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Alzheimer's Disease may seem an unlikely topic to deal with in song. It's certainly difficult to deal with in a way that isn't too maudlin or melodramatic, and the sensitive nature of a degenerative disease that robs the inflicted of their memory has not enticed many songwriters or artists.
When one of Nashville's best writers, Jon Vezner, penned a song that dealt with the topic, even his future wife, Kathy Mattea, was taken aback by it. He played it for her after the #1 party for her hit "Goin' Gone," as she recalls in the liner notes of The Definitive Collection:
We went upstairs to the listening room, and when the first chorus went down, my head spun around. I knew the story, and I couldn't believe he wrote it in a song.
The song, "Where've You Been", tells the story of Claire and Edwin, a husband and wife who are married for decades, and eventually climaxes with a tender scene in a hospital bed:
They'd never spent a night apart,
For sixty years, she heard him snore.
Now they're in a hospital,
In separate beds on different floors.
Claire soon lost her memory,
Forgot the names of family.
She never spoke a word again,
Then one day, they wheeled him in.
He held her hand and stroked her head,
In a fragile voice she said:
"Where've you been?
"I've looked for you forever and a day.
"Where've you been?
"I'm just not myself when you're away."
The scene is so perfectly constructed that it's hard to believe it really happened, though Mattea's reverent delivery indicates otherwise. She recalls:
It's a true story about Jon's grandparents. They had both gotten very sick and were in the same hospital, but didn't know it. His grandmother had been slowly losing it, and she didn't recognize anybody. She was in unfamiliar surroundings, so she finally quit talking altogether. Jon was there visiting, and he was up seeing his grandfather; he said to the nurse, "Has anybody brought him down to see her?" She said no, and he asked if he could do that. They said yes, so he wheeled his grandfather into his grandmother's room. His grandfather kept stroking her hair, saying, "Look at them hair, nobody has hair like grandma," and she looked at him and said, "Where have you been?" It was the first thing she had said in weeks.
When Jon told me the story for the first time, it was before we had even gotten engaged, and he just cried and cried. When he played the song for me and the first chorus cam around, I knew where he was going with the lyric, and I just couldn't believe he could be that vulnerable as a writer, to put that moment in a song.
The song was Mattea's biggest hit, winning her a Grammy. It also won Song of the Year at the Grammys, CMA's and ACM's. While Mattea had wondered to herself, "Do people want to hear this on the way to work?", the song struck a deep chord, and it was the first time Alzheimer's had been captured in a mainstream hit song.
However, it did not start a trend, as the subject matter remains difficult to deal with in song. Recently, more writers and artists in country music have attempted it, though, including one legend and the two biggest bands in country music, all of which have had a song on the topic on their most recent albums.
Reba McEntire has a flair for melodrama, particularly in her later work, so you can be excused for worrying that a song she'd record would be high on theatrics and low on emotional weight. You'd be wrong. "Moving Oleta" appears on her most recent studio release, Room to Breathe, and while it wasn't released as a single, it is the strongest work she's done in a decade.
The narrator of "Where've You Been" focuses on the husband and wife equally, but "Moving Oleta", while still in the third person, emphasizes the struggle of Oleta's husband, who has been forced to put his wife into a nursing home:
Moving Oleta was the hardest thing he'd done
The nurse's saw an old woman crying, but he saw the love of his life
She don't know where she is, but she knows this isn't home
Love is a hard, hard road
The song builds up slowly, until it reaches a crescendo as the narrator releases the anger, frustration and pain the old man is feeling.
He woke up each morning and drove into town
He stayed all day 'till her dinner came
Then he took her to her room, leaned on her wheelchair like a walker
And covered her with a quit that she made
Only God and a couple of nurses helped the old man shoulder the road
Love is a hard, hard road
And he said
They tell me this is all that's left
Say this hell on earth is best
I list all those reasons and I still don't understand it
He cursed his body old and weak
Tears of failure burned his cheek
And he said
Oh, don't you know I prayed to die before this day
Love is a hard, hard road
McEntire had dealt with elderly neglect in song before ("All Dressed Up (With Nowhere to Go)", but paints an even darker picture with the coda to "Moving Oleta":
There's a shadow much darker than the valley of death
When you fear the reaper might not come today
They line 'em up in La-z-boys out in the sunroom
The TV keeps the quiet away
She can't recall his name
And she's the only love he's known
Love is a hard, hard road
"Where've You Been" and "Moving Oleta" both approach the disease through narrators who focus on the husband and wife in the story. On new albums from Rascal Flatts and Dixie Chicks, the songs are from the perspective of the grandchild of the woman with Alzheimer's, with very different results.
The Flatts track is titled "Ellsworth" and it appears on their new release, Me and My Gang. It is so cloyingly sentimental and poorly constructed that it sounds like the product of an approaching writer's deadline, rather than being grounded in reality:
Grandma burned the biscuits
Nearly took the house down with it
Now she's in assisted livin'
We all knew that day would come
It gets worse…
We knew she was too gone to drive
The day she parked on I-65
Found her on the shoulder cryin'
She didn't know where she was
It's like her mind just quit
Oh, but bring up Grandpa
It's like someone flipped a switch
The premise is she can't remember today but anything associated with her late husband she still remembers:
A handsome boy in army green
A tear on his face, down on a knee
Shaky voice, a diamond ring
She'll put you in that town
Tomorrow she won't remember
What she did today
But just ask her about Ellsworth,
Kansas 1948
The subject matter is handled far more successfully on the new Dixie Chicks album, Taking the Long Way. Natalie Maines was inspired by her ailing grandmother to write "Silent House", with assistance from her bandmates and Neil Finn. The song captures the pain of watching someone you love suffer from illness, and is surprising in its resolve, which has the singer vowing to carry on the memories that her grandmother has forgotten:
And I will try to connect
All the pieces you left
I will carry it on
And let you forget
And I'll remember the years
When your mind was clear
How the laughter and life
Filled up this silent house
Perhaps the reason the song works so well it the image of the "Silent House" resonates deeply with anybody who has watched a parent or grandparent slowly begin to fade away. The house begins to feel like an empty shell, where every small corner holds a memory of that person that you'd forgotten, and it comes flooding back to you:
These walls have eyes
Rows of photographs
And faces like mine
Who do we become
Without knowing where
We started from
It's true I'm missing you
As I stand alone in your room
"Silent House" manages to convey the pain of losing someone you love, even though they're already here, because they've become a shadow of the strong and vibrant person you knew growing up. But it's the inherent wisdom in the lyric that makes the song so poignant: the younger generation carries on the life and memory of the people who raised them, and they live on through that. As Maines told USA Today earlier this year:
The song's message is "that it's OK for you to forget. I'll be able to carry on your life, or your history."
Country music seems ideally suited to deal with the big changes and major crossroads of life. Hopefully, more of our best artists will challenge themselves to deal with the subject matter of degenerative diseases and aging in a way that will enlighten and comfort listeners.


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Look at that cover for The Wrong Stars, out in early November! Art by Paul Scott Canavan, who is wonderful.
It's just the beginning. I sold Angry Robot two more space operas in the Axiom series. The Dreaming Stars will appear in Fall 2018, and book three (tentatively titled The Forbidden Stars) will come out in 2019. Early responses to the first book are so far very positive, and I'll share some review coverage and such shortly. It's an exciting new chapter of my life as a writer, and I hope you'll all join me in the cold and lightless void.

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Taking place in a fictitious 30 years before FINAL FANTASY XV, this game features retro-style inspired graphics centered around a fast-paced combat system with influences from modern gaming. The in-depth combat system blends intense attacks, devastating magic, mighty summons and unique companion attacks into a singular gaming experience through three diverse locations in the world of FINAL FANTASY XV.


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The most blatantly obvious vehicle ever named and one of the most ridiculous looking ones to date. Speedstas are large Ork scrap vehicles utilized by Mekboyz and are utilized by, what else? The Speed Freeks of course.
Resembling Wartrakks and Battlewagons, these fast construct are made from whatever spare parts a Mekboy comes across during his regular duties for his Warboss. Speedsta's are equipped with a wide array of advanced Ork weaponry including Bubblechukkas, Lifta-Droppas, Rokkits, and Kannons. As such, Speedstas populate a specific niche in Ork war tactics as a fast moving, fast attacking, assault artillery. It is a relatively unique vehicle because of this, as there are very little if not no vehicle equivalents for this.
Dragsters are stripped-down Speedstas that have had their weapons removed and replaced with a Deflektor Field, thus becoming mobile shields to help defend the relatively vulnerable Ork Boyz from incoming fire.
As previously mentioned, Speedstas are one of the goofiest Ork vehicles to date. Seriously, some of them look like clown cars whilst others look like those shoe cars you see on parades. That and combine with the oversized weapons and you get one hack of a clown show. They should belong to the Harlequins rather than the Orks of all people.
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Mosseveien 16-20 Fredrikstad
Various Architects, have been comissioned by ANS Mosseveien 16-20 to design a new signal building that will help define the edge of central Fredrikstad when approaching the city on Mosseveien. The project has been designed as an energy-effective and flexible combination of housing, showroom, and retail space.
The compact design of the building reflects and reinterprets the typologies of it's surroundings to create a dynamic new mixed-use building in fredrikstad. The first floor plinth of retail space is planned to include a grocery store and mix of smaller shops or cafes in an long low volume in glass and concrete which relates to the large scale industrial buildings typical of this part of Fredrikstad. Four "house" extrusions have been carefully placed on the plinth as a transition to the scale of the historical wooden houses on Trosvikberget which lies behind the site to the north-east. The four volumes have been developed as flexible containers for apartments of varying sizes (clad in wood), or as potential "showroom" retail space (clad in metal) connected to the plinth below. A grass roof on the plinth provides private outdoor garden space for residents. The building's form, placement, and facade treatment will help screen the existing housing behind from the increaded traffic noise on Mosseveien when the new bridge to Krokerøy opens. The directed openings between the houses maintain open views to the waterfront of the Floa river from Trosvikberget and providing good daylighting and for the new apartments.
The four week period of reguleringsvarsling (planning notice) has begun. Various Architects will be collecting input from neighbors and public instances as a part of the planning process. The completed planning application is scheduled to be sent in to Fredrikstad Kommune in early February.
Varslingsmateriale for naboer og offentlig instanser kan lastes ned på kommunens hjemmesider, eller her: varslingsbrev.pdf
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This place is ironically filled with germs
Kids can pick up germs anywhere, from the school bus, to the playground, but one place may come as a surprise to some parents: the doctor's office.
The doctor's office is supposed to be a place where people are cured of their illnesses, not a place where they catch new ones.
But while it's necessary for you to take your children to the doctor from time to time, there are some things you can do to keep them from coming home with something unexpected.
Below is a list of tips to help prevent you and your child from spreading or catching germs next time you are at the doctor's office:
- "The single most important thing that can be done is staff and patients washing their hands or using the provided hand sanitizer," says Dr. Aaron Traeger, a pediatrician with Advocate Children's Medical Group in Bloomington, Ill. "If you see your doctor not washing his or her hands before they touch you or your child, please ask them to. It's not rude, but rather good and safe practice."
- The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is also urging doctors to take necessary steps to stop the spread of germs in their practices by avoiding toys in their waiting rooms. "Toys in the office are a bad idea. Research shows that having toys in the office is really just spreading around infection," says Dr. Traeger. These toys can harbor germs and be difficult to clean, so avoiding toys in the office can help eliminate this problem.
- "No matter how good staff is at wiping the rooms down and cleaning as much as possible, sometimes you just can't anticipate a sick kid chewing on the leg of a chair, and then your child doing the same thing," says Dr. Traeger. "It's hard, we know, but try not to let them put their mouth on things in the office."
- The AAP suggests that infection control at doctor's offices should be just as strict as it is in hospitals to keep patients as germ-free as possible. Practices such as enforcing proper cough and sneezing etiquette, requiring staff to get seasonal flu shots and other vaccinations and placing hand sanitizers throughout the office can all help prevent the spread of germs.
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The number one carrier of germs has got to be the stethoscope. I'm 73 years old and have never seen a doctor or nurse wipe their stethoscope, unless you ask them to please wipe. What's up with that❓
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Police investigate theft of machinery worth $19,000
STURGEON BAY - Police are investigating the thefts of two machines worth $19,000.
The most recent theft was reported Tuesday when a Sturgeon Bay man reported an orbital lift machine was missing, according to a report from the Sturgeon Bay Police Department.
RELATED: Sheriff's Department seeks ID for retail theft
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The Gillison Orbital Lift is yellow and red with two wheels and a hitch. It has a bucket to raise a person and is valued at $15,000, the report said. The model number is 9816 and the serial number is 1208.
The first theft, a 12-foot-long aluminum utility trailer, was reported May 18 after the vehicle was removed from where it was parked at 949 Egg Harbor Road, the report said.
The silver Triton trailer has a dent on the driver's side front tool box and a ramp on the back. It is worth about $4,000, the report said.
If anyone has information about either item, contact the Sturgeon Bay Police Department at 920-746-2450, or click on the submit tip link on the department's Facebook page.
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Interview with Molissa Fenley
Molissa Fenley and Ann Murphy, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
January 9, 2012
Interview with Molissa Fenley conducted by Ann Murphy on June 28 and 29, 2010 at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City as part of the Oral History Project. 5 sound discs (ca. 276 min.): digital ; 4 3/4 in. + transcript (121 leaves).
Disc 1, June 28, 2010 (ca. 55 min.). Molissa Fenley speaks with Ann Murphy about her family background and international childhood; her memories of Nigeria, including, the physical environment, the place of girls and women in the society, education, the physicality of the Nigerians, the arts, traveling around the country with her father; her relationship with her mother; her mother's illness [multiple sclerosis] and belief in Christian Science; memories of childhood celebrations in Nigeria; her perceptions as a child regarding race; memories of dancing at Fela Kuti's club and other ways in which she interacted with native Nigerians as well as her reflections on these interactions.
Disc 2, June 28 continued (ca. 66 min.). Molissa Fenley continues to speak with Ann Murphy about her schooling, particularly her memories of boarding at the International School in Ibadan; finishing high school in Spain and her burgeoning interest in the arts at that time; her developing interest in dance; the decision to go to college in the United States and entering Mills College with dance as her major; the influence of her first dance teacher, Rebecca Fuller; influential educational experiences at Mills College; moving away from her interest in psychology and dance therapy and toward choreography and its relationship to art-making and art history; the earliest piece that she remembers creating; other training after graduation and moving to New York; more on Mills College; her ideas about dance in New York City at that time and reflections on the place she hoped her work would have there; identifying with the intentions of Isadora Duncan and Martha Graham.
Disc 3, June 29, 2010 (ca. 69 min.). Molissa Fenley speaks with Ann Murphy about leaving California for New York City and her first years in the city, her studies and rehearsals; her first dance, Planets; other performances, including her works Mix and Energizer; the polarized responses to her early work; her work in the context of other artists of the period and critical points of view at the time; responds to descriptions of her work in relation to Minimalism; thoughts on creative process and the importance of reviving older works in their original form; the creation of, and ideas behind her work Witches Float, including collaborating with Kiki Smith, and referencing her [Fenley's] work State of Darkness; her interest in shamanic transformation and the relationship among physical, intellectual and spiritual elements as well as the rare occasions in which these elements come together; her need to perform her own choreography; the varied uses of her choreography notebooks, for example, as in her piece Bardo; other aspects of her early creative process including the wide-ranging sources of inspiration that have continued through the present.
Disc 4, June 29 continued (ca. 50 min.). Molissa Fenley continues to speak with Ann Murphy; briefly, about the musicians from Mills College with whom she has worked; her approach to the use of space in her compositions and the relation of her approach to art history; differences between working as a soloist and with other dancers; her current process of working with dancers using instructions sent by email; the Momenta Foundation; her work, The Cosmati Variations as well as more on her creative process in general and approaches to structure, often in relation to visual art; the importance of commitment in all of its manifestations, including as a spiritual practice; her interest in theater; her knee injury and recovery.
Disc 5, June 29 continued (ca. 36 min.). Molissa Fenley continues to speak with Ann Murphy; briefly discusses the most important pieces of her career from a personal viewpoint, including Trace, Weathering, Lava field, and her current work in progress, The prop dances; her collaborations with Philip Glass, including Geologic Moments and Provenance Unknown.
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Eminem lives for celebrity feuds. And his latest public spat comes in the form of a reboot of his decade-old feud with Masked Singer host Nick Cannon. This particular rivalry goes all the way back to at least 2009 and involves Cannon's ex-wife Mariah Carey.
But, this week, the saga took a weird turn after Cannon released two diss tracks aimed at Eminem, the most recent of which dropped on Wednesday and accuses Em of voting for Trump. To understand the beef, you really have to go back a bit — all the way to 2009. Here's what you need to know about this bizarre decade-long feud between Eminem, Nick Cannon, and Mariah Carey.
The Backstory of Eminem, Nick Cannon, and Mariah Carey
Throughout his career, Eminem has claimed that he and Carey once had a relationship. Carey has consistently denied this. The alleged relationship only lasted six months, but it has been the topic of a handful of tracks from Eminem. In 2009, lyrics on the rapper's EP Relapse suggested that he still had feelings for Carey. Additionally, a song on the album, "Bagpipes from Baghdad" took some of the first jabs at Cannon, with Eminem rapping:
Mariah, what's ever happened to us, why did we have to break up?
All I asked for was a glass of punch
You see, I never really ask for much
I can't imagine what's going through your mind after such
A nasty breakup with that Latin hunk
Luis Miguel, Nick Cannon better back the fuck up
After the 2009 release, Cannon made comments denouncing the song and supporting Carey, who he had married a year prior. The two remained married until 2016. Following Cannon's comments to Eminem, Cannon has since confirmed that Eminem apologized for the call out in "Bagpipes."
But apparently, that was not enough. Carey responded by releasing "Obsessed," a 2009 song about a male lover who was obsessed with her and continued to allege that he was in a relationship with Carey. Released very closely after "Bagpipes," fans assumed the song was about the rapper. Eminem then released "The Warning" in 2010, which suggests he has proof of their relationship, rapping, "Oh gee, is that supposed to be me in the video with the goatee? / Wow Mariah, didn't expect you to go balls out / Bitch shut the fuck up 'fore I put all them phone calls out". Cannon then challenged Eminem to a charity boxing match, which never came to fruition.
The Feud Restarts Ten Years Later
A decade later in 2019, Cannon drudged that dead body of a feud back up by commenting this past September that he'd still like to confront Eminem over "The Warning." Eminem blew a little oxygen into this seemingly dead feud by joining Fat Joe for a verse on "Lord Above," which was released last Friday. He picks up the feud, rapping, "I know me and Mariah didn't end on a high note / But that other dude's whipped — that pussy's got him neutered / Tried to tell him this chick's a nut job before he got his jewels clipped / Almost got my caboose kicked / Fool, quit / You not gonna do shit / I let her chop my balls off too before I lose to you, Nick."
That... did not go over well.
Cannon's Response to Eminem's Diss
On the day after the song's release, Cannon responded on Instagram, congratulating Fat Joe on the album, but blocking out Eminem's face and joking that Fat Joe had done Eminem a service by digging Eminem up from his "grave."
In further response, Nick Cannon released his own diss track on Monday, entitled "The Invitation," with an opening by Suge Knight, who openly drags Eminem. In the track, Cannon takes a hit at Eminem's family, rapping, "I fuck with Crack, but the white boy he fuck with crack / Pills and smack, shit, and he 'bout to relapse / Call Kim, somebody get Hailie / And that other kid you raisin', that ain't even your baby"
Following the release of the diss track, Eminem hit Twitter to respond to the message, calling out Nick as "bougie."
And then, from way out in the left field of the mid-2000s, 50 Cent also weighed in on the controversy because why the hell not? Cannon responded by posting a photo of Samuel L. Jackson from Django Unchained and tagging 50 Cent in the caption.
Another Diss Track from Cannon
After the initial diss track from Cannon failed to garner any legitimate attention from Eminem, the internet responded by using the hashtag #RIPNickCannon. Jokes and memes began to surface poking fun at Cannon's inability to make any headway against Eminem.
Unwilling to take the loss, Cannon released a second diss track on Tuesday night entitled "Pray for Him," in which the host accuses Eminem of having had a face lift and voting for Trump, of whom the rapper has been vocally critical. Controversially, he also raps the line, "God should've took Em and let us keep Juice WRLD." Juice WRLD died from an overdose this past weekend at the age of 21.
Considering that this feud has technically been going on for more than a decade, it's hard to imagine it coming to a close pretty soon, but it's nice to see rappers who thrived in the mid-2000s finding work online again. Here's hoping that DMX weighs in soon.
Justin Kirkland is a Brooklyn-based writer who covers culture, food, and the South. Along with Esquire, his work has appeared in NYLON, Vulture, and USA Today.


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The CT Department of Public Health is working in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to monitor the cases.
State health officials announced Monday that they are currently monitoring 30 babies "either born or currently residing in Connecticut to mothers who had tested positive for Zika virus or Flavivirus during their pregnancies."
The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH), in conjunction with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is monitoring all pregnancies in which Zika or Flavivirus was diagnosed in the mother and is conducting follow up monitoring, as per the CDC recommended guidelines. Those tests are taking place at birth, two, six and 12 months after birth for signs of Zika-related birth defects in the babies.
Additionally, DPH is monitoring another nine women "who are still pregnant with laboratory evidence of confirmed Zika virus or Flavivirus," according to the department.
Last summer, state officials said there were 25 confirmed cases of people testing positive for the disease.
"It is critical that we work with pediatricians to monitor these babies for signs of Microcephaly or other Zika-related birth defects throughout the first year of life because we have seen that these defects are not necessarily readily apparent at birth," said DPH Commissioner Dr. Raul Pino in a statement. "Any baby who has signs of Zika-related birth defects will receive further monitoring, and we will be assisting the families and pediatricians with ensuring that both baby and family receive the services and supports that they will need to address the baby's issues."
"In addition, we strongly encourage all Connecticut OB/GYNs and hospitals to screen all pregnant women for possible exposure to Zika virus. 80 percent of people exposed to Zika virus never show symptoms and don't realize that they have or had the virus. We can only track the patients we know have been tested, which means we could be missing a significant portion of pregnant women and babies exposed to Zika virus," added Pino.
Of the 30 live births currently being monitored by DPH in the state, two babies have been confirmed with Zika-related birth defects, and another nine babies were borderline for birth defects, according to officials. Those nine will be followed closely at their pediatrician appointments for any possible changes in their measurements to confirm or rule out microcephaly or other birth defects related to Zika.
Microcephaly is a condition in which a baby's head is much smaller than expected. During pregnancy, a baby's head grows because the baby's brain grows. Microcephaly can occur because a baby's brain has not developed properly during pregnancy or has stopped growing after birth, which results in a smaller head size. Microcephaly can be an isolated condition, meaning that it can occur with no other major birth defects, or it can occur in combination with other major birth defects. Babies with microcephaly can have a range of other problems, depending on how severe their microcephaly is.
Microcephaly has been linked with the following problems:
- Seizures
- Developmental delay, such as problems with speech or other developmental milestones (like sitting, standing, and walking)
- Intellectual disability (decreased ability to learn and function in daily life)
- Problems with movement and balance
- Feeding problems, such as difficulty swallowing
- Hearing loss
- Vision problems
These problems can range from mild to severe and are often lifelong. Because the baby's brain is small and underdeveloped, babies with severe microcephaly can have more of these problems, or have more difficulty with them, than babies with milder microcephaly. Severe microcephaly also can be life-threatening. Because it is difficult to predict at birth what problems a baby will have from microcephaly, babies with microcephaly often need close follow-up through regular check-ups with a healthcare provider to monitor their growth and development.
"As we head into the Caribbean travel season, it is imperative that pregnant women, women who plan to become pregnant and their partners carefully consider any plans to travel to areas where mosquitoes are still carrying Zika, and if travel is necessary that they take precautions to protect against mosquito bites," said Pino. "We are actively working with the CDC and other states to quantify the risk of birth defects in order to help identify the types of birth defects that are more common in infants who were exposed to Zika virus and the subpopulations that are most affected by Zika-related outcomes."
As of Jan. 18, DPH's State Laboratory has tested 1,208 patients for Zika virus, including 873 pregnant patients. Of those, 109 patients have tested positive for Zika virus, including six pregnant women. An additional 44 patients and 34 pregnant patients have tested positive for Flavivirus, a related class of viruses that include Zika, dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis and West Nile virus.


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Source: Suicide or transition: The only options for gender dysphoric kids?
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One of my visions for involving youth and frankly others in the work of the church and I think could work great in small as well as large congregations. Decide on one of several possible projects– Augmented reality mobile guided church tour and visitor ap which would help coordinate and assure new visitors through a new member integration path of interactions and activities- identify key faith stores that should be shared with young children and produce a series of illustrated books that tell those stories and a number of plush toys, puzzles and branded products like cups, class schedule posters, pencil cases- tablet covers etc. that would both be used by child care staff or volunteers at the church and or sold or gufted to parents in the congregation and beyond- produce a multi episode youtube program like you might see on HG TV where youth do weekend work programs to help people who cant afford to higher someone for needed home repairs- — What ever it is you want a space that is equipped with the needed design tools complete with software access, camera and recording equipment, maker shop tools and supplies. The projects could be rolled out in ways that would coordinate efforts and offer unstructured face time for those involved as well as encourage and support individual and small group engagement in elements of the project almost any time during the week. Also there would be additional enrichment programs that would arise to meat the needs of the project but these could be open to others in the church and the wider community – things that might cover say- 3-d modeling- building ap interactions, making stop action figures, basic photo editing – designing print and digital documents, Other religious traditions what have you. Sort of stealing from the online universities that often rely heavily on students for a great amount of their content creation of everything from visual aids and tutorials to interactive simulations and even course text content. So that early on and even often now it is the currently enrolled students providing the drafts and prototypes that will be offered to and used with future students and faculty.
A shout Out for the Torch Bearers Continuing the Legacy of the Woman who Gave us Young Children and Worship, Sonja Stewart (without whom Godly Play may not have been what we know it to be today).Standard
Those individuals and congregations that are looking to go beyond the Spirit Play Trainings I know some have taken advantage of chances to attend Godly Play events or trainings which is awesome but I wanted to let people know if they didn't already that another great resource for further development of your practice can be found through Young Children and Worship which also offers trainings and has even been involved in promoting Montessori based R.E. methods in parts of the U.K. This is the group that was founded by Sonja Stewart Who was an early co-developer of a great deal of what we have come to know as Godly Play. She came from a less liturgical background than Jerome and focused on sacred story lessons and is the source of a fair number of the Bible lessons told using wood figures. The owner of Worship Woodworks the company that has produced premade material sets for several Spirit Play Lessons and who graciously donated prototypes of my first group of lessons helping Spirit Play take off with the excitement it did–her name is Sally and her materials are based around Stewarts designs so Spirit Play has an early and blessed connection with this kindred practice of doing R.E. I felt inspired by their updated website and recent activities to share that good work with folk who may not have been aware of yet another school of playful church educators out there.


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Last year was supposed to be their year.
The Boston College Eagles had, perhaps, the most dominant hockey team in the country during the regular season. Thanks to an overpowering offense led by Cam Atkinson, Brian Gibbons, Jimmy Hayes, and Joe Whitney, the Eagles averaged four goals a game and displayed a speed and skill level that was rarely seen at this level, at least in this country. To complete the unbelievable level of talent, the Eagles also had one of the best netminders in the country in John Muse between the pipes. Muse had an incredible season, posting a 27-6-1 record along with a .922 save percentage which placed him among the leaders in the country.
The team dominated Hockey East, winning 20 games in conference play and finishing with 41 points. They went on to win the conference tournament by beating Merrimack in the championship game, their second consecutive Hockey East tournament crown. In addition, the team won its second straight Beanpot trophy with two dramatic overtime wins (first BU, then Northeastern).
With both trophies in hand, the Eagles appeared ready to defend their National Championship when the brackets were announced. Then, the tournament started, and things went horribly wrong. Colorado College got on the board quickly in the opening round, and then scored again. And again. And again. By the time it was over, the Eagles had absorbed an 8-4 loss to the Tigers and the dominance the team displayed all season was nothing but a memory.
It wasn't long after that the exodus began. The Eagles lost six of their top nine scorers from that team including 50 point men Atkinson and Gibbons. Along with the departure of the man affectionately known as "The Moose", the overriding thought was that the BC hockey team was going to have a ton of holes to fill this season. Dare I say it, but there was the potential that this would be...a rebuilding year.
But, as any fan of Ohio St. football or Kentucky basketball will tell you, you never rebuild at those powerhouse programs, you reload. When it comes to college hockey, Boston College certainly falls into that same elite category as the Buckeyes or Wildcats.
While this team hasn't been quite as explosive as last years group, it might actually be more balanced. The team has 10 players who have scored at least 20 points this season, including freshman Johnny Gaudreau. Gaudreau is the best example of how dominant the BC hockey team is under legendary coach Jerry York. Less than 12 months ago, the New Jersey native was getting ready for his senior prom, and now he's anchoring an offense (along with Chris Kreider) that helped the Eagles to a unanimous No. 1 ranking and the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament which begins Friday.
The dirty secret about last years Eagles team was the defense. While Muse was phenomenal for most of the year, the defense in front of him was not. On four occasions during the final six weeks of the season, the Eagles surrendered at least four goals in a game, and they allowed six goals in three of those. It got swept under the rug for the most part because they won three of those games thanks to that incredible offense, but the one game they didn't win was the NCAA tournament game.
This years team though has been much better defensively, especially in the last few months. This team hasn't surrendered more than two goals in a game since late January, a game that also marked the start of their current 15 game winning streak. Goalie Parker Milner has been outstanding in the second half of the year and has raised his save percentage to an elite .931 while posting a 25-5-0 record overall. Beyond Milner, the veteran defense in front of him has been outstanding. After watching last years late season defensive meltdown, upperclassmen Brian Dumoulin, Tommy Cross, and Patch Alber have raised the level of their games this season and kept the crease relatively clean and let Milner do the rest.
While this group doesn't possess as much raw talent as the much more highly touted group from last year, the balance and depth seems to be better and has them in position to win their third National Championship in the last five years. The road to Tampa won't be easy though. On the surface, opening round opponent Air Force (4:00pm EST, ESPN-U) doesn't seem to pose much of a threat, but likely regional final opponent Minnesota-Duluth certainly does. The Bulldogs are the defending National Champions and haven't lost much from last years group. Assuming they beat a depleted Maine team on Friday, that game would be must-see TV. Luckily, the game will be played in Worcester and should be a defacto home game for the Eagles.
Once in the Frozen Four, absolutely anything can happen, but with Coach York behind the bench, you'd have to like the Eagles chances to hang another banner at Kelly Rink next fall. Regardless of how the tournament turns out though, it's important to remember that going into this season, it was widely expected that Boston University would be the best team on Comm Ave. The fact that the Eagles are sitting at the top of the mountain heading into this tournament is a testament to the job that York has done this season (maybe his best ever) and the job he's done turning Boston College into the premier hockey program in New England.


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Jason Baldinger has spent a life in odd jobs, if only poetry was the strangest of them he'd have far less to talk about. Somewhere in time, he traveled the country, and wrote a few books, the latest of which are "The Lower 48" on Six Gallery Press and "The Studs Terkel Blues" on Night Ballet Press. A short litany of publishing credits include The New Yinzer, Shatter Wig Press, Blast Furnace and you can also hear audio of some poems at http://jasonbaldinger.bandcamp.com/.
M. Callen is a multidisciplinary artist and poet from
Her work has appeared in Fence, Gigantic, The Atlas Review,
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Daniel M. Shapiro is a special education teacher in the
His first full-length collection of poems, How the Potato Chip Was Invented, was
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Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday evening, Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at homes, and several youngsters, who hurled stones at the advancing army jeeps, causing many Palestinians to suffer the severe effects of teargas inhalation.
Media sources in Hebron said the invasion was focused in the ath-Thaher area, south of Beit Ummar, close to Karmie Tzur illegal colony, which was built on illegally-confiscated Palestinian lands.
The sources added that the soldiers also invaded and searched many homes in the area, and occupied several rooftops, before using them as monitoring towers and firing posts.
Furthermore, one of the soldiers, stationed on the rooftop of one of the invaded homes, was mildly injured in his face by a stone hurled by one of the protesters.
In addition, the soldiers invaded an area, near the Somoud Mosque, in the town, before later withdrawing to their base in Karmie Tzur.


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Prout, Ada (Johnny)
Passed away peacefully October 24, 2008 at the age of 85 in Surrey, BC. Predeceased by husband Ernie, daughter Yvonne Leslie and son Rex. Johnny is survived by sons James (Valerie), Bruce (Marie), six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Memorial service to be held on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in Fraser Heights Funeral Home 14835 Fraser Hwy., Surrey, B.C.


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I know that Tara Mata, who had been Master's editor-in-chief, had deep faith in him, as well as devotion to his position as her guru. Nevertheless, there were a number of occasions when she could not resist making statements to me on the phone that ridiculed him. (We always spoke by phone, for she lived away from Mt. Washington, and was by nature a recluse.)
a) Laughingly she once said to me, "Even when Master was William the Conqueror, he never mastered the English language!"
English, of course, didn't even exist as a language during William's time! In fact, it was William who helped to create it in its modern form. Master also told us that he had been, in a former lifetime, a (presumably great and famous) poet.
b) Laughingly again—this time to ridicule his lack of practicality—Tara once told me, "Master had a whole team of us stay up night after night, typing up a proposal to Henry Ford [the industrial tycoon] to get him to sponsor the first world brotherhood colony." The obvious motive for her amusement (indeed, she stated it frankly) was to tell me that the entire concept of communities was "totally impractical."
c) Tara—in order to emphasize what she considered his impractical idealism—also stated to me, "I know Master said, 'We are not a sect.' Well, we are a sect!" She saw no reason even to justify this point of disagreement with him.
d) Tara was highly competent, certainly, as an editor. Nevertheless, the fact deserves to be underlined that it was also she who, for years, blocked the publication of some of his most important writings. Would she ever have allowed any serious book written by me to appear in print? Hardly! (Who was I, after all?) Master had told me to write books, but the only book of mine that she ever published was a collection of childhood accounts, Stories of Mukunda, which I had written as a Christmas present for my fellow monks.
In speaking to me once about complaints she had been receiving about her delays in getting out Master's words, Tara once exclaimed to me, "What do people want with more books?! They already have everything they need, to find God." Her excuse for not completing the work Master himself had given her—projects which included his commentaries on the Bhagavad Gita, on the New Testament, and on the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam—was that she had too little time to spare from her other "duties"—duties which involved, in fact, interfering with everybody else's business.
Daya on one occasion remarked to me, "Master once told me in all earnestness, 'Keep Laurie [Tara] away from people.'" He did so out of an awareness of Tara's tendency to meddle in other people's affairs. Indeed, she seemed to feel that, without her input on everything, the consequence would be ruin and chaos.
e) One time, a committee of fifteen persons, of which (as I said earlier) I was a member, reached a certain decision. The decision, as nearly as I can remember, did not relate to anything very important. Tara, however, when told of our decision by phone, disagreed with it peremptorily. (She always spoke in exclamation marks.)
The nun reporting to her said, "But there are fifteen of us who agree on this matter."
"My dear," Tara answered pleasantly, "that makes you just fifteen times as wrong!"
f) In May 1950, Master told me that he expected his Bhagavad Gita commentaries, on which he was then working, to be published by the end of that year. It had been my task to take letters back and forth between him and Laurie (Tara). The day he made that statement to me, I smiled with eager anticipation as I repeated those words to her. In reply, she laughed merrily at the absurdity of his very suggestion that the book could come out so soon. (Master's comment when I related her remark to him was, "Delays! Delays! Always delays!") She'd had no intention of bringing the book out that year. In fact, it was forty-five long years later that this book finally saw the light of day.
g) When SRF's version of Master's Gita commentaries finally did come out, I, who had helped with their editing, was deeply disappointed. Their edition lacked the clarity of Master's version, on which I had worked. It was not always accurate in its presentation of the truths Master had explained. And it came out so greatly over-edited that it was actually difficult to read. Master's own version had, by contrast, been a pleasure to read!
Years later, I was informed by an ex-nun that she had been commissioned to research some of the things Master had written. I simply cannot imagine what purpose was served by that commission. The book needed no supportive statements, and was in fact only weakened by extra commentaries. Of these, however, the book held a plethora.
h) The following change, which indicated a major policy of diluting Master's true meanings, was made in an audio recording of Yogananda's voice. The change was almost certainly introduced under the influence of Tara Mata herself; she tried constantly to diminish any statement of Master's that might offend orthodox Christian sensibilities. Master, in one of his recorded talks, had stated, "My Master [Swami Sri Yukteswar] was no less than Jesus Christ. Remember that." These sentences were deleted.


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Los Angeles Criminal Lawyer employs a team of highly regarded expert attorneys, who possess significant experience dealing with a number of different kinds of cases involving criminal threats.
According to Penal Code Section 422 of California Law, criminal threats are defined as when you make an unlawful threat to kill or to bring great bodily harm against another person or group of people. To qualify as an unlawful criminal threat, the threat to kill or physically harm must be done completely willfully, must be intended to be received as a threat, must be communicated either orally, in writing, or through electronic communication, must be unambiguous, specific, and immediate in a way that communicated an imminent danger of the threat being carried out, the threatened person must have felt actual reasonable fear of his/her safety and/or for the safety of the members of his/her immediate family as a result of the threat, and the fear stemming from the threat must sustained.
- Sending your friend an email telling him/her that you plan to set their house on fire.
- Threatening to kill someone while holding and pointing a gun at him/her.
Related Offenses to Criminal Threats
There are a number of crimes for which you can be charged with in conjunction with a charge of criminal threats. If you carry out a threat under specific circumstances or against a specific class of person, you will most likely be charged with criminal threats in addition to another crime, outlined in the paragraphs below.
Threat Involving Extortion: According to PC Section 518, extortion is defined as the use of threats or force to access money, services of some kind, or property. Also, using a threat or using force to compel a public official to carry out a public act of some sort also qualifies as extortion. So, if you use a threat to commit murder or a threat to bring unlawful physical harm upon their person as part of an extortion effort, say by threatening to kill a politician if he/she doesn't vote against a specific proposed law, you can be charged with both extortion and criminal threats.
Domestic Violence: According to PC Section 243(e)(1), you can be charged with domestic violence if you commit violence against someone with whom it can be proven you had or currently have an intimate relationship. An intimate relationship under California law is specified as someone who was your former spouse or is your current spouse, who was your former cohabitant or is your current cohabitant, ex-fiancé or current fiancé, a person who you formerly or are currently dating, or the father or mother of your child/children. If you threaten someone with whom you have/had an intimate relationship, you can be charged either with criminal threats as part of a domestic violence crime, or charged separately with criminal threats in addition to a standard charge of domestic violence.
Dissuading a Witness: Under PC Section 136.1, it is illegal to prevent or make an attempt to prevent a victim or witness of a crime from testifying in court about the crime or from reporting the crime to the authorities. If you attempt to stop a witness victim from either reporting a crime or testifying about the crime, or do so successfully, you can be charged with both criminal threats and dissuading a witness, and be subject to the combined penalties of both crimes.
Threat on Behalf of a Gang: Under PC Section 186.22, if you threaten some else for the benefit of a criminal gang, defined as an organization of 3 or more people with a common name and a primary mission of committing criminal activity, you will face additional penalties will be added on to the sentence you are given as a result of being found guilty of criminal threats.
Aggravated Trespass: According to PC Section 601, aggravated trespass is defined as when a person, after first making an unlawful criminal threat against another person or their immediate family, enters that person's place of work or home within 30 days of making the illegal threat with intentions to carry out the aforementioned threat. Aggravated trespass and criminal threats are often filed in conjunction when someone makes an unlawful threat and then trespasses on the threatened person's private property or workplace.
What Must be Proven by the Prosecutor for You to be Found Guilty of Criminal Threats:
For you to be found guilty of criminal threats, the prosecutor must prove the threat meets all of the criteria listed in definition of criminal threats found above in the second paragraph. In this section, each part of the criminal threats definition will be examined in order to show how the prosecutor must provide proof for each aspect of the definition.
Threat Was Willful: It must be proven by the prosecutor that the threat was willful and communicated under your own power. If the threat was made in an unwilful way, say under threat from another person, or somehow done accidentally (such as through a mistake in language for a non-native speaker), then the threat is not considered completely willful.
The Threat Was Intended to be Received as Such: It also must proven that the threat was intentionally meant to be received as a real threat. A guy telling his best friend jokingly that he's going to break his leg after exchanging insults would not count as a criminal threat, as it is clear in this situation that the "threat" here was not intended to be received as a threat, but rather as a playful barb.
Threat Was to Kill or Seriously Injure: In order to be found guilty of criminal threats, it must be proven that the threat was to kill or cause great bodily injury, which is defined as the substantial impairment of a physical condition, which can include gunshot wounds, severe dog bites, broken bones, prolonged loss of consciousness, disfigurement, major concussion, and more (the definition of great bodily injury is not exact, and varies case by case). Threats involving minor bodily injuries therefore do not qualify as criminal threats.
Oral, Written, or Electronic Communication of Threat: The threat must be verbal, written, or communicated electronically in some manner, otherwise the threat cannot be considered a criminal threat. This means threats that are communicated through gesticulations or other types of signaling methods do not qualify as criminal threats. Types of communication that count as electronic communication under law include telephone conversations, video messages, faxes, text messages, or computer/internet messages of any kind (Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, etc.).
Threat Was Unambiguous, Specific and Immediate: It must be proven that the threat was unambiguous, that the wording of the threat was clear and not reasonably misinterpreted; that the threat was specific, that the threat was not vague but included the threat of murder or of a particular serious bodily injury; and that the threat was immediate, that the threat included a specific point time when the threatened person would expect the threat to be acted upon. This specific point in time does not need be an exact date or time of day, but the threatened person must have a sense of when the threat might be executed in order for the threat to be considered immediate.
Actual Fear from Threat Was Real: The threatened person must feel actual fear for you to be successfully charged with criminal threats. There is no defined exact burden of proof for demonstrating actual fear, it can only be evaluated on a case by case basis using relevant information.
Fear from Threat Was Reasonable: The fear felt by the threatened party must be within the limits of reason for a prosecutor to find you guilty of criminal threats. If you threaten somebody by threatening to harm them with your magical powers or with a nuclear bomb, the fear felt by the threatened person will almost certainly not be considered reasonable, as no rational person would feel fear from such impossible to act upon threats. However, it should be noted here that the perpetrator does not need to actually possess the means to carry out the threat, only that the threatened person reasonably believes the threat could be carried out. If the person doing the threatening puts a stick in their pocket to make it look like a knife to threaten someone, this could qualify as a criminal threat, since the threatened person could reasonably believe the stick in the pocket was a real knife.
Fear from Threat Was Sustained: The threatened person must feel fear that is sustained and not fleeting for the prosecutor to find you guilty of criminal threats. As with actual fear, there is no exact definition found in the law for sustained fear, so it must be evaluated on a case by case basis. Generally, the fear must last beyond the threatening encounter itself, threats that are forgotten about or no longer cause concern in the threatened person minutes after the encounter are usually not considered criminal threats.
Common Legal Defenses Employed in Criminal Threats Cases
Here are some examples of legal defenses used by attorneys to defend their clients from charges of criminal threats:
- The Threat Was Ambiguous and Not Immediate: You can fight a charge of criminal threats by claiming the threat you made was too ambiguous and unspecific to be considered a criminal threat. If the threat you made was super-general and not a particular threat to end someone's life or inflict a specific serious injury, then you can argue that the threat you made doesn't constitute a criminal threat. For instance, if you told someone in an angry moment that you were "going to get you back for that," then you would most likely be able to successfully argue that this doesn't qualify as a criminal threat, as it is very vague and not specific in nature.
- The Threat Falls Under Protected Free Speech: There are certain conditions under which threats can be considered protected under the First Amendment. Doctor-patient confidentiality means some types of threats told by a patient to their therapist can be protected under the right to free speech. If a patient tells their marriage therapist that they would cause serious bodily injury to their spouse if they caught them committing an act of infidelity, this threat would be protected under free speech, as working through these threats would be considered an essential part of the marriage therapy and intended only for the therapist to hear. However, this does not mean all threats made between patients and their doctors are protected under the First Amendment. If a patient told his/her therapist he/she was planning on blowing up a specific hospital tomorrow, then the doctor would have a legal responsibility to report the threat, and the patient would be charged with criminal threats.
- The Threatened Person's Fear Was Unreasonable: A charge of criminal threats can be fought by demonstrating that the fear felt by the alleged victim was not reasonable. If you threatened to hurt the alleged victim with a method that can be fairly interpreted as unreasonable, such as the use of superpowers or the use of a weapon that you would not reasonably have access to such as tomahawk missile, then you will be able to successfully argue that the fear felt by the threatened person was not reasonable.
- The Threatened Person Did Not Feel Actual Fear: If the supposed victim did not actually ever feel afraid as a result of the threat, usually because they believed you were not actually able to carry out the threat or because the threat was only made as a joke, then an accusation of criminal threats can be dismissed. If your alleged victim responds to the threat by smiling and laughing, or by replying and saying that they are not at all afraid as a result of the threat, then you can successfully argue against an accusation of criminal threats.
- The Fear Felt by the Threatened Person Was Not Sustained: If you can prove the fear claimed by the alleged victim was not sustained, you can avoid being found guilty of criminal threats. This can be done in a variety of ways, such as by proving that the victim forgot about the threat for an extended period of time after the occurrence of the threat. For instance, if you apologized to the alleged victim for saying threatening words, and the victim replies by saying he/she doesn't remember the threats, but then decides a month later to bring charges of criminal threats against you, you would most likely be able to successfully argue the fear was not sustained.
- The Threat Was Not Communicated Orally, in Written Form, or Electronically: You can fight an accusation of criminal threats by proving that the threat was communicated by some other means than electronic, written, or verbal communication. If you only looked menacingly at someone and made a cutting motion across your neck, but engaged in no other threatening communication, you could successfully fight the accusation by arguing you only used a gesture, and not oral, written, or verbal communication.
- False Accusations: Largely due the fact that criminal threats do not involve an easily-provable physical injury, criminal threats accusations are susceptible to falsehoods. This is especially true of verbal threats, of which no recorded proof often exists. If you are able to show that these accusations of an oral threat are false and cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, you and your attorney may be able to successfully fight off a charge of criminal threats.
Penalties for Criminal Threats:
Penal Code Section 422 is referred to as a wobbler, meaning that prosecutors may elect to charge you either with a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the extent of your criminal record and on the factual circumstances of your specific case.
A conviction of a misdemeanor for criminal threats will result in:
- A fine up of to $1,000 and/or up to a one-year sentence in a county jail.
A conviction of felony for criminal threats will results in:
- A fine up to $10,000 and a prison sentence of up to three years in a California state prison. If it can be proven that you used a dangerous or deadly weapon to make the criminal threat, then your felony prison sentence will be extended by one full year.
You also face a stay-away order and/or a no negative contact order if convicted of criminal threats, either of a misdemeanor or a felony.
A conviction of criminal threats under PC Section 422 counts as a strike under California's Three Strike Rule. This means that if a conviction of criminal threats represents your second strike, your sentence will be twice as long as otherwise determined by law, and if it's your third strike you will serve a mandatory minimum of 25 years to life in a California state prison.
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CFA or Chartered Financial Analysts is the commerce related professional designation given by the CFA Institute. The course cum exam acknowledges the integrity and competence of the financial investment analysts.
The CFA program offers students quality of knowledge, skills, and experience which are the key to a future career in finance.
- Why CFA
- CFA Exam Process
- CFA Exam Cost
- CFA Preparation
Objective of the CFA exam
The CFA Institute is devoted to generating leading investment professionals for globally accredited organizations. The core investment management professionals are to work in an industry where business lines or large firms where wealth management, asset management, and fiduciary asset ownership management are their primary objective.
CFA exam sets the standards of market integrity, ethics, and excellence in all these fields. As an international and independent organization, the Institute impacts on the students and their career in commerce professional development and growth.
Course Subjects
The CFA finance career course and exam are held in three levels, each of which contains the same topic areas but in different weights. In total, there are 10 subject or topics that any candidate has to pursue while taking up the course.
These include Economics, Quantitative Methods, Alternative Investments, Fixed Incomes, Corporate Finance, Portfolio Management and Wealth Planning, Derivatives, Ethical and Professional Standards, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Alternative Investments and Equity Investments. The total subject weight for level 1 is of 100, but the actual exam weight may differ slightly from the guided curriculum.
CFA Course Fees
The one-time fee payable to the institute is needed at the time of level 1 registration. Along with the program fees of US$ 450 (approx 45,000 INR), you need to pay an exam registration fee that modifies with the time of your registration. If you are registering before 15 February, you will be paying the standard registration fees i.e. US$ 930 (approx 60,450 INR).
But if you are late in registering with the CFA institute your exam registration fees becomes US$ 1,380 (approx 89,700 INR) that is also before 15th of March. The exam mentioned above registration fee covers the cost of topic based practice tests, mobile study app with advanced features, eBooks, interactive guide and a study planner.
In case you change your mind within two business days, you will get a full refund of all the payable fees. But, as the USD to INR rate varies each day, the exact amount of refund cannot be guaranteed by the Institute.
Exam dates for CFA level 1
The early registration process for June 2017 exam opened on 27th July 2016. After the final registration ends in March, test centers are allotted, and center changing application request can be made in this period.
The admit card reaches the candidates within May, and finally, the exam takes place on June 3rd. After the exam, you don't have to wait too long as the level 1 result is declared within a month of the exam.
Test Centres
The institute has a total of six centers in India that are situated in major cities like Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Pune. Candidates may choose their study and test center nearest to their home. Other than the six Indian centers, candidates may avail any of the centers worldwide.
The institute is working with the Securities and Exchange Board of India and also the National Institute of Securities market with the aim of strengthening faculty resources in the country's faculties and universities.
The CFA career in Financial Analyst and charter holders are leaders who are efficient in impacting on the economic advancement of their clients. Gaining the trust of the clients is the secret of each successful investment professional. CFA grooms the candidates with the essential to becoming trustworthy and ethical to benefit both the client and the professional as well.


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It's a Great Time To Buy a Home
When choosing a buyer's agent, it is important that you have every confidence in the agent's ability to represent your best interests. When purchasing a property in today's market, it is not unusual to find more than one buyer trying to secure the same property.
Because of the competitive real estate market, your agent must be educated, aggressive, know current values, and also be respected by their peers. A reputation for high ethical standards and attention to detail is a must when negotiating for that desirable property.
A smart listing agent will not advise a seller to consider price only – there are many additional factors that an agent should keep in mind. One of these is the agent representing the buyer and her ability to achieve a successful closing.
Before you get started, do some homework.
This handy Buyers Guide will show you some things to keep in mind as you are hunting for that home of your dreams.


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Time to talk sales
Your sales team is your most powerful growth engine, but when was the last time you examined sales as critically as you do your manufacturing, supply chain, or purchasing departments?
Take a closer look at your sales organization and you may discover the "sales paradox": all revenue goes through sales, yet the team was built on back-of-the-envelope calculations and gut-driven decision-making.
A more systematic approach to sales force management will put you at a strategic advantage in the battle for revenue, profit, and growth. Start thinking about sales effectiveness today – it's easier than you think.
Unlock your commercial growth with the right sales strategy
Reshaping your sales force doesn't have to be a slow and arduous process. Thanks to recent advancements in technology, today's leaders can critically evaluate their sales organizations using a pain-free and systematic approach. Be it alternative go-to-market channels, territory optimization, sales enablement, quota development, or even highly emotive topics like compensation schemes, it has never been easier to unlock hidden potential in your current sales organization. At Simon-Kucher, we know how to generate quick-wins in these five key areas without completely disrupting your sales force.
- Enable your sales team with the right tools: Equip your sellers with state-of-the-art tools to eliminate waste and increase conversion
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Melbourne Art Fair generates $5,000,000 in revenue for artists
Art Press Release from Australia. Published by Rebecca Gabrielle Cannon on Tuesday 28 August 2012.
The Melbourne Art Foundation have reported that the 13th biennial Melbourne Art Fair had visitation of 27,000 and having generated in excess of $8 million in sales.
Approximately sixty percent of funds generated through sales are returned to living artists through their gallery, an estimated $5 million.


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This update lists the dates and themes for Camp Ryan for kids 5-12, which children can attend weekly or long-term during the summer. It also updates pricing. Sections in red are updates.
Camp Ryan is an unforgettable summer camp program for youth ages 5-12.
It offers kids a special opportunity for summertime fun and friendship in a safe and supervised setting. Children will participate in a wide variety of games, arts & crafts, sports, drama, scientific discovery, field trips and more. All activities are supervised by City of Eureka Recreation Staff. Children are checked in and out daily and are not permitted to leave without prior parental consent. All sessions are one week long and can accommodate 40 children per week. Parents can register for ½ day or full day sessions.
- Registration now in process: at the Adorni Center, (1011 Waterfront Drive), Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm. There is no on-site registration.
- Where: John Ryan Youth Center, (1653 J St.)


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Do you seriously think that you need all that stuff in your training?
How many times have you seen guys in your gym with eleven-inch guns doing bench or curls all day long for 7 days a week with girly poundages with grunting and screaming like they were squatting 1000 lbs?
How many times did the instructor in your gym tell you not to deadlift/squat/military press/bent press etc because they are DANGEROUS?
How many times were you afraid to drop the weight on the floor because it is so loud and because of the instructor(s) that will run to you immediately and tell you not to do so because it will wreck the bar or something?
How many times have you seen all those metrosexuals who think they're so sexy that they should check themselves in the mirror every minute?
How many times have you not found dumbbells of an appropriate size and weight in all that machine jungle?
I can go on and on but I think there are enough reasons to understand that commercial gyms today are full of crap. And you know what the funny thing is? If you train in a commercial gym you actually pay for that crap. It is a business after all. Nowadays people go to gyms pretty much to socialize rather than to train. But it's not what gyms were originally meant to be. You can't even imagine how your progress will skyrocket when you will get rid of all that annoying shit and will train rough in a place where you're the master and where you can concentrate on lifting.
Build your own gym!
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Here are the pros of your own home gym:
1. You're the boss.
No comments. You will do what YOU need to get results.
2. You can train any time you want.
You are the one who decides whether to train or not and when to train and rest. The funny thing is that this is the most important reason why I quit commercial gyms. My last gym operated during certain hours on certain days and I had to be on time every session. It is good for discipline, but it's bad for training progress. Why? You have no variety options. You're tied to a weekly schedule. These reasons can not only slow down, but even crash your progress. Let me show you this using my own example. I squatted heavy every Friday at 2PM. I progressed well for a couple of weeks. But one day I came and couldn't do even half of the reps I had done the previous time. One more rest day (or two) were ultimately necessary to progress further. You can't trick your body.
3. You don't need to spend time on trips to the gym.
Talking about time management. You'll have more time on activities that you enjoy and/or that bring you money.
4. You'll spend less time training.
You won't wait until someone will finish his set on the workstation that you need right now. You'll be able to apply such techniques as 'alternating sets' or 'circuits' with no headaches.
5. You will be able to do any exercises you find necessary.
This one is old as hell. Deadlifts are dangerous? Squats are dangerous? Military Presses are dangerous? Are you kidding me? Improper technique and being a moron by adding more weight than you can handle are dangerous. The deadlift is one of the best exercises out there. It works just about every muscle in your body. It should be a staple exercise of any program. That said, it is one of those exercises that give you the most bang for your buck.
[UPDATE: well, this reason is good but the description is not really so good. Talking from my current experience I can say that not everyone should do squats, deadlifts or military presses due to some possible limitations. But this doesn't mean you shouldn't do them at all. If for some health reason you can't perform these exercises you will need to find a proper alternative. If you can't do Military presses due to a back injury, replace it with Handstand Push-Ups, etc.]
6. You'll be able to drop weights.
But be careful. Don't throw them forcefully on the floor. Respect the weights.
7. You'll gain immunity from the stupid advice of self-proclaimed gym experts.
You won't even hear it. You have no idea how many people not only picked the wrong path in training but got injured following bad advice.
8. You'll have only the equipment that YOU need.
No fancy machines. Bodyweight, free weights and some stuff is really all that you need.
9. You'll be able to listen to YOUR favorite music or silence.
I found that my favorite music actually helps me to train. Some people like silence. Both are unattainable in commercial gyms.
10. You won't be asked 'what is your bench?' every time you train.
It's especially true if you don't bench (:
But you might say: "Hey, man! But a home gym is very expensive. I can't afford it!" Yes, you can! The cheapest home gym in the world is already built inside of you. Fascinating? It is your bodyweight. The second cheapest option is a sandbag. Check out my post on how to make a sandbag. You can also buy a kettlebell and start training right away. It doesn't require much space and it's very versatile and fun. The classic options are barbells, dumbbells and plates for them. You might also want to purchase a power rack. It can be expensive but think of it as an investment in the most important thing in the world – your body. And you can always stick with the basics.
There is no place for excuses. Build your own gym and become the boss of your training!
Stay tuned for more on rough training.
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Wednesday 20 November is the 11th annual "Go Home on Time Day," sponsored by the Centre for Future Work and the Australia Institute.
It's a light-hearted effort, once per year, to remind Australians of the value of leisure time – and to push back against the increasingly common expectation that workers should put in extra hours for their employers, without pay.
Please visit the special Go Home on Time Day website, where you can download posters, shareable graphics, and even a special "leave pass" to show your boss as you walk out the door ... on time!
Also, check out our updated research on the cumulative costs of unpaid overtime in Australia's economy. Survey data suggests the average Australian worker puts in almost 5 hours per week of unpaid overtime: coming in early, staying late, working through lunch and breaks, taking work home. Many employers expect this free labour as a sign of workers' "dedication," but it's unfair and in many cases illegal. Across the whole labour market, this theft of workers' time now amounts to some $81 billion per year. At a time of record low wage growth, that is a loss of income Australians simply cannot afford.
Join the fight to protect our free time! Go home on time!
Please see the full report, "Excessive Hours and Unpaid Overtime," by Bill Browne.


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Unaccompanied Minors Crossing The Southern Border Are On The RiseBy María Inés Zamudio
Unaccompanied Minors Crossing The Southern Border Are On The RiseBy María Inés Zamudio
When Ana Sanchez arrived in Matamoros, Mexico, with her four children, she didn't think she'd be there long.
Sanchez is from El Salvador. She came to the border town — which sits just across the Rio Grande River from Brownsville, Texas — to seek political asylum in the U.S.
Due to the "Remain in Mexico" policy, which was first implemented about a year ago, Sanchez is forced to wait in Matamoros for her hearings as her asylum case moves through immigration court.
She's been living there in a tent with her children for six months.
"I would hear my children crying in the tent," Sanchez said in Spanish.
Her three-year-old daughter regularly got sick. She was diagnosed with pneumonia, diarrhea, and even chicken pox. Then after her most recent court hearing in Brownsville, Sanchez was sent back to the tent city. That's when she decided to take a drastic move — one that many migrant parents are making.
"I made the decision," she said. "It was hard for me."
She walked her four children — ages 15, 12, 6 and 3 — to the international bridge connecting Matamoros and Brownsville and watched them cross the border alone, as unaccompanied minors. The children were housed in a detention center and, later, in a shelter for a month. They are now living with their father in Houston.
Sanchez said the children are doing much better. Three of them are enrolled in school, and they are all healthy.
"Every morning when I wake up and every evening when I go to sleep, I think about them," she said. "Maybe they don't think about me, but I hope one day they will understand why I did this."Thousands of asylum seekers, like Sanchez, have endured poor living conditions for months in Matamoros. The camp is without running water or working toilets. When it rains, it gets so muddy that migrants have to walk barefoot because their shoes get stuck. And those conditions have been especially difficult for kids.
Helen Perry, executive director for Global Response Management, a nonprofit providing free medical care in the camp, said her volunteer doctors treat about 50 patients each day and half of those are children.
"About 50% of the patients that we treat here have some type of respiratory illness," Perry said, "and that's everything from severe asthma attacks — yesterday, with a child that needed to be intubated — to bronchitis, pneumonia … anything to do with with upper and lower respiratory infections."
Perry said 25% of the patients have gastrointestinal problems. "We see … nausea, vomiting, diarrhea," Perry said, "either from infectious diarrhea or gastrointestinal symptoms from influenza or bathing in the river and getting some contaminant, e-coli or something like that."
On a recent Thursday, a mother carried her unconscious daughter out of the camp and got into a cab. She was accompanied by a volunteer doctor. The young girl was septic from a kidney infection. They were taking a cab to the local hospital because ambulances don't come here.
"The reality is that we have a refugee camp currently at the U.S.-Mexico border," Perry said. "That's unprecedented in our history."
She said the volunteer doctors and other staff try to do the best they can with limited resources. But they've seen patients who've had heart attacks and cancer.
WBEZ reporters have visited the Matamoros migrant camp several times the past few months to document the efforts of Chicago-area immigration attorneys and activists assisting asylum seekers with their cases and protesting the Trump Administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy. Earlier this month, WBEZ returned to Matamoros as members of the Hispanic Congressional Caucus, including U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, a Chicago Democrat, assessed the conditions there.
During that visit, WBEZ interviewed many parents in the Matamoros camp who sent their children across the border alone as unaccompanied minors and other parents planning to do the same.
Many of them didn't want to be recorded because they fear being judged. They all said they've struggled with making that decision but feel they don't have any other choices. They said they are losing hope of getting into the U.S. and seeing their kids getting sick and not being able to go to school is too much to handle.
Due to the dire conditions, an increasing number of parents are sending their children across the border alone, creating a new form of family separation.
The number of unaccompanied minors crossing the border in the Laredo region, which includes Brownsville, has increased by 21 percent from the first three months of fiscal year 2019 to the same period in fiscal year 2020, according to U.S. Border Patrol.
And in the camp, the conversation of whether to send children alone is common. A flier posted in one of the temporary wooden showers reads: "Please don't let anyone convince you about what you should do with your child. Talk to an expert to know what will happen to your child, if he crosses alone and consider your options very closely."Last year, a congressional report revealed that — each year from fiscal years 2015 to 2018 — at least 1,000 allegations of sexual abuse were reported by immigrant children while in government custody.
Not only that but at least seven children died while in custody last year. One of the youngest was Mariee Juarez, a one-year-old child who died from complications of a respiratory illness, NBC news reported.
Most of the parents interviewed by WBEZ said they didn't know about the reports of sexual abuse or the deaths. But even after they learned about those tragic consequences, they asked whether it was better to keep them in Matamoros, for months — if they kept getting sick, they couldn't attend school, they couldn't play freely without fear and they couldn't return to their home country — or to send them across the border alone.
"What would you do?" they asked.
María Ines Zamudio is a reporter for WBEZ's Race, Class and Communities desk. Follow her @mizamudio.


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There, I said it. Phew.
This topic is pretty silly to begin with, but since it's been a relatively slow afternoon news-wise, I thought it was worth discussing. You see, during Tuesday's near no-hitter by the Rangers, I was accused of being a jinx. Yes, it's true. That stung a little bit at the time, but it's not going to stop me from mentioning potential no-hitters in the future. My apologies if you hate it, but I just refuse to believe that if I mention the event in progress — as I did here on the blog on Tuesday night — it will have some cosmic effect on the actual game on the field. That's positively bananas.
We have had five no-hitters this season, including two perfect games, the great majority of which HardballTalk has covered in progress.
April 17: Ubaldo Jimenez
May 9: Dallas Braden
May 29: Roy Halladay
June 25: Edwin Jackson
July 26: Matt Garza
And that's not even counting how MLB Network cuts into live game action as early as the sixth or seventh inning in some cases, or how the instant-gratification of Twitter has pretty much hacked away at whatever superstitions you once held dear. We live in a world where no-hitters in progress are mentioned more frequently than ever before, yet we have had more no-no's this season than there have been since 1990.
I don't want to get all scientific about it, because really, whatever you believe is up to you. The Mets have never thrown a no-hitter, so perhaps the whole darn franchise is a jinx for all I know. Though, I admit Cubs fans may have an argument with me there. The point is, no, I don't think my words had any impact on Tuesday's outcome, nor did ESPN's or MLB Network's or anybody on Twitter for that matter. Neftali Feliz just happened to miss his location on a fastball to Joe Mauer, who is a pretty good hitter, it turns out.