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More People Die From Ingesting Prescription Pain Pills Than From Heroin And Cocaine, Combined
Prescription pain pill abuse is rapidly on the rise in the United States.
Unfortunately, and more likely than not, statistics in other highly developed countries probably reveal a similar trend.
According to a well-received, physician-written blog in the New York Times, prescription pain pill addiction (e.g., Oxycontin) is a form of drug abuse.
Research results reveal that prescription pill abuse actually takes more lives than other illicit substances like cocaine and heroin, combined.
Now that is surprising to learn. And, to be honest, it makes sense. So many people believe, and I was once one of these people, that "prescription" pills are more socially acceptable.
The reality is that there is no distinction if the purpose is to get high.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that in the United States, a prescription pill overdose death occurs every 19 minutes.
Based on those statistics, every hour 3 people die due to prescription pill overdoses. Sadly, it follows that 72 people every day die as a result of prescription pill overdoses.
This definitely sounds like a problem of epidemic proportions.
What is even more sad is that these high numbers of loss live are unnecessary.
Although there is assistance, many people refuse it. Many addicts can only think of the temporary high they are guaranteed to feel, until drugs no longer work.
Somehow, addiction changes pathways in the mind, pertaining to logic, reason, and rational. There is no way I can explain so I will not even attempt to try.
Meanwhile, even though there is an on-going debate concerning whether addiction is a morality issue (choice) or whether it is genetics (hereditary) it is ruining the lives of so many (i.e., lost jobs, debt, decimated relationships, mental illness, physical problems, sexually contracted diseases…..).
Perhaps involuntary treatment is the key. As many as 20 of the 50 United States have implemented laws allowing spouses and even physicians to petition courts to involuntarily commit addicts to substance abuse treatment programs.
In fact, Massachusetts is one of the states that permit involuntary substance abuse treatment. Recently Massachusetts increased its maximum period of commitment to 90 days, up from 30.
At the opposite end of the spectrum, California apparently ended its involuntary substance abuse treatment commitment program.
Perhaps the Federal government should step in to provide some uniformity. It cannot though. That would be unconstitutional. It's a federalism issue.
What do you think is a solution? What could help end this vicious cycle? Let us know what you think.
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Police search for Brighton teen after stabbing
Police say people shouldn't approach Jordan Ash but call them if he is seen.
At 6pm on Monday it was confirmed that Brighton & Hove Albion Head Coach Oscar Garcia had resigned. This is the statement from the club.
Brighton & Hove Albion have accepted the resignation of head coach Oscar Garcia. Oscar met with the club earlier today, to formally offer his resignation to the board, which has been accepted. He has also informed the club's players of his decision.
Oscar Garcia said, "The club has been aware of my thoughts for several weeks and during this time I have had discussions with both the chairman, Tony Bloom, and chief executive, Paul Barber. I have enjoyed my time with the club but, although I do not have any immediate plans, I have decided to move on.
"I'm very proud of this season with Brighton. The Championship is a very difficult and competitive league but our record this season has been very good. I wish Brighton every success for the future."
Chairman Tony Bloom said, "We are extremely grateful to Oscar for his efforts this past year, and for providing us with another exciting and memorable season at the club."
Chief executive Paul Barber added, "On behalf of the club, I would like to thank Oscar for his efforts and to wish him all the very best for the future. The chairman and the board will now begin the search for Oscar's successor."
Oscar Garcia has written the following open letter to the club's fans:
Dear Supporter
I would like to thank the Brighton & Hove Albion fans for their tremendous support throughout the past year. I have been proud to be the head coach of your club.
Yesterday, we gave it our best. We didn't have the best of luck, but regardless we were simply beaten by the better team. Overall, when all things are considered, particularly our terrible luck with injuries both yesterday and since the very start of the season, I think it has been an excellent year for the club.
The Championship is undoubtedly one of the most challenging leagues in the world. It is highly competitive and it is made up of a wide range of clubs with very different budgets. Parachute payments for eight of the clubs in the league and new Financial Fair Play rules make it even harder. Despite these issues, I feel we have performed well.
As such, I am incredibly proud of the players - they have given everything for me, the club, and you, our fans. I have also been pleased to have been able to help a number of the club's young players develop and progress into the first team, and I hope they will play many, many games for Brighton & Hove Albion in the future.
I would also like to thank staff at the club. The club has a tremendous group of people at all levels ? both at the training ground and in the stadium, who care passionately about the Albion and who are desperate for the club to succeed and to progress further. They too have made me very proud.
Finally, I would like to thank Tony Bloom for giving me this opportunity; and especially Paul Barber, for his support; I have enjoyed a close working relationship with Paul during my time in Brighton.
I have enjoyed my first experience of English football, and I would like to wish Brighton & Hove Albion and the fans of the club the very best for the future. The club will always have a place in my heart and I hope very soon they will be competing at the top level in English football.
Oscar Garcia
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Opening The Old Testament
Wisdom from Below: Reflections on 2 Kings 5:1-14
Lectionary Reflections on 2 Kings 5:1-14
Epiphany 6 Sunday February 12, 2012
This last Sunday of Epiphany, occurring before another Ash Wednesday leads us into Lent and finally Easter, offers one of the Bible's great narrative texts. The delightfully funny and profoundly serious story of General Naaman and his surprising confrontation with the servant of the prophet Elisha is one of those tales that stays with you long after the week's sermon has been preached. Because that is so, all the more reason to get the story clear and take its details to heart. For as we all know, the fun is in the details-not only the Devil resides there!
General Naaman is introduced to us as a great man, loved by his soldiers and the people of Aram (modern Syria), and highly favored by the king. Despite his fame and glory, he suffers from a terrible skin disease. Though many translations read the Hebrew word as "leprosy," this irritating and embarrassing condition is clearly not Hansen's disease, that often fatal horror that causes the body's extremities to wither and fall off. Naaman's problem is more unsightly, making public appearances difficult, bringing excess pain in body and an equal pain to his psyche and self-esteem.
One day, a captured Israelite slave girl informs Naaman's long-suffering wife that her husband should make the short journey to Israel where he would find a prophet who would make quick work of the nasty disease. Observing appropriate diplomatic protocol, Naaman rushes to his king to ask permission to make the trip, and the king is only too delighted to help his favorite by offering to write a letter to the king of Israel about the matter. One gets the impression that Naaman is very eager to try this latest possible cure; he has perhaps, like the woman with the flow of blood in the Gospel of Mark, tried many possible cures, all of which have failed.
Because he is a rich and powerful man, Naaman heads west with an enormous retinue of soldiers and an uncountable cache of cash: ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten full sets of sumptuous garments. It is always difficult to calculate in modern terms just how much all this would be, but suffice it to say that the silver alone weighs some 750 pounds or about four-tenths of a ton. Use your own imagination!
The letter he carries from his king to Israel's king reads, "When this writing the Hebrew often means 'book'] reaches you, look, you will know that I have sent my servant Naaman in order that you may cure him of his disease" (2 Kings 5:6). It may be that Aram's king did not mean to terrify his fellow monarch, and that all he wanted to do was to introduce his general to Israel's king. But that is hardly the effect of the missive! Israel's king takes the letter as a demand that the king himself must cure the general of his disease. And looking at the vast riches and power of Naaman's company, the king of Israel reacts in horror. "He tore his clothes (the ultimate sign of middle-eastern dismay) and cried, 'Am I a god that I can kill or give life that this man sends me someone to cure of his illness? It can only be that he is trying to set me up for failure" (literally: "to seek an occasion," perhaps "to pick a quarrel with")!
John C. Holbert is the Lois Craddock Perkins Professor Emeritus of Homiletics at Perkins School of Theology in Dallas, TX.
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The White Party on August 18 drew a gathering of 140 to support the new Education Programming Fund and honor two remarkable educators: Lisa Cusano and Eric Powers.
See the Port Washington News article by Lorraine Mesagna for a great recap of this beautiful event in Hempstead House and Rose Garden.
The Conservancy sincerely thanks the many guests who contributed to the Education Programming Fund. View the event e-Journal here! With your support, we are closer to achieving our goals for education:
- co-curricular programs for school visits (K-12)
- original STEAM-based nature programs for children
- custom programs for families with special needs
- expanded after-school classes for pre-K through middle school
- expanded adult nature classes, including overnight survival courses
Our special thanks to the Sands Point Preserve Conservancy's Events Committee: Georgia DeYoung (Chair), Janet Effman, Amrit Sethi, Olivia Shandora, Martha Theodos, and Bonnie Zarabi. We are already starting to make plans for the White Party 2017!
The jazz duo, Acute Inflections, provided the music for the evening. And we thank Atelier Swarovski for its contribution to the fund and CERF, Creative Event Rentals & Furnishings for providing the elegant white decor in Hempstead House's Winter Living Room.
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What is Android phone?
Probably 90% of the phones in the world today are Android phones. If you are using any phone model from any trustworthy manufacturer, like Samsung, LG, Huawei, Xiaomi, Sony etc. – it is safe to assume that you are using an Android operating system-based device.
How to track an Android phone?
Tracking activities of an Android phone is the easiest thing there is. All you need to do is:
1. Install a tiny application to an Android phone
Yep, that's basically it. Just one essential step to track any activities from a phone, such as:
- Checking all communication via online chats', emails, social networks
- Intercepting all information about incoming/outgoing Calls
- Reading all SMS
- Tracking entire Browser History
- Capturing all media files: videos, photos, audios etc
- See All features
A small unobtrusive application is capable of allowing you a wide open access to another phone, not just for Monitoring, but even with Remote Control functions. You can allow/deny access to any applications, enforce a block screen, set GPS limits or simply wipe all the information from the unlucky device. The amount of staff you can track and do depends only on a couple of things:
- The provider of the application
- The rooted/not-rooted status of the phone
When it comes to choosing an application, we generally recommend mSpy - decent number of features, regular automatic updates and flexible pricing make it the safest and, in absolute majority of cases, most preferable choice.
What is "Root" or "Rooting"?
Simply put, "rooting" is removing any programmatic restrictions from an Android phone. Once done, it allows you to do anything you want with that phone, even things that the manufacturer wouldn't want you to do - for security reasons. Rooting is not a complicated process and it is usually achieved by a special 3rd party software, which differs from model to model. But it does require some preliminary research and certain level of tech savvy.
Is Rooting Required for Tracking Android Phone?
Absolutely not. While rooting does bring additional benefits, such as ability to check 2-side chat histories, it is by no mean a strict requirement. Without rooting you can still track ALL outgoing messages whichever app is used – and that is the most important thing.
Another reason why mSpy is preferred by most users is that if offers both remote rooting and installation assistance. So if you can't imagine your existence without rooting and android phone – you'll be backed up!
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Let's make it clear. There are tons of apps and services which hardly provide any real value to the user, yet they are not ashamed of taking money. What you need here is something of a much more sophisticated nature: powerful, easy to use, all-inclusive high-end service. Naturally, it should come with a reasonable price tag. There are lots of pricing options to fit any wallet – just choose the one that you are comfortable with.
How Do You Install a Tracking App on Android Phone?
First, you need to make sure that:
Now step by step:
1. Go to Settings -> Security: enable "Unknown Sources" and disable "Verify apps":
2. Download the App: launch any internet browser and paste the download link, which you get from your online account:
3. Install the App: launch the downloaded file, click through all the slides (agreeing to suggested terms, of course) and finish by pasting your registration code (also available within your online account):
Finish! See, that wasn't really that hard. I won't be if the phone is rooted either. So if you made up your mind about monitoring and android phone, it's is time to get started and…


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Situado en Independence histórico, la mansión, construida en 1900 y totalmente restaurado / renovado en 2000, se encuentra en una finca de dos hectáreas, con varios jardines parquizados. Seis habitaciones extra grandes, todas con baño privado, están exquisitamente decoradas.
4,4 en junio 12, 2017
This property is elegant, and a welcoming place to stay after a day's travel. The house itself is elegant and beautifully appointed. Our bedroom was clean and comfortable. The only reason for not giving 5 stars for the bedroom is that there was no place to hang/store clothing (other than in our suitcases on luggage racks); a room TV took up the armoire space. (We seldom watch TV anyway, so are probably not "typical" travelers.). The "Breakfast" part of the B&B, however, more than made up for the deficit of clothes hanging space. We particularly appreciated the fact that our host prepared our breakfast at the time we requested, and we were seating at a private table. The breakfast was quite possibly the best B&B meal we have ever eaten -- fruit, yogurt, delicious homemade muffin, and a simple omelet with cheese. This was a welcome and refreshing change from most B&B breakfasts, which tend to be heavy on syrups and carbs. We will certainly stay at Hawthorn again if our travels bring us back to Independence, MO.
4,6 en junio 04, 2017
We enjoyed our visit and the breakfast was outstanding as was the conversation with Jim. John and Marlyn Walters, Manhattan, KS
5 en mayo 22, 2017
Great accommodations, near the stadiums, with a fantastic breakfast.
5 en marzo 16, 2017
We were able to have a getaway weekend at the Hawthorn house. It was great, and we hope to have another very soon.
5 en febrero 13, 2017
We had the most wonderful time!
4,4 en febrero 10, 2017
Our weekend at Hawthorn, A Bed and Breakfast this past weekend was fantastic! Our room was spacious, super clean, and decorated with décor that reflected the history of the mansion and made it very homey. Breakfast the next morning was amazing on the sun porch! 3 courses of deliciousness and our hosts were delightful. I highly recommend this as a nice quiet getaway in a quiet neighborhood but close enough to activities that you will have many options to stay busy. I also recommend Salvatores Italian restaurant. Also delicious!
5 en enero 31, 2017
The Hawthorn is a beautiful, tastefully maintained historic property. It is a perfect quiet retreat just outside of Kansas City. The innkeeper was excellent and attentive welcoming. The breakfast was amazing. Totally recommend this peaceful getaway.
4,4 en enero 05, 2017
Great place to stay! Food and Service are great. Beautiful home, easy to find. Very comfortable, only small TV
4,6 en diciembre 30, 2016
We came up from Joplin to catch the Chiefs game on Christmas Day. Jim met us promptly at check in time and got us squared away quickly so we could head towards the game which was only a few minutes away from their location. The flexible breakfast time was perfect after being out late the night before and the accommodations were comfortable and private. Next time we are in KC we will book again!
5 en diciembre 08, 2016
This was our 2nd stay here and it just gets better each time. The staff is amazing and the breakfast as well!!! Cannot wait to stay again.
Escape the hectic pace of a hurried world for a time in the comfortable accommodations of the Evans Room at Hawthorn – a Independence, Missouri bed and breakfast. Named after previous Hawthorn owner, L. Fred Evans, this guestroom is richly decorated in dark olive green and purple, gold, and cream accents. Our most masculine accommodations, this room also features a plaid duvet, chair, and window coverings, instead of floral. Personal touches in the Evans Room include Wendy's father's high school graduation picture, our grandfathers' and fathers' shaving mug, brushes and razor, and father's engraved whiskey flask.
The Bibler Suite, is named in honor of Pat and Fred Bibler, the inspiration and creators of Hawthorn, A Bed & Breakfast in 2000. Step back to a time when the pace was slower and life was simpler. The innocence of Norman Rockwell is the theme of the Bibler Suite, casually furnished and decorated with accents of rustic red and sunny yellow. Jim and Wendy's family heirlooms are the ideal complement, adding just the right personal touch. The two-room suite is comprised of a master bedroom, large living room and private bathroom. The only king bed in the mansion is nestled between the dormers of the third floor. A daybed and fold-out futon provide sleeping accommodations in the living room. A refrigerator, microwave and sink with ample counter space round out the convenience of the suite.
Spend a memorable Missouri vacation or weekend getaway with your friends in the Gillmor Room at our Independence bed and breakfast. Named after Lottie Gillmor, a former owner of Hawthorn whose portrait hangs in the room, this cozy room is decorated in dark green with rose and white floral print accents. A large brass bed sits in the bay window, beckoning you to cuddle up with a good book. The private bathroom has a tub with a sliding glass door, as well as generous sized towels, a hair dryer, an assortment of soaps, shampoo, lotions, and makeup remover towelettes. The Gillmor Room also features a sitting area with a small writing table and chairs and two armchairs, and a wardrobe for hanging clothes.
Our Westminster Suite is ideal for a romantic Missouri getaway, honeymoon, or anniversary celebration. Named after the Westminster Presbyterian church, this elegant guestroom is decorated in serene shades of sage green, cream, and gold and accented with rose floral prints. The bedroom has a beautiful wardrobe with a mirror and features a sitting area with a dresser, TV, and armchair. A queen-sized sleeper sofa in the living room can accommodate another two guests…perfect for a family or friends travelling together.
The private, spacious bathroom is original to the mansion when it was built in 1900. It features the original tile on the floor and walls, a marble sink, and spacious shower.
For a truly relaxing Missouri getaway, make reservations to stay in our Gallagher Room. Named after John Gallagher, who built Hawthorn in 1900, this inviting guestroom is decorated in Victorian style, featuring rose walls and floral and dark green accents. Some of the owners' childhood belongings, a christening dress, baby shoes, and teddy bear, lend nostalgic charm to the room. The carefree innocence of childhood is depicted in artwork throughout the Gallagher Room as well. Another distinguishing feature of this room is its full closet; closets were taxed extra back when the house was built in 1900, so the other rooms have wardrobes.
Need some time away? Discover a private hideaway just for you in our Elliott Room. Nestled on the third floor, this quiet, private, cozy room is the perfect place to rest your body and mind and rejuvenate your spirit. The Elliott Room is a peaceful retreat decorated in soothing taupe and lavender and accented with Wendy's favorite flowers, pansies, as well as seaside items reflecting Jim & Wendy's New England roots.
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Kansas City, MO (MCI) 26 miles
Dirección desde el Este, Oeste y Sur. Para llegar desde el norte ver dirección bajo "Desde el Aeropuerto" a continuación. Desde el este (St. Louis) ... tome la carretera interestatal 70 al oeste de la I-435 hacia el norte (hacia Des Moines) hasta la salida 60 (Truman Road). Al final de la salida, gire a la derecha y "subir la colina y abajo de la colina" a su primer semáforo (intersección de Truman Road y ganador Road). Gire a la derecha en Camino Ganador y avance aproximadamente ½ milla, en busca de Hawthorne Place a su derecha. A su vez en Hawthorne Place y verá la mansión de piedra retroceder en la finca. Aparca junto a la mansión en nuestro aparcamiento. Desde el oeste (Topeka) .... tomar este I-70/670 (en el centro de Kansas City) proceder al este por la I-70 hasta la salida 4A Truman carretera. Al final de la salida, el oso / gire a la derecha en Truman Road hacia el este. Después de cruzar debajo de la I-435, "subir la colina y abajo de la colina" a su primer semáforo (intersección de Truman Road y ganador Road). Gire a la derecha en ganador Road y avance aproximadamente ½ milla, en busca de Hawthorne Place a su derecha. A su vez en Hawthorne Place y verá la mansión de piedra retroceder en la finca. Aparca junto a la mansión en nuestro aparcamiento. Desde el Sur (Wichita) ... tome la I-35 norte hasta la I-435 East / Norte (St. Louis / Des Moines) hasta la salida 60 (Truman Road). Al final de la salida, gire a la derecha y "subir la colina y abajo de la colina" a su primer semáforo (intersección de Truman Road y ganador Road). Gire a la derecha en Camino Ganador y avance aproximadamente ½ milla, en busca de Hawthorne Place a su derecha. A su vez en Hawthorne Place y verá la mansión de piedra retroceder en la finca. Aparca junto a la mansión en nuestro aparcamiento.
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My wife and I recently stayed at this hotel as part of a 10 day flight-hotel package with Westjet. We booked kind of last-minute and paid $660 pp taxes in - which was a very good deal because I found lots of flight-only prices to Orlando to be $500-700 - with no hotel included!
I always read Tripadvisor reviews before booking anything and for the most part our experience here mirrored what I had read from other travellers.
Front desk staff were very helpful and friendly.
Hotel was older but very clean.
Full-size fridge in room.
Pool and hot tub were both a good size and very clean.
5 min to Disney.
15-20 min to Universal.
Close to hundreds of restaurants - 2min to Walgreens - 5 min to Target.
Breakfast area really small and busy (exactly what everyone else says)
No Fitness Area
Pool was NOT heated (I would guess it was 72-73F - no way it was 80F+)
Lady who works in the lobby of the hotel at the tourist kiosk (she sold us Universal passes) is a little offside and could be a little crazy!!! LOL I cannot describe it any other way but she was a total weirdo!!! Also, when we went to use the passes she printed out for us at the park, the scanner couldn't read them so we had to go to guest services for new passes which was a bit of a pain. I would have gone back to complain but I didn't want her to murder me and wear my skin as a hat :)
Overall, for what we paid, excellent value. I would recommend this hotel to anyone who wants an affordable Orlando vacation.
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Mister Cheeks is an evil, extraterrestrial hamster-like being from an unknown homeworld and species that has a desire to take over the planet Earth - his plan being to turn the world into a massive "hamster" ball. He is a known sociopath, having tried to destroy Millie simply because when she's at school she pets his head backwards, much to Mr. Cheeks' discomfort. Unlike Kat, Mr. Cheek's only power is the ability to speak human language, although he has superior technology in comparison to that used by the Catnipians. His assistance is a chicken named Cacciatore.
He appears again later, only to become enemies with Coop, after being hit with a golf ball sending him into the black hole he had created, in which doing so inadvertently saves Kat. He also appear a third time to lure the Burtonburgers so he can destroy them but was defeated and last seen being carried off by an eagle. He apparently escapes these talons of death however, as he becomes a prisoner on Kat Nebula but escapes thanks to Kat's girlfriend.
Knowing what Mr. Cheeks does, his reasons for doing so are not currently fully understood. It is possible that Mr. Cheeks might be working on a revenge weapon to destroy Kat's planet by blasting it to oblivion, which he explained to Coop, Millie, Dennis and Fiona.
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|Re: [Lucene-dev] Re: FW: Lucene 1.2 and directory write permissio ns?
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What if we make the location of the locks a property of the index iteslf (meaning that it is stored in some file in the index directory)? If the index is trully read-only (as in a CD-ROM), we don't need locks at all and this property can be set to a special value indicating that index is read-only or that no locking should be used. Would this be the same as indicating that the index is process-safe? If the index is being updated by another process, then the index is writable and administrator can configure locks to be wherever they want. This shouldn't be done by the indexing process though, or we are going to get into locking problems on the lock location property :). Snyder, David wrote: > I second that having the lock location configurable would be a "nice > to have"... but this brings up the problem of the searcher process > being configured differently than the updating process, which will > defeat the usefulness of the lock. > > > > I can imagine the sys-admin types wanting locks to go in a temp > directory or something like that, though. > > > > > > Dave > > > > David Snyder > Señor Software Engineer > > NetGenics, Inc. > 1717 E. 9th St., #1700 > Cleveland, OH 44114 > (216) 861-4007 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dmitry Serebrennikov [mailto:email@example.com] > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 3:24 PM > To: firstname.lastname@example.com > Subject: [Lucene-dev] Re: FW: Lucene 1.2 and directory write > permissions? > > Just a though - as long as we are separating the locks, we should > probably make the location configurable and not require it to be a > subdirectory of the indexes. This will help in case the indexes > come burned on a CD-ROM or if the operating system does not > support easy linking / permission magic. > > Doug Cutting wrote: > >>Here's one vote for putting locks in a separate directory. Anyone dislike >>that? >> >>Doug >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Snyder, David [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] >>Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 11:23 AM >>To: Doug Cutting >>Subject: RE: Lucene 1.2 and directory write permissions? >> >> >>The lock file synchronization is very handy for us as we do updates in a >>separate process from searches... I was very pleased to see this in there! >> >>I think splitting out the locks into a separate directory would solve our >>problem... we have a reference set of data that we use for testing and our >>sysadmin wants to make sure it doesn't accidentally get overwritten. It's >>still possible (using links and other permission magic) but becomes more of >>a maintenance headache. I definitely vote for the locks subdirectory idea. >>It can be created when the index >>es are initially loaded, we can go change >>the permissions or maybe make it a link to a tmp directory or something, and >>then our regular index files can be safe. Do you think this is something >>very difficult to do? (I have yet to build Lucene myself, but I would love >>to contribute... we are actually working on some XML based loaders that may >>be of general interest) >> >> Lucene has been great for us, but the way... we are indexing genetic data >>(not the sequences themselves, but all the annotations and description stuff >>that scientists tack on) and Lucene has been excellent... our indexes (we >>use many with the multisearcher) are about 13 gigs now and Lucene has hardly >>broken a sweat. >> >>Thanks for your help, >>Dave >> >>David Snyder >>Señor Software Engineer >> >>NetGenics, Inc. >>1717 E. 9th St., #1700 >>Cleveland, OH 44114 >>(216) 861-4007 >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Doug Cutting [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] >>Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 12:24 PM >>To: 'Snyder, David' >>Subject: RE: Lucene 1.2 and directory write permissions? >> >> >>>From: Snyder, David [mailto:email@example.com] >>> >>>I've been porting our application to use the 1.2 release >>>candidate 1 build >>>and now have a problem opening searchers on our existing >>>indexes. I get a >>>Permission Denied exception... our permissions are set up to >>>allow reading >>>of the directory and contained files during a search, but not writing. >>> >> >>Hmm. That is a problem. The reader now creates a lock file while it is >>opening the index to keep a writer process from deleting files while they're >>being opened. When opening an index the reader must first read the list of >>files to open, then open them. If between reading the list and opening a >>file that file were to disappear, then the open would fail. This was the >>longstanding race condition that is fixed by the lock files. A writing >>process will now wait for the reader to open all of the files before >>updating things. >> >>Perhaps we should instead write lock files in a subdirectory of the index >>named "locks". You could make that directory read/write, but make the >>parent read-only. Alternately, we could have an flag that turns off the use >>of lock files, for those who know that there is no other process that is >>potentially simultaneously updating the index. Which approach would folks >>prefer? >> >>D >>oug >> >
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Monday, August 22, 2011
Oklahoma: $7 billion annual cost of Gambling Addiction
Oklahoma's gambling addicts put life on line for big win
Serious gambling can begin innocently. Between 35,000 and 105,000 pathological gamblers live in Oklahoma, experts say. People accessing state-sponsored gambling treatment services has grown about 150 percent from 2007 (139 clients) to 2011 (347 clients).
While he stole a million dollars from Oklahoma schools and gambled most of it away, Roger Q. Melson couldn't imagine one day wearing a gray uniform stamped with "inmate" and scrubbing toilets for $7.50 a month.
Everyone thought for years that he was just a lucky gambler.
"It was really tearing me up," Melson said, sobbing into a prison phone.
"I kept telling myself I would finally hit the big one — whatever that is — and it would take care of everything."
Then he decided something really could take care of his lies and the hurt he caused others. He met a man in the parking lot at his workplace at the Commissioners of the Land Office to buy a gun.
"I was going to kill myself ... when I was caught," he said.
Months before a grand jury in June 2009 handed down a 174-count indictment for embezzlement, to which he later pleaded guilty, the former state-employed auditor chose not to join the 13 percent of Gamblers Anonymous members who try suicide.
He confessed to one of his sons that he'd embezzled and gambled for years. He mentioned the gun and handed it over to his son.
Melson, 57, is one of the estimated 35,000 to 105,000 pathological gamblers living in Oklahoma. In 2004, voters authorized gaming at racetracks and expanded gambling at tribal casinos, as well as the state lottery, to help fund education. The number of people accessing state-sponsored gambling treatment services has grown about 150 percent from 2007 (139 clients) to 2011 (347 clients).
"It's a brain disorder. What happens is people really do get hooked on gambling. People who don't understand it underestimate the strength of it," said David Swope, Nationally Certified Gambling Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor.
"I've heard stories of people so engrossed in gambling they wore diapers. They didn't want to leave the machine."
Innocent roots
People sometimes get into serious gambling by innocently joining friends at a casino, said Jo Ann Pearce, A Chance to Change Foundation executive director.
The innocent roots of Michelle's gambling addiction began at age 16 in a sweaty gym in El Reno, where she first joined her mother to play bingo.
Her addiction was sealed with a kiss at age 26. She married her second husband, a heavy gambler, and after the ceremony, they went straight to a casino. "We didn't leave for our honeymoon until two days later," she said.
She picked up almost $1,000 for their honeymoon — and an addiction she's still fighting at age 38.
She once found a MegaMania machine with a glitch that kept giving money back. At one point, she put her children in day care and treated her machine playing as a job, devoting eight to 10 hours a day to it until the casino fixed the gusher.
"It's like giving a cocaine addict an endless supply of cocaine," said Michelle, who asked that her last name not be used.
Swope said a big win can be like crack cocaine to a problem gambler.
"One of the worst things that can happen to a gambler is they win. Once that happens, it's an exciting event. It's thrilling. It gives them such a sense of euphoria they want to repeat that again," Swope said.
Lies and deception
Though most are upstanding citizens, they'll often begin lying and deceiving as the habit grows.
At the worst of times, Melson would say he was going to a meeting but sneak off to gamble three or four days of the week.
He said he's miserable about deceiving family, co-workers and the state over the more than five years he covered for his gambling. It went hand in hand with his creation of bank accounts where he deposited checks intended for the Land Commission and then helped himself to the money.
Michelle ditched hairstyling classes to gamble. After becoming a stylist, she had cash and excuses handy. She'd claim a client canceled, and she'd go play the machines.
Once she was 15 minutes late from gambling and found her daughter, who was in second grade, sitting on the porch.
"What does that do to a 6- or 7-year-old? You can't go back and fix it. All I can do is do better in the future," Michelle said.
She used to leave the porch light on when she left with the children in the morning so she'd know that evening whether the utilities had been turned off without upsetting the children. "I didn't have to explain why we were going to their grandmother's house to spend some time," she said.
They got evicted from homes and had cars repossessed for lack of payment, Michelle said.
The Melson family had to move to a smaller home and sell many possessions. His wife continues to work at their church's child care facility and takes on baby-sitting and other jobs to supplement their income.
Regaining control
"A person out of control with gambling can, and many do, use all the funds they can get their hands on, usually in the belief that they're going to win it all back," said Pearce, with A Chance to Change, which has a gambling treatment program under contract with the state.
Gambling clients often are broke, have mortgaged their homes several times or lost them to foreclosure and don't have insurance. So, the program there costs just a $3 co-pay per treatment.
Michelle credits the program, along with divorcing her gambling husband and establishing a relationship with a man who never gambles, with her road toward good health.
Melson is getting addiction treatment as he serves his 10-year-sentence in minimum security at the Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center in Hodgen in southeast Oklahoma. He said inmates and prison personnel are nice, but he thinks constantly about what he's done to others.
"I will be making (restitution) payments again, when I can, until I die," he said. "I regret the harm I've caused ... every day," he added tearfully.
Michelle said excessive gambling can be devastating, but addicts shouldn't give up.
"There's hope. No matter how desperate anybody is feeling and thinks there's no way out, there is help," she said.
Gambling Addiction — Did you know?
People Accessing State-Sponsored Treatment Services
2007 — 139
2008 — 243
2009 — 331
2010 — 309
2011 — 347
There have been almost 18,300 calls made to Oklahoma's Problem Gambling Helpline since 2007.
The Problem and Compulsive Gambling Helpline: 800-522-4700
For more gambling treatment options, go to http://www.ok.gov/odmhsas/
$7 billion — Last year's estimated social cost to families and communities from gambling-related bankruptcy, divorce, crime and job loss.
48 percent — Gamblers Anonymous members who considered suicide.
57 percent — Gamblers Anonymous members who admitted stealing to finance their gambling.
85 percent — Approximate percentage of adults in the United States who have gambled at least once.
60 percent — Approximate percentage of US adults who gambled within the last year.
100 percent — The presence of a gambling facility within 50 miles roughly doubles the prevalence of problem and pathological gamblers.
Number 5 — Oklahoma's ranking among states with the most casinos.
More than 80 — Tribal casinos in Oklahoma, three Oklahoma racetrack casinos and the statewide lottery.
About 60 — Number of casinos each in Canada, England and Central America.
About 50 — Number of casinos in both France and Germany.
About 13 — Number of casinos in Australia.
Problem gamblers also: Have high rates of co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders.
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Pune, Nov 19: Former West Indies captain is disappointed with the way Darren Sammy and his players surrendered to India in the two-match Test series.
Lloyd is not happy with the West Indies' batting that let them down. When asked whether the batsmen had Twenty20 hangover, Lloyd's reply was "T20 hangover?, I think they looked drunk".
The former skipper made these comments in an interview to "The Indian Express" on Tuesday. He was in Pune for a promotional event.
Llyod and another former West Indies captain, Brian Lara watched Sachin Tendulkar's 200th and final Test in Mumbai that ended on November 16.
West Indies lost the first Test and also the second (both by innings margins) to be whitewashed 2-0 by MS Dhoni and his men.
Lloyd has called T20 an exhibition while Tests as examination which the Caribbean side has failed now.
"T20 hangover? I think they looked drunk. I personally believe that T20 is something that brings people to the game, brings money to players and if its doing that then you have to stick with it. However, a diet of too much T20 can be very harmful. I believe T20 is an exhibition while Test cricket is an examination. If you can separate them, then it is absolutely fine. However, I don't want the first thing that young players want to learn is to hit the ball out of the ground. Proper technique and the vital rudiments of the game are very important," Lloyd told the newspaper.
On the performance of the West Indies team, he said: "The performance hasn't been good at all. It has been a deeply disappointing tour. The team needs to have a hard look at itself and they have a lot of work to do. It is important for them to take this disappointing show in their stride."
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Moonlight's last minute Best Picture Award and the mayhem that ensued shouldn't tarnish its powerful glow. Told with immense poetry and soft subtlety, Moonlight shines a light on the harshness of growing up gay and black in the tough suburbs of Miami but in a way that speaks to all of us. Anchored by superb Oscar winning performances (Mahershala Ali), it is as universal as it is compassionate.
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The Great Guys Group is phenomenal. They really care about their clients and they go above and beyond to try to help each of one of them. I just wish more people heard about us and we will get there. We touch so many people and it's so nice to help someone in need. Every donation helps and so many families are being affected with some very hard times with this horrible disease of cancer. I can't think of a group that is more devoted to helping these families survive the financial hardship that comes with this disease. My family went through two versions of cancer when I was younger and I only wish I knew about a group like this - just to even pay the parking at CHOP back in 1978. I'll never forget trying to find quarters in our sofas to make sure we could pay for the parking so we could see my sister. Great job Great Guys!! Keep up the great work!
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The Great Guys Group is a wonderful organization. I know too many families that are going through difficult times when it relates to cancer. Most of the insurance programs do not sufficiently pay what is needed and The Great Guys Group has been a wonderful angel to those families in a time of need. I love being a volunteer. When I was younger, my sister had cancer and our insurance only paid 80% - so I truly understand how invaluable a group like this would have been for my family. So I try to tell as many people as I can about their services and how they can help - and they constantly outdo themselves every year!
The Great Guys Group is a bonafide group of great individuals who do the most amazing and kindest acts for those whose lives are impacted by cancer. On the most challenging day this week, which was even more challenging because of the emotional tidal wave I experienced due to the death of one of my breast friends the week prior, I came home to the most amazing transformation of my front lawn. Just 3 days before my mastectomy two months ago, my previously well-manicured lawn was completed decimated and had a backhoe resting in it which was used to repair a broken water service line. The expensive repair bill was almost $7,000 and sadly did not cover the cost of re-landscaping the lawn. So, I had a war-torn lawn, a war torn wallet and a war torn body, all at the same time.
Great Guys to the rescue! They may have been out of funding, but they were not out of people who care. A professional landscaper came out and gave me hope because the landscaper made it better than it ever was.... all I have to do is water it and watch it grow. (Incidentally, I put a single solar light in the center of my lawn to remember my breast friend who passed away from breast cancer last week.)I don't know how or where the Great Guys Group finds its great gals and guys who volunteer to do these wonderful acts of kindness, but I can't wait to become a great gal so that I can do some amazing things for someone else through the Great Guys Group. Hey, maybe THAT's how they do it? They help someone who comes back to them when they are in better health and that person helps someone else! They may certainly count on me. I was overjoyed and overwhelmed and I am all in! THANKS GREAT GUYS GROUP. I'll see you soon.
The Great Guys Group is a group of genuinely Great Guys (and gals). I can't say enough good and wonderful things about this organization. They were there for me at a time when no one else was and I was trying to believe I could find a hero. Every day I thank God for these wonderful people and I would do whatever I can to help them in their mission.
Fortunately, I have had the opportunity to witness & participate in a few local Great Guys events. Even with such limited exposure, I have found the positive spirits and authentic caring of the group to be blatantly obvious. The GGG spirit is infectious; it's no wonder they're growing a such a rapid pace.
This organization is dedicated to bettering the lives of those around them. I've seen them do so using creative and innovative fundraising techniques such as beach parties, sports outings, dinners and more. With such a genuine group of workers committed to their cause, GGG continued growth is inevitable. Given the legacy of their past, I look forward to seeing the big things that GGG will deliver in years to come.
GGG comes highly recommended.
I had the pleasure of attending my first Great Guys event a few months ago, and was instantly impressed and inspired by the passion and dedication displayed by the members and volunteers of this organization. An organization like the Great Guys Group is a perfect example of how a small group of people can make a huge difference in the lives of others through hard work and a genuine sense of caring for others. I look forward to being a part of more Great Guys events in the future!
I have been involved with Great Guys Group for a little over a year and have watched a small nonprofit grow more than i could ever imagine. Very few people think about bills or personal finances when thinking of the hardships of those affected by cancer. But GGG takes something so simple and turns it into hope and strength by just keeping these families afloat in regards to the last things they're able to worry about, like phone bills, water bills, simple maintenance issues, etc. As the daughter of a cancer survivor, I saw the distress and struggles cancer can bring to the individual, their family and friends. Having your personal finances as an additional stress is a hardship that shouldn't be affecting these patients. GGG is doing an amazing job and bringing hope back to those who have lost it! :)
The Great Guys helped my friend Kim and her family when they needed it the most. Kim's family was stuggling financially due to her illness. She had Breast Cancer. I honestly don't know what they would have done without the help from the Great Guys. Since then I have volunteered for a few of their events to "give back" and to help them raise money for other families in need. The Great guys organization comes highly recommended. They are truly a "Great" non profit organization!
Great guys helped my family.They paid a months worth of bills,when my wife was getting ready to lose her battle with breast cancer.They helped us make it through the worst time of our lives! The story just starts there.Great guys has become family to us. they have helped us put our lives back together. we have become involved in all there fundraisers.They all know my children by name. They have helped two family's I nominated. I just want to let everyone know how they helped my family be GREAT AGAIN!
Great Guys embodies the truest and most genuine sense of concern for people in the local community that are struggling with the financial challenges resulting from a family member with cancer. Great Guys as an organization turns concern for another into actions to really help! Results count! Making things happen by raising money to help those in need acts on the most positive human concerns we have as individuals and as a nation. I am proud to be a part of this group.


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"Have you ever faced something so horrible in your life?" Dion asked Lilly. "Have you ever been in a situation where any decision you made could turn out bad? I worry I'm approaching this whole thing wrong and I need some guidance. But the only guidance I get is from my dead grandparents and they don't seem to stick around very long."
"At least I can smoke outside."
They turned to see the funny little Englishman, this time in a tailored business suit, with a pipe in one hand. He inhaled the fumes one final time and placed it back in his pocket.
"No one seems to mind pipes so far. This tobacco is beastly; I need to get a better variety. They say it will be the death of me, you know. This tobacco. Can't understand why. I thought it was invented by the natives in this country and they seemed to be a healthy people."
"You have a way of appearing at the most charming times," Dion said. "Did you know that that floor polisher almost had me arrested for theft?"
"But it worked, didn't it? The ghouls couldn't stand the noise created by it. They're sensitive to light and noise. I almost gave you a camera with a flash to take down there, but I felt it would be better to let you have the floor polisher since the operation of it was simple. By the time you solved the method of using a flash on a camera, it would've been too late."
"It did work to keep the ghouls at bay," Lilly pointed out. "Besides, the ghouls had mirror shades."
"So now have you shown up to give me some wisdom?" Dion asked Edward.
"I can't dispense what I lack," Edward laughed.
"Then what ever shall I do?" Dion asked with a fake southern accent.
"Both of you are talking in circles," Lilly said. "Edward, why can't you just get to the point?"
"Because it would be too easy. And the longer I drag this encounter out, the longer I get to wear this suit and smoke my pipe. It's the little things you miss once you've passed over."
"You've never told us why you are involved," Dion snapped. "Why didn't they send Isaac Newton or Julius Cesar to help out?"
"Well, Mr. Newton would spend the entire time tracing out sun patterns. And what good is Julius Cesar without an army? I'm sorry, you are stuck with me. I made many mistakes the first time around. This is their way of giving me a chance to fix what I broke."
Dion folded his arms. "We're going to walk through those doors and Officer Karanzen and his good squad will be waiting for us. What do I do when that happens? I need to get to the Earth Element Grandmaster and have her blessing. I can't approach the next element grandmaster until I have done it."
"It's not Karanzen you have to worry about; it's the earth elementals who don't want you obtaining full power. The ghouls in particular. They're furious you've made them look bad to the mall owners and will do everything they can to keep you from reaching the elemental grandmaster."
Lilly took a step forward. "Are they going to pull that cleaning crew stunt again?" she asked him. "Because I don't want to deal with it again. Our friend Emily will never come back to this mall and I think she may be scared for life."
"They'll try something else this time, and they may be very direct how they do it. I would watch out because you have no idea where they will strike. And, rest assured, the security guards will be nowhere to be found if you need their help."
Dion looked at the doors and took Lilly by the hand. "Okay," he said to them both. "I can do this. It looks like I'm the only one who can get my parents back, and prevent even worse things from happening."
Edward raised a hand. "You can't even conceive what you're up against. I would tell you more, but they only let me share so much information. But I'm sure you'll come through, dear boy. In fact, you must…"
Edward pulled out his pocket watch again and looked at it. "Oh, lovely, time is up. You two take care and I will see you again."
Then he vanished.
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|Reviews for Glee Postsecret Challenge
| Reu5able chapter 11 . 4/21/2013
| Guest chapter 8 . 3/23/2013
I remember this girls birthday, Dec. 7th. I don't even think she remembers my name.
| jacethepotato chapter 11 . 8/19/2012
these were all amazing...
| PazuzuGodking chapter 11 . 4/3/2012
| Guest chapter 11 . 10/31/2011
I love these stories. :}
| Guest chapter 2 . 9/19/2011
These stories are awesome. Thank you for introducing me to Postsecret, it reminds me a lot of . Just without pictures. :}
| pleasant-hell chapter 2 . 8/24/2011
I actually read that secret for the first time earlier today. You wrote it wonderfully. I feel for Quinn and have actually made this wish before. I'm glad hers came true especially with Rachel. It was lovely.
| l8erg8or88 chapter 11 . 7/28/2011
These are such fun little stories. :)
| meatisadelicacy chapter 11 . 7/27/2011
if by 'jealous' she means 'draped over my shoulders,' then yes.
| Gleek4life353 chapter 11 . 7/27/2011
u so surprised me with this update i was literally wondering wat was up why no new update on this awesome story and then BAM!
you update with this awesome update :)
god i just love rachel in this i mean shes so...moving? i guess is my thought of her when she was talking to quinn she wss also a little inspirational in my case and shes optimistic in this shes got a good outlook on quinn's future i like...no i LOVE it :)
loved your update as always and i hope you update soon to this story when u have some spare time
| Chakram-Frisbee chapter 11 . 7/27/2011
My review made your day? Ah bloomin'eck now my head's inflating big time. No wait, that's just my peanut allergies.
I've learnt a new word: adorkable. This would have made a nice moment on screen. You expanded the story to include the whole uni talk while making it fit & have a natural lead up to the original postsecret. I agree, Quinn has lovely legs Ha, although Rachel has nothing to be jealous of in that respect. Plus she has a natural tan! Maybe it's the length of Quinn's legs? In which case i'm jealous right there with her. Damn my midget genes.
| gleefaberry chapter 11 . 7/27/2011
Oh, so sweet and hilarious and just a touch (or maybe a lot) ironic. I mean, Quinn/Dianna actually has great legs, but the thought of Rachel being jealous of someone else's legs? Please!
Great as usual...I had to actually type out the whole URL to get to the postsecret because apparently my eyes can't pick out all those spaces. LOL
| Motormouse chapter 11 . 7/27/2011
This was sweet. I loved it. Im jealous of both of thier legs. They are simply wonderful. ;)
Cant wait for more of these. They always tend to make me smile . Then again, so does most everything you write.
| Dessa chapter 11 . 7/27/2011
Also, the Faberry ones make me feel all kinds of warm and jdskashdjkdasdlkajd inside :P it's definitely a good thing! thanks for sharing :)
| Dessa chapter 10 . 7/27/2011
These short stories are really enthralling :) I can't get enough of them!


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Summary of Season 1 (2005) - 2 discs
The mythological music of Bollywood films is highlighted in this extensive compilation of inspiring songs from Hindi movies such as Maalik, Luv Kush, Krodhi and Hanuman Vijay. Songs include "Dharti Kyun Vipreet Huyi" and "Bolo Sabhi Jai Ram" from Sampoorna Ramayan, "Sada Japu Main Ek Hi Naam" and "Jaago Hey Bajrangbali" from Mahabali Hanuman, "Sun Le Pukar Aayee Aaj" from Phool Aur Patthar and more.
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International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHoT)
Flinders Ally Network combined with the student Queer Collective to celebrate International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHoT).
IDAHoT has become an extremely important day for sexually and gender diverse people and allies, and is celebrated and commemorated on 17th May each year all around the world.
Pride in Diversity
Flinders University has recently become a member of Pride in Diversity, and Allies will be working with our Pride in Diversity over the coming months to assess the University support and policies around LGBTIQ, and to put together a plan and actions to increase our support. Ishwar Singh is Flinders' Relationship Manager from Pride in Diversity.
If you would like more information about the Ally Network, Ally Training or our work with Pride in Diversity, please contact email@example.com.
Athena SWAN at Flinders
Flinders University has been accepted into the Australian pilot of the Athena SWAN program run by the Science in Australian Gender Equity (SAGE) group of the Australian Academy of Science (AAS) and the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE).
Flinders is one of 32 institutions across Australia participating in the pilot, and will be part of the second 'tranche' to commence the program in 2016. To participate in the program, Flinders has accepted the ten principles of the Athena SWAN charter:
The Athena SWAN charter
1. We acknowledge that academia cannot reach its full potential unless it can benefit from the talents of all.
2. We commit to advancing gender equality in academia, in particular addressing the loss of women across the career pipeline and the absence of women from senior academic, professional and support roles.
3. We commit to addressing unequal gender representation across academic disciplines and professional and support functions. In this we recognise disciplinary differences including the particularly high loss rate of women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM).
4. We commit to tackling the gender pay gap.
5. We commit to removing the obstacles faced by women, in particular, at major points of career development and progression including the transition from PhD into a sustainable academic career.
6. We commit to addressing the negative consequences of using short-term contracts for the retention and progression of staff in academia, particularly women.
7. We commit to tackling the discriminatory treatment often experienced by transgender people.
8. We acknowledge that advancing gender equality demands commitment and action from all levels of the organisation and in particular active leadership from those in senior roles.
9. We commit to making and mainstreaming sustainable structural and cultural changes to advance gender equality, recognising that initiatives and actions that support individuals alone will not sufficiently advance equality.
10. All individuals have identities shaped by several different factors. We commit to considering the intersection of gender and other factors wherever possible.
Further information on the pilot can be found here.
Should you have any questions or wish to engage further with the program, please contact Dr Brodie Beales.
Racism. It Stops with Me.
Flinders has signed up to the National 'Racism. It Stops with Me' campaign coordinated by the Australian Human Rights Commission.
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We've always had a thing for the land down under: the surf, the sun, the all-you-can-eat shrimp on the barbie. Not to mention the sophisticated style of famous exports Nic and Naomi, who always look chic without trying too hard. Fortunately, we can get a little taste of Oz stateside with these new-to-the-U.S. lipstick pencils from hip Aussie brand Mirenesse. The bold, glossy hues are a no-fail way to add polish to any ensemble, and the long-lasting formula stays high-impact for hours. Bonus: Each pencil doubles as a dreamy cheek stain.
I recently tried the full sized sample of the Mireness Glossy Kiss in ruby. From the moment I applied it my lips felt soft, smooth and creamy. The cone-shaped tip applicator made the color very easy to apply. I am looking forward to selecting some different colors to purchase.5
I'm not much for lip glosses and stains because I usually feel that they dry my lips and don't leave a lot of color for very long, but this stick is nice and easy to use, especially since it has a twist at the end that lets you raise the color out of the stick! It also has two ways to apply for different looks: as a typical stain you just swoosh it over your lips, but for a longer-lasting matte finish you swoosh and then blot, and then reapply. It's also got a great color for me!5


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The Denali Mountains are a mountain range on Earth located in Alaska, North America. The tallest peak in the range is Mount McKinley - called "Denali" by local inhabitants.
In 2379, Captain William T. Riker and Counselor Deanna Troi were married in the Denali Mountains near Valdez where Riker grew up. (ST novelization: Star Trek: Nemesis; TNG - A Time to... novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)
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VENEZUELAN Vice President Nicolas Maduro will take over as interim president and an election will be called within 30 days, after Hugo Chavez's death.
"It is the mandate that comandante President Hugo Chavez gave us," Foreign Minister Elias Jaua told state news channel Telesur on Tuesday, explaining that there was an "absolute absence" over the constitutional procedure to replace Chavez.
Jaua did not specify if the election would be held within 30 days or if the date would be chosen during that period.
The minister's announcement that Maduro will take the helm in the interim also appears to contradict the constitution, which says that the National Assembly president takes over the presidency if the president dies.
Fernando Soto Rojas, a politician from Chavez's socialist PSUV party, had said earlier that National Assembly president Diosdado Cabello must take the helm.
"There is no power vacuum. The National Assembly with its president Diosdado Cabello must take power and later we will go without a doubt to an electoral process," Soto Rojas told state-run television, adding that he backed Maduro as an election candidate.
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Former President George H.W. Bush goes skydiving on 90th birthday
Former President George H.W. Bush spent his 90th birthday today skydiving.
The 41st president made his tandem parachute jump with a retired member of the Golden Knights Army parachute team near Kennebunkport, Maine.
Members of his family, including former President George W. Bush, gathered below to watch.
Even though the elder Bush suffers from a form of Parkinson's disease that has confined him to a wheelchair, he made good on a vow he made a few years ago that he would go skydiving on his 90th birthday.
The landing looked rough as he came in on his knees and slid across the grass. But moments later he said he felt fine as he was congratulated by his wife Barbara and son, sporting a big grin.
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President Obama came face-to-face with the Tea Party last night in Iowa, clashing with a member during and after a town hall last night.
Ryan Rhodes, a group leader in the Hawkeye State, stood up and shouted a question during a town hall, asking the president how he can call for more civility when "your vice president is calling people like me, a Tea Party member, a 'terrorist.'"
Obama, who had not called on the man, said the town hall wouldn't work "if you just stand up when I asked everybody to raise their hand. ... I didn't see you. I wasn't avoiding you. ... Please."
After calling another person, Obama circled back to address Rhodes' question: "First of all, in fairness to this gentleman who raised a question, I absolutely agree that everybody needs to try to tone down the rhetoric.
"Now, in fairness, since I've been called a socialist who wasn't born in this country, who is destroying America and taking away its freedoms because I passed a health care bill, I'm all for lowering the rhetoric."
After the event, Obama came up to speak with Rhodes.
It's hard to quote their conversation exactly because of the music, but Rhodes again raised "the terrorist" comment and Obama defended his vice president, Joe Biden.
Biden has denied calling the Tea Party terrorists. A House Democrat used the term during a group meeting with Biden over the debt ceiling debate, but the vice president denied news reports that he echoed the comment.
David's journalism career spans three decades, including coverage of five presidential elections, the Oklahoma City bombing, the 2000 Florida presidential recount and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has covered the White House for USA TODAY since 2005. His interests include history, politics, books, movies and college football -- not necessarily in that order. More about David
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trap /træp/
n. pl. traps
- A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body
- A trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense
- A transvestite, as pointed out by Admiral Ackbar
- "It's a trap!"
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v. to trap, third-person singular simple present traps, present active participle trapping, simple perfect and passive participle trapped
- To catch in a trap
- To pwn with a Death Star