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Fulwiler, I think, makes Bean's point a bit less ambiguously. As a writer and mother of five children she shares that whenever she makes a joke about being bad at NFP her email box is flooded by well-intentioned people, the very ones who seem have given rise Bean's article, complaining that she is giving NFP a bad name and making it less likely that more people will employ any of the methods of Natural Family Planning. She accurately observes "that these kinds of comments are not only not harmful, but can sometimes be helpful in getting people to open their minds to giving up artificial contraception. In fact, I think the world could use a few more good 'bad at NFP' jokes." She goes on to give three reasons why, which I encourage you to read for yourself.
There are two points she makes that I would like to reiterate and perhaps elaborate on a bit. The first gets to Bean's point by succinctly noting "that discussions about the high effectiveness rates of the various natural birth control methods are mostly a waste of time." Such arguments are not only unconvincing to the already-unconvinced, but are indicative of the kind of reductive, instrumental reasoning that only seeks to foster the already pervasive contraception mindset, which is not faithful to the Church's teaching as definitively set forth in Humanae Vitae. I went into this particular issue in detail in my previous post, NFP: a faithful reality check.
This leads to the real point I want to which I want to draw attention:
We live in a culture where "planned parenthood" is the only acceptable type of parenthood, where unexpected pregnancies are portrayed like a cancer diagnosis, life-ruining experiences that must be avoided at all costs. As long as I clung to this worldview, talking to me about NFP was like talking to a brick wall. My perception of pregnancy and married life had to change fundamentally before I could consider applying the Church's teaching to my own life—and that's where the NFP jokes came inWhat Jennifer Fulwiler offers is not a discourse, but a witness. How was she able to give witness? She mentions being influenced by what "smart Catholic women" wrote about their own experiences. These women introduced her "to a whole new way of thinking about family life," helping her to see that pregnancies are not "precarious, once- or twice-in-a-lifetime events that require extensive planning and hand-wringing," but "a natural part of married life." This is what gives rise to the jokes, which reveal joy, not cynicism. What she found really "crazy" was that living this way did not "ruin their lives." "In fact," Fulwiler observed, "they seemed pretty happy! Having spent my whole life in secular culture, this was a revolutionary idea."
It is all too easy to employ what amount to empty phrases, like divorcing sex from procreation, thus seeking to reduce it merely to recreation, both inside and outside of marriage, without fully taking into account what it means to keep them together. I thank God for faithful couples who give witness, not by "embracing the suck" as we used grumble about in the military, but through their joy, which is what makes the jokes both possible and funny.
For the unconvinced and wondering, the various methods of Natural Family Planning are effective at both facilitating and preventing pregnancy. It's just that, unlike artificial methods of contraception, you have to be intentional about your conjugal relations, constantly keeping things in perspective, which means living your marriage with an awareness of your destiny. If, for serious reasons, you do not wish conceive, NFP certainly requires communication and occasional self-restraint. Nonetheless, Fulwiler's point remains, the joy of NFP is, literally, la joie de vivre!
UPDATE: I would also point those interested in to Jennifer's post Does Contraception Make Marriage Easier?, which is another deeply insightful take on marital matters.


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Most of these items will magically integrate themselves with the host and function as part of the wearer's body, except where noted otherwise.
1.) Hothama's Fangs
This set of false teeth are equipped with retractable razor-sharp tips that provide the wearer with a dangerous bite attack. They are, however, mechanically complicated and have lots of nooks and crannies for germs to build up, requiring that they be kept meticulously clean. Of course, they bear no labels indicating this. These can only be used if the wearer currently has no teeth.
2.) The Medusa Wig
A mass of snakes when worn will give the wearer a fine mane of poisonous vipers. They only grudgingly obey the wearer and draw a small amount of blood from the wearer to survive. Anyone who comes in close proximity (1 to 2 feet)to the wearer will be attacked unless the wearer concentrates to stop them. The wearer must shave all hair before donning the wig, and it is quite difficult to pry the wig off once worn.
3.)The Eye of Seyetha
This Ivory eyeball is made to look as realistic as possible, and conceals its origins. It actually is a spy device for some powerful evil entity - anything seen is relayed back to the entity. It provides it's wearer with the ability to see into shadows and is especially good at highlighting items of value.
4.) Shaeriks Talons
This hand is crafted from finely worked steel. It is composed of both forearm and hand, which is fully articulated. The fingers are equipped with retractable claws. When placed against a stump, it will graft itself and magically link itself to the wearer. The claws are a little unpredictable, and have on occasion extended themselves at inopportune times.
5.) The Clay Face of Narad
This mask of magical clay was created for Narad, a wealthy lord who fell victim to leprosy. The mask provides a face one can almost mistake for normal. When placed on a living being, it will meld itself strongly to the face, taking on an appearance willed by the wearer. In dim light, the mask appears as normal skin and the wearer can assume the appearance of other people. Peeling the mask off is difficult and is easily damaged unless removed with great care.
6.) Volstokks Remote Hand
This replacement hand consists of a metal forearm equipped with a three-fingered metal hand. The hand is capable of detaching itself from the arm and operating up to 100' feet from the stub. The hand is capable of minor manipulations and is able to climb walls. The hand is generally reliable, but does contain a separate spirit that could decide to go its own way.
7.) The Black Chains of Mashark
This odd item consists of a set of four 4' chains attached to a short metal hub which in turn is fitted with a leather sleeve. The sleeve will fit over a shoulder where the arm is absent, or is only a short stub. The chains are wrapped together at 6" intervals by thin leather straps, holding the chains into a roughly arm-like form. The ends of the chains are left loose enabling them to be used like fingers. The wearer can choose to burst the leather straps allowing the 4 chains to operate independently, but with reduced strength.
8.) Legs of the Plains-dwellers
This bizarre item appears to be a small, headless mechanical horse. A huge socket fits the bottom of a legless torso.
Once attached, the legs will provide mobility to the bearer equal to that of a centaur. The item will draw energy from its wearer, causing normal levels of exhaustion.
9.) The Stone Heart
This enchanted stone heart will actually function for the owner if magically implanted, but they will lose all empathy and compassion. The stone heart will continue to beat even upon death of its user (presumably, from a cause other then heart-failure).
10.) The Ribs of Naarun
Torn from the corpse of the dead hero Naarun, this ribcage can be magically implanted. The owner will gain the legendary strength and hardiness of the lost hero. The downside is that the ribcage does not adjust it's size to the new owner, and could lead to much difficultly should the new owner and the old hero vary greatly in size.
11.) Korghs' Cast Iron Stomach
Literally a stomach of cast iron, enchanted to provide digestion and acid resistance, this artificial organ provides the user with the ability to tolerate virtually any foodstuff. It does not protect the rest of the digestive tract, so the user can still not do such things as eat glass, drink acid or other things that injure on the way down. The organ must be either implanted surgically - dangerous in medieval times - or by specialized magic. The stomach is heavy and will cause gradual distention over the years of the user's abdomen.
12.) Stovorts Peg of Stability
This peg leg has been enchanted to provide unrivaled stability on even wet, pitching decks, allowing the wearer to at least stand on their peg-leg while all the fury of the elements lashes at them. The user can also pivot on it without losing their balance. Apart from this feature, it is an unremarkable and unarticulated peg leg. Of course, the wearer must be missing most if not all of a lower leg to make use of this.
13.) The Blacksmith's Hand
Created to allow a skilled blacksmith to once again work at a forge after losing his hand in battle, this replacement forearm and hand is built with blacksmithing in mind. It can change forms - hammer, pliers, awl punch and chisel, and even more useful will not transmit heat to the wearer.
It is limited in its dexterity, even in its plier form.
14.) The Stub of Storage
Used in conjunction with other limb types, it replaces 6" of arm or leg with a hollow compartment which is carefully concealed, looking like solid wood. Occasionally enchantments are added to allow for greater storage space then the physical dimensions allow.
15.) Legs of Springing
A matched pair of full-sized legs, these need to both be used to take advantage of their abilities. The legs are spring loaded and allow the wearer to achive much higher running speeds and jumping capability, but due to their weight, at reduced levels of endurance. They are quite heavy, adding the greater of (50lbs / 25% body weight) to the users normal (with legs!) weight.
16.) Ears of Yesithisale
These ears were actually severed from Yesithisale, an elven hero. Blessed with the greatest of hearing, the elf was unbearably vain even with his own people. The legend is that his own people abandoned him to his enemies.
They must be attached in place of existing ears. The wearer gains superior hearing in forest situations, but is greatly hindered in noisy, urban situations. It is possible that the elf in question still lives, and might take umbrage if they were ever to cross paths with someone wearing their ears.
17.) Gadarin's Iron Fist
Actually a whole arm, this prosthetic only has articulated elbow and wrist - the hand is a solid, non-articulated fist, suitable only for bashing things, or the most simple of interactions. It is, of course, quite heavy but very strong.
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Sapen Trache, the legendary astronomer, was as well known for his wisdom as for his garishness. He loved all manner of fashionable and attractive things. Once, during a duel with a young upstart and rival scientist, Trache lost the tip of his nose. Using his hobby of alchemy, he constructed a gilded brass prosthetic to replace it. So well as it made that it was said to blend into his skin perfectly. After his death, Sapen's gilded nose was taken by the coroner as a memorial token. Eventually the nose was sold to an amateur scientist and collector of curios. He modified the shape of the prosthetic to fit about his own nose. When he put it on, he was surprised to notice the clarity with which he saw the stars, as though he were looking through Sapen's own wise eyes.
Wearing Sapen's Nose allows the user to see perfectly all the stars in the sky, and even to know their names and paths. A night traveler will find himself able to navigate to practically any destination.
Inspired by the astronomer Tycho Brahe
Barhan was a goldsmith, that has lost his little finger in an unmentioned incident, most likely to persuade him to pay protection money. With an incomplete hand, he felt incomplete for his craft, and commissioned a finger to be made.
As the little finger rarely needs movement, it looks quite genuine. Most of the time, it only follows the other fingers, and offers little perception. To really employ it, its owner must specifically concentrate. Then, he can feel unusually clearly through the finger; the right skills he could be even supernaturally enhanced - recognizing pure gold from a similar alloy, for instance.
There is also one unknown feature: should the owner be in pain or great emotional distress, he could will the finger to activate. The finger point will become searing hot, enough to cause horrible burns or even death at prolonged exposure. Because this would destroy the finger, it is clear the original owner never had the chance to use it.
This enchanted orb appears as a typical glass eye, but has the ability to meld itself into a host upon contact. The process is quite painful, but once imbedded, acts as an extra eye in that location. It does require enough contact to hold the eyeball, so one's fingers are safe, but if grasped it will imbed itself into the person's palm. Removing the eyeball is nearly as painful as removing a real one, and will leave a gaping void.
Lie-karg was a legendary healer, blessed by gods, it is said he could heal everything. Where he couldn't go, he sent instructions and some items of his own creation. The skin was designed for burns and similar surface wounds, it would cover the patient and aid healing, resembling his original self for the while.
Today, the few remaining pieces of the skin tend to be used to cover up old scars. It cannot heal them, but will show the former, healthy look of a person. Note also, that the skin was designed for short term use. When freshly applied, it will invigorate the area for a week or two, then it will seek sustenance from the host (more sustenance is needed).
22.) Arkanik's Doppelganger Prosthetics
Arkanik was a wizard researcher who spent most of his days studying shape changing creatures like doppelgangers, changelings, mimics, and so forth. He was maimed from a childhood incident and was forced to live with a painful prosthetic most of his life. Eventually became interested in a mutal relationship with less intelligent shape shifters. And so the Doppelganger Prosthetics were born.
The prosthetic is actually a separate shape changing creature with very little mind. Initially it is sculpted into the limb it was meant to replace and attached. As it's owner uses it, as the said limb, it strengthens and better acts in that capacity. The limb must be separated daily, fed, and cleaned (it has it's own waste disposal system). The limb will develop it's own 'personality' with it's own sets of likes and dislikes. If treated well, it will act well. If treated poorly it will betray or leave it's owner. Overtime the prosthetic will learn it's owners disposition and emotions and act in compliance or rebellion to that emotion depending on it's treatment. This 'pet' of an appendage might even seek retribution upon it's master's killers if such an event should occur.
23.) Chitonous Skin Grafts
The alchemist Rahnklauhm was a strange sort with an intense interest in all things insectoid. He was fascinated by their abilities to do such things as fly, carry heavy loads, weave cocoons, and make stunning transformations. He spent the bulk of his time searching to understand these things on an alchemical level and became well known for producing concoctions of great power. After his death, his library was much sought after.
One of his strangest discoveries was a way to grow skin grafts out of insect carapaces. A graft was created by rubbing a thick, black cream over the affected area (such as severe burns or injuries.) The cream would harden over the course of a week into a dark grey substance similar in composition to exoskeletons. The new skin provides hardened protection and increased healing. The grafts, while effective, are rarely desired due to their bizarre appearance, something which Rahnklaum was oblivious to.
Taken from a huge mountain goat of the northern mountains, this pair of legs have to be sewn to the stubs of the user's lower legs. After the grafting is complete, there is a high risk of infection with mountain fevers, which will typically wear off after a fortnight at most.
The hooves allow the user to navigate rough mountainous terrain with goat-like ease and agility. Even steep inclines can be scaled swiftly and jumps across chasms of 10 feet are no feat for the wearer.
While in town users often would choose to conceal the hooves from superstitious eyes by wearing long flowing robes or pants, but the overwhelmingly strong, goat-y odor cannot be covered by even the most expensive perfume.


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American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)
an organization that provides education, support, and accreditation to persons who specialize in nutrition that is provided through IV, enteral, or related types of feeding.
ASPENAtorvastatin/Lipitor™ Study for the Prevention of coronary heart disease Endpoints in Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. A trial comparing atorvastatin to placebo in reducing morbidity and mortality in type 2 diabetics ± previous myocardial infarction (MI).
Primary endpoints Cardiovascular disease-related death, nonfatal MI, nonfatal stroke, recanalization, CABG surgery, resuscitated cardiac arrest, and worsening or unstable angina.
Conclusion Despite a mean 29% reduction in the levels of LDL cholesterol in the atorvastatin group, no significant reduction in the rate of the primary end point; these results are discordant with the findings of other studies assessing statins in diabetics, which may have been related to changes in treatment guidelines during the study.
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.


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Gabe Murchisonis senior research manager at Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ advocacy organization in the US. Murchison's postgraduate research at Yale University examined sexual assault risk factors facing LGBTQ people.
Dr. Corey Flanders is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, in Ontario. She conducts research with sexual-minority and gender-minority people, predominantly on mental, sexual, and reproductive health inequities.
Why did you do this research?
Murchison: "To prevent sexual violence we have to understand how it happens, and there's very little research on violence against LGBTQ students. Overall, our data suggests that LGBTQ students' unwanted sexual experiences are similar to what we know about heterosexual, cisgender women's; in our study, many of the perpetrators were friends or romantic partners. However, students with more internalized homophobia were more likely to have experienced sexual assault and coercion, while students with a stronger sense of LGBTQ community were less likely to have had those experiences."
Flanders: "I wanted to know whether bisexual women are more likely to be sexually assaulted, compared to heterosexual women, and if they are, whether that's because of certain assumptions people make about them.
I also wanted to understand how young bisexual women perceive their sexual and reproductive health needs, the challenges to achieving those needs, and the factors contributing both positively and negatively to their sexual and reproductive health."
This list is adapted from the Glossary of Terms published by the Human Rights Campaign. Terminology relating to gender and sexual identity is variable (e.g., a non-cisgender person may identify as transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, queer, or genderqueer). Always respect individuals' preferences.
Asexual The person does not experience sexual attraction or desire for other people.
Bisexual The person is emotionally, romantically, or sexually attracted to more than one sex, gender, or gender identity.
Cisgender A person's gender identity aligns with the sex assigned to them at birth.
Gay The person is emotionally, romantically, or sexually attracted to people of the same gender.
Gender identity A person's innermost concept of self as male, female, a blend of both, or neither; how individuals perceive themselves, and what they call themselves.
Gender non-conforming The person does not behave in a way that conforms to the traditional expectations of their gender, or their gender expression does not fit neatly into a category; also termed "non-binary."
Genderqueer The person rejects static categories of gender and embraces a fluidity of gender identity (and often, though not always, sexual orientation); may see themselves as being both male and female, neither male nor female, or outside these categories.
Homophobia The fear and hatred of, or discomfort with, people who are attracted to those of the same sex.
Lesbian The woman is emotionally, romantically, or sexually attracted to other women.
LGBT An acronym for "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender."
Queer Fluid gender identity and/or sexual orientation; often used interchangeably with "LGBT."
Transgender The person's gender identity and/or expression is different from cultural expectations based on the sex they were assigned at birth; transgender people may identify as straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, etc.
Transphobia The fear and hatred of, or discomfort with, transgender people.
Gabe Murchison:
"I use transgender to refer to people who identify with a different gender than they were assigned at birth. I use gender nonconforming to refer to people who consistently and noticeably express themselves outside of the norms for their gender.
"Like anyone else, a transgender person could be gender-conforming or nonconforming after they transition. Some transgender men dress and act in stereotypically masculine ways, while others are more feminine than the average man, and the same is true of transgender women.
"There are also many transgender people who don't identify exclusively as men or women, but as neither, or a combination of both. I use the umbrella term 'non-binary' for these identities, because they are outside of the male-female 'gender binary.'
"Many health researchers use the umbrella term 'gender minorities' to describe transgender and gender nonconforming people. In the study we're discussing, I didn't ask participants about being gender nonconforming, so I can only talk about transgender students' experiences. Other research has found that LGBTQ youth who are gender nonconforming have different experiences than those who are gender-conforming—for instance, they are more likely to be bullied in school. Whether being gender nonconforming affects the likelihood of experiencing sexual violence is an important question for future research."
Gabe Murchison:
"Living in a culture that stigmatizes one or more of your identities—your race, status, sexual orientation, or many others—can affect your health negatively. One way is through internalized stigma: when you come to consciously or unconsciously believe the negative cultural ideas about yourself. Internalized homophobia is internalized stigma about being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer.
"Absorbing negative beliefs about one's LGBTQ identity can cause a range of problems, like making someone more prone to depression or anxiety, or affecting their sexuality and relationships.
"For instance, it appears that some abusers take advantage of internalized homophobia to control their partners. When we were planning our research, we thought that sexual aggressors could do something similar, and there was some qualitative research (interviews with LGBTQ people about their unwanted sexual experiences) backing that up.
"It's important to note that internalized stigma is not something to be ashamed of. It's an almost unavoidable consequence of having any stigmatized identity, but most people find positive ways to cope with it."
For research references, see Sources.
Internalized transphobia may occur at a higher rate than internalized homophobia, research suggests. In a 2016 study, transgender participants reported higher rates of discrimination, depression symptoms, and suicide attempts than cisgender LGB participants. Among transgender people, depression symptoms were associated with a lack of self-acceptance around identity, researchers wrote (Transgender Health).
Transgender, gender nonconforming, and genderqueer people experience pressure from multiple sources. "According to research, stressors include being bullied at school and work, reduced access to housing, loss of friends and family, physical violence, harassment and assault, and reduced medical access," says Joleen Nevers, sexuality educator at the University of Connecticut.
Dr. Corey Flanders:
"With all of the negative stereotypes about transgender people, even if you recognize these are not based in truth or not based in your experience, it can still be really difficult to not take on those negative messages. Sometimes you apply those messages to yourself even if they aren't an accurate reflection of your experience or your identity.
"For example, the message that trans people are confused about gender identity; this is a stereotype that isn't necessarily true. But if you have internalized that, then you might feel like you should be confused about your identity, or that the stressors you've experienced related to your identity are somehow a reflection of your confusion."
For research references, see Sources.
Gabe Murchison: "We surveyed about 700 LGBQ college students at hundreds of colleges and universities. We used this data to look at three big questions: First, is sexual violence against LGBTQ undergraduates basically similar to what heterosexual, cisgender women tend to experience? Or do 'hate crime' attacks play a big role? Second, do LGBTQ students have unique experiences that affect their risk of sexual violence? Third, we knew very little about gender: Do LBQ women tend to be assaulted by men, women, or both? What about GBQ men? And what about people with a non-binary gender? That would help us understand whether this violence tends to take place within LGBTQ relationships or communities, or whether it's mostly perpetrated by heterosexuals."
Dr. Corey Flanders: "The majority of my research on sexual violence has focused on young bisexual women or women who use other identities to describe attraction to more than one gender, such as pansexual women. For example, we conducted a community-based research project that included an advisory committee of young bisexual women, academic partners, and a community health centre. Four 2-hour focus group sessions were conducted with 35 participants. Participants found that negative stereotypes around bisexuality made it really difficult for them to navigate conversations around sexual consent. Oftentimes, potential sexual partners would see them as automatically consenting because of their identity. Sometimes the stereotypes were used as justification for people who had committed sexual assault against young bisexual women."
How different is trans students' experience?
Murchison: "In my sample and another recent US study, transgender students experienced the highest rates of sexual assault and coercion. Trans students report facing more discrimination than non-trans LGBQ peers. Some students are even targeted for sexual assault because they are trans."
Flanders: "In our study, participants said that because they identified as trans, their health providers didn't believe them when they talked about their sexual health experiences and needs. So that creates another barrier to accessing services, if experiencing sexual assault or being believed to have been a survivor of sexual assault."
What cultural problems did you identify in your peer work?
Murchison: "Some students who wanted to make friends with other LGBTQ people felt like the only way to do that was to be part of a hookup scene. That led to them having consensual sex they didn't really want, and sometimes made them targets for coercion. Also, some people talked about experiencing sexual aggression when they were newly out, and thinking maybe that was normal or acceptable among LGBTQ people—because they didn't yet have many LGBTQ friends to discuss it with."
Flanders: "In our study, participants spoke to the stereotype that bisexual people are seen as being hypersexual, and felt this may be associated with justifications for committing sexual assault against bi-people: 'You must want it all the time from everyone, so I'm going to treat you that way.' Another participant identified as pansexual, and she had trouble navigating consent with female-identified partners who did not understand why she did not want penetration: 'Well, you have sex with cis men.'"
Gabe Murchison: "All programming should include LGBTQ students among its examples. Health, sexuality, and sexual violence workshops should feature characters with gender-neutral names and point out that both consensual sex and sexual violence can occur in any gender combination."
Dr. Corey Flanders: "Visibility campaigns can do a lot—a poster campaign that points out what sexual stigma looks like for the LGBTQ community, or a video campaign, either in school buildings or through social media, to get people looking at messages they hear and thinking critically about them. For example, the study participants really wanted consent-based education with a specific lens on sexual stereotypes around sexual minority people—e.g., that hypersexuality among bi people is a myth."
Dr. Corey Flanders: "Online support resources may be helpful. You can seek out bubbles of community on places like Reddit or Facebook or other other peer-to-peer online groups. Some help lines offer phone, online chat, or text-based support."
Socialize broadly
Gabe Murchison: "It's important to have friends who support your sexual orientation or the fact that you're transgender—but that doesn't mean they have to be LGBTQ. Many LGBTQ students make their closest friends through athletics, arts, religious organizations, or housing assignments. For some, most or all of those friends are straight and cisgender. Since LGBTQ people are just as diverse as any other group, it's very likely that you'll meet like-minded LGBTQ friends throughout your life, even if you don't fit in with the LGBTQ students you've met."
Gabe Murchison: "There are not a ton of data on LGBTQ undergraduates specifically. From what exists, it appears that:
- "Gay, bi, and queer men are at higher risk than other men (but still at lower risk than women).
- "Lesbian, bi, and queer women seem to be at similar or slightly higher risk compared to other women.
- "Transgender students, particularly those with non-binary gender identities (not exclusively male or female), seem to be at higher risk than cisgender students."
For research references, see Sources.
"'Queer' is how respondents self-identified. Thirteen percent of my sample described their sexual orientation as queer. The term has been adopted by the major US advocacy organizations and is used in some (not all) research on this population."
How did you aim to build a safer culture?
Create nonsexual spaces and conversations
Murchison: "In the peer educator program at Yale, we decided that building a stronger sense of community could help. First, we got LGBTQ student leaders on board to help change the way people in their circles talked about hooking up, and also to be intentionally welcoming to younger students. Second, we started hosting LGBTQ events that were not at all sexualized—like a fantastic pie-baking event that's become an annual tradition."
Build discussion into the curriculum
Flanders: "We need to be talking about sexual assault in a broader context and identifying how cultural bias permeates so many levels of our society and our universities. This doesn't need to be limited to educational conversations around sexual health. If you have an English class or a film class and one of the texts that you're using is perpetuating negative stereotypes and assumptions about sexuality and gender, call that out and talk about it."
How can all students reach out to LGBTQ peers?
Check in with friends and younger students
Murchison: "Checking in is really valuable. If someone is in an intense relationship and you're not sure if it's good-intense or bad-intense, you can ask some open-ended questions like, 'How are things with Ryan?' Even if everything is fine, they'll feel supported. Reaching out to younger or newly out students can be especially effective. They may be particularly vulnerable to sexual assault, or just plain loneliness."
Educate yourself and avoid making assumptions
Flanders: "First recognize that people who identify as LGBTQ do experience sexual assault and sexual violence. The rates of sexual violence among young queer, or sexual minority, women are typically reported higher than that among heterosexual women."
Pay attention to who seems left out
Gabe Murchison: "Some students don't participate in the LGBTQ community because they have other friends or feel excluded—the most visible LGBTQ social groups might be mostly white, mostly a particular gender, mostly secular. Also, not all LGBTQ communities are great at supporting transgender, non-binary, or bisexual students. Set an example by learning more about being bi- and trans-inclusive, and asking your friends to do the same. Also, do your best not to assume someone is heterosexual or cisgender."
Speak up for inclusion
Dr. Corey Flanders: "If you hear someone saying something transphobic or biphopic or homophobic, call people out on that. Take some of that weight—for example, when people make rape jokes, if you're safe to do so, you can point out how sexual violence is not a laughing matter. If it's not safe, you can think about starting conversations with others about the importance of taking sexual violence seriously."
Sexual assault is never the fault of the survivor. Become familiar with your campus and community resources. Campus resources for survivors of coercion and/or sexual assault include counseling services, student health services, women's services, and sexual assault services. Community resources include rape or sexual assault crisis centers and hotlines.
LGBTQ hotline and meetup groups: Trevor Project
How to support a male friend: 1in6
Help for survivors: National Sexual Assault Hotline and Online Hotline
Guide for male survivors of childhood sexual abuse: Colorado State University
Find local services and other resources: NotAlone.gov
Student activists who are survivors of sexual violence: Know Your IX
National campus safety organization: Clery Center for Security on Campus
Sexual violence resources: National Sexual Violence Resource Center
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Scrotal Swelling after Radiation or Surgery
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
My husband underwent 40 treatments of IMRT ending in December for locally advanced prostate cancer. He also had a hernia repair done in February. Since last week he has had swelling of his right testicle and pain radiating to his suprapubic area. Today his hernia surgeon said the pain is the result of the radiation. Could you tell me what this could be?
Richard Whittington, MD, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, responds:
Pain in the testicle radiating to the inguinal and suprapubic region is usually related to an epididymo-orchitis (inflammation of the tissues of the epididymis and testis) related to obstruction of the spermatic cord. This can occur after a hernia repair due to scarring in the inguinal canal and it can occur after radiation due to swelling of the prostate occluding the ejaculatory duct. It is more common when both procedures are performed. The inflammation may wax and wane. It may recur up to 2 years after radiation, and I do not know how long after a hernia repair. It is usually treated with anti-inflammatory drugs like Aspirin/Ibuprofen and resolves over a few days. There is not a good way to prevent it of which I am aware.


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Blurb wrote:Magicka is a satirical action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology. The player assumes the role of a wizard from a sacred order tasked with stopping an evil sorcerer who has thrown the world into turmoil, his foul creations besieging the forces of good.
Players will be able to combine the elements to cast spells, wreaking havoc and devastation on the minions of darkness. They will also be able to team up with friends and fight their way through the campaign, or test their skills in the magickal arts through other challenging modes.
Magicka was released on Steam yesterday and is alleged to be full of bugs. In my experience, the single player mode is perfectly playable but could use a little tidying up. Arrowhead have claimed that they'll be releasing patches 'every 24 hours' and I've already received one, so that's positive.
The game itself is action-oriented and I'd call it hack'n'slash if it weren't for all the magic. Each of up to four players plays co-operatively as a little cartoonish mage in a robe, wielding eight basic elements that can be combined to create a few other elements and a much greater number of spells. It's the spell system that really sells the game. Each cast spell can be made up from up to five elements then cast out, cast on oneself, cast as an area effect around the mage, transferred to ones' weapon and used as part of an attack or, in a small number of specific cases, used to cast a specific pre-made spell such as Haste. The results are creative, varied and often surprising. Fire alone will spit forth a small cone of fire. Earth alone will launch a small rock projectile. Fire & Earth combined will launch a fireball. Perhaps most amusing of all, it's quite easy to mess up and kill yourself - not because some combinations are implicitly bad, but because of the circumstances under which they're cast. While your character is wet, attempting to combine lightning will zap you; using fire on yourself will dry you off; using cold on yourself will freeze you.
The spell components aren't necessarily balanced for the situations you'll find yourself in and I tend to use some far more often than others, but they each provide different effects that are useful in almost all battles, to varying degrees. Much of the fun comes from trying out new combinations and it's always enjoyable to find a new mechanism for keeping yourself alive longer than your enemies. Some druids I fought kept making it rain so I couldn't set fire to their treant creatures, but the game allowed me to counter this with a dispel-like effect... or by killing the druids first.
This isn't an RPG in the traditional sense; the game is made up of linear levels and while you can find new staves to cast with, new weapons to fight with and new spells for the spellbook, further increasing the possibilities for combos, there's no other inventory or form of character progression. Still, the storyline is fun and easy, albeit a little heavy on the popular culture quotes, and it looks as though it'll offer good playtime and replayability for the £7.99 I spent.


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OrganoWood signs general agreement with Ahlsell
OrganoClicks subsidiary OrganoWood AB manufactures and markets eco-labelled, durable modified wood
OrganoClicks subsidiary OrganoWood AB manufactures and markets eco-labelled, durable modified wood
The OrganoClick-group ("OrganoClick") has signed a general agreement with a leading Scandinavian
In 2018, OrganoTex® was launched as a textile impregnation product for consumers used for
The correction concerns the reference to EU's market regulation law. The press-release without the
OrganoClick AB (publ) held its Annual General Meeting, 16 May 2019 at the company's head
The launch of the burial coffin Saga marks the next step in a journey that started 10 years ago
"We have once again wind in our tail with a sales growth of 20 % during the quarter, totalling
After 20 years of research and many years of hard and challenging work, OrganoClick and Fredahl
OrganoClick has since several years supplied biodegradable industrial impregnation products for
The shareholders of OrganoClick AB (publ), 556704-6908, are hereby convened to the Annual General
OrganoTex® Waterproofing is a textile impregnation product for consumers which is used to
www.organoclick.com Press release as PDF
"Within the next three years, our goal is to double the group's revenue and have an accumulated
"The new year has started with ice and snow but with a strong January in hand, we feel like we are
In 2017, OrganoClick launched its biocomposite OrganoComp® used for burial coffins.
OrganoTex® Spray-On and Wash-In has been developed during several years and have been designed
The 25 October the OrganoClick-group ("OrganoClick") entered an agreement with a leading Nordic
"Within the product area biobinders for nonwoven, a globally leading producer of textile
The OrganoClick-group ("OrganoClick") has signed an agreement with a leading Nordic paint company
It is however within our development projects in the business unit Biocomposites, and in the
"During the second quarter, the OrganoClick-group reached a big milestone. For the first time since
GoLite produces ligthweight outerwear with a focus on running and yoga. A big focus is put on
OrganoClick has today entered into a collaboration agreement with fast growing BAUX to develop new
The Swedish outdoor company Houdini has had a fast growt during several years, with their in-house
Every year, Scandinavian Outdoor Group hands out Scandinavian Outdoor Awards, at the international
Filippa K offers since several years garment care products for sale in their stores and webshop.
In order to streamline operations and reduce OrganoClick-group's fixed cost, the Group now
OrganoClick has been granted SEK 1.4 million from Vinnova for establishing pilot production and
The idea of the project was born within a previous project group investigating new biobased
"Our gross margin (excl. fixed production costs) increased from 37 % Q1 2017 to 44 % Q1 2018.
OrganoClick AB (publ) held its Annual General Meeting, 3 May 2018 at the company's head office
The shareholders of OrganoClick AB (publ), 556704-6908, are hereby convened to the Annual General
Shareholders and other can receive a printed copy of the Annual Report on demand by contacting the
OrganoClick's subsidiary OrganoWood has signed a general agreement with Alanor AS. The agreement
OrganoClick's subsidiary OrganoWood has signed a general agreement with Maxbo regarding the sales
"Sales growth has been good during the year as well as during the fourth quarter that showed a
OrganoClick has since several years supplied biodegradable industrial impregnation products for
Currently OrganoWood is established through its own sales companies in Sweden, and Norway and has
In accordance with the resolution at OrganoClick's Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2017, OrganoClick's
OrganoClicks head owner, the Beijer-sphere today made an internal transaction of OrganoClick shares
OrganoClick informs that the Company's third largest shareholder Serendipity Ixora AB,
Translation from CEO Mårten Hellbergs comments to the Interim Report. Q3, 1 July
At large demand, Serendipity Ixora may make shares available to enable greater institutional
"During the second quarter our positive trend from the first quarter continued. Sales increased
Following a global search, OrganoClick has been selected as one of 16 companies to lead global
OrganoClick has been granted SEK 2.3 million by Vinnova for the development of a biocomposite
OrganoClick AB (publ) held its Annual General Meeting, 30 May 2017 at the company's head
To the press-release published by OrganoClick AB (publ) 22nd May 2017 9:20 AM with the title
- "OrganoWood is growing strongly on the professional building market. We have now been on the
To the press-release published by OrganoClick AB (publ) 22nd May 2017 9:20 am with the title
"After the first four months of the year I can conclude that we are on the right path. Q1, which
OrganoClick has during the year had a continuous good organic sales growth of 28 % to a net
PARTICIPATIONShareholders who wish to attend the AGM shall be registered in OrganoClick's
OrganoClicks subsidiary BIOkleen Miljökemi AB signs general agreement with Ahlsell for
OrganoClicks subsidiary, BIOkleen Miljökemi AB, sells and markets cleaning and maintenance
OrganoClick's subsidiary OrganoWood manufactures and markets eco-friendly fire and rot protected
OrganoClick's subsidiary OrganoWood manufactures and markets eco-friendly fire and rot protected
OrganoClick's subsidiary OrganoWood manufactures and markets eco-friendly fire and rot protected
The fourth quarter was a strong end to the year, with organic sales growth for the group of
The fourth quarter was a strong end to the year, with organic sales growth for the group of
OrganoClick's subsidiary OrganoWood manufactures and markets eco-friendly fire and rot protected
OrganoClick's subsidiary OrganoWood manufactures and markets eco-friendly fire and rot protected
OrganoClick has been named National Champion for Sweden in The European Business Awards;
OrganoClick AB (publ) has finalised the acquisition of 100 % of the shares in Biokleen
It was resolved in accordance with the proposal from the Board to make a non cash equity issue
Affärsvärlden, one of Sweden's leading business magazine, has recently published an article on
The event is organized by the United Nation Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the
The shareholders of OrganoClick AB (publ), 556704-6908, are hereby convened to a Extraordinary
Today PFAS are present in significant amounts in surface water in many places all over Sweden.
"Our third quarter has after the summer months been full of activites. We have signed an agreement
To further increase our growth rate, OrganoClick made the decision in August to start investigating
The Awards, now in its 10th year, is supported by business leaders, academics and political
"During the second quarter, OrganoWood's business is in high season. The quarter is seasonally our
In Sweden alone, millions of plastic containers are used just for risk waste at hospitals. The high
Can the forest also be plastic? OrganoClick AB has developed a method of modifying cellulosic
OrganoClick AB (publ) held its Annual General Meeting, 28 June 2016 in Täby
Jan Johansson has a long industrial experience from leading positions within multinational
OrganoClick's subsidiary OrganoWood manufactures and markets eco-friendly fire and rot protected
The shareholders of OrganoClick AB (publ), 556704-6908, are hereby convened to the Annual General
The starting point in 1995 for OrganoClick's scientific co-founders, the Ph.D. students
Due to a technical error in the summon to OrganoClick's Annual General Meeting (AGM), the board of
"We will finally after 6 year's of collaboration with Nyarp, the biggest manufacturer of burial
This weekend 300 Swedish funeral undertakers gathered in Ronneby, Sweden for their annual meeting.
The shareholders of OrganoClick AB (publ), 556704-6908, are hereby convened to the Annual General
Translation from the Annual Report.The complete Annual Report is attached in this press release and
Now it's time for spring maintenance of terraces, summer houses, balconies, patio furniture, simply
The bottle will be built up of a designed outer layer of birch veneer and a wooden screw
The Swedish government is now establishing a 'Centre for Chemical Substitution' to power
"The last quarter became a good end of the year. The sales in the group increased
OrganoClick's CEO Mårten Hellberg held a presentation at its largest shareholder,
OrganoClick's co-owned affiliate OrganoWood has signed a sales and distribution agreement with
OrganoClick's co-owned affiliate OrganoWood has signed a sales and distribution agreement with
As a producer of liquid products, produced by physical and mechanical methods OrganoClick needs
Swedish business magazine Veckans Affärer, every year appoint Sweden's 101 best
Newly returned from the 2016 ISPO sports products fair in Munich, the Swedish cleantech company
OrganoClick's co-owned affiliate OrganoWood has signed a sales and distribution agreement with
OrganoClick has appointed Dan Blomstrand for the new role as Business
OrganoClick has appointed Elisabet Heinrich for the new role as
OrganoClick has appointed Jens Wistedt as new production manager and member of the
As from January 1, 2016, OrganoClick AB will change its Certified Adviser to Erik Penser
"Sales for the group increased with 44 percent compared with Q3 2014 and amounted
The call highlights a number of aspects that should be taken in account during the COP21 climate
OrganoClick AB (publ) has signed a distribution agreement for its textile functional
OrganoClick AB (publ) has signed a distribution agreement for its textile functional
For its work with green chemistry and fiber based material, OrganoClick has been awarded with
"After the listing at Nasdaq First North and the raising of SEK 75 million during the first
OrganoClick AB:s (publ) quality and environment management system has been certified
At the seminar, "The world's most sustainable catwalk" in Swedish Almedalen a
OrganoClick has been selected to this year's Sustainia 100 featuring 100 leading sustainable
Mårten Hellberg, CEO of OrganoClick AB (publ) resolves his stock options through his 100 % owned
The funding comes from Vinnova's program "Innovation projects in companies". The project will be
"OrganoClick continued its fast expansion during the first quarter of 2015. The revenue in the
OrganoClick AB (publ) held its Annual General Meeting, 5 May 2015 in Stockholm
Awarded OrganoWood AB supplies fire and rot protected wood and complementing wood treatment
The nomination committe in OrganoClick AB (publ) make proposal to the Annual General
The shareholders of OrganoClick AB (publ), 556704-6908, are hereby convened to the Annual General
The complete Annual Report is attached in this press release and is available at the companys
"OrganoClick continued its fast expansion during 2014. The revenue in the group amounted to SEK
OrganoWood AB, a daughter company to OrganoClick AB (publ) and Kvigos AB, supplies and markets
Durable water-repellent (DWR) treatments for garments almost always involve the use of
"Our unique technology platform mimic natures own chemical processes to functionalize fiber based
OrganoClick is a Swedish cleantech company that has developed a patented technology based on
Press release issued by OrganoClick AB on 10 February 2015Not for release, publication or
Since 2012 Optimera has been reselling OrganoWoods durable and flame protected wooden material. The
OrganoWood has since 2012 supplied and delivered OrganoWood-modified timber and wood treatment
OrganoClick, the Swedish award-winning cleantech company that produces functional fiber-based
Optimera Norway is one of the leading buidling suppliers in Norway, having some 140 stores
The selection was made by a jury with people from both industry and the local Stockholm government.
OrganoWoods product Flame- & rot protection is the first wood protective product ever to be
The 10 nominated materials had been selected by a jury from a list of more than 200 new materials.
The projects aim was to succesfully implement OrganoClick's fluorocarbon-free and biodegradable
The nominated bodies are the Nordbygg-fair, the building magazine Byggindustrin, and Svensk
Stockholm – 27 January 2014 – OrganoClick, the Swedish cleantech company that develops and
OrganoClick exhibits and showcases its brand OrganoTex® at the fair Outdoor in Friedrichshafen,
OrganoClick exhibits for the first time on the industrial textile fair Techtextil in Frankfurt. The
OrganoClick's daughter company OrganoWood signs a reseller agreement with the building material
OrganoClick has for the second year in a row been selected as one of the 33 most interesting young
The brand concept OrganoTex® that will be launched during the fair includes OrganoClick's
OrganoClick's daughter company OrganoWood starts a collaboration with the Swedish green house
OrganoClick has been appointed as one of Sweden´s 33 hottest technology companies by the Swedish
OrganoWood has signed a central reseller agreement with XL-bygg, Swedens largest builder supplier
OrganoWood has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Bergs Timber Bitus AB. Bergs
OrganoClick AB initiates a collaboration with Smart Textiles in Borås (Sweden) in the development
In conjunction with the first "Innovative Sweden" exhibition arranged by the Swedish Institute
OrganoClick's daughter company OrganoWood AB, will today launch OrganoWood®-modified timber
As part of OrganoClick's increased activities within the field of Green Materials and Green
The wood preservative OrganoWood, marketed by OrganoClick's daughter company OrganoWood AB, will
OrganoClick has moved its headquarter to a new industrial facility in Täby outside Stockholm where
OrganoClick has become a member company of the exclusive network Cleantech Inn Sweden, a
OrganoClick has been elected as one of Sweden's top 20 innovations that will place Sweden on the
OrganoClicks subsidiary OrganoWood AB has launched a new website to market its wood treatment
OrganoClick AB has during 2010 successfully raised SEK 15.5 million by emitting new shares to the
OrganoClick's daughter company OrganoWood AB has signed its first sales and distribution
OrganoClick AB has been appointed as a Climate Solver by the World Wildlife Foundation – WWF.
OrganoClick AB and Kvigos AB has during the last year collaborated regarding the development of a
OrganoClick has been granted funding of SEK 500 000 by Vinnova within their program "Forska &
OrganoClick's scientific cofounders Dr. Armando Córdova and Dr. Jonas Hafrén came 2nd in the
OrganoClick has been distinguished as one of the 50 most promising Scandinavian cleantech companies
At OrganoClick's annual general meeting, a new member of the board was elected. OrganoClick
OrganoClick's scientific co‐founders Armando Córdova and Jonas Hafrén have been appointed
During the last months a new layout for the company has been designed including a totally new
OrganoClick has been appointed as the most promising Swedish start‐up company 2008. The
As one of the few selected companies, OrganoClick presented itself at a clean-tech seminar, held
OrganoClick won the Swedish environmental innovation award "Miljöinnovation 2008". The prize
OrganoClick has been selected as one of 14 companies to the final selection of the
OrganoClick AB has been granted funding of MSEK 1,2 from the Swedish Governmental Agency for
The scientific founders of OrganoClick, Dr. Jonas Hafrén and Dr. Armando Córdova each one
OrganoClick AB has launched a new product segment to its product portfolio composed of fine
Invest in Sweden Agency (ISA) and China Packaging Federation organized a partnerin meeting between
OrganoClick AB and its founders Mårten Hellberg, Armando Córdova, and Jonas Hafrén has been
OrganoClick AB has been granted funding of SEK 300 000 from the Swedish innovation department
OrganoClick AB has appointed Mårten Hellberg as a new business developer. Mårten has a
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The shareholders of OrganoClick AB (publ), 556704-6908, are hereby convened to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday 3 May 2018, at 17.00 at OrganoClicks HQ and production facility, Linjalvägen 9, 187 66 Täby.
Shareholders who wish to attend the AGM shall be registered in OrganoClick's shareholder register, kept by Euroclear Sweden AB, on the 26th of April 2018, and give notification of attendance to the company by mail to OrganoClick AB (publ), Linjalvägen 9, 187 66 Täby or by email to email@example.com.
Notification of attendance shall be given to the company no later than 26 April 2018. Name, personal- or corporate identification number and phone number shall be specified in the notification. In the notification shall also be specified the number of advisers (maximum two) that will attend the AGM. Shareholders who exercise his or her rights through a proxy shall submit a written proxy form signed and dated by the shareholder. The signed proxy form, and for a juridical person a certified copy of the company registration, shall be sent to the company well in advance but no later than the 26 April 2018. A proxy form may not be more than one year old; however the proxy's date of expiry may be five years if this is specified. Proxy forms may be downloaded from the company's homepage www.organoclick.com.
Shareholders who's holdings are registered in the name of a nominee must register the shares in their own name with Euroclear to be entitled to participate in the AGM. Such registration must be completed no later than Thursday, 26 April, 2018. Contact with the nominee should therefore be taken well ahead of this date.
Proposed agenda
1. Opening of the AGM
2. Election of a chairman and secretary of the meeting
Board's motion: See below
3. Election of one or two persons to verify the minutes
4. Preparation and approval of the voting register
5. Approval of the agenda
6. Determination of whether the meeting has been duly convened
7. Presentation of the CEO and questions from the shareholders to the Board of Directors and Management
8. Presentation of the Annual Report and the Audit Report
9. Resolution concerning the adoption of the income statement and balance sheet and the consolidated income statement and consolidated balance sheet
Board's motion: Income statements and balance sheets to be adopted
10. Resolution concerning the disposition of the profits or losses at the disposal of the Annual General Meeting
Board's motion: See below
11. Resolution concerning the discharge of the Board of Directors and the CEO from personal liability for their administration
12. Determination of the number of directors, deputy directors and auditors
Nomination committee's motion: See below
13. Determination of the fees to be paid to the Board of Directors and auditors
Nomination committee's motion: See below
14. Election of directors and deputy directors
Nomination committee's motion: See below
15. Election of auditors
Nomination committee's motion: See below
16. Nominating procedure and election of Nomination Committee
Nomination committee's motion: See below
17. Resolution regarding authorisation for the Board of Directors to resolve on new issues of shares
Nomination committee's motion: See below
18. Any other issue
19. Stämmans avslutande
Item 2: Election of the Chairman of the AGM
The Nomination Committee proposes that Jan Johansson, OrganoClick's Chairman of the board is elected as the Chairman of the AGM
Item 10: Resolution concerning the adoption of the income statement and balance sheet of the company
The Board and the CEO propose that the parent companny's avaliable profits of SEK 60 659 668 will be carried forward into the new account
Item 12 and 14: Election of Board of Directors and Chairman of the Board
The nomination committee proposes re-election of the directors Jan Johansson, Ashkan Pouya, Håkan Gustavson, Claes-Göran Beckeman and Armando Córdova.
The nomination commmitte proposes re-election of Jan Johansson as Chairman of the Board.
Item 13: Fees to the directors and the auditor
The nomination committee proposes that the chairman shall receive a fee of SEK 400.000 and the other directors shall receive a fee of SEK 100.000 each.
It is proposed that audit fees will be paid in accordance with approved invoices.
Item 15: Election of auditor
The nomination committee proposes re-election of Deloitte AB as auditor, with the authorized auditor Therese Kjellberg as the principal auditor, for a mandate period of one year, meaning until the end of the 2018 Annual General Meeting.
Item 16: Nominating procedure and election of nomination committee
The nomination committee proposes to the AGM to give the Chairman of the Board the mission to requests the three largest (voting power) shareholders registered in the company's share register kept by Euroclear Sweden AB on the last bank day of August 2017 to elect one member each to the nomination committee that together with the Chairman of the board will constitute the Election committee. If any of the three largest shareholders denies his or her right to elect a member to the nomination committee, the next largest shareholder shall be requested to elect a member to the nomination committee. If any change in the ownership structure occurs before the end of the fourth quarter, the nomination committee shall if deemed appropriate, be adapted to the new ownership structure.
The nomination committee shall before the AGM 2019 make a proposal to the AGM regarding (i) Chairman of the AGM, (ii) election of board of directors, (iii) election of the chairman of the board, (iv) election of auditor, (v) fees to the board of directors and the auditor, and (vi) nomination procedure and election of nomination committee.
Fees shall not be given to the member of the nomination committee. The nomination committee shall have the right to, after permission from the Chairman of the board; debit the company costs for e.g. recruitment consultants and other costs that are deemed necessary for the nomination committee to fulfill its work.
Item 17: Resolution regarding authorisation for the Board of Directors to resolve on new issues of shares
The Board of Directors proposes that the AGM authorises the Board of Directors during the period until the next annual general meeting, on one or more occasions, to resolve on a new issue of shares, stock options, or convertible bonds with or without deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights to be paid in cash, in kind or by right of set-off.
As of Wednesday, 28th of March, 2018, the company's financial statements and the Board's complete motions, including statements, will be available at the company's office and will be sent to any shareholders who so request and who provide their mailing address. These documents will also be available on the company's website at www.organoclick.com.
Following the AGM, the company's shareholders are invited to enjoy a lighter meal and a tour at the company's production facility.
Stockholm, March 2018
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OrganoClick AB (publ) is a public Swedish cleantech company listed on Nasdaq First North. The company develops, produces and markets functional materials based on environmentally friendly fiber chemistry. Examples of products that are marketed by OrganoClick are the water-repellent fabric treatment OrganoTex®, the flame and rot-resistant timber OrganoWood®, green biocomposites branded OrganoComp®, biobinders for nonwoven materials and BIOkleen®s cleaning and maintenance products for house and home. OrganoClick was founded in 2006 as a commercial spin-off company based on research performed at Stockholm University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences within environmentally friendly fiber chemistry. OrganoClick has won a number of prizes, such as "Sweden's Most Promising Start -up" and "Sweden's Best Environmental Innovation", and has also received a number of awards, such as the WWF "Climate Solver" award and has also appeared for two years on the Affärsvärldens and NyTekniks list of Sweden's top 33 hottest technology companies. OrganoClick has its head office, production and R&D located in Täby, north of Stockholm. OrganoClick's Certified Adviser on Nasdaq First North is Erik Penser Bank.
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In his more than 20 books (most notably The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind) and his university posts (first at Wheaton College, then at the University of Notre Dame), Mark Noll has played a pivotal role in reviving the serious study of history among evangelicals. Here, he chooses his top 5 books for inspiring a passion for history.
Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World
David Brion Davis (Oxford University Press)
Davis wrote several important books on slavery before penning this summary volume for high school teachers attending summer seminars at Yale. It begins with Aristotle's description of a slave as less than human, carries the story through Roman, Byzantine, medieval, and early modern periods, and then expands on the crucial role that slavery played in funding European settlement in the Americas. Davis' sensitivity to the moral consequences of America's long toleration of slavery makes for painful, but essential reading. His main concerns are economic, racial, and diplomatic, but the role of religious actors—on every side and every aspect of "the rise and fall"—is a constant sub-theme.
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848
Daniel Walker Howe (Oxford University Press)
Howe's Pulitzer-Prize winning contribution to the Oxford History of the United States is a page-turner, not least for its full attention to the religious dynamics of this critical period. It is a "Whig history" because Howe admires John Quincy Adams (of the Whig Party) and shows so clearly how unconscionably Andrew Jackson carried out his public duties. Without hiding instances where religion exacerbated social strife, he also shows that Christian energy ...1


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The story has a lot of potential, but the dialogue was often stilted and awkward and the ending was a big disappointment.
Interesting story line and a good read, however I am tired of Laurie & Jack Stapleton.
Robin Cook as always has a problem with endings. :( Good read though, and lots of learning with the Biblical stuff.
Cook started out with a really good idea here, but the abrupt ending made it feel like he rushed for a deadline. If you like Jack Stapleton though, you have to read this.
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Grobbulus has always been a bit of a pushover and has always been regarded as one of the easiest fights in the zone. But there are a few important mechanics that the raid needs to be aware of.
Every 15 seconds he drops a poison cloud where he is standing that deals a bunch of nature damage and persists for 75 seconds. The tank needs to walk the boss around the room so that the melee can dps without standing in a poison cloud. But the tank has to minimize movement or else the long duration of the poison cloud will mean that there is no safe place to stand in the room.
Grobbulus has a frontal cone attack called Slime Spray that deals a lot of nature damage. Anyone hit by the spray summon an add called Fallout Slime which does aoe damage and should be picked up by an offtank. If all the ranged/healers are in the center of the room and the tank is walking the boss around the outside of the room and melee is all behind the boss, then the MT is the only person who will get hit with Slime Spray which means there shouldn't be too many Fallout Slimes to worry about. A few ranged can kill the Fallout Slimes relatively quickly when they spawn.
The boss has another ability called Mutating Injection. Every 20 seconds or so he will cast this on a random person in the raid and it adds a debuff (and possibly a DoT?) that lasts for 10 seconds. At the end of those 10 seconds the person explodes and does a whole bunch of damage to everyone around them and they drop a poison cloud where they are standing. The debuff is cleansable and that is where groups might run into trouble. When the debuff is cleansed, the person doesn't explode, but they will drop a poison cloud on the spot they are standing. Likewise if a mage tried to Iceblock off the debuff or a pally tries to bubble it off. There needs to be 1 person responsible for cleansing and nobody else should even think about cleansing. When someone gets the debuff, they need to run to an area where there is already a poison cloud on the ground and only then will they get cleansed. By doing that, the poison cloud that drops when the person gets cleansed is in a spot where there is already poison on the ground so you don't lose any free space.
The fight is really about managing space. If the tank is moving the boss too far between poison clouds and you have a few cleanses in bad places, the whole room will be full of poison clouds and the raid wide damage will go through the roof and you will probably wipe.


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Brake fluid absorbs moisture from the air over time. This accumulation of water lowers the boiling point and can impair braking action if the brakes are subjected to high temperatures, such as can occur on race circuits (sports driving school, Club Sport events).
The brake fluid should therefore not be more than 12 months old if the vehicle is driven on race circuits (sports driving school, Club Sport events).
Wear on the brake pads and brake discs depends to a great extent on the driving style and driving conditions. Wear on the brake components is increased as a result of high temperatures, such as can occur on race circuits (sports driving school, Club Sport events).
Before driving on race circuits (sports driving school, Club Sport events), it is important therefore to carry out a visual inspection of the brake pads and brake discs for wear.
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slinches wrote:...you're reducing the incentive to succeed.
That's true, but I don't think it's going to affect those at the top end as much as you seem to imply. Like ucim said, a 100% tax would certainly do this, but no one is advocating anywhere near that. Capitalism is too powerful a force to abandon entirely. But for you personally, making a decent amount of money, would you really choose not to do your job if you made 10% less? Do you really think those who are making a million dollars a year are going to stop trying to make money just because it's now $900 000 instead? Once you get into these big numbers, they're numbers. They've got enough, any extra is gravy. People will understandably be upset at the prospect of having less gravy in the future, but I don't see people (myself included) stopping wanting gravy just because there's a little less to be had.
All told, I think the one valid concern you have there is that there will be less money for investment. It's the rich who hold all the stocks, and their excess wealth will decrease. This is actually my biggest concern with this idea. I think this can be offset somewhat if the tax structure is adjusted to give a bit more burden to larger companies rather than individuals, but I'm no tax policy expert. It depends somewhat on what ends up happening with wages, particularly for those lower-end jobs. Do they have to pay more in order to get people to work those jobs, or do they have to pay less because those people are already making half of what they would have anyway (and therefore have plenty despite the lower hourly wage)? That's information I'm hoping these small scale experiments might help to give.
To address your comment about "targeted investments", I think these are fantastic. You're talking about governmental programs to do this, right? Government programs to help educate and retrain and assist those looking for work? I am strongly in favour of programs like that, and if we actually had enough of them, they would alleviate most of the need for a UBI (there are a few things like the "perverse incentives" Pfhorrest mentioned or how we could eliminate the bureaucracy of welfare qualification, but by and large we'd be good). Overall though, I expect we would disagree on what "enough" looks like. What is enough, in my opinion, is going to take pretty large sums of money to make happen. Those will need to be funded by taxes, specifically taxes on the rich, and then we're right back to your concerns about over-taxation. So I'll throw that back to you - I agree that these are awesome, but how do you fund them without "reducing the incentive to succeed" while actually giving them enough money to make sure no one is left behind?
I could quibble about how "enabling" something does incentivize it, but yes, you're right.ucim wrote:No, I don't see it that way. It certainly acts as an enabler for people who otherwise could not {afford to} take the risk of losing everything. But it doesn't add any incentive to do so.SDK wrote:In my opinion, the coolest side-effect of the citizen's wage is that it incentivizes people to become entrepreneurs, no matter their station in life.
ucim wrote:Further, the income necessary varies by person, location, and situation. What do you do about somebody who needs expensive (noncovered) medical care? Or somebody whose health situation makes earning money much more difficult than her neighbor? Or somebody who lives in an expensive area - do they get more money (i.e. an amount based on local cost-of-living)? So, despite the pretty wrapping, UBI is not at all a panacea, and even if implemented, there will be calls for need-based aid on top of it. So that bureaucracy won't go away.
"I'm from Canada" would be my simple answer to your healthcare concerns. Otherwise, I'm inclined to make it a flat rate regardless of where you live, but people smarter than me can look at what that might require as far as people needing to migrate. What I would expect to see would be a state (or provincial) portion to the UBI, where more wealthy states can increase the UBI for their citizens, helping to relieve the increased land prices that go along with living in a wealthy area.


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Wheeler shows rough edges in Mets' loss
CHICAGO -- Last summer, Matt Harvey spoiled the Mets.
Debuting in July and taking the mound 10 times as a rookie, Harvey produced six quality starts while allowing more than three runs merely once. He was an ace from the day he arrived in the big leagues, even if the Mets did not acknowledge it until recently.View Full Game Coverage
CHICAGO -- Last summer, Matt Harvey spoiled the Mets.
Debuting in July and taking the mound 10 times as a rookie, Harvey produced six quality starts while allowing more than three runs merely once. He was an ace from the day he arrived in the big leagues, even if the Mets did not acknowledge it until recently.View Full Game Coverage
But more often than not, starting pitchers -- even the great ones -- endure steeper learning curves on their paths to glory. Two starts in, it is difficult to say which route Zack Wheeler will take. But if his performance in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the White Sox was any indication, his path -- at the least -- will be bumpier than Harvey's.
As manager Terry Collins put it, "Zack's going to get a lot better." But such growth will not come without tribulations, such as those he faced Tuesday.
Fresh off six shutout innings in his Atlanta debut, Wheeler was noticeably more vulnerable at U.S. Cellular Field. He allowed four hits, including a home run, and walked three batters. He needed 109 pitches to record 16 outs, and on two separate occasions, he coughed up a lead.
Still, the Mets had a late chance to win, receiving new life when White Sox infielders allowed Daniel Murphy's popup to fall in for a game-tying error with two outs in the ninth -- shades of Luis Castillo against the Yankees in 2009. But LaTroy Hawkins gave up a walk-off single to Alexei Ramirez in the bottom of the inning, meaning the late rally did nothing but take Wheeler off the hook for his first loss.
"It was pretty crazy for sure," Collins said. "We had a chance to get out of it and didn't. Obviously, when we tied the game up, you've got to like your chances."
Andrew Brown's solo homer in the top of the fifth gave the Mets their second advantage over the White Sox, whose own starting pitcher, Chris Sale, proved electric yet vulnerable. But in the bottom of the inning, Wheeler allowed a single to Gordon Beckham, walked Tyler Flowers and threw a wild pitch, which allowed the game-tying and go-ahead runs to score on Alejandro De Aza's groundout and Ramirez's sacrifice fly, respectively.
Wheeler escaped that inning, but he allowed two of the three men he faced in the sixth to reach base, ending his day.
"Everybody goes over some bumps," Wheeler said. "I've got a lot of work to do."
It seemed to be enough support for Sale, who struck out 13 Mets and allowed only four hits over eight innings -- but also three runs. The Mets finally tied the game on Beckham's fielding error in the ninth, which allowed Murphy's popup to fall to the grass as Wright, who singled and stole second, crossed home plate.
Hawkins then opened the bottom of the inning by allowing an infield single to Jeff Keppinger and committing an error of his own on Beckham's sacrifice attempt. The next batter, Flowers, moved Keppinger to third with a ground ball, allowing Ramirez to plate him easily with his two-out single.
"I'm very happy I was able to contribute," Ramirez said through an interpreter. "I concentrated on that pitch and I was able to put a good swing on it and was able to produce that run to win the game."
It sunk the Mets to their second walk-off loss in eight games, leaving Wheeler with a sour taste in his mouth -- even if the late rally allowed him to remain undefeated.
It is dangerous, of course, to compare Wheeler and Harvey, who are different pitchers despite similar skill sets. But it is still important to note their similarities. Harvey, for example, regularly eschewed his changeup last season, but it has become an effective weapon for him this year. As a second-year player, he is throwing his fastball far less often, relying more on his slider and curve. The results have been plain to see.
Harvey has shown a clear understanding of how to adjust to big league hitters, who have been working for 11 months to adapt to him. Wheeler can learn from that, even while pitching within himself.
Already, the rookie seems to be doing so. Though the results were not there, Collins and catcher John Buck both lauded Wheeler's offspeed pitches, which he threw more often than in his debut. As they were for Harvey, those offerings will be key for Wheeler to develop into the pitcher he wants to be.
"You've got to like what you see," Collins said. "Gosh, he's got a live arm. His fastball's got life to it. His curveball today was so much better than it was in his last start. Now if he finds the slider to go along with it and he's got three pitches, he'll get a lot of outs."
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo.


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When installing the acidbase package on Ubuntu Linux there are numerous popups that require answers. Some of those variables are covered in this article however there is one that when searching debconf selections for it isn't listed with acidbase so it can be harder to locate. Below I display the popup in question and describe how to setup a debconf variable to get around it.


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Finally, i'm done with some office works and i manage to update stuff that needs to be updated. I had a long vacation and its kinda great to return to my work ambiance. Outside, the rain is still having a good time. But then i kinda loved the cold air sometimes. Anyway, in few days, i will launching my new site. Hopefully all will be well, i am kinda excited already.But i have plans for this site so i need to save few more bucks. The only thing that really gives me motivation is the fact that i have finally made an investment before the year ends and if i will be blessed to have more direct clients then i will be paying for another portal.
Enough for some blogging meme, so how's the start of a pretty stressful June?


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In our quest for life extension, therefore, reduction of our personal metabolic activity rate and our core temperature would seem to be highly desirable objectives.
Dietary restriction offers one method of achieving all these objectives, but there may be other methods which can help. In a recent major review of life extension research, the international magazine Newsweek induded discussion of evidence relating to the use of meditation techniques:
A mellow state of mind acts on the body as well as the brain . . . a study reported last year [1989] found that when 73 residents (average age 81) of old-age homes were randomly assigned to groups which either practiced transcendental meditation relaxation, or nothing, the meditation group showed the greatest improvement in blood pressure, memory and survival.
'Search for the Fountain of Youth' by Sharon Begley and Mary Hager (Newsweek, 5 March 1990, pages 34 8)
'Search for the Fountain of Youth' by Sharon Begley and Mary Hager (Newsweek, 5 March 1990, pages 34 8)
Why should meditation lengthen life? Perhaps because one of its influences involves a slowing down of biological activity. Remember the thousands of mice in Little Rock described in Chapter 5? They received 40 per cent fewer calories than normal laboratory mice and lived twice as long! Mice are known to achieve amazing degrees of life extension, although quite clearly without the benefits of meditation techniques. Part of the physiological change seen in mice on dietary restriction is a reduction of their metabolic rates. Their internal biological activities were slowed down with the very real benefit of reducing free radical activity.
Whether slower metabolic processes (which equals lower body temperature and therefore reduced free radical activity) is achieved by dietary restriction (calorie reduction) or by meditation does not seem to matter at all and, as will be made clear in the section on strategies, a combination of both would seem to be highly desirable. Dietary restriction, however, does not always produce a lower metabolic rate (and lower body temperature).
Weindruch and Walford look at body temperature
It is not surprising that these two key researchers into ageing have also applied their minds to an understanding of the implications of altered body temperatures. In 1979 they were the first to report a major decrease in internal body temperature in mice kept on a dietary (calorie) restriction programme which led to an increased life span. Those mice which were long-lived showed between 1.2 and 2.5°C lower core temperature than did the shorter-lived, fully fed mice. (AU mice had their temperatures taken, rectally, each morning. Weindruch and Walford comment on the displeasure and possible increase in body temperature this produced in them, and suggested that a surgical implant which allows temperature to be monitored without repeated handling of the mice to be a better method!)
They also report on a study conducted by others which confirms these findings. Here life extension was clearly demonstrated in mice receiving 75 per cent of their normal diet, while the core temperature recorded in these animals was 1.5°C lower than fully fed, control animals which did not achieve life extension. The drop in core body temperature is not only seen in 'normal' mice, but is observed to be more strongly evident in genetically overweight mice following a dietary restriction programme.