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Human Rights Council 16th Session
Clustered Interactive Dialogue with SRSG on Violence against Children and Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography
Australian Statement
8 March 2011
Australia welcomes the report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on violence against children and the report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. Such extreme forms of child exploitation and abuse are abhorrent and unconscionable.
We strongly support the universal ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.
We also recognise the excellent work of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and UNICEF in this area.
Australia remains firmly committed to ensuring the protection of all children from egregious human rights abuses.
If we, as an international community, are to create a better future for our children, a future where children's rights are respected and where children are encouraged to reach their fullest potential, we must intensify our efforts in working with each other as Member States, hand-in-hand with civil society.
The Australian Government is deeply committed to the protection of children and young people. The Government has worked with civil society and other interested stakeholders to develop the National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children 2009–2020 - a long term approach to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all Australian children.
One of the priorities of Australia's National Framework is to improve responses to child sexual abuse and exploitation. Action in this area includes research and training; documenting good practices; addressing gaps in service delivery; and overcoming existing challenges across the child protection sector.
Australia is interested in learning from the SRSG and the Special Rapporteur about the most effective measures that other nations have applied in this area.
We are also interested in the SRSG's and the Special Rapporteur's views on how, at an international level, we can collectively better combat extreme forms of child abuse and exploitation.
We are particularly interested in good examples of international and intra-state coordination between law enforcement officials, welfare agencies and communities.
We would like to ask the Rapporteurs whether they have any best practice examples of community action to combat child abuse and exploitation.


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Evan Hansen is a young man of many talents.
He's big-time into athletics, most recently as a point guard for the Estherville Lincoln Central basketball team.
Last summer, he took Grand Champion in three areas, pen of three, barrow and gilt, at the Emmet County Fair. He's also held the office of vice president, secretary and treasurer for the Center Champions 4-H Club.
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Donald Hersom, Veterans of Foreign Wars District 10 commander, presented Evan Hansen an award for his first place in district competition in the Voice of Democracy essay contest last fall. Hansen also took fifth place statewide. From left are Bob Fine, VFW Post 3388 commander; Hersom; Hansen; Gean Work, 10th District chairman for Voice of Democracy; LeRoy Strong, Armstrong, Voice of Democracy co-chair; and Judy Johnson, president, Post 3388 Auxiliary.
EDN photos by Michael Tidemann
And now, after winning locally and at district, he's taken fifth place in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy essay contest and received $100 for his essay.
Evan said Steve McCauley, his government teacher at Estherville Lincoln Central, inspired him to write his Voice of Democracy essay. So he took several days composing it.
"He really supported this," said Evan. "He's the reason I did it."
Evan took first locally then first at district before going on to take fifth statewide.
Evan said he'll probably go to Iowa Lakes this fall and that he might try the basketball program.
Evan is the son of Doug and Caryle Hansen.

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TRENTON — After 37 tense hours, police ended a standoff in a Grand Street home, killing the suspect and rescuing three children from horrifying conditions inside of the home.
Authorities described the ghastly conditions inside the home where an armed man had already killed two people leaving them to decompose inside of two bedrooms before eventually holding three of his girlfriend's children hostage in a 10 by 11 foot room along with one of the bodies.
At 3:45 a.m. Sunday morning officers stormed into the home at 250 Grand Street, liberating three youths from the unimaginable horrors contained within. Police said a single shot was fired at 38-year-old Gerald Tyrone Murphy after he made what police are calling a threatening move toward one of the children. Murphy later died of his injuries at Capital Health Regional Medical Center, authorities said at a press conference on Sunday.
Murphy, who also went by the name "Skip" had a warrant out of Pennsylvania for failure to register as a sex offender, also had a lengthy criminal history prior to the events on Grand Street. Murphy's criminal record included aggravated assault, robbery, criminal conspiracy and notably child endangerment.
According to Trenton Police Director Ralph Rivera, the events unfolded in that 37 hour span began when a family member of 44-year-old Carmelita Stevens contacted police with concern because it had been some time since Stevens' had been heard from. Rivera said that police were given additional information that Stevens' two daughters had not been to school in 12 days.
Officers dispatched to conduct a welfare check forced entry into the home after a knock at the door garnered no response, prompting the officers' concern for the safety of the family. When officers made entry through a rear door, they were met with an odor that Rivera said was "consistent with the smell of a decomposing body." Officers also noted maggots throughout the home after they made entry.
Once inside of the home, officers heard Murphy's voice coming from the second floor. Officers determined he was the front bedroom behind a closed door. Officials said that Murphy told them that there was a deceased individual in the bedroom with him along with three children. Police were also told that there was a deceased individual in a rear bedroom where they discovered a body in an advanced state of decomposition. Authorities have not yet identified the body found in the rear bedroom. Authorities believe, through their preliminary investigation, that Stevens and her 13-year-old son were murdered approximately two-weeks prior to the standoff. Officials said it was not clear if both had been killed at the same time.
Murphy told officers he was armed with a gun and explosives. On Friday, Murphy was observed brandishing a black handgun through the window, Mercer County Prosecutor Joesph Bocchini said.
Police located Stevens' 19-year-old son, after securing the rest of the home, in the basement unharmed. Authorities believe that the 19-year-old was hiding in the basement, but did not confirm if that was the case.
In an interview with police the 19-year-old said he had not seen his mother or sisters since approximately April 24. Prosecutor Bocchini said the 19-year-old was medically evaluated and is now safely staying with family.
Police rescued three children, two females ages 18 and 16, and 4 year-old-boy from the home Sunday morning, they're currently being evaluated and treated by medical personnel. Bocchini said that authorities are investigating allegations that the 16- and 18-year-old females were abused and assaulted while being held hostage in the 10-by-11-foot bedroom with Murphy. Bocchini said that arrangements are being made for the children to have all medical counseling and other service that they will need. They will be evaluated by Division of Child Protection and Permanency, then they will be placed with a family member.
Authorities declined comment on the specifics of how the children were kept inside of the room with Murphy.
"I have every reason to believe that the kids were in the room and that they were possibly restrained," said Bocchini. "Again, the crime scene investigation is continuous."
Prosecutor Bocchini thanked a number of agencies and specifically thanked the residents of Grand Street and the surrounding area for their patience throughout the standoff.
State Police Colonel Rick Fuentes told reporters that officers were still working an active investigation. Fuentes said that there is also a shooting investigation involving their officers. State Police said they would be releasing further information in the coming days.
Fuentes said that approximately 60 troopers were deployed after Trenton Police requested their assistance with the barricaded suspect. Negotiators maintained contact with Murphy throughout the standoff, but declined comment on what, if any, demands the 38-year-old had.
"It was a very complex standoff given the space that they were in and the number of hostages that they had," said Fuentes. "They were up on the second floor."
Authorities have not offered any insight on what may have prompted Murphy to kill Stevens and her 13-year-old son before barricading himself inside of the home. None of the five children were Murphy's.
"During the whole incident , the welfare of the children who were being held hostage were of paramount concern," Fuentes said. "We passed food and bottled water through an upper window, watching and waiting for the best opportunity to end the standoff safely."
Since Friday, residents in the area said they couldn't believe the man they knew as "Skip" to be a violent person. Some described him as a quiet guy who always seemed to help his neighbors and a man who was known to train other people's dogs.
"First, let me extend my condolences to the family of the victims of this tragedy," said Mack in a statement. "Second, I would like to thank law enforcement agencies, especially the Trenton Police Department for their professional response and for working toward a peaceful resolution. I would also like to commend the City's Health Department who partnered with the American Red Cross to provide shelter and food for displaced residents."


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Confirmed Fixtures for NRL 2013
Many of the NRL clubs have started to leak details of the 2013 NRL draw. Here is all the confirmed matches which have been released so far.
UPDATE: The full draw has been release - See it in FULL here
DISCLAIMER: Times may be subject to change
:: Round 1 ::
Sydney Roosters v South Sydney Rabbitohs - Allianz Stadium (March 7th, Thursday Time TBC)
Brisbane Broncos v Manly Sea Eagles - Venue TBC (Time/Day TBC)
Parramatta Eels v New Zealand Warriors - Parramatta Stadium (March 9th, Saturday Time TBC)
Cronulla Sharks v Gold Coast Titans - Toyota Stadium (March 10th, Sunday 6:30PM)
Melbourne Storm v St. George Illawarra Dragons - AAMI Park (March 10th, Sunday Time TBC)
Newcastle Knights v Wests Tigers - Hunter Stadium (March 11th, Monday 7:00PM)
:: Round 2 ::
Manly Sea Eagles v Newcastle Knights - Brookvale Oval (March 17th, Sunday 6:30PM)
South Sydney Rabbitohs v Cronulla Sharks - ANZ Stadium (March 18th, Monday 7:00PM)
New Zealand Warriors v Sydney Roosters - Eden Park (Time/Day TBC)
:: Round 3 ::
Melbourne Storm v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs - AAMI Park (March 21st, Thursday Time TBC)
Canberra Raiders v St. George Illawarra Dragons - Canberra Raiders (March 24th, Sunday Time TBC)
:: Round 4 :: Easter Weekend
South Sydney Rabbitohs v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs - ANZ Stadium (March 29th, Friday Time TBC)
Cronulla Sharks vs St. George Illawarra Dragons - Toyota Stadium (March 30th, Saturday 7:30PM)
:: Round 6 ::
Brisbane Broncos v North Queensland Cowboys - Suncorp Stadium (April 12, Friday Time TBC)
Sydney Roosters v Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs - Allianz Stadium (April 12, Friday Time TBC)
:: Round 9 ::
Wests Tigers v Cronulla Sharks - Home Ground to be confirmed (LO/CSS/AL) (May 10th, Friday Time TBC)
:: Round 15 ::
Canterbury-Banktown Bulldogs v Sydney Roosters - ANZ Stadium (Time/Day TBC)
:: Round 17 ::
Penrith Panthers v Gold Coast Titans - TIO Stadium, Darwin (July 6th, Saturday Time TBC)


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Ladies and gentlemen,
It is a pleasure for me to welcome all of you to this year's Fundamental Rights Conference, which takes place at a particularly challenging time. I would like to begin by thanking President Schulz and the European Parliament for their willingness to co-host this year's conference and put their premises at our disposal, and also the Cyprus Council presidency for its support. I would also like to express my gratitude to the LIBE and JURI Committees for their cooperation.
It is indeed very fitting that we should hold a conference on access to justice here in the European Parliament, which has been, from the very beginning, such a driving force behind the development of fundamental rights safeguards throughout the EU. In fact, we all can be proud of our tremendous achievements in the field of fundamental rights protection since the EU was created – particularly when we think of the history of this continent.
We are meeting here only a few days before the EU receives the Nobel Peace Prize. And I have to say that I am very proud of this – and I rhink we can all be very proud – for this prize is for ALL of us. We – that is to say, the EU – are being awarded the Nobel prize for the peace that has been achieved between the peoples and states of Europe. But just as important is the fact that we have achieved peace within – within states, and within communities. We have succeeded in creating institutions and mechanisms that support stability - even in times of crisis.
Eleanor Roosevelt, a great human rights defender, once said that "Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places (…): the neighborhood (…); the school (…); the factory, farm or office (…). Such are the places where every man, woman and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere."
In this sense, working towards and defending fundamental rights, and in consequence working for peace in small places, in our communities and in our countries and between the EU's Member States, is a task for all of us. This is why I am very pleased that over 400 of you have taken up our invitation to participate in this joint reflection on access to justice in times of austerity. We are very please that Ms Navanathem Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Commission Vice President Reding and Mr Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Chair of the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, will give the keynote addresses to our conference. The diversity of participants ranges from government ministers to members of the European Parliament, from judges and mediators to victim support workers, from national decision makers to legal professionals. It has become a unique feature of the Agency's Fundamental Rights Confernece that we bring together so many different people who are all working on towards the same goal.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a right enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights that anyone whose rights have been violated can obtain a fair and effective response to resolve the issue, and can obtrain compensation for the injury suffered. But in order for this to be possible, there are several prerequisites.
- First of all, victims must be aware of the fact that their fundamental rights are being violated; in other words, everyone needs to know their rights.
- Then, people must be aware that there are mechanisms – both judicial and non-judicial – to help them seek redress.
- And thirdly, people must be enabled to pursue justice, whether by themselves, by means of expert advice or representation by a lawyer or an organisation acting on their behalf.
Yet, although access to justice is often, if not always, available in theory, the reality looks very different. There are, for instance, a number of judgments from the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg which underline this.
To give one example: In a case which dealt with the right of a migrant to non-refoulement, the Court recently found that while in theory a remedy was available to the applicant, this solution was rendered illusory: language barriers, the lack of information, the poor advice available to the detained applicant and the narrow time limit for entering that remedy made it impossible to implement the applicant's rights in practice.
I can assure you that FRA research confirms this – it is something that we see across Member States.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Access to justice is vital for a number of reasons:
- Firstly, access to justice is simply a fundamental right in itself. And as such, Member States have an obligation to protect and promote it.
- Secondly, access to justice is a door to other rights, for it is the means by which people who have suffered a violation of other fundamental rights can seek redress. Access to justice is therefore crucial for the EU if it is to uphold and continue to develop fundamental rights in general. People, and especially those belonging to vulnerable groups, must know that they are being heard –They must know, if their rights are violated, there is a path – or as we shall discuss during our debates over the next two days, several paths – they can go down to seek redress. High Commissioner Pillay will also speak to you about vulnerable groups.
- And thirdly, all of this becomes even more pertinent in times of austerity. Because it is when times are hard that there may well be more rights violated, but fewer opportunities to get redress.
- As social hardship grows, more and more Europeans are finding themselves in a vulnerable situation. Unemployment in the EU is at its highest rate in well over a decade, and with this and stagnating wage growth in many countries, poverty and social exclusion are on the increase. Cutting back on access to justice during these difficult times exposes a greater number of people to unresolved fundamental rights violations.
- Another warning signal is the diminishing trust in public bodies, including in the judiciary, that we are seeing in many member states. In a number of couries, up to three quarters of the population have no trust in the judicial system.
- In times of crisis, there is often a search for scapegoats that can lead to xenophobia, discrimination and an increase in incidents of hate crime. This harms not only the victims, who are targeted because of their religious beliefs, sexual orientation or disability, but it also targets our society, and our democratic functioning, as a whole. Just last week, the Agency presented two new reports on hate crime, which show how important it is to make the phenomenon more visible.
So, overall, in times of austerity more focus on access to justice is needed, not less.
And yet, justice budgets are being cut around the EU – in some countries to up to 20 percent this year.
While the justice system can't remain untouched by the austerity measures being implemented to other parts of national budgets, key questions still need to be answered:
- What can we do in order to ensure that budget cuts do not impact on the quality of access to justice?
- Or, to take it one step further, how can we use the current circumstances to deal constructively with the situation, which could perhaps even give rise to new, innovative ways forward?
Commission Vice-President Reding, whom we will have the pleasure of hearing later today, recently proposed the idea of setting up a mechanism, in parallel to the economic and social benchmarking systems already in place. The new justice scoreboard could measure the strength, efficiency and reliability of member states' justice systems within the framework of the 'European semester'. This would be an important step, as it would allow to benchmark also achievements in the area of justice.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
We will be presenting the Agency's new report on Access to justice in cases of discrimination in the EU for the first time at this conference. And while it highlights many concerns and challenges, such as the complexity of complaints mechanisms and overly high thresholds, it also shows that there are many positive examples to draw on.
So, let us discuss together how we can nevertheless move forward in times of austerity:
I can assure you that in many of my visits to Member States I can see a lot of innovation and ideas. I am looking forward to some of these examples being shared. I am particularly pleaqsed that the Portuguese minster is here to do that, as well as many others.
- What opportunities for reform are emerging from the current situation?
- How can we rethink existing structures? How can we build on the lessons already learned?
- How can we make more and better use of non-judicial mechanisms? To what extent could they supplement traditional forms of justice, freeing up resources for those cases that can only be solved in the courtroom?
- What good practices can we share that might open new ways forward in other places in the EU? Here I would point to some examples of e-justice from some countries.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Once again, I would like to congratulate you all on the winning of the Nobel Peace Prize, 2012. Another Nobel prizewinner, the former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, said: "Today's real borders are not between nations, but between powerful and powerless, free and fettered, privileged and humiliated". This is not what we want. We have to make sure that not only is there peace between nations, but also equality between citizens. And that means access to justice - for everyone.
I wish you interesting and fruitful discussions here at the Fundamental Rights Conference. And I look forward to getting the long catalogue of inspiring ideas that we can all work on over the coming period.
Thank you for your attention.


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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – After a week's worth of rest due to a canceled weekend series at SIU Edwardsville, the Tennessee Tech baseball team is back in action on Tuesday against the Wildcats of Kentucky. The first pitch of the evening is slated for 5:30 p.m. central time.
The Golden Eagles will take on head coach Matt Bragga's alma mater in Lexington in the ninth ever contest between the two opponents. Kentucky owns the lifetime series with an edge of seven victories to one. This year, Kentucky has posted a .302 team average through its first 25 games, slugging 17 homers and stealing 43 bases. The Wildcats have posted a 3.93 ERA on the mound as a club and have fielding .973.
A foe out of the SEC, the Wildcats are currently 14-11 on the season, 2-4 in the Southeastern Conference, and are heading into Tuesday night's match-up having lost three straight in a swept series by the Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa.
Tech last played on Tuesday, March 22 in another SEC match-up against the Vanderbilt Commodores in Nashville, dropping an 11-2 game to the Dores. Zach Stephens has led the Golden Eagles thus far this season with a .384 average, adding eight doubles, one triple, five homers and 27 RBI. Zephan Guyear has hit .318 with three doubles and nine RBI, while Evan Frazier has added a .318 mark with two homers and 10 RBI. Chad Oberacker, the TTU top returning player from 2010, has hit .258 with four homers and 16 RBI.
Tristan Archer, a sophomore and usual weekend starter for the Golden Eagles, will take the hill first on Tuesday. He currenty holds the no. 2 spot in innings pitched for Tech, having worked for 30.2 so far this season, striking out 26 and walking only six batters on his way to a 3-2 record in five starts, six overall appearances. The Wildcats will turn to freshman southpaw Corey Littrell (3-1, 5.72 ERA) for his fifth career start. Littrell has tossed 28.2 innings with 30 hits allowed this season, walking 11 and striking out 24.
The game will be televised on the Big Blue Sports Network with Dick Gabriel, Doug Flynn and Ryan Lemond calling the action. Additionally, fans who can't tune in to the televised game or make it to Lexington can follow the LiveStats at the following link:
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K. Daniel Haley, 83 of Waddington died Feb. 8 at the Highland Nursing Home, Massena, where he had been a patient since August 2007.
Mr. Haley was the assemblyman for St. Lawrence County from 1970 to 1976 and the first Democrat elected to the New York State Assembly from northern New York.
Haley was born May 25, 1929 in Ogdensburg to Reverend Leon and Mrs. Virginia Haley of Bucks Bridge. Reverend Haley, a native of Bucks Bridge, was an Episcopal missionary in Montana in the early 1900s and minister of St. Phillips in Norwood from 1931 to 1945.
Haley's mother was a Fulbright Scholar and long-time professor of English in Japan who published many books used to teach English to Japanese speakers.
He is survived by his daughter Isabel Filiz and his son-in-law Ferde Filiz plus two grandsons, Adam and Luka, all of Saratoga, California. Dan's marriage to Maureen Marigliano DeMonte ended in divorce in 1967.
His parents, his only brother Frank, his ex-wife and his cousin Ruth Haley of Potsdam predeceased him.
After graduating as valedictorian from Madrid High School in 1945, Dan went to Harvard University, graduating in 1949. From 1951 to 1954 he was a member of the US Foreign Service holding the post of Vice Consul in Saigon, Vietnam. He attended U.S. Air Force Officers Candidate School in 1955 and served in intelligence in Korea, the Philippines and Japan until 1957. He was with U.S. AID as deputy training officer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil until 1960. He continued to work in Brazil as a businessman and real estate developer until 1968.
When Dan returned to the North Country in 1968, he was asked to run for Congress, a campaign that did not succeed, but in 1970 he was successful in running for the New York State Assembly.
Dan was a visionary in the energy field and was among the few in public office to recognize early that a sustainable supply and use of indigenous energy sources would be keys to a thriving economy in New York and especially in northern New York. In 1973 he was appointed Chairman of the Joint Legislative Commission on Energy Policy by the New York Assembly and the Senate where he oversaw a staff to look at technology and other means of creating, conserving and efficiently using energy. He subsequently sponsored several energy bills. In 1975 he sponsored and worked to pass the bill that created the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). Dan had a grand vision for NYSERDA and the New York Power Authority in terms of developing projects for wind, wood and solar energy that would directly benefit the residents of New York.
He believed strongly that foreign development of our natural resources was not in New York's best interest and pressed to have a state authority develop these resources. He also wrote legislation to create a "circuit breaker bill" to assure that people of limited income would not lose their homes due to high real estate taxes. That idea eventually became the STAR program. In the early 70's Mr. Haley worked with Senator Hubert Humphrey to promote employees being able to purchase stocks and to have a voice in the companies in which they worked.
From 1977-78 Dan endeavored under Governor Mario Cuomo to create employee stock ownership options for workers in New York.
After his time in Albany, he bought and operated tertiary oil wells, and developed real estate projects in Oklahoma and Texas. He maintained his residence at Waddington although he spent winters in Daingerfield, Texas until 2007.
Dan was deeply interested alternative medicine. In 2000 to 2007 he worked full time on alternative medicine and often spoke on the radio, television and at dozens of conferences throughout the country.
Calling hours are Wednesday afternoon from 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the Phillips Memorial Home, Madrid.
Funeral services will be Thursday, Feb. 14, 11:00 am at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with Deacon Arthur Garno officiating.
Interment will be held in the spring in Madrid Cemetery, Madrid.
At the family's request memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley.


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While the school received a 44.9 out of a possible 100 on its 2011-12 progress report, it took a step up out of the shadows with a C grade, placing the school in the 24th percentile when compared to other schools in the city.
After recovering from a devastating dip in previous reports, placing the school in the bottom 8 percent in the city with a D grade, many are praising new principal Marcos Bausch for the sharp performance increase.
Community family worker Peggy McCarthy has been at the school for 29 years and remembers children skateboarding down the halls, getting into fights and years of poor performance.
"Bausch came to our school a little more than a year and a half ago and I can't tell you the changes the school has gone through," McCarthy said. "The children are engaged."
Growing up, Bausch spent much of his nearly 30 years in North Brooklyn playing and coaching basketball for dozens of leagues. He taught in the district for nine years at PS 19 on Grand Street and at Junior High School 50 on the Southside.
Before taking over as principal at MS 126, Bausch was assistant principal for eight years at a school in Washington Heights.
"One might think as an outsider looking in that I just took the job because I wanted to be principal and that I didn't really know the history of the school, but to the contrary," Bausch explained. "Once it came up as a possible option, I really did my due diligence. I knew people who were working here, the issues it had, so I really had a pulse of the school before I started."
Although there were tough obstacles to overcome, Bausch said he was ready to deal with the disorganization with class scheduling, the unruliness of the hallways and with teachers who he says were not up to the task.
His first order of business was to cut 22 teachers, immediately removing 65 percent of his staff, and bring in some new blood to his classrooms.
"I knew how bad the school was academically and environmentally in terms of discipline and safety," he said. "I really had some severe challenges."
Other changes included the addition of a second guidance counselor and a sharper focus on the arts.
Today, he has added an aquatic robotics program, a chess team and the NASA Space Camp program, where students pen pal with an international student with an end goal of visiting space camp.
"I always felt passionate about giving back to my community and the same holds true for taking over 126," he said. " I wanted to be able to come back and attack my extended community."
Irena Raia had a daughter in 6th grade last year at MS 126, and after hearing some of the stories about the school's past performance, she insisted on meeting with Bausch before coming to the school.
Since she lives in the neighborhood, Raia said she needed to find an option that was close to her home.
"I gave myself a chance to meet and talk to Mr. Bausch, and he knew how to explain everything, what he's doing and how he's preparing the kids," Raia said. "I changed my mind, I registered my daughter and I'm very happy about it."
Raia, along with hundreds of other parents, is now enrolling her son at the school this September and breathing new life into the Greenpoint school.
"Somebody has to tell everyone that something good is happening at this school, and we can't just judge from previous opinions," she said.
With a thorough recruitment initiative at dozens of elementary schools around the community, Bausch has since doubled the amount of incoming students from 65 to over 125 students for September in the 6th grade.
"There was a horrible perception of the school in the community and parents didn't want to send their kids here," Bausch said.
Today, he is looking forward to bringing in a fresh class at his school and is confident that the next progress report, expected to come out later this month, will show at least a B, but he is optimistic it can be higher.
"That would be a tremendous step in the right direction," he said. "There's a new sheriff in town and change is upon us."


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A swell out of the south headed toward Southern California prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a beach advisory, which is scheduled to extend until Sunday afternoon. The swell will generate elevated surf along San Diego County and Orange County beaches through the weekend, with isolated sets to seven feet possible on southerly facing beaches, according to NWS. Strong and dangerous rip currents are reportedly likely through the period as well.
Water temperatures in the surf line will be 67 to 73 degrees. The currents could cause dangerous swimming conditions, the NWS warned. Beachgoers were advised to obey posted signs and to swim near a lifeguard.


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Losing a friend
As the weather turns a bit dark and brooding, I have a tendency to let my thoughts turn inward, a habit my daughter warns me time and time again just leads me to the wide and misfortunate paths of melancholy, and, like most fathers, I rarely heed her warnings.I'm not sure why it happens. I suppose the weather reminds me a bit of home, as the cloudy skies are pretty common in South Carolina, where it seems like it rained as often as it didn't when I was a child. I remember plenty of Saturday afternoons spent in the garage — mostly in my father's workshop, building whatever contraption came to mind — staring out at the puddles and streams running along the dirt roads near our country home, just waiting for the sun to come back out.As my thoughts turn inward, it's tough to ward off some of the more traumatic events of the past year. Probably the most pressing was the loss of my longtime roommate, Dave Murphy, who passed away in my hometown of Sumter, S.C., at the age of 47 in May.Dave — or "Crazy Dave," as most of us knew him over the years — was a special guy. He spoke his mind in a way that, in all honesty, scared the living mess out of most people. That filter located directly between the brain and the mouth that stops us sometimes and whispers in our ear, "Hey, dummy, you better not say that," simply didn't exist for Dave.Come to think of it, that same filter really didn't exist for most of us in out tight-knit, little group. Hey, when you really think about it, who needs it anyway, right?Dave was my roommate for a few years, and, needless to say, all of those times weren't roses. I got yelled at when a friend of a friend, I believe his name was O'Shea — yeah, you buddy, you're getting called out nearly 20 years later — spit his chewing tobacco in the bath tub ... and then there's the famous New Years Eve debacle where we all found out too much sugar and alcohol in my blood stream equals a visit from the Sumter Police Department's finest.However, there were times when Dave was the only thing that held me together. When I was living more than 1,000 miles from my family on a holiday, I can remember him ditching his own family to just hang out with me and our friends. Dave was, without a doubt, a guy you could count on in a pinch. No matter how messed up the situation was, you knew he would be there for you.Unfortunately, time marches on. I left South Carolina and came to Big Spring to be closer to my parents, leaving Dave and the rest of my friends — they were more like family than my actual family, outside of my parents, sister and daughter have ever been — behind.I lost touch with Dave, although I did get to see him for a few minutes when I took my daughter to Sumter a few years ago to see where I grew up. Hayley met him, just for a minute. I suppose I always thought there was time. Unfortunately, life is filled with details we're simply unaware of.The story, as I've been informed, is fairly straight forward. At some point in the past couple of years, Dave began experiencing migraine headaches, the debilitating kind that make you just want to curl up in a ball and dismiss the world until it's gone. The doctors looked and looked, but, as they often do, they couldn't find the source of the problem, so they were left to try to simply treat the symptoms.Many of my friends blame the combination of drugs — oxycodone and Lunesta — which, after countless hours of research on my part, have been known to cause suicidal thoughts and actions on the parts of patients. I'd like to blame the drugs, as well. I'd like to blame the doctors, too. I'd like to point to their incompetency, their inability to figure out what was wrong with Dave, who was living each and every day — every minute — in excruciating pain.I want to, but I can't. Dave faced his pain and made a decision, a decision that would break the hearts of his friends and leave many of us with more questions than answers for many, many years to come. He decided to take his own life.Each of us ask ourselves the obvious questions. Should we have seen it coming? Even if we had, is there anything we could have done to stop it?For more, the questions seem a bit darker. I left my friend — most of my friends, for that matter — behind to try to make a better life. If I had stayed, what would have been different? Would I have caught the warning signs? Could I have done anything to stop my friend's death?It's these questions that sit quietly in the back of my mind, much like passengers sitting in the back of a bus, just waiting for those quiet moments when they know the driver is looking in the rearview mirror so they can wave, a quick reminder, nothing more, nothing less.Most of us have gone our separate ways over the years, and everyone is doing the best they can to deal with Dave's death. Each of us tries to honor his memory by concentrating on the good times, like the time we all piled in Dave's Cavalier and drove all the way to Georgia to buy a lottery ticket because someone had a silly dream.However, it's hard not to let the reality of what has happened not creep into the picture. It's hard not to let that shadow fall over our faces, over our eyes and blind us from the good times and the beauty we are left with.Regardless of what your religious views are — especially regarding suicide, so you can keep those little tidbits to yourself — I suppose it all comes down to just one, simple matter of fact.I miss my friend.Note: I generally don't add notes to my columns ... I figure if it needs to be said in the column, then it should be said in the column. 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Today Oracle released its latest version of Solaris technology, the Oracle Solaris 11 Express 2010.11 release. It includes a large number of new features not found in either Oracle Solaris 10 or previous OpenSolaris releases including ZFS encryption and deduplication, network-based packaging and provisioning systems, network virtualization, optimized I/O for NUMA platforms and optimized platform support including support for Intel's latest Nehalem and SPARC T3. In addition, Oracle Solaris 10 support is available from within a container/zone so migration of existing systems is greatly simplified. The release is available under a variety of licenses including a supported commercial license on a wide variety of x86 and SPARC platforms.
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RE: Downloaded, then deleted... Oracle licensing :(
by libray on Tue 16th Nov 2010 15:51 UTC in reply to "Downloaded, then deleted... Oracle licensing :("
I ran OpenIndiana, but I think if your servers are Sun hardware or you're running a personal desktop, you'd be better off running Solaris 11 Express. I upgraded my Opensolaris b134 to Open Indiana b147 last month, and last night upgraded that to Solaris 11 Express.
Open Indiana is still working on releasing b148 while this Express release is b151a.
The relationship between Oracle and Illumos is non-existant. Illumos won't be able to help you with problems on a production server. Just look at their mailing list.


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Prices in England and Wales slipped 0.1 percent, the same as November, the property researcher said in a statement today. It forecast that values will fall 1 percent next year after a 0.3 percent decline this year. London will outperform the national market, though price growth will slow to 2 percent.
Britain's economic recovery has yet to gain traction amid a squeeze in credit markets, keeping consumers under pressure as inflation outpaces wage gains. Data last week showed the economy's rebound in the third quarter was weaker than initially estimated, and Governor Mervyn King has forecast a "zig-zag" pattern of growth.
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In its second such agreement this week, Microsoft has struck a deal under which it will extend amnesty to a company that's using what the software maker claims is patented Microsoft intellectual property embedded in the open source Linux computer operating system. Under a deal with LG Electronics, disclosed late Wednesday, Microsoft will forgo any Linux-related patent claims against the South Korean electronics manufacturer. In return, Microsoft will gain access to certain intellectual property produced by LG.
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RE[4]: Almost a syllogism
by justin.68 on Sat 9th Jun 2007 14:46 UTC in reply to "RE[3]: Almost a syllogism"
If you browse through the previous news posted here you should find out the link to the article yourself. It's written black on white MS is collecting money from unspecified companies using Linux, because of their mysterious patents. The news has neither been officially confirmed nor denied, which to my mind is disturbing enough. So I've been making assumptions: any company smaller than MS willing to stay in business and having nothing to trade would sooner fork out some cash rather than risk messing with MS's lawyers. There's really no choice.


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Thank God! All this time I thought it was the Coke and Fritos doing it to me!
It happened to me with kids. I haven't slept-in in years because my kids get up right after the sun comes up.
It happened to me with kids. I haven't slept-in in years because my kids get up right after the sun comes up.
Wait until they're teenagers - it will be you telling them its time to get up.
We spend the first few years teaching them to stand up and talk and then for the rest of their lives we're telling them to sit down and shut up.
well then, enjoy dying 10 years sooner then you need to.
Made a comment about this below. I used to run through the week on 4 or 5 hours a night, then crash on the weekends. It's tough to do, but if you force yourself to get a decent amount of sleep through the week, and cut back on the sleeping in (I still do sleep in a few hours.. ) it makes a huge difference. It's hard to give up that extra "winding down" time at the end of the day.. but not feeling like a zombie all the time is worth it.
Same here, if only the days were longer. We need to find some way to slow the rotation of the earth.
That sounds like a lot of work, and I'm pretty tired.
Getting more exercise early in the day can often help with getting to bed.
That is a failure of your mind, not your body.
Get some will power
" My mind also does not want to turn off until between 12:00am to 2:00am."
That because of your sleep schedule, and possible health issues.
Sounds like you may have Delayed sleep phase disorder [wikipedia.org].
Read about it. If it sounds like you, get yourself tested. Then, find a job that works with your body cycle. Life is much simpler since I stopped trying to force myself into a "conventional schedule" and created my life around my body's schedule.
For the early crowd, there is also Advanced sleep phase disorder [wikipedia.org]
My samplle set of one (yeah, I know) confirms that. I usually wake up before the clock goes off and get up about the same time on weekends, and I'm actually a little underweight (that's mostly genetic, though). Maybe I should start staying up late and make it up on the weekends so I can gain?
Nah, screw it, if I don't get enough sleep I'm irratable and my brain doesn't function as well.
Delayed sleep phase disorder [wikipedia.org]
Yeah, it's exactly what it sounds like. My natural sleeping pattern makes me go to bed around 3-4am. And sleep for ~8-9 hours. And no, just waking early in the weekend does not help. This has been going on since before I started school, and nothing tried the last 20 years have changed that one bit.
I'm tired of friends and complete strangers saying stuff like "Just change your rhythm" or "You're just lazy, I did it just fine!" - I have tried, it Does Not Help. It does not change a thing.
In fact, the disorder is sometimes referred to as "social jet lag" - it might even be the exact disorder the article is hinting at.
Your comment sounds like an asshole seeing a guy in wheelchair, and saying "He's just lazy. Look, I can walk just fine, and so can my friends!"
Well, if work hours weren't dictated by religious morality and when people used to get out of bed back when large portions of the population were sustenance farmers maybe most people wouldn't feel the need to switch between their "weekday schedule" and what they're actually comfortable with.
Of course, on top of that there's the issue of electric lighting (I've had a long-running plan to automate all the lights in my home so that they dim and brighten based on the time of day to deal with this, I've tried a
If your biological schedule doesn't match up with the rest of your area, it will be hard to find a job that matches your schedule. All I can do is watch my weight and eat/exercise accordingly.
Controlling when you sleep (making it consistent) and when you are exposed to bright light (again, consistency PLUS avoiding it 3 hours before bed time) will get you on track without a heroic effort, unless of course you work a non-traditional shift like 8pm-5am and can't avoid being awake from 5am to 1pm on some days (if you are in the rhythm to sleep those hours 7 days a week you can get along just fine). That kind of schedule swing is a serious bitch.
I don't think your advice is consistent with this article; sleep is incredibly important, and we did NOT evolve to sleep as little as possible on a rigid basis. Our bodies have varying requirements as they react and adjust to the insults life inflicts (or we do). To think waking and rising each day at the same time (if you even can without modern drugs!) is healthy is about as smart as refusing to breathe deeply when you run.
I hate the typical corporate america attitude for just for this life-shortening idi
The news is way too full of all these studies etc that just seem to distract from the simple truth that you just plain must exercise...vigorously, and regularly...period. I'm so sick of everything I keep hearing...like all this new stuff about how horrific it is that I sit down at my job. Give me a break...and don't get me started about all these recommendations regarding walking. The main reason people have for not exercising it not having time, and walking...in addition to being neither a good cardie-vascular workout, or a good strength training workout...is the worst bang for your buck timewise. I have the aerobic fitness of someone 30 years younger than I...can do 100 pushups, and have about 10% body fat (at 58)...and I don't kill myself working out either...a total of about 5 hours a week...20 minutes of intense aerobics three times a week and extensive weight training twice a week.
Way, way too much bullshit getting thrown around...just do it!
Get out there and run.
Amen. For a long time I used my Concept 2 indoor rower religiously...great workout that you can do year round. Lately I've been doing this: I hold a pair of 20 pound weights and step up to the second step of my basement stairs and then back down...switching which leg I lead with every 10 steps. Last count I was doing 460 of those in 20 minutes...the equivalent of carrying 40 pound up and down 76 flights in 20 minutes...that does the job!
I hold a pair of 20 pound weights and step up to the second step of my basement stairs and then back down
Getting out of your parents' basement... you're doing it wrong.
The news is way too full of all these studies etc that just seem to distract from the simple truth that you just plain must exercise...vigorously, and regularly...period.
Yes, you must exercise. All these other studies, however, are additional information, and not distractions, and leave you better informed, not worse, unless you're simply too simpleminded to comprehend the idea that there might be more than a couple factors involved. Saying your schedule plays a factor does not in any way contradict or detract from the fact that exercise is the biggest factor. Useful information, not distraction...
The problem is that most people don't get enough exercise for the same reason that they don't get enough sleep—there aren't enough hours in the day. I would kill to be able to carve out an extra five hours a week for aerobic exercise. However, that would mean giving up either my job, giving up sleep, giving up (at least) one of my hobbies, or never watching another minute of TV for the rest of my life.
By contrast, I can walk on a treadmill while I'm watching TV (a pair of extreme isolation headphones helps), which means I don't have to give up other activities to do it. That makes it the best bang for my buck, time-wise.
I would kill to be able to carve out an extra five hours a week for aerobic exercise. However, that would mean giving up either my job, giving up sleep, giving up (at least) one of my hobbies, or never watching another minute of TV for the rest of my life.
Everybody is busy. It's a question of priorities. For you, exercise ranks below all of the things you mention there. For me, it ranks above TV, and it counts as a hobby. I have enough fat relatives to have a good idea of what will happen if I don't stay active, and it isn't pretty.
Everybody is busy. It's a question of priorities. For you, exercise ranks below all of the things you mention there. For me, it ranks above TV, and it counts as a hobby. I have enough fat relatives to have a good idea of what will happen if I don't stay active, and it isn't pretty.
This is the secret that I think separates those who enjoy exercise from those who don't: those who enjoy it have somehow managed to find a form of exercise that they have turned into a hobby. It is not not just done for the end results and benefit, but also for the fun of doing the activity itself.
For me, it's cycling. I LOVE to be out riding my bike, so exercising isn't a chore, it's a hobby and to be honest somewhat of a lifestyle.
As an example, in April I cycled 27 hours for a total of distance 361 miles
Not "everybody" is fat (overweight or obese). Just 90% of Americans over age 30... that's not so bad.
You are correct.
Look, there's only one way to lose the weight, and that's this:
Eat less and exercise more.
I know, it's impossible, right? Well, I started out being unable to bike to the end of the block and weighing a dangerous 250 pounds. I ate crap all the time -- working in a mall I'd often eat NYF poutine, a donair, and an Orange Julius for lunch. I didn't get much exercise. I'd also eat a chocolate bar every single day. The odds were against me and the situation was grim.
I kept on the bike though. I biked to school, eventually got all the way (2km!) without a rest, biked all the way through school, and biked to work once I graduated (B.Eng.). I still bike to work.
In addition to that, I did thousands of pushups on the Wii Fit, pulling a lot of weight from my gut and putting muscle onto my chest. I changed my diet, eating a lot more fruit and veggies and cutting out a lot of the chocolate and fast foods. I still eat treats, and lots of them, but nowhere near what I used to scarf down. I drink mostly water, with some sodas as an rare treat.
Now I weigh 160 pounds, 10% BF, and teach spin classes. The only real problem is that my wife isn't happy with my fitness; she's pretty insecure about it.
You are correct.
Look, there's only one way to lose the weight, and that's this:
Eat less and exercise more.
I know, it's impossible, right? Well, I started out being unable to bike to the end of the block and weighing a dangerous 250 pounds. I ate crap all the time -- working in a mall I'd often eat NYF poutine, a donair, and an Orange Julius for lunch. I didn't get much exercise. I'd also eat a chocolate bar every single day. The odds were against me and the situation was grim.
I kept on the bike though. I biked to school, eventually got all the way (2km!) without a rest, biked all the way through school, and biked to work once I graduated (B.Eng.). I still bike to work.
In addition to that, I did thousands of pushups on the Wii Fit, pulling a lot of weight from my gut and putting muscle onto my chest. I changed my diet, eating a lot more fruit and veggies and cutting out a lot of the chocolate and fast foods. I still eat treats, and lots of them, but nowhere near what I used to scarf down. I drink mostly water, with some sodas as an rare treat.
Now I weigh 160 pounds, 10% BF, and teach spin classes. The only real problem is that my wife isn't happy with my fitness; she's pretty insecure about it.
I knew a guy like that when I worked at AT&T wireless. He was probably 300 lbs when we worked together, but he transferred from engineering to IT. I didn't see him for a couple of years. Ran into him again and I didn't even recognize him. He went from this just lump of cottage cheese to a literal marathon runner. Never seen anything like it in my life. It's super rare and I (of course) have a theory about it. I think he (and probably you) were likely natural athletes and for whatever reason (life happening, depression) got caught in a rut. You're probably just being yourself. Who knows though. You probbaly have a theory of your own on what motivated you. Fear? A diabetes diagnosis? Your wife is right to be insecure about your fitness, if she isn't fit. I'd join in, if I were her; it's like having a live-in life coach.
Eat less and exercise more.
I agree for exercice, but for nutrition, there is no need to eat less. You can start eating better food. Less high glycemic index carbohydrates, no trans fats, more fruits and vegetables.
Another suggestion: eat slowly !
We eat tons of food without even realizing.
The satiety comes after a few moments eating, and it differs from people to another one.
Eating in the shortest amount of time doesn't allow the satiety mechanisms do their job.
The only real problem is that my wife isn't happy with my fitness; she's pretty insecure about it.
What does that mean, exactly? She is worried you are fit enough to leave her for a "better offer" or something?
Do you flirt with women at the gym? Act really friendly with women in your classes? Gyms are really bad for some people in terms of extramarital relationships. My wife and I go to the gym together and don't get into friendships that don't involve each other. And she loves the resulting increase in fitness! (For both of us.)
There may be some behavioral changes you can make that would give her
Actually, that's not entirely true.
A lot of the science now is showing that eat less/exercise more doesn't produce much in terms of results over the long term.
There have been studies done on eating less/deprivation, and the repeatedly conclude that it's bad. In extreme cases, of course (like eating a pound of bacon at each meal) there is room to cut back, but in general the whole idea of introducing fewer calories may not be the cure-all many think it is.
Obesity is actually a sign that we're not giving our body the nutrients it needs, so it stores fat. So eating better (read: more nutritious food) is likely to fix things more easily. Of course, exercise isn't bad or anything, it's just not a cure-all.
There is a bit of a sliding scale involved - as you lose weight you have less body mass to maintain so your BMR will drop. Likewise when operating in a calorie shortage for prolonged periods your body will adapt, getting more efficient and reducing the number of calories necessary to accomplish the same tasks, as well as being more aggressive about storing excess calories. Net result is that at a given calorie+exertion level you will at first lose weight, then plateau, and maybe even start to rebound. The solution, obviously, is you need to periodically update your plan slightly, either cutting more calories or burning them, until you stabilize within an acceptable range.
The basic fact though is that 3000 Calories ~= 1lb of fat, that's chemistry. If you eat 100 calories less than you burn every day you MUST lose about a pound a month, that energy has to come from somewhere. The trick is to cut calories without cutting food and nutrients, which can be tricky if you need to do more than cut out the obvious junk food. Staying away from processed foods and eating lots of high-fiber alternatives can make that a lot easier - make your body have to work as much as possible for each calorie, and fiber has added the advantage that ~30% of the calories are in a form our bodies can't digest. Raw foods in general help too - we've evolved to let fire do some or digesting for us, breaking down complex starches into simpler things we can digest more easily - cooking can boost the human-accessible calories by 20-30%. If you're really desperate I suppose you could even start eating a lot of grass and sawdust - our bodies can't really process cellulose at all.
There's also the problem of maintaining enough energy to keep exerting yourself when operating in a calorie deficit. Cutting back on fat can help, since your body normally burns a 50/50 blend of fat and carbs, and if you runs low on carbs you hit "The Wall" that endurance athletes speak of and your body doesn't like operating there and it takes serious willpower to keep going. The fact that it also rapidly switches to burning 90+% carbs for the first half-hour or so when you're strenuously exerting yourself doesn't help with the exercising either, at least not if trying to burn fat.
And there are also certain long-term penalties for having been overweight - your body has special fat cells for storing fat, sort of like mini fuel tanks. When they fill up you grow more cells to handle the excess. However, when losing weight the cells don't die off, at least not quickly, they just all run nearer empty, and are more prone to filling up again. Remember these things evolved to help us survive through winter, famines, etc, if they're empty your body gets "worried" - obviously you needed them at some point in the past or they wouldn't have grown, if they're nearly empty then the next crisis to hit could kill you.
Finally there's the personal variations in metabolism - some people just don't store much fat even when consistently overeating, while others seem to store every spare calorie. The latter was no doubt a great survival trait once upon a time, but makes maintaining a health weight a real challenge in a world of plenty.
Has nothing to do with the italian grinder you went to bed on
How does dating an Italian woman equate to getting fat? Not all of them cook well!
Has nothing to do with the italian grinder you went to bed on
How does dating an Italian woman equate to getting fat? Not all of them cook well!
Besides, when she grinds your salami it helps you lose weight.
Disrupt your normal sleeping patterns and you feel lethargic. Feel lethargic and you don't engage in normal activities and you start taking shortcuts (ordering in rather than cooking). I just finished a semester of 4-5 hours sleep time and zero exercise and I feel like a new man now that I'm getting a decent amount of sleep.
From the article:
Previous work with such data has already yielded some clues. "We have shown that if you live against your body clock, you're more likely to smoke, to drink alcohol, and drink far more coffee," says Roenneberg.
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"or spend all weekend sleeping in and then get up at 6 am on Monday"
These look to me like behaviors of people who don't take care of themselves and/or who are lazy/inactive. I don't see how sleep is the cause. It makes more sense to me that it'd be the other way around...that inactivity tends to help cause obesity, and also correlates with sleeping in whenever you can, for example.
I think it's more the behavior of people who grind away on 4 or 5 hours sleep a night through the week then crash on the weekend. I used to be one of them. When I forced myself into getting more sleep through the week, I noticed a huge difference in how I felt and how much energy I had. Also weekends are much more enjoyable when you get up at 10 (so still sleeping in for a few hours) and feel great vice waking up at 2am and feeling groggy.
If anyone is in the same place I was, I seriously recommend trying it. Set a consistent bed time. It's well worth losing a few hours of "minecraft time" for the extra energy (and probably health benifits). At the very least try it for a week.
I'll vouch for that. I just wrote a post about how different I feel after a semester of 4-5 hours of sleep (and crashing on weekends). Any idiot with a nice normal schedule can bag on the general population for having to catch up on sleep on the weekends.
These look to me like behaviors of people who don't take care of themselves and/or who are lazy/inactive.
Yeah. Despite decades of research showing that poor sleep patterns can effect your health... it's all about the lazy people.
It makes more sense to me that it'd be the other way around...that inactivity tends to help cause obesity, and also correlates with sleeping in whenever you can, for example.
Does inactivity correlate with sleeping in? Get back to me with your cites and studies.
People have biological clocks that vary which they'll tend to fall into if they have no outside cues. These can be up towards 25-26 hours per day. Most people are sensitive enough to daylight to adjust (if you live in a place where daylight is actually a useful cue), some adjust by syncing to a habit.
But for some people the biological clock doesn't sync on day or the yearly variation in solar cycle messes with the sensitivity, nor does the habit work. Instead keeping a stable cycle means having constant jet
I might argue that it's a self-reenforcing vicious cycle. You don't take care of yourself, which means you don't have energy. You don't have energy, and so you don't take care of yourself. This can happen in a few different ways. If you stay up late, maybe you're more likely to have late-night snacks. Maybe the reason you stay up late is because you're out living a lifestyle that's not physically healthy. Maybe the fact that you're unhealthy means you're more likely to have trouble sleeping.
In any ca
The buttons on my clock stopped working ~11 years ago, and I never bothered to replace the clock. So now I just wake up when I wake up. My internal clock is pretty reliable, waking me between 5 and 6 am each morning. (Assuming I go to bed at a decent hour like 9 or 10..... if I stay up late then naturally I sleep late.)
I think it has less to do with the 24 hour clock, and more to do with the 8 hour clock (how long you sleep). If I go to bed at 10pm, I wake up 8 hours later... in time for work But if I go to bed at 8pm, then I still wake up 8 hours later (4am) and have two hours to kill at home.
If your body needs 10 hours sleep, then that's what you should do.
I noticed this after I had an accident as was in recovery for about 9 months. I noticed my best feelings were if I was on a ~30 hour day with 10 hours of sleep and 20 hours of awake doing stuff. Still wish I could go back to that schedule.
I'm sort of the same way. I am self employed and isolated and my schedule is pretty much free to drift freely. I too find myself staying up a few hours later, then sleeping a couple hours later, resulting in a greater than 24 hour schedule. The only disadvantage to it really is the fact that I live in a small town where all the businesses close early. In a big city I could totally stay on this schedule indefinitely.
Same here. Ever since our kids started sleeping through the night (about 2.5 years ago), my wife and I don't usually have a problem waking up at pretty close to 6 every day (weekends included). Our two toddlers (3 and 4) usually come into our room and climb in bed between 5 and 6. The younger falls asleep again easily, and can sleep through until 7, while the other is itching to get out of bed (but we make him stay until 6).
I don't get enough sleep during the week, so I drink a lot of sugary, caffeinated beverages at times to keep me awake at my desk job. That's not healthy, I know. However, I also take decently good multivitamins, cut out caffeine and switch to water by mid-afternoon, work out regularly following a personal trainer's advice, and tend to eat intelligently at mealtimes. I don't eat chips, popcorn, candy, cookies, or whatever else during the day.
This is what works for me, and I'm quite fit by any account. Right
Your weight is a result of calories in vs. calories out.
Nothing else.
Yes, disrupting your sleep patterns may affect the "calories out" department slightly, but that is not what is making you fat. It is food that is making you fat. If you have some kind of magical body that violates the law of conservation of energy, please let the scientific community know immediately, otherwise it's time to put down the sandwich.
Look up sleep apnea. And stop spreading jaded ignorance.
What's with all the "just eat less" posts on this story? Are you reading what it's trying to tell you?
What's with all the "just eat less" posts on this story? Are you reading what it's trying to tell you?
Yes, I read what it's trying to tell me.
"We're not going to give you any hard data, and because the scientific article is behind a paywall, you're shit out of luck. What we WILL give you instead is one more excuse that you can use to rationalize how fat you are. We realize that anything that shifts the blame off of your bad diet and worse exercise routine will make you feel better about yourself. We're going to pass up this opportunity to tell you that that calorie difference between a well rested indivi
Actually, less sleep is responsible for more calories in, as we tend to eat lots of sugary stuff to stay awake when tired.
> Your weight is a result of calories in vs. calories out.
Actually, it's not. There are plenty of studies demonstrating that chronic sleep-deprivation makes you MUCH more likely to gain weight from a given number of calories. Your body goes into 'crisis' mode, and becomes more aggressive and efficient about converting calories into fat. The fact that you're likely to end up ravenously hungry and fatigued multiples the effect, but even if you kept exercise and calorie count constant, you'd be more likely to gain weight after extended chronic sleep deprivation.
The same phenomenon has been observed with some psychiatric drugs. In particular, one class of drugs used for treating schizophrenia. I don't remember the exact details, but I remember reading that there were a couple of them that *observably* slowed down the patient's metabolism for reasons that aren't entirely understood (and researchers are certainly trying, because if they can figure out what makes them slow somebody's metabolism down, they might be able to come up with a blockbuster drug that speeds it up and enables effortless weight loss. Assuming, of course, the drug doesn't end up having drug-induced mania or psychosis as a side effect).
Your weight is a result of calories in vs. calories out.
Nothing else.
I really think you should study the topic more, because a doctor or nutritionist would probably tell you that you're very wrong. There are lots of things that have been shown to contribute to weight gain and weight loss. It's true that eating fewer calories than you expend will cause you to lose weight, but it's neither the only way to lose weight, nor is it necessarily the healthiest guide to losing weight.
For one thing, the same number of calories can be digested differently depending on the food. IIR
I've had 16 different responses from people telling me that I'm wrong. That it isn't calories in vs. calories out. They then go to list things that affect the total number of calories the body spend.
I hate to tell you this, but I already knew that things could have an effect on the number of calories your body spends. That's what I meant by "calories out." It's not a fixed amount. Sleep, exercise, diet, genetics, environment, your childhood, your mood, and a number of other factors can change "calories
You don't know what the fuck you're talking about.
Your post needs to be -1, Loud Mouthed Idiot.
Yes, sleep patterns, or the disruption thereof from an irregular sleep schedule, most certainly does play a huge role in the body's energy (fat) conservation strategies.....amongst countless other things.
Your weight is a result of calories in vs. calories out.
Nothing else.
While that's technically true, it misses the problem completely because you ignore why people eat more than they need. People eat because they are hungry. Why would someone with enough body fat to power their sedentary lifestyle for weeks still feel hungry? That's the problem, and there's a ton of evidence that it's screwed up hormonal signalling from a poor diet and lifestyle which makes people hungry when they shouldn't be. Poor sleep patterns is part of the problem, even if an unhealthy diet and lack
So if we just sleep in every day instead of just on weekends, we'll lose weight. Brilliant.
"We often worry about lying awake in the middle of the night - but it could be good for you. A growing body of evidence from both science and history suggests that the eight-hour sleep may be unnatural."
We may, in fact, ALL BE DOING IT WRONG. If an 8 hour sleep cycle is indeed unnatural, then we're fighting our biological clock much more than we thought. Even if you get plenty of sleep.
Thanks, right after reading the article, I came down to see if anyone else had posted a comment regarding First & Second Sleep:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segmented_sleep [wikipedia.org]
Segmented sleep, also known as divided sleep, bimodal sleep pattern, or interrupted sleep, is a polyphasic or biphasic sleep pattern where two or more periods of sleep are punctuated by a period of wakefulness. Along with a nap (siesta) in the day, it has been argued that this is the natural pattern of human sleep. A case has been made that maintaining such a sleep pattern may be important in regulating stress.
I will say that I tend to eat more when I'm tired, and a biological clock that's out of sync is one reason for being tired, but I'm not sure that being tired necessarily leads to weight gain by itself. I think it's more useful to separate the phenomena than to construct a Rube Goldberg or Toshiba-like [youtube.com] chain of cause and effect.
That said, my biological clock is closer to a 32-36 hour cycle than 24, which sucks. I went to bed at a respectable 10PM last night, so I probably won't start getting tired until a
Neither the author nor the submitter RTFA when they developed the title - it clearly states that surfaces must be conductive, which is an awfully long way from "anything". The article even mentions smart couches, but then goes on to say saying workarounds are required - non-conductive items must be coated with something conductive.
Stupid non-tech journalists writing tech articles.
Dammit, wrong tab in my browser - I meant this: http://science.slashdot.org/story/12/05/10/1746224/disney-research-can-turn-nearly-any-surface-into-a-touch-screen [slashdot.org]
Q: How many IBM CPU's does it take to execute a job? A: Four; three to hold it down, and one to rip its head off.


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the bump : 13 weeks
posted on: Friday, July 1, 2011
So actually 13 weeks was last week but that's ok right? While I felt bleurgh from weeks 6 -10 I'm now feeling great, enjoying healthy foods like salads again -- which I could barely look at in the first trimester -- and having a good online shop around for maternity clothes (hello asos.com!). Of course I've started a wee bit of nesting; hauling the furniture around in the preschooler's room trying to decide on the best configuration for two, and considering bed options like the top image here with a kind of custom-made bunk and cot at the bottom. What do you think?
And by the way, have you seen this handy fruit chart? Such a cute way to picture how big the baby is. (Also, photographer Carolee Beckham has created a fabulous series chronicling her bump with fruit or veg in matching sizes.)
At 13 weeks the little thing is the size of a peach. Sweet.
Have a lovely weekend!
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Is that you Bron?ReplyDelete
Why are you so pretty?! You look gorgeous. Like Wonder Woman! That little peach is going to have wonderful genes!
Truly, a beautiful photo. I'm so glad pregnancy is now enjoyable for you. Nothing can describe morning sickness and early pregnancy awfulness.
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You look amazing, I wish I looked that good pregnant (or not pregnant too)! The second trimester is yummy-enjoy it. Have a great weekend. Emma.
Carmel and Emma -- you are both so kind! I was a bit shy about posting myself but I love following others' maternity series, so...here I go. Pregnant in public ;)ReplyDelete
Looking fabulous, Bron!ReplyDelete
What a gorgeous mumma to be you are with your cute bump! Love the cot/bed combo idea and that baby fruit timeline is great - apparently I have an eggplant inside me at the moment :) Glad you are feeling well, I too felt so much better after those initial few months xReplyDelete
Oh, Bron, you gorgeous girl! I am so delighted to finally see you but to hear your news is just the icing on the cake. I'm so thrilled for you. And I agree with Carmel and Emma - you look sensational! J xReplyDelete
so very excitingggg!!! you are so cute :)ReplyDelete
Thanks Bron for your comment over at my blog. I only realised you popped passed today :D I have been a little lazy keeping up with blogging. Congrats on the baby!! You look beautiful. I am due in 4 weeks (first time). I thoroughly enjoy your blog and the treasure trove of inspiration you have on here to share. Keep it up :DReplyDelete
that has got to be the cutest bump i've e.v.e.r. seen. you look so beautiful.ReplyDelete
you look gorgeous! Congratulations on your pregnancy - that's quite an impressive little bump for 13 weeks! :) xxReplyDelete
oh look how cute you are and how perfect your bump is!!! i really do love following baby bumps. so happy that you are feeling better and able to eat again, and yummy salads at that!ReplyDelete
i really love all the bedroom setups you shared, but that bunk style one just looks like so much fun. what a great idea to have curtains!
Chronicling proved to be very interesting and grasping to follow! The photographer's idea is really admirable!)ReplyDelete


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WWF project helps Mekong River communities adapt to environmental change
While some communities in this stunningly beautiful area are beginning to reap the benefits of tourism, many others are poor and remote, and heavily dependent on the protein provided by the fish catch.
Now, their subsistence-level livelihoods are seriously threatened by the intensive extraction of resources, planned hydropower development and climate change.
The Cost of ChangeVillagers living along this stretch of the Mekong are confronted with rapid change that threatens their traditional sources of nutrition. New infrastructure development is exploiting the massive hydropower potential of the river. The greatest threats to livelihoods and the environment are the Xayaburi dam, which is under construction, and the planned Don Sahong dam.
It is feared that the dams will drastically destabilise the river ecosystem; blocking crucial fish migration routes and sediment flow, severely reducing fish stocks, and devastating the habitats of species including the critically endangered Irrawaddy Dolphin, the Mekong Giant Catfish, and the Giant Freshwater Stingray.
WWF is urging Mekong nations to defer decisions on further dam construction for 10 years, to enable critical data to be gathered and to ensure decisions are based on sound science and analysis. Both dams have been opposed by neighbouring Cambodia and Vietnam.
Until recently, a lack of fishing regulations, the use of more efficient modern equipment and prohibited fishing methods – including electroshock, spear fishing, explosives, poisoning, and large nets – have put immense pressure on fish stocks. Poor communities are also especially vulnerable to the drastic impact of climate change events, including droughts, severe storms and flooding.
Francois Guegan, Landscape Manager at WWF Lao PDR, explains the issues facing the population:
"The main challenge is adapting to a new environmental setting with fewer natural resources. The problem is made worse by climate change. And development is coming so quickly that it is difficult for the environment and people – and for the older generation especially – to adapt. The whole Siphandone area faces similar challenges. We don't know how yet, but surely there will be a decrease in the fish capture."
Conservation and Diversification – a 'Magic Recipe'WWF is working with villagers and the Lao government to protect livelihoods from these threats through the Siphandone Project, which began in 2012 and runs until 2015. The Project is supporting 30 villages to set up fish conservation zones (FCZs), in which fish cannot be harvested.
Each community is fully involved in deciding the location and size of its FCZ. Villagers organize a constant watch over the site, and decide the penalties imposed for any violation. As a result the community maintains a true sense of ownership of the zone.
Under the Project, fish conservation measures are supplemented by technical training for villagers to improve the quality of crop cultivation and livestock farming, to increase the nutrition they yield and so reduce the dependence on fish. Posters displayed prominently in every village illustrate the benefits of a healthy river, as well as the permitted and prohibited fishing methods.
The idea of combining FCZs with diversification into other sources of nutrition unites communities, the government and WWF in a common goal. For the government, the Project represents an ideal means to both enforce the Fisheries Law passed in 2009, and promote more resilient livelihoods.
Bounketh Khamphithak is the Provincial Coordinator of the Siphandone Project for the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. Bounketh's knowledge of the people and conditions in the field puts him in an ideal position to advise WWF and ease the implementation of the Project. He is involved in decision-making and activity planning – always in consultation with the communities. Bounketh emphasizes the unity and inclusiveness that are central to the Project.
"We're making good progress with WWF, especially in relation to the 2009 Fishery Law. We are now working with villages and communities to disseminate the Law. The way we work in coordination with all the relevant government departments is a very positive thing, and the right way to act."
Francois Guegan agrees that WWF, the villages and government are operating on the same wavelength. "The concept is really quickly accepted. It is a 'magic recipe' – improving people's lives by combining fish conservation, fisheries management and livelihood diversification. We are not imposing anything on anyone – it is a community-owned and sustainable process. I think we're doing the right thing here and we get really good cooperation from the communities and government."
Protecting the Dolphin PoolNoumay is a 55-year-old fisherman from Hangkhone village. Hangkhone shares a 26.5-hectare FCZ with Hangsadam village, which includes the trans-boundary 'dolphin pool' that joins Cambodian waters and is home to 6 of the estimated 85 remaining Irrawaddy Dolphins in the Mekong.
In the past, illegal nets have been used in the pool by both Lao and Cambodian fishers, but thanks to regular patrolling, the practice has stopped. Sitting on his boat in the middle of the pool, Noumay says that this is "because people are already aware of the law and know they will be arrested." However, he has seen changes in the fish stock that may be the result of overfishing, climate change, development up-river or the introduction of non-endemic species.
"We still get fish, but there are three kinds of fish we now only get rarely. This year compared to the last there are two kinds of fish that have not appeared when they normally would, but there are other [new] kinds."
When asked how his grandchildren might make a living, Noumay acknowledges the uncertain future of the fish catch. "I think they can't rely on food from the river, so I think we should focus on cultivation and livestock to make a change in livelihoods."
Francois Guegan is also cautious. "There is an opportunity here to turn things around by diversifying fish production and breeding endemic species through aquaculture… but that will require good management of commercial fishing, good law enforcement, and essentially, good management of the Fish Conservation Zones. If these happen, there could even be an improvement in fish stocks, for example at places like Hangsadam Village."


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Carol Ann Moczulski (Squires)
Carol Ann Moczulski (Squires) passed away Jan. 14, 2013 in Spokane, Wash. after a long battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving husband Mitch, her immediate family and relatives.
Carol was born in Gary, S.D. on Feb. 16, 1934, the fourth child of Raymond John Henning and Francis Asher Henning. She raised her six children with her late husband, Don Squires. Her husband of 46 years, Donald Squires and her son David Squires preceded her in death.
Carol spent many years as the owner and manager of Vic's restaurant in downtown Spokane and the Pomeroy Steak House. The most precious thing in our mom's life was her family. She came from a family of seven children and had six children of her own, 20 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
In 2010 Carol met, fell in love with and married Mitch Moczulski. This extended her family to Steven and Patty, Robin and Gordy, Jerry and Shasta, David and Cathy, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Carol and Mitch enjoyed a whirlwind adventure, traveling to Bora Bora, Tahiti, Hawaii and Las Vegas, fulfilling her lifelong dream of traveling.
Carol loved to listen to her children and grandchildren sing and perform at all the family get-togethers. She enjoyed the outdoors, gardening, laying in the sand by the lake and always had a great novel by her side. To her family and friends she was known as the most gentle, loving soul who cried tears when she laughed. There are not words to describe the person she was and is. She was an angel on earth and now an angel in heaven. She will be greatly missed.
Carol is survived by her children Gregory Squires, Tamara White Squires, Lynelle (Dan) Wolf, Donald (Starlie) Squires and Roxane (Bruce) Eicher along with many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services were held Jan. 17 in Cheney with burial at Fairmount Cemetery in Spokane. An online guest book is available at cheneyfuneral.com.


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Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was indicted today for the murder of his friend, who was shot less than a mile from the NFL star's North Attleborough, Mass., home.
Hernandez, 23, was charged by Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter with first-degree murder and weapons violations in connection with the killing of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, who was allegedly shot five times, execution-style on June 17.
Hernandez appeared in court at 2 p.m., as his lawyers presented motions to the judge. He did not speak, but he mouthed the words "I love you" to his mother, who was also in court.
The family of Lloyd, a semi-pro football player, appeared in court wearing buttons emblazoned with his picture. Hernandez, who was friends with the victim, reportedly took issue with Lloyd talking to "people he had a problem with" at a Boston nightspot called Rumor shortly before the killing, according to prosecutors and court documents.
Hernandez was arrested on June 26 and has been held without bail in a solitary cell at the Bristol County House of Correction. The indictment came after prosecutors requested, and received, a 30-day extension to outline their case to Hernandez's defense attorneys.
Today's indictment is the latest development in the ongoing investigation into Hernandez and other incidents the football standout is suspected of involvement in. Soon after the Lloyd killing, ABC News learned Boston detectives were investigating whether Hernandez had a role in an unsolved drive-by shooting that left two men dead more than a year ago. That investigation is ongoing, prosecutors said.
Aaron Hernandez Cops Seize Cousin's Cell Phone in Court
The Lloyd investigation also has led to charges against two men prosecutors said Hernandez was with the night Lloyd was killed: Carlos Ortiz, 27, and Ernest Wallace, 41. Ortiz has been cooperating with investigators, according to court documents, and has fingered Hernandez as the alleged trigger man.
Wallace was also indicted today on charges he tried to cover up the crime and protect Hernandez. He is expected to be arraigned at Fall River Superior Court on Monday.
Hernandez is scheduled to be arraigned at superior court next week.
A woman has been charged in connection with another crime being investigated to determine whether Hernandez was involved.
Tanya Singleton, Hernandez's cousin, has been locked up held at Suffolk County Jail since Aug. 1 because of her refusal to cooperate with the grand jury probing a July 15, 2012 drive-by shooting in Boston's South End that left two men dead and a third wounded, police and prison officials said. She was indicted on contempt charges today, according to court documents obtained by ABC News, and is expected to be arraigned in the coming days.
Hernandez is being probed for any link to that shooting.
Singleton's husband was also being sought for questioning but was killed in a car crash before detectives could speak with him, prosecutors said.
Hernandez's attorneys told reporters today they remained confident the football star would be acquitted but they also suggested he would be unable to receive a fair trial because of the intense publicity that has been generated by the case.
Lawyers also have accused prosecutors of misconduct during the course of their investigation -- a charge the DA scoffed at.
"This entire investigation is above board," Sutter told ABC News.


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Hi all
I installed a 5" Slim Line Housing 3/8" CLEAR/BLUE, w/PR in my kitchen last year and I would like to replace the filter. I did press the pressure release button but still I cannot open the housing. (I held the bottle and turned it clockwise)
Any advice for me?
Many thanks


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Which Do You Use To Get Clean – Bar Soap or Body Wash?
I was about to take a shower today and I thought I was out of body wash. I like Nivea sensitive, it is the BEST. So all out, I go through my travel kit to find a possible extra bottle. No dice. So I found a BAR OF SOAP. It was Neutrogena, so I am like this has to be pretty okay. I used some of that in the past. I get in the shower and luckily I had just enough of my body wash to get the job done, and there was that lonely bar of soap. Just sitting there.
I have not used bar soap since at least 1995 mind you, except in emergency. They still sell the stuff, so it got me to thinking. Am I in the minority? Do most people still use bar soap? What about you?
Comment on the post and let me know how you go about getting clean!