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Education Secretary Duncan and HHS Secretary Sebelius Announce Winner of 2009 H1N1 PSA Contest
Education Secretary Duncan and HHS Secretary Sebelius Announce Winner of 2009 H1N1 PSA Contest
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U.S. Secretary of Education (ED) Arne Duncan and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius today announced that Dr. John Clarke of Baldwin, N.Y., is the winner of the 2009 H1N1 PSA Contest. More than 50,000 votes were cast by Americans across the country on YouTube. Dr. Clarke will receive a $2,500 cash prize and his ad will be broadcast on national television. The announcement was made at a What To Do About the Flu town hall meeting held by Obama Administration officials with college students and faculty at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
"We are thrilled that so many Americans got involved in our PSA contest this summer," said HHS Secretary Sebelius. "I want to congratulate Dr. Clarke, the 'hip hop doc,' for producing his creative and engaging video. His work will reach millions of Americans this flu season to remind them how to stay healthy."
"The PSA contest has been an excellent way for us to get the public's help in spreading the word about H1N1 prevention. We had several outstanding videos and I applaud everyone who submitted an entry. Our winner, Dr. Clarke, combined good music with good science in a way that we hope will help keep people safe and healthy this flu season," said Education Secretary Duncan.
The town hall meeting and video contest are part of the Administration's ongoing effort to keep schools and the public informed about H1N1 and steps they can take to stay protected. Today at 1:30 p.m. EDT, The Department of Education, along with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Ad Council, and Discovery Education will also host a free H1N1 webinar for teachers and their students to learn how they can be prepared this flu season. Educators can register at http://tinyurl.com/H1N1Preparedness
In July, the Department of Health and Human Services teamed up with the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Education to launch a national public service advertising campaign designed to encourage American children and families to practice healthy habits and to take steps to prevent the spread of the 2009 H1N1 flu virus.
Over 240 videos were submitted by the August deadline, after which a panel of experts narrowed the field to 10 finalists. Over the last two weeks, Americans weighed in to vote for their favorite PSA on YouTube. In the winning video, Dr. Clarke performed an original rap on how to prevent the spread of the flu. Dr. Clarke is the Medical Director for the Long Island Railroad, and his PSA was videotaped at the Mineola, N.Y., railroad station.
The 2009 H1N1 PSA Contest finalists include:
- Jason Phillips (San Francisco, Calif.)
- Gary Ashwal (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Christopher Landy (Ardmore, Pa.)
- Andrew Starver (La Marida, Calif.)
- Dr. John Clarke (Baldwin, N.Y.)
- Joan Porter (Oak Park, Mich.)
- Luke Eddy (West Point, Utah)
- Christopher Cymbalak (Leland, N.C.)
The 2009 H1N1 Contest PSAs are part of an initiative to provide practical steps recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help prevent the spread of the flu virus and other infectious disease, including:
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Keep your distance from others if you are sick.
- When possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick, and don't send your children to childcare or school if they are sick.
- Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after coughing and sneezing.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
For more information on how to take steps to prevent the flu, visit www.flu.gov. Visit www.ready.gov to learn about simple steps individuals can take to develop their own emergency plans. Again, to register for today's webinar, visit http://tinyurl.com/H1N1Preparedness


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Who's Counting?
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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which forbids discrimination in hiring on the basis of race, sex, religion and nationality, applies only to businesses with 15 employees or more. The same goes for the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Do these laws apply to your business?
That might depend on how you count employees. If you have, say, three employees or 30, the answer is clear. But what if the number hovers right around 15, depending on how you count job-sharing teams, part-timers and employees on leave?
The answer could be crucial if you're sued by a former employee, because the coverage threshold is often the first line of defense for a company facing a Title VII or ADA lawsuit. If you can persuade a judge the law doesn't apply to your business, you can have the lawsuit dismissed.
Stricter Definition
Under Title VII, a company is covered if it "has 15 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year." That definition is ambiguous; does it mean 15 or more employees actually in the office and working or simply 15 or more employees on the payroll? In January, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that clarifies the issue.
The case involved Chicago's Metropolitan Educational Enterprises Inc., a retail distributor of educational materials. In 1990, Metropolitan declined to promote employee Darlene Walters to credit manager. Walters filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), claiming sex discrimination. Soon after, she was dismissed.
Three years later, Walters sued Metropolitan and its owner, Leonard Bieber, charging illegal retaliation. Metropolitan asked a district court judge to dismiss the suit, claiming it did not have 15 employees and thus was not covered by Title VII. When the district court agreed and dismissed the suit, Walters appealed.
The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's decision, relying on an earlier case in which employees were counted toward the 15-employee threshold only on days when they actually worked or were paid despite being absent. When Walters appealed again, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide the matter once and for all.
The court considered the implications if it endorsed the counting method Metropolitan advocated: including employees based on how many people were actually working or compensated for working that day. At the time, Metropolitan had two part-time hourly employees who normally skipped one workday each week. Only if these two were not counted would the company fall under the 15-employee threshold.
To determine how many employees were working or otherwise compensated each workday of the two-year period, the parties would have to spend 10 months poring over Metropolitan's payroll registers, time cards and other records to determine how many employees were at work, on salary, or on paid holiday, vacation or sick leave each day. The court decided that process was far too complex and endorsed a much simpler method: looking at how many employees were on the payroll each week. By that standard, Metropolitan had 15 employees on the payroll for 20 or more calendar weeks--and thus lost its case.
"This is a pretty narrow, technical ruling," says attorney and professor Wayne Eastman of Rutgers University Graduate School of Management in Newark, New Jersey. The implication, Eastman says, is if you have 15 employees who work every week but only one day a week, your company can be sued under Title VII because you have 15 employees on the payroll per week.
Implications For You
The decision is likely to affect more than Title VII cases. Eric Dreiband, an employment attorney with Mayer, Brown & Platt in Chicago, notes other federal laws have similar wording, including the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (which has a threshold of 20 employees) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (which has a threshold of 50).
Dreiband says many states and municipalities have anti-discrimination laws with lower thresholds or none at all; you can be sued under some of these laws with three employees or fewer. However, plaintiffs would generally rather sue in federal court, where they're entitled to a jury trial.
What does the ruling mean for small employers? Patrick Falahee, the Chicago attorney who defended Metropolitan before the Supreme Court, says employers who haven't yet reached the Title VII threshold may want to consider the implications of adding that 15th employee. "The question is whether you want Big Brother looking over your shoulder and second-guessing employment decisions," Falahee says. Not that employers are looking for freedom to discriminate, he explains: "Even if the claim is false and without merit, the cost of defending [yourself] can run to six figures."
In one sense, Falahee adds, the Supreme Court's decision may hurt the very people the civil rights laws are designed to help. Suppose you have 13 employees and need to add a receptionist. Should you hire a student who can only work three days a week and a young mother or a senior citizen to work the other two? You'd be better off with one full-time employee because the part-timers would give you 15 or more employees and make your business subject to job bias lawsuits.
What's an employer to do?
Be aware of the thresholds and the way employees are now counted: by the number of employees on the payroll, whether or not they're working full time.
Before taking action against an employee, consult an attorney to make sure you do it without bias.
Look into employment practices liability insurance, a relatively recent form of insurance that for a modest premium covers the cost of defense in discrimination cases, plus compensatory damages if you lose. Most "comprehensive" liability policies for businesses exclude job bias lawsuits. Learn what's covered and what's not, just in case.
Steven C. Bahls, dean of Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio, teaches entrepreneurship law. Freelance writer Jane Easter Bahls specializes in business and legal topics.

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Personally, I'd rather ride around, but I still hate to see it go.
Plug pulled on CAT ferry
Dec 18, 2009
Bay Ferries Limited announced Friday that it will end its high-speed CAT ferry service between Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and Portland and Bar Harbor. The change takes effect in the spring of 2010.
According to a press release, approximately 120 people will lose full or part-time employment as a result of this decision. The financial viability of the service has been impacted by reduced passenger traffic due to a series of factors including new US passport rules, a strong Canadian dollar and the weak economy in key US markets.
Mark MacDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bay Ferries Limited, communicated the news to affected employees at a staff meeting in Yarmouth this morning. Separate meetings were held in Portland and Bar Harbor, Maine.
"This was an extremely difficult decision to make, particularly given there has been some form of ferry service out of Yarmouth since the 1800s," said Mark MacDonald, president and chief executive officer of Bay Ferries Limited. "Although Bay Ferries recognizes this is a sad day for our workers and the communities we serve in southwestern Nova Scotia and Maine, our company is not in a position to absorb the significant financial loss we would experience in the absence of government support."
The ferry operated seasonally from late-May to October each year. MacDonald said the company had successfully operated the service for nine years without government support. The service has not been viable without government support for the past several years.
"First and foremost, I would like to express my deepest thanks and appreciation to our employees for their tireless efforts to provide safe and reliable transportation between Nova Scotia and Maine," added MacDonald. "I am sorry to be sharing this news just before the Christmas holidays, but I felt it was the right thing to do to communicate promptly with our employees once we had a clear picture of what support was available for 2010."
More than 76,000 people traveled on the high speed service in 2009, a 10 per cent drop over 2008 figures when 85,000 people used the service. In stronger market conditions in the late 1990s and early 2000s, annual volumes ranged from 100,000-150,000. More than 1.5 million people have travelled with Bay Ferries between Yarmouth and Maine since 1997.
"I would like to thank our customers for supporting the Yarmouth ferry services through the years," added MacDonald. "To our many friends, colleagues and partners in the travel, tourism and hospitality business, thank you for working with us in looking after the people travelling to and from Nova Scotia."
Friday's announcement comes after the company was informed by the government of Nova Scotia earlier this week that government support would not be extended for the 2010 operating season.
"Bay Ferries deeply appreciates the support it has received from the Nova Scotia government in many forms, as well as the support from communities on both sides of the Gulf of Maine, most importantly, Yarmouth, Bar Harbor and Portland," said MacDonald. "While there is no longer a viable private sector business case for our company to run ferry services out of Yarmouth without government support, we fully respect the right of the Nova Scotia government to make the decision it feels is best for the province."
Bay Ferries Limited and its sister companies, Northumberland Ferries Limited and Bay Ferries Management Limited, will continue to operate year-round ferry service between Digby, Nova Scotia, and Saint John, New Brunswick, spring, summer and fall seasonal service between Caribou, Nova Scotia, and Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island. No decision has been made on the future of the actual CAT ferry vessel, the second one owned by Bay Ferries since 1998.
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This is a long standing battle.. I personally crush 50 lbs. of base grain and shove it in a cooler; only 40 lbs fit so I bre that day. I have used base as old as 5 months, crystal/dark malts should keep longer; less moisture. MY THEORY ONLY.... Keep the little critters out and it should be fine.
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It's best to store grains whole until ready to use then mill soon before brewing. Keep them in an airtight rodent proof conatiner if possible in a cool place. Freezing sounds like a good idea for prolonged storage though I've never heard of anyone doing this. Several months of proper storage of whole grains should have little if any negative effect.
Watch out for humidity...
A couple of years ago I kept about 5 lbs. from a 50 lb. bag of malt over the summer. I also had a pound or 2 of crystal. When I started brewing again in the fall it was kinda tough milling the grains. I'm gussing moisture (humidity) in my basement/brewhouse was on the high side during hte summer and caused the grain to change. I didn't notice a difference in brewing, just in milling.
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What is the best way to store grains like Black Patent or Crystal? And also how long can they be Stored? Will freezing work?
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I knew this year that I wanted to do the A to Z Blogging Challenge again but time was tight. I finally hit upon the idea that I could combine my Duolingo language challenge with my A to Z Blogging Challenge and I asked Dave if he wanted to jump on board. He did, so every day we'll be theming our posts with a new word that we've learnt during our own particular language journeys.
Learning with Duolingo is fun and addictive. Earn points for correct answers, race against the clock, and level up. Our bite-sized lessons are effective, and we have proof that it works.
Most of the time if you subtract Sundays from April, you then have 26 days–one day for each letter of the alphabet. When April 1st lands on a Sunday you begin on that day which will be the only Sunday you would post during that month's challenge.
Using this premise, you would start beginning April First with a topic themed on something with the letter A, then on April second another topic with the letter B as the theme, and so on until you finish on April thirtieth with the theme based on the letter Z. It doesn't even have to be a word–it can be a proper noun, the letter used as a symbol, or the letter itself. The theme of the day is the letter scheduled for that day.
A to Z Blogging Challenge: S is for Soup
We're getting a bit more into soup at the moment, which is a bit oddly timed. Isn't it more of a winter thing? Tomato is always a favourite but I really loved the colour of the soup in this picture. Nom nom nom.
Find out who else is taking part in the A to Z Blogging Challenge here.
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It's important to remember that Xubuntu is not XFCE. What I mean by that is, Xubuntu uses XFCE as a desktop environment, but adds a lot more from ordinary Ubuntu that doesn't technically appear in the XFCE playbook.
By itself, it in its purest form, XFCE is almost as fast (in my experience) as Openbox or Fluxbox or sometimes even IceWM. Xubuntu dumps an immense load on XFCE, and that's why it doesn't seem fast on an older machine. And that's why I don't endorse it for anything slower than about 1.4Ghz: The bloat overtakes the benefit of using Xubuntu.
Be that as it may, the XFCE community has a clear idea of what system applications are aligned with the desktop's goal — and they have a great list of applications here. I love finding new application lists; it's like Christmas, Ramadan and the Lunar New Year all in one.
There are a lot of common programs there that you might recognize. I make a point of using a lot of those, like ePDFView, Zim or even just Sylpheed. There are some new ones there that I want to take a look at, and maybe you might too. I doubt any one of them, except perhaps for some of the core, bundled XFCE tools (like Terminal) will drag in much of the entire desktop if you're only after the program itself. Watch the dependencies and see what happens.
Personally, I'm going to check out Tasks, Oxalis and maybe see if I can get SLiM running under Crux on the battered Thinkpad. Such fun! 😀


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Comics History
The Comiclopedia needs your help!
Have you seen these comic artists?
The following comics came from 1950s issues of the Montréal weekly paper Le Samedi. The paper published over 100 of these comics between 1918 and at least 1958, all with the text below the images. Although they were published as late as 1958, many of them look like they are from the 1930s. We are looking for the origin and the name of the artist(s). We presume most of them are British, since 'Rob the Rover' by Walter Booth was also among them.
Les Pirates de l'Ile du Diable (Le Samedi, 21-7-1956)
La Griffe Noire (Le Samedi, 28-1-1956)
Recently we came across these Indian, Arabic, Hebrew, Thai, Russian and Chinese comic magazines, and need some help to identify the artists or titles, and any other translation:
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Tiger Baseball Celebrates Home Opener Victory
COLUMBIA -- A brilliant performance by the pitching staff led Mizzou (2-6) to a sweep of a double-header against Eastern Michigan Wednesday at Taylor Stadium.
Starters Jace James and Keaton Steele combined for 11 innings of three-hit, eight-strikeout baseball. Overall, the pitching staff allowed just six hits and one run to the Eagles. The shutout in game one was the first Tiger shutout since blanking Texas in last season's Big 12 Tournament.
Scott Sommerfeld and Josh Lester turned in impressive games offensively, combining for four hits and three RBI over the two games. Steele earned the win in game two, his first of the season.
Eastern Michigan got its first hit of the game in the fourth inning, a blooper that fell in shallow right-center.
Mizzou takes on San Francisco Saturday as they look to avenge a road sweep from last season.


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Start Safe
A joint effort by the Home Safety Council and Weekly Reader, Smart Safe is a fire and burn safety program targeted at children ages 4-6 and their families. The goal of the program is to reduce the number of home fires and burn injuries to preschoolers. The program is available in English and Spanish.
The North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center Community Outreach staff works with preschool educators and fire departments throughout the state to conduct training sessions. There is a strong emphasis on involving parents and exposing the preschool audience to local fire fighters.
For additional information, visit the Start Safe web site. The I Spot Something Hot home video is available in English and Spanish.
Downloadable "Start Safe" Information Packets:
Main Packet (.pdf)
Pre-Knowledge Survey (.pdf)
Pre-Knowledge Survey (en Espanol) (.pdf)
Post-Knowledge Survey (.pdf)
Post-Knowledge Survey (en Espanol) (.pdf)
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Fourteen registered children, three Child Survival Program (CSP) mothers and one CSP father from the Rom–Prakun Child Development Center in Thailand were recently baptized.
Orasa is one of the youth who was baptized, and this is her testimony.
My name is Orasa. I now study at grade 11 at Mea La Noi Daronsik School. My family believes in God.
I have been attending the child development center for seven years and I gain useful knowledge there. The center equips and develops me in many areas and I meet many good friends.
When the church taught me about salvation and baptism, God softened my heart so that I wanted to have personal relationship with Him. A few days after the teaching I decided to receive Jesus Christ into my life. I confessed my sins and received my new life on that day.
Two days later, I was baptized in the river. It is my joy to walk with God.
I love going to church, I have joy, and when I begin to gossip about others, I feel that I am committing a sin. God always reminds me in doing things nowadays.
God loves His children and now I am a daughter of God. God takes care of me and I would like to show my appreciation for His provision.
Thank God for the church that opened the door for me and my friends to understand and receive Jesus Christ. From now on, I will serve God. Even though it is just a little thing, I am willing to serve and glorify him. I hope my life will honor God.
I would like to express my thankfulness to the staff at the church and thank you for my family to guide me. They help me know and understand God's love.
The most important person I would like to say thank you to is my sponsor, Angela, who supports me. God bless you.
This is the testimony of Nida, one of the mothers in the Child Survival Program.
Hello. My name is Nida. I am 19. I am a mother of a child who attends the Child Survival Program. I am very glad and very happy to write a testimony.
I came from a nonbelieving family. I am a minority in Myanmar and I moved to work in Chiang Mai. I met my husband there. I have been married for three years now and I have a child — her name is Nicharee.
My husband and I moved back to his hometown when I was pregnant. I was a Buddhist and my husband's family were believers but not strong. They had never told me about God.
The Child Survival Program opened during my pregnancy and I had a chance to register. The reason they chose me is because I am very poor. I don't have Thai citizenship so I cannot have benefits like Thai.
I am very grateful that I attend the program. It develops and trains me in many areas. They teach me to be a dressmaker, I know how to take care of my baby's health, and I receive supplementary food.
My girl has good health and a good disposition. The best part I learn from the program is God's love through the help of the staff. I learn to study the Bible, too.
At the beginning, I did not pay attention to the story of God or the Bible. I believed in Buddhist theory. But after I heard God's story every week, I began to realize that I am a sinner and the only way to wash all my sin is through Jesus Christ.
I started to find out about the truth, and the staff told me that the church opened a class about salvation and baptism. After the class, I opened my heart to Jesus Christ to be my Savior. I was baptized a few days later.
I would like to thank God for Compassion and the Child Survival Program. I also would like to thank the donor who supports the program. I don't have anything to pay back to you. I only pray that God will provide and bless you.
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China will produce 210 million tons of corn this year on slightly lower acreage but a 2% increase in average yield, according to a recent USDA GAIN report.
While production is strong, demand for corn in China is expected to weaken to 214 million tons, down 8 million tons from USDA's previous estimate. Demand for industrial use of corn and feed has weakened. Outbreaks of avian flu and other animal diseases affected China's poultry and swine industries in the first half of this year and hurt demand for pork products. But demand for U.S. corn remains strong.
"There is a lot of demand for imported corn from the United States due to the price differential, especially now that U.S. prices have fallen," says Fred Gale, USDA Economic Research Service senior economist specializing in China.
China's estimated imports of corn for the 2013-14 crop year are unchanged at 7 million tons. Chinese corn is priced over $10 per bushel (U.S.) in southern China, and U.S. corn including shipping, tariff and taxes is under $8 per bushel, so it makes economic sense for China to import corn, says Gale.
To capitalize on low U.S. corn prices, some feed mills in China have reportedly already contracted for shipments to arrive in the first half of 2014 based on quotas that will not be allocated until sometime next year.
China is unlikely to increase its annual tariff rate quotas (TRQs) above the current 7.2 million tons due to strong domestic production and large stocks of corn, according to USDA.
"There is no prospect for a huge increase in demand from China as long as the TRQ is in place," says Gale. "It's conceivable that China could expand the quota or allow over-quota imports at a discount, as it has done with cotton, but that's not likely this year."
China's 2013-14 ending stocks are estimated at about 30% of use at 65.4 million tons, 8.5 million tons higher than the previous estimate. More than half of the stocks are held by state reserves. In the 2012-13 crop year alone, the government bought 30 million tons of corn for temporary reserve under a government program to protect farmer income through supporting corn prices. China is expected to continue its purchase program for corn as a way to support farm income in the current marketing year.
Typically, state reserves are offered for sale when prices rise, usually late in the marketing year. However, this year prices have remained flat due to softening demand for feed and industrial use.
Short-term, China won't become the large demand base for corn that some people hope. Longer term, however, the country will import more corn because its livestock sector is growing and its production systems are shifting away from home-grown fodders toward rations that use more corn, Gale adds.


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Crime Victims' Rights
Every day, people in Alaska are hurt because of crime. Crimes hurt us physically, emotionally, and financially. People who are hurt by crime are called "victims."
If you are a victim of a crime, you have these rights:
- The right to be treated with dignity, respect and fairness throughout the criminal justice process.
- The right to see a doctor if you are in need of immediate medical attention.
- The right to protection from the defendant by the judge setting bail and/or conditions of release.
- The right to protection from harassment or threats because of your involvement in this case. If someone bothers you or threatens you, call the police or the District Attorney's Office. They may be able to help in these ways:
- Contacting the person, or the person's attorney, to tell the person to stop bothering you;
- Investigating and, if necessary, arresting and prosecuting the person;
- Asking a judge to put the person back in jail, if the person has been released;
- Providing information about shelter programs that may be available in your area.
- The right to timely disposition of the case following the arrest of the defendant.
- The right not to be fired from your job because you have to miss time from work to go to court at the request of the prosecuting attorney.
- The right to obtain information about, and to attend all court hearings which the defendant has a right to attend.
- The right not to have your address released to the public.
- The right to be heard at bail hearings, if you make a request.
- The right to be told when the defendant will go to court for trial and for sentencing; and to be notified if those court dates change or if there is a request for continuance that may substantially delay the trial.
- The right to talk with someone from the DA's office (this is one reason why a victim witness paralegal is provided to you).
- The right to be told, after the defendant is convicted, about the defendant's other criminal convictions.
- The right to choose if you want to talk to the defense. The person who is charged with the crime will usually have an attorney to help with the case. You may be contacted by attorneys or investigators. Attorneys and investigators are required to tell you which side they work for. You may ask for identification and you may ask whether they are recording the conversation.
Whether or not to talk to the people who contact you is your decision, the DA's office cannot give you advice about that decision. You may decide that you want to talk to them, or that you don't want to talk to them. If you want someone from the DA's office to be present please let the victim witness paralegal assigned to your case know, and they will arrange for that.
Please be aware that whenever you talk to an attorney or investigator, they are allowed to secretly record the conversation.
- In felony cases, you have the right to be told the address and phone number of the office that will prepare a presentence report for the judge and the right to be interviewed by the person writing the presentence report. If the defendant is convicted of a felony crime, the judge may order a "presentence report." The purpose of the report is to provide information to the judge about the defendant, the crime, and how the crime affected you. For that reason, the person writing the report should contact you to get a "victim impact statement."
The presentence report is confidential. Only the district attorney, the judge, the defense attorney and the defendant are allowed to read the entire report. You can read parts of the report before the sentencing if you ask the victim witness paralegal assigned to your case in the DA's Office. Those parts are: (a) the summary of the offense, (b) the defendant's version of the offense, (c) the summary of your statements, and (d) the sentence recommendation made by the writer of the report.
- The right to be heard at sentencing, if you make a request. You may be heard at sentencing by:
- Writing a letter to the judge, and/or;
- Appearing in person to speak at the sentencing, and/or;
- Making a victim impact statement in the presentence report if a presentence report is ordered.
You may write or talk about any relevant information including:
- How the crime hurt you or your family (emotionally, physically and financially) and affected your life.
- What you think should happen to the person who did the crime (jail, counseling, having to stay away from you and your family, paying you for your out-of-pocket expenses not covered by insurance, etc.).
- Other information you would like the judge to know about the defendant or this case.
If you wish to write a letter to the judge, begin your letter with:
- Re: State v. (Name of Defendant)
- Case No. (Number of your case)
"Your Honor: (this is how to address the judge) ...I am the victim in this case," then continue with what you want to tell the judge. Send your letter to the victim witness paralegal assigned to your case. The victim witness paralegal will send your letter to the judge. The defendant's attorney will also receive a copy of your letter and will most likely allow the defendant to read your letter.
If you wish to speak at the sentencing, please inform the victim witness paralegal assigned to your case in the DA's office so time can be set aside for you to do so.
- The Right to Violent Crimes Compensation Board information and how to apply. The Violent Crimes Compensation Board (VCCB) is a program to reimburse innocent victims of violent crime for crime-related expenses such as medical bills, lost wages, and counseling costs. In the case of deceased victims, VCCB may reimburse survivors for burial expenses and for loss of support to a dependent of a deceased victim. VCCB does not pay for stolen or damaged property, and will not pay if you have another source for payment of these expenses (such as medical insurance for medical care or workmen's compensation for lost wages). To apply for compensation you need to fill out a form that is available from the DA's office or by calling Violent Crimes Compensation directly at:
Violent Crimes Compensation Board
1-907-465-3040 or 1-800-764-3040
- The right to restitution if the defendant is convicted. Restitution is when the judge orders the defendant to pay for your expenses/losses caused by the crime that are not covered by other sources (such as insurance). To request restitution, you must fill out a "Restitution Request Form" and return it to the DA's office within two weeks of receiving this brochure. If expenses are ongoing (so you do not yet have a final amount), provide the current total and explain which amount you will provide in the future giving an approximate date. Be sure to follow up. If the form is not included with this brochure and you want to request restitution, call the victim witness paralegal assigned to your case in the DA's office for assistance.
- The right to be told, in writing, within 30 days from the end of the case, about what happened, if you make a request.
- The right to be told when the defendant will be released and/or if the defendant escapes from jail, if you make a request. Make your request by registering with the VINE system (an automated notification system) by calling 1-800-247-9763 and following prompts. Also, if you make a written request, a recent photo of the defendant will be sent to you with the notice of release or escape. To make a request for a recent photo, write to:
Department of Corrections
550 W. 7th Ave. Suite 601
Anchorage, AK 99501-3558
Phone: Alaska Toll Free 1-877-741-0741
- The right to be told when the defendant will be released from a mental institution if the defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity, if you make a request. To make a request for notification of release or escape from a mental institution, write to:
Alaska Psychiatric Institute
2800 Providence Dr.
Anchorage, AK 99508-4677
Phone: 907-269-7100
- The right to be informed about the Alaska Office of Victims' Rights. The State of Alaska has established a special office to assist crime victims: Alaska Office of Victims' Rights. The purpose of the office is to help victims of crime obtain the legal rights they have under Article 1, Section 24 of Alaska's Constitution and various Alaska state statutes with regard to their contacts with criminal justice agencies in this state. A victim of crime has the right to be informed about the Alaska Office of Victims' Rights during their first contact with law enforcement and the prosecution. The Alaska Office of Victims' Rights is staffed by attorneys and available at no cost to victims. For more information please contact:
The Alaska Office of Victims' Rights
Main Phone: (907) 754-3460
Toll Free in Alaska: 1-844-754-3460
Fax: (907) 754-3469
If you are in need of an interpreter please let the district attorney's office know. One will be provided at no cost to you.
Project supported by funding from the Office of Violence Against Women, U.S. Dept. of Justice. Points of view in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policy of the U.S. DOJ Revised: 8/17


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The description for this Max & Cleo Turtleneck Sweater Dress on sale at Bloomingdale's says it "boasts a waist-cinching belt for the most flattering fit." But, eek! Something a bit more severe than "cinching" seems to have occurred here.
Umm, wherefore art thou, hips? And where has her ass run off to? And, even more importantly, how does she remain upright when she appears to have no pelvis?
A close-up offers no answers to the miracle of how she's still standing, but it does illustrate what happens when one's dress is digitally made to drape over one's non-existent midsection. It's definitely not as flattering as the description claims.
Luckily, the real life model doesn't have to know the pain that must come from having your thighs attach directly to your ribcage. As you can see in this photo of the dress taken from another angle, she is in possession of a biologically normal bottom half. As midsections go, it's actually quite nice-looking. It's a shame they felt the need to give her a digital pelvisectomy.


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Monthly Archives: February 2013
BCLA Press Release on Dale Askey / McMaster / Edwin Mellen Lawsuit
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Press Release For Immediate Release 13.02.2013
The British Columbia Library Association (BCLA) is extremely concerned about the unwarranted and frivolous lawsuits that Edwin Mellen Press has filed against Associate University Librarian Dale Askey and against McMaster University.
Edwin Mellen Press alleges that that comments made by Mr. Askey on his personal blog regarding the quality of their publications were defamatory, and are seeking a total of $4.5 million dollars in damages to compensate for injury to their reputation.
As a professional librarian engaged in collection development Mr. Askey is both qualified and obliged to make decisions about published materials. Central to this issue is Mr. Askey's academic freedom which should ensure that he, as well as fellow academic librarians, has the ability to freely speak, write, review and evaluate as professionals without fear of reprisal, litigation, or control by vendors, employers or other external bodies.
As a citizen in a democratic society Mr. Askey is free to have and share his opinions with his community, society and country. Sharing and debating perspectives without fear of recrimination is the hallmark of a healthy democratic society peopled by engaged citizens.
Librarians and information workers uphold the rights of all community members to express a critical view about the value of a book or other information materials. This includes a librarian's own right to do the same. Every citizen should be able to express an opinion without fear of litigation should they offend an author or publisher. By filing lawsuits against Mr. Askey and McMaster University Edwin Mellen Press is attempting to create a climate of fear among librarians, information workers, and all libraries that may critique their product.
BCLA condemns the misuse of the court process to intimidate libraries, librarians and information workers from discharging their professional obligations and from demonstrating one of the library's core responsibilities to uphold the right of freedom of thought and expression.
BCLA urges Edwin Mellen Press to withdraw its lawsuits and instead engage in a debate, a conversation or a discussion with the library community in order to build a healthy society that reflects a myriad of opinions held by diverse community members.


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China's Baotou Iron and Steel Group, also known as Baogang Group, and Fives are commissioning two continuous galvanizing lines to produce a wide range of high value-added automotive steels.
NeoKoil®: affordable CAPEX, ultimate OPEX
Fives and Baotou Iron and Steel Group (BISG) are commissioning two complete continuous galvanizing lines NeoKoil® to produce a wide range of high value-added automotive steel.
Reheating furnaces for rebar and section steel products
Philippines' SteelAsia Manufacturing Corp. (SteelAsia), one the world's largest rebar manufacturing companies, renewed its confidence in Fives to supply the second reheating furnace.
Customized waste heat recovery
The environmental aspect is a crucial factor of sustainability, performance and competitiveness for the industry. Fives' expertise in energy-intensive industries (aluminum, cement, steel, glass, etc.) minimizes heat losses by recapturing residual energy losses through external energy...
Bronx straightening machine for a shipyard
Meyer Turku (Finland), one of the world's leading cruise ship builders, contracted Fives to design and supply Bronx straightening equipment.
Strategic development workshop in Russia
Fives, an international engineering group, and NLMK, a leading global steel company, held a strategic development workshop on January 18, 2017 in Lipetsk, Russia.
Anticipating stainless steel growth
Global stainless steel demand is expected to increase up to 15% in 5 years from 37.4 mln tons in 2015 to 43.2 mln tons in 2020, industry analysts say. For ultimate success, Foshan Chengde Stainless Steel Co. (China) contracted Fives for project management of its new stainless steel line.
High-speed tin plate annealing furnace
Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co. (China) and Fives successfully signed a final acceptance certificate for a vertical annealing furnace of 430,000 tons per year capacity to produce tin plates for the food packing industry.
Partnering with clients to develop cold rolling workshops
Over the last 50 years, Fives has been a major partner to design cold rolling workshops, having supplied more than 100 cold rolling mills and processing lines worldwide.
Steel process expertise and technologies at Metal-Expo' 2016
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Study: What Kind of Humor Do People Seek in Significant Others?
Sure, people say they want sense of humor in a potential mate, but what kind of humor are they talking about?
A new study by matchmaking site eHarmony sought to find out the answer to that very question.
Data from nearly 850,000 site users helped compile the results after they were asked,
"How much more attractive does your style of humor make you?" Men talk 14 percent more with women who are sarcastic, while women communicate 16 percent more with men with a dry sense of humor.
Women with childlish senses of humor also scored high with men, while sarcastic fellas also did well among women.
Women had best avoid doling out their collection of President Obama jokes, though. That's because men are most turned off by women with a political sense of humor, while women say they don't like guys with a dark sense of humor.


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The Egg Chair - Charcoal Grey
Inspired by:- Arne Jacobsen
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- CBM: 0.81 Weight: 35 kg
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We choose only the best factories that have superb quality control, not only in materials, but also in continuity of their manufacturing processes -- it's about making a quality product at a price consumers can afford.
Mobelaris offer a 5 year manufacturer warranty on all product, many items are manufacturered to order so lead time will apply. This is a manufacturers warranty Terms & Conditions apply click here
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Reproduction Egg Chair originally designed by Arne Jacobsen circa 1958 the epitome of Danish design for this century originally manufactured with fibreglass therefore being able to create the curves associated with this Mid-Century Danish classic. Designed for the Royal Copenhagen, Denmark this truly made an impact and talking point for the hotel forward thinking designer.Read More Read Less
Reproduction Egg Chair originally designed by Arne Jacobsen circa 1958 the epitome of Danish design for this century originally manufactured with fibreglass therefore being able to create the curves associated with this Mid-Century Danish classic. Designed for the Royal Copenhagen, Denmark this truly made an impact and talking point for the hotel forward thinking designer.
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Although Jacobsen was first and foremost an architect, his legacy proves that he is more recognized for his furniture and other design works rather than his buildings. Product design came to him through his attention to details and need to design every aspect of his creations. When he was commissioned to design St. Catherine College, he ended up designing the interior and exterior furnishing, door handles, chairs, china, lamps and even the kind of fish for the pond. These finishing touches were in no way secondary to his buildings because they quickly took a life of their own, and have gone on to become a national and international heritage. Jacobsen was known to have collaborated with furniture manufacturer Fritz Hansen for several years but it wasn't until 1951 that he made a breakthrough into furniture history with the Ant chair, originally designed for Novo pharmaceutical factory, and in 1955, the Series 7 chair. He also created the widely successful Egg chair and the Swan chair for the SAS Royal Hotel in 1958. Other designs include the Swan sofa, Series 3300 chairs, Tongue chair, Dot Stool Model 3170, Pot chair, Giraffe chair and more.
The name Arne Jacobsen is only used to describe the characteristics of the goods made to the original design, and not as a trademark.


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This sounds very much like an XY Problem. What are you actually trying to accomplish? Which said, I'm game to try and answer the question you asked ...
The allowed content of an LDAP (v3) attribute is defined in the LDAP Schema. You can use Net::LDAP::Schema to retrieve this from the server.
Unfortunately, this may or may not help you, as there are several "kinds" of binary data which can exist even in the Standard Types, let alone any custom extensions which you may have. For example, the RFC mentions the Audio, Binary, JEPG and Octet String syntaxes. You could probably implement a lookup table to specify which comparison method should be used, based upon the OID of the syntax for each attribute's value. This would be the route to take if you are (for example) trying to compare two different LDAP directories.
If, OTOH, you are trying to find partially matching entries in a single LDAP, you might be able to make the server do the work and just use a filter to pull out entries which match your desired attribute/value pairs. Since you don't seem to be to rigorous about comparing the binary values, this may be "good enough".
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"Mommy! Come quick. There's a monster under my bed. HURRY!"
Welcome to the club. Your preschooler is now gripped with panic as a result of nothing more harmless than a nighttime shadow. Although fears of the dark or nocturnal intruders are extremely common, they are often misunderstood and, consequently, mishandled by well meaning but misguided parents.
For all healthy adults, there is a thick wall separating fantasy from reality. We rarely, if ever, confuse the two.
For preschool children whose minds are not yet fully developed, however, the wall between fantasy and reality is quite thin. When young children listen to bedtime stories, for example, they may react with the same intensity of emotion we would reserve only for real life events. But to young children, it is as if the stories are actually happening as they hear them.
When a mental picture enters a child's mind, therefore, the child cannot easily distinguish between fact and fantasy. If the child imagines a monster under his/her bed or a burglar outside the window, the child is convinced that the image is as real as the shadow in his/her room.
Why lying in bed trying to fall asleep, children's imagination become activated much the same way the minds of adults tend to wander as they drift off to sleep. Adults tend to dismiss any fearful image that pops into their minds. Young children are not yet capable of doing that.
Some parents believe that it is helpful to ridicule children's fears. After all, if there is no basis in reality for these fears, why give them any credence? If we show children how silly they are, won't that help them to grow up and discard these foolish anxieties? Shouldn't parents make fun of these fears so that their children will also learn to put their immature concerns into proper perspective?
No, no, a thousand times, NO! Mocking children for their worries will only serve to make matters much worse. Children feel abandoned, ashamed and much more frightened when their fears are belittled by their parents.
By deriding your child for his/her fears, you are hurting him/her in a number of ways. Firstly, you are causing him/her to feel like a total failure. S/he is unable to meet up to what you are expecting of him/her, because your expectations are unrealistic. Secondly, you are teaching him/her that s/he cannot come to you for reassurance and support. Finally, you are demonstrating without a doubt that you totally misunderstand his/her feelings.
There are a number of steps parents can and should take that will go a long way towards helping preschoolers learn the emotional skills necessary to manage, cope with and eventually overcome their childhood fears. Any of these steps will reduce the intensity of the fears. None of these steps will eradicate the fears immediately. Over time, however, with patience and persistence, using two or more of these steps will ensure that your child will eventually outgrow his/her childhood fears.
1. Respond as soon as possible. Keeping your young child waiting until you finish your coffee, phone conversation or magazine article will only allow the fear to mushroom in your child's mind. Your physical presence in your child's room will automatically and immediately reduce the anxiety s/he is feeling.
2. Encourage your child to talk about his/her fear. Many parents mistakenly believe that talking about fears intensifies them. This is as equally untrue for children as it is for adults. Just as we calm down if we are allowed to vent our concerns and worries, so too children will experience an immediate reduction of the intensity of their fears if they are permitted to describe what is frightening them.
3. Do not dismiss the fears right away. "Let me get a flashlight, so we can take a good look under your bed. I don't think there is anything there but we can check just to be sure."
Your willingness to investigate shows that you are sincerely trying to help. Your child will be more ready to accept reassurance from you once you have given his/her fears some credibility.
4. Speak calmly, in a gentle tone of voice. If your child senses that you are frustrated or irritated, s/he will interpret that as helplessness on your part, which will generate even more anxiety for him/her. It is as if s/he is thinking, "If my parents are out of control and helpless, then this monster must really be terrifying!"
Your calm tone of voice will have a soothing effect. In addition, it will convey to your child that you are not at all alarmed by his/her fears. The message you will be giving your child is, "We can handle this together. So there is nothing to panic about."
5. Validate your child's feelings. "I'm sure it must have been very frightening for you if you thought a monster was hiding under your bed. Monsters are very scary."
6. Only after taking the above steps are you ready to offer reassurance. "You know, Benny, there really are no such things as monsters. They are only in pictures in story books but do not exist in real life. Remember when we went to the zoo? They had all sorts of animals there, but we did not see any monsters, did we? And even the scary animals that we did see were all locked up in cages behind strong bars so they cannot escape."
This would also be a perfect time to reinforce your child's awareness of God's benevolence and omnipresence. "And remember what I've always told you, Sarah, that God is constantly watching over all of us to protect us from any harm."
7. Consider installing a night light in your child's room. A night light serves the same function as training wheels on a bicycle. It is not meant as a permanent solution, but rather as a temporary aid until such time as it is no longer needed. A night light allows enough darkness for your child to fall asleep while providing enough light to reduce his/her childhood fears. It is a very legitimate solution which can be discarded as your child matures.
8. If your child is still frightened, you may have to offer more evidence of your commitment to protecting him. "Yes, I suppose one of the lions could possibly escape from the zoo. But we live in a house very far from the zoo. And we have very strong doors and windows so no animals could ever get into our home. Daddy and I made sure of that before we moved in here so you and your brothers and sisters would always be safe."
9. Include nonverbal reassurances. The logical connection may not be readily apparent to you, but it is nonetheless extremely comforting to frightened children when they are kissed, hugged and held by their parents. The physical affection you offer during this mini-emotional crisis will go a long way towards enabling your child to borrow from your strength and eventually outgrow his/her fears.


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The European Central Bank is under increasing political pressure to act to save the euro zone's moribund economy, with the Irish head of state the latest high-profile leader to urge the central bank to change course.
Ireland's President Michael Higgins said on Wednesday that the European Central Bank (ECB) must reform or risk social upheaval in Europe.
"We have 26 million people un-employed . . . and 112 million at risk of poverty, a contraction in investment and falling demand," Higgins said in an interview with the Financial Times published on Wednesday.
On Thursday, the central bank cut its main refinancing rate by 25 basis points to 0.5 percent to encourage growth in the euro zone, but some economists believe a cut would be merely symbolic and the ECB needs to do more via targeted lending to the real economy.
According to Higgins, whose role is largely ceremonial, European Union leaders needed to implement "radical economics" and have a "radical rethink" of how they were dealing with the region's crisis.
His comments came as protestors marched against austerity in several European capitals on the May Day holiday. Criticism of austerity has grown as the euro zone unemployment rate hit a new record high and social policy experts warned that one in four children in the region face lower life expectancy and fewer opportunities.
(Read More: Children's Life Chances in Poverty-Stricken Europe Decrease)
"With fiscal policy hamstrung by Europe's dogma, everything has come down to monetary policy," Kit Juckes, global head of foreign exchange strategy at Societe Generale, told CNBC on Thursday.
"There's been political pressure on the ECB for a long time...but there's always pressure on them to do more and the bank can only do so much, there are rules," Juckes said, adding that the ECB had an inflation, rather than growth, mandate.
"It's like everyone is telling the ECB: 'We want you to do something magical but you can't use a magic wand'."
Last month, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called for the ECB to be granted the same powers as the U.S. Federal Reserve.
"We must all ask ourselves whether the ECB should have the same powers as the rest of central banks in the world," Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said in April. "We need to give ourselves the instruments that are available in other regions. Europe is going through a decisive moment which requires setting the rules of the game clearly."
(Read More: ECB Rate Cut Could Be Too Little, Too Late)
Both the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) also urged the ECB to do more in recent months. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said last month on the sidelines of its annual meeting in Washington that "the ECB still has room to maneuver."


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If you don't know what the December Giveaway is all about, please take a minute to read FOUR FRIDAYS. FOUR WINNERS. FOR REAL. There's a few rules and stuff. Done? Yay!
This is the first December Giveaway Post
To make this first week easy and break the ice a bit (no pressure) please let us all know why you love reading.
Leave your answer below (you're awesome, but just one comment please). And don't forget to share this post with your bookish friends and family so they can play too! The winner this week will be randomly selected and named in a post on Friday, so be sure to check back. The prize is a signed print copy of Dying to Forget. Have fun – and good luck!


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Sep. 1, 2018. Fan Expo Canada is the 3rd largest pop culture event in North America. The 4 day event from Aug. 30 - Sept. 2 showcased over 1,000 exhibitors. Visitors had the ultimate fan experience with celebrity panels, workshops, photo and autograph ops with favorite costumed characters and world-renowned celebrities, and shopping for unique gifts.
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Strawberry is here
The Bisons welcome Darryl Strawberry to the ballpark on today (Saturday, May 23). The Mets' All-Time Home Run King will throw out a first pitch and then be available in the Coca-Cola Field concourse for autographs. The first 4,000 fans through the Swan St. Gate will also receive a complimentary Darryl Strawberry Bobble Head, presented by NAPA Auto Parts.
The eight-game homestand also features the team's Memorial Day Pre-Game BBQ on Monday, May 25 (2:05 p.m.), presented by Famous Dave's BBQ.


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Risk Factors for Cervical Cancer
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A risk factor is something that increases your chances of developing a disease or condition.
It is possible to develop cervical cancer with or without the risk factors listed below. However, the more risk factors you have, the greater your likelihood of developing cervical cancer. If you have a number of risk factors, ask your doctor what you can do to reduce your risk.
Risk factors include:
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection
Infection of the cervix with ]]>human papillomavirus]]> (HPV), a sexually transmitted disease, is the primary risk factor for cervical cancer. There are more than 70 types of viruses called papillomaviruses. Certain HPV types can cause warts on the female and male genital organs and anus. HPV is passed from one person to another during sexual contact. Large studies have found a particular type of HPV—called HPV C, with types HPV 16, 18, 31, and 45C— in more than 93% of cervical cancer cases.
A ]]>vaccine]]> has recently been developed to protect against infection by the most common types of HPV associated with cervical cancer, but it must be given before infection to be effective.
After the age of 25, the risk of developing cervical cancer begins to increase. But, this cancer, or its precancerous changes, can be diagnosed in young women in their early 20s and even in their teens. After age 40, the risk of developing cervical cancer stays about stable. The risk of dying from cervical cancer increases as women get older.
Sexual History
Women who had sexual intercourse at an early age or women who have had many sexual partners are at an increased risk of cervical cancer. If a woman is with a partner who has had many sexual partners, this also increases her risk.
History of Not Having Pap Tests
Women who have never had a ]]>Pap test]]> or who have not had one for several years have a higher-than-average risk of developing cervical cancer. This screening tool is quite effective for catching abnormal cell growth early, before it progresses to cancer.
By smoking, you are exposing your body to many cancer-causing chemicals. Tobacco by-products have been found in the cervical mucus in women who smoke. The risk appears to increase with the number of cigarettes smoked per day and the number of years a woman has smoked. Smokers are about twice as likely as nonsmokers to get cervical cancer.
Diethylstilbestrol (DES)
Between 1940 and 1971, doctors prescribed DES, a hormone, to pregnant women who were thought to be at an increased risk for miscarriage. About 1 out of every 1,000 women whose mother took DES when pregnant with them will develop cancer of the cervix or vagina. Almost all of these women who go on to develop cervical cancer as a result of DES have an early cellular pattern change in the cervix that can be detected. Women born between 1940 and 1972 who have been exposed to DES, or who are uncertain about their exposure history, should discuss with their doctor how to determine their risk and best screening measures.
Weakened Immune System
Several reports have shown that women with weakened immune systems—as with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or from immune-suppressing drugs taken after a transplant—are more likely to develop cervical cancer. (HIV damages the body's immune system; this makes a woman more susceptible to HPV infection, which may increase the risk of cervical cancer.) In someone with a weakened immune system a cervical precancer may develop into an invasive cancer faster than it normally would in a woman without a weakened immune system.
Poor Nutrition
Diets low in fruits and vegetables are associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer.
Race and Ethnicity
In the United States, several racial and ethnic groups have higher cervical cancer death rates. Among African Americans, the death rate from cervical cancer is more than twice the national average. Hispanics and American Indians also have death rates above the average.
Low Socioeconomic Status
Experts believe that women with low socioeconomic status are at an increased risk due to a lack of ready access to adequate healthcare services. This may keep women from getting the necessary screening needed to diagnose and treat cervical cancer in its early stages.
American Cancer Society website. Available at: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp .
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ .
National Cancer Institute website. Available at: http://www.cancer.gov/ .
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Recognize Risen Christ in Those Suffering Autism, Vatican Says
The Vatican released a message on World Autism Awareness Day to express solidarity with those suffering from the disorder and their families.
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is observing World Autism Awareness Day by calling on Christians to recognize the risen Christ in autistic people and increase solidarity with them.
"The [Pontifical] Council wishes to share with people who suffer because of autism the hope and certainty that adherence to Love enables us to recognize the risen Christ every time that he makes himself our neighbor on the journey of life," said the president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers, Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski.
"Setting oneself to listen must necessarily be accompanied by an authentic fraternal solidarity," the archbishop said in his April 2 message.
Today is the sixth year of World Autism Awareness Day, and the Vatican released the message to express solidarity with those suffering from the disorder, as well as their families.
"Such solidarity (…) becomes a loving presence and compassionate nearness for those who suffer, following the example and in imitation of Jesus Christ, the Good Samaritan, who, by his passion, death and resurrection, redeemed humanity," said Archbishop Zimowski.
"The Church with humility proposes the way of service to the suffering brother, accompanying him with compassion and tenderness on his tortuous human and psycho-relational journey," he said.
Archbishop Zimowski advocated for people with disabilities being allowed to participate in social life as far as they are able. The "world of rights," he said, quoting Blessed John Paul II (who died eight years ago today), cannot be only for the healthy.
The message also quoted Pope Francis, who said in the first days of his papacy, "we must not allow a one-dimensional vision of the human person to prevail, according to which man is reduced to what he produces and to what he consumes: This is one of the most dangerous snares of our time."
The archbishop also noted that the Church supports people affected by autism through parishes, associations and Church movements, and he encouraged them to "take advantage" of what is being offered.
Those who care for people with autism were also on his mind.
He counseled them that "no procedure, however perfect it may be, can be 'effective' if it is deprived of the 'salt' of Love."
"Every worker, each according to his or her role, must know how to transmit (care) to the sick person and his or her family, not making that person feel like a number, but making real the situation of a shared journey that is made up of deeds, of attitudes and of words."


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Sunday, February 10, 2013
If the World Is Getting Better, Isn't It Simpler to Think That God is Helping?
I believe that God guides the general direction of the world with a providential hand.
Most of the writers who share my belief that the world is getting better seem to atheists who believe in naturalistic evolution.
If you are a naturalistic evolutionist who does not believe the world is getting better, then you have no problem - species simply adapt to whatever the environment happens to be at the moment, without direction or meaning. The world is neither getting better nor getting worse, because there is no naturalistic meaning to those terms when applied to all existence. Evolution is simply change over time.
But naturalistic evolutionists who do believe in progress have to go through some elaborate twists to explain both why our evolutionary practice seems to show a positive design without a designer, and how we keep progressing even though our evolved psychology is pessimistic.
It seems to me that theistic evolution is a simpler account of how a species designed for both hope and fear, designed for pessimistic assumptions but optimistic actions, can in fact achieve such progress.
I don't have an elaborate philosophical argument here. I just think that people who see that the world is improving through the amazing collective action of creative humans are halfway to seeing that we are meant for this by a Creator.
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But there is always the problem of pain.Why does God stand by and watch the innocent suffer.
- 11:59 AM, February 10, 2013
- Sr Edith said...
Thank you for this reflection.
The problem of pain is a tough one if we take as premise that physical well-being on this earth is the highest good, and pain its antithesis. That's an assumption not shared by Christians. Even philosophically, most people look back at many times of trial and see in them great community, teamwork, love for others. Some soldiers miss the deep bonding of the battlefield even as they are glad to be home and safer. We don't appreciate things nearly as much when they come easily as when they cost toil and tears. So the existence of "pain" is not itself necessarily a problem.
The Holocaust, cancer, tsunamis, fires, senseless killing in schools -- these do have innocent victims. Some of these are acts of evil -- free human will gone awry -- but some are just inexplicable.
Still: the perspective about the direction of change, overall, is worth thinking about.
- 2:19 PM, February 10, 2013
Inexplicable, is a weak answer for evil. I am a practicing Roman Catholic.
- 8:50 PM, February 10, 2013
- Constructive Feedback said...
[quote]Anything Else Gotten Better?
•Sex discrimination
•Race discrimination
•Sexual-orientation discrimination
•Handicap discrimination
•Imperial control of colonized people
•Totalitarianism and authoritarianism
Is that all you've got? [/quote]
Where does evidence of the increased ORGANIC COMPETENCIES among the "Least Of These" who entrusted their hopes for development into a "progressive system of governance" fit into your array of measures?
If the "advancements" that you speak of take place inside of a system of $16T fiat debt and one day the people are moved out to be exposed - would any of these gains be retained?
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A 50-50 split in AWD leads to understeer, this is a known fact. Which is why the STi has a 35-65 f/r split, to help it rotate better through corners.
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what?!?!, how is more front wheel power lead to understeer... you must be bad at driving front wheeler because i drive an FF and never experienced understeer unless you try to romp on the throttle at the apex...
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Yes, but not all of those were performance applications, which can have drastic differences in handling dynamics compared to non-performance applications.
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hmmm, i just thought that you can generalize/categorize cars by their drive type...
FR-IS250(the new one with semi auto, performance), c240(my bro's baby... , performance)
FF-ES300(my daily),'87 toyota celica(piece of crap i picked up for 100)
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Sorry, but your classifications are WAY off. IS250 is not performance, C240 is not performance, and the SW20 and '74 911 are both definitely NOT supercars... far from it.
Not to be a jerk, but seriously, you need to stop posting, or at least do A LOT of research before you do. YouTube videos don't count.
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I used to run autocrosses with a 2000 Corolla. It's as classical FWD / FF as it can get and it had MAD understeer when pushed hard on severe cornering so I have no clue wtf are you talking about when you say what you just said. Of course, there is always the option you weren't gunning it like I was on corners and I was REALLY gunning it (people said my tires were rolling over haaaard - even though I had enough pressure to barely maintain a solid contact patch).
My old AW11 had some slight understeer on heavy gassing on corners too but had good lift-off oversteer to compensate.
While I like the IS'es, I have to agree with Deez saying the IS250 is far from performance. It definitely is a sporty vehicle but far from performance. Even Lexus call's it just a "sport compact" car which can technically encompass anything with four doors nowadays and "sport suspension".
IS350, okay, now we're getting closer to performance. IS-F? Definitely.
IS250? The cheap entry car into Lexus lineup.
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50:50 split... LOL, that's not symmetrical awd... Thats just equal torque distribution to the front and rear...
I thought you were saying something about Subarus in general - as you know, their logo is, "Symmetrical All Wheel Drive" (Referring to how both sides of the car; left half and right half - not front and rear - are symmetrical, or rather, somewhat symmetrical).
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so... you guys agree the 911 and the mr2 is performance right?
and @ Frost...
i am careful with the throttle... i don't get why you have to drive like a mad man to drive fast, i thoght it was "the less you do with the controls, the faster you go"(exact quote from my instructor)
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911 yes, mr2 no.
look at the 2000+ mr-s'....those arent geared really towards performance at all
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Beautiful Sunday! Today we feature Melissa Bankhead of Hippie Hamper and Bevin Holmberg of Mermaid Meadow. These two ladies are three-time Big Thaw veterans, and we just adore their work. Hippie Hamper brings bright, patterned fabrics, colorful embroidery and all things you didn't know were essential to your home until you saw them (re: ruffly aprons and bird-shaped pin cushions!) And Mermaid Meadow presents a playful world of anthropomorphic animals, seaside motifs and rustic accents for your home.
The Big Thaw: How has your own mother (or mother figure) influenced your art, craft or endeavor?
Hippie Hamper: My mother has been a huge influence to me. Not only was she the one who taught me how to sew, hand embroider and stitch, but she has also been supportive to my goals as a crafter. She's my "go to" gal when I have any creative doubt, always lifting me back up!
Mermaid Meadow: In more ways than I could EVER express. She and my dad were both extremely talented artists. She has always encouraged and inspired me in ways no one else ever could. My mother taught me that there are no accidents in art… just opportunities for change.
The Big Thaw: And what new products will you have available for shoppers at The Big Thaw this coming weekend?
Hippie Hamper: Hand embroidered tea towels with a vintage feel, bird pin cushions filled with walnut shells for sharpening needles, half aprons that would make any mom smile, and felt flower pins to dress up your outfit!
Mermaid Meadow: I painted a variety of small square tiles for The Big Chill that made good holidays gifts… for the Big Thaw I plan to make more with a lighter, spring-like theme!
We can't wait, you two!! The Big Thaw is happening on Saturday, May 12 from 10am to 4pm at the Mayo Street Arts Center at 10 Mayo Street. We will see you there!