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Working women who survive breast cancer are far more likely to lose their jobs
i wonder what the numbers are like for men who have cancer
Paragraph 1: "A new study shows that working women with breast cancer who receive chemotherapy and live for four or more years after treatment are 30% more likely to lose their jobs within those first four years of survival"
CBS Summary: "Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System found that 30 percent of women who had jobs when they began treatment for breast cancer were unemployed four years later. "
These two sentences say completely different things. The first states that it is a comparison, while the second is an absolute rate. The key to the comparison is how many women who weren't diagnosed with breast cancer were unemployed four years later. If that number is also 30%, effect due to cancer/chemo would be zero.
I don't know enough about this, but can you speak to the line
"particularly when the expected benefit is low."
If the expected benefit for (most?) patients of adjuvant chemotherapy is indeed very low, then it seems to me that the effect on a person's later ability to work should be taken into account by a patient.
I assume it's almost impossible for anyone to rationally consider odds in a situation like this, so most people probably think anything that might improve the chance of survival is a good thing. But, like the changes in screening recommendations, it does seem as if chasing after tiny improvements in prognosis is not always the best thing to do.
(I may not be understanding Xeni's take on this, natch.)
I'd expect it to vary wildly, depending on the cancer and when it's detected. I've known guys with prostate cancer (detected early) who have taken medical leaves of a couple of weeks and then been back at it, and they very likely suffered little in terms of professional circumstances. Something later or less easily treatable? Could cause problems. It's an interesting question (assuming the question is if men fare better than women), but I think it would be tough to find groups that you could reasonably compare, given that men and women can be afflicted with different kinds of cancers with different prognoses. Those are big variables.
It's true that the article doesn't actually mention the difference in employment rates for cancer survivors vs non-cancer survivors.
Headline and first sentence aside, Xeni's post was more about the effects of adjuvant chemo, and the article does address that: patients who had had the chemo were 1.4 times more likely to be unemployed.
I call into question that "1.4 times as like" number, as well. There is no mention of the analytical methods used, or anything really that would give it critical merit. All they did was name drop a big medical college. It is trivially easy to invent numbers like this using bad statistical methodologies. This article also makes no mention of comparable research that may or may not show other diseases are better or worse for unemployment rates.
I'd wager that advanced cases Lyme disease are far worse on survivors' unemployment rate, due to irreversible cognitive decline. This smacks of a pity party article devoid of any real perspective on the matter; it's just yanking numbers out of the abstract of the report.
Not that I'm surprised. It's pretty obvious this was published by CBS to generate page views, not discussion.
Edited to add in context due to OP deleting his post.
Wait: the current unemployment rate is 30%?
Of course not. Not even close. You're exaggerating to make it seem like it's no big deal that working women who are chemo survivors have a greater chance than the norm (whatever that norm is) of losing their jobs as a result of treatment.
But yes, I would like to see the compare-&-contrast with working men going through chemo as well. We might find out the numbers are even starker. Or we might find out that employers really are that mercenary toward everyone.
It is not the 28th of April issue. That's is the date of online publication.(there is no april 28th issue)
It's neither pedantic nor minimizing to point out that one's a comparison and one's a actual value. The true value and the comparisons (especially when you figure out what that comparison is against) contain important information.
Yes, obviously the unemployment rate isn't 30%. But I don't think Jerry meant to "exaggerating to make it seem like it's no big deal," rather than give a quick, clean example of why it's important to watch how you present numbers. Attacking Jerry misses the point and assumes a motivation and mindset not clear from his post.
And of those looking at the numbers - here are the numbers from the abstract (I don't have access to full article)
Of the 1026 patients aged < 65 years at the time of diagnosis whose breast cancer did not recur and who responded to both surveys, 746 (76%) worked for pay before diagnosis. Of these, 236 (30%) were no longer working at the time of the follow-up survey. Women who received chemotherapy as part of their initial treatment were less likely to be working at the time of the follow-up survey (38% vs 27%; P = .003). Chemotherapy receipt at the time of diagnosis (odds ratio, 1.4; P = .04) was found to be independently associated with unemployment during survivorship in a multivariable model. Many women who were not employed during the survivorship period wanted to work: 50% reported that it was important for them to work and 31% were actively seeking work.
Wait, this article is very confusing. It seems to be implying that the usual course of action for a company when one of their
production units workers isn't meeting their quota being "productive" isn't to simply fire them on the spot. I've always been under the impression that if I am not in perfect body or mind 24/7/365 (because being a junior level programmer also means you have to be on-call, all the time), I'm out on the street and on my ass, and that "job security" is something that only upper management and C-levels can hope to ever have even faint dreams or aspirations of.
This isn't the case? People are actually entitled to "job security" at some point in their life? I can catch influenza one year, and if I'm too sick to get out of bed and coughing up blood, I wont have my immune system become a liability that would get me fired/laid off/downsized on the spot for failing to meet my daily quota? I can ask for a raise after working for fifteen years at minimum wage and not have my job eliminated through a Temporary Foreign Worker program? I can turn off my phone for a quiet night with my significant other and not turn up to work the next day to find my desk and workplace possessions ejected from the nearest window, splattered on the ground in a million splinters, with a bill attached for damages and a pink slip stapled to it?
Wow. What a wondrous world we live in. I had no idea that the
plutocrats captains of industry were so charitable!
Would be interesting to see the study done on a non-US population.
Even "beating" cancer (or leukemia), you're at a high risk to get cancer in the future. This article gives an excellent overview of what that means:
How I lost my health insurance at the hairstylist's
If you worked for a company that offered insurance, if you carried your family's insurance, next year your insurer would slap a million dollar surcharge on the company policy for carrying a leukemia patient. The company would get the bill and someone in accounting would question "what is this extra million dollars we are being billed?"
The insurance company would explain to them that the million is for you, and it is yearly, but is, ahem, "fixable." They will say "as long as she is on your insurance (wink, wink) this charge will be there. So what you have to ask yourself (more wink, wink) is whether this employee is worth a million dollar a year salary on top of what you are already paying her."
Social worker said she had seen small business owners go almost broke trying to cover this charge, and had even heard of one who defiantly did go broke, throwing all of the employees out of work. But more usually, she said, they just fire you.
"I'd wager testicular cancer, which is just as prevalent as breast
cancer, is probably just as bad for employment prospects. *Not that I
have proof, but this article did nothing to provide that either*."
Shorter version: O NOEZ AN ARTICLE THAT ONLY IS ABOUT WIMMINZ! WHAT ABOUT TEH MENZ? I mean, I don't have any actual numbers or anything but because they mention BOOBIES I get to mention TESTICLES!
Seriously, this article makes me mad. Most women who are diagnosed with breast cancer are already older to begin with and are starting to look disposable in today's market. OTOH I have seen many cases where men who had prostate surgery are ENCOURAGED to go back to work, rally, and "bounce back" much to the cheers of all--my own Dad included. Sick woman=go the fuck away, we don't want to know about it, go knit socks for your grandkids. Sick man=beat that cancer, bro! Get back in the game! Show the world how virile you still are....
If you don't like the way she writes, then why do you read her blog?
Honest question: why bother to say this when you clearly didn't read the journal article in question?
What is wrong with you? You have some bizarre bone to pick, and now you're simply spouting nonsense to try and hold up your point.
It was a fair point (made by someone else) to clarify and correct the use of "30%." The rest of this is just weird.
- Source has been there the whole time, at the bottom of Xeni's post.
- The abstract is more than enough to counter the claim that "there is no mention of the analytical methods used, or anything really that would give it critical merit." And even if you didn't have the original article, the burden of proof would have been on you to show that they are "inventing numbers" as you said. Your statement was based on nothing other than your dislike of the story.
- You are being completely unreasonable when you feel the need to simply decide that a study is making up statistics, and that a cancer-surviving journalist has a "blatant bias" towards writing about cancer. No, huh, she isn't writing about Lyme disease as much. We got that. Write your own articles about Lyme disease.
Cool off, re-read your posts and understand why you're coming off as a jerk.
There is an implication here that somehow breast cancer survivors should be deferred for special treatment by employers.
Really and honestly, step back a moment. The article wasn't about that. It was about the awful calculus that a person needs to make when deciding whether to have additional treatment (adjuvant chemotherapy) which may improve their chance of surviving, but will also make them less likely to remain employed. Re-read Xeni's article again in this light, and you'll see that you got completely the wrong end of the stick.
In veterenary medicine, its the animal's owners that are the real client, the patient on the table isn't considered to have a stake in the outcome. Which kind of health care do we have in this country again? I can never be sure.
Um, not a whole lot more messed up than health care in the US in general?


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Bill Peckmann &Chuck Jones &Comic Art &Commentary &commercial animation 25 Oct 2013 10:39 pm
Ever Rising, the winds of change
Jumping in to Miyaakii's most recent feature – to cross the seas, we find a very complex film with an aggressive approach to ward the telling of a love story. The architect of a bomb designed to destroy lives in fighting that war is the precise subject behind this longish film. It is not endearing (though that would be questionable in discussing these masters of violence for their country.
An horrendous look straight down the nose of a blistering work of nature, the Hurricane, as lovers are brought together afterward she gets ill and suffers from the pangs of war without having been near the font lines of the tumult wherever it is.
From therre to the end is a military mission wherein the architect shoots at the world. A scientist who accomplishes his mission while killing more people than the earthquake he met at the film's start. This is one fine movie from a thinking man. He's seen enough sorrow to want a peaceful ending for his children. It isn't coming.
Animation, you wait and beg to do it, but in your heart you want to do brave things with positive things to say. I want so desperately to do the good stuff. At this point I'll take the mediocre, with some sadness.
I wish . . . I wish . . . I wish . . .
Theree were only good and responsible pieces of animation anymore. But no they just grow Mickey and his private parts larger and larger in Flash until the money doesn't sow and then they blow them up.
Just like that SCTV show they blowed him up real good.
Noone knows what will happen. It hurts you know. Croods and Monsters and Incredible him. He was incredible; he made a big success and now the second one. Incredible Him. I guess those turkeys should be big too, a holiday out of Thanksgiving. What do you know? Maybe one or two of the shorts will be fun. Not umbrellas making eyes at each other. We need some Prince Valiant to come along and save us all. Maybe that's me.
2 Responses to "Ever Rising, the winds of change"
on 26 Oct 2013 at 10:12 am 1.Elliot Cowan said …
There are no Prince Valiants, Michael!
Don't even look!
Make your own things.
It's the only way…
on 28 Oct 2013 at 9:55 pm 2.Howard Beckerman said …
Hi Mike,
This is a wonderful edition of the Splog. I enjoy ogling all the classic Disney stuff and am amazed at Miyazaki's upcoming production. You might be happy to know that I screened "Pinocchio" in school a couple of weeks ago. Since these kids don't know what to look for ( I think they think all animation is equal) I pointed out points for them to look for and explained that the film was a masterpiece that is still influencing the look of current computer productions and many other world animated films. At the end of the screening they were cheering. Anyway, thanks and I hope your feeling better. Be well,

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Johannesburg, South Africa (Aug. 28)
Resentment at the action of Premier Hertzog Saturday in appealing to the Jews of South Africa not to prosecute a boycott against Germany stirred the South African Jewish community today and drew much criticism to the premier from non-Jewish as well as from Jewish citizens. Indignation was expressed at the premier's attitude that South Africans had no basis for protesting over the way "a state treats its own nationals."
"The premier must always receive the respectful attention of the citizens," Morris Kentridge, a member of parliament, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. "At the same time it cannot be regarded as unreasonable or harmful for South Africa if the Jewish people are impelled with justifiable resentment and ordinary self-respect, to refuse to have commercial relations with a country which refuses to have anything to do with Jews."
Profound dissent from the views registered by Premier Hertzog was expressed by Tielman Roos, leading South African statesman.
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An upcoming First Friday event will allow you to experience all the Dole Mansion has to offer for the first time, even if you've been there before.
The free event from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday features art, live music, a cash bar and light appetizers along with tours of the mansion as a launch of the 2013 gallery season for Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake.
Organizers say the season will begin with one of the most intriguing exhibits to date, "Midnight Fields," featuring the work of local artists Connie Sonnenberg and Kendall Wallor.
Dimly lit, it will be an atmosphere "we don't often see with our own eyes," organizers say. It will remain on display through Feb. 22.
"They are not just putting art on the wall," said Erin McElroy, advancement coordinator for Lakeside Legacy Foundation. "They're designing the whole experience. ... When you walk in the doors at First Friday, you're going to feel like you're coming into 'Midnight Field.' "
Both artists worked together to create the ambiance and theme, including art created with a lush, dark palette.
Connected to the equestrian world, both artists feature reflections of horses.
Sonnenberg, of Crystal Lake, also creates pet portraits, among a wide variety of artwork, including oil acrylics and some dabbling in water colors and pastels. (www.artbyconnie.com)
Winner of the "Best of Acrylic 2012" at Barrington's "Art in the Barn," Sonnenberg has never before displayed work at the Dole, although she lives nearby.
"I was so ecstatic, I can't tell you," she said.
Along with her display, Sonnenberg will offer smaller prints for sale at more affordable prices.
Wallor describes her work as having "a dark yet romanticized feel to it that is meant to grab and hold its viewers captive while they become pulled into the infinite stage of the painting and its creative environment." (www.kendallwallor.moonfruit.com)
Along with the artwork, the event will feature live acoustic performances by guitarist Steve Middaugh, as well as guitarist Mark Piekos and his three-person band, "Northern Blonde," featuring Summer Hallenstein on vocals and Dan Phelps on guitar.
Northern Blonde performs everything from Delta Blues to country blues to older country to newer country to contemporary rock, Piekos said.
"We run the gamut," he said.
Often, events at the Dole have featured piano accompaniments, but organizers wanted to showcase all that goes on at Lakeside, including various music lessons. They sought out singer/songwriters.
The goal is to draw in regulars as well as those who've always wondered what's going on at Lakeside, McElroy said.
"A lot of people say they live around here and never come in," she said. "This is their chance to come in. ... This is definitely a good introduction, or if you're excited about art and live music, come over."By JAMI KUNZER firstname.lastname@example.com


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Some sort of noise (rattle?) Has developed in my car. When I turn on the ignition WITHOUT starting the engine, I will hear this noise. It ranges in length from 3 seconds upwards of about a minute inconsistently. I first thought it might be the antenna motor, since I have a power antenna. However, the noise doesn't occur when the antenna motor is activated. I managed to pinpoint the noise to be behind the right rear tire. There's something behind it that to my novice eyes looks almost like a pump of sorts. It's kind of a double cylinder that's incased and has several wires going to and from it. I noticed that some of these wires lead to the lights at the rear of my car. The image attached is from the outer edge of the car looking up and in. The wires are connected on the other side. It looks like it might have some kind of motor or something in it, but I'm just not sure. Can anybody tell me what this is and whether or not my assumption is correct?
have the same problem?
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My guess is that you are hitting some excel or msexcel limitation. Perhaps there is a formatting character that got into the database that msexcel doesn't like.
Do you have any columns that could return a value more than 255 characters in length. I remember an issue that Excel couldn't have any columns with a length longer then 255. The error didn't occur until you actually hit a value that was longer than 255 characters in length. And we got an weird error like this where is was totally unrelated and of course worked in sqlplus, etc.
Perhaps you have also reached the max limit of data that the excel or msexcel can handle, we have done that here as well.
Try to limit the amount of data with rownum < 100 (or whatever) to see if you can get any data through at all. Then increase the rownum amount until you get the problem.
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First up my hopes of getting to the bottom of this are fairly slim (because I can't get at the code), but I figure that there are enough smart folk here that someone may have seen similar behaviour before.
Our ERP supplier sells a (really quite good) MsExcel add-in that can be used to query the database and return purty reports. This can be run interactively (by report designers) or via ole automation (by a report scheduler).
Our report designers have updated one of the suite of management reports and it runs just fine when run interactively. When scheduled however the log that the add-in produces shows this
select v.dim4 AS workord, decode(v.dim5,' ','NA',v.dim5) AS activity, dBF.description AS
workord_text, NVL(v.chrg_stat, 'UNASSIGNED') AS chg_stat, jct.description AS job_code_text,
act.description AS activity_text, v.period AS period, SUM(v.value_1) AS value_1
,MIN(icp.icp_1) AS icp_1,MIN(icp.icp_2) AS icp_2,MIN(icp.icp_3) AS icp_3,MIN(icp.icp_4) AS
icp_4,MIN(icp.icp_5) AS icp_5,MIN(icp.icp_6) AS icp_6,MIN(icp.icp_7) AS icp_7,MIN(icp.icp_8) AS
icp_8,MIN(icp.icp_9) AS icp_9,MIN(icp.icp_10) AS icp_10,MIN(icp.icp_11) AS icp_11,MIN(icp.icp_12)
AS icp_12,MIN(icp.icp_13) AS icp_13,MIN(icp.icp_14) AS icp_14,MIN(icp.icp_15) AS
icp_15,MIN(icp.icp_16) AS icp_16,MIN(icp.icp_17) AS icp_17,MIN(icp.icp_18) AS
icp_18,MIN(icp.icp_19) AS icp_19,MIN(icp.icp_20) AS icp_20,MIN(icp.icp_21) AS
icp_21,MIN(icp.icp_22) AS icp_22,MIN(icp.icp_23) AS icp_23,MIN(icp.icp_24) AS icp_24
,MIN(icp.icp_1) AS icp_curper FROM agldescription dBF, agldescription act, aglrelvalue jc,
agldescription jct ,uhsicpdetail icp, uvidaenq3_chgstat v WHERE v.client = 'AC' AND v.period
>= 200501 AND v.period <= 200501 AND v.dim2 IN ('1010', '1011',
'3010', '3110') AND (dBF.client
and the process dies.
If I run the offending sql through sqlplus it runs successfully. If we run the report interactively it completes successfully. If I try to capture the error either through an event or my trigger :( I get nothing. I shall of course be logging support calls with both the vendor and Oracle,. but if anyone else has encountered this before I'd be grateful for any pointers. I am aware that this is a 'warning' rather than an 'error'.
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How to clear session when closing explorer?
Dear All,
I need to clear the session when i am closing Internet Explorer, through servlet (i think doFilter),
Im using a struts application.
My problem is when i m logging into my application and closing the application directly by close window-close button regardless without using LOGOUT option, the session is still maintained
And then after that i can able to logging into application without using the username and password... and even process into the application is possible
So when im closing the Internet Explorer and open my application in new window, i should clear the previous session by servlet.
How can i do this by using doFilter or anyother logic in servlet
Can anybody help. I need this urgent please.
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Scotland's budget is set to rise by more than £300 million in the coming years, the Chancellor announced yesterday in his Autumn Statement.
The UK government said the budget is being "revised upwards" with cash that the Scottish Government should now commit to priorities such as improved childcare.
But finance secretary John Swinney branded it "ludicrous" to claim the picture in Scotland is improving, after spending was cut more deeply earlier this year.
The move came as a fresh row erupted over the falling value of oil and gas revenues, with the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) warning the tax take from the North Sea will be billions of pounds down on initial estimates.
An extra £308m – equivalent to about £60 for every man, woman and child in Scotland – has been allocated by George Osborne over the next two years, he told the Commons yesterday.
Local authorities will be able to access up to £250m "cheaper" borrowing at the Public Works Loan Board. Mr Osborne indicated an aim to support Glasgow in a "city deal" similar to ones set up in England to help regional economies. It means the city can retain some taxes locally to target initiatives to boost economic development.
About 330,000 couples in Scotland will also be able to benefit by up to £200 a year through a marriage tax break.
Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael said the figures for Scotland's economic outlook had been revised upwards.
"As part of the UK, Scotland is benefiting from the measures that we are taking to get our economy growing again," the Liberal Democrat coalition minister said. The rest of the UK is "already ahead" in providing childcare support, free school meals and support for the high street, he claimed.
"The Scottish Government has been given the money to do these things, too.," said Mr Carmichael. "They can match the help that families and businesses are getting in other parts of the UK. They could crack on with the childcare package they announced last week but are making it conditional on a Yes vote to independence.
"They can do these things, or they can spend the money elsewhere. These are the choices that they must make."
But the Scottish Government at Holyrood insisted yesterday its budget is being cut by 9.9 per cent in real terms over the current five-year spending review period, and growth is slower than predicted. "It is ludicrous for Westminster to claim increased funding for Scotland when today's announcement does not make up the ground lost by cuts announced earlier this year," Mr Swinney said.
"The UK government's austerity approach has missed out on key opportunities for growth. Despite the Chancellor's claims, by the end of 2015 the UK economy is forecast to be 5.9 per cent smaller than was projected in June 2010, and the UK economy remains smaller than it was prior to the recession.
"That missed opportunity means borrowing will be £197 billion higher than projected in June 2010. That is the cost of Westminster's economic failures."
Raising the age for the state pension to 69 by the late 2040s will also hit Scotland disproportionately, he suggested.
But the SNP administration came under pressure to follow a cap on business-rate hikes south of the Border announced by the Chancellor yesterday.
"It is now up to the Scottish Government to start using its powers to help businesses in Scotland," Scottish Tory finance spokesman Gavin Brown said.
"The UK government has taken decisive action to help business – now the SNP needs to step up to the plate and do the same."
A new forecast by the OBR downgraded oil production figures by £5.3bn over the next five years, well below the Scottish Government's estimates.
But Mr Swinney said: "The OBR oil forecasts are simply not consistent with industry expectations for production or current price trends.
"Scotland has a vibrant oil and gas sector and will continue to do so for many decades to come."
The issue is at the heart of the independence debate, with the SNP insisting oil and gas will boost Scotland's economic wealth after independence.
Industry body Oil and Gas UK said it took a "less pessimistic view" of the likely outlook for the North Sea until 2018.
Chief executive Malcolm Webb said he "foresees an upturn in production beginning in 2015, which should last for the remainder of the period".
But Labour energy spokesman Tom Greatrex claimed that oil revenue from the North Sea "will decline significantly and soon".
He said: "Revenues to the government from the North Sea are expected to fall by 30 per cent between now and 2016-17. This work from the OBR shows that those projections are going down, rather than up.
"The SNP has characteristically and cynically inflated figures for future oil and gas revenues in pursuit of their objective of Scotland separating from the rest of the UK.
"Alex Salmond's claim that the North Sea would be worth £48-57bn between now and 2017-18 is another example of the hyperbolic assertion that he tries to pass off as an economic case."
John McLaren: Scotland faces tough choices, independent or not
THE UK government's Autumn Statement offered little new to those who had been watching the news over the past week. Growth is stronger but more austerity is needed, is the key political message. Beneath that headline, though, the detail suggests a more complicated picture. Predicted growth is higher this year and next, but then is a little lower than before for the three following years. As a result, the impact on the UK's fiscal position is not that great.
An extra year of austerity has been added, in 2018-19. So we now have three years, starting in 2016-17, of bigger annual cuts in day-to-day departmental spending than has been seen to date, but without any indication of where those cuts will fall.
If Scotland is still in the UK post-2014 then it will also need to take its share of the spending cuts pain, via the Barnett formula. This is not a very appetising thought. However, if it were independent then the revisions down of North Sea tax revenues do not bode well. Either way, the Scottish Government will be faced with big decisions on how to spend its dwindling budget.
Some interesting decisions were made by Westminster that the Yes campaign will need to consider, such as whether and how it would deal differently with the pressures to increase the retirement age.
On Corporation Tax cuts, the UK government, in its haste to deliver a blow to Labour, threw the SNP a useful titbit by issuing a paper that described the benefits to the economy of cutting Corporation Tax, a key post-independence policy. No doubt this analysis will be played back to it in the near future.
Overall, Scotland gets a little extra to spend via the Barnett formula as a result of UK budgetary increases in areas such as free school meals. But some of these extra spending commitments came about as a result of party conference pledges, setting in train a hunt for funds which might be better spent elsewhere.
• John McLaren is an economist with The Centre for Public Policy for the Regions
• Michael Fry: Workers are welcome in Scotland


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- East Fork Foss River (6.6km)
- Carroll Creek (6.6km)
- Burn Creek (6.7km)
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- Tye Canyon Campground (9.3km)
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George Mason's Best Buddies program is the recipient of the 2000 Fairfax County Volunteer Service Award in the Youth Group category for its partnership with the Fairfax County Mental Retardation Program. The Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board nominated the program, which features 27 students, for the award.
The mission of Best Buddies is to enhance the lives of people with mental retardation by providing opportunities for socialization. The college buddies offer one-to-one activities that are the building blocks of lasting and meaningful friendships. Activities this year included movie outings, pizza parties, and dances.
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During this autumn season the dark grows long and the bounty of the harvest is brought in. Traditionally, as practitioners enter this dark time of the year, they deepen their commitment to meditation. This issue of Inquiring Mind, anchored by a primary interview with the Tibetan tulku Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, is dedicated to the transformation born of practice and the widening circles as it manifests as compassion.
Between the covers of this issue, we look at suffering and the end of suffering. With Borrowed Forms in Nature VII rising into the light on the front cover and a meditation in the dark of night on the back, we explore the dynamics of transformation within our love relationships, our families, our sanghas and the world. We are happy to offer new voices spanning a full range of ages, life and practice experience, from the college-aged vipassana students of MAYA to the eighty-six- and ninety-year-old mothers of Buddhist teachers Rev. Heng Sure and James Baraz.
A thematic section on family also includes a mother-daughter interview with the young vipassana teacher Spring Washam and her mother and an essay by senior vipassana teacher John Travis on a charged visit with his alcoholic father upon returning from Asia. Bold and truthful writing reminds us that transformation is not necessarily tidy and pleasant.
A second thematic section on engagement with the community ranges from Ajahn Amaro's reflections on the intentional world of practice in the monastery to Bhikkhu Bodhi's call to express practice through the relief of global hunger. As Mingyur Rinpoche points out, "No matter how long you practice or what method you use, every technique of Buddhist meditation ultimately generates compassion."
— Barbara Gates & Wendy Johnson
Transformation and Compassion
In this interview, Tibetan tulku Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche recounts stories and techniques for transforming suffering due to panic, low self-esteem and anger into compassion and happiness. Recalling a story in which a peacock ate poison to beautify his feathers, Rinpoche says, "If poison is transformed into medicine, then anything can be transformed into medicine."
Transformation in the Family Section:
Frame It with Gratitude
Vipassana teacher James Baraz offers his eighty-nine-year-old mother a new practice that helps her awaken to "the joy of living at its best."
Don't Stay Too Long
John Travis, guiding teacher at Mountain Stream Meditation Center in California, recalls his struggle as a young man to face a demon he'd long been trying to escape—his alcoholic father.
We're All in This Together
Through insights gleaned from retreat, young vipassana teacher Spring Washam has healed painful family relationships. She and her mother, Lorna Joseph, trace this journey of forgiveness and connection.
Proud Mother of a Buddhist
Were the abbot's motives altruistic, or had her son been exploited in his youthful zeal?, wondered Deborah Kerr Metcalf on her first trip from Ohio to the "foreign" monastery in California to visit her son, now the monk Rev. Heng Sure.
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What Do You Say?
By applying the insights of Buddhism and systems theory, therapist and communication trainer Mudita Nisker helps couples and families explore ways to break unskillful habits and learn new skills, bringing harmony and stability to relationships.
Waking Up Early: Stories from Young Adults
The Mindful Awareness for Young Adults (MAYA) program is bringing the practice to the next generation. Students Nina Orechwa and Jeremy Rubin discover meditation and unexpected new ways to understand their experience.
Taking Refuge in Community
Ajahn Amaro describes how committing to the monastic sangha helped save him from giving up and turning to the bottle.
Scaling Up Liberation
In this interview, activist and trainer Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey finds that the connections between our internal, individual work and our external, societal work for freedom sometimes are not what might be predicted.
Conscientious Compassion
Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi helped inspire the formation of Buddhist Global Relief and challenges us to enlarge our field of practice and move beyond the rhetoric of compassion.
I'm Just Doing Jazz
Buddhist teacher and storyteller Jack Kornfield finds love, connection and transformation in poetry.
Hurray for You!
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Practice: Urban Elements
Anushka Fernandopulle leads a guided meditation on the four elements and the urban environment.
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My Pantyhose History Pt2So by now i was now 11 years old,and getting very good about hiding and wearing pantyhose,my sisters did'nt really wear any,as they were younger than me,so i had to make do with my mums,which as you know were a bit on the large side,but i did'nt really care.
Summer came,and as usual we went down to my grandma's and grandad's place down on the Kent coast.On getting there and after saying hello to them,i walked though the kitchen,and noticed loads of my gran's pantyhose hanging on the line drying,now she was a lot small than my mum,so then no one was around,so i got a pair down and quickly went into the bath room,locked the door ,got undressed and tried them on,perfect fit and in a different shade,these were nude colour,i got changed again and hid them with my clean clothes,and waited for the chance to wear them.
A couple of day's later came the chance,my gran was taking my sister's out shopping,so they knew i wouldn't want to go,my grandad was watching cricket,so he wasn't going to move,so when they went ,i went into the bath room and put them on,put my jeans on over them,no socks and my plimsolls, and told my grandad that i was going down to the beach.ok he said,not moving his head from the telly,just be back by six for dinner,so off i went.
When i got to the beach there was not that many people around,as it was a fairly windy day,and had a slight chill even though it was August,i sat down down the shingle, got my plimsolls off and rolled my jeans up to my knees,got up and walked down the to the sandy beach.The tide was on the way out ,so there were plenty of small pools for me to paddle through in my pantyhosed feet ,it felt like i was in bare feet,but when i looked down i could see the pantyhose had gone see though,so i had a slow stroll down to the sea and let the waves roll across my feet and legs,i wanted to go a bit further so i rolled my jeans up a bit more and was now showing my knees and a bit of thigh.A few people walked past,but no one really noticed that i was wearing pantyhose,apart from one woman who had a little stare.
By now it was getting a little cold,i looked at my watch and it was 5.40pm,so i quickly walked back up the beach,got to the shingle,and sat down,brushed as much of the sand off my feet as i could and put my plimsolls back on,rolled my jeans down and walked back to grans.When i got there my sisters still weren't back so i quickly went into the bathroom got my pantyhose off and rinsed them under the tap too get rid of the sand and salt water, and then hid them.
I managed to do this a few more times before we went home and they were none the wiser,i also got myself a couple more pairs of pantyhose before we left as they were a better fit,i don't think my gran ever noticed they were missing as she never mentioned it.
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A stunning five minutes which produced three tries for England sank New Zealand as the home team shook off all their frustrations to achieve a famous 38-21 victory at Twickenham on Sunday.
They took more points out of the All Blacks than any other England side and washed away all the disappointments of their home programme with a win that will be long remembered in English rugby history while also seeing England claim the Hillary Shield.
New Zealand were never able to impose themselves on the game and had been down 0-15 just after the half-time break and scored two quick tries themselves, but England stuck back in outstanding fashion by taking advantage of an unusually leaky midfield in five minutes of comparative mayhem.
Running the ball with rare effect, England made the most of an impressively combative forward pack which contested everything with spirit. And behind them first five-eighths Owen Farrell had a fine goal-kicking game to land 17 points from four penalty goals, a conversion and a dropped goal.
Hooker Tom Youngs set the precedent with some outstanding running with the ball in hand by burrowing into the All Blacks defences. Lock Joe Launchbury was also an impressive performer in defence. Skipper and flanker Chris Robshaw answered his critics with an emphatic display which was highlighted by the stifling control England were able to inflict on New Zealand's attacking instincts while he had great support from Man of the Match and fellow flanker Tom Wood.
In the first half a try chance was blown when wing Chris Ashton couldn't hold a final pass, the advantage was played and a penalty goal was kicked from the chance by first five-eighths Owen Farrell 24 minutes into the game.
Then in the 31st minute All Blacks fullback Israel Dagg was penalised for holding too long in the tackle. Again Farrell made no mistake. A dropped goal to Farrell three minutes from halftime extended the lead and he had a chance again right on halftime which gave his side their lead.
By contrast, first five-eighths Dan Carter missed both his penalty goal chances.
Farrell extended the lead to 15-0 two minutes after the resumption after a scrum penalty against prop Tony Woodcock.
However, that seemed to fuel the All Blacks fires. They held the ball more in forward charges to tie in the England defence. That allowed room from wing Cory Jane to unleash a superb run, beating several defenders while carrying the ball down the sideline.
The ball was moved inside and Carter took the gap to give more momentum. Then skipper and flanker Richie McCaw drove before No.8 Kieran Read repeated the dose. That freed ball on the blindside where quick hands gave wing Julian Savea enough room to corkscrew his way across the line for the try.
Three minutes later, Jane made the most of a poor Dagg clearing kick to feed second five-eighths Ma'a Nonu. He raced down the sideline and kicked ahead and while England cleared, the chance was set up for New Zealand to attack again and as the ball moved left, it was Jane on the opposite wing who created more room with another dazzling run. And when the ball emerged it was Read who grabbed the ball and scored. Carter showed he had regained his kicking touch by landing both conversions.
England refused to be cowed however, as they moved the ball from the re-start and it was second five-eighths Brad Barritt who made the most of a strategic choice by Conrad Smith which left the gap. He raced through, fed centre Manu Tuilagi who returned the ball for Barritt to score.
Two minutes later it was Tuilagi who burst through on a strong run and when he found Chris Ashton outside him there was no doubt the second England try would be scored as he cleared out with his trademark gesture and dive.
As New Zealand attempted to run their way back into the game, it was a short pass from Read that was intercepted by Tuilagi and he had no trouble to race 40m to score and with Farrell's conversion England led 32-14.
Two penalty goals to replacement five-eighths Freddie Burns extended the final margin and while there was a second try to Savea it was all academic in the end.


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Tech Data finalises the €2.45bn acquisition of Avnet Technology Solutions (TS) business, creating what the distributor describes as "a premier global IT distributor with unmatched capabilities."
The combined Tech Data-Avnet TS operates in 40 countries and has an end-to-end porfolio of solutions and services ranging "from the datacentre to the living room." Avnet TS also brings partnerships with 40 vendors addressing the needs of 20000 countries in over 80 countries.
"This is a momentous day in our company's history and we are excited to welcome our talented colleagues at Technology Solutions to the Tech Data family," Tech Data CEO Bob Dutkowsky says. "Our combined company is perfectly positioned at the epicentre of the IT ecosystem — with the scale and scope to serve dynamic markets throughout the world-- giving our customers access to an end-to-end portfolio of IT solutions and efficiently bringing our vendors' products to new customers in more markets."
In Europe Tech Data plans to integrate Avnet TS operations into the Azlan datacentre business, bringing the two together into a single datacentre entity. Leading this unified European organisation is former Avnet TS president Patrick Zammit. Former Avnet TS EMEA president Graeme Watt steps down to the position of European SVP of the Tech Data value unit.
"I am looking forward to exploring new opportunities to engage with channel partners and vendors across Europe," Zammit says. "We are bringing together two businesses with a mutual commitment to providing a world-class customer experience. My focus will be to ensure that our partners benefit from the broader and differentiated portfolio of IT solutions now available from Tech Data."
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In the rich history of the New York Yankees organization, hundreds of rookies have come through the organization. I thought I'd take a loot at the 10 best rookies seasons in Yankees history, and see how they match up against each other.
10. Tom Tresh (1962), SS- In 1962, at the age of 23, Tresh became the second Yankees shortstop to win rookie of the year. The next one would be Derek Jeter. He had 20 homeruns, 93 RBI, and a .286/.359/.411/.800 batting line in 712 plate appearances. He finished number 12 in the mvp voting in what would amount to one of the best rookie performances in Yankees history, especially considering his position.
9. Whitey Ford (1950), LHP- At just 21 years old, Whitey Ford threw 112 innings for the New York Yankees, finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting, and won nine games. He pitched to a 2.81 ERA and struck out 59 batters in 1950, the first of a long, hall of fame career.
8. Bob Grim (1954), RHP- Grimm did not play in the major leagues in 1952 or 1953 because he was in the military service, like many players of the era. In 1954, however, he came back to America ready to play some baseball. He threw 199 IP (so much for innings limitations), with a 20-6 record and a 3.26 ERA. He struck out 108 batters, a fantastic performance for a rookie. He would never reach 20 wins or 199 innings pitched again.
7. Derek Jeter (1996), SS- The stats aren't quite as impressive as some others on this list, but he's a shortstop and his playoff performance in 1996 is the stuff of legends. At the ripe old age of 22, Jeter hit .314/.370/.430/.800 with 10 HR, 78 RBI, 14 SB and a rookie of the year award. In addition to his performance in the regular season, he helped the team to its first world series in over a decade, and gave one of the greatest clutch performances from a rookie in the playoffs of all time.
6. Gil McDougald (1951), 2B, 3B, SS- McDougald may not have ever been as celebrated as Derek Jeter, but his rookie season was actually more impressive statistically. In 1951, he hit .306/.396/.488/.884 as a 23 year old rookie for the Yankees. He had 14 HR and 14 SB, and earned Rookie of the Year honors and finished ninth in the MVP voting. He would never eclipse 14 homeruns again, but had a productive 10 year career, all with the Yankees.
5. Ron Guidry (1977), LHP- He had a long, 14 year career with the Yankees, and was one of the best pitchers in the organization's history. In his first full season at the age of 26, Guidry pitched 210.2 IP and had a 2.82 ERA. He was 16-7 and he threw an impressive 5 shutouts. He struck out 176 batters, good for a 7.5 K/9. The year was 1977, and the Yankees had only scratched the surface on Guidry's talent.
4. Lou Gehrig (1925), 1B- Lou Gehrig is probably the most beloved first baseman in Yankees history. At the age of 22, few knew who he was. At the end of the 1925 season everyone knew who he was. He hit .295/.365/.531/.896 in his rookie season. He had 20 homeruns, 68 RBI, and 6 SB to go along with that. His long, illustrious career with the Yankees will go down in history as one of the best of all time, and he's one of the greatest hall of famers the Yankees have to offer. Interestingly to all of the statheads out there, his OBP of .365 was a career low. He would go on to have a career OBP of .447.
3. Stan Bahnsen (1968), RHP- If we were looking at career numbers, he would probably be lower on this list, but we're not. Stan Bahnsen won Rookie of the Year in 1968. He threw a whopping 267 innings and had just a 2.05 ERA. Oddly enough, this was only good enough to notch him 17 wins on the season. He manged to strike out 162 batters, which ended up being a career high for him. His WHIP on the season was an impressive 1.062, and he was just 23 years old at the time.
2. Russ Ford (1910), RHP- Deciding between the final two players on this list was difficult. In the end, Ford's age as a rookie probably preempted him from being number one. His career was short, at just seven years, but that'll happen when you average 274 innings per year and begin your career at 27. His rookie season was in 1910, well before the Rookie of the Year award began to be handed out. He was actually born in the 1800's (1888). His statistics are impressive, but obviously we must consider that this was an extremely different time. In 299.2 innings pitched, he had a miniscule 1.65 ERA, 8 shutouts, 209 K, and a 26-6 record. That season he did not finish top 20 in the MVP voting.
1. Joe DiMaggio (1936), CF- The year was 1936, and a 21 year old power hitter out of San Franscisco, California burst onto the New York baseball scene. One of the best players to ever don the pinstripes, Joe Dimaggio was a star from day one in his career, and never looked back. He had a magical .323/.352/.576/.928 batting line in his first season. That's right, a .928 OPS. Also before the era of the Rookie of the Year award, it's safe to say he would have had a pretty good shot at winning it, especially given that he finished eighth in the MVP voting. He had 29 homeruns, 44 doubles, 15 triples, 125 RBI and just 39 strikeouts in 637 at bats. Never again would another Yankee have such a fantastic rookie debut.


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What to do with a TON of eggs
My family has chickens that lay eggs. Lots and lots of farm fresh eggs. I looked in the fridge and saw 4 filled egg cartons and a whole bucket full of sad eggs, languishing in their carton-ey containers. I don't want them to go to waste as some poor chicken had to push those eggs out her yoohoo.
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Renegotiation-proof multilateral enforcement
With S. Nageeb Ali and David Yilin Yang
Relational contracting with external enforcement
With Trond Olsen and Joel Watson
Slides available on request
Community enforcement with imperfect monitoring
With David Yilin Yang
Project in progress
When to behave badly and when to behave well under disagreement
With Alexandra Charbi
The optimal structure of conservation agreements and monitoring
With Heidi Gjertsen, Theodore Groves, Eduard Niesten, Dale Squires, and Joel Watson
Ostracism and forgiveness
With S. Nageeb Ali
Published in The American Economic Review, 8(106): 2329–2348, August 2016
Published article (restricted access)
Published article and Supplementary material (free access)
Wasteful sanctions, underperformance, and endogenous supervision
With Kareen Rozen
Published in The American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 6(4):326–361, November 2014
Abstract: We study optimal contracting in team settings where agents have many opportunities to shirk, task-level monitoring is needed to provide useful incentives, and it is difficult to write individual performance into formal contracts. Incentives are provided informally, using wasteful sanctions like guilt and shame, or slowed promotion. These features give rise to optimal contracts with underperformance, forgiving sanctioning schemes, and endogenous supervision structures. Agents optimally take on more assigned tasks than they intend to complete, leading to the concentration of supervisory responsibility in the hands of one or two agents.
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Published article and Supplementary Appendix (free access)
Enforcing cooperation in networked societies
With S. Nageeb Ali
A theory of disagreement in repeated games with bargaining
With Joel Watson
Published in Econometrica, 81(6):2303–2350, November 2013.
Robust collusion with private information
Published in The Review of Economic Studies, 79(2):778–811, April 2012.
Published article (free access)
Attainable payoffs in repeated games with interdependent private information
Abstract: This paper proves folk theorems for repeated games with private information, communication, and monetary transfers, in which signal spaces may be arbitrary, signals may be statistically interdependent, and payoffs for each player may depend on the signals of other players.
Invention under uncertainty and the threat of ex post entry
Published in the European Economic Review, 52(3):387–412, April 2008
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Printable Coupons are really popular with retailers and consumers but the cost to print can really add up.
Printer ink is one of the most expensive liquids on the planet. If you do the math, you'll find it costs thousands of dollars per liter.
If you are redeeming a store coupon like Shoppers Drug Mart or using LivingSocial or Groupon, you don't need to even print that coupon. Just flash your smartphone or tablet. This is really painless and will save you time.
Why print out a coupon when you can have the local pharmacy or restaurant scan a barcode from your phone?
When printing in Internet Explorer or Firefox, select the section you want to print and, on the print range section of the print dialogue box, click Selection. This works with Microsoft Word and some other programs, too.
Do not use the "Print" icon unless you want to print the whole web page or email.
Select the portion of the web page that you want to print with your mouse. With everything selected (highlighted), go to the top menu line and click "File" / "Print", in the print window that shows.
Choose the radio button for "Selection," and then click the OK or Print button.
It can be cheaper to get your printer cartridges refilled instead of buying new ones. However, the reliability of refilled cartridges is not always perfect. I used to own a simple inkjet printer and did this several times on the same black cartridge.
Refilling your own cartridges is a low-cost alternative to buying new cartridges. A refill kit usually comes with a cartridge holder, bottles of ink and needles.
These kits can retail anywhere from $10 to $20 and they provide at least three refills (I received 5 from my $20 kit). You will have to weigh the cost of a new cartridge versus the time to refill the cartridge and cost of the refill kit.
It is not as "difficult" or "messy" as some people would make it seem. These kits are not as common as companies like Staples and Office Depot have in-store refilling of cartridges.
Many websites distribute printable coupons like Websaver.ca and Coupons.com and Smartsource. The trick is that when you select 1 coupon to print, just 1 coupon will print on the page. When you select 3 coupons to print, 3 coupons will print per page!
To maximize your paper use, try to print in increments of 3.
The paper settings for your printer can drastically change your ink usage.
Different papers have varying absorption levels and ink dispersion rates, which are pre-programmed into the printers. Open your printer options (Print – Properties – Paper type), and confirm it matches the paper you are printing onto.
Avoid colour at all possible when printing a coupon at home. Retailers simply need to see the bar code (if provided), expiration date, conditions, value, and redemption address and instructions. As long as the coupon is legible that is what matters to them, they can live without the colour, so remember to select grayscale in your printing options.
Remember that printing in grayscale or draft mode the coupon will print out lighter than on the regular setting, but it is still readable and saves on cartridge ink.
At my work, so many junk faxes appear. Instead of just throwing them out or recycling these sheets, I re-use them (ultimate recycling).
Who cares if the other side has a restaurant menu or a timeshare invitation to Orlando or a great deal on a will kit (I don't know why we receive so many of these). Just put it back in your paper tray and watch your printing costs fall. This is environmentally friendly printing at its finest!
Another way to save is to reduce the size of your print job. You printer will allow you to set the size of the paper from the Scale to Paper Size dropdown. Zoom automatically scales the pages on the sheet without changing the layout or the formatting.
Keep in mind that readability will depend on the number of pages you have set per sheet. I recommend 2 pages per sheet when printing coupons to still allow readability of the coupon for the retailer.
If you do a large amount of printing and do not need the fancier features like scanning/copying or photos, a laser printer will be faster, sharper and cheaper than an inkjet.
If you plan on keeping a printer for a number of years, I recommend getting a more expensive laser printer over an inexpensive inkjet. The math boils down to how many pages you plan to print.
The Web site Printer.com has a handy interactive tool that estimates the total cost of printer ownership over 5 years.
Today, we see so many printable coupons that I will bet so many couponers print too many and waste them by not redeeming them. I recommend doing an audit and finding out what coupons you actually use and print less.
Printing a lot of coupons can get expensive, far exceeding the cost of the machine, as the marketers have put the burden of the printing on you, the consumer.
What are your secrets for saving money on printing your coupons?


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i wanna make an all-rogue party to see if we can beat the entire game without taking any (not automatic) damage.
if we take any damage, we are bad ninjas and have to repeat the quest.
use any level rogue. my own lvl 10 'flenaton' will be leader, and we'll begin when we've got four people:


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Josh Strauss
Head Coach Gregor Townsend named three uncapped players in a 34-man Scotland squad for next month's three-test summer tour, the first under his stewardship.
The national team will face their opponents on consecutive Saturdays, starting with an historic test match against Italy in Singapore (10 June), followed by Australia in Sydney (17 June) and Fiji in Suva (24 June).
Glasgow Warriors' centre Nick Grigg, prop D'Arcy Rae and Edinburgh Rugby hooker George Turner are the uncapped men to tour and will look to add international honours to their senior club careers.
Sale Sharks are delighted to announce the signing of Scottish International Back Row Forward Josh Strauss on a three year deal.
Josh is currently playing for Glasgow Warriors who he joined in 2012 from The Lions and Golden Lions where he was captain.
He made his Currie Cup debut in 2010 and became a cult figure with his style of play and distinctive full length beard.
Josh has been capped eleven times by Scotland after making his international debut against Japan in the 2015 World Cup at Kingsholm.
Director of Rugby Steve Diamond said: " Josh is a world class ball carrying forward. He has been performing well for both Glasgow and Scotland over the past five years and will compliment the squad in the ball carrying department. He is a leader and a very powerful athlete.
"The new owners Simon Orange and Ged Mason are keen to help Sale Sharks to become one of the leading clubs and signings like Josh will help our cause."
Josh Strauss will make his 100th appearance for Glasgow Warriors in Friday night's European Rugby Champions Cup match against Racing 92 at Scotstoun.
The Warriors won 23-14 against the French side in Paris last Saturday.
All 7,351 tickets have been sold for the Pool 1 encounter.
Stuart Hogg continues at full-back and Tommy Seymour and Lee Jones complete the back-three.
Alex Dunbar, who scored one of the tries last weekend, links up with Sam Johnson in midfield.
Last week's Man of the Match Finn Russell is at fly-half and Ali Price, who scored Glasgow's second try in Paris, starts at scrum-half.
Head Coach Vern Cotter has made six personnel changes to the Scotland team to face Japan in this Saturday's second summer Test match at the Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo (25 June, kick-off 11.20am BST, 7.20pm JST) – live on BBC.
The alterations are split evenly between the backs and forwards, with a positional switch made in each division to accommodate the new faces.
Scrum-half Henry Pyrgos, wing Sean Maitland and centre Peter Horne all come off the bench to start the match, with Pyrgos taking on the captaincy and kicking duties from Greig Laidlaw.
Maitland is promoted in place of Damien Hoyland, with Sean Lamont coming into the squad among the substitutes, while Horne comes into midfield in place of the injured Duncan Taylor (hamstring), prompting a move to outside-centre for Matt Scott to accommodate the Warriors playmaker.
In the pack, Rory Sutherland remains in possession of the loosehead berth he inherited in the third minute of last weekend's Test win over Japan, when Alasdair Dickinson limped off with a hamstring injury, earning his first start for the national team.
On the other side of the front-row, Moray Low swaps places with try-scorer Willem Nel to start his first Test since the 2014 summer tour win over Canada in Toronto, while Josh Strauss comes in to the back-row for John Hardie, with John Barclay moving to openside to make room for Strauss on the blindside.
Other notable inclusions see prop Gordon Reid (who arrived in Tokyo on Monday) take up a spot among the replacements, with uncapped centre Huw Jones set for an international debut if called upon from the bench.
All roads led to Rome, where Scotland changed their RBS 6 Nations fortunes with a hard fought win over Italy (36 / 20).
Two 1st half, and one 2nd half, try interspersed with a succession of Greig Laidlaw penalties gave Scotland their biggest RBS 6 Nations score since the championship expanded in 2000.
The Scotland captain was awarded man of match for his kicking off the tee and calm leadership that saw the away side maintain structure and clarity of thought despite 2 2nd half Yellow Cards – for Finn Russell and WP Nel – and sustained Italian attacks.
When he took to the field as Scotland cap number 1 073, Josh Strauss became the 50th player to make his debut for the national side since the last Rugby World Cup in 2011. This is by far the highest number of new players for Scotland in any Rugby World Cup cycle – more, in fact, than the previous 2 combined (48 new caps). It requires going back to the 1950s to find a greater number of 1st caps in a 4 year period.
Despite having the smallest player base of any of the Six Nations, Scotland has had more debutants than any of their rivals:
- England – 41
- France – 40
- Ireland – 37
- Italy – 31
- Wales – 37
In fact only 1 side who competed at this year's Rugby World Cup awarded more new caps in the last 4 years. By a quirk of the global calendar Argentina didn't have access to many of their 1st (or even 2nd) choice players when the South American Championship takes place and 54 of their 67 new caps (including 24 in the space of 5 days in 2013, the last year they appeared in it!) debuted in the annual iterations of this tournament.
The Scotland squad issued the following medical bulletin on Sunday after Saturday's (3 October) 34 / 16 loss to South Africa in the Rugby World Cup at St James' Park.
Hooker Ross Ford failed an in-game HIA (head injury assessment) meaning he will now follow the graduated return-to-play protocol, as will centre Matt Scott, who reported delayed onset concussion symptoms post match.
Fullback Stuart Hogg left the field of play in the 63rd minute of the Test match having suffered cramp to his legs and lower back, however he is not considered an immediate concern.
Further knocks include a dead leg for lock Jonny Gray and a mild knee strain for centre Richie Vernon. Both players will continue to be monitored and rehabilitated by the Scotland medical team.
Jannie du Plessis is telling the story of the day the Springboks decided to change their entire lineout book in the build-up to Saturday's World Cup match with Scotland.
The tighthead prop, with 66 caps packed into his near-33 years, bows his head and laughs.
"It was Monday. Black Monday," he explains.
"Our forwards coach came in and said, 'OK, on the weekend Scotland will have Josh Strauss and WP Nel in their team. We respect them as rugby players and we respect their ability to understand lineout calls in Afrikaans. So we're changing our calls.'
"We said, 'What? All of them?' Our coach said, 'Yes, every one. We start today.' There was more than 1 sigh of frustration in that room, I can tell you. We were saying, 'No! How am I going to learn all of this in a week!' Maybe it's a blessing. We made so many mistakes with the old ones. Maybe we needed to change anyway."
Head Coach Vern Cotter has sought continuity in the rotated Scotland squad named for this Sunday's Rugby World Cup Round 2 Test against the USA Eagles at Elland Road, Leeds (27 September, kick-off 15:30 SA Time, 14:30 BST, 13:30 GMT).
The entire bench from Wednesday's win over Japan (45 / 10) has been promoted into the starting line-up meaning that despite making 10 changes to the starting 15 there are just 4 new faces in the 23-man squad: Tim Visser and Alasdair Strokosch who start at wing and back-row respectively and replacements Tim Swinson (lock) and Duncan Weir (flyhalf).
Cotter said: "We said from the start that we'd need the whole group of 31 players for this campaign. We've known this schedule for a long time and have tried to keep continuity in selection, while also introducing fresh legs to what will be another very physical challenge this Sunday."
Josh Strauss is set to make his debut for Scotland on Wednesday as he has been named as a replacement for the Rugby World Cup match against Japan in Gloucester. Fellow South African WP Nel has been named in the starting line up for this match.
Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Tommy Seymour, 13 Mark Bennett, 12 Matt Scott, 11 Sean Lamont, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Greig Laidlaw, 8 David Denton, 7 John Hardie, 6 Ryan Wilson, 5 Jonny Gray, 4 Grant Gilchrist, 3 WP Nel, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Alasdair Dickinson
Replacements: 16 Fraser Brown, 17 Ryan Grant, 18 Jon Welsh, 19 Richie Gray, 20 Josh Strauss, 21 Henry Pyrgos, 22 Peter Horne, 23 Sean Maitland.
You would think after years of repeated and soul-destroying failure in the Six Nations, those with an affection for the Scotland team would be looking at the upcoming Rugby World Cup with some trepidation.
Some do fear that a 2nd successive group stage exit is a distinct possibility but others will tell you that this tournament represents an opportunity for an emerging squad to spring some shocks on the rugby elite.
Scotland begin their campaign against Japan at Kingsholm on 23 September before facing the USA and 2-time champions South Africa ahead of the final – and potentially decisive – pool match against Samoa.
3 Former Scotland internationals were asked to assess how Scotland will fare in the World Cup.
- Chris Paterson ( CP ) is Scotland's record cap holder and played in 4 World Cups from 1999 through to 2007.
- Peter Wright ( PW ) won 21 caps for Scotland, played at the 1995 World Cup and was selected for the 1993 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand.
- John Beattie ( JB ) appeared 25 times for Scotland, was part of the 1984 Grand Slam winning squad and toured twice with the British & Irish Lions.
Scotland's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad has been named, the players have been told, and it was publicly announced this afternoon at Edinburgh University.
After almost 3 months of hard training and 2 wins out of 3 in the warm-up games, Vern Cotter has made his decision and the paperwork has been delivered to the tournament organisers. Supporters were treated at the Old College Quad to see today's announcement, which was made at 14:30 BST (15:30 SA Time), and supporters had a chance to mingle with the players afterwards.
Following Saturday's 48 / 7 win over Italy at BT Murrayfield, Cotter and his coaching staff met for final discussions and assessments of the medical reports before confirming the squad and informing the players of the decision.
The Scotland team and the 2 Scottish PRO12 teams, Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors, were in action this weekend playing warm-up matches.
Scotland faced Italy for the 2nd weekend in a row in the 3rd of their 4 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches. The game was played at Murrayfield in front of what was said to be a record crowd for a summer Test match. The team that ran out must have been close to Vern Cotter's 1st choice 15 and they did not disappoint running in 6 tries and only conceding 1 in a very impressive performance.
WP Nel put in a solid performance which saw Italy's scrum in trouble from the word go. The pressure Nel put on Italy's loosehead prop earned Scotland a few penalties with the loosehead resorting to scrumming in on various occasions.
The next game of the day also took place in Edinburgh where the hosts took on Ulster in a preseason warm-up match, 1 week ahead of the start of the PRO12 for 2015 / 2016. The game was played at Heriot FC's ground Goldenacre due to the Test match which was played earlier in the day at Murrayfield.
Head coach Alan Solomons would have been pleased to see his team get their 2nd win in their 2nd preseason friendly match against what was a fairly strong starting Ulster line-up.
The final game of the day, which was billed as the 'Battle of New Scotland', saw Canada host Glasgow Warriors in Halifax Nova Scotia.
Josh Strauss played the whole game for the Warriors ahead of possible inclusion in the Scotland World Cup squad. Former Glasgow Warriors winger DTH vd Merwe scored a try for Canada late in the game to ensure victory for them. The game was played in quite high temperatures and there were a few water breaks during the game.
Round 11 of the Guinness PRO12 kicked off on Friday night and ended with the final fixture on Sunday, with big derby matches being played between the teams from all four countries who have teams in the competition. South African players made a big impact during the Round, earning Player Of The Match accolades in 3 out of the 6 fixtures.
Rynard 'Ligtoring' Landman started it off with a Man Of The Match performance for Newport Gwent Dragons against Cardiff Blues at Cardiff Arms Park on Friday afternoon. CJ Stander added a Man Of The Match accolade in a comfortably victorious Munster effort against Leinster, while Rob Herring completed the trio of South African Man Of The Match performances on Friday for Ulster who scraped home against Connacht. Josh Strauss was pipped to the award by skipper Alastair Kellock for Glasgow Warriors against Edinburgh, but Strauss put in a fine performance for the Scotstoun-based outfit outshining his opposite number David Denton and scored the only try of the match, late in the first half.
Head coach Marius Goosen's Benetton Treviso picked up their first win of the season in the competition in their Italian derby match away to Zebre.
Glasgow Warriors have received a major boost ahead of Sunday's European Rugby Champions Cup match against Toulouse, with the news that Josh Strauss and Leone Nakarawa have signed new deals with the club.
Both players have signed two-year contracts, keeping them at Scotstoun until at least May 2017 and have committed their futures to the club just a week after Stuart Hogg and Lee Jones penned deals for the same length of time.
South African-born Strauss arrived in Glasgow in September 2012 and the 28-year-old has made 56 appearances for the Guinness PRO12 side. He has scored six tries and has captained the team.
The powerful No 8 has featured regularly for the Warriors and will become eligible to play for Scotland in September 2015.
The first round of matches in the Guinness PRO12 take place this weekend with two matches scheduled for Friday night, three for Saturday and one for Sunday.
The opening fixture of the tournament kicking off tonight in Limerick will see Munster Rugby hosting Edinburgh Rugby and for the last fixture of the round Cardiff Blues travel to Italy to take on Zebre at the Stadio XXV Aprile.
This weekend represents the final chance for Gregor Townsend and Alan Solomons, head coaches of Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby, to test out various combinations in a match situation ahead of the 2014/2015 season which starts in all earnest next weekend. Edinburgh played their pre-season friendly match last night against Newcastle Falcons in Hawick while Glasgow Warriors face London Scottish in London.
In last night's match the final score was Edinburgh Rugby 21(11)/15 (10) Newcastle Falcons. Alan Solomons was pleased with the win as although it was only a friendly match they had gone into it with the mind-set of it being a competitive one.
Josh Strauss admits he must deliver another sterling season for Glasgow Warriors in the Guinness PRO12 – and only then can he turn his attention to winning a Scotland cap.
Strauss, 27, made the move from South Africa to Glasgow in 2012 and will be eligible to play for Scotland on September 19, 2015 – four days before their opening World Cup match.
The back-row has been a formidable force for Gregor Townsend over the last two years, starting in 31 domestic games including last season's final.
The top-of-the-table clash at Thomond Park between Munster and Ospreys on Saturday headlines Round Seven of the Pro12. Munster currently lead the pack thanks to winning one more game than Ospreys, but Ospreys have garnered more bonus points in the six rounds than their hosts, so the scene is set for an epic battle.
Today is the third and final day of matches in the first round of the pool stage of the Heineken Cup. In what is arguably the pick of the day's matches Glasgow Warriors travel to France to take on Toulon. These teams currently top the RabboDirect PRO12 and French Top 14 respectively. The game is due to kick off at 16.00 South African Time.
Stuart Hogg, Ryan Grant, DTH van der Merwe and Josh Strauss all return to the Glasgow Warriors starting line-up for the game against Ulster at Ravenhill tonight, Friday 13 Septemeber, kick-off 8.05pm South African Time.
Gregor Townsend's squad kicked off their new season with a 22-15 win over Cardiff Blues at Scotstoun Stadium last Friday and now face last season's RaboDirect PRO12 finalists in Belfast. The Warriors were the last Scottish team to win at Ravenhill back in December 2009.
Tyrone Holmes is set to make his debut on Thursday for Glasgow Warriors at Rubislaw in Aberdeen. The Warriors are on a two day trip to the city as part of their preseason preparations which include a practice session which will be open to the public to attend as well as a match against local team, Aberdeen Grammar.
There was good news for clubs on both sides of the Central Belt as the services of two valuable loose forwards were announced. Glasgow Warriors have managed to secure the services of prodigal son Richie Vernon once more while Roddy Grant has extended his contract with Edinburgh Rugby.
Glasgow Warriors are gunning for their second home RaboDirect PRO12 victory in seven days when they face Zebre at Scotstoun Stadium on Friday (kick-off 7.35pm British Summer Time). The Warriors have made several changes to their match day squad of 23 for this game. In arguably the most notable change, former Golden Lions eighthman and captain Josh Strauss will be starting at eightman.
The GLRU have announced in a media release that former talsimatic captain Joshua Strauss is to leave the Lions and play for the Glasgow Warriors until May 2015.
He will depart for Scotland in the next 2 weeks.
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Special Section – Make: Space "Make: technology on your time" Vol. 24 O'Reilly Media 10/2010 ISSN: 1556-2336 On-Line Text
Category Archives: Youth Educator Materials
"Kids to Space Club: Are we there yet?"
Schorer, Lonnie Jones "Kids to Space Club: Are we there yet?" Apogee Books 2010 978-1-926-59223-7 Author's Web Site Publisher's Web Site Librarian's Note: Lonnie always lamented that no one ever seemed to pay attention to the story she wrote to connect the 100 chapters of the original "Kids to Space", … Continue reading
"Space: Puzzles & Games"
Rossetti, Matthew "Space: Puzzles & Games" Hammond World Atlas Corp. 2009 ISBN13: 978-0-841-61092-7 Publisher's Web Site
"Inside Science: Moon and Tides"
Lang, Rob "Inside Science: Moon and Tides" Creative Teaching Press 2009 ISBN13: 978-1-591-98708-6 Publisher's Web Site
"Inside Science: Comets and Meteors"
Kelley, Jane "Inside Science: Comets and Meteors" Creative Teaching Press 2009 ISBN13: 978-1-591-98707-9 Publisher's Web Site
"Inside Science: Space Station"
O'Brien, Bill "Inside Science: Space Station" Creative Teaching Press 2009 ISBN: 978-1-591-98700-0 Publisher's Web Site
"Make: technology on your time Vol. 20"
"Make: technology on your time Vol. 20" O'Reilly 11/2009 Publisher's Web Site
"Astropuppies in Space: An Amazing Adventure for Young Astronauts" (DVD)
Tully, Tim & Kathy Marty "Astropuppies in Space: An Amazing Adventure for Young Astronauts" Universe Productions 2009 Publisher's Web Site
"Mini-RF" (fact sheet)
"Mini-RF" NASA 2009 Publisher's Web Site On-Line Fact Sheet (pdf)
"Mini-RF" (litho)
"Mini-RF" NASA 2009 Publisher's Web Site On-Line Litho (pdf)
"Icy Moon Shadows" (video)
SpaceRip "Icy Moon Shadows" YouTube.com 21/05/2009 Author's Page Librarian's Note: A nice introduction to the hydrogen deposits at the South Lunar Pole, and why they are there.
LPI Moon Posters
Shipp, Stephanie & Christine Shupla -How Our Moon Formed -Our Moon in a New Light -To the Moon and Beyond Lunar & Planetary Institute 2008 ISSN: 0161-5297 Publisher's Web Site Librarian's Note: One of the many cool handouts available at the LPSC.
"DK Eyewitness Books: Moon" (w/CD)
Mitton, Jacqueline "DK Eyewitness Books: Moon" DK Publishing 2009 ISBN: 978-0-756-64542-7 Publisher's Web Site
3-D Moon Globe
Moore, John 3-D Moon Globe Moonposter.ie 2009 Publisher's Web Site Librarian's Note: Continuing his efforts to provide Moon-related educational materials, John has added a craft Moon globe to supplement his previous Moonposter. What kid doesn't enjoy a craft project? And they end up with their own personal Moon globe to … Continue reading
"Microgravity: A Teacher's Guide With Activities in Science, Mathematics, and Technology"
Rogers, Melissa, Gregory Vogt & Michael Wargo (eds.) "Microgravity: A Teacher's Guide With Activities in Science, Mathematics, and Technology" NASA HQ 1997 EG-1997-08-110-HQ On-Line Text On-Line Text (pdf) Librarian's Note: Thanks to the Marshall Educator Resource Center (ERC) for several additions to the Lunar Library. I stopped by the ERC … Continue reading
Your Solar System Needs You!
Serve as a Solar System Ambassador! JPL has opened registration for this year's crop. This is a phenomenal program that enlists educators in the community, teachers and others, like Civil Air Patrol folks, gives them training in the various Solar System missions that JPL is managing and how they improve … Continue reading
"Kids to Space Mission Plans: An Educator's Guide" (w/CD)
Schorer, Lonnie Jones & Barbara Sprungman David "Kids to Space Mission Plans: An Educator's Guide" Apogee Books 2008 ISBN13: 978-1-895-95971-1 Out of the Cradle Review Publisher's Web Site The Space Show Interview NSTA Recommends Best of the Moon 2008 – Youth Educator Materials Librarian's Note: So what happens when you … Continue reading
"Lunar Nautics: Designing a Mission to Live and Work on the Moon"
Discovery Place Inc. "Lunar Nautics: Designing a Mission to Live and Work on the Moon" NASA Marshall Space Flight Center 2007 EG-2007-01-006-MSFC Publisher's Web Site Educator Guide (pdf) Student's Employment Guide (pdf) Lunar Nautics — CD-ROM
"Field Trip to the Moon"
American Museum of Natural History "Field Trip to the Moon" 2007 EG-2007-09-120-MSFC Educator's Guide (pdf) Informal Educator's Guide (pdf) Companion Guide (pdf) Librarian's Note: This is an excellent phenomenal set of materials. The Classroom Investigations are quite well done, and cover different team areas like Ecosystem, Geology, Habitat, Engineering, Navigation … Continue reading
"Solar System Floor Puzzle 2′ x 3′" (foam puzzle)
"Solar System Floor Puzzle" Learning Resources Unknown Year Stock # LER 3321 Publisher's Web Site
"Jump into Science: Moon"
Tomecek, Steve. Illus. by Liisa Guida "Jump into Science: Moon" National Geographic Kids 2008 ISBN13: 978-1-426-30250-3
"Moon Math – Craters: Supplemental Educator Guide"
"Moon Math – Craters: Supplemental Educator Guide" NASA Ames Research Center 2008 On-Line Text (pdf) "Cratering the Moon" Challenge


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By HT
On Tuesday morning, Income Tax (IT) officers raided the studios and offices of Balaji Telefilms' head honcho and leading Bollywood producer, Ekta Kapoor. Needless to say, Ekta's not the only celebrity the IT department has gone after.
We got trade experts and industry insiders to reveal the absurd measures Bollywood personalities have taken to stash money from IT officers.
Trade expert Vinod Mirani says, "Back in the day, IT raids were common. There was a time when Kishore Kumar made officers climb up a tree by telling them he had hidden the money there."
Senior journalist Bhawana Somaaya says, "Someone once hid money in a pressure cooker and put it on the gas. And one heroine cleverly put money in a tiffin box and sent it to her husband's office with the domestic staff."
Playback singer Kumar Sanu is believed to have hidden money inside a water tank.
Tax consultant Asim Thakkar further reveals, "When IT officers raided homes of Bollywood actors, they even ripped apart sofas and furniture to find money."
A well-placed industry source reveals an incident involving Madhuri Dixit. The source says, "Madhuri had given the money to her then-manager to hide. The money was placed inside walls. However, IT officers went as far as breaking down the walls of her house."
Priyanka Chopra's house was raided in January 2011 by the Income Tax department. According to news reports, her father, Dr Ashok Chopra, and the actor's personal assistant, Chand Mishra, also came under the scrutiny of the department.
Apparently, Priyanka's then-alleged boyfriend Shahid Kapoor had opened the door, dressed in his shorts, for the IT officials as the raid took place early in the morning. The authorities reportedly found details of hidden income worth Rs. 6 crore from Priyanka and other possessions worth Rs. 1.5 crore from her father. Their bank account details and financial records, among other documents, were thoroughly checked by the IT department.
Katrina Kaif's house was also raided in January 2011. As per reports, her alleged-boyfriend, Ranbir Kapoor, had left her residence only hours before the raid occurred. The celebrity-management company, Matrix Entertainment, that handled Katrina's endorsements back then, had also come under the scanner.
In October 2010, the TDS (tax deduction at source) wing of the IT department conducted surveys at residences and offices of the late filmmaker Yash Chopra, producer Sajid Nadiadwala and Govardhan Tanwani, proprietor of Baba Films.


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I'm participating in Six Sentence Sunday again this week. This entry is taken from my urban fantasy novel, IMPERIUM. To give some context, my main character, Vincent, and his best friend, Thad, are looking at a Victoria's Secret catalog that features Vincent's girlfriend, Petra.
"Oh, I love what the photographer did here," Thad said. "Look at her eyes, she looks so smoky and sultry." Thad flipped through a few more of the pages and stopped on another shot of Petra. "Look here – she looks so statuesque."
You have no idea how right you are on that one, Thad. I wonder what you'd think if you knew Petra came out of a box from the back of your shop.
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CNC machined Tactical Bolt Handle for the Left Hand Savage Axis. This bolt handle has been designed, developed and tested on the Savage Axis platform and has been indexed to provide scope clearance while maximizing leverage and ergonomics for fast bolt cycling. CNC machined from a solid piece of carbon steel and threaded in industry standard 5/16X24. The lever has been case hardened to 45 HRC and finished in black oxide.
We are including a black oversized aluminum tactical knob.
- Weight 3.15
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