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March 2012: Conflicts in Care
Whether forcible encroachments or illegal employment of nursing staff – there are more problems in geriatric care than most people suppose. Many conflicts originate from ignorance, excessive demand or financial difficulties. Our Topic of the Month March shows you how to solve "Conflicts in Care".March 2012: Conflicts in Care - Read more
Hospitality Industry Often Reluctant to Hire People with Disabilities
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[22/02/2012] People with disabilities trying to find employment in the United States hospitality industry face employers who are often reluctant to hire them because of preconceived notions that they cannot do the job and that they are more costly to employ that people without disabilities, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire (UNH).Hospitality Industry Often Reluctant to Hire People with Disabilities - Read more
Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities
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Carrier at the Cemetery: A Different Kind of Inclusion
In the fields of gastronomy or the landscaping there are numerous integration companies. Why not at a cemetery, as well? This is what the city government of the German town Worms thought and started the successful project "Integration at the cemeteries of Worms".Carrier at the Cemetery: A Different Kind of Inclusion - Read more
The Way to Integration Goes through the Stomach
Vegetable stew, curry rice, coalfish fillet – in the canteen of the Higher Regional Court in Cologne there is something for every taste. The menu is as various as the employees of the integration company are different. REHACARE.de took a peek inside the pots.The Way to Integration Goes through the Stomach - Read more
Caregivers at Risk for Health Problems
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Shift Work in Teens Linked to Increased Multiple Sclerosis Risk
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[25/07/2011] Online resource fills knowledge gap identified through NIH Challenge Grant initiative JobTIPS, a free, Web-based program, aims to help youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or other disabilities develop and maintain skills needed for successful employment.ASD: Recovery Act-Funded Jobs Program Helps High School Grads - Read more
Much Different Work Histories for Disability Rejects, Beneficiaries
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[20/04/2011] Older workers benefit most from a modest health behaviour program when it combines a web-based risk assessment with personal coaching.Older Workers Benefit from High-Tech Health Promotion - Read more
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Clynelish 1997 Distillers Edition Highland single malt Scotch whiskey. Double matured in Oloroso sherry casks.
On the nose immediate raisins, in fact rum and raisin. Dried orange peel. In time a clean walnut crispness appears. Water makes it softer, dried cherry, sultana, apricot and some honey. The palate is very sweet with plumped up dried fruit. Sultana cake with thick butter and underneath a bowl of nuts; hazelnut and macadamia. A slightly salty quality cutting through the unctuous texture.
Clynelish Distillery is a malt whisky distillery situated at Brora on the Sutherland coast in Scotland's Highland whisky region. The original Clynelish Distillery was founded in 1819 by the Marquis of Stafford and a new Clynelish Distillery was built in 1967 close-by the original. The new distillery has been enlarged in recent years and is now a major contributor to the Johnnie Walker range of blended Scotch. Visitors are welcomed at Clynelish Distillery Visitor Centre which offers tours around the new distillery and the opportunity to view parts of the original Clynelish Distillery.

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If you are a singletrack aficionado, the
Hunter Subaru Pisgah Stage Race is for you! Five days of full on classic east
coast singletrack awaits in Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina. Many
of the trails have be touted at 'half-track' and will test all of your mountain
bike skills, including your fitness riding 195 miles with 28,000+ feet of
climbing over five days.
In its third year running, race director Todd Branham has had little to change from previous years given the rave
reviews from top endurance cyclists such as Amanda Carey (Kenda/Felt) and
Jeremiah Bishop (Cannondale), last year's open category race winners.
But, Todd still wanted to make the experience even better for the
For 2011, there will be a "Recovery Zone" for
riders to enjoy located in the vendor village area in downtown Brevard.
This will include folks from Carmichael Training to help riders with
nutritional, recovery and race strategies; massage therapy will be available;
awards ceremony and briefings. In addition, Verizon Wireless will be
offering an internet café for riders to test out the new phones and tablets
which will make updating blogs and writing race reports a breeze.
As far as major stage changes for 2011, Stage
One, White Squirrel Loop, is now a full 43-mile day with 5,000+ feet of
climbing. It will entail classic Pisgah singletrack and is considered the
"Queen Stage." Last year, the Stage One was a prologue time trial.
Stage Two will feature – 46 miles and 6,400+ feet of climbing, Stage Four – 39
miles and 7,200+ feet of climbing and Stage Five – 42 miles and 5,700+ feet of
climbing remain pretty much the same sweet courses as last year. Stage
Three will take riders through the Mills River area for the first time and be a
slightly shorter day at 24 miles and 3,700+ feet of climbing.
The Pisgah Stage race receives a lot of
support from the local community which is not surprising given the area is
known for outdoor adventures of all types. The Pisgah area SORBA and
several local hiking clubs have been volunteering their time trimming the tight
trails for this race.
To register and find out more details go to http://www.blueridgeadventures.net/stage/default.html


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New York City has played host to the Rangers-Islanders feud 124 times. The 125th, though, will be a bit different.
Instead of the teams meeting in Midtown, they will gather in the Bronx. Instead of filling Madison Square Garden, the rivals have sold out Yankee Stadium.
Wednesday night's Rangers-Islanders Stadium Series game in the big ball yard on 161st Street and River Ave. will be another chapter in a rivalry that has seen fans of both teams literally and figuratively take it outside.
"It's amazing," Matt Martin said after the Islanders practice at the Stadium late Tuesday afternoon. "It really is everything and more than we thought it would be. It's not every day you get to do something like this. Even now, when I was out there for the first five or 10 minutes skating around, looking around at the big Yankee Stadium sign, seeing all the seats, it's pretty special and definitely something we'll never forget."
The outdoor game will be the second held at Yankee Stadium in three days. The Rangers routed the Devils, 7-3, Sunday afternoon. It will be an event in a town that specializes in events. But, as both teams readily acknowledged, there is serious business at hand.
"We have to focus on what we have to do and play the way that we have to do," Islanders head coach Jack Capuano said. "I thought a few games we got away from it — I wouldn't say totally got away from it — [and] we need a few guys to step up and play better as well."
Even though this season has not gone as the Islanders had hoped, they have given the Rangers fits in the three games the squads have played this season. The Islanders have won two of the first three meetings by an aggregate 12-9 margin. After Wednesday, the teams will meet just once more in the regular season — Friday night at the Garden.
"They're a hard-working team," captain Ryan Callahan told reporters following the Rangers practice in their Greenburgh, N.Y., training facility. "[The] last time we played them at home they came at us pretty hard and I don't think we played our best. We have to expect them to be hard on the forecheck. They like to create turnovers and that top line is pretty dangerous."
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|Oral contraceptive pill use is associated with reduced odds of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in menstruating women: results from NHANES III.
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|BACKGROUND: Higher prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in men and postmenopausal women than in premenopausal women has suggested a potential role of sex hormones in the pathogenesis of the disease. We sought to evaluate the association between oral contraceptive pills (OCP) and NAFLD and to determine whether adiposity mediates any effect. METHODS: We included 4338 women aged 20-60 years who were enrolled in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1988 to 1994 in a population-based cross-sectional study. We defined NAFLD as moderate-severe steatosis on ultrasonography in women without excessive alcohol use or other identifiable causes. OCP use was based on self-report and was categorized as never, former or current use. RESULTS: The overall weighted prevalence of NAFLD was 11.6 % but lower in current (6.7 %) than in former (12.0 %) or never users (15.6 %, P = 0.016). In the multivariable model, current OCP users experienced a 50 % lower odds of NAFLD than never users (adjusted odds ratio 0.50; 95 % confidence interval 0.26, 0.98) after adjusting for age, race/ethnicity, smoking status, history of diabetes or hypertension and education. Further adjustment for body mass index or waist circumference significantly attenuated the OCP-NAFLD relationship. CONCLUSIONS: In this large US-representative population, OCP use was associated with reduced odds of NAFLD. However, this association could be mediated or confounded by adiposity. Prospective studies are needed to further clarify the causal role of sex hormone.
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If the ministry has its way then a one Rupee coin would be reduced to the size of a 50 paise coin and Rs 2 coin to the size of a Re 1 coin and this process would continue till the size and shape of Rs 10 coin has been re-shaped. The key reason behind such a decision is that producing currency coins in their present shape and size involves substantial costs and it is on the rise. Rising prices of steel have made Rupee coins worth less than their metal value.
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Outperform – Globalize – Simplify – Inspire
Growth strategy and financial targets for 2016
Today, Henkel presented its new strategy and financial targets for the period up to 2016. At the same time, the company reconfirmed its guidance for fiscal 2012 based on its strong business performance in the first nine months of the year.
"The new strategy builds on the foundation of our corporate values and will drive Henkel's successful development in the coming years in order to achieve our long-term vision – to be a global leader in brands and technologies," explained Henkel CEO, Kasper Rorsted. "We will outperform our competition as a globalized company with simplified operations and a highly inspired team - this is the essence of our new strategy. We will accelerate growth and increase profitability in all our three business sectors. We are focusing particularly on the development of our core and growth categories and the expansion of our businesses in emerging markets while we are continuously adapting our structures and strengthening our global team."
The new strategy builds on the successful implementation of the strategic priorities defined in 2008 for the period up to 2012. The foundation for the strategy until 2016 was a detailed analysis of the major long-term market trends. The portfolios of Henkel's three business sectors were reviewed against these trends to determine how they are positioned for delivering profitable growth in their respective markets.
As a result, Henkel has identified considerable potential for accelerated growth and increased profitability in each of its business sectors. The company will increase its investments and raise capital expenditures (capex) by more than 40 percent to a total of around 2 billion euros until 2016.
Financial targets 2016
By 2016, Henkel aims to grow sales to 20 billion euros, of which 10 billion euros in emerging markets. For adjusted earnings per preferred share (EPS) Henkel targets a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10 percent until 2016.
These financial targets include an active portfolio optimization, i.e. small and mid-sized acquisitions as well as divestments or the discontinuation of non-strategic activities (with total sales of currently around 500 million euros). Potential major acquisitions or divestments are not accounted for in the financial targets.
Henkel will continue to focus on strong cash generation driven by reducing net working capital to around 5 percent of sales by 2016.
Strategic priorities in summary
- Outperform: Leverage potential in categories
Henkel will leverage its full potential in categories by actively managing its portfolio, strengthening top brands, launching powerful innovations and focusing on customers and consumers.
In its core categories, Henkel will continue to invest in strengthening and expanding its leading positions. In growth categories, investments will fuel overproportional growth of existing and new segments. In value categories, investments will be tailored to maximize profit potential. Henkel will focus on its strong brands: By 2016, the top 10 brands will generate approximately 60 percent of total sales (2012: around 46 percent).
To move its innovation capabilities closer to the growing consumer base in emerging markets, Henkel will open seven new R&D facilities: in Pune (India), Seoul (Korea), Dubai, Moscow (Russia), Johannesburg (South Africa), São Paulo (Brasil) and Toluca (Mexico).
- Globalize: Focus on regions with high potential
In mature markets, Henkel will leverage its strengths and generate profitable growth by increased brand investments and continued cost focus. By 2016, the company aims to gain more top positions while increasing profitability.
In emerging markets, Henkel will expand its existing category positions and accelerate growth in countries where the company has already a strong presence. In addition, Henkel will selectively enter new countries. By 2016, 12 out of Henkel's Top 20 countries are expected to be in emerging markets.
- Simplify: Drive operational excellence
Henkel will continuously improve its operational excellence by making its processes faster, more standardized and more digital, driving cost-efficiency and reducing administration cost.
To expand the global coverage of its Shared Services Centers, Henkel will make significant investments and plans to open new hubs for the Arabic speaking region and Greater China/North East Asia in addition to its existing four Centers. The number of employees in Shared Services will grow to more than 3,000. A stronger IT focus will be critical to increase the efficiency of business processes. Henkel will leverage an integrated global IT platform supported by incremental IT investments of 140 million euros until 2016. Henkel will also increase efficiency by sourcing via global hubs, expanding e-sourcing and reducing the number of suppliers globally by around 40 percent by 2016.
As Henkel continuously adapts its structures to changing market environments, the company will optimize its global manufacturing footprint on an ongoing basis.
- Inspire: Strengthen our global team
To strengthen its global team Henkel will focus on three areas Leadership, Talents & Performance and Diversity.
As part of its focus on developing strong leaders, Henkel will expand its training and development programs, such as the Executive Resource Program at Harvard Business School. To attract and retain talents globally, Henkel will strengthen its employer brand and offer competitive compensation linked to performance. Its revised Long-Term-Incentive Plan is fully aligned with the new financial targets for 2016.
As a diverse employee base with different cultural and professional backgrounds provides a competitive advantage, Henkel promotes diversity by actively managing the dimensions nationality, age and gender. With around 30 percent women in management, Henkel has a leading position and strives to increase this ratio by 1 to 2 percentage points per year.
Long-term sustainability strategy through to 2030
At the beginning of 2012, Henkel already announced its long-term sustainability strategy with the target to triple its resource efficiency by 2030 and defined specific intermediate targets for five-year intervals.
* Including continuous portfolio optimization without major acquisitions and divestments
** Adjusted earnings per preferred share, compound annual growth rate
This document contains forward-looking statements which are based on the current estimates and assumptions made by the corporate management of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA. Forward-looking statements are characterized by the use of words such as expect, intend, plan, predict, assume, believe, estimate, anticipate, forecast and similar formulations. Such statements are not to be understood as in any way guaranteeing that those expectations will turn out to be accurate. Future performance and the results actually achieved by Henkel AG & Co. KGaA and its affiliated companies depend on a number of risks and uncertainties and may therefore differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Many of these factors are outside Henkel's control and cannot be accurately estimated in advance, such as the future economic environment and the actions of competitors and others involved in the marketplace. Henkel neither plans nor undertakes to update forward-looking statements.
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This is a devastating indictment of old world attitudes and practices of child-rearing. As the narrator implies early on, the tale offers insight into the rise of fascism. The theories of Alice Miller are put in play: repression and torture produces sadistic, twisted souls. I watched it twice. The clear dialogue and slow pace make it excellent material for German language students.
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Lonnie J. Geiger, 62, of St. Paul died Monday, October 7, 2013 at his home in St. Paul.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul. The Reverend Ray Kosmicki will officiate.
Interment will be held in Elmwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., Thursday with a wake service held at 7:00 p.m. at Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home in St. Paul.
Memorials are suggested to the family's choice.
Lonnie was born March 9, 1951 in St. Paul to Everett and Helen (Wolinski) Geiger.
He was raised in Farwell where he attended St. Anthony's School until the 11th grade when he attended St. Paul High School his senior year and graduated in 1969.
Lonnie worked for Sam Jacobs and Lukasiewicz Furniture in Farwell.
He was united in marriage to Jeanette Vang on July 17, 1971 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Worms.
He began employment for New Holland in Grand Island and retired in 2006 after 33 years. Lonnie was involved in the building of the Bomgaars store in St. Paul and then became an employee of Bomgaars.
Lonnie enjoyed woodworking, taking care of his lawn in which he took great pride and his Budweiser collection. He liked to play cards, take rides to enjoy the countryside, listen to classic country music and deer hunting.
He had a great love for his family and their activities, especially holidays when all of his family could be together.
Lonnie loved classic cars. If anyone attending the funeral has a classic car, the family would enjoy seeing them, because of the love Lonnie had for them.
Lonnie was raised in the Catholic Faith.
Survivors include his wife, Jeanette of St. Paul; one daughter and son-in-law, Chas and Jeff Ruzicka of St. Paul; a son and daughter-in-law, Clinton and Jodi Geiger of Grand Island; six grandchildren, Trey, Colton, Lauren, Cori, Coy and Addie; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Lyle and Marla Geiger of Central City, Russell Geiger of St. Paul and Larry and Kari Geiger of South Dakota; and one sister, Lorey Gosch of Grand Island.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Amy Nowak; a granddaughter, Elizabeth Ruzicka; and a brother Eldon Geiger.


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A football game Friday night between two historic rivals was six players short. They were among 25 students suspended for vandalism before the game. Graffiti on a school bus is just one example of the vandalism Male High School students are accused of committing against Manual High School.
Both sides showed plenty of school spirit, despite rain at the 117th Male-Manual football game. Six of the suspended students were on Male's starting lineup. JCPS administrators say their school spirit went too far. "Over the years they have pulled some pranks on each other. Normally, it's a 500-pound pig put on the stairs at Manual. But this year it went a little beyond that," said Lauren Roberts, JCPS spokesperson.
School officials believe Manual students started it Saturday night, when they vandalized Male. "There was some graffiti spray painted and a truckload of manure placed in the parking lot with some signs in it," said Roberts.
Then late Wednesday night, officials say Male students retaliated. Manual students say Male students painted a ram yellow on the back of a trailer at duPont Manual Stadium, and among other things, they also put toilets filled with manure on the Manual campus.
"We were all a little bit upset. I mean, I'm sure a lot of people wanted to get back, but our principal told us just to keep it clean and just prove ourselves out on the field and get them back that way," said Kayla Smith, a Manual cheerleader.
Most of the damage at both schools has been cleaned up, except for a Manual activity bus spraypainted with the word "Male."
Investigators are trying to figure out which Manual students were involved, and once they do, the students will be disciplined.
"I really do think that they need to be caught. I mean, what they did to our field was they wrote offensive language on our field. They pretty much destroyed our football field," said Kathleen Beachy, a Male senior.
"Unfortunately, you do the crime, you have to do the time," said Roberts.
Male's principal will meet Monday with parents of the suspended students to discuss details of the individual suspensions, which likely will range from 6 to 20 days. Both schools will figure out the cost of property damage and cleanup, and then seek restitution.
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theremover said...
if you believe this to be true then you don't know how daggers are played.
For PvE trash clearing I would agree with you...Daggers just don't "cut" it, However on the longer boss fights, I tend to do just fine...Frequently making it to the top 1 or 2 in DPS.
I have become known in my guild as one the TOP DPS'rs.
I've been playing Rogue for almost 3 years, And I will agree that swords generally produces better results in a Raid...I'm living proof that when played CORRECTLY a dagger spec'd Rogue can easily be on par with any other damage dealer in the Raid.
Abscynth, Lvl 70 Combat Dagger Rogue
In all of this spec debate, there is not much mention of the fact that daggers is a much more roguely spec, lore-wise. That's important to me, but I'm the sort of person that won't equip a head slot item unless it conceals my toon's face. It's not all about the maths.
My experience as a tier 4 combat dagger rogue, running with very similarly geared combat swords rogues, is that they have the edge on trash (because they don't need to be behind to max their damage) and daggers have the edge on bosses (where everyone is behind). Total raid DPS is probably in favour of the swords, but boss DPS is what counts to prevent wipes and enrages and there I'd strongly disagree with anyone who says daggers don't cut it.


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On the first day, God created sunlight and dirt; four days later, He added bugs and birds. Some time after that, the car came along, and the four have been locked in mortal combat ever since. Like a game of Paper, Scissors, Rock, car kills bug; bug kills paint; bird kills bug; bird poops on car, kills paint (occasionally, car kills bird). It is a vicious cycle, and if you've been on a long drive anywhere out of town, you're familiar with the Technicolor insect necropolis on your windshield as a testimony of the damage it can do to your car's shiny side. You can sit there and watch as your Kiss Me Red paint job is relegated to Pinch Me Pink, or you can do something about it.
Well, you've made it past the first paragraph, and that means you want to do something about it. You can start by taking a look at your car; a really close look. See those swirls in the paint and spotted white rings that look like a Dalmatian's backside? The diagnosis: You just threw out a Rock and Nature slammed you with Paper. You're losing the battle with dirt and your car will pay the ultimate price. The pH balance of its paint job must be maintained in order to keep its appearance in top condition; this is something that washing cannot do alone. Waxes, polishes and conditioners are needed to protect your car against the triple-threat enemy, known here as the Axis.
The Axis
Primarily, the main enemies are acid rain, bird droppings and alkaline-laden water drops (hard water). Thanks to the industrial revolution, nitrous oxide and sulfur dioxide emissions from powerplants, car exhaust and air pollution from industrial plants have become trapped in rain water and get dumped on your car during a rainstorm. It's called acid rain, which is basically a very diluted form of nitric and sulfuric acids. The sun dries water droplets containing these acids and they are left behind to concentrate on your car's surface. The concentrated acid soon penetrates the clear coat, dissolving the resin and forming a microscopic pit. Left untreated, the pit collects new droplets and the concentrated acid can continue into the basecoat, destroying the pigment and eventually, the whole car.Bird droppings (and yours), on the other hand, contain a byproduct called uric acid. This alkaline, if left non-neutralized, can penetrate the clear-coat and cause damage similar to acid rain.
Alkaline water marks are all too familiar. What amounts to hard water spots are calcium and magnesium salts that deposit on the paint after the water has evaporated. These are white rings of minute crystals that bond to the paint, and we say bond here not in the sense that they enjoy spending time together, but in the you-were-bought-by-your-cellmate-for-a-pack-of-smokes bond. They cannot be re-dissolved by water, and only a conjugal visit by good degreaser can break up that relationship. However, harsh detergents found in some car soaps contain sodium silicate or sodium hydroxide that may etch the surface of the clear coat, leaving white residue or dulling the entire finish, similar to hard water.
The Allies
Fortunately, there are people out there who genuinely care about the condition of your car, and Chris Schaich and Robert Allen of CR Shine Detailing are two such friends you'd be lucky to have on your side. They keep the fleet clean at the Monster Garage, as well as all the bikes the come out of West Coast Choppers, not to mention Sandra Bullock's Porsche, Kid Rock's chopper and Tyson Bedford's Bentley. With nearly 20 years of combined experience deep in the trenches of the war on dirt, we unleashed the dynamic duo on a freshly washed 2003 Ferrari 360 Spyder so we could learn a thing or two on how to keep our cars looking their best.
Perhaps it was the awe of a Ferrari in our midst, but the car initially looked stunning and as clean as we thought it could be. Robert, the exterior man, took a closer look and turned up his nose after only a few seconds. The car was filthy. He showed us that, by running our hand down the hood, it wasn't perfectly smooth like a baby's bottom, but bumpy and coarse like the skin of a basketball. If we followed his advice, all of our Ferraris could be ER clean. So, get out your Ferrari and follow along.
The Wash Cycle
Wash your car regularly. You shower regularly (or you should), and your car should too. When the car is clean, any unwanted moisture will dry up quickly, but when it's dirty, the moisture accumulates with the dirt and causes corrosion. Use a soap that is intended for a car's paint, not for washing dishes. You don't eat off of your car and you don't drive your plates, so leave the dishwashing soap in the kitchen. Get yourself a bottle of Mother's California Gold Car Wash or Meguiar's NXT Generation Car Wash, as they are both top of the line. Wash your car in the shade and never in direct sunlight. Use a different sponge for your tires (and any exterior rubber) and always start at the top of the car and wash down, so you're not dragging dirt over clean panels; plus, the closer you get to the street, the dirtier the car is. Use a degreaser on tough areas, like oil spots, salt damage, bug splatter, etc. A good one comes from 3D Detailing Products (www.3Dproducts.com).
Wash the rims first (the tires and windows last), and make sure they're dead cold before applying any wheel cleaner. Hot wheels will burn the cleaner right onto the rim and cause discoloration and/or permanent damage. Don't wet down the rims/tires first, as you want to make sure the chemical you're using is strong and not diluted with water. Eagle One has several good products for rim cleaning (like A2Z All Wheel & Tire Cleaner), but read the labels closely to determine if it is right for your wheel.
While the car is still wet, mist the entire thing with some instant detailer such as Meguiars #66 Quik Detailer and chamois the whole thing dry. The instant detailer acts as a wax and gives you a great start toward the final product. Never use a terrycloth towel on your car, unless you love thousands of little scratches caused by dirt trapped in the loop pile. CostCo offers an affordable microfiber towel that works perfectly. At this point, the car doesn't have to be 100% dry, but just make sure you remove most of the water so it doesn't get a chance to bead up. The rest will dry as you move on to the next step.
When the car is mostly dry, apply the tire dressings to the tires and bumpers. Tire Wet is a good product for this, also No Touch. Do this before you wax the car, and spray the dressing onto a rag so all the airborne droplets won't mar your freshly washed car. Avoid any product that contains formaldehyde or any harsh preservatives as they are not good for your tires. Once you are done, take a quick spin down the street and wipe off any water that has been blown from the mirrors, tires or molding.
On the inside
There's nothing a good vacuum can't suck up in a car's interior. Use it on the floor, the pockets, cup holders, everywhere that something can fall into (glove box). For best results, remove anything from the car that's not nailed down, from the floor mats to the coffee coupons in the console. Start with a small brush and get the dust and dirt out of the speaker grills and around the dash joints. When cleaning carpets, always brush carpet in one direction to achieve truly professional results.
Never use a window cleaner that contains ammonia, especially if you have a leather dash. Ammonia blocks the pores of the leather (from overspray) so it can't properly breath (it is cow skin after all), which will fog up your windows and leave streaks. For the windows, Robert suggests cleaning horizontally on the outside and vertically on the inside, so if they do streak, you'll know which side it's on.
The spin cycle
Most waxes on the market today aren't very durable or long lasting. A few years ago, 3M and DuPont did a study and found out most waxes won't last more than a month on a regularly driven car, so take that into consideration when you're feeling frugal when buying your next bottle of wax. If you just use a run-of-mill wax you're not really protecting your vehicle's paint very well, and this is because most waxes actually have small amounts of wax and a lot of petroleum distillates (picture rubbing Vaseline on your car). The petroleum is a byproduct from the processing of the carnauba, palm, and montan waxes. There's no real gain from using it except that it will aide in stripping some grime off the finish, and that's about it.
Cars that have been recently waxed or those that are somewhat new can stand for just the use a good one-step product, like Meguiar's cleaner/sealant/wax. If you wax the car often (every two to three months, let's say) you can just use a good carnauba wax, such as Mothers Pure Carnauba Wax or Zymol, or a quality cleaner wax such as those made by Meguiar's.
If you're really into it, consider laying out the money to get a DA buffer to protect your wrists from the Karate Kid's "wax on, wax off" syndrome. Forget about the cheap ones that will burn through your paint job if under the slightest pressure and check out Meguiar's Dual Action Polisher.
Prepping the paint
Prepping is necessary to get a clean, smooth surface ready to receive sealer/glaze, and a good way to do this is with a clay bar. It also removes mild oxidation, some that you can't even see with the naked eye, as well as swirl marks and very minor scratches. As well, Meguiar's also makes a good prep product, No.7 clear coat compound (followed by the No. 26 for a finer compound), which is inexpensive and does a good job removing small scratches and swirls. Whether it is the clay bar or No. 7, always work in one direction, horizontally down the length of the car.
Sealing the paint
Whenever you use compound to strip away old wax and dirt you must then seal the paint. Waxing alone is not good enough. A sealer/glaze is just what it sounds like. Since the paint is basically exposed to the elements, you'll need to seal the pores. I'd recommend Meguiar's sealer/glaze for this. Apply this just the same as the prep. Use soft towels to remove it after it has hazed over, after no more than 10 minutes.
Wax it up
Now that the paint is sealed and prepped, the next step is to apply the wax, and two thin coats is much better than a single thick coat. The wax will add depth and shine to the paint, and even more durability. Mother's Pure Carnauba Wax has about the most carnauba wax in it than any other product on the market, and after applying it, don't let it sit for more than 10 minutes before removal, as it can be difficult. Apply it with a side-to-side motion instead of a circular motion to prevent swirl marks (regardless of what the label might say). This process will leave an amazing finish and help prevent scratching. To remove the hard-to-reach white residue from moldings and badges, make a detail brush by cutting in half the bristles of a 2.5-inch-wide paint brush, and make sure to tape up the metal collar to prevent accidental scratches.
What you're left with is a clean car, with complete protection from the elements. However, as in life, the concept of clean is fleeting, so keep this issue for future reference and we'll see you again in a couple of months. Happy waxing.
Rust Happens
When Earth was being formed about 4.6 billion years ago, hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and iron were the only things floating around in space. These molecules were formed in the Big Bang (if you believe that), and the iron molecules soon started to bond with the oxygen molecules, which prevented the carbon and the nitrogen from reacting with oxygen. If oxygen had combined with these two elements, carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides would have been formed, and these are both hazardous gases for human beings. Instead, iron reacted with oxygen and turned into rust. This gave carbon and the nitrogen a chance to react with hydrogen and form methane and ammonia. Subsequently, these two compounds eventually formed DNA, and here we are.
The funny thing about Mother Nature is that she likes things to be the way she created them, and she didn't expect us to build our cars out of iron, the fourth most abundant element on Earth, and a poor choice in hindsight. As mentioned, iron bonds extremely well with oxygen, and that's all well and good if your car is kept in a completely 100% oxygen environment; that's fine, bond away, as the reaction is harmless. However, the air we breathe also contains hydrogen, which bonds with oxygen to form H2O; we call it humidity, but it's really just water vapor swirling around up there.
You see, whether you want them to or not, chemical reactions happen all the time, as each element in the periodic table meets other elements, like a big singles' bar. Sometimes the elements get together and sometimes they don't. When it comes to Mr. Iron and Ms. Oxygen, they always hook up. Because of the baggage Ms. Oxygen carries into the relationship, by way of her three-way with hydrogen, unprotected Mr. Iron will always corrode, or turn into, as we know it, rust.
It's like this: The oxygen and moisture combine with iron to create a hydrated ferric oxide-Fe2O3 x H2O-on the surface of the metal. It's a two-step chemical process. I didn't like chemistry when I was forced to take it, but some of you may, so here it is:
Step One: Two parts Iron (Fe) + Three parts Oxygen (O) = Iron oxide, Fe2O3, which is relatively harmless by itself.
Step Two: Fe2O33 + H2O, water, = hydrated ferric oxide, Fe2O3 x H2O, or rust, which is harmful in every way.Because the ferric oxide that is created is bulky and porous, it allows more oxygen access to the iron below, causing additional rust. If allowed to continue, the oxygen and water will completely convert the remaining iron to ferric oxide or solid rust, which is weak and flaky.How do you stop rust? It's easy. Keep oxygen away from your car. No oxygen, no chemical reaction, no rust, no problem. However, since oxygen makes up roughly 21% of the air we breathe, and there's tons of moisture in that air, it's pretty much impossible. The alternative is to keep your car sealed, and to keep the paint shell intact and protected by a host of car care products.
A Word About The Car Washing Industry
So you want to take your car to a car wash to ensure that it is spotless? You think when the guy at the end of the line twirls his towel in the air with his hand out for a tip that your car is clean? In fact, the only thing that's been cleaned is your ashtray full of change, as most of the damaging elements are still there; the bright sun glimmering off of your hood makes you think the dirt has been eradicated. Well, it hasn't; a heavy rainstorm will yield similar results.
Believe it or not, it took nearly 50 years from the time Detroit spawned the first automobile in this country to when we had an official car wash: Paul's Auto Wash opened its nozzles in the Motor City in 1948. It was touch-free, meaning nothing actually touched the car but soap and water. Before the Korean War, all car washes were touch-free, but that concept proved to be too expensive for operators to live with, so in the early '60s, they switched to brush-operated washers, and those relied on a heavy dose of friction to clean the vehicle. It was cheap and it took the dirt off of the car, as well as a little paint each time too.
To add insult to injury, the government stepped in and passed the Clean Air Act in 1986, banning the use of lead in paints. This created a dramatic change in the paint and the finish applied on all vehicles, because without the lead, the paint on cars was softer. To help protect the softer paint, a clear coat finish was added, but unfortunately, the brushes easy scrubbed through the clear coat and caused track marks and hazing on the car's finish. No doubt, this created an uproar from the customers, as the popularity of the "soft cloth" car spread around the same time. Soft cloth: A half-dozen minimum-wagers rubbing the dirt into your car with grimy towels, and the results were the same: swirls, hazing and tracks. Finally, the car wash came full circle, and most modern operations use the touch-free method again. How nice.
This was probably more than you wanted to know about the history of the car washing industry in America, but it stands to prove a point: The purpose of washing your car is to protect it, make it look nice and help it last, not to rub off the one thing keeping it from rusting away to a pile of oxidized iron dust.
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Mothers spends a great amount of time formulating its products for specific purposes. Mothers cleaning products are not a "one-size-fits-all" line. Each bottle is made for a specific purpose, allowing the detailer to custom design his car's appearance.
My pick: Check out the Mother's Powerball. It attaches to any standard drill and makes short work of big jobs. The Powerball is especially good with Mother's chrome polish and its multi-stage cleaner/polishers. The Mothers "Reflection" line is designed for the more anal enthusiast, while its FX line is more for the "get it done fast" crowd. -L.B.
Curiously, everything from Stoner comes in a pressurized can. Don't let that scare you-the stuff is great and easy to use.
My Pick: Stoner's glass cleaner is great and leaves no residue. It makes cleaning glass super easy. If you've tried to get perfectly clean windows before, you'll know it's not an easy thing. I also like Stoner Spray Wax. It's easy to apply, dries evenly and leaves a good shine. -L.B.
Hands down, Meguiar's has the best smelling product in the business. While that may not be the best reason to buy it, be advised Meguiar's product is some of the best in the biz. That they go the extra step to make it smell nice is a bonus.
My pick: Meguiar's Quik Detailer is a standard in the show-car industry for its ability to give any car an instant $100 shine. Its Gold Class Wash and Wax are also brilliant. Incidentally, Meguiar's also fabricates the best cleaning brushes we've ever seen. Get the Meguiar's wheel brush, great for ridding your rims of brake dust and grime, or the Wide Body Brush, which is, unbelievably, softer than a cotton wash mitt. -L.B.
Eagle Onewww.eagleone.com
Eagle One's products are designed for ease of use and maximum results. The company is constantly revising its product line, keeping the technology on the industry's cutting edge, and making your life easier in the process.My pick: Eagle One's Nanowax is amazing stuff, using the company's Nano technology to fill in fine scratches and swirl marks as well as leave a rich, long-lasting shine. Bucket-Free Car Wash is also great, eliminating the need for a bucket and eliminating the process of re-depositing a dirty sponge or mitt into your clean suds. -K.F.
Shining Monkeywww.shiningmonkey.com
Funny name, but don't laugh... this company has a wide range of products to cover just about every detailing need.My pick: Shining Monkey Fabric Protectant is a good way to shield your interior bits, as preventive maintenance is the best way to keep an interior clean. -R.H.
Armor Allwww.armorall.com
There's probably no name in car care better known than Armor All. As far as we know, they may well have invented car care for the average auto enthusiast. Enough said.
My pick: You can't go wrong with Armor All's original-formula protectant. It protects from harmful UV rays and can be used on a wide array of materials, including rubber, vinyl and plastic, from tires to interiors. -R.H.
Mr. Waxwww.showstopperwax.com
Mr. Wax's line of care products is designed for not only the automotive market, but also for marine and household uses.My pick: If you want to really get down to business, pick up some Show Stopper Plus polish and prepare to break out a little elbow grease. It cleans and shines in one step and is safe for use on your painted surfaces and clear coats alike.
Griot's Garagewww.griotsgarage.com
Griot's prides itself on making car care products for the perfectionist. The fact that the company's products come in simple, no-frills packaging is testament to the fact that most of its effort goes into making quality product that does exactly what was intended.
My pick: You'll never know how much garbage is actually embedded in your paint until you use a product like Griot's Paint Cleaning Clay. Use it with Griot's Speed Shine and minimal pressure to literally lift environmental contaminants and oxidation from your painted or clear-coated surfaces. -K.F.


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Definition of Yugoslav in English:
YugoslavLine breaks: Yugo|slav
Pronunciation: /ˈjuːɡə(ʊ)slɑːv , ˌjuːɡə(ʊ)ˈslɑːv /
A native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia or its former constituent republics, or a person of Yugoslav descent.
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- After 1918 Croatians were listed as Yugoslavs.
- Greeks, Yugoslavs and Poles were concentrated in enclaves around the suburb.
- The Serbs went south, and became known as the South Slavs, or Yugoslavs.
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Relating to Yugoslavia, its former constituent republics, or its people.
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- Croatia is also a lot more expensive than a lot of the other former Yugoslav republics to live in, yet this still did not send people towards begging.
- The films are the first programming to be broadcast in all six former Yugoslav republics.
- In this poor, tiny, former Yugoslav republic, where unemployment runs at 50%, there are too many similar stories.
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A middle school English/journalism teacher says she lost her job because she helped her students organize a fundraiser for Trayvon Martin.
The Pontiac, Mich., students identified with Trayvon and wanted to help to his family so they organized a school fundraiser. Normally the students at the charter school could pay $1 to wear street clothes on certain days. They wanted to wear hoodies up and donate those dollars to Trayvon's family.
The Southern Poverty Law Center has taken up the Brooke Harris's case and has started a petition with more than 8,000 signatures so far.
"According the Law Center's Teaching Tolerance blog:
Harris said while the school's principal signed off on the fundraiser, Superintendent Jacqueline Cassell said no because of the manner in which they would be wearing the hoods – over their heads. Harris asked Cassell to meet with the students so they could present their case, but Harris was suspended for two days."
" 'I was told I was a bad teacher, that I was being unprofessional, that I'm being paid to teach, not to be an activist. When I tried to defend myself, it was construed as insubordination,' Harris told the Detroit Free Press."
"Harris then returned to school while suspended to drop off prizes for a literacy fair. Harris met with Cassell again and was given a two-week suspension."
(Later Harris was fired.)
"Cassell said she is a "child of the civil rights movement" and has supported the work of the Southern Poverty Law Center in the past but said "this is not the time in the school year" for efforts that distract from academics, she told The Detroit News."
So I am very interested to hear what you all think about this. I wonder if the case would be different if the fundraiser wasn't for Trayvon but for a different cause or if it was a different time of year. It sounds like this school administrator is stressed out about test scores. I know the CRCTs are coming up in Georgia and maybe similar ones are happening in Michigan.
My absolute favorite teacher in high school was a history/political science teacher. I feel like she absolutely encouraged students to exercise their political power and believe they could affect change in the system through their activism. If I remember correctly she was the sponsor for the Amnesty International school club. She also took kids to Washington DC through the Close Up program. I remember meeting this teacher downtown for a protest rally one weekend with another student.
(I think this teacher has been an excellent role model/friend for me throughout my life, long after I left high school. I visited with her in college and as an adult. She came to see Rose after she was born and even advised me on breastfeeding. We exchange Christmas cards and are on Facebook together.)
There are definitely some careers where political activism is not tolerated but I'm not sure a teacher is one of them. As a journalist I know I am expected to NOT comment publically or participate publically in political activism. We never put political signs in our yard, never comment on political issues online and have told our kids whatever we say at home about our political views stays at home.
(I recently warned a college student studying to be a journalist not to comment on Facebook on political issues. She had just "liked" something political. She said it had never occurred to her and thanked me for watching out for her.)
So what do you think: Was this teacher fired unfairly? Should teachers not help students with rallies or fundraisers? Should teachers not express political opinions to their students? Should teachers not promote activism?
April 12th, 2012
5:46 pm
There are some fascinating time limits on this article however I don't know if I see all of them middle to heart. There is some validity but I will take maintain opinion until I look into it further. Good article , thanks and we would like more! Added to FeedBurner as well
April 16th, 2012
8:18 am
I heard that they had Trayvon cash collection bins at all Clayton county schools this week.
April 16th, 2012
4:41 pm
The teacher should have refrained from actually helping with the fundraiser. She should have used it as a teaching tool to show how the media steers viewer/readers toward a decision to keep them reading/viewing rather than reporting the true facts. Fired…no. But she should have received an official reprimand.


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Department of Justice grants $1 million grant to aid survivors of domestic violence in Maine. Maine will receive $1,031,839 through the Department of Justice's STOP Violence Against Women Program. STOP is an acronym for Services, Training, Officers, Prosecution. The program's aim is to implement and improves victim-centered law enforcement, prosecution, and court strategies to address violent crimes against women and to improve services for victims.
Reports of domestic violence incidents rise in a South Carolina town. Law enforcement agents and other officials have seen a dramatic spike in the number of criminal domestic violence incidents in the Oconee County area. "In this day of high unemployment and the stress that job loss can bring, we are seeing an increase," said Rhonda Morgan, victim's advocate in the Oconee County Sheriff's Office.
Sex crimes increase in Northern California university town. There has been a rise in the number of reported sex crimes in the area around the University of California, Berkeley. Over the years, the university police have adopted such measures as crime alerts to students, installation of emergency phones (with lights), and student escorts for students; student health services include counseling for victims and fall semester trainings. Still, sex crimes burgeon near urban universities.
Medical students in US and Canada receive too little LGBTQ-sensitivity training, including matters on intimate partner violence. A survey of deans of medical schools in the U.S. and Canada found that approximately 5 hours is the median (midpoint) amount of time in the medical school curriculum assigned to topics associated to health care needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) patients. LGBT individuals have specific health and health care needs relating to among others, unhealthy relationships (e.g., intimate partner violence), gender identity, and sexually transmitted infections and are more likely to face barriers accessing appropriate medical care, which may create or increase existing disparities.
Australian aid agency says violence against women in the Pacific undermines the progress of the region. Levels of violence against women in parts of the Pacific are "horrific" and must be addressed if development is to have any chance in the Pacific region, said the head of Anglicord, an Australian aid agency, adding that "the horrific levels of physical violence against women in our region are a manifestation of a systematic discrimination that prevents women from being able to fulfill their potential."
Kiribati President sole Pacific leader to accept petition to stop violence against women in the region. Kiribati President Anote Tong took a step forward in recognizing the endemic issue of sexual and gender-based violence in the Pacific, with his acceptance of Amnesty International's 21,000 plus petition on behalf of his country. To date, Tong is the sole Pacific head to accept the petition which calls on Pacific leaders to make their countries safe and secure for women.
Organization of Canadian service providers launches online resource library for survivors of abuse. The Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton Domestic Violence Coordinating Committee is a group of service providers that practice an integrated, proactive and effective response to domestic violence within the City of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton region. The committee has launched an online resource library at http://www.enddomesticviolence.ca with information about domestic violence, elder and child abuse.
Legal Matters
Liz Claiborne petitions US President to pass federal legislation for dating violence education in schools. Love Is Not Abuse., Liz Claiborne's initiative to prevent teen dating violence has set up a petition to urge the President of the United States to pass the Stop Abuse for Every Teen Act a.k.a. SAFE Teen Act (H.R.2689/S.1447), a bill that will boost education and awareness about teen dating violence in schools.
Changes in North Carolina marriage law could affect ability of domestic abuse victims in same-sex couples to seek justice. The North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence came out against an anti-LGBT marriage amendment in the state legislature, warning that a similar constitutional change in Ohio wreaked havoc with its laws protecting people — married or unmarried — in domestic violence (DV) cases. In Ohio, the DV law protected unmarried folks who lived together "as if married," but of course, once the state constitution said that the only "union" that state law could recognize as valid was a marriage between a man and a woman, that part of the DV law was ruled unconstitutional.
A National Institutes of Health report finds low birth weight for children of women who experience violence during pregnancy. Pregnant women who are assaulted by an intimate partner are at increased risk of giving birth to infants of reduced weight, according to a population-level analysis of domestic violence supported by the National Institutes of Health. Infants born to women who were hospitalized for injuries received from an assault during their pregnancies weighed, on average, 1/3 pound less than did infants born to women who were not hospitalized, the study found. Assaults in the first trimester were associated with the largest decrease in birth weight.
A National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs report finds violence in same-sex relationships a major problem, especially among women. According to a 2008 report released by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, 67 percent of the reported incidences of domestic abuse in the gay community came from lesbians or gay men. The report said that "with increased violence at the hands of intimate partners and of the police, and increasingly diverse communities seeking services, increased cultural competency in mainstream institutions and the continued presence of LGBTQ-specific anti-violence programs are needed now more than ever."
McMaster University study looks at effectiveness of the knowledge translation and exchange processes of domestic violence research to public policy. The Violence Against Women Research Program in McMaster University evaluated the utility of specific knowledge translation and exchange strategies, including a series of workshops and a day-long Family Violence Knowledge Exchange Forum, on research-sharing, uptake, and use. The study found that participants valued the opportunity to meet with researchers, provide feedback on key messages, and make personal connections with other stakeholders.
Mexican Youth Institute regards teen dating violence as one of the top global sexual health concerns. "Teen dating violence is another problem that belongs to the current sexual health panorama. According to a 2007 Survey conducted by the Mexican Youth Institute, 76 percent of young people have experienced some kind of psychological violence in their romantic relationship."
Florida editors ask victims of relationship violence to speak up, regardless of gender. "As tragic as the death of a Florida A&M University student and star women's basketball player is, it is a striking reminder that domestic violence is just as prevalent among people in same-sex relationships as it is in heterosexual bonds. But too often, people involved in same-sex relationships find it a struggle to let such incidents surface, fearing negative reactions from the public."
Florida service provider points out that dating violence is not just something that happens to adults but teens as well. "Teen dating violence can happen to any teen from any walk of life. It is a pattern of violent behavior — physical, psychological, emotional, sexual and/or financial abuse — that someone uses against a partner. By knowing the warning signs, you can help the children in your life avoid the violence or seek the help they need to escape the abuse."
An American dentistry foundation launches program to restore smiles of domestic violence survivors. Give Back a Smile (GBAS) is a program which restores damaged smiles for survivors of domestic violence. It is offered by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Charitable Foundation (AACDCF) in anticipation of October, which marks National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Volunteer dentists and laboratory technicians agree to restore broken and damaged teeth of survivors of intimate partner violence.
Memorial fund for dating abuse victim launches poster contest. The Lindsay Ann Burke Memorial Fund is announced its 2012 Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Poster Contest for Rhode Island middle and high school students. The poster contest is intended to raise awareness of teen dating violence during the month of February. This year's high school theme is "Warning Signs of Dating Abuse," focusing on one or more of the warning signs. This year's middle school theme is "Qualities of a Healthy Relationship," focusing on one or more qualities of a healthy relationship.
Arizona victim center holds presentation on dangers of dating. In an ongoing effort to reduce domestic violence, a program to raise the awareness of the dangers of dating, entitled "Out of Children's Mouths ... Let's Stop What I Hear", will be presented with information on how people can protect themselves and their children. The program will include such topics as teen dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, bullying, cyberbullying, sexting and domestic violence to inform parents and teenagers what can happen when dating today.
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