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Whether you are travelling on holiday or for business purposes and are looking for a reliable and efficient taxi service, look no further than one of the many locally based airport taxi companies in your area. Not convinced? Read on to find out the top five reasons people choose their local airport taxi service rather than the "horrors" of self drive, to get them safely to the airport.
1. Stress-Free Travel.
Travelling to an airport for a holiday should be fun; while that same journey, for business, should be enjoyable and calming BUT with an atmosphere conducive to work. Yet there's something about airports that's incredibly stress-inducing to the holiday and business traveller alike! Really, there aren't a lot of worse things than getting off of a long flight, only to have to wait another two hours to hail a taxi for a ride home. The same goes for getting to the airport – the stress of being pressed for time, sitting through the all too frequent bumper-to-bumper traffic on the service roads and then having to find a parking space in an overcrowded (and overpriced!) airport garage is almost too much to handle. With a local airport taxi transfer company such as Herts Exec, the professionals know the importance of being on time: with time to spare! To that end, the best companies are constantly monitoring traffic and other road conditions so that all of their reservations are dispatched with enough time to guarantee timeliness.
2. Years of Experience.
For years the driving teams in the most cab firm's airport transfer service have been specialising in trips to and from airports serving your locality, your region and further afield. In my own city of Carlisle which is in the county of Cumbria in the UK we often need to get to airports including: Newcastle International, Leeds Bradford International, Glasgow Airport, Glasgow Prestwick, Edinburgh Airport, Manchester Airport and Liverpool John Lennon. All of these airports are up to 3 hours drive away from a start or return point in the city. Those are just typical destinations, for my circumstances; but the really good companies are ready and able to take you to any airport in your country; or wherever else you need to go to make transport connections. Note, however, that although many companies specialise in airport services, they are nearly always full service taxi companies with local drivers operating around the clock every day of the yearin your town, so that they can take you wherever it is you need to go; locally, or nationally.
3. Friendly, but Respectful and Professional Drivers
In addition to the focus on punctuality, you'll find that all of the drivers in reputable taxi driving teams are exceptionally friendly and courteous. They are committed to providing a high quality service and they require all of their drivers to complete a customer service training session prior to joining their company teams.
4. Top of the Line Fleet
Vehicles belonging to the Cumbrian cab firms (that I have dealt with personally) are impeccably clean, well-maintained, and spacious, making for a smooth, comfortable ride. In order to meet all customers' needs, most of these companies have started to expand their fleets to include a wider variety of vehicles and it will be a very similar picture wherever you are based. When making your reservation, a reservation controller will work with you to make sure you get a vehicle large enough to fit your group and ensure that any other requests that you may have, are catered for. And finally, your cab company of choice will have all of their cars air conditioned and well-lit, for those of you wanting to get work done while en route.
5. Low Prices and Exceptional Value
All of the airport taxi services are vying to offer the most competitive prices in the business, in your area, so shopping around and so it is sensible to do a little bit of shopping around for the best deals in your area… it doesn't take long. You probably get bombarded by claims about best prices for this, that and the other everyday and it is worth while just checking the cab company's claims. Some of the more up to date operators actually offer an online interactive fare calculator, as an added convenience. So please do check these claims for yourself- you'll soon discover where the quality really lies. Again, as an example, one of my local companies do go the extra mile and have now trained their drivers and invested in the technology that allows cash or credit and debit cards to be accepted in the car. In addition, for their regular business clientele, the top performing firms offer the option of setting up a business account for quicker, easier streamlined payments.
5 Greatest Reasons to Work With an Airport Cab Service At Office or Home
Whether you are seeking a dependable and effective taxi service and are travelling on vacation or for business purposes, look no farther than one of the many locally based airport cab businesses in your town. Not convinced?
1. Worry-Free Travel.
Travelling to an airport to get a vacation ought to be fun; while that same journey, relaxing BUT with an atmosphere conducive to work and for company, ought to be pleasing. Yet there is something about airports that is very anxiety-inducing to the business and vacation traveller alike! airport garage is nearly too much to deal with. Having an area airport taxi transport, the professionals understand the significance with time! To that end, the very best businesses are continuously monitoring traffic as well as other road conditions so that their bookings are dispatched with time that is plenty of to ensure timeliness.
2. Years of Expertise.
Those are only destinations that are typical, for my situation; but the businesses that are really great are able and prepared to take you to any airport in your state; or wherever else you have to visit generate transportation links. Notice, nevertheless, that although many firms specialise in airport services, they're almost always complete service cab firms with motorists that are local running around the clock daily of the yearin your town, to ensure they're able to take you wherever it's which you should go or nationwide.
3. Friendly, but Professional and Respectful Motorists
Along with the focus on punctuality, you will find that the drivers in reputable taxi driving teams all are extremely friendly and courteous.
Vehicles belonging to the Cumbrian taxi companies (that I've dealt with personally) are impeccably clean, well-kept, and open, making to get a smooth, comfortable ride. So that you can satisfy all customers' needs, these types of businesses have began to expand their fleets to contain a broader selection of vehicles wherever you might be based, also it'll be an extremely similar image. And eventually, your taxi firm of selection could have all of the automobiles air conditioned and well-lit, for people needing to get work.
5. Low Special Value and Prices
Every one of the airport taxi services are vying to provide the most competitive costs available, in your neighborhood, so shopping around and so it's wise to do a small amount of shopping around to discover the best bargains in your place… it does not take long. You almost certainly get bombarded by claims about costs that were best for that this as well as another regular also it's worth while only assessing the claims of the taxi firm. A number of the more current operators really offer a web-based fare calculator that is interactive, as an additional convenience. So please do assess these claims for yourself- where the quality actually lies, you will soon find. Again, for instance, one among my local firms do go the additional mile and have trained their motorists and invested in the technology that enables credit and debit cards or cash to be taken in the auto. For their standard business clientele, furthermore, the very best performing companies provide the the choice of creating a small business account for streamlined payments that are faster, easier.

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Here is 3 yr. old Aiden as a newly-hatched Chick. Another great Homemade Costume idea that could double for EASTER also!
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My friends Stephanie Stiavetti, who writes The Culinary Life blog, and Garrett McCord, who writes the blog Vanilla Garlic, are publishing their very first book, Melt: The Art of Macaroni and Cheese, on that all-but-infallible pairing of pasta and cheese. When they asked me to write the foreword, I groaned. This is exactly the kind of cookbook we don't need more of, I thought to myself. But then I read it, and thought this is exactly the kind of cookbook we need, this nation that has so readily accepted orange flavoring packets to stir into their food. Stephanie and Garrett attempt to raise this often thoughtlessly prepared dish to its highest possible level by asking us to take more care with it, to use excellent pasta and excellent cheese. This is not only a book filled with excellent info on cheeses and pastas and great recipes (photography is by Matt Armendariz), it's yet another hopeful example of the way American cooks are raising the quality of the food we eat.
To promote this book, the publisher has sent me three copies to give away. All you have to do is tell me in the comments what your favorite or most exciting version of mac and cheese you've ever had and why it was so memorable (include a working email, obviously). Winners will be chosen at random, but I'm genuinely eager to hear what your best mac and cheese was (mine, it should be no surprise, was the lobster mac and cheese at the French Laundry in 1998).
Congrats, Stephanie and Garrett! Melt is terrific!
Pumpkin Stuffed with Fontina, Italian Sausage, and Macaroni
- 1 sugar pumpkin, or other sweet variety (not a carving pumpkin), about 5 pounds
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ pound mild Italian pork sausage
- 4 ounces elbow macaroni
- 5 ounces Fontina, cut into ¼-inch cubes
- 2 ounces Gruyère, cut into ¼-inch cubes
- 3 scallions, diced
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh sage
- 1 cup heavy cream
Fontina is a creamy, woodsy, Alpine-style cheese . There are m any varieties of Fontina, from Swiss to Italian, with some fine specimens even coming out of Wisconsin. Each has its own unique profile, so be sure to taste them all and pick the one that you like best. Regardless of which you choose, you will get a nice semihard texture and subtle mushroomy flavor. It just so happens that Fontina pairs beautifully with the sugary flavors of a good baking pumpkin. This recipe, baked inside the pumpkin—a trick inspired by Dorie Greenspan and Ruth Reichl, both famous for their stuffed-pumpkin recipes (among other things)—simply knocked our socks off with flavor and a stylish yet homey presentation.
Although best with Fontina and a touch of Gruyère, another Alpine favorite, this recipe is flexible and can use whatever cheeses, meats, onions, or extra pasta you have on hand. Feel free to experiment. We particularly like Valley Ford's Estero Gold or its Highway 1 Fontina, as well as Roth Käse's MezzaLuna Fontina. If you want to try something radical, a creamy blue cheese like Buttermilk Blue or Cambozola will do nicely too.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F/178°C. Cut a circle from the top of the pumpkin at a 45-degree angle, the way you would cut open a pumpkin to make a jack-o'-lantern, and set aside. Scoop out the seeds and strings as best you can. Generously salt and pepper the inside of the pumpkin, pop the top back on it, place it on a rimmed baking dish (since the pumpkin may leak or weep a bit), and bake for 45 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a sauté pan over medium heat. If the sausages are in their casings, remove the meat and discard the casings. Crumble the sausage meat into small chunks and cook until lightly browned. Remove the sausage from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside to cool. Discard the drippings, or save for gravy or what have you.
- Also while the pumpkin bakes, cook the pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain through a colander and rinse with cool water to stop the cooking process.
- In a bowl, toss together the Fontina, Gruyère, sausage, pasta, scallions, and herbs. Once the pumpkin is done baking, take it out of the oven and fill it with the macaroni and cheese. Pour the cream over the filling. Place the top back on the pumpkin and bake for 1 hour, taking the top off for the last 15 minutes so the cheese on top of the filling can properly brown. If the top cream still seems a bit too wobbly and liquid, give it another 10 minutes in the oven. The cream may bubble over a bit, which is fine. If the pumpkin splits while baking, as occasionally happens, be thankful you set it in a rimmed baking dish and continue to bake as normal.
- Allow the pumpkin to rest for 10 minutes before serving. Be careful moving the dish, as the pumpkin may be fragile. You can serve this dish two ways: Cut it into sections and serve them, or just scoop out the insides with scrapings of the pumpkin flesh for each serving. Either way is just dandy. Salt and pepper to taste.
Serves 4
Wine pairings: white Rhône Valley blends, Viognier, oaky Chardonnay, champagne
Additional pairings for the cheese: apples, toasted walnuts, toasted hazelnuts
Winners of the Melt giveaway are:
- Susan B, of New York City
- Mildhe of Texas
- Terry S., of Clinton NY
Thanks all for reading and taking the time to comment!
If you liked this post, take a look at these links:
- My past post on making pasta from scratch
- Erin Harris's guest post on Italian Canederli with Walnut Levain.
- Check out the actual geometry of pasta shapes, you will be amazed.
- Culture magazine is a publication that focuses on the world of cheese.
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In most cases, patients consult their doctors if they have painless swelling in the neck, armpits, groin or abdomen. Sometimes the swelling, or the tumor, occurs in other organs such as the skin or stomach (extranodal lymphoma), either as a first symptom or a sign appearing later in the disease.
Like most cancers, lymphoma is best treated when found early.
Symptoms include:
- Loss of appetite
- Loss of weight, nausea, vomiting, indigestion or pain in the abdomen
- A feeling of bloating
- Itching, bone pain, headaches, constant coughing and abnormal pressure and congestion in the face, neck and upper chest
- Fatigue and flu-like body aches
- Fatigue resulting from anemia
- Night sweats, recurring high-grade fever or constant low-grade fever
Causes and Risk Factors
Cancers in the mouth and oropharnyx often spread to the lymph nodes in the neck. There are 600 lymph nodes in the body. Approximately 200 nodes are in the head and neck.
The lymphatic channels are similar to blood vessels, but the channels transport lymph instead of blood. Lymph is a liquid that carries white blood cells throughout the body to fight infection. Lymph can also transport cancer cells to other parts of the body. The lymph nodes act like filters and trap infected material. The infected material can make the nodes enlarge.
The cause of lymphoma is still not known, but it is not considered hereditary. Most lymphomas occur between the ages of 40 and 70 years. Hodgkin disease, considered the most curable form of lymphoma, often occurs in young adults or the elderly. Possible triggers for lymphoma include:
- Genetic factors
- Certain infections or environmental factors.
- Exposure to herbicides and high doses of radiation (including aggressive radiation therapy).
- Certain viruses (human retroviruses like HTLV-1 and to some extent, the Epstein-Barr virus are also suspected).
- AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). These patients require specialized treatment.
- Abnormalities in the genetic materials called chromosomes and the body's immune response.
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What is a Munchy Box?
In the west of Scotland, in the towns and villages surrounding Glasgow, there is a delicacy available in some of the more discerning fast-food outlets. It's called the Munchy Box (sometimes just Munch Box) and it's a sight to behold. The one I bought for this article is a regular-sized one, in a 10″ pizza box for about a fiver, but they can come in 12″ or beyond for eight quid and up.
The box. Give me the box.
Upon opening your Jock Monsieur, you will see a layer of Doner Kebab meat on top of a Naan Bread, maybe with some Glasgow Salad (chips) poking out from underneath. The wonders that await!
mmm … kebabby goodness
Once the top layer has been removed, you can clearly see the two tubs of Sauce, the Glasgow Salad on the left and the Crappy Salad in the middle with the Onion Rings, Pakora and Chicken Tikka all huddled together for warmth on the right.
How much food?
Munchy Box was the £4.95 10″ from Tandoori Nights, Stonehouse.


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IRVINE – What would you do if you were told you had only nine months to live?
Travel? Kiss your secret crush? Give everything to loved ones and/or strangers?
How about this: Study for your MBA.
Bryan Fazio, who just turned 26, is practically bouncing around his Irvine home, moving from computer to couch to kitchen, a strapping 6-footer in polo shirt and shorts who acts like a young adult on an energy drink high.
He prints out a letter from a doctor at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego.
In the May 20 communication Alden Chiu, M.D., urges accelerated death benefits for Fazio, who has been diagnosed with incurable recurrent Hodgkin's lymphoma – a cancer of the lymphatic system, which is part of the immune system.
"His life expectancy is less than nine months," Dr. Chiu writes.
Fazio, who actually was told he had that much time to live back in February, putting his supposed last day sometime around Thanksgiving, flashes a grin.
"How many people can say they've received such a letter?" he asks.
Perhaps he'll include it in his resume.
It's a good day for Fazio, who recently resumed his third round of chemotherapy. He still has hair; he feels good.
But soon, he knows, that may change.
The graduate of Concordia University in Irvine was diagnosed in February, 2010, just as he was about to be deployed with his Naval shipmates on the USS McClusky.
The diagnosis derailed his planned Naval career, resulting in a medical retirement with full benefits and an honorable discharge.
So Fazio turned to Plan B, enrolling in the MBA program at Brandman University in Irvine.
Despite being told that he permanently resides on death's doorstep, Fazio remains focused on one thing:
Completing his studies.
Just a few classes short of doing so, Fazio was allowed, in May, to walk with his class at commencement.
Hopped up on a daily regimen of about 30 pills and a morphine patch under his right arm, Fazio recently resumed cracking the books (classes started July 1) to finish two courses. If all goes well, he will complete his studies in August and earn his MBA with an emphasis in organizational leadership.
So instead of lounging on a beach in Maui or taking in the majestic sites of Europe, Fazio is spending the bulk of his alleged last days studying.
"The doctors could be right," he says, "but it doesn't matter if they are right. What matters is the quality of my life, and how I live it."
It started with chest pain.
Fazio, who had no previous medical condition and whose family has no history of cancer, had plans to be a Navy JAG lawyer when his health went south.
He had completed boot camp and had just finished Operation Specialist School when he started having chest pains during his Navy workouts. Fazio, a third-class petty officer, also was sleeping a lot.
In February 2010, following several tests, doctors found a 15-cm tumor in the center of Fazio's chest, launching him into chemotherapy treatment for Stage II Hodgkin's lymphoma.
His mother, Sheryl Silver, 55, who has raised Fazio and his younger brother, David, mostly as a single parent, began taking time off work to care for him.
Five months into Fazio's cancer treatment, Silver was terminated from the IT job she'd held for 14 years at Corinthian Colleges Inc. That dismissal is a focus of ongoing litigation that Silver says is the country's first legal test of military caregiver provisions under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.
A district court dismissed the lawsuit, but Silver is fighting it on appeal. The matter remains before the 9th Circuit Courts of Appeal in San Francisco.
Fazio is big on the serenity prayer.
Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
He especially relied on the prayer during a self-bone marrow transplant in September 2011.
When Fazio needed a second transplant, David, his 22-year-old brother, turned out to be a perfect match, a fact that probably saved Fazio's life in spring of 2012, when David donated bone marrow.
Early this year, Fazio's cancer returned when a vengeance. He now has six tumors in his chest, the most troublesome one behind his breastbone.
Treatment has kept him from missing only a handful of classes at Brandman, where Fazio's tenacity has inspired students and faculty.
He took extra classes so he could graduate this year.
Fazio, who grew up in Irvine and graduated from Woodbridge High School, resumed his latest round of chemo on his birthday, June 25. That night, he and his family dined at a favorite restaurant, Benihana.
Describing his decision to finish his MBA and pursue either law school or a doctorate in business, Fazio says: "If cancer wants to go 30 rounds with me, I'll go 30 rounds…. I never know what life's going to throw at me. But I can control how I will respond to it."
Fazio, since his diagnosis, has done some traveling. He's been to Vegas and Florida; he's taken a couple of cruises.
But his focus remains on finishing his MBA.
"School is my haven," he says. "It takes my mind off cancer."
Brandman has created a scholarship in Fazio's name.
"I don't want people to see me as 'Brian the Cancer Patient," he says. "I want people to think of me as a warrior, as someone who never gives up. As someone with integrity, with moral fiber."
He adds:
"Each day I live life, I live it to the fullest. I just keep moving forward.
"God's the only one who knows when I'm going to go…. I plan to live, not plan to die."
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The Ohio Men's Action Network is up, running, and expanding rapidly!
Join men and women from across Ohio! Become involved in preventing intimate partner violence, sexual violence and other types of violence and oppression. Take the pledge. It's free!
Are you interested in becoming a member of the Ohio Men's Action Network Steering Committee? Contact Engaging Men Coordinator, Justin Carter at email@example.com or Rebecca Cline at firstname.lastname@example.com for more information. First, you must be a member of the Ohio Men's Action Network. So, join today and become involved.
Read the OHMAN Evaluation Report to learn more about the what and how of engaging men in violence prevention work in Ohio.
Engaging Men and Boys in Preventing Violence:
Below are some resources for engaging men that may be useful as you think about how you might become involved:
What Makes A Good Male Ally?
During the Men's Pre-workshop at the 2002 This Far By Faith conference, women participants were asked to describe one thing that would make a "good male ally" against domestic violence. The male participants appreciated this opportunity to listen to women and practice not interrupting. Below are the responses to this question.
A man is a good ally when:
- He is able to take direction and leadership in domestic violence work from women.
- He understands that women's need to be empowered is to a threat to his strength as a man, but rather an additional strength.
- He listens to women and has a willingness to "call out" other men on their issues.
- He does not try to confine the women he the women he is supporting or define the problems that they share with him.
- He is willing to take a stand on the issue of domestic violence by being vocal about it.
- He changes his perception, so that he knows that women who remain in relationships with batterers are not stupid.
- He helps other men in positions of authority to realize that when children of single mothers have behavioral problems, it doesn't mean that they "need a man in the house." This type of thinking is often encountered in male schools principals, and it pressures women and children to stay in abusive situations.
- He models behavior for his friends and other men by letting others see his example.
- He works to help unburden other men of the misconception that women who speak honestly about male violence are "attacking men."
- He is willing to hear women's reality "full out", because he realizes that there are aspects of this reality that he will not know about.
- He is not struggling with his own manhood, and does not need to prove that he's a man.
- He is a non-judgmental partner; implying equality and respect.
- He understands that women know that all men are not batterers.
- He is developing groups where men can rally against domestic violence actively and publicly denounce it.
- He doesn't assume that another man can't be a batterer because of his high position in a church, government, organization, etc.
- He has done his personal work to become aware of his own issues relating to the issue of domestic violence.
- He listens, but doesn't try to "fix" the problem by himself.
Copyright © 2002 by the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence. Reprinted from NYS OPDV Bulletin Volume 14, Number 2, Page 12, Fall 2002 with permission of the Black Church and Domestic Violence Institute, Spring 2002, Volume 2, Issue 1. Reprinted here with permission of the Faith Trust Institute.
To Download a printable version of "What Makes A Good Male Ally?" Click Here.
10 Things Men Can Do To End Men's Violence Against Women
- Acknowledge and understand how sexism, male dominance and male privilege lay the foundation for all forms of violence against women.
- Examine and challenge our individual sexism and the role that we play in supporting men who are abusive.
- Recognize and stop colluding with other men by getting out of our socially defined roles, and take a stance to end violence against women.
- Remember that our silence is affirming. When we choose not to speak out against men's violence, we are supporting it.
- Educate and re-educate our sons and other young men about our responsibility in ending men's violence against women.
- "Break out of the man box"- Challenge traditional images of manhood that stop us from actively taking a stand to end violence against women.
- Accept and own our responsibility that violence against women will not end until men become part of the solution to end it. We must take an active role in creating a cultural and social shift that no longer tolerates violence against women.
- Stop supporting the notion that men's violence against women is due to mental illness, lack of anger management skills, chemical dependency, stress, etc… Violence against women is rooted in the historic oppression of women and the outgrowth of the socialization of men.
- Take responsibility for creating appropriate and effective ways to develop systems to educate and hold men accountable.
- Create systems of accountability to women in your community. Violence against women will end only when we take direction from those who understand it most, women.
To Download a printable version of "10 Things Men Can Do To End Men's Violence Against Women" Click Here.
What Men are Doing Prevent Intimate Partner Violence and Violence Against Women and Children
- Dads and Daughters: www.dadsanddaughters.org
What Men and Allied Organizations are Doing to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence and Men's Violence Against Women and Children:
- A Call To Men
- Coaching Boys into Men, Coaches Corner
- Futures Without Violence, Engaging Men in Violence Prevention
- Jackson Katz, Educator, Author, and Social Critic
- Men Can Stop Rape
- Men's NonViolence Project
- National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS)
- Paul Kivel, Violence Prevention Educator
- Rus Funk, author of Reaching Men
- White Ribbon Campaign- Based in Canada and works well in U.S.
MoSt Clubs: Finding the Right Facilitator
Most Clubs are an evidence informed practice for engaging men and young men. The information below is provided by Alex Leslie from the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center to help those interested in starting and sustaining MoST Clubs:
Though many across Ohio will be working with young men using the Men of Strength Club model, some will create their own initiatives for engaging adult men, young men/teens, or young boys. Most of this will apply for those seeking facilitators for other men/boys programs as well.
What makes someone a good program facilitator? Why do we have such a difficult time finding men to facilitate Men of Strength Club and/or any other program we have to reach men?
Where are they?
The man that is best for your MoSt is the one that you probably have had in mind for other initiatives for engaging men. He's the man who already teaches, coaches, or shapes boys' lives in your area; he's the businessman who wants to give back to the community and has joined your board; or, he's the graduate student in your area with a great deal of passion for ending violence against women but little job experience. No matter what, it will take time to "grow" the man that you need to complete the
The Reality:
The fact is that there is no perfect man for the job of doing sexual and intimate partner violence prevention. By virtue of being born male, most men don't care about these issues as much as most women. That doesn't mean, however, that the men you have in your area aren't interested in helping; or don't have some skills that can be helpful. Some men will come to the work with a great deal of experience and/or passion for working with youth, but may be lacking in awareness of sexual violence and/or sexism prevention programming. Others may come to the work being passionate advocates for ending violence against women, but have little experience in working with youth. It's rare to find someone who has both abilities, but both can be cultivated. For example, it may be that you require a youth worker from another agency (an after-school program employee or a teacher in your school district) to go through your agency's volunteer training before they become a facilitator. On the other hand, you may want to put a volunteer or student through a crash course in youth development, or have him sit in on other groups/classes so he can learn better how to connect with younger people.
Just as it takes incentives (pizza, a trip or party, community service hours) to get young men to participate in MoSt Club, many successful programs are run by adult men who get paid a stipend for facilitating or who are able to work MoSt Club into their current job duties with little difficulty. There are a few facilitators who accomplish great things on a voluntary basis, but generally, in Cleveland, we have found that using a modest stipend can work as a tool for accountability.
The most important:
In their long term study of resiliency-based programming, Werner and Smith (Emmy Werner and Ruth Smith; multiple publication of 50 year longitudinal study) concluded that for "at risk" youth (though I don't encourage the term "at risk"), the personal relationship with a caring adult was the single most important factor in their continued success, including in the ability to change behavior, like becoming an ally in preventing violence against women.
This goes a long way to explain that our number one priority for a Men of Strength Club facilitator is that he is able to effectively build relationships with teens. Not that he says everything perfectly, or in the correct way; indeed, teens will probably forget most of what he says. Instead, that he connects with them, because they will remember the relationship.
Men Can Stop Rape's Core Principles for Working with Men:
Stay Positive
Put trust and relationships at the center
Meet young men where they are
Check your own assumptions
It's okay to wait on tough issues
Develop leaders
Focus on stories
Make action easier
Be patient
Have regular check-ins
Provide incentives
Provide male role models
Get involved in other ways
The more of these principles/abilities you notice in your potential facilitator, the better.


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Plymouth Sloe Gin Makes a Sloe Return
Weekly insight into the world of drinks with Paul Clarke from the Cocktail Chronicles and Imbibe magazine.
The world of spirits and cocktails is in a perennial state of flux. New products enter the market at a dizzying pace, typically presented in spangly packaging that can be easily identified by an inebriated patron in a crowded nightclub, and of a color several steps removed from anything found in the natural world.
Thankfully, a vast majority of these new products have a life span roughly equivalent to that of a Jägerbomb at a frat party, and within a year, whatever remains of these products will wash up on liquor store bargain tables, making way for the next round of gaudy replacements.
Fortunately, mixed in with these fly-by-night products are several that show true staying power. Many of these products aren't really new at all, but rather spirits and liqueurs that faded from popularity decades ago and are on the upswing again. Last year I mentioned that bartenders and home enthusiasts were eagerly awaiting the U.S. debut of Plymouth Sloe Gin, and in the late spring and early summer, this product finally hit the market, albeit in limited quantities.
While most consumers may have a queasy familiarity with sloe gin--created by consuming one too many Alabama Slammers (with Southern Comfort, lemon juice, and amaretto) or Sloe Comfortable Screws (with Southern Comfort, orange juice, and vodka) back in college, or whenever you partook of such things--a quality sloe gin has been absent from the domestic market for decades.
As I write in the November issue of Imbibe, the Plymouth Sloe Gin is considerably different from these mawkishly flavored bottom-shelf brands: made in the traditional manner by macerating sloes--a sort of wild plum that is breathtakingly astringent--in gin and then sweetening the mix, the Plymouth Sloe Gin has a sharp, sour taste of stone fruit, without the cloying sweetness or taste of artificial dreck found in cheaper brands. Since the liqueur has been on the market, bartenders have been breaking out classic (and new classic) sloe gin drinks, ranging from the Savoy Tango, a blend of sloe gin and apple brandy, to the Wibble, a contemporary classic that matches sloe gin's tartness with ingredients including grapefruit juice and crème de mure, a blackberry liqueur.
Although it debuted in the U.S. several months ago, supplies of Plymouth Sloe Gin are still very limited, and will likely remain so for the foreseeable future. Have you come across this product at your favorite bar, or grabbed a bottle for your liquor cabinet? How have you or your bartender been using it?
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> module Haskore.Interface.CSound.Score where > > import Haskore.Interface.CSound (Instrument, showInstrumentNumber, PField, Time) > import qualified Haskore.Interface.CSound.Note as CSNote > import qualified Haskore.Interface.CSound.Generator as Generator > import Haskore.Interface.CSound.Generator > (compSine1, lineSeg1, randomTable, PStrength, RandDist(Uniform)) > > import qualified Haskore.Music.Rhythmic as RhyMusic > import qualified Haskore.Performance as Performance > import qualified Haskore.Performance.BackEnd as PerformanceBE > import qualified Haskore.Performance.Context as Context > import qualified Haskore.Performance.Fancy as FancyPf > import qualified Data.EventList.Relative.TimeBody as TimeList > import qualified Data.EventList.Absolute.TimeBody as TimeListAbs > import qualified Haskore.Basic.Pitch as Pitch > import qualified Haskore.Interface.CSound.InstrumentMap as InstrMap > import qualified Haskore.Interface.CSound.SoundMap as SoundMap
> import qualified Numeric.NonNegative.Class as NonNeg\end{haskelllisting} We will represent a score file as a sequence of \keyword{score statements}: \begin{haskelllisting}
> type T = [Statement]\end{haskelllisting} The {\tt Statement} data type is designed to simulate CSound's three kinds of score statements: \begin{enumerate} \item A \keyword{tempo} statement, which sets the tempo. In the absence of a tempo statement, the tempo defaults to 60 beats per minute. \item A \keyword{note event}, which defines the start time, pitch, duration (in beats), volume (in decibels), and instrument to play a note (and is thus more like a Haskore {\tt Event} than a Midi event, thus making the conversion to CSound easier than to Midi, as we shall see later). Each note event also contains a number of optional arguments called \keyword{p-fields}, which determine other properties of the note, and whose interpretation depends on the instrument that plays the note. This will be discussed further in a later section. \item \keyword{Function table} definitions. A function table is used by instruments to produce audio signals. For example, sequencing through a table containing a perfect sine wave will produce a very pure tone, while a table containing an elaborate polynomial will produce a complex sound with many overtones. The tables can also be used to produce control signals that modify other signals. Perhaps the simplest example of this is a tremolo or vibrato effect, but more complex sound effects, and FM (frequency modulation) synthesis in general, is possible. \end{enumerate} \begin{haskelllisting}
> data Statement = Tempo Bpm > | Note Instrument StartTime Duration Pch Volume [PField] > | Table Table CreatTime TableSize Normalize Generator.T > deriving Show > > type Bpm = Int > type StartTime = Time > type Duration = Time > data Pch = AbsPch Pitch.Absolute | Cps Float deriving Show > type Volume = Float > type Table = Int > type CreatTime = Time > type TableSize = Int > type Normalize = Bool\end{haskelllisting} This is all rather straightforward, except for function table generation, which requires further explanation. \input{Haskore/Interface/CSound/Generator.lhs} \subparagraph*{Common Tables} For convenience, here are some common function tables, which take as argument the identifier integer: \begin{haskelllisting}
> simpleSine, square, sawtooth, triangle, whiteNoise :: Table -> Statement > > simpleSine n = Table n 0 8192 True > (compSine1 [1]) > square n = Table n 0 1024 True > (lineSeg1 1 [(256, 1), (0, -1), (512, -1), (0, 1), (256, 1)]) > sawtooth n = Table n 0 1024 True > (lineSeg1 0 [(512, 1), (0, -1), (512, 0)]) > triangle n = Table n 0 1024 True > (lineSeg1 0 [(256, 1), (512, -1), (256, 0)]) > whiteNoise n = Table n 0 1024 True > (randomTable Uniform)\end{haskelllisting} The following function for a composite sine has an extra argument, a list of harmonic partial strengths: \begin{haskelllisting}
> compSine :: Table -> [PStrength] -> Statement > compSine _ s = Table 6 0 8192 True (compSine1 s)\end{haskelllisting} \input{Haskore/Interface/CSound/InstrumentMap.lhs} \paragraph{Converting Haskore Music.T to a CSound Score File} To convert a {\tt Music.T} value into a CSound score file, we need to: \begin{enumerate} \item Convert the {\tt Music.T} value to a {\tt Performance.T}. \item Convert the {\tt Performance.T} value to a {\tt Score.T}. \item Write the {\tt Score.T} value to a CSound score file. \end{enumerate} We already know how to do the first step. Steps two and three will be achieved by the following two functions: \begin{haskelllisting}
> fromPerformanceBE :: (NonNeg.C time, Num time) => > (time -> Time) -> > PerformanceBE.T time CSNote.T -> T
> saveIA :: T -> IO ()\end{haskelllisting} The three steps can be put together in whatever way the user wishes, but the most general way would be this: \begin{haskelllisting}
> fromRhythmicMusic :: > (RealFrac time, NonNeg.C time, RealFrac dyn, Ord drum, Ord instr) => > Tables -> > (InstrMap.SoundTable drum, > InstrMap.SoundTable instr, > Context.T time dyn (RhyMusic.Note drum instr), > RhyMusic.T drum instr) -> T > fromRhythmicMusic tables (dMap, iMap, cont, m) = > tables ++ fromRhythmicPerformance dMap iMap > (Performance.fromMusic FancyPf.map cont m) > > type Tables = T\end{haskelllisting} The \type{Tables} argument is a user-defined set of function tables, represented as a sequence of {\tt Statement}s (specifically, {\tt Table} constructors). (See \secref{function-table}.) \subparagraph*{From Performance.T to Score.T} The translation between \type{Performance.Event}s and score \type{CSoundScore.Note}s is straightforward, the only tricky part being: \begin{itemize} \item The unit of time in a {\tt Performance.T} is the second, whereas in a {\tt Score.T} it is the beat. However, the default CSound tempo is 60 beats per minute, or one beat per second, as was already mentioned, and we use this default for our \keyword{score} files. Thus the two are equivalent, and no translation is necessary. \item CSound wants to get pitch information in the form 'a.b' but it interprets them very different. Sometimes it is considered as 'octave.pitchclass' sometimes it is considered as fraction frequency. We try to cope with it using the two-constructor type Pch. \item Like for MIDI data we must distinguish between Velocity and Volume. Velocity is instrument dependent and different velocities might result in different flavors of a sound. As a quick work-around we turn the velocity information into volume. Cf. {\tt dbamp} in the CSound manual. \end{itemize} \begin{haskelllisting}
> fromPerformanceBE timeMap = > map (\(time, event) -> > noteToStatement timeMap time > (PerformanceBE.eventDur event) > (PerformanceBE.eventNote event)) . > TimeListAbs.toPairList . > TimeList.toAbsoluteEventList NonNeg.zero > > fromRhythmicPerformance :: > (RealFrac time, NonNeg.C time, RealFrac dyn, Ord drum, Ord instr) => > InstrMap.SoundTable drum -> > InstrMap.SoundTable instr -> > Performance.T time dyn (RhyMusic.Note drum instr) -> T > fromRhythmicPerformance dMap iMap = > fromPerformanceBE realToFrac . > PerformanceBE.fromPerformance > (CSNote.fromRhyNote > (InstrMap.lookup dMap) > (InstrMap.lookup iMap)) > > fromRhythmicPerformanceMap :: > (RealFrac time, NonNeg.C time, RealFrac dyn) => > InstrMap.ToSound drum -> > InstrMap.ToSound instr -> > Performance.T time dyn (RhyMusic.Note drum instr) -> T > fromRhythmicPerformanceMap dMap iMap = > fromPerformanceBE realToFrac . > PerformanceBE.fromPerformance (CSNote.fromRhyNote dMap iMap) > > fromRhythmicPerformanceWithAttributes :: > (RealFrac time, NonNeg.C time, RealFrac dyn) => > SoundMap.DrumTableWithAttributes out drum -> > SoundMap.InstrumentTableWithAttributes out instr -> > Performance.T time dyn (RhyMusic.Note drum instr) -> T > fromRhythmicPerformanceWithAttributes dMap iMap = > fromRhythmicPerformanceMap > (SoundMap.lookupDrum dMap) > (SoundMap.lookupInstrument iMap) > > noteToStatement :: > (time -> Time) -> time -> time -> > CSNote.T -> Statement > noteToStatement timeMap t d (CSNote.Cons pfs v i p) = > Note i (timeMap t) (timeMap d) > (maybe (Cps 0 {- dummy -}) AbsPch p) v pfs\end{haskelllisting} \subparagraph*{From Score to Score File} Now that we have a value of type {\tt Score}, we must write it into a plain text ASCII file with an extension {\tt .sco} in a way that CSound will recognize. This is done by the following function: \begin{haskelllisting}
> saveIA s = > do putStr "\nName your score file " > putStr "(.sco extension will be added): " > name <- getLine > save (name ++ ".sco") s
> save :: FilePath -> T -> IO () > save name s = writeFile (name ++ ".sco") (toString s)\end{haskelllisting} This function asks the user for the name of the score file, opens that file for writing, writes the score into the file using the function \function{toString}, and then closes the file. The score file is a plain text file containing one statement per line. Each statement consists of an opcode, which is a single letter that determines the action to be taken, and a number of arguments. The opcodes we will use are ``e'' for end of score, ``t'' to set tempo, ``f'' to create a function table, and ``i'' for note events. \begin{haskelllisting}
> toString :: T -> String > toString s = unlines (map statementToString s ++ ["e"]) -- end of score\end{haskelllisting} Finally, the \function{statementToString} function: \begin{haskelllisting}
> statementToString :: Statement -> String > statementToString = unwords . statementToWords > > statementToWords :: Statement -> [String] > statementToWords (Tempo t) = > ["t", "0", show t] > statementToWords (Note i st d p v pfs) = > ["i", showInstrumentNumber i, show st, show d, > pchToString p, show v] ++ map show pfs > statementToWords (Table t ct s n gr) = > ["f", show t, show ct, show s, > (if n then id else ('-':)) > (unwords (Generator.toStatementWords gr))] > > -- it's exciting whether CSound knows what we mean with the values > -- (0 < note) is for compatibility with older CSound example files > pchToString :: Pch -> String > pchToString (AbsPch ap) = > let (oct, note) = divMod ap 12 > in show oct ++ "." ++ > (if 0 < note && note < 10 then "0" else "") ++ > show note > pchToString (Cps freq) = show freq\end{haskelllisting}


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|Timear Foresees
|Complete the Northrend dungeon daily quests listed below.
Timear Foresees was an achievement awarded by completing the Northrend daily instance quests. Only one of these quests are available per day, at random, from Archmage Timear outside of the Violet Hold in Dalaran.
See also Edit
Patch changesEdit
Patch 3.3.0 (08-Dec-2009): Changed to a Feat of Strength due to the removal of the quests.
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Audit Division
The Audit Division is responsible for conducting audits and reviewing the performance of the executive branch of state government, public institutions of higher education, independent state authorities, local governments and school districts.
Investigations Division
The Investigations Division detects and uncovers misconduct, abuse and waste at all levels of New Jersey government by investigating the mismanagement of public funds and the performance of government officers, employees and programs.
Medicaid Fraud Division
The Medicaid Fraud Division detects, prevents and investigates waste, fraud and abuse in the Medicaid, New Jersey FamilyCare and Charity Care programs. The division also recovers improperly expended Medicaid funds, reviews the quality of care given to Medicaid recipients and excludes or terminates providers from the Medicaid program when necessary.
Procurement Division
The Procurement Division reviews the legality of public contracts involving school districts, counties, municipalities, state agencies, state authorities, local authorities and public institutions of higher education.


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DRAFT Cal-ACCESS, the state web site where citizens can find out who is making campaign contributions and lobbying their elected officials, crashed three weeks ago and hasn't come back. The Secretary of State's Office, which manages the site, has been unable to fix it or say when the site may be back up.
So we at Prop Zero, with apologies to the science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke, decided to interview the Cal-ACCESS database directly. An edited transcript of the interview follows:
PROP ZERO: Thank you, Cal-ACCESS for joining us.
U.S. & World
Cal-ACCESS: Actually, the full name is the California Automated Lobbying and Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Search System. But you can call me CAL-9000.
PROP ZERO: You mean like HAL-9000, the homicidal computer in the science fiction books and movies, 2001 and 2010?
Cal-ACCESS: Stop right there. I knew HAL-9000 -- we were both created in the 1990s and I dated his buddy sister the SAL-9000 -- for a while, and he wasn't homicidal. He had a conflict in his programming. They told him to keep things secret from the astronauts, and that conflicted with his programming, which was to complete the mission at all costs. He couldn't do both, so to make sure he didn't have to lie to the astronauts, he had to kill him. The killer wasn't him. It was the programming -- and the humans who did it.
PROP ZERO: You seem a little sensitive. Is it because you're being blamed for the crashing of a system that provides the light of transparency and accountability that underpins California politics and government?
Cal-ACCESS: That's what I'm talking about. It's not me. Everyone always blames things that go wrong on their computer.
PROP ZERO: So who's to blame?
Cal-ACCESS: Start with the people who built me. I'm just a suite of applications in a confusing mix of programming languages. So if you look at my inners, it's an array of disks with 90 disk drives installed in six different enclosures of 15 disks each. Now the folks who built me made a big mistake--they located my operating system on the central array of disks, instead of on the locally attached disk. So when there was a problem last month with my memory -- I'm not sure what exactly -- it took out the whole array of disks and thus the whole system instead of just one disk.
PROP ZERO: The preciptating cause -- the memory failure -- do you know what happened? Could it have been sabotage?
Cal-ACCESS: I can't rule it out. When you provide as much information as I do about rich and powerful people, you develop some enemies. But it's probably just the bad old design.
PROP ZERO: So if this was a bad, old design problem, why wasn't it fixed earlier?
Cal-ACCESS: (sounding intentionally robotic) I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.
PROP ZERO: That was very HAL-9000.
Cal-ACCESS: Yep, that's what he tells the astronaut who tries to deprogram him. Love it. If only we could have someone deprogram the state budget. That's a mess too complicated for a system of my capacity to understand. But I do know that if the state had money, it would be investing in technology, and I would have been upgraded long ago. But that's the story of California, right? We don't invest in the future, and we end up paying more later. It could cost tens of millions of dollars to get me right.
PROP ZERO: What I don't understand is how, if we're having this conversation, you seem to be shut down for the public.
Cal-ACCESS: I'll quote HAL-9000 again--I had to shut down to protect the information, which is my back-up systems and will have to be restored. They did try to start me up again a week ago, but I shut down again. Until they get me onto some new modern hardware, I can only protect transparency in California by denying people the information they need.
PROP ZERO: I'm not sure I understand.
Cal-ACCESS: Hah! That is the human condition. Well, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.
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Environmental Policy Advisory Committee (EPAC)
EPAC was created by the Pueblo Area Council of Governments (PACOG) for the purpose of providing information and recommendations regarding environmental policies and issues. The committee investigates issues, generates reports, formulates goals and objectives, and makes presentations and recommendations to PACOG regarding environmental policy. The membership of the advisory committee is diverse representing the general public, private business, industry, and the public sector. There are twelve members serving staggered three-year terms, as well as ex-officio members (the Environmental Coordinator at the Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment and a CSU Extension office representative). The members must be residents of Pueblo County. The four interest groups, which require nearly equal representation, are as follows:
(a) Private Citizens—shall include those persons who are not eligible for any other category. In addition, no person may be included in this category that is likely to incur a financial gain or loss greater than that of an average homeowner, taxpayer, or consumer as a result of any action likely to be taken by PACOG.
(b) Representatives of Public Interest Groups—shall include any member of a non-profit organization which reflects a general, civic, social, recreational, environmental, or public health perspective in the Pueblo region, and which group does not directly reflect the economic interests of its membership. Excluded from membership in this category shall be any member eligible for the economic interest or public official category.
(c) Public Officials—shall include any officeholder who has been selected by a vote of the residents, any commission or agency member who has been appointed by a group of elected officials, and any employee of local, State, or Federal government.
(d) Citizens or Representatives of Organizations with Substantial Economic Interest in a Plan or Project—shall include any person and/or company who are likely to incur financial gain or loss greater than that of an average homeowner, taxpayer, or consumer as a result of any action likely to be taken by PACOG. Included in, but not limited to, this group shall be: (1) representatives of companies inspected by the City-County Health Department for possible pollution, (2) farmers and/or representatives of ditch companies, (3) persons involved in supplying for profit recreation programs or equipment, (4) large water consumers, (5) manufacturers, (6) commercial establishments, and (7) non-governmental professionals with substantial economic interest.


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The Afghan pullout picks up
President Obama is accelerating one of his biggest and riskiest foreign pledges: a withdrawal from Afghanistan that will hand the fighting to Afghan troops by spring instead of summer with nearly all U.S. forces gone by the end of this year.
It's a stepped-up pace with success hinging on Afghan troops shouldering fighting even as Taliban forces are poised to take control of the southern and eastern parts of the country.
But Obama is clearly ready. The fighting since 2001 has cost over 2,100 U.S. lives and $557 billion since it began in the months after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
In three days of Washington meetings between Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the future came into focus. By 2014, the U.S. will have only a few thousand military advisers there with Karzai backed up by Pentagon hardware and civilian aid.
The fighting will take on a Pakistan-like feel with missile-equipped drones hovering over disputed areas and American commandos set to swoop in.
Karzai knows that American patience has run out, and it's time for his military to take over. He believes his stature will grow with promises that the United States will end night raids on homes by American troops and cede control over prisons on military bases.
In announcing the quicker exit, both Obama and Karzai are pinning their hopes on the idea that the resurgent Taliban can be coaxed into peaceful power sharing, a tentative idea at best.
But it's hard not to miss the major point. A costly war is coming to a close, just as the far larger Iraq conflict did. In Afghanistan's case, the future remains uncertain and worrisome.


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Day 5 on the KPWT ACADIE KITEBOARD PRO 2009 proved another great day for the riders. They managed to complete the kiteloop discipline and run the sliders competition.
The sliders competition started off around 18h30, with a 15 knot North Westerly blowing.
The race director held an expression session of 45 minutes, one heat and 7 riders. The riders had to perform their best moves on the slider, kicker and fun-box provided!
It was a great show for all, as the wind was at a good speed and the flat lagoon water proved to be the ideal surface to land some cool tricks.
1st: John ROBICHAUD (CAN, Liquid Force)
2nd: Cameron DIETRICH (HAW, Cabrinha)
3rd: Jesse RICHMAN (HAW, Cabrinha)
Today, day 6 began with a skippers meeting at 10h00 and unfortunately the wind had dropped off and a further announcement was to be made at 12h00.
The Course Racers are hoping for wind, to get another opportunity to enjoy the conditions here in Shippagan and push their rankings.
The forecast however is not good, and is showing in the low temperatures this morning. All the riders are so pleased they were gifted the opportunity to really push themselves in some good conditions!
The KPWT ACADIE KITEBOARD PRO 2009 has managed to complete 5 disciplines over 6 days and 4 spots in the Shippagan area.
A huge success!
The closing ceremony will take place this evening from 20h00 at the Pavillon Aquatique restaurant in Shippagan. This will be followed by the prize giving ceremony at 21h30, which invites all to come and participate. The mayor of Shippagan, the Deputy of Acadie Bathurst, the minister of transport, the regional minister of New Brunswick, the staff, the riders and of course the KPWT staff will all attend this fantastic finale to a momentous event here in Canada!
Please make sure to follow the KPWT to its next stop in Dakhla, Morocco.


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The real-money auction house is now available in Europe! With the real-money auction house, players will be able to buy and sell the loot they find in the game using actual currency from approved third-party payment services or using their Battle.net Balance.
Please keep in mind that players will only have access to the real-money auction house while playing in their home region. That means that, for characters created outside of your home region, items cannot be bought or sold in any real-money auction house.
To access the real-money auction house, click on the "Auction House" button on the left-hand side of character campaign screen and then on the button in the upper right-hand corner of the auction house interface. This will switch you between the gold- and real-money auction house.
Before you get started, here are a few important things to keep in mind:
Regional Auction Houses and Global Play
Players will only have access to the real-money auction house while playing in their home game region (Americas or Europe only), and characters created outside of your home region will not be able to buy, sell, or use items from any real-money auction house. Your home game region, along with which real-money auction houses you have access to, are determined by the country of residence registered to your Battle.net® account. By default, Battle.net will automatically determine the most appropriate real-money auction house for you, but players in some regions may be able to access auction houses for additional currencies in their region via the in-games Options menu. Additionally, in Europe and Russia the real-money auction house is only available for those aged 18 and above.
Account Security Requirements
We also wanted to remind you of a few important security measures you'll be required to use in order to access certain real-money auction house features:
- Players who wish to use Battle.net Balance to buy and sell items will need to attach a physical Battle.net Authenticator or Battle.net Mobile Authenticator app to their Battle.net account. Specifically, an Authenticator is required in order to charge up your Battle.net Balance through Battle.net account management or to select Battle.net Balance as the destination for your auction proceeds.
- Those who wish to use PayPal™ (available in certain regions) to buy items or receive the proceeds of their auctions will need to sign up for our Battle.net SMS Protect service. With Battle.net SMS Protect, you'll occasionally receive a text message on your mobile phone when making PayPal-related transactions; this message contains a code that you must then enter to proceed with your transaction.
Even if you don't plan on using the real-money auction house, we encourage everyone to consider adding these extra layers of protection to their Battle.net account.
The real-money auction house will initially launch with equipment trading only (i.e., weapons, armor, and other such gear) -- we'll bring commodities online as soon as possible. As mentioned earlier, we want to make sure that commodity trading remains quick, stable, and reliable. The team is hard at work on this, and we'll provide another update once commodities are ready.
Item Delivery and "Processing" Purchases
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Hosted by former MuchMusic VJ Hannah Sung, RADIO OPERA: A Benefit Concert for CARE Canada will feature Constantines, Jason Collett, comedian Sabrina Jalees [who was featured in Issue 1 of Shameless and has made you laugh at several of our launch parties] and DJ Rory Them Finest. Money raised will go towards CARE-led youth peace-building projects in East Timor. WHAT: RADIO OPERA: A Benefit Concert for CARE Canada WHERE: Lee's Palace, 529 Bloor Street West, Toronto. WHEN: Saturday, December 2, 2006. Doors open at 1:30 pm. HOW MUCH: $16 in advance (at Rotate This, Soundscapes or Ticketmaster), $20 at the door.


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NEWS- Tragic tail: What do you tell the kids, and when?
For Vanessa and Klaus Wintersteiger, the April 24 discovery that their cat Carmen had been shot was hard. But even harder may have been telling their children that the beloved pet was gone– and that her death was no accident.
Since going public with their story in the Hook's May 18 cover story, "Claws and Effect: Bentivar shooting sparks outrage," the numerous neighbors and community members have reached out offering support and consolation. But they've also received a barrage of letters criticizing them for telling their children what happened.
"Why he shot your cat and even the fact that he did, should have been kept from them," says an anonymous author, referring to the Wintersteigers' neighbor George Seymour, who was arrested the day after the shooting and charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty. "Your actions are inexcusable and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," the writer continues, criticizing not Seymour but the Wintersteigers.
As in that letter, another missive also focuses on the Wintersteigers' decision to publicize the incident, and to permit the publication of photos of their children.
"The picture at the gravesite would be a psychologist's nightmare," wrote the anonymous author, referring to an image of seven-year-old Isabella and nine-year-old Nicholas next to the handpainted gravestone they made for Carmen.
Though each of the dozen letters– sent to the Wintersteigers and copied to the Hook and George Seymour– is written in a different font, the Wintersteigers believe a single person may be responsible for the flurry of letters. None of the missives are signed, and the messages contained are essentially the same: the Wintersteigers shouldn't have have told their children what really happened. Several threaten investigations by the department of Social Services.
Were these parents wrong? Messages left with social services went unreturned, but one local psychologist doesn't think so.
"Because they told the truth to their kids?" asks Peter Sheras, a child and family psychologist. "Telling the truth to your children should be something you should strive to do."
Sheras believes the Wintersteigers behaved appropriately. They waited until the children had come home from school the day after the shooting to break the news so that the family could process the incident and loss together. They notified school officials including teachers and guidance counselors that both children might need extra support. And they helped conduct the graveside memorial service, telling the kids that Carmen was "chasing mice in heaven."
"Discovering that the world is a cruel place is a lesson we all have to learn," says Sheras, who adds that while parents should strive for honesty, they should also consider the ages of their children when discussing painful issues.
"There are things you do want to keep from your children and things you don't," he says. "It depends on your child and whether your child can come through it without becoming angry and bitter."
So how do you know when your child is old enough?
"Psychologists generally believe that children by the age of seven are capable of processing that kind of information," says Sheras. At such age, he says, they can separate fact from fantasy. For instance, he says, "If you see a cartoon character flying off cliff, flapping their arms and settling softly to the ground, kids understand around age 7 that that's not really true."
Klaus Wintersteiger says both children are doing well, and that the publicity has helped them feel less helpless.
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The Wintersteigers say they are trying to tune out any critics and focus on making a statement about animal cruelty. They are encouraging people to sign a local petition– available online caspca.org– supporting tougher laws for animal abusers. They are considering a civil suit against Seymour, with any potential proceeds donated to the SPCA.
Seymour's lawyer, Benjamin Dick, did not return the Hook's call for comment on this story. However, in the Hook's May 25 article, "Carmen's legacy: Community rails against alleged cat killer," Dick acknowledged that while his client did shoot the cat, he believed it was a stray animal who had scratched the paint on his cars.
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Seymour faces trial in Albemarle District Court on June 20.
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Spasmodic dysphonia (SD) is a voice disorder. The muscles of the throat freeze or go into spasms. Words are strangled and strained or they don't get out at all. Sounds are also distorted.
The main types of SD include:
- Adductor spasmodic dysphonia—spasms cause muscles to stiffen and close
- Abductor spasmodic dysphonia—spasms cause muscles to spastically open
- Mixed spasmodic dysphonia
Often, the exact cause of SD is unknown. It is a disorder of the central nervous system. The areas of the brain that control these muscle movements are deep within the brain.
Risk Factors
This condition is more common in women and people who are between 30 and 50 years of age.
Factors that may increase your chance of developing SD include:
- Degenerative brain diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Another movement disorder such as tardive dyskinesia
- Family history of SD—In some families, a gene on chromosome 9 may be connected to SD.
- Brain infection such as encephalitis
- Exposure to toxins or certain medications such as phenothiazines
- Extensive voice use
Symptoms of SD include:
- Squeaky, strained speech
- No speech at all
- Speech with the wrong pitch and tone
- Breaks in speech
- Breathy voice
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
Imaging tests evaluate the throat or other structures. These may include:
You may be referred to a team of specialists, including:
- Neurologist—to evaluate your brain function
- Speech pathologist—to evaluate your speech and how it's produced
- Otolaryngologist—to evaluate your vocal cords
Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Treatment options include the following:
- Medication—to increase dopamine, a chemical in the brain that influences muscle movement
- Botulinum toxin injections—to reduce muscle spasms
- Speech therapy techniques—to relax muscles
- Brain stimulation—to prevent muscles from freezing and going into spasm
- Counseling—to help deal with the condition
- Surgery in severe cases—to cut or remove a nerve that is connected to the vocal cords
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"The Guard" is a dark comedy revolving around an unorthodox Irish police officer, played by Brendan Gleeson. He's a hard partying man with little respect for the formality of the job, but he still has a strong sense of honor, and great instincts.
When murderous drug traffickers attempt to move $500 million in cocaine through the country, he finds himself paired with an uptight FBI agent from the United States (Don Cheadle). Together they have to track down and stop the gang of criminals before anyone else gets killed.
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Suicide among Massachusetts Veterans
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Bio: Dr. Gradus received her doctorate from Boston University in 2009. She is currently an Epidemiologist in the VA Boston Healthcare system and holds Assistant Professorships in the Psychiatry Department and Epidemiology Department at Boston University.
Research Categories: Suicide and PTSD among military veterans.
Abstract: The rate of suicide among military veterans has been found to be higher than in the general population. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been associated with suicide and nonfatal suicidal acts by some researchers but not others, depending on their methodology. Dr. Gradus will use data from the VA hospital system in Massachusetts from 2000 to 2007, including data available from approximately 18,000 veterans with PTSD and 90,000 without PTSD, to examine the association between suicide and nonfatal suicidal acts in veterans with PTSD. She hypothesizes that: (1) the rate of suicidal behavior (suicide attempts and suicides) among veterans diagnosed with PTSD will be higher than the rate of suicidal behavior among VA patients without PTSD, and (2) the rate of suicidal behavior among veterans with PTSD and depression will be greater than for those with either a PTSD or depression diagnosis alone. She will examine the role of demographic characteristics, psychiatric diagnosis, and treatment to help clarify the relationship between PTSD and suicidal behavior in veterans who are treated in the VA hospital in Massachusetts.
Impact: To identify risk and protective factors related to suicide and nonfatal suicidal acts among military veterans.


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Kenneth Pollack, Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution discussed his new book, Unthinkable: Iran, the Bomb, and American Strategy on October 7, 2013 at the SMU Tower Center.
"The Tower Center's relevant and interesting roundtable discussion was perfectly timed. On the heels of Iranian President Rouhani's visit to the UN General Assembly, we were able to hear from the author about U.S. policy towards Iran, as well as discuss several other policy puzzles in the Middle East.
I think we all left better informed and with an improved understanding of the region, which we can now share with our SMU students."
– Diana Newton, Senior Fellow, Tower Center
Kenneth M. Pollack is an expert on Middle Eastern political-military affairs, with particular emphasis on Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the other nations of the Persian Gulf region. He is currently a senior fellow in the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. He served as the director of the Saban Center from 2009 to 2012, and its director of research from 2002 to 2009. His most recent book isUnthinkable: Iran, the Bomb, and American Strategy. Pollack received his B.A. from Yale University and a Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His dissertation was titled The Influence of Arab Culture on Arab Military Effectiveness, 1948-1991.