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Hi James, I am far more at ease with the example you are now giving, where there is a file in a mercurial repository, and two local copies on your machine and mine, which are alternate. What I struggle with is a copy operation taken in isolation (outside the context of a mercurial checkout). I don't see what the common thing is. It becomes something like a file with a given content ... which looks more like a type description than a thing. If we were keeping the example of copy in the context of mercurial, with a file in the repository as the common thing, than I wouldn't have any objection on this example. Luc On 14/11/2012 06:14, James Cheney wrote: > Well, for example, my computer has a copy of the hg repository. So does yours (I assume), and there is also a copy on the W3C hg repository. All three have (copies of) prov-dm at various times. > > One could say that all three files (and their previous, local versions) are alternates of one common thing, "prov-dm in the main HG repository and on Luc and James' computers". Or, one could say that only the instances of prov-dm on a single repository are alternates. > > I'm not saying it's particularly "clean", but there is nothing in the constraints that rules this out. Moreover, the web architecture (AFAIK) doesn't make strong commitments to what resources really are or where they are stored. Ultimately, this may limit how useful alternateOf is, if everyone interprets it differently. but in that case, at least the negative consequences are limited since we don't use it for much - it is essentially documentation of what users/systems believe about how different entities are related, that is, what the underlying "things" are. > > --James > > > On Nov 14, 2012, at 11:08 AM, Luc Moreau wrote: > > >> Hi James, >> >> Thanks for this explanation. >> >> You write "they are different snapshots of a common, underlying thing". What is that common, undelying >> thing? That's where I struggle. >> >> Luc >> >> >> On 14/11/2012 05:44, James Cheney wrote: >> >>> I agree with Simon that the text and response was approved (and there was plenty of time for people to check it). However, I also recall wondering if the file example was correct or misleading. >>> >>> I think it's a matter of perspective: if we consider a file that is "moved" from /a/b at time 1 to /c/d at time 2, then asserting that they are alternates is a way of saying that they are different snapshots of a common, underlying thing. This is valid: >>> >>> entity(f1,[time=1,loc=/a/b,content="foo"]) >>> entity(f2,[time=2,loc=/c/d,content="foo"]) >>> wasDerivedFrom(f2,f1,[op=move]) >>> alternateOf(f1,f2) >>> >>> However, if we consider a file that is "copied" from /a/b at time 1 to /c/d at time 2, with the original at /a/b being updated at time 2, then it may be confusing to say this: >>> >>> entity(f1,[time=1,loc=/a/b, content="foo"]) >>> entity(f1',[time=1,loc=/a/b, content="bar"]) >>> entity(f2,[time=2,loc=/c/d, content="foo"]) >>> wasDerivedFrom(f1',f1,[op=update]) >>> wasDerivedFrom(f2,f1,[op=copy]) >>> alternateOf(f1,f2) // maybe? >>> alternateOf(f1,f1') // maybe? >>> >>> However, this isn't invalid (with any combination of the last two assertions). This is because adding alternate assertions doesn't lead to any other new inferences - we don't have a way of telling whether two entities overlap in time or have inconsistent attributes. >>> >>> If we say that they are all alternates, this amounts to Simon's view - the location being a transient attribute of the totality of all versions of the file anywhere. If we only assert one or the other then we're taking a narrower view of the file as a linear sequence. Although the semantics I had in mind originally assumes that alternate entities are along a linear "timeline", there is nothing in the constraints that forces this. >>> >>> Maybe instead of replacing the file example, we could present the two different takes on it? >>> >>> --James >>> >>> On Nov 13, 2012, at 9:27 PM, Luc Moreau wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> No problem with not using content negotiation. >>>> >>>> But the question is: is the current example correct? I have a doubt. >>>> >>>> Luc >>>> >>>> >>>> On 13/11/2012 15:09, Ivan Herman wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> (also echoing the concerns some others had...) >>>>> >>>>> Question: What is the percentage of the expected audience of this primer who really understand what content negotiation is all about? My answer is: not very high:-( >>>>> >>>>> Seriously, content negotiations and mime time may be a black art for many who would want to use our ontology. >>>>> >>>>> (I may be wrong, I did not make some sort of a scientific study...) >>>>> >>>>> Ivan >>>>> >>>>> On Nov 13, 2012, at 09:46 , Luc Moreau wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> When preparing the PROV tutorial at ISCW'12, we discussed the example for alternate in the primer. >>>>>> >>>>>> , if a file is copied from one directory to another, we may want to say that (according to our model) these are both the same file, just in a different location. We may say that the file in the first directory, F1, is an alternate of the file in the second directory, F2. Note that it is the context (location) rather than content of the file that differs between the entities in this case. >>>>>> >>>>>> We didn't find this example as the most compelling. >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't think that in general, copying a file creates an alternate. If file f2 is a copy of file f1, I don't know what same thing, f1 and f2 present a same aspect of. And while there is some form of caveat "accordign to our model", this example may be confusing for readers. >>>>>> >>>>>> Instead of this example, we decided to use a content negotiation example: >>>>>> >>>>>> Dereferencing a url requesting different mime types eg. turtle or rdf/xml, returns two entities that are alternate of each other. >>>>>> >>>>>> If we are in agreement, can we change the primer accordingly? >>>>>> >>>>>> thanks, >>>>>> Luc >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Professor Luc Moreau >>>>>> Electronics and Computer Science tel: +44 23 8059 4487 >>>>>> University of Southampton fax: +44 23 8059 2865 >>>>>> Southampton SO17 1BJ email: >>>>>> email@example.com >>>>>> >>>>>> United Kingdom >>>>>> http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~lavm >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> ---- >>>>> Ivan Herman, W3C Semantic Web Activity Lead >>>>> Home: http://www.w3.org/People/Ivan/ >>>>> mobile: +31-641044153 >>>>> FOAF: http://www.ivan-herman.net/foaf.rdf >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> Professor Luc Moreau >>>> Electronics and Computer Science tel: +44 23 8059 4487 >>>> University of Southampton fax: +44 23 8059 2865 >>>> Southampton SO17 1BJ email: email@example.com >>>> United Kingdom http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~lavm >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> -- >> Professor Luc Moreau >> Electronics and Computer Science tel: +44 23 8059 4487 >> University of Southampton fax: +44 23 8059 2865 >> Southampton SO17 1BJ email: firstname.lastname@example.com >> United Kingdom http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~lavm >> >> >> >> > > -- Professor Luc Moreau Electronics and Computer Science tel: +44 23 8059 4487 University of Southampton fax: +44 23 8059 2865 Southampton SO17 1BJ email: firstname.lastname@example.com United Kingdom http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~lavmReceived on Wednesday, 14 November 2012 11:23:20 GMT
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Topic: All purpose non-Fett matches
OK, people have been posting random (and silly) non-Fett match-ups. So, here's a thread to stop people posting random topics.
Note: This thread does not necessarily have to be a Star Wars match-up, it can be any kind.
First up:
Optimus Prime vs. Full Vernian

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Species In-Depth
At the Aquarium
The Aquarium's Little Blue Penguin is one of three models in the June Keyes Penguin Habitat that illustrate the wide size range among the world's penguins. The Little Blue is the smallest of the three penguin models, (Emperor, Magellanic, and Little Blue), that provide our visitors with a 'photographic moment'.
Geographic Distribution
New Zealand: south and north coasts of North island, southeast coast of South Island, west and southeast coast of New Zealand Island and Chatham Island. Australia: southern coast as far north as Port Stephens in the east to Fremantle in the west.
Little Blues are temperate water penguins, inhabiting both offshore islands, preferably with rocky shorelines, and mainland sites near or in urbanized areas.
Physical Characteristics
The head and upperparts of adults can be slate-blue, indigo-blue, or almost black. The shade of blue varies by geographic location of the penguins. Small slate-grey feathers cover the ears, fading to white underneath, from the chin to the belly. The flippers are blue. The 3-4 cm, (1.2-1.6 in) bill is a dark grey-black. The eyes are pale silvery- or bluish-grey or hazel, and the feet are pink above with black soles and webbing. Juvenile birds have a shorter bill and lighter upperparts. Hatchlings are covered in black down that is replaced in 8 to 14 days with chocolate brown down. At 26 to 29 days the down is replaced with feathers.
Standing height: 36 to 43 cm (13 to 15 in) Length, the measurement from the tip of the beak to the end of the tail, is several inches longer. Weight: 0.9-1.4 kg (2-3 lb) The weight of these penguins varies seasonally. They are heaviest when they start the breeding season after spending several months foraging, and at the end of the breeding season after their pre-molt foraging. Both males and females lose weight during the breeding season when they are caring for eggs and feeding chicks.
Adult Little Blue Penguins usually forage every day about 25 km (15.5 mi) from shore in shallow waters where prey is close to the surface. They leave land at dawn under cover of darkness, spend the day at sea foraging in small groups, and return to land at dusk, again under cover of darkness. If there is thick fog and low visibility, they remain offshore. During the breeding period in which they are incubating eggs, foraging take two to three days. During the non-breeding winter season, they may swim further from the colony. In larger colonies, over a period of 60 to 75 minutes hundreds of penguins may leave the land for foraging areas.
Their diet varies seasonally and by location. In some locations anchovy and sprat are preferred. In others the fish of choice is sardines, and in still others, the preference is krill and sometimes squid. In addition to food preference, their diet is impacted by seasonal changes in ocean currents and temperature that affect food supply.
Small fish are swallowed head-first under water; fish more than 3 cm (1.2 in) long are eaten at the surface. Prey is captured by pursuit diving to depths usually less than 20 m (66 ft). Dives usually last 20-35 seconds.
Little Blue Penguins usually breed for the first time when they are two to three years old. They have the most unpredictable breeding calendar of any penguins with the first egg being laid in some locations between May and August and in others between September and December or June and August. These penguins are able to raise two pairs of chicks in one breeding season, an ability unique among penguins. Research studies have shown that older adults are more likely to lay two clutches than are young adults, and their eggs and chicks have above average survival rates.
Most males and females form life-long pairs. The male usually arrives at the nesting site first and renovates last year's nest or selects a site for a new one that he digs using his bill and feet. He then stands in front of the nest and waits for the female. Nests vary by location with underground burrows under thick grass roots preferred; however, nests may be in rock crevices or caves. Burrows are usually about 2 meters (6.6 ft) apart and lined with grasses, leaves, or seaweed. In mainland urban areas, nesting may occur in man-made cavities under buildings, stacks of wood, and even railroad tracks. In some areas they also nest in artificial nest boxes supplied by humans.
The female lays a clutch of two eggs two to three days apart. Each egg weighs about 54 g (1.9 oz). After laying the eggs, which will be incubated for about 35 days, the female leaves the nest to go on an extensive foraging trip during which the male has the incubation duty. When the female returns, the pair split incubation duties and foraging equally. The eggs hatch in about 35 days. Little Blue Penguins are dedicated parents and they feed and care for both chicks equally.
The adults alternate almost daily in guarding and feeding the chicks for about six weeks. Then the chicks venture from the nest and stand outside it waiting for the parents to return with food. At this time parents forage and feed the growing chicks together. At eight weeks of age, the chicks have become juveniles that are the same size as their parents, have molted replacing down with waterproof feathers, and are independent.
On returning from their daily foraging trips, these shy nocturnal penguins quickly run to any temporary underground cover they can find to hide in while resting. Later they hide for most of the day in burrows, and in breeding season, in their nest burrow.
Molting takes place after the chicks fledge, a time that varies each year for Little Blues. Adults go to sea for two to three weeks to build up their body mass so as to be able to cope with the energy demands of the molting process. After a pre-molt start at sea, the adults return to the land to actually molt, a process that takes several weeks. During this time they do not eat, and at the end of the molting period will have lost 40 to 50 percent of body weight. If the penguin has not gained sufficient weight while at sea, it may not survive the molt. Molting is a traumatic event demanding high expenditures of energy. During the process metabolism slows down and the birds usually just stand still trying not to expend any energy.
Little Blue Penguins are very noisy as if to make up for their small size. Calls are distinctive for each adult or chick and are used in bonding, courtship, defense of territory, aggressive behavior, and as a way to recognize each other. Males use different brays when calling for relief of nest duties and for bonding displays. Grunts, roars, brays, and various beeps are used when in an aggressive mood. They use a special call in disputes about territory. At night and especially during the breeding season, there is considerable noise and calls can reach a fever pitch in the colony. Chicks have a high-pitched beep that develops into adult vocalization close to time of fledging.
Little Blue Penguins are considered the most primitive of all penguins. They are believed to have evolved in New Zealand and spread to South Australia.
These flightless birds have about 10,000 feathers, three to four times the feather density of birds that can fly. The feather bases are very downy trapping air and providing an effective insulation when the penguin is at sea. The feather tips are very stiff which prevents them being compressed by water pressure, stopping the insulating air layer from being squeezed out. Their countershading, dark when viewed from above, and light when viewed from below, protects them from predators swimming above or below them.
In the wild: six years average In protected environments such as aquariums and zoos: As long as 20 to 25 years
Status; Listed as Least Concern (Safe for Now) on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List
The population of Little Blues is considered to be stable in most locations. There are about 1.2 million individual birds with 500,000 breeding pairs. Declines, however, have been observed in some areas, especially in urbanized areas and island locations where predation is high.
Oil pollution from wrecks and deliberate discharge in their foraging areas are one of the gravest threats penguins and other seabirds encounter both onshore and at sea. In October 2012, a freighter struck a reef near New Zealand's busiest port. Heavy fuel oil spread from cracks in the ship's hull and washed ashore. An estimated 20,000 birds, among them Little Blue Penguins, were killed as a result of the spill. Some Little Blues were rescued and after treatment released back into the wild, but the number was small. In 1995 an estimated 8,000 to 18,000 penguins died at sea as the result the spill of bunker fuel oil along Tasmania's north coast.
The small size of Little Blues and the proximity of their habitats to urbanization makes them especially vulnerable to a variety of significant threats resulting from human activities. These include predation by introduced mammalian species—weasels, foxes, ferrets, cats, and dogs. Uncontrolled dogs are a problem in urbanized areas where they roam popular beaches close to nesting sites. Feral cats have been responsible for extinction of one colony of Little Blues. Other threats on land include plastic pollution, roadkill, human harassment, tourism, and development destroying nesting sites. Eggs and chicks in the breeding sites are subject to predation by water rats and predatory seabirds, especially gulls and Sea Eagles.
Their predators at sea include fur and leopard seals, killer whales, gulls, and White-bellied Sea Eagles. In addition to oil pollution, other human activities include being caught in fishing nets either as entanglement or by catch and competition from commercial fisheries in foraging areas for their food supply. Sea level rise as a result of global warming may inundate coastal breeding habitat and rising coastal ocean temperature may reduce food availability.
Special Notes
Tasmania's Penguin Jumpers Project has stored 15,000 sweaters in Oil Spill Response Kits around Tasmania. If there is a major oil spill, these jumpers (sweaters) will be used to help rehabilitate Little Blue Penguins that have been oil affected. Oil clogs the feathers of these tiny seagoing birds, and reduces their insulating and waterproofing qualities. Even worse, the penguins attempt to clean themselves by preening, and rapidly become poisoned. In New Zealand, crafty Good Samaritans responded to appeals for sweaters in 2002, 2007, and 2012. The appeals stemmed from oil spills at sea.
The White-Flippered Penguin is currently classified as a subspecies of Little Penguins (Eudyptula min albosignata). Some taxonomists believe this penguin is just a color morph while others believe that based on DNA evidence, the birds that inhabit some locations in New Zealand should be named a separate species of Eudyptula. White-Flippered Penguins are listed as endangered by the IUCN. The U.S. Endangered Species Act lists them as threatened.


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METRO VANCOUVER - Amanda Todd's hometown of Port Coquitlam is introducing a multi-pronged anti-bullying campaign called Be Someone and an accompanying bylaw.
Announced Tuesday, the day Todd would have turned 16, the campaign includes a community awareness program, online resources for victims of bullying and for bullies who want to change their behaviour, and education for parents on recognizing signs of bullying.
Be Someone was created with the idea that any community in Canada could adapt its provisions to suit local conditions, said Gary Mauris, the program's founder.
Mauris grew up in Port Coquitlam. He is the founder and president of Dominion Lending Centres, a national mortgage and leasing company based in Port Coquitlam.
Getting the program launched, Mauris said, has required six or seven staff at his company's head office working almost full time for the past month.
Asked how much his company has spent on Be Someone, Mauris said: "A lot. That's a personal thing for us. I would say that our contribution has been significant at this point. I wouldn't change it for the world."
Mauris said he was moved to do something when he saw the clip in the final video call for help by Todd which said "I have nobody, I need someone."
He said his daughter Marisa, who turns 16 next month, talks with him about the bullying that goes on in her Port Moody high school.
"It's pervasive, it's violent, it's insidious. I think it is getting worse," he said in a phone interview.
"Somebody has to step out and say 'I'm someone' and I'm going to lead this thing. You lead it. but you soon learn very quickly (that) you become a very small cog in it. It has become a tidal wave."
Carol Todd, Amanda's mother, said she thought the program was a great idea.
"I think it is about time that the community had the initiative to start something like this. I think it's really beneficial. Our youth are our future generation. We have to protect them."
She said it means the world to her to have a program of the calibre of Be Someone start in the community where she has lived since 1990.
"My kids were born and raised here. Their friends are here their sports are here. It means so much to have a community rally for a cause – and to know that it was my little girl who sparked it."
Amanda Todd was the Port Coquitlam teenager who committed suicide in October after living with years of bullying online and in person.
RCMP Sgt. Peter Thiessen said the investigation into Todd's death continues, with a team of officers focused on it. No one has been charged and Thiessen would not say whether police have identified persons of interest.
The Be Someone website is www.iamsomeone.ca.
Other Be Someone initiatives include a bullying help 'text messaging' platform which is being built and the inaugural Snowflake Walk fundraising event on Dec. 9.
The program already has a visible presence in Port Coquitlam. Be Someone/I Am Someone window decals are being distributed to businesses and public places. There are also Be Someone T-shirts and wristbands.
On Dec. 10, Port Coquitlam council plans to introduce an anti-bullying bylaw, said Mayor Greg Moore.
Modelled after a similar bylaws in Regina and Edmonton, the Port Coquitlam bylaw will prohibit bullying in a public place or online. Unlike other jurisdictions, where the bylaw only applies to those 18 and younger, the Port Coquitlam bylaw has no age limit. Instead of paying the fine, an offender will be able to take a certified anti-bullying program.
"The ultimate goal is to give help to the people who are bullying," Moore said. "I believe when someone is bullying that there is something else going on in their life. Maybe family life isn't good or school situation isn't good. For some, it's crying out for help."
Other organizations that have helped with Be Someone are Port Coquitlam Youth Society, RCMP, School District 43 and Kids Help Phone.
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This year's Frank Davis Memorial Lecture Series, titled Histories in Transition, explores the theme of historicism in visual art of the modern period. For the third lecture in the series, Rémi Labrusse, of Université de Paris Ouest Nanterre, described idealist visions of the Islamic Middle East in nineteenth-century art and scholarship. Prof. Labrusse began the talk with an apology for his imperfect English, and then spoke in elegant English, and with perfect clarity, for the following hour. This was one of those rare moments, for me, which define what art history is all about: capturing the rich and complex ways in which artefacts and images incorporate the values and meanings of the culture that produced them. A tile pattern from the Alhambra, transcribed to a nineteenth-century pattern book, inflects the crisis in the self-image of imperialist Europe; or describes the shift from figuration to geometric abstraction in the history of decorative art. The narratives that intersect the visual object are never exhausted – and that's what makes art history so fascinating.
Rémi Labrusse's account traced two broad ideological tendencies that governed visualisations of Islam in nineteenth-century Europe. The first of these, termed orientalism, describes the construction of a fictive, exotic world, embodying values imperilled by the rise of industrial capitalism. In the works of painters such as Jean-Léon Gerôme or Frank Dillon, the Arabic world was projected as a fantasy realm, absent of modernity, an erotic blend of timeless sophistication and heathen barbarism. As Labrusse described, the inherent tensions in the imperialist project are implicit in the paintings: the 'Orient' was defined by its isolation from modernity, so these depictions can describe only its defilement, or its demise. Vasily Vereschagin's horrifying Apotheosis of War (1871), a desert pyramid of skulls with feeding crows, echoes the meticulous naturalism of Gerôme's Arabian palace scenes: these are opposing perspectives on the same imperialist project. The history painting aesthetic, employed in the depiction of a fictionalised actuality, fails to suppress the underpinning brutality of nineteenth-century colonialism.
In opposition to the orientalist fantasies of the genre painters, Labrusse suggests that a more culturally sensitive, Islamophilic tendency emerged in European visual culture in the second half of the nineteenth century. Studies of Islamic ornamentation, by authors such as Owen Jones, became exemplary texts in the movement to reform the decorative arts, following the aesthetic debacle of the Great Exhibition of 1851. Rather than serving as a figure of exoticism and colonial conquest, Islamic art offered, for the Islamophiles, a dazzling contrast to the decadent styles of the 'age of ugliness'.
The lecture concluded with the outline of a fascinating hypothesis – my scribbled notes are a poor record of Labrusse's subtle ideas. Among the reformists, he suggests, Islamophilia became a means of reformulating the Romantic project of classical renewal. Islamic tradition, unlike Greek and Romantic antiquity, offered a 'weak' model for European modernity, a path to aesthetic renewal without the oedipal constraints of the classical tradition. I am in danger of misrepresenting his arguments, so I better stop there. French readers can find more on this fascinating theme in Labrusse's Islamophiles: l'Europe moderne et les Arts d'Islam, published in 2011.


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Midwest Region Game-By-Game Previews – 1st RoundPosted by zhayes9 on March 18th, 2009
MIDWEST REGION PREVIEW (by Zach Hayes)
#1 Louisville vs. #16 Morehead State
For Louisville to win: It's pretty simple for Louisville in this 1-16 matchup: do exactly what has gotten you to the point of receiving the #1 overall seed in the tournament. They shouldn't have much problem playing their usual lockdown defense, employing their frantic press and letting the pure athletic ability of guys like Earl Clark and Terrence Williams completely overwhelm the star-struck Eagles.
For Morehead State to win: The triumphant winners of the inaugural Play-In game, Morehead State will need a God-delivered miracle to prevail over Louisville. They hope their stud big man Kenneth Faried (13.9 PPG, 13.1 RPG) can push around Clark, Williams and Samardo Samuels enough inside where it becomes a guard-oriented shooting contest. Hope that Edgar Sosa, Preston Knowles, Andre McGee and Co. reverts back to their November shooting woes and pull off the monumental upset.
#8 Ohio State vs. #9 Siena
For Ohio State to win: The Buckeyes will need to play steady, Big Ten-like team defense on Siena's trio of scorers and run a bunch of isolation plays down the stretch for their superstar Evan Turner (17.1 PPG, 7.0 RPG). At times Turner can penetrate and score at will; Siena simply does not have that type of talent on their roster. They also need to utilize B.J. Mullens inside due to Siena's lack of height.
For Siena to win: The Saints have been led all season by their own Big Three- Kenny Hansbrouck, Edwin Ubiles and Alex Franklin. Receive balanced scoring out of those three like they've perfected all season (all average between 14.8 and 13.6 PPG) and they could surely take down the Buckeyes. The Saints will also be shorthanded inside trying to box out bodies like Dallas Lauderdale and B.J. Mullens. They'll need Ryan Rossiter and Franklin to pound the boards constantly.
#5 Utah vs. #12 Arizona
For Utah to win: Luke Nevill outplaying Jordan Hill would be nice. Seriously, this is one of the best first-round matchups in the entire tournament. If Nevill can get Hill into foul trouble, the entire complexity of this game changes. Nic Wise and Chase Budinger love shooting it from the outside and the Utes wouldn't mind getting into a three-point contest with Shaun Green and Lawrence Borha both over 40% from downtown.
For Arizona to win: Even though Arizona is the 12-seed, not many would refute that the Wildcats have the superior talent in this game. They can escape all of the regular season's distractions now and out-talent the Utes. Nic Wise needs to have a quality outing for Arizona to win; when he's hitting threes and running the offense with ease, Budinger gets open shots, Hill gets touches inside and Arizona can beat anyone.
#4 Wake Forest vs. #13 Cleveland State
For Wake Forest to win: The Demon Deacons need to avoid underestimating a clearly inferior opponent. As with losses to Georgia Tech, NC State and Virginia Tech, the young Deacons have played down to their competition. The Vikings went into the Carrier Dome and won this season when Syracuse did the same thing. Hopefully Jeff Teague and James Johnson come out right away with a fire in their collective bellies.
For Cleveland State to win: One thing Wake Forest does not do well at all is make threes. Their entire offensive game is generated by penetration and mid-range jump shooting. Coach Gary Waters should pop in the game film from Wake's latest loss to Maryland and examine how the Terps chopped up the inconsistent Deacon defense. Cedric Jackson is the perfect point guard to lead the way.
#6 West Virginia vs. #11 Dayton
For West Virginia to win: The Mountaineers simply need to play like they did last weekend in the Big East tournament. Set screens to free deadeye shooter Alex Ruoff, let DaSean Butler work his multi-faceted offensive game, continue to witness Devin Ebanks mature into an elite scorer and rebounder and hope Darryl Bryant keeps distributing like a senior.
For Dayton to win: It's going to be awfully difficult as West Virginia seems to be picking up steam lately and you know Bob Huggins will have them prepared and intense. Not only will stars Chris Wright and Marcus Johnson need to play outstanding games, but their deep bench must contribute offensively. It's all about keeping West Virginia off the boards and hoping Ruoff has a bad day from the outside. If that happens, the Mountaineers can look very confused offensively.
#3 Kansas vs. #14 North Dakota State
For Kansas to win: Ben Woodside is not only the Bison' top scorer, he's the engine behind their incredibly efficient and unselfish offensive game plan. He's quite a task for Sherron Collins in the first game of the tournament. If Collins can shut down Woodside on the defensive end, North Dakota State should have trouble scoring with the Morris twins, Cole Aldrich and others blocking shots inside. This young Jayhawk team will live and die with the play of their junior leader Collins.
For North Dakota State to win: They need to play some semblance of tough defense. We all know the Bison can score points in bunches and have some prolific offensive options, but the only way the Bison will be fitted for Cinderella's slipper is if they can contain slashers Collins and Tyshawn Taylor and bang bodies with the Morris twins and Aldrich. If they fall behind early, it is imperative they stick with their offense that's gotten them this far instead of panicking.
#7 Boston College vs. #10 Southern California
For Boston College to win: The Eagles can sometimes look really crappy on defense. The Trojans have so many weapons, BC needs to play inspired defense to win this game. The most arduous task will be to contain Taj Gibson inside with Joe Trapani and Josh Southern. Gibson has an NBA-body and tremendous scoring potential. Trapani and Southern must play defense inside similar to their effort in Chapel Hill when they knocked off the Tar Heels.
For Southern California to win: Stud freshman DeMar DeRozan played like a possessed man during the Pac-10 tournament and USC finally came together to play up to their potential. If DeRozan outplays Rakim Sanders and explodes to the rim with ease, the entire USC offense improves drastically. Defending Tyrese Rice will also clearly be imperative. Should Daniel Hackett hold Rice, the Trojans will win.
#2 Michigan State vs. #15 Robert Morris
For Michigan State to win: The Spartans clearly have enough talent to win this 2-15 game easily. If only a couple of their many weapons are flowing offensively, they should be fine. Izzo's boys are also in the top ten in defense and rebounding. Overwhelm the Colonials with the talent of Lucas, Morgan, Suton, Summers and they'll prevail by 20+.
For Robert Morris to win: For the Colonials to pull another Duke-Belmont 2-15 scare, they'll need to play their usually efficient offensive game. Their entire team shoots 48% from the floor and Jeremy Chappell is especially remarkable- 16.9 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 47% FG, 85% FT, 41% 3PT, 2.5 SPG as one of the most unheralded all-around players in the nation. If Chappell has a monster performance and Michigan State can't get into any flow offensively, the Colonials have a shot.


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Leed's Backpacks
If you are looking for a gender-neutral, universally practical product to market your business, look no further than a Leed's backpack. After all, these products aren't just for students anymore! The easy-to-carry, traditional style has taken on a whole new identity in recent years and is widely used for business, sports and travel. Marketers have followed this trend and often use a high quality items like these as the basis for a successful marketing campaign. Any style of Leed's backpack may appeal to a variety of target demographics, and the extensive customization options for these unique bags makes them viable for organizations competing in an array of industries. One idea that many large companies implore is treat members of their traveling sales team to bag embroidered with the company logo as a token of gratitude for the employees' hard work and loyalty.


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Architecture Council/Dormant Status
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The Architecture Council is comprised by a very big number of people, not all of which are participating with the same amount of dedication and energy. In order to keep our meeting and voting processes functional, we define a dormant status for members as follows:
- 1. The "EAC Member (dormant)" status is similar to the Committer Emeritus status. Dormant members do not take part in active discussions, but retain their right to take part (because they represent a Strategic Member Company or a PMC, or have been appointed but don't currently have time). Dormant members get separately listed on the members and mentors page, as well as the councils page pending technical feasibility.
- 2. Members enter the dormant status after 3 months of inactivity (counting meeting attendance, mailing list and bugzilla submissions, and responsiveness to group action items agreed on by the EAC), or at their personal request (such as a person taking a sabbatical, for instance).
- 3. Meeting attendance and mailing list activity will be tracked manually, until better tooling is available. Members will be informed by private E-Mail when they are about to move to the dormant status. Members can veto that change (since this would show a sign of activity) and argue why they think they are active. They can also return from dormant status at any time at their request (by E-Mail to the mailing list). PMC representatives and Strategic Members are informed that they can designate a different person to represent their respective bodies as per the Bylaws.
- 4. Since a dormant member is not considered as well-informed and plugged-in to the Community as a mentor should be, any project(s) currently being mentored by the member entering dormant status are asked whether they'd like to pick a different mentor. Actually changing mentors, however, is at the project's disposal.
- 5. The goal of the dormant status is to streamline the operation of active members. Therefore, dormant members are not asked for a suitable time when scheduling meetings, and are not waited for in a vote. This means, that in case all active members have voted on a topic before the official 1-week voting period is over, the vote is considered complete. For the sake of computing a simple majority, dormant members who have not voted are not considered.
- 6. For appointed members, we will ask them to resign or request the Executive Director to remove them after 1 year in the dormant status (members representing a strategic member, or PMC can not be removed).
The charter of this dormant status was originally proposed on the EAC mailing list on 24-Sep-2008, and ratified in the September 11 EAC Phone Meeting.


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Teenage Phenom Alissa Geving To Compete In Civil War Series
It is not unusual these days to find a plethora of aspiring youngdrivers frequenting the short tracks of America every weekend with thedream of making it to the big leagues of motorsport. What is stillunusual and exciting is to witness an incredibly gifted young driverthat is truly something special behind the wheel.
Sixteen-year-old Alissa Geving, who is preparing for her second yearbehind the wheel of a winged Sprint Car, is one of the most excitingdrivers to arrive on the racing scene in many years. In her 2007 rookieseason, Alissa quickly proved she could parlay her success in the OutlawKart circuit into a winning Sprint Car career.
At only fifteen years old, Alissa became the youngest female driver toever win a winged Sprint Car race. She followed that historic victorywith three more feature wins, capturing Rookie of the Year honor at bothPetaluma Speedway and Antioch Speedway along the way. In addition,Alissa was second in points at Antioch Speedway narrowly missing theseason championship. Geving was also recently honored with the MotorSports Press Association "Rising Star Award" for 2007. The teenager'saccomplishments in her rookie season would be impressive for a seasonedveteran driver, but remain quite astonishing for a 15-year-old racer ofany gender.
Alissa spent a relatively short amount of time in Outlaw Karts beforegraduating to the powerful winged Sprint Cars, putting together animpressive list of victories. She won six main events and 18 heat racesin the Outlaw Karts. Geving compiled 16 Top 3 finishes, and 92 Top 10finishes in the Karts, and was the QRC All-Star Tour "Driver of theYear" in 2005-06 season. She was named Rookie of the Year in the 250ccclass in 2004-05 at Lakeport Speedway, narrowly missing the seasonchampionship.
Geving's debut race in the ultra competitive Civil War Series "NapaValley Challenge" at Calistoga Speedway in August immediately placed herin the spotlight with fans and competitors alike. Alissa qualified 10thin a series featuring the who's who of West Coast Sprint Car racing atthe largest and fastest half-mile dirt track in California that hasintimidated drivers for decades.
After a minor tangle in the qualifying heat relegated Alissa to theB-Main, she stormed to the front completing a breathtaking pass for thelead bringing fans to their feet cheering her on to a convincing victoryleaving the rest of the field in her dust. Alissa continued herimpressive Civil War debut with a strong ninth place finish in theA-Main.
After the races, fans poured into the pits swarming around the youngdriver for autographs, T-Shirts and to see for themselves the15-year-old girl who just made such an impressive showing against thebest Sprint Car drivers in the West. The crowd lingered around the whitenumber 3x Maxim long after most competitors were loaded up and on theirway home. Alissa's talent and performance has quickly earned her therespect from her competitors in the male dominated Sprint Car ranks, andmade her a fan favorite everywhere she goes. Alissa was even spottedgracing the pages of Sports Illustrated "Faces in the Crowd" in August2007.
Not only is Alissa Geving a very talented young racer, she is a giftedhonor student currently attending Ursuline High School maintaining a4.14 GPA while keeping up with a hectic racing schedule. She isarticulate and confident with fans and in her interaction with sponsorsand the press. These qualities, in addition to her obvious talent,helped Alissa land a sponsorship for the 2008 season from Pit Stop USA,a leading motorsports retailer.
Like many of today's young racers, Alissa is a third generation driverwho grew up watching her dad, Gary Geving, complete a successful SprintSar career. Her grandfather, Leroy Geving, is in the BCRA Hall of Famedriving midgets and hardtops. Alissa started going to track everyweekend with her family, watching Gary race from the stands and helpingaround the shop during the week. Certainly not the life of a "typical"little girl, but Alissa Geving is hardly typical. Just ask anyone whoraces against her.
Alissa will campaign the Pit Stop USA Sprint Car for 2008 in the HoosierTire Civil War Series. Geving will be one of more than 40 drivers tocompete in California's premier 360 Sprint Car campaign, competing forRookie of the Year honors in the prestigious series.
She also plans to run selected Golden State Challenge events in the 410Sprint Cars in addition to a full schedule at Petaluma Speedway andAntioch Speedway. Her goals include moving up to the World of Outlawsseries and hopefully an opportunity to graduate to NASCAR Sprint Cup.
Away from the race track, Alissa loves to attend her school's footballgames, dances and most things that other teenage girls enjoy. But whenthe rain stops falling and winter gives way to spring, she can hardlywait to get back to what she does best...winning races.
You can find out more about Alissa Geving by visiting her website at www.chick-o-motorsports.com


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The Patent Office Professional Association (POPA) and 13 other unions collectively sent letters (PDF) to legislators this week calling for the Senate to block the Patent Reform Act. POPA, which represents thousands of patent examiners, contends that provisions in the Act would significantly weaken the nation's economy and enable foreign companies to exploit American inventions.
"The U.S. patent system, the strongest in the world, has protected the work of the inventor, solidified our leadership in innovation and allowed the American economy to produce the jobs and products of the future. [The Patent Reform Act] would significantly weaken that protection making it far easier for our competitors to gain access to this knowledge and steal it for their own individual gain," the letter says. "At a time when the rampant piracy of intellectual property by our global competitors is growing, Congress should not give these competitors yet another advantage. We urge your opposition to the bill in its current form and hope to work with you to improve the U.S. patent system without disadvantaging American workers and stifling American innovation."
The far-reaching Patent Reform Act is one of the most significant changes to the system in its history. Many of the provisions aim to limit the number of junk patents and minimize the growing trend of abusive patent litigation. The rising flood of patent applications has placed too much pressure on the patent office, making it difficult for filings to receive adequate review. The reform act instates a first-to-file system, realigns the way that infringement damages are calculated, and creates new systems for post-grant review.
One of the particularly contentious provisions requires that companies publish patent applications within 18 months after first filing. This aims to block "submarine patents" which remain unpublished for many years and emerge suddenly. POPA argues that the mandatory publication provision will give foreign companies easy access to American innovations. It is worth noting that the European Union has already adopted a similar 18-month publication rule and hasn't suffered from the rampant idea theft that POPA claims American companies will face with the same provision.
To see the detrimental impact of submarine patents in action, one need only consider the life of renowned patent troll Jerome H. Lemelson, who personally accumulated over 600 patents without making any products. Lemelson used submarine patents to extort $1.3 billion in licensing money from major corporations, exploiting continuation applications to intentionally delay patent publication.
Although the Patent Reform Act is far from perfect, the perpetuation of the system in its current form is a worse alternative. Patent trolls and litigious obstructionists have taken advantage of the current system to do their part to turn the technology industry into an intellectual property minefield, deterring innovation and generating high legal costs that get passed on to consumers.
Further reading
- Associated Content: Unions and Businesses Form Coalitions to Oppose U.S. Patent Reform Act of 2007
- Found via InformationWeek: Unions Urge Senate To Oppose Patent Reform Act


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KUALA LUMPUR - Facing anger from families of Flight 370 passengers, Malaysia's Prime Minister said Thursday his government will release its preliminary report on the plane's disappearance.
In a TV exclusive, Najib Razak told CNN the report will be available to the public next week.
"I have directed an internal investigation team of experts to look at the report, and there is a likelihood that next week we could release the report," Najib said.
Later in the interview with CNN aviation correspondent Richard Quest, he gave a more definitive statement, saying the report will be released next week.
He also asked an internal investigation team to look into what other information may be released publicly next week, his office said.
In the CNN interview, Najib discussed why he is not yet officially declaring the flight -- and the 239 people on board -- lost.
The report has already been sent to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the UN body for global aviation, but not made available to the public.
The ICAO told CNN about a safety recommendation in the report: Malaysia said the aviation world needs to look at real-time tracking of commercial aircraft. It's the same recommendation that was made after the Air France Flight 447 disaster in 2009.
The Prime Minister's comments didn't convince Sarah Bajc, whose partner, Philip Wood, was a passenger on the plane. She accused Najib of "political manoeuvring," shirking responsibility and deflecting blame in his interview with CNN.
"I spent most of the morning with my jaw basically scraping the floor," Bajc told CNN's "AC360."
"I'm just so astounded by this new shift that the Prime Minister is taking. ... He's reading from a script sheet that some qualified, professional PR person has put together for him."
Malaysian authorities need to do a better job of communicating with the families and answering their questions during briefings, she said, rather than treating passengers' loved ones "as if we are the enemy, as opposed to an interested party in helping to solve this mystery."
"Actions speak louder than words," she said. "The briefings are a joke. ... The patience level of the families group is just gone."
Malaysia has insisted it has nothing to hide and is working to find answers.
A committee representing some of the Chinese families have posted 26 questions on the Chinese social media site Weibo.
Families plan to demand answers from Boeing
The missing flight is a Boeing 777.
While pushing Malaysian authorities for answers, "we're also extending our reach now," Bajc said. Some of the questions the families have, including technical questions, "we will be bringing directly to Boeing. Boeing has a shareholders meeting next week. And if we're not getting information directly from Malaysia Airlines and from the Malaysian government, we might as well try to go directly to the source.
"Boeing is a publicly traded company in the United States, and that puts them in a position of a little bit more fiduciary responsibility," she said.
Asked for a response, Boeing sent CNN a written statement: "Our thoughts and deepest sympathies continue to be with the families and loved ones of those aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Boeing continues to serve as a technical adviser to the US National Transportation (Safety) Board, and in that role we have been an active and engaged party to the investigation."
Ongoing search
As an underwater drone keeps going up and back down, so do hopes that evidence of the plane may be found.
A metal object that washed ashore in Western Australia and sparked the curiosity of investigators Wednesday turned out to be unrelated.
And while the Bluefin-21 plunged into the Indian Ocean for its 13th mission Friday, no one was certain the drone would find anything new.
The underwater probe has already scanned 95 per cent of the designated search area, with no significant results.
Friday marks day 49 of the search for the plane, which disappeared on March 8 on a flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing.
What's next?
Malaysian and Australian authorities are mapping out a long-term strategy for the search, which could go on for months or years.
An expanded search area might include the last 370 miles (595 kilometers) of the plane's flight path, ocean search specialist Rob McCallum said.
"If the idea is to go more strategic and investigate the entire aircraft flight path, maybe 15 miles or so either side, then you need a more strategic tool, and something like a deep-towed sonar that can provide a very large range indeed -- at the expense of resolution."
The use of a deep-towed submersible device called the Orion is overdue, said Geoffrey Thomas, managing director of AirlineRatings.com.
"That should be brought in as quickly as possible, again, from the United States."
He said it may be time to go back and revisit the calculations of where the plane may be, although officials have already been doing that.
"This is not an exact science," Thomas said. "We have to understand that."
Why so private?
Malaysia has not been known as a model of transparency. The same political party has ruled the country for the past 50 years, and the media is not completely free.
For its part, the Malaysian Cabinet has agreed to have an international team investigate the disappearance of Flight 370, the country's acting transportation minister said.
Hishammuddin Hussein said the names of the members will be announced next week. He also said the team will not be looking into the criminal aspects of the investigation, which remain under the Royal Malaysian Police.
"The main purpose is to evaluate and determine the cause of the accident," Hishammuddin said.


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Our devil's a misery guts:
I miss one emoticon on this forum,... the little red laughing devil named "twisted evil"
Now we only can use Mr.green as the closest match
Our devil's a misery guts:
Too offensive for me, I wouldn't use that to indicate that I'm pulling one's leg.
But n.p., Mr. Green will do
When Red5 gets back from his holiday, he might be able to add a less offensive demon.
Thanks for adding my favorite smily
Which one is it? twisted evil - Google Image Search
I'm not a teacher, so please consider any advice I give in that context.
Hi Red
The 15x15 pixels from sacstateaxo
But it is already there now since a week or so.
Thx again, Miner
We now have a cute devil.


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The 2014-15 edition of the Division I Manual will include a significant reorganization of some bylaws, which are intended to improve efficiency and streamline service to the membership.
While the Rules Working Group was still active, members directed the staff to take steps to focus Bylaw 14 on the academics piece of a student-athlete's eligibility, moving other portions of the bylaw to more relevant places within the rulebook. The portions identified during the reorganization addressed various eligibility and amateurism issues.
With the other legislative changes occurring in 2013-14, the work to refocus Bylaw 14 was delayed until the 2014-15 version of the manual. The reorganization also coincides with a new restructuring of the Academic and Membership Affairs staff, which will allow teams of people to focus on specific bylaws.
All printed manuals, e-publications and downloadable pdfs for 2014-15 will contain the editorial changes and will be available sometime before Aug. 1, when the changes will be available in LSDBi. A chart that explains exactly what changed also will be distributed.
Bylaws 12 (amateurism), 14 (eligibility) and 17 (playing and practices seasons) are impacted by the modifications.
The changes include:
- Moving rules governing seasons of competition, the five-year period of eligibility ("five-year clock") and delayed enrollment from Bylaw 14.2 to Bylaw 12.8.
- Changing the title of Bylaw 12 from Amateurism to Amateurism and Athletics Eligibility
- Moving portions of Bylaw 14.1 to Bylaw 12.7., though sections concerning admissions and the validity of academic credentials remain in Bylaw 14.1
- Moving 14.8 through 14.11 to 12.9 through 12.11 (rules governing service academies, certification of eligibility, ineligibility and restoration of eligibility).
- Moving the outside competition portions of 14.6 to become 17.31.
- Creating a special section, Bylaw 14.6, for graduate student-athlete eligibility.
- Moving 14.1.9, dealing with a change in eligibility status, to 126.96.36.199, where progress-toward-degree matters are discussed.
The changes were vetted through the National Association for Athletics Compliance, the Collegiate Commissioners Association Compliance Administrators and an informal group of compliance professionals often consulted on rulebook questions.
Leeland Zeller, associate director of academic and membership affairs, said the clear majority of the groups with whom he consulted supported the changes strongly enough to convince the staff to move forward.
The changes do not require Legislative Council approval, and the staff will have the editorial revisions available sometime in July if members want to more closely examine how rules were carried over into new areas.
For more information, contact Leeland Zeller at email@example.com or Binh Nguyen at firstname.lastname@example.com.


text: This official book is specifically designed to help bus and coach vehicle drivers prepare for their initial Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC). The book focuses on case studies (part two of the CPC test) and the practical test - vehicle safety demonstration (part four of the CPC test), complementing the other official titles in the DVSA range. Essential reading for all learner professional bus and coach drivers.


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UH Law School to feature film and discussion on WWII Japanese-American Internment
"The Cats of Mirikitani: Art and Internment"University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
HONOLULU — The William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa will present a film showing and panel discussion on the Japanese internment featuring Law School Professor Eric Yamamoto from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13 at the Law School, classroom 2.
The film, "The Cats of Mirikitani: Art and Internment," is a poignant post 9-11 documentary about a Japanese-American homeless street artist in New York, Jimmy Mirikitani, whose life course was dramatically altered by the WWII Japanese American Internment. The film producers are Linda Hattendorf and Masa Yoshikawa.
A panel discussion will follow the film showing featuring Professor Eric Yamamoto, law professor at the University of Hawaiʻi William S. Richardson School of Law. He is known for his legal work and scholarship on civil rights and racial justice. In 1984, he served as coram nobis co-counsel to Fred Korematsu in the successful reopening of the infamous WWII Japanese American internment case, Korematsu v. U.S., which led to reparations.
Other special guests include Leigh-Ann Miyasato, co-counsel to Fred Korematsu; Brian Niiya, Japanese Cultural Center Resource Director and Journalist; Hideo Okino, Art Contributor from the Honolulu Academy of Arts; and John Szostak, Assistant Professor of Japanese Art History.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jennifer Hee, Director of Development at 956-5516.


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In terms of body language, I would also love to know more about eye contact and what it communicates...Eye contact is not super-comfortable for me, but I'm afraid it makes me look evasive or dishonest (when I'm not at all). I often wonder how much eye contact is passable, professionally.Other colleagues have shared variations on this theme, wondering whether eye contact is necessary or even good. "I was trained in acting never to look at the audience," one said, and another noted she was taught as a youngster that gazing directly at any adult, regardless of culture, is disrespectful.
Cultural sensitivity can transform these tips [into] a nuanced strategy. For example, Native Americans consider direct eye contact, particularly with an elder, a sign of disrespect.
So let me clear something up: Eye contact with the audience is essential for speakers, whether you're in a small meeting or addressing a crowd of 1,000. Failing to use eye contact means you're losing one of the most important tools you have to connect and convince your audience about your message. In the speaker-audience relationship, your very position establishes you as the leader of the group--at least for the duration of your talk. Research shows that looking away from your audience signals avoidance, looking at them signals approach, and that audiences rate it highly. It's important, however, to use eye contact as you would any other presentation tool: wisely and well. Here are five ways to make sure your "eyes have it" in your next speech:
- Be sure you look at all sections of the room. Don't ignore one side or the other, or favor those in front without looking to the rear of the room. If you have trouble remembering to do this, write directions to yourself in your speech text -- "LOOK REAR," "LOOK LEFT" -- as reminders to vary your general gaze.
- Be sure to look briefly and directly at individuals as well as sections. Audiences can sense when you're not connecting, so don't just look at the left side wall--take a moment to drop your gaze to someone seated in that section. Then move on. If someone asks a question, look at her when you start your answer, then let your gaze expand to the rest of the room to include them as well.
- Use eye contact to emphasize an important point. Eye contact is an important tool for visual learners, and can help audiences to remember and retain what you're saying. Use it to emphasize what you want them to recall, to indicate a specific group in the audience, or to refer to what a previous speaker or questioner pointed out.
- Plan ahead for cultural concerns. I recommend that you research your audience in advance whenever possible, and some cultures, particularly non-Western ones, do find prolonged, direct gazes to be rude or even provocative. (The opposite is true in Western cultures, by the way--so avoiding eye contact can lead your audience to attribute negative thoughts to you.) Keep in mind, however, that staring is one thing when a stranger does it for no apparent reason in a social environment. If you're the speaker, particularly in a business setting or at a major event, you're in an automatic position of authority, and you will often have more leeway. Check out this Wikipedia article on eye contact issues, and talk to the meeting hosts for advice in advance. Don't avoid eye contact just for cultural concerns.
- Check your eye contact with some video practice. In my trainings, I often find that speakers are unaware of where their eyes are traveling. Like any form of gesturing--and that's what moving eyes are--you need to have intentional, rather than unintentional moves. Even the simplest video camera can help you see what others see--before your speech. Then check my advice on how to replace what I call "visual ums" that may interfere with your ability to connect with your audience.


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Park Policies
At a Glance
- Code of Ethical Conduct for Hudson River Park Trust Directors, Officers and Employees
- Estuarine Sanctuary Management Plan
- Historic Vessel Policy
- Internal Controls Policy
- Internal Audit Evaluation Criteria
- Internal Control Summary & Certification
- Investment Guidelines
- Boating in the Sanctuary
- Kayak and Canoe Policy
- Lobbying Contacts Policy
- Privacy Policy
- Procurement Guidelines
- Prompt Payment Policy
The Hudson River Park Act, signed into law in 1998, authorizes the Trust to adopt, amend or rescind such rules, regulations and orders as may be necessary for the performance and exercise of its duties. We encourage park visitors to become familiar with the policies listed here.
Code of Ethical Conduct for Hudson River Park Trust Directors, Officers and Employees
These specific rules govern conflicts of interest and outside activities and may be amended by majority vote of the Trust Board of Directors in accordance with applicable Trust By-Laws requirements.
Estuarine Sanctuary Management Plan
The Estuarine Sanctuary Management Plan provides guidelines for resource protection, public access, recreation, education, research, park policies, laws & regulations.
The Trust has prepared a Historic Vessel policy to encourage and strengthen the historic and educational components of the evolving Park and waterfront. Prior to adopting this policy, HRPT sought information from other maritime parks and museums throughout the country and gave consideration to the requirements of various funding sources and legal concerns in developing this policy.
The policy identifies selection criteria for long-term and short-term docking of historic vessels within the Park. In addition to being listed or eligible for listing on the State and/or National Register(s) of Historic Places, the Trust will give consideration to various criteria including, but not limited to, the vessel's condition, public access and programming needs, and the relationship of the vessel to NYC maritime history.
Internal Controls Policy
Internal Audit Evaluation Criteria
Internal Control Summary & Certification
Internal controls are the procedures and policies implemented by the Trust to ensure compliance with its established mission and objectives, in a manner that:
- Promotes orderly, economical, efficient and effective operations,
- Safeguards resources against loss due to waste, abuse, mismanagement, and fraud,
- Promotes adherence to laws, regulations, policies, and management directives, and
- Develops and maintains reliable financial and management data, and accurately presents that data in timely reports.
The Kayak and Canoe policy identifies practical measures to be followed to promote both safety and fun on the Hudson River. While in Hudson River Park's designated boundaries, boaters should be mindful of this policy as well as obey all federal, state and local boating rules and regulations.
Pursuant to Article 15-A and regulations adopted thereunder, the Hudson River Park Trust has established goals for the participation of certified minority and women-owned business (MWBE) enterprises in the performance of services under contract with the Trust.
These goals have been prescribed as percentages of the overall proposal/contract dollar amount. Hudson River Park Trust's goals are 30% in the awarding of contract dollars to MWBEs. MWBE-certificated firms are found in the Directory of Certified MWBEs offered by Empire State Development.
Hudson River Park Trust is also a sponsor of the Competitive Edge Conference for MWBEs.
When visiting this website, Hudson River Park Trust automatically collects and stores information about your visit.
The Prompt Payment policy was promulgated in accordance with the requirements of section 2880 of the Public Authorities Law and sets forth the policy of the Hudson River Park Trust for the making of prompt payments to those who contract with HRPT. Included in the policy are the payment request procedure, prompt payment schedule and the method of interest computation.
Pursuant to Title I and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Hudson River Park Trust provides reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities to assist such employees in performing the essential functions of their job and makes reasonable modifications in its practices and policies to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in Trust activities and events.


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Manchester City have landed a Football Association misconduct charge for allegedly failing to control their players during Sunday's 1-1 draw with Liverpool.
A number of players were seen to surround referee Michael Oliver after he awarded the visitors a penalty just after half-time.
"It is alleged that in or around the 50th minute of the fixture, the club failed to ensure its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion," said an FA statement.
City have until 6pm on Thursday to respond to the charge.
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When Google takes the stage at Google I/O in May, the company just might introduce a new gaming experience for Android users that is similar to Apple's Game Center.
Speculation about a "Game Center for Android" picked up after Android Police found some clues to the new feature buried inside the recently released Google Glass companion app, My Glass. The new Google service is expected to have features such as the ability to challenge your friends, have in-game chats, track gaming achievements, and view leaderboards. Google was unavailable for comment at the time of this writing.
The Android-focused site uncovered a purported 'Google Games' feature after digging through the application package (APK) for My Glass and looking at the directories for Google Play Services. Developers use Google Play Services to access Google product features inside their apps such as Google+ sign-in or map tiles. One of the directories inside My Glass was named 'games,' a previously unknown Google service, which Android Authority believes was shipped with the app by mistake.
There was no interface to go along with the games folder, but the naming conventions of the files inside make it pretty clear what a future Google Games service would be able to do. There are references to matchmaking for real-time and turn-based multiplayer games so you can play Android games online with your friends. The new games feature may also support in-game chats, but it seems only geared for real-time multiplayer games. Other standard gaming platform features are also supported such as an achievements tracker, leaderboards, invitations, and a gaming lobby.
The prospect of a Game Center-like feature for Android is long overdue as many other major mobile device platforms already include such capabilities. Microsoft incorporated Xbox gaming into Windows Phone and Windows 8, while Amazon rolled out GameCircle last July for the company's Android-based Kindle Fire platform.
Apple's iOS, Android's biggest rival, has included Game Center since 2010; that feature later came to OS X devices with the release of Mountain Lion. Apple's gaming central command has run into criticism recently for its reliability, with complaints about disconnections during multi-player gameplay and syncing errors. Presumably, Google with its heavy focus on cloud services such as Gmail, Google Drive, and Chrome tab sync would fare better than Apple in this respect. Game Center also lacks in-game text chat, which appears headed to Google's gaming platform.
Perhaps the most important feature of an upcoming Google game center would be the question of whether the service would include a standalone app or if it would be baked right into games that use it instead. One of my complaints with iOS's Game Center is that you can't just wipe the app off your device since it's integrated with Apple's mobile platform; instead, the best you can do is banish it to an unwanted apps folder where you won't see it as often.
For those who want it, though, a Google-supported gaming platform supporting friendly match ups, leaderboards, and achievements would be a welcome addition.
See also:
Amazon's aquisition of Goodreads foiled possible Apple deal, says WSJ
Facebook Home on iPhone? Not a chance, say experts
Google's Eric schmidt: 'We still want Apple to use our maps'


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Welcome to the Silesian Museum in Görlitz! Welcome to a fascinating country in the middle of Europe. Learn about its turbulent history and diverse culture.
For centuries Silesia was a part of the German language and cultural area. Today the country belongs to Poland with small areas in the Czech Republic and in Germany. In Germany the largest Silesian town is Görlitz. In 1996 a foundation was created jointly by the Federal Republic of Germany, the Free State of Saxony, Görlitz town council and the Silesian Landsmannschaft (the cultural association for Germans born in Silesia) with the aim of opening a museum for Silesia.
May 2006 saw the opening of the museum's permanent exhibition in one of the most beautiful Renaissance buildings in the old town of Görlitz - the Schönhof. Visitors can follow the changing fate of the country within an area of some 2.000 m². They can also admire Silesian arts and crafts from the 17th to the 19th Centuries, while objects illustrating everyday life, trade and industry, life in the city and art give a detailed insight into the Silesia of the 19th and 20th Centuries. Moving on from the catastrophes of the 20th Century, which led the country to tyranny, war and expulsion, the exhibition looks at Silesia today - a country striving to regain its former position as a bridge between nations.


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December 2018
Recent Releases
I Am Behind You
John Ajvide Lindqvist
The grass is greener:
Awakening at their campsite to find the world they knew gone, replaced with a sunless blue sky and an endlessly green landscape devoid of landmarks, four families confront the menacing physical forms of their buried traumas and desires.
Series alert:
I Am Behind You
is the first in a planned trilogy.
Reviewers say:
"It will keep entranced and shocked readers guessing until the very end" (
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Alice Isn't Dead
Joseph Fink
On the road again:
Spotting her presumed-
dead wife, Alice, in the background of a news report, Keisha takes a job with the mysterious trucking company Alice worked for before her disappearance, hoping to find information about her beloved.
What sets it apart:
As she becomes embroiled in an eerie otherworldly conspiracy, fully realized heroine
Keisha grapples with chronic anxiety and must battle monsters both real
Book buzz:
This suspenseful Lovecraftian novel
is based on the eponymous podcast from
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Hark! The Herald Angels Scream
Christopher Golden (editor)
The most wonderful time of the year?
In this
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Unwrap this!
18 original tales from acclaimed authors including Josh Malerman, Sarah Pinborough, Jonathan Maberry, and Kelley Armstrong.
For fans of:
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Don't go in there!
Drawn into a fantastical forest in colonial New England,
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"Once upon a time there was and there wasn't a woman who went to the woods."
Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker
As a boy, Bram Stoker was on death's door when his strange nanny, Ellen Crone, saved him with a bite before vanishing from his life.
Years later, the seemingly ageless Ellen is spotted, sending
Bram and his compatriots across Europe to investigate her connection to a sinister creature who has her in his thrall...and who wants Bram, too.
Why you might like it:
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Sole survivor?
Rescued from an ice floe in the middle of the Arctic, scientist Thomas Anderson paints a baffling picture of his escape from the Zodiac Station outpost, where foul play and an explosion claimed the lives of the other researchers. But something's not adding up, and when other survivors are discovered, they tell a much different story...
Read it for:
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Adam Nevill
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Dan Simmons
In this well-researched and intricately plotted fictionalization of the disastrous Franklin Expedition, the crews of the
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Mature Mexico volunteers set up pen-pal link with Scottish schools
Schools separated by over 5000 miles have been brought together by two Projects Abroad volunteers in a pen-pal story that has captured the imaginations and even the hearts of the students involved.
Students from Secundaria 45 in Mexico and Selkirk High School in Scotland began emailing each other back in January as part of their respective English and Spanish lessons. Since then, two other Scottish schools - Kelso and Earlston High - have also got involved in the project.
This idea was the brainchild of Hector and Violet Christie, a retired couple from Selkirk in Scotland. They went out to Mexico with Projects Abroad for a three month teaching placement at the start of the year, living and working in a district of Guadalajara called Zapopan. Seeing the benefit that the students were gaining from having native English-speakers taking their lessons, the Christies discussed the idea of putting the students in touch with people of their own age from their local school back in Selkirk. Although school from the UK generally concentrate more on teaching French and German, Selkirk High did have 5 students who were studying GCSE Spanish, and within days emails began to wing their way across the Atlantic.
Students were initially asked to write in their pen-pal's native language, but as time went by and the scheme became more popular, the schools began experimenting with writing in their own languages and translating the replies. In this way students were able to improve in all the four areas of writing, speaking, reading and listening.
The two sets of students exchanged information about themselves, their families, their interests and their local areas. But it wasn't until Kelso High School got involved that the student's began sending each other their photographs. Hector and Violet explained to us the huge impact this had on one of their Mexican students - a 14 year-old boy named Ulisses: "He developed a real crush on his pen-pal. When we pointed out that she was 16, and maybe a little too old for him, he paused for a few moments before announcing in perfect English: 'Love knows no barriers' ! "
The Christies have recently returned to Scotland, but have left safe in the knowledge that the schools' students will continue to benefit from the link. "I was originally concerned about the longevity of the project, because the lack of email resources at Secundaria 45 had meant that the emails had to be sent out by myself from a local internet café" Hector told us, "however it was pointed out to me that Internet Cafes are incredibly popular with the youth in Mexico, and the school was so happy with the positive impact this project had had that it would not only continue as part of their own curriculum, but would be offered to other schools in the local area as well"


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Golfer Jim Furyk found a new kind of hazard to trip him up: oversleeping.
Furyk woke up in a panic Wednesday seven minutes before he was supposed to tee off on the 11th hole at The Barclays, a PGA pro-am in Paramus, N.J. He dashed out of his hotel room, but couldn't make it on time and was disqualified from the first of four FedEx Cup playoff events.
"I'm kicking myself," said Furyk, who has won twice on the tour this year. "I have a way of climbing into situations that are all my fault."
Furyk was in such a rush that he did not put on a belt or socks, and he still had not tied his shoes. The PGA Tour adopted its policy on pro-ams in 2004 after some players began skipping the Wednesday events for suspect reasons. Now, players automatically are disqualified from the tournament if they miss the pro-am except for injury or family emergency.
Retief Goosen was disqualified from the Nissan Open in 2005 when he overslept.
Slugger White, the TOUR's Vice President of Rules and Competition, said tournament officials were looking for Furyk a half-hour before his tee time. White was with Furyk's caddie, Mike "Fluff" Cowan, who said he tried to call Furyk but that the phone would not ring. White also tried to contact Furyk.
"When things like that happen, sometimes you think the worst ... worried some stuff happened on the road," White said. "Thank goodness that wasn't what it was. We kept looking and kept trying to call."
PGA Tour policy is that any player missing a pro-am time except for injury or family emergency is ineligible to play in that week's tournament. The rule was instituted in 2004.
"It is unfortunate," White said. "Knowing Jim as I do and we all do, he handled it extremely professionally and put all of the blame on himself. ... He is a fan favorite and everybody likes him. He is a really good guy, but my hands are tied.
"I am sure he will recover quite nicely next week and jump right in there again."
Wednesday's ruling does not eliminate Furyk from the Playoffs, but it does eliminate an opportunity to solidify his spot going into the next event, the Deutsche Bank Championship held next week at TPC Boston.
"I played my heart out all year," Furyk said. "I've got no one to blame but myself."
Selected Reading: Fanhouse, PGA Tour, The Associated Press.


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Skip to comments.FBI monitored Tampa terrorist cell for decade (Al-Arian, unsealed affidavit details investigation)
Posted on 12/12/2003 1:22:11 AM PST by Stultis
FBI agents monitored a group of Palestinian men in Florida for more than a decade and drew the connections between Middle East terrorists and the group of seemingly quiet academics through a web of money transfers, faxes and scanned mail, according to court documents released Thursday.
In an affidavit more than 100-pages long, FBI Agent Kerry Myers detailed the long investigation of former University of South Professor Sami Al-Arian and three others who are named in a 50-count federal racketeering indictment.
The affidavit was used to obtain a judge's permission to search the defendants' homes when they were arrested in February. It was unsealed Thursday after Al-Arian's defense attorneys requested it.
Many of the details of the evidence gathered in the case has been made public since the document was presented to U.S. District Judge Thomas McCoun in subsequent court hearings. The FBI was seeking to convince the judge that Al-Arian and the others constituted a "terrorist cell" of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the United States and said years of money transfers, wire taps and intercepted faxes backup their case.
Myers said in the sworn affidavit that FBI wiretaps dated back to December 1993, years before it became publicly known that Al-Arian and Palestinian Islamic Jihad head Ramadan Shallah were under investigation, the affidavit said. Shallah headed up Al-Arian's think tank until 1995, when he left to assume the leadership of the PIJ.
Shallah, who is in Syria, is among four other men named in the indictment who have not been arrested.
Calls to Al-Arian's attorneys were not immediately returned Thursday. Al-Arian, Sameeh Hammoudeh, Hatim Fariz and Ghassan Zayed Ballut have said they are innocent of the charges and are scheduled to go to trial in January 2005.
Al-Arian has denied that he supports terrorism and has accused the government of persecuting him for his anti-Israeli views.
Steve Cole, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Tampa, declined to comment on the newly revealed evidence.
The first pieces of evidence tying Al-Arian to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad came following the February 1992 slayings of three people at an Israeli military camp in the occupied territories, the records said. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack and four members of the group were arrested.
In June 1993, Al-Arian sent four wire transfers of $2,000 each from his bank in Tampa to the bank accounts in Israel established for the spouses or close relatives of the four terrorists, the affidavit said.
Scores of other telephone calls and faxes between the men and terrorist leaders in the Middle East followed, the affidavit said.
"The intercepts reveal that the defendants were members and heavily involved in PIJ, its financial operations and its ongoing violent efforts to replace the state of Israel with a Palestinian Islamic Republic modeled after the Islamic Republic of Iran," Myers wrote.
Myers, an anti-terrorism expert who once testified in the case against Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, also said Al-Arian and the others provided advice on the terrorist group's structure, financing, organization and relationships with other terrorist groups, including Hamas. They used USF as a cover and brought other terrorists into the United States "under the guise of academic conferences, meetings and employment."
Dec 12, 2003
The allegation against Al-Arian, a former computer science professor at the University of South Florida, was contained in documents unsealed Thursday by a federal judge at the request of Al-Arian's defense team.
Among the unsealed documents was an affidavit by FBI Special Agent Kerry L.Myers requesting searches of the homes of Al-Arian and his co-defendants. The searches were conducted on Feb. 21, when they were arrested on charges they provided material support to the Islamic Jihad. The organization has claimed responsibility for numerous suicide bombings in Israel.
The affidavit described the sought- after evidence, which included computer equipment and software. Noting that Al-Arian has a doctoral degree in computer engineering, Myers wrote that Al-Arian had a 1994 conversation with his brother discussing the creation of an ``impenetrable computer system.''
It is alleged that the brothers later discussed a computer network with stations in the United States, Europe and Turkey. They also reportedly talked about encrypted information.
The affidavit also describes a 2002 telephone conversation between Al-Arian and a co-conspirator about relaying a message to an Islamic Jihad official. The man described as a co-conspirator, Taysir Al- Khatib, allegedly told Al-Arian not to discuss the matter on the telephone, but to wait until they could communicate online.
In his order Thursday, McCoun also released copies of documents related to 1995 searches of Al-Arian's home and offices. Although the court's original copies of those documents were accidentally shredded, McCoun wrote in an order releasing the papers that he had obtained copies of many of the documents from federal law enforcement officials. The 1995 documents were first released in 1996.
First Appearance
Thursday's order was the first time Myers' affidavit became available for public view. The affidavit contains new details of the case against Al-Arian and his co-defendants, including:
* The court-ordered wiretaps of co-conspirators and defendants, as well as what the government refers to as terrorist cover organizations, began on Dec. 27, 1993.
* The first official confirmation that the person described in the indictment as ``unindicted co-conspirator twelve'' is Mazen Al-Najjar, Al-Arian's brother-in-law. Al-Najjar was jailed in 1997 and deported last year after a lengthy battle over secret evidence.
* An allegation that in 1994, Al-Arian and several other co- defendants, including Bashir Nafi and Abd Al Aziz Awda, represented a majority of the voting members on the 10-member Shura Council, the organization's governing body.
* In the spring of 1995, the defendants received faxes of articles ``glorifying terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of Israelis and demanding the release of PIJ terrorists being held in Palestinian prisons.
``The defendants also advised [group founder] Fathi Shiqaqi and others,'' the affidavit says, ``about how to engage in effective propaganda while avoiding the scrutiny of the United States and European law enforcement. The defendants communicated with persons in Iran and Syria about the possibility of procuring encrypted communications equipment to facilitate information sharing.''
Included in the document are new details about an informant who gave authorities information about a 1988 conference in St. Lous of the Islamic Concern Project, an organization founded by Al- Arian. The confidential source was an Arab Muslim cleric, who told authorities that Al- Arian told him that the funds raised at the event were really for Islamic Jihad, the affidavit says. The source also said under oath that Al-Arian tried to get him to join Islamic Jihad. He declined because he had heard rumors that Shiqaqi was a thief.
The affidavit summarizes the results of wiretaps, saying that from 1994 on, ``The defendants in the United States communicated with each other and other PIJ operatives about specific PIJ and HAMAS terrorist attacks shortly after they occurred, detailing who committed them, who organized them, what types of explosives were used, the total cost of the operations, and who had been arrested as the result of the terrorist act.''
Reporter Michael Fechter contributed to this story. Reporter Elaine Silvestrini can be reached at (813) 259-7837.
Can you give me another incident, any incident, similar in nature to this decade long investigation? I'd like to see that.
You've yet to give me another example similar to this one!
When to cease surveillance and prosecute is a judgement call.
While it might be hard to say in this case, intelligence's judgement is known to have erred on the side of continued surveillance as evidenced by the planes that hit the WTC when there was surveillance that terrorists were training for something involving crashing planes.
The female author is an Iraq Jew who's father was hung by Saddam Hussain.
She has dedicated her life going undercover in radical Islamic conferences with a hidden camera and a wire to obtain info for the feds.
She also researches public information, available to anyone with enough time on their hands. She has given a LOT of information on Al-Arian to the FBI which she details in the book.
After reading what she has to say about the pissing contests between the various intellegence agencies of the US Government (even after 9-11) and pure simple incompetence, I'm less than impressed with the state of our FBI.
To anyone wanting more information on the various "Muslim Charities" laundering money for multiple terrorist organizations as well as Al-Arian read this book. I couldn't put it down, it was fascinating and disturbing both.
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Anorexics on Anorexia
Edited by Rosemary ShelleyRecovering sufferers of Anorexia Nervosa describe in their own words their personal experiences of this illness, providing not only support for fellow sufferers but also invaluable insights for the families of sufferers and for carers and professionals. Learn More1997, 160pp
Finding Out About Asperger Syndrome, High-Functioning Autism and PDD
Gunilla GerlandGunilla, who is now an adult, received her diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome several years ago. She has written this book for all children and teenagers who have similar difficulties. It's an important book - in fact, it's the only one of its kind. Learn More2000, Paperback / softback, 7.72in x 6.34in / 196mm x 161mm, 48pp, CA$19.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-840-32000, Ebook, PDF, 48pp, CA$19.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-146-7
Asperger Syndrome, the Universe and Everything
Kenneth's Book
Kenneth HallKenneth Hall was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at the age of eight. He is in a unique position to describe some of the inner experiences and perceptions of autism in childhood. He has a warm and positive attitude to AS which other children will find inspiring. Insights, struggles and joys are recounted vividly in a frank and humorous way. Learn More2000, Paperback / softback, 8.43in x 5.35in / 214mm x 136mm, 112pp, CA$22.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-930-12000, Ebook, ePUB, 112pp, CA$22.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-699-5
Finding a Way Through When Someone Close has Died
What it Feels Like and What You Can Do to Help Yourself: A Workbook by Young People for Young People
Pat Mood and Lesley WhittakerThis unique workbook is both written and illustrated by children who have experienced the death of someone close to them. They offer advice, based on their own experiences, on how to cope with the upheavals of bereavement. The workbook encourages readers to consider personal coping strategies and examine their relationships with those around them. Learn More2001, Paperback / softback, 8.54in x 7.24in / 217mm x 184mm, 80pp, CA$23.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-920-22001, Ebook, PDF, 80pp, CA$23.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-173-3
A User Guide to the GF/CF Diet for Autism, Asperger Syndrome and AD/HD
Luke JacksonWhat is the GF/CF diet? Does it work? What's it like to go on it? In this user guide to the gluten and casein free diet, Luke Jackson, who is 12 years old and has Asperger Syndrome, tells you everything you need to know - both good and bad. Learn More2001, Paperback / softback, 9.17in x 6.22in / 233mm x 158mm, 176pp, CA$31.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-055-32001, Ebook, ePUB, 176pp, CA$31.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-309-3
Living with Brain Injury
Philip L. FaircloughThe book describes a potted history of Phillip's journey, and mainly focuses on the practical aspects of brain injury, rehabilitation, returning home and to work. If you have little or no knowledge of brain injury then this book is a good starting point, both for the brain injured person or their family/friends. Learn More2002, Paperback / softback, 8.46in x 5.51in / 215mm x 140mm, 176pp, CA$45.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-059-12002, Ebook, ePUB, 176pp, CA$45.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-203-4
Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome
A User Guide to Adolescence
Luke JacksonDrawing from his own experiences and gaining information from his teenage brother and sisters, Luke Jackson wrote this enlightening, honest and witty book in an attempt to address difficult topics such as bullying, friendships, when and how to tell others about AS, school problems, dating and relationships, and morality. Learn More2002, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 5.91in / 228mm x 150mm, 216pp, CA$30.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-098-02002, Ebook, ePUB, 216pp, CA$30.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-356-7
Recovering After Traumatic Brain Injury
Lynsey CalderwoodAt the age of 14, Lynsey Calderwood suffered a traumatic brain injury that left her physically unmarked but destroyed her memory. Thrust back into an apparently nonsensical world of which she had no recollection; Lynsey spiralled downwards into depression and eating disorders as she became socially ostracized. Learn More2002, Paperback / softback, 9.13in x 7.28in / 232mm x 185mm, 224pp, CA$45.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-065-22002, Ebook, ePUB, 224pp, CA$45.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-174-7
Asperger Syndrome in Adolescence
Living with the Ups, the Downs and Things in Between
Edited by Liane Holliday WilleyReflecting the views of parents, professionals and those with AS themselves, this book tackles issues that are pertinent to all teenagers, such as sexuality, depression and friendship, as well as topics like disclosure and therapeutic alternatives that are more specific to those with AS. This book is an essential survival guide to adolescence. Learn More2003, Paperback / softback, 9.02in x 5.98in / 229mm x 152mm, 336pp, CA$30.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-742-22003, Ebook, ePUB, 336pp, CA$30.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-392-5
Kathy HoopmannSeb is a loner. Brilliant with numbers but hopeless with people, he prefers the company of computers and his only friend, Guzzle. Things change for the better when he makes some friends, and a new computer teacher arrives. However, Seb is soon caught up in a web of computer fraud and lies and turns to Madeline's mysterious cyber friend for help. Learn More2003, Paperback / softback, 8.46in x 5.51in / 215mm x 140mm, 160pp, CA$22.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-072-02003, Ebook, ePUB, 160pp, CA$22.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-405-2