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Okay..so if any of you Klaus and Caroline fans read my feed last night, my professor gave our class the greatest theory and view on Klaroline. The discussion came up in her excitement over the crossover, she watched the promo and got super excited. As our web class last night was about new media promotions and how to use them, so we kind of fell into it. When she expressed her excitement a couple of students asked her about ships, it was a pretty good balance in the class. A Klaus and Camille fan asked her why she was so enamoured with Klaroline, as it always comes up whenever she brings talks about her love of Klamille. She answered "Why do you want to settle?" and decided to give us a theory on how she sees the eternal ship. Also added that we have to remember this is the writer's job, to sell us something so why fans may see no Caroline mentions in The Originals as Klaus not caring or moving on. She adds that was all the writers doing and if it were in true character, that would not be the case.
Professor Dilworth's Klaus and Caroline Theory.
Klaus is bewitched with Cami over his pain of losing Caroline. When Caroline finally admitted her feelings for him, we were left with a confession and hot hybrid sex. As Klaus ventures in 4×20 down to NOLA and receives the news that he will soon be a father, it was life changing. The possibility of leaving his mark on another life as Mikael had left on his. Shocked, scared and frustrated, we all know how the scene plays out. He see's this girl, blonde hair, similar traits and he stands beside her. According to my professor, he was intrigued because he needed comfort, he needed someone to relate to, and the writers put Cami in Klaus line for that reason. My teacher brings up the fact that Klaus left Caroline a message, still wanting her to come to him when she was ready. Then we catch up to 5×11 with her confession. My professor explains that Klaus was fearful because of Aurora. We see that she was compelled to break his heart and that she did. Leaving Klaus to believe love is a weakness and to combat that he turns heartless. Adding that vampire feels things stronger and he is wreaked with heartbreak over her. Can't get hurt if your heart is shielded by centuries of anger and hate towards love.
In comes Caroline, who starts to open that up within Klaus. Makes him feel human after 1000 years of shutting his heart away. So in 5×11 he is fearful..maybe he read her wrong, or it was not what he thought. However, Caroline comes in "classic Caroline" and then follows up with a shock and confession of her feelings for Klaus. As this becomes bittersweet for our hybrid, he is happy but also in pain. Klaus has to leave and never come back, and because it is Caroline, he will abide by her wishes. As he does so, he returns to NOLA and misses that connection, that feeling with Caroline badly. This time, instead of returning to his we do not feel state, he tries to find something to replace that feeling…and in comes Cami. She is a rebound, and because of that Klaus becomes bewitched with Cami, falling in love with her, as the writers put it. However, as my professor sees it, as him falling in love with the idea of falling in love, because he was starting to fall in love with Caroline, missing her and longing for that feeling drive him to believe this facade with Cami. Moreover, it does not add up with Klaus beginning to fall in love with Caroline after so long, only to suddenly fall in love with Cami.
I told her about the writers that love Klaroline, and she said "of course" it was the best-written romance on the show. Moreover, the reason it did so well is because the writers wanted to get one point across but it manifests into something more. That is the beauty of acting and the ship never would have taken off without Candice and Joseph's flawless acting and chemistry. They sold the ship better and gave it so much more with their performances. She also added that in the end, this thing with Cami is okay for now. However, if the writers are looking for Epic love then they should keep this in mind.
Caroline broke down the monster; Cami comforted the monster. Caroline did all the work and in the end, she should finally get his heart while giving hers.
She also noted that it has many parallels with Bram Stokers Dracula and gothic romances, and that is what makes them better. She sends her love and thanks for enjoying her theory and says she cannot wait for the crossover. I did slip and tell her to watch because there is a phone call coming. So my Professor Dr Dilworth is a new addition to the Klaroline Shippers club.
As for the Klaus and Camille fan that was in attendance they too have jumped ship, she said after she broke it down and explained it. It gave her new insight and agreed that it makes Camille look like the rebound chick.


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Lynn Barnell Pearcy, 74, of Amarillo died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in South Georgia Baptist Church with Bo Miller officiating. Arrangements are by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St.
Lynn was born Sept. 30, 1938, in Abilene, and walked into the hands of his father on Sunday. He was the son of Tommy and Ola Pearcy.
He saw the world while he served in the Navy from 1957 to 1967. Lynn married Janice Keeton on April 15, 1976. He received his associates degree in commercial electronics from Amarillo College and retired from Texas Tech Health Science Center 2002. He will be remembered as a devoted husband, father, stepfather, grandfather and great-grandfather who always loved a good argument. He loved design so much he had one of his designs built into a new home for his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Don (Levi); and a brother, Gene Pearcy.
Survivors include his wife, Jan; a son, Clint of Claude; a daughter, Bethany House and husband Zack of Dallas; three stepchildren, Dan Pearcy of Newport, Wash., Diane Pugh of Berthoud, Colo., and Dale Pugh of Tillamook, Ore.; two sisters, Lee Cox of Anchorage, Alaska, and Priscilla Ghast of Amarillo; a granddaughter, Jenny Becker and husband Marlow of Amarillo; two beautiful great-granddaughters, Ocean and Breezlien; and many nieces and nephews.
The family suggests memorials be to South Georgia Baptist Church Building Fund, 5209 S. Georgia St., Amarillo, TX 79110.
Sign the online guest book at www.rectorfuneralhome.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 29, 2013

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Will 2019 finally be the year when AI-powered technologies find widespread acceptance in the world of work? Our six-part series on AI in HR is going to deep dive into every facet of AI in HR.
While HR is not known for pioneering nascent technologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI) represents a terrific opportunity. The consumerization of HR technologies has brought AI to the forefront of innovation in HR. From recruitment to employee experience, and talent management, AI has the potential to transform HR.
This issue of Succeeding with AI in HR will provide you with a basic understanding of what AI is, its applications in HR, and how it works. This issue is split into three parts: 1) AI basics, 2) the business case for AI in HR, and 3) five critical HR areas that AI is transforming.
Artificial intelligence is a field of computer science that aims to solve cognitive problems commonly associated with human intelligence. In other words, AI enables machines to "think like humans," and perform tasks such as learning, problem-solving, reasoning, and language processing. Today, AI is being driven by two fundamental technologies – machine learning and deep learning.(Click here to read: The complete history of AI)
Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence that enables machines to learn from and make predictions based on data. The roots of machine learning are embedded in pattern recognition and the concept that algorithms can learn from recorded data without being programmed to do so. For instance, an algorithm that needs to identify cars will rely on images of other cars to teach itself what looks like a car. In this case, the end objective of the algorithm has been defined – which is to identify a car, but the steps to arrive at the objective is learned by the machine itself by training on data.
Key use cases of Machine Learning in the HR context:
Deep learning is a branch of machine learning that trains a computer to learn from large amounts of data through neural network architecture. It is a more advanced form of machine learning that breaks down data into layers of abstraction. Instead of organizing data to run through predefined equations, deep learning sets up basic parameters about the data and trains the computer to learn on its own by recognizing patterns using multiple neural network layers for processing (like neurons in the brain).
Considering the same car analogy from above, a deep learning algorithm can distinguish between a car and a truck by identifying the relationships between core elements of a car and a truck (car – 4 wheels, no loading bed; truck – 4 or more wheels, has a loading bed, etc.).
After sufficient training, deep learning algorithms can begin to make predictions or interpretations of very complex data.
Key use cases of Deep Learning in the HR Context:
Until recently, the primary benefits of HR technology were to improve efficiency and drive cost-savings by automating repetitive tasks. Today, smarter technologies are enabling HR teams to solve critical business challenges, drive exponential performance improvements and even impact larger business outcomes and profitability. AI is fueling HR's transition from administrative to strategic to mission critical.
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Sandy Michelet, Director of People Strategy at Sparkhound says, "AI will make HR more effective. End of story. It will not solve all problems but will allow HR to transfer their time currently spent on repetitive and administrative tasks to a more strategic approach. Many believe that AI will reduce human contact in HR but I believe it will do the exact opposite. Instead of an HR Generalist answering the same questions again and again, s/he can use that time discussing an employee's development or internal process improvement."
The top three business reasons for deploying AI in HR:
A recent survey by Deloitte revealed that while nearly 80 percent of executives rate employee experience as important, only 22 percent believe their organization excels at providing a differentiated employee experience. The next competitive frontier for businesses is employee experience and the future of HR will be centered on the employee experience and personalizing engagement. In a time when employees have smart assistants at home and recommendation engines for when they shop, they expect a personalized experience when they come to work.
Speaking about how consumer technologies are shaping employee expectations at work, Jennifer Stroud, HR Evangelist & Transformation Leader at ServiceNow, says, "We have seen the need for chatbots, AI and machine learning in the workplace to drive more productivity as well as modern, consumerized employee experiences. These consumer technology solutions are exactly what employees want in the workplace."
A recent survey by ServiceNow revealed that 30 percent of employees want a "Google-like" option to easily get the help and information they need at work. "Voice technology in the workplace is also a key consideration. Our survey found that 16 percent of employees want Siri, but to help answer work questions. Beyond these considerations, an effective solution must be mobile, personal and provide the employee with options in terms of how they wish to engage and be supported," adds Jennifer.
AI can be effectively woven into the entire employee lifecycle, starting with recruitment and onboarding, to HR service delivery and career pathing, to provide bespoke employee experiences.
HR agility has emerged as a critical theme for organizations in the war for talent. And HR agility is determined by the pace at which HR leaders can make sound business decisions. Unfortunately, for many organizations, the data-to-decision workflow looks like the figure below:
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While HR technology has made real-time data available to businesses, many still rely on manual methods to draw insights from data. This task is often left to end users or data analysts. This creates a bottleneck when trying to draw insights – causing delays. Decisions also continue to be made with outdated information.
AI helps HR teams extract insights from data and deliver recommendations in real time. Natural Language Generation (NLG) software has the ability to transform data into data-driven text automatically, which makes it a valuable asset for HR teams across industries. AI also has the potential to remove many of the common human biases and inconsistencies in a function as sensitive to such factors as Human Capital Management. Thus, decisions powered by AI have the potential to be faster at scale and more data-informed, as well as more consistent, and unbiased.
Intelligent automation combines AI with automation to enable machines to sense, understand, learn and act – either independently or with human assistance. Intelligent automation can perform not only manual tasks but also make intelligent decisions as a human would. Intelligent automation capabilities can enable machines to understand processes and their variations. Intelligent automation can be deployed across all repetitive manual processes to boost efficiency, productivity, and drive innovation.
AI in HR opens the door to limitless opportunities – imagine if an employee could learn new skills to match the pace of technological advances; they would be in complete control of their career! Now that's an employee experience anyone would appreciate. As business performance becomes the focal point of all long-term HR strategies, AI has emerged as the most valuable ally for HR professionals.
Increased investment in smarter HR technologies has led to some interesting innovations in the AI ‒ HR space. Here's a quick overview of the most significant ways AI is transforming HR for the better:
In the upcoming episodes of our "Succeeding with AI in HR" series, we'll dive deeper into how AI is transforming each of these HR functions, how you can deploy these technologies and measure the ROI of your AI initiatives.
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"I've got so many ideas for Christmas presents," I said blending berry smoothies in the kitchen.
"Oh," Mr. Wonderful said setting two glasses on the counter.
"And more ideas for Chanukah presents."
"And even more for Kwanzaa presents."
"What is Kwanzaa?"
"Another reason to give gifts!"
Actually Kwanzaa is an African Harvest festival that was created in California in the 1960s by an African Studies professor to celebrate African and African-American culture. It begins December 26 and lasts for seven days culminating on January 1 with a day of gift giving.
So whether you're celebrating the seven days of Kwanzaa, the eight days of Chanukah or the 12 days of Christmas, here are more gift ideas from the New House Girl. If you missed the first six ideas click here. The ideas below still follow the theme of DIY-Fixing-up-a-Fixer-Upper-House. Enjoy!
7) Pétanque Set.
Give your loved one hours of enjoyment—or frustration—with a Pétanque Set. This set comes in a handy carrying case for two players (three balls each) so the game can be played in the backyard, front garden, at the park or on the beach. If you give a set to a loved one, be prepared: the next time you see her she'll challenge you to a match over a bottle of Pastis. Or maybe that was just me? Playaboule.com $25.
8) Tree.
A tree is the gift that keeps on giving for years to come. Especially if the tree is a fruit (orange, lemon, lime) or nut (almond, pecan, chestnut) varietal. A friend of mine adores drinking margaritas—on the rocks or frozen—so several years ago her husband bought her a lime tree that she plunked down in the backyard. Now she squeezes wedges of home-grown limes into her margaritas whenever she likes. Regardless of their produce bounty, trees will also give you shade and beauty for years to come. Local plant nursery $50-$150
9) Drip Hose Kit.
Sprinkler systems are so 20th century. Whether you live in California right now while we are experiencing a drought, or not, in the future water will continue to be a desirable commodity worldwide. So why not join the 21st century and buy a Drip Hose kit for pots and containers or whole gardens and yards. Sprinklerwarehouse.com $12-$30
10) Sunset Magazine.
If you live in the Western United States you've probably drooled over Sunset Magazine. It covers home design, cooking, gardening, restaurants and travel in western North America. They don't have much of a funny bone but those pictures are gorgeous. Give a subscription gift your friend will enjoy all year long. Sunset.com $16.
11) Chestnut Roaster.
It's the holidays, which means it's time for "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose…" I grew up singing this song but it was only when Mr. Wonderful and I moved into The House that I actually roasted chestnuts over an open fire… and ate them. And they were delicious! Nothing gets you into the cozy holiday season more than building a fire and roasting chestnuts over it. Or maybe that's just me? P.S. If you get the model with a lid, it can also be used to pop popcorn like this one from Bedbathandbeyond.com $26.
And now for the most important gift:
12) Wine!
Wine is fabulous all year long. But it's especially good when someone gifts it to you. Lot 18 is a mail order wine company that allows you to purchase and ship wines to a loved one for a singular gift or repeatedly, say: once a month for a year. But what wines does one give? If you're afraid of choosing wines your loved ones won't like, Lot 18 also offers a unique wine sampling gift. It includes six tiny bottles—containing enough wine to provide a taste for two wine drinkers. The Sampler also includes rating information so the wine drinkers can record which flavors they preferred from the wines sampled. This information is then shared with Lot 18, at which point Lot 18 can send only the bottles your friends liked because they chose them. Lot 18 also offers the Sampler with a $25 gift card, which can be applied to any vinos the wine drinker would like to purchase from Lot 18. This is a super present for the wine drinkers on your gift list. Lot18.com $25-$100+ Or maybe it's just great for me?
Anyway you look at it, make someone happy this holiday season with gifts or just the present of your presence.
Happy Christmas! Happy Chanukah! Happy Kwanzaa!


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Chelsea Clinton's Dream Wedding (in Bill Clinton's Little Rock?)
It would be the Arkansas equivalent of a royal wedding.
That is, if Bill and Hillary Clinton hosted Chelsea's upcoming nuptials in her home state of Arkansas rather than in New York.
Chelsea, 30, plans to marry Marc Mezvinksy, 31, this summer. Hillary says the wedding is the most important matter consuming her. Bill says he is close to losing the 15 pounds that Chelsea requested of him. Wedding plans are top-secret with only a few tips leaking out.
My Woman Up colleague Annie Groer recently reported that the nuptials will occur on July 31 at Astor Courts, a 1902 Beaux-Arts masterpiece overlooking the Hudson River.
But what if Chelsea wanted to have her wedding in Little Rock?
Chelsea only spent 11 years in Arkansas and left in 1992 when the Clintons moved from the Governor's Mansion in Little Rock to the White House in Washington DC. When her mother ran for US Senate after her father's 2nd term ended it was from New York. But Arkansas still goes giddy for the beloved political family. Little Rock – home base for Friends of Bill (aka FOBs) – would be consumed by a Chelsea wedding.
When the Clinton Presidential Center opened in 2004, a week-long series of festivities occurred including a concert by Aretha Franklin. A Chelsea wedding would surely see "Chelsea and Marc" tea cups in the Clinton Museum Store, a stone's throw from the presidential library, a gigantic banner congratulating the couple hanging on the side of the Clinton library and bars featuring Chelsea drink specials. A Chelsea Julep, anyone?
Arkansas is no stranger to extravagant, over-the-top weddings.
The state-wide daily newspaper dedicates a two-page spread every Sunday featuring the most opulent and expensive weddings. Little Rock, a city with a surprising amount of wealth, has two glossy society magazines that showcase glitzy parties and high-profile charity events.
Chelsea's beau is Jewish, making a church wedding unlikely. But Hillary's former church, First United Methodist, a Gothic church with deep historical roots, would make a beautiful setting at sunset with its stunning stained glass windows facing west.
When the Clintons lived in Little Rock, Bill attended Immanuel Baptist Church, which at the time was located in the heart of downtown. Today, the church, an enormous brick fortress that people jokingly call "Six Flags Over Jesus," sits on a hill next door to a Kroger in suburban Little Rock. Certainly, not a picturesque site.
Fortunately for the former First Family of Arkansas, they have access to the perfect interfaith nuptial spot: The Clinton Presidential Library. The archive of his 8 years in the nation's White House has sleek, modern architecture designed by James Polshek overlooking the Arkansas River. The Secret Service knows how to secure the library, which sits on a 16-acre city park. Its Great Hall that seats 300 people offers a striking view of the city's skyline.
The library complex also houses Bill's rooftop penthouse suite. Filled with original art from around the world, the penthouse features a landscaped outdoor terrace – the ultimate site for a late evening rehearsal dinner with fireworks exploding over the river in celebration of the couple.
To escape the hullabaloo of downtown, Chelsea could have the ceremony or a pre-wedding luncheon at a palatial home owned by one of the original FOBs.
Longtime FOB Kaki Hockersmith, who designed the White House living quarters for Bill and Hillary and worked on the interiors of Camp David and the Clinton Library, owns an Italian villa-style home on ritzy Edgehill.
Hockersmith and her husband, Max Mehlburger, have hosted many fundraisers for Bill, Hillary and other high-status national Democrats. Hockersmith was recently appointed to the President's Advisory Committee on the Arts for The Kennedy Center.
Another likely locale is the multi-million dollar home Mike and Beth Coulson, wealthy Democratic donors. Mike Coulson is CEO of Coulson Oil Co. Beth Coulson, a philanthropist and former judge, was caught up in the Clinton scandals of the 1990s and is rumored to be Jane Doe #2 in the Paula Jones lawsuit against Bill Clinton.
A Southern wedding regardless of location must have plenty of flowers, food and music.
Roses and orchids are always the most popular among posh Arkansas brides but the native Purple Cone Flower adds a touch of the Natural State to arrangements.
FOB Billie Rutherford owns a popular catering business and is the go-to caterer for any Clinton function. Her husband, Skip, serves the dean of the Clinton School of Public Service and supervised the building of the presidential library.
The menu needs a mix of healthy foods – maybe cool cucumber soup shooters and sliced Arkansas pink tomatoes – and regional cholesterol-heavy cuisine such as fried catfish bites and okra. Bill would find time to sneak steak at his long-time hang-out, Doe's Eat Place or pizza at Vino's Brewpub, which he visited in November.
Award-winning Diamond Bear Brewery, which already boasts a Presidential IPA, would undoubtedly concoct a new beer in honor of Chelsea. Maybe a First Daughter Ale?
Plenty of solid local bands inhabit Little Rock and some of their members attended grade school with Chelsea. But if she preferred global rock and roll, Bono and The Edge from U2 would fly in to perform. They performed at the opening of the presidential library. Maybe Mick Jagger would bring in the Rolling Stones. He and Bill recently shared a box at the World Cup in South Africa.
Another music possibility: Bill could tap actor Morgan Freeman, who lives three hours from Little Rock near Clarksdale, Miss., to invite some veteran blues masters to play sax with him at the reception.
There's only one downside to a Little Rock wedding — gossip. Little Rock is a small city that thrives on media attention. But if Clintonites sent the signal for lips to be sealed, any wedding scoop would be locked down tighter than a presidential visit to Iraq.
Hopefully, for Little Rock, Chelsea hasn't sealed the deal on New York. If the bride-to-be wants to feel extra special on her wedding day, it's the city where she was born that would wrap their arms around her.


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Lautenberg DV Gun Ban - US Representative Bart Stupak's attempt to have police officers exempt from Lautenberg Amendment
Michigan State Senators Rick Jones, Tonya Schuitmaker, Steven Bieda, and Virgil Smith sponsored Senate Bill 633, which was aimed at closed proceedings in domestic violence cases which were pleaded and dimissed under MCL 769.4a.
SB633 was passed / enacted and became ACT 550. MCL 769.4a was amended to reflect the closed proceedings / non-public records of proceedings, in paragraphs 6 and 7 under ACT 550.
MCL 769.4a allows the expungment of domestic violence offenses. It is used in a majority of officer involved domestic violence cases, because it allows the officer to retain his gun after a DV incident. Thus, MCL 769.4a is known as Michigan's Loophole to the Lautenberg Amendement [18 U.S.C. §922(g)(9) : bans access to firearms by people convicted of crimes of domestic violence].
Through the prolific use of MCL 769.4a by Michigan police officers and officials arrested for domestic violence [officer involved domestic violence / OIDV], the media exposed the epidemic of officer involved domestic violence, [as state officials, legislators, and even domestic violence agencies remained silent about this horrific crime of OIDV].
The only way to silence the only voice OIDV victims in Michigan have [the media], was by silencing the media.; Michigan state legislators and the Governor did so, when they enacted ACT 550.
There was outrage over the closed OIDV proceedings under MCL 769.4a. So, Michigan officials responded by removing the amended paragraphs of MCL 769.4a which reflected SB633 / ACT 550. BUT, Michigan did not repeal ACT 550: it's still there; it still allows the state to have closed hearings and non-public records for OIDV cases pleaded under MCL 769.4a.
Michigan officials have succeeded in closing the door on OIDV victims, under ACT 550.
18 U.S.C.§ 922(g)(9)
definition of 'convicted' can be found in the chapter 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(33)(B)(ii) and has exceptions:
(i) A person shall not be considered to have been convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter, unless—
(ii) A person shall not be considered to have been convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter if the conviction has been expunged or set aside...
This is how amended MCL 769.4a with ACT 550 enclosed appeared on March 14, 2013 [effective April 01, 2013]:
ACT 550 [closed proceedings] is enclosed in pargraphs 6 and 7 of the amended MCL 769.4a:
Since the outrage over closed criminal proceedings under MCL 769.4a , Michigan has amended MCL 769.4a by removing pargraphs 6 and 7 / ACT 550 [closed proceedings]:
SB 633 / ACT 550: closed proceedings in cases pleaded under MCL 769.4a is still in effect...It's just hidden.


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Northern Flicker ( Yellow Shafted)
Unlike most other woodpeckers, Northern Flickers are principally ground feeders, though they also forage on tree trunks and limbs. They have a strongly undulating flight pattern, and they can be easily identified in flight by this pattern and their prominent white rumps. Their whinny call sounds somewhat like laughter. They also give a distinctive call that is often transcribed as klee-yer.Read More


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Simulation has become the preferred approach for engineers and scientists who design complex systems because it allows them to test whether a system design meets all necessary performance standards. This book provides an introduction to computer-aided system design with Simulink™, a robust, accurate, and easily used simulation tool. The author takes readers on a tour of the Simulink environment that shows how to develop a system model and execute the design steps needed to make the model into a functioning design laboratory. Included along the way are the mathematics of systems: difference equations and z transforms, ordinary differential equations (both linear and nonlinear) and Laplace transforms, and numerical methods for solving differential equations.
Because specific applications require specific tools, the author introduces additional software packages that work within the Simulink environment. The Signal Processing Blockset™ extends Simulink into the areas of both analog and digital signal processing; Stateflow™ is used for state charts and signal flow for modeling event-driven systems; SimPowerSystems™ handles physical modeling, in particular the modeling of electrical circuits including power systems, motor drives, power generation equipments, and three-phase power transmission lines; and SimMechanics™ develops models of mechanical systems such as robots. In total, the author covers over 70 applications taken from several disciplines, and he describes numerous tested, annotated, and reusable models and blocks to help readers apply the book's material to their own applications.
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The former Member of Parliament for Gaborone West South, Robert Molefhabangwe has launched a personal war on the BNF.
Molefabangwe who joined the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in 2009 following his expulsion from the BNF has vowed to do all in his powers to destroy his former political home of 33 years, the BNF. He also has a very interesting story to tell about his life at the BDP
Q. You have been quite since you were expelled from the BNF. How have you been?
When the BNF expelled me I decided that I would contest for the elections anyway. I was the last to register with the Independent Electoral Commission, meaning I did not have enough campaign time. I decided that, should I lose, then what? I had two business plans, recycling of scrap tyres and leather shoe manufacturing. Why recycling? I am an environmentalist. I won the Somarelang Tikologo environmentalist award of 2005. These are some of the things that you people don't want to know about me because quite often people do not want to know the good side of somebody. They always want to create a bad side, to an extent that someone can call you demonic, immoral.
I settled for shoe manufacturing project because from then until now, there is nobody who is seriously into this business and there was somebody selling the leather footwear plant. The person had attempted to start a similar project but failed.
Q. I am told the BDP funded you.
After seeing the equipment, I approached CEDA. I found out that there was a lot of politics in the leather industry. Ceda officials I approached did not know the difference between ternary, taxidermy and the leather footwear manufacturing. Knowledge of footwear manufacturing is lacking in the potential financiers. I submitted my application on the 9th December 2009, before I even became a member of the BDP.
The whole of 2010, I was being tossed around, people rejecting my application and giving reasons that were not satisfactory, giving me incompetent consultants. I made several appeals to Thapelo Matsheka (the then CEDA Chief Executive Officer), later it was Dube and later Thamani. I appealed to the Minister who was of little or no help to me and told me that CEDA was an autonomous institution and could not give it instructions or interfere in its works. In August last year that is when CEDA decided to fund the equipment alone at P4.5 million, two days after my wife passed away. I had applied for P7 755 386, 00. But they gave me less with conditions that I have to convince them that I would be able to raise the rest of the funds. There is no place that I have not been to. If I was not a church going christian I would say unprintables to the people who tell you that the BDP gave me a lot of money!
Q. Yes, I am told you were given a lot of money but instead you put it all in the machinery and failed the operations?
That is what I am saying. It is people who don't know you who would go around telling all sorts of stories about you. If the BDP funded me, would it have taken so much time for my application to be approved? That is dirty talk! And some of the people who say that get favours by sleeping around. That is dirty politics, from the mouths of non-achievers! Those who kicked me out of the BNF could be the ones who were paid. They could have been told, "Look, kick this guy out of the party because he is troublesome."
Contrary to what people say, CEDA under financed me and I am still going through thick and thin to get started. Actually I find it a disadvantage to be a BDP member than to be in opposition when it comes to funding issues. Opportunities favours opposition members more than those from the BDP.
Q. But why were you kicked out of the party?
My guess is as good as yours. Even now they can't tell me what I did and I don't want to revisit that issue.
Q. I heard that you are most likely to join the BCP.
That is rubbish. Ask any BCP member of your choice whether the BCP have ever approached me. Not even Rra-Dumelang (Gilson Saleshando) whom I have close relations with has approached me. I just told him I was fired, by then. I know what politics is and I qualify to be anything including being a state President on my own. I have my own understanding of politics.
Q. Isn't that the reason you were chased out of the BNF? Understandably you were too ambitious and viewed as a threat by some in the leadership.
I was not ambitious. For many years they were doing all the nonsense and I told them well in advance that I would not contest for internal elections. Secondly I did not want to take sides with anyone. I would accept and work with the elected leadership. As the BNF continued to weaken, I later on wrote them a letter that I would contest for the party leadership. Two days later I received a letter summoning me to come and answer for comments I made in Parliament as a whip, regarding a letter written by Mohammed Khan (then BNF Secretary General) to Patrick Balopi (Speaker). Khan requested that Nehemiah Modubule be removed from the BNF seat following his expulsion from the party. Modubule contended that he was still a BNF member and Balopi did not know what to do about the matter. He called the Parliamentary administration and asked for advice. I said, "Balopi, you will put yourself in trouble. First you don't have powers to remove Modubule from his position and secondly no one from outside Parliament has the power to instruct you on how to proceed on this matter unless Modubule tells you otherwise."
I was the whip because at that time, the other one (Otsweletse Moupo- then BNF President and MP) was not in as usual. It was around the time when he was going through a lot. I was called to a disciplinary hearing by the BNF executive and when I got there I found that the executive did not quorate. Present was the Vice President, Olebile Gaborone, Chairperson, Bashi Sengwaketse, Deputy Secretary General, Mokgwesti Kgosipula and Kagiso Ntime who was to take notes. The Executive quorum is three, provided that among those present is the President or Secretary General. The meeting was adjourned with the promise that I would be called again, which never happened. A year later I received a letter of expulsion. I told them that, "fine, I was not going to appeal but I will make sure that you do not retain any councillors in Gaborone." However that is water under the bridge.
All right.
I am the only MP of Gaborone West South who served two continuous terms under the same party. You'd remember that Paul Rantao was elected in 1994 and defected to BCP before the end of the first term. He later rejoined BNF. Botsalo Ntuane defected to BMD and later rejoined the BDP. I am not saying that there is anything wrong with what they did, but the point I am making here is that I have never defected from BNF and I am not going to defect from the BDP. You would recall that I served one of the terms without the support of councillors . They said they were punishing me because I did not have a car.
Q. Yes I remember. But surely there must have been deeper issues than that?
The conflict surrounded the use of constituency office. They said it should be used to the advantage of the party and I refused and told them that an MP represents the whole constituency, regardless of political affiliations. They said when I supported the then President Mogae's HIV/AIDS campaigns I was putting the BDP at an advantage over the BNF. Satanic insinuations! Isn't it? Highly diabolical!
When I walked from Kanye to Gaborone, I was given diamonds and we sold them. Balume Chamme said instead of me donating the money to the HIV/AIDS organisations, I should compensate my campaign team and the voters for their efforts of putting me in Parliament. I refused and that is when accusations that I was eating with the BDP and other dirty talks and gossips started.
Q. Are we likely to see you contest the next general elections?
Contesting per say is not of paramount importance to me now. What is of importance to me is to see BNF coming to an end.
Q. How are you going to achieve it?
I am going to do exactly what I did in 2009. This time it is even going to be simpler because BNF is the party that is not there.
Q. You think so?
I am a grassroots person. Just think about it. Contrary to what it has been said, that I am frustrated, I am a member of the sub-committee of the BDP central committee. Actually ever since I joined the BDP, it has been winning every bye-elections. I am betting you whatever you want that the BDP is going to win the coming bye-elections in Sebele. I have started the campaigns.
Q. Sounds serious.
It is significant for me to see BNF down. I have just one little problem though. I don't want Kgalagadi South MP, John Toto to be caught in this fire. Because of him, maybe Phillip Khwae (OF Kgalagadi North) would be spared and I am saying maybe because if Toto loses the primary elections, Kgalagadi will not be spared. BNF would then emerge from 2014 general elections without a single MP.
Q. So there are no chances of you going back to the BNF?
I told you before that I am fighting a personal war, not a political war against the BNF. We are squaring up to make sure that BNF rests in peace. I don't have problems with Duma Boko. I have friends in the BNF and I have many friends in the BCP. But when I join a party I join it to stay.
Q. You were in opposition politics for a long time. Was it easy to switch to the ruling party language?
There is nothing like opposition or ruling party politics. Politics is politics. I am a leader, a public figure and many people look up to me to do good. I am a role model to some. One thing I can tell you about myself is that I am short-tempered. So when someone makes me angry I can beat them and hit them real hard until they wet their pants. That is not a secret. I can be rough. I am capable of being a rogue. I am not saying I am a rascal or a bully. I am ever sober and respect others. I am well behaved.
Q. So you don't take alcohol?
No I don't. I am Catholic.
Q. Who recruited you to the BDP?
Frank Ramsden. It is not President Khama as some alleges. People do not know that I have known Khama way back before we met in parliament. He is my chief and I am one of his Lieutenants back home. I am more closer to his Uncle, Sekgoma Kgama and his Cousins, sons of Leapeetswe.


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Argh I missed last weeks photo challenge again. This week is all about Sea, this could be about the sea of despair that I am in with all the work I have to do!
For most people when they mention the Sea they think of the ocean. I love the ocean, especially at night when you have the crashing of the waves and the cool breeze. But that would not make for a good image.
Instead I am going to talk other types of "sea". Mongolia is about 1000km to the nearest stretch of sea (960Km from the easternmost tip to the yellow sea. But I love Mongolia because of the fact that it has two seas. in the south it has an ocean of desert and in the rest an ocean of grass.
In the Desert there are "ships" otherwise known as camels.
And then we have the "islands". Also known as signs of habitation.
In the rest of the country there is grasslands. With the camels still in tow.
I am always impressed by the fact that no matter where you go in the world you can find some hardy soul living by the side of the "sea".
And that is my post for Sea.
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Provincial Grand Lodge
As promulgated by Bro. Secretary all Master Masons are invited to come along and support the Provincial Grand Lodge.
You should have all received a summons. It really is worth a visit if you have ever been! Its quite a sight in the great hall, of the university!
W Bro Barker is this year being appointed as a Provincial Grand Steward and would be grateful for his brothers support on the day!


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Hello and welcome to the 15th World Scout Moot training site!
Wrap up warm and prepare yourself for a magical time in Iceland while you go through the info we have gathered for you!
Here we have the Safe from harm program which is essential for all of our IST members plus information about things you need to know before visiting Iceland.
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Magical lantern procession takes over Blackfriars Road
Atmospheric night-time procession takes place in Southwark.
A lantern procession organised by Southwark Council on Friday 11 December 2015 saw 300 local people take part and 800 watching as it wound its way around Blackfriars Road
Emergency Exit Arts (EEA) delivered this event, the aim of which was to bring residents, workers and local children together to celebrate the Blackfriars Road area in a time of transition and change.
The event was preceded by free lantern-making workshops at Friars Primary, Charlotte Sharman Primary and St George's Catholic Primary schools in the nearby area, as well as an open access workshop for all local residents at Blackfriars Settlement.
During these workshops, children and adults alike created their own unique lanterns, each containing a special wish they had for the festive period, either contained as a poem or image.
The lantern procession
Participants were then invited to take part in a procession around Blackfriars Road which was led by a giant Jack Frost mechanical puppet that wandered through the area, collecting people's wishes as they brought their lanterns out on display.
The procession began at Friars Primary School with the stunning rhythms of the South London Samba Band echoing down the streets.
A grand parade - and mince pies
A number of local community organisations and landmarks were visited on route, including Diversity Gardens located at King James Street, which was transformed with fire torches and glittering decorations.
The gardens were an impressive setting for a large lantern of an elephant – a reference to the elephant that was taken across the frozen River Thames during the last Frost Fair in 1814.
The procession wound its way through the environs of Blackfriars Road to Styles House on Hatfields where the Tenants Management Organisation members hosted a mince pie break before the procession continued.
Finally Jack Frost and his lantern-bearing entourage visited the Blackfriars Estate where the evening culminated in a glorious finale of live music, food and artificial snow with silver sparkling fountains from Emergency Exit Arts pyrotechnics team.


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The National Forest Foundation (NFF) recently expanded its partnership with the Salt River Project (SRP) to restore imperiled aspen forests on the Kaibab National Forest in Northern Arizona. A leading partner of the NFF's reforestation efforts, SRP has been supporting landscape-scale reforestation in Northern Arizona through their Trees for Change program since 2009. This year, customer contributions collected through SRP's Trees for Change program will restore aspen stands, a unique and imperiled forest type in Northern Arizona.
Aspen forests currently comprise less than one percent of forests on the southern half of the Kaibab National forest. Aspens provide particularly high ecological value and diversity, but these important biodiversity hotspots have declined in recent years due to competition from ponderosa pine, browsing damage from elk and deer, and fire exclusion. To improve the health of these important ecosystems, the NFF and the Kaibab National Forest have partnered on an ambitious two-year long, comprehensive aspen restoration project across 200 acres of the Kaibab National Forest. With funding from SRP, the NFF and the Kaibab National Forest are constructing temporary fencing to exclude elk and deer, which allows aspen forests to regenerate. Additionally, the partners are planting young aspen seedlings to expedite aspen stand restoration. The project, now halfway completed, is expected to regenerate approximately 200,000 young aspen seedlings.
"Last year, the Forest Service on the Williams Ranger District was successful in reforesting thousands of aspens with the Salt River Project's contributions. The funding that SRP and the NFF provided was put towards work that would have taken many years to get completed with the regular budget," said Richard Gonzalez of the Kaibab National Forest.
Since 2009, SRP has been a leading tree planting partner of the NFF, expanding the Forest Service's capacity to accomplish critical reforestation projects following wildfire. To date, SRP has planted nearly one million trees on the Kaibab, Coconino and Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in Northern Arizona. Native seedlings planted through this unique partnership help re-establish wildlife habitat, sequester carbon dioxide and stabilize watersheds after wildfires.
"As a long-term partner of ours, the Salt River Project's commitment to support important reforestation projects is helping restore Treasured Landscapes in Northern Arizona. We are proud to partner with SRP and admire their commitment to improving Northern Arizona's National Forests through innovative partnerships," said Bill Possiel, President of the National Forest Foundation.
Across the country, the forested headwaters of our National Forests and Grasslands provide water for 123 million Americans in more than 3,400 communities. The Phoenix metropolitan area is no exception, relying on water that is captured by National Forests in the Salt and Verde River watersheds. Recognizing the importance of these forested headwaters, SRP has invested in critical restoration projects on these National Forests. In addition to the Trees for Change program, SRP and the NFF developed the Northern Arizona Forest Fund. Dollars contributed through the Northern Arizona Forest Fund are invested in other important forest health projects on National Forests in the Salt and Verde River watersheds.
"Thanks to the generosity of our customers and their commitment to reforestation efforts, we are proud to support the efforts of the National Forest Foundation," said Lori Singleton, Director of Emerging Customer Programs.


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Saturday, 22 April, 2000, 18:09 GMT 19:09 UK
Teachers snub and heckle minister
By Sean Coughlan at the NUT conference in Harrogate
Angry teachers snubbed the Education Minister Estelle Morris by walking out during her speech to the National Union of Teachers.
As the minister began to address the union's annual conference in Harrogate, scores of delegates took part in an organised walkout, as a protest against the government's introduction of performance related pay for teachers.
The walkout was even greater than that which greeted the Shadow Education Secretary Theresa May, earlier in the day.
Ms Morris claimed that the extra money attached to performance pay was the "best opportunity for a generation" for teachers to earn higher salaries.
Despite the persistent interruptions and calls of "shame" and "tax the rich", the minister pressed ahead with her arguments that performance pay would benefit the teaching profession.
But as she finished, the union's general secretary, Doug McAvoy, took to the rostrum and in a fiery reprimand for the hecklers attacked them for damaging the union's campaign against performance pay.
And to rising applause from his own supporters and to noisy disapproval from his opponents, Mr McAvoy then launched a furious attack on protestors, accusing them of "not even knowing how to heckle" as they were booing and jeering in places in which the minister had been praising teachers.
Although emphasising his opposition to performance pay - and the need for an articulate and sustained campaign to stop it - Mr McAvoy later condemned the "chanters and ranters" who had sought to disrupt the minister's speech.
'Not a quitter'
He called them "unrepresentative of the membership" and "representing the interests of the extreme left".
Speaking to journalists after the conference, Estelle Morris said that having been a teacher herself for 18 years she was disappointed by the "vocal minority".
But she said she was "a sticker and not a quitter" and would not be deterred by the rough reception from a union of which she is still a member.
The minister described it as "madness" that the union was "threatening to lead its members into industrial action against a pay rise" at the same time that the union was advising members to apply for that £2,000 increase in salary.
"If performance pay is such a dastardly thing, one would not expect the union to be recommending members to apply for it," said the minister.
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Violence against women has received government attention in Australia and elsewhere for some time. It is not, the government tells us, just an ordinary crime.
The Australian Government's National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children (The Plan) informs us "These crimes are gendered[sic] crimes – that is they have an unequal impact on women. (Australian Government, 2012)."
Emotionally, The Plan describes the plight of women caught up in domestic violence:
"While a small proportion of men are victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, the majority of people who experience this kind of violence are women, in a home, at the hands of men they know."
That small proportion of male domestic violence victims is 28.9% from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2005 Personal Safety Study (ABS, 2006). No educated person would honestly call this a "small proportion". It is almost 1 in 3.
The 2005 survey is quoted in the Plan with the following information:
"In 2005, over 350,000 women experienced physical violence and over 125,000 women experienced sexual violence." By the way, in case you don't notice the sleight of hand, this is all kinds of violence. It is not just domestic violence.
The number of women experience domestic violence for that year "at the hands of men they know," is 195,300. What is the reason for the government uses the bigger, all violence, number? Well, it's bigger, of course.
In the same report, it was found that 779,800 men experienced physical violence (that's more than double) and over 46,700 men suffered sexual violence. These figures are a direct comparison to the ones for women above.
The Plan declares "No form of violence in our community is acceptable." Yet, the Plan states:
"Men are more likely to be the victims of violence from strangers and in public, so different strategies are required to address these different types of violence."
And what are those different strategies to address violence against men?
There are none.
There is no Plan to Reduce Violence against Men.
In other words, when violence has an "unequal impact on women", it is "gendered[sic]", and when it has an unequal impact on men it is simply "different".
So, is the lack of "genderedness" because the violence on men is by men? Let's again look at the same study.
On domestic violence between the sexes, the survey tells us that 195,300 women experienced assault by a male; 79,500 men experienced assault by a female. This is the 28.9% of assaults on males by females that the Plan completely ignores.
Do females attack other females? 66,600 females said "Yes" for 2005.
The 2005 survey also tells us 641,100 males and 389,300 females reported violence at the hands of females since the age of 15. That's 1,030,000 separate individuals reporting instances of violence carried out by females in their lifetime. While the total for male perpetrated violence is higher at 3,641,400, this still means that almost 1 in 4 perpetrators were female.
Another question that springs to mind: is it getting worse?
The 1996 Women's Safety Study, done by the ABS, was the first study of its kind. This study examined the plight of women only. No male victims of violence were sought, because the study was funded by the Office for the Status of Women (ABS, 1996).
Is that "gendered" or what?
The 2005 Personal Safety Study was similarly funded by the Office for Women, but the ABS insisted in including men and so funded that part of the survey.
The later study showed that violence against women decreased from 490,400 in 1996 to 443,800 in 2005, even though the population of women increased by some 12%. Not only that, but the number of reports to police also increased by almost 30% from 54,400 to 70,400 for the same period.
So, according to the ABS figures, the problem for women definitely declined between 1996 and 2005.
Why then, when "No form of violence in our community is acceptable," are male victims of violence being declared "different" enough to be ignored?
The male experience of violence should not be lightly discounted. It is not simply a fact that men experienced double the levels of violence. The ABS's 2009 Causes of Death report shows that twice as many men were murdered than women (ABS, 2011). So, more men suffer at the extreme end of violence than women.
Not only do male victims go unvalued, but the female perpetrators simply evaporate as well. Even when they attack females, the Australian government is prepared to ignore their existence.
So while "No form of violence in our community is acceptable," and "Reducing all violence in our community is a priority," according to The Plan, there are clearly some forms of violence more equal than others.
This lack of concern from society for the violence that men face, and the demonising them as always being the perpetrator, may also be factors in the suicide rate for men. The ABS's 2009 Causes of Death report informs us that the men are the victims of suicide on a ratio of more than 3 to 1.
It certainly won't help men's self-esteem.
This figure is not to be ignored. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in males, and the first in the order that is not disease related. There were ten times more suicides than murders in 2009.
The conclusion has to be that the discussion on domestic violence is indeed "gendered" in Australia. This is not because of the impact violence has on women.
The complete denial of female perpetrators is clearly a bigoted attempt to cover-up female violence. This is not done as a deliberate act to help violent females, but more a price to be paid in order to follow the feminist agenda of demonizing men. That it also implicitly condones violence by females shows how bad this bigotry has become.
The total disregard of male victims in domestic violence is similarly bigoted and completely heartless.
But what does this bigoted approach actually do for domestic violence?
Professor Murray Straus of the University of New Hampshire, tells us that the feminists' ideological approach to Domestic Violence "has crippled prevention and treatment programs (Straus, 2010)."
He states that almost all domestic violence, which he calls intimate partner violence, is "gender[sic] symmetrical". In other words, both men and women can be equally violent. This is not to say that one is being the aggressor and the other is hitting back in self-defense.
What he is really saying is that the world of domestic violence is not the feminist approved version where the big, strong man beats his poor, defenceless wife because patriarchy demands it.
In the real world, the aggressor is just as likely to be a woman as a man. For many couples, the answer is both. This is not a question of "who started it?" Both partners in the relationship can have violent tendencies. The issues, however, are as complex and varied as the people in the relationships. Professor Straus says:
"[It] is more likely to be traceable to risk factors such as antisocial personality traits, chronic excessive drinking, social disadvantage, a propensity to crime, and psychopathology of varying degrees of severity."
These are clearly "gender-free" terms.
The main reason for following feminist ideology rather than the facts, according to Straus, is it attracts sympathy, funding and government support. There are more votes in being "Defenders of Women" than there is in trying to explain what "psychopathology of varying degrees of severity" actually means.
Certainly, the Australian government seems to be motivated in this way. It sanctimoniously distorts the picture of domestic violence by focussing on women as victim; and men as aggressor.
The plan repeatedly makes emotive statements like, "The emotional and personal costs of violence against women cannot be measured: the effects reach all levels of society," and "[The Plan] will allow women who have experienced violence to rebuild their lives."
This brings an image of knuckles on face violence, yet the figures quoted in the 2005 study are not incidents of crime. The study was conducted by calling random individuals at home and asking them if they had experienced any violence. Violence was defined as "any incident involving the occurrence, attempt or threat of either physical or sexual assault."
In 1996, 52% of assaults did not result in any physical injury. Minor cuts and bruises were the majority of actual injuries (85%). In all, 0.4% of the female population reported violence which resulted in serious harm. In 2005, presumably due to their lack of emotional impact, the injury figures were not reported.
Similarly, in 1996 almost 70% of so called assaults did not report the event to the police because, in the mind of the women reporting the event, it was not serious enough to report or she could handle the matter herself.
So if the 1996 and 2005 figures describe all kinds of all violence, the vast majority of this would constitute petty violence.
And let us not forget the biggest numbers of all. In 1996, 93% of all women did not experience any kind of violence whatsoever. In 2005, that figure rose to 95%. The number of men who did not experience any violence was 89%.
No matter how you look at these figures, the Australian government is clearly trying to create a moral panic by exaggerating and distorting the problem. Ultimately, male victims of violence are simply being ignored while the declining problems of violence against fewer women are being tackled as a priority.
And the serious harm that was inflicted upon men as a result of violence in 1996, 2005 or any other year?
ABS. (1996, December 11). 1996 Women's Safety Study. Retrieved August 25, 2012, from Australian Bureau of Statistics: http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/F16680629C465E03CA256980007C4A81/$File/41280_1996.pdf
ABS. (2011, May 3). 2009 Causes of Death. Retrieved August 25, 2012, from Australian Bureau of Statistics: http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/83A6580246688CEBCA2578840012A073/$File/33030_2009.pdf
ABS. (2006, August 21). Personal Safety Study 2005. Retrieved August 25, 2012, from Australian Bureau of Statistics: http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/056A404DAA576AE6CA2571D00080E985/$File/49060_2005%20(reissue).pdf
Australian Government. (2012, June 20). National Plan. Retrieved August 25, 2012, from Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs: http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/05_2012/national_plan.pdf
Straus, M. (2010). Thirty Years of Denying the Evidence of Gender Symmetry in Partner Violence: Implications for Prevention and Treatment. Retrieved August 25, 2012, from University of New Hampshire: http://pubpages.unh.edu/~mas2/V71-Straus_Thirty-Years-Denying-Evidence-PV_10.pdf


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STATISTICS OF INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION PROJECT - "GIFTS EXPO. SPRING 2011", "COSTUME JEWELLERY & ACCESSORIES. SPRING 2011" and "HOUSEWARE EXPO. SPRING 2011"Eastern Europe's biggest international exhibition project - "GIFTS EXPO. SPRING 2011", "COSTUME JEWELLERY & ACCESSORIES. SPRING 2011" and "HOUSEWARE EXPO. SPRING 2011"- was successfully held on 21 - 24 of March in Moscow, in "MANEZH" Exhibition Complex.
302 companies participated in the exhibition project at the total area of 6 000 sq.m., among them 17 foreign exhibitors from 9 countries: France, Italy, Greece, Netherlands, Egypt, China, India, Belarus, Hungary. National expositions from China and India were organized at the fair.
Visitors' geography was very wide: specialists from 180 cities of Russian regions & former Soviet republics: from Abakan, Almetievsk, Anapa, Angarsk, Arkhangelsk, Arzamas, Astana, Astrakhan, Barnaul, Belgorod, Berdsk, Biysk, Blagoveshensk, Bobruysk, Bratsk, Brest, Bryansk, Budennovsk, Velikiy Novgorod, Vladikavkaz, Vladivostok, Vladimir, Volgograd, Vologda, Voronezh, Gomel, Gus Khrustalniy, Ekaterinburg, Zlatoust, Ivanovo, Izhevsk, Irkutsk, Yoshkar-Ola, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Kemerovo, Kirov, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Kostroma, Kotlas, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Kurgan, Kursk, Lipetsk, Magadan, Magnitogorsk, Makhachkala, Miass, Murmansk, Nizhniy Tagil, Naberezhnye Chelny, Nalchik, Nakhodka, Neftekamsk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhnekamsk, Novokuznetsk, Novorossiysk, Novosibirsk, Novocherkassk, Novy Urengoy, Norilsk, Odessa, Orel, Omsk, Orenburg, Penza, Perm, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Petrozavodsk, Pyatigorsk, Rostov-on-Don, Ryazan, Rybinsk, Salekhard, Samara, Saint Petersburg, Saransk, Saratov, Serpukhov, Severodvinsk, Svetlogorsk, Syzran, Smolensk, Shakhty, Sochi, Stavropol, Stary Oskol, Surgut, Syktyvkar, Taganrog, Tambov, Tashkent, Toliatti, Tomsk, Tyumen, Ulan-Ude, Ulianovsk, Ussuriysk, Ufa, Khabarovsk, Khanty-Mansiisk, Cheboksary, Chelyabinsk, Cherepovets, Chita, Yakutsk, Elista, Kiev & Dnepropetrovk (Ukraine), Minsk (Belarus), Yerevan (Armenia), Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), Karaganda, Pavlodar (Kazakhstan), Kishinev (Moldavia), Riga (Latvia) etc. (Please see the map below)
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important menopause information
You may be facing a hysterectomy for a benign disease such as endometriosis, fibroids, or heavy bleeding. You are pre-, peri-, or postmenopausal, and you are not having any more children.
You may have had a friend who had ovarian cancer and you know it is a miserable disease: difficult to detect at an early stage, requiring a complex surgery, rounds of chemotherapy, and high rates of recurrence and mortality. Your doctor may present to the you option of just taking your ovaries out while "we are there." It will add nothing to your recovery, so why not?
Here are the reasons to very carefully consider this decision.
Premenopausal women who lose their ovaries suffer immediate loss of all ovarian hormones. After menopause, ovaries do not produce estradiol, but they do produce the androgens (male hormones) testosterone and androstendione. These androgens are converted in body fat and muscle to estrone, the postmenopausal estrogen. Estrone does have benefits.
Removing the ovaries has been shown to increase the risk of heart disease which is the major cause of death in women. While 16,000 women die of ovarian cancer each year, 500,000 die of heart disease, and 50,000 women die each year within one year of a hip fracture. Studies have shown that removal of ovaries after the age of 50 increases the risk of having a heart attack by 40%. Another study demonstrated that removing ovaries after the age of 50 increased the risk of osteoporotic fractures by 54%. The mortality for hip fractures doubled.
The risk of ovarian cancer in the general population is 1/70, or about 1.4%. This statistic does not apply to women who are BRCA mutation carriers, and those who had a mother or sister with ovarian cancer. Their risk is higher. If you have a hysterectomy and leave the ovaries behind, the risk of needing to go back at a later date and have those ovaries removed is about 5%.
A study was done to postulate the excess risk of death due to removing the ovaries in women age 50-54 who were not at high risk for ovarian cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, stroke and breast cancer. The study determined that the probability of surviving to age 80 was 62% if the ovaries were retained, vs. 54% if they were not. The difference in mortality far outweighed the risk of dying from ovarian cancer which was 0.5%. The survival advantage was about 4% in women aged 55-59 year of age, but after the age of 64 there was no survival benefit to retaining the ovaries.
The study did not take into account the decrease in the quality of life benefits of loss of hormones that include hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes, decline in cognitive function, poor sleep quality, decrease in well-being, depression, and a decrease in sexual desire and function. Although hormone replacement can alleviate symptoms, studies do no demonstrate that the adherence to medication is low.
We now know that there are serious health risks to early menopause, surgical or natural. In 2008, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ACOG, recommended that retaining ovaries in premenopausal women undergoing hysterectomy for benign disease be strongly considered, unless there are identified genetic risks. A study published in the Journal Menopause this month, demonstrated a very high incidence of removal of the ovaries despite the recommendations of ACOG. Although hormone replacement after oophorectomy may mitigate some of the adverse outcomes, many women worry about the effects of estrogen and are not adherent long-term. The decision to remove ovaries can be a very personal decision made between a woman and her doctor, based on many factors. Consider your options carefully, as the long term consequences can be very significant.
Menopause, The Journal of the American Menopause Society, Volume 24, Number 8, August 2017. Inappropriate oophorectomy at the time of benign premenopausal hysterectomy, A.S, Mahal, et al.
ObGyn.net: September 30, 2011
Benefits of Ovarian Conservation at the Time of Hysterectomy for Benign Disease, William H. Parker, MD
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Reviewby Theron Martin,
Hakuōki: A Memory of Snow Flowers
DVD 1-2 - OVA Set
In December 1866, Chizuru is informed by the recently-befriended Sen that rogue samurai have gathered at Shimabara with the apparent intent of eventually attacking the Shinsengumi headquarters. Since Chizuru can successfully pass as a geisha with the proper dress, the Shinensgumi reluctantly allow her to go undercover to gather information, with a couple of them serving as guards in case things get hairy – and, naturally, they do. That is not the only business of consequence afoot in December and January, however. Checkpoints have been set up around Kyoto to watch for spies, and the Shinsengumi are required to help man them. A certain assemblage of devils is also afoot, conducting their own schemes, but nearly everyone has to stop and appreciate the snow.
Although this six-episode OVA series mostly from 2011 (the final episode came out in mid-2012) is the third installment in the anime side of the Hakuōki franchise, its story actually takes place during the six month gap between episodes 8 and 9 of the first TV series. However, familiarity with certain revelations in the final four episodes of the first series is assumed, so watching it in chronological order is not recommended for newcomers. And while it is a side story, it does elaborate further on the relationships between certain characters and provide a few minor details that were behind the scenes of the action in the main series.
Typically these side story efforts are merely collections of one-shots, but A Memory of Snow Flowers takes a different approach. It instead tells essentially the same story from six different angles, with each episode focusing on one or two of the male characters and detailing what their involvement is in the main incidents and what they get involved in that does not directly involve the others. As a result, certain scenes repeat in most or all of the episodes but often from different perspectives. For instance, at one point Yamazaki does a "Secret Technique: Tatami Mat Flip" to protect a geisha-dressed Chizuru from overenthusiastic samurai. In episode 1 we actually get to see the event happen, while in most of the later episodes we instead hear it happen while the camera focuses on other characters elsewhere in Shimabara. In other cases individual stories intersect in common scenes (such as how Hijikata and Kazama come to a duel from different directions or a gathering of devils to discuss Chizuru and other concerns) or fill in the gaps for others (Hijikata's story in episode 5 explains how he came to be running back to the Shinsengumi HQ with the geisha-clad Chizuru, as seen in episode 1).
As interesting as this gimmick can be, though, the meat of the OVAs lies in the episode-specific content. This approach allows each episode to focus on how Chizuru interacts with one of the main male characters, and these interactions often have a more flirtatious feel than interactions in the first series episodes do; here the franchise's origins as an otome game are most evident, as one could look at these episodes as the starts of alternate character paths. They also flesh out the personalities of each guy a bit more, especially Kazama; his conversation with Sen over the proper way to deal with women clearly has ramifications later on. Seeing the different ways that each character reacts to the snow is also rather amusing, as a couple that one might not expect approach it with childlike exuberance. On the downside, except for one scene Chizuru is still largely helpless and an excuse for the Shinsengumi members (or even Kazama) to be gallant, and her geisha outfit merely allows her an excuse for dress-up.
Somewhat surprisingly for an OVA offering, the technical merits may actually be a slight downgrade from the regular series. Background shots and the male character designs are still major strengths, and Chizuru looks fantastic as a geisha (it is not at all hard to understand why the male characters go out of their way to see her dressed like this), but quality control slips much more noticeably and with greater frequency and the character artistry in general does not look quite as refined. Likely this has something to do with a change in animation director, as Atsuko Nakajima served in that capacity for the two prior TV series but here each episode has a different person in that role. (Nakajima did only the closer and character designs this time.) That also explains why the production quality varies some from episode to episode. The animation effort is sufficient for what the series does but nothing special. Graphic violence in this set of episodes is minimal, and closest thing to fan service it offers are the chest-baring manner in which certain male characters sometimes wear their clothing.
The soundtrack maintains the standard set by the first series, with equivalent results. New opener "Yume no Ukifune" is a solid number with a dramatic sound, though it also sounds very similar to some other established openers. The closer varies from episode to episode, however. Episodes 1, 2, 4, and 5 use the same visuals but different songs, while episodes 3 and 6 use variations on the regular visuals (but some overlapping shots) but additional different songs. The six are all sung by Maon Kurosaki and use a wide array of different tones and musical styles.
Sentai Filmworks is releasing the OVA collection on a pair of DVDs in a single case; no Blu-Ray option is available for this one. The second disk has the clean opener and clean versions of all of the closers for Extras. The Christopher Ayres-directed dub brings back the whole cast from the previous two TV series, and they uniformly turn in solid but unexceptional performances. One scene did have a slight timing problem which made one line of dialogue come off less smoothly than it should have, but this was not a recurring problem and no other significant flaws were noted. As has been Sentai's recent standard, the dialogue sticks very close to the subtitles in most cases.
This set of five 25-minute and one 29-minute episodes are hardly crucial viewing, as the new insight they offer will not stimulate any dramatic new understandings of the characters and nothing is shown here that is critical to the main story. They also avoid delving much into actual history, as the earlier series do. However, fans of the franchise should still find them quite satisfying, as they offer plenty more of what most are probably watching the franchise for in the first place.
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Overall (dub) : B-
Overall (sub) : B-
Story : B-
Animation : B
Art : B
Music : B
+ Providing alternate angles on certain scenes is interesting, some characters are allowed to loosen up a bit.
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- Review of the evening as a whole;
- 189? Unknown, thought to be Taylor;
- 1908 Cockburn;
- 1912 Cockburn;
- 1924 Unknown;
- 1927 Cockburn;
- 1935 Cockburn (served to left side of table);
- 1935 Cockburn (served to right side of table);
- 1947 Cockburn;
- 1950 Cockburn;
- 1955 Cockburn;
- 1960 Cockburn;
- 1963 Cockburn;
- 1967 Cockburn;
- 1970 Cockburn;
- 1975 Cockburn;
- 1977 Cockburn (unofficial bottling);
- 1983 Cockburn;
- 1985 Cockburn;
- 1991 Cockburn;
- 1994 Cockburn;
- 1997 Cockburn;
- 2000 Cockburn;
- 2003 Cockburn;
- 2007 Cockburn cask sample (Touriga Nacional);
- 2007 Cockburn cask sample (Touriga Franca);
- Planning and arrangements;
- Placemats.
1967 Cockburn
Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
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Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
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1967 Cockburn
Part of the large vertical of Cockburn which was held in The Crusting Pipe on Wednesday 8th October 2008. Links:
Re: 1967 Cockburn
1967 Cockburn: clear dark red, with little nose. Lovely sweet mouth-filling length, with heat coming late, and great length. Good port, particularly so for a year that wasn't a general declaration.
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My 24th TN of the day says "Thick and sumptuous". I agree with JDAWs assessment.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: 1967 Cockburn
Deep red and quite youthful in appearance. A lovely nose that just lifts itself out of the glass, with mint and gentle red fruits. In the mouth this port delivers wonderful redcurrant fruit with good density and decent levels of complexity. This port is drinking well today but will hold well for at least another 10 years. 89/100.
Top Ports in 2018 (so far): Niepoort VV (1960's Bottling), Quinta do Noval Nacional 1994 and San Leonardo Very Old White (Bottled 2018)
2017 Ports of the year: Fonseca 1927 and Quinta do Noval 1927
2017 Ports of the year: Fonseca 1927 and Quinta do Noval 1927
Re: 1967 Cockburn
Miguel Côrte-Real sent AHB some of his own notes on the various vintages, some obviously drafted in advance, some from the day itself.
Miguel Côrte-Real wrote:1967
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A few shippers declared '67 in preference of '66: Cockburn, Martinez, Sandeman, Noval and Forrester
Tasting Notes
Lighter than the 1966 (which we did not ship), but very fine quality. It is more subtle wine, more for those who are looking for nuances rather than massive fruit. Good colour and great integration of spirit. Rich and firm.
When our friends Taylor and Croft, after shipping the '66s, brought out their single quinta '67s Vargellas and Roeda, we were happy to say "We told you so". Martinez also preferred to offer the 1967. (W. Fletcher in 1978)
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