to the report, Jackson became belligerent and insulting but then said he wanted to perform the tests. Jackson "did not perform to standards" and was taken into custody, the report said.
According to a 2002 ESPN the Magazine article, Jackson was sentenced to 3 years for mortgage and mail fraud shortly before James joined the NBA.


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About Tyga
With a rangy set of friends from Fall Out Boy to Lil Wayne, it was obvious from the start that Tyga was not your everyday rapper from Compton. After recording a mixtape and promoting it around the city, Tyga ran into his cousin, Gym Class Heroes member Travis McCoy, in the Flight Club L.A. sneaker shop. Their conversation went from shoes to rappers, and as Travis' group went from unknowns to MTV stars, he would always remember that talk and his cousin's unique style. Travis signed Tyga to his Bad Squad label and then invited him along when the punk-pop group Fall Out Boy came calling. Travis and Tyga would appear on the remix to Fall Out Boy's "Arms Race," which also featured Kanye West, Paul Wall, Skinhead Rob, Lupe Fiasco, and Lil Wayne. When the remix became a hit, Tyga found himself performing the track on MTV's Video Music Awards in 2007. He soon entered the studio to do some guest shots for his new friend Lil Wayne before shifting the focus to his solo career. His first single became the hooky "Coconut Juice," a S*A*M & Sluggo production that borrowed a bit of Harry Nilsson's hit "Coconut." As the club track was climbing the charts in the spring of 2008, Tyga was hard at work on his debut album, No Introduction, which was officially released that June.


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A resident of Berlin's infamous Berghain since the club's opening in 1999, Marcel Dettmann will perform in support of his second album Dettmann II (Ostgut Ton, 2013), bringing his uncompromising techno, as brutal as it is danceable, to Barcelona in one of his very rare appearances in the city.
Modern Love label mainstay Andy Stott has relentlessly veered from deep techno to broken garage, slow house and hyperactive footwork over his various releases, most recently landing with the much-lauded Luxury Problems in 2012.
A MUTEK regular from the earliest days and a master of live performance technique, Deadbeat returns to MUTEK.ES to share his latest low-end frequency research with special guest Tikiman (aka Paul St. Hilaire). The duo appears with a new live show in support of a forthcoming album due on BLKRTZ in March 2014.
An authentic cool-hunter of music trends evidenced by the classy programming he develops ay Nitsa Club, Dj Fra is recognized as one of the best spanish DJs of the decade.
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Whoever, during the course of his everyday job, must deal with sensitive or confidential information, such as for example credit card numbers, personal details, commercial or contractual information, knows very well that this data must be handles with the utmost care.
What often one may not know is that even though you delete this information, it is not completely erased from the memory of your computer, and might (inadvertently or not) be retrieved by third parties whose intentions may not always be honest.
Another potentially risky situation may originate from dismissed hard disk or magnetic storage supports, which are installed on a new computer or passed on to a colleague, and that may contain data, even if you think you have deleted it; this data may inadvertently circulate outside your office or organization, with unpleasant consequences.
To protect ourselves against these occurrences, we must use an appropriate secure deletion system. Before being able to reuse a magnetic storage means like a hard disk, it is advisable to perform some actions that can erase completely the stored data, making it impossible to be recovered or rebuilt at a later stage.
To do so, there is a device called HD Eraser, a machine which emits a strong local electromagnetic field. Just place the support you wish to erase (hard or floppy drive, audio or video cassette) on one side of the device, press the start button, and within a few seconds your hard drive will be completely demagnetized, and all data previously stored will be impossible to retrieve and use.
This kind of device is particularly recommended for public administration and for financial institutions. For more information on safe deletion and protection of your sensitive data, we recommend that you visit the Endoacustica website.


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Gus Kenworthy
A true innovator in the halfpipe, on technical jibs and on huge jumps, there is little doubt why Gus is considered the triple threat of competition skiing.
Yet his rise to fame came through jaw-dropping skills displayed in his video edits, which he still releases to high acclaim. As an athlete representing the USA, Gus claimed Silver in Slopestyle at the 2014 Winter Olympics and more recently another Silver in the same discipline at the Aspen X Games.
Birthday 01.10.1991
Home resort Telluride
Discipline Slopestyle, Halfpipe, Big Air
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...the only thing we have to fear is fear itself...
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
By COLLEEN LEDDY
Last Monday night as I was proofing pages in the back of the Observer office, I heard a strange squeaking noise that immediately made me think of bats.
On the occasions we've had bats loose in our house, I don't think I've heard them squeak as they fly about. Probably I haven't heard them because I am too busy screaming or running in the opposite direction when they visit.
But Observer bats are a different breed. It had been a long time since I'd seen a bat at the Observer, but I had this dim memory in the back of my mind that some kind of noise preceded their appearance. So I went out front to ask David what kind of noise bats make. I usually think of them as silent creatures in the night, but I figured David would know.
As I was telling him about the noise, he glanced into the back office through the window in the wall and said, "Wow! There's a big bat flying around back there!"
I looked behind me through the doorway into the back office as I ran out the front door and I could see an enormous creature swooping around. I would have guessed a wingspan of at least six feet, but even I know that couldn't be right. Still, I wasn't sticking around to measure it.
I yelled, "See ya later!" and flew into the safety of our car. I did sit there a minute, thinking I should go back in and help David get rid of the Biggest Bat Known to Mankind, but my skin immediately started to crawl. I put the car into drive and headed home without looking back at all.
Home, where all the lights were out, where, shrouded in darkness, bats surely lurked—if not in the driveway, then on the porch where somebody's husband keeps leaving a window open. Bubbling over with fear, I shouldered on, feeling my way up the steps onto the porch and opened the door into the darkness of the house, expecting bats to fly at me every step of the way.
It brought to mind the Worst Bat Experience of My Life. I wrote about it in a column almost seven years ago and when I reread it this Monday night it was as if it just happened. Here it is again.
And then, late one night last week, lying awake next to the slumbering David, I think I hear a bat stirring. My ears perk up and I'm sure I hear something, a little flutter of wings, perhaps, just a bit of a stir.
And, oh Lord, it's right behind my head! I figure I must be imagining things, so I bravely reach back to check, to brush it away, and oh, my God, I touch it—and it flutters!
A horrendously loud, unearthly scream jumps out of my throat; I sit bolt upright in bed. Almost simultaneously, David knee-jerks awake, jolted out of a sound sleep.
"What happened?"
Immediately, Maddie comes into our room. "What's going on?" she asks groggily.
"There was a bat behind my head!" I shudder. "I felt it!"
David lies back down, exhausted, but relieved it's nothing serious. He looks toward my pillow, his arm extended over it, his hand behind where my head had been.
"That wasn't a bat," he says wearily, and flutters his fingers. "It was me. I must have been dreaming."
I felt like a real heel for startling my family awake, but, you know, I haven't heard a single bat noise since I yowled that wild shriek.
I'm sure, if you repeat it often enough, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's quote could become an ironclad belief. I intone those words often and have started at least one column with that quote. But I want to tell President Roosevelt this.
Bats are fear itself. And I do fear, boy do I. I fear so much, I have to invoke his wife Eleanor's advice.
"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
So, I did that thing. I faced my fears and scheduled Cranbrook's Organization for Bat Conservation to do a show for the Summer Reading Program because I thought it would be great for kids.
I didn't think I'd be able to stand it myself—purposefully bringing bats into my presence? But I knew I couldn't let my fears stand in the way of educating children.
Little did I know when I scheduled them that the Morenci PTO had already arranged for them to visit the elementary school—last year. I think I was out of town that week waiting for a grandbaby to be born. Oy, to think I could have avoided living through this horror. Listen for the scream June 13.


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One of the techniques he recommended was having them keep monthly exercises diaries, and reviewing them at each visit. He called them, logically enough, "Patient Exercise Diaries" or PED.
His suggestion was to keep older diaries in files at my office, and at each appointment compare them to a patient's most recent one. Then he put up a slide summarizing this idea:
It said "COMPARE PED-FILES AT EVERY VISIT." (try saying "PED-files" out loud).
It's a good thing they couldn't see or hear me. Because I lost it.