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Me, every day: - Phone is dying - Plugs phone into laptop - iTunes opens - No, no, no, no, nooooo - Quits iTunes Thanks @krausefx for making this. 🙏
@jackdweck was looking for the option in iTunes to stop this the other day. Have they taken it out? If so this will be awesome 👏
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@jackdweck @krausefx Almost a year after I first asked this! Although some people did tell me how to turn it off in the thread https://twitter.com/bentossell/s...
Lasse Rafn@lasserafn · Developer and creator
@jackdweck have you not disabled it? 😬
@lasserafn @adammydesign @bentossell you can definitely disable it from opening when you plug your phone in, but there are many more reasons for iTunes to accidentally launch (written by @krausefx): - You click play/pause while listening to a web-based music player (e.g. SoundCloud) - You launch iTunes by clicking on the icon by mistake - Someone sent you a link to an iOS app - You click on a link on the web, and didn't expect it to be an Music link - You open a file in Finder, and forgot to change the default app to VLC
@jackdweck ahhh cool 😎
I love the internets. https://twitter.com/ProductHunt/...
Adam Bardoň@bardonadam
@nivo0o0 yeah, I knew it wouldn't take long :D
Marko Vuletic@markoxvee
@nivo0o0 All I see in this picture are kinder chocolates 😍🍫
@markoxvee cannot focus on anything else once you pointed it out.
@markoxvee @nivo0o0 That's because they are the only thing of any use in the video. Nom nom nom.
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I'm here for the Kinder 🍫
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@syswarren I trust anyone who has a supply of Kinder bars
Izzy Piyale-Sheard@izzydoesizzy · Community Manager - Lighthouse Labs
@bentossell @syswarren Seconded :P
Do you realise that this behaviour can still be disabled in iTunes? Apparently, the description has been changed to "Automatically sync when this iPhone is connected". I have it unchecked for all my devices and iTunes never launches when I plug in for a charge. So yes, "Overkill" is probably a pretty appropriate name TBH. :-) Perhaps "I Forgot to Google It" is more appropriate.
Felix KrauseMaker@krausefx · iOS/Ruby Dev working on fastlane
@frassmith Check out the description of the project, there are so many more reasons why iTunes would launch: - You connect an iPhone or iPad to your Mac - You click play/pause while listening to a web-based music player (e.g. SoundCloud) - You launch iTunes by clicking on the icon by mistake - Someone sent you a link to an iOS app - You click on a link on the web, and didn't expect it to be an Music link - You updated iTunes - You open a file in Finder, and forgot to change the default app to VLC
@krausefx Thanks, yes, I did notice those later.
Pym@pym · Founder, Phydji
I hate iTunes as much as everyone here, but you don't need an app for that. Open iTunes, go to your device, untick "Automatically sync when the iPhone is connected". If you also want iTunes to stop from responding to your keyboard media keys, there is a command for that: launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.rcd.plist 2> /dev/null


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Blues harps
The blues harp, or otherwise known as diatonic, is the most widely known type of harmonica. It consists of 10 holes which offer the player 19 notes in total, in a three octave range. This harmonica comes in all 12 keys of music and allows the musician to play a complete 7-note major scale of the key of the harmonica. The musician may acquire additional notes from outside the major scale, by 'bending' certain draw (inhale) and blow (exhale) notes.
Diatonic specifies any harmonica designed to play in a single key, but the blues harp diatonic can play other keys by forcing its reeds to play other tones that are not part of its basic scale.
It is specifically designed for blues music, for consistent volume and tone. It is highly bendable and with a dark, hard rockin' sound. Since the 1950s, many blues harmonica players have used microphones and tube amplifiers in order to amplify their instruments. This method was first invented by Marlon Jacobs.
Pete Hampton was the first black musician to make a record with a blues harp in 1940. Other famous musicians that played blues harp are: DeFord Bailey, Jaybird Coleman, Frank Hutchison etc. During these years, musicians started experimenting with new techniques such as hand effects, tongue blocking and the 2nd position.
Blues harps can be found in almost all styles of music but they are mainly used in rock, blues, folk and country. Contemporary harmonicists, such as Chris Michalek, Charlod del Junco, Jason Ricci and Howard Levy, use their own innovations and techniques for playing the harmonica.
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Andrew has a unique drawing style which is instantly recognisable in everything he creates. He has reoccurring themes of transport throughout his work mainly works in hand stitch to create 2D pieces.
Andrew's passion for drawing was nurtured from a very young age by all the family and especially, his mum Joan, who spotted his talent in drawings made of puppets when he was 8. Drawing was also very important as it was a means by which his family communicated with Andrew; involving them drawing people or places that they were going to visit etc. Andrew was taught to sew by his mum when he was only 3 or 4 years old.
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THE REEDS is the kind of movie where everything revolves around a central mystery that you ultimately don't care much about. Focusing on a group of friends who face the dangers of being isolated in the event of a fatal accident, the movie gradually reveals that there's more than just being stuck on a boat in the middle of nowhere to worry about. Namely, ghosts and a hooded figure who shotguns people to death. In that order. Yet the answers to the questions the movie poses don't much matter if the journey getting to them is a drab experience.
It's all drinking and carrying on for our six protagonists until they crash into a mysterious cage that sits just under the water's surface. One of them gets incapacitated (bloodily), another goes off into the reeds for help, and the rest are forced to contend with shadowy figures out in the brush, some inexplicable ghostly visions and a killer who may or may not be lurking in the distance. Soon it's obvious that a curse has trapped them there - but is it actually trying to warn them of a greater threat?
While the acting and production value is more than adequate (although the editing is pretty confusing sometimes), THE REEDS has a strange inertness as a narrative. Similarly, the cast doesn't include anyone in particular to care about. They're mostly indifferent, and when the "bad stuff" commences, their fates aren't that interesting. I can barely recall what happened to a couple of key characters, to be completely honest. (And no, I don't blame the booze.)
Just what is going on in the reeds (and in THE REEDS) is of course the film's "raison d'etre", but it's muddily presented. When all is explained at the end, you'll be more grateful that it signifies the conclusion of the movie. The very last shot is supposed to provide a big "Ohhhh!" moment, but all I could do was shrug and press stop.
Video: The picture is average, if a little murky during the darker scenes. It's presented in 2:35:1 Widescreen and 16x9 enhanced.
Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital
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I've been a professional singer for over twenty five years now. I've been fortunate enough to work with some of the great musicians of our time in many different genres. I've performed concerts everywhere from La Scala, Milan to Carnegie Hall.
I trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London's Barbican Centre (studying with Laura Sarti) and went straight into Opera. Two years later I joined the a cappella group The Swingle Singers and toured the world with them for ten years. I did a lot of very detailed recording during my time with the group and sang in many different styles which was a great training for my current session work.
On leaving the Swingle Singers, I started to specialise in contemporary music on microphone, working with composers like Steve Reich and Luciano Berio and singing with Synergy Vocals as soloists for orchestras all over the world.
Alongside this I have a busy career as a session singer for TV and film soundtracks and backing singing for Audio CDs.
I also love to sing Jazz and premiered a Jazz Song Cycle Portrait of a Woman at the Arundel Festival. This was written for me by David Newton who was voted best Jazz Pianist in the British Jazz awards for the thirteenth time in 2014. You can watch videos of this concert at www.youtube.com/heathercairncross
Dave and I have continued to enjoy working together and recorded a CD called At Last which has received some great reviews. All the songs were recorded in one take.
In the last few years I have been lucky enough to rekindle my love of Baroque music and am a regular member of the Monteverdi Choir with Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducting. With the choir I have sung the Alto Solos in both Handel's Israel in Egypt, Bach's B Minor Mass and his Advent Cantatas, and appeared on the Grammy winning recording of Bach Motets, amongst others.


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In chapter 5 Dan Bloom of MDRC examines policies and programs designed to help high school dropouts improve their educational attainment and labor market outcomes. So called "second-chance" programs, he says, have long provided some combination of education, training, employment, counseling, and social services. But the research record on their effectiveness is fairly thin, he says, and the results are mixed.
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Nothing But Thieves | MuteMath | Cat's Cradle
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I've been out of the professional photography world for a couple of years now, but as soon as I heard MuteMath was coming back to Cat's Cradle I knew I had to get a photo pass. I hadn't photographed a band since 2009 when they played in Charlotte. Out of practice but so damn excited to photograph my favorite band, I had no clue I'd also fall for their opening act.
The show was February 12th 2016, and the opener was Nothing But Thieves. I'd heard some sweet things about lead singer Conor's range and a few comparisons to Matt Bellamy from Muse were thrown out from other Mute fans who'd seen the show the night before. Amazingly for them, they just started opening for Muse this week!
Damn was I blown away by these boys from England. Their debut self-titled album has been on heavy rotation in this house and I have a different song of theirs happily stuck in my head daily. I fall in love with an incredible voice, but if you can rock out on stage with some great songs too? I'm done.
These guys know what I'm talking about. They sang every song at the top of their lungs, and it didn't go unnoticed by the band. I didn't photograph NBT as much as I now wish I had, since I wanted to pay attention without a camera on my face stealing my focus. Now I'm watching their tour schedules for life hoping to catch them again when I can sing along like this too.
No shit, I'm an instant fan girl and cannot stop with these guys. I have a serious new band crush/obsession for the first time in years.
I doubt anyone will ever knock MuteMath off my #1 list of favorites, but these thieves are holding some kind of top 5 ranking on the immediate. Pretty impressive. And now for much scrolling because damn I took a lot of MuteMath photos. Also thankfully I'm at a point where I can enjoy their show with a camera on my face and sing all the songs at the top of my lungs. They get better with every show, though I've lost count of how many times I've seen them. I think was my 7th show since seeing them for the first time in 2006 in this same spot. Whatever the number, they're still kicking ass. See for yourself, and check their latest album, Vitals, too.
The intro to Mute shows never disappoint.
I would like to note that the gal who tried writing a love note to Todd was interrupted by security and almost thrown out for writing on the setlist. I only tell you this to defend what looks like poor grammar. The "To" was supposed to say "Todd." ;)
The lighting setup for this show is beast. I was most excited to listen and dance, but was a bit nervous about my photography skills with their sick-ass lights. I worried more about settings than composition, but am still loving the images I brought home, and more importantly the moments they take me back to when I look at them.
I giggled with our (talented and super sweet) photographer friend Kristen about how nervous I was to be fan-girling and photographing our favorites, and how happy I was to be so close to the guys that I'd be photographing straight up Paul's nose. So I had to go literal.
The bird is the word.
Darren's drum show never disappoints…
Darren pulled some front-row folks onto the stage to wear some kickass percussion gloves. Basically he played by high-fiving them while they wore the gloves. Talk about an amazing fan experience!
Normally if I'm shooting I move around the stage a bit, but the Cradle was packed front to back and I really enjoyed my spot. Especially knowing how likely it is for the band to hop into the crowd at any time. Hi Paul!
Getting high in so many ways at this show (all legal y'all, all legal).
The lighted mattress experience is amazing every time, even though Paul was tossed from it at our show. He was lovingly caught thank goodness, and uninjured as far as we know.
I'll end this long post as briefly as possibly, but just want to say this about music: Today (weeks after this show took place) was a hard day to adult/parent in our house. Some days just are for so many varying reasons. But I played some music from all of these guys while Riley (now 2 1/2 and very picky about what music he listens to) ate his lunch at the table. Not only did I catch him dancing to it, but when I turned it down to talk to him he then asked me to turn it up "super loud again please Mommy." And that's how I know I'm winning at parenting today.
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In 2013, STC New England brought back InterChange, the chapter's professional conference as a one-day session at the UMass Lowell conference center. This year, we're doing it again, and going bigger and better — we're Moving Forward.
The conference theme this year is "Moving Forward," and we're taking a cue from a quotation by Lucy Larcom, on the Lowell National Historic Park (close to where InterChange will take place) website because is nicely sums up where we are in Technical Communications:
All was expectancy. Changes were coming … nobody could guess what.
Interchange 2014 will open on Saturday March 29, and continue through Sunday March 30 and will be held in the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center in Lowell, Massachusetts.
InterChange 2014 has two tracks: Core Concepts and New Directions.
Core Concepts will focus on the aspects of our profession that remain enduring and constant. No matter what the subject matter, our goal is still to deny the reader the right to misunderstand. What are the best ways to do that?
New Directions will look toward the future: both in terms of the tools and techniques that we use as well as the subject matter we will be writing about. After 20-some years of writing that has been dominated by software and the web, we're moving into a new era of mobile apps, SpaceX, robotics, and (yes, literally) flying cars.
Our keynote speaker will be InterChange founder and former STC President Cindy Currie-Clifford.
The deadline for submissions for presentations at InterChange 2014 is midnight on January 31, 2014. Please be sure your presentation synopsis and requirements are emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com by the end of Friday, January 10th.
Interchange dates back to the 1990s, and was originally organized by STC Boston and STC Northern New England. It established a forum for local presentations of topics and ideas that were relevant to a constantly changing profession. Although the conference had a hiatus of several years, the profession still needs the opportunity to present concepts and talk about trends in a setting that can accommodate a large number of people and presenters over a two-day period. We're planning for 200, and hope we get more.
The UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center is in the heart of historic Lowell, Massachusetts. The Inn & Conference Center features more than 200 seasonal hotel rooms, 31 year-round Inn-style rooms, and a full-service restaurant and lounge. It is within walking distance to the Lowell National Historical Park, Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, and many shops, restaurants, and historical attractions (Jack Kerouac's house, for example). And there's a commuter rail line into Boston if you'd like to go on an urban field trip.
Lowell MA was founded in 1820 and is the fourth-largest city in Massachusetts. The city was conceived as a textile manufacturing zone that would use water power from the Merrimack River, and is considered the cradle of the industrial revolution in the United States. Notable people born in Lowell include writer Jack Kerouac, artist James McNeill Whistler, and performers Bette Davis, Ed McMahon, and Michael Ansara.


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Life's Little Triumphs—Shadow
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(Eleven years before the Unbalance)
Clyde opened his eyes to find the most beautiful woman he had ever seen hovering over him. "Are you an angel?" He croaked.
The woman giggled. "You're more out of it than I thought!" She mopped his forehead with a wet, cool cloth. "No, I'm Schala Magus, and you're in Thamasa."
Thamasa. That name sounded familiar. He and Baram had been trying to make it to Thamasa when they were on the run.
"Baram!" Clyde exclaimed, startling Schala. "Where's Baram?"
Schala shook her head. "I'm sorry, but I don't know who you're talking about."
"He's been seriously injured! He needs help!" Clyde tried to sit up, but Schala wouldn't let him.
"You're in no condition to go anywhere," she scolded.
"But—what about Baram!" Clyde couldn't help but remember his partner's desperate plea. Just finish me off now!
"I'll ask some people to organize a search party." Schala pushed Clyde firmly back into bed. "You just concentrate on getting better."
The anxiety that Clyde felt seemed to subside at Schala's soothing words. As his eyelids grew heavy, Clyde closed them and let himself be overtaken by his exhaustion again.
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Clyde awakened to a delicious aroma.
"I thought you'd be hungry," Schala explained as she carried in a rather large tray stacked with food.
Mumbling his gratitude, Clyde dug in, not bothering to use much etiquette. He noticed out of the corner of his eye that Schala stayed in the room, watching with silent amusement. When Clyde finished, he thanked Schala again, and asked her if there had been any news of Baram yet.
"No problem," Schala replied. "As for your friend, it's too early to tell now. I'll let you know as soon as we find anything."
"As soon as I can walk, I'm going out there and looking for him myself."
"He means a lot to you, doesn't he?"
Clyde looked away. "He was injured—he wanted me to kill him so that he wouldn't slow me down." He closed his eyes. "But I abandoned him." he clenched his fists. "I've got to find him! I've got to! Or else I'd never be able to live with myself!"
Schala laid a hand on his shoulder. "Of course. I understand."
"You'd better be prepared to find a body," said a much older man, walking into the room.
Schala frowned. "Strago! Don't be so pessimistic!"
"I'm not being pessimistic, Schala, I'm just giving this gentleman here some practical advice from an elder." Strago turned to Clyde. "You're setting yourself up for a lot of disappointment, friend. Think about it: you were already on the brink of death when you dragged yourself into town. What kind of chances will there be for that Baram fellow, who according to you was not only seriously wounded but didn't have the will to live?"
Schala began pushing Strago out the door. "That's enough, Strago." After she got Strago to leave, she sighed and shook her head. "I'm sorry about that. My uncle always seems to have a way of saying the wrong things."
Clyde managed to unclenched his fists. "I can't believe such a terrible old man is related to you."
The slightest hint of a blush rose in Schala's cheeks.
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Thanks to Schala's attentions, Clyde was soon pronounced in the best of health. Of course, Clyde made no delays in preparing to look for Baram.
"So I guess this is goodbye," Schala noted as she watched Clyde pack the few belongings he had.
Clyde didn't look up. "Not that I don't like this place, but there's a price on my head; I can't stay anywhere very long." He slung his bag over his shoulder and began heading out, passing Strago along the way, but the other man ignored him. Clyde was about to head out of Thamasa for what he thought would be forever when he heard Schala call out for him.
"Wait! Please don't leave yet!"
Turning, Clyde saw Schala racing to catch up to him with a large black Rottweiler at her heels.
"I want—I want—" Schala gasped, heaving from her run.
"Catch your breath first," Clyde advised. "I can wait."
Schala did, then looked Clyde straight in his eyes. "I want you to take Interceptor with you."
Clyde's eyes widened. Of all the animals that Schala had taken in and cared for, Interceptor was her favorite. "But—"
Schala didn't seem to hear Clyde's half-hearted protest. Bending down to Interceptor, she patted its head. "From now on, you take good care of Clyde for me, okay?" The dog let out a few short barks. Rising again, Schala turned to Clyde. "Please."
"All right. If you insist." Clyde turned to go again. "Thank you."
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(Present Day)
Clyde, now known by most people as the ninja Shadow, stroked Interceptor's smooth fur. "We never did find Baram, did we?" He looked towards the town that was just visible in the horizon. "I guess the old geezer was right, after all."
Even from this distance, Clyde could tell that although Thamasa still hadn't recovered to its former state, it was well on its way to becoming town full of life again.
"Thamasa," Clyde muttered to himself. He had never thought he could be so attached to one place. Of course, it helped that Schala had been living in Thamasa. Meeting Schala was one of the few things in his life that he didn't regret.
And then there was Relm. During the short time that he was reunited with his daughter, Clyde had been both hopeful and fearful that she would discover his true identity, but she never made any sign of whether or not she recognized him. And, when he had wanted to die in Kefka's tower, it was the thought of leaving Relm an orphan that kept him going.
She wasn't even three when I had to leave, Clyde recalled. She might not even remember me. He sighed. And if she does, she might never forgive me.
This thought caused Clyde to hesitate a bit. He wondered again for the umpteenth time during the last two years of drifting whether revealing himself to Relm was that good of an idea after all. She had grown up to be so strong and independent; did she really need the painful reminder that her father had abandoned her?
Interceptor whined and tugged at Clyde's pants, as if it were urging Clyde to hurry up and make up his mind.
"Yes, yes," Clyde sighed, patting Interceptor's head. "There's no avoiding it, is there?"
Interceptor barked and ran out a few steps ahead of Clyde, turned, and barked again.
"I'm coming, I'm coming." Summoning what was left of his courage, Clyde forced himself to keep walking again, with Interceptor bounding around him.
After nearly ten years of wandering, Clyde Arrowny was going home at long last.
Unnecessarily Long and Tiresome Authoress' Notes:
It's possible to recruit Shadow while he's in Kohlingen, and if you sleep at the inn in Jidoor, you'll occasionally see his dreams. Later, if you waited for Shadow at the Floating Continent, you'll get to see yet another one of his flashbacks after rescuing him from the cave in the Veldt. Putting all of these together (plus some comments by the citizens of Thamasa), it's pretty easy to see how Relm and Shadow are related. Besides, they're the only two who can equip the relic Momento Ring, whose description is: "departed mom's love protects against fatal magic attacks".
The name Schala is bummed from Chrono Trigger, one of my other favorite SquareSoft titles.
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All candidates have submitted an application form which will be circulated to all Regional Chairman and National Executive Members today and they will have 10 days to vote for 3 candidates they would like to work with over the coming months.
All candidates are able to campaign to the Regional Chairman and National Executive.
Tory Youth Chairman Ben Howlett told tBg: "It is great to see so many people wanting to get more involved with Conservative Future from across the country - members from North East, South West and Northern Ireland. It just shows that with the things we are already doing and the plans for the future, Members are seeing a real change in the way CF operates. We have already set a really fun year and I am pleased that some of the best activists are wanting to get more involved. Good luck to everyone."


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On Friday, July 29, WFXG is increasing the power of our transmitter signal. We're doing this to increase our television service to the CSRA, strengthening our commitment to our viewers and community. In making this upgrade, we're making a change to the signal output that will affect anyone who receives our signal with a TV antenna.
If you receive WFXG over the air (using an antenna), you will be required to re-scan your TV's channel receiver in order to find us. You WILL NOT be required to re-scan UNTIL the date of the upgrade - Friday, July 29. (If you do, you will still need to perform a re-scan on that date.)
Anyone receiving WFXG on an antenna WILL lose the signal to FOX 54, Bounce TV, and Grit on July 29 until this simple re-scan is performed.
If you receive WFXG on cable or satellite, you will NOT be affected.
To perform this re-scan, simply:
Once this re-scan is complete, you should be able to access FOX 54, Bounce TV, and Grit as usual.
If you are having issues and need to speak with someone, please call 1-866-974-0487.


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I'm using Unix, trying to do this networking assignment in C.
how do you create a file and copy it to another existing file?
You open the source file using fopen("infile","rb") and the destination
file fopen("outfile","wb").
After the two successful opens you read the source file using getc and
write the destination file using putc until EOF comes.
Finally you close the files.
Well, this was a bit longer than writing the program, but this being a
class assignment (as it should be) I wanted to leave some way for to think
on the solution and to learn from practice.
(BTW: "r" and "w" are sufficient on UNIX, but more portable regarding
Windows if you use "rb" and "wb" and does not harm UNIX)
[ back to toc ]


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The Unfriendly Side of Drugs for Dogs
If you have a dog taking care of him is one of your biggest priorities. They become a big part of your family and making sure they stay with you for a long time is crucial. Sometimes your dogs have conditions that make it a little more challenging for you to make sure they stay healthy. There are some medications available that will help your dog live a much more comfortable life if they suffer from conditions due to aging and breed. Here are a couple of medications that can help your dog to live a longer and much happier life.
Previcox for dogs is standardly used when they grow older and develop osteoarthritis. If your dog has some type of orthopedic surgery, this is drug is also given to your dog as an anti-inflammatory. While it is primarily used for arthritis it can also be used for bone and muscle injuries in your dog. As with any type of drug, there are some side effects that are most common when you give your dog Previcox.
- Dark stools
- Stomach pains
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- High kidney blood values
- High liver enzyme levels
- Lethargy
This drug can also be used as a method of chemotherapy for dogs who have developed tumors and/or cancer. Regardless of the reason your dog takes this medicine, it is important to know that they must be closely monitored and have regular blood tests through your veterinarian.
Glucosamine for dogs is another drug that is used for arthritis in your dog. What makes this different from Previcox, is this drug is typically used to prevent arthritis and other bone conditions. It is used as a dietary supplement to help promote good joint health so that your dog does not suffer from arthritis later in life. It greatly improves the fluid in the joints as well as protects the lining of the cartilage in your pet keeping his bones healthy and strong.
Depending on how active your dog is, their bones go through a lot of wear and tear and need to consistently be revitalized. Glucosamine when used as a daily supplement, has the ability to strengthen your dog's bones and prevent any additional damage being done. This is a great way to prevent arthritis and other bone diseases while also allowing your dog to remain active for a much longer period of time.
Taking care of your dog is so crucial in all stages of his or her life. Your veterinarian will know of the right medical treatment for your pet no matter what his medical history is. Being able to prevent conditions such as arthritis is really a great way to have a much happier, healthier pet. Always consult your vet before making any big decisions on their health plan.


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FlySimWare Announces MU-2./
FSX/P3D. Developer FlySimWare has just announced development of the Mitsubishi MU-2 and they already have a full external model in sim to show for it. Now quite naturally, I was hoping MilViz would have already released their stunning looking Moo-Too out by now but as with everything in this community, it's ready when it's ready. But 2 questions remain, who's will come first and, who's will be better? Now the answer to the second question is obvious but if the answer to the first question is FlySimWare, then perhaps it will hold you over till the latter finally gets here. Either way, you will soon be able to drop those freeware's if you are still using them. More renders via the source link below.


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'Musketeers' gets German Film Board cash
The 3-D period epic among recipients from round of fundingCOLOGNE, Germany -- Paul W.S. Anderson's "Three Musketeers" reboot has picked up another €1 million ($1.3 million) in German subsidies, this time from the German Film Board.
The 3-D period epic stars Christoph Waltz, Orlando Bloom and Mads Mikkelsen alongside Musketeers Matthew Macfadyen, Logan Lerman, Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans and is set to begin shooting in Germany late August. The production has already secured €2 milion ($2.6 million) in production funding from regional sources. Millions more will come via Germany's tax fund, the DFFF. Constantin Film is producing.
In its other funding decisions announced Friday, the German Film Board is playing for laughs -- backing comedies "Russian Disco" from Oliver Schmitz ($712,000); Til Schweiger's "Kokowaa" ($388,000); rom-com "Offroad" starring Nora Tschirner ($453,000) and "Men in the City 2," Simon Verhoeven's sequel to his 2009 comedy hit, which Wiedemann & Berg are producing ($453,000).


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The medical school interview is one of the most frequently discussed topics amongst students as it is a key stressor. This chapter will go through the following:
Almost all medical students who are currently studying have gone through this process. Interviews are essential for these reasons:
Interviewers do not deliberately select for personality traits nor show bias for gender/races/religion. There is not a "stereotypical" medical student, they come in all shapes, sizes and demeanour! Indeed some schools actively pursue such a mixed and diverse background in their cohort of students.
Researchers who analysed hundreds of American successful medical students' to see what made them successful in the interview process, showed that being extroverted (as a personality trait) was the key differentiator of those students that scored highly in the interview process compared to those that scored badly and did not receive an offer. It may be that more outgoing applicants make a much better impression on interviewers compared to shy, silent types (as opposed to interviewers thinking that an outgoing medical student will make a good doctor).
In general, different schools (PBL vs traditional) might ask different types of questions, as to gauge the different skillsets that they seek in their students. The traditional school might ask about your academic achievements (including EPQs), More modern courses might want to ask questions that demonstrate your motivation, organisational skills and evidence of self-directed learning. They may wish to find out more about your empathy and communication skill set rather than over academic history.
Medical schools have different ways of interviewing applicants.
Since each medical school has their unique style of interviews, you do not want to discover any nasty surprises on the day.
Phoebe – Swansea University
"I had one awful interview during my first application, then four really enjoyable interviews on my re-application which were followed by four offers. If the interview goes badly, don't give up, sometimes it just doesn't go as planned for whatever reason. It may seem tricky because they are trying to challenge you, or it maybe because that medical school isn't really suited to your and your personality or learning style. Generally, the interviewers want to get the very best out of you and aren't there to trip you up or make you feel uncomfortable."
Justin – University of Leicester
"Be prepared by knowing your personal statement inside out. This can be done by brainstorming possible questions which could be asked and how best to answer. It is worth reading up about current medical issues and being aware about any specific information pertaining to that medical school. Above all, know why you want to be a doctor and show the interviewers your enthusiasm, maturity and understanding of what is involved. Any statements you mention about yourself should be justified with evidence (like any good scientist would!). Take your interviews seriously and remember that is your 10-20 minutes to shine!. Providing stories and anecdotes along with solid evidence will provide a good balance and help make you memorable."


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From 29th May, 2014, Richard Willis, a partner in the firm and a trustee at Willen Hospice, is to abandon his desk in order to cycle 200 miles through the mountains of Wales and the undulating Cotswolds, from Aberystwyth on the Welsh coast back to Willen Hospice in Milton Keynes.
Over three days a group of 25 cyclists will tackle this hilly terrain to raise funds to support a Hospice at Home nurse at Willen Hospice for a period of at least six months. Their very specific objective is to raise at least £17,000 but the more they raise ,the more impact they will have.
Last time Richard completed a challenge like this, he was cycling across the top of England with much the same group on the well known coast to coast route, when the Lake District had some of its wettest and coldest weather for thirty five years. Richard is expecting much the same this time so, if you feel you can sponsor him to encourage him and this project please donate online or send a cheque to Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors in favour of Willen Hospice.
The cycle is entirely self funded so every penny that is raised will go to the Hospice for this very particular project.


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The part I like most about travelling are the people I meet. Whether it's locals or other travellers, I enjoy talking to them and getting to know them. Yet, on my blog, I have only written about the places I have seen, not about the many encounters I had with people along the way., Read More
Also called the Ciudad Blanca, the White City, Arequipa is one of Peru's most beautiful cities. Its city centre is made up of colonial buildings, with a lively plaza and a long pedestrian zone. From various spots in the city, you can see volcanoes rising high into the sky. With more museums than one, Read More
Our timing for La Paz was horrible. We arrived the day before election day. Not presidential elections. The country was electing judges, as a local explained to me. But nevertheless, this put the whole country into lockdown. With all shops and most restaurants closed, all borders closed and no public transport, there wasn't much, Read More
Did you know that Sucre is the capital of Bolivia? No? Neither did I. I used to think it was La Paz. But even though La Paz is the seat of Bolivia's government, the constitutional capital of the country remains Sucre. It is a beautiful city, famous for its white colonial building, that invites, Read More
Located higher than 4000m above sea level, Potosi once was the economic centre of Bolivia. It is known for its silver mines and while nobody knows how much silver has come out of these mines until today, legend says that you could build a bridge from South America to Spain with it and still, Read More
The Salar de Uyuni is one of South America's most famous tourist attractions. Almost everyone I met who was travelling around South America came there sooner or later. Some even made this their only stop in Bolivia, quickly dropping by to see the salt flat before flying out to other destinations. It is true,, Read More
I have never told any travel stories on this blog before. Almost all of my posts have been about things to do in specific places. But this story is one that I want to share with everyone, because it is one that I enjoyed a lot and also because there are far too many, Read More
San Pedro de Atacama is one of those places where you can find yourself staying a lot longer than planned. Located in the middle of the Atacama desert, it is not the town itself that makes the stay memorable. It is the many attractions in the surrounding area that can easily keep you occupied, Read More
Located north of Salta, almost in Bolivia, the Quebrada de Humahuaca is a place unlike anything else in Argentina. A gorge in between two mountain ranges offers multi-coloured hills, forests of cacti, a unique culture and many historical sights. It is not a surprise that this valley was declared a world heritage site by, Read More
One of Paraguay's biggest tourist attractions are the Jesuit missions located in the south of the country. When researching Paraguay, I could not find much practical information about them, so I decided to put together a guide on how to visit those ruins and also the ones located on the other side of the, Read More


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This Month's News
ABA urges prompt action on filling federal judicial vacancies
The ABA reported earlier this month that the persistently high rate of federal judicial vacancies, combined with the low number of confirmations, is fast approaching crisis proportion and urged the Senate and the Obama administration to move more quickly to fill the positions. Read more…
Elena Kagan becomes fourth woman to serve on U.S. Supreme Court
Elena Kagan became the fourth woman in history to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court Aug. 7 when she was sworn in by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. two days after the Senate confirmed her nomination by a 63-37 vote. Read more…
President signs Fair Sentencing Act
President Obama signed legislation Aug. 3 that reduces the 100-1 federal sentencing disparity between powder and crack cocaine-related offenses. Read more…
House approves creation of National Criminal Justice Commission
The House passed a bill July 27 that would establish a National Criminal Justice Commission to examine the criminal justice system in its entirety and make recommendations for reform. Read more…
ABA suggests technical fix for arbitration legislation
The ABA expressed concerns last month about specific language in pending arbitration legislation that the association maintains could have certain "profound and unintended negative consequences" regarding the international commercial arbitration process. Read more…
New law addresses tribal justice issues
President Obama signed the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 last month to address the violent crime rate in Indian country – a rate that is nearly twice the national average overall but more than 20 times the national average on some reservations. Read more…
ABA president meets the press to discuss issues
ABA President Carolyn B. Lamm, meeting with reporters in Washington last month, unveiled the preliminary results of a Coalition for Justice survey of 1,000 state trial judges that revealed that the economic downturn is having a "profound effect" on access to justice. Read more…
Practice-of-law exclusion included in consumer protection law
President Obama signed financial regulatory reform legislation July 21 that includes ABA-supported language to exclude lawyers representing consumer clients from an additional layer of federal regulation. Read more…
NURSING HOME ARBITRATION: The ABA supports the goals of nursing home arbitration legislation pending in the House Judiciary Committee. Read more…
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION (LSC): The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bill July 22 that would provide $430 million in fiscal year 2011 for the LSC – a $10 million increase. Read more…
PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT: ABA President Carolyn B. Lamm urged the Senate leadership July 26 to work toward prompt passage of S. 182, the Paycheck Fairness Act. Read more…
ABA Urges Prompt Action On Filling Federal Judicial Vacancies
The ABA reported earlier this month that the persistently high rate of federal judicial vacancies, combined with the low number of confirmations, is fast approaching crisis proportion and urged the Senate and the Obama administration to move more quickly to fill the positions.
In correspondence to the president, Senate leaders and all senators, outgoing ABA President Carolyn B. Lamm expressed concerns that the partisanship that has long characterized the judicial nomination and confirmation process and the persistently high number of vacancies are creating "strains that will inevitably reduce the quality of our justice system and erode public confidence in the independence and impartiality of our federal courts."
She pointed out that the vacancy rate has hovered around the 100 mark for the past six months and the lack of progress in reducing the rate this session is especially worrisome in light of the number of judges who have reached, or are fast approaching, retirement age. Eighteen judges have announced their intention to retire in the next year, and several additional vacancies will no doubt arise as a result of judicial elevations, deaths and resignations, she said.
The letters outlined the following actions to avert a potential crisis and preserve the quality and vitality of the federal judiciary:
- the president and the Senate should make prompt filling of federal judicial vacancies a priority with each party devoting time and resources to the effort in a spirit of mutual respect and bipartisanship;
- the administration should make a concerted effort to shorten the time between vacancy and nomination and submit a nomination to the Senate for every outstanding Article III judicial vacancy, with special due diligence in nominating individuals to the 46 currently vacant seats that have been identified as "judicial emergencies" by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts; and
- the Senate should give every nominee an up-or-down vote within a reasonable time after the nomination is reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
"Tactics to delay votes on nominees that are launched for reasons not associated with their qualifications blatantly inject politics into the process" and "waste the time of the Senate and increase the time a nominee is in limbo," Lamm said.
She emphasized that Senate leaders should seek to avoid scheduling delays over nominees who have bipartisan support and should discourage and dissuade their colleagues from using the judicial confirmation process to advance or defeat other legislative objectives.
Lamm said that "Congress should take action to support, not undermine, the vital work of the federal courts" and stressed that all three branches of government must be robust and strong to advance the important work of government.
Elena Kagan becomes fourth woman to serve on U.S. Supreme Court
Elena Kagan became the fourth woman in history to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court Aug. 7 when she was sworn in by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. two days after the Senate confirmed her nomination by a 63-37 vote.
Fifty-six Democrats, two independents and five Republicans voted in favor of Kagan's nomination; 36 Republicans and one Democrat opposed the appointment. Kagan, 50, replaces 90-year-old Justice John Paul Stevens, who retired this year after serving on the court since 1975.
At a White House reception following Kagan's confirmation, President Obama recognized Kagan's "formidable intellect and path-breaking career – as an acclaimed scholar and presidential advisor, as the first woman to serve as dean of the Harvard Law School, and most recently as solicitor general."
During the reception, Kagan spoke of her new role as not just an honor but "an obligation to protect and preserve the rule of law in this country, an obligation to uphold the rights and liberties afforded by our remarkable Constitution, and an obligation to provide what the inscription on the Supreme Court building promises: equal justice under law."
The ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, which evaluates the professional qualifications of nominees to the federal courts, unanimously concluded that Kagan merited the highest rating of "Well Qualified" to serve on the Supreme Court.
The 15-member committee based its evaluation on interviews with judges, lawyers, law professors and community representatives from across the United States, the ABA committee's own reading of the nominee's major writings, reports of three reading groups of scholars and practitioners, and an in-depth personal interview of the nominee conducted by ABA committee Chair Kim J. Askew and lead investigator William J. Kayatta Jr. Askew and Kayatta presented the committee's evaluation to the Senate Judiciary Committee July 1 during the Kagan confirmation hearings.
President signs Fair Sentencing Act
President Obama signed legislation Aug. 3 that reduces the 100-1 federal sentencing disparity between powder and crack cocaine-related offenses.
Enactment of the new law, P.L. 111-220 (S. 1789), is "a victory for common sense, bipartisanship and indeed for the American people," according to ABA President Carolyn B. Lamm, who issued a statement July 28 after the House cleared the bill for the president's signature. "This is a substantial and important step toward fair and responsible sentencing policy," she said.
Under the sentencing structure that has been in place since 1986, a conviction for selling five grams of crack cocaine garners the same five-year mandatory minimum sentence as a conviction for selling 500 grams of powder cocaine. This 100-1 ratio was based on an erroneous assumption that crack carries with it a greater degree of violence and weapon possession, as well as a greater addictiveness than powder cocaine.
The legislation reduces this 100-1 ratio to an 18-1 ratio by increasing the amount of crack cocaine necessary to trigger the five-year mandatory minimum sentence. The bill also eliminates the mandatory minimum sentence for simple possession of crack cocaine.
In a July 21 letter to all members of the House, ABA Governmental Affairs Director Thomas M. Susman explained that the 100-1 ratio has had the unintended consequence of directing federal enforcement resources to low-level drug offenders instead of major and significant drug traffickers and has long perpetuated racially disparate sentences and given rise to the perception of unfairness in the law and justice system. Although the majority of crack cocaine users are white, 80 percent of those convicted of federal crack offenses are African American, Susman pointed out.
"Although we believe the complete elimination of the sentencing disparity is the correct solution, we recognize that the enactment of this reform bill at this time represents an historic bipartisan opportunity to improve fairness in a deeply flawed federal sentencing policy," he wrote.
Approval of final legislation was the result of the efforts of a bipartisan coalition in the Senate led by Sens. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Richard Durbin (D-Ill.). The compromise led to unanimous Senate approval of S. 1789 in March.
In addition to the ABA, numerous supporters of the legislation include the U.S. Sentencing Commission, the National District Attorneys Association, the Judicial Conference of the United States, the National Association of Police Organizations, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association and the International Union of Police Associations. Also supporting the new law are the National Association of Evangelicals, Prison Fellowship and a large number of civil rights, sentencing policy, criminal justice, and legal organizations.
House approves creation of National Criminal Justice Commission
The House passed a bill July 27 that would establish a National Criminal Justice Commission to examine the criminal justice system in its entirety and make recommendations for reform.
H.R. 5143 – sponsored by Reps. William Delahunt (D-Mass.), Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), Tom Rooney (R-Fla.) and Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-Va.) – would provide the first comprehensive look at the system since President Johnson's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice issued its report and recommendations more than 45 years ago.
"The need for comprehensive review is clear," ABA Governmental Affairs Director Thomas M. Susman wrote to all members of the House July 26. "At every stage of the criminal justice process – from the events preceding arrest to the challenges facing those reentering the community after incarceration – serious problems undermine basic tenets of fairness and equity, as well as the public's expectations for safety."
Susman noted that the "machinery" responsible for criminal justice is larger and more complex than ever and the overlap between federal and state law is greater. He emphasized that a discussion re-examining criminal justice priorities must include state, local and federal law enforcement officers, prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, corrections officials, treatment providers, victims, probation and parole officers, academics, victim advocacy groups, other public interest organizations, ex-offenders and ordinary citizens – all of whom have a tremendous stake in the justice system.
Bipartisan members of the National Criminal Justice Commission established by the legislation would be appointed by the legislative and executive branches and charged with making findings and recommendations regarding prevention and deterrence strategies, improving cost-effectiveness, and ensuring the interests of justice at every step of the criminal justice system.
Following passage by the House, the legislation was sent to the Senate, where similar legislation, S. 718, sponsored by Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), is pending on the Senate calendar.
ABA suggests technical fix for arbitration legislation
The ABA expressed concerns last month about specific language in pending arbitration legislation that the association maintains could have certain "profound and unintended negative consequences" regarding the international commercial arbitration process.
The provisions are part of H.R. 1020, the Arbitration Fairness Act, broad legislation that is ready for markup in the House Judiciary Committee. The bill would declare that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer or franchise dispute or a dispute arising under any statute intended to protect civil rights.
In a July 13 letter to House Judiciary Committee members, ABA Governmental Affairs Director Thomas M. Susman explained that the ABA has not taken a position on the overall legislation. The association has developed several proposed technical amendments, however, that he said would "preserve the benefits of international commercial arbitration, while still protecting the consumers, employees, franchisees, and civil rights claimants that the bill is designed to help."
Susman said the proposed amendments would correct provisions in the legislation that the association believes could inadvertently void many existing international commercial arbitration agreements, add significant costs and delays to the commercial arbitration process, potentially discourage international commercial parties from engaging in commerce with U.S companies, and put the United States at risk of breaching the spirit – if not the letter – of longstanding treaty obligations.
The bill would add a series of carve-outs to the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) by altering Chapter 1 of Title 9 of the U.S. Code – an action the ABA believes could inadvertently unravel the reliability and predictability of business dispute resolution. The proposed ABA amendments would establish a new Chapter 4 of Title 9 of the U.S. Code rather than alter Chapter 1. By locating changes outside of the FAA, the ABA maintains, the bill would avoid undermining decades of judicial precedents.
The ABA amendments also seek to preserve the balance of the roles between courts and arbitrators for the types of disputes that the bill is not intended to cover. According to the ABA, language in Section 4 of the bill would apply to all arbitration, not just those involving consumers, employees, franchisees and civil rights claimants. Therefore, Section 4 would require every arbitrator to halt proceedings if a party merely alleges that a contract involving parties of any description was for any reason invalid or unenforceable, even if that party had no specific objection to the arbitration clause itself and does not dispute that there was an agreement to arbitrate. This would mark the United States as a jurisdiction no longer considered a friendly forum for commercial arbitration, according to the ABA.
The association also recommended that, because the term "civil rights" is not easily defined, the legislation should specify which statutes the legislation is intended to cover and that only those statutes that directly address the problem of discrimination should be included.
A final area that should be addressed, according to the ABA, is arbitration for international franchises. The bill's sweeping prohibition against all predispute agreements to arbitrate franchisor/franchisee disputes does not protect the rights of U.S. franchisors or franchisees to use arbitration in their non-U.S.-related operations. Under the proposed ABA amendment, all international franchise operations would be excluded from the bill's coverage when the franchisor or the franchisee is foreign.
New law addresses tribal justice issues
President Obama signed the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 last month to address the violent crime rate in Indian country – a rate that is nearly twice the national average overall but more than 20 times the national average on some reservations.
In enacting the new law, P.L. 111-211 (H.R. 725), the president noted July 27 that the legislation builds on reforms announced earlier this year by the attorney general to increase prosecutions of crimes committed in Indian country. More assistant U.S. attorneys and victim-witness specialists will be hired, and a new position of National Indian Country Training Coordinator will be created to work with prosecutors and law enforcement officers.
The president said he intended to send "a clear message that all of our people – whether they live in our biggest cities or our most remote reservations – have the right to feel safe in their own communities and to raise their children in peace, and enjoy the fullest protection of our laws."
Provisions in the law supported by the ABA authorize funding for the development and continued operation of tribal justice systems, address critical barriers preventing the safety of American Indian and Alaska Native women by boosting law enforcement efforts; provide tools to tribal justice officials to fight crime in their own communities, improve coordination between law enforcement agencies, and increase accountability standards.
The association strongly supports the amendments added during Senate consideration of the legislation that strengthen protection and assistance for victims of gender-based violence, according to a July 20 letter sent to all members of House by ABA Governmental Affairs Director Thomas M. Susman. He explained that these provisions will provide funding for legal assistance for victims of gender-based violence as well as training and education about gender-based violence and the needs of victims.
ABA President Carolyn B. Lamm also expressed ABA support for the legislation in an Aug. 3 statement, saying that the new law is a critical positive step forward with its numerous provisions to fight sexual assault, domestic abuse and other violent crimes.
"There are numerous ways the law will work against gender-based violence, including the promise of better funding, community-based projects and efforts that better hold the perpetrators accountable," she said.
ABA president meets the press to discuss issues
ABA President Carolyn B. Lamm, meeting with reporters in Washington last month, unveiled the preliminary results of a Coalition for Justice survey of 1,000 state trial judges that revealed that the economic downturn is having a "profound effect" on access to justice.
President Carolyn B. Lamm appeared at a news conference July 12 in Washington, D.C.
Sixty percent of the judges said that fewer people were being represented by lawyers, and 62 percent indicated a significant negative impact for the parties not represented by counsel. The survey also showed that the top four areas of growth in cases are also the top cases in which self-representation is most problematic: domestic relations, common law issues, foreclosures and housing.
Lamm pointed out that the ABA and state and local bars are developing creative solutions to the problem. For example, California requires civil legal aid financed by court fees when basic human rights are at issue, and the D.C. Bar has set up bilingual kiosks with touch screens providing forms and self-help information.
Judicial vacancies also are exacerbating the problem of access to justice, Lamm said. She noted that there are currently 100 vacancies in the federal courts. During the 111th Congress, the Senate has confirmed 40 of President Obama's 87 nominees (see article above).
Other topics covered during the news conference included the amicus brief filed by the ABA urging the federal district court in Arizona to bar enforcement of the state's recently enacted immigration law and student loan repayment during the economic crisis
Practice-of-law exclusion included in consumer protection law
President Obama signed financial regulatory reform legislation July 21 that includes ABA-supported language to exclude lawyers representing consumer clients from an additional layer of federal regulation.
The new Consumer Financial Protection Act — contained a larger financial reform package, P.L. 111-203 (H.R. 4173), enacted into law in response to the 2008 financial crisis — subjects financial institutions to more oversight and establishes a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that will be housed in the Federal Reserve.
Upon signing the legislation, the president said the "American people will never again be asked to foot the bill for Wall Street's mistakes," and he emphasized that the reforms in the law "represent the strongest consumer financial protections in history."
The lawyer exclusion language states that the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "may not exercise any supervisory or enforcement authority with respect to an activity engaged in by an attorney as part of the practice of law under the laws of a State in which the attorney is licensed to practice law."
The exclusion does not limit the ability of the bureau to regulate lawyers who are engaging in other commercial activities, however, nor does it affect other provisions in the legislation that simply transfer current federal regulatory authority from existing agencies to the bureau. The final wording of the "Exclusion for Practice of Law" was determined by a House-Senate conference committee that ultimately decided to adopt language similar to that contained in the House-passed version of the legislation.
The association and numerous state and local bar associations had maintained that adoption of an overly narrow attorney exclusion in the Senate-passed version of the bill would have subjected many bankruptcy lawyers, litigators, family lawyers, real estate lawyers, tax lawyers and general practitioners to burdensome and unnecessary federal regulation. Such regulation would have undermined the confidential attorney-client relationship, preempted traditional state court regulation and supervision of lawyers, and denied essential legal representation to consumers with debt problems, the association maintained.
ABA President Carolyn B. Lamm praised congressional leaders for agreeing to include a broad exclusion in the final bill and for recognizing "the importance of maintaining the historic role of state supreme courts' regulatory authority over the practice of law."
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), in a statement published in the July 15 Congressional Record, highlighted various parts of the new law that the Judiciary Committee helped shape, including the practice-of-law exclusion. While noting that the exclusion would not – and should not – prevent the bureau from regulating lawyers engaged in commercial activities outside the practice of law, he emphasized that the exclusion makes clear that the bureau would not have the authority to regulate conduct by attorneys that is part of the practice of law or incidental to the practice of law.
He also clarified that the exclusion covers not just licensed attorneys, but also paralegals, legal secretaries, investigators and others performing such activities under the supervision of the attorney.
Conyers also stressed the importance of harmonizing other similar federal agency regulations with the new practice-of-law exclusion. "We would hope that this carefully considered statutory provision will also serve as a model for other federal agencies considering new regulations that might cover conduct engaged in by attorneys as well as others, so as to better ensure that important consumer protection objectives are achieved consistent with safeguarding the ability of our "officers of the court" to fulfill their ethical obligations under our legal system," he said.
NURSING HOME ARBITRATION : The ABA supports the goals of nursing home arbitration legislation pending in the House Judiciary Committee. The bill, H.R. 1237, and its Senate companion, S. 512, would invalidate mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses in agreements between long-term care facilities and residents. In a June 22 letter to members of the committee, ABA Governmental Affairs Director Thomas M. Susman wrote that Congress should take action because of the unfair disadvantage most residents and families face during the time of admission to a nursing home. Such admissions, he said, typically involve an older person with multiple chronic conditions being discharged from the hospital. The patient and the patient's family are not in a position to comprehend the legal ramifications of a mandatory agreement during this time of enormous pressure, he emphasized. "To let nursing homes use the time of admission as a decision point to waive rights of legal redress in the courts is not good public policy," Susman said. Both H.R. 1237 and S. 512 would amend Chapter 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), which has been intact and in place for more than 80 years and is applied to a broad range of domestic and international disputes far exceeding the scope of arbitration agreements affected by the legislation. The ABA is urging that the nursing home arbitration provisions be enacted as a separate Chapter 4 or as a separate statute, to avoid unintended confusion and consequences. Markup of the bill is expected this fall.
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION (LSC): The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bill July 22 that would provide $430 million in fiscal year 2011 for the LSC – a $10 million increase. The Senate bill, S. 3636, also would lift a restriction on the use by LSC grantees of non-federal funds except in litigation involving abortion or litigation on behalf of prisoners. The $10 million increase for the program is contingent on certification by the LSC Board of Directors chairman and the LSC president that the corporation has implemented recommendations made in 2007 by the Government Accountability Office and in 2008 and 2009 by the LSC Inspector General. The Senate amount is $10 million less than the $440 million approved June 29 by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies. The House panel voted as part of its bill to lift the restriction on the ability of LSC-funded programs to consolidate related client cases into class-action lawsuits. In a July 20 letter to Senate appropriators, ABA President Carolyn B. Lamm urged that the LSC receive at least $440 million for fiscal year 2011 as the next step toward closing the justice gap and meeting the critical need that exists today because of the rise in foreclosures, unemployment and related issues resulting from the economic downturn. She also urged the Senate to include provisions from the House bill that would lift the class action restriction. As Congress continues to consider fiscal year 2011 funding for the program, the ABA submitted its support Aug. 2 for confirmation of two nominees to serve on the LSC Board of Directors. In an Aug. 2 letter to the Senate Health, Education Labor and Pensions Committee, ABA President Carolyn B. Lamm and Robert E. Stein, chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants, wrote that Harry Korell, of Washington, and Father Pius Pietrzyk, of Ohio, demonstrate views and qualifications that meet the ABA criteria for serving on the board. On July 27, President Obama renominated Julie A. Reiskin of Colorado to the board for a term ending in 2013. The ABA expressed support earlier for Reiskin's confirmationwhen she was previously nominated for a different term on the board. The Senate committee is expected to consider the nominations later this year.
PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT: ABA President Carolyn B. Lamm urged the Senate leadership July 26 to work toward prompt passage of S. 182, the Paycheck Fairness Act. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Lamm emphasized that the legislation proposes much-needed modifications and improvements to the Equal Pay Act of 1963, passed by Congress specifically to prohibit gender-based wage discrimination. "Fifty years after passage of this historic civil rights legislation, wage discrimination remains a persistent widespread and pernicious problem," Lamm wrote, pointing out that with a record 71 million women in the workforce, gender-based wage discrimination hurts American families. "By helping improve the present and future economic welfare of working women, the Paycheck Fairness Act will help countless families pay their bills and achieve financial security. As the recession continues to take its toll, passage of this legislation is one small but significant step that Congress can take to help working families and strengthen our economy," Lamm said. She also noted that the White House Middle Class Task Force announced last month that a key recommendation of its Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force is the swift enactment of the Paycheck Fairness Act so that federal officials will have adequate tools to fight wage discrimination. The House passed its version of the legislation, H.R. 12, in January 2009. The Senate is expected to act on the bill this fall.


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It's always been difficult for older tech companies to adapt to new and setting trends. More recently though, there has been a bit of positive news for them. If it's something they are willing to listen to, then it may just help them survive and possibly even prosper in the near future. Recently, the chairman (who is also the president and chief executive) of Texas Instruments joined Cisco in a San Francisco conference. The company is old, and long standing with a good reputation. They were the first to produce a silicon transistor. Unfortunately, they have been experiencing a bit of trouble with their wireless products and their ability to sell digital chips.
Finally, they refocused. Their sights have now been set on producing less sophisticated (and subsequently less expensive) non-digital chips. What can this mean for Texas Instruments? Well, there is an enormous profit margin if they are able to pull these off. Even now, their stock is steadily increasing and have risen to over 140 percent. These have proven to be a great profit, and it's good that this decision was made when they did. These days, all equipment seems to be harboring electronic intelligence. They are reporting a huge improvement in performance, thanks to their mechanical engineering (which was developed with very close monitoring, and a bit of computer analysis.
It was time to Texas Instruments to begin targeting a large base of small manufacturers. Very small. We are talking the types of companies that have roughly 30 to 50 employees, which turn out only a couple a products at a time. The kind of companies that have never seen his business before. It's smart, considering that nearly every manufacturer in the world (from producers of complex computers to people who make noisy novelty items) are going to require some degree of machine intelligence to monitor the performance of their products. They are making it easy by providing their chips via catalog which many of these companies can access, while sales people manage the larger businesses.
This is such a complete switch from the contemporary concept of finding the largest account possibly, and selling a majority of what they make to them. They have attempted to explain it to bankers on Wall Street, but it's a hard route to analyze accurately. After finally releasing many of these ideas and beginning to implement them, earnings have already exceeded what Wall Street was even expecting. The revenue rolling in has already pushed pass 11 billion, which a larger dollar amount per share than they previously thought. The change in Cisco's leadership certainly helped. While they may have fired over 5 thousand people in an attempt to begin the company in a new light, they promptly created new and relevant positions, and hired another 5 thousand more. It's time for them to finally take everything into a new direction.
They want to become the top Information Technology company, which is no easy task. Though bringing in an entirely new generation of workers and with the development of new partnerships… it doesn't seem to be too far off.


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Design a Quick Perfume Ad in Photoshop
In this tutorial we will design a perfume Ad. The lesson will be covering How to Use Brushes in Photoshop. We will be also using certain other technique to create a complete underwater effect.
Final preview
To start the tutorial we need:
- A background image, which is an underwater photo.
- A perfume Bottle image.
- Bubble Brush downloaded from deviantArt.
Open a document 600 x 400. Place the Underwater pic as the first layer.
Next, place the perfume bottle with transparent background on top, in the center leaving aroung 40 – 50 pixel height from the bottom.
Scale down the perfume bottle by 65% by applying transform (Ctrl+T). Rotate the bottle to -33 degree.
Change the layer blending option to hard light. From the layer style, apply outer glow. Size of glow to 15 . This will give the bottle a visibility.
Download the brush. To Load a new brush, click on the brush tool.
Now click on the Brush Preset Picker.
Next click on the small arrow button on the right, to open the load brush menu.
Load the brush from where the brush has been saved.
The recent loaded bubble brush will be at the bottom most of all brushes.
Select the bubble " 8 " Brush. Now change the settings of the brush as below.
Make a new layer – Draw upwards on direction, as shown below.
In the same way, load the ice brush. Let it remain in big size , around 215.
Make a new layer and Click to get the ice cube.
Apply 2 more times and position it as below. See that the bottle leans on the ice cube.
To make rays coming from the top layer of the water, we need to do some exercise.
Change the Ice brush to round brush.
Make the big size dot to 50 – 60px. In between make a small dot of 25 px, as shown below.
Apply Motion Blur, with the below settings.
Add perspective from the transform menu.
Duplicate a copy of ray and place it to give more light.
To make the Rays bringing light to the under surface, we need to make a mask.
Create a new layer above all layers and fill it with black color.
Draw a Shape as below with the Lasso tool. Apply Feather with below setting.
Hit delete to remove the area.
Change the layer blending option to Overlay. Now you can see a dark area has been surrounded which makes the light beams more prominent.
To give a prominence to the product (Perfume Bottle) , just duplicate the bottle layer.
Change the layer blending option to Color Burn. You can see that the bottle is now more visible.
The final result will be as below.


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Always keeping Oral Health and wellness from Children
Oral hygiene is essential in little ones as poor dental hygiene might bring about unsatisfactory health and various other kind of oral conditions. The cavities as well as periodontal ailments certainly not only influence the physical look of a person, yet additionally result in serious health condition like sleeplessness, movement as well as hearing issues. That has actually been actually located from the research studies that the poor dental care could contribute to the congesting of the veins, complication from the lungs and even can harm the soul shutoffs. This may be seen when an expecting girl possessing periodontal illness, brings in a pre-mature provide or the child is actually very much in body weight etc. Thus, this is actually really essential to start a normal and really good dental program at the very early age in the course of childhood years to avoid health condition and diseases at a later phase. For having correct care from the pearly whites the kid ought to be actually instructed how to brush, tidy as well as use floss the teeth correctly.
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To keep the dental health and wellness at its prime, the child must adhere to all the fundamental measures advised by nearly all the dentists. This avoids the likelihood from oral problems like gingivitis, bad breath, tartar and also gum health conditions. Besides suitable combing, the various other hygienic approaches like the right approach from flossing and utilizing the mouthwash must be actually shown. The United States Dental Organization also recommends the parents from a brand-new born to begin cleansing their newborn child's mouth within handful of times after birth. It is actually important for the quality from pep talk and chewing action in the children.
Parents from young children arrange normal dental wellness examinations around the first birthday of the little one. A pediatric dental expert must be actually ideal selection for children. The little one's gum tissues as well as pearly whites could be cleaned along with a wet washcloth after each food to assist eliminating cavity enducing plaque that acquires accumulated on the gum tissues and also pearly whites. Soft rage toothbrushes with green sized fluoridated toothpaste can be utilized to brush the teeth. Likewise the little ones should be shown to spew the toothpaste at an extremely early age and up until then the children must utilize tooth paste without fluorine. Till the youngsters ready as well as comfy doing flossing as well as combing, the parents should aid the little ones.
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Twenty five girls of age group 7 to 13 years from ten National Child Labour Project schools of North-24- pgs were studied. It was found that 72% girls are from Muslim community. Over populated family, poverty, lack of awareness of the parents, absence of father and/or mother and presence of alcoholic/ sick/ injured/ physically challenged parent are the reasons for the girls to join labour force. In overpopulated family higher the birth order of the girl, greater the chance of becoming child labour was observed. More than half (52%) girl children are engaged in domestic labour followed by homebased zari work, rag picking, jewellery-making, baby sitting etc. They can attend school regularly if the working time doesn't interfere with schooling. All girls want to be mainstreamed and agree that education can provide better socio-economic status. 36% want to continue education with work predominated by 64% who wants only schooling. This article explains the present scenario of girl-child labour and their participation in work as well as in schools under National Child Labour Project in North-24 Parganas. Case study research methodology was employed to analyse and interpret the collected data. An in-depth document on the subject, by Madhuparna and Dr. Debjani, as special report on International Women's Day, exclusively in Different Truths.
It is really shameful that 11% of total Indian workforce is child labour. According to census report, 2011, India has altogether 1.26 crores child labour whose age ranges between 5 to 14 years among which 67 lakhs are male and 58 lakhs are female 1. The Government of India initiated the National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme, in 1988, to identify working children through child labour survey, to withdraw them from work and to put into the special schools and finally to enable them to join mainstream education system. In West Bengal, NCLP started functioning, in 1995, with 246 special schools covering six districts namely Burdwan, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur, North-24 Parganas, South-24 Parganas and undivided Midnapore 2. Presently forty such schools are there in North-24 pgs. Some NGOs of west Bengal which are also working to elimnate child labour are Karimpur Social Welfare Society, Nadia; Unemployed Young Workers Society, Burdwan ; Bagmari Youth progressive Association, Kolkata; Bhagra Diamond Club, Burdwan; Tegganj Children Welfare Organisation, Burdwan ; Ikhupatrika Social Welfare Organisation, Midnapore ; Jan Siksha Prachar Kendra, Kolkata; Society for Educational and Environmental Development (SEED), Howrah etc.3
Qualitative case study design was taken to collect data from twenty five girl child of age group 7 to 13 from ten NCLP schools of North-24- pgs namely 'Surendra Kumar Child Labour Welfare School', Rahara; 'G.C.Road, Ward No.18 Child Labour School', Titagarh; 'Azad Hind Nagar Child Labour Welfare School', Agarpara; 'Dhrubatara Sporting Club Child Labour School', Titagarh; 'Mujaffar Ahamed Memorial Child Labour School', Titagarh; 'Belgharia Child Labour Welfare School', Belgharia; '23 No. Ward Child Labour School', Shyamnagar; 'Golghar Child Labour School', Jagaddal; 'Ariadaha Child Labour School', Kamarhati and 'Kamarhati Child Labour Welfare School', Kamarhati.
Out of total 500 seats in these schools, 226 are for girl-children, who are either still combining work with schooling or withdrawn from labour force. Among the sample of twenty five girl students, eighteen are from Muslim community dominating their Hindu counterpart.
The main push factors for the children towards labour force are over populated family, poverty, lack of awareness of the parents, absence of father and/or mother and presence of alcoholic/ sick/ injured/ physically challenged parent4.
Overpopulated family is the main cause behind child labour5. Domestic household chores and child care are the paid or unpaid responsibility of the girl6. Birth order of the girl is very important in this aspect. The study has observed that the frequency of girl-child labour decreases with their birth order.
This study has revealed that most of the girl-children are part time labour of non-hazardous work. In all the cases, family influenced them to take that work. They are mainly engaged in domestic labour followed by home based zari work, rag picking, jewellery making, baby sitting, etc.
Working Hour and Attendance in NCLP School
Educational deprivation plays a key role in generating child labour [7]. NCLP schools bridge the knowledge gap of the children before mainstreaming. For domestic labours, who are used to clean floor and wash utensils in other household, the working hour in a day varies between 1 to 3 hours. In case of other home based works, the span is four to eight hours. Only four girls are found as withdrawn from labour force. Otherwise all twenty one girls are combining work and school as the timing doesn't overlap each other. Like other research works, it is evident that some health problems cause irregular attendance but works within threshold level do not interfere with education8.
Interest in Mainstreaming
After completing class IV in NCLP schools these girls have the scope to be mainstreamed. Out of twenty five girls, nine have reported that they want to continue work and education simultaneously whereas rest sixteen students want to concentrate in only education (Fig5).
All of them think that education can provide them better job opportunity that will improve their present status. So, no one opted for only work after completing NCLP School. But it is observed that most of them do not continue education after mainstreaming due to marriage or return to labour force.
Child labour deprives children of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and it is mentally, physically, socially & morally dangerous [9]. So, government and NGOs should arrange intensive awareness generation programme for the family of those girls to eliminate gender discrimination. Ensuring the girls' right to full time quality education is indispensable for a better future. Regular monitoring after mainstreaming is also needed to prevent early marriage or return to workforce that obliges them to leave school.
1. Share of Child Labour in India's Growth Story. (n.d.). Retrieved on 16 th December, 2015, from http://childlineindia.org.in/pdf/Share-of- Child-Labour- in-India.pdf
2. Bhattacharya, U.K. (2008). Education for Child Labour in West Bengal. Kolkata: Institute of Development Studies Kolkata.
3. Barman, B. & Barman, N. (2014). A Study on Child Working Population in India. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 19 (2), 1-5.
4. Anand, S. (2009). Child labour in India: perspective and policy imperatives (Master's thesis, Thapar University, Patiala 147001). Retrieved on 16 th December, 2015, from http://dspace.thapar.edu:8080/dspace/bitstream/10266/895/5/895.pdf.
5. National Commission for Protection of Child Right. (2008). Right to Education and Total Abolition of Child Labour. Retrieved on 16 th December, 2015, from http://ncpcr.gov.in/showfile.php?lid=138.
6. Saharia, P. (2014). Labour versus learning: Explaining the state-wise variation of child labour in India (Doctoral thesis, University of Kentucky). Retrieved on 4 th February, 2016, from http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=polysci_etds.
7. Kana, M., Phoumin, H., & Seiichi, F. (2008). Does child labour have a negative impact on child education and health? A case study in rural Cambodia. Retrieved on 16 th December, 2015, from http://www.research.kobe-u.ac.jp/gsics- publication/gwps/2008-19.pdf.
8. ILO. (2010). The worst forms of child labour, education and violent conflict. Retrieved on 5 th February, 2016, from http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001907/190779e.pdf.
9. Problems of Child Labour in West Bengal: Analytical Study of Empirical Survey of Different Districts of West Bengal. (n.d.). Retrieved on 5 th February, 2016, from http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/63969/13/13_chapter%205.pdf.
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Co-writer: Madhuparna Bhattacharya: Research Scholar, Department of of Education, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, WB
Dr. Debjani Guha: Associate Professor, Department of Education and Director-in-Charge, Centre for Women's Studies, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, WB,India, Area of Research Interest: Women's Education, International & Comparative Education


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