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Ah, Jubilee time. Fireworks, flags a-flutter, and BBC TV series about that other fond memory of 1977: punk. (That jubilee coincided with my seventeeth birthday: specific memories are hazy, but bunting, sausage rolls and pogo-dancing were involved.) Our old acquaintance – in the Auld Lang Syne rather than the sedan chair sense – Peter Cook has already made the connection, understandably given his own Punk Rock People Management micro-book (and series at HRZone). So excuse me a little while I wax briefly nostalgic about what all that stuff about Mohican haircuts, bondage trousers and 'No Feelings' was all about at the time. (And I'll try not to wax poetic about doing so with a Melody Gardot CD and a book about gardening at my right elbow. Everything gets old – even, pace Andrew Marr, bloggers.)
As the BBC's Punk Britannia series helps to explain to those younger than me, the 'explosion' of Punk had a longer fuse than casual observers might have noticed. As a musical phenomenon, it had rather long roots – including the American garage bands chronicled on the Nuggets CD series, the New York bar band scene earlier in the 1970s, and British mod bands of the 1960s. "Here's three chords, now start a band" is not only a popular misquote, but a misquote of a fanzine published long after a long, long fuse had finally connected with the powder-keg. Whatever it might have been, it was no epicentre of musical originality: even the Sex Pistols played cover versions. Versions shorn of musical finesse and infused with a splenetic vigour that was a deliberate assault on ear-drums attuned to the prevailing musical forms of the time, but cover versions none the less. (Were I so minded, there'd be a very bad taste joke about extra-ordinary renditions to be had …)


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Port Unification in GlassFish 3 - Part 1
There are two main cases I want to cover here: port redirection and serving multiple protocols on one port. I'm pretty sure that covering both in one post would egregiously long so I'm going to break things up into two posts. In this first post, we'll cover what will likely the be more common use case: port redirection. In this example scenario, you only want to serve requests via https rather than http. In this case, you can configure GlassFish to return a 302 and push clients off to https transparently. This type of configuration has been available in GlassFish since at least v2 and is still available in v3. However, in v3 it wasn't "officially" supported so you had to manually massage your domain.xml. While documented in various blogs around net, it's not officially supported in v3. As of, well now I guess, that's all changed. I've added some asadmin commands to the 3.1 nightly builds that expose a more user friendly way to configure port unification. In this blog, I'll introduce these commands and show you how to set up a simple redirect to enforce https requests on a given listener. As always, when experimenting with this sort of thing, you should back up your domain.xml so if you hose your configuration, you can easily roll back to a working configuration.
There are two main concepts involved: <protocol-filter> and <protocol-finder>. There are a handful of other elements involved but we've hidden them from you by default since very few people will need to manage those elements. The first step is to create the <protocol-filter>:
asadmin create-protocol --securityenabled=false http-redirect
asadmin create-protocol-filter --protocol http-redirect --classname com.sun.grizzly.config.HttpRedirectFilter redirect-filter
We need to create a new <protocol> element to hold our new filter first. You can't simply reuse, say, http-listener-1 because port unification elements and <http>/<ssl> can't coexist on the same protocol elements. You could of course issue a number of commands to preserve the name of http-listener-1 but the work involved is likely not worth it. It's certainly overkill for this example so I'll leave that as an exercise for you if you're that interested in it. The next asadmin command creates the actual protocol filter. With these two commands we have now have a new entry in our domain.xml that looks like this:
Notice that there are new elements: <protocol-chain-instance-handler> and <protocol-chain>. These are some implementation details that should be mostly irrelevant to all but a handful of users. I only mention them so that you'll be expecting to see them and that you know you can safely skip over them. With those pieces in place, we can now create our finders.
To create our finders, we need to create another <protocol> element to hold them and then create the finders themselves:
asadmin create-protocol --securityenabled=false pu-protocol
asadmin create-protocol-finder --protocol pu-protocol --target-protocol http-listener-2 --classname com.sun.grizzly.config.HttpProtocolFinder http-finder
asadmin create-protocol-finder --protocol pu-protocol --target-protocol http-redirect --classname com.sun.grizzly.config.HttpProtocolFinder http-redirect
Note that the first <protocol-finder> refers to the http-listener-2 <protocol>. We'll be using that protocol definition to configure the https processing. The second finder refers to the <http-finder protocol> definition we just created and it is this piece that will be doing the redirect from http->https for us. The first finder will trap all https requests and hand them off, while the second will handle all cleartext http requests and redirect for us. The resulting domain.xml elements looks like this:
Again, we silently create the <port-unification> element for you so you needn't worry about it. These elements that we silently create for you, we will also silently delete them for you when you delete the last elements contained in them. So those are our port unification elements. With those created, we just need to reconfigure listener to use these new elements:
asadmin set configs.config.server-config.network-config.network-listeners.network-listener.http-listener-1.protocol=pu-protocol
With that, we can try hitting port 8080 and see things in action. The easiest way to see this, probably, is to use wget:
wget -q -S http://localhost:8080/
With this command, you should see the following output:
HTTP/1.1 302 Moved Temporarily
Location: https://localhost:8080/
Cache-control: private
As you can see there, the server returns a 302 back to the client with the new location of https://localhost:8080. That's all it takes. Now every request will use https regardless of the original request. You could, of course, use a similar set up to push everyone from https back to http. This is especially useful for those without any need for https and are concerned about server load since https can be expensive to process.
In the next entry, I'll tackle the use case of serving up multiple protocols from one listener. This will be especially useful for those behind firewalls wanting to open only a single port to the outside world. Hopefully this will get you started. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment or ask on the glassfish users mailing list.
For convenience, here are all the commands necessary to try this out at home in one downloadable file:
wget -q -S http://localhost:8080/
asadmin create-protocol --securityenabled=false http-redirect
asadmin create-protocol-filter --protocol http-redirect --classname com.sun.grizzly.config.HttpRedirectFilter redirect-filter
asadmin create-protocol --securityenabled=false pu-protocol
asadmin create-protocol-finder --protocol pu-protocol --target-protocol http-listener-2 --classname com.sun.grizzly.config.HttpProtocolFinder http-finder
asadmin create-protocol-finder --protocol pu-protocol --target-protocol http-redirect --classname com.sun.grizzly.config.HttpProtocolFinder http-redirect
asadmin set configs.config.server-config.network-config.network-listeners.network-listener.http-listener-1.protocol=pu-protocol
wget -q -S http://localhost:8080/

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Party Girl Gets Pasta with a Side of Balls in her Mouth
Studio: Kink: Public Disgrace
Cast: Mona Wales,Conny Dachs,Lullu Gun
Video language: English
Infamous party girl, Lullu Gun loves tromping around bound and naked. Put on an electronic beat and this little nympho will stun you with her gyrating hips and the bouncing of her little teen titties. Showing her slut hole to everyone in the park makes Lullu a hungry girl. Mona Wales takes her hungry hungry hooker to the nearest Italian spot to fill her mouth hole with carbs and cock. The moment Lullu walks into the restaurant, completely naked and exposed, all the patrons stop what they are doing to stare at her tight little body. Mona explains to everyone at the eatery that Lullu has to sexually service each one of them before Lullu earns the right to eat. Lullu is such an eager whore that she instantly drops to her knees and begins eating pasta off the dicks of strangers. Disgusted by Lullu's hungry cunt, Mona shoves Lullu's face into a full plate of pasta, shoves her onto her back and ruthlessly fists Lullu's gapping gash. Lullu finishes her day with two helpings of jiz directly down her throat.


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Report: Kerry considered for DOD
If President Barack Obama asked John Kerry to become secretary of defense for his second term, he would bring a seasoned foreign policy hand into the Cabinet but a major question mark into the Pentagon.
According to a Washington Post report late Monday, Obama "is considering asking" Kerry, the senior Democratic senator from Massachusetts, to take the reins at the Pentagon. It would be part of "an extensive rearrangement of his national security team," also driven by the need to replace David Petraeus as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Post said.
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The New York Times, meanwhile, reported on Monday that Kerry remains a "front-runner" to take over the State Department.
The White House declined to comment on the stories. Kerry's spokeswoman, Jodi Seth, repeated to POLITICO the comment she gave the Post: "Senator Kerry's only focus right now is his job as senior senator from Massachusetts and chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee."
Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has widely been seen as a potential contender to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when she leaves the administration, but Post reporters Karen DeYoung and Greg Miller wrote that her job is saved for U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice.
Instead, the Post's story said Obama might ask Kerry to replace Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, who is not expected to remain at the Pentagon much longer. Panetta is 74 and commutes home to California every weekend; few defense insiders believe he'll stay past the spring or summer of 2013.
For his part, reporters traveling with Panetta Monday on his trip to Asia asked him about his future in the Pentagon. According to an official DoD story, he was non-committal: "It's no secret that at some point I'd like to get back to California," he said. So does that mean he's willing to stay in the Pentagon for four more years? Per the official report: "'Who the hell knows?' the secretary responded. 'My experience in Washington is you'd better do this day to day.'"
If Kerry took Panetta's place, he would step into a Pentagon in the midst of a historic postwar "build-down" in which some 100,000 troops are leaving the Army and the Marine Corps, and American power is "pivoting" to the Asia-Pacific region. Kerry would likely need little coaching to get up to speed on the geopolitics of the new western focus, but he might need a lot of help to get accustomed to the day-to-day running of the DoD.
Although Kerry was a decorated naval officer in Vietnam, he has not been known as a major defense advocate in Congress, and his arrival in the Pentagon could spook major contractors already skittish about their business prospects, given projections for flat or declining budgets.


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Muslims Face Expulsion From Western Myanmar
Muslims Face Expulsion From Western Myanmar
…Violence here in Rakhine State — where clashes have left at least 167 people dead and 100,000 people homeless, most of them Muslims — has set off an exodus that some human rights groups condemn as ethnic cleansing. It is a measure of the deep intolerance that pervades the state, a strip of land along the Bay of Bengal in western Myanmar, that Buddhist religious leaders like Mr. Nyarna, who is the head of an association of young monks, are participating in the campaign to oust Muslims from the country, which only recently began a transition to democracy from authoritarian rule.
After a series of deadly rampages and arson attacks over the past five months, Buddhists are calling for Muslims who cannot prove three generations of legal residence — a large part of the nearly one million Muslims from the state — to be put into camps and sent to any country willing to take them. Hatred between Muslims and Buddhists that was kept in check during five decades of military rule has been virtually unrestrained in recent months.
Even the country's leading liberal voice and defender of the downtrodden, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, has been circumspect in her comments about the violence. President Obama made the issue a priority during his visit to the country this month — the first by a sitting American president — and Muslim nations as diverse as Indonesia and Saudi Arabia have expressed alarm.


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Deep, critical thinking at the heart of campuswide initiative
JMU senior Abby Ware, a member of the Quality Enhancement Plan Task Force, talks about the plan's value to students in their personal, professional and civic lives during an Inauguration Week panel presentation.
"The Madison Collaborative: Ethical Reasoning in Action is aimed at creating critical, deep thinkers," Dr. Josh Bacon, director of the Office of Judicial Affairs, explained to a group of students, faculty and staff assembled to learn more about JMU's Quality Enhancement Plan.
Bacon, Dr. Fletcher Linder, professor and director of Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies, and senior Abby Ware, who is majoring in political science and philosophy, provided an extensive overview of The Madison Collaborative as part of JMU's Inauguration Week activities. The three are part of the 19-member QEP Task Force, which represents a broad cross section of the faculty, administration and student leadership at JMU.
Development of the QEP, which began in 2010, is required of JMU for its reaffirmation of accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools – Commission On Colleges. "The purpose of this part of the SACS process is to give a jolt of change to big institutions," said Linder, noting that such change can be difficult to spark without an important catalyst.
"We want to make sure the QEP aligns with JMU's core mission and values," said Ware. The QEP mission statement – "The Madison Collaborative prepares enlightened citizens who apply ethical reasoning in their personal, professional and civic lives" – works well with JMU's mission: "We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives."
Eight Key Questions guide The Madison Collaborative. "They do not teach ethics; they focus on enhancing students' reasoning skills," Ware said. The questions were crafted to be applicable to many situations and outcomes.
The Eight Key Questions:
- Outcomes – What are the short-term and long-term outcomes of possible actions?
- Fairness – How can I act equitably and balance all interests?
- Authority – What do legitimate authorities (e.g., experts, law, my god[s]) expect of me?
- Liberty – What principles of freedom and personal autonomy apply?
- Rights – What rights (e.g., innate, legal, social) apply?
- Responsibilities – What duties and obligations apply?
- Empathy – How would I respond if I cared deeply about those involved?
- Character – What actions will help me become my ideal self?
"Immigration, gun control, environmental issues, bullying are all ethical issues that we can consider through The Madison Collaborative: Ethical Reasoning in Action," Bacon said.
"The process of forming the QEP has been thorough and quite collaborative," said Linder. The QEP will be reviewed by SACSCOC and JMU intends to implement the plan in fall 2013 to reach all students with the goal of developing people who can use the eight key questions to reach better decisions.
More information about the Quality Enhancement Plan is available at http://www.jmu.edu/qep.
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By Janet Smith
March 14, 2013
Published: Thursday, March 14, 2013
Last Updated: Thursday, October 20, 2016


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Changing the Face of Computer Science, One Hour at a Time
In a world increasingly dependent on technology, the ability to code — that is, to write programs that make computers do things — is critical to the future of innovation and our economy. That means computer science is crucial for every student, especially girls. In our 2010 report on the alarmingly low number of women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, we recommended encouraging girls to take computer science classes so that the face of computer science would start to change.
Now we're taking that recommendation to the next level by participating in the Hour of Code, one of many events planned for Computer Science Education Week, December 9–15. A one-hour introduction to computer science, the Hour of Code demystifies coding and empowers girls (or anyone, really) through how-to videos for coders at all levels: beginners, students, folks without Internet access, or more advanced coders looking to make their own apps or learn JavaScript.
So how can you get involved?
- Show your support for computer science education. Sign this petition urging leaders in your state and community to make computer science education available to every student at every school.
- Encourage your governor, city council, and mayor to proclaim Computer Science Education Week in your state and community.
- During the week of December 9–15, organize an Hour of Code event.
- At your school: Organize an Hour of Code for students in your classroom or your school. Check out the official participation guide for schools.
- In your community: Organize an Hour of Code at a club, church, YMCA, university, or even at home. Check out the guide.
- At your workplace: Organize an Hour of Code for employees. Check out the guide for employers.
- At your school: Organize an Hour of Code for students in your classroom or your school. Check out the official participation guide for schools.
To everyone who participated in Computer Science Education Week: Thank you!


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The St. Louis Rams have signed No. 2 overall pick Greg Robinson ... and everyone else in their draft class.
NFL Media's Albert Breer reported Thursday that the Rams have signed all 11 players selected by the team last month at Radio City Music Hall, according to a team source.
The Rams later confirmed the signings.
All 11 #RamsDraft picks have officially signed their first @NFL contracts! PHOTOS: http://t.co/RMI1X0iJkz pic.twitter.com/qBaEhKgBotâ
St. Louis Rams (@STLouis
June 12, 2014
The complete list of signed Rams rookies includes: OT Greg Robinson, DT Aaron Donald, CB Lamarcus Joyner, RB Tre Mason, SS Mo Alexander, CB E.J. Gaines, QB Garrett Gilbert, OT Mitchell Van Dyk, FS C.B. Bryant, DE Michael Sam and C Demetrius Rhaney.
Robinson and Donald received contracts with no offset language, Breer reported. They are the first two players in this draft class to receive this concession, a sticking point in recent rookie negotiations.
There are now just 19 drafted players left without contracts, including eight first-round picks and eight second-round selections.
In the latest edition of the "Around The League Podcast," the guys debate the windows of Brady and Manning.


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- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - FP2
'We are still lacking some pace' - Rosberg
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- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
- Drivers:
- Nico Rosberg
- Teams:
- Mercedes
Nico Rosberg is concerned that Mercedes looks set for another difficult weekend at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but he is still targeting the team's first points since the Singapore Grand Prix.
Mercedes has struggled for pace at the last three races as its focus has shifted to an overhaul of its car for the 2013 season. Rosberg finished Friday practice in Abu Dhabi 1.449s off the pace in 12th and admitted the car was still not as competitive as the team would like.
"Unfortunately we are still lacking some pace but I hope that we can achieve some points with a good strategy tomorrow and on Sunday," he said. "Generally tyre degradation is not as big as last year, so it will be interesting to see how the race turns out."
Michael Schumacher, who was 14th fastest, agreed that a return to the points was the most the team could hope for on Sunday.
"Today we saw what I would call a 'normal' Friday - doing certain programmes, changing the set-up and typical data collection work. What we saw at the end of the day is probably where we are, so a pretty realistic picture. At the moment we are driving to finish in the points, and that is what we will target for the weekend.
However, team principal Ross Brawn said Mercedes had done some important work for next year.
"We completed a very useful programme today, and worked through a number of evaluations, particularly looking ahead to next year. The balance of the car looks reasonable after the first two sessions, although there are some areas still in need of improvement. The midfield is very tight again, so we will work on our performance on new tyres to ensure that we can qualify as strongly as possible tomorrow."


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The Obamacare sabotage campaign
To the undisputed reasons for Obamacare's rocky rollout — a balky website, muddied White House messaging and sudden sticker shock for individuals forced to buy more expensive health insurance — add a less acknowledged cause: calculated sabotage by Republicans at every step.
That may sound like a left-wing conspiracy theory — and the Obama administration itself is so busy defending the indefensible early failings of its signature program that it has barely tried to make this case. But there is a strong factual basis for such a charge.
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From the moment the bill was introduced, Republican leaders in both houses of Congress announced their intention to kill it. Republican troops pressed this cause all the way to the Supreme Court — which upheld the law, but weakened a key part of it by giving states the option to reject an expansion of Medicaid. The GOP faithful then kept up their crusade past the president's reelection, in a pattern of "massive resistance" not seen since the Southern states' defiance of the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954.
( PHOTOS: Sebelius testifies on Obamacare roll out)
The opposition was strategic from the start: Derail President Barack Obama's biggest ambition, and derail Obama himself. Party leaders enforced discipline, withholding any support for the new law — which passed with only Democratic votes, thus undermining its acceptance. Partisan divisions also meant that Democrats could not pass legislation smoothing out some rough language in the draft bill that passed the Senate. That left the administration forced to fill far more gaps through regulation than it otherwise would have had to do, because attempts — usually routine — to re-open the bill for small changes could have led to wholesale debate in the Senate all over again.
But the bitter fight over passage was only the beginning of the war to stop Obamacare. Most Republican governors declined to create their own state insurance exchanges — an option inserted in the bill in the Senate to appeal to the classic conservative preference for local control — forcing the federal government to take at least partial responsibility for creating marketplaces serving 36 states — far more than ever intended.
Then congressional Republicans refused repeatedly to appropriate dedicated funds to do all that extra work, leaving the Health and Human Services Department and other agencies to cobble together HealthCare.gov by redirecting funds from existing programs. On top of that, nearly half of the states declined to expand their Medicaid programs using federal funds, as the law envisioned.
( WATCH: 7 quotes on Obamacare glitches)
Then, in the months leading up to the program's debut, some states refused to do anything at all to educate the public about the law. And congressional Republicans sent so many burdensome queries to local hospitals and nonprofits gearing up to help consumers navigate the new system face-to-face that at least two such groups returned their federal grants and gave up the effort. When the White House let it be known last summer that it was in talks with the National Football League to enlist star athletes to help promote the law, the Senate's top two Republicans sent the league an ominous letter wondering why it would "risk damaging its inclusive and apolitical brand." The NFL backed off.
The drama culminated on the eve of the open enrollment date of Oct. 1. Congressional Republicans shut down the government, disrupting last-minute planning and limiting the administration's political ability to prepare the public for the likelihood of potential problems, because it was in a last-ditch fight to defend the president's biggest legislative accomplishment.
"I think my Republican colleagues forget that a lot of people are enrolling through state exchanges, rather than the federal exchange," Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) noted last week. "And if it wasn't for the fact that many Republican governors, including my own," failed to set up state exchanges, "then we wouldn't be putting so much burden on the federal system."
( PODCAST: Questioning Obamacare glitches - who knew what, when?)
In fact, putting an excessive burden on the federal government was the explicit aim of the law's opponents. "Congress authorized no funds for federal 'fallback' exchanges," the Tea Party Patriots website noted as long ago as last December. "So Washington may not be able to impose exchanges on states at all." The group went on to suggest that since Washington was not equipped to handle so many state exchanges, "both financially and otherwise — this means the entire law could implode on itself."


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Abuse survivors flood helplines
Suicide helplines, psychologists and victim support groups are struggling to keep up with a surge in demand for counselling, as the royal commission into child sexual abuse triggers renewed trauma for survivors.
Callers distressed by media coverage of the upcoming inquiry flooded Lifeline with requests for help in the week following Prime Minister Julia Gillard's November 12 announcement.
The national suicide helpline - which usually manages 1500 calls a day - experienced a 16 per cent increase in calls, taking an additional 250 calls each day from abuse survivors, some of whom had never spoken of their ordeal.
While the number of royal commission-related calls has since dropped to about 40 a day, Lifeline chief executive Jane Hayden said the service is still over-stretched and warned demand is likely to increase further when proceedings begin.
"Callers are not coping with their own emotional reactions to the news and not knowing where to turn. People want to tell their story but they're distressed because the media coverage reminds them of what they suffered," she said. "We know that people who have been sexually abused run a higher risk of dying by suicide so that's a real concern."
Ms Hayden called for additional government funding to support abuse survivors as the royal commission - which is likely to run for several years - gets under way.
The plea was backed by Frank Quinlan, chief executive of the Mental Health Council of Australia, which represents 180 mental health services across the country, many of which are already reporting increased demand.
"I have been personally approached by people who are experiencing increased levels of distress in relation to matters that they thought had been put to bed a long time ago. It's important that we talk about these things but we need to be aware that it causes distress to people and that services are appropriately supported," Mr Quinlan said.
"We will be approaching government to make sure that the spike in demand is met because it's really important that people get a good response on their first call for assistance."
Kathy Kezelman, president of Adults Surviving Childhood Abuse, said their daily call volume had jumped from about 15 to 60 calls since the royal commission was announced.
"Many people don't start to deal with their issues of abuse until they're in their 40s and 50s and some people never disclose, but as people give the example of speaking out others will follow suit so when the commission kicks off we expect an increase again in people needing support."
Ursula Benstead, a psychologist and counsellor advocate for the western region Centre Against Sexual Assault, said the centre was experiencing an increase in calls, particularly from men. "We had experienced earlier in the year quite a spike in calls as a result of the Victorian parliamentary inquiry [into child sexual abuse], now with the royal commission we're seeing a further increase and our service is already really stretched. We have a waiting list and often can't get back to people in the same day or perhaps even the next business day because there is such a demand."
The Australian Psychological Society has also seen a significant increase in the number of people seeking specialists in childhood sexual abuse through its online "find a psychologist service".
Heather Gridley, manager of public interest, said that while the scale of the royal commission may empower some abuse survivors it would be also be traumatic. "The secrecy around sexual assault in a systemic way like this is one of the biggest things, so someone's had to live with a secret, be blackmailed, threatened, cajoled into not telling and all those kinds of things. It's like sitting in a dark room and then you've been out of the dark room for a long time and suddenly you're back in there again so it's not surprising that it triggers such distress."
Care Leavers Australia Network, which represents people who experienced abuse and neglect in orphanages, children's homes and foster care, has been inundated with callers worried that their ordeal will not be recognised.
"People are highly anxious and contacting us saying what about all the floggings that happened to us, the criminal assaults and the unpaid labour we all did in orphanages, polishing floors and working on farms and in commercial laundries?" said co-founder Leonie Sheedy.
"We're talking about children having to eat their own faeces, eat their own vomit, the dehumanisation of little children. It looks at this stage that the royal commission will only look at the sexual abuse of children and that is triggering a lot of distress for a lot of our people who feel their experiences of abuse won't be addressed."
Minister for Mental Health Mark Butler said he understood that revisiting the past would be a traumatic experience for many and that mental health service providers may experience an increase in demand for services.
"The government is investing $2.2 billion to strengthen the mental health support system, including for victims of child abuse dealing with mental health issues," he said.
For help or information call Lifeline on 131 114 or Adults Surviving Child Abuse on 1300 657 380.


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Riptide GP®2 is the full-featured sequel to one of the most successful racing franchises on mobile. Featuring rocket-powered hydro jets racing around futuristic tracks across a dynamic and interactive water surface, Riptide GP2 delivers a fast, fun, and visually stunning racing experience.
Game Features*
Tons of original content
All new tracks, new hydro jets, new game modes, and more!
Online Multi-player!
Race against your friends in pulse-pounding online matches (with Google Play game services on Android and GameCenter/iCloud on iOS)
VR Challenge mode
Race against recordings of your friends' best times in the new VR Challenge mode!
Deep new career mode
Level up your rider and learn new stunts, compete in dozens of events, earn cash to customize your hydro jet and rider, become a racing legend.
Upgrades and customization
Collect a garage full of hydro jets and customize their performance and paint schemes.
Cutting edge technology
Powered by the all-new Vector Engine 4, and optimized to take full advantage of the latest mobile technology, Riptide GP2 builds on the original game's stunning visuals with extra-crisp HD graphics, complex shaders, dynamic lighting, and real-time shadows.
* Some features may not be available for some platforms. Check the game description in your app store for the full list of features.
Now available for Steam!
The Steam version of our most popular racing game has been enhanced to take advantage of Steam features and modern desktop computer power. In addition to improved visuals, the new version adds 6-player online multiplayer and 4 player split screen races, a brand new "All Star" series in career mode, and Steam features like Trading Cards, Achievements, Leaderboards, full controller support, and Big Picture mode.


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bloomshirts necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 113 diseños de 40 diseñadores freelance.
Bloom Shirts
We are a new apparel company creating super-fantastic, modern and fresh t-shirts celebrating nature, plants, gardening and green living, etc. There will also be a strong charitable aspect to the business with some of our revenue going to support organizations that are doing good work for the planet.
In addition to getting a logo, we'd like to be introduced to talented vector graphic designers that we can work with on the shirt designs.
Our audience is anyone who has a passion for nature and wears t-shirts. They may be gardeners, pioneers in green technology or you! The branding needs to appeal to both guys and gals and be modern and clean while somewhat celebratory.
We are looking for a logo that relies heavily on typography but has some iconic element(s) that make it memorable and different.
Logo should be simple, clean but also somewhat celebratory/inspirational.
Logo must be able to scale well to relatively small sizes and "work" well in monochrome and color versions.
We require a vector-based Illustrator file.
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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The prices on this site (baysideperformance.com) are in US Dollars. Use baysideperformance.ca for orders shipping to a Canadian address.
The prices on Baysideperformance.ca are in Canadian Dollars.
Click here to place an order shipping to a Canadian address.
Alpinestars Pants
Alpinestars is a manufacturer of technical, high performance protective gear for motorcycle and auto racing (MotoGP, Motocross, Formula One, WEC and NASCAR), as well as action sportssuch as mountain Biking and surfing. Alpinestars also makes motorsports-themed, non-sports clothing, with fashion design centers in California and Italy.
Alpinestars leather
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Events of interest in area in next few days
CASINO NIGHT/Kinston
Lenoir Community College Foundation is sponsoring its first Casino Night from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday in the Waller Building�s Culinary Arts Center on the LCC campus. Tickets are $50 a person, which covers admission to the event, beverages and hors d�oeuvres, gaming floor and silent auction registration number. Nine community leaders � B.J. Murphy, Debbie Chused, Bobby Merritt, Ed Mills, Bobby Taylor, Bill Ellis, John Marston, Nick Harvey and Tony Sears � will be celebrity dealers as they wheel and deal to benefit the Foundation�s scholarship program. For tickets or information, contact Sherry Irsik at 252-233-6865 or email@example.com..
WINE, CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL/Wilmington
Visitors can savor fine wines and gourmet chocolate this weekend at the Coastline Event Center, 503 Nutt St. From 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, a Grand Tasting gala will kick off the event with live music and heavy hors d�oeuvres. Sharp Nine Jazz Ensemble � featuring Nina Repeta, Roger Davis and Madafo Lloyd Wilson � will entertain. From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, the wine and chocolate marketplace will feature vintners, chocolatiers and artists offering products for sampling and sale. Culinary demonstrations will take place in the adjacent Riverview Terrace. For tickets and more information, contact 910-742-0120 or wilmingtonwineandchocolatefestival.com.
NAVAL STORES/Washington
Goose Creek State Park will present a program at 2 p.m. Sunday about Eastern North Carolina�s naval stores industry. Meet at the Ivey Gut Parking Lot to hike to a relic from the past, a tar kiln. The park is at 2190 Camp Leach Road, 10 miles east of Washington off U.S. 264. For information, call 252-923-2191.


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Should construction of the Keystone XL pipeline be approved? That's this week's poll question on the BEEF magazine homepage. With 154 votes in, 87% say, "Yes, we need the jobs and energy." Meanwhile, 11% say, "No, the environmental aspects must be studied more." A remaining 1% aren't sure. We hope you will take a minute to vote, but one reader hopes to generate a better discussion through this blog.
I recently received this email from a reader, and I thought I would share some points to consider on the topic of the Keystone XL pipeline.
Dear Amanda,
As a long time reader of your magazines and information systems, I like your approach! I do have a concern when you ask questions that should not just be surveyed on "yes," "no" or "none of the above." The latest on the pipeline question for instance is so misleading and shortsighted that it should not be answered on a "popular" vote majority but after some understanding what is at stake.
First point, I do drive a diesel-fueled Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD. Why is diesel fuel now $.75 more/gal. vs. gasoline? And, the spread is even more when ethanol is included. This is not acceptable and is just the opposite in most parts of the world.
Second point, the question of distribution is not addressed, and I, for one, finally understand that the problem is that all the refineries are in Texas or in the Gulf area. I also understand there were fuel shortages this fall in North Dakota for farmers. Pumping all the crude oil to Texas and then hauling it back up north as fuel adds only to others making the money, impacts the environment adversely and does not solve the problem of fuel shortages. Freight companies continue to have great years, despite the fuel costs. Why is this?
Farmers and ranchers need to make these decisions more regional and from the ground up vs. from Washington D.C. By the way, I'm also a proud U.S. citizen since 1975. At this point and time, the whole pipeline decision is resting on "political hay-making" not on all facts considered and understood by all. We would have to listen to each other first.
Sincerely, An Iowa Reader
Thanks for your email; it certainly offers some serious points to consider. What's your take on the Keystone Pipeline project? How could the pipeline play a role in fuel prices, national security and the environment? How might it impact your own community? More than a yes or no, I want to hear your thoughts on the Keystone XL pipeline. I look forward to a great discussion!
Be sure to vote in our poll after you leave your comments, too! Thanks in advance!


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There is a big market in defending the One Percent these days and the Post is rising to the challenge. It presented a front page Outlook piece by James Q. Wilson that tells readers that inequality is not a really big deal because of the all the mobility in U.S. society. Furthermore, it tries to tell us we would be worse off with less inequality because inequality fell in Greece over the last three decades.
Wilson's main source for his claims about mobility is a study from the St. Louis Fed which in turn relies on data from a study from President Bush's Treasury Department. Wilson tells us that less than half of the people in the top one percent were still there 10 years later. This reflects the findings of the study. However 75 percent of the top one percent were still in the top 5 percent 10 years later and almost 83 percent were in the top ten percent.
Much of the mobility found in this study was likely simply the result of life-cycle effects. Earnings peak between ages 45 and 65. If we assume that people in these age groups are twice as likely to be in the top one percent as people who are younger or older, then we would expect 25 percent of the people in the top one percent to fall to a lower income category over a 10 year period simply because they have aged out of their peak earnings years.
Unlike most other studies of income mobility, the Treasury study did not restrict itself to prime earners (ages 25-55 at the start of the 10-year period). This would lead it to find greater mobility than other studies. Also, since this study is based on tax filing, some of the mobility may reflect the ability of individuals to game the tax system so that they show very low income in either the first or last year.
Wilson's claim about Greece as an example of a country that has not seen an increase in inequality is the sort of argument by anecdote that people make when the data will not support their case. There were other countries, such as France, which have not seen an increase in inequality without obvious negative economic impacts. In fact, the rise in inequality across most European countries has been quite modest over the last three decades.
In addition, the most obvious factor that undermined Greece's economy seems to have been its decision to join the euro. This prevented it from allowing its currency to devalue in order to remain competitive. It is difficult to see how greater inequality would have improved its situation. Furthermore, since one of the country's main problems is a huge amount of tax evasion, data on income inequality is probably not very reliable.
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An easy access TCP library. Makes the use of TCP in Haskell much easier. This was originally part of Gray's\/Bringert's HTTP module.
|Open a connection to port 80 on a remote host.
This function establishes a connection to a remote host, it uses getHostByName which interrogates the DNS system, hence may trigger a network connection.
Add a persistant option? Current persistant is default. Use Result type for synchronous exception reporting?
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Legalized Bribery
Four years on, Citizens United is ruining democracy. Here's how to get it back.
Exactly four years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court changed the landscape of American politics—and in ways we have yet to understand fully. In its 5-to-4 decision in Citizens United v. FEC, the court struck down the longstanding ban on corporate expenditures in federal elections, a move that reversed its position on how corporate money enters the political system and created new avenues for corrupting our government.
Today individual Americans are allowed to contribute only $2,600 per election to a federal candidate. Corporations, for their part, are prohibited from giving money directly to office-seekers. The Supreme Court didn't change those facts, but its ruling made them far less relevant. The decision opened the door for anybody—individuals, corporations, interests groups—to give unlimited contributions to groups that then do the spending to influence federal elections. In effect, the donors and candidates are now allowed to circumvent the contribution limits.
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The results have already been striking: During the 2012 election cycle, super PACs, tax-exempt nonprofit organizations and businesses spent more than $1 billion, including more than $300 million contributed by donors whose identities were never disclosed. This represented three times as much spending by outside groups as in either the 2008 or the 2010 election. In 2012, just 100 of the wealthiest people in America gave $339,490,176 to super PACs, or an average contribution of $3.4 million per donor, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
The unlimited contributions, the secret money and the corporate cash washing into our politics returns us to a system that existed before the reforms enacted by Congress after the Watergate scandal—an era when government decisions could be routinely purchased with campaign contributions. (Overriding the objections of his Department of Agriculture, President Richard Nixon, for example, ordered the increase of dairy prices shortly after the industry gave $2 million to his 1972 reelection committee.)
And the bad situation could be made worse. In October, the Supreme Court heard arguments in another case— McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission—that involves a challenge to the limits on the total contributions a donor can make to federal candidates and party committees in a two-year election cycle. If the Supreme Court strikes down these contribution limits, upheld by the court in 1976, we could well institute a system of legalized bribery—one where officeholders could solicit for their party $1 million contributions from influence-seeking donors, and then have the party spend the cash on their campaigns.
Amid the flood of cash threatening to corrupt the system, an opportunity now exists to make major changes to our campaign finance process. After all, it's historically been the moments when money is most threatening our politics that Americans have seized the chance to make a change.
The corrupting evils of money in politics threatened even the Roman Republic, as far back as the first century, when the ancient historian Plutarch noted that "buying and selling votes crept in and money began to play an important part in determining the elections." In the United States, by the gilded-age period of the late 19th century, corporate money had became so intrusive that senators were jokingly referred to by the companies that supported them, rather than the states they represented—as in "the senator from Standard Oil" or his colleague, "the senator from Union Pacific."
Elihu Root, who later became the U.S secretary of state, addressed the Constitutional Convention of New York State on the scourge of corporate money in 1894, saying it was doing "more to shake the confidence of the plain people of small means in our political institutions than any other practice which has ever obtained since the foundation of our government."
Root called for an end to "the giving of $50,000 or $100,000 by a great corporation toward political purposes, upon the understanding that a debt is created" to the corporation in return for the money. The crisis and the call for reform led eventually to a measure pushed by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907 to ban corporate contributions to federal candidates and political parties—a ban that still exists today, though, of course, it has been weakened by the Citizens United decision.
Money in politics is a cyclical issue. The cycle consists of scandals, followed by new laws, followed by those laws breaking down after a period of effectiveness, followed by new scandals—which in turn beget new laws. Thus, the response to the historic campaign finance abuses of the Watergate era was the landmark campaign finance reform legislation enacted in 1974. In addition to disclosure requirements, the law established limits on contributions from individuals to candidates and parties and created a public financing system for presidential elections that made funds available to candidates who agreed to limit spending. (The presidential financing system worked well for the nation and candidates of both parties for more than two decades.)
From the outset, efforts arose to curtail the contribution limits, but in 1976 the Supreme Court found that they were necessary "to deal with the reality or appearance of corruption inherent in a system permitting unlimited financial contributions." Unlimited or very large contributions, the court reasoned, created an inherently corrupt system.
Of course, reforms can never solve all problems or anticipate all consequences. The failure to have an effective enforcement agency for the laws opened the door to abuses. For example, the explosive growth in the 1990s of "soft money"—donations unfettered by limits that are made not to a candidate, but to a candidate's party, which then spends on the candidate's behalf. Ironically, the loophole that allowed for this was created by flawed regulations issued by the Federal Election Commission, the agency that is supposed to enforce the laws. Congress put an end to this practice with a reform measure in 2002, but not before the spirit of the era was captured colorfully by Johnny Chung, an influence-seeking businessman who, in the late 1990s, gave $366,000 to the Democratic Party. "The White House is like a subway," Chung said. "You have to put in coins to open the gates."
Supporters of such a system perhaps wouldn't all use Chung's analogy, but they do argue that corporations, wealthy individuals and other donors have First Amendment free speech rights to give as much money as they want to candidates and parties. They agree with Justice Anthony Kennedy who, in 2009, authored the majority opinion in Citizens United and wrote that there is nothing wrong with money being used to buy "influence over or access to elected officials."


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Los Angeles and Chicago have a short but intense playoff relationship, with the Kings and Blackhawks set to play Game 1 in the NHL Western Conference final at 2 p.m. PDT Saturday.
A quick primer.
Lakers vs. Bulls
The Lakers won NBA playoff series from the Bulls in 1968, 1971, 1972 and 1973. The dominance came to an end in the 1991 NBA Finals. The Bulls won in five games.
Moral of the story: best to play the Bulls without Michael Jordan.
Dodgers vs. Cubs
A three-game sweep in 2008 by the Dodgers -- whatever happened to that Manny Ramirez guy? The Cubs were favored. Another Billy Goat moment.
Angels vs. White Sox
In a word: Pierzynski.
The Angels led the 2005 American League Championship Series, 1-0, and Game 2 was tied, 1-1. A.J. Pierzynski swung at strike three with two outs in the ninth inning. The ball bounced into catcher Josh Paul's glove and he rolled it back to the mound. Pierzynski reached first. A pinch runner, a stolen base, a double later and the Angels were done. White Sox won in five.
Rams vs. Bears
In 1950, a flu-stricken Bob Waterfield could not practice the week before the NFL playoff game. He came off the bench to throw three long touchdown passes to Tom Fears. Rams 24, Bears 14.
The Rams had a different quarterback experience in a 24-0 loss to the Bears in the 1985 NFC title game. The snapshot moment came when a wounded pass by quarterback Dieter Brock fell nowhere near receiver Bobby Duckworth.
Analyst John Madden summed the day up, "That looked like a duck to Passworth."
Kings vs. Blackhawks
In 1974, Kings Coach Bob Pulford said after Game 5, "I never really believed the Hawks were that good defensively."
Blackhawks won in five, holding the Kings to one or fewer goals in their four wins.
Size doesn't necessarily matter, the Kings say
Kings' evolution from loser to Stanley Cup winner continues
Steelers tackle Mike Adams stabbed in apparent robbery attempt


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Interview with Themistocles Papadimopoulos, Rhodes Youth Forum 2011
Rhodes Youth Forum 2011, II Annual Session
Rhodes Youth Forum, II Annual Session
The second session of the Rhodes Youth Forum will take place from October 10 to 14, 2011 on the Island of Rhodes (Greece). The participants of the session consist of more than 150 socially active young people from 50 countries around the world. The central theme of the meeting is range of possibilities for the future of young people. In 2010, the first Youth Forum proposed a structure which would support the activities of the Rhodes Youth community on a permanent basis. This decision became a reality on 11 December 2010, in Prague. Representatives of youth from different countries have established an international youth movement, Youth Time, a non-profit, non-governmental and non-political association of young people.
Youth Time Summer School
Youth Time Summer School will take place from July 15 to 21, 2011 at the "TourSib" recreation center, in the Altai region of Russia. The school's students will include 50 active members of the Youth Time International Movement from around the world. Classes are aimed at achieving young people the skill they need to enhance their modern life. Classes will be led by teachers who offer sequential learning to small groups of 10 students.
Altay Summer School 2011
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PixelTorch necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 30 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
Banister Construction
The team at Banister Construction, Inc. enjoys working on detailed, customer specifications and the opportunity to build for repeat customers. We are a low volume builder, with a focus of high quality and an absolute attention to every detail. Our goal is bring to our customers the new and exciting products… the leading edge in quality materials and design. Interests include "Green Building" and "Environmentally Friendly" construction techniques that are being implemented in the states of California and Florida. We design and build upscale homes as well as sports specific building and renovations.
High end clients looking for custom project design and building. We build upscale custom homes tailored to our customers wants and needs. Our customer is typically material savvy and demands the best.
Our previous logo had been in black and white and seemed boring.
We are looking for leading edge, sleek, and something that says 'we know and understand custom home design'
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Fancy dancing samba in the street from dusk 'til dawn? There's no greater party on earth than this iconic festival of Rio de Janeiro, so focus on perfecting those saucy samba steps. Join the conga line, witness the festivities reach their dizzying climax, move and shake among the drum-fuelled street parties and get swept up in this magic celebration of life. This is the ideal extension to any South American trip or a great adventure in its own right. Sign up for the party of a lifetime and join the spectacle of Rio Carnaval.
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- Witness the kaleidoscopic colours of the Sambadrome
- Experience the pulsating energy of Rio de Janeiro's Carnaval
- Soak up spectacular views from Corcovado Mountain
- Marvel at the legendary Christ the Redeemer statue
- Dance up a storm in Rio, the world's samba capital
- Ride the cable car up Sugarloaf Mountain


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Chisel Stainless Steel 19.50mm Diameter Hoop Earrings
Product Details
There are various grades of Stainless Steel in the marketplace. 316L Stainless Steel is the material used in Chisel jewelry. 'L' stands for low carbon. 316L is used to avoid corrosion problems caused by welding and does not develop surface rust. It is very fashionable in color, can be plated and is easily personalized with engraved sentiments.
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- Product Type: Jewelry
- Jewelry Type: Earrings
- Earring Type: Hoop
- Material: Primary: Stainless Steel
- Material: Primary - Color: White
- Length of Item: 18 mm
- Width of Item: 2 mm
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- Earring Closure: Wire & Clutch
- Finish: Polished
- Gender: Women's
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Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton wants Congress to know that it wouldn't be wise to interfere in local District of Columbia affairs during the budget process.
Norton, a Democrat who represents the District in Congress, will speak a news conference Monday with representatives of national groups to inform members of Congress that the District has allies who will fight efforts to undo local laws on gun control, marijuana and other issues.
Congressional Republicans have frequently used the budget process to influence social policy in the heavily Democratic district, most often by barring the use of local tax dollars to fund abortion.
Norton will be joined by representatives of abortion-rights groups, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, among others.


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On Monday's episode of "The Tonight Show," Jimmy Fallon performed Iggy Azalea's chart-topping song "Fancy" with help from Crosby, Stills & Nash.
In a mock reunion of the folk-rock supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Fallon (dressed as Neil Young) played the guitar and harmonica while David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash sang the chorus of the Australian rapper's hit.
Fallon has performed as Young before, covering the theme to "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," and Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair."
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ROCKLEDGE, FL — Health First Foundation's elegant "Moments to Remember" promises a memorable evening that will benefit the Health First Center for Family Caregivers.
The fundraiser, scheduled from 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, at the Eau Gallie Yacht Club, features an unforgettable champagne reception, a bounty of gourmet food stations and both live and silent auctions. Leading the live auction will be a very special guest auctioneer, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey. The winner of the evening's grand prize drawing will sail away to make memories during a seven-day cruise. There will be a special guest appearance by Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH, renowned author of The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss in Later Life.
With a theme of living each moment to the fullest, "Moments to Remember" focuses on helping the Health First Center for Family Caregivers, a service of Health First Aging Services. The Center assists families coping with chronic illness by providing the support they need to remain informed, positive and healthy during challenging times. Proceeds from "Moments to Remember" will help fund caregiver education and training, including support groups, workshops, journaling classes and health, wellness and stress management programs.
Event Chairs for this event are Darcia Jones Francey, Sandie Klaver, and Audrey Lopez.
Participation is by sponsorship only. Sponsorship opportunities range from $300 to $10,000 and include the following levels:
Kindness($10,000 Event Sponsor)
Love($5,000 Sponsor)
Hope($2,500 Sponsor)
Faith($1,200 Sponsor)
Compassion($600 Sponsor)
Wisdom($300 Sponsor)
To be included as a sponsor, reservations must be received by January 23, 2013.
For information and reservations, contact 321.434.7353.
About Health First
Health First is Central Florida's only fully integrated health system. With a Mission to positively change the health and wellness of the communities we serve, Health First offers the latest technological advances and quality care at our four hospitals and through our many Outpatient & Wellness Services, as well as the area's only Trauma and Heart Centers. Health First also offers multiple commercial and Medicare health plans, the largest multi-specialty physician group in Brevard County, and four fitness centers to help members of our community stay healthy.


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Urban Harvest supports more than 125 community gardens in and around Houston. Some gardens exist primarily to grow fruits and vegetables for donations, some are used to educate students, to build communities, and/or to provide food for nutrition and sales. Most gardens have a primary focus, though many serve more than one function.
Donation Gardens
The fruits and vegetables grown in these gardens are donated to local food pantries, soup kitchens and homeless shelters.
School Gardens
School gardens are used as outdoor classrooms, providing hands-on education. School curricula are reinforced though planting, cultivating, and harvesting vegetables and fruits. Through these skills, children learn valuable lessons in teamwork, decisionmaking, and healthy lifestyles.
Neighborhood Gardens
There are several gardens in Houston where neighbors work collectively and share produce equally. Sometimes these gardens donate leftover produce as well. Neighborhood gardens provide beautiful greenspaces where residents gather and commune.
Allotment Gardens
In allotment gardens, gardeners rent individual plots for a monthly fee. As a group, they maintain the shared spaces.
Therapy Gardens
Therapy gardens provide an opportunity for physical, emotional, and spiritual health and healing. Gardens at hospitals, clinics and special-needs schools provide therapy to the disabled and, at the same time, serve as a source of nutritious food. Gardens at elder-care centers inspire residents to get excercise and fresh air while working with their neighbors in a community setting.
Market Gardens
Community gardens can provide a source of income to gardeners — revenue which ultimately benefits the community. Local growers sell produce to individuals, restaurants, and at farmers markets.
See where Community Gardens are in your area! Check out our Garden Directory and Map
Interested in becoming an affiliate garden? Learn more about how to get involved with our Community Gardens Program.
Our Hub Distributions provide free transplants, materials, and education to affiliate gardens. Find out about our upcoming Hub Distribution.
The Adopt-a-Garden Program brings together your garden, a community partner, and Urban Harvest volunteers and representatives for three large-scale volunteer projects and exciting hands-on demonstrations throughout the year. Learn more about the Adopt-a-Garden Program.


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Archive for October, 2010
Swimming with Sharks
Posted by dan in Dan in Real Life, Worldwide Dan on October 26, 2010
I've been gone. From both the blogosphere and Minnesota. I sold my house and have been trying to buy a new one and the process is astoundingly awful and drawn out, in the middle of which I went to Hawaii and swam with the sharks:
When the lady said, "Anyone who wants to swim with the White Tips, follow me this way," I didn't realize that White Tips were sharks. Sure, they are smaller, docile creatures who seemed more interested in burying their heads in the ocean floor than eating the fleshy part of my thigh, but being an Icthyophobe, I got the hell out of there as soon as I realized what I was looking at. Eff that.
I'm surprised I even got in the ocean in the first place, considering I had sworn off snorkeling when I saw them drag a dead snorkeler out of the surf and onto the beach on a previous Hawaiian adventure. "That guy's hardcore!" we all remarked as we saw him strutting out into the ocean on his own with nothing but a snorkel mask and some flippers. A few minutes later, he wasn't so hardcore anymore. Unexpected deaths can cast a pall over your entire vacation if you're not careful, so you gotta keep them to a minimum.
Anyway, I'll blog all about my trip, my shark adventure, my old-house-selling and my new-home-buying woes, as well as everything else as soon as I can get myself and my soiled swimsuit sorted out.
In the meantime, here are some more grody fishies.


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A newbie to CTC
A newbie to CTC
I have always had a road bike and enjoyed the occasional foray into the surrounding Peak District but recently I have become much more of a regular cyclist. This has got me thinking, why has this happened?
I know the recent hype over cycling as a result of Bradley Wiggins and the Olympics has got people on their bikes more and made others get into it, but my recent increased uptake of cycling is a little different. I began working at CTC's office in Sheffield in May. Being around people who are into cycling has encouraged me to take a much greater interest in getting out and about.
My enthusiasm has transferred from me to my friends, who were also very occasional cyclists. They too have now bought themselves road bikes and come out to the Peak District with me regularly."
Dan Callow
All this being said I do find cycling a strange past time, as I have always been a football man. Recently I have found myself 20 miles from home in the rain thinking "why do I do this again?"
A number of reasons quickly spring to mind. I know I am never going to win a medal or enter the Tour de France but I have always been competitive and although nowhere near the level of other cyclists I now find myself wanting to achieve something. So, I began to set challenges, against my self and other random people in the digital world.
This has culminated in me timing my ascents up Long Line Road (a 1 mile straight road just outside Sheffield) and comparing it to others on a cycling app called Strava. Happily, I found my time to be 8th best out of 200 people. 4 minutes 45 of pain but it gave me such feeling of achievement - I was hooked.
Why do I cycle?
I love being outside as it gets me out of the house. I find the fresh air clears my mind and the distance you can travel is amazing. I play football all around the Peak District and when driving to away games I am amazed at how long it takes in the car, I often think "blimey, I do cover some miles on my bike".
I think it can be a great social event as well. You can't beat a leisurely ride and a bit of craic with your pals, maybe stop off at a pub for a bit of lunch; it makes a good Sunday.
The rewards of cycling transfer to other activities too. After 3 rides a week - a 90 minute football game on a Saturday is like a walk in the park now.
So, there are a lot of reasons why I ride my bike, and even though I sometimes question the sanity of it, it really adds an extra dimension to my life.


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Frequently Asked Questions
How much is the permit?
Permits are $50 per store, payable to the Live Scan site provider.
I cannot down load the application, how can I obtain an application?
You may contact the Check Casher Program at:
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Check Casher Permit Program
P.O. Box 903387
Sacramento, CA 94203-3870
Phone: (916) 210-4103
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
How long does it take to process my application?
The Department of Justice has 120 days to process the application from the date the Live Scan was received.
Do I need to have a check casher's permit if I do not charge customers a fee to cash their check?
Please refer to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's Money Services Businesses (MSB) quick reference guide for in-depth information relative to MSB requirements and definitions at: fincen.gov.
Does the permit get renewed?
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I have a permit with the Check Casher Permit Program and want to sell my store. Is this permit transferable?
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Where can I find out how to register as a Money Services Business (MSB)?
To find out how to register as a MSB, please refer to the MSB web site at: fincen.gov
What is a Request for Live Scan Service form BCIA 8016?
You will need to complete one of the BCIA 8016 forms in order to have your fingerprint background check done. Once the form is completed (the last three boxes will be filled out by the Live Scan operator), you will need 3 copies. One is given to the operator who processes your fingerprints, a copy is sent to the Department of Justice along with your application, and you keep a copy for your records.
Where do I go to have the Request for Live Scan Service form processed?
To find out where to have this process done, access our website to find Public Live Scan Sites through out California, or call your local law enforcement agency. Send a completed form back to DOJ with your application. Keep a form for your records. The fee for this process is charged to you up front and can vary, depending on where you go.
Who should be listed on the application and who needs to have their background check done?
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I have a limited liability corporation (LLC) or a corporation. what type of documentation do I need to send with my application?
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If you are an LLC you must submit a copy of your statement of information, endorsed and stamped with the state seal (filed with Secretary of State).
If you are a Corporation you must submit a copy of your statement of information, endorsed and stamped with the state seal (filed with Secretary of State).
*If there is any question about the identity of applicants as owners or employees, additional documentation may be requested to verify the owners and/or officers listed on the application, such as minutes of a meeting.
The Secretary of State phone number is (916) 653-3448, their website address is SOS.ca.gov under California Business Portal.
I want to have a check cashing business at my residence, is this allowed?
No, the DOJ does not issue check casher permits at a residence. However, you may have a mobile permit. You need to download the mobile permit "Supplemental Application for Mobile Check Cashing Unit form BCIA 4000," along with your check casher application BCIA 4130 and submit both applications.
I am located outside California and need to have a background check done. How do I go about this?
You will need to request the appropriate forms from the Check Cashers Unit. You may contact them via e-mail at email@example.com. Once you have been fingerprinted, you may forward the forms along with the fingerprints to the Department of Justice for processing.
I am located outside California, how much is it to have a hard copy fingerprint card processed?
I have already had a background for other permits such as my ABC license or my Lottery license, will I still need to have a background check done for a Check Casher Permit?
Yes. You still need to have a background check done for the Check Casher Permit.
I have an existing Check Casher Permit. What do I need to do to add another store to my business?
Submit a new application and $50.00 with a letter explaining that you want to add a new store to your business. All partners or officers must remain the same as your original application.
How can I find out if my city has a moratorium on check cashing?
A city may have a moratorium on check cashing and it is the applicant's responsibility to contact the city, planning division or department that issues business permits to find out if the check casher permit may be issued.
How do I obtain a list of all active check cashers in California?
You must provide an e-mail address in order to send you the requested list. You may mail your request specifying the type of list you want to:
Attorney General's Office
California Department of Justice
Check Casher Permit Program
P.O. Box 903387
Sacramento, CA 94203-3870


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Deonica McCormick led Mobile with 22 points, while Shontae Dillon and Shaunette Battle had 10 points apiece.
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